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I think there are some questions in this one that I've asked
before. I was running out of time . . .
Welsh Pub Rules rule.
GK
1) Which country estate is the stately home of the Marquess of Bath
2) Multiple choice - roughly what percentage of the air we breathe is
Oxygen. Is it 21%, 31%, or 41%?
3) Which two colours make up the flag of Canada?
4) Which composer features on the 20 quid note?
5) Which 15th Century Italian statesman wrote the book The Prince, and
whose name is now associated with amoral governments?
6) Which type of animal lives in a drey?
7) In Scrabble, which letter has the most tiles?
8) What was the currency of Greece before the Euro?
9) During which battle did the Charge of the Light Brigade take place?
10) Hepatitis is a disease of which organ in the body?
11) How many faces does a dodecahedron have?
12) In which country was the Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior sunk?
13) Is a ventricle a chamber in the heart, or a valve in the heart?
14) Which publishing company were prosecuted in the 60s for publishing
Lady Chatterley's Lover?
15) Paul Martin is the prime minister of which country?
MTVF
1) Two of the presenters of Game for a Laugh shared a surname. What was
it?
2) Who was awarded an honorary Oscar in 1935, aged only 6?
3) Who played the Sheriff of Nottingham in Robin Hood: Prince of
Thieves?
4) Which band were Elvis's backing singers from for fifteen years from
1956?
5)What type of animal were Blue Peter pets Jack and Jill?
6) What was Darth Vader's name in Star Wars before he turned evil?
7) In which city was Van Der Valk set?
8) How was the TV character Diana Prince better known?
9) The current drummer in Oasis is also the son of a famous
drummer. What is the father's name?
10) Which former Emmerdale actor played Jamie McCrimmon in Doctor Who?
11) What did ITMA stand for, in the wartime radio series of that name?
12) Which comedian died on live TV on April 15th 1984?
13) Which musical features the songs Oh What a Beautiful Morning and The
Surrey With The Fringe on Top?
14) Who played Ironside on TV?
15) Which singer/songwriter's real name is Declan McManus?
Sport
1) Which city was eliminated in the first round of voting for the 2012
Olympics?
2) For a point each, name the country and the city in which the Rumble
in the Jungle took place?
3) Who owned the Derby winners of 2000, 1988, 1986, and 1981, and is
also a senior Imam in the Shia Muslim religion?
4) How long, in metres, is a standard Olympic swimming pool?
5) For a point each, name the two sports that were dropped last week
from the 2012 Olympic programme
6) Which horse won the Grand National in 2000, and got its name from the
French word for butterfly?
7) Boxing: Who had the longest uninterrupted reign as world heavyweight
champion, at 11 years 7 months?
8) Which English football league club are nicknamed The Pilgrims?
9) Who was the last non-European to win the world Formula 1 world
championship?
10) Cricket: In which decade was the first one-day international played?
11) Which country have played in the most finals of the rugby World Cup?
12) Who is the only snooker player from the Republic of Ireland to
become World Champion?
13) What was the real name of wrestler Big Daddy?
14) Football: Which country lost in the final of the World Cup in both
1974 and 1978?
15) Which sport is played by the Boston Celtics?
GK
1) Which book begins "Mr and Mrs Dursley, of number four Privet Drive,
were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very
much."?
2) For a point each, name the two leaders of the Labour Party who died
whilst still leader?
3) Bauxte is the principle ore of which metal?
4) What name is given to a newly hatched pigeon?
5) Who was the murder victim in Cluedo?
6) What colour is the Circle line on a London Underground map?
7) How is Deoxyribonucleic acid better known?
8) Nassau is the capital of which nation?
9) Which US politician was nicknamed Tailgunner Joe?
10) Who was the father of Shem, Ham and Japheth?
11) Who was George Bush Sr.'s Vice President?
12)What is the third biggest island in the world, after Greenland and
Borneo
13) In which British city is the hill called Arthur's Seat?
14) Which car manufacturer produced the Stag from 1970 to 1977?
15) Who was Director of the FBI from 1924 to 1972?
Bonus round
A) Name the movies from which these quotes come
1) I'm going to make him an offer he can't refuse.
2) Here's looking at you, kid.
3) All right, Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my close-up.
4) I feel the need - the need for speed!
5) I love the smell of napalm in the morning.
6) Show me the money!
7) You're gonna need a bigger boat.
8) As God is my witness, I'll never be hungry again.
9) Gentlemen, you can't fight in here! This is the War Room!
10) Oh, no, it wasn't the airplanes. It was Beauty killed the Beast.
B) Name the songs these lyrics from from
1) And when she'd seen the size of his hot meat pies,
It very nearly turned her head.
2) Snowdrops and daffodils
butterflies and bees
3) No phone, no pool, no pets
I ain't got no cigarettes
4) Sont les mots qui vont tres bien ensemble,
Tres bien ensemble.
5) Don't love me for fun, girl
Let me be the one, girl
6) Commencing countdown, engines on
7) Cover me with kisses, baby
Cover me with love
8) I'm the dandy highwayman who you're too scared to mention
I spend my cash on looking flash and grabbing your attention
9)Got a picture of you beside me
Got your lipstick mark still on your coffee cup
10) Funny how quick the milk turns sour
Isn't it, isn't it?
Anagrams
1) War on: he gets going (politician) -
2) I'm that clean hero (sportsman) -
3) I come, he gargle (singer) -
4) Handsomely top (sportsman)
5) Liked long tune (musician) -
Picture round at http://flat222.org/keith/pictures.pdf (1.2 megs)
--
Keith Willoughby http://flat222.org/keith/
"Terrorism is the war of the poor, and war is the terrorism of the rich"
- Peter Ustinov
I think there are some questions in this one that I've asked
before. I was running out of time . . .
