QUIZ 007
Each week, I’ll post up a sample of the questions used in an actual Pub Quiz in Birmingham, UK. The answers will follow a week later. For information about the full six round quiz (which includes picture and music rounds) and how you can run it in your venue – email internetpubquiz@gmail.com
1. Gennaro Pellicca has had his tongue insured for £10million, what’s his job title?
2. A Sealyham Terrier called Charmin was crowned best in show at Crufts in 2009, but which movie director owned 3 of the dogs called ‘Geoffrey’, ‘Stanley’ and ‘Mr Jenkins’?
3. Which roller-coaster first opened to the public on 4th April 1980, and completed its last circuit on 9th November 2008?
4. Who was the Democratic candidate in the 2004 US Presidential election?
5. What is the name of the actor who plays Merry in the Lord of the Rings trilogy and Charlie in Lost?
6. Edward Lear is said to have written 212 of what type of poem?
7. Which cocktail was named after a surfer who used to get drunk and bump into things?
8. Which Monkee auditioned for the part of ‘the Fonz’ in Happy Days?
9. Where on a cowboy would you find a Rowel?
10. Oprah Winfrey got the name Oprah because of a misspelling on her birth certificate. What was her name supposed to have been?
11. Two footballers born in Ashton-Under-Lyme have won World Cup winner’s medals as players. Sir Geoff Hurst is one. What nationality is the other?
12. The world record is 56.9 seconds, held by Margo Uusorg and Sandra Kullos of Estonia, the course is 253.5 meters long and the world championships are always held in Finland. Name the sport.
Thursday, 12 March 2009
Quiz 006 Answers
1. Alex Salmond
2. Beheaded
3. Paying Income Tax
4. Performed the Superbowl half time show
5. Go West
6. Parking Meter
7. Mercury
8. Mike Tyson
9. Boston
10. Schadenfreude
11. Dr Seuss
12. On the hash key, it’s another word for the hash symbol
13. A parachute
14. Nelson Mandela’s A Long Walk To Freedom
2. Beheaded
3. Paying Income Tax
4. Performed the Superbowl half time show
5. Go West
6. Parking Meter
7. Mercury
8. Mike Tyson
9. Boston
10. Schadenfreude
11. Dr Seuss
12. On the hash key, it’s another word for the hash symbol
13. A parachute
14. Nelson Mandela’s A Long Walk To Freedom
Monday, 9 March 2009
QUIZ 006
Each week, I’ll post up a sample of the questions used in an actual Pub Quiz in Birmingham, UK. The answers will follow a week later. For information about the full six round quiz (which includes picture and music rounds) and how you can run it in your venue – email internetpubquiz@gmail.com
You can also follow us at www.twitter.com/internetpubquiz. If enough people start following, we'll start doing live pub quizzes over the internet.
1. Who is the current First Minister of Scotland?
2. Sarah, Duchess of York said ‘I am the only woman who has not been BLANK for leaving the Royal Family’. What word replaces the blank?
3. What did the Queen start doing on April 6th 1993?
4. Michael Jackson did it in 1992, Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake did it in 2004 and Bruce Springsteen did it this year. What?
5. Which Pet Shop Boys hit has the same name as a Marx Brothers movie and an eighties pop band?
6. Which piece of roadside technology was invented by Carl McGee in 1935?
7. Which planet in the solar system has the longest day?
8. Mao Tse Tung, Arthur Ashe, Che Guevera and Dr Monica Turner are all tattoos sported by which former boxing champion?
9. Which American city has the nickname ‘Beantown’?
10. Which German term literally translates as Joy in Damage?
11. Which children’s author’s real name is Theodor Geisel?
12. Where on your mobile phone would you find the Octothorpe?
13. In 1808, Judaki Kuparento became the first person to have his life saved by what, when his balloon caught fire?
14. In a 2008 survey, which world leader’s autobiography was voted the number one book to own if you want to impress a woman?
