Sport

Sport

1. How many players are there in a Hockey team?

11

2. What nationality is Michael Chang?

American

3. Who was the first unseeded man to win the Wimbledon Singles title?

Boris Becker

4. Where is the Ailsa golf course?

Turnberry

5. Who has managed WBA, Man Utd, Atletico Madrid, Sheffield Wed, Villa and Coventry?

Ron Atkinson

6. Nigel Mansell Won the World Drivers' Championship for Which Formula 1 Team?

Williams

7. In which sport is it forbidden for anyone to play left handed?

Polo

8. Who bit a chunk out of Evander Holyfields ear in 1997?

Mike Tyson

9. Which sport is played at a Basho?

Sumo

10. Which football team are known as the Saints?

Southampton

geography

1. Which parts of the British Isles were occupied by German troops during the second world war?

The Channel islands

2. Beverley Hills is a region of which city?

LA

3. In which country is Acapulco?

Mexico

4. What ocean laps at the shore of Madagascar?

The Indian Ocean

5. What is El Salvadors capital?

San Salvador

6. What country is the Hellenic Republic?

Greece

7. What is the southernmost state in the US

Hawaii

8. What country would you have to visit to see the ruins of Troy?

Turkey

9. What is the most mountainous country in Europe?

Switzerland

10. How many square miles, to the nearest mile is Gibraltar?

2

Medicine

1. When might a person show rapid eye movement (REM)?

During sleep

2. Ascorbic acid is which vitamin?C

3. Diabetes results from a failure to secrete which hormone?Insulin

4. What kind of food poisoning can be caused by eating half-cooked poultry?

Salmonella

5. A deficiency of which vitamin can cause scurvy?

Vitamin C

6. What, in genetics, is the term denoting the transmission of traits and characteristics from parents to offspring?Heredity/inheritance

7. What is the name for your thigh bone

Femur

8. What drug type is used to treat allergies

Antihistomines

9. Red white and Platelets are types of what

Blood Cells

10. Tennis elbow and golfer's elbow are both examples of what?

tendinitis

General Knowledge

Which US state is known as The Lonestar State?

Texas

How many stars are there on the United States flag?

50 one for each state

What do we call the star nearest to Earth?

The Sun

Which three states of the US have names which begin with the letter C?CALIFORNIA, COLORADO, CONNECTICUT

Ferdinand Marcos was the dictator of what country?THE PHILLIPINES

Which UK Airport began life as the Great Western Aerodrome?HEATHROW

What day of celebration in the UK falls exactly three weeks before Easter Sunday?MOTHER'S DAY

In which UK city did Adolf Hitler live for a year?LIVERPOOL

What item of women's clothing went on sale for the first time in the UK in 1940?NYLON STOCKINGS

How many eyes does a bumblebee have?5

Movies

1. Julie Andrews, Eric Idle and Justin Timberlake all provide voices in which animated blockbuster?SHREK THE THIRD

2. Which mode of transport featured in the 1986 film Blue Thunder?HELICOPTERS

3. Which actress danced with John Travolta in the film Pulp Fiction?UMA THURMAN

4. Who plays the mill-girl swept off her feet by Richard Gere in An Officer & A Gentleman?DEBRA WINGER

5. Who won an Oscar for his portrayal of Ray Charles in the 2004 film Ray?JAMES (JAMIE) FOXX

6. Which movie trilogy finished up At World's End?PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN

7. If Julia Roberts is a legal clerk taking on a big corporation, what is her name?ERIN BROCKOVICH

8. South Pacific is set in which was

WW2

9. Philomena was nominated for Best picture at the Oscars Name the actress who played the female lead.

Judy Dench

10. George Clooney plays the Male lead role in which current oscar nominated film

Gravity

FOOD & DRINK

1. What do Americans call ros wine?BLUSH

2. Dahl is an Indian stew made with which vegetable?LENTILS

3. With which fruit is the drink Southern Comfort flavoured?PEACH

4. The milk from which animal is used to make authentic Italian Mozzarella cheese?THE WATER BUFFALO

5. What is the main ingredient of the liqueur Creme de Cassis?BLACKCURRANT

6. What drink can be sweet, dry or rough?CIDER

7. If you ordered canard on a French menu, what would you be served?DUCK

8. What are the ingredients of a rusty nail?WHISKEY & DRAMBUIE

9. Which type of pasta has a name that translates as little worms?VERMICELLI

10. From what fruit is the drink slivovitz made?PLUMS

MUSICALS

From which musicals do the following popular songs come from?

1.

All That JazzChicago

2.

Get Me to the Church on TimeMy Fair Lady

3.

Happy TalkSouth Pacific

4.

Another Suitcase in Another HallEvita

5.

Beauty School DropoutGrease

6.

If My Friends Could See Me NowSweet Charity

7.

Feed the BirdsMary Poppins

8.

Empty Chairs at Empty TablesLes Misrables

9.

(I Was Born Under a) Wand'rin' StarPaint Your Wagon

10.

The Sun Has Got His Hat OnMe and My Girl

True or False

1. There are some wasps that make honey.

True (The polistine/paper wasp is one such wasp)

2. Marie Curies husband was called Pierre.

True

3. The Lutine Bell can be found in Lloyds of London.

True

4. Seoul is the capital of North Korea.

False it is the capital of South Korea

5.According to Scottish law, it is illegal to be drunk in charge of a cow.

True

6. The violent gang of youths in A Clockwork Orange were called the Groods.

False. They were the Droogs

7. Danny Jones is a member of the band McFly.

True

8. In the television series Mork and Mindy, Mindy was played by Erin Moran.

False, she was played by Pam Dawber. Erin Moran played Joanie in Happy Days.

9. Beth Tweddle won a Silver Medal at the 2012 London Olympic Games.

False she won Bronze on the uneven bars

10. Marie Antoinette was married to Louis XVI of France.

True