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Round 1 - General knowledge

1. How many football clubs are there in total in the Premier League, Championship, League 1 & League 2?

2. What does SCUBA actually stand for?3. A Cornish Rex and a Devon Rex are breeds of which animal?4. How is the number 85 represented in Roman numerals? 5. What event does ‘The Monument’ in London commemorate?6. When can you add two to eleven and get one as the correct answer? 7. What would be the traditional gift for a twelfth wedding anniversary?8. What appeared on British streets for the first time on 19th September 1960? 9. Divide thirty by a half and add ten? 10. On a Monopoly board, which street shares the same colour as Leicester Square and Piccadilly?11. Which London Underground line has the most stations?12. Which famous bird was last officially seen and reported in 1662? 13. Name the 2 families in Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’. (one point for both names)14. In the 1963 film ‘The Great Escape’, what names were given to the three tunnels? 15. In which bay is Alcatraz? 16. How many magpies represent silver, according to the superstitious rhyme? 17. On which date was the first ever episode of the channel 4 word quiz “Countdown” broadcast? 18. How long, in miles is the River Thames? 19. Who is the only member of the Monty Python comedy troupe not born in Britain?20. Apiphobia is the fear of what creatures?

Answers1. 922. Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus3. Domestic Cat4. LXXXV5. The Great Fire Of London6. On a 12 hour clock7. Silk8. Traffic Wardens9. 70 (30 / 0.5 = 60 +10 = 70)10. Coventry Street11. District – 60 Stations12. Dodo13. Montague and Capulet (one point for each name)14. Tom, Dick & Harry (one point for all names)15. San Francisco Bay16. Five17. Tuesday 2nd November 198218. 215 miles19. Terry Gilliam20. Bees

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Round 2 - Geography

1. Which is the largest country in Scandinavia?2. Which country has the longest coastline in the world?3. In which Irish county will you find the Blarney Stone?4. Paraguay has borders with Brazil, Bolivia and which other country?5. In Venice, what is a ‘vaporetto’?6. Which northern seaside resort contains ‘The Golden Mile’? 7. Which country lies between India and Afghanistan? 8. How many countries have borders with Austria? 9. In which European country is the city of Prague? 10. Fiji is comprised of approximately how many islands? 332, 32, 132 or 232 11. In which city could you walk down the Royal Mile? 12. In which German city is Oktoberfest held? 13. In which Italian city is the Colosseum? 14. In which London park is the Serpentine? 15. What is the largest lake in England? 16. Name the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea? 17. Angkor Wat, the largest religious monument in the world, is in which country? 18. Is the Tropic of Cancer in the northern or southern hemisphere? 19. The Ganges flows through India and which other country? 20. Mount Vesuvius is close to which Italian city?

Answers1. Sweden2. Canada3. County Cork4. Argentina5. A Water Bus6. Blackpool7. Pakistan8. Eight9. Czech Republic10. 33211. Edinburgh12. Munich13. Rome14. Hyde Park15. Lake Windemere16. Sardinia17. Cambodia18. Northern19. Bangladesh20. Naples

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Round 3 - TV, film & radio

1. Which actor was the first to play Doctor Who?2. The EastEnders theme tune was given lyrics and released as a single in 1986. Who sung it and

what was it called?3. Which US drama brought us characters Michael Kuzak, Grace Van Owen, Victor Sufuentes? 4. In 2008, Kate Winslet finally won an Academy Award for Best Actress - but which film was it for?5. What is the name of the dog in “Family Guy”?6. What famous actress was born Camille Javal in 1934?7. Who played Patrick Trench, Victor Meldrew’s neighbour, in “One Foot in the Grave”? 8. What UK television favourite was forced to admit that her weight loss was due to having a gastric

band fitted in 2008?9. In The Archers, what is the name of the Parish Church of Ambridge? 10. “Some Enchanted Evening”, “Happy Talk” and “There is Nothing Like a Dame” are songs from

