£30 CASH CHALLENGE QUESTION
Brian Bell chose Envelope No. 13 and was asked:
Written by Lennon & McCartney, what was the first song that Cilla Black took into the top 40 of the UK charts?
Unfortunately Brian could not offer an answer
NEXT WEEK'S CASH CHALLENGE £40
Answer: Love Of The Loved (No. 35 in October 1963)
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GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
1/ Who is the patron saint of England?
2/ What name is given to the leather pouch used for carrying a pistol?
3/ What name is given to the man-like structure placed in fields to ward off unwelcome birds?
4/ No. 11 Downing Street is the official residence of which member of Her Majesty’s government?
5/ Golf, Jetta, and Polo are all models of cars by which manufacturer?
6/ How many sheets of paper are there in a ream?
7/ Brisbane is the capital of which Australian state or territory?
8/ If today is your birthday, what is your star sign?
9/ Family Fortunes Question: Name a tourist attraction in London?
10/ Which former chairman of the Conservative Party is the son of the 12th Marquess of Lothian?
ANSWERS
1/ St. George
2/ Holster
3/ Scarecrow
4/ Chancellor of the Exchequer
5/ Volkswagen
6/ 500
7/ Queensland
8/ Libra (22nd Sept – 23rd Oct)
9/ Buckingham Palace (5 pts), London Eye (4 pts), Houses of Parliament (3 pts), Madame Tassauds (2 pts), Tower of London (1 pt)
10/ Most Hon. Michael Ancram PC QC MP
FILMS & FILM STARS
1/ The opening action in which 1998 Steven Spielberg film takes place on the beaches of Normandy?
2/ Which 1956 musical set in what is now Thailand starred Yul Brynner and Deborah Kerr?
3/ What is the name of the small grasshopper-like creature that features prominently in the Disney animation Pinocchio?
4/ The actor Vinnie Jones once played international football for which country?
5/ In which film starring George Peppard does Audrey Hepburn play the character Holly Golightly?
6/ In the ‘James Bond’ film The Man With The Golden Gun, what is the name of the character played by Christopher Lee?
7/ Raymond Babbitt is the name of the title character from which 1988 film?
8/ How is the actor who was born Issur Danielovich better known?
9/ Who directed the award winning 1989 film The Abyss?
10/ Which 1958 film set during World War II, starred Marlon Brando, Montgomery Clift, and Dean Martin?
ANSWERS
1/ Saving Private Ryan
2/ The King and I
3/ Jiminy Cricket
4/ Wales
5/ Breakfast At Tiffany’s (1961)
6/ Francisco Scaramanga
7/ Rain Man (played by Dustin Hoffman)
8/ Kirk Douglas (b. 09/12/1916 - New York)
9/ James Cameron
10/ The Young Lions (from the novel by Irwin Shaw)
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
1/ What name is given to the portable platform that connects a ship to the shore?
2/ What type of facial feature is a goatee?
3/ The Victoria Falls are famous natural waterfalls on which continent?
4/ In the 1960’s and 1970’s the European Economic Community was usually referred to by which two-word name?
5/ What was the name of the Cunard-owned liner that was torpedoed and sunk off the coast of Ireland in May 1915?
6/ In a hospital, which department is usually referred to as ICU?
7/ What call sign is given to the helicopter used by the president of the USA?
8/ Born This Day: Which actor, whose films include Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Executive Suite, and Command Decision, was born in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada this day in 1897?
9/ In 1968, what was the first single released by The Beatles-owned Apple Records?
10/ In England, how is the Anglican Cathedral Church of Christ, the Blessed Virgin Mary, and St. Cuthbert better known?
ANSWERS
1/ Gangway
2/ Beard
3/ Africa
4/ Common Market
5/ RMS Lusitania
6/ Intensive Care Unit
7/ Marine One
8/ Walter Pidgeon
9/ Hey Jude (The Beatles – 30/08/1968)
10/ Durham Cathedral
THE ANIMAL WORLD
1/ Which member of the cat family is regarded to be the fastest of all land mammals?
2/ The very large anaconda snake is native to which continent?
3/ Arachnophobia is a fear of which creatures?
4/ Which breed of ponies were once commonly used down Britain’s coal mines?
