University Challenged Questions

Your starter for 10, university questions: Who opened the Greenbank building? (Sir Tom Finny)

1) Who is the Dean of Lancashire Business School? (David Hamblin)

2) Who is head of the Division of Applied Communication? (Julia Johansoozi)

3) Whatís the name of the SU tapas bar? The Green Olive)

4) Why has the university newspaper been downgraded? (Pluto lost planet status)

5) Who are the following people for 5 points: –
Katie Price
(Jordan) Rowan Williams
(Archbishop of Canterbury) Gordon Sumner
(Sting) Barbara Ann Deeks
(Barbara Windsor) Malcolm McVicar
(The Vice Chancellor)

7) In which country has there just been a military coup? (Thailand)

Who are the WABs? (Wives and birdies of Ryder Cup golfers)

9) Why would Chris Tarrant need to phone a friend? (Ingrid, his wife, has dumped him)

10) What on-screen Corrie couple are a real item? Name both: (Bradley Walsh and Debra Stephenson)

11) What is the Deepdale Duck famous for? (PNE mascot)

12) What Lancashire football team has been exposed for corruption by Panorama? (Bolton Wanderers)

13) The Press for three points:
Who owns The Sun? (Rupert Murdoch)
Who edits Private Eye? (Ian Hislop)
What size is The Guardian? (Berliner)

14) Who was killed by a stingray? (Steve Irwin) (Bonus point what was his famous expression?)(Crikey)

15) Who or what represents the biggest threat to the Orang Utan? Palm Oil Production, Pollution or Pete Burns? (Palm Oil)

16) Which of these is a major contributor to methane in the atmosphere? Petrol engines, fridges, flatulent cows. (Cows)

17) Name the odd one out and why: Hill and Knowlton, Mills and Boon, Weber Shandwick, Porter Novelli. (Mills and Boon.)

18) What are: H2O, J20, 02 H2SO4?(Water, juice, mobile phone company, sulphuric acid)

19) Blackpool has the biggest what in Europe? (Elvis convention)

20) Who is the Duke of Lancaster? (The Queen)

21) What house is Harry Potter in? (Griffindor)

22) Where will you find an Arctic Monkey? (Sheffield)

23) Who is Maria? (Connie Fisher)

24) Who married Chantelle? (Preston)

25) Who was Gromitís worst enemy? (Preston)

26) What postcode can you get from the following phrase: First for public relations, second to none for higher education? (PR1 2HE. The universityís post code.)