£50 CASH CHALLENGE QUESTION
Rosemary Patton chose Envelope No. 6 and was asked:
Which English football club are nicknamed 'The Toffees'?
Unfortunately Rosemary could not offer an answer
NEXT WEEK'S CASH CHALLENGE £60
Answer Everton F. C.
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
1/ Grandfather, carriage and cuckoo are all types of what?
2/ According to legend, Merlin was the wizard at the court of which king?
3/ What was the currency of Italy before the Euro?
4/ What is the name of the fairy in the Peter Pan stories?
5/ Which two colours feature on the flag of Japan?
6/ According to the song, how many trombones led the Big Parade?
7/ Which famous person from history was known as ‘The Maid of Orleans’?
8/ In an orchestra, by what other name are kettledrums known?
9/ Family Fortunes Question: Name something that helps you to sleep?
10/ What was the title of S Club 7’s last UK top ten hit?
ANSWERS
1/ Clocks
2/ Arthur
3/ Lira
4/ Tinkerbell
5/ Red and white
6/ 76
7/ Joan of Arc
8/ Timpani
9/ Alcohol (5 pts), sleeping pill (4 pts), TV (3 pts), reading (2 pts), music (1 pt)
10/ You (No. 2 in Feb 2002)
TELEVISION
1/ Which TV sitcom was set in the fictional Walmington-on-Sea during World War II?
2/ In which fictional area of Manchester is Coronation Street set?
3/ In which series did Roger Moore play the character Simon Templar?
4/ The fictional London suburb of Sun Hill is the setting for which ITV drama series?
5/ In which early TV western did a young Clint Eastwood first come to prominence?
6/ Last appearing in 1990, which actor played the role of Simon Wicks in Eastenders?
7/ In which late 1960’s/early 1970’s sitcom did Reg Varney play the character Stan Butler?
8/ In Coronation Street, which actress plays the role of Deidre Barlow?
9/ In Charlie’s Angels, what was the name of the character played by the late Farrah Fawett?
10/ In the 1960’s BBC series Dr Finlay’s Casebook, what were the christian names of Dr Finlay and Dr Cameron?
ANSWERS
1/ Dad’s Army
2/ Weatherfield
3/ The Saint
4/ The Bill
5/ Rawhide
6/ Nick Berry
7/ On The Buses
8/ Anne Kirkbride
9/ Jill Munroe
10/ Alan (Finlay) & Angus (Cameron)
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
1/ In Enid Blyton’s stories, what colour is Noddy’s hat?
2/ What name is shared by the daughter of Bill Clinton and an area of London?
3/ Fagin and The Artful Dodger are just two of the characters from which Charles Dickens’ novel?
4/ Wearing medieval-type uniforms, what name is given to the armed force that patrol the Vatican?
5/ What is the sum of 3 gross + 2 score + 1 dozen?
6/ Which company has a dog called Nipper as part of its trademark?
7/ Which English city was once renowned for the manufacture of lace?
8/ Born This Day: Which journalist, who has hosted the TV show Great British Menu, and was in I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here, was born in Hitchin, Hertfordshire this day in 1950?
9/ What name is given to the Jewish Day of Atonement?
10/ In Greek mythology, who was the king of Sparta and the husband of Helen?
ANSWERS
1/ Blue
2/ Chelsea
3/ Oliver Twist
4/ Swiss Guard
5/ 484
6/ His Master Voice (accept HMV)
7/ Nottingham
8/ Jennie Bond
9/ Yom Kippur
10/ Menelaus
SPORT & SPORTING STARS
1/ Without a foul, what is the maximum break achievable in a game of snooker?
2/ The Oval cricket ground is in which city?
3/ Which boxer was the BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 1970?
4/ In which country was the ex-footballer Kenny Dalglish born?
5/ With which sport would you associate the name David Broome?
6/ What is the name of the British athlete who won the gold medal in the heptathlon at the World Athletic Championships in Berlin last Sunday?
7/ The Badminton Horse Trials take place on the estate of which English duke?
8/ Richmond Park is the home ground of which League of Ireland football club?
9/ In cricket, which county won the County Championships every year from 1952 until 1958?
10/ Who, in 1984, scored Northern Ireland’s last ever goal in the British Home Championship?
ANSWERS
1/ 147
2/ London
3/ Henry Cooper
4/ Scotland
5/ Show jumping
6/ Jessica Ennis
7/ Duke of Beaufort
8/ St Patrick’s Athletic
9/ Surrey
10/ Gerry Armstrong (versus Wales at Vetch Field, Swansea – N. Ireland won the championship on goal difference)
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
1/ Which British newspaper introduced the topless Page Three Girl?