5/ What type of creature is a sidewinder?
6/ Chinstrap, and Macaroni are species of which bird?
7/ What is the collective noun for a group of gorillas?
8/ The kea is a species of parrot native to which country?
9/ Which is the largest wild mammal native to Britain?
10/ What type of creature is an albacore?
ANSWERS
1/ Cheetah
2/ South America
3/ Spiders
4/ Shetland ponies
5/ Snake
6/ Penguin
7/ Band (a band of gorillas)
8/ New Zealand
9/ Red deer
10/ Fish (a type of tuna)
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
1/ The characters Jim Hawkins and Long John Silver feature in which famous novel?
2/ By what two-word name is solid carbon dioxide more commonly known?
3/ The NASA launch site at Cape Canaveral is in which US state?
4/ Which Italian fashion designer was shot dead outside his Miami home in 1997?
5/ What name is given to the Japanese art of fencing using bamboo swords?
6/ When the two tier postal service was introduced in 1968, how much was it for a first class stamp: 3d, 5d, or 7d?
7/ What is the name of the dog in the Peter Pan stories?
8/ A nephrectomy is the surgical removal of which part of the human body?
9/ What was the name of the Australian mother, who in 1982 was convicted of murder in what became known as ‘The Dingo Baby Case’?
10/ The song Sit Down, You’re Rockin’ The Boat features in which stage and screen musical?
ANSWERS
1/ Treasure Island (by Robert Louis Stevenson)
2/ Dry ice
3/ Florida
4/ Gianni Versace
5/ Kendo
6/ 5d
7/ Nana
8/ Kidney
9/ Lindy Chamberlain
10/ Guys and Dolls
ROCK ‘N’ ROLL
1/ Who was Rockin’ All Over The World in the UK charts in 1977?
2/ What did the American rocker Chuck Berry ask you to play with in 1972?
3/ Who decided to Rock Around The Clock at the top of the UK charts in October 1955?
4/ Rave On and Peggy Sue were 1950’s hits for which late American star?
5/ What did The Rolling Stones say they couldn’t get any of in 1965?
6/ In 1958 Good Golly, Miss Molly was the fourth UK top ten hit for which American artist?
7/ Which song, in 1976, was Showaddywaddy’s only UK number one?
8/ ‘Babe, you’re getting closer, the lights are goin’ dim’ are the first two lines of which 1977 UK number one hit?
9/ In England in 1960, which American singer survived the car crash that killed the American rocker Eddie Cochran?
10/ Living Doll was Cliff Richards’ first UK number one single, what was his second?
ANSWERS
1/ Status Quo
2/ His Ding-A-Ling (My Ding-A-Ling – No. 1 Oct 1972)
3/ Bill Haley & His Comets
4/ Buddy Holly
5/ Satisfaction [(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction – No. 1 in Aug 1965]
6/ Little Richard
7/ Under The Moon Of Love
8/ Way Down
9/ Gene Vincent
10/ Travellin’ Light
THE LAST ROUND
1/ How was the Scottish outlaw Robert MacGregor better known?
2/ In the UK, the bridge known as the Second Severn Crossing carries which motorway?
3/ The world famous Ashmolean Museum is located in which British city?
4/ In The Bible, which book of the Old Testament follows the Book of Deuteronomy?
5/ Which driver won this year’s Formula One British Grand Prix?
6/ The badge of the Yamaha Corporation depicts which item connected with music?
7/ In the UK, which food-stuff not rationed during World War II was rationed between 1946 & 1948?
8/ With which sport would you associate Kareem Abdul-Jabbar?
9/ Which royal palace was built on the site of a former leper hospital?
10/ In which year did the following events all occur: the first Penguin paperback books were published, the board game Monopoly was released by Parker Brothers, and considered to be the founder of Ulster Unionism, the Dublin-born barrister and politician Lord Edward Carson died?
ANSWERS
1/ Rob Roy
2/ M4
3/ Oxford
4/ Joshua
5/ Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull – Renault)
6/ Tuning fork (3 interlocking tuning forks)
7/ Bread
8/ Basketball (b. Lew Alcindor, in New York – teams Milwaukee Bucks & LA Lakers between 1969 – 1989)
9/ St. James’s Palace, London
10/ 1935
