November 24th 1997
TV, Capital Cities, Food, Weights and Measures
1 | Whats the name of Bart Simpsons youngest sister? | Maggie |
2 | In Dads Army, what was the name of the character played by Bill Pertwee? | Warden Hodges |
3 | Whats the name of the Captain of the USS Voyager? | Janeway |
4 | In which year did BBC2 start? | 1964 |
5 | What was the name of the DJ played by Lenny Henry? | Delbert Wilkins |
6 | What was the name of the 60s TV Soap set in a womans magazine? | Compact |
7 | Talking of the soaps, name the families in Soap? | Tates and Campbells |
8 | What TV Game show is returning over Christmas with Lily Savage as the presenter? | Blankety Blank |
9 | Which character did Howard Keel play in Dallas? | Clayton Farlow |
10 | Which Coronation Street character died of electrocution, mending a hair-dryer? | Valerie Barlow |
11 | Whats the capital of Colombia? | Bogota |
12 | Kiev is the capital of which country? | Ukraine |
13 | Whats the capital of Iceland? | Reykyavik |
14 | Pyongyang is the capital of which country? | North Korea |
15 | Which countrys capital shares the name with a now obsolete British jet bomber? | Australia (Canberra) |
16 | What are the main ingredients of Vichysoisse soup? | Potato and Leek |
17 | What traditionally forms the covering of a haggis? | Sheeps stomach |
18 | What is the main constituent of Guacamole? | Avocado |
19 | Name one of the two dishes named after an opera singer? | Peach Melba, Melba Toast |
20 | What are Pontefract cakes made from? | Liquorice |
21 | How many yards in a chain? | 22 |
22 | A furlong is how many chains? | 220 |
23 | In which trade are points each one 1/72 in. a measure? | Printing |
24 | How many acres to the square mile? | 640 |
25 | What is bigger 1 litre or 2 pints? | 2 pints |
Round 2
Songs from the Musicals, Comic Strips, News and Sport, Famous Dates
1 | From which musical does the song Youll never walk alone come? | Carousel |
2 | "Oh what a beautiful morning" comes from which musical? | Oklahoma |
3 | From which musical does the song "Maria" come? | West Side Story |
4 | "If I were a rich man" comes from which musical? | Fiddler on the roof |
5 | What was the most memorable song to come from "The Music Man"? | 76 Trombones |
6 | In which kids comic strip would you have found Snitchy and Snatchy and Aunt Matilda? | Lord Snooty |
7 | Whats the name of Andy Capps drinking companion? | Chalky (White) |
8 | Whats the name of Boots owner in the Perishers? | Wellington |
9 | What was the name of the Indian boy in the Beano? | Little Plum |
10 | Whats the name of Desperate Dans aunt, who provides him with cow pies but not since BSE? | Aunt Aggie |
11 | 3 businessmen last week took the world record for an expensive meal, when they spent how much on it? | £13000 only £220 on food. |
12 | Who is celebrating her 38th birthday with a little plastic surgery? | Barbie |
13 | Which team are languishing at the bottom of the Nationwide 3rd division? | Doncaster |
14 | Work has just started on the next phase of Metrolink it goes from Salford Quays to where? | Eccles |
15 | What new musical instrument was used at a concert at the Bridgewater hall on Sunday afternoon? | Paper Bags |
16 | Paula Yates is allegedly the daughter of who? | Hughie Green |
17 | Who helped Terry Wogan present Children in Need last week? | Gaby Roslin |
18 | The president of Egypt went to Luxor last week after the killings there. Who is he? | President Mubaruk |
19 | Which British trained horse won the Japan Cup on Saturday? | Pilsudski/Martin Stoute |
20 | Who is sponsoring this weeks RAC Rally? | Network Q |
21 | On which date was President Kennedy killed? | 22nd November (1963) |
22 | In which year did Columbus discover America? | 1492 |
23 | In which year was Everest first climbed? | 1953 |
24 | Shakespeares birthday and St Georges day are on the same date which? | April 23 |
25 | In which year did Napoleon retreat from Moscow? | 1812 |