1.

In what year was the Gunpowder Plot?

2.

How was John Johnson involved in the Gunpowder Plot?

3.

What are the three main constituents of Gunpowder?

4.

The salts of which element impart a red colour to a firework's flame or explosion?

5.

Who was the Roman goddess of fire?

6.

Which Norse god was conceived as a fire demon, his name deriving from the Germanic for flame?

7.

The explosive nitro-glycerine is used in medicine to treat which common complaint?

8.

What substance is formed by mixing Kieselguhr and nitro-glycerine?

1.

Where does Fireman Sam live?

2.

What is the name of the phoenix in the Harry Potter stories?

3.

At what temperature does paper spontaneously ignite?

4.

Which organisation has the motto 'Blood and Fire'?

5.

Which radioactive isotope is contained in most common household fire detectors?

6.

What is the effect on the human body of ingesting the powder squirted from a powder fire extinguisher?

7.

Which US car company produces the Firebird car

8.

Which group had a number one hit in the 90' s with Firestarter?

1.

In which country is the worlds largest oil refinery?

2.

What is the name of the Italian village devastated in last month's earthquake?

3.

Whose autobiography is entitled A Long Walk to Freedom?

4.

Whose autobiography is entitled Bananas Can’t Fly?

5.

What is a young pigeon known as?

6.

In which novel is the skeleton of Allardyce left as a directional pointer?

7.

In which novel does Sir Danvers Carew meet a violent death?

8.

What type of animal is a Duroc?

1.

Which government minister is nicknamed 'Two brains'?

2.

Name either of the two men arrested last month on suspicion of being the Washington sniper.

3.

Which actor appeared in the films Interview with a Vampire, Nil by Mouth and Hannibal?

4.

Which actor appeared in The Godfather, Apocalypse Now and M.A.S.H.?

5.

Who have just been crowned 2002 World Baseball Champions?

6.

Which American cyclist has won the last 3 Tour de France competitions?

7.

Which city is the setting for Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet?

8.

Which city is the setting for Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew?

1.

What event triggered the suspension of the Gold Standard in 1931?

2.

What was the name of the ship on which there was a mutiny on the way to Australia in 1797?

3.

Who was the first Englishman to win the European Footballer of the year award?

4.

Who is the youngest footballer to play in a World Cup Finals event (i.e. not just in a qualifying game)?

5.

Which artist painted Six Apparitions of Lenin on a Grand Piano?

6.

Which sculptor sculpted The Angel of The North?

7.

What type of pasta in Italian means 'small tongues'?

8.

How many bottles of Champagne are in a Nebuchadnezzar?

1.

What event triggered the suspension of the Gold Standard in 1931?

2.

What was the name of the ship on which there was a mutiny on the way to Australia in 1797?

3.

Who was the first Englishman to win the European Footballer of the year award?

4.

Who is the youngest footballer to play in a World Cup Finals event (i.e. not just in a qualifying game)?

5.

Which artist painted Six Apparitions of Lenin on a Grand Piano?

6.

Which sculptor sculpted The Angel of The North?

7.

What type of pasta in Italian means 'small tongues'?

8.

How many bottles of Champagne are in a Nebuchadnezzar?

1.

What is the medical term for the lower jawbone?

2.

What is the medical term for the collar bone?

3.

What is the main claim to fame of the ex-Sheffield United Footballer, Brian Deane?

4.

Who, last season, scored the ten thousandth goal in the Premiership?

5.

Which brewery in Alloa produces a mild called Jacobite?

6.

Which Lancashire brewery produces Guy Fawkes bitter?

7.

What was the first album released on the Virgin record label?

8.

Who played the keyboards on a number of the Beatles later hits - including Get Back?

1.

What is measured on the Mercalli Scale?

2.

What is the more common name for the Chile Pine tree?

3.

Which actor was born Issur Danielovitch?

4.

Which actress was originally chosen to play Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz before Judy Garland?

5.

Name one of the two Scottish counties that merged to form Galloway.

6.

What is the name of the stone age village unearthed in the sands on Orkney?

7.

Which cartoonist created the comic strip Andy Capp?

8.

Which cartoonist created the comic strip Peanuts?

1.

What sport is played on a surface 9 feet by 5 feet?

2.

Who composed the Opera Eugene Onegin?

3.

Invar is an alloy of which 2 metals?

4.

What army rank is immediately above Captain?

5.

In Brideshead Revisited what was the name of Sebastian Flyte’s Teddy Bear?

6.

What tool has a bick, a table, a face, a swage hole, a pritchet hole and a heel?

1.

In what year was the Gunpowder Plot?

1605

2.

How was John Johnson involved in the Gunpowder Plot?

It was the alias used by Guy Fawkes

3.

What are the three main constituents of Gunpowder?

Potassium Nitrate (saltpetre), Charcoal and Sulphur

4.

The salts of which element impart a red colour to a firework's flame or explosion?

Strontium

5.

Who was the Roman goddess of fire?

Vesta

6.

Which Norse god was conceived as a fire demon, his name deriving from the Germanic for flame?

Loki

7.

The explosive nitro-glycerine is used in medicine to treat which common complaint?

Angina (Pectoris)

8.

What substance is formed by mixing Kieselguhr and nitro-glycerine?

Dynamite

1.

Where does Fireman Sam live?

Pontypandy

2.

What is the name of the phoenix in the Harry Potter stories?

Fawkes

3.

At what temperature does paper spontaneously ignite?

