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Yo dog, how many of those jumbo sixes you got? Sorry, having a Wire moment or hunnert. I'm still here, though I did feel like I was down in the hole for two weeks: coughing my guts up and having the strange sensation of my brain being minced from the inside. Nice image that, I'm sure you'll agree. I haven't been raging about premium phone quizzes. If you is foolish enough to call up such programmes and competitions, then you will surely reap the phone bill. And so on and so forth. Anything that plays on the hope of the poor and needy and those in want of thousands of pounds by deliberately leaving out the information concerning thousands of other people getting the same idea that they might too win is genius. In a way.
Anyhoooo, we lost to Oxford (29-31). I scored 27. I worked out that if I played on my own "we" would have won. But it is a team game, and it is no fun having a friendly with nobody on the home team except for my reader. Therefore let's put the umpteenth disappointment behind us.
Coincidentally, this is the friendly. I will now get the train. Ta ta.
President's Cup 4/3/2007
Round 1
1a Which British comedy show featured the characters Papa Lazarou, Edward and Tubbs Tattsyrup and Hilary Briss?
THE LEAGUE OF GENTLEMEN
1b Known as Phagwah in the language Bhojpuri and Dolyatra in West Bengal, which annual Hindu spring festival takes place over two days in the later part of February or early March?*
HOLI
2a In which month do Andorra, Armenia, Chile, North Korea and Vietnam all have their national days?*
SEPTEMBER (8th, 21st, 18th, 8th, 2nd)
2b In which month do Zimbabwe, Netherlands, Sierra Leone, Chad and Senegal all have their national days?*
APRIL (18th, 30th, 27th, 13th, 4th)
3a How many times did Michael Schumacher win the Formula One world championship? SEVEN (or "too many times")
3b Which British comedy sketch show featured the characters Bob Fleming, Chris the Crafty Cockney and Rowley Birkin QC?
THE FAST SHOW
4a Occurring on March 4 in this year's Gregorian calendar or the 14th of the Hebrew month of Adar, which Jewish festival commemorates the deliverance from Haman's plot to annihilate all Jews of the Persian Empire?*
PURIM
4b How many times did Steffi Graf win the Wimbledon Ladies' Singles title?*
SEVEN
Round 2
1a Which cartoon superhero's catchphrase was "Here I come to save the day!"?
MIGHTY MOUSE
1b What number is the word lakh taken to signify?
100,000
2a What number is a chiliad?
1,000
2b Which American basketball team play at the TD Banknorth Garden?
BOSTON CELTICS
3a Which Lancastrian king was deposed by his Yorkist cousin, the future Edward IV, in March 1461?
HENRY VI
3b Which cartoon hero was the "number one super guy" and "quicker than the human eye!"?
HONG KONG PHOOEY
4a Which NBA team play at the Staples Center?
LOS ANGELES LAKERS
4b The future Henry IV deposed which king in September 1399?
RICHARD II
Round 3
1a Sharing its name with a variety of coffee, which object-oriented programming language was developed by James Gosling at Sun Microsystems in 1995?
JAVA
1b Which county cricket team won the first Gillette Cup in 1963?
SUSSEX
2a To which plant family do hyacinths, chives, tulips and shallots belong?
LILY
2b Sharing its name with a character from The Tempest, which non-strict purely functional programming language was developed by Professor David Turner at the University of Kent in 1985?*
MIRANDA
3a Which county cricket team won the first Sunday League, then called the John Player's County League, in 1969?*
LANCASHIRE
3b Which Labour politician is MP for Hull West and Hessle?*
ALAN JOHNSON
4a Which Labour politician is MP for Barrow and Furness?*
JOHN HUTTON
4b To which plant family do breadfruit, marijuana, hops and figs belong?
MULBERRY
Round 4
1a In which 1979 film does Woody Allen play the comedy writer Isaac Davis?
