GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 1

1. Which 85-year-old writer is known affectionately as Soda-Bread Sam?

2. The rivers Ribble, Wyre and Lune are the three main rivers in which English County?

3. CD's are made from 2 materials one is plastic what is the other?

4. What is the name of Ellis Peters' medieval sleuth?

5. What Crisis dominated the UK news in 1956?

6. How was the dancing Bill Robinson better known?

7. Who wrote the Philip Marlowe detective stories?

8. In computing, what do the initials PDA stand for?

9. Who served as U.K. Shadow Home Secretary from 1992-1994?

10. If the Spanish word is azucar, what is the English word?

FILM

1. Which US President is the victim in the documentary style drama, Death Of A President?

2. Who plays Jane Austen in the recent film Becoming Jane?

3. Which recent film based on a Marvel Comics' character stars Nicholas Cage as a stunt biker called Johnny Blaze?

4. Which film directed by Robert De Niro tells a somber but fictionalized account of the birth of the CIA?

5. Which 2005 film is set aboard a Royal Navy frigate in 1805?

6. In which 2005 film do 4 escaped zoo animals find themselves in the wild?

7. In which film does Meryl Streep play Miranda Priestly, editor of Runway Magazine?

8. Which Brian de Palma film is an adaptation of a James Elroy book inspired by the unsolved murder of a B movie actress?

9. Which film stars Adam Sandler as a Hawaiian who falls for a woman (Drew Barrymore) with a short-term memory?

10. Who played Tony Blair in the 2006 film The Queen?

THE ARTS

1. In which art gallery is Picasso's Guernica displayed?

2. Which artist created the Big Tongue logo for the Rolling Stones?

3. In the world of the arts, what is the E.N.B.?

4. Which famous US artist lived in Russia during his childhood?

5. Which French painter produced The Luncheon of the boating party and The Umbrellas?

6. Which early twentieth-century art movement's essential aim was to try to liberate the creative powers of the unconscious mind by overcoming the dominance of realism?

7. Who owns the largest private art collection in the world?

8. What French stockbroker fled his homeland to paint in the Pacific?

9. In which Italian City is Leonardo Da Vinci's The Last Supper displayed?

10. Whose painting The Potato Eaters was stolen in 1988?

SPORT

1. Which Country will host the 2007 Rugby Union World Cup?

2. What was athletics legend Jessie Owens' real first name?

3. How many goals did David Healy score for Northern Ireland during March?

4. In which sport would you find Snake and Horseshoe corners?

5. What was the name of the Pakistani cricket coach now the subject of a murder investigation?

6. Which Country are the current holders of cricket's Intercontinental Cup?

7. Which country has banned most major sporting events for 2 weeks?

8. What is the name of the new Formula 1 wonder kid who finished 3rd in his first Grand Prix?

9. Who did Steve McClaren allegedly have a dressing room bust-up with following England's draw with Israel?

10. Which golfer has the largest winning margin in history of professional golf?

IT HAPPENED IN MARCH

1. What 'Welsh check' has finally moved elsewhere?

2. What is now the World's longest running musical having notched up an unbroken 21 years?

3. Who broke the record for the number of performances at Madison Square Garden with a birthday celebration performance at the venue?

4. Who was described as Stalinist by Lord Tunrbull?

5. Which rap star was forced to call off three UK tour dates after being denied a visa by the Home Office?

6. Which member of the Royal Family had an altercation with a photographer outside Boujis nightclub?

7. Which Pacific Island group was hit by a tsunami, killing at least 13 people?

8. Which UK chain store's parent company revealed that details about more than 45 million credit cards had been stolen from its computer system?

9. What, according to the medical examiner, caused the demise of Anna Nicole Smith in February at age 39?

10. What is the name of the female seaman, captured by Iran in March?

TELEVISION

1. Who has just concluded her trial for murder in Coronation Street?

2. What first appeared on UK TV screens on Nov 2nd 1982?

3. Dick Strawbridge and friends tell us in the name of their show that, what, isn't easy?

4. What magical power did Wonder Woman's lasso have?

5. In which series did Scott (David's best friend) when playing with a gun accidentally shoot himself dead?

6. In which 'peculiar' series did Gary Cole play Lewis Buck, Sheriff of the small town of Trinity?

7. Who played world-weary comedian Rick Spleen in BBC's Lead Balloon?

8. Who said he could crush a walnut with his butt, on an episode of Friends?

9. What is the name of the scarecrow in Bob The Builder?

10. What was the name of TV's Dream Team?

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 2

1. Which American State is the home of Southern Comfort whisky?

2. January 28, 1986, 73 seconds into its ninth launch this space shuttle exploded as thousands watched. What was the name of the shuttle?

3. Which cinema chain is named after the Greek word for theatre?

4. What do you get if you boil sugar above 115% Centigrade?

5. Which Country has the largest army?

6. What was the name of the first album by Oasis?

7. What gas is used to inflate an airbag in a car?

8. How many sheets of paper are there in a ream?

9. What is the name of the light sensitive part of the eye?

10. Which type of long grained rice takes its name from the Capital of Behar State in India?