JAN 24TH QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

SPORT


Who first won the Jules Rimet Cup Twice

IN WHICH COUNTRY WAS THE LAST GRAN PRIX HELD

WHEN, IN GOLF, CAN YOU HAVE THE PIN TENDED

What is the lowest possible hand in poker

Which racing team did Renault buy in 2001

How much did the London 2012 Olympic logo cost
£4,000 - £40,000 or £400,000






ANSWERS
Italy 1934 & 1938
Italy -the San Remo track is not in San Remo / Australia
ANYTIME -ON THE GREEN IT MUST BE TENDED OR OUT
2-3-4-5-7
Bennetton
£400,000




HISTORY/GEOGRAPHY

Which body of water forms Turkey's northern Border

Picture -What & When (with in 10 years)
Hist Pic


Which country has the most european neighbours

NAME THE U.S. STATES WITH A PACIFIC COAST LINE

TO WITHIN 100 MILES FOR 1/2 POINT OR 50 MILES FOR 1 POINT,
HOW FAR AS THE CROW FLIES IS IT FROM LANDS END TO JOHN O’GROATS

THE RIBBLE IS THE CHIEF RIVER OF WHICH COUNTY














ANSWERS ...
THE BLACK SEA
Battle of Yorks Drift 1879 (1874 - 1884 will do)
Germany - 6
CALIFORNIA, WASHINGTON, OREGON, ALASKA & HAWAII
603 MILES
503-703 1/2 PNT
553-653 1 PNT
LANCASHIRE



LITERATURE

Bram Stoker wrote Dracula, what was Bram short for

Mustardseed is a character from which Shakespear play

According to a family fortunes survey name one of the top 4 things that come in sevens

Which famous book title translated means "no place" or "place that does not exist"

Which controversial novel's main characters are Gibreel Farishta and Saladin Chamcha?
The novel was the 1988 Whitbread Award winner and Booker Prize finalist








ANSWERS
Abraham
Midsummer Night’s Dream
Days of the week - Dwarfs - Deadly sins - year itch - wonders world
Utopia
The Satanic Verses









MUSIC

Of all the DJs who joined Radio One at its inception,
who was tipped to be first to go but remained there virtually for rest of his life

How can you link George Orwell with Band Aid’s Don’t they know its Christmas

In musical notation what is half a minim

What night did The Drifters go to the Movies












ANSWERS
John Peel
1984
Crotchet
Saturday



SCIENCE & NATURE

Which came first the aeroplane or the wrist watch

Upon which hobby is the most money spent

What herb is the main ingredient in Pesto Sauce

WHat treatment is based on the idea that there are energy
channels in the feet that relate to every organ & function of the body

What computer accessory, invented in the 60s was called
‘The X-Y Position Indicator For A Display System’

Whats the name for the white of an egg





ANSWERS

Aeroplane 1904, Wrist watch 1905
Gardening
Basil
Reflexology
Mouse
Albumen





NEWS

Who died in Iceland as a 64 Y/O recluse

Cartoon this week two missing words

Matt

Which actress’ role died this week

How was John Coward in the news his week

What today has been named -Quantum of Solace

Which British company announced a price increase of 15%







ANSWERS ..
Bobby Fischer
pilot - runway
Actress Liz Dawn, 68, who played Vera Duckworth since 1971, is retiring because she suffers from chronic lung disease.
Co-pilot of 777 who was at the controls
The new James Bond Film
Bristish Gas


FILMS & ENTERTAINMENT

IN which 1993 film did Tom Hanks suffer from insomnia

Photo, -still, What Film & which actor is lying on the floor
Film

Liz Talor & Richard Burton fell in love during the making of which film

THIS WEEK'S SIX POINTER

FOR SIX POINTS
Directed by John Sturges, this film was released Oct 1960







FOR FOUR POINTS
At the end, one stayed the other two didn’t




FOR TWO POINTS
Launched the careers of Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson and James Coburn









FOR ONE POINT
There were four others in the title roles








ANSWERS
Sleepless in Seatle
The Sting -Robert Redford
Cleopatra


Magnificent Seven




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