("The Quiz Pub"), Tralee, I------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1. How many Heinz varieties? [57] 2.

Are there more Muslims or Christians in the world? [Christians (Source: World Almanac)] 3. Which persons traveled the most miles in 2008? [Space-Station astronauts] 4. SPORT: On which playing field would you find 5 pieces of wood not in the hands of a player? [cricket pitch (stumps and ducks)] 5. The Iberian, Arabian, and Scandinavian are examples of which geological feature? [peninsula] 6. From which country does Summo wrestling come? [Japan] 7. The official title of the head of the Roman Catholic Church is not "Pope". What is it? {Supreme Pontiff] 8. WEATHER: On a yearly average, which city gets more precipitation: Dublin or New York? [New York! (Source: The World Almanac) ] 9. Of the three countries: Germany, Japan, and the US, which has the LOWEST average hourly wage including benefits? [US] 10. What is the total number of gifts "my true love gave to me"?

[364] Which Latin phrase means "in proportion"? [pro rata ] -------------------------------------------------Round 1 1. How many squares on a chessboard? [64] 2. Which composer - lyricist - musician wrote "Wonderful Tonight"? [Eric Clapton] 3. The drink Chartreuse ("sharr-troose") comes in three colors. Name one. [green, yellow or white] 4. Which is presently the biggest Irish corporation? [Smurfit Group] 5. Which country declared war on Germany in 1943? [Italy] 6. Who was the Director of the film Braveheart ? [Mel Gibson] 7. Who wrote the song "Johnny B. Goode"? [Chuck Berry] 8. SPORT: How many attempts is a competitor allowed at each height in the high jump: one, two or three? [Three] 9. Which computer language is named after coffee? [Java] 10. What is the highest degree awarded by a university? [Ph.D.] --------------------------------------------------

Round 2 1. What is the most frequent sporting event in Wembley Stadium? [Dog Racing] 2. What has recently become the required age for First Communion? [8 years old] 3. Which Hollywood actress starred in the movie Striptease? [Demi Moore] 4. Which word is used to describe plants which live for many years? [Perennials] 5. Which company is bigger: Telecom Eirann or Kerry Group? [Kerry Group] 6. In the book Portrait of the Artist As A Young Man, who was the artist? [James Joyce] 7. How much is a shot of Hennesy XO Brandy here at O'Dwyer's: 3.50, 4.50, or 5.50? [5.50] 8. Which sport figure's dogma just got hit by a Karma? [Glen Hoddle] 9. What is the name of the Wagner (pr. "vogg-ner") opera about a ghost ship? [The Flying Dutchman] 10. What kind of car was the Love Bug? [Volkswagon] -------------------------------------------------Round 3 1. In which game would you get 'A Double Top'? [Darts}

2. GOLF: On a par 4 hole, how many strokes make a birdie? [3] 3. How many keys on a standard piano? [88] 4. Which brand of whiskey has three swallows on its label? [Powers Irish Whiskey] 5. Which whiskey is distilled the most times: Irish, Scotch, or American? [Irish] 6. What is converted by subtracting 32, multiplying by 5, and dividing by 9? [Temperature, or Fahrenheit to Celsius] 7. What former Hot Gossip member married Andrew Lloyd Webber? [Sarah Brightman] 9. TRUE or FALSE? This is the last year of the 20th Century. [False: The next century begins with 2001.] 10. Which 1950's rock group group recorded the song "Rock Around the Clock"? [Bill Halley & the Comets] -------------------------------------------------Round 4 1. Which drink is the name of a song by the Eagles and a movie starring Mel Gibson? [Tequilla Sunrise] 2. In which novel is the world divided into Oceania, Eurasia, and Eastasia? [1984] 3. In how many countries do cars drive on the left: 2, 22, or 42? [42]

4. Besides being US Presidents, what do Teddy Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, and Ronald Reagan have in common? [All acted in films] 5. Which Hollywood actress won the most Oscars for Best Actress? [Katherine Hepburn--4 Oscars] 6. In which year was the European Common Market created: 1957, 1958, or 1959? [1957] 7. Which band recorded the White Album? [Beatles] 8. Which European country was the first to give women the right to vote: Denmark, Finland, or the UK? [Finland] 9. What is the name of the cat in Postman Pat ? [Jess] 10. Which long-running American TV series was about a military hospital. [M*A*S*H] -------------------------------------------------Round 5 1. From which card game does Bridge originate? [Whist] 2. Which is the world's oldest liquer? [Benedictine] 3. In which country is the UK's largest lake? [Northern Ireland (or equivalent)] 4. In America it's called a 'diaper'. What is it called here? ['nappy']

5. What famous dancer died when her scarf was caught in the wheels of a car? [Isadora Duncan] 6. Which bird has the longest wing span? [Albatross] 7. Who has the new hit single "Maria"? [Blondie] 8. Which type of whiskey is used in a Gaelic Coffee? [Scotch] 9. Which psychologist created psychonanalysis? [Freud] 10. Which contains the least amout of caffeine: coffee, tea, or cola drinks? [tea] -------------------------------------------------Round 6 1. TRUE or FALSE? A standard 6oz glass of wine, a 12oz bottle of lager, and a standard 35ml shot of whiskey all have the same amount of alcohol. [TRUE] 2. Which two great songwriters wrote "Ebony and Ivory"? [Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder] 3. Correctly spell the surname of the man who flew The Spirit of St. Louis. [Lindbergh] 4. In which art form is Rudolf Nureyev [pr. 'noor-ray-yev]? [Ballet, Dance] 5. What does 'UFO' stand for? [Unidentified Flying Object]

6. Who wrote the lyrics to most of Elton John's songs? [Bernie Taupin] 7. Who came first: Socrates, Plato, or Aristotle? [Socrates] 8. What was the highest temperature ever recorded in Ireland? [33 celsius (91F)] 9. Which great composer wrote a symphony after he had lost his hearing? [Beethoven (9th Symphony)] 10. Which is the oldest commercial whiskey? [Bushmill's] -------------------------------------------------Round 7 1. In which Kerry town is a monument to An Speirban, the Sky Woman? [Killarney (near the Great Southern Hotel)] 2. The word 'disco' is a shortend version of which word? [discoteque ] 3. Which cartoon character wears a flying helmet and takes on the Red Baron? [Snoopy] 4. TRUE or FALSE? The upcoming Millennium will be celebrated by most of the world's population. [False: less than half] 5. What are the two main ingredients of a Bloody Mary? [Tomato Juice and Vodka] 6. Which organisation is at the center of what has been called, "Sport's Greatest Scandal"?

