006-2009
Around 75 per cent
2. Born in 1566, who became the first Stuart King of England?
James I
3. What is 2009 in Roman numerals?
MMIX
4. Which country is home to the telecommunications company Nokia?
Finland
5. Which is the only vitamin not present in eggs?
Vitamin C
6. In 1968, which pop group topped the UK pop charts with ‘Jumpin’ Jack Flash’?
The Rolling Stones
7. Miranda Richardson played Queen Elizabeth I in which TV series?
Blackadder II
8. What can be an industry, a cheese or a loaf?
Cottage
9. In literature, who is the character Oliver Mellors better known?
Lady Chattersly’s Lover
10. Which battle, fought in 1815, finally defeated the aims of Napoleon?
Waterloo
11. True or False - mountain biking is an Olympic sport?
True - since 1996
12. Anagram - WHEN I’M IN CLEAR is a well known British film director and producer?
Michael Winner
13. Which actor, who once appeared in Dynasty, had a father who played for Manchester United?
Ian McShane
14. What common plant’s name literally means lion’s tooth?
Dandelion
15. Who won rugby’s first World Cup in 1987?
The New Zealand All Blacks
16. What is a bindi to a Hindu?
An ornamental dot worn on the forehead
17. In which sport do you “clean the bar”?
Weightlifting
18. Which musician had a hit in 1978 with the instrumental version of ‘Annie’s Song’?
James Galway
19. Which honour did Lester Piggott lose when he went to jail?
OBE
20. Family Fortunes Question - Top Answer Required - Name something husbands borrow from wives?
Money / Comb / Hairdryer / Car Keys / Deodorant
21. Who was the first Yorkshire captain to tour Australia?
Captain James Cook!
22. In the Roadrunner cartoons which company supplies Wile E. Coyote with equipment?
Acme
23. Which area of France is known as the ‘land of Quiches’?
Lorraine
24. What colour is the geography questions in trivial pursuit?
Blue
25. Coming from the Norse for a landslide what word is given to a collection of rocks on slopes or at the bottom of cliffs?
Scree
26. Which king in a standard pack of playing cards doesn’t have a sword?
King of Diamonds
27. Which African Country’s Name Means Lion Mountain In Portuguese?
Sierra Leone
28. Which Australian state is the country’s Sunshine State?
Queensland
29. Sunlight is responsible for the production of which vitamin in the human body?
D
30. In the children’s books, whose favourite food is “haycorns”?
Piglet in Winnie The Pooh
31. True or False - Colonel Sanders of KFC restaurant fame was a real military colonel?
False - the title was honorary. The Governor of Kentucky, who enjoyed eating at his restaurant, made him a Kentucky Colonel
32. Which country has compulsive military service for women?
Israel
33. Which best selling book runs to 1,189 chapters?
The Bible
34. PIA is the national airline of which country?
Pakistan
35. What team did Martin O’Neill manage before Celtic?
Leicester City
36. What word for a hollow on a Scottish hillside is also a term of affection for a popular TV soap?
Corrie (Coronation Street)
37. Which Bond actor played Professor Donald Kessler in Mars Attacks!?
Pierce Brosnan
38. What’s the smallest brass instrument in an orchestra?
Trumpet
39. How often is a census taken?
Every 10 years
40. We call the edge of the pavement the kerb. What do they call it in the USA?
The curb
Which 13 football league teams all have unique second names?
Rushden & Diamonds / Kidderminster Harriers / Aston Villa / Port Vale / Crystal Palace / Crewe Alexandra / Leyton Orient / Nottingham Forrest / Queen Park Rangers / Preston North End / Plymouth Argyle / Tottenham Hotspur / Sheffield Wednesday
What was the date and time when all the digits on a standard 10 digit watch were displayed in the order you would find them on a standard keyboard?
12.34 and 56 seconds on the 7th August 1990
Spare - Who played Dangerous Davies in ‘The Last Detective’?
Peter Davidson
