Round One - General Ignorance 1. Which historic document was sealed by King John at Runnymede in 1215? The Magna Carta 2. Born in 1330, what nickname was given to Edward, the eldest son of King Edward III? 'The Black Prince' 3. Who opened her school for nurses in 1860? Florence Nightingale 4. In 1963, who became the first woman in space? Valentina Tereshkova 5. Which pop group formally renounced its association with the Maharishi Yogi in 1968? The Beatles
Round Two - Middle Names 6. What are the two middle names of our Queen? Alexandra & Mary 7. What was Elvis Presley's middle name? Aaron 8. Give me either of Tony Blair's middle names? Charles or Lynton 9. Which post-war US President had the middle name "Jefferson"? Bill Clinton 10. What is Paul McCartney's middle name? Paul, his 1st name is James Spare - George W Bush- what does the W stand for? Walker Prize Question - Which Film Stars Middle Name Is Tiffany? Richard Gere
Round Three - Famous Castles 11. At which castle was Prince Charles made Prince of Wales? Caernarfon 12. At which castle was Mary, Queen of Scots executed? Fotheringhay 13. Which is the biggest castle in Britain that is still in use? Windsor 14. Which castle, originally part of England’s coastal defences, was shot at by the Germans in World War II? Dover 15. Which castle is on the island of Anglesey? Beaumaris
Round Four - Around The World 16. Which mountain range includes 54 peaks over 20,000 feet in its range? Andes 17. In which Australian state would you find the Koombooloomba dam? Queensland 18. What is the Egyptian town where the temple of Karnak can be found? Luxor 19. In which European city are the ‘Pitti' and Uffizi' art galleries? Florence 20. In which country is the ancient city of Petra, a World Heritage site? Jordan
Round Five - Sports Round 21. Which heavyweight boxer is nicknamed `The Real Deal`? Evander Holyfield 22. Which sport do you play if you if you compete in the Mosconi cup? Pool 23. Which English football club used to call themselves `Garibaldi Reds` after being inspired by Guiseppe Garibaldi? Nottingham Forest 24. With which sport would you associate the Eisenhower trophy? Golf - golf trophy awarded to the winner of a biennial international amateur competition open to teams of three or four players from all nations 25. Which football team lost both the 1982 and 1986 World Cup finals? West Germany
Round Six - Telly Addicts 26. The comedy series, 'It aint half hot , mum' was set in which country? India 27. In the 'Kung Fu' TV series, who was Cain Looking for? His brother (Daniel) 28. Who was the original narrator of The Wombles? Bernard Cribbins 29. What is the name of the Football Team featured in Footballers Wives? Earls Park 30. On TV how is Hershel Krustofsky better known? Krusty The Clown
Round Seven - Movie Roles In which filmdid - 31. Julie Walters play June Edwards? Buster 32. Bruce Willis play Butch Coolidge? Pulp fiction 33. John hurt play Mr Olivander? Harry potter and the sorcerers stone 34. Julia Roberts play Anna Scott? Notting hill 35. Ben afflek play A J Frost? Armageddon
Round Eight - Ships At Sea 36. What class of ship was the Sheffield which was sunk in the Falklands conflict? Destroyer 37. What does RMS on British liners stand for? Royal Mail Ship or Royal Mail Steamer 38. The sinking of which ship by Germany in 1915 was instrumental in bringing the USA into the first world war? Lusitania 39. At the Battle of Pearl Harbour only two ships were totally lost, one was the Oklahoma, what was the other one? The Arizona 40. What signal did Vice Admiral Nelson send to all Engish ships at Trafalagar? England expects every man will do his duty
Round Nine - Connections 41. Which TV show was originally concerned with the lives of the Sugden family? Emmerdale FARM 42. Which famous London church was consecrated by King Edward the Confessor in 1065? Westminster ABBEY 43. Which group had a hit with Do You Really Want To Hurt Me? Culture CLUB 44. Whose is the most famous tomb in Canterbury Cathedral? Thomas a BECKET 45. What is the connection? Silverstone Racing Circuit
Round Ten - Food & Drink 46. In cookery what type of food is the Italian " Frittata"? Omelette 47. Which Dutch beer features a five pointed red star in it's logo? Heineken 48. Lobster Thermadore is a dish of lobster served with which type of sauce? Cheese 49. On a Spanish menu, what are gambas? Prawns 50. Which cartoon duo share their name with a cocktail of rum, brandy, nutmeg, egg and milk? Tom & Jerry Attachment: Quizerama Quiz 021-2008.txtAttachment: Joker 50Q Answer Sheet.xls
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