Round 1: Year in review - 2020

  • 1. Which British war film, starring George MacKay and Dean-Charles Chapman collected ten Oscar nominations following its January 2020 release?

  • 2. Which Exeter based regional airline went into administration in March 2020?

  • 3. The drama series aired in April and based on the play Quiz, charts the story of which convicted game show cheat?

  • 4. In May, which country was the first to legalise same-sex marriage in Central America. Was it a) Costa Rica, b) Panama, c) Nicaragua, or d) Guatemala?

  • 5. Where did Boris Johnson's chief adviser Dominic Cummings drive with his family during lockdown to 'test his eyesight'?

  • 6. Who said; "Black lives have always mattered. We have always been important. We have always meant something. We have always succeeded regardless. And now is the time. I ain't waiting."?

  • 7. Which satirical show from the 1980's returned to our screens on BritBox this year?

  • 8. Where was this year's Eurovision Song Contest due to be held?

  • 9. Which two teams contested 2020’s Champions league final?

  • 10. Which film won Best Picture at the 2020 Oscars?

  • 11. Which novel by which author won the Booker Prize in 2020?

  • 12. Which NBA player died in January 2020?

Round 2: Whose Chin is This?

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Round 3: General Knowledge

  • 1. a) In which UK country is there a place called Moscow and b), In which English county is Washington?

  • 2. Why is Bubonic Plague so called?

  • 3. What does COBRA stand for, when mentioned in Government briefings?

  • 4. In the 19th century, especially in rural areas, policemen also often acted as what?

  • 5. What type of animal is a ‘grilse’?

  • 6. Why is Quasimodo, the bell ringing Hunchback of Notre Dame so named?

  • 7. What is the Latin word for the family of birds that the magpie in?

  • 8. Name the actress who portrays the heroine in “The Queen’s Gambit”

  • 9. Name the actor who portrays the male villain in “The Serpent”

  • 10. What is Sir Paul McCartney’s full name as it appears on his birth certificate?

Round 4: Scotland

  • 1. What is the only lake in Scotland called, and where is it?

  • 2. What name was Charles Edward Stuart popularly known by?

  • 3. What parish church does the Queen attend when she stays at Balmoral?

  • 4. What was Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s wife called?

  • 5. Which famous Edinburgh graveyard gave it’s name to a faithful dog?

  • 6. St Johnstone’s home ground is in which Scottish city?

  • 7. Who is the patron saint of Glasgow, and it’s alleged founder?

  • 8. Which Scottish island has the most distilleries on it?

  • 9. There are 5 main “heavy” events at Highland games – tossing the caber is one. Name 2 others for a point each.

Round 5: Movies round

  • 1. Which actor completes the trio of villains in this 2002 film with Forest Whitaker and Dwight Yoakam?

  • 2. Name that film!

  • 3. Which actor appeared in Doctor Who and The Crown?

  • 4. Name That Film!

  • 5. Which actress was the world’s highest-paid actress in 2018 and 2019?

  • 6. Which actor’s real name is Mark Sinclair?

  • 7. Who played Raoul de Chagny in Joel Schumacher’s 2004 film The Phantom of the Opera?

  • 8. Which famous (and slightly argumentative) US male actor has children named Suri, Connor and Isabella?

  • 9. Name that film!

  • 10. Which actress starred in A Quiet Place and Sicario?

  • 11. What links the actors?

Round 6: Playing President or First Lady

  • 1. Identify this actress and the character she portrays

  • 2. Identify this actress and the character she portrays

  • 3. Identify this actress and the character she portrays

  • 4. Identify this actor and the character he portrays

  • 5. Identify this actor and the character he portrays

  • 6. Identify this actor and the character he portrays

Round 7: Medical History

  • 1. In the 18th century, Mary Toft claimed to have given birth to several what?

  • 2. The word “vaccination” derives from a from which Latin word and what does it mean?

  • 3. In which year was the first IVF baby, Louise Brown, born?

  • 4. Which word is missing from this tin?

  • 5. This is an image from a 16th century medical book. Which, now common type of procedure is going on here?

  • 6. Jonas Salk developed the first successful vaccine for which 20th century epidemic disease?

  • 7. On which date was the first confirmed case of Covid-19 in the UK, announced on the BBC?

  • 8. What disease was known as the King’s Evil?