Jackpot
Who wrote the novels
The Pursuit of Love
and
Love in a Cold Climate
?
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Less well-known aphrodisiac foods over the centuries have included cabbage, leeks, lettuce and potatoes.
St David’s Day Quiz
Round 1: Pot Luck
- On which date is St David’s Day celebrated?
- Which flower is worn by many people on St David’s Day?
- What is regarded as the Welsh national anthem?
- What is the principal ingredient of laverbread?
- Which three colours appear on the Welsh flag?
- Which ancient earthwork roughly marks the border between Wales and England?
- Who, in 1216, became the first Prince of Wales?
- What is the name of the main Welsh nationalist party?
- There are five cities in Wales – Cardiff, Newport, Swansea, St David’s and which other?
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- What should you do with bara brith – drink it, wear it or eat it?
Round 2: The Land of Song
- What is the name of the leading annual Welsh festival of poetry and music?
- Which Welsh baritone was knighted in 1969 in recognition of his performances in such roles as Figaro, Falstaff and Wozzeck?
- Which Welsh composer wrote such songs as ‘Keep the home fires burning’ and ‘We’ll gather lilacs’?
- Who, in 1968, lamented the carryings-on of one Delilah?
- Which popular Welsh singer was born Charlotte Maria Reed in 1986?
- Which Cardiff-born singer had 15 top ten hits in the 1980s, among them ‘You drive me crazy’ and ‘A love worth waiting for’?
- Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler topped the singles charts for four weeks in 1982 with which song?
- Which Welsh singer is the only artist to have recorded two theme tunes for the James Bond films?
- Which Welsh rock band has remained in business despite the mysterious and still unsolved disappearance of its drummer in 1995?
- Which Welsh singer and entertainer achieved fame in the 1950s in such roles as Neddie Seagoon?
Half-time teaser
How long, in miles, is the coastline of Wales?
Round 3: The Sporting Welsh
- Which other team, alongside Cardiff City and Swansea City, plays in the English Football League?
- Welsh sportsmen Terry Griffiths, Mark Williams and Matthew Stevens are all top contestants in which sport?
- What is the nickname of the Welsh national rugby union team?
- Which is the only first-class cricket club in Wales?
- What is the nickname of Cardiff City football club?
- In which year did the Welsh national rugby union team achieve a grand slam in the Six Nations Championship?
- Which Welsh athlete won gold medals in the 1993 and 1999 World Championship 110 metres hurdles events?
- Alan Rees and Tom Pryce reached the highest level in which sport?
- Who holds the record for most tries scored for the Welsh national rugby union team?
- Which Welsh boxer, variously nicknamed ‘the pride of Wales’ and ‘the Italian Dragon’, won his first Super Middleweight Championship in 1997?
Round 4: Pot Luck
- What is the Welsh language name for Wales?
- Which English king conquered Wales in the thirteenth century?
- Who led a rebellion against English rule early in the fifteenth century?
- Which is the highest mountain in Wales?
- What is the English name for the Welsh island of Ynys Mon?
- What two colours appear on the flag of St David, sometimes used as an alternative to the dragon flag?
- Which Welsh comedian is best known for his television appearances in the role of Keith Barret?
- Which member of the
Monty Python
team was born in Colwyn Bay, Wales?
- Where in Wales can be found the best-preserved Roman amphitheatre in Britain?
- Which actor and champion of Welsh nationalism disappointed Welsh fans when he took dual US–Welsh nationality in 2000?
Jackpot
What does the name Wales mean?
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There used to be a sixth city in Wales, the cathedral town of St Asaph, but this lost its city status during the twentieth century. With a population of around 3,500, it failed in attempts to have its city status restored in 2000 and 2002, but as host of the North Wales International Music Festival still advertises itself as ‘the city of music’.
St Patrick’s Day Quiz
Round 1: Pot Luck
- On which date is St Patrick’s Day celebrated?
- What is the emblem of St Patrick?
- How did St Patrick first come to Ireland?
- Where is St Patrick believed to lie buried?
