Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Cup and Plate Round 3 28th February 2008

Questions set and vetted by The Three Crowns and The Lamb Inn




ROUND 1

1. Britain's largest public art commission was announced at the end of January. Where will this 50 metre sculpture be sited?
EBBSFLEET

2. Which group had top ten hits in the 1960’s with ‘Just one look’, ‘Yes, I Will’ ‘Sorry Suzanne’ and ‘We’re Through’?
THE HOLLIES

3. From which country do the band Crowded House originate?
NEW ZEALAND

4. Name either of the two Americans who won the Formula One World Championship.
PHIL HILL or MARIO ANDRETTI

5. In which year was Monty Python's Flying Circus first shown on British TV?
1969

6. Which ‘Fawlty Towers’ character was portrayed by Ballard Berkeley?
MAJOR GOWAN (accept The Major)

7. In February 1946 who became the first Secretary General of the United Nations?
TRYGVE LIE

8. Of which metal is Cassiterite an ore?
TIN

9. As at February 23rd 2008, only 3 films have won all the 5 major Oscars (Film, Actor, Actress, Director & Screenplay). One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Silence of the Lambs did it, but which 1934 film was the first to do it?
IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT

10. In which decade was the first photo-copier marketed?
1900’s (1907)

11. Girls Aloud were the female winners of Popstars, The Rivals in 2002. What was the name of the boy band winners?
ONE TRUE VOICE

12. Name one of the ‘so called’ twin cities of Minnesota.
MINNEAPOLIS or ST. PAUL

13. What is Hilary Clinton's maiden name?
RODHAM

14. In economics, what does ‘Gresham’s law’ state?
BAD MONEY DRIVES OUT GOOD

15. For what crime was Adolf Hitler imprisoned in 1924?
TREASON

16. Where did methyl isocyanate cause 2,600 deaths in 1984?
BHOPAL, INDIA.

17. In printing, what is the name for a Dagger, used to indicate a cross reference?
OBELISK

18. In which country is Puccini’s opera‘Turandot’,set?
CHINA

19. In America, three people can be accused of rioting. How many does there have to
be in the UK?
12.

20. Which is the only nation crossed by both the equator and the tropic of Capricorn?
BRAZIL

ROUND 2

21. Which film starred Peter Sellers as shop steward Fred Kite?
I’M ALL RIGHT JACK

22. In which year was Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme, assassinated?
1986

23. What is the capital of Zambia?
LUSAKA

24. Which former member of Boyzone played barman Ciaran McCarthy in Coronation Street from 2002 to 2005?
KEITH DUFFY

25. Of which country is Fiordland the largest national park?
NEW ZEALAND

26. What is studied by a Nephologist?
CLOUDS

27. Which group had the original hit with ‘The Great Pretender’?
THE PLATTERS

28. Which sport will take place at Great Leighs, a brand new venue due to open in April near Chelmsford in Essex?
HORSE RACING (ALL WEATHER)

29. In politics, what word is used for re-arranging constituency borders for
unfair advantage?
GERRYMANDERING

30. Why did John Coward make the news headlines in January this year?
HE SUCCESSFULLY CRASH LANDED A BOEING777 AT HEATHROW

31. In Greek mythology, who was the twin sister of Apollo?
ARTEMIS

32. Which circular volcanic island stands at the entrance to the firth of Forth?
BASS ROCK

33. Alphabetically, which is the last element in the periodic table?
ZIRCONIUM

34. Whose autobiography is called 'I Used to Be an Animal But I'm All Right
Now'?
ERIC BURDON

35. In which year was Martin Luther King assassinated?
1968

36. Which vegetable has varieties: Autumn King, Early Giant & St Valery?
CARROT

37. What was the nick-name of Henry Percy, son of the 1st Earl of Northumberland?
HOTSPUR

38. In the Isle of Man, what is a Deemster?
A JUDGE

39. What is the capital of Manitoba Province in Canada?
WINIPEG

40. In Aug 2007, ‘The Dandy’ changed it's format and became a fortnightly magazine called what?
DANDY XTREME

ROUND 3

41. On which island were the Gibb brothers of the Bee Gees born?
ISLE OF MAN

42. By what name is the infamous leader Saloth Sar known to the world?
POL POT

43. Who said, looking for an alternative to cow’s milk "Why aren't we drinking rats milk, or dog’s milk, or cat’s milk?
HEATHER MILLS-McCARTNEY

