Round 1 - Current Affairs 1. Britain’s Chris Froome was the winner of the 2013 Tour De France – in which other classification did he finish second behind Nairo Quintana? 2. What happened in London on 22nd July 2013 at 16:24 B.S.T. that made news bulletins around the world? 3. Who will be the next person to feature on British ten pound notes? 4. Pope Francis’s first official trip abroad in his new role was to which country? 5. According to Forbes magazine, which female pop star is the top earning celebrity under the age of 30? 6. According to director Zach Snyder, which two superheroes are to appear together on film for the first time in 2015? 7. During July 2013, a world record was set for the longest dance line in Dublin – what dance was performed? 8. In 2014, which European grand prix will return to the calendar in a race to be held at the Red Bull Ring? 9. Sand dunes migrating over the Tunisian desert are set to bury a film set used in which science fiction saga? 10. Whitney Houston's grave in New Jersey has been marked by the lyrics to which Grammy Award-winning song?

1. King of the Mountains 2. Duchess of Cambridge gave birth 3. Jane Austen 4. Brazil 5. Lady GaGa 6. Superman and Batman 7. Riverdance 8. Austrian Grand Prix 9. Star Wars 10. I Will Always Love You © Instant Quizzes Ltd

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Round 2 – Argentina 1. The town of Gaiman in Argentina, is the home of an immigrant colony founded in 1865 by settlers from which country? 2. Which well-known dance is said to have its origins in Buenos Aires? 3. The Argentinean Pampas are the home to which ‘G’, a South American cowboy? 4. The opening game of the 1990 World Cup final tournament saw Argentina the holders, lose to which African nation – Senegal, Cameroon or Nigeria? 5. The Argentinean national flag consists of three horizontal stripes, two of which are blue, what colour is the third? 6. Which country lies to the west and south of Argentina? 7. From which musical does the song Don't Cry For Me Argentina come? 8. Argentina derives its name from the Latin referring to which metal? 9. What is the unit of currency in Argentina? 10. Which military general was appointed president of Argentina in 1981 and ordered the invasion of the Falkland Islands in 1982?

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Round 3 – Quickfire Round – Sporting Champions In which sport have the following people been world champion? 1. Xia Xuanze (Pronounced Sha-Sh-Wan-Shay), Sun Jun and Peter Rasmussen 2. Nicki Pedersen, Mark Loram and Greg Hancock 3. Chris Byrd, Daniel Santos and Zab Judah 4. Dermot Lennon, Rodrigo Pessoa and Norbert Koof 5. Isao Aoki (Pronounced Is-Eye-Oh-Eye-Oh-Key), Corey Pavin and Hale Irwin 6. Kenny Roberts, Michael Doohan and Wayne Rainey 7. Fred Perry, Victor Barna and Johnny Leach 8. Alex Marshall, Tony Allcock and Paul Foster 9. Olga Bitcherova, Nelli Kim and Lyudmilla Turischeva (Pronounced TooReesh-Ee-Va) 10. Mike Russell, Joe Davis and Rex Williams

1. Badminton 2. Speedway 3. Boxing 4. Showjumping 5. Golf (Matchplay) 6. Motorcycling 7. Table Tennis 8. Bowls (Indoor) 9. Gymnastics (All-Round) 10. Billiards

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Round 4 – ‘Arg’ In this round, all of the answers contain the word ‘Arg’ 1. Which sea is characterised by its dense mats of floating seaweed? 2. Which British Prime Minister had previously worked as a research chemist for J. Lyons and Co? 3. Which inert gas did Sir William Ramsay discover in 1894? 4. Which British character actress played Professor Sprout in the 2002 movie Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets? 5. Which is the largest of the chain of islands off the South Western tip of Florida, immortalised in a film starring Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall and Edward G. Robinson? 6. Which football club plays its home games at Home Park? 7. Which member of the royal family once contributed to a play by J.M. Barrie and was promised payment of one penny per performance? 8. Which woman became the acting leader of the Labour party following the death of John Smith? 9. Which former lead singer of The Undertones had a number one hit in 1985 with A Good Heart? 10. Which famous poem features the line: "Into the Valley of Death rode the six hundred"?

1. Sargasso Sea 2. Margaret Thatcher 3. Argon 4. Miriam Margoyles 5. Key Largo 6. Plymouth Argyle 7. Princess Margaret 8. Margaret Beckett 9. Feargal Sharkey 10. The Charge Of The Light Brigade

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Round 5 – TV 1. In the TV series Buffy The Vampire Slayer, which character did Alyson Hannigan play? 2. What was the name of Hyacinth Bucket's son in the TV series Keeping Up Appearances? 3. Mr Llewellyn, Mr Bronson and Mrs McClusky were teachers in which children's TV series set in a fictional London comprehensive school? 4. In The Biggest Loser, what do contestants try to lose? 5. Complete the name of the captain of the U.S.S. Enterprise, in Star Trek:The Next Generation. Jean-Luc what? 6. In Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights what was the name of Max's fellow doorman? 7. In the 1980s TV series The 'A' Team, which character was afraid of flying? 8. I'll Be There For You by The Rembrandts was the theme tune to which programme? 9. Which actress provides the voice of Bart Simpson in The Simpsons? 10. Which woman, after whom the series was named, worked at the law firm Cage and Fish?

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Final Round – Wipeout Round 10 questions – answer as many as you like – you’ll receive 1 point for each correct answer but remember – if you get any wrong in this round, you’re wiped out and get 0 points. Teams who get full marks on this round receive 5 bonus points giving them 15/10 1. What sort of animal is a Heron – Bird, Fish, Rodent or Insect? 2. Which actor played Eddie Dupris in the 2004 film Million Dollar Baby? 3. What nationality was the racing driver Juan Fangio? 4. What was the surname of the man who developed the vulcanisation of rubber? 5. An ocean region known as the Doldrums is located near which line of latitude? 6. What was the first name of the character played by Ingrid Bergman in the 1942 film Casablanca? 7. Which headliners closed the Pyramid Stage on the first night of the 2013 Glastonbury Festival? 8. In which country do Sturm Graz football club play their home matches? 9. In which comedy series does Alfie Wickers, "the worst teacher ever to grace the British education system" work at the fictional Abbey Grove School in Hertfordshire 10. Which 2006 horror novel by Max Brooks was “an oral history of the zombie war”? Tie-break question if required (Closest or first correct answer submitted wins): How many towns are there in Connecticut? 1. Bird 2. Morgan Freeman 3. Argentinean 4. Charles Goodyear 5. Equator 6. Ilsa 7. Arctic Monkeys 8. Austria 9. Bad Education 10. World War Z (Pronounced Zee) Tie-break answer: 169 © Instant Quizzes Ltd

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