Round 1 — General Knowledge (20 points)

1. What is the largest bird in the world?
2. Which European city is known as the city of canals?
3. Which toy derives its name from the Danish words for 'play well'?
4. Which two fruits are anagrams of each other?
5. In poker, what term is given to five consecutive cards of the same suit from 10 through to ace?
6. Budapest is the capital city of which European country?
7. What word represents the letter G in the NATO phonetic alphabet?
8. What can be a thick creamy sauce, and also a county in Ireland?
9. What's the name of the hammer used by auctioneers and judges etc.?
10. How many months of the year have 31 days?

Round 2 — Multi-Choice (20 points)

1. Myleene Klass was part of which band? Girls Aloud · Hear'Say · Atomic Kitten · All Saints
2. Where would you be if you climbed Mount Olympus? North Macedonia · Greece · Turkey · USA
3. Which TV game show presented prizes on a conveyor belt? 3-2-1 · Family Fortunes · The Generation Game · Keep It In The Family
4. What is the largest Scandinavian country? Sweden · Denmark · Iceland · Finland
5. Which character was played by Kylie Minogue in 'Neighbours'? Jane Harris · Libby Kennedy · Anne Wilkinson · Charlene Mitchell
6. Where was the actor Liam Neeson born? Ballykissangel · Ballymena · Ballymoney · Carrickfergus
7. What did Harold Steptoe always call his father? You lazy, lazy man · Father of mine · You dirty old man · You horrible old git
8. In the TV show, on what street do The Simpsons live? Maple Grove · Evergreen Terrace · Oak Meadow Lane · Elm Valley Road
9. Which of these creatures is a gastropod? Centipede · Squid · Starfish · Snail
10. Which of these countries was NOT a member of the USSR? Tajikistan · Afghanistan · Turkmenistan · Azerbaijan

Round 4 — The Connection (22 points)

The first letter of each answer spells a word. 2 points per answer + 2 bonus points for the word.

1. What name is given to a low waterfall like barrier built across a river to regulate its flow?
2. The Ganges and Brahmaputra rivers flow mainly through which country?
3. Which waterfall straddles the border between the US and Canada?
4. What biblical term for a downpour was used to describe the rain which lasted 40 days and nights?
5. What popular french bottled water brand has the slogan 'live young'?
6. What was the name of Joaquin Phoenix's older brother (also an actor) who died from overdose in 1993?
7. What sea was known to the Romans as 'Our Sea' or 'Mare Nostrum'?
8. Mesopotamia meaning 'between the rivers' is an old name for a part of modern day Iraq between the Tigris and which other river?
9. Ladybower, Scammonden and Haweswater are all examples of what type of man-made body of water?
10. What word describes the process by which puddles disappear on a warm day?

Round 5 — Knockout (~20 points)

All 5 correct = 20 points. Get one wrong out of 5 attempted = 0 points. Answer fewer than 5 = 2 points per correct answer.

1. Who won the 2022 Qatar world cup?
2. What famous bird went extinct in around 1681 on the island of Mauritius?
3. Coober Pedy and Lightning Ridge in Australia are famous for which type of gem stone?
4. 78, 45 and 33⅓ are all types of what?
5. Tennis player Steffi Graf married who in 2001?