22 Who had a hit in 1968 with Classical Gas

							                                  QUESTIONS A

ROUND ONE
1Who presents Radio 2’s ‘Good Morning Sunday’ ( 7am to 9am ) ?
2 Which Cunard Line ship first came to the aid of RMS Titanic ?
3 Which 60’s TV sitcom starred the Rev Mervyn Noote at St Ogg’s Catherdral ?
4 Henry Spencer, Bishop of Norwich was known during the reign of Richard II by
what nickname ?
ROUND TWO
5 In which County is the resort of Mablethorpe ?
6 At which Rugby Union ground would you find a stand called the Shed?
7 Who composed the opera La Traviata ?
8 As what is an anti-pruritic drug used to act against ?
ROUND THREE
9 Who captained the first ‘rebel’ cricket tour to South Africa ?
10 What does a deltiologist collect ?
11 How was performer Erik Weiss better known ?
12 What name do sailors give to a rope that hoists up a sail ?
ROUND FOUR
13 The charity ‘Crisis’ supports who or what ?
14 Which is the largest land-locked country in South America ?
15 Malachite is the main ore of which metal ?
16 The 1956 Olympics were held in Melbourne , but in which Northern European city
were the equestrian events held ?
ROUND FIVE
17 Who received the best actor Oscar for the1934 film ‘ It Happened One Night’ ?
18 Who scored Sunderland’s very1st premier league goal in 1996 ?
19 Who is currently the Shadow Foreign Secretary ?
20 If you ordered Brochet in a French restaurant , which fresh water fish would you be
served ?
ROUND SIX
21 Which monarch ( 1135-1141 ) preceded Henry II ?
22 Who had a hit in 1968 with Classical Gas ?
23 The girl’s name Peggy is a diminutive of which name ?
24 Which American author wrote the best seller ‘The Associate’ ?




                                  QUESTIONS B
ROUND ONE
1 After whose Queen is the US state of Maryland named ?
2 Who played the part of ‘Budgie’ in the 70’s drama series ?
3 What was the name of RMS Titanic’s older sister ship ?
4 Who presents Radio 2’s ‘Pick of the Pops’ on Sundays from 2.30 to 4.30 ?

ROUND TWO
5 The BCG vaccine gives immunity against which disease ?
6 Who composed the opera La Boheme ?
7 Who was the Head Coach of last season’s Grand Slam winning Irish team ?
8 The Forest of Dean falls mainly in which English County ?

ROUND THREE
9 What is the name of the casing in which a ships compass is kept ?
10 What is the screen name of the actor Bernard Schwartz ?
11 What does a phillumenist collect ?
12 The 1975 Test against Australia was abandoned because of vandalism. At which
ground ?

ROUND FOUR
13 If Gordon Banks was 1, Nobby Stiles was 4 and Bobby Charlton was 9 who was 16
?
14 Sphalerite is the main ore of which metal ?
15 Which is the largest land-locked country in Africa ?
16 The charity ‘Bliss’ supports who or what ?
ROUND FIVE
17 If you ordered ‘Homard’ in a French restaurant what shellfish would you be served
?
18 Who is currently the Secretary of State for Defence ?
19 What was the name of Sunderland’s first Home Ground ?
20 For which film did Gary Cooper win Best Actor Oscar in 1941 ?
ROUND FIVE
21 Which British author wrote the best seller ‘The Afghan’ ?
22 The girl’s name Dolly is a diminutive of which name ?
23 Who had a hit in 1979 with ‘Day Trip to Bangor’ ?
24 Which monarch ( 1199-1216 ) preceded Henry III ?

                         ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS A

ROUND ONE
1 ALED JONES
2 RMS CARPATHIA
3 ALL GAS AND GAITERS
4 THE FIGHTING PRELATE

ROUND TWO
5   LINCOLNSHIRE
6   GLOUCESTER
7   VERDI
8   ITCHING

ROUND THREE
9 GRAHAM GOOCH
10 POSTCARDS
11 ( HARRY ) HOUDINI
12 HALYARD

ROUND FOUR
13 THE HOMELESS
14 BOLIVIA
15 COPPER
16 STOCKHOLM

ROUND FIVE
17 CLARK GABLE
18 MICHAEL GRAY ( AT NOTTS FOREST )
19 WILLIAM HAGUE
20 PIKE

ROUND SIX
21 STEPHEN ( OF BLOIS )
22 MASON WILLIAMS
23 MARGARET
24 JOHN GRISHAM
                       ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS B

ROUND ONE
1 CHARLES I ( HENRIETTA MARIA )
2 ADAM FAITH
3 RMS OLYMPIC
4 DALE WINTON

ROUND TWO
5 TUBERCULOSIS
6 PUCCINI
7 DECLAN KIDNEY
8 GLOUCESTERSHIRE

ROUND THREE
9 BINNACLE
10 TONY CURTIS
11 MATCHBOX LABELS
12 HEADINGLEY LEEDS

ROUND FOUR
13 MARTIN PETERS
14 ZINC
15 CHAD
16 PREMATURE BABIES

ROUND FIVE
17 LOBSTER
18 BOB AINSWORTH
19 BLUE HOUSE FIELD
20 SERGEANT YORK

ROUND SIX
21 FREDERICK FORSYTH
22 DOROTHY
23 FIDDLERS DRAM
24 JOHN ( LACKLAND )