1. ON JANUARY 11TH 1954, GEORGE COWLING BECAME THE FIRST WHAT ON BRITISH
TELEVISION - NEWS READER, TV CHEF OR WEATHERMAN?
ANSWER = WEATHERMAN
2. WHEN ELVIS PRESLEY MADE HIS FIRST TV APPEARANCE IN 1956 ON JACKIE GLEASON'S
TALENT SHOW, WHICH SONG DID HE PERFORM - SHAKE, RATTLE AND ROLL, LOVE ME TENDER
OR JAILHOUSE ROCK?
ANSWER = SHAKE, RATTLE AND ROLL
3. WHICH ANIMAL GIVES BIRTH TO THE WORLD'S BIGGEST BABIES - ELEPHANT, BLUE WHALE OR
HIPPOPOTAMUS?
ANSWER = BLUE WHALE
4. WHICH WAS INVENTED FIRST - SLICED BREAD, MARGARINE OR INSTANT COFFEE?
ANSWER = MARGARINE
5. IF YOU WANT TO DRIVE ON THE LEFT SHOULD YOU VISIT- AUSTRIA, EGYPT, OR INDIA?
ANSWER = INDIA
6. WHAT WOULD BE THE FIRST DAY OF THE MONTH IF THE MONTH CONTAINED A FRIDAY THE
THIRTEENTH - SUNDAY, MONDAY OR TUESDAY?
ANSWER = SUNDAY
7. IF 'URTICA' GREW IN YOUR GARDEN SHOULD YOU - MOW IT, PRUNE IT OR DIG IT UP?
ANSWER = DIG IT UP - NETTLE
8. IN DECEMBER 1998, A MAN FROM CHINA LIFTED A 50 KILO PILE OF BRICKS, WHICH WERE
HUNG FROM A CLAMP THAT WAS FASTENED TO WHICH PART OF HIS BODY - EARS, NOSE OR
LIPS?
ANSWER = EARS
9. IN WHICH ENGLISH COUNTY DID THE GREAT TRAIN ROBBERY TAKE PLACE IN 1963 -
MIDDLESEX, LINCOLNSHIRE OR BUCKINGHAMSHIRE?
ANSWER = BUCKINGHAMSHIRE
10. WHICH CITY HAS A POLICE DEPARTMENT DEVOTED SOLELY TO DEALING WITH MOTORISTS
WHO DRIVE INTO CANALS - AMSTERDAM, BIRMINGHAM OR VENICE?
ANSWER = AMSTERDAM
11. WHICH CONTAINS THE MOST VITAMIN C - AN APPLE, A BAG OF CHIPS OR A TIN OF
SPAGHETTI HOOPS?
ANSWER = A BAG OF CHIPS
12. OF ALL THE BEATLES NUMBER ONE HIT SINGLES, WHICH IS THE ONLY ONE WITH A SINGLE
WORD IN THE TITLE, HELP! MICHELLE OR YESTERDAY?
ANSWER = HELP! - 'YESTERDAY' ONLY GOT TO NUMBER 8, 'MICHELLE' WASN'T ISSUED AS A SINGLE
13. WHICH COUNTRY HAS BEEN RULED BY SEVEN KINGS CALLED MAGNUS - DENMARK,
NORWAY OR SWEDEN?
ANSWER = NORWAY
14. WHICH SPORT IS DECIDED BY A SUDDEN DEATH PLAYOFF KNOWN AS 'LA BELLE' - ARCHERY, LACROSSE OR FENCING?
ANSWER = FENCING
15. IN THE 16TH CENTURY, IT WAS FASHION TO WEAR YOUR WEDDING RING ON WHICH PART OF
YOUR BODY - LITTLE FINGER, THIRD FINGER - RIGHT HAND OR THUMB?
ANSWER = THUMB
16. "IN GOD WE TRUST, EVERYTHING ELSE WE CHECK" IS THE MOTTO OF WHICH PROFESSION -
AIRLINE PILOTS, TAX INSPECTORS OR QUIZMASTERS?
ANSWER = AIRLINE PILOTS
17. WHICH DANCE GETS ITS NAME FROM A WORD MEANING 'TO RUB NAVELS TOGETHER' -
LAMBADA, RUMBA OR SAMBA?
ANSWER = SAMBA
18. FROM WHICH COUNTRY DO FRENCH FRIES ORIGINATE - FRANCE, BELGIUM OR
SWITZERLAND?
ANSWER = SWITZERLAND
19. IF YOU HAD A HIPPOGLOSSUS - HIPPOGLOSSUS, WOULD YOU - HAVE IT TREATED AT THE
DOCTORS, COOK IT AND EAT IT OR SOAK YOUR PAINTBRUSHES IN IT?
ANSWER = EAT IT - A HALIBUT
20. IF A BUILDER NUMBERS A ROW OF HOUSES 1 TO 29, HOW MANY NUMBER ONES DOES HE
HAVE TO BUY - 11, 12 OR 13?
ANSWER = THIRTEEN
1. WHICH ORGANISATIONS MOTTO IS "LET THE DEEP NOT SWALLOW ME UP"?
A) OIL RIG WORKERS B) FLEETWOOD FISHING TRAWLERMEN OR C)R.N.L.I
ANSWER - C) R.N.L.I
2. IN THE MAKING OF BEER, THE BREWERS USE HOP PLANT FLOWERS OF WHICH SEX?
A) MALE B) FEMALE OR C) MIXED
ANSWER - B) FEMALE
3. WHAT IS HAPU?
A) CHINESE DISH OF RAW FISH, B) THE HINDU GOD OF FERTILITY OR C)A MAORI CEREMONY
ANSWER - B) THE HINDU GOD OF FERTILITY
4. 24 MECHANICAL DEVICES HAVE BEEN PATENTED TO CLEAN OUT WHICH BODILY ORIFICE?
