| Local Knowledge | |
|---|---|
| 1 | What date was the Great Fire of Winchester?
1102 |
| 2 | Who died at the Running Horse in 1811?
The landlord, Montgomery Dilly |
| 3 | Who founded Winchester College?
William of Wickham |
| 4 | It was proposed that a railway pass through Littleton from London to which station?
Salisbury Junction |
| 5 | What links the Hampshire villages of Buriton, Exton and Chilcomb?
The South Downs Way |
| 6 | What position has been held by Henry Beaufort, Henry Deane and Edward Littleton?
Lord Chancellor of England |
| 7 | Who or what links actor Robert Redford with West Downs School?
Denys Finch-Hatton |
| 8 | Where in Winchester will you find Thomasgate?
Market Street |
| 9 | Adjacent to which building is Queen Eleanor’s Garden?
The Great Hall |
| 10 | Where is the source of the River Test?
Ashe, near Overton |
| Photography | |
| 11 | Who invented the polarising filter?
Edwin H Land |
| 12 | Colour temperature is measured on what scale?
Kelvin |
| 13 | Who invented the Zone System?
Ansel Adams and Fred Archer |
| 14 | ISO is the current standard for film speed. Name two of the previously used standards.
ASA, DIN, BSI, GOST |
| 15 | With a digital camera, will a higher ISO speed increase/decrease picture quality?
Decrease |
| Sport | |
| 16 | Where was the Grand National run between 1916 and 1918?
Gatwick |
| 17 | Which country are the reigning Olympic Rugby Union champions?
USA (gold in 1924, when rugby union was last an Olympic sport) |
| 18 | Which is the youngest of golf’s four Majors?
US Masters |
| 19 | In judo, what score is given for an ippon?
10 |
| 20 | In which element of the Modern Pentathlon was Boris Onischenko disqualified in 1976?
Fencing |
| 21 | Who was the last British player to win a Wimbledon title?
Jamie Murray (doubles) (We accepted Laura Robson – junior title this summer) |
| 22 | Who won the Men’s Singles at the 2008 Australian Open?
Novak Djokovic |
| 23 | For which team was Michael Schumacher driving when he won his first Formula 1 World Title?
Benneton |
| 24 | In surfing, what name is given to riding a long board with both feet right on the nose of the board?
Hang Ten |
| 25 | Name the British badminton doubles pair who won a silver medal in the 2004 Olympics.
Nathan Robertson and Gail Emms |
| 26 | Whose was the ear Mike Tyson famously bit?
Evander Holyfield |
| 27 | Which British driver was Formula 1 champion in 1958?
Mike Hawthorn |
| 28 | Who did Roger Federer beat to win his first Wimbledon Singles title?
Mark Philippoussis |
| 29 | Who was the first footballer to score 100 goals in both the English and Scottish top divisions?
Kenny Dalglish |
| 30 | In which city were the 2007 World Athletics Championships held?
Osaka |
| 31 | Over what distance is the Derby won?
1½ miles |
| 32 | Barefoot, cable, kneeboard and racing are divisions of which sport?
Water ski-ing |
| 33 | In which sport is the Swaythling Cup awarded?
Table tennis |
| 34 | How many people are in a canoe–polo team?
5 |
| 35 | Who won the 2008 US Masters golf tournament?
Trevor Immelman |
| General Knowledge | |
| 36 | Which Middle Eastern capital city's name means "God's Gift"?
Baghdad |
| 37 | What is the highest mountain outside Asia?
Aconcagua |
| 38 | What is creeping fescue?
A grass |
| 39 | In which series of books do Lewis Elliott, George Passant and Francis Getliffe appear?
Strangers and Brothers by CP Snow |
| 40 | What is the next word in this series? Yan, tyan, tetherer, metherer….
Pip |
| 41 | To which country do the Chatham Islands belong?
New Zealand |
| 42 | Which character in Fawlty Towers was played by Brian Hall?
Terry the chef |
| 43 | Where was William Joyce hanged?
Wandsworth Prison |
| 44 | Which bird is the symbol of the RSPB?
Avocet |
| 45 | Which country has an autonomous region called Gagauzia?
Moldova |
| 46 | What was the name of the Hong Kong film on which Martin Scorsese's "The Departed" was based?
Infernal Affairs |
| 47 | Which 1980s pop group took their name from characters created by Hergé?
The Thompson Twins |
| 48 | Which of Dr Who's companions was played first by Mary Tamn and then by Lalla Ward?
Romana |
| 49 | Which English king had the nickname "Longshanks"?
Edward I |
| 50 | Who famously said "a week is a long time in politics"?
Harold Wilson |
| 51 | Which is the largest county in the Republic of Ireland?
