1.

Which country has a state called Chihuahua?

2.

What is the name of Plymouth Argyle’s football league ground?

3.

Which famous Oxford Dean might have called his place of work "Cue Knowledge"?

4.

Who wrote the play Amy’s View currently playing at the Library Theatre?

5.

Who directed the 1986 film The Colour of Money?     

6.

Of which American corporation is Steve Jobs the Chief Executive Officer (CEO)?

7.

Which famous singer won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1988 for Switzerland?

8.

What is the name of the new museum being built on the Ship Canal opposite the Lowry Centre?

1.

Bokmal is one of the 2 official versions of which European language?      

2.

What is the name of Glasgow’s Cathedral?

3.

Which Russian physiologist, best known for his studies on ‘conditioned’ or ‘acquired’ reflexes, was awarded a Nobel prize in 1904?

4.

Name 3 of the 4 cathedral cities you would pass through on a train journey from King’s Cross to Edinburgh (using the normal and most direct route)?

5.

Who played James Bond in the 1967 film Casino Royale?

6.

What is produced in the Haber process?

7.

Alphabetically which element starts the periodic table?

8.

What game is played in an area that includes a penthouse, a grille, and a winning gallery?

1.

What stretch of water lies between Iceland and Greenland

2.

In which US city are the remains of the Alfred Murrah Federal Block?

3.

Which comedian and writer’s latest book is entitled The Star’s Tennis Balls?

4.

In 1995 two African countries joined the Commonwealth.  Name either of them.

5.

What are the 2 principal constituents of Stainless Steel?

6.

Which London museum is based on the site of the old Bedlam Hospital?

7.

Who are the famous parents of baby Rocco born in August last year?

8.

Who was Chief Executive of Railtrack when it was shut down recently by Stephen Byers?

1.

"No fruits, no flowers, no leaves, no birds…."  What word comes next in Thomas Hood’s poem No!?

2.

What is the name of the new BBC1 half hour drama starring Liza Tarbuck?

3.

Which is Europe’s most southerly landlocked country?

4.

Who wrote the biography that is currently top of the bestselling hardback non-fiction book list?

5.

What date does the Commonwealth Games start next year?

6.

Rod Eddington is currently boss of which large UK business?

7.

Which bank owns the online banking operation called ‘Cahoot’?

8.

Who is the Australian Labor party leader just defeated in the Australian General Election?

1.

What is the capital of the German state of Saxony?

2.

Which English Football League Club plays at Nene Park?

3.

What name is given to the type of humorous verse illustrated by the lines: 'Sir Christopher Wren said “I’m going to dine with some men.  If anyone calls, say I’m designing St. Paul’s”’?

4.

Which actress is currently playing the title role in Hedda Gabler at the Royal Exchange theatre?

5.

Who directed the 1994 film Natural Born Killers?

6.

The Japanese company responsible for the Panasonic and National brands is in trouble.  What is it called?

7.

Linda Martin won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1992 with Why Me?  Which country did she represent?

8.

What is the name of Manchester’s new ‘Museum of the Modern City’ being built nearby Victoria Station?

1.

Name one of the 2 principal languages of Afghanistan.

2.

What do Glaswegians refer to as ‘The Clockwork Orange’?

3.

Which German physicist, best known for formulating the quantum theory won a Nobel prize in 1918?

4.

What 3 cathedral cities would you pass through on a train journey from Euston to Glasgow (using the normal and most direct route)?

5.

Which actress comes next in this Avengers sequence: Honor Blackman, Diana Rigg……?

6.

What is produced in the Bessemer process?

7.

Alphabetically which element finishes the periodic table?   

8.

In American sporting parlance what is a ‘Shutout’?

1.

What stretch of water lies between the East coast of Africa and Madagascar?

2.

Which is the only US state to have formerly been an independent republic?

3.

Which American writer has just published Portrait of the Artist as an Old Man?

4.

The Commonwealth was set up in 1931.  Name the 5 original members

5.

What are the 2 principal constituents of brass?

6.

Which London museum was originally called the Museum of Ornamental Art?

7.

Who are the famous parents of recently born Jaden Gil?

8.

Who is the Rail Regulator?

1.

Walt Whitman’s poem When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloomed was a commemoration of whom?

2.

ITV1 has a new 3 days a week teatime soap opera.  What is it called?

3.

Which is Ireland’s most southerly landlocked county?

4.

Who wrote The Falls – the book that is currently top of the bestselling paperback fiction list?

5.

Where will the Commonwealth Games Hockey tournament be staged next year?   

6.

Who is the current Marks & Spencer Chief Executive?

7.

Who owns the online banking operation called ‘Smile’?

8.

Michael Oliver has just become the 674th what?

1.

What was strange about Clark Gable’s birth certificate?

2.

With which pet did Florence Nightingale always travel?

3.

Why did pirates wear earrings?

4.

Who played the part of Doctor Who on TV for the longest period?

5.

Which British monarch said of his eldest son: "After I am dead the boy will ruin himself within 12 months"?

6.

What are the last 2 lines of the poem The Ancient Mariner?

7.

What name is given to a series of numbers where each term is the sum of the preceding 2 terms (0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, etc)?

8.

Whose first number one hit single was entitled ‘Country House’?

1.

Which country has a state called Chihuahua?

Mexico

2.

What is the name of Plymouth Argyle’s football league ground?

Home Park

3.

Which famous Oxford Dean might have called his place of work "Cue Knowledge"?

Rev W A Spooner

(of New College - famous for transposing the initial letters of words)

4.

Who wrote the play Amy’s View currently playing at the Library Theatre?

David Hare

5.

Who directed the 1986 film The Colour of Money?     

Martin Scorcese 

6.

Of which American corporation is Steve Jobs the Chief Executive Officer (CEO)?

Apple Computers

7.

Which famous singer won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1988 for Switzerland?

Celine Dion

8.

What is the name of the new museum being built on the Ship Canal opposite the Lowry Centre?

Imperial War Museum North

1.

Bokmal is one of the 2 official versions of which European language?      

Norwegian

2.

What is the name of Glasgow’s Cathedral?

Saint Mungo’s 

3.

Which Russian physiologist, best known for his studies on ‘conditioned’ or ‘acquired’ reflexes, was awarded a Nobel prize in 1904?

Ivan Pavlov

4.

Name 3 of the 4 cathedral cities you would pass through on a train journey from King’s Cross to Edinburgh (using the normal and most direct route)?

(3 from)

Peterborough;

York;

Durham;

Newcastle-upon-Tyne

5.

Who played James Bond in the 1967 film Casino Royale?

David Niven

6.

What is produced in the Haber process?

Ammonia

7.

Alphabetically which element starts the periodic table?

Actinium

8.

What game is played in an area that includes a penthouse, a grille, and a winning gallery?

Real Tennis

1.

What stretch of water lies between Iceland and Greenland

The Denmark Strait

2.

In which US city are the remains of the Alfred Murrah Federal Block?

Oklahoma City

3.

Which comedian and writer’s latest book is entitled The Star’s Tennis Balls?

Stephen Fry 

4.

In 1995 two African countries joined the Commonwealth.  Name either of them.

(One from)

Mozambique;

Cameroon

5.

What are the 2 principal constituents of Stainless Steel?

Iron and Chromium

(with a small quantity of Carbon)

6.

Which London museum is based on the site of the old Bedlam Hospital?

Imperial War Museum

7.

Who are the famous parents of baby Rocco born in August last year?

Madonna and Guy Ritchie

8.

Who was Chief Executive of Railtrack when it was shut down recently by Stephen Byers?

Steve Marshall

1.

"No fruits, no flowers, no leaves, no birds…."  What word comes next in Thomas Hood’s poem No!?

"November"

2.

What is the name of the new BBC1 half hour drama starring Liza Tarbuck?

Linda Green

3.

Which is Europe’s most southerly landlocked country?

Macedonia

4.

Who wrote the biography that is currently top of the bestselling hardback non-fiction book list?

Pamela Stephenson

(about her husband Billy Connolly)

5.

What date does the Commonwealth Games start next year?

July 25th

6.

Rod Eddington is currently boss of which large UK business?

BA (British Airways)

7.

