1.What have flounders, plaice, turbot and halibut got in common? ALL FLAT FISH
2. What was BBC Radio 2 called before it changed name in 1967?
THE LIGHT PROGRAMME
3. Going upwards, which way do almost all spiral staircases turn?
CLOCKWISE / TO THE RIGHT
4. For what professional knowledge is Gray’s the standard reference text?
ANATOMY
5. In which war did the Tet Offensive occur (‘Tet’ meaning New Year in the local
language) VIETNAMESE WAR
6. The ore of which metal was first identified at Les Baux in France?
ALUMINIUM – (bauxite)
7. What electioneering phrase comes from an old tradition of cutting down a tree to
give a speaker a platform to address a crowd from. ‘ON THE STUMP’
8. Not a genuine medical condition, what concerns you if you have nomophobia?
BEING WITHOUT YOUR MOBILE PHONE
9. In the Bible, who ‘spilled his seed upon the ground’ ? ONAN
10 What is a natural honeycomb made of? (BEES)WAX
11 What form of transport is the company MV Agusta well-known for?
MOTORBIKES
12 Which litter-recycling group was created by Elisabeth Beresford? THE WOMBLES
13 Where will the next summer Olympics be held - in 2020? TOKYO
14 In nature, if it’s a mast year, what is there a great amount of in our woodlands?
NUTS (AND FRUIT / BERRIES)
15 In which African country did Mary Slessor do her missionary work? NIGERIA
16 What sort of creature could be called a bellwether? A SHEEP / RAM
17 In fiction, who was the squire of Don Quixote? SANCHO PANZA
18 What is the normal flavour of cream soda? VANILLA
19 What was Rigsby’s Christian name in ‘Rising Damp’? RUPERT
20 Which musical do the songs ‘Electricity’, ‘The Stars Look Down’ and ‘Born to
Boogie’ come from? ‘BILLY ELLIOTT’
21 Which famous politician was elected MP for Dundee in a 1908 by-election?
WINSTON CHURCHILL
22 In which country did volleyball originate? AMERICA
23 In the film, who did Shrek marry? PRINCESS FIONA
24 In WW2, what was the objective of Operation Sealion?
THE GERMAN INVASION OF BRITAIN
25 Which English football club have Arte et Labore (‘skill and hard work’) as a motto?
BLACKBURN ROVERS
26 Which parts of the body did the old armour called greaves protect? LOWER LEG
27 How did Pink Floyd refer to one-time member Syd Barrett in an album track to
commemorate him. (YOU) CRAZY DIAMOND
28 Robert Wiseman Dairies are now part of which giant company? MÜLLER
29 In which German city were there vast rallies in pre-WW2 Germany in purpose-built
arenas? NUREMBERG / NURNBERG
30 In which field was Scot James Hutton a major pioneer? Locations in Berwickshire
and on Arran have features that bear his name. GEOLOGY
31 Whose ear did boxer Mike Tyson bite off in a bout? EVANDER HOLYFIELD
32 What word links a small value Scandinavian coin and a rock containing a metal?
ORE
33 Who wrote the Paddington Bear stories? MICHAEL BOND
34 Which food dish supposedly gets its name from a visit to Naples of an Italian
queen who wanted simple food prepared locally? PIZZA MARGHERITA
35 What is the logo of French Gitanes cigarettes (named from Spanish Gitano –
meaning ‘Romany’ A (FLAMENCO) DANCER
36 Who rule in an oligarchy? A FEW PEOPLE
37 Which band did Dan McCafferty front from 1968 to 2013? NAZARETH
38 Which 2 rhyming parts make up the human throat? (2-part answer)
LARYNX and PHARYNX (1 MARK EACH)
39 What part of a bird is the name given to a V-shaped tenon joint in
woodworking? A DOVETAIL / FANTAIL
40 What is the resin excreted by bugs, which formed old 78rpm records and is now
used in cosmetics and food coatings? SHELLAC