Friday, September 29, 2006
1. How many players on a Rugby League team?
2. Who did Colonel von Stauffen plot to assassinate in 1944?
3. The Bill Bryson travelogue Notes from a Small Island is about which country?
4. Traditionally, athletes from which country lead the parade at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games?
5. Which punk band was the subject of the film The Filth & The Fury?
2. Who did Colonel von Stauffen plot to assassinate in 1944?
3. The Bill Bryson travelogue Notes from a Small Island is about which country?
4. Traditionally, athletes from which country lead the parade at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games?
5. Which punk band was the subject of the film The Filth & The Fury?
Thursday, September 28, 2006
1. About which queen did Shakespeare write these words: "Age cannot wither her, nor custom stale her infinite variety"?
2. Whose gang included Chooch, Brain, Fancy and Benny the Ball?
3. To which island group does Herm belong?
4. A campanile is a tower usually constucted to house what?
5. Which Teletubby rides a scooter?
2. Whose gang included Chooch, Brain, Fancy and Benny the Ball?
3. To which island group does Herm belong?
4. A campanile is a tower usually constucted to house what?
5. Which Teletubby rides a scooter?
Wednesday, September 27, 2006
1. In which European country is the resort of Antibes?
2. Which band had a 1985 hit with The Power of Love, which featured on the soundtrack of the Michael J Fox movie Back to the Future?
3. The male and female of which animal are properly called Jack and Jenny?
4. What name is given to a first-year student at an American university?
5. Mork and Mindy was a spin-off from which long-running sitcom?
2. Which band had a 1985 hit with The Power of Love, which featured on the soundtrack of the Michael J Fox movie Back to the Future?
3. The male and female of which animal are properly called Jack and Jenny?
4. What name is given to a first-year student at an American university?
5. Mork and Mindy was a spin-off from which long-running sitcom?
Tuesday, September 26, 2006
1. What does the organisation Gideons International usually leave in hotel rooms?
2. According to the proverb. what is the sincerest form of flattery?
3. What is the unit of measurement which describes the loudness of sound?
4. Marti Pellow was the lead singer of which Scottish band?
5. How many films were made in the Rocky series starring Sylvester Stallone?
2. According to the proverb. what is the sincerest form of flattery?
3. What is the unit of measurement which describes the loudness of sound?
4. Marti Pellow was the lead singer of which Scottish band?
5. How many films were made in the Rocky series starring Sylvester Stallone?
Monday, September 25, 2006
1. Which fictional pirate was captain of the Jolly Roger?
2. In the Winter Olympics, what two activities make up the biathlon?
3. Of which country is Budapest the capital?
4. Which two actors cross-dressed in the 1959 movie Some Like It Hot?
5. In the animal kingdom, 'simba' is the Swahili word for which wild creature?
2. In the Winter Olympics, what two activities make up the biathlon?
3. Of which country is Budapest the capital?
4. Which two actors cross-dressed in the 1959 movie Some Like It Hot?
5. In the animal kingdom, 'simba' is the Swahili word for which wild creature?
Friday, September 22, 2006
1. In which city was Tony Blair born?
2. Who released the 1966 album Blonde on Blonde?
3. What is the more commonly used name for the visual defect Daltonism?
4. Which was the third channel to start broadcasting in Britain?
5. Which European country abolished its monarchy after a 1946 referendum?
2. Who released the 1966 album Blonde on Blonde?
3. What is the more commonly used name for the visual defect Daltonism?
4. Which was the third channel to start broadcasting in Britain?
5. Which European country abolished its monarchy after a 1946 referendum?
Thursday, September 21, 2006
1. Ailurophobia is the fear of which domestic animal?
2. Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy author Douglas Adams was the first person in the UK to purchase a personal computer manufactured by which company?
3. Which British author is about to be portrayed on film by the American actress Renee Zellweger?
4. Richard O'Brien and Ed TudorPole were both presenters of which Channel 4 game show?
5. What is the specific link between James Dean, Grace Kelly and Marc Bolan?
2. Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy author Douglas Adams was the first person in the UK to purchase a personal computer manufactured by which company?
