And the questions from the first quiz: B – Something beginning with B What is the highest mountain in the British Isles? Who is the youngest male player to win Wimbledon, aged 17 years old? The capital of which county is Ouagadougou? What animals live in an Apiary? What is the official language of “The Republic of the Union of Myanmar”? What nationality is international footballer Vincent Kompany? What is the alter ego of Eric Twinge of 29 Acacia Road? Released at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, which film directed by Steven Soderberg and starring Michael Douglas and Matt Damon chronicles the life of Liberace? Acronyms/Abbreviations A project to supply continental Europe with oil during the second world war, what was Operation Pluto? Used in diving, what does SCUBA stand for? Inventors of the Post it Note, how is the Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company better known? From Doctor who, what does TARDIS stand for? LASER COBRA – The car in Knight Rider was called KITT but what did KITT stand for? DVD Television Torchwood is a spin-off of which TV show? Sheldon, Leonard, Howard and Raj are characters from which show? Britain’s Got Talent was won on Saturday by a Shadow Theatre Group from Hungary – what are they called? Which production company is responsible for Big Brother? Who presents Eggheads on BBC2? Who is the only character who has been in Eastenders since it started in 1985? Who was the original winner of X-factor in 2004? Which US TV show featuring the Bluth family recently made a comeback albeit only available on Netflix? History What happened in Samoa on 30th December 2011? In what year was the Chernobyl disaster, Space Shuttle Challenger exploded and GCSEs replaced O Levels and CSEs? The Gunpowder plot of 1605 was an attempt to assassinate whom? Who was British Prime Minister when Elizabeth II was crowned? Last week was the 69th anniversary of the start of Operation Neptune but how is this better known? In which street did the Great Fire of London start? In October 2012, an Austrian man skydived from 24 miles, breaking the speed of sound on the way down but what was his name? Officially founded on 9 July 2011, what is the newest country in the world? Albums Which band or artist released the following albums? In Between Dreams (2005) The Dark Side of the Moon (1973) 21 (2011) Our Version of Events (2012) Definitely Maybe (1994) The Joshua Tree (1987) Pet Sounds (1966) Jagged Little Pill (1995) Sport Football – How many different teams have won the English Premier League? Cycling - What colour jersey does the leader of the Giro d’Italia wear? American Football – Who won this year’s Superbowl? Cricket – Which team recently won the IPL – the Indian Premier League? Tennis – Who has more singles titles – Roger Federer or Martina Navratilova or Serena Williams? Baseball – How many runs are scored for a grand slam? Rugby League – How many points are scored for a try? Olympics – Where will the Winter Olympics take place in February (2014)? Unusual answers What colour is the black box on a commercial airplane? From what type of creature is Bombay duck made? How long was the 100 Years War? Where did Panama hats originate? What was tallest mountain on Earth before Everest was discovered? What are the colours of the Welsh Flag? Who in 1963 was killed in what is generally regarded as the world’s first live televised murder? Which country has the largest population of Spanish speakers?
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