1. What job is shared by Hugh, Pugh, Barney McGrew, Cuthbert, Dibble and Grubb?
2. The teletubbies narrowly missed out on a Christmas no. 1 slot in 1997, but who managed to take it instead?
3. Who is Emilia’s husband in the Shakespeare play Othello, who shares his name with the parrot in Aladdin?
4. Who lives down at the bottom of the garden, among the birds and the bees?
5. What is the first name of Miss Wormwood, who has recently had the book telling her story turned into a musical by Dennis Kelly and Tim Minchin?
[Warning: this question may go out of date]
6. What connects the characters Pongo, created by Dodie Smith, Clifford, created by Norman Bridwell, and Dumpling, created by Dick King-Smith?
7. In the teletubbies, what real animals appear in almost every episode?
8. Who was the female presenter of TISWAS?
9. In which movie would you hear the songs “Les Poissons”, “Poor Unfortunate Souls” and “Kiss the Girl”?
10. Which kids TV character went to No. 1 with his cover of Lou Bega’s song, Mambo Number 5?
Monday 14 November 2011
Numbers - 14/11/11
1. Usain Bolt can run 100m in 9.58 seconds, but to the nearest second, what is the fastest that a dog has ever skateboarded the same distance? (2 either way)
20 (so 18-22)
2. How many lines are there in a Shakespearean sonnet?
14
3. After yesterday’s results shows what do you get if you add the number of competitors remaining in X-Factor to the number of competitors remaining in Strictly Come Dancing?
13 (X-factor: 6; Strictly: 7)
4. How many players are there on each court for each team in a game of netball?
7
5. In predecimal currency, how many farthings were there in a shilling?
48
6. What is the letter P worth in the game of Scrabble?
3
7. How many members were there in the original S Club Juniors?
8
8. England played Spain at Wembley on Saturday, but how many goals were scored in total in that match?
1 (it was 1-0 to England)
9. How many animated films have ever won a “Best Picture” Oscar?
0
10. How many squares are there on a standard Connect-4 board?
42
20 (so 18-22)
2. How many lines are there in a Shakespearean sonnet?
14
3. After yesterday’s results shows what do you get if you add the number of competitors remaining in X-Factor to the number of competitors remaining in Strictly Come Dancing?
13 (X-factor: 6; Strictly: 7)
4. How many players are there on each court for each team in a game of netball?
7
5. In predecimal currency, how many farthings were there in a shilling?
48
6. What is the letter P worth in the game of Scrabble?
3
7. How many members were there in the original S Club Juniors?
8
8. England played Spain at Wembley on Saturday, but how many goals were scored in total in that match?
1 (it was 1-0 to England)
9. How many animated films have ever won a “Best Picture” Oscar?
0
10. How many squares are there on a standard Connect-4 board?
42
Foreign Cuisine - 14/11/11
1. Which product is named after the German for “leader of the hunt”?
Jägermeister
2. What has been banned in the Australian town of Bundanoon, despite residents of the UK consuming over 2 billion tonnes of it each year?
Bottled Water
3. What is the name of the Mexican liqueur flavoured with coffee and sometimes vanilla, used to make cocktails such as B-52 or White Russian?
Kahlua
4. What is the ingredient of the Ukrainian dish Borscht that gives it its distinctive colour?
Beetroot
5. What kind of food can be made by wrapping shari and neta in nori?
Sushi
6. From which American state does the drink Jack Daniels come from?
Tennessee
7. What kind of European meal is named after the word “lid” in the language of country where it’s most commonly eaten?
Tapas
8. What fruit is the basis of the spirit Slivovitz?
Damson/Plum
9. What kind of food would you be expect to be served in the restaurant GBK?
Burger/American cuisine
10. Which city was the original host of the annual Oktoberfest festival?
Munich
Jägermeister
2. What has been banned in the Australian town of Bundanoon, despite residents of the UK consuming over 2 billion tonnes of it each year?
Bottled Water
3. What is the name of the Mexican liqueur flavoured with coffee and sometimes vanilla, used to make cocktails such as B-52 or White Russian?