[International Olympic Committee (or equivalent)] 7. What is another name for a portable computer? [laptop] 8. Which whiskey is the main ingredient of a Moscow Mule cocktail? [Vodka] 9. In which sport would you find a puck? [hockey] -------------------------------------------------Round 8 1. Which has stronger winds: a tornado or a hurricane? [tornado] 2. Which musical instrument did Louis Armstrong play? [trumpet] 3. Which whiskey is made from Juniper leaves? [gin] 4. Which computer giant is at the heart of a major lawsuit by the US government? [Bill Gates, or Microsoft] 5. Which 1960's rock star is buried in the same Paris cemetary as Chopin ("show-pan")? [Jim Morrison of the Doors] 6. PAINTING: Who is considered the founder of Impressionism: Manet or Monet? [Monet] 7. How many finger holes in the old telephone dial? [ten] 8. CINEMA: What is the full name of the MGM Company?

[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer] 9. In Oscar Wilde's novel, whose portrait changes in a mystical way? [Dorian Gray] 10. Exactly how much is a cup of coffee here at O'Dwyer's? [75p] -------------------------------------------------EXTRAS What causes knots in wood? [tree limbs] Which drink brand is a mixture of Champagne and Cognac? [Remy Martin] -------------------------------------------------Round 1 1. On your fingers, where are the Lanula (lan-you-luh)? [half moons at the base of your fingernails (or equivalent)] 2. TRUE or FALSE? Ireland was invaded by the Milesus of Greece a millennium ago. [FALSE: The Milesus were from Spain] 3. Which American singer was born in Tupelo with a twin brother who didn't survive? [Elvis Presley] 4. Wexford and Waterford were named by people from which country? [Denmark] 5. Which was first: Windows or Netscape? [Windows] 6. Which Hollywood actor was 'The Duke'? [John Wayne]

7. How many times was Henry VIII married? [Six] 8. Is the Dulcimer a string or pipe instrument? [string] 9. What is the name given to the prominent basalt pillars on the Antrim coast? [Giant's Causeway] 10. What is the most Northerly capital in the world? [Reykjavik, Iceland] -------------------------------------------------Round 2 1. How many times have Kerry won the Sam Maguire Cup? [24] 2. What is the only remaining of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. [Pyramids] 3. Which movie got the most Oscar Nominations this year? [Shakespeare in Love - (13)] 4. What does ' B.B.' stand for in the name B.B. King? [Blues Boy] 5. Who wrote the book A Clockwork Orange ? [Anthony Burgess] 6. Re Question 5: Who directed the movie? [Stanley Kubrick] 7. What color is the book of Mao Tse Tung's writings? [Red] 8. TRUE or FALSE? Email addresses have a different form than website

addresses. [TRUE] 9. Name one of the Bronte Sisters. [Charlotte, Anne, or Emily] 10. What is the first of the Ten Commandments? ["Thou shalt have no other God but Me" (or equivalent)] -------------------------------------------------Round 3 1. What is the minimum number of sides of a polygon? [3] 2. In a 1993 survey, which European City was declared the least polluted: London, Paris or Rome? [London] 3. In which song are the following words: "When I get older, losing my hair"? ["When I'm 64" (Beatles)] 4. How many times have Kerry won the Liam McCarthy Cup? [none] 5. In which year was there no Irish entry in the Eurovision song contest? [1983] 6. In which film was the character Cruella de Vil? [101 Dalmations] 7. Which American Senator chaired the Northern Ireland Peace Talks? [George Mitchell] 8. Which major European river is said by experts to be the most polluted? [The Rhine] 9. What make were the motorbikes driven by the stars of Easy Rider ?

[Harley-Davidson] 10. What is the Italian equivalent of hors d'oeuvres ("orr-derves") ? [antipasta] -------------------------------------------------Round 4 1. Which is the most frequently sung song in Europe and America? ["Happy Birthday To You"] 2. Name one of the two ingredients of "grog" ? [rum or water] 3. What name is given to the 4-year period between Olympics? [Olympiad] 4. Which London play holds the record for the longest run of any show in the world? [The Mouse Trap ] 5. Which great Basketball player just retired? [Michael Jordan] 6. In Aesop's fable, which two animals have a race? [Hare and Tortoise] 7. In which month is the Edinburgh Festival usually held? [August] 8. Name one of the Everly Brothers. [Phil or Don] 9. What does 'Alma Mater' literally mean? [foster mother] 10. What do the letters "U.S.S.R." stand for? [Union of Soviet Socialist Republics"] --------------------------------------------------

Round 5 1. What is the name of Germany's national airline? [Lufthansa ] 2. What was the name of Gary Pucket's rock group? [The Union Gap] 3. The buildup of which common gas is affecting global warming? [carbon dioxide, CO2] 4. Name the Captain of the team that won the National Football League title in 1997. [Mike Hassett] 5. For which newspaper did Superman work? [Daily Planet] 6. Which drink brand is a mixture of Champagne and Cognac? [Remy Martin] 7. In which European country is the world's longest road tunnel? [Switzerand] 8. What contribution did John Williams make to E.T. and Star Wars ? [the music] 9. Charles Strite invented which very common household appliance? [pop-up toaster (toaster okay)] 10. FILM: Who often said to whom: "This is a fine mess you've gotten us into."? [Hardy to Laurel] -------------------------------------------------Round 6 1. Which river is said to have mystical powers as it passes through Finuge? [Feale]

2. Which boardgame celebrated its 50th Anniversary in 1985? [Monopoly] 3. Which popular natural therapy treats the bottom of the foot? [Reflexology] 4. In which year was the Sam Maguire Cup first presented? [1928] 5. Which Greek philosopher was Alexander the Great's tutor? [Aristotle] 6. What is the Irish name for County Louth? [An Lu ] 7. Which American president said, "Of those to whom much is given, much is required." [John F. Kennedy] 8. In the English language, what is the shortest word that begins with a capital letter? [ 'I' ] 9. How many numbers in a normal Bingo set? [90] 10. What is the next line of: "To every thing there is a season,..." ["...and a time to every purpose under Heaven." (or equivalent)] ---------------------------------------------------------Round 7 1. Which company's computer is the current computer chess champion? [IBM] 2. The novel Erewhon derived its name from what? [anagram of the word nowhere ] 3. What make of car did Bond drive in Goldeneye ?

