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Written by Jim Ackroyd

Round 1. General Knowledge
1. What would a Scotsman do with a spurtle?
2. Which award has the words for valour on it?
3. If you had pogonophobia what would you be afraid of?
4. Who would take silk as part of their job?
5. Who won an Oscar for the African Queen?
6. Who sang the theme song in 9 to 5?
7. What in business terms is the IMF?
8. Ringo Starr narrates which children's TV series?
9. Which country grows the most fruit?
10. Which company is owned by Bill Gates?
11. What would you do with a maris piper?
12. In the film 'Casablanca' what is the name of the nightclub?
13. In 1872, two countries participated in what was the first official International Match. Which two countries were they?
14. What was the name of the FIFA President who instigated the World Cup in 1928 and for whom the first trophy was named?
15. What is a Winston Churchill?
16. Who or what lives in a formicarium?
17. What type of acid is used in car batteries?
18. It's a flock of sheep what's a group of owls called?
19. What animal would you find in a form?
20. Who in books and films was the man of bronze?
21. Who was Stan Laurels partner?
22. What kind of food is Cullen Skink?
23. What is classified by the A B O system?
24. What plant does the Colorado beetle attack?
25. Where did the Pied Piper play?
Answers
1. Eat porridge (it's a spoon)
2. Victoria Cross
3. Beards
4. Barrister
5. Bogart
6. Dolly Parton
7. International Monetary Fund
8. Thomas the tank engine
9. China
10. Microsoft
11. Eat it - it's a potato
12. Rick's
13. England and Scotland
14. Jules Rimet
15. Cigar
16. Ants
17. Sulphuric
18. Parliament
19. Hare
20. Doc Savage
21. Oliver Hardy
22. Fish
23. Blood Groups
24. Potato
25. Hamlin

Round 2 - Science & Tech'

1 - What is the angle between the hands of a clock at 1 o'clock?

30 degrees

2 - What is the chemical symbol for Ozone?

3 - What is the name of the mascot on the bonnet of a Rolls Royce?

The Spirit of Ecstasy

4 - What is the three-dimensional image created with laser beams called?

Hologram

5 - What type of animal are Belugas?

Whales

6 - What were (and still are) 'Skyscrapers' before the term was applied to tall buildings?

Sails (A small triangular sail set above the skysail in order to maximize effect in a light wind.

7 - What would you use Archimedes Screw for?

Raising water

8 - What's the the name for the bending of light as it passes from one medium to another?

Refraction

9 - Where is the hypocentre of an earthquake in relation to its epicentre?

Directly beneath it

10 - Which is the only muscle in your body that is only attached at one end?

The tongue

Round 3 - Snooker

1. Pot Black launched by the BBC revolutionised coverage of the game of Snooker on TV. What year did it launch? 1969
2. In what year were The World Championships first televised? 1973
3. What was the final score when Steve Davis beat John Parrott in the 1989 World Championship Snooker final? 18-3
4. At the final of the 1997 Benson & Hedges Masters between Steve Davis and Ronnie O'Sullivan, play was brought to a temporary halt when snooker's first ever streaker, invaded the match arena. What was the streakers name? Lianne Crofts
5.Who compiled a 147 break with the aid of crutches and both legs in plaster in 1982, at his club in Leicester? Willie Thorne
6. Who was the first player to compile a maximum break during the World Snooker Championships? Cliff Thorburn
7. Which player is known as 'The Jester From Leicester'? Mark Selby
8. Which player is known as 'The Whirlwind'? Jimmy White
9. Which player is known as 'The Entertainer'? John Parrott
10. Which player was known as 'The Hurricane'? Alex Higgins

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