which musical?11. Who is the host of the TV show “Q.I”? 12. What is the name of the cafe in “Coronation Street”? 13. In TV show “Button Moon”, what was the name of Mr Spoon’s daughter? 14. How many boxes are used in the UK version of “Deal Or No Deal”? 15. The 1999 film “10 Things I Hate About You” is based on which Shakespeare play? 16. Which is the only dwarf that never speaks in “Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs”? 17. In “Sherlock”, Benedict Cumberbatch is Sherlock Holmes but who plays Doctor Watson? 18. Peaky Blinders is a 1919 saga set in which UK city? 19. Which celebrity chef made a cameo appearance on the 5000th episode of Emmerdale?20. First broadcast in 1953, name the world’s longest-running current affairs television programme.

Answers1. William Hartnell2. Anita Dobson - “Anyone Can Fall In Love”3. LA Law4. The Reader5. Brian6. Brigitte Bardot7. Angus Deayton 8. Fern Britton9. Saint Stephens10. South Pacific11. Sandi Toksvig (as of 2016)12. Roy’s Rolls13. Tina Teaspoon14. 2215. The Taming Of The Shrew16. Dopey17. Martin Freeman 18. Birmingham19. Antony Worrall-Thompson20. Panorama

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Round 4 - Brand slogans advertising

What was / is the brand? 1. ‘Nowt taken out’2. ‘Finger lickin’ good’3. ‘A minty bit stronger’4. ‘Like tea used to be’5. ‘The totally tropical taste’6. ‘Good to the last drop’7. ‘Simples’8. ‘Taste the rainbow’9. ‘The world’s best-tasting vodka’10. ‘The King of Beers’11. ‘Afore ye go’12. ‘Eat Fresh’13. ‘I’m lovin’ it’14. ‘Every little helps’15. ‘Just do it’16. ‘The best a man can get’17. ‘Because you’re worth it’18. ‘Should have gone to...’19. ‘What’s the worst that could happen?’20. ‘It keeps going, and going, and going…’

Answers1. Allinson’s Bread2. Kentucky Fried Chicken3. Trebor Mints4. Yorkshire Tea5. Lilt6. Maxwell House7. Compare the Market8. Skittles9. Grey Goose10. Budweiser11. Bells Whisky12. Subway13. McDonalds14. Tesco15. Nike16. Gillette17. L’Oreal18. Specsavers19. Dr Pepper20. Energizer

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Round 5 - Music

1. From which musical does the song “I’m Gonna Wash That Man Right Out Of My Hair” come?

2. Tom Fletcher, Harry Judd and Danny Jones – What Band?

3. “I Feel it in my Toes” Title, Singer/Band

4. “I thought love was only true in fairytales…” what are the next 8 words? & Title, Singer/Band

5. Which group was “In the Mood for Dancing” in 1979?

6. Which member of Take That was the first to obtain a solo UK number one?

7. What was Madonna’s first UK number one?

8. Which non-human act have spent the most number of weeks in the UK charts?

9. In which American state was Madonna born?

10. Dolly Parton had a 1981 hit with which song from the film of the same name?

11. Jimmy Page is an English musician who formed which rock band in 1968?

12. Who was Dionne Warwick’s most famous cousin?

13. In which European city was Swedish pop group ABBA formed in 1972?

14. Which “X Factor” winner released the winner’s single “When We Collide”?

15. Whose 2013 world tour was called ‘The Mrs Carter Show’?

16. London born singer Miss Adkins is better known by what name?

17. Sean John Combs is better known by what stage name?

18. What is English dairy farmer Michael Eavis famous for?

19. How many strings does a violin usually have?

20. How many UK No.1 hits did The Beatles have? Bonus point for each one you name correctly

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Answers to round 5 - Music

1. South Pacific

2. McFly

3. Love is All Around – Wet, Wet, Wet

4. “Made for someone else but not for me” ( I’m A Believer - Monkees)