You can also follow us at www.twitter.com/internetpubquiz. If enough people start following, we'll start doing live pub quizzes over the internet.
1. Who is the current First Minister of Scotland?
2. Sarah, Duchess of York said ‘I am the only woman who has not been BLANK for leaving the Royal Family’. What word replaces the blank?
3. What did the Queen start doing on April 6th 1993?
4. Michael Jackson did it in 1992, Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake did it in 2004 and Bruce Springsteen did it this year. What?
5. Which Pet Shop Boys hit has the same name as a Marx Brothers movie and an eighties pop band?
6. Which piece of roadside technology was invented by Carl McGee in 1935?
7. Which planet in the solar system has the longest day?
8. Mao Tse Tung, Arthur Ashe, Che Guevera and Dr Monica Turner are all tattoos sported by which former boxing champion?
9. Which American city has the nickname ‘Beantown’?
10. Which German term literally translates as Joy in Damage?
11. Which children’s author’s real name is Theodor Geisel?
12. Where on your mobile phone would you find the Octothorpe?
13. In 1808, Judaki Kuparento became the first person to have his life saved by what, when his balloon caught fire?
14. In a 2008 survey, which world leader’s autobiography was voted the number one book to own if you want to impress a woman?
QUIZ 005 Answers
Answers
1. Peter Finch
2. Pride (Men’s no. 1 sin is lust)
3. Stamps
4. Barney
5. Grub Street
6. Winter
7. The hotness of chillies
8. Nottingham Forest
9. The Arctic Circle
10. Steve Martin
1. Peter Finch
2. Pride (Men’s no. 1 sin is lust)
3. Stamps
4. Barney
5. Grub Street
6. Winter
7. The hotness of chillies
8. Nottingham Forest
9. The Arctic Circle
10. Steve Martin
Friday, 27 February 2009
Quiz 005
Each week, I’ll post up a sample of the questions used in an actual Pub Quiz in Birmingham, UK. The answers will follow a week later. For information about the full six round quiz (which includes picture and music rounds) and how you can run it in your venue – email internetpubquiz@gmail.com
1. Heath Ledger was the second posthumous winner of an acting Oscar. Who, in 1977, was the first?
2. According to a survey by the Catholic Church, which of the 7 deadly sins are women most likely to commit? (clue: it’s only the 5th most likely for men)
3. It has been revealed that French Prime Minister Nicholas Sarkozy shares a hobby with Freddy Mercury, Franklin Roosevelt and George V, collecting what?
4. Ruben Cerda provides the voice for which purple Tyrannosaurus Rex?
5. What was the original name of London’s Fleet Street?
6. Which season ends at the Vernal equinox?
7. Specifically, what is measured by Scoville heat units?
8. Which English Football club has been champions of Europe more times than they’ve been champions of England?
9. If a sailor is a member of 'The Order of the Blue Nose', where has he been?
10. In the movie ‘Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid’ – which actor gets shot by Alan Ladd, William Conrad and James Cagney?
1. Heath Ledger was the second posthumous winner of an acting Oscar. Who, in 1977, was the first?
2. According to a survey by the Catholic Church, which of the 7 deadly sins are women most likely to commit? (clue: it’s only the 5th most likely for men)
3. It has been revealed that French Prime Minister Nicholas Sarkozy shares a hobby with Freddy Mercury, Franklin Roosevelt and George V, collecting what?
4. Ruben Cerda provides the voice for which purple Tyrannosaurus Rex?
5. What was the original name of London’s Fleet Street?
6. Which season ends at the Vernal equinox?
7. Specifically, what is measured by Scoville heat units?
8. Which English Football club has been champions of Europe more times than they’ve been champions of England?
9. If a sailor is a member of 'The Order of the Blue Nose', where has he been?
10. In the movie ‘Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid’ – which actor gets shot by Alan Ladd, William Conrad and James Cagney?
