Q1) May 15th 1567, saw Mary, Queen of Scots marry the Earl of Bothwell; was he her 2nd, 3rd, or 4th husband?
Q2) Today in 1718, London Lawyer, James Puckle, patented the first example of what kind of gun; musket, wheellock, or machine-gun?
Q3) May 15th, 1991, saw Edith Cresson become the first woman to hold which French Government office?
Q4) May 15th, 2008, saw California become the 2nd US state to legalise same sex marriages; which state was the first?
Q5) And finally, it’s also independence Day, in which South American Country?
Q1) May 14th, 1265 saw the birth of Dante Alighieri; was his best known work the “Inferno”, “The Prince”, or the original version of “Romeo & Juliet”?
A1) “Inferno”
Q2) May14th, 1955 saw many countries in Eastern Europe sign which famous treaty?
A2) The Warsaw Pact.
Q3) May 14th, 1973, saw the lauch of which space station?
A3) Skylab.
Q4) This day in 1948 saw the setting up of which Middle eastern country?
A4) Israel.
Q5) And finally, this day in 1969 saw the birth of which Australian actress; Cate Blanchett, Kylie Minogue, or Nicole Kidman?
A5) Cate Blanchett.
ROUND 1. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE.
Q1) Where is the tomb of Henry 8th?
A1) Saint George’s Chapel, Windsor.
Q2) In Scrabble, how many points is the letter ‘Q’ worth?
A2) 10.
Q3) If April Fools Day is a Tuesday, on what day is Saint Georges Day
A3) Wednesday.
Q4) In “The Man From UNCLE,” what does the E stand for?
A4) Enforcement.
Q5)Hawk’s Champagne, and Prince Albert are types of what fruit?
A5) Rhubarb.
Q6) The new version of Windows is called Windows 7; - the soon to be released version of the Apple Mac’s operating systam is named after which big cat?
A6) The Snow Leopard..
Q7) What is the capital city of the People’s Republic of the Congo?
A7) Kinshasa.
Q8) Who wrote the novel, “The Power and The Glory?”
A8) Graham Green.
Q9) What colour was the stripe on Starsky and Hutch’s car?
A9) White.
Q10) What do Americans call braces?
A10) Suspenders.
ROUND 2. CRIME AND PUNISHMENT.
Q11) Who was the 1st killer to be apprehended by wireless?
A11) Dr Harvey Crippen.
Q12) George Cornell was shot in which East End pub?
A12) The Blind Beggar.
Q13) Elizabeth Stride, and Marie Jeanette Kelly were two of whose victims?
A13) Jack The Ripper.
Q14) Name Britain’s last Chief Hangman?
A14) Harry Alan.
Q15) Who was the only British Prime Minister to be assassinated in office?
A15) Spencer Percival.
Q16) Which doctor was at the centre of the Profumo Affair?
A16) Dr Stephen Ward.
Q17) When the US re-introduced the death sentence, in the late 70’s, who was the 1st prisoner to be executed?
A17) Gary Gilmore?
Q18) Bulgarian defector Georgi Markov was killed a poisonous version of what?
A18) Umbrella.
Q19) The statue of Justice, outside the Royal Courts of Justice, holds a sword, and what?
A19) Scales.
Q20) Methadone is a legal substitute for which drug?
A20) Heroin.
ROUND 3. WORLD TOUR.
Q21) The Sargasso Sea forms part of which ocean?
A21) The Atlantic.
Q22) Where is the town of Kurri Kurri?
A22) Australia.
Q23) Which is the only great lake totally within the USA?
A23) Lake Michigan.
Q24) The Mountain Chogori is better known under which name?
A24) K2
Q25) What is the largest island between the North Atlantic, and the Arctic?
A25) Greenland.
Q26) Afrikaans is an official language in South Africa, and which other country?
A26) Namibia.
Q27) Calypso is the traditional song form of which Caribbean island?
A27) Trinidad.
Q28) The Kariba Dam is on the borders of which two countries?
A28) Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Q29) Tripoli is the capital city of which African country?
A29) Libya
Q30) The name of which group of people means “Eaters of Raw Meat”
A30) The Eskimos. (Accept Inuit. Although, in many parts of Canada ‘Eskimo’ is considered insulting, much like the word ‘nigger’; and there’s arcuments the translation should be “He speaks a foreign language.”)
ROUND 4. SCANDALS & DISASTERS.
Q31) The Herald of Free Enterprise capsized outside which port city?
A31) Zeebrugge.
Q32) Which team were Liverpool playing, when the Hillsborough disaster took place?
A32) Nottingham Forest.
Q33) Ernest Saunders, & Gerald Robinson were convicted over their roles in the fall of which drinks company?
A33) Guinness.
Q34) Where was the USA’s worst nuclear accident?
A34) Three Mile Island.
Q35) Who was the only US President to resign in office?
A35) Richard Nixon.
Q36) Whose downfall revolved around a stay in the Paris Hilton, in 1993?
A36) Jonathon Aitken.
Q37) Robert Maxwell drowned near which group of island?
A37) The Canaries.
Q38) Charles Rolls, of Rolls-Royce was in what kind of vehicle, when he died?
A38) An aeroplane.
Q39) WPC Yvonne Fletcher was shot outside which countries London embassy?
A39) Libya’s.
Q40) Where in Wales was a school engulfed by a slagheap, in 1966?
A40) Aberfan.
ROUND 5. SCREEN LEGENDS.
Q41) Which actress spoke for the 1st time, in the movie “Anna Christie”, Greta Garbo, or Marilyn Monroe?
A41) Greta Garbo.
Q42) Allie McGraw and Steve McQueen got married after they made which film together?
A42) “The Getaway.”
Q43) Which actor said the famous line, “Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn?”
A43) Clack Gable.
Q44) Which red haired actress had the Margarita named after her?
A44) Rita Hayworth. (Her real name was Margarita Cansino.)
Q45) John Hinckley’s obsession with Jodie Foster led to attempt to kill who?
A45) President Ronald Reagan.
Q46) Who was jailed for her obscene stage play, “Sex?”
A46) Mae West.
Q47) Omar Sharif is a world authority in Bridge. But what board game is he also an expert in?
A47) Backgammon.
Q48) What colour are Liz Taylor’s eyes?
A48) Violet.
Q49) Which British screen actor has an autobiography called “What’s it All About?”
A49) Michael Caine.
Q50) Whose voice did Marni Nixon dub, in “My Fair Lady?”
A50) Audrey Hepburn’s.
ROUND 6. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE.
Q51) Under what name did Jean Garvelet ply his high risk trade?
A51) Charles Blondin. (He was a tightrope walker.)
Q52) Formigar, and Terceria are in which island group?
A52) The Azores.
Q53) Concord is the capital of which US state?
A53) New Hampshire.
Q54) Queen Elizabeth 2nd, and Queen Victoria both appear on which anniversary stamp.?
A54) Penny Black.
Q55) Which liar worked at an undertakers with the motto ‘Taste, Tact, Economy?’
A55) Billy Fisher. (Billy Liar.)
Q56) Musselburgh, and Early Market are types of what?
A56) Leeks.
Q57) What sleeping disorder did Mark Twain, Groucho Marx, & Franz Kafka all have in common?
A57) Insomnia.
Q58) The Hampstead Heathens, Reigate Priory, and Maidenhead, are all original what?
A58) FA Cup entrants.
Q59) Who co-wrote “Fawlty Towers,” with John Cleese?
A59) Connie Booth. (She played Polly, the receptionist.)
Q60) The Storting is which European country’s parliament?
A60) Norway.
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