WEEK THIRTY-ONE

Sunday 2nd September 2007

Round One – General Knowledge

1. Dame Graca Machel is the third wife of which political figure?

2. Which celebrity’s current fragrance is simply called “L”?

3. In which 1975 film did Tina Turner appear as the Acid Queen?

4. Which organ of the body is responsible for the production of insulin?

5. What does the acronym SIM stand for, i.e. in a SIM card?

6. Which part of the body is affected by glossitis?

7. Which planets moons are named after characters in Shakespeare plays?

8. Burgas and Varna are holiday destinations on the coast of which European country?

9. Which two European countries are linked by the Svinesund road and rail bridge?

10. In the TV gameshow Deal Or No Deal how much is the most expensive blue prize worth?

11. What was the title of Quentin Tarantino’s film based on Elmore Leonard’s book, “Rum Punch”?

12. What are puntillitas on a Spanish restaurant menu?

13. Who played Mike Young in Neighbours and David Croft in Home & Away?

14. Which comedian took his stage name from a South London borough?

15. Which food company began life in 1869 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as the Anchor Pickle and Vinegar Works?

16. In which Olympic Event is the current world record set at 18.29 metres?

17. Which part of the body would interest a Trichologist?

18. The company SEGA takes its name from shortened versions of which two words?

19. What 6-letter word is derived from the Latin for three streets?

20. What was the title of the episode of Fawlty Towers that sees Basil attempting to hide a dead guest?


Round Two – Art

Round Three

Four Letter Answers…
Which letter of the Greek alphabet also means, a tiny amount?

By what name is French Sudan now known?

What is studied by an oenophile?

Which animal is feared by a bufonophobe?

Portree is the main town on which island?


UK…
6. What cathedral has appeared on the back of a £20 note?

7. The River Tamar forms a large stretch of the border between which two English counties?

8. Which British saint’s day is March 1st?

9. Which British city is known as the Granite City?

10. Which national park includes the Black Mountains and the Usk Valley?


History…
11. Who was the Argentine President at the time of the Falklands war?

12. What does the Russian word Bolshevik actually mean?

13. In 1801, the addition of which saint’s red cross saw the Union flag take its current form?

14. In which city did an Easter Uprising take place in 1916?

15. Which was the only Eastern Bloc country to violently overthrow its communist regime in 1989?

Missing Words ...from the week's news

Bonus Round - Film Taglines