5. The Nolans

6. Gary Barlow with “Forever Love” in 1996

7. “Into The Groove” - 1985

8. The Wombles

9. Michigan

10. “9 to 5”

11. Led Zeppelin

12. Whitney Houston

13. Stockholm

14. Matt Cardle

15. Beyonce

16. Adele

17. Puff Daddy (also accept Diddy, and P. Diddy)

18. Glastonbury Festival (founder)

19. Four

20. 17 (plus one point for each song)

• From Me to You (1963)• She Loves You (1963)• I Want to Hold Your Hand (1963)• Can’t Buy Me Love (1964)• A Hard Day’s Night (1964)• I Feel Fine (1964)• Ticket to Ride (1965)• Help! (1965)

• We Can Work It Out / Day Tripper (1965) • Paperback Writer (1966)• Eleanor Rigby / Yellow Submarine (1966)• All You Need is Love (1967)• Hello, Goodbye (1967)• Lady Madonna (1968)• Hey Jude (1968)• Get Back (1969)• The Ballad of John and Yoko (1969)

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Round 6 - The 80’s & 90’s

PART 1 - The 80’s

1. Who was kidnapped on the 8th February 1983?

2. In which year was Live Aid?

3. In which year did the £1 note stop being legal tender?

4. Which year was an assassination attempt made on President Reagan in Washington?

5. Which country won the football World Cup in 1982?

6. How much was a 1st Class postage stamp in 1985?

7. What year did Argentina invade the Falkland Islands?

8. Which form of traffic control was first used in London on 16th May 1983?

9. Which famous TV show, running from 1980 to 1985, involved a police station in the fictional town of Hartley in Lancashire?

10. What was the name of the ferry that capsized off Zeebrugge in 1987?

PART 2 - The 90’s

11. What was the name of the handheld digital pet which was created in the 90’s and started a craze amongst children?

12. What was the name of the housekeeper in the 90s Irish sitcom “Father Ted”?

13. What were the names of the four different ‘zones’ in the original series of “The Crystal Maze”?

14. Which drink was ‘too orangey for crows?’

15. Which 1990s American TV sitcom starred Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Dustin Diamond, Mario Lopez and Elizabeth Berkley?

16. What was the name of Sonic the Hedgehog’s fox sidekick, who joined him in the second Sega game in the series, “Sonic the Hedgehog 2”?

17. Which boy band, who were launched in 1993, consist of A.J. McLean, Howie Dorough, Nick Carter, Kevin Richardson and Brian Littrell?

18. Dolly, born in 1996 as the first successfully cloned mammal, was which type of animal?

19. George Clooney starred as Dr. Douglas Ross on which TV series from 1994-1999?

20. Julia Roberts starred with Richard Gere in the 1990 film “Pretty Woman” and which other film of the 1990’s?

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Answers to round 6 - 80’s and 90’s

1. Shergar

2. 1985

3. 1988 (£1 coins were introduced in 1983 and the last £1 note was printed in 1984, but they were legal tender until 1988)

