1 What is the only English anagram of the word
PERCUSSION |
SUPERSONIC |
2 What is the official national anthem of the USA |
The Star Spangled Banner |
3 In which panto would you find a ticking
crocodile |
Peter Pan |
4 Which type of dolphin are usually the
performers in marine parks |
Bottlenose dolphins |
5 What is the capital of Albania |
Tirana |
6 Who was the first English professional
cricketer to be knighted |
Jack Hobbs in 1953 |
7 Who played Giacinta "Jinx" Johnson in the 2002
James Bond film Die Another Day |
Halle Berry |
8 With what is Birkenhead drill concerned |
Lifeboat drill (it is supposed to mean women and
children first) |
9 Who served as the American Secretary of State
from 1973 to 1977 |
Henry Kissinger |
10 Which NME award did Lily Allen win in 2007 |
Worst dressed |
11 In mythology what is a dryad |
Wood nymph |
12 In which British town or city could you catch a
train from Foregate Street railway station or Shrub Hill
railway station |
Worcester |
13 What is the currency of Paraguay |
The Guarani |
14 In the game of Monopoly how much does Vine Street
cost |
Two hundred pounds |
15 What is a Matryoshka |
Russian nesting doll |
16 Who recorded the album Sunny Side Up which is a
Best Album award winner at the Novello Awards |
Paolo Nutini |
17 What kind of drink is applejack in the USA |
Brandy made from apples |
18 Who led the losing side at the battle of
Sedgemoor in 1685 |
Duke of Monmouth |
19 Which car manufacturer made the Anglia |
Ford |
20 What is the name of the British territory on the
Iberian peninsula |
Gibraltar |
21 Who was the first non-European to win the Tour De
France |
Greg Lemond USA |
22 King of Saxony and Princess Stephanie are
varieties of which bird |
Bird of paradise |
23 What is the family name of the Dukes of
Westminster |
Grosvenor |
24 What is the name of the warm dry wind which blows
over the Rocky Mountains |
The Chinook |
25 Granadilla is another name for which fruit |
Passion fruit |
Round 2.
Money For Old Soap, 15 Questions On Old Soap Operas |
26 In Coronation Street who played the part of Alma
Baldwin |
Amanda Barrie |
27 In Dallas which road would you take to get To
Southfork |
Braddock Road |
28 In Neighbours who played the English lord that
Harold and Madge met while on a trip to Britain |
Derek Nimmo |
29 Which Eastenders character married Cat Slater on
Christmas day 2003 |
Alfie Moon |
30 Which well-known cinema actor played Jason Colby |
Charlton Heston |
31 In which Australian state is Home and Away set |
New South Wales |
32 In which country was the ill-fated Eldorado soap
set |
Spain |
33 What was the surname of Blake and Krystle in
Dynasty |
Carrington |
34 What is the title of the New Zealand soap set in
and around a hospital |
Shortland Street |
35 Which ex Bond girl played Madame Malec in Falcon
Crest |
Ursula Andress |
36 Which celebrity chef made a cameo appearance on
the 5000th episode of Emmerdale |
Antony Worrall-Thompson |
37 The opening credits of Hollyoaks feature a map of
which city |
Chester |
38 In which soap does Isabel Morgan run the village
store |
Take the High Road |
39 Which soap opera on the BBC was axed in 1995 after
only 24 episodes |
Castles |
40 In which fictional London suburb is Family Affairs
set |
Charnham |