Quiz 004 Answers
1. The Establishment Club
2. Hilary Rodham Clinton
3. Penn and Teller
4. Lewis
5. Wales
6. The Turner Prize
7. Pacific
8. Liger
9. A Shoe Shop
10. Blackbeard
11. The Rubix Cube
12. Stranraer
2. Hilary Rodham Clinton
3. Penn and Teller
4. Lewis
5. Wales
6. The Turner Prize
7. Pacific
8. Liger
9. A Shoe Shop
10. Blackbeard
11. The Rubix Cube
12. Stranraer
Sunday, 22 February 2009
QUIZ 004
Each week, I’ll post up a sample of the questions used in an actual Pub Quiz in Birmingham, UK. The answers will follow a week later. For information about the full six round quiz (which includes picture and music rounds) and how you can run it in your venue – email internetpubquiz@gmail.com
1. Comedian Peter Cook has been honoured with a plaque outside the club he used to run in Soho. What was it called?
2. Michelle Obama is to appear on the front cover of Vogue, becoming the second first lady to do so. Who was the first?
3. Which semi-mute American illusionists have published books entitled ‘How To Play In Traffic’, ‘How to Play with your Food’ and ‘Cruel tricks for Dear Friends’?
4. Which island is the largest of the Outer Hebrides?
5. In which country of the British Isles will you find the two parliamentary constituencies that are first and last alphabetically?
6. Which prize has been won by a flickering light, the inside of a Victorian terraced house and a shed that was turned into a boat and then back into a shed?
7. The Mariana Trench, the lowest point on the Earth’s crust, is located in which ocean?
8. What is the offspring of a male lion and a female tiger called?
9. In which type of shop would you find The Brannock Device?
10. Which pirate had a ship called Queen Anne’s Revenge?
11. In 1981, David Singmaster was the first person to publish a guide to solving what?
12. Which Scottish Football League Club’s name has an ‘r’ every third letter?
1. Comedian Peter Cook has been honoured with a plaque outside the club he used to run in Soho. What was it called?
2. Michelle Obama is to appear on the front cover of Vogue, becoming the second first lady to do so. Who was the first?
3. Which semi-mute American illusionists have published books entitled ‘How To Play In Traffic’, ‘How to Play with your Food’ and ‘Cruel tricks for Dear Friends’?
4. Which island is the largest of the Outer Hebrides?
5. In which country of the British Isles will you find the two parliamentary constituencies that are first and last alphabetically?
6. Which prize has been won by a flickering light, the inside of a Victorian terraced house and a shed that was turned into a boat and then back into a shed?
7. The Mariana Trench, the lowest point on the Earth’s crust, is located in which ocean?
8. What is the offspring of a male lion and a female tiger called?
9. In which type of shop would you find The Brannock Device?
10. Which pirate had a ship called Queen Anne’s Revenge?
11. In 1981, David Singmaster was the first person to publish a guide to solving what?
12. Which Scottish Football League Club’s name has an ‘r’ every third letter?
Quiz 003 ANSWERS
1. The Victoria Line
2. James Patterson
3. An ironing board
4. Ryan Giggs
5. Cakes
6. Rigobert Song
7. Big Bird
8. King of Hearts
9. Oscar Wilde
10. Starbucks
11. Freddie Starr Ate My Hamster
12. Evil Kenievel
2. James Patterson
3. An ironing board
4. Ryan Giggs
5. Cakes
6. Rigobert Song
7. Big Bird
8. King of Hearts
9. Oscar Wilde
10. Starbucks
11. Freddie Starr Ate My Hamster
12. Evil Kenievel
Monday, 16 February 2009
QUIZ 003
Each week, I’ll post up a sample of the questions used in an actual Pub Quiz in Birmingham, UK. The answers will follow a week later. For information about the full six round quiz (which includes picture and music rounds) and how you can run it in your venue – email internetpubquiz@gmail.com
1. Only two London Underground lines were unaffected by the recent snowfall, because they’re entirely underground. The Waterloo and City Line is one, which line, running from Brixton to Walthamstow, is the other?
