November 24th 1997

TV, Capital Cities, Food, Weights and Measures

1 What’s the name of Bart Simpson’s youngest sister?  
2 In Dad’s Army, what was the name of the character played by Bill Pertwee?  
3 What’s the name of the Captain of the USS Voyager?  
4 In which year did BBC2 start?  
5 What was the name of the DJ played by Lenny Henry?  
6 What was the name of the 60’s TV Soap set in a woman’s magazine?  
7 Talking of the soaps, name the families in Soap?  
8 What TV Game show is returning over Christmas with Lily Savage as the presenter?  
9 Which character did Howard Keel play in Dallas?  
10 Which Coronation Street character died of electrocution, mending a hair-dryer?  
11 What’s the capital of Colombia?  
12 Kiev is the capital of which country?  
13 What’s the capital of Iceland?  
14 Pyongyang is the capital of which country?  
15 Which country’s capital shares the name with a now obsolete British jet bomber?  
16 What are the main ingredients of Vichysoisse soup?  
17 What traditionally forms the covering of a haggis?  
18 What is the main constituent of Guacamole?  
19 Name one of the two dishes named after an opera singer?  
20 What are Pontefract cakes made from?  
21 How many yards in a chain?  
22 A furlong is how many chains?  
23 In which trade are points – each one 1/72 in. a measure?  
24 How many acres to the square mile?  
25 What is bigger 1 litre or 2 pints?  

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Round 2

Songs from the Musicals, Comic Strips, News and Sport, Famous Dates

1 From which musical does the song ‘You’ll never walk alone’ come?  
2 "Oh what a beautiful morning" comes from which musical?  
3 From which musical does the song "Maria" come?  
4 "If I were a rich man" comes from which musical?  
5 What was the most memorable song to come from "The Music Man"?  
6 In which kids comic strip would you have found Snitchy and Snatchy and Aunt Matilda?  
7 What’s the name of Andy Capp’s drinking companion?  
8 What’s the name of Boot’s owner in the Perishers?  
9 What was the name of the Indian boy in the Beano?  
10 What’s the name of Desperate Dan’s aunt, who provides him with cow pies – but not since BSE?  
11 3 businessmen last week took the world record for an expensive meal, when they spent how much on it?  
12 Who is celebrating her 38th birthday with a little plastic surgery?  
13 Which team are languishing at the bottom of the Nationwide 3rd division?  
14 Work has just started on the next phase of Metrolink – it goes from Salford Quays to where?  
15 What new musical instrument was used at a concert at the Bridgewater hall on Sunday afternoon?  
16 Paula Yates is allegedly the daughter of who?  
17 Who helped Terry Wogan present Children in Need last week?  
18 The president of Egypt went to Luxor last week after the killings there. Who is he?  
19 Which British trained horse won the Japan Cup on Saturday?  
20 Who is sponsoring this week’s RAC Rally?  
21 On which date was President Kennedy killed?  
22 In which year did Columbus discover America?  
23 In which year was Everest first climbed?  
24 Shakespeare’s birthday and St Georges day are on the same date – which?  
25 In which year did Napoleon retreat from Moscow?  

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