QUIZ NIGHT 2

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10 CATEGORIES 10 QUESTIONS


2003

1 In 2003 which Premiership manager was criticised for labelling Scousers as car thieves?
KEVIN KEEGAN
2 What is the name of the former solicitor who was released from jail in January 2003 after her murder conviction was overturned?
SALLY CLARK
3 Which former Coronation Street actress appeared naked in a 2003 stage production of The Blue Room?
TRACY SHAW
4 What is the name of the space shuttle that exploded on re-entry in February 2003?
COLUMBIA
5 Which pop music record producer was arrested in Los Angeles on February 3rd 2003 and was charged with murder?
PHIL SPECTOR
6 Which glossy magazine was sued by Michael and Catherine Zeta Douglas after publishing wedding photos without their permission?
HELLO
7 Who interviewed Michael Jackson in a 2003 ITV documentary?
MARTIN BASHIR
8 In which country did Pascal Couchepin become President of the Confederation in 2003?
SWITZERLAND
9 In February 2003 which TV personality set up a branch of Alcoholics Anonymous in the village hall of Roydon in Essex?
MICHAEL BARRYMORE
10 Which female rock star, the former wife of Kurt Cobain, was arrested in February 2003 for an air rage assault?
COURTNEY LOVE

FAMOUS PEOPLE

11 In 1870 which Irishman founded his first home for homeless boys?
DR. BARNARDO
12 Which saint’s day is celebrated on Boxing Day?
ST. STEPHEN
13 What is the surname of the French brothers who founded a famous tyre company in 1888?
MICHELIN
14 According to the Bible who was the first ever person to get drunk?
NOAH
15 What surname is shared by the 9th President of the USA, the 23rd President of the USA and one of The Beatles?
HARRISON
16 Who did The Spice Girls sack as their manager in 1998?
SIMON FULLER
17 What is the most common christian name for American Presidents?
JAMES
18 In which country was Magnus Magnusson born?
ICELAND
19 Whose research ship was called The Calypso?
JAQUES COUSTEAU
20 Which Everton fan was expelled from the Labour Party in 1987?
DEREK HATTON


FOOD & DRINK

21 What is added to Yorkshire pudding to make toad in the hole?
SAUSAGES
22 What is Arthur Daley’s favourite drink?
VODKA AND TONIC
23 Which gas propels the cork from a champagne bottle?
CARBON DIOXIDE
24 Which American state is sometimes referred to as the Jack Daniels State?
TENNESSEE
25 Which Italian city gave its name to a type of cheese and a type of ham?
PARMA
26 What was Marie Antoinette’s infamous advice to the starving peasants who had no bread?
LET THEM EAT CAKE
27 What foodstuff is categorised into four colour classes, those being white, golden, dark and amber?
HONEY
28 In polite circles what drink is always passed to the left?
PORT
29 What P word is the alternative name for thin lentil crackers?
PAPADOMS
30 What type of soup was traditionally made from the saliva of a swiftlet?
BIRDS NEST SOUP



TELEVISION

31 What is the name of the man who created Star Trek?
GENE RODDENBERRY
32 Who plays the title role in the TV drama, Dr Quinn Medicine Woman?
JANE SEYMOUR
33 In which medical sitcom did Nicola McAuliffe play a surgeon Sheila Sabotini?
SURGICAL SPIRIT
34 What was the first ever Australian soap to be screened in Britain?
THE SULLIVANS
35 What was the name of the bank manager in The Beverly Hillbillies?
MR. DRYSDALE
36 In which city did Van Der Valk do his detecting?
AMSTERDAM
37 Who played the role of Jacko in Brush Strokes?
38 Which cartoon villain is often heard cursing, “Drat and double drat”?
DICK DASTARDLY
39 What is the name of the prison in Porridge?
SLADE PRISON
40 On TV who played the hairdresser Maxine Peacock?
TRACY SHAW

AROUND THE WORLD

41 In mythology which mountain is home to the Greek Gods?
MOUNT OLYMPUS
42 The Great Smoo is the name of Scotland’s largest what?
CAVE
43 Which car manufacturer is also a name of a London bridge spanning the Thames?
VAUXHALL
44 The former prison of Alcatraz stood in the bay of which city?
SAN FRANCISCO
45 In which city is the headquarters of the International Red Cross?
GENEVA
46 What is the world’s longest mountain range?
ANDES
47 In which building are new Popes elected?
SISTINE CHAPEL
48 Paris is the most highly populated French speaking city in the world. What is the second highest?
MONTREAL
49 What is the largest Caribbean Island?
CUBA
50 On its completion in 1990 what became Britain’s tallest building?
CANARY WHARF TOWER

