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1. Which city in the USA is usuallyabbreviated to 3.63% of its full name?
L.A. - El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reinade los Angeles de Porciuncula
2. What was the name of the aeroplane in which the singer Buddy Holly died?
American Pie
3. After Coca-Cola, name one of the other top three most valuable brand names
in the world?
Marlboro or Budweiser
4. Which Blockbuster movie of 1977 was originally going to be split into 20minute
segments and released as achildren's Saturday morning serial?
Star Wars
5. Ten percent of the Russian Government's income comes from the sale of
which product?
Vodka
6. Which part of our bodystays the same size from birth to death?
Eyes
7. Why does the Pentagon building, built in the 1940's, have twice as many
bathrooms as is necessary?
Segregation Laws required separate toilets for blacksand whites
8. Which famous explorer was the first man to set foot on all continents (except
Antarctica)?
Captain Cook
9. In Kilograms, what is the weight of the bar used for weightlifting?
Twenty Kilograms
10. Which cityhas the largest double-decker tram fleet in the world?
Hong Kong
11. True or false, the strength of early laserswas measured in Gillette’s, the
number of blue razor blades that a given beam could puncture?
True
12. The Black Death claimed about 40 million lives during which century?
Thirteenth Century
13. Which company logo was actuallycalled Volney and lived at Memphis Zoo?
The MGMLion
14. Which is the only planet, in our solar system, which is not named after a
god?
Earth
15. Which is the only word in the English Dictionary with a double i?
Skiing
16. Which is the largest of our internal organs?
Liver - weighing around 10.5 kilograms
17. Which is the only domestic animal not mentioned in the Bible?
Cat
18. Seven per cent of the entire Irish barley crop goes to the production of
what?
Guinness beer
19. Which animal's milk is used in Tibet as a form of currency?
Yak
20. Which is the only natural food that is made without destroying any kind of
life?
Honey - the only food that doesn't spoil

21. Blueberry Jelly Babies were created especially for which President of the
USA?
Ronald Reagan
22. How many stars are there in the Paramount movie logo?
Twenty-Two
23. Whose full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts?
Barbie
24. The wettest place in the world is to be found in which American state?
Hawaii - Mt Waialeale at 480 inches ayear
25. Which character in along running American Sit-com wore a36B Miss
Highrise bra?
Corporal Maxwell Klinger in MASH
26. True or False, Alaska's flag was designed by a prisoner on Death Row?
False - designed by a13 year-old boy
27. Which is larger, New England or England?
New England
28. Which was the tallest building in the world until the EiffelTower was
erected in 1889?
The Great Pyramid at Giza in Egypt
29. Which is the most popular sport as a topic for a film?
Boxing
30. More money is spent on which hobby than on any other?
Gardening
31. Who lives at 1313 Webfoot Walk, Duckburg, Calisota?
Donald Duck
32. Which European County's national orchestra is bigger than its army?
Monaco
33. Where will you find The Mount of Jupiter and The Girdle of Venus?
On the Palm of your Hand
34. Charlie Chaplin's cane was made from which wood?
Bamboo
35. What do the letters EMIstand for?
Electrical and Musical Instruments
36. Which everyday foodstuff was patented by Mrs P Ride, amother of five, on
1 st April 1954?
Sliced Bread
37. Whose motto is Citius - Altius - Fortius?
Olympic Games - Faster, Higher, Stronger
38. Which country hasa Bill of Rights for cows?
India
39. In which century did the lance cease to be an official battle weapon of the
British Army?
20th Century - 1927
40. Why did Albert Einstein's dying words die with him?
The nurse at his side didn't understand German!
Tiebreaker - How many animals are currently owned by the British Army
(including mascots)?
2,292

1. True or False - George Harrison of the Beatles had a toilet seat, which sang
Penny Lane?
False - it sang Lucy in the sky with diamonds!
2. A group of which African Wild Animals is called aBloat?
Hippopotamus
3. In Spain they are swords, batons, cups and coins; In Germany they have
bells, hearts, leaves and acorns, what do we have?
Hearts, Spades, Diamonds & Clubs
4. Which South American country is the World's largest exporter of tobacco?
Brazil
5. Which item, when shipped from England to the USA, was classified by US
customs as a'large antique'?
London Bridge
6. How many finger holes does apennywhistle have?
Six
7. In which country willyou find the headquarters of the FairyInvestigation
Society?
Ireland - Dublin
8. Which is the world's oldest man-made alloy?
Bronze
9. What is measured with an ombrometer?
Rainfall
10. What were first added to bicycles in 1839?
Pedals
11. Which animal provides us with more by-products than any other and is
included in the production of buttons, glass, paintbrushes, crayons, chalk and
insulation?
Pig or Hog
12. In 1922, Pitcairn Airlineswere the first company to provide their
passengers with what?
Sick Bags
13. In which decade of the 20th century was the smoke detector invented?
Sixties - 1969
14. True or False - Phil Collins appeared in the Beatle's film 'A hard days
night'?
True - child star in 60's and appears briefly in the finalconcert sequence
15. Which bird holds the world's land speed record for birds?
Australian Emus - 50kph
16. Which two toys are named after the children of Ruth and Elliot Handler, the
founders of Mattel?
Barbie & Ken
17. Which musicalinstrument was originally made from the whole skin of a
dead sheep?
Bagpipes
18. Which is the tallest and most active volcano in Europe?
Mt Etna
19. What does the M&M on M&M's stand for?
Mars and Mars - the creators
20. One Point each -Name the six most hazardous occupations?
Fire fighter, Astronaut, Racing Driver, Football Player, Police Officer and
Fisherman

21. Which country-singing star's first two hits were 'Dumb Blonde' and
'Something Fishy'?
Dolly Parton
22. Which is the most widely eaten fish in the world?
Herring
23. Which film, released in 1933, was the first to have asequel released in the
same year?
King Kong / Son of Kong
24. Which American city has more skyscrapers than any other city in the
world?
NewYork (140) Chicago issecond at 68
25. Which comic strip hero has his home in the seaport of Sweetwater?
Popeye
26. What name is given to the chief electrician on a film set?
Gaffer
27. Which 1977 James Bond film was the first to be filmed in Dolby Stereo?
The Spy Who Loved Me
28. Which famous pop star owns the rights to the South Carolina state
anthem?
Michael Jackson
29. Which building in Paris houses a7,800-pipe organ?
Notre Dame Cathedral
30. Which Hollywood actress, born in Belgium, changed her name from Edda
van Heemstra?
Audry Hepburn
31. Which item on a Chinese menu literally translates as 'swallowing acloud'?
Wonton
32. True or False - for his X-Files audition, David Duchovny showed up in atie
with pink pigs all over it?
True
33. What is acarnophobic person afraid of?
Meat
34. Which is the only nation in the world that doesn't use a national name on
their stamps?
Great Britain
35. Which film actors real first names are Kong Sung?
Jackie Chan
36. Which drink was originally advertised as 'esteemed brain tonic and
intellectualbeverage' when it first appeared in 1886?
Coca-Cola
37. Which King, in 1603, banned the use of the surname Macgregor?
King James VI
38. Which English Heritage site was built over aperiod of centuries from about
2800BC to 1550BC?
Stonehenge
39. The capital city of Kork featured in which American comedy series?
Mork and Mindy - Kork was the capital of the planet Ork
40. How would a funambulist entertain you?
Tight Rope walking
Tiebreaker - What is the record for the most meat pies eaten in one sitting?
631 - by Frank Giblet who was later admitted to hospital and had acardiac
arrest!

