Chase 1

Question 1

Audiology is the study of which of the senses?

Answer 1

Hearing

Question 2

In snooker how many points is the yellow ball worth?

Answer 2

Two

Question 3

Which Friar was one of Robin Hood’s merry men

Answer 3

Tuck

Question 4

Robert Catesby lead which conspiracy in November 1605

Answer 4

Gun powder plot

Question 5

Name of Madonna’s eldest daughter

Answer 5

Lourdes

Question 6

Aquarelle is the French name for what type of painting?

Answer 6

Water colour

Question 7

North London derby is between Arsenal and who?

Answer 7

Tottenham Hotspur

Question 8

By what pen name was Mary Anne Evans known?

Answer 8

George Eliot

Question 9

Paul McCartney formed what band with his wife Linda?

Answer 9

Wings

Question 10

Which America chat show host plays Sofia in The Colour Purple

Answer 10

Oprah Winfrey

Question 11

Albert Sabin and Jonas Salk developed vaccines for what disease

Answer 11

Polio

Question 12

Which prime minister made the “Wind of change” speech in 1960

• to the parliament of South Africa, on the 3rd February in Cape Town

Answer 12

Harold McMillan

Question 13

Tony Blair graduated from which university?

Answer 13

Oxford (St John’s college)

Question 14

What school did Tony Blair go to?

Answer 14

Fettes, Scotland

Question 15

Who played in the Million Dollar Quartet with Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins?

Answer 15

Johnny Cash

Question 16

Which League of Gentleman character often said “Hello, Dave.” And “You’re my wife now?”

Answer 16

Papa Lazarou

Question 17

The San Siro football stadium is in which Italian city?

Answer 17

Milan

Question 18

Who was the first monarch to take up regular residence in Buckingham Palace?

Answer 18

Victoria

Question 19

Astigmatism affects which part of the body?

Answer 19

Eye

Question 20

Thursday is named after which Norse God?

Answer 20

Thor

Question 21

What nationality are models Agnes Deyn and Karen Elson

Answer 21

English

Question 22

Harold Pinter won which novel prize in 2005

Answer 22

Literature

Question 23

D in Roman numerals stands for

Answer 23

100

Question 24

Mother of Elizabeth the first

Answer 24

Anne Boleyn

Question 25

a flying fox is a

Answer 25

Bat

Question 26

Last episode of Friends was broadcasted

Answer 26

2004

Question 27

Chewing gum is traditionally made of which natural product?

Answer 27

Chicle

Question 28

What is the only prime number between 90 and 100

Answer 28

97

Question 29

Who replaced Paula Abdul as a judge of the TV show 'American Idol'?

Answer 29

Ellen DeGeneres

Question 30

Who was the first Astronomer Royal?

Answer 30

John Flamsteed

Question 31

The entirety of which English city is designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site?

Answer 31

Bath

Question 32

More common name for garden flower antirrhinum

Answer 32

Snapdragon

Question 33

UNESCO stands for

Answer 33

United Nations, Educational, Scientific and cultural organisation

Question 34

In which country is the Suez Canal?

Answer 34

Egypt

Question 35

What does RDA stand for in nutrition

Answer 35

Recommended daily allowance

Question 36

What sport is Jonah Lomu associated with

Answer 36

Rugby

Question 37

How many cents in a Euro

Answer 37

100

Question 38

Which Scottish actor married Anne Marie Duff in 2006

Answer 38

James McAvoy

Question 39

Who wrote the film musicals Born to Dance and High society

Answer 39

Cole Porter

Question 40

Shakira Baksh married which actor in 1973

Answer 40

Michael Caine

Question 41

Which comic played Jerzei Balowski the Russian landlord of the young ones?

Answer 41

Alexei Sayle

Question 42

Princess Anne married Captain Mark Phillips in which church

Answer 42

Westminster Abbey

Question 43

In which US state is Mount Elbert the highest peak of the Rocky Mountains

Answer 43

Colorado

Question 44

How many points does zoo score in scrabble

Answer 44

12

Question 45

Which German Field Marshall of World War 2 was called the Desert Fox ?

Answer 45

Rommel

Question 46

Hurling is the national game of which country?

Answer 46

Ireland

Question 47

Which actress made her West End debut in a 2009 production of Moliere's play 'The Misanthrope'

Answer 47

Keira Knightley

Question 48

Which sauce is used in Eggs Benedict?

Answer 48

Hollandaise

Question 49

Who hit a test record 28 runs in an over off South African bowler Robin Peterson

Answer 49

Brian Lara

Question 50

In 2004, who became chief cashier of the Bank of England and has his signature on current banknotes?

Answer 50

Andrew Bailey

Question 51

Which Olympic gymnastic event is only competed in by men?

Answer 51

Pommel Horse

Question 52

Chief cashier of Bank of England in 2014?

Answer 52

Victoria Cleland

Question 53

What is the name of Frank Sinatra's singer daughter

Answer 53

Nancy

Question 54

What is the second largest continent

Answer 54

Africa

Question 55

Scratchy in Simpsons is a

Answer 55

Cat

Question 56

Who got married in the title of a film starring Kathleene Turner

Answer 56

Peggy Sue

Question 57

German wine and joint of ham

Answer 57

Hock

Question 58

Which Australian cricket captain is nicknamed Putner

Answer 58

Ricky ponting

Question 59

Harry Potter name for people without magical powers

Answer 59

Muggle

Question 60

Wonder of ancient word located at Olympia

Answer 60

Statue of Zeus

Question 61

Who was revealed to be the father of Paula Yates after his death in 1997

Answer 61

Hughie Green

Question 62

First man in space

Answer 62

Yuri Gagarin - 1961 - Russian Soviet Pilot

Question 63

Japheth, Shem and Ham were the sons of which Biblical hero

Answer 63

Noah

Question 64

The times magazine is published how often

Answer 64

Weekly

Question 65

Nickname of American gangster Charles Floyd

Answer 65

Pretty boy

Question 66

Which animal is known as an elver when it's young

Answer 66

Eel

Question 67

The balalaika, a musical instrument of the lute family, originated in which country?

Answer 67

Russia

Question 68

The Battle of Austerlitz war fought in 1805 by Russia and Austria against which country?

Answer 68

France - Battle of free emperors

Question 69

Ikebana is the Japanese art of what?

Answer 69

Flower-arranging

Question 70

NATO stands for

Answer 70

North Atlantic Treaty Organisation - formed in 1949