Kahlua
4. What is the ingredient of the Ukrainian dish Borscht that gives it its distinctive colour?
Beetroot
5. What kind of food can be made by wrapping shari and neta in nori?
Sushi
6. From which American state does the drink Jack Daniels come from?
Tennessee
7. What kind of European meal is named after the word “lid” in the language of country where it’s most commonly eaten?
Tapas
8. What fruit is the basis of the spirit Slivovitz?
Damson/Plum
9. What kind of food would you be expect to be served in the restaurant GBK?
Burger/American cuisine
10. Which city was the original host of the annual Oktoberfest festival?
Munich
History - 14/11/11
1. In which city was the Titanic built?
Belfast
2. What did Adlai Stevenson describe as “a person who approaches every subject with an open mouth”?
A politician
3. The movie “The Eagle” is about soldiers from which empire?
Roman
4. Abraham Lincoln was the first American president to be assassinated – but who was the second?
James Garfield
5. What was unusual about the consul Incitatus, elected between 37 and 41AD?
He was a horse
6. What are Mikado in Japan, Nawab in South Asia and Sagamore in native America?
Rulers
7. Which historical event in 1937 was the first time the BBC used an outside filming unit?
Coronation of George VI
8. Which Scottish band shares its name with the politician whose assassination provoked some of the actions of the First World War?
Franz Ferdinand
9. Today is Prince Charles’s birthday, but how old is he turning? (2 either way)
63 (so 61-65)
10. On which island was Napoleon born?
Corsica
Belfast
2. What did Adlai Stevenson describe as “a person who approaches every subject with an open mouth”?
A politician
3. The movie “The Eagle” is about soldiers from which empire?
Roman
4. Abraham Lincoln was the first American president to be assassinated – but who was the second?
James Garfield
5. What was unusual about the consul Incitatus, elected between 37 and 41AD?
He was a horse
6. What are Mikado in Japan, Nawab in South Asia and Sagamore in native America?
Rulers
7. Which historical event in 1937 was the first time the BBC used an outside filming unit?
Coronation of George VI
8. Which Scottish band shares its name with the politician whose assassination provoked some of the actions of the First World War?
Franz Ferdinand
9. Today is Prince Charles’s birthday, but how old is he turning? (2 either way)
63 (so 61-65)
10. On which island was Napoleon born?
Corsica
Monday 7 November 2011
In the News - 07/11/11
1. Which annual competition had its 60th year in London last night?
Miss World
2. What did Swedish robbers leave at the sight of their crime earlier this year that lead to their arrest and prosecution last week?
Poo
3. Why is the name Mariah Yeater in the news this week?
Claims Justin Bieber fathered her child
4. Alex Ferguson celebrated his 25th anniversary in charge of Man U this week, making him the longest serving manager of a current premiership football team – but which team is managed by the second-longest serving manager?
Arsenal (by Arsene Wenger)
5. On Friday, it’s Leonardo DiCaprio’s birthday, but how old will he be? (1 year either way)
36 (so 35-37)
6. Which London palace have the Duke and Duchess of Cambridgeshire decided to live in once the asbestos has been removed?
Kensington Palace
7. Whose album Ceremonials shot straight to number one in the album charts?
Florence and the Machine
8. What are Mark Wright from The Only Way is Essex, Dougie Poynter from McFly and hamster-eater Freddie Starr all rumoured to be doing this week?
I’m a Celebrity, Get me Out of Here
9. 12 years ago this week, which 28-year old landmark began to be demolished?
The Berlin Wall
10. Why are shops around the country going to open specially at midnight tonight?
Release of COD:MW3
Miss World
2. What did Swedish robbers leave at the sight of their crime earlier this year that lead to their arrest and prosecution last week?
Poo
3. Why is the name Mariah Yeater in the news this week?
Claims Justin Bieber fathered her child
4. Alex Ferguson celebrated his 25th anniversary in charge of Man U this week, making him the longest serving manager of a current premiership football team – but which team is managed by the second-longest serving manager?
Arsenal (by Arsene Wenger)
5. On Friday, it’s Leonardo DiCaprio’s birthday, but how old will he be? (1 year either way)
36 (so 35-37)
6. Which London palace have the Duke and Duchess of Cambridgeshire decided to live in once the asbestos has been removed?