Which bank owns the online banking operation called ‘Cahoot’?

Abbey National

8.

Who is the Australian Labor party leader just defeated in the Australian General Election?

Kim Beazley

1.

What is the capital of the German state of Saxony?

Dresden

2.

Which English Football League Club plays at Nene Park?

Rushden & Diamonds 

3.

What name is given to the type of humorous verse illustrated by the lines: 'Sir Christopher Wren said “I’m going to dine with some men.  If anyone calls, say I’m designing St. Paul’s”’?

Clerihew

(invented by E Clerihew Bentley)

4.

Which actress is currently playing the title role in Hedda Gabler at the Royal Exchange theatre?

Amanda Donohue

5.

Who directed the 1994 film Natural Born Killers?

Oliver Stone

6.

The Japanese company responsible for the Panasonic and National brands is in trouble.  What is it called?

Matsushita

7.

Linda Martin won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1992 with Why Me?  Which country did she represent?

Ireland

8.

What is the name of Manchester’s new ‘Museum of the Modern City’ being built nearby Victoria Station?

Urbis

1.

Name one of the 2 principal languages of Afghanistan.

(One from)

Pashto (or Pushto)

Persian (or Parsi)

2.

What do Glaswegians refer to as ‘The Clockwork Orange’?

The Glasgow Underground 

3.

Which German physicist, best known for formulating the quantum theory won a Nobel prize in 1918?

Max Planck

4.

What 3 cathedral cities would you pass through on a train journey from Euston to Glasgow (using the normal and most direct route)?

Lichfield, Lancaster and Carlisle

5.

Which actress comes next in this Avengers sequence: Honor Blackman, Diana Rigg……?

Linda Thorson

6.

What is produced in the Bessemer process?

Steel

7.

Alphabetically which element finishes the periodic table?   

Zirconium

8.

In American sporting parlance what is a ‘Shutout’?

The result of a match in which the loser does not score at all

(what we call a ‘whitewash’)

1.

What stretch of water lies between the East coast of Africa and Madagascar?

The Mozambique Channel

2.

Which is the only US state to have formerly been an independent republic?

Texas

3.

Which American writer has just published Portrait of the Artist as an Old Man?

Joseph Heller

4.

The Commonwealth was set up in 1931.  Name the 5 original members

UK, South Africa, Canada, Australia, New Zealand

5.

What are the 2 principal constituents of brass?

Copper and Zinc

6.

Which London museum was originally called the Museum of Ornamental Art?

The Victoria and Albert Museum (V & A)

7.

Who are the famous parents of recently born Jaden Gil?

Steffi Graf and Andre Agassi

8.

Who is the Rail Regulator?

Tom Winsor

1.

Walt Whitman’s poem When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloomed was a commemoration of whom?

Abraham Lincoln

2.

ITV1 has a new 3 days a week teatime soap opera.  What is it called?

Night and Day

3.

Which is Ireland’s most southerly landlocked county?

Tipperary

4.

Who wrote The Falls – the book that is currently top of the bestselling paperback fiction list?

Ian Rankin

5.

Where will the Commonwealth Games Hockey tournament be staged next year?   

Belle Vue Leisure Centre

6.

Who is the current Marks & Spencer Chief Executive?

Luc Vandevelde

7.

Who owns the online banking operation called ‘Smile’?

Cooperative Bank

8.

Michael Oliver has just become the 674th what?

Lord Mayor of London

1.

What was strange about Clark Gable’s birth certificate?

He was listed as a girl

2.

With which pet did Florence Nightingale always travel?

An owl

3.

Why did pirates wear earrings?

They believed it improved their eyesight

4.

Who played the part of Doctor Who on TV for the longest period?

Tom Baker 

5.

Which British monarch said of his eldest son: "After I am dead the boy will ruin himself within 12 months"?

George V

(of the future Edward VIII)

6.

What are the last 2 lines of the poem The Ancient Mariner?

"A sadder and a wiser man, he rose the morrow morn"

7.

What name is given to a series of numbers where each term is the sum of the preceding 2 terms (0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, etc)?

Fibonacci Numbers

8.

Whose first number one hit single was entitled ‘Country House’?

Blur