OPLDatabaseFile b019What is the full name of J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit" ?$"The Hobbit or There and Back Again"l02What is Trinity House ?OThe organisation responsible for lighthouse administration in England and Walesv03What is an allegory ?[ a story, play, poem or picture in which the meaning or message is represented symbolicallyB042What does nobody want, but nobody wants to lose ? False teeth_05OIf New York is nicknamed the "Big Apple", what city is called the "Big Easy" ? New Orleans[06B ....and what famous sportsman is also nicknamed the "Big Easy" ?Ernie Els the golfer<070In what sport would you find a Popping Crease ?Cricket,08What is a panacea ?An universal remedy09What is tautology ?iThe repetition of the same thing in different words e.g. 'They arrived one after the other in succession'310$What does an 'Achilles heel' mean ? A weaknessX11;At September 1998, who is the world Open Squash champion ?Peter Nichol of Scotland12?What is the difference between a north wind and a north road ?DThe wind is coming from the north but the road is going to the north13On the back seat of a car lies a spirit level. When the car goes round a sharp bend which way will the bubble in the level move, in towards the curb or out towards the middle of the road ?Inwardsa14JIf the cost of 1 is 1 and the cost of 10 is 2, what is the cost of 200 ?3 - house numbers15?What was the nationality of Roget, of Roget's Thesaurus fame ?English. Peter Mark Roget born January 18 1779 in London, died September 12 1869 in West Malvern, Worcestershire. His Thesaurus was first published in 185216Two fathers and two sons went into a bar for a drink together. They spent 15, and each spent the same amount. How much did each man spend ?45. The men were a grandfather, his son and grandson17BHow many times can you subtract the number 2 from the number 38 ?BOnce ; after that you are no longer subtracting from the number 38Y18>If a cockney said "Lend 'im a quid, e's 'arts" what was he ?Broke (Hearts of Oak)193 boxes hold 2 marbles each, black or white a)BB b)WW c)BW - but all box labels are wrong. By taking 1 marble from 1 box you can always tell the contents of all 3 boxes. Which box ?>Always take a marble from the box labelled 'BW'.Think about it20After eating, 3 diners, unaware the bill is 25, each give the girl 10. She pockets 2 of the change and gives 1 to each diner. 3x9=27, plus 2 stolen, where is the other pound ?=The 30 is irrelevant. 25 for the meal, plus 2 stolen = 27`21=If a cockney said "I'm joining the Kate" what was he doing ?Joining the army (Kate Karney)22The suspect said that he had found the suicide note in the library, between pages 7 and 8 of Roget's Thesaurus. How did the detective know that the suspect was lying ?GEven-numbered pages are always printed on the back of the previous pageq232It is now 1998. What year was it 2000 years ago ?:3 BC. There was no year 0 : the year before 1 AD was 1 BCW24AIf a cockney said "She's got lovely minces" what would he mean ?Eyes (Mince pies)25If I save 1p on the first day of January, 2p on the second, 4p on the third and continue, each day saving twice as much as the day before, how much will I have saved by 31st January (to the nearest 1,000) ?19,00526In the Smith family each girl has as many sisters as brothers and each boy has twice as many sisters as brothers. How many children were there ?3 boys and 4 girls727 What is the currency of Kenya ?The Kenya shilling<28$What is the currency of Mauritius ?The Mauritian rupeeN294Who was the United Kingdom Prime Minister in 1954 ?Sir Winston ChurchillN305Who was the President of the United States in 1954 ?Dwight D. EisenhowerC31:In what year did Bangladesh become an independent state ?1971I32What is a monologue ?.A long speech by a single performer in a dramae33RWho is the only Nobel Prize winner to appear in the cricketer's almanac, Wisden ?Samuel Beckett,34 Where was Samuel Beckett born ?IrelandJ35/It's not right and it's not fair. What is it ?A black man's left legY36What is 'scat' singing ?;Improvised jazz singing, using sounds imitating instruments237&What nationality was Hercule Poirot ?BelgianE388What do Americans call the season that we term Autumn ?The Fall39En route for Inverness, Jock meets identical twins at a fork. One is truthful and one lies. What 1 question can he ask either, & be sure of the road ?Y"If I ask your twin the way to Inverness, what will he say ?". He then does the oppositeD406We call it the car 'boot'. What do Americans call it ? The trunk<411We call it a 'shirt'. What do Americans call it ?A vestf421What is the biggest-selling single of all time ?0Irving Berlin's 'White Christmas' by Bing CrosbyJ43,Which group have had the most hit singles ?The Bee Gees with 35 hitsR44,Which country has the most land boundaries ?!China, 15 (Was 16 with Hong Kong)445Who wrote 'The Water Babies' ?Charles Kingsleyh46C.... and which English public school did Charles Kingsley attend ? King's College School, Wimbledon)47What is the definite article ?'The'248".... and the indefinite article ? 'A' or 'An'49$What nationality was Gustav Holst ?An English composer and music teacher, he was born at Cheltenham, Gloucestershire in 1874, of an English mother and a Swedish father850(.... and what is his most famous work ? The Planets451&Who wrote 'Bonfire of the Vanities' ? Tom Wolfe352%What is nicknamed the 'funny bone' ? The elbown53/.... and what is the origin of that nickname ?:It is a pun on 'humerus' , the Latin name for the arm bone854What does 'obsolete' mean ?Antiquated, out of dateQ55(.... and what does 'obsolescent' mean ?$Becoming obsolete, going out of dateG56What is a feisty person ?(A spirited person, one who is aggressivem572What is the oldest species of tree known to man ?6The gingko, known to be at least 350 million years oldh58Who ate the first sandwich ?FLord Sandwich, so that he could continue gambling without interruptionX59What is a 'wet blanket' ?9A spoilsport - one who dampens down a fire, or enthusiasm<60'Where is Brakspear's Brewery located ?Henley-on-Thames0P6:`.Ar 3pROM::EPSON.WDR%P @No:Q:A: