1. Which country owns the Aleutian Islands? U. S. A.
  2. How many years are celebrated at a pearl anniversary? Thirty
  3. What type of dog is Snoopy? Beagle
  4. Which car company produces the Qashqai? Nissan
  5. Which two elements make ammonia? Hydrogen and nitrogen (NH3)
  6. Which bird is the symbol of the R. S. P. B.? Avocet
  7. Which Irish TV and radio personality published the book ‘Mustn’t Grumble’? Terry Wogan
  8. Brands Hatch Racing Circuit is in which English county? Kent
  9. Who is the host of the TV show ‘Q. I.’? Stephen Fry
  10. Bill Clinton and William Hague share which middle name? Jefferson
  11. Nelson Rockefeller served as Vice President during whose Presidency? Gerald Ford
  12. Jake Shears is a singer in which pop group? Scissor Sisters
  13. Which two of Henry VIII wives were beheaded? Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard
  14. Vinho Verde is produced in which country? Portugal
  15. Salem is the state capital of which U. S. state? Oregon
  16. The Bolivar is the currency of which South American country? Venezuela
  17. The adjective ‘costal’ relates to which part of the human body? Ribs
  18. Stephen Harper became Prime Minister of which country in 2006? Canada
  19. Choo Choo and Benny the Ball are characters in which cartoon? Top Cat
  20. Which Briton won his only Formula 1 World Championship in 1976? James Hunt
  21. Port Ellen is on which Scottish island? Islay
  22. Who was the Egyptian god of the Sun? Ra
  23. Who wrote ‘The Russia House’? John Le Carré
  24. What was the previous name of the shipping forecast area ‘FitzRoy’ before 2002? Finisterre
  25. What is the S. I. Unit of frequency? Hertz
  26. What type of creature is a fulmar? A bird
  27. Sergeant James Hathaway is the sidekick of which TV detective? Inspector Lewis
  28. Which is the only Belgian city to host the summer Olympic Games? Antwerp (1920)
  29. Which Scottish Labour Party leader resigned in June 2008? Wendy Alexander
  30. Who had a U. K. No.1 single in 1972 with ‘Mouldy Old Dough’? Lieutenant Pigeon
  31. What would be your star sign if you were born on Christmas Day? Capricorn
  32. Robert the Bruce is buried in which Scottish town? Dunfermline
  33. Who designed ‘The Angel of the North’? Anthony Gormley
  34. Which European capital city lies fifty miles from Vienna? Bratislava
  35. Arundel Castle is the ancestral home of which duke? Duke of Norfolk
  36. According to the nursery rhyme, who ‘kissed the girls and made them cry’? Georgie Porgie
  37. An emetic agent or drug would cause you to do what? Vomit
  38. The 2009 film ‘Telstar’ was the story of which British film producer? Joe Meek (Robert George Meek died 1967)
  39. Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg’s constituency is in which English city? Sheffield Hallam (only seat in South Yorkshire not held by Labour)
  40. Who had a U. K. No.1 single in 1979 with ‘One Day at a Time’? Lena Martell

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