2. Which American thriller writer has retained his place as the number one most borrowed author from British libraries?
3. According to a study by the Potato Council, chips smell of a mix of butterscotch, cocoa, onion, flowers, cheese and which household implement?
4. In 2009, which footballer became the only player to score in every Premier League season?
5. Marks and Spencer have been involved in a court battle over the classification of Teacakes. Did the law lords rule that teacakes are cakes or chocolate biscuits?
6. Only two footballers have ever been sent off in two different FIFA World Cups. Zinedine Zidane is one, which Cameroonian former Liverpool defender is the other?
7. Carroll Spinney has played him since 1969. He’s eight foot two. He can roller skate and ride a unicycle and has a teddy bear named ‘Radar’. Who?
8. In a standard deck of cards, which King is the only one without a moustache?
9. Who was arrested in room 118 of the Cadogan Hotel , Knightsbridge in 1895?
10. Which High Street Company’s logo features a double-tailed mermaid?
11. What was the gastronomical front page headline of The Sun Newspaper on 13th March 1986?
12. Who jumped publicly for the first time in 1966, and for the last time in 1981?
1. Only two London Underground lines were unaffected by the recent snowfall, because they’re entirely underground. The Waterloo and City Line is one, which line, running from Brixton to Walthamstow, is the other?
2. Which American thriller writer has retained his place as the number one most borrowed author from British libraries?
3. According to a study by the Potato Council, chips smell of a mix of butterscotch, cocoa, onion, flowers, cheese and which household implement?
4. In 2009, which footballer became the only player to score in every Premier League season?
5. Marks and Spencer have been involved in a court battle over the classification of Teacakes. Did the law lords rule that teacakes are cakes or chocolate biscuits?
6. Only two footballers have ever been sent off in two different FIFA World Cups. Zinedine Zidane is one, which Cameroonian former Liverpool defender is the other?
7. Carroll Spinney has played him since 1969. He’s eight foot two. He can roller skate and ride a unicycle and has a teddy bear named ‘Radar’. Who?
