1. Al Oerter Won Four Successive Olympic Gold Medals in Which Field Event? Discuss

1.  Al Oerter won four successive Olympic gold medals in which field event? Discuss

2.  How many pounds in one hundredweight? One hundred and twelve

3.  Name two of the three properties coloured red in Monopoly. The Strand, Fleet Street and Trafalgar Square

4.  The President of the European Commission is elected for how many years? Five

5.  Which female singer released the album ‘Back to Black’ in 2006? Amy Winehouse

6.  Name the lead actress and Actor in TV’s ‘The X-Files’. Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny

7.  Who created the character ‘Biggles’? Captain W. E. Johns

8.  Fort Sumter was the first battle of which war? American Civil War

9.  Which African country was formerly called Portuguese East Africa? Mozambique

10.  In a suit of armour, which part of the body does the beaver protect? Mouth

11.  Which car manufacturer has the advertising slogan ‘the Power of Dreams’? Honda

12.  When golfer Payne Stewart died in 1999, which major title did he hold? U. S. Open

13.  Which group had a 1990’s hit with ‘Common People’? Pulp

14.  How many gallons are there in one firkin? Nine

15.  Salvador Dali was well known in which art movement? Surrealism

16.  Glynis Barber and Michael Brandon starred in which 1980’s TV detective show? Dempsey and Makepeace

17.  What is the name given to the curved knife used by the Ghurkhas? Kukri

18.  Which famous novel was subtitled ‘The Modern Prometheus’? Frankenstein

19.  Which British monarch introduced the O. B. E.? George Fifth

20.  The Sound of Sleat separates which island from the Scottish mainland? Skye

21.  Which imperial measure equals two and a half acres? A hectare (hectare is a metric measure equal to 10, 000 square metres approximately 2.471 acres)

22.  In the U. S. A., to which position was Robert Gates appoint ted in 2006? Secretary of Defence

23.  What was the only unbeaten side during the 2010 F. I. F. A. World Cup finals? New Zealand

24.  The chart singer Stefani Germanotta is better known by which name? Lady Gaga

25.  Ban Ki-moon is General Secretary of which organisation? United Nations

26.  Who directed the film ‘Brief Encounter’ and ‘Lawrence of Arabia’? David Lean

27.  Samuel Weller appears in which Dickens’ novel? Pickwick Papers

28.  What was the name of America’s first space shuttle? Columbia

29.  What is a funambulist? A tightrope walker

30.  In the early twentieth century, how was the Women’s Social and Political Union better known? Suffragettes

31.  In Australia, what kind of creature is a ‘kelpie’? A sheepdog

32.  Harrisburg is the capital of which American state? Pennsylvania

33.  Which horse won the National Hunt Horse of the Year Award from 1987 to 1990? Desert Orchid

34.  Which group’s first No.1 was called ‘Swear It Again’? Westlife

35.  Crepe is the French equivalent of which foodstuff? Pancakes

36.  The gangster Baby Face Nelson had which first name? George (real name Lester Joseph Gillis)

37.  Who played the title role in the 2005 film ‘Ray’? Jamie Foxx

38.  Steven Bell is a well known cartoonist with which daily newspaper? The Guardian

39.  On which island would you find Carisbrooke Castle? Isle of Wight

40.  Kali is a goddess in which religion? Hinduism