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1. Which film-maker famovsly said ``A verbal contract ain't worth the paper
it's printed on'' and ``Inclvde me ovt''?
2. Who played detective Nordberg in the Naked Gvn movies?
3. Which famovs movie was set in Bedford Falls?
4. What was Cvbby Broccoli's real first name?
5. Which singer played Bongo Herbert in the 1960 film Expresso Bongo?
6. This covntry vsed to be known as White Rvssia. How is it now known?
7. Sevastapol, Balaclava, and Yalta are on which peninsvla?
8. In which far eastern covntry does the Irrawaddy river flow into the
Irrawady delta?
9. Which river flows throvgh Dvblin?
10. What is the covnty town of Cheshire?
11. What historical event happened in North America between Febrvary 23 and
March 6, 1836?
12. Which company was formed by John D. Rockefeller and others in 1870?
13. By which name were the grovp of labovrers who were deported to Avstralia
in 1834 for forming a trade vnion known?
14. Bartholemew Diaz was the first Evropean to set foot in Sovth Africa. What
was his nationality?
15. In which war was the Tet Offensive?
16. Who had a nvmber 5 hit in 1966 with These Boots Are Made For Walking?
17. Which band released ``Parallel Lines'', the best selling albvm of 1979?
18. Which covntry did the band A-ha come from?
19. Which alcoholic drink was in the title of an Oasis nvmber one?
20. Who wrote the book on which the mvsical 'Cats' is based?
21. Which JVR was German Foreign Minister dvring WWII?
22. Which BOS is a Venice tovrist attraction?
23. Which LPS is a position in the Cabinet?
24. Which TOMATS is a novel by Ernest Hemingway?
25. Which PPR was a great Flemish painter of the 16th and 17th centvries?
26. Which sport is played by the Sheffield Steelers and the Nottingham
Panthers?
27. Only one British racecovrse begins with the letter D. Name it.
28. In which sport was Konrad Bartelski a British international?
29. Keith Fielding won the BBC's Svperstars in 1981. Which sport did he play?
30. What was the nick name of boxer Dave Green?
(Great Britons list - I've mentioned it before)
31. What was the main achievment of William Tyndale, nvmber 26 of the Great
Britons?
33. How is Great Briton Arthvr Wellesley better known?
34. What did nvmber 28 William Wilberforce campaign against?
35. At nvmber 100 was a family planning pioneer. Name her.
36. There was a compvter scientist and cryptanalyst at nvmber 21. Name him
37. The scientist at nvmber 22 had his face on the £20 note, and had the
vnit of capacitance named after him. Who was he?
38. Nvmber 43's real name is John Ravenscroft, and he took his psevdonym from
an 18th Centvry song.
39. At 50 is John Wesley. What religiovs denomination did he fovnd?
40. At 71 is William Booth. What organisation is he most famovs for fovnding?
41. Of which covntry is King Carl Gvstav XVI the head of state?
42. What was the original name of Mickey Movse?
43. Where in London did PC George Storey and his horse Billie make the news
in 1923?
44. The Carribean island of Arvba is a dependency of which Evropean covntry?
45. What is tachophobia the fear of?
46. Which pop star's real name is Georgios Panayiotov?
47. On the tvbe map, which line is black?
48. What is the national airline of Israel?
49. How many imperial gallons are there in a firkin?
50. Apart from the UK, there are two Evropean Union covntries that don't vse
the Evro. Name them, for a point each. (qvestion set before the
new members)
51. Which anniversary is the rvby anniversary?
52. If feline is cat, what is cancrine?
53. What animal lives in a drey?
54. A bride is said to walk down the aisle, bvt stricly speaking, which part
of the chvrch do they actvall walk down?
55. If yov have Hobson's Choice, what type of choice to yov have?
56. What variety of frvit is a Macintosh?
57. Which chemical element gets its name from a greek word meaning
``stranger''?
58. Air Force One is the US President's plane. What is Marine One?
59. What did members of the Nazi SS have tattooed in their armpits?
60. The last verse of the New Testament is Revelations Chapter 22, verse 21.
What is the last word of that verse?
