General Knowledge
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1. Which book of the Old Testament has the most chapters? |
Psalms |
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2. What did Oscar Wilde famously says was the “scourge of the drinking man”? |
Work |
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3. How many riders compete in a standard Speedway race? |
4 |
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4. Which actress married Paul Simon in 1983? |
Carrie Fisher |
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5. Honolulu is the capital of which US State? |
Hawaii |
Football
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1. Which club won both the League Cup and FA Cup in 1993? |
Arsenal |
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2. Which team recently ended Celtic’s 69 game unbeaten domestic run? |
Hearts |
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3. Who was the only footballer to be nominate for the 2017 BBC Sports Personality of the Year? |
Harry Kane |
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4. Who was the first player to make 400 appearances in the Premier League? |
Gary Speed |
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5. In which city was the 1994 World Cup Final held? |
Los Angeles |
Money Money Money
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1. Who plays Nick Leeson in the film “Rouge Trader” telling the tale of the fall of Barings Bank? |
Ewan McGregor |
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2. Which British coin was first issued in 1982? |
20p |
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3. How many US Cents are there in a Nickel? |
5 |
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4. What do the initials HSBC stand for? |
Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation |
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5. In a standard UK version of Monopoly, what colour is the £50 note? |
White |
We Don’t Need No Education
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1. What does the acronym OFSTED stand for? |
Office for Standards in Education |
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2. In which TV sitcom does Rudge Park Comprehensive School and Sixth Form feature? |
The Inbetweeners |
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3. Which Greek Philosopher was a tutor to Alexander the Great? |
Aristotle |
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4. Which Ivy League University is found in the state of Connecticut? |
Yale |
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5. Who plays Miss Trunchbull in the movie version of the Roald Dhal book Matilda? |
Pam Ferris |
TV
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1. What was the name of the hoppy rabbit in The Magic Roundabout? |
Dylan |
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2. Grace and Favour was a spin off from which famous UK sitcom? |
Are You Being Served |
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3. Karl Howman played a painter and decorator in which 1980s sitcom? |
Brush Strokes |
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4. What is the title of the BBC Sitcom in which David Mitchell plays William Shakespeare? |
Upstart Crow |
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5. How many Eggheads appear on each episode of the popular BBC 2 quiz show? |
5 |
Games
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1. How many wedges must you collect to win a game of Trivial Pursuit? |
6 |
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2. What table top game is named after a type of falcon? |
Subbuteo |
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3. What game is described as “the saddle stacking game with the moody mule”? |
Buckaroo |
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4. Dr Orchid is the latest character to be added to which popular board game? |
Cluedo |
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5. In a game of Scrabble….if you were the first player and played the word Zoo, how many points would you score? |
24 (10 for Z, 1 each for the O) – But the first player’s score is doubled |
1 Question 5 Answers
Q: Name the 5 countries to have won the Eurovision Song Contest whose name in English begins either with the letter “A” or the Letter “I”
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1. Azerbaijan |
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2. Austria |
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3. Ireland |
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4. Italy |
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5. Israel |
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Connection
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1. Sake is a Japanese wine made from fermenting what? |
Rice |
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2. What is the most populous city in the US State of Texas? |
Houston |
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3. Born in 1964, which American singer-songwriter is best known for her hits “Fast Car” and “Give Me One More Reason”? |
Tracy Chapman |
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4. Who wrote the famous novels “Brighton Rock”, “The Power and the Glory” and “Our Man in Havana”? |
Graham Greene |
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5. What is the connection between the above answers? |
Arsenal Managers (Pat Rice, Stewart Houston, Herbert Chapman, George Graham) |