[BMW] 4. What is a gorteen? [little field] 5. When is Mardi Gras in New Orleans? [the day before Ash Wednesday] 6. TRUE or FALSE?: One goal of Zen meditation is to stop the mind from thinking for short periods of time. [True] 7. Cathair Ui Mhorain is the Irish name for which Kerry town? [Blennerville] 8. Name the actor who plays Dougal in Father Ted ? [Ardal O'Hanlon] 9. What is London's main airport? [Heathrow] 10. What was the first Richard Burton - Elizabeth Taylor film? [Cleopatra ] ---------------------------------------------------------Round 8 1. Which rock star wrote the book entitled In His Own Write ? [John Lennon] 2. Which breed of cats, rabbits, and goats have the same name? [Angora] 3. What is the correct left-to-right order of the brown, yellow, and green balls in snooker? [Green, Brown, Yellow (or reverse)] 4. In which of Handel's works is the Hallelujah Chorus?

[Messiah ] 5. Over which continent is the largest hole inthe Ozone layer? [Antarctica] 6. What is Rambo's first name? [John] 7. Which parts of the tree cause knots in wood? [limbs] 8. By what title are the world's wealthiest nations known? [G-7, or Group of Seven] 9. In what would one find stabilisers, enhancers, emulsifiers and preservatives? [food] 10. What does the 'e' in the word 'e-commerce' stand for? [electronic] ---------------------------------------------------------Round 1 1. George Sand and George Eliot had the same first names. What else did they have in common? [authors, or women] 2. RE QUESTION 1: What else did they have in common? [women or authors] 3. Which Indiana city hosts the '500' auto race? [Indianapolis] 4. Which instrument did Stephan Grappelli play? [violin] 5. What did Natale Wood, Sal Mineo, and James Dean have in common?

[Went to same high school] 6. Name one of the three-man writing team who wrote most of the 60's Motown hits. [Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland] 7. T or F?: Islamic law requires artists to depict animals in their paintings. [False: It prohibits it.] 8. A birdie is one under, an Eagle is two under. What is three-under? [Albatross] 9. Who killed John Lennon? [Mark Chapman] 10. Which dictator's wife was famous for rooms full of shoes? [Ferdinand Marcos] ---------------------------------------------------------Round 2 1. Prior to Madonna, who was the only female singer to have a number-one hit in five consecutive years? [Olivia Newton-John] 2. What is the English equivalent of nom de plume . [pseudonym, pen name] 3. Where is the oldest man-made building in the Western World? [New Grange, Drogheda] 4. What is the only common metal that is liquid at room temperature? [Mercury] 5. T or F? In Britain, the M7 runs between Cornwall and Leeds. [False: There's no M7] 6. In which country did the spirit Tequila originate?

[Mexico] 7. Which singer sang the winning Eurovision song "Congratulations"? [Cliff Richard] 8. Which British actress just got an Oscar Nomination for Best Supporting Actress in Shakespeare in Love ? [Judi Dench] 9. Re Question 8: Who got one for Best Actress in the same movie? [Gwyneth Paltrow] 10. In the book, who was captain of the Nautilis? [Capt. Nemo] ---------------------------------------------------------Round 3 1. Was the composer Brahms: French, German, or Belgian? [German] 2. Protein is one. Name one of the other two food groups. [carbohydrate, fat] 3. Who is the present Kerry G.A.A. County Board Chairman? [Sean Walsh] 4. What is Glen Roe star Teasy McDaid's real name? [Maureen Toal] 5. Which corporation created Traveler's Cheques? [American Express] 6. What's the next line of "Of shoes and ships and sealing wax.."? ["...and cabbages and kings."] 7. In which country are the islands of Honshu and Hokkaido? [Japan] 8. What is the name of the procedure to assist a person choking on food?

[Heimlich Maneuver] 9. COOKING: What are Bouquet garni? [herbs for flavoring (or equivalent] 10. Which pop group's lead singer was Diana Ross? [Supremes] ---------------------------------------------------------Round 4 1. Who wrote the song Easter Parade? [Irving Berlin] 2. In which city is Ulysses set? [Dublin] 3. Re Question 2: Spell Ulysses. [Ulysses] 4. T or F?: The Statue of Liberty is located in New York. [False - Bedloe's Isand is actually part of NJ] 5. Who is the patron saint of music? [St. Cecelia] 6. Which ghost did Hamlet see? [his father] 7. How many players on a Netball team? [seven] 8. Which is the longest-running British soap opera? [Coronation Street ] 9. Which tree is usually cut during moonlight? [Mahogany] 10. Besides their surnames, what do Joe Davis and Fred Davis have in common?

[Snooker Champions, or players] -------------------------------------------------Round 5 1. Which Italian composer wrote The Four Seasons ? [Vivaldi] 2. Indians' revenge?: Which explorer brought tobacco to Europe? [Sir Walter Raleigh] 3. What is the second-highest hand in poker? [Straight Flush] 4. Which country puts "Helvetia" on its postage stamps? [Switzerland] 5. What was the name of the Hunchback of Notre Dame? [Quasimodo] 6. Re Question 5: What was his occupation? [bell ringer] 7. T or F?: In certain circumstances, a chess player moves two pieces at the same time. [True: when castling] 8. Charles Dodgson was the pseudonym of which author? [Lewis Carroll] 9. Who wrote the song "The Town That I Love So Well"? [Phil Coulter] 10. Re Question 9: Which town is it about? [Derry] -------------------------------------------------Round 6 1. Who wrote The Lord of the Rings ?

[Tolkein] 2. On the 100th Anniversary of American Independence in 1876, what did France give to America? [Statue of Liberty] 3. Celine Dion sang the winning Eurovision song in which year? [1988] 4. Which legendary bird rises from ashes to be born again? [Phoenix] 5. What is the name of the Russian stringed instrument with a triangular body? [Balalaika] 6. Name the sponsors of the All Ireland Football Championship. [Bank of Ireland] 7. Where might you see a 'Flying Camel?" [ice rink - skating manoeuvre] 8. What is the popular title of the stories told by Scheherezade? [1001 Arabian Nights (or equivalent)] 9. Limburger Cheese is named after a town in which country? [Belgium] 10. Which other famous composer was born in the same year as Bach? [Handel] -------------------------------------------------Round 7 1. How does an audience differ from spectators? [audience listens, spectators watch (or equivalent)] 2. Which instrument does Ravi Shankar play? [sitar]