1. Which children's sci-fimatinee hero was played by Olympic swimming gold
medallist Buster Crabbe?
Flash Gordon
2. Who is by far the most widely translated French author in history?
Jules Verne
3. Which African country is home of the Kikuyu?
Kenya
4. Who, in allseriousness, said "What I bring to baywatch is taste"?
David Hasselhoff
5. What tasteless form of murder horrified Henry VIII so much that he insisted
the perpetrators should be boiled alive?
Poisoning - Not boiling or burying or eating someone alive, sticking hot pokers
up their bums, disembowelling folks, chopping off of arms and legs....
6. Which poet wrote 'Come friendly bombs and fall on Slough! It isn't fit for
humans now'?
John Betjeman
7. Which country's total car output in 1947 was just 110 vehicles?
Japan
8. What did Harry W Seely invent in 1882 that has resulted in brown marks on
millions of shirttails?
Electric Iron
9. How many storeys high is the Pentagon?
Five
10. What is Harry Hill's profession when he's not telling jokes?
Doctor
11. What did Soviet newspapers first permit in 1988?
Advertising
12. Which US city boasts the most Buddhist temples?
Honolulu
13. What has CIS come to mean on the Olympic scoreboard?
Commonwealth of Independent States
14. Whose three-day 2003 Knebworth extravaganza reportedly caused twelve
excited female fans to go into labour?
Robbie Williams - People are very odd!
15. Which major news organisation is based in Atlanta, Georgia?
CNN
16. Which British newspaper published the so-called 'Hitler Diaries'?
The Sunday Times
17. Where were giant trees sprouting in 1989 due to what happened there three
years earlier?
Chernobyl
18. Which Welsh hero suffered horrific burns during the Falklands War?
Simon Weston
19. What is an RPG to Playstation fans?
Role Playing Game
20. What colour ribbon signifies awareness of breast cancer?
Pink

21. Which countryclaims more practising Christians than any other in the
World?
USA
22. Which future Toryleader did Ann Widdecombe claim had: 'something of the
night'?
Michael Howard
23. What did Cliff Richard say were starting to droop due to his use of botox?
His eyebrows
24. Which was the first UK supermarket to supply the morning after pill free-ofcharge
to teenagers?
Tesco
25. Who won the Booker prize with 'The Blind Assassin'?
Margaret Atwood
26. Who escaped a prison sentence following drugscharges in 1977 after a
blind girl said he got her safely home after a Rolling Stones concert?
Keith Richards
27. Which future reviled politician was the only private soldier to rise through
the ranks to brigadier in World War II?
Enoch Powell
28. What is the entire text of John chapter 11, verse 35?
Jesus Wept
29. What was Britain’s most popular girl's name from 1997 to 2000?
Chloe
30. Which continent has no active volcanoes?
Australia
31. Which country, known as the Roof of Africa, boasts the highest -lowest
Point of any country on earth?
Lesotho - In the eastern corner of Lesotho the Drakensberg Mountains rear up
to form amountain wilderness known as "The Roof of Africa".
32. What four words did Herve Villechaize screech at the start of every
'Fantasy Island'?
The Plane, The Plane
33. What was ruled out of bounds to tourists for safety reasons in 1990,
the first time it had been closed since around 1275?
The Leaning Tower of Pisa
34. Who met Sir Vivian Fuchs at the South Pole in 1957?
Sir Edmund Hillary (or Penguins!)
35. Who announced in 2000 that she was to drop 'art' and bed herself as a
writer?
Tracey Emin
36. What title of aHarold Brighouse 1915 play entered the English
Language to mean a'choice of taking the thing offered or nothing'?
Hobson's Choice
37. What do restaurants in China temptingly advertise as 'fragrant
meat’?
Dog
38. What major aid to navigation did Yorkshireman John Harrison invent to
win a20,000 prize?
The chronometer, the first instrument able to keep accurate time for
navigational purposes
39. What had never been mentioned in the athletes' oath until the 2000
Olympics?
Drugs
40. Why would a phobatriviaphobe fear this question?
It's a fear of trivia about phobias

1. What kind of butterflyshares its name with a punctuation mark?
The comma butterfly
2. Which make and model of old British car is made up of the state capital of
Texasand the musical term meaning played briskly?
Austin Allegro
3. Mary O’Brien changed her name and found fame as which 1960ssinger?
Dusty Springfield
4. Glossitis is inflammation of which part of the human body?
The tongue
5. What type of fruit is acostard?
Alarge apple
6. Which African animal’s name means “one who walks swiftly”?
The giraffe
7. Where can you find wishbone bushes — in your body, in your car, on your
dinner plate or on your home computer?
In your car, they’re part of the suspension
8. In J.M. Barrie’s Peter Pan, what did Wendysew on for Peter?
His shadow
9. A gigot chop comes from what part of alamb?
The leg
10. On which side of the road do they drive in Pakistan?
The left
11. Which of the following is a realfish —sailfish, kalefish, mastfish or
deckfish?
The sailfish
12. Aeroplanes sometimes experience CAT. What does this stand for?
Clear air turbulence
13. Which musicalinstrument means “bell play” in German?
Glockenspiel
14. If a boxer weighs 115 lbs is he aflyweight or a bantamweight?
Bantamweight
15. If you’re a turophile do you like turnips, cheese, the city of Turin or brass
bands?
Cheese - Turosis Greek for cheese
16. Which rock band took its name from aSanskrit word meaning “a blowing
out”?
Nirvana
17. Who was Queen Elizabeth I’s mother?
Anne Boleyn
18. Which drug gets its name from the Greek god of dreams?
Morphine, from the god Morpheus
19. What type of old car features in the film Harry Potter And The Chamber Of
Secrets?
Alight blue Ford Anglia
20. Which wars inspired these films — a) Sands of Iwo Jima, b) Apocalypse
Now, c) Breaker Morant, d) Master And Commander?
a) World War 2, b) Vietnam, c) Boer War, d) Napoleonic Wars

21. Solve the following clues to Rolling Stones hits — a) emulsion it very dark,
b) small scarlet chicken, c) piano bar ladies, d) coffee sweetener?
a) Paint It Black, b) Little Red Rooster, c) Honky Tonk Women, d) Brown Sugar
22. What does alaniferous animal do?
Produce wool
23. In which sport might you hear the term “a pair of spectacles”?
Cricket. When a batsman scores no runsin either innings of amatch, two
zeros written together resemble spectacles
24. If someone gave you butterkase, what would you be eating?
German cheese
25. What does trocken mean on a bottle of wine?
It’s a dry wine
26. If you’re amisandrist what do you dislike?
Men
27. Horses are measured in hands. What length is a hand?
Four inches or 10 cm
28. If someone gave you a dhol would you wrap it around your shoulders, bang
it, eat it or hang it on your wall?
You’d bang it, it’s atype of drum.
29. What was the first British car number plate?
A1 in 1903
30. Would you expect to see a percheron in an aviary, astable, a formicary or a
cattery?
In astable, it’s a horse
31. Which is larger aUS Dollar bill or a Scottish pound note?
AUS Dollar billis larger
32. Which early form of transport was first known as ahigh wheel?
It’s the original name of the penny-farthing bicycle
33. How is Directory Inquiries known in the USA?
Directory Assistance
34. Which supermodel’s name means asudden change of mind or impulsive
desire?
Caprice
35. Players in which two positions are the only ones allowed to score in
netball?
Goal attack and goalshooter
36. If you’re an ailurophile do you love cats, real ale, expensive perfumes or air
travel?
Cats
37. Which heavenly being takes its name from aHebrew word meaning “one
going” or “one sent”?
Angel
38. Only one of the following is a real city in Canada. Choose between —
Owhata, Achawa, Oshawa or Athella?
Oshawa in Ontario
39. Berwick cockles are something to eat, but what exactly?
Old-fashioned minty boiled sweets
40. Name three Scottish army regiments beginning with Royal?
Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, Royal Scots, Royal Highland Fusiliers or Royal
Highland Regiment (Black Watch)

1. What is the name for each individual compartment of ahoneycomb?
Cell
2. The island of Madeira is part of which country?
Portugal
3. Which commonly used prefix means 'opposed to' or 'against'?
Anti
4. Which term applies to a small, cheap restaurant specializing in fried
foods?
Greasy Spoon
5. Franscati is a whine produced in which country?
Italy
6. Which Shakespearean character utters the line, 'Out damned spot'?
Lady Macbeth
7. Who produced most of the James Bond movies?
Albert Broccoli
8. In which city is the FitzwilliamMuseum?
Cambridge
9. Who played the title role in the 1992 film 'Hook'?
Dustin Hoffman
10. The cor anglais belongs to which family on instruments?
Oboe
11. Mount Vesuvius overlooks which city?
Naples
12. Who wrote the novel 'Hollywood Wives'?
Jackie Collins
13. The port of Leith is part of which British city?
Edinburgh
14. Which hat takes its name from a poem by Robert Burns?
Tam-o'-shanter
15. Which fruit is used to make Eve's pudding?
Apples
16. Which Tudor theatre was reconstructed and reopened in 1997?
The Globe
17. Which of Beethoven's symphonies is known as 'The Choral'?
Ninth
18. Gaz Coombes, Danny Goffey and Mickey Quinn formed which pop
group?
Supergrass
19. Which year did the queen call her 'annus horribillis'?
1992
20. How many children does Tony Blair have?
Four

21. When David Cook became a pop singer in the 1960s, which county
became his new surname?
Essex
22. The Chinook is a wind, which blows in which mountains?
Rockies
23. What is essential equipment for playing a game of ducks and
drakes?
Stones or Pebbles
24. What kind of food is the Italian 'provolone'?
Cheese
25. Which seaside resort shares its name with Hercule Poirot's loyal
associate?
Hastings
26. What type of creature is a 'Plymouth Rock'?
Chicken
27. In which country did saunas originate?
Finland
28. A ferret is the domesticated version of which animal?
Polecat
29. To which country does the Caribbean island Martinique belong?
France
30. What nationalitywas the man after whom John O'Groats is said to be
named?
Dutch
31. Which American composer wrote the 'Maple Leaf Rag'?
Scott Joplin
32. What is the piece of metal that swings inside a bell to sound the
strike?
Clapper
33. Which title is conferred upon the eldest son of the British monarch?
Prince of Wales
34. The word 'anorak' comes fromwhich language?
Eskimo
35. Nacre is an alternative name for which substance?
Mother-of-pearl
36. In which organ are islets of Langerhans?
Pancreas
37. Which 'Carry On' starwas married to John Le Mesurier?
Hattie Jacques
38. Which area of London is said to take its name from a ball game?
Pall Mall
39. In Greek mythology, Icarus was the son of whom?
Daedalus
40. Of which US state is St Paul the capital?
Minnesota

1. Annie May Bullock is the real name of which singer?
Tina Turner
2. Which country won the first ever soccer World Cup?
Uruguay
3. With which branch of the arts would you associate Darcy Bussel?
Ballet
4. In the cartoon film, what was the colour of Snow White’s hair?
Black
5. What is added to whisky to make Drambuie?
Heather Honey
6. How many people died in the Great Fire of London in 1666 –was it 6, 66, or
666?
Six
7. What size of paper is 210mm by 148mm?
A5
8. What is the maximum score in a game of ten pin bowling?
300
9. In what series of films might you have heard the quote “Cato, my little yellow
friend, I’m home” usuallybefore a fight?
Pink Panther
10. A peccary is asmall mammal related to which farmyard animal?
Pig
11. What was the final score when England won the world cup in 1966?
Four - Two
12. True or false – the currency in Afghanistan is the Afghani?
True
13. Which of the Classic horse races is run over the longest distance?
St Leger
14. What sort of creature is aZander?
Fish
15. Which English cheese takes its name from the town where it was never
made?
Stilton –it was sold there to travellers on the Great North Road
16. Which motor manufacturer makes the Vel Satis?
Renault
17. On which racecourse is the Welsh Grand National run?
Chepstow
18. Which dailynewspaper has been published the longest?
The Times
19. How many times are netball players allowed to bounce the ball?
Once
20. In the course of a day, how many times does the bell on achiming clock
ring?
156

21. Which female singer rejoices under the real name of Florian Cloud de
Bounevialle Armstrong?
Dido
22. To which Indian tribe did Geronimo belong?
Apache
23. Only one football club hasbeen in the Premier League and First division
without a break from 1919 to now –which one?
Everton
24. English, French, Spanish and which other 2languages are official
languages of the United Nations?
Russian & Chinese
25. In the French version of the Magic Roundabout, one character was called
Pollux –what was he called in the English version?
Dougal
26. Those funny small Smart cars are part of which major internationalmotor
manufacturing group?
Daimler Chrysler
27. In the other lottery – the Thunderball, how many ballsare used to find the
Thunderball?
Fourteen
28. In which city is The Trip To Jerusalem –supposedly Britain’s oldest pub?
Nottingham
29. Which Prime Minister opened the M25?
Margaret Thatcher
30. What was the name of the 2002 Commonwealth Games mascot?
Kit The Cat
31. In which TV series could you have seen Lady Jane Felsham and Tinker
Dill?
Lovejoy
32. When did food-rationing end after the Second World War?
1954
33. In Top Gear, what is the test driver,who likes really sad music, known as?
The Stig
34. The trade union BALPA is for which group of workers?
Airline Pilots
35. How many straight lines are there on a football pitch?
Seventeen
36. At which English castle, now ruined, was Mary Queen of Scotsexecuted?
Fotheringhay
37. What, according to the commercial, will kids eat until the cows come
home?
Kraft Dairylea
38. What’s the only rock that can float on water?
Pumice
39. The Dickin medalis the animalequivalent of the Victoria Cross –which
creature has been given the most of these medals for animal bravery?
Pigeon
40. The radio station 2LO changed itsname to what?
BBC

1. Which English City stands at the confluence of the Rivers Avon, Nadder,
Wylye, Bourne and Ebble?
Salisbury
2. In which Cumbrian town will you find a "Pencil Museum”?
Keswick
3. For what is the village of Olney in Bucks best known?
Pancake race
4. Which UK city has the world’s oldest surviving passenger station?
Manchester
5. Where in London did Richard Tatterstall set up his first auction house for
racehorses in 1766?
Hyde Park - Turnpike Toll house
6. Which English city do you associate with John Thaw's " Morse”?
Oxford
7. Where in Britain was the first Women's Institute founded in 1915?
Llanfairpwllgwyn-gyllgogerychwyrndrobwantysilio-gogogoch
8. Where is the official home of the Lord Warden of the Cinque ports?
Walmer Castle
9. What is the name of the church in Chesterfield, famous for its crooked
spire?
St. Mary's and All Saints parish church
10. Who is the only British citizen to have his own army?
Duke of Atholl - who hashis own highlanders
11. What's the claim to fame of Brownsea Island?
It's where Baden-Powell held his first scout camp
12. In which English county will you find Gustav Holst's (of Planet Suite fame)
birthplace museum?
Gloucestershire - Born in Cheltenham
13. In which city would you find the oldest public library in the UK?
Manchester - Chethams
14. Which town eight miles west of Birmingham is often called the old "capital
of the Black Country"?
Dudley - the birthplace of Lenny Henry, Billy Dainty and Duncan Edwards
15. Which British city has asuburb called Kittybrewster?
Aberdeen
16. With which English countywould you primarilyassociate "Tarka the
Otter"?
Devon
17. What are Coquet, Penninis and Royal Sovereign?
Lighthouses
18. The inhabitants of which English county are known as yellowbellies?
Lincolnshire
19. What are Cockhedge, Spindles and Dolphin?
Shopping centres
20. Where did the first powered flight take place in Britain in 1908?
Farnborough Common, Hants by Samuel F.Cody

21. What is the main ingredient in astargazy pie?
Pilchards
22. Which British town has asuburb called Acklam?
Middlesborough
23. Which part of Britain has no grey squirrels?
The Isle of Wight
24. On which tube line is London's longest tunnel?
Northern Line
25. Which city's cathedral contains the remains of Robert of Normandy, the
eldest son of William the Conqueror?
Gloucester
26. Where in Britain would you find Aubrey holes, Bluestone horseshoe and
Avenue Ditch?
Stonehenge
27. Which is the only City that lies within another Cityin the UK, name both
Cities?
The City of Westminster lies within the city of London
28. Which three counties in the Republic of Ireland begin with M?
Mayo, Monaghan and Meath
29. Name the three red properties on aMonopoly board?
The Strand, Fleet Street and Trafalgar Square
30. In which British city can you see the full size replica of sir Francis Drake's
ship, The Golden Hind?
London - South Bank in Southwark
31. Name England's deepest lake?
Wast Water
32. How many stations were there on the original London Underground line -
called the Metropolitan Railway at the time?
4 (Paddington, Euston, King's Cross and Farringdon St)
33. Apart from the Irish Sea, what, most obviously, connects Dublin to
Blackpool?
Blackpool is what Dublin meanswhen it is translated into English
34. What part of England was the reputed setting for Shakespeare's As You
Like It?
The Forest of Arden
35. What was the original proposed name of what became the Jubilee Line on
the London Underground?
The Fleet Line - The original name of the line was taken from a famous London
Street, and also a river, which is nowentirely underground in London
36. On which island would you find the rivers Dhoo and Nebb?
Isle of Man
37. Where in Britain would you find The Land of Green Ginger?
Hull - Winifred Holtby wrote a book called the Land of Green Ginger
38. Which river flows through Cork in Ireland?
River Lee
39. The scene on the titles at the beginning of the Vicar Of Dibley is of which
motorway?
M40 - It is Stokenchurch cutting between j5 & 6 on the M40
40. On which canal would you find the Foxton Flight of locks?
Grand Union Canal - on the Leicester Section

1. In which countrywere paperclips invented?
Norway (the inventor couldn’t patent them as Norway didn’t have a patent
office!)
2. Where in your body would you find your uvula?
Back of mouth –it’s the dangly bit!
3. What National holiday was first celebrated in England in 1974?
January 1st
4. Which of the Great Lakes is wholly inside the USA?
Lake Michigan
5. On which part of the body would you wear mukluks?
Feet
6. How did Christine Jorgensen make medical history in 1952?
The first sex-change operation
7. Which well-known Frenchman designed the flag of Italy?
Napoleon
8. What was Lady Chatterley’s first name?
Constance
9. What is craved by phagomaniacs?
Food
10. In France, this bird is called a Rouge gorge –what is it called in Britain?
Robin
11. Gamboges is ashade of which colour?
Yellow
12. Danes, led by Ivar the Boneless, captured which British town from the
Vikings in 867?
York
13. What extinct creature got its name from the Portuguese word for stupid?
Dodo
14. Which commonwealth country has three counties – Cornwall, Middlesex
and Surrey?
Jamaica
15. Which war was the first to be photographed?
Crimean
16. Which star of Swap Shop and Saturday Superstore went to the same
university asBillClinton?
Keith Chegwin
17. What is Princess Margaret’s middle name?
Rose
18. In which London postcode area are the Wimbledon Tennis championships
held?
SW19
19. Vera Chapman played 66 times for England at which sport?
Hockey
20. From which country did chrysanthemums come originally?
Japan

21. Chapel-en-le-Frith –what does the Frith stand for?
Forest
22. What’s the name of Tony Blair’s father?
Leo
23. An old Russian saying goes "There are no uglywomen in the world, only a
shortage of...............", what?
Vodka
24. Which drug producing plant’s name when translated means Beautiful
Woman?
Belladonna
25. How did Captain Keith Brown, late of the RoyalHussars, make sporting
historyin April 1993?
He was the starter of the Grand National that never was run!
26. What was the first British airport to have its own railway station?
Gatwick
27. The Tata Safari was the first car to be exported from which countryinto
Britain?
India
28. On Mho’s hardness scale, diamond is the hardest mineral –what is the
softest?
Talc
29. What would you be eating if you were eating elder?
Cow’s udders
30. Which modern English city started life as the Saxon “Home of the people of
Snot”?
Nottingham
31. What foody product is associated with Maldon, Essex?
Sea Salt
32. What flavour is the liqueur Galliano?
Vanilla
33. Which British city was the first to have afactory producing Ford cars
outside of the USA?
Manchester
34. What breed of dog has a black tongue?
Chow
35. Seven kings of which country have been named Haakon?
Norway
36. What’s the name of awide legged pair of trousers cut to look like askirt?
Culottes
37. Which country has the most Muslims in the world?
Indonesia
38. For which industry is London’s Wardour Street famous?
Films
39. What’s the main ingredient in the Welsh delicacy laver bread?
Seaweed
40. Which industry was the first to use barcodes?
Railways – to manage their goods wagons.

1. What shade results when the rhubarb plant is used in hair dye?
Blonde
2. According to Aristotle, what part of the human bodyserved as the seat of
emotions?
Liver
3. What was the only type of wood used by Thomas Chippendale?
Mahogany
4. "Uphold the right" is the motto of which law enforcement agency?
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police
5. What was used to erase lead pencil marks, before rubber came into use?
Pieces of Bread
-What did Hyman Lipman do in 1958 that made life easier for students?
Put pencil and eraser together
6. If we saw the emblem known as a Fylfot, what would we most likely call it?
Swastika
7. On January 26th, 1875, this invention, which caused fear for millions, was
patented, name it?
A Dentist's Drill
8. On January 14th, 1794, Dr Jesse Bennett of Edom, Virginia, performed the
first successful operation of this type on his wife. What was it?
A Caesarean section
9. "Shinkansen" is the name in its own country for what kind of train?
Bullet Train - Japan
10. In which London Street was King Charles Iexecuted in 1649?
Whitehall
11. "Joy! Rapture!I've got a brain!" Name the movie and who spoke these
classic lines?
Wizard Of Oz - Scarecrow
12. When playing the French game of Petanque in a triples match, howmany
boules (balls) does each player use?
Two
13. What is ashoemaker's model of the human foot called?
ALast
14. Akilldeer is (a) abird (b) a fish (c) asmall marsupial or (d) asmall deer
A Bird - ANorth American Plover
15. In sailing, what would you be doing if you were 'beating'?
Sailing into the wind
16. What's the modern name of the gulf of Gascony?
The Bay of Biscay
17. Helm, purga and pampero are all types of what?
Cold Winds
18. What sport is central to Hemingway's 'Death in the Afternoon'?
Bullfighting
19. Aclimbing orchid with bright green fleshy leaves and fragrant greenish
white flowers is used as flavouring. What is it?
The Vanilla Plant
20. By what name is the chaparral cock better known?
Road Runner