8. In a standard deck of cards, which King is the only one without a moustache?
9. Who was arrested in room 118 of the Cadogan Hotel , Knightsbridge in 1895?
10. Which High Street Company’s logo features a double-tailed mermaid?
11. What was the gastronomical front page headline of The Sun Newspaper on 13th March 1986?
12. Who jumped publicly for the first time in 1966, and for the last time in 1981?
Saturday, 14 February 2009
Quiz 2 Answers
ROUND 1
1. 30 Seconds of an adult movie
2. Apostrophes
3. Ricky Gervais
4. The Drunken Sailor
5. Iceland
6. .tel
7. Kilimanjaro
8. Serena and Safina
9. Cello Scrotum
ROUND 2
1. Brown Girl in the Ring
2. Bury St Edmunds
3. Cardinal Richelieu
4. Dolphin
5. Bill Clinton
6. 49
7. Chesney Hawkes
8. Names of American Football Teams
ROUND 3
1. Titan
2. Rebecca Adlington
3. The Shark
4. Surf
5. A Pirate
6. The Salvation Army
7. The Mafia
8. Paparazzi (or Paparazzo)
9. Greenland
10. Elizabeth Taylor
11. Violin, Guitar, Flute, Clarinet, Recorder, Trumpet, Cello
1. 30 Seconds of an adult movie
2. Apostrophes
3. Ricky Gervais
4. The Drunken Sailor
5. Iceland
6. .tel
7. Kilimanjaro
8. Serena and Safina
9. Cello Scrotum
ROUND 2
1. Brown Girl in the Ring
2. Bury St Edmunds
3. Cardinal Richelieu
4. Dolphin
5. Bill Clinton
6. 49
7. Chesney Hawkes
8. Names of American Football Teams
ROUND 3
1. Titan
2. Rebecca Adlington
3. The Shark
4. Surf
5. A Pirate
6. The Salvation Army
7. The Mafia
8. Paparazzi (or Paparazzo)
9. Greenland
10. Elizabeth Taylor
11. Violin, Guitar, Flute, Clarinet, Recorder, Trumpet, Cello
Friday, 6 February 2009
Quiz 2
ROUND 1
1. Viewers in Tuscon Arizona had the coverage of Superbowl 2009 interrupted by what?
2. After a council decision in February 2009, what will no longer appear on Birmingham’s road signs?
3. Which British Comedian will be singing with Elmo in a 2009 episode of Sesame Street?
4. What have the charity Bookstart replaced with the grumpy pirate?
5. Johanna Sigurdardottir is Prime Minister of which European Country?
6. Which three letter web domain name suffix became available for the first time on February 3rd 2009?
7. 9 celebrities, including Gary Barlow and Cheryl Cole, are embarking on a charity trek up which mountain?
8. In the 2009 women’s final of the Australian Open, one player’s surname rhymed with the other’s given name. What are the rhyming names in question? Both for a point.
9. Baroness Murphy has admitted to pranking the British Medical Journal into believing the existence of which musical injury?
ROUND 2
1. ‘I remember one Saturday night, we had fried fish and Johnny cakes’ – which Boney M song features that line?
2. Which Suffolk market town houses the seat of the East of England regional assembly?
3. Which Dumas character has been played in movies by Vincent Price, Charlton Heston and Tim Curry?
4. Which mammal has the most teeth?
5. Who was the President of the United States at the turn of the Millenium?
6. How many balls are used in the main Lotto draw?
7. Who’s one and only number one was The One and Only?
8. For three points, what connects the previous 7 answers?
ROUND 3
1. Which of Saturn’s moons is the largest?
2. Mansfield Town Football Club have renamed their home dressing room showers after which British Olympian?
3. The moment a television series passes its peak, what is it said to have jumped?
4. Dennis Wilson was the only Beach Boy who could actually do what?
5. On September 19 each year, who should you talk like?
6. Which Army was set up by William Booth in 1865?
7. According to the Italian Retailers Association which organisation is responsible for 7% of Italy’s GDP?
8. The Italian word for ‘mosquito’ was first used to describe a loathed profession in the movie ‘La Dolce Vita’, the name is now used for that profession all over the world. What is the word?
9. The capital is Nuuk, it houses the largest national park in the world but is not allowed to join FIFA because it does not contain a single grass football pitch. Name the island.
10. Which Hollywood legend provided the voice for Maggie Simpson when she uttered her first word?
11. Other than pianos and keyboards, what were the 7 most taught musical instruments in British Schools in 2007.
1. Viewers in Tuscon Arizona had the coverage of Superbowl 2009 interrupted by what?
2. After a council decision in February 2009, what will no longer appear on Birmingham’s road signs?
3. Which British Comedian will be singing with Elmo in a 2009 episode of Sesame Street?
4. What have the charity Bookstart replaced with the grumpy pirate?
5. Johanna Sigurdardottir is Prime Minister of which European Country?
6. Which three letter web domain name suffix became available for the first time on February 3rd 2009?
7. 9 celebrities, including Gary Barlow and Cheryl Cole, are embarking on a charity trek up which mountain?
8. In the 2009 women’s final of the Australian Open, one player’s surname rhymed with the other’s given name. What are the rhyming names in question? Both for a point.
9. Baroness Murphy has admitted to pranking the British Medical Journal into believing the existence of which musical injury?
ROUND 2
1. ‘I remember one Saturday night, we had fried fish and Johnny cakes’ – which Boney M song features that line?