SPORT

51 How many consecutive pots does a player have to make in order to achieve a 147 maximum break in snooker?
36
52 For which club did David Beckham make his football league debut?
PRESTON NORTH END
53 Which former manager of the England international football team was born in Burnley?
RON GREENWOOD
54 Who was the first British athlete to hold the world javelin record?
FATIMA WHITBREAD
55 Which snooker star has written a book entitled, How To Be Really Interesting?
STEVE DAVIS
56 Which Manchester United footballer is the son of former rugby league star Danny Wilson?
RYAN GRIGGS
57 What colour is the item of clothing presented to the winner of golf’s US Masters?
GREEN JACKET
58 What item of kit was made compulsory by FIFA in 1990?
SHIN PADS
59 In which sport is a Grand Champion given the title of Yokozuna?
SUMO WRESTLING
60 Which footballer has a pub named after him in Preston?
TOM FINNEY

MUSIC

61 Which singers name is Cockney rhyming slang for gin?
VERA LYNN
62 What is the title of the theme music for the TV series Minder, that provided a hit record for Dennis Waterman?
I COULD BE SO GOOD FOR YOU
63 Which hit record by D Ream did the Labour Party adopt as their anthem during their 1997 election campaign?
THINGS CAN ONLY GET BETTER
64 Other than The Beatles which Liverpool group had three No 1 hits in 1963?
GERRY AND THE PACEMAKERS
65 Which rock band named themselves after a medieval torture instrument?
IRON MAIDEN
66 From which European country do the pop group Aqua hail?
DENMARK
67 With regard to the song Waltzing Matilda, what is a Matilda?
A KNAPSACK
68 The film La Bamba chronicled the brief life story of which singer?
RICHIE VALENS
69 Which was the first group beginning with the letter V to have a No 1 hit in the UK?
VILLAGE PEOPLE
70 What was Elvis Presley’s last No 1 while he was alive?
THE WONDER OF YOU

SCIENCE & NATURE

71 What is the name of the light sensitive portion of the eye?
RETINA
72 What name is given to a gold coloured horse with a pale mane?
PALAMINO
73 What is the chemical symbol for ice?
H2O
74 What creatures live in a vespiary?
WASPS
75 Which organ of the body contains insulin?
PANCREAS
76 On the Beaufort Scale what comes between a whole gale and a hurricane?
STORM
77 Which is the only internal organ of the human body that is capable of regeneration?
LIVER
78 What E word is the medical term for the outermost layer of the skin?
EPIDERMIS
79 The Dick Test is used to test a persons immunity against which disease?
SCARLET FEVER
80 With regard to trees what word is the opposite of evergreen?
DECIDUOUS

FILMS

81 Which James Bond villain had a car bearing the registration plate AU 1?
GOLDFINGER
82 What was Darth Vader called before he turned to the Dark Side?
ANAKIN SKYWALKER
83 Which film features Arnold Schwarzenegger attempting to purchase a Turboman doll?
JINGLE ALL THE WAY
84 In the musical Oliver who played the Artful Dodger?
JACK WILDE
85 In which film did Kathy Bates play an obsessed fan of an author played by James Caan?
MISERY
86 What is the title of the second film in The Lord Of The Rings trilogy?
THE TWO TOWERS
87 Who beat Apollo Creed to become Heavyweight Champion of the World?
ROCKY BARBOA
88 Which singer played the Acid Queen in the rock film musical Tommy?
TINA TURNER
89 Who died shortly after making the film Giant?
JAMES DEAN
90 Who has been played on film on numerous occasions including portrayals by Edward G Robinson, Rod Steiger and Robert De Niro?
AL CAPONE


FINAL TEN

91 What is the first property that can be bought on a Monopoly board?
OLD KENTROAD
92 A statue of a white rabbit in Llandudno stands as a memorial to whom?
LEWIS CARROL
93 What is the square root of a gross?
12
94 What H word is the collective noun for a group of angels?
HOST
95 How did soap operas get their name?
ORIGINALLY SPONSORED BY SOAP POWDER MANUFACTURERS
96 What is the last book of the Bible?
REVELATIONS
97 What is the only word in the English language that ends with the letters AMT?
DREAMT
98 What miracle was performed by Jesus in the village of Cana?
HE TURNED WATER INTO WINE
99 How is 2000 written in Roman numerals?
MM
100 In which town did Clark Kent go to school as a young boy?
SMALLVILLE

QUESTIONS ANSWERED ARE IN RED.
QUESTIONS UNANSWERED ARE IN BLUE.

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