THIS WEEKS QUIZ SET 10th FEBRUARY 2008

The Questions

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2

Who is the Voice of Top Of The Pops 2?

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3

In 1973, Frank Spencer first appeared in TV’s ‘Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em’. What was the name of the character’s daughter?

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4

If someone was suffering from the medical condition DVT, what would they have?

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5

From the milk of which animal do we get Edam Cheese?

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6

When John Logie Baird invented the television in 1926, what was his profession at the time, was he: a doctor, an electrical engineer, a university lecturer or a pharmacist?

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7

Which 1970’s Chuck Berry UK number one hit was banned by the BBC?(1 point for each)

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8

The TV commercial for which popular confectionery product ended with the phrase "Wotalot-I-got"?

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9

Which car manufacturer has produced all of the following models: Crown, Paseo, Picnic and Previa?

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10

There are 5 English counties beginning with the letter ‘N’. Name all 5

(1 point for each. 10 points for all 5)

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11

How many players are there to begin with at the start of the TV quiz show "The Weakest Link"?

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12

Which Texan city is nicknamed the Alamo City?

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13

Which former Wimbledon tennis champion was born in Weisbaden, Germany in 1959?

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14

"Dubris" was the former Roman name for which English town, was it: Darlington, Doncaster, Dover or Durham?

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15

In the Harry Potter novels what name is given to non wizard people?

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16

Britain went decimal in 1971. How many old pennies were there in a Guinea?

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17

In the famous painting by Leonardo Da Vinci, what colour eyes does the Mona Lisa have?

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18

For which famous French fashion house was Stella McCartney, daughter of ex-Beatle Paul, appointed head designer in 1997?

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19

Rearrange these letters to give the name of a household appliance

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20

Since 1977 the World Professional Snooker Championships have been played at Sheffield. Put these players in order with the first to win the title there since 1977

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A

Cliff Thorburn

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B

Ray Reardon

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C

Terry Griffiths

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D

John Spencer

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Tie-Break

In 1972, Alex Higgins won the World Professional Snooker Championship against John Spencer. How many frames did they play in the final?

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£25 lucky Question

On the news this week, the oldest surviving branch of the Mormon church is not in Salt Lake City but is in fact in England. Where?

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