1. Graham Sutherland was famous in which artistic field during the twentieth century? He was an artist(accept painter) (also an etcher and a designer, e. g. designed the tapestry in Coventry Cathedral)
  2. What is the highest possible score in a game of cribbage? Twenty nine
  3. Who played Radar O’Reilly in both the film and TV version of MASH? Gary Burghoff
  4. Which British car was the first to sell over one million models? Morris Minor(from 1948 to February 1961, production stopped 1971. Mini started production in 1959)
  5. Which type of farming refers to crop growing? Arable(can also be agronomy)
  6. Who rules in a plutocracy? The wealthy
  7. What colour is the bull’seye on a dartboard? Red
  8. Balsamic vinegar originated in which European country? Italy
  9. In which century did the dodo bird become extinct? Seventeenth
  10. In the Bible, whose wife is turned into a pillar of salt? Lot
  11. Which country left the Commonwealth in 1949? Republic of Ireland
  12. The Tamla Motown record label was based in which city? Detroit
  13. Who wrote the novel ‘Jane Eyre’? Charlotte Bronte
  14. In which English city is Buckfast Abbey? Devon
  15. Which English singer/actor, once married to Joan Collins, was born on 24th September 1931? Anthony Newley
  16. Carmine is a deep shade of which primary colour? Red
  17. Who played the part of Bill Sykes in the 1968 film musical ‘Oliver!’? Oliver Reed
  18. In Olympic boxing, which weight comes between flyweight and featherweight? Bantamweight
  19. Name the two groups to have a drummer named Roger Taylor. Queen and Duran Duran
  20. In which city is the news agency Reuters based? London
  21. The European Investment Bank’s headquarters is in which country? Luxembourg
  22. In Thomas the Tank Engine, how is Sir Topham Hatt otherwise known? The Fat Controller
  23. Which car company created the Jazz model? Honda
  24. How is the number five hundred and fifty five expressed in Roman numerals? DLV
  25. How often are elections for the Mayor of London? Every four years(since 2000)
  26. The Stanley Cup is contested in which sport? Ice hockey
  27. The beers Leffe and Chimay come from which European country? Belgium
  28. Saki is a species of which creature? Monkey
  29. The My Lai massacre took place in which war? Vietnam War in 1968
  30. How many strings are there on a standard ukulele? Four
  31. Which American writer became Chancellor of Durham University in 2005? Bill Bryson
  32. The site of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon is in which modern country? Iraq
  33. On 24th September 1973 Guinea-Bissau gained independence from which European country? Portugal
  34. ‘The Base’ is the English translation of which terrorist group? Al-Qaeda
  35. Who composed the music for nearly all of Steven Spielberg’s films? John Williams
  36. Which animal sits on top of rugby’s Calcutta Cup? Elephant
  37. Who became Secretary of State for Northern Ireland on 04th September 2012? Theresa Villiers(succeeded Owen Paterson)
  38. In which city did General Charles Gordon die? Khartoum
  39. Who wrote the novel ‘Catch 22’? Joseph Heller
  40. The word ‘modem’ is an abbreviation of which two words? Modulator and demodulator

Tie breakers

  1. Who played Private Pike in ‘Dad’s Army’? Ian Lavender
  2. Swinley Bottom is a feature of which English racecourse? Ascot
  3. Who preceded Angela Merkel as German Chancellor? Gerhardt Schroeder
  4. Which comedian wrote the 1963 book ‘Puckoon’? Spike Milligan
  5. What is the real name of Madness singer Suggs? Graham MacPherson
  6. Ultimate tie breaker: what is the area of the Principality of Andorra in square kilometres? Four hundred and sixty eight