A) THE NOSE B) THE EARS OR C) THE NAVEL
ANSWER - A) THE NOSE
5. IF YOU HAD THE LETTERS M.F.H. AFTER YOUR NAME, WHAT WOULD YOUR HOBBY BE?
A) TAXIDERMY B) FALCONRY OR C) HUNTING
ANSWER - C) HUNTING - A MASTER OF FOX HOUNDS
6. WHAT IS A RUSTICLE?
A) LONG DEPOSITS OF RUST SEEN ON WRECKS LIKE THE TITANIC, B) A SHAKESPEARIAN WORD FOR A COUNTRY DWELLER OR C) THE NICKNAME FOR ICE-LOLLIES MADE OUT OF IRN-BRU
ANSWER - A) LONG DEPOSITS OF RUST SEEN ON WRECKS LIKE THE TITANIC
7. WHICH BREED OF DOG IS NAMED AFTER A GERMAN POSTMAN?
A) DASCHUND B) DOBERMAN OR C) ST. BERNHARD
ANSWER - B) DOBERMAN
8. WHICH EX=PRESIDENT OF THE USA WAS THE YOUNGEST PILOT IN THE US NAVY DURING WORLD WAR II?
A) RICHARD NIXON B) RONALD REAGAN OR C) GEORGE BUSH SNR.
ANSWER - C) GEORGE BUSH SNR
9. HOW MANY HEARTS DOES AN EARTHWORM HAVE?
A) 1, B) 10 OR C) 100
ANSWER - B) 10
10. WHICH DENOMINATION BANK NOTE DID THE BANK OF ENGLAND INTRODUCE IN 1752 BUT WITHDRAW IN 1945?
A) £200 B) £500 OR C) £1,000
ANSWER - C) £1,000
11. WHAT ARE WOOD BLEWIT, AMETHYST DECEIVERS AND WOOD WOOLYFOOT?
A) MUSHROOMS B) BUTTERFLIES OR C) HERBAL RECIPES
ANSWER - A) MUSHROOMS
12. WHAT WOULD YOU USE YOUR ZYGOMATICUS MUSCLE FOR?
A) TO SIT, B) TO RUN OR C) TO SMILE
ANSWER - C) TO SMILE
13. WHICH OF THESE IS NOT A REAL TREE?
A) AUTOGRAPH TREE, B) SCRAMBLED EGG TREE OR C) SNAKE'S HEAD TREE
ANSWER - C) SNAKE'S HEAD TREE
14. IN WHICH YEAR WAS THE LAST OUTBREAK OF THE BLACK DEATH IN ENGLAND?
A) 1514, B) 1714 OR C) 1914
ANSWER - C) 1914 (LIVERPOOL)
15. WHAT DID AN ANNOUNCEMENT ON JANUARY 3RD 1938 SAY THAT ALL BRITISH SCHOOLCHILDREN WOULD BE GIVEN FREE OF CHARGE?
A) GAS MASKS B) MILK OR C) FRUIT
ANSWER - A) GAS MASKS
16. WHAT WOULD A GERMAN DO WITH HIS 'ADLERHUMPEN'?
A) TAKE IT FOR A WALK B) DRINK OUT OF IT OR C) HAVE IT TREATED AT THE DOCTORS
ANSWER - B) DRINK OUT OF IT - A STEIN!
17. WHICH OF THESE ROMAN NUMERALS WOULD EXCITE AN ICE-CREAM LOVER?
A) XCIX B) XCIV OR C) XCXIX
ANSWER - A) XCIX - 99 WITH A DOUBLE FLAKE PLEASE!!!
18. WHAT IS A 'HOREHOUND?
A) A DOG, B) A PLANT OR C) A FISH
ANSWER - B) A PLANT
19. IN THE GARDEN THERE ARE TWO BADGERS, THREE SPIDERS AND TWO HERONS, HOW MANY LEGS ARE THERE IN TOTAL?
A) 32 B) 34 OR C) 36
ANSWER - C) 36
20. FROM WHICH DIRECTION WOULD THE SUN RISE IF YOU WERE AT THE NORTH POLE ON URANUS?
A) NORTH B) SOUTH C) WEST
ANSWER - B) SOUTH - OF COURSE!
WHO WAS THE FIRST BRITISH PRIME MINISTER TO FLY SUPERSONIC ON CONCORDE?
A) HAROLD WILSON B) JAMES CALLAGHAN OR C) TED HEATH
ANSWER - B) JAMES CALLAGHAN
WHAT WOULD YOU DO WITH A 'FELUCCA' - EAT IT, WEAR IT OR SAIL IN IT?
ANSWER - SAIL IN IT - A NARROW MEDITTERANEAN VESSEL
WHICH WAS THE FIRST BRITISH FOOTBALL CLUB TO SIGN A SHIRT SPONSORSHIP DEAL?
LIVERPOOL, MAN UTD OR BLACKBURN ROVERS
ANSWER - LIVERPOOL
1. WHICH PUBLICATION HOLDS THE RECORD FOR BEING THE BOOK MOST OFTEN STOLEN FROM BRITISH
PUBLIC LIBRARIES?
A) HOW TO COOK BY DELIA SMITH B) HOW TO BE A GARDENER BY ALAN TITCHMARCH OR C) THE
GUINNESS BOOK OF RECORDS
ANSWER C) THE GUINNESS BOOK OF RECORDS
2. CHARLIE CHAPLAIN'S CANE WAS MADE OF WHICH WOOD?
A) BAMBOO B) HICKORY OR C) WILLOW
ANSWER A) BAMBOO
3. A MAN BUILDS A HOUSE WITH FOUR SIDES OF RECTANGULAR CONSTRUCTION, EACH SIDE HAVING A
SOUTHERN EXPOSURE. A BIG BEAR COMES ALONG. WHAT COLOR IS THE BEAR?
A) BLACK B) BROWN OR C) WHITE
ANSWER C) WHITE - IF ALL WALLS FACE SOUTH, THE HOUSE MUST BE ON THE NORTH POLE!