MANHATTAN
1b In which 1969 film does Woody Allen play the useless petty thief Virgil Starkwell?*
TAKE THE MONEY AND RUN
2a Armin Hary became the first person to achieve what feat in athletics in 1960?
FIRST UNDER 10 SECONDS IN 100M
2b Who was the tenth President of the USA, being in office from 1841 to 1845?
JOHN TYLER
3a Which British group's recent comeback hits include Patience and Shine?
TAKE THAT
3b Which Take That member's top five hits include Child, Clementine and Four Minute Warning?
MARK OWEN
4a In office from 1817 to 1825, who was the fifth US President?
JAMES MONROE
4b Debbie Brill became the first woman to achieve what feat in athletics in 1970?*
FIRST TO 6 FT IN HIGH JUMP
Round 5
1a In Eastenders, the Queen Vic is at the corner of Albert Square and which street?*
BRIDGE STREET
1b Which car company used the slogan "Loudest noise comes from the electric clock"?
ROLLS ROYCE
2a What is the medical or Latin name for measles?
RUBEOLA
2b As in the ITV soap, the Rovers Return occupies the corner of Coronation Street and which other street?*
ROSAMUND STREET
3a Which English writer's novels include House of Meetings, Night Train and Yellow Dog?
MARTIN AMIS
3b What is the medical name for smallpox?
VARIOLA or VARIOLA VERA
4a Which car company used the slogan "Made by robots, driven by humans"?*
NISSAN
4b Which English writer's novels include The Comfort of Strangers, The Innocent and Saturday?
IAN MCEWAN
Round 6
1a What is the second largest country in Europe after Russia?
UKRAINE
1b What is the smallest of the former Soviet Republics?
ARMENIA
2a Which artist wrote the 2005 autobiographical novel Strangeland?
TRACEY EMIN
2b As in the former US Vice President, what is Dan short for in Dan Quayle?
DANFORTH
3a If you sailed due west from Ireland, which country would you reach first?
CANADA
3b Which artist published the book I Want to Spend the Rest of My Life Everywhere, with Everyone, One to One, Always, Forever, Now in 2006?
DAMIEN HIRST
4a What is the full form of comedian Lenny Henry's first name?
LENWORTH
4b If you sailed due south from Land's End, which country would you reach?
SPAIN
Round 7
1a Mother Shipton, Garden Tiger and Sallow Kitten are all types of which insect?
MOTH
1b In the nursery rhyme Pussy Cat, Pussy Cat, who had the cat been to see?
THE QUEEN
2a Having a name that means "victory", which Movement for the National Liberation of Palestine is the mainstream component of the PLO?
AL-FATAH
2b Founded by Sheikh Ahmed Ismail Yassin in 1988, what is the commonly known acronym for the Islamic Resistance Movement?
HAMAS
3a Which Beatles song mentions the couple Desmond and Molly Jones?
OB-LA-DI, OB-LA-DA
3b Keeled Skimmer, Banded Pennant and Azure Hawker are all types of which insect?
DRAGONFLY
4a In the nursery rhyme Ride a Cock Horse, where is the cock-horse ridden to?
BANBURY CROSS
4b Which Beatles song mentions grandkids called Vera, Chuck and Dave?
WHEN I'M 64
Round 8
1a Having a name which literally means "singing", who was the Muse of tragedy?*
MELPOMENE
1b As in the bread, ciabatta is an Italian dialect word for what type of footwear?
SLIPPER
2a Which composer was made a subject of the British crown on January 22nd, 1727?
GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL
2b Having a name which means "joy", who was the Muse of lyric poetry?*
EUTERPE
3a Which theatre in The Strand was opened by John Scott in 1806 and was originally called the Sans Pareil?
ADELPHI
3b Who is alleged to have conducted what would become an eponymous symphony at a ceremony in 1791 in which he was awarded an honorary doctorate by Oxford University?
