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ROUND 5: ENTERTAINMENT
1. In the TV series Dallas who shot J.R? Kristin Shepard
2. Who was the first celebrity to be voted off in this years Im
a celebrityGet me out of here? Annabel Giles
3. What is the highest grossing UK film ever Skyfall
(102m)
4. In The Hobbit what is the name of the Dragon Smaug
5. Name the actor who plays Walter White in the TV series
Breaking Bad Bryan Cranston
6. What band won the 2013 NME album of the year? Arctic
Monkeys (AM)
7. Name Kim Kardashians daughter? North West
8. In which year were the first Oscar Academy Awards held
1929
9. Who was the first non-human to win an Oscar? Mickey
Mouse
10. The Sun is the most read newspaper in the UK. What is the
second? The Daily Mail

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ROUND 6: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
1. Singer Beyonce Knowles married which rapper in 2008?
Jay-Z
2. Xanthophobia is the irrational fear of which colour? Yellow
3. Actress Jill St John appeared in which James Bond Film?
Diamonds are Forever
4. What space precedes Park Lane on a Monopoly board?
Chance
5. What alloy do Copper and Tin form? Bronze
6. Orso is Italian for which animal? Bear
7. The island Feurteventura lays in which body of water?
Atlantic Ocean
8. What was the name of Charles Darwins survey ship?
Beagle
9. What colour Christmas did Elvis Presley sing about in 1964?
Blue
10. What city siege is chronicled in Harrison Salisburys book
The 900 Days? Leningrad

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ROUND 4: FOOD AND DRINK
1. What is the literal meaning of Crme Brulee? - Burnt
Cream.
2.

What Italian word means Before the Meal? - Antipasti.

3. What type of nut is usually used to flavour macaroons? Almonds.

4. The Mexican dish Burritos is named after which animal?
- Donkey.
5.From which language is the word CHUTNEY derived? Hindi.
6.What is a Bain-Marie? A hot water bath used to cook
food gently.
7.What vegetable is used in the layers of MOUSSAKA?
Aubergine.
8.In which country would you be served GADO-GADO? Indonesia.
9.In the US they know it as CILANTRO, but what name is this
fragrant herb known by in the UK? Coriander.
10.What ingredient gives Worcestershire Sauce its unique
flavour? - Anchovies.

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ROUND 3: SPORT
1. In 1950, India withdrew from the World Cup because FIFA
refused to let them do what? Play barefoot
2. What year were women first allowed to participate in the
modern Olympic Games 1900 at the Paris Olympics
3. Which sports playing area is 2.7 metres by 1.5 metres?
Table Tennis
4. Which sport do the Oklahoma City Thunder play? Basketball
5. In Athletics, what is the last event of the Decathlon?
1500m
6. What is the only sport to have been played on the surface of
the moon? Golf
7. Who was the first cricketer to score 10,000 runs in test
cricket? Sunil Gavasker
8. Who scored the winning goal for Romania when they beat
England in the 1998 World Cup? Dan Petrescu
9. What 3 countries were the original members of the Imperial
Cricket Council, now know as the International Cricket Council
England, Australia & South Africa
10. 8 minutes and 47.8 seconds is the fastest ever winning
time for what race? The Grand National

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ROUND 2: MUSIC (15 seconds intro)
1. Track number 1: Heroes David Bowie
2. Track number 2: When Doves Cry Prince
3. Track number 3: Winter Wonderland Tony Bennett
4. Track number 4: Superstition Stevie Wonder
5. Track number 5: Bring the Noise Public Enemy
6. Track number 6: Heart of Glass Blondie
7. Track number 7: Step into Christmas Elton John
8. Track number 8: Somewhere Only We Know Lily Allen
9. Track number 9: Let Me Go Gary Barlow
10.

Track number 10: Cant Hold Us

- Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

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ROUND 1: CHRISTMAS
1. Name the 3 reindeer beginning with D that pull Father
Christmas sleigh Dasher, Dancer, Donner
2. At Christmas, it is traditional to exchange kisses beneath a
sprig of which plant Mistletoe
3. If you were given some frumenty at a Medieval Christmas
party, what would you probably do with it? Eat it
4. What were the names of the Three Kings or Wise Men that
brought gifts to the baby Jesus? Balthazar, Gaspar &
Melchior
5. Who wrote the novel A Christmas Carol? Charles Dickens
6. On the tenth day of Christmas, what does my true love give
to me? Lords-a-Leaping
7. Who holds the UK record for the most amount of Christmas
number ones? The Beatles (4)
8. Who banned Christmas in England between 1647 and 1660?
-Oliver Cromwell
9. The Nordic countries (notably Denmark, Sweden, Norway)
tend to celebrate Christmas mainly on which date? -24th Dec
10. Name of the Angel that visited Mary -Gabriel