Round One
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Who in May 1999 became the first Asian
minister in the Government?
Of what whole number is 5.47723 the
square root?"
In which year was the Battle of Midway?
Brisbane is the capital of which
Australian state?
What is the approximate population of
Buenos Aires in millions - 7m, 11m, or
15m?
Keith Vaz
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In which country is the most southerly
Irish Bar in the world?
Which 2 American states were the last to
become states in 1959?
“The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr
Hyde” was by which 19th Century
author?
What is the name given to the small
hammer used by an Auctioneer
What do the initials of the organisation
ACAS stand for?
Total Points Scored in Round
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1942
Queensland.
11 million
Ushuaia, Argentina
Alaska and Hawaii
Robert Louis Stevenson
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Name three of the horses to win the Grand
National in the 1970's
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How many first class runs did Graham
Gooch score in his cricket career?
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marks within 10%)
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44,841 first-class runs
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35872 – 53809 (1pt)
Name one of the two national teams that Joe
Kinnear has previously coached
What is the top score in darts from 3 darts
and what is the highest 3 dart finish? (1 pt
each)
How many more gold medals did Great
Britain win than Australia in the 2008
Olympics?
Which striker scored seven goals in seven
games in his first full season for Liverpool?
Nepal or India
In which country was orienteering invented
Name any Number One single from Roxy
Music
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Jealous Guy
Which local legendary musical act won the
“the best act ever” award at the MTV
Europe music awards recently held in
Liverpool
10
Who performed the theme tune for the new
James Bond Film Quantum of Solace?
Total Points Scored in Round
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John Aldridge
Rick Astley
Alicia Keys and Jack White
Round Five
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What is the link between the Liver Birds and
TV Soap Emmerdale
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Of the 125 replica Super Lambananas only 2
were situated outside Merseyside where were
they?
Which Liverpool Comedian Played Yorrick in
Kenneth Brannagh’s 1996 version of Hamlet?
As part of the biennal art show what was
special about the trees on the corner of
Parliament St and Great George St?
St John’s Beacon in Liverpool City Centre
was built in 1972 - how tall is it (as a guide,
the Wellington column outside St Georges
Hall is 132ft tall)?
Euston station and Moel
Famau national park in North
Wales
Ken Dodd
This Liverpudlian, born in 1809 served as
prime minister four times – who was he?
William Ewart Gladstone
(1809-1898)
Name five of Liverpool’s public parks (1 pt for
four)
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When was St Georges Hall first opened –
1854 1863 or 1872 ?
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Which Liverpool Musician wrote the music
for 3 lions, produced records for Echo and the
bunnymen and was the principal member of
the Lightning seeds ?
Ian Broudie
How long is the River Mersey?
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North West England. It is
70 miles (113 km) long,
stretching from Stockport,
Greater Manchester, and
ending at Liverpool Bay,
Merseyside.
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