1. Swimmer Michael Phelps holds the record for the longest televised golf putt (53 yards in 2012). Whose record did he break? Terry Wogan (33 yards in 1981)
  2. What compass point lies at 315 degrees? North west
  3. Credited to an anonymous Anglo-Saxon poet, which poem about a Scandinavian contains 3, 182 lines? Beowulf
  4. Having passed first through the digestive system of cats, Kopi Luwak is the world’s most expensive what? Coffee(animal is an Asian palm civet)
  5. Who became the latest host of ‘Fifteen to One’ in 2014? Sandi Toksvig
  6. What is the capital of the Republic of Chechnya? Grozny
  7. What were the names of the 2012 Olympic mascots? Mandeville and Wenlock
  8. Blondie, Angel Eyes and Tuco. Name the 1966 Movie? The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
  9. ‘If music be the food of love, play on’ is a line from which Shakespeare play? Twelfth Night
  10. Who was U. K. monarch during World War One? George V
  11. Football. Which Italian team play at the Stadio Olympico? Lazio (Roma also play their home games there)
  12. Nick Nack was which Bond villain’s sidekick? Scaramanga
  13. Which (in)famous novel’s main character is Humbert Humbert?Lolita
  14. Which U. K. boxer was World lightweight champ from 1974-79? John Conteh (Conteh was a light heavyweight)
  15. What colour is a black mamba snake? Brown – only the tongue is black, but skin can also be olive, gray and khaki
  16. Hematoma is the medical term for what injury? Bruise (hematoma is an ecchymosis which is not caused by an injury – erroneously called a bruise)
  17. Which mythical creature lends its name to the electronic serving monitor at Wimbledon? Cyclops
  18. Name two of the three sons in ‘Bonanza’? Eric or Hoss, Adam and Little Joe or Joseph
  19. Cooking. What does Scouse contain that Blind Scouse doesn’t? Meat
  20. Carcaradus carcaradon is more commonly known as which toothsome creature? Great white shark (Latin name is carcharodon carcharias – E. B.)
  21. What is the nickname of the Argentinean rugby union side? The Pumas
  22. Minsk is the capital of which country? Belarus
  23. Which part of a flower produces pollen? Stamen
  24. In which year was the Kronenbourg brewery opened? 1664
  25. What nationality was actor Omar Sharif? Egyptian
  26. Who was Henry VIII’s last wife? Catherine Parr
  27. Which jockey won seven races in one day in 1996? Frankie Dettori
  28. On which motorway did a Boeing 737 crash in 1989 killing forty eight people? M1
  29. Gina broke the women’s water speed record in 1990. What is her surname? Campbell
  30. Which airline operates out of Dubai? Emirates
  31. Who was the first Western pop star to play the USSR in 1979? Elton John (wrong – in 1976 Cliff Richard played eight converts in Moscow and twelve in Leningrad)
  32. Whose motto is ‘per ardua ad astra’? The Royal Air Force
  33. A hoglet is the young of which common UK mammal? Hedgehog
  34. How is the Greek island of Kerkira better known? Corfu
  35. What is the difference between magma and lava? Magma is underground, lava is over ground
  36. What is the smallest (0.8km2) EU capital city? Valletta
  37. Can you name the address of serial killer John Christie? 10 Rillington Place
  38. Which town on the English-Welsh border is famous for its annual literary festival? Hay-on-Wye
  39. What question was Cain’s reply when asked by God where Abel was? Am I my brother’s keeper
  40. Who is Angelina Jolie’s father? Jon Voight