Sunday 9th December 2007
Round One – General Knowledge
Once again, in the style of Blockbusters...
1. Which B is the scale used to measure wind velocity?2. Which M is the pop group whose songs are featured in the musical “Our House”?
3. Which W is the sport in which Liz Hobbs found fame?
4. In which S would you be if you were looking at Aubrey holes?
5. Which musical J begins with the line “Your beauty is beyond compare”?
6. What E is the E in E numbers?
7. Which SM played Elektra King in the Bond film “The World Is Not Enough”?
8. Which GC is the former name for Ghana?
9. Which PC are called “trombones” in France?
10. Which TP is the more common name for magnesium silicate?
11. What AP are the Fourth Gutter and The Palace Of Weariness?
12. Which BP is the flag shown by a ship just about to leave port?
13. Which SNTR had a Top Ten hit with the song “Kiss Me” in 1999?
14. Which CDS was held for the first time in Islington in 1891?
15. Which ROTM was the subtitle of the third film in the Terminator series, released in 2003?
16. Which GOR is to the west of Estonia and Latvia?
17. Which ASS was driven by Serge and Meekly?
18. Which WCPTC takes place annually at Coxheath Fete, near Maidstone?
Round Two – Dog Breeds
Twelve pure breeds to identify...click to open
Round Three
Food & Drink
1. What type of food is a “frittata”?
2. What was the family name of the brewers at the Den Horen Brewery in Belgium?
3. On a Spanish Tapas menu, what are gambas?
4. What is added to cider and blackcurrant to make a Red Witch cocktail?
5. What is the fruit of the banyan tree?
6. Which variety of pasta has a name, which means “little tongues”?
Eighties
7. What was the name of the Yorkshire Ripper arrested in 1981?
8. Freed in 1989, how were Hill, Armstrong, Conlon and Richardson collectively known?
9. Which 80’s group included Helen O’Hara on violin?
10. What was the surname of the main family in Dynasty?
11. Who was Bananaman’s alter ego?
12. Who shot Ronald Regan in 1981?
European Where Am I?
13. In which city would I be if I was standing in front of Picasso’s giant monochrome “Guernica” painting?
14. Which city lies at the foot of the Carpathian Mountains?
15. Which city sits on the River Neva?
16. Which city was this year voted Europe’s friendliest city to visit by Tripadvisor.com?
17. In which city would you find the red-light district called the Reeperbahn?
18. Which city was called Kristiania until 1924?
Round Four - A Number Quiz
Solve the following ditloids (as i believe they are called)
Example: 12 N on a CF would be "12 Numbers On A Clock Face"
1. 1 P in a PT
2. 2 H on a BC
3. 3 C on a T
4. 4 S on a DB
5. 5 R on the OF
6. 6 P on the SOD
7. 7 MW of the W
8. 8 R on SS
9. 9 P of SA
10. 10 F on a D