44. The sporting venue, ‘The Rose Bowl’ is in which U.S. city?
PASADENA

45. How many people sailed on Noah’s Ark?
8

46. Who played the part of Tchaikovsky in the film ‘The Music Lovers’?
RICHARD CHAMBERLAIN

47. Whose novels include 'A Woman's Place', 'She's Leaving Home', 'The Ambassador', 'Chasing Men' and 'This Honourable House’?
EDWINA CURRIE

48. In which country was footballer John Barnes born?
JAMAICA

49. Within Italy's borders are two independent countries. One is the Vatican City. Name the other
SAN MARINO

50. The invention of which popular card game is attributed to Sir John Suckling?
CRIBBAGE

51. The horse from the film Toy Story 2 shares its name with which TV game
show?
BULLSEYE

52. Which of Disney’s Seven Dwarfs wears glasses?
DOC

53. What name is given to a beer barrel which holds 54 gallons?
HOGSHEAD

54. What is the capital of Peru?
LIMA

55. What was the name of the ferry which ran aground recently off Blackpool’s shore?
RIVERDANCE

56. In which year after World War II did food rationing end in Britain?
1954

57. What was Little Lord Fauntleroy's first name?
CEDRIC

58. Who was the Greek god of retribution?
NEMESIS

59. Britain's very first mobile phone call was made on 1 January 1985. By whom?
ERNIE WISE


60. In geology, what are formed in the process known as orogenesis?
MOUNTAINS

ROUND 4

61. What is the capital of Michigan state?
LANSING

62. Which Blue Square Premier League football club, became in February, the first football club in England to be taken over by the members of a website?
EBBSFLEET UNITED

63. Who is the famous actor brother of Shirley McLain?
WARREN BEATTY

64. Javier Perez De Cuellar was the Secretary General of the United Nations from 1982 to 1991. What nationality was he?
PERUVIAN

