True or false

Brad Pitt began his acting career on the 80’s TV show Dallas.
TRUE

Earl Grey tea was named after a British Prime Minister.
TRUE

Pot Pourri literally means “Rotton Pot”.
TRUE

Charles Grafton Page invented the light bulb.
FALSE

The current Prince of Wales has held that title for longer than anyone else in history.
FALSE

Blockbusters

Which HC contains the rules and annexes of the road?
Highway Code

Which DV was born Anakin Skywalker?
Darth Vader

Which GC is competed every September in Ayr?
Gold Cup

Which CB is an Austrian dish made from boneless meat in breadcrumbs.
Cordon Bleu

Which NC is a London landmark, erected in the 1840’s?
Nelson’s Column

Movies

127 Hours

The Prestige

Snatch

Leon

The Hustler

Heat Magazine

Christina Aguilera

Florence Welch

Pippa Middleton

Freddie Starr

June Whitfield

Who Wants To Be A Millionaire

EASY

What was the boxing nickname of Joe Frazier?
Smokin’ <
Bigfoot
Buster
Sugar

Published in 1859, “On the Origin of Species” was the work of who?
Darwin <
Chegwin
Dickens
Moses

Jeremy Paxman presents which of these TV programs?
Points Of View
Newsnight <
Crimewatch
Masterchef

Electronic Arts, Inc. is a major world famous publisher of what?
Video Games <
Maps
Country Music
Bibles

“Nobody Does It Better” was the theme song to which Bond film?
Spy Who Loved Me <
Die Another Day
Casino Royale
Live and Let Die

MEDIUM

In which year was the country of East Germany established?
1940
1944
1949 <
1954

What kind of bird is a “Black Cock”?
Grouse <
Pigeon
Hawk
Crow

Which of these countries is the world leader in production of unprocessed tobacco?
USA
China <
Russia
Brazil

How many stomachs does a cow have?
1
2
3
4 <

A-ha were a pop group that originated from which city?
Oslo <
Stockholm
Berlin
Rotterdam

HARD

How many times did Marilyn Monroe get divorced?
1
2
3 <
4

“Madam Im Adam” is an example of what kind of figure of speech?
Palindrome <
Oxymoron
Tautology
Alliteration

What is the most common bloodgroup in the UK?
A
B
AB
O <

Which of these scientists discovered a vaccine against Polio?
Jonas Salk <
Joseph Lister
Frederick Banting
Alexander Fleming

Who wrote the novel “And Then There Were None”?
Agatha Christie <
Dan Brown
Ian Fleming
Jeffrey Archer