Welsh Pub Rules rule.
GK
1) Which country estate is the stately home of the Marquess of Bath
2) Multiple choice - roughly what percentage of the air we breathe is
Oxygen. Is it 21%, 31%, or 41%?
3) Which two colours make up the flag of Canada?
4) Which composer features on the 20 quid note?
5) Which 15th Century Italian statesman wrote the book The Prince, and
whose name is now associated with amoral governments?
6) Which type of animal lives in a drey?
7) In Scrabble, which letter has the most tiles?
8) What was the currency of Greece before the Euro?
9) During which battle did the Charge of the Light Brigade take place?
10) Hepatitis is a disease of which organ in the body?
11) How many faces does a dodecahedron have?
12) In which country was the Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior sunk?
13) Is a ventricle a chamber in the heart, or a valve in the heart?
14) Which publishing company were prosecuted in the 60s for publishing
Lady Chatterley's Lover?
15) Paul Martin is the prime minister of which country?
MTVF
1) Two of the presenters of Game for a Laugh shared a surname. What was
it?
2) Who was awarded an honorary Oscar in 1935, aged only 6?
3) Who played the Sheriff of Nottingham in Robin Hood: Prince of
Thieves?
4) Which band were Elvis's backing singers from for fifteen years from
1956?
5)What type of animal were Blue Peter pets Jack and Jill?
6) What was Darth Vader's name in Star Wars before he turned evil?
7) In which city was Van Der Valk set?
8) How was the TV character Diana Prince better known?
9) The current drummer in Oasis is also the son of a famous
drummer. What is the father's name?
10) Which former Emmerdale actor played Jamie McCrimmon in Doctor Who?
11) What did ITMA stand for, in the wartime radio series of that name?
12) Which comedian died on live TV on April 15th 1984?
13) Which musical features the songs Oh What a Beautiful Morning and The
Surrey With The Fringe on Top?
14) Who played Ironside on TV?
15) Which singer/songwriter's real name is Declan McManus?
Sport
1) Which city was eliminated in the first round of voting for the 2012
Olympics?
2) For a point each, name the country and the city in which the Rumble
in the Jungle took place?
3) Who owned the Derby winners of 2000, 1988, 1986, and 1981, and is
also a senior Imam in the Shia Muslim religion?
4) How long, in metres, is a standard Olympic swimming pool?
5) For a point each, name the two sports that were dropped last week
from the 2012 Olympic programme
6) Which horse won the Grand National in 2000, and got its name from the
French word for butterfly?
7) Boxing: Who had the longest uninterrupted reign as world heavyweight
champion, at 11 years 7 months?
8) Which English football league club are nicknamed The Pilgrims?
9) Who was the last non-European to win the world Formula 1 world
championship?
10) Cricket: In which decade was the first one-day international played?
11) Which country have played in the most finals of the rugby World Cup?
12) Who is the only snooker player from the Republic of Ireland to
become World Champion?
13) What was the real name of wrestler Big Daddy?
14) Football: Which country lost in the final of the World Cup in both
1974 and 1978?
15) Which sport is played by the Boston Celtics?
GK
1) Which book begins "Mr and Mrs Dursley, of number four Privet Drive,
were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very
much."?
2) For a point each, name the two leaders of the Labour Party who died
whilst still leader?
3) Bauxte is the principle ore of which metal?
4) What name is given to a newly hatched pigeon?
5) Who was the murder victim in Cluedo?
6) What colour is the Circle line on a London Underground map?
7) How is Deoxyribonucleic acid better known?
8) Nassau is the capital of which nation?
9) Which US politician was nicknamed Tailgunner Joe?
10) Who was the father of Shem, Ham and Japheth?
11) Who was George Bush Sr.'s Vice President?
12)What is the third biggest island in the world, after Greenland and
Borneo
13) In which British city is the hill called Arthur's Seat?
14) Which car manufacturer produced the Stag from 1970 to 1977?
15) Who was Director of the FBI from 1924 to 1972?
Bonus round
A) Name the movies from which these quotes come
1) I'm going to make him an offer he can't refuse.
2) Here's looking at you, kid.
3) All right, Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my close-up.
4) I feel the need - the need for speed!
5) I love the smell of napalm in the morning.
6) Show me the money!
7) You're gonna need a bigger boat.
8) As God is my witness, I'll never be hungry again.
9) Gentlemen, you can't fight in here! This is the War Room!
10) Oh, no, it wasn't the airplanes. It was Beauty killed the Beast.
B) Name the songs these lyrics from from
1) And when she'd seen the size of his hot meat pies,
It very nearly turned her head.
2) Snowdrops and daffodils
butterflies and bees
3) No phone, no pool, no pets
I ain't got no cigarettes
4) Sont les mots qui vont tres bien ensemble,
Tres bien ensemble.
5) Don't love me for fun, girl
Let me be the one, girl
6) Commencing countdown, engines on
7) Cover me with kisses, baby
Cover me with love
8) I'm the dandy highwayman who you're too scared to mention
I spend my cash on looking flash and grabbing your attention
9)Got a picture of you beside me
Got your lipstick mark still on your coffee cup
10) Funny how quick the milk turns sour
Isn't it, isn't it?
Anagrams
1) War on: he gets going (politician) -
2) I'm that clean hero (sportsman) -
3) I come, he gargle (singer) -
4) Handsomely top (sportsman)
5) Liked long tune (musician) -
Picture round at http://flat222.org/keith/pictures.pdf (1.2 megs)
--
Keith Willoughby http://flat222.org/keith/
"Terrorism is the war of the poor, and war is the terrorism of the rich"
- Peter Ustinov
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