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Answer Sheet: C AT E G O R I E S : Q U E ST I O N S : A N S W E R S :

1 Geography By what name would the Romans have known Cairo? Babylon

2 History What caused Prince Albert’s death in 1861? Typhoid

3 Music What girl’s name links songs performed by Tom Jones and the Plain White T’s?

Delilah

4 Sport What is the last discipline in the women’s outdoor heptathlon? 800 metres

5 Food and Drink What is a Laxton’s Superb? An apple

6 Films According to Disraeli, there are three kinds of lies. What are they?

Lies, damned lies and statistics

7 Random What is 25% of two gross? 72

8 Geography Balti comes from the Hindi or Urdu word for what? A bucket or cooking pot

9 History What is said to have been “won on the playing fields of Eton”? The Battle of Waterloo

10 Music What surname links a bluesguitarist, a Wimbledon champion, an author of horror stories and a Canadian Prime Minister?

King

11 Sport What is the sum total of all the trebles on a dartboard? 630

12 Food and Drink What is the bristly material on the husk of a coconut called? Coir

13 Films In Dorothy Sayer’s book, what were the Nine Tailors? Church bells

14 Random What is the collective name given to the three wise men of the east in the Nativity?

Magi

15 CAFOD CONUNDRUM

CAFOD is the ‘what’ of the Catholic Church in England and Wales? The official overseas development and humanitarian agency

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Set 2

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Answer Sheet: C AT E G O R I E S : Q U E ST I O N S : A N S W E R S :

1 Geography Which UK city is known as the granite city? Aberdeen

2 History Other than Katherine Parr, his last wife, which one of Henry Vlll’s wives outlived him?

Anne of Cleves

3 Music Which song became number one and number two in the charts over Christmas of 2008?

Hallelujah (Jeff Buckley’s version got to number two in the charts, Alexandra to one)

4 Sport Which country will host the 2016 Olympics? Brazil

5 Food and Drink Which fruit is used to make the alcoholic drink Slivovitz? Plums

6 Films Which 1979 film, starring Marlon Brando and Martin Sheen, was an adaptation of Joseph Conrad’s story Heart of Darkness?

Apocalypse Now

7 Random Which spanish song is believed to have led to a world record being set in 1996, when a crowd of 50,000 danced collectively at a stadium in New York?

The Macarena

8 Geography In which mountain range is Mount Elbrus situated? Caucasus mountain range (On the Russian side)

9 History In which century was chocolate introduced to the UK? 17th century

10 Music Which country boycotted the 1981 Eurovision Song contest, saying it was “too old fashioned”?

Italy

11 Sport Which tennis champion won her first Grand Slam singles title at Wimbledon in 2000?

Venus Williams

12 Food and Drink Which vinegar traditionally from Modena and Reggio Emilia is aged in wooden barrels?

Balsamic

13 Films From which television series did the quote “Live long and prosper” first become popularised?

Star Trek (often accompanied by ‘The Vulcan Salute’)

14 Random Which one of the Three Musketeers shared a name with a Greek mountain?

Athos

15 CAFOD CONUNDRUM

On which continent does CAFOD spend most of the money raised by supporters?

Africa

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Set 2

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Answer Sheet: C AT E G O R I E S : Q U E ST I O N S : A N S W E R S :

1 Geography Plus or minus 20 years, when was GMT made Britain’s legal time? 1880 (Accept answers from 1860-1900)

2 History When was the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth? (Year) 1953

3 Music Which year was Mozart born (within 20 years)? 1756 (Accept answers 1736 -1776)

4 Sport When were nets used for the goals in an FA Cup final for the first time? A: 1851 B: 1891 C: 1931

1891

5 Food and Drink When was the first American consumer product sold legally in Russia? And for a bonus point, what was it?

1972 – Bonus point: Pepsi Cola

6 Films When was Mary Shelley’s ‘Frankenstein’ first turned into a film(to the nearest 10 years)?

1931 (Accept answers from 1921-1941)

7 Random When does Easter Sunday fall? First Sunday following the full Moon (Easter always falls on the Paschal full moon after 21 March)

8 Geography When was The Great Kanto earthquake in Japan that claimed 140,000 lives? A: 1903 B: 1923 C: 1943

B: 1923

9 History When did the Berlin Wall come down? (Year) 1989

10 Music When was the song ‘You Can’t touch this’ a hit for MC Hammer? (Decade)

The 1990’s

11 Sport When were the summer Olympics held in Athens? (Year) 2004

12 Food and Drink When were cup noodles first marketed? (Decade) 1970’s

13 Films When was the film, ‘Casablanca’, starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman released? A: 1956 B: 1948 C: 1942

C: 1942

14 Random When would you see ‘Bailey’s Beads’? Near the beginning and end of a total solar eclipse

15 CAFOD CONUNDRUM

When is CAFOD’s 50th anniversary? (Year) 2012

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Set 2

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Answer Sheet: C AT E G O R I E S : Q U E ST I O N S : A N S W E R S :

1 Geography Where would you find the three islands of Santorini?A: The Aegean sea B: The Black Sea C: The Ionian Sea

A: The Aegean Sea

2 History Legend has it that Emperor Menelik I, the son of the Queen of Sheba and King Solomon, brought the Ark of the Covenant from Jerusalem to where?