4. RESEARCH INDICATES THAT MOSQUITOES ARE ATTRACTED TO PEOPLE WHO HAVE RECENTLY EATEN
WHAT?
A) FISH & CHIPS B) BANANAS OR C) LANCASHIRE HOT POT
ANSWER B) BANANAS
5. IF YOU WERE TO GO TO "ANANKE", WHERE WOULD YOU GO TO BEGIN YOUR JOURNEY?
A) TO CHURCH B) TO THE ARCTIC CIRCLE OR C) INTO SPACE
ANSWER C) INTO SPACE - ANANKE IS ONE OF JUPITER'S MOONS!
6. WHAT IS THE LONGEST RECORDED FLIGHT TIME OF A CHICKEN?
A) 0 SECONDS B) 13 SECONDS OR C) 45 SECONDS
ANSWER B) 13 SECONDS - THE BIRD HAD JUST BEEN DECAPITATED!
7. HOW MANY CALORIES DOES A 6 INCH PIECE OF CELERY HAVE?
A) 72 B) 268 OR C) -20
ANSWER C) -20 (APPROXIMATELY) - YOUR BODY USES MORE ENERGY TO DIGEST, THAN IS
CONTAINED IN THIS VEGETABLE!
8. GLEN MILLER AND HIS ORCHESTRA RECORDED THE FIRST "GOLD RECORD" CHATTANOOGA CHOO
CHOO IN WHAT YEAR?
A) 1942 B) 1948 OR C) 1952
ANSWER A) 1942
9. IN THE STAR WARS FILMS, HOW MANY PEOPLE PLAYED DARTH VADER?
A) TWO B) THREE OR C) FOUR
ANSWER C) FOUR - DAVID PROWSE WAS HIS BODY, JAMES EARL JONES DID THE VOICE,
SEBASTIAN SHAW WAS HIS FACE AND A FOURTH PERSON DID THE BREATHING!
10. HOW MANY EYES DO BEES HAVE?
A) 4 B) 5 OR C) 9
ANSWER B) 5 - THREE SMALL EYES ARE LOCATED ON THE TOP OF THE BEE'S HEAD AND TWO LARGE
ONES ARE LOCATED IN FRONT
11. ABOUT 10 BILLION PENCILS ARE PRODUCED ANNUALLY ALL OVER THE WORLD, WHAT CENTURY
WERE THEY FIRST PRODUCED?
A) 1300 B) 1400 OR C) 1500
ANSWER C) 1500
12. DURING WWII, AMERICANS TRIED TO TRAIN WHICH OF THESE CREATURES TO DROP BOMBS?
A) BATS B) PIGEONS OR C) SEAGULLS
ANSWER A) BATS
13. WHAT IS THE LITTLE HOLE IN THE SINK THAT LETS THE WATER DRAIN OUT (INSTEAD OF FLOWING
OVER THE SIDE) CALLED?
A) A DRAINOLOGER B) A SCAPORLER OR C) A PORCELATOR
ANSWER C) A PORCELATOR - WELL I NEVER KNEW THAT!
14. AT THE NEAREST POINT, RUSSIA AND NORTH AMERICA ARE APPROXIMATELY HOW MANY
KILOMETERS APART?
A) 4 B) 12 OR C) 27
ANSWER A) 4
15. BRITISH SCIENTIST FRANK WHITTLE PATENTED THE JET ENGINE IN WHAT YEAR?
A) 1925 B) 1930 OR C) 1935
ANSWER B) 1930
16. AS YOU PEEL A BANANA, WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE STRINGY PIECES THAT FALL FROM THE
"MEAT" OF THE BANANA CALLED?
A) RAGG B) SHAGG OR C) HAGG
ANSWER A) RAGG
17. IN EVERYDAY USE, GEORGES DE MESTRAL INVENTED VELCRO IN WHAT YEAR?
A) 1948 B) 1954 OR C) 1958
ANSWER A) 1948
18. WHAT MODERN DAY INVENTION (ALMOST AS IMPORTANT AS THE WHEEL) WAS NEVER PATENTED,
EVEN THOUGH IT COULD HAVE BEEN?
A) SOAP B) GLASS OR C) MATCHES
ANSWER C) MATCHES - BECAUSE HE FELT SUCH AN IMPORTANT TOOL SHOULD BE PUBLIC PROPERTY,
ENGLISH CHEMIST JOHN WALKER NEVER PATENTED HIS INVENTION
19. HOW MANY TIMES DOES THE AVERAGE CROCODILE CHEW EACH BITE OF FOOD BEFORE
SWALLOWING?
A) 0 B) 4 OR C) 10
ANSWER A) 0 - SO DON'T GET TOO CLOSE!
20. THE MONUMENTAL AXIS IN BRAZIL IS SAID TO BE THE WORLD'S WIDEST ROAD. HOW MANY CARS
CAN DRIVE SIDE BY SIDE AT ONE TIME?
A) 18 B) 62 OR C) 160
ANSWER C) 160
HOW MANY TIMES DID YUL BRYNNER STAR IN THE PLAY 'THE KING AND I'?
A) LESS THAN 1000 B) BETWEEN 2000 AND 3000 OR C) OVER 4000
ANSWER C) OVER 4000
APPROXIMATELY HOW MANY PEANUTS DOES IT TAKE TO MAKE ONE 12-OUNCE JAR OF PEANUT BUTTER?
A) 500 B) 1,500 OR C) 5,000
ANSWER A) 500 - AN AFRICAN ELEPHANT LIVING AT THE ZOO CONSUMES AROUND 60 GALLONS OF WATER PER DAY!
HOW MANY POUNDS OF HAY CAN THEY EAT IN A DAY?
A) 100 B) 500 OR C) 800
500 (IF THEY'RE REALLY HUNGRY!)
HOW LONG CAN A SNAIL SLEEP WITHOUT EATING?
A) 3 WEEKS B) 3 MONTHS OR C) 3 YEARS
ANSWER C) 3 YEARS
HOW FAST DOES THE SHOCKWAVE FROM EXPLODING DYNAMITE TRAVEL?
