1. Round One – “Movie Quotes”
1) “Bright Light, Bright Light” – Gremlins
2) “Will somebody get this walking carpet out of my way” – Star Wars
3) “Did you order the Code Red ?” – A Few Good Men
4) You are the bouncers, I am the cooler. All you have to do is watch my back and each others' and
take out the trash” – Roadhouse
5) “I’m having an old friend for dinner” – Silence Of The Lambs
6) “Are you the Gatekeeper ?” – Ghostbusters
7) “I won't think about that today. I'll think about that tomorrow. After all, tomorrow is another day”
– Gone With The Wind
8) “Did you see how leathery he was? He was like a saddle bag with eyes” – City Slickers
9) “Snakes! Why does it always have to be snakes ?” – Indiana Jones & The Raiders Of The Lost Ark
10) “Nine million terrorists in the world and I had to kill one with feet smaller than my sisters” – Die
Hard
Round Two – Numbers
11) How many pockets are there on a snooker table – 6
12) How many cubes are there on a “Rubik’s Cube” – 54
13) How many cards in a Tarot Pack – 78
14) How many stripes on the US Flag – 13
15) How many times can you subtract the number 5 from 25 – Once (then it becomes 5 from 20)
16) How many yards in one mile – 1760
17) In monetary terms how much is a “monkey” – £500
18) In Roman numerals how much do the letters “XL” represent – 40
19) How many slots are there on a roulette wheel – 39
20) In bingo what number is snakes alive – 55
Round Three – Children’s Time
21) Peter Perfect drove the Turbo Terrific in which cartoon – “Wacky Races”
22) Which 1960’s series told of the adventures of the World Aquanaught Security Patrol – “Stingray”
23) Who is He-Man’s arch enemy – Skeletor
24) What was the name of the little girl who owned Bagpuss – Emily
25) Which superhero has his base in a postbox in Baker Street – “Dangermouse”
26) According to the children’s story who pushed the wicked witch into the oven Hansel or Gretel –
Gretel
27) In which city is “101 Dalmatians” set – London
28) What type of sandwiches were Paddington’s favourite – Marmalade
29) Why did old mother Hubbard go to the cupboard – to fetch her poor dog a bone
30) Who is Dudley Dursley’s cousin – Harry Potter
2. Round Four – A History Lesson
31) In what year was Hong Kong returned to Chinese Rule – 1997
32) What is the name of the volcano that destroyed the town of Pompeii in 79 AD – Vesuvius
33) Who was the first man to fly solo across the Atlantic – Charles Lindbergh
34) What was the London Monument built to commemorate – The Great Fire of London
35) In which war were the British defeated at the battle of Yorktown – American War of
Independence
36) Which explorer discovered the islands of Hawaii – Captain Cook
37) William IV died in 1837 which monarch succeeded him – Queen Victoria
38) In which decade did Concorde make its maiden flight – 1969
39) In which battle did Henry V beat the much larger French army in 1415 – Agincourt
40) Who won the Wimbledon’s men’s singles title consecutively from 1976-1980 – Bjorn Borg
Interval Round - Muppets
1) Gonzo The Great
2) Camilla The Chicken
3) Dr Bunsen Honeydew
4) Beaker
5) Kermit the Frog
6) Robin (Kermit’s Nephew)
7) Waldorf
8) Statler
9) Animal
10) Dr Teeth
11) Miss Piggy
12) Rowlf
13) Swedish Chef (Tom)
14) Fozzie the Bear
Round Six – Around England
41) Where did Billy Butlin open his first holiday camp in 1936 – Skegness
42) Which English county changed its name from Rutland in 1984 – Leicestershire
43) Which famous dyke separates England from Wales – Offa’s Dyke
44) Sellafield (is famous for its nuclear reactor) but what county is it in – Cumbria
45) In which city was Dick Turpin hanged – York
46) Whose official residence is Lambeth Palace – Archbishop of Canterbury
47) Which Surrey town is famous for its mineral deposits – Epsom
48) Which county would you be in if you were visiting Stonehenge – Wiltshire
49) On a London Underground Map what colour is the Northern Line – Black
50) On a London underground map what colour is the Victoria Line – Blue
3. Round Seven – By George
5) Which English monarch was known as “Mad King George” – George III
52) Boxer George Foreman has made more money than he did in boxing by promoting what – The
George Foreman Grill (Lean Mean Grilling Machine etc)
53) Which singer was born George O Dowd – Boy George
54) Whose autobiography is entitled “The Good, The Bad & The Bubbly” – George Best
55) What type of animal was George in the children’s TV series “Rainbow” – Hippopotamus
56) What was George Clooney’s character name in “ER” – Dr Doug Ross
57) Who crossed the Delaware river to engage British troops on boxing day 1776 – George
Washington
58) Who played the title role in the film “George of the Jungle” – Brendan Fraser
59) Who’s catchphrase was “Turned out nice again, hasn’t it” – George Formby
