True or false

Racehorses all celebrate their official birthday on 1st of July.
FALSE

The unit of power “watt” was named after the Greenock inventor James Watt.
TRUE

There are 27 bones in the human hand.
TRUE

The term “Movember” was trade marked in 1977 by Taliban leader Ahmad Shah Movemab.
FALSE

Nick Hewer from the Apprentice will take over from Jeff Stelling as presenter of Countdown.
TRUE

 
Have I Got Newspapers For You

On the front page of The Sun in 1986, who __ ATE MY HAMSTER?
Freddie Starr

Which newspaper was responsible for breaking the story on MP’s Expenses in 2009?
Telegraph

The Sun lead with ‘TWO JABS’ after who punched a farmer in the face?
John Prescott

What is the Sunday version of the Daily Express called?
Sunday Express

The Scotsman newspaper is based and published in which city?
Edinburgh

Movies

The Breakfast Club

American Pie

A Bug’s Life

The Blair Witch Project

Julius Caesar

Inception

Sport

Ross Ford – Rugby Union

Nico Rosberg – F1

Tomas Berdych – Tennis

Ricky Burns – Boxing

Judd Trump – Snooker

Heat Magazine

Jenny Frost

Frank Carson

Martine McCutcheon

Derren Brown

Mark Goodier

Who Wants To Be A Millionaire

EASY

What kind of animal was Bagheera in The Jungle Book?
Panther <
Zebra
Koala
Snail

What does PS stand for at the end of a letter?
Per Se
Postscript <
Personal Sentence
Pre-Sealed

Accueil in French, Casa in Spanish, what is the word in English?
Frog
Bull
Home <
Garlic

E-Type was a car manufactured by which company?
Jaguar <
Skoda
Lada
Fiat

Who will play Margaret Thatcher in the forthcoming film in cinemas in new year called “The Iron Lady”?
Meryl Streep <
Carol Thatcher
Kathy Burke
Bob Smith

What is the capital of Libya?
Tripoli <
Damascus
Jaffa
Gaza City

MEDIUM

What Dynasty ruled China from 1368 – 1644?
Ming
Minge
Bling
Cling

What is the proper name for a dimple in the chin?
Gelasin
Travoltus
Lingrian
Fossette <

What car did Penelope Pitstop drive in the cartoon Wacky Races?
Compact Pussycat <
Tight Hole
Mini Minge
Wee Wedge

TV: Who played Robert Powell’s partner In “The Detectives”?
Dennis Waterman
Steve Coogan
Jasper Carrott <
Jack Dee

Buckfast Tonic Wine is produced in which of these counties?
Devon <
Renfrewshire
Lanacshire
Cumbria

What is the name of the Greek Prime Minister?
Papademos <
Merkel
Napolitano
Fillon

HARD

In fiction, who is the grandson Of The Earl Of Dorincourt?
Tarzan
Robin Hood
Gulliver
Lord Fauntleroy <

Which Beatle had the first solo UK number 1 hit after the band seperated?
John
Paul
George <
Ringo

A doctor would use a Sphygmomanometer to meassure what?
Blood Pressure <
Skin Elasticity
Blood Sugar
Lung Capacity

In the Disney film Sleeping Beauty, which prince kisses and awakens SB?
Prince Harry
Prince William
Prince Charles
Prince Phillip <

Who was the Foreign Secretary in the year 2000?
Robin Cook <
Jack Straw
Margaret Beckett
David Blunkett