- Ireland has no snakes or reptiles – true or false?
- By what name did the Romans usually refer to Ireland?
- Which three colours make up the Irish Tricolour flag?
- On which river does Dublin stand?
- What is the Irish name for Ireland?
- In which year was the Kingdom of Ireland merged with the Kingdom of Great Britain to form the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland?
Round 2: The Emerald Isle
- Ireland is divided into four provinces – Ulster, Connacht, Leinster and which other?
- How many counties are there in Northern Ireland?
- Which Irish town lent its name to a form of comic verse?
- Which is the only inland city in southern Ireland?
- What is the northernmost tip of Ireland called?
- In which county is Ireland’s highest mountain, Carrantuohill?
- What is Newgrange in County Meath famous for?
- Which breed of animal is County Kildare famous for?
- What are Macgillicuddy’s Reeks?
- Which part of the Irish coastline is a renowned venue for surfing?
Half-time teaser
How many species of mammal are native to Ireland?
Round 3: Famous Irish Folk
- James Joyce was the first Irishman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature – true or false?
- With which family group did Irish singer Enya first enjoy success?
- Which character was played by Ardal O’Hanlon in
Father Ted
?
- Which Irish singer created a furore when she tore up a picture of the pope on US television?
- Which Irish actor played Albus Dumbledore in the first Harry Potter films?
- Which Belfast-born star was variously nicknamed ‘the Belfast Boy’ and ‘the fifth Beatle’?
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- Who became president of the newly declared Irish Republic in 1919?
- Which Irish writer suggested in a famous satirical pamphlet that one way to solve the problem of the poor in Ireland was for them to sell their children to be eaten?
- Which Irish actor played the lead role in such films as
Michael Collins
and
Rob Roy
?
- Which playwright wrote
The Playboy of the Western World
?
Round 4: Pot Luck
- In which decade did the Great Famine devastate the population of Ireland?
- Which musical instrument appears in the Guinness logo?
- Which traditional Irish band, led by Paddy Moloney, has played with the likes of Van Morrison, Mick Jagger, the Corrs and Sting?
- What is the main ingredient of the traditional dish colcannon?
- What term has been applied to the resurgent Irish economy in recent years?
- How many players are there in a Gaelic football team?
- In which year did the Republic of Ireland football team reach the quarterfinals of the World Cup?
- What would you do with a bodhran – feed it, play it or have it exorcised?
- What was the name of the agreement under which the restoration of self-government in Northern Ireland was started?
- Which hill in County Meath is traditionally believed to have been the seat of the High Kings of Ireland?
Jackpot
In which Irish sport are the
caman
and the
sliotar
essential pieces of kit?
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Other figures who have been known as ‘the fifth Beatle’ have included drummer Pete Best, manager Brian Epstein and boxer Muhammad Ali. Charles Manson also claimed the title.
Mother’s Day Quiz
Round 1: Pot Luck
- Which mother appears in the title of a popular pantomime?
- Which mother famously ministered to the poor of Calcutta?
- Which comedian’s catchphrases included ‘Can you hear me, mother?’
- Who released an album called
Atom Heart Mother
?
- Which flower is traditionally associated with Mother’s Day in France?
- Which actor played a man dominated by his mother in the television sitcom
Sorry
?
- Who, in 1991, promised ‘the mother of all battles’?
- Who, in a 1987 film, was tempted to throw his momma from the train?
- Which Scottish football club plays at Fir Park?
- Which mother featured in the title of a play by Bertolt Brecht?
Round 2: Famous Mothers
- Who was Liza Minnelli’s ill-fated mother?
- Who was Queen Mother during the reign of George VI?
- Which ex-royal is mother to Beatrice and Eugenie?
- Which mother’s controversial attitude to her children was exposed in
Mommie Dearest
?
- Which actress is mother of Carrie Fisher?
- Who is the celebrity mother of Brooklyn, Romeo and Cruz?
- Who was the mother of Helen of Troy?
- What was the birth name of Elizabeth II’s mother?