21. Which US state would you visit to drive down Alligator Alley?
Florida
22. Lisbon, Eureka, Meyer and Villa Franca are all varieties of what?
Lemons
23. Which of Gilbert & Sullivan's operas isset in the Tower of London?
Yeoman of the Guard
24. Gavrilo Princip is an important part of World History, why?
Person who shot Arch Duke Ferdinand that effectively started WW1
25. Which is the only country to have its name on its national flag?
Brazil
26. The Andaman Islands in the Indian Ocean are part of which country?
India
27. Who in his lifetime sold only one painting "Red Vineyard"?
Van Gogh
28. What type of dog is a"Maltese"?
Spaniel
29. What word meaning belonging to avillage has come to mean aheathen?
Pagan
30. Which British sitcom took its title from aline in the Book of Common
Prayer?
'Til Death Do Us Part'
31. Named after an old French silver coin, what is the unit used for measuring
the fineness of yarn?
Denier
32. What do we call the orange roe on scallops?
Coral
33. In what book did we meet the Eoliand the Morlocks?
The Time Machine by HG Wells
34. Omphalitis is an infection of what part of the body?
Navel
35. What have been referred to as America's only national historic landmarks
on wheels?
San Francisco Cable Cars
36. If astatue in a park of amilitary hero on a horse has both front legs in the
air, what does it signify?
The person died in battle
37. Where would you find the Pensacola Mountains?
Antarctica
38. What is the lowest possible hand in poker?
2, 3, 4, 5, 7. (If there were asix in the hand,it would be astraight)
39. True or false. In a professional golf tournament acompetitor is required to
wear a glove?
False (It is the choice of the individual)
40. In 1991 who was voted "the most successfulAustralian to get to the top
with the least ability" bystudents in Adelaide?
Kylie Minogue

1. What is name of Pluto's moon?
Charon
2. Ketchup was invented in which country?
China 1690 AD
3. What name is given to a female horse under the age of four?
Filly
4. What is it called when a substance goes from solid to vapour without
becoming liquid?
Sublimation
5. What is Lady Penelope's full name in Thunderbirds?
Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward
6. What is the name of the songwriter who composed "Dance, dance,
dance, little lady"?
Noel Coward
7. Quote from which film: Have you ever met anybodyyou didn't kill?
....Well Ihave'nt killed you yet?
Lethal Weapon
8. What does a scorpion have in common with an octopus?
8 legs
9. John Gielgud was aged 77 when won best supporting actor Oscar in
which film?
Arthur
10. Amimulus is more commonly known as?
Monkey flower
11. What would you do with a singing hinny?
Eat it, it's a cake
12. In 1860 Willie Park became the first winner of which sporting trophy?
Golf's British open
13. What is the largest wild animal in UK?
Scottish red deer
14. Joseph Mornier patented which building material?
Reinforced concrete
15. What shaped mark does an adder have on its head?
Vshape
16. In what yeardid brave heart Wallace rebel against the English?
1297
17. What is the Jewish new year called?
Rosh ha shanah
18. What is the central bank of the USA called?
Federal Reserve System
19. What is the only legal private army in Britain?
Atholl Highlanders
20. How many gold medals did Jesse Owens win at the 1936 Olympics?
4

21. What is the shallowest true sea in the world?
Baltic
22. What name is given to food coated in breadcrumbs and browned in
an oven?
Au gratin
23. Jewish potato pancakes are called what?
Latkes
24. What do men take seven minutes to do in bed, on average?
Fall asleep !!
25. What did Smiths' Bon Bons become known as after 1840?
Christmas crackers
26. How many time zones are there in Canada?
7
27. In Finland Ukko is more commonly known as who by us?
Santa Claus
28. In Greek myth what was the job of Ganymede?
Cup bearer to Zeus
29. What does a myologist study?
Muscles
30. What kind of animal is Godzilla?
T Rex
31. On March 16, 1876, Nell Saunders defeated Rose Harland to achieve
a first in which American sport?
The first U.S. women's boxing match
32. What happened to the Green Knight after Sir Gawain had chopped
off his head?
He picks it up and rides away reminding him of his visit in a yr's time
33. What three members of the British Royal family were featured on a
1981 Commemorative Australian 50-cent piece?
The Queen, Prince Charles and Diana (Their Wedding)
34. What is supernaculum?
Fine wine
35. What kind of water (hot or cold) flows from aGreek watertap bearing
the letter Z?
Hot water (zestos =hot)
36. The Dufourspitze is the highest mountain in which country?
Switzerland
37. How long is the Suez canal?
100 miles approx
38. How many strings does a balalaika have?
3
39. Luke McMasters a professional wrestler is aka?
Giant Haystacks
40. The Germans built a cargo version of one of these that travelled to
Baltimore in World War 1. What was it?
Submarine

1. Spy writer David J Cornwell writes under which name?
John Le Carre
2. The 38th parallel is the dividing line between which two countries?
North And South Korea
3. The film, 'They died with their boots on' was Hollywood's 1941
depiction of which Famous American Battle?
The Battle Of Little Big Horn
4. The Gulf of Suez is an arm of what sea?
The Red Sea
5. The market town of Chesterfield is famous for itscrooked spire,which
county is it in?
Derbyshire
6. The Simplon Pass tunnel links Switzerland to which other European
country?
Italy
7. To which section of the orchestra does the Cor Anglais belong?
Woodwind (A Member Of The Oboe Family)
8. To which flower family does garlic belong?
Lily
9. Tunku Abdul Ramen was the first prime minister of where?
Malaysia
10. What is the Italian equivalent of a French 'Vin de Table'?
Vino da Tavola
11. Which body of water forms Turkey's northern border?
Black sea
12. How many 'downs' does each team have to travel ten yards in
American Football?
Four
13. Of what other metal can sterling silvercontain 7.5%?
Copper
14. Which US city was named after the first president of the Republic of
Texas?
Houston
15. Which clock-making city is served by Cointrin Airport?
Geneva
16. Lutra Lutra is the Latin name of which creature?
Otter
17. What kind of bank cools down its deposits to minus 196.5degrees
Centigrade?
A sperm bank
18. Which annual American holiday celebrates the lean harvest of 1621?
Thanksgiving
19. Who murdered Police Officer Tippit in Dallas on November 22nd
1963?
Lee Harvey Oswald
20. Which is known as the 'horned' planet?
Venus

21. Which gas is produced by the explosion of a hydrogen bomb?
Helium
22. Which eastern countryhas the world's biggest pig population?
China
23. How many noses does an ant have?
Five
24. Which American band is always at the bottom of any alphabetical list
of hit record makers?
Z.Z. Top
25. Which American state has an element named after it?
California (californium)
26. What Scottish loch is overlooked by Urquhart Castle?
Loch Ness
27. What are sticking out over the end of the board if a surfer 'Hangs
five'?
His toes
28. What is your sport if you perform a Tsukahara Tuck?
Gymnastics
29. Which band's first album had a picture of the Hindenburg airship on
its sleeve?
Led Zeppelin's
30. Which planet was 'Mystic' according to Gustav Holst?
Neptune
31. What is the main ingredient in felafel?
Chickpeas
32. What name is given to the easiest route between Peshawarand
Kabul?
The Khyber Pass
33. What does HTML stand for?
Hypertext mark-up language
34. What was first given a human name by Clement Wragge of Australia
in 1887?
Ahurricane
35. In Greek Mythology who was the Blacksmith of the Gods?
Hephaestus
36. Which game can feature the Roy Lopez opening?
Chess
37. What did Hansel and Gretel use to leave a trail to get back?
Bread Crumbs
38. What is a philogynist?
An admirer of women
39. What Shakespeare character's final words are "The rest is silence"?
Hamlet's
40. How many incisor teeth does a fully-grown elephant have?
None

