Round 1 - News of the Week Questions
1. Denmark won the Eurovision Song Contest, but which country came second?
2. A guitar once played by which band has sold for £269,000 at auction in New
York?
3. Which company is set to buy blogging service Tumblr for $1.1bn?
4. The father of which sporting brothers has been charged this week with sexual
assault?
5. Who achieved his first UK number 1 album for 34 years?
6. Which football stadium was mistakenly thought to be on fire after a photo was
shared on Twitter?
7. Over 20 people were confirmed dead after a tornado tore through which US city?
8. Which of last year’s X Factor judges will not be returning to the show this year?
9. In which London district was a man murdered in a suspected terrorist attack?
10. Which film is currently top of the UK Box Office?
Round 2 - Entertainment
1. Adam Monroe and Matt Parkman are characters in which TV series?
2. Which 1985 film had the tagline “He’s the only kid ever to get into trouble before
he was born”?
3. Whose 2010 debut album is called Lights?
4. Who voices the female hyena in 'The Lion King?'
5. What is the name of the monkey in 'Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black
Pearl?'
6. Who was the lead star in 1952 film Singin in the Rain?
7. Who sang the song 'Beautiful Stranger,' which was featured in the second Austin
Powers movie?
8. Which band comprises vocalist Tom Chaplin, pianist Tim Rice-Oxley and drummer
Richard Hughes?
9. Which Star Wars role was played by the 7'3'' Peter Mayhew?
10. Who originally performed the song “Knockin on Heaven’s Door”?
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?
2. In which year did the Titanic sink?
3. The signing of which document signalled the end of World War I?
4. Sir Charles Barry (23 May 1795 – 12 May 1860) designed which iconic British
building?
5. Which basic elementary particles were named after a line in the book 'Finnegans
Wake?'
6. The town of Battle in East Sussex was the site of which historical event?
7. Which planet has 27 moons which are mostly named after Shakespeare
characters?
8. Which geological fault caused the San Francisco earthquake in 1906?
9. Which drug is named after the Greek God of Dreams?
10. In 1422, who became King of England at the age of only 9 months?
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?
2. Which cricketer has taken the most Test wickets for England?
3. Which Formula 1 team has won the World Constructors championship the most
times?
4. Jonny Wilkinson currently plays for which French rugby club?
5. Who is the current holder of the Darts Premier League Title?
6. Tennis world number 1 Novak Djokovic hails from which country?
7. Who was England’s cricket captain during their 2005 series win over Australia?
8. In football, England’s only penalty shootout success came at Euro 96 against
which country?
9. Who was the last British winner of the Formula 1 British Grand Prix?
10. Steve Backley is a former world record holder in which track and field event?
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