Round 1 Question 1 What city completes this quote from Muhammed Ali, made prior to his 1975 world heavyweight title fight against Joe Frazier: “It will be a killer, and…

Round 1 Question 1 What breakfast cereal has been advertised in Germany with the slogan ‘Knisper! Knasper! Knusper!’? 1 point Question 2 Resisting the use of the word ‘doll’, what…

Round 1 Question 1 What electronics company makes the Cyber-shot range of cameras? 1 point Question 2 What was the name of the cyclone that struck New Orleans in August…

Round 1 Question 1 Derived from a Scots word, by what name is New Year’s Eve known in Scotland? 1 point Question 2 The sport SlamBall involves playing basketball on…

Round 1 Question 1 The town of Yiwu in China is estimated to make around two-thirds of the world’s decorations for which holiday? 1 point Question 2 With titles such…

Round 1 Question 1 What piece of household furniture takes its name from an empire that was formally ended in 1922 during the  establishment of the Republic of Turkey? 1…

Round 1 Question 1 Which music superstar starred in the 1984 film Purple Rain, with his music for the film released on an album of the same name? 1 point…

Round 1 Question 1 With around 250000 hectares of land and 1300 tenant farmers, what organisation is the largest farm owner in the UK? 1 point Question 2 According to…

Round 1 Question 1 At which of the four tennis majors did Nicolas Mahut and John Isner play the sport’s longest ever match in 2010, with Isner winning 70-68 in…

Round 1 Question 1 What number can follow The Jackson, Ben Folds, and Maroon to make musical groups? 1 point Question 2 Hosted by Victoria Coren-Mitchell, what BBC2 quiz show…