1. What country was Hans Christian Andersen from?
Denmark
2. What ready-made object did Marcel Duchamp exhibit under the title
'Fountain'?
A Urinal
3. In Egyptian Mythology who was the Cat Goddess?
Bast
4. What ingredient was removed from Coca-Cola in 1903?
Cocaine
5. Which line makes a diagonal pass across the Bering Sea?
The International Date Line
6. In Norse Mythology which God is said to guard the Bifrost Bridge?
Heimdall
7. What colour does copper give to a firework?
Green
8. What composerwrote Symphony No.6, F-Major, 'The Pastoral'?
Ludwig Van Beethoven
9. What name is given to the architectural period from 1150 to 1550?
Gothic
10. The Ginko is a sacred tree found in the temple gardens of which
culture?
Chinese
11. What did the Aztecs cut off what they called the testicle tree?
Avocadoes
12. What California golf course is nicknamed 'Hogan's Alley'?
Riviera
13. What unusual property do the words FLOUR, TERN, and THIRSTY
have in common?
Remove one letter from each word and they all spell a numeral: Four
Ten and Thirty
14. In which Dickens novel do Charley Bates, Noah Claypole and Mr
Sowerberry appear?
Oliver Twist
15. Building of the world's largest Gothic cathedral, "The Duomo" began
in 1386, and it took nearly five centuries to complete. Which city is "The
Duomo" in?
Milan
16. What musical instrument was invented by Bertolommeo Christofori
in 1709?
Piano
17. Which volcano on the island of Honshu has inspired Japanese poets
and artist for centuries?
Mt Fuji
18. Which US state has the smallest population?
Wyoming
19. Who is missing: Peter, Susan, Edmund and....?
Lucy - The children from The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe
20. What is it that when you take away the whole, you still have someleft
over?
WHOLESOME

21. Where do "Swiss Cheese" plants originally come from?
Mexico
22. How many basic ballet positions are there?
5
23. Which West African country has Lome as its capital city?
Togo
24. In Greek Mythology who was chained to a rock as a sacrifice to
Cetus and rescued by Perseus?
Andromedra
25. In which sport are there moves called Triffus, Miller and Rudolf?
Trampolining
26. Which American state has the blossomof the saguaro cactus as its
official flower?
Arizona
27. What Irish city is home of the Fairy Investigation Society?
Dublin
28. SQL is used to communicate with a database. What does SQL stand
for?
Structured QueryLanguage
29. What cartoon character is actually a Geococcyx Californianus?
Roadrunner
30. What nationalitywas the 16th century physician and chemist
Paracelus?
Swiss
31. With which metal was dentist Robert Arthur the first to fill a cavity. In
1855?
Gold
32. What was the sacred plant of the Incas?
Sunflower
33. What sort of creature is a "Devil's Coach Horse”?
Beetle
34. Who held a baby on his lap in a hotel lobby in 1966's 'Torn Curtain'?
Alfred Hitchcock
35. In Shakespeare's play "Richard III" what fruit does Richard comment
that he saw growing in the garden of the Duke of Ely?
Strawberries
36. Sound reflections that reach the ears more than 50 milliseconds after
the original sound are called what?
Echoes
37. What plant sometimes known as Poison Parsely, was used by the
ancient Greeks to commit suicide, claiming the life of Socrates amongst
others?
Hemlock
38. What do rum, tequila, gin, vodka, triple sec, sweet and sour mix and
a splash of cola make?
Long Island iced tea
39. Winston, Spartan, Crispin, Monarch, Liberty and Fiesta are all
varieties of what?
Apples
40. Aman is asked what his daughters look like. He answers, "They are
all blondes, but two, all brunettes, but two, and all redheads, but two."
How many daughters did he have?
Three - One Blonde once Brunette and one Redhead

1. In heraldry, what colour is known as Gules?
Red
2. What’s the proper name for the craft of making pictures etc from thin
strips of wood?
Marquetry
3. What sort of creature could be a Tamworth or a Poland China?
Pig
4. Merle Oberon and Errol Flynn were both born where?
Tasmania
5. APyrometer is used to measure what?
Temperatures
6. In which sport do you use a stick called a caman?
Hurling
7. Which river flows through Bedford?
Ouse
8. Which dinosaur of rock has had a dinosaur named after him?
Mark Knopfler
9. In which London shop was the first escalator installed in 1898?
Harrods
10. On an archery target, what the Bull is gold, the outer ring is white, -
what colour are the other 3 rings?
Red, Blue and Black
11. In which countyof Northern Ireland is Crosmaglen?
Armagh
12. From what plant is tequila made?
Agave Cactus
13. With which sport would you associate Max Sciandri?
Cycling
14. Who wrote the operas Peter Grimes & Billy Budd?
Benjamin Britten
15. What type of animal can be seal point or blue point?
Siamese Cats
16. What colour is a moonstone?
White
17. The Grimaldi family rule which European country?
Monaco
18. How old was Joan of Arc when she was burnt at the stake?
Eighteen
19. What was the first English product to have a trade mark?
Bass Beer
20. True or False - The president of Vietnamduring the Vietnam War, Ho
Chi Minh, once worked as a waiter in a Manchester Hotel?
False – it was a London Hotel

21. In which country is the famous volcano Popocatapetl?
Mexico
22. The standard voltage in the UK is 240v – what is it in the USA?
110v
23. Stephen Fry was jailed at the age of 17 for what?
Credit Card fraud
24. What is the book Glass’s Guide a guide to?
Used carprices
25. What was the name of ventriloquist Roger de Courcey’s dummy?
Nookie Bear
26. How long is the Derby?
1.5 Miles
27. How many people in an Australian Rules football team?
Eighteen
28. If you went on a diving holiday to Hurghada, on which sea would you
be?
Red Sea
29. What’s the highest mountain in England?
Scafell Pike
30. What type of meat is generallyused in moussaka?
Minced lamb
31. In which century was chocolate first introduced into Britain?
17th
32. How many capsules are there on the London Eye?
Thirty Two
33. If you wanted to see the ruins of Carthage, to which country would
you travel?
Tunisia
34. What number can be used as an alternative to 999 – it’s a European
emergencynumber?
112
35. On which major canal are the Great Bitter Lakes?
Suez
36. Cora was the wife of which doctor, who murdered her?
Dr Crippen
37. Amongst other phrases, who said “Wibble”quite a lot?
Blackadder
38. What is the famous fault that San Francisco lies on?
San Andreas
39. On what racecourse is the Lincoln run?
Doncaster
40. What links Porridge with Pearl Harbour?
Beckinsale (Richard & Kate)

1. In which year did the Titanic sink?
1912
2. On which racecourse is the Scottish Grand National run?
Ayr
3. With which sport would you associate Jonah Barrington?
Squash
4. What sort of vegetable is a Scallion?
Onion
5. Wands Swords and Pentacles are 3 of the suits in a Tarot pack – what
is the fourth?
Cups
6. Ellis Peters created a medieval detective monk – what was his name?
Cadfael
7. Blutwurst is the German equivalent of which British delicacy?
Black Pudding
8. AMan For All Seasons was a film about which British historical
figure?
Sir Thomas More
9. In 1843, Sir Charles Isham imported for the first time, what repulsive
thing found in a garden?
Garden Gnome
10. How many strings has a balalaika?
Three
11. Which vegetable has the most calories?
Avocado
12. Port-au-Prince is the capital of which Caribbean country?
Haiti
13. What do the letters GNER stand for in railway terms?
Great North Eastern Railways
14. In which country would you find the Apennine Mountains?
Italy
15. Which country was the first to provide old age pensions in 1889?
Germany
16. In which of the Bond films did Diana Rigg play the female lead?
On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
17. What two counties lie on either side of the Wash?
Norfolk/Lincolnshire
18. How many pieces does each playerhave in a game ofBackgammon?
Fifteen
19. What was invented by Jean de Mestral, after discovering that teasels
and otherburrs stuck to his clothes, using thousands of tiny hooks?
Velcro
20. In which year will the next total eclipse be visible from Britain?
2090 (or 2081 if you count the Channel Isles)

