ROUND ONE General knowledge

  1. What colour can go before ball, bean, bear, belt, berry and bird to make seven new words or phrases? BLACK
  2. Name the year: the Hale-Boppcomet makes its closest approach to Earth, James Cameron’s film ‘Titanic’ is released, Tony Blair becomes British Prime Minister and Diana, Princess of Wales dies in a car crash. 1997
  3. The only countries in the world whose names begin with the letter Z (for zulu) are part of which continent? Africa
  4. Name the largest active volcano in Europe? Mount Etna is on Sicily
  5. Who wrote the plays ‘Educating Rita’ ‘Shirley Valentine’ and ‘Blood Brothers’? Wily Russell
  6. Swede Elin Nordegren is the ex-wife of which sports superstar? Tiger Woods
  7. Where in the human body would you find the patella? Knee (knee cap) or leg
  8. Brisbane is the capital city of which Australian state? Queensland (currently in the news underwater!)
  9. Computers: ‘iq’ are the country code top level domain letters for which country? Iraq
  10. The TV series ‘Frasier’ is set in which U. S. state? Seattle, Washington

ROUND THREE – NUMBERS – 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

  1. Up to 2010, how many Harry Potter books have been published? SEVEN
  2. How many single Grand Slam tournaments were won by English tennis player Sue Barker? ONE (French 76)
  3. How many U. S. states have the word ‘New’ in their title? FOUR Hampshire, Jersey, Mexico, York
  4. How many wedges complete a playing piece in a game of Trivial Pursuit? SIX
  5. Huit is the French word for which number? EIGHT
  6. Up to 2010, how many times has Brazil have won the F. I. F. A. World Cup. FIVE 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002
  7. How many letters are chosen in a word game in Channel Four’s ‘Countdown’? NINE
  8. How many ‘Little Indians’ were there in the title of a novel by Agatha Christie? TEN
  9. In football, how many goals make up a hat trick? THREE
  10. How many symbols are used in the binary system? TWO (0 and 1)

ROUND FIVE – DOUBLES – Two answers per question

  1. Entertainment: Name the first names of the comedians Morecambe and Wise. Eric and Ernie
  2. Education: Name the two universities based in the city of Dundee. Universities of Dundee and Abertay
  3. Scotland: Which two main rivers are associated with Aberdeen? Rivers Dee and Don
  4. International vehicle registration letters: Name the only two European countries whose international vehicle registration letters start with the letter D for delta. D is Germany and DK is Denmark
  5. Sport: As of 2010, name the two Scottish stadia larger in seating capacity than Hampden Park (52, 063). Celtic Park (Parkhead) (60, 832) and Murrayfield (67, 800) (Ibrox has only 51, 082)
  6. NATO alphabet: What are the first two male Christian names that appear alphabetically in the NATO phonetic alphabet? Charlie and Mike
  7. History: Henry VIII of England was alive during which two centuries? Fifteenth and sixteenth (1491 – 1547)
  8. Film: Name Steven Spielberg’s first two films to win Best Director Oscar. Schindler’s List (1993) and Saving Private Ryan (1998)
  9. Literature: Name the two books of the Old Testament named after women. Ruth and Esther
  10. England: Name the only two English cities to begin with the letter E for echo. Ely and Exeter

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