Round One
Date 1 October
| 1 | It has been alleged that which TV presenter and comedian tried to push his then girlfriend out of a car during a drunken night out?
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Justin Lee Collins |
| 2 | Pregnant women are to be offered injections for what after the biggest outbreak of the illness for two decades?
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Whooping cough |
| 3 | Name the actor who played Charles Druyfus in the ‘Pink Panther’ movies who has died.
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Herbert Lom |
| 4 | Name the Spurs midfielder, an England international, who has joined Nottingham Forest on loan.
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Jermaine Jenas |
| 5 | Medinah the host club for the 2012 Ryder Cup, is situated in a suburb of which major US city?
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Chicago |
| 6 | On David Letterman’s ‘Late Show’, David Cameron was unable to answer correctly who wrote which song?
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‘Rule Britannia’ |
| 7 | Jeremy Forrest who eloped with 15 year old schoolgirl Megan Stammers, teaches which subject?
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Maths |
| 8 | Who has demanded an apology from South Yorkshire Police for, he says, misleading him over the Hillsborough tragedy?
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Kelvin MacKenzie |
| 9 | Which 84 year old crooner has died at his home in Branson, Missouri?
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Andy Williams |
| 10 | Name the BBC security correspondent who broke the Queen’s confidence after revealing that she had asked a Home Secretary why Islamist preacher Abu Hamza could not be arrested.
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Frank Gardner |
| 11 | Which actor won the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor for his role in the drama series ‘Homeland’?
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Damian Lewis |
| 12 | According to a survey of 3,000 British consumers, Apple is now the coolest brand in the UK. Which brand did it knock off the top spot?
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Aston Martin |
| 13 | The Queen has bought a set of prints of herself by which artist?
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Andy Warhol |
| 14 | The makers of the popular game Angry Birds have launched a new game. What is it called?
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Bad Piggies |
| 15 | Who asked the question ‘why don’t aeroplane windows open?’?
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Mitt Romney |
| 16 | Which racing team will Lewis Hamilton be driving for next season?
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Mercedes |
good clear questions & answers, did not get them all but enjoyed trying
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