JOSEPH HAYDN
4a As in the pizza-style dish, calzone is Italian for what specific clothing-related term?*
TROUSER LEG
4b Which theatre in Shaftesbury Avenue was designed in 1906 by WGR Sprague and was originally called the Hick's Theatre?
GIELGUD (accept the GLOBE)
Spare
Italy shares its longest border with which country?
SWITZERLAND
Anyhoooo, we lost to Oxford (29-31). I scored 27. I worked out that if I played on my own "we" would have won. But it is a team game, and it is no fun having a friendly with nobody on the home team except for my reader. Therefore let's put the umpteenth disappointment behind us.
Coincidentally, this is the friendly. I will now get the train. Ta ta.
President's Cup 4/3/2007
Round 1
1a Which British comedy show featured the characters Papa Lazarou, Edward and Tubbs Tattsyrup and Hilary Briss?
THE LEAGUE OF GENTLEMEN
1b Known as Phagwah in the language Bhojpuri and Dolyatra in West Bengal, which annual Hindu spring festival takes place over two days in the later part of February or early March?*
HOLI
2a In which month do Andorra, Armenia, Chile, North Korea and Vietnam all have their national days?*
SEPTEMBER (8th, 21st, 18th, 8th, 2nd)
2b In which month do Zimbabwe, Netherlands, Sierra Leone, Chad and Senegal all have their national days?*
APRIL (18th, 30th, 27th, 13th, 4th)
3a How many times did Michael Schumacher win the Formula One world championship? SEVEN (or "too many times")
3b Which British comedy sketch show featured the characters Bob Fleming, Chris the Crafty Cockney and Rowley Birkin QC?
THE FAST SHOW
4a Occurring on March 4 in this year's Gregorian calendar or the 14th of the Hebrew month of Adar, which Jewish festival commemorates the deliverance from Haman's plot to annihilate all Jews of the Persian Empire?*
PURIM
4b How many times did Steffi Graf win the Wimbledon Ladies' Singles title?*
SEVEN
Round 2
1a Which cartoon superhero's catchphrase was "Here I come to save the day!"?
MIGHTY MOUSE
1b What number is the word lakh taken to signify?
100,000
2a What number is a chiliad?
1,000
2b Which American basketball team play at the TD Banknorth Garden?
BOSTON CELTICS
3a Which Lancastrian king was deposed by his Yorkist cousin, the future Edward IV, in March 1461?
HENRY VI
3b Which cartoon hero was the "number one super guy" and "quicker than the human eye!"?
HONG KONG PHOOEY
4a Which NBA team play at the Staples Center?
LOS ANGELES LAKERS
4b The future Henry IV deposed which king in September 1399?
RICHARD II
Round 3
1a Sharing its name with a variety of coffee, which object-oriented programming language was developed by James Gosling at Sun Microsystems in 1995?
JAVA
1b Which county cricket team won the first Gillette Cup in 1963?
SUSSEX
2a To which plant family do hyacinths, chives, tulips and shallots belong?
LILY
2b Sharing its name with a character from The Tempest, which non-strict purely functional programming language was developed by Professor David Turner at the University of Kent in 1985?*
MIRANDA
3a Which county cricket team won the first Sunday League, then called the John Player's County League, in 1969?*
LANCASHIRE
3b Which Labour politician is MP for Hull West and Hessle?*
ALAN JOHNSON
4a Which Labour politician is MP for Barrow and Furness?*
JOHN HUTTON
4b To which plant family do breadfruit, marijuana, hops and figs belong?
MULBERRY
Round 4
1a In which 1979 film does Woody Allen play the comedy writer Isaac Davis?
MANHATTAN
1b In which 1969 film does Woody Allen play the useless petty thief Virgil Starkwell?*
TAKE THE MONEY AND RUN
2a Armin Hary became the first person to achieve what feat in athletics in 1960?
FIRST UNDER 10 SECONDS IN 100M
2b Who was the tenth President of the USA, being in office from 1841 to 1845?
