1. The Klondike River is a tributary of which larger river? Yukon River
  2. Which two vocal registers come between Tenor and Soprano? Contralto & Mezzo Soprano(Dubious: the order of voices between Tenor and Sopranocan include Mezzo Soprano, Atlo, Contralto and Contra Tenor; Contralto and Contra Tenor having the same register but one being male the other female)
  3. Rugby union. Who is Scotland’s top points scorer and, with 109 caps, the most capped? Chris Paterson
  4. Comedy duos. Who was the partner of Les Dennis? Dustin Gee
  5. Before 1980, what was the name of Iran and of its ruler? Persia & Shah
  6. What is the lightly baked cake which takes its name from the French for ‘puffed-up?Soufflé
  7. In Jewish teachings, who was Adam’s first wife who cheated on him with the Archangel Samuel? Lilith(Wrong: Lilith is part of biblical folklore having emerged from Babylonian myth and does not form part of Jewish belief. It appears in other faiths which also incorporate apocrypha and myths in order to explain some of the contradictions in translation of Genesis)
  8. Who became leader of U. K. I. P. in 2010? Nigel Farage
  9. What is the young of a hare called? Leveret
  10. Boyd, Petersen, Howe, Tortelli, Malone. Name the TV show? Cheers
  11. Stopping breathing for elongated time periods when asleep is known as sleep what? Apnoea
  12. What is the maximum amount of golf clubs allowed in a Professional tournament? Fourteen
  13. Oscar winning documentary, ‘An Inconvenient Truth’ focuses on whose efforts to inform the public about the dangers of global warming? Al Gore
  14. Gypsy Moth, Mosquito and Comet were all planes manufactured by which company? De Havilland
  15. Jonathan E was the main protagonist in which futuristic sporting movie? Rollerball
  16. The film-maker responsible for documenting the rise of Nazi Germany was Leni who?Riefenstahl
  17. The Buddh international circuit is which country’s Grand Prix track, inaugurated in 2011? India
  18. What is the capital of Bolivia? La Paz
  19. Radio. What did the acronym ITMA stand for? It’s That Man Again
  20. Name two of the teams relegated from last season’s English Premiership (2012-13)? Cardiff City, Hull City West Ham United(Wrong: Q. P. R. Reading, Wigan Athletic)
  21. Name two of the teams promoted to this seasons English premiership (2013-14)? Q. P. R., Reading, Wigan Athletic(Wrong: Cardiff City, Hull City, Crystal Palace)
  22. ‘Happy Days’ spawned two spin-off series, can you name them? ‘Joanie Loves Chachi’ and ‘Mork and Mindy’(Wrong: ‘Joanie Loves Chachi’, ‘Mork and Mindy’, ‘Laverne and Shirley’,’ Out of the Blue’, ‘TheFonz and the Happy Days Gang’, ‘Blansky's Beauties’, plus other animated one-off specials)
  23. Azerbaijan, Russia and Iran all have coastlines on which sea? Caspian Sea
  24. A neutron star which rotates at high speed emitting light from both poles is called a what? Pulsar
  25. Which Carry On stalwart provided the voice of kid’s cartoon ‘Will o’ the Wisp’? Kenneth Williams
  26. What is the first drug to be administered in a lethal injection, famously known as ‘truth serum’? Sodium pentathol or triopenthate(Dubious: sodium thiopental or pentothal)
  27. ‘Religion is the opiate of the masses’ is a quote attributed to whom? Karl Marx(Wrong: Karl Marx and ArnoldRuge co-wrote the publication. Actual quote: ‘Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, and the soul of soulless conditions. It is the opium of the people’)
  28. What literary term meaning ‘thus’ is used to signify a mistake or misspelling that has been left uncorrected intentionally? Sic
  29. In England, traditionally called a ‘Lucy’ and in Scotland, a ‘Ged’, which freshwater fish can reach 6ft in length and 35kg in weight? Pike(Ged is the heraldic name for the pike)
  30. Which of the martial art has a name which translates as ‘the gentle way’? Judo
  31. Pounds and points. In the UK, how much is the fine for using a mobile phone whilst driving and how many penalty points on your licence? Sixty pounds and three points(Dubious: now three penalty points on your licence and a fine of one hundred pounds. Your case could also go to court and you could be disqualified from driving or riding and get a maximum fine of £1,000. Drivers of buses or goods vehicles could get a maximum fine of £2,500)
  32. In 2013, Monopoly introduced a new token to the popular board game, the cat. Which of the original tokens did it replace? Iron
  33. Pantophobia is a fear of what? Everything(Dubious: also means non-specific fear or dread)
  34. Tennis. Which of the Williams sisters has NOT won all four Grand Slam titles? Venus (not won Australian or French Opens)
  35. Keith, Greg and Carl. Their surnames give you which chart topping seventies progressive rock group? Emerson, Lake and Palmer
  36. In which country is the Aswan dam? Egypt
  37. Which former England football manager was co-creator of the ITV detective series ‘Hazell’? Terry Venables
  38. Which French dynasty (House) was overthrown by the French revolution and restored after Napoleon’s defeat? Bourbon
  39. Which poet penned ‘Paradise Lost’ and ‘Paradise Regained’? John Milton
  40. Which film director’s works include ‘Spartacus’, ‘Lolita’ and ‘Full Metal Jacket’? Stanley Kubrick