Sunday 5th March
Round One – General Knowledge
1. What news story does this week’s Mirror headline “I’m expecting a little Angel” refer to?2. Which British singer has recently completed a tour of his favourite chip shops?
3. Which Hollywood film director has made a documentary about the discovery of two stone boxes – possibly once containing the bones of Jesus and Mary Magdalene - in a cemetery in Jerusalem?
4. Which English hip-hop group consists of Nadia, Cherise, J-Rock and Randy?
5. Who is the current Minister Of State For Europe?
6. How many columns are there in the game Connect 4?
7. Which city lies on the banks of the River Danube and the River Morava?
8. Who sailed around the world in a vessel called Kingfisher?
9. Which Australian city has a name, which means “meeting place”?
10. Where was the treaty signed that created the European Economic Community - forerunner of the EU – in March 1957?
11. The currency of Costa Rica shares its name with which English language punctuation mark?
12. In which Uk film of 1998 did a 12 year old Lily Allen make an appearance as a lady-in-waiting?
13. Who played Derek Bentley in the 1991 film “Let Him Have It”?
14. Which day of the week is named after the Roman god of agriculture?
15. The labels from which food product would excite a fromologist?
16. The Japanese company Nomura owns the most of Britain’s what?
17. Excluding monarchs who was the first woman to be depicted on a British banknote?
18. Whatt three diseases is the DTP injection to prevent?
19. Which part of the body is responsible for producing antibodies?
20. What was the name of the first-born offspring of Wayne and Waynetta Slob in Harry Enfield’s TV show?
Round Two - British Films
Following a fairly decent showing by British actors at this year's Oscars, here's a picture quiz of the best British films of the last 20 years. Click to open...
Five clues to a famous person...
5 point clue I was born in Hastings in 1957. In a 1994 episode of Absolutely Fabulous I played a character called Carmen. Who am I?
4 point clue I am known for being an avid fan of Crystal Palace FC. Who am I?
3 point clue Shows that I regularly appeared on include Countdown, Have I Got News for You and Q.I.
Who am I?
2 point clue Early in my career I appeared on stage wearing Doc Marten boots and billed as The Sea Monster. I became an entertainer after giving up my job as a psychiatric nurse. Who am I?
1 point clue My first name is Joanne and I am known for my sledgehammer feminist humour. Who am I?
Round Three – A Variety
Name Any Year; Name any one year in which the following five peole lived
1. Jane Austen – author of Pride & Prejudice, Emma, and Sense & Sensibility?
2. Nostradamus – French publisher of prophecies?
3. Karl Marx – Germany philosopher?
4. Elizabeth The First – Queen Of England?
5. William Wilberforce – English politician who led the parliamentary campaign to abolish slavery?
CR or RC?
Each of the following answers has two words, either with the initials CR or RC. You Decide...
6. Who is the rock star ex-husband of American actress Kate Hudson?
7. Which comedy writer’s early work includes contributing to the lyrics to the 1980 spoof song for the Hee Bee Gee Bees called “Meaningless Songs (In Very High Pitched Voices)?
8. What is the name of the 1992 novel by Ian Banks detailing the complex life of Prentice Mc Hoan?
9. Which literary sailor was born in 1682 in the city of York?
10. Which mechanical puzzle was invented by a Hungarian sculptor and professor in 1974 and has sold over 250 million worldwide in the 27 years since it first went on the market?
Fe, Fi, Fo, Fum….
11. What is the name of the main artery that extends from the thigh to the knee?
12. Which country left the Commonwealth in 1987?
13. Which Loony Tunes character had a farm rival called Barnyard Dawg.?
14. What eight letter word is defined as to disinfect or purify?
15. Which food manufacturing company based in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne took their name from a shortened version of the words, fruit industries?
Gold Run
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Round Four - Music
1. Who had a One-Hit Wonder in 1985 with the song "Tarzan Boy"?
2. Who recorded the song "You Should Be Dancing" in 1976?
3. Who covered Shalamar's "A NIght To Remember" for the official 2005 "Children In Need" single?
4. From which album was Eddy Grant's "Electric Avenue" taken?
5. Which animal is mentioned in the lyrics of David Bowie's "Heroes"?
6. Bronski Beat's 1985 classic "Smalltown Boy" was taken from which album?
7. Which day will the singer always remember in the song "Papa Was A Rolling Stone"?
8. Who covered the Nine Inch Nails song "Hurt" in 2002?
9. Who is the lead singer of the band The Feeling?
10. The pixies song "Where Is My Mind" most memorably plays over the end credits to which film?
Bonus Round Winners
Have to post photos of the two winners of this week's plasticine modelling round; the theme was "Famous People Dead Or Alive", and these two were very worthy winners. Superb!!
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