A) 1,700 MPH B) 17,000 MPH OR C) 43,000 MPH
ANSWER B) 17,000 MPH (APPROXIMATELY)
1. A LIDO IS OPEN AIR SWIMMING POOL, WHERE WAS THE ORIGINAL LIDO -
A) BLACKPOOL B) VENICE OR C) ROME
ANSWER B) VENICE
2. PETROSELINUM CRISPUM IS THE LATIN NAME OF WHICH HERB -
A) PASLEY B) SAGE OR C) THYME
ANSWER A) PARSLEY
3. IN THE DR DOLITTLE STORIES WHAT TYPE OF CREATURE WAS TOO-TOO -
A) PIG B) DUCK OR C) OWL
ANSWER C) OWL (THE PIG WAS CALLED GUB-GUB & THE DUCK WAS DAB-DAB!)
4. NAME THE FIRST WAR SUBMARINE INVENTED BY DAVID BUSHNELL -
A) TERRAPIN B) TORTOISE OR C) TURTLE
ANSWER C) TURTLE - IT SANK! (COULD IT BE WHERE THE PHRASE 'TURN TURTLE' COMES FROM?)
5. WHAT WAS THE RECENTLY CLOSED WEMBLEY STADIUM CALLED IN 1923 -
A) THE BRITISH STADIUM B) THE EMPIRE STADIUM OR C) THE COMMONWEALTH STADIUM -
ANSWER B) THE EMPIRE STADIUM
6. WHAT WAS INVENTED IN THE 1800S AND SOLD AS A DIARRHOEA CURE -
A) TOMATO KETCHUP B) MUSTARD OR C) BROWN SAUCE
ANSWER A) TOMATO KETCHUP - THE ONLY FOODSTUFF TO HAVE A SPEED LIMIT SET BY LAW!
7. WHICH COUNTRY INVENTED THE CLOTHING BUTTON IN THE 13TH CENTURY -
A) ENGLAND B) CHINA OR C) FRANCE
ANSWER C) FRANCE
8. THE DOVE AWARDS ARE PRESENTED ANNUALLY FOR WHAT -
A) PHOTOGRAPHY B) ADVERTISING OR C) GOSPEL MUSIC
ANSWER C) GOSPEL MUSIC
9. WHICH ANIMALS MAKE A SOUND CALLED 'NUZZING' -
A) CAMELS B) DEER OR C) BADGERS
ANSWER A) CAMELS
10. IN 1926 JAPAN DELETED 800,000 FEET FROM US FILMS SHOWING WHAT -
A) SMOKING B) KISSING OR C) SLAPSTICK
ANSWER B) KISSING - IT WAS UNCLEAN!
11. THE HOP-LOW IS THE WORLDS SMALLEST WHAT -
A) FISH B) MUSHROOM OR C) INSECT
ANSWER B) MUSHROOM
12. WHAT WAS THE FIRST FOOD DESIGNED FOR THE MICROWAVE -
A) CURRY B) PIZZA OR C) POPCORN
ANSWER C) POPCORN
13. A CRUCIVERBALIST IS INTERESTED IN WHAT -
A) CROSSWORDS B) THE BIBLE OR C) TALKING BACKWARDS
ANSWER A) CROSSWORD PUZZLES
14. KNOCK-KNOCK WAS THE FIRST CARTOON STARRING WHICH CHARACTER IN 1940 -
A) BUGS BUNNY B) WOODY WOODPECKER OR C) DONALD DUCK
ANSWER B) WOODY WOODPECKER
15. WHICH ACTOR USED TO SWEEP OUT LIONS CAGES FOR A LIVING -
A) ARNOLD SCWARZENEGER B) CHUCK NORRIS OR C) SYLVESTER STALLONE
ANSWER C) SYLVESTER STALLONE - DID YOU KNOW HE WAS THE FIRST CHOICE TO PLAY BEVERLEY
HILLS COP!
16. IN THE MIDDLE AGES IT WAS THOUGHT THAT HAVING WHICH CREATURES IN THE HOUSE WAS
GOOD LUCK -
A) ANTS B) SPIDERS OR C) COCKROACHES
ANSWER A) ANTS
17. WHAT IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA -
A) STUNG BY JELLYFISH B) BITTEN BY SNAKES OR C) FALLING OUT OF TREES
ANSWER C) FALLING OUT OF TREES - PRESUMABLY AVOIDING THE JELLYFISH & SNAKES!
18. WHAT ARE BLUE PROFESSOR, BOTTLE IMP AND RAT FACED MCDOUGAL -
A) AMERICAN NEWSPAPER CARTOONS B) FISHING FLIES OR C) COMPUTER GAMES
ANSWER B) FISHING FLIES
19. IN THE US ITS 911, IN THE UK 999, WHAT IS IT IN AUSTRALIA -
A) 000 B) 123 OR C) 321
ANSWER A) 000
20. THE SOVIET SUKHOI-34 FIGHTER WAS THE WORLDS FIRST FIGHTER AIRCRAFT WITH WHAT -
A) AN EJECTOR SEAT B) A REAR FIRING CANNON OR C) A TOILET
ANSWER C) A TOILET FITTED IN IT!
1. WHICH TWO COUNTIES WERE THE FIRST TO PLAY EACH OTHER AT INTERNATIONAL CRICKET?
A) ENGLAND & AUSTRALIA B) INDIA & WEST INDIES OR C) CANADA & THE USA
ANSWER C) CANADA & THE USA - 1884
2. WHICH MONARCH OWNED THE FIRST WRISTWATCH IN ENGLAND?
A) QUEEN ELIZABETH I B) KING HENRY VIII OR C) KING GEORGE III
ANSWER A) QUEEN ELIZABETH I - THE FIRST MINUTE HAND ON WATCHES WAS INTRODUCED IN 1670!
