1. What is the longest swimming event in the Olympic Games swimming event? 1, 500 m
2. What is the most northerly country on mainland South America? Colombia
3. What does the Scot’s word ‘yestreen’ mean? Last night or yesterday evening
4. If a woman is ‘gravid’ what is she? Pregnant
5. Who was the first, and so far only, man to win the F1 World Championship in a car designed by himself? Jack Brabham (1966)
6. Which TV couple lived at Mews Cottage, Oil Drum Lane? Steptoe and Son
7. What two colours make up Rupert Bear’s scarf? Black and yellow
8. After Hampden Park, Celtic Park and Ibrox, which ground has hosted most Scottish Cup semi-finals? Tynecastle
9. What was the title of the 1964 sequel to the 1963 film ‘The Pink Panther’? A Shot in the Dark
10. The Scottish town of Paisley was once the largest producer of which household item? Cotton sewing thread
11. Which duo had a U. K. top ten hit in 1978 with ‘Yu Don’t Bring Me Flowers’? Neil Diamond and Barbara Streisand
12. K is the atomic symbol for which element? Potassium
13. Name two of the four capital cities that stand on the River Danube. Vienna, Bratislava, Belgrade and Bucharest (wrong – Budapest – Bucharest stands on the Dambovita)
14. What colour are the flowers of the edelweiss? White
15. Which Muriel Spark novel was set in the Marcia Blaine School for Girls? The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
16. On what date is St. George’s Day? 23rd April
17. Which ital communications link began in Britain in July 1937? 999 emergency call number
18. What was the first film to win the Oscar for ‘Best Animated Film’? Shrek (Oscar first awarded in 2001)
19. With what line did Elton John replace ‘goodbye Norma Jean’ with in his tribute to Princess Diana? Goodbye England’s rose
20. What type of hat features in the title of a novel by George du Maurier? Trilby
21. Name the year: the Soviet Union shoots down a Korean Airlines 747, Maurice Bishop, Prime Minister of Grenada, is assassinated in a military coup, Aberdeen beat Rangers in the Scottish Cup final and The Police have a U. K. No.1 with ‘Every Breath You Take’. 1983
22. What are the only two countries to have won a gold medal at every summer Olympic Games? U. K. and France
23. Who sang ‘As Long As He Needs Me’ in the musical ‘Oliver!’ Nancy
24. In which country are the Petronas Towers? Malaysia
25. In which decade of the twentieth century was the first Le Mans race held? 1920’s (1923)
26. What was the first pop group to appear on Channel Five? The Spice Girls
27. What tree is on the flag of Lebanon? Cedar tree
28. What gas in the Earth’s atmosphere is not present on any other planet? Oxygen
29. What is the oldest university in the U. S. A.? Harvard
30. What was The Osmond's only U. K. No.1 single? Love Me For a Reason
31. Where is David Livingstone buried? Westminster Abbey (his heart is buried in Zambia)
32. In what sport is the Prince Rainier Cup awarded? Fencing
33. What were the names of the two actors who originally played Batman and Robin on TV? Adam West and Burt Ward
34. What name is given to the study of the flight dynamics of projectiles? Ballistics
35. Name two of the three words that make up the World War II acronym ‘A. R. P.’ Air raid precautions
36. In ‘Eastenders’ Cathy Mitchell went to live in which country? South Africa
37. The Kings of Scotland and which two other countries are buried on the island of Iona? Norway and Ireland
38. Which Scottish football team play their home games at Victoria Park? Ross County F. C.
39. What is depicted on the tail side of most British gold sovereigns? St. George and the dragon
40. What was Scott of the Antarctic’s middle name? Robert Falcon Scott
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