Round 1: JONERAL KNOWLEDGE

8 questions - one point for each correct answer

  • 1. In Egyptian mythology, who is the sky Goddess, often depicted with an arched back?

  • 2. In The Simpsons, what was the name of Ned Flanders first wife?

  • 3. Bruce Lee created which Chinese martial art?

  • 4. "The Ocarina of Time", and "Majoras Mask" are titles in which popular video game series?

  • 5. Which intercity bus in the United States shares its name with a breed of dog?

  • 6. Which psychologist coined the term "synchronicity" to describe a meaningful coincidence?

  • 7. "Prescription Murder" is the name of the 1968 pilot for which long-running american crime series?

  • 8. Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius is associated with which philosophy that emphasises strength and resilience?

  • 9. In 1998 the Scottish band TEXAS released a remix of their hit "You Can Say What You Want" featuring which rapper?

  • 10. What ancient practice was studied by Isaac Newton, Nicholas Flamel and more recently, rocket scientist and JPL founder Jack Parsons?

Round 2: Villains

2 POINTS - one point for villain name, one point for franchise/series

  • 1. Who is the villain and what series/franchise are they from?

  • 2. Who is the villain and what series/franchise are they from?

  • 3. Who is the villain and what series/franchise are they from?

  • 4. Who is the villain and what series/franchise are they from?

  • 5. Who is the villain and what series/franchise are they from?

  • 6. Who is the villain and what series/franchise are they from?

  • 7. Who is the villain and what series/franchise are they from?

  • 8. Who is the villain and what series/franchise are they from?

  • 9. Who is the villain and what series/franchise are they from?

  • 10. Who is the villain and what series/franchise are they from?

Round 3: Different Genres

2 POINTS - one point for original song, one point for original artist

  • 1. What is the song/artist of this 1995 track, played in the style of medieval European folk?

  • 2. What is the song/artist of this 1971 track in the style of classical Latin circa 75BC?

  • 3. What is the song/artist of this 1982 song in the style of 50's swing?

  • 4. What is the song/artist of this 2000 song in the style of a Rachmaninov piano concerto?

  • 5. What is the song/artist of this 1975 song in the style of a Norse viking war chant, circa 900 AD

  • 6. What is the song/artist of this 2010 song in the style of an anglo saxon ballad circa 1200 AD?

Round 4: Always Be Closing

2 POINTS per question - one for book title, one for author

  • 1. "So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

  • 2. "The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which."

  • 3. “Tomorrow, I’ll think of some way to get him back. After all, tomorrow is another day.”

  • 4. ''I never saw any of them again — except the cops. No way has yet been invented to say goodbye to them."

  • 5. "riverrun, past Eve and Adam's, from swerve of shore to bend of bay, brings us by a commodius vicus of recirculation back to Howth Castle and Environs."

  • 6. "Or so Bill Denbrough sometimes thinks on those early mornings after dreaming, when he almost remembers his childhood, and the friends with whom he shared it.”

  • 7. “The scar had not pained Harry for 19 years. All was well.”

Round 5: One Direction

RELEASE EARLY - one point for each question

  • 1. Name the film director ...

  • 2. Name the film director ...

  • 3. Name the film director ...

  • 4. Name the film director ...

  • 5. Name the film director ...

Round 6: Karaoke dokey

2 points - guess the artist and song!

  • 1. What is the song and artist of this piece performed by MC LOUISE aka LOUEEEEZY B?

  • 2. What is the song and artist of this piece performed by Julie?

  • 3. What is the song and artist of this piece performed by Gwynne?

  • 4. What is the song and artist of this piece performed by me, your delightful host? :)

  • 5. What is the song and artist of this song performed by Heather?

  • 6. What is the song and artist of this video performed by Alice and Elliot

Round 7: Multiple Choice

One point per correct answer.... answer with A , B or C

  • 1. The Song of Hiawatha is by which poet? (A) Whitman (B) Longfellow (C) Dickinson

  • 2. Which British actor was initially considered to play Wolverine for the first X-Men film? (A) Colin Firth (B) Jeremy Irons (C) Bob Hoskins

  • 3. Sunyata and the four noble truths are concepts in which religion? (A) Islam (B) Buddhism (C) Sikhism

  • 4. What is the name of Prince William and Kate middleton's dog who recently died? (A) Lupo (B) Rufus (C) Billy

  • 5. What pseudonym did Charles Dickens use? (A) BOZ (B) DOZ (C) COZ

  • 6. Which form of Chess was banned in the soviet union in 1933 for fears it was too dangerous? (A) WRESTLING (B) BLINDFOLDED (C) VODKA

  • 7. Which actress was 20 when she married 45 year old Humphrey Bogart? (A) INGRID BERGMAN (B) KATHERINE HEPBURN (C) LAUREN BACALL

  • 8. Which boxer retired undefeated? (A) MUHAMMAD ALI (B) MIKE TYSON (C) ROCKY MARCIANO

Round 8: Chat Up Lines ... THE SEQUEL

Finish off the chat up line... one point per correct answer (or if you think of a good answer)

  • 1. “Hey, are you Jamaican? Coz ......

  • 2. "Are you from Tenessee...coz

  • 3. I'm glad I remembered my library card coz....

  • 4. Are you a time traveller, because...

  • 5. Hey girl is your name Ariel? Because....

  • 6. If you were a vegetable you'd be a ...

  • 7. Do you like raisins? How about...

Round 9: Erotickled pink

One point per answer - is the title a REAL erotic novel, TRUE or FALSE

  • 1. "The Amish Bloodsucker Trilogy"

  • 2. "Seduced by Were-Bees"

  • 3. "Invisible Dick"

  • 4. "Taken By A Gay Unicorn Biker"

  • 5. "Tender Wings Of Desire - A KFC Romance featuring Colonel Sanders"

  • 6. "Running From The Raptor"

  • 7. "Goodbye Testicles"

  • 8. "Cock Handler"

  • 9. "Deep Trouble"