‘the best prime minister we never had’?
Which children’s novel follows three children sent to live with relatives after their parents are killed in a fire?
What colour light is placed on the starboard side of a vessel?
Who adopted ‘La mer’ as his signature tune?
Which is the longest book in the Bible?
Who is the man behind housewife-superstar Dame Edna Everage?
Which country is serviced by Crossair Airline?
Which US organisation has its headquarters at Langley, Virginia?
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Jackpot
Ulan Bator is the capital of which country?
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Quiz 15
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Round 1: Pot Luck
On which date did World War I end?
Which sport did one wag dismiss as ‘competitive housework’?
‘The urban spaceman’ was the only chart hit for which eccentric British band?
By what name is Brazilian footballer Ronaldo de Assis Moreira better known?
What was Spike Milligan’s real first name?
Which song has been a number one hit in the UK charts in versions by Norman Greenbaum, Doctor and the Medics and Gareth Gates?
In November 2005
Sun
editor Rebekah Wade was arrested for assaulting which well-known actor?
Which film was advertised with the line ‘In space no one can hear you scream’?
Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?
Who was J. R. Ewing’s first wife in the US television series
Dallas
?
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Round 2: Catchphrases
In which film did John Wayne say ‘A man’s gotta do what a man’s gotta do’?
Which Catherine Tate character isn’t ‘bovvered’?
Which classic British comedy television series linked sketches with the catchphrase ‘And now for something completely different’?
Which character delivered the catchphrase ‘Don’t panic!’ in the television comedy series
Dad’s Army
?
Whose catchphrases included ‘It’s turned out nice again’?
With whom was the catchphrase ‘I want to be alone’ associated?
Which character had as his catchphrase ‘To infinity and beyond’?
Which television character has the catchphrase ‘yeah but no but yeah but’?
As well as being their catchphrase,
Another Fine Mess
was the title of a 1930 film starring Laurel and Hardy – true or false?
Which antiques expert has the catchphrase ‘As cheap as chips’?
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Half-time teaser
How long (in feet and inches) was the longest beard ever recorded?
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Round 3: History
Which king of England signed the Magna Carta?
At which battle were cannon first used?
In World War II, what was the code name given to the Allied invasion of Normandy in 1944?
What is the emperor Nero said to have done while Rome burned in AD 64?
Which military conflict contributed to the English language the word ‘yomp’?
Which World War II general was known for the pair of ivory-handled pistols he carried?
With which country did Britain fight the so-called War of Jenkins’ Ear? 15
Which barbarian king was known as ‘the Scourge of God’?
At what military action did British troops win a record 11 Victoria Crosses?
During World War I, who did the Germans call the ‘Ladies from Hell’?
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Round 4: Pot Luck
What is the slang term for £500 or $500?
Which British poet wrote the words for the hymn ‘Jerusalem’?
What kind of animal did Glenn Close pop in a cooking pot in
Fatal Attraction
?
In which television comedy series did Craig Charles play crewman David Lister?
Which is the highest mountain in England?
In films of which Terence Rattigan play did Michael Redrave star in 1951 and Albert Finney in 1994?
What was the name of the venue in Liverpool that became particularly associated with the Beatles in their early years?
Which Italian hero had a biscuit named after him?
Which popular television series set in a fictional Irish village in County Kerry ended in 2001?
Where is the Ideal Home Show held each year?
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Jackpot
In 1891 Frenchman Sylvain Dornon walked from Paris to Moscow on stilts – how far did he travel?
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Quiz 16
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Round 1: Pot Luck
In Greek mythology, what was the name of the three-headed dog that guarded the entrance