Current Affairs
Which of the London free papers has announced that it will cease publication in September?
How many studio albums (not live, or compilations) have Oasis made?
For what crime is a woman in Sudan facing 40 lashes?
Which rap band has just had a street named after them in New York?
Which British born personality did American political commentators argue 0′would not have survived under a system like the NHS’?
What is the title of Titanic director James Cameron’s new film?
Where has philosopher Alain de Botton been spending the summer in order to write a book?
Which film character was Barack Obama compared to in un-complimentary posters in the US?
How many founder members of the football league are playing in this season’s Premier League?
According to the Office for national Statistics, what did the UK population reach at the end of 2008 (to the nearest whole million)?
Picture Round
English Counties
Music Round
The theme this month was initials, so we had Run DMC, INXS, and JJ Cale, among others
Board games
On the British Monopoly board, which is the most expensive property square?
In Escape from Colditz, which vehicle can players steal to try to escape?
In Risk, what device is used to determine who wins a battle between two opposing armies?
In Trivial Pursuit, what colour piece of pie do you get for correctly answering a sports & leisure question?
In Scrabble, what value is given to the letter Y?
Local newspapers
What is the main local newspaper in Manchester?
What is the main evening newspaper of Liverpool?
What is the main local newspaper in Nottingham?
What nickname does cricketer Jimmy Anderson share with a local newspaper?
The Yorkshire post newspaper is based in which city?
General knowledge
In Bingo calling, which number goes with the phrase one little duck?
Which band is made up of Bret McKenzie and Jermaine Clement?
In which American state is The Pentagon?
Into which country would you be flying if your luggage had the airport code CPH?
Which tree reaches a greater average heightz out of the oak, chestnut, or Douglas fir?
Which vegetable has a variety called the Portabello?
Methane is a major greenhouse gas but what is its chemical formula?
Which Steinbeck novel of 1939 chronicles the journey of the Joad family to California?
Which 19th Century war saw armoured warships used in battle for the first time?
In what role were Ether and Chloroform formerly used in medicine?