3. In Treasure Island, what did the parrot keep saying? ["Pieces of Eight!"] 4. Which instrument does Elton John play? [piano] 5. Which underground fungi are much favored by French chefs? [Truffles] 6. In which country is Monte Carlo? [Monaco] 8. Who lived at 221B Baker St.? [Sherlock Holmes] 9. Which art form involves knotting threads and chords? [Macrame] 10. Who just became only the third player to hold the top three Snooker titles at the same time? [John Higgins] -------------------------------------------------Round 8 1. Which nationality was the composer Chopin? [Polish] 2. Who led Solidarity and later became President of Poland? [Lech Walesa] 3. Which burns more calories per minute: walking up stairs, fastwalking, or coal mining? [walking up stairs] 4. What is Gay Byrnes's middle name? [Mary]

5. T or F?: Kerry have not won an All Ireland Senior Hurling title in the 20th Century. [True] 6. Which instrument does Larry Adler play? [harmonica] 7. COOKING: What is a Tammy Cloth used for? [straining sauces] 8. What do Americans call a tap? [faucet] 9. What is the popular name of the Parliamentary Buildings in Belfast? [Stormont] 10. What was the name of Michael Jackson's first band? [Jackson Five] -------------------------------------------------Round 1 1. How many times have Ireland won the Eurovision Song Contest? [7] 2. Name the silent Marx Brother. [Harpo] 3. In what year was the 1921 All Ireland Senior Hurling final played? [1923] 4. On what date does Good Friday fall this year? [April 2nd] 5. Which Internet software came first: Netscape's or Microsoft's? [Netscape's] 6. Which is England's largest castle? [Windsor Castle]

7. Name the monk credited with the invention of Champagne. [Dom Perignone] 9. Who was voted World's Sexiest Woman 1998 by the readers of FHM Magazine? [Jenny McCarthy] 10. Who was described by Churchill as "seditious" and "half-naked"? [Ghandi] -------------------------------------------------Round 2 1. What is the Irish name of the upcoming Kerry Arts festival? [Samhlaiocht Chiarrai] 2. What is the name of the optical illusion caused by atmospheric conditions? [mirage] 3. Who was the chief witness to the Camp David Accord between Sadat and Arafat? [Jimmy Carter] 4. Who is Shirley MacLaine's actor brother? [Warren Beatty] 5. TRUE or FALSE?: There are approximately 50,000 miles of streets in London. [True] 6. Doris Day had two big song hits in the 1950's. One was Secret Love. What was the other? [Que Sera, Sera, or Whatever Will Be Will Be] 7. Which is the largest city in Scotland? [Glasgow]

8. Which pianist is associated with the candelabra? [Liberace] 9. In what year did Thadg O'Halloran captain Kerry in the Munster Championship: 1984, 1988, or 1989? [1989] 10. What is Bruce Springsteen's nickname? [The Boss] -------------------------------------------------Round 3 1. Who played Cat Ballou? [Jane Fonda] 2. Was Frank Sinatra born in 1915, 1920, or 1925? [1915] 3. What comes after, "Well it's one for the money, two for the show..."? ["Three to get ready..."] 4. Which is the only country that refuses to ban nuclear testing in the atmosphere? [France] 5. What is the name of 0 degrees longitude? [Greenwich Meridian] 6. What is the name of 180 degrees longitude? [International Date Line] 7. What is the name of 0 degrees latitude? [Equator] 8. What is the name of 90 degrees North latitude? [North Pole]

9. What is the first book of the Bible? [Genesis] 10. Where are NATO Headquarters? [Brussels or Belgium] -------------------------------------------------Round 4 1. What was the name of the dog in Peter Pan? [Nana] 2. To what political party does Prionnsios De Rossa belong? {Labour (no other answer acceptable)] 3. In which two countries was the 1987 Rugby World Cup held? [Australia AND New Zealand] 4. Name the actress who plays Sally Fletcher in Home and Away. [Kate Ritchie] 5. It was first called Cape Canaveral, then Cape Kennedy. What is it called now? [Cape Canaveral] 6. In which town is the Four Kerry Poets Memorial? [Killarney] 7. What are the units of masurement for the height of a horse? [hands] 8. Who are the current Superbowl Champions? [Denver Broncos] 9. If Clinton had been removed from office, who would have become President? [Albert Gore] 10. Who wrote the music to Riverdance?

[Bill Whelan] -------------------------------------------------Round 5 1. TRUE or FALSE?: Years ending in 00 are always leap years. [False] 2. What faded away until there was nothing left but a grin? [Cheshire Cat] 3. What is the largest industry in the Arctic region? [whaling] 4. Where would one find a diatonic scale? [music] 5. The American version of the boardgame Monopoly is set in which city? [Atlantic City] 6. In which opera is a gypsy girl who works in a cigarette factory? {Carmen] 7. Who was the greatest Reggae star? [Bob Marley] 8. Re Question 8: which country was he from? [Jamaica] 9. With what is a libretto associated? [opera] 10. Change just three letters of Mickey Mouse and you get which other cartoon character? [Mighty Mouse] -------------------------------------------------Round 6 1. Songwriter Robert Zimmerman was far better known by what name?

[Bob Dylan] 2. Where is the Hubble Telescope? [in Earth orbit (or equivalent)] 3. What was T. E. Lawrence better known as? [Lawrence of Arabia] 4. What does the common abbreviation 'A.M.' stand for? [apres meridian] 5. Which country won the Eurovision the year it was held in Millstreet? [Ireland] 6. Axel Rose played in which band? [Guns & Roses] 7. Who bills himself as the world's greatest boxing promoter? [Don King] 8. What is Radio-One's presenter Maxi's real name? [Irene McCaubrey] 9. What is the middle name of former Bishop Eamon Casey's son? [Eamon] 10. The Rattoo Round Tower is located near which town? [Ballyduff] -------------------------------------------------Round 7 1. Which spirit is in a Pina Colada? [Rum] 2. Which garment is named after an atoll in the South Pacific? [bikini] 3. Where in England is the monarch not permitted to enter?

[House of Commons] 4. Which musical instrument derived it name from the Italian words for soft and loud? [piano or pianoforte] 5. Besides pen name, correctly spell the other English equivalent of nom de plume . [pseudonym] 6. Who of the following is NOT a member of Boyzone: Mikey, Keith, Steve, Davie, or Ronan? [Davie] 7. Who was the first animal film star? [Rin Tin Tin] 8. Which female crime-story writer has sold nearly 300 million books? {Agatha Christie] 9. In which song is the line, "Michael they are taking you away"? [Fields of Athenry} 10. What was the Beatles' first Top-20 hit song? [Love Me Do] -------------------------------------------------Round 8 1. The new Manager for England played for which German club during his career? [Hamburg] 2. With which actor did John Travolta exchange faces in the movie Face Off ? [Nicolas Cage] 3. Which country produces Tokay wine?