4. 1981

5. Italy

6. £0.17p

7. 1982

8. Wheel Clamps

9. Juliet Bravo

10. The Herald Of free Enterprise

11. Tamagotchi

12. Mrs Doyle

13. Aztec, Futuristic, Medieval and Industrial (Ocean zone replaced the industrial zone in series 4)

14. Kia-Ora

15. Saved By The Bell

16. Tails

17. The Backstreet Boys

18. Sheep

19. E.R.

20. Runaway Bride

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Round 7 - Food and drink

1. Marjories Seedlings and Early Laxtons are varieties of which fruit?2. Which Mexican dish is named after a small donkey? 3. What turns a Welsh Rarebit into a Buck Rarebit?4. In Greek cuisine a vine or cabbage leaf with a savoury stuffing is called what?5. Cavendish, Orinoco and Lady Finger are all varieties of which fruit?6. If you were served with a bhindi bhaji in an Indian restaurant, which vegetable would you have? 7. What is Cornish Yarg cheese coated with?8. What is the main ingredient in the Middle East dish falafel? 9. Which spirit forms the basis of a Moscow Mule cocktail?10. In which continent is ‘quinoa’ mostly grown? 11. Who is the richest celebrity chef in the world, worth over £240 million? 12. Which distinctly flavoured food ingredient has its own festival each year in August in the Isle of Wight? 13. Coo-coo and Flying Fish are the national dish of which country? 14. Which nuts are used in the production of marzipan? 15. What sort of pastry is used to make profiteroles? 16. From which country does Rioja wine come? 17. What is Tofu made of? 18. What is measured using the Scoville Scale? 19. In which country did Pilsner beer originate? 20. What is called ‘Ail’ in France and ‘Ajo’ in Spain?

Answers1. Plums2. Burrito3. The addition of a Poached Egg4. A Dolma5. Banana 6. Okra7. Stinging Nettle Leaves8. Chickpeas 9. Vodka10. South America (in Peru and Bolivia)11. Jamie Oliver12. Garlic13. Barbados14. Almonds15. Choux16. Spain17. Soya Beans18. The heat or piquancy of a chilli pepper19. Czech Republic20. Garlic

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Round 8 - Entertainment

PART 1 - Which actor, character or celebrity famously said…

1. ‘You stupid boy!’

2. ‘How tickled I am.’

3. ‘Ying tong iddle I po.’

4. ‘What a liberty!’

5. ‘During the war…’

6. ‘No…no…no…yes!’

7. ‘Go on, go on, go on, go on, go on.’

8. ‘No likey, no lighty.’

9. ‘Start the fans please.’

10. ‘I have a cunning plan.’

PART 2 - Entertainment questions

11. In which Clint Eastwood film was the catchphrase “Go ahead, make my day” first used?

12. The Spice Girls were formed in what year?

13. In which US TV series did Kiefer Sutherland play the character of Jack Bauer?

14. How many seasons of the hit US comedy “Friends”’ were made?

15. Name the first 3 James Bond Movies?

16. What is Paul McCartney’s first name?

17. In which series does Kenny die regularly?

18. What is Basil Faultys wife called?

19. How many Oscars did the 1997 film “Titanic” win?

20. What is the name of the school in the Harry Potter books?

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Answers to round 8 - Entertainment

1. Arthur Lowe (Captain Mainwaring in “Dad’s Army”)

2. Ken Dodd

3. Harry Secombe (As Neddie Seagoon in “The Goons”)

4. Catherine Tate (as Nan in “Catherine Tate Show”)

5. Buster Merryfield (As Uncle Albert in “Only Fools and Horses”)

6. Trevor Peacock (As Jim Trott in “The Vicar of Dibley”)

7. Pauline McLynn (As Mrs Doyle in “Father Ted”)

8. Paddy McGuiness (“Take Me Out”)

9. Richard O’Brien (“The Crystal Maze”)

10. Tony Robinson (As Baldrick in “Blackadder”)

11. Sudden Impact

12. 1994

13. 24

14. 10

15. Dr No, From Russia With Love, Goldfinger

16. James (Middle name is Paul)

17. South Park

18. Sybil

19. 11

20. Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

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Round 9 - Sport

1. The 1993 film ‘Cool Runnings’ is about which sport? 2. Craven Cottage is home to which football team? 3. Who are the only team to have played in every World Cup? 4. In which country do Randwick play? 5. Who captained England in the 1995 Rugby World Cup Final? 6. Which English county has Brian Lara played for? 7. Who was West Indian captain before Richie Richardson?8. In LBW what does the B stand for? 9. Name the British gymnast who won the men’s floor exercise and pommel horse at the 2016 Olympics? 10. Which club, founded in 1987, are the most successful in English women’s football? 11. The Sochi Autodrom is home to which country’s Grand Prix? 12. In horse racing, which is the last of the five classics to be run each year, and its distance is also

