1. In which sport is a pen holder grip used? Table tennis
  2. What type of creature is killed by vermicide? Worms
  3. Winnie the Pooh lived in which wood? Hundred Acre Wood
  4. Who was the star of the TV series ‘Phoenix Nights’? Peter Kay
  5. Who was the last non-league English football team to win the F. A. Cup? Tottenham Hotspur
  6. Who played the young poker player in the 1966 film ‘The Cincinnati Kid’? Steve McQueen
  7. What are the two colours of the national flag of Bangladesh? Red and green
  8. What is the name of the geographical fault that runs from Israel to Mozambique? Great Rift Valley
  9. Who was the first composer to appear on a British banknote? Edward Elgar
  10. In music, how many movements are there in a concerto? Three
  11. What animal lives in an earth? Fox
  12. Which snooker player was nicknamed ‘Dracula’? Ray Reardon
  13. If George Washington was President number one, what number is Barack Obama? Forty four
  14. Who succeeded Herbert Asquith as British Prime Minister? David Lloyd George
  15. Which duo had a U. K. No.2 single in 1993 with ‘True Love’? Elton John and Kike Dee (‘True Love Ways’ was David Essex and Catherine Zeta Jones in 1994!)
  16. Which gland in the human body secretes insulin? Pancreas
  17. Rome is the capital of which region of Italy? Lazio
  18. In which century did William Caxton introduce the first printing press to England? Fifteenth
  19. In Dickens’ ‘A Tale of Two Cities’, what was the Scarlet Pimpernel’s real name? Percy Blakeney
  20. What was the first pop group after Gerry and the Pacemakers to have their first three singles reach No.1 in the British charts? Frankie Goes to Hollywood
  21. Name the year: Argentina invades the Falkland Islands, Renee and Renato have a U. K. No.1 single with ‘Save Your Love’, Leonid Brezhnev dies in office and Italy beat West Germany 3 – 1 in the World Cup final. 1982
  22. What would a ‘granivore’ animal feed on? Grain or seeds
  23. Spike is a term used in which sport? Volleyball
  24. Which comedy duo began as ‘The Menopause Sisters’? Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders
  25. Who was the Roman goddess of the dawn? Aurora
  26. What is the only U. S. state capital with three words in its name? Salt Lake City
  27. In which month AND year did man first set foot on the Moon? July 1969
  28. Which branch of mathematics takes its name from the Latin for ‘pebble’? Calculus
  29. How many teams took part in the first World Cup finals: eleven, thirteen, sixteen or eighteen? Thirteen (Belgium, France, Romania and Yugoslavia from Europe, U. S. A. and Mexico from North America, and Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay from South America)
  30. On TV’s ‘Coronation Street’, what was Deirdre’s first married name? Langton
  31. What animals live in a holt? Otters
  32. In Disney’s ‘Jungle Book’, which two characters sang ‘Bare Necessities’? Baloo and Mowgli
  33. What is the maximum number of players on the ice during an ice hockey match? Twelve
  34. In 1862 the Battle of Harper’s Ferry took place during which war? American Civil War
  35. Which Greek physician was known as the father of modern medicine? Hippocrates
  36. Which radio D. J. was nicknamed ‘Fluff’? Alan Freeman
  37. In Richmal Crompton ‘Just William’ books, what was the name of William’s gang: the Cowboys, the Desperadoes or the Outlaws? The Outlaws
  38. Which fast food chain was advertised by Chris Waddle, Stuart Pearce and Gareth Southgate? Pizza Hut
  39. At which race course is the National Horseracing Museum? Newmarket
  40. Who invented the jet engine? Frank Whittle

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