Round 1 - News of the Week 1. Denmark won the Eurovision Song

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Round 1 - News of the Week

1. Denmark won the Eurovision Song Contest, but which country came second?

AZERBAIJAN

2. A guitar once played by which band has sold for £269,000 at auction in New York?

THE BEATLES

3. Which company is set to buy blogging service Tumblr for $1.1bn? YAHOO

4. The father of which sporting brothers has been charged this week with sexual assault? THE NEVILLES (GARY AND PHIL)

5. Who achieved his first UK number 1 album for 34 years? ROD STEWART

6. Which football stadium was mistakenly thought to be on fire after a photo was shared on Twitter? RICOH ARENA

7. Over 20 people were confirmed dead after a tornado tore through which US city?

OKLAHOMA CITY

8. Which of last year’s X Factor judges will not be returning to the show this year?

TULISA

9. In which London district was a man murdered in a suspected terrorist attack?

WOOLWICH

10. Which film is currently top of the UK Box Office? FAST AND THE FURIOUS 6

Round 2 - Entertainment

1. Adam Monroe and Matt Parkman are characters in which TV series? HEROES

2. Which 1985 film had the tagline “He’s the only kid ever to get into trouble before he was born”? BACK TO THE FUTURE

3. Whose 2010 debut album is called Lights? ELLIE GOULDING

4. Who voices the female hyena in 'The Lion King?' WHOOPI GOLDBERG

5. What is the name of the monkey in 'Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black

Pearl?' JACK

6. Who was the lead star in 1952 film Singin in the Rain? GENE KELLY

7. Who sang the song 'Beautiful Stranger,' which was featured in the second Austin

Powers movie? MADONNA

8. Which band comprises vocalist Tom Chaplin, pianist Tim Rice-Oxley and drummer

Richard Hughes? KEANE

9. Which Star Wars role was played by the 7'3'' Peter Mayhew? CHEWBACCA

10. Who originally performed the song “Knockin on Heaven’s Door”? BOB DYLAN

Round 3 - Music

1. That summer seem to last forever - Bryan Adams - Summer of 69

2. That no-one could climb it - Labrinth - Beneath Your Beautiful

3. And we’ll never lose this connection - Olly Murs - Army of Two

4. And to him I just can’t be true - Rihanna - Unfaithful

5. And he’s gotta be fresh from the fight - Bonnie Tyler - Holding Out For a Hero

6. We can live like Jack and Sally if we want - Blink 182 - I Miss You

7. And my stomach is sick - The Killers - Mr Brightside

8. And now she’s looking for a downtown man - Westlife - Uptown Girl

9. I’ve drowned and dreamt this moment - Adele - Skyfall

10. Here I am out on my own again - B-Witched - Blame it on the Weatherman

Round 4 - Science and History

1. What name was given to the magnetic radiation belts around the Earth discovered by the first US satellite? VAN ALLEN BELTS

2. In which year did the Titanic sink? 1912

3. The signing of which document signalled the end of World War I? TREATY OF

VERSAILLES

4. Sir Charles Barry (23 May 1795 – 12 May 1860) designed which iconic British building? PALACE OF WESTMINSTER (HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT)

5. Which basic elementary particles were named after a line in the book 'Finnegans

Wake?' QUARKS

6. The town of Battle in East Sussex was the site of which historical event? BATTLE OF

HASTINGS

7. Which planet has 27 moons which are mostly named after Shakespeare characters?

URANUS

8. Which geological fault caused the San Francisco earthquake in 1906? SAN

ANDREAS FAULT

9. Which drug is named after the Greek God of Dreams? MORPHINE

10. In 1422, who became King of England at the age of only 9 months? HENRY VI

Round 5 - Sport

1. True or False - The 10 goals scored in Man Utd’s draw with West Brom made it the highest scoring match in Premier League history? FALSE (7-4 is the highest)

2. Which cricketer has taken the most Test wickets for England? IAN BOTHAM

3. Which Formula 1 team has won the World Constructors championship the most times? FERRARI

4. Jonny Wilkinson currently plays for which French rugby club? TOULON

5. Who is the current holder of the Darts Premier League Title? MICHAEL VAN

GERWEN

6. Tennis world number 1 Novak Djokovic hails from which country? SERBIA

7. Who was England’s cricket captain during their 2005 series win over Australia?

MICHAEL VAUGHAN

8. In football, England’s only penalty shootout success came at Euro 96 against which country? SPAIN

9. Who was the last British winner of the Formula 1 British Grand Prix? LEWIS

HAMILTON

10. Steve Backley is a former world record holder in which track and field event?

JAVELIN

Round 6 - Picture

People who were born in the UK

1. Bradley Wiggins - NO (Belgium)

2. Greg Rusedski - NO (Canada)

3. Jessica Ennis - YES

4. Emma Watson - NO (Paris)

5. Freddie Mercury - NO (Zanzibar)

6. Ryan Giggs - YES

7. Nick Clegg - YES

8. Kevin Pietersen - NO (South Africa)

9. Mo Farah - NO (Somalia)

10. Daniel Radcliffe - YES

11. David Haye - YES

12. Eddie Izzard - NO (Yemen)

13. Alastair Cook - YES

14. Jack Whitehall - YES

15. Cliff Richard - NO (India)

16. Jimmy Carr - YES

17. Ed Miliband - YES

18. Viggo Mortensen - NO (Manhattan)

19. Gwyneth Paltrow - NO (Los Angeles)

20. Bonnie Tyler - YES

ANSWERS: 3 6 7 10 11 13 14 16 17 20

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