Answer Sheet:
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QUESTIONS:
ANSWERS: 1
Geography
What is the capital of the United Arab Emirates?
Abu Dhabi
2
History
What were Jason and the Argonauts searching for?
Golden fleece
3
Music
What song was composed by Neil Diamond, recorded by
The Monkees in 1966 and later covered by Reeves & Mortimer?
I’m a Believer
4
Sport
Mintonette was the original name of what sport?
Volleyball
5
Food and Drink
What is ricotta cheese made from?
Whey
6
Films
In what famous monument does Anita Ekberg take her bath in the
film ‘La Dolce Vita’?
Trevi
Fountain
7
Random
There are 206 of what in the human body?
Bones
8
Geography
What is the longest river in Scotland?
Tay
9
History
What year saw the end of Franklin Pierce’s US presidency?
A: 1847
B: 1857
C: 1867
B: 1857
10
Music
What is the middle-range female operatic voice called?
Mezzo-soprano
11
Sport
In what sport do teams compete for the Churchill Cup?
Rugby
12
Food and Drink
What country is the largest consumer of beer per head?
Germany
13
Films
Mary Irwin and John C. Rice were the first to do what on film in 1896 ?
Kiss
14
Random
What Latin phrase translates into English as ‘without charge’
or ‘for the public good’?
Pro bono
15
CAFOD
CONUNDRUM
In the immediate aftermath of natural disasters and conflict,
CAFOD provides families with emergency kits which include the
basics needed for survival. But what does one emergency kit cost?
A: £15
B: £25
C: £75
A: £15
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QUESTIONS:
ANSWERS: 1
Geography
Which French region does Claret come from?
Bordeaux
2
History
Which wife of Henry the Eighth was mother of Elizabeth I?
Anne Boleyn
3
Music
Which single holds the title as the best selling single in the UK?
Candle In The Wind
And for a bonus point, what year was this released?
1997
4
Sport
Jean Claude Killy is famous for which sport?
Skiing
5
Food and Drink
From which fish do we get caviar?
Sturgeon
6
Films
Which film star connects the following three films?: Mermaids,
Moonstruck and Tea with Mussolini?
Cher
7
Random
In which publication would you find the columns Streets of Shame
and Rotten Boroughs?
Private Eye
8
Geography
Which river is the longest in Australia?
The Murray River
9
History
According to popular myth, from which legendary battle did the
‘two-fingers salute’ or ‘V sign’ derive from?
The Battle of
Agincourt
10
Music
Which music video was the first to be played on MTV and who
was it by?
Video killed
the radio star
by The Buggles
11
Sport
Which two numbers come to the right of ‘20’ on the dartboard?
(Must get both right for the point)
1, 18
12
Food and Drink
Which chocolate bar was advertised as “not for girls”?
Yorkie bar
13
Films
Which Steven King book was the first to be filmed in 1976?
Carrie
14
Random
Which two stations on the London Underground have all five vowels
in their names? (One point for each)
Mansion House
South Ealing
15
CAFOD
CONUNDRUM
In 1960, the First Family Fast Day was held to support which
country? A: Denmark
B: Dominica
C: Djibouti
B: Dominica
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Geography
When was the Treaty of Paris signed? (Year)
A: 1815
B: 1836
C: 1902
A: 1815
2
History
When did Edward Jenner discover the process of vaccination? (Decade)
1790’s (Answer 1796)
3
Music
When did ‘Take That’ first form? (Year)
1990
4
Sport
When did Roger Bannister break the four-minute mile? (Year)
1954
5
Food and Drink
When did the first Mr. Whippy van hit the streets of England?
A: 1960
B:1962
C:1965
C: 1965
6
Films
When was the animated film Finding Nemo released in the UK? (Year)
2003
7
Random
When is Thanksgiving celebrated in America?
Fourth Thursday in
November
8
Geography
When do the French celebrate Bastille Day? (Day and month)
14 July
9
History
When was the first email from a head of state sent? (One point)
1976
For a bonus point, who was that head of state?
Queen Elizabeth
10
Music
When was ‘Amazing Grace’ a number one hit for The Pipes & Drums &
Military Band Of The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards? (Year)
(Will accept answers 2 years either side)
Accept answers:
1970 – 1974
(Answer 1972)
11
Sport
Dorothy Cavis-Brown made news at Wimbledon when she did what?
She fell asleep in a
chair when being the
lineswoman
12
Food and Drink
When was the Edwina Curry Salmonella scandal? (Year)
1988
13
Films
When was the film ‘The Dark Knight’ released? (Year)
2008
14
Random
When was the Great Train Robbery committed? (Year)
1963
15
CAFOD
CONUNDRUM
When was the first international ‘White Band Day’, a worldwide
day of action that was part of the Make Poverty History
campaign? (Year)
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2005
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Geography
Where is the deepest lake in the world? (Country)
Russia (Lake Baikal)
2
History
Where did the Great Fire of London start? (Street name)
Pudding Lane
3
Music
In 1985, Live Aid the concert was held simultaneously in two venues.