65. Which Gilbert & Sullivan operetta has the alternative title ‘The Merryman & his Maid’?
THE YEOMAN OF THE GUARD

66. In which year was the death penalty for treason officially abolished in the UK?
1998

67. Of which metal is Galena the chief ore?
LEAD

68. What is Inspector Maigret's first name?
JULES

69. Who wrote the book ‘Schindler’s Ark’?
THOMAS KENNEALLY

70. Who co-wrote ‘Fawltey Towers’ with John Cleese?
CONNIE BOOTH

71. Cheyenne is the capital of which U.S. state?
WYOMING

72. Name either one of the only two countries in the world which are not members of the UN?
TAIWAN / VATICAN CITY

73. Who, in 1941, designed and made the first viable helicopter?
IGOR SIKORSKY

74. Which ageing rocker started life as William Perks?
BILL WYMAN

75. What word is derived from the Polynesian for ‘forbidden’?
TABOO

76. In which year did Joseph Woodland and Bernard Silver invent the Bar Code?
1952 (accept 1950 – 1954)

77. What is Paddy Ashdown’s real first name?
JEREMY

78. Which book of the New Testament has most chapters?
St MATTHEW (28)

79. In Greek mythology, ‘The Pleiades’ were the seven daughters of which Titan?
ATLAS

80. Who sang the title song to the Bond film, “Octopussy”?
RITA COOLIDGE

ROUND 5

81. On which river does Harrogate stand?
NID

82. Who played King Feisal of Iraq in the film ‘Lawrence of Arabia?’
SIR ALEC GUINNESS

83. Which vegetable has varieties: April, Derby Day & Golden Acre?
CABBAGE

84. How many times did Willie Carson win The Epsom Derby?
FOUR

85. At which venue did Led Zeppelin play their reunion gig in December last year?
O2 ARENA in LONDON

86. Who composed ‘The Sabre Dance’?
ARAM KACHATURIAN

87. What does a Kymatologist study?
WAVES AND WAVE MOTION

88. Who wrote the TV plays ‘Brimstone & Treacle’ and ‘Lipstick on Your Collar’?
DENNIS POTTER

89. In which year did Percy Lebaren Spencer invent the Microwave Oven?
1945 (accept 1943 – 1947)

90. In which country are the Zagros mountains?
IRAN

91. What is the smallest flightless bird?
KIWI

92. How is the painting of Willy Lot’s farm better known?
THE HAYWAIN

93. With which activity are ‘grandsire triples’ and ‘oxford treble bob’ associated?
BELL RINGING

94. Who had a number one hit in 1979 with ‘Video Killed the Radio Star’?
BUGGLES

95. Who was the longest serving Poet Laureate, holding the post from 1850-1892?
ALFRED LORD TENNYSON

96. Before which year must a car have been built, to be eligible for the London to Brighton veteran car run?
1905

97. What is the British Army’s equivalent rank, to a Royal Navy Captain?
COLONEL

98. On the streets of which U.S. city was the first edition of the game ‘Monopoly’ based?
ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY.

99. Which entrance music was played for Frank Bruno, at his fights?
EYE of the TIGER (by SURVIVER)

100. To whom did Bob Dylan sing ‘It Ain’t Me Babe’?
JOAN BAEZ

ROUND 6

101. How many players are there in a baseball team?
NINE

102. In Nicholas Nickleby, who was the proprietor of Dotheboys Hall school?
WACKFORD SQUEERS

103. Mick Jagger’s second wife Bianca was born in which Central American
country?
NICARAGUA.

104. As at February 23rd 2008, the most Academy Award nominations for any 1 film is 14 - for Titanic in 1997 and which 1950 film?
ALL ABOUT EVE

105. Name either of the two former ‘Shadows’ who had a hit with ‘Diamonds’
JET HARRIS or TONY MEHAN

106. What is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta?
EDMONTON

107. What are the twelve central vertebrae of the spine called?
THORACIC

108. Who was the last Liberal prime minister?
HERBERT ASQUITH

109. Who is the central character in John Braine’s book ‘Room at the Top’?
JOE LAMPTON

110. In Greek mythology, who is the god of love and desire?
EROS

111. By what name is the substance Kaolin better known?
CHINA CLAY

112. How much is Regent Street worth on a monopoly board?
£300

113. In which desert is the world’s driest place?
ATACAMA (CHILE)

114 How many stars does the Paramount movie studio logo contain?
22

115. Which river unites with the Trent to form the Humber?
THE OUSE

116. Tears for Fears had a top 3 UK hit in 1985 with 'Everybody Wants to Rule the World’. In 1986 they re-recorded the same song with a slightly different title. What was that title?
EVERYBODY WANTS TO RUN THE WORLD

117. Who said “Am I dying beyond my means”?
OSCAR WILDE

118. What was Eva Peron's surname at birth?
DUARTE

119. In which country was Greenpeace first formed?
CANADA

120. Who wrote the opera ‘Prince Igor’?
ALEXANDER BORODIN


SUPPLEMENTARY QUESTIONS


1. The collective noun for which creature is ‘An Intrusion’?
COCKROACH

2. What was the capital of England before London?
WINCHESTER

3. What is the SI unit of electrical resistance?
OHM

4. Which British car manufacturer made the Kestral, Pathfinder & Sprite?
RILEY

5. What is the 55th wedding anniversary called?
EMERALD

6. In his latest film due to be released around Christmas 2008, Nick Park has given
Wallace a new girl-friend. What's her name?
PIELLA BAKEWELL (accept either)


TIE BREAKER

In the national Lotto draw on Saturday 12th January this year, 2 entries matched all 6 balls to share the jackpot. How many entries matched 4 balls?
31,795

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