1. What is the cube root of 125? Five
  2. Which Hollywood actor had a U. K. No.2 2 in 1987 with ‘Under the Boardwalk’? Bruce Willis
  3. How many pins are used in a game of skittles? Nine
  4. Children’s fairy tales: who spun straw into gold? Rumpelstiltskin
  5. What was Bing Crosby’s real first name? Harry
  6. What type of bean is used in British baked beans? Haricot (also known as navy bean or French bean)
  7. George Pullman was a pioneer in what type of transport? Rail transport
  8. Name two of the three Baltic States. Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
  9. A smew is what type of bird? Duck
  10. Loiners are inhabitants of which English city? Leeds
  11. The War of the Roses was fought in which century? Fifteenth
  12. In what field of the arts was Jean Muir famous? Fashion(Jean Muir was also an American actress of the thirties)
  13. Who would wear a toque? Chef
  14. What is pyaemia the medical term for? Blood poisoning
  15. What was the name of Adele’s best-selling album released in 2011? 21
  16. Which country’s competed in the 2011 cricket World Cup final? India and Sri Lanka
  17. Who played Shirley Valentine in the 1989 film of the same name? Pauline Collins
  18. What is the main ingredient of a Mornay sauce? Cheese
  19. Cape Comorin is the most southerly point of which Asian country? India
  20. Margaret Dean holds which title in Fife? Lord Lieutenant
  21. Who would use a plexor? A doctor (small hammer used for testing chest and reflexes)
  22. Which Dutchman was sent off in the 2010 F. I. F. A. World Cup final? Johnny Heitinga
  23. Who hit No.1 in the U. K. in 2010 with ‘California Gurls’? Katy Perry (ft Snoop Dogg)
  24. Who created Pinocchio in the book of the same name? Geppetto
  25. Who is Popeye’s arch enemy in cartoons? Bluto
  26. What grain is used to make whisky? Barley
  27. ‘Vorsprung durch Technik’ is the motto of which car company? Audi
  28. Manama is the capital of which Middle East country? Bahrain
  29. What is the official title of the Pope’s ambassador? Nuncio
  30. Which African insect causes sleeping sickness? Tsetse fly
  31. Name two of the three colours on the flag of Venezuela. Blue, red and yellow
  32. The Roman emperor Gaius Caesar was better known by what name? Caligula(Julius Caesar’s first name was also Gaius)
  33. What is the U. S. equivalent of the Foreign Secretary? Secretary of State
  34. Apart from London, which two cities have a Tate Gallery? Liverpool and St. Ives
  35. ‘Another Suitcase in another Hall’ is a song from which musical? Evita
  36. In which Olympic sport would contestants wear a plastron? Fencing
  37. Who wrote ‘Three Men in a Boat’? Jerome Klapka Jerome
  38. The sit-com ‘Porridge’ was set in which prison? H. M. P. Slade
  39. In which country is the Cresta Run? Switzerland
  40. Armley Prison is in which Yorkshire city? Leeds

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