Where were these two venues? (Half a point for each stadium name
and half a point for each city)
(half point)
London (half point)
Wembley Stadium
JFK Stadium (half point)
Philadelphia (half point)
4
Sport
Where were the 1984 Summer Olympics held? (City)
Los Angeles
5
Food and Drink
Traditionally, where does the special grade of beef believed to be
massaged with Sake and fed a daily diet that includes large amounts
of beer come from? (City)
Kobe City
6
Films
Where was a large part of Lord of the Rings filmed? (Country)
New Zealand
7
Random
Where did the world’s first telephone call take place? (City)
Edinburgh
8
Geography
Where are you if you’re in the largest state in America? (By land area)
Alaska
9
History
Where did Marx and Engels print their Communist manifesto?
(European capital)
London
10
Music
Where was Frank Sinatra referring to when he sang the lyric:
“I wanna wake up in a city that doesn’t sleep”?
New York
11
Sport
Where may you encounter a ‘scoop’? (Game)
Hockey
12
Food and Drink
Where was San Miguel Brewery originally set up? (Country)
Philippines
13
Films
Where was Meg Ryan sleepless in the 1993 film hit?
Seattle
14
Ramdon
Where would you be if you took your seat on a ‘howdah’?
On an elephant
15
CAFOD
CONUNDRUM
In December 2009, where did world leaders meet for UN Climate
Change talks? (City)
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Copenhagen
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Geography
QUESTIONS:
ANSWERS: How many miles is it around the world? (Around the equator to the
nearest one thousand)
25,000
(Accept 24,ooo – 26,000)
2
History
How many churches did Christopher Wren redesign for the City of
London after the Great Fire of London in 1666?
A: 21
B: 51
C: 81
B: 51 (Although
unfortunately, after the
Blitz only 24 of these
were left standing)
3
Music
How many letter ‘e’s are there in the word Ukulele?
Two
4
Sport
How many times have the Olympic Games been cancelled due to war?
Three
5
Food and Drink
How would you make a Cuba Libre? (Main two ingredients – half point
each one)
Rum (half point)
Coke (half point)
6
Films
How many letter ‘I’s are there in the word ‘Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious’?
Seven
7
Random
How many legs does a Bombay Duck have?
None
(It’s actually a lizardfish)
8
Geography
Approximately how many people live on Easter Island?
A: 4,100
B: 14,000
C: 44,000
A: 4,100
9
History
According to the English ballad ‘The legend of King Arthur’
how many knights of the Round Table were there?
A: 3
B: 13
C: 130
C: 130
10
Music
How many albums has hard rock band Kiss sold worldwide?
A: Over 10 million
B: Over 100 million
C: Over a billion
B: Over 100 million
11
Sport
How high in feet is the crossbar on a football goal?
Eight feet
12
Food and Drink
How many noggins in a pint?
Four
13
Films
In the film ‘Love Actually’ how many times in total was the word ‘actually’ spoken? A: None
B: 10 times
C: 22 times
C: 22 times
14
Random
How old was Adrian Mole when he wrote his first diary?
13 3/4
15
CAFOD
CONUNDRUM
Event participants have run how many miles in total to raise
money for CAFOD over the last year?
A: 625
B: 6,250
C:62,500
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B: 6,250 miles
(That’s about the
distance from London to
La Paz in Bolivia)
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Geography
Who stated that “no man is an island”?
John Donne
2
History
Who led the British forces at the Battle of Waterloo?
Duke of Wellington
3
Music
Who had a number one hit with ‘La Isla Bonita’ in 1987?
Madonna
4
Sport
Whose autobiography is called ‘My side’?
David Beckham
5
Food and Drink
Whose diet led to a ‘low-carb craze’ early this Millennium?
Dr Robert Atkins
6
Films
Who directed ‘Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade’?
Steven Spielberg
7
Random
Who wrote the Thomas the Tank Engine books?
Rev. W. Audrey
8
Geography
How many countries are in the European Union?
27
9
History
In November 2009, it was announced that who will have a day named
after them to mark their contribution to world freedom?
Nelson Mandela
10
Music
In 1992 who had a number one hit with ‘Knocking on Heaven’s Door’?
Guns ‘n’ Roses
11
Sport
Who was the first gymnast to score a ‘perfect 10’ at the Olympics?
Nadia Comaneci
12
Food and Drink
Who led the school dinners campaign to ban junk food in schools?
Jamie Oliver
13
Films
Who, in the film world, was originally called Marion Morrison?
A: John Wayne B: James Morrison C: Kevin Costner
John Wayne
14
Random
Who won the race for the Christmas number one (hit) in 2009?
Rage Against
the Machine
15
CAFOD
CONUNDRUM
Who won £32,000 for CAFOD in the 2002 celebrity edition of ITV’s
‘Who wants to be a millionaire?’
Dermot O’Leary
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Dell
RBS | Royal Bank of Scotland
Nestlé
Fairtrade
CNN
Walt Disney
Pizza Hut
FedEx
Hovis
CAFOD
Porsche
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