21. Which singer’s first chart entry was called “Love of the Loved”?
Cilla Black
22. How many double word score squares are there on a Scrabble
board?
Sixteen
23. Which American state lies immediately to the south of Alabama?
Florida
24. In which year did the Beatles split up?
1970
25. What was the profession of Captain Kronos, in the film of the same
name?
Vampire Hunter
26. Which king of England had to wait for 11 years after his father’s
death to succeed to the throne?
Charles II
27. In France, what colour comes after Red in a traffic light sequence?
Green – no amber
28. If you had an 18 carat gold ring, what percentage of gold would be in
it?
75%
29. What would you be if in the course of your work you used a jigger, a
flagging iron and a round shaver (amongst other more obvious things!)?
A Carpenter
30. Often roads and other building projects have to be diverted because
they would affect an SSSI – what does SSSI stand for?
Site of Special Scientific Interest
31. The Battle of Bosworth Field brought an end to the wars of the roses
– in which county was it fought?
Leicestershire
32. You have 2 carotid arteries – to where do they carry blood?
Head
33. In which city could you shop in the Ginza?
Tokyo
34. If you saw Canard on the menu in a French restaurant, what would
you expect to eat?
Duck
35. In which year was the Kronenberg brewery founded?
1664!
36. What is the collective noun for a group of bears?
Sleuth
37. What is the male equivalent of a ewe-lamb?
Wether-lamb
38. What does the abbreviation UNESCO stand for?
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation
39. How many times was Gladstone Prime Ministerof Britain?
Four
40. How many women did Jack the Rippermurder?
5officially – but another 4 have been ascribed to him

1. The 1994 winter Olympics host town Lillehammer is in which country?
Norway
2. Which series of films have had subtitles such as "Citizens on Patrol",
"City Under Siege" and "Assignment Miami Beach?
Police Academy
3. The Andaman Islands in the Indian Ocean are part of which country?
India
4. Which bird has the scientific name "cuculus canorus"?
Cuckoo
5. In which film released in 2000 does Mel Gibson star as advertising
executive nick Marshall?
What Women Want
6. When Big Ben strikes the hour, on what stroke is the hour correct, the
first or the last?
The First
7. How many times has John McEnroe won the Men's Singles title at
Wimbledon?
Three / 81, 83, 84
8. What name is given to a matador on horseback?
Picador
9. Which actress, born in New York City in 1924, starred in the films To
Have and To Have Not, The Big Sleep and Key Largo?
Lauren Bacall
10. Named after an old French silver coin, what is the unit used for
measuring the fineness of yarn?
Denier
11. What do we call the orange roe on scallops?
Coral
12. In what book did we meet the Eoli and the Morlocks?
The Time Machine - H G Wells
13. Omphalitis is an infection of what part of the body?
Navel
14. In 1967, which US singer had a No.1 single with 'Respect'?
Aretha Franklin
15. Where would you find the Pensacola Mountains?
Antarctica
16. What is the literal translation of the expression 'vis-à-vis'?
Face to Face
17. Graphology is the study of what?
Handwriting
18. Which little Richard classic includes the words: 'Along about ten I'll
be flying high. Walk on out into the sky'?
Rip it up
19. Lisbon, Eureka, Meyer and Villa Franca are all varieties of what?
Lemons
20. What colour is pure molten gold?
Green

21. Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe, was until the 1980s known by what
name?
Salisbury
22. Who served as the last British governor of Hong Kong?
Chris Patten
23. What fashion designer created the perfume Chloe?
Karl Lagerfeld
24. Which of Gilbert & Sullivan's operas is set in the Towerof London?
Yeoman of the Guard
25. In which musical was the song "Iremember it well"?
Gigi
26. Who was the US President at the outbreak of the First World War?
Woodrow Wilson
27. Jonquil is a shade of which colour?
Yellow
28. In which year did Saddam Hussein become president of Iraq?
1979
29. What is the plural of Mongoose?
Mongooses
30. What was boxer WalkerSmith better known as?
Sugar Ray Robinson
31. Which ex-newsreader presented 'Today's the Day' on BBC2?
Martyn Lewis
32. What is the official language of Pakistan?
Urdu
33. Who provided the voice to the big green ogre title character in the
animated movie 'Shrek'?
Mike Myers
34. What in the USA is the DEA concerned with?
Drug Enforcement Agency
35. Which North African country doubled as the planet Tatatooine in the
movie Star Wars?
Tunisia
36. In which sport would competitors undertake a pawlata, eskimo and
reverse screw?
Canoeing (Rolls)
37. Which DH Lawrence novel is centred on Paul Morel and the stormy
marriage between a coalminerand his ambitious wife?
Sons & Lovers
38. Who are the only fatherand son to have fought for the World
Heavyweight crown?
Joe & Marvin Frasier
39. Which actress was born Mary Kathleen Collins?
Bo Derek
40. What common word comes from the Latin for who are you?
Quiz

1. Alba is the Gaelic name for which country?
Scotland
2. AGamelan is a percussion orchestra from which country?
Indonesia
3. Also the name of a brimless hat, which city was the capital of Morocco from 808 to
1062?
Fez
4. Which forename was shared by a famous French-born soldier who fought against
Louis XIV and the famous French artist Delacroix?
Eugene
5. After the Red Baron was killed, which famous person assumed command of his
squadron - the famous Flying Circus?
Hermann Goering
6. What name links a genre of music and the descendants of the people the British
drove from the French colony of Acadia in the 18th century?
Cajun
7. In which Commonwealth country was the composer and pianist Percy Aldridge
Grainger born in 1882?
Australia
8. They famously defeated a Roman Army at the Caudine Forks, in which modern-day
country did the Samnite people dwell?
(Central) Italy
9. Which island nation was so-named because a Spanish explorer thought he'd found
the fabled source of a famous King's wealth?
Solomon Islands
10. Where on the continent of South America can you spend Euros?
French Guyana
11. In which culture might a visitor begreeted with a 'Hongi' - which involves the
pressing together of noses?
Maori
12. Its population exceeds 100 million, which Commonwealth country has the Taka as
its currency?
Bangladesh
13. The revolutionary movement 'Sendero Luminoso' is/was associated with which S
American country?
Peru
14. Which festival in the Western Christian Church gave its name to a bay and a city of
South West Texas?
Corpus Christi
15. The cities of Gary and South Bend (just outside which is the famous University of
Notre Dame) are located in which 'Midwest' US state?
Indiana
16. A narrow belt of land between Angola & Botswana, the Caprivi Strip gives which
S.W. African nation access to the Zambezi River?
Namibia
17. An island group that gave its name to a naval battle in WWII; in 1980, which
company released the arcade version of the game Pac Man?
Midway
18. What is the Western name for the city that Indians call Chennai - the English name
also being a cocktail made from Vodka, Orange and Cranberry juice?
Madras
19. What is the morecommon name of the process described in a medical dictionary
as Parturition?
(Giving) Birth
20. Originally known as Louisette, or Louison, what was known to the French criminal
underworld as "the widow"?
Guillotine