451 degrees Fahrenheit

(or 233 degrees Celsius)

4.

Which organisation has the motto 'Blood and Fire'?

The Salvation Army

5.

Which radioactive isotope is contained in most common household fire detectors?

Americium

6.

What is the effect on the human body of ingesting the powder squirted from a powder fire extinguisher?

the squirts

(clue's in the question - it is a powerful laxative - so that'll be diarrhoea then)

7.

Which US car company produces the Firebird car

Pontiac

8.

Which group had a number one hit in the 90' s with Firestarter?

The Prodigy

1.

In which country is the worlds largest oil refinery?

South Korea

2.

What is the name of the Italian village devastated in last month's earthquake?

San Guiliano di Puglia

3.

Whose autobiography is entitled A Long Walk to Freedom?

Nelson Mandela

4.

Whose autobiography is entitled Bananas Can’t Fly?

Des O’Connor

5.

What is a young pigeon known as?

Squab

6.

In which novel is the skeleton of Allardyce left as a directional pointer?

Treasure Island

7.

In which novel does Sir Danvers Carew meet a violent death?

The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde

8.

What type of animal is a Duroc?

a pig

1.

Which government minister is nicknamed 'Two brains'?

Tessa Jowell

2.

Name either of the two men arrested last month on suspicion of being the Washington sniper.

(one of)

John Lee Malvo or John Allen Mohammed

3.

Which actor appeared in the films Interview with a Vampire, Nil by Mouth and Hannibal?

Gary Oldman

4.

Which actor appeared in The Godfather, Apocalypse Now and M.A.S.H.?

Roben Duvall

5.

Who have just been crowned 2002 World Baseball Champions?

Anaheim Angels

6.

Which American cyclist has won the last 3 Tour de France competitions?

Lance Armstrong

7.

Which city is the setting for Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet?

Verona

8.

Which city is the setting for Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew?

Padua

1.

What event triggered the suspension of the Gold Standard in 1931?

The Invergordon Mutiny

2.

What was the name of the ship on which there was a mutiny on the way to Australia in 1797?

HMS Hermione

3.

Who was the first Englishman to win the European Footballer of the year award?

Stanley Matthews

(in 1956)

4.

Who is the youngest footballer to play in a World Cup Finals event (i.e. not just in a qualifying game)?

Norman Whiteside

(in Spain in 1982)

5.

Which artist painted Six Apparitions of Lenin on a Grand Piano?

Salvador Dali

6.

Which sculptor sculpted The Angel of The North?

Anthony Gormley

7.

What type of pasta in Italian means 'small tongues'?

Linguini

8.

How many bottles of Champagne are in a Nebuchadnezzar?

20

1.

In The Wizard of Oz on whom does Dorothy's house land?

Wicked Witch of the East

2.

Who wrote the novel Bonfire of the Vanities?

Tom Woolfe

3.

Why has Sir William Stubbs been in the news recently?

He was recently sacked by Estelle Morris as head of the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority

4.

Why has John Bercow been in the news this week?

He is the Tory shadow cabinet member who's resigned over the unmarried and gays adoption issue

5.

Name the 3 actors who played The Good, The Bad and The Ugly.

Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef and Eli Wallach

6.

Name 3 of the 5 Travelling Willbury's.

(three from)

Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, Roy Orbison, George Harrison and Jeff Lynne

7.

In what circumstance did Virgil Grissom, Edward White and Roger Chaffee meet their fiery end in 1967?

They were burnt alive in the Apollo I launch pad fire

8.

What was the name of the schoolteacher killed on the doomed flight of the Challenger Space Shuttle in 1986?

Christa McAuliffe

1.

What is the medical term for the lower jawbone?

Mandible

2.

What is the medical term for the collar bone?

Clavicle

3.

What is the main claim to fame of the ex-Sheffield United Footballer, Brian Deane?

He scored the first ever goal in the Premiership

4.

Who, last season, scored the ten thousandth goal in the Premiership?

Les Ferdinand

5.

Which brewery in Alloa produces a mild called Jacobite?

Maclays

6.

Which Lancashire brewery produces Guy Fawkes bitter?

Mitchells

7.

What was the first album released on the Virgin record label?

Tubular Bells

8.

Who played the keyboards on a number of the Beatles later hits - including Get Back?

Billy Preston

1.

What is measured on the Mercalli Scale?

The intensity of an earthquake

2.

What is the more common name for the Chile Pine tree?

Monkey Puzzle tree

3.

Which actor was born Issur Danielovitch?

Kirk Douglas

4.

Which actress was originally chosen to play Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz before Judy Garland?

Shirley Temple

5.

Name one of the two Scottish counties that merged to form Galloway.

(one of)

Wigtownshire or Kirkcudbrightshire

6.

What is the name of the stone age village unearthed in the sands on Orkney?

Skara Brae

7.

Which cartoonist created the comic strip Andy Capp?

Reg Smythe

8.

Which cartoonist created the comic strip Peanuts?

Charles Schultz

1.

What sport is played on a surface 9 feet by 5 feet?

Table Tennis

2.

Who composed the Opera Eugene Onegin?

Tchaikovsky

3.

Invar is an alloy of which 2 metals?

Iron (65%) & Nickel (35%)

4.

What army rank is immediately above Captain?

Major

5.

In Brideshead Revisited what was the name of Sebastian Flyte’s Teddy Bear?

Aloysius

6.

What tool has a bick, a table, a face, a swage hole, a pritchet hole and a heel?

Blacksmith's Anvil