[Hungary] 4. Which alcohol drink is made from apples? [cider] 5. Who is John in Marvin Gaye's song, Abraham, Martin & John? [JFK] 6. Which piece of clothing derived its name from originally being made in bright dazzling colors? [blazer] 7. In which US state are the Motown Record Co.? [Michigan (Detroit)] 8. Which chess piece does not move in a straight line? [knight] 9. In the card game, how many points is a blackjack? [21] 10. What is done with a crinoline? [It is worn--it's a petticoat)] -------------------------------------------------Round 1 1. Which American poet is required reading for Irish students? {Emily Dickinson] 2. Name the last player to score a goal for Kerry in an All-Ireland Senior Football final. [Mikey Sheehy] 3. How did General Rommel die? [suicide, poison] 4. What is Saigon now known as? [Ho Chi Minh City]

5. In a bookseller's catalogue, what would 'O/P' mean? [out of print] 6. Which British actress starred in McCabe & Mrs Miller ? [Julie Christie] 7. Which term describes a victory in battle that is so costly it is of no value to the victor? [Pyrrhic Victory] 8. Who wrote the four-volume History of the English-Speaking People ? [Winston Churchill] 9. Who is Carrie Fisher's mother? [Debbie Reynolds] 10. When do Christmas and New Year's Day occur in the same year? [every year!] -------------------------------------------------Round 2 1. What is the other name for the kettledrums? [Tympani] 2. Name the pickpocket who taught Oliver Twist how to steal. [Artful Dodger] 3. Which American president served the most terms in office? [F. D. Roosevelt] 4. Whose diary was bought by the London Times and then found to be a forgery? [Hitler] 5. How many feet of electrical wiring is found in the typical car: 500, 1500, or 3000? [3000]

6. Which singer made his film debut in Love Me Tender? [Presley] 7. The song Love Me Tender took its melody from which Irish song? [Nora Lee] 8. In which novel is Britain renamed Airstrip One? [1984] 9. In which country did golf originate? [Scotland] 10. Which scientist's name might be found on a milk container? [Pasteur] -------------------------------------------------Round 3 1. Which city has the largest population? [Mexico City] 2. What is the nickname of a Boeing 747? [Jumbo Jet] 3. Name one of the three vegetables of which we eat only the seeds. [corn-on-the-cob, beans, peas] 4. If the plaintiff dies during a libel case, what happens? [case is dropped, dismissed] 5. Which rock star divorced Christie Brinkley? [Billy Joel] 6. What was Christie Brinkley's profession? [model] 7. In which Beatle song does "...Mother Mary come to me"? [Let It Be]

8. What was Peter Pan trying to find? [his shadow] 9. Which singer is known as "Lady Soul"? [Arethre Franklin] 10. Which imaginary line across the sky is equivalent to the Equator on land? [Zodiac] -------------------------------------------------Round 4 1. A leak from an American-owned company killed tens of thousands in which city in India? [Bopal] 2. Which was first: Impressionism or Cubism? [Impressionism] 3. In which year was Boris Yeltsin last elected? [1996] 4. Which country has grown nearly 20% in size by reclaiming the sea? [Netherlands] 5. In the song, doh is a deer. What is re (pr. "ray")? [drop of golden sun] 6. Which Irish athlete won the Olympic Gold medal in the Women's Pentathalon in 1972? [Mary Peters] 7. Which movie director has made the most top-ten money-makers? [Speilberg] 8. Name one of the Three Musketeers.

[Aramis, Porthos, Athos] 9. Re 8: Who wrote it? [Alexander Dumas] 10. What was Richard Starkey's first film? [A Hard Day's Night (Ringo)] -------------------------------------------------Round 5 1. What happened to Alice after she drank from a bottle labled "Drink Me"? [she shrank] 2. How many books comprise Lord of the Rings ? [three] 3. What trilogy did John Ronald Reuel write under a pseudonym? [Lord of the Rings] 4. What is the well-known Japanese term meaning "empty orchestra"? [Karaoke] 5. What is the well-known Japanese term meaning "empty hand"? [Karate] 6. In the Ancient proverb, where is the heardest path to find? [under foot] 7. How many terminals in Heathrow? [four] 8. Which country is credited with the origin of Chess? [India] 9. In which city is the La Scala opera house? [Milan] 10. What is the term for two-over-par in Golf?

[double bogey] -------------------------------------------------Round 6 1. Which alternative treatment massages the bottom of the feet? [reflexology] 2. Which inventor was born in 1847 in Edinburgh? [Alexander Graham Bell] 3. What is the name of the warm ocean current passing by Ireland? [Gulf Stream] 4. Re Question 3: Where does it originate? [Gulf of Mexico] 5. Which type of music was named by Allan Freed? [Rock & Roll] 6. What is a tarantella? [a dance] 7. What numbers were Hitler's Reich and DeGaulle's Republic? [third AND fifth (both needed)] 8. From what is rum distilled? [sugar cane] 9. What is Margaret Thatcher's middle name? [Hilda] 10. Who was the original subject of Elton John's song Candle in the Wind ? [Marilyn Monroe] -------------------------------------------------Round 7 1. Which Irish name is derived from the name of a Roman social class?

[Patrick for Patrician] 2. TRUE or FALSE? Computers double in speed and memory size every 18 months. [True] 3. What does tempis fugit mean? [time flies or escapes] 4. Which was the Beatles's last film? [Let It Be] 5. What did Charlie parker play? [saxophone or jazz] 6. What do sulphur dioxide, potasium nitrate, and benzioic acid have in comon? [food preservatives] 7. Which team knocked Limerick out of the 1998 Senior Hurling Championship? [Cork] 8. What do Americans call the number 1 followed by 12 zeros? [one trillion] 9. Which dance rhythm originated in Martinique? [Bossa Nova] 10. Who wrote the song The Girl from Ipanema? [Antonio Carlos Jobim (pr. "ho-beem")] -------------------------------------------------Round 8 1. Which musical instrument was Sherlock Holmes able to play? [violin] 2. Which sport is played with the heaviest ball?

