GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 1

1. What period immediately precedes the Triassic Period?

2. Which snake kills most humans?

3. What is the name of the Islamic militant group based in the Lebanon?

4. What is the International radio code for the letter 'Q'?

5. What does the musical term Largo mean?

6. What is the name of Barbie's little sister?

7. What is the official animal of Canada?

8. According to their advertising slogan, which banking group is The World's Local Bank?

9. Which North-West team won the first ever FA cup final to be held at Wembley stadium?

10. Marina Lewycka wrote the 2005 award winning novel, A Short History Of ...what?

HISTORY

1. What was the name of the Townsend Thorenson ferry that sank in 1987 with massive loss of life?

2. Henry VIII had six wives, but which of his wives herself had four husbands?

3. In which year did man last walk on the moon?

4. Which Communist leader died in 1953?

5. Who was the Roman Governor of Judaea in AD 26?

6. Who killed John Lennon?

7. What was the name of Yuri Gagarin's spacecraft?

8. In what year did the U.K. join the E.E.C.?

9. What is Svetlana Savitskaya's claim to fame?

10. What came to an end in the USA in 1933 much to the relief of many of its citizens?

FILM

1. In which 1993 film does Richard Gere play a returning Civil War veteran with a dark secret?

2. Who played the pirate captain Vallo in the 1952 film The Crimson Pirate?

3. In which film does Leonardo di Caprio play a cunning charmer who travels the world cashing dud cheques?

4. Gretchen Mol played which 1950's pin-up star?

5. In which film did Lauren Bacall say to Humphrey Bogart "You know how to whistle, don't you, Steve. "You just put your lips together and blow"?

6. Schoolboy Alex Rider is the hero of which 2006 film, based on the book by Anthony Horowitiz?

7. Which was Roger Moore's 1st James Bond Movie?

8. The 1991 film Madonna: Truth Or Dare was released in the UK under what title?

9. How is the character Elsenhelm played by Edward Norton known in the title of the recently released movie?

10. Who is the only actor to have won an Oscar playing twins?

HEAVY METAL

(There is a metal in the answer)

1. What was the name of the Lone Ranger's horse?

2. What was the title of The Pretenders' 1979 UK #1 hit?

3. Which Hollywood actress is the mother of film star Kate Hudson?

4. Which long-running comics series from 2000 AD, starred Johnny Alpha, a mutant bounty hunter with an array of imaginative gadgets and weapons?

5. What name is given to the annual music prize an alternative to the industry-dominated Brit awards?

6. Who was leader of the Liberal Party from 1976 until its 1988 merger with the Social Democratic Party?

7. What was the name of the rock group formed by David Bowie in the 1980s?

8. Who found fame as Charles Ryder in the television adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's Brideshead Revisited in 1981?

9. Which band from east London were formed in 1975 by bassist Steve Harris?

10. Whose novels have been on the New York Times bestseller list for over 390 consecutive weeks (a record) with 21 adapted for television?

GEOGRAPHY

1. What is the chief seaport of Sweden?

2. The entrance to which sea is guarded by rocks called the Pillars of Hercules?

3. What is the name of the Forbidden City of Tibet?

4. What is the longest river in France?

5. The Prado museum can be found in which Spanish City?

6. In terms of area, which is the second largest US State?

7. Of which City is Piraeus the port?

8. What geological feature constantly threatens San Francisco?

9. Which is the world's largest hot desert?

10. What is the Capital City of Canada called?

TELEVISION

1. Which sheep has now got his own BBC series?

2. Tony who, has returned for his 6th Ch 4 series?

3. Which M*A*S*H character did Gary Burgoff play?

4. Television comic Bernie Clifton was famous for riding which comedy bird?

5. In which US City is the series Grey's Anatomy set?

6. Who played the role of Debbie Porter in Knot's Landing and went on to become an Oscar winning actress?

7. What is the address of TV's Desperate Housewives?

8. In which TV series did Michelle Collins play a holiday rep called Vikki?

9. What was the name of Armando Iannucci's satirical sketch show supposedly set in the year 2031?

10. Whose catchphrase was " I'm smarter than the average bear"?

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 2

1. Alphabetically what is the first book in the Bible?

2. Which is the only horse to have won both the Grand National and the Scottish Grand National in the same season?

3. Which M.P. represents the constituency of Henley on Thames?

4. What eating implement would you be using if you 'dined on mince and slices of quince'?

5. Where could you find Claret, Burgundy, Port, Sherry and Champagne freely and legally available to children?

6. The Namibian dollar is tied to which unit of currency?

7. Where on your body is your skin the thinnest?

8. In what year was David Bowie born?

9. In which West End play is Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter) currently 'bareing all'?

10. Clark Kent aka Superman reports for which newspaper?