3. WHICH WAS THE FIRST BUILDING IN ENGLAND TO BE FITTED WITH A LIGHTNING CONDUCTOR?
A) BUCKINGHAM PALACE B) ST PAUL'S CATHEDRAL OR C) THE TOWER OF LONDON
ANSWER B) ST PAUL'S CATHEDRAL
4. WHAT WAS THE FIRST VEGETABLE TO BE CULTIVATED BY MAN?
A) THE PEA B) LETTUCE OR C) BROAD BEAN
ANSWER C) BROAD BEAN - AND THE FIRST FROZEN VEGETABLE WAS ASPARAGUS!
5. WHO INTODUCED THE GAME OF MARBLES INTO BRITAIN?
A) THE ROMANS B) THE VIKINGS OR C) ANCIENT GREEKS
ANSWER A) THE ROMANS - AND THE GERMAN'S ARE CURRENT WORLD CHAMPIONS!
6. IN WHICH YEAR WERE THE FIRST CAR IGNITION KEYS USED?
A) 1909 B) 1919 OR C) 1929
ANSWER C) 1929 - UNTIL THEN YOU HAD TO TURN THE STARTING HANDLE!
7. WHO WAS THE FIRST CARTOON CHARACTER TO HAVE A STATUE ERECTED IN THEIR HONOUR?
A) FELIX THE CAT B) POPEYE THE SAILOR MAN OR C) BUGS BUNNY
ANSWER B) POPEYE - THE STATUE WAS FASTENED TO THE PLINTH ON WHICH IT STANDS BY A MIXTURE OF CONCRETE AND
SPINACH!
8. IN SAN FRANCISO THERE IS A ROAD NAMED AFTER A CHINESE RESIDENT CALLED MR WONG, IS IT CALLED?
A) WONG AVE B) WONG STREET OR C) WONG WAY
ANSWER C) WONG WAY - I KID YOU NOT!!!
9. DURING HIS OR HER LIFETIME, THE AVERAGE PERSON IN THE WEST EATS FOOD EQUIVALENT TO THE WEIGHT OF HOW MANY
ELEPHANTS?
A) THREE B) SIX OR C) NINE
ANSWER B) SIX ELEPHANTS (TOPICAL AT THE MOMENT!)
10. THE OLYMPIC GAMES ARE BEING HELD IN ATHENS LATER THIS YEAR, HOW MANY VERSES HAS THE GREEK NATIONAL
ANTHEM?
A) 58 B) 98 OR C) 158
ANSWER C) 158 - CAN YOU IMAGINE HAVING TO LEARN THAT AT SCHOOL!
11. GERONIMO, THE GREAT APACHE LEADER, WAS NOT REALLY CALLED GERONIMO, HIS REAL NAME WAS GOYATHLAY, WHICH
MEANT WHAT IN THE APACHE LANGUAGE?
A) ONE WHO LEADS B) ONE WHO TEACHES OR C) ONE WHO YAWNS
ANSWER C) ONE WHO YAWNS - BETTER THAN 'ONE WHO SNORES'!
12. WHAT DID THE KIND PEOPLE OF AMERICA SEND TO THE QUEEN ON THE BIRTH OF PRINCE CHARLES?
A) ONE AND A HALF TONS OF NAPPIES B) ONE AND A HALF TONS OF BABY FOOD OR C) ONE AND A HALF TONS OF BABY CREAM
ANSWER A) ONE AND A HALF TONS OF NAPPIES! - OR SHOULD THAT BE DIAPERS?
13. SPAIN WAS ORIGINALLY KNOWN AS SPANIA, WHICH MEANS LAND OF THE WHAT?
A) DOGS B) RABBITS OR C) PIGS
ANSWER B) LAND OF THE RABBITS
14. WHO IS THE ONLY BRITISH MONARCH TO HAVE BEEN BORN IN A PRIVATE HOUSE RATHER THAN A PALACE, CASTLE OR ROYAL
RESIDENCE?
A) QUEEN ANNE B) QUEEN VICTORIA OR C) QUEEN ELIZABETH II
ANSWER C) QUEEN ELIZABETH II
15. THE FIRST PROTECTIVE HARD HATS WERE WORN BY WORKERS BUILDING WHAT?
A) THE VATICAN B) THE EIFFEL TOWER OR C) EMPIRE STATE BUILDING
ANSWER A) THE VATICAN IN ROME
16. THE FIRST MOTORIST TO BE BOOKED FOR SPEEDING WAS TRAVELLING AT WHAT SPEED?
A) 8MPH B) 12MPH OR C) 20MPH
ANSWER A) 8MPH - IN A 2MPH AREA AND THE POLICEMAN WHO CAUGHT HIM OVERTOOK THE SPEEDING CAR ON A BICYCLE!
17. DR GUILLOTINE INVENTED THE GUILLOTINE AS A WAY OF EXECUTING PEOPLE WITHOUT CAUSING UNNECESSARY PAIN AND
SUFFERING BUT IN WHICH YEAR WAS IT FIRST USED?
A) 1592 B) 1692 OR C) 1792
ANSWER C) 1792 - 25TH APRIL TO BE PRECISE!
18. THE FIRST COOKERY LESSON ON TV TAUGHT VIEWERS HOW TO COOK WHAT?
A) A QUICHE B) AN OMELETTE OR C) LANCASHIRE HOT-POT
ANSWER B) AN OMELETTE
19. AFTER HE'D APPEARED IN HIS FIRST CONCERT, ELVIS PRESLEY WAS ADVISED TO GIVE UP MUSIC AND BECOME A WHAT?
A) A FARMER B) LORRY DRIVER OR C) PREACHER
ANSWER B) A LORRY DRIVER €“ €ŒWELL ITS ONE FOR THE MONEY, TWO FOR THE ROAD€¦..€
20. THE FIRST WORLD CUP CONTEST WAS HELD IN URUGUAY IN 1930, BUT BECAUSE IT WAS SO FAR AWAY HOW MANY
EUROPEAN COUNTRIES SENT TEAMS?
