October 13th 1997
General Knowledge/Current Events
1 | Who was Italys goalkeeper during an overhyped football match at the weekend? | Peruzzi |
2 | Who said of who last week that his talent was nothing more than writing songs for dead blondes which earned the retort that he looked like a monkey with arthritis? | Keith Richard of Elton John and vice versa |
3 | What nationality is golfer Vijay Singh who won at Wentworth last week? | Fijian |
4 | Which movie superstar was born in 'UFO country' ie Roswell, New Mexico? | Demi Moore |
5 | Who apparently needed to buy some new socks last week? | Prince Andrew. |
6 | Whose cat is called Socks? | Bill Clinton |
7 | What is the Queens birthsign? | Taurus |
8 | Who was the British astronaut who came back a day late last week? | Michael Foale |
9 | Which European football club (soccer) sacked its manager earlier this year after they lost 3 games in a row, for the first time since the 1957/58 season? | Benfica |
10 | What is on the other side of Elton Johns Candle in the Wind 97? | Something about the way you look tonight. |
11 | Is a TIKTIRI a) A snake-charmers pipe, b) A Sikh dagger, c) A palace in Istanbul, or d) An Egyptian Hookah? | A |
12 | What are Thistle, Ninian, Beryl and Piper? | North Sea Oil fields |
13 | Which 70/80s supergroup were originally called Hotlegs? | 10CC |
14 | Apart from pimps, who will now benefit from prostitution? | The tax man. |
15 | Where would you see Richard Richard and Edward Hitler? | In Bottom. |
16 | What was the first program to be shown on Channel 4? | Countdown |
17 | Name the people who are said to become the Richard and Judy of Breakfast radio? | Zoe Ball & Kevin Greening |
18 | Which team surprisingly won the bronze medal at the 1992 Olympics for soccer? | Ghana |
19 | What car does James Bond drive in Goldeneye? | A BMW Z3 |
20 | What were the names of the hecklers in the Muppet Show? | Statler and Waldorf |
21 | According to the new souvenir World Cup Monopoly game, which team has Mayfairs position and which Old Kent Road? | Brazil/Scotland |
22 | What is Supermans real name ? Not Clark Kents! | Kar-El |
23 | Whats the proper name for the kneecap? | Patella |
24 | What is the worlds most expensive spice? | Saffron |
25 | To which country did Indonesia once belong? | Holland |
Round 2
Lyrics, Fishes, TV Comedy and MPs.
1 | From which song do the following
lyrics come? Maybe tomorrow a new romance - |
Only the Lonely/Roy Orbison |
2 | She gets up and pours herself a strong one And stares out at the stars up in the sky | Lying Eyes/The Eagles |
3 | And the old man playing chinese checkers by the tree | Macarthur Park/Donna Summer/Richard Harris |
4 | All your kisses still taste sweet I hate that sadness in your eyes | Angie /Rolling Stones |
5 | I've lived to be The very best I want it all No time for less | One Moment in Time/Whitney Houston |
6 | Hey girl what you're doing down there | Knock 3 times/Dawn |
7 | You think my love's nowhere You think I just don't care Are you kidding baby? | All night long - Lionel Richie |
8 | You can tell your ma I moved to Arkansas You can tell your dog to bite my leg | Achy breaky heart - Billy Ray Cyrus |
9 | And Harry doesn't mind if he
doesn't make the scene He's got a daytime job he's doing alright |
Sultans of Swing/Dire Straits |
10 | Some days it don't come easy Some days it don't come hard Some days it don't come at all | I'd do anything for love (But I won't do that) - Meatloaf |
11 | What creature uses ink as a defence mechanism? | Squids/Octopi |
12 | What is the biggest fish? | Whale shark |
13 | What male sea creature apparently gives birth to its young? | Sea Horse |
14 | What is the more common name for the fish hawk? | Osprey |
15 | What type of shark was the hero of Jaws? | Great White |
16 | Which British comedy hit of the nineties has been sold to 82 countries and is also shown on 50 international airlines? | Mr Bean |
17 | What was the name of the MP played by Rik Mayall? | Alan Bstard |
18 | What firm did Reginald Perrin work for? | Sunshine Desserts |
19 | What drink did Leonard Rossiter and Joan Collins advertise? | Cinzano |
20 | Who played Mildred in George and Mildred? | Yootha Joyce |
21 | Which Oscar Winner became MP for Hampstead? | Glenda Jackson |
22 | Which MP is famous for keeping newts? | Ken Livingstone |
23 | Which ex-MP started his writing career to pay off his debts? | Jeffrey Archer |
24 | Which ex-war correspondent is now an MP? | Martin Bell |
25 | Who links Tony Blair and Warren Mitchell? | Tony Booth. |