2. Which Suffolk market town houses the seat of the East of England regional assembly?
3. Which Dumas character has been played in movies by Vincent Price, Charlton Heston and Tim Curry?
4. Which mammal has the most teeth?
5. Who was the President of the United States at the turn of the Millenium?
6. How many balls are used in the main Lotto draw?
7. Who’s one and only number one was The One and Only?
8. For three points, what connects the previous 7 answers?
ROUND 3
1. Which of Saturn’s moons is the largest?
2. Mansfield Town Football Club have renamed their home dressing room showers after which British Olympian?
3. The moment a television series passes its peak, what is it said to have jumped?
4. Dennis Wilson was the only Beach Boy who could actually do what?
5. On September 19 each year, who should you talk like?
6. Which Army was set up by William Booth in 1865?
7. According to the Italian Retailers Association which organisation is responsible for 7% of Italy’s GDP?
8. The Italian word for ‘mosquito’ was first used to describe a loathed profession in the movie ‘La Dolce Vita’, the name is now used for that profession all over the world. What is the word?
9. The capital is Nuuk, it houses the largest national park in the world but is not allowed to join FIFA because it does not contain a single grass football pitch. Name the island.
10. Which Hollywood legend provided the voice for Maggie Simpson when she uttered her first word?
11. Other than pianos and keyboards, what were the 7 most taught musical instruments in British Schools in 2007.
Quiz 1 Answers
ROUND 1
1. Retake the oath of office
2. Lee Evans
3. Sunday
4. A mobile phone
5. Angelina Jolie in The Changeling
6. The Fourth
7. Ox
8. 6
9. Leo Sayer
ROUND 2
1. Dockland’s Light Railway
2. Shiny Happy People
3. Dopiaza
4. Sleeping with the fishes
5. In the Bash Street Kids
6. Sneezed
7. Grumpy Old Men
8. The names of the Dwarves in Snow White and the Seven Dwarves
ROUND 3
1. Carol Vorderman
2. Courts Martial
3. A Swastika
4. Parental advisory sticker
5. Brazil
6. Heston Blumenthal
7. Michael Heseltine
8. Pub (or Inn or Public House or Tavern)
9. Dog
10. Troy McClure from The Simpsons
11. China, USA, Russia (or Russian Federation), Great Britain, Australia, Germany, South Korea
1. Retake the oath of office
2. Lee Evans
3. Sunday
4. A mobile phone
5. Angelina Jolie in The Changeling
6. The Fourth
7. Ox
8. 6
9. Leo Sayer
ROUND 2
1. Dockland’s Light Railway
2. Shiny Happy People
3. Dopiaza
4. Sleeping with the fishes
5. In the Bash Street Kids
6. Sneezed
7. Grumpy Old Men
8. The names of the Dwarves in Snow White and the Seven Dwarves
ROUND 3
1. Carol Vorderman
2. Courts Martial
3. A Swastika
4. Parental advisory sticker
5. Brazil
6. Heston Blumenthal
7. Michael Heseltine
8. Pub (or Inn or Public House or Tavern)
9. Dog
10. Troy McClure from The Simpsons
11. China, USA, Russia (or Russian Federation), Great Britain, Australia, Germany, South Korea
Monday, 2 February 2009
Quiz 1
ROUND 1
1. During his inauguration week, Barack Obama became the third President of the United States to do what?
2. Who was Jonathan Ross’ first chat show guest after his suspension?
3. According to a recent study, on which day of the week is the demand for online pornographic movies at it’s peak?
4. Which piece of technology has Conservative MP Ken Clarke admitted to not owning?
5. One actress has been nominated for an Oscar in 2009 for appearing in a movie whose title contains the first 7 letters of her name in the right order. Name the actress and the movie.
