1. Six of the original twelve English football league teams were from which county? Lancashire
  2. If a right angled triangle has short sides measuring 5 cm and 12 cm, what length is the longest side? 13 cm
  3. What was Bram Stoker’s real first name and in which country was he born? Abraham and Ireland
  4. Name two of the follow up films to ‘Dirty Harry’ (1971). ‘Magnum Force’ (1973), ‘The Enforcer (1976), ‘Dead Pool’ (1983) and ‘Sudden Impact’ (1988)
  5. What is the hottest Indian curry regularly served in the U. K.? Phal
  6. The schilling was the currency of which European country before the introduction of the euro? Austria
  7. What name is given to the sacred law of Islam? Sharia law (meaning ‘way’ or ‘path’)
  8. Who was nicknamed ‘the Hanging Judge’ after the Bloody Assizes of the seventeenth century? Judge George Jeffries
  9. What was the title of The Damned’s only U. K. top ten single? Eloise
  10. Bechuanaland changed its name to what in 1966? Botswana
  11. What are the two main vegetables used in bubble and squeak? Cabbage and potato
  12. In 2010, Jacques Rogge was President of which sporting body? International Olympic Committee
  13. Magnetite and siderite are ores of which metal? Iron
  14. The first series of ‘Auf Wiedersehen, Pet’ was set in which city? Dusseldorf
  15. What are the Queen’s two middle names? Alexandra Mary
  16. The chinchilla is native to which continent? South America
  17. Brian Robson Rankin is the real name of which British guitarist? Hank Marvin
  18. The Forest of Dean is in which English county? Gloucestershire
  19. Who preceded Angela Merkel as German Chancellor? Gerhard Schroder
  20. What nationality was artist Marc Chagall? Russian (Liozna, now in Belarus)
  21. What is the alternative name for tetanus? Lockjaw
  22. Who wrote the poem ‘Daffodils’? William Wordsworth
  23. A British road vehicle is described as vintage if it was produced in which decade? 1920s
  24. Which duo wrote the original and most successful Savoy operas? Gilbert and Sullivan
  25. What does an ungulate animal have that other animals don not? Hooves
  26. Raigmore Hospital is in which Scottish city? Inverness
  27. Mustard gas was first used in which war? World War I
  28. On B. B. C. s ‘Til Death Us Do Part’, what was the name of Alf’s daughter? Rita
  29. Who became Britain’s Home Secretary in May 2010? Theresa May
  30. The Men’s Olympic cycling sprint is over which distance? One thousand metres (1 km)
  31. Whose last novel was entitled ‘Jude the Obscure’? Thomas Hardy (1895, he died 1928)
  32. Which name is shared by towns in Fife, Gwent and the Isle of Wight? Newport
  33. David Gates sang with which seventies pop group? Bread
  34. Who played Jim Rockford in ‘The Rockford Files’? James Garner
  35. The World Championships for which sporting event was first held in Helsinki in 1983? Athletics
  36. Mascarpone is a type of which food? Cheese
  37. ‘Refer’ and ‘boob’ are examples of what type of word? Palindrome
  38. Who is the Roman god of wine? Bacchus
  39. Samarkand is a city in which country? Uzbekistan
  40. In 1981, the ‘Gang of Four’ formed which British political party? The Social Democratic Party

Tie break: the English League Cup final was first played in which year? 1961 (Aston Villa were first winners)

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