[Ten-Pin Bowling] 3. When there are two full moons in the same month, what is the second called? [Blue Moon] 4. What does the term 'somniloquy' mean? [talking while asleep] 5. What is the main ingredient of 'mock turtle soup'? [calf's head] 6. TRUE or FALSE? The four largest planets in our Solar System all have rings around them. [True] 7. What is made with fermenting yeast and held in tanks for 2 months at 40 degrees? [Lager or Beer] 8. TRUE or FALSE? Fingernails have a total life span of 3 to 6 years. [False - it's 3 - 6 months] 9. Which type of Amerian whiskey comes from Kentucky? [Bourbon] 10. Months which begin on a Sunday will always have what? [A Friday the 13th] -------------------------------------------------EXTRAS What is the name for a combination of smoke and fog? [smog] What does the film title E.T. stand for? [Extra-Terrestrial] The old Irish air, the Riddle Song, is the melody for which popular Johnny

Mathis hit? [The Twelfth of Never] -------------------------------------------------Round 1 1. Who was the first Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland? [John A. Costello] 2. Who succeded Eamon DeValera as Taoiseach in 1948? [John A. Costello] 3. Which was the largest dinosaur? [Tyrannosaurus] 4. Which branch of Astronomy studies the structure of the Universe? [Cosmology] 5. Who is Warren Beatty's famous sister? [Shirley Maclaine] 6. Which group wrote and recorded the song "Good Vibrations"? [The Beach Boys] 7. In which country is the capitol of Tibet? [China] 8. Computers: What does the RAM stand for? [Random Access Memory] 9. Who is oldest: Prince Charles, Bill Clinton, or Mick Jagger? [Jagger] 10. Which famous wife is rumoured to be contemplating divorce? [Hillary Clinton] -------------------------------------------------Round 2

1. Who topped the charts in 1995 with the song, "You Are Not Alone"? [Michael Jackson] 2. Derrynane Abbey is the ancestral home of which historic figure? [Daniel O'Connell] 3. Which Catholic missionary and Nobel Laureate died in 1997? [Mother Theresa] 4. How many of the Seven Dwarfs wore glasses? [one (Doc)] 5. (Re 4) How many had no beard? [one (Dopey)] 6. Which artist was famous for his blue period? [Picasso] 7. Which movie was second in the number of Oscar Nominations this year? [Saving Private Ryan] 8. Who wrote Jude the Obscure? [Thomas Hardy] 9. Which instrument does James Galway play? [flute] 10. Which mineral is found in bones, teeth, and seashells? [calcium] -------------------------------------------------------------Round 3 1. Opal is the birthstone for which month? [October] 2. Which group had a hit with "Whiskey In the Jar"? [Thin Lizzy]

3. On which river did Huckleberry Finn's adventures take place? [Mississippi] 4. Where are the Ox Mountains? [Sligo] 5. What is another name for almond paste? [marzipan] 6. In which country did the rumba originate? [Cuba] 7. What was the name of Robinson Caruso's companion? [Friday] 8. Which famous film director died this week? [Stanley Kubrick} 9. (Re 8) How many Best-Director Oscars did he win? [none] 10. In which year did the Flight of the Earls take place? [1607] -------------------------------------------------------------Round 4 1. On which of Shakespeare's plays is West Side Story based? [Romeo & Julliet] 2. (Re 1) Who wrote the music? [Leonard Bernstein] 3. Which year begins the next Millennium? [2001] 4. Which is Ireland's second-largest county? [Galway]

5. How many horns has a Rhinocerous? [one] 6. Who started Virgin Records? [Richard Branson] 7. Which town was the seat of the early kings of Munster? [Cashel] 8. What is the name given to the cultivation of plants without soil? [Hydroponics] 9. Name the silent Marx Brother. [Harpo] 10. What is the name of Oprah Winfrey's production company ? [Harpo] -------------------------------------------------Round 5 1. Name the two boxers in the upcoming World Championship. [Lennox Lewis & Evander Holyfield] 2. Name all theTeletubbies. [Dipsey, La La, Po, Tinky Winky] 3. In which film musical did Lee Marvin and Clint Eastwood sing? [Paint Your Wagon] 4. Which herb is used in pesto? [basil] 5. Who was the subject of The Agony and the Ecstasy ? [Michelangelo] 6. What is said to be the "Mother of Invention"? [necessity]

7. What was the name of Frank Zappa's rock group" [The Mothers of Invention] 8. In which street is Neighbours set? [Ramsey] 9. In which county are the Fields of Athenry? [Galway] 10. Who in the Bible was the youngest son of Jacob? [Benjamin] -------------------------------------------------Round 6 1. Jobim wrote songs to which dance beat? [Bossa Nova] 2. What did Sherlock Holmes keep in the toe of a Persian slipper? [his tobacco] 3. Which is the smallest county in Ireland? [Louth] 4. Which composer grew up in a palace, traveled the world as a child prodigy, and was buried a pauper? [Mozart] 5. What is the flavor of Cointreau? [orange] 6. For how many years is the President of Ireland elected? [seven] 7. Which instrument does Julian Bream play? [Guitar, lute] 8. Eva Braun was whose mistress?

[Hitler] 9. Which is the largest island of the Phillipines? [Luzon] 10. Who wrote the novel The Godfather ? [Mario Puzo] -------------------------------------------------Round 7 1. Which Beatles song has been recorded by the most artists? [Yesterday] 2. Aer Lingus names it planes after what? [saints] 4. Which Australian city has the largest population? [Sydney] 5. How many symphonies did Beethoven write? [Nine] 6. Which country has the most miles of roads? [US] 7. Who was Bob Cratchit's boss? [Scrooge] 8. What is the term for having more than one husband at the same time? [polyandry] 9. Which drip-style painter was best known? [Jackson Pollack] -------------------------------------------------Round 8 1. How is 1999 written in Roman Numerals?

[MCMXCIX] 2. How many sides has a British 50p coin? [7] 3. Who invented the scissors and the parachute? [Leonardo DaVinci] 4. Which Irish pop group were once named 'Feedback'? [U2] 5. Was the game of Monopoly invented in 1932, 1942, or 1952? [1932] 6. Was the lie detector invented in 1921, 1941, or 1961? [1921] 7. Where is the world's largest man-made structure? [China (Great Wall)] 8. (Re 7) Where is the world's oldest man-made structure? [New Grange, Drogheda, Ireland] 8. Where was the actor Richard Harris born? [Limerick, Ireland] -------------------------------------------------Round 1 2. Under which sign of the Zodiac are we at this moment? [(adapt)] 3. Who won the 1999 Oscar for Best Supporting Actress? [Judi Dench] 4. How many stomachs has the cow? [four] 5. Which form of therapy uses the essences of plants in heated oils?