Cork |
| 52 | Which sausage's name is derived from the Italian for "onion"?
Chipolata |
| 53 | Who wrote Sinead O'Connor's No 1 single "Nothing Compares 2 U"?
Prince |
| 54 | Which actor played the same role in both the film and TV series of M*A*S*H?
Gary Burghoff (as Radar O'Reilly) |
| 55 | In which opera does the wicked dwarf Chernomor feature?
Russlan and Lyudmila by Mikhail Glinka |
| 56 | During which war did the Battle of St Albans take place?
The War of the Roses |
| 57 | Who kills Hamlet?
Laertes |
| 58 | What colour flag does the European Union award for a clean beach?
Blue |
| 59 | How is Lhamo Thondup better known?
The Dalai Lama |
| 60 | What is the star sign of a person born on 1st April?
Aries |
| 61 | Which chemical element has the symbol Sb?
Antimony |
| 62 | Ping Pong, Cossack and Maskotka are varieties of which plant?
Tomato |
| 63 | Who is Holly Martins searching for in Vienna?
Harry Lime |
| 64 | Ras-el-Hanout and harissa are particularly associated with the cuisine of which country?
Morocco |
| 65 | From which country is the author Sia Figiel?
Samoa |
| 66 | On which island are the Callanish Stones?
Lewis |
| 67 | Who co-wrote the textbook "Law and Medical Ethics" before becoming more famous as a novelist?
Alexander McCall Smith |
| 68 | Who painted "The Uncertainty of the Poet" and "The Song of Love?"
Giorgio di Chirico |
| 69 | Who commanded the British fleet on the "Glorious First of June"?
Lord Howe |
| 70 | Of which country is Paramaribo the capital?
Suriname |
| 71 | What colour are the flowers of the woad plant?
Yellow |
| 72 | In which film is the main character forced to live 2nd February over and over again?
Groundhog Day |
| 73 | Which country's flag is a plain green field?
Libya |
| 74 | Uncia uncia is the Latin name for which animal?
Snow leopard |
| 75 | Which TV nobleman visits a wise woman at 1, Dunghill Mansions, Putney?
Lord Edmund Blackadder |
| Children's | |
| 76 | Who wrote the Teddy Robinson stories?
Joan G Robinson |
| 77 | Dougie Poynter is a member of which pop band?
McFly |
| 78 | In "Buffy The Vampire Slayer", who turned Liam into the evil vampire Angelus?
Darla |
| 79 | Which cartoon character had a canine companion called Dum-Dum?
Touché Turtle |
| 80 | Which toy gets its name from the Danish for "play well"?
Lego |
| 81 | What colour shoes did Dorothy wear in the book "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz"?
Silver (not ruby red – this was in the film version only) |
| 82 | Which family lives next door to the Pontypines in the Night Garden?
The Wottingers |
| 83 | Who had "eyes of the hawk, ears of the wolf, strength of the bear, speed of the puma"?
Marshal Bravestarr |
| 84 | Who was Jennings' best friend?
Darbishire |
| 85 | In "Dangermouse", what is the name of Baron Greenback's caterpillar?
Nero |
| 86 | Who played Jamie Lee Curtis' daughter / mother in "Freaky Friday"?
Lindsay Lohan |
| 87 | What are the names of the three cousins of Susan Lyle in Jane Shaw's books?
Charlotte, Midge (Margery) and Bill Carmichael |
| 88 | What was the name of the fairy in "Willo The Wisp"?
Mavis Cruet |
| 89 | Which creatures have a vacuum cleaner called the Noo-Noo?
The Teletubbies |
| 90 | In which book do the Fayne, Darwin and Halford children form their own theatre company?
The Swish of the Curtain by Pamela Brown |
| 91 | Who lived in Cave Block Number 9 of the Wonderland Zoo?
The Hair Bair Bunch |
| 92 | Who is Olga da Polga's guinea-pig best friend?
Boris |
| 93 | Which Saturday morning TV show featured "The Lardy Brothers" and a comically re-dubbed version of French series, "The Flashing Blade"?
On the Waterfront |
| 94 | The Pevensey children are main characters in which series of books?
The Chronicles of Narnia |
| 95 | Who created the young adventurers and naturalists Hal and Roger Hunt?
Willard Price |
| Can you identify the well known phrases from the clue and initials given? | |
| 96 | Dawn Breakfast – TEBCTW
The early bird catches the worm |
| 97 | Catch A Thief – BHOBC
By hook or by crook |
| 98 | Direct – ATCF
As the crow flies |
| 99 | You will need a long piece of string! – AHAAK
As high as a kite |
| 100 | A mollusc's gait – SP
Snail's pace |