Round 1 - General Knowledge
1
Which Italian artist painted "The Mona Lisa"?
Leonardi Da Vinci.
2
Prior to the introduction of the Euro what currency was
used in Italy?
Lira
3
In the TV series what colour is Homer Simpson's car?
Pink
4
Who created the character of Peter Pan?
J M Barrie
5
Which part of a horse's anatomy is used to determine
it's age?
Teeth
6
According to the old proverb, what does a rolling stone
gather?
No moss.
7
What name is given to the number on the top of a
fraction?
Numerator
8
Who was the Greek Goddess of victory?
Nike
9
In helaldric terms what colour is Argent?
Silver
10
How many stars are there on the Chinese flag?
Five
Round 2 - Music
1
In which 1978 movie was the Art Garfunkel song "Bright
Eyes" featured?
Watership
Down
2
Which classical composer was nicknamed the red priest?
Antonio Vivaldi
3
What instrument did jazz musician Benny Goodman
principally play?
Clarinet
4
Which singer in World War II was known as "The Forces
Sweetheart"?
Vera Lynn
5
What is the title of Beethoven's Sixth Symphony in F
Major?
Pastoral
6
Which band recorded the 1985 album "Brothers in Arms"? Dire Straits
7
Nigel Kennedy is famous for playing which instrument?
Violin
8
How is musician Robert Zimmerman better known?
Bob Dylan
9
Where is the opera house La Scala?
Milan
10
Which of The Beatles was the last to join the group?
Ringo Starr
Round 3 - Food and Drink
1
From which country does the drink Stella Artois originate?
Belgium
2
What did Earl John Montagu allegedly invent so that he
could eat with one hand while playing cards with the
other?
Sandwich
3
What are the ingredients of a Harvey Wallbanger?
Vodka, orange
juice and
Galliano
4
Which fruit was originally known as the "love apple"?
Tomato
5
Which drink is advertised with the slogan "made in
Scotland from girders"?
Irn Bru
6
Founded in Switzerland in 1866 by a German pharmacist,
what is the world's largest food company?
Nestle
7
What was the first line of the Italian song "O Sole Mio"
altered to, in a long series of TV adverts for a food brand?
Just one
Cornetto
8
Can you name the cocktail containing Champagne and
Guinness?
Black Velvet
9
Which type of food is named after the French for "twice
cooked"?
Biscuit
10
Alicante, Cardinal, Cassidy, Niagara and Palamino are all
varieties of which fruit?
Grape
Round 4 - Clocks
1
In which city would you find Britain’s largest clock
face?
Liverpool (Royal
Liver Building, 7.6m
diameter. Big Ben is
6.9m diameter)
2
Beat The Clock was never a TV show in its own
right in the UK, but featured as part of another
popular show in the 1950s and 1960s. What was it?
Sunday Night At The
London Palladium
3
Which flower has heads called clocks that disperse
seeds in the wind?
Dandelion
4
Which British band released a compilation album
Stop The Clocks in 2006?
Oasis
5
Where in London would you find the Shepherd Gate
Clock?
Greenwich (outside
the observatory - it
was the first public
clock to show in
GMT)
6
What is the title of the song where the chorus
includes the lines "It stopped, short, never to go
again, when the old man died"?
My Grandfather’s
Clock
7
Which British comedy actor played the lead in the
1986 movie Clockwise?
John Cleese
8
Which Austrian composer wrote a symphony
popularly known as the Clock because of the
"ticking" rhythm throughout the second movement?
Haydn
9
Which British movie has a famous scene where the
main character hangs from the arms of Big Ben?
The 39 Steps
10
Who had a hit with Rock Around The Clock?
Bill Hailey
Round 5 - Rivers
Name the River that these cities sit on
1
Cairo
The Nile
2
Paris
The Seine
3
Vienna
The Danube
4
Washington DC
The Potomac
5
Dublin
The Liffey
6
Baghdad
The Tigris
7
Rome
The Tiber
8
Montevideo (Uraguay)
The Plate
9
Berlin
The Spree
10
Lisbon
The Tagus
Round 6 - Nature
1
If the cheetah is the fastest thing on four legs, what is the
fastest on two legs?
Ostrich
2
What does a dendrologist study?
Trees
3
What is a female donkey called?
Jenny
4
What is the tallest and thickest type of grass
Bamboo
5
What is the distinguishing feature of a Manx cat?
No tail
6
What is the only known substance that naturally exists on
earth in all three chemical states?
Water
7
What is the largest mammal in the world and can reach a
length of 100 foot?
Blue Whale
8
Which of the following natural-phenomena cause the most
deaths? Hurricanes, Lightning Strikes or Earthquakes?
Lightening
Strikes
9
The Chihauhau dog derives it's name from a town in which
country?
Mexico
10
What is the only animal to have four knees?
Elephant
BOOK TITLE DINGBATS 1
1 Ring of Bright Water
2 Howard’s End
3 Bring up the Bodies.
4 Brighton Rock.
5 To Kill a Mockingbird.
6 Room on the Broom.
7 Ivanhoe.
8 Far From the Madding
Crowd.
9 Fifty Shades of Grey.
10 1984.
11 Heidi.
12 The Tiger that came to
Tea.
13 Middlemarch.
14 Northanger Abbey
15 War and Peace.
16 Kidnapped.
17 The Big Sleep.
18 A Man for all Seasons.
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2 DOGTANIAN
3 SPIKE
4 BEETHOVEN
5 BELLE[& Sebastian]
6 DEPUTY DAWG
7 [Turner &] HOOCH
8 Huckleberry Hound
9 & 10 Perdy & Pongo
11 ROLY [Eastenders]
12 BRIAN
13 Hong Kong Phooey
14 MARMADUKE
15 PLUTO
16 ROOBARB[& custard]
17 Fred Basset
18 LASSIE
19 ROWLF [Muppets]
20 NIPPER [HMV]
21 SNOOPY
22 GROMIT
23 DOOGAL
24 SHEP
25 SOOTY
26 GOOFY
27 TOTO
28 Santa's Little Helper
29 WELLARD
30 SCOOBY-DOO
31& 32 Tramp & Lady
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