019-2009
The Bay City Rollers
2. Which book of the old testament is named because the opening chapters concern a census of Israelite tribes?
Numbers
3. Of the five coloured Olympic rings which colour represents Europe?
The Blue Ring
4. Which building in London contains a slab on the floor marking the tomb of an Unknown Warrior of World War One?
Westminster Abbey
5. Which singers name is Cockney rhyming slang for gin?
Vera Lynn
6. What was the name of IBM’s computer which famously beat Gary Kasparov at Chess in 1997?
Deep Blue
7. Which comedian’s autobiography is entitled And There’s More?
Jimmy Cricket - I use the term comedian very loosely!
8. Which ABBA song features the lyrics, I’m nothing special, in fact I’m a bit of a bore,
if I tell you a joke , you’ve probably heard it before?
Thank You For The Music
9. In which country is the world’s longest canal?
China
10. Little Jackie Paper was the human friend of which famous fictional character?
Puff the Magic Dragon - who lived in Honalee!
11. Which Cult Sci - Fi TV series featured a character called Servalan as an arch villainess?
Blakes 7
12. The capital of the American state of New Hampshire shares its name with which aeroplane?
Concorde
13. Who is the head of the organisation called Special Executive for Counter Intelligence,Terrorism, Revenge and Extortion?
Ernst Stavro Blofeld - SPECTRE
14. Other than The Beatles which Liverpool group had three No 1 hits in 1963?
Gerry & the Pacemakers
15. Which actress does Shakespeare fall in love with in the film Shakespeare In Love?
Gwyneth Paltrow
16. On the Beaufort Scale what comes between a whole gale and a hurricane?
Storm
17. By what name was the American business woman Florence Nightingale Graham, noted for her beauty salons and cosmetics, better known?
Elizabeth Arden
18. The colour supplement of which national Sunday newspaper is called You?
Daily Mail
19. Who was the first soloist to have a number one hit with the same name as himself?
Mr Blobby
20. Family Fortunes Question - Top answer required - Name a job that receives a lot of publicity?
Politician / Actor or Actress / Pop Star / Sporting Personality / Model
21. Which Year - The Queen began paying Tax, Tennis champion Monica Seles was stabbed, Graham Taylor resigned as England manager, The Government announced plans to privatise British Rail and Nelson Mandela shared the Nobel Peace Prize with South African President FW de Klerk?
1993
22. Who were denounced by Mary Whitehouse when they made their debut on Top Of The Pops in 1967?
Pans People
23. Which Everton fan was expelled from the Labour Party in 1987?
Derek Hatton
24. What type of soup was traditionally made from the saliva of a swiftlet?
Birds Nest Soup
25. In which film does Denzil Washington play a bedridden Forensic expert hunting for a serial killer?
The Bone Collector
26. In American football what name is given to the area of the pitch that attacking teams try to enter and score a touchdown?
End Zone
27. Which television character gave Ken Barrie his only chart hit?
Postman Pat
28. What creatures live in a vespiary?
Wasps or Hornets
29. In which series of films does the character of Inspector Dreyfus appear?
The Pink Panther
30. Which was the first group beginning with the letter V to have a No 1 hit in the UK?
Village People
31. The opening sequence to the film Chariots Of Fire was filmed at which famous Golf Club?
St Andrews
32. Which fish’s skin was once commercially used as sandpaper?
Shark
33. When Paddington Bear was left stranded on a station he had a label around his neck with seven words on it. The first five were Please look after this bear, What were the final two words?
Thank You
34. One Point each - Name the four brothers of Wyatt Earp?
Morgan, Jim, Virgil & Baxter
35. What was the Silver Streak in the 1976 film called The Silver Streak?
A Train
36. What type of fruit stands on top of the men’s singles tennis trophy for Wimbledon?
A Pineapple
37. What was the name of the bank manager in The Beverly Hillbillies?
Mr Drysdale
38. What was advertised using the slogan "A drink’s too wet without one"?
McVities Rich Tea biscuits
39. What was a hypocaust in a Roman building - A whirlpool Bath, A Heated seat or An Underfloor Heating System?
An Underfloor Heating System
40. What colour socks do the Barbarian Rugby team wear?
Each player wears his own club socks!
TIEBREAKER - In the first New York Marathon of 1970 how many runners completed the course?
55
How many movies did Roy Rogers make in his film career?
86
In what year were women first allowed to compete at the Olympic games?
1900
How many Paintings and Drawings did Vincent Van Gough produce?
2057 - Watercolours 150, Oil Paintings 870, Drawings 1037
