October 13th 1997
General Knowledge/Current Events
1 | Who was Italys goalkeeper during an overhyped football match at the weekend? | |
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? | |
3 | What nationality is golfer Vijay Singh who won at Wentworth last week? | |
4 | Which movie superstar was born in 'UFO country' ie Roswell, New Mexico? | |
5 | Who apparently needed to buy some new socks last week? | |
6 | Whose cat is called Socks? | |
7 | What is the Queens birthsign? | |
8 | Who was the British astronaut who came back a day late last week? | |
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? | |
10 | What is on the other side of Elton Johns Candle in the Wind 97? | |
11 | Is a TIKTIRI a) A snake-charmers pipe, b) A Sikh dagger, c) A palace in Istanbul, or d) An Egyptian Hookah? | |
12 | What are Thistle, Ninian, Beryl and Piper? | |
13 | Which 70/80s supergroup were originally called Hotlegs? | |
14 | Apart from pimps, who will now benefit from prostitution? | |
15 | Where would you see Richard Richard and Edward Hitler? | |
16 | What was the first program to be shown on Channel 4? | |
17 | Name the people who are said to become the Richard and Judy of Breakfast radio? | |
18 | Which team surprisingly won the bronze medal at the 1992 Olympics for soccer? | |
19 | What car does James Bond drive in Goldeneye? | |
20 | What were the names of the hecklers in the Muppet Show? | |
21 | According to the new souvenir World Cup Monopoly game, which team has Mayfairs position and which Old Kent Road? | |
22 | What is Supermans real name ? Not Clark Kents! | |
23 | Whats the proper name for the kneecap? | |
24 | What is the worlds most expensive spice? | |
25 | To which country did Indonesia once belong? |
Round 2
Lyrics, Fishes, TV Comedy and MPs.
1 | From which song do the following
lyrics come? Maybe tomorrow a new romance - |
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2 | She gets up and pours herself a strong one And stares out at the stars up in the sky | |
3 | And the old man playing chinese checkers by the tree | |
4 | All your kisses still taste sweet I hate that sadness in your eyes | |
5 | I've lived to be The very best I want it all No time for less | |
6 | Hey girl what you're doing down there | |
7 | You think my love's nowhere You think I just don't care Are you kidding baby? | |
8 | You can tell your ma I moved to Arkansas You can tell your dog to bite my leg | |
9 | And Harry doesn't mind if he
doesn't make the scene He's got a daytime job he's doing alright |
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10 | Some days it don't come easy Some days it don't come hard Some days it don't come at all | |
11 | What creature uses ink as a defence mechanism? | |
12 | What is the biggest fish? | |
13 | What male sea creature apparently gives birth to its young? | |
14 | What is the more common name for the fish hawk? | |
15 | What type of shark was the hero of Jaws? | |
16 | Which British comedy hit of the nineties has been sold to 82 countries and is also shown on 50 international airlines? | |
17 | What was the name of the MP played by Rik Mayall? | |
18 | What firm did Reginald Perrin work for? | |
19 | What drink did Leonard Rossiter and Joan Collins advertise? | |
20 | Who played Mildred in George and Mildred? | |
21 | Which Oscar Winner became MP for Hampstead? | |
22 | Which MP is famous for keeping newts? | |
23 | Which ex-MP started his writing career to pay off his debts? | |
24 | Which ex-war correspondent is now an MP? | |
25 | Who links Tony Blair and Warren Mitchell? |