21. In which 1964 film did Omar Sharif play a person by the name of Temujin?
Genghis Khan
22. His more devoted fans call themselves the '69 Club', which pop singer has been
dubbed 'The Groover from Vancouver'?
Brian Adams
23. Encyclopaedia Galactica is the chief rival to which other book?
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
24. Which song, usually associated with Mexico, has a name meaning (inEnglish) 'The
Cockroach'?
La Cucaracha
25. In a George M. Cohan song, which 5 words precede - "Remember me to Herald
Square, Tell all the gang at 42nd Street, That I will soon be there"?
"Give My Regards To Broadway"
26. In 1980, which UK recording artist collected together a group of people to found
WOMAD (World of Music, Arts & Dance)?
Peter Gabriel
27. Lawyers acting for which President reputedly made threatening noises about the
resemblance of Dobby The HouseElf in the 2nd Harry Potter film to their nation's
leader?
Vladimir Putin
28. In which film does Harrison Ford cross the Atlantic by passenger plane a year
before the first transatlantic airline service & has him begin the return leg in an airship
a year after transatlantic airship services ended?
Indiana Jones & The Last Crusade
29. In which classic 1970s Warner Brothers TVWestern series did we see the hero
played in flash-back as a child by Radames Pera?
Kung Fu
30. In 1914, which Polish-immigrant American invented Supreme Greasepaint, the first
make-up specifically designed for on-screen (i.e. cinema) use?
Max Factor
31. Which character in Disney's Monsters Inc. shares a name with the most trusted
minister of King Henry IV of France?
Sully (Sullivan)
32. Which object, fashionable in the West 100 years ago, took its name from the word
"yes" as it appears in two European languages?
Oui-ja' board
33. Sometimes called 'Sweet Potato', which musical instrument - a globular flute - has
an Italian name meaning 'Little Goose'?
Ocarina
34. Which Internet search-engine's name derives from the scientific name for the Wolf
Spider - although their TV & banner adds feature a cuddly black Labrador?
Lycos
35. Which bathroom fixture takes its name from the French word for a small horse?
Bidet
36. Hashimoto's Disease, which causes Goitre, affects which gland in thehuman
body?
Thyroid
37. Which organic compounds impart yellow, orange, or red colours to flowers, fruits,
and roots, and in animals are visible in fats, egg yolks, feathers, and shells?
Carotenes
38. Who is the patron Saint of Boy Scouts?
St George
39. What was the original English title of the 1965 film released in Mexican cinemas
under the name The Rebel Novice Nun?
The Sound of Music
40. Who was US VicePresident when the bomb was dropped on Hiroshima?
No-one!

1. What country did Pope visit after Britain in 1982?
Argentina
2. In which UK town is there a replica of Taj Mahal?
Brighton
3. What is the main food of the Basking Shark?
Plankton
4. What nationality was Marie Curie?
Polish
5. What do you do with a Dandy Brush & a Curry Comb?
Groom a horse
6. What country did King Gustav V reign over 1907-1950?
Sweden
7. Who would buy Cornerbricks?
Stamp Collectors
8. What is the largest web-footed bird?
Albatross
9. What do the Italians call their motorways?
Autostrada
10. What civilization's lost city is at Machu Picchu?
Inca
11. What is the term for a cancer-causing substance?
Carcinogen
12. In which European city is the Luxembourg Garden?
Paris
13. What did Thomas Sheraton design and produce?
Furniture
14. Which French district produces Graves & Medoc wines?
Bordeaux
15. What is the World Championship of Contract Bridge called?
The Bermuda Bowl
16. What dance rose to fame in The Peppermint Lounge, NY?
The Twist
17. In which Norwegian city do athletes run The Dream Mile?
Oslo
18. What doctor did American author Max Brand create?
Dr Kildare
19. What appear when the Sun activates yourMelanocytes?
Freckles
20. How many Road To .. films did Bing Crosby and Bob Hope make?
Seven

21. What is the highest hand in Draw Poker with Wild Cards?
5Aces (4 + Wild)
22. What 17th-century explorer was buried with a pipe and a box of
tobacco?
Walter Raleigh
23. What is known in various countries as Blind Fly, Blind Cow and
Blind Buck?
Blind Man's Buff
24. In what country was talent-spotter Hughie Green raised?
Canada
25. How many claws does a Housecat have in total?
Eighteen
26. What does a Cruciverbalist enjoy doing?
Crosswords
27. What one type of cow produces over 80%of UK's milk?
Friesian (Who put Dairy?)
28. What are Trinity, Trellis, Cable and Ladder of Life?
Knitting Stitches
29. What are the three operative words on an Ouija Board?
Yes, No, Goodbye
30. What animal provides Moroccan leather?
Goat
31. What 5 cards make up the perfect Cribbage hand?
One Jack, 4 Fives
32. In which castle was Princess Margaret born? (21 August 1930)
Glamis Castle
33. What are "electric shadows" to the Chinese?
Films
34. In which building are 47 Czars buried?
The Kremlin
35. In flat-green bowling, how far MUST the jack be rolled?
25 yards
36. In which Brit city is the Peoples' Palace museum?
Glasgow (and well worth a visit!)
37. In which Asian country is the city of O?
Japan
38. How often is the Americas Cup for yachting held?
Every four years
39. What is missing from a navel orange?
Pips
40. What kind of apple is on The Beatles' Apple label?
Granny Smith

1. 1. Which land mammal has the largest ears?
African Elephant
2. What do Citronella candles smell of?
Lemons
3. Mozambique is the world's largest producer of which nut?
Cashew nut
4. How long must a person have had to be dead to qualify for a Blue
Plaque?
20 years
5. Which American annual celebration was first marked during 1789?
Thanksgiving
6. In which month did Samuel Pepys begin his famous diary?
January
7. The first Girl Guides had to wearwhat colour stockings?
Black
8. Which is the world's oldest surviving republic?
San Marino
9. What is surrounded by amniotic fluid?
An unborn baby
10. Which bird is India's national symbol?
Peacock
11. Who were the subject of the Cat and Mouse act of 1913?
Suffragettes
12. Which folklore fantasy tale is subtitled There and Back Again?
The Hobbit
13. How many points are scored for a Motor Racing Grand Prix win?
Ten
14. Lard is mainly produced from which animal?
Pig
15. Papworth hospital is in which county?
Cambridgeshire
16. Which Florida national park has a highway called Alligator Alley?
Everglades
17. Which religious ceremony comes from the Greek word for 'to dip'?
Baptism
18. How old was Billy the Kid when he died?
21
19. Which U2 member was once the all Ireland junior chess champion?
Bono
20. Florence Nightingale was given the Freedom of which city in 1908?
London

21. Who were Janet, Pam, Barbara, Jack, Peter, George and Colin?
The Secret Seven
22. Which city was James Callaghan the Baron of?
Cardiff
23. What name is given to a bell tower that is not attached to a church?
Campanile
24. Which charity was in business from 1984-89 and raised £90million?
Band Aid
25. David Carroll found theatrical fame under which name?
Danny La Rue
26. What is a Sumo wrestling ring made from?
Clay
27. Who was the first act to have seven consecutive US numberone hit
singles?
Whitney Houston
28. Which powder includes turmeric, fenugreek, chillies and cumin?
Curry powder
29. Eton school is in which county?
Berkshire
30. Which country produces over 70 per cent of the world's Olive Oil?
Greece
31. What action does a dromophobic fear?
Crossing the road
32. Amorello is a cherrybut what is a morel?
Mushroom
33. How many bridesmaids attended Princess Diana?
Five
34. Which opera singer has sung on adverts for Kenco coffee and
Renault cars?
LesleyGarrett
35. Which naval base is situated in Hampshire?
Gosport
36. Which Oscar winning film gave Vangelis a hit record in 1981?
Chariots of Fire
37. In which sport is the Plunkett shield competed for?
Cricket
38. Which King George bought Buckingham Palace?
George III
39. Which animal can be red, arctic, bat-eared or fennec?
Fox
40. Who wrote twelve volumes on Casanova?
Casanova