Kensington Palace
7. Whose album Ceremonials shot straight to number one in the album charts?
Florence and the Machine
8. What are Mark Wright from The Only Way is Essex, Dougie Poynter from McFly and hamster-eater Freddie Starr all rumoured to be doing this week?
I’m a Celebrity, Get me Out of Here
9. 12 years ago this week, which 28-year old landmark began to be demolished?
The Berlin Wall
10. Why are shops around the country going to open specially at midnight tonight?
Release of COD:MW3
Connections - 07/11/11
1. The events of which Shakespeare play takes place over the shortest period of time?
Romeo and Juliet
2. Which country recently defeated the English cricket team 5-0 in a series of one day matches?
India
3. What is the first name of the Hammerstein who is part of Rogers and Hammerstein?
Oscar
4. Which famous style of dance shares its name with a soft drink marketed by Britvic?
Tango
5. What is the name of Sully’s sidekick in the Monsters Inc movie? (first name and second name)
Mike Wazowski
6. In what month would the Scots celebrate St. Andrew’s day?
November
7. Parker’s Heritage, Yamazaki and Hanky Bannister are all award-winning kinds of what?
Whiskey
8. What is the first name of Dr Frankenstein, who created the monster at the heart of the novel Frankenstein?
Victor
9. Which TV business has been managed by Charlie Edwards (played by Max Beesley) and Rebecca Mitchell (played by Tamzin Outhwaite)?
Hotel Babylon
10. What connects all of these?
Letters of the Phonetic Alphabet
Romeo and Juliet
2. Which country recently defeated the English cricket team 5-0 in a series of one day matches?
India
3. What is the first name of the Hammerstein who is part of Rogers and Hammerstein?
Oscar
4. Which famous style of dance shares its name with a soft drink marketed by Britvic?
Tango
5. What is the name of Sully’s sidekick in the Monsters Inc movie? (first name and second name)
Mike Wazowski
6. In what month would the Scots celebrate St. Andrew’s day?
November
7. Parker’s Heritage, Yamazaki and Hanky Bannister are all award-winning kinds of what?
Whiskey
8. What is the first name of Dr Frankenstein, who created the monster at the heart of the novel Frankenstein?
Victor
9. Which TV business has been managed by Charlie Edwards (played by Max Beesley) and Rebecca Mitchell (played by Tamzin Outhwaite)?
Hotel Babylon
10. What connects all of these?
Letters of the Phonetic Alphabet
Science & Nature - 07/11/11
1. Which major historic scientific event has been blamed on hayfever, constipation and suicide before a more sensibile theory was accepted by the scientific community?
Extinction of the Dinosaurs
2. What part of the body can be Arch, Loop, Double Loop or Whorl?
Fingerprint
3. What is the Scoville scale used to measure?
The heat of chillis
4. 10 degrees Celsius is what temperature in Farenheit?
50
5. If you took the chemical symbols for elements Hydrogen, Iodine, Mercury, Oxygen, Neon in order, what part of the body would you spell?
Hipbone
6. Leading physicists believe our universe is shaped like which snack food?
Donut
7. In the famous equation e = mc2. The e is energy and the m is mass, but what does the c mean?
Speed of light
8. What do the Geiger Counter, the Gatling Gun and the Rubik’s cube all have in common?
Named after their inventor
9. Which band famously released an album covered which demonstrates the process of refraction?
Pink Floyd
10. What is mathematician Andrew Wiles famous for doing?
Proving Fermat’s Last Theorem
Extinction of the Dinosaurs
2. What part of the body can be Arch, Loop, Double Loop or Whorl?
Fingerprint
3. What is the Scoville scale used to measure?
The heat of chillis
4. 10 degrees Celsius is what temperature in Farenheit?
50
5. If you took the chemical symbols for elements Hydrogen, Iodine, Mercury, Oxygen, Neon in order, what part of the body would you spell?
Hipbone
6. Leading physicists believe our universe is shaped like which snack food?
Donut
7. In the famous equation e = mc2. The e is energy and the m is mass, but what does the c mean?
Speed of light
8. What do the Geiger Counter, the Gatling Gun and the Rubik’s cube all have in common?
Named after their inventor
9. Which band famously released an album covered which demonstrates the process of refraction?
Pink Floyd
10. What is mathematician Andrew Wiles famous for doing?
Proving Fermat’s Last Theorem
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