TV and Film
1. Which actor was the first to play Doctor Who?
2. The Eastenders theme tune was given lyrics and released as a single in 1986 by Anita Dobson – but what was the song called?
3. Which actor played the original ‘Grandad’ in Only Fools and Horses?
4. In 2008, Kate Winslet finally won an Academy Award for Best Actress – but which film was it for?
5. The first three films of which child actress were Tiger Bay (1959), Pollyanna (1960) and The Parent Trap (1961)?
6. Which actress links ‘The Darling Buds of May’ and ‘Rosemary and Thyme’?
7. What was the name of the sequel to the 1986 film Highlander?
8. And which band recorded the soundtrack to the first Highlander film?
9. In the 1994 Disney film the Lion King, which actor provided the voice of the evil lion ‘Scar’?
10. In the film Mary Poppins, who played Mrs Banks, mother to Jane and Michael?
Sport
1. Before 2012, in what year did Britain last host the Summer Olympics?
2. Which National football team did former Chelsea star Fernando Tores play for?
3. In which sport would you find the terms madhouse, bed and leg?
4. Who won the Wimbledon Men’s single’s championship every year between 1976 and 1980?
5. In which Olympic event did Britain’s Denise Lewis compete?
6. Which football team plays at the Estadio de Luz (Stadium of Light)?
7. Who won BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2010?
8. The nickname Whirlwind was given to which British snooker player?
9. Which F1 driver was killed when he crashed into a barrier in the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix?
10. Which English County Cricket Club did Freddie Flintoff play for?
Music
1. Which Beatles lead the way on the front of the Abbey Road album cover?
2. Which band had a hit 2009 album entitled ‘Wild Hearts’?
3. Which musical term means ‘getting gradually louder and louder’?
4. Who is the Greek God of music?
5. Which rock band released the most popular version of the 1973 Wings hit, ‘Live and Let Die’, included on their 1991 album ‘Use Your Illusion’?
6. Who won the very first series of ‘X Factor’?
7. In which musical would you find the songs ‘Mr Cellophane’ and ‘Cell Block Tango’?
8. ‘Merry Christmas Everyone’ was a 1984 Christmas hit for which singer?
9. Who recorded ‘Yesterday Once More’ in 1973?
10. Whose hits include ‘I Shot the Sheriff’, ‘Lay Down Sally’ and ‘Tears In Heaven’
General knowledge
1. In maths, what is 4 cubed?
2. Who is attributed with the quote “The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.”
3. In computing, what does HTML stand for?
4. Who wrote the original book of Jurassic Park?
5. What are the first five books of the Old Testament collectively called?
6. What is the common name for ascorbic acid?
7. Who won the football World Cup in 1998?
8. Who made the catchphrase ‘correctomundo’ famous?
9. In which US state was George Michael charged with ‘Lewd Behaviour’ in 1998?
10. Which singer’s real name is Vincent Damon Furnier?
Acronyms
1. SWAT (American task force)
2. TARDIS
3. NEWS
4. MODEM
5. GOLF (Urban legend about its origin)
6. AIDS
7. WD 40
8. LASER
9. R2 D2
10. ZIP code
1. Which actor was the first to play Doctor Who?
2. The Eastenders theme tune was given lyrics and released as a single in 1986 by Anita Dobson – but what was the song called?
3. Which actor played the original ‘Grandad’ in Only Fools and Horses?
4. In 2008, Kate Winslet finally won an Academy Award for Best Actress – but which film was it for?
5. The first three films of which child actress were Tiger Bay (1959), Pollyanna (1960) and The Parent Trap (1961)?
6. Which actress links ‘The Darling Buds of May’ and ‘Rosemary and Thyme’?
7. What was the name of the sequel to the 1986 film Highlander?
8. And which band recorded the soundtrack to the first Highlander film?
9. In the 1994 Disney film the Lion King, which actor provided the voice of the evil lion ‘Scar’?
10. In the film Mary Poppins, who played Mrs Banks, mother to Jane and Michael?
Sport
1. Before 2012, in what year did Britain last host the Summer Olympics?
2. Which National football team did former Chelsea star Fernando Tores play for?
3. In which sport would you find the terms madhouse, bed and leg?
4. Who won the Wimbledon Men’s single’s championship every year between 1976 and 1980?
5. In which Olympic event did Britain’s Denise Lewis compete?
6. Which football team plays at the Estadio de Luz (Stadium of Light)?
7. Who won BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2010?
8. The nickname Whirlwind was given to which British snooker player?
9. Which F1 driver was killed when he crashed into a barrier in the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix?
10. Which English County Cricket Club did Freddie Flintoff play for?
Music
1. Which Beatles lead the way on the front of the Abbey Road album cover?
2. Which band had a hit 2009 album entitled ‘Wild Hearts’?
3. Which musical term means ‘getting gradually louder and louder’?
4. Who is the Greek God of music?
5. Which rock band released the most popular version of the 1973 Wings hit, ‘Live and Let Die’, included on their 1991 album ‘Use Your Illusion’?
6. Who won the very first series of ‘X Factor’?
7. In which musical would you find the songs ‘Mr Cellophane’ and ‘Cell Block Tango’?
8. ‘Merry Christmas Everyone’ was a 1984 Christmas hit for which singer?
9. Who recorded ‘Yesterday Once More’ in 1973?
10. Whose hits include ‘I Shot the Sheriff’, ‘Lay Down Sally’ and ‘Tears In Heaven’
General knowledge
1. In maths, what is 4 cubed?
2. Who is attributed with the quote “The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.”
3. In computing, what does HTML stand for?
4. Who wrote the original book of Jurassic Park?
5. What are the first five books of the Old Testament collectively called?
6. What is the common name for ascorbic acid?
7. Who won the football World Cup in 1998?
8. Who made the catchphrase ‘correctomundo’ famous?
9. In which US state was George Michael charged with ‘Lewd Behaviour’ in 1998?
10. Which singer’s real name is Vincent Damon Furnier?
Acronyms
1. SWAT (American task force)
2. TARDIS
3. NEWS
4. MODEM
5. GOLF (Urban legend about its origin)
6. AIDS
7. WD 40
8. LASER
9. R2 D2
10. ZIP code
