JOKER 002 - SIX SECTIONS OF FIVE QUESTIONS EACH BUT INSTEAD OF CATEGORIES THEY ARE IN DECADES FORTIES, FIFTIES ETC.
ROUND I THE FORTIES
1. Where were the Summer Olympics held in 1948 -- London
2. Who did Nathunan Godse assassinate in 1948 -- Gandhi
3. Broderick Crawford won an Oscar as best actor for his part in which 1949 film -- All The King's Men
4. Which product was first launched from it's factory in St. Anne’s Road Walthamstow in 1945 -- Toilet paper (Andrex)
5. How did Rudolph Hess arrive in Scotland in 1941 -- By parachute
ROUND 2 THE FIFTIES
6. What was put on eggs in the U.K. for the first time in 1958 -- Lion
7. What make of car was Mike Hawthorn driving when he won the F1 World Drivers Championship in 1958 -- Ferrari
8. Which Everley Brothers hit was the best selling single in Britain in the year 1958 -- All I Have to do is Dream
9. What did Sir Winston Churchill win in 1953 -- Nobel prize for literature
10. What was the name of the ITV pop show hosted by Marty Wilde in 1958 -- Boy Meets Girl
ROUND 3 THE SIXTIES
11. Who was assassinated in a Harlem ballroom in Feb. 1965 -- Malcolm X
12. Who were Young Gifted and Black in the sixties -- Bob and Marcia
13. Which London street became famous as a fashion centre in the sixties -- Carnaby Street
14. Which oil tanker ran aground on Seven Stones Reef in 1967 (Pollard Rock) -- Torrey Canyon
15. When Johnson won the Presidential election in 1964 who was his opponent -- Barry Goldwater
ROUND 4 THE SEVENTIES
16. For which role did John Cleese win a BAFTA in 1979 -- Basil Fawlty
17. Who did Terry Griffiths beat to win the snooker World Championship in 1979 -- Dennis Taylor
18. In what year was Lord Mountbatten murdered -- 1979
19. Who directed the 1976 film Taxi Driver -- Martin Scorsese
20. With which group did Stevie Nicks sing in the seventies -- Fleetwood Mac
ROUND 5 THE EIGHTIES
21. A publicity campaign launched in 1987 stated "don't die of ignorance" what was it warning about -- The danger of contracting AIDS
22. What were the revolutionary changes in the stockmarket that took place in 1986 called -- The Big Bang
23. What was the name of the security firm that was robbed of £26 million at Heathrow in 1983 -- Brinks Matt
24. Where were the 1986 Commonwealth Games held -- Edinburgh; Scotland
25. Which London embassy was stormed by S.A.S. troops in 1980 -- The Iranian Embassy
ROUND 6 THE NINETIES
26. For which cosmetic company did Liz Hurley become the model face in 1995 -- Estee Lauder
27. Why was Ronnie O'Sullivan disqualified from the 1998 Irish Masters snooker championship -- Failed a drugs test
28. Clear windows were legalised for which British institutions from April 6th 1995 -- Betting Shops
29. Which Canadian sang Miss Chatelaine in 1993 -- K.D. Lang
30. What was the name of the restaurant opened in London in 1993 by Bruce Willis; Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger -- Planet Hollywood
JACKPOT
1. What was the name of the craft that made a man powered flight over the Channel in 1979 -- Gossamer Albatross
2. They last came out in 1958 who or what were they -- The Debs (debutantes)
3. What was the job of Matthew Hopkins who was responsible for the executions of over 200 people in East Anglia in the 17th century -- Witchfinder General (He was himself executed as a witch)