1. In 2008, Lord Igor Judge was appointed to which senior legal post in England and Wales? Lord Chief Justice
  2. What science is the study of living organisms? Biology
  3. Which capital city stands on the River Manzanares? Madrid
  4. In which decade did the dodo become extinct? Seventeenth century
  5. Who commanded the British forces at the Battle for Balaclava? Lord Raglan
  6. The rapper Dylan Kwabena Mills is better known by what name? Dizzee Rascal
  7. The sidecar cocktail contains which spirit? Brandy or cognac
  8. Which Formula One team won their first championship in 2009? Brawn
  9. The 1976 film ‘Bound for Glory’ saw David Carradine play which American folk singer? Woody Guthrie
  10. The line ‘parting is such sweet sorrow’ is from which Shakespeare play? Romeo and Juliet
  11. Which country singer married Julia Roberts in 1993? Lyle Lovett
  12. In 2008, john Key became Prime Minister of which country? New Zealand
  13. What kind of creature is a garibaldi? Fish
  14. What is the SI unit of force? Newton
  15. Which food chain was founded by Jack Cohen in 1919? Tesco
  16. What items of clothing are made by a cordwainer? Shoes and boots
  17. Which group’s first hit was ‘Looking after Number One’ in 1977? Boomtown Rats(A gang from Woody Guthrie’s ‘Bound for Glory’)
  18. Who is the only Canadian to win the world snooker championship? Cliff Thorburn (1980)
  19. Overlook Hotel features in which 1980 horror film? The Shining
  20. Which American author wrote ‘The Snow Goose’? Paul Gallico
  21. The annual cheese rolling contest takes place at Cooper’s Hill in which English county? Gloucestershire
  22. In our solar system which is the first planet alphabetically? Earth
  23. Sausage dog is a popular term for which breed of dog? Dachshund
  24. Which Rihanna song was No.1 in the U. K. for ten week in 2007? Umbrella
  25. Kali, or Kalika, is the goddess of eternal energy in which religion? Hinduism
  26. Who led the Dambusters Raid in 1943? Guy Gibson
  27. The Scarman Report of 1981 followed which event of that year? Brixton Riots
  28. The alcoholic drink Grappa originates in which country? Italy
  29. Mervyn King is a well known figure in which sport? Darts
  30. Who directed the 2007 film ‘No Country for Old Men’? The Cohen Brothers
  31. Boris Johnson once edited which right wing magazine? The Spectator
  32. In Greek mythology, who stole fire from the Greek gods? Prometheus
  33. The Sellafield Nuclear Power Station was once known by which name? WIndscale (Calder Hall was also at the same site)
  34. In medical terms, what is the opposite of acute? Chronic
  35. Female hens under one year old a called what? Pullet
  36. Which Beatles’ song was a top five U. K. hit for Siouxsie and the Banshees? Dear Prudence (1983)
  37. Which English county lends its name to a two-seated horse-drawn carriage? Surrey
  38. The Auschwitz Concentration Camp is in which country? Poland
  39. The X Factor replaced which TV programme in 2004? Pop Idol
  40. Who became Welsh First Minister in 2009? Carwyn Jones

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