A) FOUR B) FIVE OR C) SIX
ANSWER A) FOUR - AND THE HOST NATION WON!
1. WHICH IS THE ONLY KING IN A PACK OF CARDS NOT TO HAVE A MOUSTACHE?
A) HEARTS B) DIAMONDS C) CLUBS
ANSWER - A) HEARTS
2. WHAT YEAR WERE TAXI METERS FIRST USED IN LONDON CABS?
A) 1897 B) 1907 C) 1917
ANSWER - B) 1907
3. IN JUDO WHICH OF THESE COLOURS IS THE HIGHER BELT?
A) ORANGE B) BLUE C) GREEN
ANSWER - A) ORANGE
4. INVENTOR OF THE SAXOPHONE, ADOLPH SAX, CAME FROM WHICH COUNTRY?
A) GERMANY B) AUSTRIA C) BELGIUM
ANSWER - C) BELGIUM
5. WHICH COUNTRY WAS THE FIRST TO USE NUMBER PLATES ON ITS ROAD VEHICLES?
A) GERMANY B) FRANCE C) ENGLAND
ANSWER - B) FRANCE
6. HOW MANY HOUSES ARE THERE IN DOWNING STREET, LONDON?
A) 3 B) 4 C) 5
ANSWER - A) 3
7. IN WHICH YEAR WAS THE FIRST RECORDED WOMEN'S CRICKET MATCH?
A) 1695 B) 1745 C) 1805
ANSWER - B) 1745
8. OF WHICH COUNTRY WAS MADOC A 12TH CENTURY PRINCE?
A) SCOTLAND B) IRELAND C) WALES
ANSWER - C) WALES
9. WHICH COUNTRY INVENTED THE WIDE TOOTHED SHEEP SHEARING COMB?
A) AUSTRALIA B) WALES C) NEW ZEALAND
ANSWER - C) NEW ZEALAND
10. WHICH US STATE HAS THE HIGHEST ANNUAL RAINFALL?
A) ALASKA B) HAWAII C) WYOMING
ANSWER - B) HAWAII
11. HOW MANY CHURCHES WERE DESTROYED IN THE GREAT FIRE OF LONDON?
A) 8 B) 42 C) 87
ANSWER - C) 87
12. HOW MANY YARDS CAN A MOLE BURROW IN ONE DAY?
A) 100 B) 200 C) 300
ANSWER - A) 100
13. IN WHICH CENTURY WERE THE FIRST REPORTS OF A LOCH NESS MONSTER?
A) 14TH B) 15TH C) 16TH
ANSWER - B) 15TH
14. IN WHICH TEAM SPORT WOULD YOU HEAR THE TERMS SERVE, DIG AND SPIKE?
A) SQUASH B) VOLLEYBALL C) BADMINTON
ANSWER - B) VOLLEYBALL
15. ELSTAR, FALSTAFF AND FIESTA ARE ALL TYPES OF WHICH FRUIT?
A) APPLES B) PEARS C) PLUMS
ANSWER - A) APPLES
16. AS WELL AS ONION, WHAT IS THE MAIN VEGETABLE INGREDIENT IN THE DISH KNOWN AS "PAN
HAGGERTY"?
A) CABBAGE B) TURNIP C) POTATO
ANSWER - C) POTATO
17. WHAT IS A POOPHYTE (PRONOUNCED POOF - FIGHT)?
A) A GROUP OF MEN SCRAPPING WITH HANDBAGS B) A TYPE OF PLANT FOUND IN MEADOWS C) A SMALL BOAT
USED IN EGYPTIAN HARBOURS TO CARRY PROVISIONS
ANSWER - B) A TYPE OF PLANT FOUND IN MEADOWS
18. IF YOU ORDERED POTAGE PORTUGAISE IN A FRENCH RESTAURANT, WHAT FLAVOUR OF SOUP WOULD YOU BE
SERVED?
A) SHRIMP B) PEPPER C) TOMATO
ANSWER - C) TOMATO
19. WHAT IS HANDFASTING?
A) COUNTING ON YOUR FINGERS B) AN ANGLO SAXON MARRIAGE CEREMONY C) A TECHNIQUE OF BUILDING
WALLS WITHOUT MORTAR?
ANSWER - B) AN ANGLO SAXON BETROTHAL CEREMONY
20. KENNETH WILLIAMS STARRED IN MORE CARRY-ON FILMS THAN ANY OTHER ACTOR, HOW MANY?
A) 26 B) 27 C) 28
ANSWER - A) 26 - THERE WERE 31 FILMS MADE IN TOTAL
MRS CLAUDE WOLFF IS THE MARRIED NAME OF A FAMOUS SINGER FROM THE BRITISH ISLES. IS IT VERA
LYNN, PETULA CLARK, SANDIE SHAW?
ANSWER - PETULA CLARKE
1. IN GREEK MYTHOLOGY WHAT WAS THE CAUSE OF HERCULES' DEATH?
A) POISON
B) STRANGULATION
C) OLD AGE
ANSWER A) POISON
2. WHICH SPORTING SAFETY ITEM WAS DEVELOPED IN 1960 BY THE CANADIAN JACQUES PLANTE?
A) FLAME RETARDANT SUIT
B) CRICKET HELMET
C) ICE HOCKEY MASK
ANSWER C) ICE HOCKEY MASK
3. WHICH GROUP WERE RECORDING THEIR FIRST ALBUM AT ABBEY ROAD AT THE SAME TIME THE
BEATLES WERE RECORDING THEIR SGT PEPPER ALBUM?
A) LED ZEPPELIN
B) DEEP PURPLE
C) PINK FLOYD
ANSWER C) PINK FLOYD
4. THE INDIAN TENNIS PLAYER VIJAY AMRITRAJ PLAYED THE ROLE OF VIJAY IN WHICH JAMES BOND
FILM?