3. Which British author is about to be portrayed on film by the American actress Renee Zellweger?
4. Richard O'Brien and Ed TudorPole were both presenters of which Channel 4 game show?
5. What is the specific link between James Dean, Grace Kelly and Marc Bolan?
Wednesday, September 20, 2006
1. During the Second World War, due to a shortage of metal what were Oscar statuettes made of?
2. Which Oscar-winner directed one of the first ever Colombo adventures starring Peter Falk?
3. Why was Pope Pius IX technically a better pope than his predecessor Gregory XVI?
4. What kind of stage variety act takes its name from the Latin for "speaking from the belly"?
5. How many players on a women's lacrosse team?
2. Which Oscar-winner directed one of the first ever Colombo adventures starring Peter Falk?
3. Why was Pope Pius IX technically a better pope than his predecessor Gregory XVI?
4. What kind of stage variety act takes its name from the Latin for "speaking from the belly"?
5. How many players on a women's lacrosse team?
Tuesday, September 19, 2006
Here, have some more questions.
1. To which animal family do the badger and the wolverine belong?
2. On Saturday evening television, which fictional village was the location of Noel's House party?
3. With which band did Paul Weller achieve his first UK number one single?
4. By which name was Shirley Crabtree better known in the wrestling ring?
5. Which comic features the exploits of Roger the Dodger and Minnie the Minx?
2. On Saturday evening television, which fictional village was the location of Noel's House party?
3. With which band did Paul Weller achieve his first UK number one single?
4. By which name was Shirley Crabtree better known in the wrestling ring?
5. Which comic features the exploits of Roger the Dodger and Minnie the Minx?
Monday, September 18, 2006
Happy Monday
1. The Bay of Pigs incident was a 1961 US-backed attempted invasion of which of the Antilles?
2. What is Tony Blair's full name (including middle names)?
3. What was the name adopted by the Irish singer Sinead O'Connor when she was "ordained" as a priest?
4. Musically, what was the surname of Chicogo brothers Jake and Elwood?
5. Which chemical element has the atomic number 4 and is represented by the symbol Be?
2. What is Tony Blair's full name (including middle names)?
3. What was the name adopted by the Irish singer Sinead O'Connor when she was "ordained" as a priest?
4. Musically, what was the surname of Chicogo brothers Jake and Elwood?
5. Which chemical element has the atomic number 4 and is represented by the symbol Be?
Friday, September 15, 2006
I know they're not too difficult...
...but stop whining, I'm saving the toughies.
1. Chiromancy is an alternative name for what form of fortune telling?
2. What were the first names of the Charlton brothers who were part of the World Cup winning England side in 1966?
3. What is the most commonly spoken and most commonly written word in the English language?
4. "Any Dream Will Do", released as a single by former Neighbours star Jason Donovan, is taken from which Lloyd Webber stage musical?
5. Hokkaido, Honshu and Shikoku are the main islands making up which country?
1. Chiromancy is an alternative name for what form of fortune telling?
2. What were the first names of the Charlton brothers who were part of the World Cup winning England side in 1966?
3. What is the most commonly spoken and most commonly written word in the English language?
4. "Any Dream Will Do", released as a single by former Neighbours star Jason Donovan, is taken from which Lloyd Webber stage musical?
5. Hokkaido, Honshu and Shikoku are the main islands making up which country?
Thursday, September 14, 2006
And we're back
Alright, you win. Here are some questions. I'm taking the pressure off; only 5 a day for the foreseeable future (like fruit and veg).
1. In which movie is the Statue of Liberty brought to life using pink slime and a cassette of Jackie Wilson?
2. By population, which country is the largest Islamic state in the world?
3. Which rock group released the albums Sheer Heart Attack and Innuendo?
4. Which Grand Slam tennis championship was first held in 1877?
5. In ancient myth, who was the better known sister of Euryale and Sthena?
1. In which movie is the Statue of Liberty brought to life using pink slime and a cassette of Jackie Wilson?
2. By population, which country is the largest Islamic state in the world?
3. Which rock group released the albums Sheer Heart Attack and Innuendo?
4. Which Grand Slam tennis championship was first held in 1877?
5. In ancient myth, who was the better known sister of Euryale and Sthena?