- The biblical Elisabeth gave birth to which character by Zacharias?
- Who is the celebrity mother of Apple and Moses?
Half-time teaser
What is the highest number of children recorded as having been borne by one woman?
Round 3: Mother’s Day Gifts
- What kind of cake was traditionally given by daughters to their mothers on Mothering Sunday?
- Which transparent soap was first sold commercially in London in 1789?
- What mother-related substance connected with shellfish is used to make jewellery and craft goods?
- What treat has a name that meant ‘bitter water’ in the language from which it came?
- Which brand of soap and toiletries is made by Cussons?
- Which form of jewellery comprises solidified pine resin?
- Which type of perfume was originally obtained from Asian deer?
- Which popular pot plant has leaves that turn red around the end of the year?
- Which company, founded in Sheffield in 1911, is now Britain’s largest manufacturer and retailer of specialist chocolates?
- Which company makes Poison perfume?
Round 4: Pot Luck
- Who, in 1927, sang about his ‘dear old mammy’?
- Who had a hit in 1972 with the single ‘Mother and child reunion’?
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- Which fairy-tale character is forced to do all the housework by her wicked stepmother?
- Which pop group sang about ‘Mamma mia’ in 1975?
- What was the mummy’s name in the 1999 film
The Mummy
?
- What mother-related name is given to folk plays depicting Saint George, the Quack Doctor and other traditional characters?
- Whose mummy, found in 1923, has been admired by millions of people around the world?
- Which pop group had a hit with ‘California dreamin”?
- What did Old Mother Hubbard go to her cupboard for?
- Which mother-linked sitcom included among the characters Gunner/Bombardier ‘Gloria’ Beaumont and Battery Sergeant-Major Williams?
Jackpot
Which headland on Swansea Bay has a mother-related name?
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Legend has it that the song was inspired by an item on a Chinese menu given this name because it combined chicken and egg.
St George’s Day Quiz
Round 1: Pot Luck
- Upon what date does St George’s Day fall?
- What colour is the cross on the flag of St George?
- In which year is St George usually said to have died – 303, 903 or 1203?
- Of which of the following countries is St George not the patron saint – England, Georgia, Canada, Portugal or Hungary?
- St George’s Day is a public holiday in England – true or false?
- In years gone by, what flower did people wear in their lapel on St George’s Day?
- Which hymn is often sung in English churches on or around St George’s Day?
- The Queen traditionally announces new appointments to which royal order on St George’s Day?
- In which army is St George said to have served?
- Which famous English playwright’s life began and ended on St George’s Day?
Round 2: England and the English
- Which castle on the Cornish coast is identified as the birthplace of King Arthur?
- Which folkloric hero is supposedly buried at Kirklees Priory in West Yorkshire?
- Which English composer is particularly associated with Malvern, Worcestershire?
- During World War II, fish and chips were one of the few foodstuffs not subject to rationing – true or false?
- How many years passed between the England cricket team’s victory in the Ashes in 2005 and their previous victory?
- The original sixth verse of the national anthem begged God for assistance against which enemy?
- Who is supposed to have dismissed the English as ‘a nation of shopkeepers’?
- Who expected to see a non-indigenous species of bird over English cliffs in 1940?
- In which play did Shakespeare extol the virtues of England as ‘this sceptred isle’?
- According to the song, there will always be an England while there’s a – what?
Half-time teaser
For how many years has Britain been ruled by a George?
Round 3: Famous Georges
- Which George had a notorious conversation with an oak tree?
- Which famous George was created by John Le Carré?
- Which George was a boyhood idol of Diego Maradona?
- What was George on
Blue Peter
?
- Which George has appeared in television adverts for Martini?
- Who starred as George of the Jungle in 1997?
- By what name did George O’Dowd become better known?
- Which George was linked romantically with Alfred de Musset, Franz Liszt and Frédéric Chopin?
- Which George starred opposite Dustin Hoffman in
Straw Dogs
?
- Which George wrote ‘Rhapsody in blue’?