Saturday, 19 January 2008

Cats

  1. Which pantomime cat fought King Rat?
  2. Who was Pixie & Dixie's nemesis?
  3. Who was the villainous tiger in The Jungle Book?
  4. Name the cat in Hong Kong Phooey?
  5. In which Disney film does Thomas O'Malley appear?

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Friday, 18 January 2008

Sport

  1. Which snooker player made the first televised 147 break?
  2. Who is the only player to complete a 9 dart finish in the BDO World Championship?
  3. Who skippered the British Womens Curling team to the gold medal in the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City?
  4. Which rugby league star had the nickname "Chariots" in the UK and "Great Balls" in Australia?
  5. Who was the first bowler to take 500 wickets in test match cricket?

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Wednesday, 16 January 2008

Music

  1. Who fronted progressive rock band Yes before forming a duo with Vangeils?
  2. Who wrote Eine Kleine Nachtmusik?
  3. In 2007, which band released their album online asking people to pay what they thought it was worth?
  4. Who wrote Octopuses Garden?
  5. Which 1980s band was fronted by Carol Decker?
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Tuesday, 15 January 2008

Movies

  1. Who played Cool Hand Luke in the film of the same name?
  2. Which Sex in the City actress played a vulcan in Star Trek IV
  3. Which British actor, more famous for a television role, played Captain Edward John Smith in Titanic?
  4. Which was Marilyn Monroe's last film?
  5. Who played Billy Liar in the 1963 film of the same name?
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Monday, 14 January 2008

Books

  1. Who created Inspector Rebus?
  2. Name Dickens unfinished novel.
  3. In which novel do the characters Elizabeth Bennet and Mr Darcy appear?
  4. Name the second book in the trilogy Lord of the Rings.
  5. Who penned the Grapes of Wrath?
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Friday, 11 January 2008

TV

  1. Who plays Inspector Morse's side kick Lewis?
  2. From which city was 80s pop music show The Tube broadcast?
  3. Name the two presenters of Master Chef Goes Large!
  4. Which former Blue Peter presenter is Sophie Ellis Bextor's mother?
  5. Who was the original presenter of University Challenge?
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Thursday, 10 January 2008

Kings & Queens

  1. Which Richard was Richard the Lion heart?
  2. Which George was known as "Farmer George"?
  3. Which Mary was "Bloody Mary"?
  4. Which Charles was "The Merry Monarch"?
  5. Who was known as William the Bastard?
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Wednesday, 9 January 2008

Points of Great Britain

Five questions on British Geography. The first four are a group; name the northern most, southern most, eastern most and western most points in Great Britain (the mainland)
  1. Northerly
  2. Southerly
  3. Easterly
  4. Westerly
  5. In which county would you find the place in Great Britain that is furthest from the sea?
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Tuesday, 8 January 2008

Scottish Football Club Names

A number of Scottish football clubs have names that do not reveal the town or city from which they originate. Can you name the home town/city of these clubs?
  1. Hibernian
  2. Queen of the South
  3. Raith Rovers
  4. St. Johnstone
  5. St. Mirren
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