JOHN TYLER
3a Which British group's recent comeback hits include Patience and Shine?
TAKE THAT
3b Which Take That member's top five hits include Child, Clementine and Four Minute Warning?
MARK OWEN
4a In office from 1817 to 1825, who was the fifth US President?
JAMES MONROE
4b Debbie Brill became the first woman to achieve what feat in athletics in 1970?*
FIRST TO 6 FT IN HIGH JUMP
Round 5
1a In Eastenders, the Queen Vic is at the corner of Albert Square and which street?*
BRIDGE STREET
1b Which car company used the slogan "Loudest noise comes from the electric clock"?
ROLLS ROYCE
2a What is the medical or Latin name for measles?
RUBEOLA
2b As in the ITV soap, the Rovers Return occupies the corner of Coronation Street and which other street?*
ROSAMUND STREET
3a Which English writer's novels include House of Meetings, Night Train and Yellow Dog?
MARTIN AMIS
3b What is the medical name for smallpox?
VARIOLA or VARIOLA VERA
4a Which car company used the slogan "Made by robots, driven by humans"?*
NISSAN
4b Which English writer's novels include The Comfort of Strangers, The Innocent and Saturday?
IAN MCEWAN
Round 6
1a What is the second largest country in Europe after Russia?
UKRAINE
1b What is the smallest of the former Soviet Republics?
ARMENIA
2a Which artist wrote the 2005 autobiographical novel Strangeland?
TRACEY EMIN
2b As in the former US Vice President, what is Dan short for in Dan Quayle?
DANFORTH
3a If you sailed due west from Ireland, which country would you reach first?
CANADA
3b Which artist published the book I Want to Spend the Rest of My Life Everywhere, with Everyone, One to One, Always, Forever, Now in 2006?
DAMIEN HIRST
4a What is the full form of comedian Lenny Henry's first name?
LENWORTH
4b If you sailed due south from Land's End, which country would you reach?
SPAIN
Round 7
1a Mother Shipton, Garden Tiger and Sallow Kitten are all types of which insect?
MOTH
1b In the nursery rhyme Pussy Cat, Pussy Cat, who had the cat been to see?
THE QUEEN
2a Having a name that means "victory", which Movement for the National Liberation of Palestine is the mainstream component of the PLO?
AL-FATAH
2b Founded by Sheikh Ahmed Ismail Yassin in 1988, what is the commonly known acronym for the Islamic Resistance Movement?
HAMAS
3a Which Beatles song mentions the couple Desmond and Molly Jones?
OB-LA-DI, OB-LA-DA
3b Keeled Skimmer, Banded Pennant and Azure Hawker are all types of which insect?
DRAGONFLY
4a In the nursery rhyme Ride a Cock Horse, where is the cock-horse ridden to?
BANBURY CROSS
4b Which Beatles song mentions grandkids called Vera, Chuck and Dave?
WHEN I'M 64
Round 8
1a Having a name which literally means "singing", who was the Muse of tragedy?*
MELPOMENE
1b As in the bread, ciabatta is an Italian dialect word for what type of footwear?
SLIPPER
2a Which composer was made a subject of the British crown on January 22nd, 1727?
GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL
2b Having a name which means "joy", who was the Muse of lyric poetry?*
EUTERPE
3a Which theatre in The Strand was opened by John Scott in 1806 and was originally called the Sans Pareil?
ADELPHI
3b Who is alleged to have conducted what would become an eponymous symphony at a ceremony in 1791 in which he was awarded an honorary doctorate by Oxford University?
JOSEPH HAYDN
4a As in the pizza-style dish, calzone is Italian for what specific clothing-related term?*
TROUSER LEG
4b Which theatre in Shaftesbury Avenue was designed in 1906 by WGR Sprague and was originally called the Hick's Theatre?
GIELGUD (accept the GLOBE)
Spare
Italy shares its longest border with which country?
SWITZERLAND
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