the longest? 13. In golf, who won won his first major at the Masters in 2015 and also won the 2015 U.S. Open? 14. What nationality is tennis player Novak Djokovic? 15. For which county does cricketer Joe Root play? 16. How many players are on the field for each team in an Australian rules football match? 17. Name the only major team sport in the USA with no game clock? 18. What number lies between 5 and 9 on a British dart board? 19. Name the European club David Beckham ended his career with? 20. Who won the men’s single at Wimbledon in 1985 at the age of just 17?

Answers1. Bobsledding2. Fulham FC3. Brazil4. Australia5. Denis Betts6. Warwickshire7. Viv Richards8. Before9. Max Whitlock10. Arsenal 11. Russia12. St Leger13. Jordan Spieth14. Serbian15. Yorkshire16. 1817. Baseball18. 1219. Paris Saint-Germain20. Boris Becker

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Picture Round - Celebrities

Celebrity 1 Celebrity 2 Celebrity 3

Celebrity 4 Celebrity 5 Celebrity 6

Celebrity 7 Celebrity 8 Celebrity 9

Celebrity 10

Name the celebrities from these childhood photos

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Picture Round - flags

Flag 1 Flag 2

Flag 3 Flag 4

Flag 5 Flag 6

Flag 7 Flag 8

Flag 9 Flag 10

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Answers to picture round - celebrities

1. Mo Farrah

2. Natalie Imbruglia

3. Jude Law

4. Posh Spice - Victoria Beckham

5. Freddie Mercury

6. Brad Pitt

7. Jimmy Carr

8. David Beckham

9. Pamela Anderson

10. Hugh Jackman

Answers to picture round - flags

1. Ireland

2. Norway

3. Philippines

4. Macedonia

5. India

6. Colombia

7. Iceland

8. Cuba

9. Togo

10. Australia

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Tube Stop Quiz

Clue Answer

An angry monarch

Make ‘em sick

Monks with dirty hands

A road with a betting shop

Ecological vicars

Richard Whittingtons des.res

Charred quercus robar

Dorian’s domain

Ex-councillor Derek is angry

Passports please

This place is a riot

Cockney rabbit ‘ole

Woof, woof

Created a valley

She was not amused

An American setting for English comedies

Where a Frenchman met his end

An old place to roll your own

A place to live and let die

Where you might find a branch of Lloyds bank

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Tube Stop Quiz Answers

1. Kings Cross 2. Turnham Green 3. Blackfriars 4. Ladbroke Grove 5. Parsons Green 6. Mansion House 7. Burnt Oak 8. Chigwell 9. Hatton Cross10. Heathrow

Tie Breakers

1. Including the antenna on the top, how many metres tall is the Eiffel Tower? 324 metres

2. How many minutes long is the total running time of the 1972 film’The Godfather’? 178 minutes

3. On what date was the first UK premium bond purchased? 1st November 1956

4. How many words are there in Herman Melville’s book ‘Moby Dick’? 212,758

5. 5. How many miles, as the crow flies, is it from London to New York? 3470 miles

6. How long, in days, hours, minutes and seconds, was the total duration of the successful Apollo 11 mission which landed on the moon in 1969? 8 days, 3 hours, 18 minutes and 35 seconds See source here: www.lpi.usra.edu/lunar/missions/apollo/apollo_11/overview

7. How many words are there in the King James Bible? 783, 137

8. How many times does the word ‘blood’ appear in Shakespeare’s ‘Macbeth’? 42

9. In the 2010 General Election, how many people voted for the Conservative Party? 10,706,647

10. How many metres high is Mount Snowdon? 1,085 metres

11. Brixton 12. Warren Street 13. Barking 14. Maida Vale 15. Victoria 16. Ealing Broadway 17. Waterloo 18. Holborn19. Bond Street20. Blackhorse Road