6. Which round of the 2009 Australian Open did Andy Murray reach before losing?
7. Which animal’s Chinese Year corresponds with the majority of 2009?
8. Of the Octuplets born to a woman at the Bellflower Medical Centre, California in January 2009, how many were boys?
9. Which 70s pop star became an Australian citizen on Australia Day 2009?
ROUND 2
1. On the London Underground – for what does DLR stand?
2. Which of REM’s top ten hits was intentionally excluded from their 2003 Best Of?
3. The name of which curry literally translates as ‘two onions’?
4. By the end of The Godfather, where is Luca Brazzi?
5. Where would you find Danny, ‘Erbert, Plug, Smiffy and Toots?
6. If a Scandinavian says to you ‘Prosit’ – what have you just done?
7. Which movie starring Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau, has the same name as a television talking heads series?
8. For three points, what connects the previous 7 answers?
ROUND 3
1. Who was the first woman to appear on Channel 4?
2. What is the plural of court-martial?
3. The US Navy rebuilt a base in California because it used to resemble what when viewed on Google Maps?
4. Prince was the first Musical artist in the US to have what appear on the front of his albums?
5. Only one of the World Cup winning football teams has failed to do so in their home country. Who?
6. Which TV chef own’s The Fat Duck restaurant in Bray?
7. John Prescott became Deputy Prime Minister in 1997, which politician held the post immediately before him?
8. In 965AD King Edgar limited what to one per village?
9. In 2008, Oscar won ‘Pet Slimmer Of The Year’ having shed a stone and a half. What animal is Oscar?
10. Who is the star of such movies as ‘The President’s Neck Is Missing’, ‘P is for Psycho’ and ‘The Greatest Story Ever Hulaed’?
11. Which 7 countries achieved more than 10 gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics?
The answers will appear later this week.
1. During his inauguration week, Barack Obama became the third President of the United States to do what?
2. Who was Jonathan Ross’ first chat show guest after his suspension?
3. According to a recent study, on which day of the week is the demand for online pornographic movies at it’s peak?
4. Which piece of technology has Conservative MP Ken Clarke admitted to not owning?
5. One actress has been nominated for an Oscar in 2009 for appearing in a movie whose title contains the first 7 letters of her name in the right order. Name the actress and the movie.
6. Which round of the 2009 Australian Open did Andy Murray reach before losing?
7. Which animal’s Chinese Year corresponds with the majority of 2009?
8. Of the Octuplets born to a woman at the Bellflower Medical Centre, California in January 2009, how many were boys?
9. Which 70s pop star became an Australian citizen on Australia Day 2009?
ROUND 2
1. On the London Underground – for what does DLR stand?
2. Which of REM’s top ten hits was intentionally excluded from their 2003 Best Of?
3. The name of which curry literally translates as ‘two onions’?
4. By the end of The Godfather, where is Luca Brazzi?
5. Where would you find Danny, ‘Erbert, Plug, Smiffy and Toots?
6. If a Scandinavian says to you ‘Prosit’ – what have you just done?
7. Which movie starring Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau, has the same name as a television talking heads series?
8. For three points, what connects the previous 7 answers?
ROUND 3
1. Who was the first woman to appear on Channel 4?
2. What is the plural of court-martial?
3. The US Navy rebuilt a base in California because it used to resemble what when viewed on Google Maps?
4. Prince was the first Musical artist in the US to have what appear on the front of his albums?
5. Only one of the World Cup winning football teams has failed to do so in their home country. Who?
6. Which TV chef own’s The Fat Duck restaurant in Bray?
7. John Prescott became Deputy Prime Minister in 1997, which politician held the post immediately before him?
8. In 965AD King Edgar limited what to one per village?
9. In 2008, Oscar won ‘Pet Slimmer Of The Year’ having shed a stone and a half. What animal is Oscar?
10. Who is the star of such movies as ‘The President’s Neck Is Missing’, ‘P is for Psycho’ and ‘The Greatest Story Ever Hulaed’?
11. Which 7 countries achieved more than 10 gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics?
The answers will appear later this week.
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