A) MOONRAKER
B) OCTOPUSSY
C) THE SPY WHO LOVED ME
ANSWER B) OCTOPUSSY
5. WHAT WAS THE NAME OF REGAN AND CARTER'S SUPERIOR OFFICER IN TV'S 'THE SWEENEY'?
A) STRANGE
B) HASKINS
C) MULLET
ANSWER B) HASKINS
6. WHICH FAMOUS ARTIST WAS INSPIRED TOWARDS ART AFTER HIS MOTHER BOUGHT HIM A SET OF OIL
PAINTS WHILST HE WAS RECOVERING FROM APPENDICITIS?
A) HENRI MATISSE
B) CLAUDE MONET
C) PAUL RENOIR
ANSWER A) HENRI MATISSE
7. HORACE ASHENFELTER WON THE 3000M OLYMPIC GOLD MEDAL AT THE 1952 OLYMPIC GAMES
PARTLY AS A RESULT OF HIS TRAINING WHICH INVOLVED LEAPING OVER PARK BENCHES. WHAT WAS
HIS DAY JOB?
A) AN FBI AGENT
B) A MALE STRIPPER
C) A CIRCUS CLOWN
ANSWER A) AN FBI AGENT
8. THE MOTHER OF WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING GENTLEMEN IS ALLEGED TO HAVE INVENTED THE
MANHATTAN COCKTAIL?
A) THEODORE ROOSEVELT
B) WINSTON CHURCHILL
C) HENRY FORD
ANSWER B) WINSTON CHURCHILL
9. FORMER EMPEROR HIROHITO OF JAPAN WAS A REALLY CLEVER CHAP IF HIS COCK UPS DURING
WORLD WAR II ARE OVERLOOKED. WHICH OF THESE WAS HE ONE OF THE WORLD'S LEADING EXPERTS
ON?
A) JELLYFISH
B) ORCHIDS
C) SATSUMA POTTERY
ANSWER A) JELLYFISH
10. WHICH PLANET IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM IS THE SLOWEST MOVING?
A) EARTH
B) URANUS
C) SATURN
ANSWER C) SATURN
11. WHICH FILM SERIAL KILLER HAS THE RATHER UNLIKELY MIDDLE NAME OF AUDREY?
A) MICHAEL MYERS FROM 'HALLOWEEN'
B) JASON VOORHEES FROM 'FRIDAY THE 13TH'
C) FREDDIE KRUEGER FROM 'NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET'
ANSWER A) MICHAEL MYERS FROM 'HALLOWEEN'
12. WHAT WAS THE RATHER UNLIKELY AMBITION OF IVOR IN THE TV PROGRAMME 'IVOR THE
ENGINE'?
A) TO SING IN THE CHOIR
B) TO PLAY RUGBY FOR WALES
C) TO GROW HIS OWN LEEKS
ANSWER A) TO SING IN THE CHOIR
13. WHICH OF THESE ACTRESSES WAS THREE MONTHS PREGNANT WHILST FILMING HER ROLE AS A
BOND GIRL?
A) BRITT EKLAND
B) TERI HATCHER
C) JANE SEYMOUR
ANSWER B) TERI HATCHER
14. WHICH OF THESE SCIENTISTS DESPITE THEIR INTELLECTUAL BRILLIANCE, NEVER MANAGED TO
PRONOUNCE THEIR OWN NAME PROPERLY?
A) GALILEO GALILEI
B) MICHAEL FARADAY
C) JAMES WATT
ANSWER B) MICHAEL FARADAY
15. WHICH ACTOR WAS ORIGINALLY OFFERED THE ROLE IN THE FILM 'ZULU' THAT EVENTUALLY WENT TO
MICHAEL CAINE?
A) SEAN CONNERY
B) ROGER MOORE
C) DAVID NIVEN
ANSWER B) ROGER MOORE
16. WHICH AMERICAN STATE IS BORDERED BY WYOMING TO THE NORTH, KANSAS TO THE EAST AND
UTAH TO THE WEST?
A) COLORADO
B) NEW MEXICO
C) NEVADA
ANSWER A) COLORADO
17. HENRY VII'S WIFE ELIZABETH COULD BE SAID TO BE THE ULTIMATE ROYAL INSIDER OF HER DAY,
MOTHER OF HENRY VIII, DAUGHTER OF EDWARD IV AND SISTER OF EDWARD V. IT DIDN'T END THERE,
WHICH KING WAS HER UNCLE?
A) HENRY VI
B) WILLIAM III
C) RICHARD III
ANSWER C) RICHARD III
18. WHAT ARE THE TWO COLOURS OF A SEMAPHORE FLAG?
A) BLUE AND WHITE
B) ORANGE AND GREEN
C) RED AND YELLOW
ANSWER C) RED AND YELLOW
19. BOBBY LEACH WAS THE FIRST MAN TO GO OVER NIAGARA FALLS IN A BARREL AND SURVIVE BUT
WHAT CAUSED HIS DEATH 14 YEARS LATER?
A) BITTEN BY A DOG
B) SLIPPED ON AN ORANGE PEEL
C) TROD ON A SPLINTER
ANSWER B) SLIPPED ON AN ORANGE PEEL
20. WHICH FAMOUS AUTHOR DID MOST OF HIS WRITING BEFORE BREAKFAST AS HE HAD A FULL TIME
JOB WITH THE POST OFFICE?
A) ANTHONY TROLLOPE
B) THOMAS HARDY
C) JOHN BUCHAN
ANSWER A) ANTHONY TROLLOPE
WHICH FAMOUS COMPOSER PERMANENTLY DISABLED HIMSELF FROM PLAYING THE PIANO,
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE BY JUMPING IN THE RIVER RHINE AND DIED IN A LUNATIC ASYLUM?
A) FELIX MENDELSSOHN
B) FREDERICK CHOPIN
C) ROBERT SCHUMANN
ANSWER C) ROBERT SCHUMANN
IN 1906 WHAT WERE LOCAL EDUCATION AUTHORITIES IN THE UK EMPOWERED TO PROVIDE
CHILDREN WITH IF THEY SO WISHED?