[Aromatherapy] 6. Name the world's southernmost capitol. [Wellington, N. Z.] 7. What was the 1997 Oasis album called? [Be Here Now] 8. Which is the nearest star to the Earth? [the Sun] -------------------------------------------------Round 2 1. In which country did the dog breed the Beagle originate? [England] 2. The owl and the pussycat bought their wedding ring from which animal? [the pig] 3. How many took part in the Last Supper? [13] 4. Who provided the voice for Woody in Toy Story? [Tom Hanks] 5. Who won the 1999 Best-Director Oscar? [Steven Spielberg] 7. Which brand of beer originated in the Rocky Mountains? [Coors] 8. Which rock group has the same name as a beer brand? [Coors] -------------------------------------------------Round 3 1. Which is the last book of the Old Testament ?

[The Book of Malachi] 2. When do we next reset our clocks? [(adapt)] 4. In which country was ice cream invented? [China] 5. Which food do more humans eat than any other? [rice] 7. To what does a modem connect a computer? [telephone line, or telephone] 8. Who preferred his Martinis "shaken"? [James Bond] -------------------------------------------------Round 4 1. Who was oldest: Hitler, Mussolini or Stalin? [Stalin] 2. What is the Information Superhighway? [ Internet, or World Wide Web] 4. With which art form is Henry Moore associated? [sculpture] 5. Was 1900 a leap year? [No] 6. Name one of the two trees most frequently mentioned in the Bible. [fig, cedar] 7. Who just won the Oscar for Best Actress in a leading role? [Gwynneth Paltrow] --------------------------------------------------

Round 5 1. Dipsophobia is the fear of what? [drinking] 2. Upon completion of an historic event, who said, "The Eagle has landed."? [Charles Lindbergh or Neil Armstrong] 3. Re 2: Upon completion of another historic event, who said, "The Eagle has landed."? {Neil Armstrong or Lindbergh] 4. Re 2 & 3: After which other historic event was it again said? [balloon flight around the world] 5. If a woman is nubile, what does that mean? [marriageable] 6. Who just won the Oscar for Best Actor in a leading role? [Roberto Benigni] -------------------------------------------------Round 6 3. Who painted The Last Supper? [DaVinci] 4. Who won the 1999 Oscar for Best Supporting Actor? [James Coburn] 5. Name one of the two main ingredients of roux . [butter or flour] 7. What connects Kant, Hegel and Sartre? [philosophy] 8. Where is the city of Pristina? [Kosovo, or Serbia, or Yugoslavia] --------------------------------------------------

Round 7 1. Who was the youngest Beatle? [George] 2. In which sport would you find a bomb, a blitz, a shotgun, and a tight end? [American football] 3. What was the first hand-held camera called? [Brownie] 4. Who won the recent Holyfield/Lewis fight? [Neither: it was a draw] 6. Was Dali a realist, surrealist, or abstractionist? [surrealist] 8. What does the acronym CD-ROM stand for? [Compact Disk-Read Only Memory] -------------------------------------------------Round 8 1. Which movie won the 1999 Best Picture Oscar? [Shakespeare In Love ] 3. Who was born first: Van Gogh or Picasso? [Van Gogh] 4. What is xerography? [photocopying] 5. Of the 1999 Oscar winners, who is the oldest? [James Coburn, b. 1928 (Dench b. 1934)] 6. What is the cullinary term for 'according to the menu'? [a la carte ] 7. What is the best selling single of all time?

[Candle in the Wind] 8. On which day of the week was Millennium Eve? [Friday] -------------------------------------------------Round 1 1. Name Kosovo's largest city. [Pristina] 2. Who started the custom of carrying a flaming torch from Athens to the site of the Olympics? [Hitler in 1936] 4. In which sport would one see a trudgen? [swimming] 5. Who wouldn't Take That and left in 1995? [Robbie Williams] 6. Which event is said to have been the last great achievement in aviation? [balloon flight around the world] 7. How many Spice Girls are there now? [four] 8. TRUE or FALSE?: Bicycle Polo was a recognized sport. [True] -------------------------------------------------Round 2 1. How many squares on a chess board? [64] 3. Who is the Secretary General of the UN? [Kofi Annan] 4. Which is the biggest Irish corporation?

[Smurfit Group] 5. In which Kerry town is the Sky Woman monument? [Killarney] 6. Who won Sunday's rugby match between Ireland & Italy? [Ireland] 7. Who was the first golfer to reach $1 million in earnings? [Arnold Palmer] 8. Which is the most common name in the world? [Mohammed] -------------------------------------------------Round 3 1. Which is the most popular spectator sport worldwide? [auto racing] 2. TRUE or FALSE?: There were no Englishmen on Liverpool's FA Cup winning side in 1986. [True] 3. In Internet addresses, what does .com ("dot com") stand for? [a commercial or business website] 4. Name one of the three main ingredients of a Harvey Wallbanger. [vodka, orange juice, Galiano] 5. How do you spell singer Sade [pr. "shah-day"] 's name? [Sade] 6. What is significant about the letters of the word facetiously ? [pr. "fasee-shus-lee"] [contains all the vowels in alphabetical order] 7. Who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic.

[Amelia Earhart] 8. Where is Montenegro? [Yugoslavia, or Balkans] -------------------------------------------------------Round 4 1. What is the second book of the Bible. [Exodus] 2. The shortest war on record was in 1896 and lasted 38 minutes. Name one of the two countries involved. [England, Zanzibar] 3. Who was Aristotle's teacher? [Plato] 6. What does U.A.E. stand for? [United Arab Emirates] 7. In equestrian sport, which event tests obedience? [Dressage] 8. Roman mythology: Celene and Diana are the goddesses of what? [the moon] -------------------------------------------------------Round 5 1. Soccer: Which country scored the first goal in the first World Cup Finals? [France] 2. The drink Chartreuse ("sharr-troose") comes in three colors. Name one. [green, yellow or white] 3. Which type of dance involves moving under a horizontal pole?