2/ With which band will the singer Bryan Ferry always be associated?
3/ In the royal address HIH, what does the ‘I’ stand for?
4/ What number is represented by the Roman numerals XLV?
5/ What name is given to the scientific instrument containing mercury that can be used to measure the temperature of the human body?
6/ In The Bible, what type of bird did Noah first release from The Ark?
7/ The Lass That Loved A Sailor is the subtitle of which Gilbert and Sullivan comic opera?
8/ What name is given to the breathing organs of a sperm whale?
9/ Brian Robson Rankin is the real name of which pop guitarist?
10/ Who was Mary Queen of Scots’ first husband?
ANSWERS
1/ The Sun
2/ Roxy Music
3/ Imperial
4/ 45
5/ Thermometer
6/ Raven (Genesis chap. 8 v 7)
7/ HMS Pinafore
8/ Lungs
9/ Hank Marvin
10/ Francis II of France
FILMS & FILM STARS
1/ The animated films The Jungle Book, Dumbo, and Pocahontas were all made by which studio?
2/ In 1976, which actor’s last film was titled The Shootist?
3/ In which 1987 film did Michael Douglas say the line “Greed, for the lack of a better word, is good”?
4/ Which actress played the title role in the film Mary Poppins?
5/ In which 1981 film did Mel Gibson play the role of a soldier during World War I?
6/ East of Eden and Rebel Without A Cause were hit films for which late actor?
7/ Co-starring Brendan Fraser, in which 2000 film did Liz Hurley play The Devil?
8/ Who played the role of former British intelligence agent John Mason in the 1996 film The Rock?
9/ Which 1954 Alfred Hitchcock film starred Robert Cummings, Ray Milland, and Grace Kelly?
10/ Who played Paul McCartney’s grandfather in The Beatles’ film A Hard Day’s Night?
ANSWERS
1/ Walt Disney Animated Studios (accept Disney)
2/ John Wayne
3/ Wall Street
4/ Julie Andrews
5/ Gallipoli
6/ James Dean
7/ Bedazzled
8/ Sean Connery
9/ Dial M For Murder
10/ Wilfrid Brambell (better known for his role as Albert Steptoe in Steptoe & Son)
WHERE IN THE WORLD?
1/ The Brandenburg Gate is a feature in which city?
2/ The city of Cork stands on the banks of which Irish river?
3/ What name is given to the building in Washington DC that is the headquarters of the United States Department of Defence?
4/ The holiday island of Rhodes belongs to which country?
5/ In England, which two cities are at either end of the M1 motorway?
6/ The Sinai Desert is in which country?
7/ Used for the unloading and storage of imported motor vehicles, the Royal Portbury Dock is part of which British city?
8/ By what name was Cambodia known between 1975 and 1979?
9/ What name is given to the body of water that separates the island of Sicily from mainland Italy?
10/ Which American city has the nickname ‘The Bluff City’?
ANSWERS
1/ Berlin
2/ River Lee
3/ The Pentagon
4/ Greece
5/ London & Leeds
6/ Egypt
7/ Bristol
8/ Kampuchea
9/ The Strait of Messina
10/ Memphis, Tennessee
THE LAST ROUND
1/ “Jesus wept”, the shortest verse in The Bible, is in which book of the New Testament?
2/ In a perfect rainbow, which colour comes between yellow and blue?
3/ How much did a colour television license cost in 1974: £12, £20, or £28?
4/ What is the largest mammal native to Australia?
5/ From which Portuguese holiday resort did Madeleine McCann disappear in May 2007?
6/ Ode To A Nightingale is a famous poem by whom?
7/ Which shipping forecast area lies immediately south of Dogger?
8/ Which major US civil rights activist died in Detroit in October 2005?
9/ Which character immortalised on film by Walt Disney in 1942 was created in 1923 by the Austrian writer Felix Salten?
10/ In which year did the following events all occur: at 14 years of age, Nigel Short became the youngest chess player to be awarded the degree of International Master, riots broke out in the St. Paul’s district of Bristol, and famous for playing Tonto in the TV series The Lone Ranger, the actor Jay Silverheels died?
ANSWERS
1/ St. John (chap 11 v 35)
2/ Green (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo & violet)
3/ £12
4/ Red Kangaroo
5/ Praia da Luz
6/ John Keats
7/ Humber
8/ Rosa Parks
9/ Bambi
10/ 1980
