Question Time: Round 2 Answers, Round 3 and 4 Questions

Round 3 is my favourite round, as I've compounded a couple of my favourite subjects into it. I enjoy listening to the Golden Hour on the radio and guessing the year from the music and the clues given, so I included a few questions like that.

So here we are, the last 2 rounds of my quiz, remember, if you Google, you're only cheating yourself.

Round 2 – TV, Film & Music

1.Who won this years X-Factor? 
    Alexandra Burke

2. Who previously had a hit with Run, that Leona Lewis now sings?     Snow Patrol

3. Who hosts “Mock the Week”? 
    Dara O’Briain

4.  Who made a surprise return to Eastenders on Christmas day? 
    Nick Cotton

5.  In the film Mamma Mia, what was Donna’s daughter called? 
    Sophie

6.  What was Mikey from this year’s Big Brother’s disability? 
    Blind 

7.  Who did Sarah Symond’s claim to have had an affair with? 
    Gordon Ramsay

8. David Van Day appeared in this year’s “I’m a Celebrity”.   Name a group he used to be a member of? 
    Dollar, Bucks Fizz, Guys and Dolls

9.  Who sang “When you believe”, which was No 1 on 31 December last year?
    Leon Jackson

10.  Name the five “spice” girls (spice names) – 1 point
    Sporty, Scary, Baby, Ginger, Posh

For 5 bonus points – give me their real names as they were when they were originally formed (first & surname)
    Emma Bunton, Victoria Adams, Melanie Chisholm, Melanie     Brown, Gerri Halliwell

Round 3 –History, Science and Geography

1. What year is this. The cruise ship the Achille Lauro was hijacked, George Michael released “careless whisper”, Back to the Future was in the cinema, Out of Africa won an Oscar and Gorbachev became the Soviet leader.  

2. What group of Scottish Islands does the island of Colonsay belong to? 

3. What is measured on the Beaufort scale?

4.  What year is this?  The labour party resumed power from the conservatives after 18 years. Katrina and the waves won the Eurovision song contest. Hong Kong went back to Chinese power. The Full Monty is in the cinema.  

5.  What 3 countries border Luxembourg? 

6.  How many karats is pure gold?

7. What year is this? Euro notes and coins are issued in most of Europe for the first time, Spiderman is in the movies, Girls Aloud won Popstars the rivals, Princess Margaret Died, Concorde flew in formation with the Red Arrows over Buckingham Palace to mark a special occasion. 

8. To the nearest mile, how wide are the straits of Gibraltar.

9. What is a baby Guinea Pig called? 

10. What year is this? It was Chinese year of the rabbit, The Volkswagen Golf was launched, The Yorkshire Ripper committed his first murder, David Beckham was born, Jaws is out at the cinema.

 

Round 4 – Sport

1.Who scored Scotland's first goal of the George Burley era?

2.  Name the glamour model who spoke this year of her ambition to represent Great Britain at the Olympics in dressage.

3. Which two countries qualified for Euro 2008 from Group B at Scotland's expense?

4. How many grand prix did Lewis Hamilton win en route to the 2008 formula one world title?

5. How many SPL managers have left their positions since the start of the current season?

6. In Tennis ,who is the men's world No.1?

7. In this years Olympics, in the overall medal table, which country won most golds ?

8. With which sport would you most associate the commentator Ted Lowe?

9. In what sport do players take long and short corners?

10. By what name is Edson Arantes do Nascimento better known?