Film & TV
1. Which was the first film that Alfred Hitchcock made in Hollywood and the only one of his
films to win a Best Picture Oscar – Rebecca
2. Which popular American TV drama originally had the working titles Family Guy & Made In
Jersey before the producers settled on the name by which it is known today? The Sopranos
3. Who fell for Ann Darrow in 1933? King Kong
4. What was the first major film in which the 2 lead actresses both had surnames beginning
with Z? Chicago
5. What is the link between the following films: Home Alone, Die Hard & It's A Wonderful Life?
Christmas
6. Which TV character is over 900 years old and has two hearts - Doctor Who
7. In Friends, what was Phoebe's identical twin sister called? Ursula
8. What is the best known street in Erinsborough? Ramsay Street
9. Who is the only title character of a Disney animated feature film that doesn't speak?
Dumbo
10. In the 1963 film The Great Escape, what names were given to the three tunnels? Tom, Dick
and Harry
Picture Round
1. Sheldon Cooper, Harrison Ford, Morgan Freeman, Pablo Picasso – Cars
2. Denzel Washington, Joaquín Phoenix, Whitney Houston, Abraham Lincoln - American Cities
3. Kanye West, George North, Gareth Southgate, Michael East - points of a compass
4. Taylor Swift, Sheryl Crow, Alan Partridge, Jack Sparrow – Birds
5. Lance Armstrong, Maradona, Marion Jones, Ben Johnson – Cheats
6. Venus Williams, Bruno Mars, Freddie Mercury, Keith Moon - Solar System
Sport
1. Name the 4 Grand Slam tennis tournaments - French, Australian, US & Wimbledon
2. In which sport is the Vince Lombardi trophy awarded - American Football, winners of the
Super Bowl
3. Name the events that make up the Modern Pentathlon - Fencing, running, riding, shooting &
swimming
4. In which athletics event is the women's world record better than the men's - Discus (w =
76.80 m = 74.08)
5. What connects Michael Jordan & David Beckham? 23
6. What has Mark Roberts done at the Super Bowl, Royal Ascot, Wimbledon & Tour De
France and has never been repeated since? He streaked
7. Which sport was established at the Hurlingham Club in London in 1874? Polo
8. In which sport can you score a waza-ari, ippon and yuko? Judo
9. Yas Marina is the venue, what sport would you be taking part in? Formula 1
10. In Rugby Union, England have the red rose, Scotland have the thistle, what do Wales
have? Prince of Wales Feathers
General Knowledge
1. Name the 6 tokens used in the original monopoly set - Dog, boat, boot, car, hat, iron
2. What is Canada’s national animal? Beaver
3. In which american City would one find the liberty bell – Philadelphia
4. Which London landmark was designed by David marks & Julia Barfield - London Eye
5. What happened in Britain between 3 & 13 September 1752 - Nothing (after 2 Sept, the
next day was 14 Sept due to the change from Julian to Gregorian calendar)
6. Which is the only underground station whose name appears on both the London & Paris
systems – Temple
7. Which US state is named after an English queen? Virginia
8. Which film finishes with the line "the names Bond...James Bond" (Casino Royale)
9. Which artist created the works "Starry Night" & "The Potato Eaters"? Vincent Van Gogh
10. The patella is commonly known as what? Kneecap
Science & Nature
1. Which is the only muscle in the human body anchored only at one end – Tongue
2. What did Alexander Graham Bell invent in 1876 – Telephone
3. What is the only creature that is capable of turning its stomach inside out? Starfish
4. What is the largest solid body in the solar system? The Earth
5. What is the only other mammal that has 7 vertebrae in its neck? Giraffe
6. What is process that makes plants green? Photosynthesis
7. What is the largest organ in the human body? Skin
8. What type of creature is a 'swallow tail'? Butterfly
9. How high, in metres, is Mount Everest? 8848 metres (accept anything between 8500-9000)
10. What is the largest fish in the world? The whale shark
History/Geography
1. Name the wives of Henry VIII - Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of
Cleves, Catherine Howard & Catherine Parr
2. Which Apollo mission was Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin etc. on which successful landed on the
moon – 11
3. Who is Belfast City Airport named after - George Best
4. Where did America lose land in 1949 - Hollywood sign
5. What is only city found on two continents – Istanbul
6. In what year was Nelson Mandela released from prison – 1990
7. What links Wallsend & Bowness - Hadrians Wall
8. Which famous harbour city does Sugarloaf Mountain overlook? Rio De Janeiro
9. Where would you find Todrog? Mongolia (currency)
10. Where is the Simpson desert? Australia
Music
1. A few questions that I need to know, how you could ever treat me so - All Saints/Never
Ever
2. I used to think maybe you loved me, now baby I'm sure - Katrina & The Waves/Walking on
Sunshine
3. Fire in the disco - Electric Six/Danger, High Voltage
4. I got my head checked by a jumbo jet - Blur/Song 2
5. I bet you're wondering how I knew - Marvin Gaye/I Heard It Through The Grapevine
6. Almost heaven, West Virginia, Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah River - John Denver/
Take Me Home, Country Roads
7. Today is going to be the day that they're gonna throw it back to you - Oasis/Wonderwall
8. Yes! So crazy right now - Beyoncé/Crazy in Love
9. It's close to midnight and something evil's lurking in the dark - Michael Jackson/Thriller
10. Holding you closer it's time that I told you everything's going to be fine - Spiller/
Groovejet (if this ain't love)
11. Are You gonna take me home tonight - Queen/ Fat Bottom Girls
12. Out on the wily, windy moors - Kate Bush/Wuthering Heights