Axum

3 Music Where was Robert Nesta Marley born and raised? (Country) Jamaica

4 Sport Where might you see a golden set? (Which sport? And for an extra point, what is it?)

In a tennis gameExtra point: A golden set is a set of tennis which is won without dropping a single point

5 Food and Drink Where did Malmsey wine originate? Greece

6 Films In ‘Harry Potter and The Philosopher’s Stone’, where was the scene featuring Platform 9 ¾ filmed?

Kings Cross & St. Pancras, London

7 Random Where is the smallest bone in the body? In the ear

8 Geography If you were looking at Ho Chi Minh’s preserved body, where would you be? (City)

Hanoi (Also accept Ho Chi Minh City)

9 History Where was the first atomic bomb dropped in Japan? (City) Hiroshima

10 Music Where do the group of street musicians that make up Staff Benda Bilili come from? A: Cuba B: Spain C: Democratic Republic of Congo

C: Democratic Republic of Congo

11 Sport Where is the Maracana Stadium? (City) Rio de Janeiro

12 Food and Drink Where did satsumas originate? (Country) Japan

13 Films In Audrey Hepburn’s 1961 film, where does the opening scene see Holly (Audrey) standing? (Outside which shop?)

Tiffany’s, New York

14 Random Where is Charles Darwin buried? Westminster Abbey

15 CAFOD CONUNDRUM

Where is CAFOD’s office in the DRC? (City) KinshasaTWO POINTS

Set 2

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Answer Sheet: C AT E G O R I E S : Q U E ST I O N S : A N S W E R S :

1 Geography How many islands make up the Hawaiian Windward Islands?A: 5 B: 7 C: 8

C: 8

2 History How many years did The Hundred Year War last?A: 116 years B: 100 years C: 102 years

A: 116 years

3 Music In the festive carol, there were how many ‘geese a-laying’? 6

4 Sport How many ‘ends’ are there in an international competitive curling game? A: 2 B: 4 C: 10

C: 10

5 Food and Drink How many standard champagne bottles make up a Nebuchadnezzar? 20

6 Films How many sisters in Louisa M. Alcott’s ‘Little Women’? 4

7 Random From the Book of Exodus, how many days “shall thou labour”? 6

8 Geography How many metres high is Mount Kilimanjaro? A: 5,898 metres B: 4,532 metres C: 5,623 metres

A: 5,898 metres

9 History How many ships were in the Spanish Armada?A: 25 B: 130 C: 320

B: 130

10 Music How many keys are there on a standard piano?A: 44 B: 66 C: 88

C: 88

11 Sport If a snooker player potted all 15 reds, with the black after every red, followed by potting the six remaining colours, how many points would they score?

147

12 Food and Drink How many gallons of wine are in a single barrel? (To the nearest ten) 60 (Accept answers 50-70 gallons)

13 Films How many James Bond films have been released to date? 22

14 Random How many dots are there on two dice? 42

15 CAFOD CONUNDRUM

Approximately how many people are still going hungry every day in the world?A: 250 million B: 750 million C: 900 million

C: 900 million

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Set 2

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Answer Sheet: C AT E G O R I E S : Q U E ST I O N S : A N S W E R S :

1 Geography ‘Il Milione’ was a book based on the travels of whom? Marco Polo

2 History Who gave his name to the month of July? Julius Caesar

3 Music This R&B/Rock & Roll artist died in 2006. Among his best known hits were ‘Mustang Sally’ and ‘In the Midnight Hour’. Who was he?

Wilson Pickett

4 Sport Who was nicknamed ‘Deadly’ and took 297 test wickets? Derek Underwood

5 Food and Drink Who was the first Italian chef to receive three Michelin stars? Heinz Winkler

6 Films Who wrote the longest-running play in London’s West End, ‘The Mousetrap’?

Agatha Christie (first performed in the West End in 1952, and still running there, as at 2010)

7 Random Who said: “Geography has made us neighbours. History has made us friends. Economics has made us partners, and necessity has made us allies. Those whom God has so joined together, let no man put asunder.”?

John F. Kennedy

8 Geography Who was the first person to reach the South Pole and often referred to as ‘the last of the Vikings’?

Roald Amundsen (1911)

9 History Who was known as the Iron Chancellor?A: Adolf Hitler B: Thomas More C: Otto von Bismarck

C: Otto von Bismarck

10 Music Who wrote the main theme song for the Bond movie ‘Live and Let Die’?

Paul and Linda McCartney (Produced by George Martin)

11 Sport ‘Me had bad Vick’ is an anagram of which famous sporting personality? David Beckham

12 Food and Drink Who said: “Anything is good if it’s made of chocolate”? Jo Brand

13 Films Who played Jeff’s (James Stewart’s) girlfriend, Lisa Carol Fremont, in the 1954 Hitchcock film ‘Rear Window’?

Grace Kelly

14 Random Who said: “Aspire not to have more but to be more”? Nelson Mandela

15 CAFOD CONUNDRUM

Who was the lay woman that launched the first Fast Day in 1960? Jacquie StuytTWO POINTS

Set 2

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Answer Sheet: Picture round

DEC Kodak Divine Chocolate

Caritas Internationalis The National Lottery Twitter

The World Trade Organisation Shell Braun

Adidas Lego The Daily Telegraph

Olympics 2012 WWF (World Wildlife Fund) Facebook