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
Monday, 7 November 2011
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
Sport & Games - 07/11/11
1. Which two international teams will England be playing in football friendlies next week? (half a point for each)
Spain; Sweden
2. In which game would you hear the terms “Squidger”, “Squop”, “Boondock” and “Gromp”?
Tiddlywinks
3. How many balls are there on a table at the start of a game of snooker?
22 (15 red, one of each colour and the cue ball)
4. Which board game has the tagline “The game that ties you in knots”?
Twister
5. Which famous sportsman provides the voice of the CBeebies character Underground Ernie?
Gary Linekar
6. What connects John Henry, Bret Hanover and Dan Patch?
All racehorses
7. In the American version of the game Monopoly, what is the most expensive property?
Pennsylvania Avenue
8. Which celebrity chef is the majority shareholder at Norwich City Football Club?
Delia Smith
9. In the game of Cluedo, whose murder are you trying to solve?
Dr. Black
10. In bowling, what is a turkey?
3 consecutive strikes
Spain; Sweden
2. In which game would you hear the terms “Squidger”, “Squop”, “Boondock” and “Gromp”?
Tiddlywinks
3. How many balls are there on a table at the start of a game of snooker?
22 (15 red, one of each colour and the cue ball)
4. Which board game has the tagline “The game that ties you in knots”?
Twister
5. Which famous sportsman provides the voice of the CBeebies character Underground Ernie?
Gary Linekar
6. What connects John Henry, Bret Hanover and Dan Patch?
All racehorses
7. In the American version of the game Monopoly, what is the most expensive property?
Pennsylvania Avenue
8. Which celebrity chef is the majority shareholder at Norwich City Football Club?
Delia Smith
9. In the game of Cluedo, whose murder are you trying to solve?
Dr. Black
10. In bowling, what is a turkey?
3 consecutive strikes
Monday, 31 October 2011
Witches - 31/10/11
1. In some ancient witching recipes, they ask you to stir the pot widdershins – what does that mean?
Anti-clockwise
2. In which state is Salem, where the famous witch trials took place?
Massachusetts
3. In which decade was the last person to be imprisoned in Britain for being a witch?
1940s (1944)
4. According to the book and stage musical Wicked, what is the name of the Wicked Witch of the East – the sister of the main character Elpheba?
Nessa/Nessarose
5. In the Steeleye Span song, who is the ugliest in the north country?
Alison (Gross)
6. Which book by Arthur Miller used the Salem witch trials to commentate on 1950’s American culture?
The Crucible
7. Which historical figure, accused of being a witch, was nicknamed the Maid of Orleans?
Joan of Arc
8. Introduced in the Harry Potter books, if a witch is a mudblood, what does that mean?
Her parents are muggles/non-witches
9. Who sang the song Witchy Woman originally?
The Eagles
10. Which Shakespeare play opens with three witches atop a heath asking “When shall we three meet again?”
Macbeth
Anti-clockwise
2. In which state is Salem, where the famous witch trials took place?
Massachusetts
3. In which decade was the last person to be imprisoned in Britain for being a witch?
1940s (1944)
4. According to the book and stage musical Wicked, what is the name of the Wicked Witch of the East – the sister of the main character Elpheba?
Nessa/Nessarose
5. In the Steeleye Span song, who is the ugliest in the north country?
Alison (Gross)
6. Which book by Arthur Miller used the Salem witch trials to commentate on 1950’s American culture?
The Crucible
7. Which historical figure, accused of being a witch, was nicknamed the Maid of Orleans?
Joan of Arc
8. Introduced in the Harry Potter books, if a witch is a mudblood, what does that mean?
Her parents are muggles/non-witches
9. Who sang the song Witchy Woman originally?
The Eagles
10. Which Shakespeare play opens with three witches atop a heath asking “When shall we three meet again?”
Macbeth
Connections - 31/10/11
1. What disease did Marilyn Monroe, Enrique Iglesias and Margaret Thatcher all reportedly suffer from?
Insomnia
2. Who took the Christmas No. 1 slot in 2009?
Rage against the Machine
3. What name is given to the individual rectangular textboxes that make up a spreadsheet?
Cell
4. Who is Frank Lampard’s fiancée?
Christine Bleakley
5. Which first name connects Fisher, the actress who played Prinecss Leia in the original Star Wars triology, and Bradshaw, the main character in Sex and the City?
Carrie
6. Which famous geyser was the first in Yellowstone National Park to receive its name?
Old Faithful
7. Which letter is represented in the NATO phonetic alphabet by the name of a month?
N
8. Which Maroon 5 song includes the lyrics “And there ain't nobody who can comfort me, oh yeah. Why won't you answer me? The silence is slowly killing me, oh yeah?”
Misery
9. What is 44 times 32?
1408
10. What connects these?
Stephen King works
Insomnia
2. Who took the Christmas No. 1 slot in 2009?
Rage against the Machine
3. What name is given to the individual rectangular textboxes that make up a spreadsheet?
Cell
4. Who is Frank Lampard’s fiancée?
Christine Bleakley
5. Which first name connects Fisher, the actress who played Prinecss Leia in the original Star Wars triology, and Bradshaw, the main character in Sex and the City?
Carrie
6. Which famous geyser was the first in Yellowstone National Park to receive its name?
Old Faithful
7. Which letter is represented in the NATO phonetic alphabet by the name of a month?
N
8. Which Maroon 5 song includes the lyrics “And there ain't nobody who can comfort me, oh yeah. Why won't you answer me? The silence is slowly killing me, oh yeah?”
Misery
9. What is 44 times 32?
1408
10. What connects these?
Stephen King works
Literary Monsters - 31/10/11
1. Which book is subtitled “The Modern Prometheseus”?
Frankenstein
2. In which epic would you find the monster “Grendel”?
Beowulf
3. In the Roald Dahl book, what to do the witches try to transform all the children into?
Mice
4. Which writer, as well as his more famous poems, write the short stores “The Telltale Heart,” “The masque of the Red Death,” and “The Pit and the Pendulum”?
Edgar Allen Poe
5. Which horror book, made into a 1990 film, features the character Pennywise the Dancing Clown?
It
6. Which character in literature sacrificed himself to defeat the Balrog?
Gandalf (the Grey)
7. Which science fiction author created the monster Cthulu?
HP Lovecraft
8. Complete the title of the novel by Seth Grahame-Smith: Pride, Prejudice and WHAT?
Zombies
9. What connects Darren Shan, Bella Swann and Lady Margalotta?
All vampires
10. Which monster has “terrible tusks and terrible claws and terrible teeth in his terrible jaws”?
The Gruffalo
Frankenstein
2. In which epic would you find the monster “Grendel”?
Beowulf
3. In the Roald Dahl book, what to do the witches try to transform all the children into?
Mice
4. Which writer, as well as his more famous poems, write the short stores “The Telltale Heart,” “The masque of the Red Death,” and “The Pit and the Pendulum”?
Edgar Allen Poe
5. Which horror book, made into a 1990 film, features the character Pennywise the Dancing Clown?
It
6. Which character in literature sacrificed himself to defeat the Balrog?
Gandalf (the Grey)
7. Which science fiction author created the monster Cthulu?
HP Lovecraft
8. Complete the title of the novel by Seth Grahame-Smith: Pride, Prejudice and WHAT?
Zombies
9. What connects Darren Shan, Bella Swann and Lady Margalotta?
All vampires
10. Which monster has “terrible tusks and terrible claws and terrible teeth in his terrible jaws”?
The Gruffalo
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