1. What was the name of the oil tanker responsible polluting the coast of Alaska in 1989? Exxon Valdez
  2. In which English city is the Colston Hall concert hall? Bristol
  3. According to Royal Navy tradition, the first watch begins and ends at which two times? 20:00 and midnight
  4. The Polish city of Gdansk was formerly known by what name? Danzig(among many others)
  5. Which English football team play their home games at Griffin Park? Brentford F. C.
  6. Quark is what type of food product? Cheese
  7. What relation was Martin Amis to Kingsley Amis? Kingsley was Martin’s father
  8. Which Led Zeppelin track entered the charts in 1997 twenty eight years after it was first recorded? Whole Lotta Love
  9. Who became India’s Prime Minister after gaining independence? Pandit Nehru(1947 – 1964)
  10. What is the only marsupial native to North America? Opossum
  11. In photography, what do the initials S. L. R. mean? Single Lens Reflex
  12. Which car company produces the Qashqai? Nissan
  13. In which eastern European country was there a revolution in 1956? Hungary
  14. How many different surnames has Gail had in ‘Coronation Street’? Five
  15. A resume is a short version of which document? Curriculum vitae (C. V.)
  16. The Island of Lundy lies off the coast of which English county? Devon
  17. Spa Motor Racing Circuit is in which country? Belgium(Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps)
  18. The frozen dairy dessert ‘kulfi’ traditionally comes from which country? India
  19. Which nineteenth century author wrote ‘Barchester Towers’? Anthony Trollope
  20. Eddie and Alex Van Halen were born in which country? Netherlands
  21. Between 1058 and 1286 the ruling family of Scotland had the same name as which town? Dunkeld(last king was Alexander III, Margaret was never inaugurated as Queen of Scots)
  22. Name two of the three actors who have played Para Handy on TV. Duncan MacCrae, Roddy McMillan and Gregor Fisher
  23. Name the Hertfordshire oil storage terminal that was destroyed by fire in 2001. Buncefield
  24. The Simpson Pas connects Alberta to which other Canadian province? British Columbia
  25. Basil D’Oliveira played cricket for which English county? Worcestershire
  26. Hawkes Bay wine is produced in which country? New Zealand
  27. What was Margaret Mitchell’s only novel? Gone with the Wind
  28. Anita, Ruth, Bonnie and June were the first names of which American sisters group? Sister Sledge
  29. Who became Britain’s Defence Minister after Liam Fox in October 2011? Phillip Hammond
  30. Jodrell Bank Observatory is part of which university? University of Manchester
  31. Sir Henry Irvine became famous in which of the arts? Theatre or drama or acting
  32. What titlewas given to the first-born sons of French kings? Dauphin
  33. How many times did Pierce Brosnan play James Bond? Four times (‘Golden Eye’, ‘Tomorrow Never Dies’, ‘The World is Not Enough’ and ‘Die Another Day’)
  34. What is the currency of Mexico? Peso
  35. What is the name of Japan’s largest island? Honshu
  36. Which Olympic sport is played on an area fourteen metres long by 1.8 to 2.0 metres wide? Fencing
  37. Who wrote ‘The Pendulum and the Pit’? Edgar Allan Poe
  38. What was the name of Althea and Donna’s only U. K. No.1 single? Uptown Top Ranking in 1978
  39. Who succeeded Richard Nixon as U. S. President? Gerald Ford
  40. Bile is secreted from which organ? Liver

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