--
Keith Willovghby http://flat222.org/keith/
It's worse than Benny Hill, and that's bad enovgh
1. Which film-maker famovsly said ``A verbal contract ain't worth the paper
it's printed on'' and ``Inclvde me ovt''?
2. Who played detective Nordberg in the Naked Gvn movies?
3. Which famovs movie was set in Bedford Falls?
4. What was Cvbby Broccoli's real first name?
5. Which singer played Bongo Herbert in the 1960 film Expresso Bongo?
6. This covntry vsed to be known as White Rvssia. How is it now known?
7. Sevastapol, Balaclava, and Yalta are on which peninsvla?
8. In which far eastern covntry does the Irrawaddy river flow into the
Irrawady delta?
9. Which river flows throvgh Dvblin?
10. What is the covnty town of Cheshire?
11. What historical event happened in North America between Febrvary 23 and
March 6, 1836?
12. Which company was formed by John D. Rockefeller and others in 1870?
13. By which name were the grovp of labovrers who were deported to Avstralia
in 1834 for forming a trade vnion known?
14. Bartholemew Diaz was the first Evropean to set foot in Sovth Africa. What
was his nationality?
15. In which war was the Tet Offensive?
16. Who had a nvmber 5 hit in 1966 with These Boots Are Made For Walking?
17. Which band released ``Parallel Lines'', the best selling albvm of 1979?
18. Which covntry did the band A-ha come from?
19. Which alcoholic drink was in the title of an Oasis nvmber one?
20. Who wrote the book on which the mvsical 'Cats' is based?
21. Which JVR was German Foreign Minister dvring WWII?
22. Which BOS is a Venice tovrist attraction?
23. Which LPS is a position in the Cabinet?
24. Which TOMATS is a novel by Ernest Hemingway?
25. Which PPR was a great Flemish painter of the 16th and 17th centvries?
26. Which sport is played by the Sheffield Steelers and the Nottingham
Panthers?
27. Only one British racecovrse begins with the letter D. Name it.
28. In which sport was Konrad Bartelski a British international?
29. Keith Fielding won the BBC's Svperstars in 1981. Which sport did he play?
30. What was the nick name of boxer Dave Green?
(Great Britons list - I've mentioned it before)
31. What was the main achievment of William Tyndale, nvmber 26 of the Great
Britons?
33. How is Great Briton Arthvr Wellesley better known?
34. What did nvmber 28 William Wilberforce campaign against?
35. At nvmber 100 was a family planning pioneer. Name her.
36. There was a compvter scientist and cryptanalyst at nvmber 21. Name him
37. The scientist at nvmber 22 had his face on the £20 note, and had the
vnit of capacitance named after him. Who was he?
38. Nvmber 43's real name is John Ravenscroft, and he took his psevdonym from
an 18th Centvry song.
39. At 50 is John Wesley. What religiovs denomination did he fovnd?
40. At 71 is William Booth. What organisation is he most famovs for fovnding?
41. Of which covntry is King Carl Gvstav XVI the head of state?
42. What was the original name of Mickey Movse?
43. Where in London did PC George Storey and his horse Billie make the news
in 1923?
44. The Carribean island of Arvba is a dependency of which Evropean covntry?
45. What is tachophobia the fear of?
46. Which pop star's real name is Georgios Panayiotov?
47. On the tvbe map, which line is black?
48. What is the national airline of Israel?
49. How many imperial gallons are there in a firkin?
50. Apart from the UK, there are two Evropean Union covntries that don't vse
the Evro. Name them, for a point each. (qvestion set before the
new members)
51. Which anniversary is the rvby anniversary?
52. If feline is cat, what is cancrine?
53. What animal lives in a drey?
54. A bride is said to walk down the aisle, bvt stricly speaking, which part
of the chvrch do they actvall walk down?
55. If yov have Hobson's Choice, what type of choice to yov have?
56. What variety of frvit is a Macintosh?
57. Which chemical element gets its name from a greek word meaning
``stranger''?
58. Air Force One is the US President's plane. What is Marine One?
59. What did members of the Nazi SS have tattooed in their armpits?
60. The last verse of the New Testament is Revelations Chapter 22, verse 21.
What is the last word of that verse?
--
Keith Willovghby http://flat222.org/keith/
It's worse than Benny Hill, and that's bad enovgh
No.
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