[the limbo] 4. Into which sea does the Nile flow? [Mediterranean] 5. Would abc@xyz.ie be an e>mail or website address? [e>mail] 6. TRUE or FALSE?: The comma was introduced into the English language in the 16th Century. [True] 7. Who wrote the song "Roll Over Beethoven"? [Chuck Berry] 8. In which city is the Parthenon? [Athens] -------------------------------------------------------Round 6 1. What is the highest degree awarded by a university? [Ph.D.] 3. Is the tomato fruit or vegetable? [fruit] 5. Who sang the hit "Nothing Compares 2 U"? [Sinead O'Connor] 6. Who won the 1999 Oscar for Best Actor in a leading role? [Roberto Benigni] 7. Which reaches farther north: Greenland or Siberia? [Greenland] 8. What was the pen name Charles Dodgson? [Lewis Carroll] --------------------------------------------------------

Round 7 1. When did IBM introduce their pc: 1979, 1981, or 1987? [1981] 3. Which is the world's best-selling chocolate bar? [Hershey Bar] 4. Who wrote the song "Crazy"? [Willie Nelson] 5. Which is the world's largest desert? [Sahara] 7. Which of Shakespeare's plays has the most film versions? [Hamlet] 8. Who killed Mac Beth? [Macduff] -------------------------------------------------------Round 8 3. On which day of the week was Millennium Eve? [Friday] 5. Who was the first US president to be assassinated? [Lincoln] 7. What was the Year 2000 Problem? [computer dates use only last two digits of year, (or equivalent)] 8. Name the only state in the world with a zero birth rate. [Vatican] -------------------------------------------------------Round 1 1.

2. 3. Name both seas joined by the Suez Canal. [Mediterranean AND Red Seas] 4. Are Hyundai cars Korean or Japanese? [Korean] 5. The school shooting in Colorado was intended by the killers to honor whose birthday? [Hitler] 6. How many stones did David have in his pouch? [five] 7. Re Question 6, how many did he use to slay Goliath? [one] 8. Which is the largest city in Kosovo? [Pristina] -------------------------------------------------------Round 2 1. Who played lead guitar for Cream? [Clapton] 2. Who first recorded the song "Crazy" ? [Patsy Cline] 3. In which Italian city was Columbus born? [Genoa] 4. Which famous sculpture has no arms? [Venus de Milo] 6. Which popular soft drink once contained cocaine? [Coca Cola]

7. Is Crypton fictional or real? [real] 8. At which film festival is the Palm d'Or given? [Cannes] -------------------------------------------------------Round 3 1. 2. Which famous Irish pop group has the same name as a popular beer? [The Coors] 3. 4. 5. What is the flavor source of Amaretto liqueur? [almonds] 6. In which American sitcom is Courtney Cox one of the stars? [Friends] 7. Which constellation contains the North Star? [Little Dipper, or Little Plough, or Ursa Minor] 8. Filbert and Brazil are types of what? [nut] -------------------------------------------------------Round 4 1. What was Bob Marley's band called? [Whalers] 2. On which island is Jakarta located? [Java] 3. When Marx & Engles wrote the Communist Manifesto, what was happening in Ireland?

[The Great Famine] 4. What must be octagonal according to international law? [stop sign] 5. How many lunar months does it take the Moon to orbit the Earth? [one] 6. In which art form would one find the terms Major and Minor? [music] 7. Who wrote the novel Jaws, later made into the movie? [Peter Benchley] 8. Which island country are the present holders of Cricket's World Cup? [Sri Lanka] -------------------------------------------------------Round 5 1. Which rockgroup recorded Beggar's Banquet and Let It Bleed albums? [Rolling Stones] 2. TRUE or FALSE? Hungary and Italy border Yugoslavia. [False, only Hungary] 3. In which country would one find the sport of hurling? [Ireland] 5. 'Crazy Horse' led which Native American nation? [Sioux] 6. Bible: Who did Cain kill? [Abel] 7. Leaves of Grass was by which poet? [Walt Whitman] 8. TRUE or FALSE: Milosovec has the support of the majority of Serbs.

[True] -------------------------------------------------------Round 6 1. What is the previous name of the Democratic Republic of Congo? [Zaire] 2. FASHION: What do the letters DKNY stand for? [Donna Karen New York] 3. Au Gratin refers to a dish made with what ingredient in its crust? [cheese or bread crumbs] 5. From which recent news event did we learn of the Trenchcoat Mafia? [Colorado school shooting] 6. Belgrade is on the banks of which river? [Danube] 7. The Oillean Pipes derive their name from which part of the human body? [elbow] 8. How many nations in NATO? [19] -------------------------------------------------------Round 7 1. Who was in both Mad Max and Gallipole? [Mel Gibson] 2. Which famous actor is a financial contributor and spokesman for Scottish devolution? [Sean Connery] 3. Which movie won the Best Picture Oscar in 1995? [Braveheart]

4. Who is the most successful Scottish sportsman in history? [Snooker great Steven Hendry] 5. Which sport is currently holding its world championship? [Snooker] 6. Where are your stirrups and anvils? [in your ears] 7. Which European country has the oldest documented genealogy? [Ireland] 8. Bondi Beach is on which ocean? [Pacific] -------------------------------------------------------Round 8 1. Given that a complete sentence must contain subject and verb, write one of the two shortest complete sentences in the English language. [I do. (or) I am.] 2. Who composed the operas La Boheme and Tosca ? [Puccini] 3. Where was the NATO summit meeting held on occasion of its 50th birthday? [Washington, or US] 4. 1999 News: What did K.L.A. stand for? [Kosovo Liberation Army] 5. What is the most Oscar nominations ever given to a movie: 12, 13, or 14? [14] 6. Shylock is a character in which of Shakespeare's plays? [Merchant of Venice]

7 What sort of word is a neologism? [newly coined] 8. How old am I? Nearest guess correct. [(adapt to quizmaster et al.)] -------------------------------------------------------1. What is the name given to a substance which speeds up a chemical reaction? [catalyst] 2. What is the name given to a pressure wave in a blood vessel which corresponds to the heartbeat? [pulse] 5. What is the stage-name of singer/composer Gordon Sumner? [Sting] 5. What was the dog's name in Peter Pan ? [Nanna] 6. Which US president's middle name was 'Millhouse'? [Nixon] 7. Which composer wrote Romeo & Juliet and Swan Lake ballets? [Tschaikovsky] 8. What is the name of the present King of Spain? [Juan Carlos] ----------------------------------------------------------------1. In which country is the world's highest waterfall: US, South Africa, or Venezuela? [Venezuela] 2. Which is world's lowest altitude: Dead Sea, Antarctica, or Grand Canyon?

[Dead Sea] 3. Which is world's oldest island: Madagascar, Iceland, or New Zealand? [Madagascar] 4. In which country is world's deepest lake: Russia, China, or Canada? [Russia] 5. What does a cephalogist study? [heads] 6. In which month is Van Morrison's song Moondance set? ["'neath the cover of October skies..."]
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