60) Writer Eric Blair was better known as whom – George Orwell
Round Eight – “Wipeout”
61 What is another name for the Russian Wolfhound Borzoi
62 Which American company invented the computer floppy disc in 1970 IBM
What was the name of the depressed robot in “Hitch-Hikers Guide to the
63 Marvin
Galaxy”
Who said after her divorce from Tom Cruise, “At least I can wear
64 Nicole Kidman
high heels now”
65 In which country was Albert Einstein born Germany
66 What is the sour ingredient in a whisky sour Lemon
67 What is the capital city of Canada Ottawa
68 What number shirt did Sir Stanley Matthews always wear 7
69 Does a giraffe have a tail Yes
70 Prince Phillip is also known as the Duke of … Edinburgh
Marathon “A Group Story”
RIGHT SAID FRED as he pulled the bedclothes from us. It was 7 am, and we were on a surfing
holiday. He continued, “lets get down to the BEACH BOYS, there’s a good surf running”. We
quickly got dressed and headed down the STEPS to the SANDIE SHAW, we were alone apart from a
FLOCK OF SEAGULLS
We soon spotted a group of local lads playing volleyball, WHO were all art lovers, they were known
as the CULTIRE CLUB, this part of the beach was for men only and was known as the BOYZONE.
As soon as we joined them the tide rose quickly and we got WET, WET, WET
Dick was the first to get hungry and wanted some breakfast, but rather than use the path back to the
top he decided to climb the rock face. George, the youngest of us shouted “Don’t climb the CLIFF
RICHARD, some ROLLING STONES may fall down and hurt you”. Dick took no notice of the
BOY GEORGE, He had not gone too far when he slipped. Luckily he was not hurt, the few scratches
were covered with a BAND AID.
4. Back in the van we heated up some BATCHELORS cup-a-soup. George turned on the radio, it was
playing a song by Ella Fitzgerald. Fred told him to find another channel, “You know JOHNNY
HATES JAZZ” he said. We were nearing the end of our week and would soon be heading home, the
money was running short and if we were not careful we could find ourselves in DIRE STRAITS .
We decided to go to ABBA for a beer, The landlady's name was Elizabeth. She was tall and slim, the
lads called her THIN LIZZIE Dick greeted her as he always did with a big SQUEEZE. At that
moment the pub DOORS swung open and a couple of DRIFTERS walked in. By the looks of them
they had been on the road a long time. They were hungry and asked Elizabeth if she could spare some
BREAD and JAM. She obliged but only one slice which they had to CHER. They said thank you and
left.
Dicks love was a fair haired girl named BLONDIE, he was MADONNA and would do anything for
her. She wore BANGLES on her wrist, and her jeans were a TIGHT FIT. Her favourite colours were
dark red or DEEP PURPLE. She was a SWEET little thing, and by her accent came from AMERICA,
which is a very BIG COUNTRY indeed. Her home town was the windy city of CHICAGO
Listening to the weather forecast, the HEATWAVE would soon be over and the weather would be
colder and wetter. Next day we drove away from the coast and started the long journey back up north
to home. After a couple of hours we turned a corner and were stopped by the POLICE A young
constable said we would have to find another way round as there was some MEN AT WORK on the
road ahead and there was no way through.
It was Dicks turn for driving, and as he tried to turn round he went off the road, we got stuck and the
old VW was soon up to its axles in MUD We eventually got going with the help of some VILLAGE
PEOPLE. who included a traffic cop and amazingly a Red Indian Chief! They gave us a friendly
wave as we departed and someone shouted to us “stay in THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD next time!”
We got on our way north again, and soon left the BEAUTIFUL SOUTH behind us. We decided to
spend one more night out on the road, And after a cup of HOT CHOCOLATE we went to sleep. Just
before DAWN I woke up and I could see some SHADOWS moving around, I quickly grabbed a
torch and looked through the window. I yelled in terror when I saw a crowd of SMALL FACES
staring back at me. The others jumped up and we all dashed outside to see 20 or so STRAY CATS
wandering around our van.
After being woken so early we set of in the direction of home. This holiday had gone past so quick, it
all seemed a BLUR but all being well, we would have MIKE AND THE MECHANICS check the
battered VW ready for next year.
We were all wondering what TEMPTATIONS we would have if we manage to get away next year. In
the meantime I would go back to the building sites and keep digging FOUNDATIONS for buildings.
As we left each other we arranged to meet in our local pub and have a few pints and a game of
DARTS on Monday evening.