A) ANNUAL MEDICAL
B) SCHOOL MEALS
C) HOMEWORK
ANSWER B) SCHOOL MEALS
WHAT WAS THE SENTENCE HANDED TO THE AMERICAN ALAN LAW WHO ADMITTED IN A OHIO COURT
HE HAD BEEN DRIVING HIS TRUCK WITH HIS WINDOWS FULLY DOWN AND HIS STEREO AT FULL BLAST?
A) CLEAN THE JUDGE'S CAR INSIDE AND OUT
B) SIT FOR 4 HOURS IN THE COURTROOM LISTENING TO POLKA MUSIC
C) ATTEND A BRITNEY SPEARS CONCERT
ANSWER B) SIT FOR 4 HOURS IN THE COURTROOM LISTENING TO POLKA MUSIC
WHAT WOULD BE REMOVED FROM THE BODY DURING A CHOLECYSTECTOMY OPERATION?
A) GALL BLADDER
B) SPLEEN
C) SMALL INTESTINE
ANSWER A) GALL BLADDER
WHICH FORMER US PRESIDENT OWNED A PARROT WHICH HAD TO BE REMOVED FROM HIS FUNERAL
(THE PRESIDENT'S) DUE TO ITS CONSTANT OUTBURSTS OF SWEARING?
A) ANDREW JACKSON
B) CHESTER ARTHUR
C) ULYSSES GRANT
ANSWER A) ANDREW JACKSON
1. IN WHICH YEAR WAS THE RADIO ONLY LICENCE ABOLISHED IN THE UK?
A) 1971 B) 1972 OR C) 1973
ANSWER A) 1971
2. WHICH BRITISH BIRD'S CRY IS KNOWN AS A BOOM?
A) HERON B) GODWIT OR C) BITTERN
ANSWER C) BITTERN
3. WHAT WERE CHINESE TABLE TENNIS PLAYERS BANNED FROM DOING
UNTIL AFTER THIS YEARS OLYMPICS?
A) PLAYING FOOTBALL B) EATING SWEET & SOUR PORK OR C) FALLING IN
LOVE
ANSWER C) FALLING IN LOVE
4. WITHOUT LOOKING - HOW MANY NUMBERS ARE THERE IN A STANDARD
CREDIT OR DEBIT CARD ACCOUNT NUMBER?
A) 12 B) 14 OR C) 16
ANSWER C) 16
5. WHICH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING IS IT ILLEGAL FOR A SIXTEEN YEAR OLD TO
DO?
A) FLY A PLANE WITHOUT AN INSTRUCTOR, B) DRIVE A FORD MONDEO ON A
MOTORWAY OR C) BUY A THOUSAND LOTTERY TICKETS
ANSWER B) DRIVE A FORD MONDEO ON A MOTORWAY
6. WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE CELTIC PARADISE TO WHICH KING
ARTHUR WAS TAKEN AFTER HIS FINAL BATTLE?
A) AVALON B) VALHALLA OR C) CAMELOT
ANSWER A) AVALON
7. WHAT ARE LOUSE EGGS CALLED?
A) THRIPS B) NITS OR C) DICKS
ANSWER B) NITS
8. WHICH EVER POPULAR CHILDREN'S TOY ORIGINATED AS A WEAPON AND
WAS ONCE KNOWN AS A BANDALORE?
A) A BOOMERANG B) A YO-YO OR C) A SPINNING TOP
ANSWER B) A YO-YO
9. APPARENTLY IN HONG KONG A WIFE MAY KILL HER ADULTEROUS
HUSBAND, BUT ONLY BY WHAT METHOD?
A) DROWNING B) SHOOTING OR C) HER BARE HANDS
ANSWER C) HER BARE HANDS (DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME FOLKS!)
10. WHICH CROONER WAS KNOWN AS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD?
A) FRANK SINATRA B) BING CROSBY OR C) DEAN MARTIN
ANSWER A) FRANK SINATRA
11. ACCORDING TO THE RHYME, AFTER CALLING FOR HIS PIPE AND HIS
BOWL, WHAT DID OLD KING COLE WANT NEXT?
A) A LARGE GLASS OF BRANDY B) HIS FIDDLERS THREE OR C) HIS SLIPPERS
ANSWER B) HIS FIDDLERS THREE
12. IF YOU KEYED IN 888 ON YOUR TELETEXT REMOTE CONTROL WHAT
WOULD YOU GET?
A) THE LOTTERY RESULT B) QUIZ QUESTIONS OR C) SUBTITLES
ANSWER C) SUBTITLES
13. SOLD IN THE MID TWENTIETH CENTURY, WHAT WAS A DANSETTE?
A) A RADIO B) A BOARD GAME OR C) A RECORD PLAYER
ANSWER C) A RECORD PLAYER
14. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING WOULD YOU NOT HAVE FOUND IN THE
WORLD'S LONGEST CAR EVER BUILT?
A) KING SIZE WATER BED B) SWIMMING POOL WITH A DIVING BOARD OR
C) A BOWLING ALLEY
ANSWER C) BOWLING ALLEY - THE CAR WAS 100FT LONG
15. IN THE ORIGINAL MOVIE 101 DALMATIANS HOW SPOTS DID EACH OF
THE PUPPIES HAVE?
A) 22 B) 32 OR C) 42
ANSWER B) 32 (PONGO HAS 72 SPOTS, PERDITA HAS 68)
16. WHAT FIRST WAS ACHIEVED BY JEAN MURRAY OF WIGAN ON THE 5TH
JULY 1948?
A) FIRST BABY BORN UNDER THE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE B) FIRST
BRITISH FEMALE TO WIN AN OLYMPIC MEDAL OR C) FIRST FEMALE MAYOR
ANSWER A) FIRST BABY BORN UNDER THE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE
17. HOW MANY STORIES ABOUT THE FAMOUS FIVE DID ENID BLYTON
WRITE?
A) 21 B) 27 OR C) 31
ANSWER A) 21
18. WHICH IS THE LARGEST ISLAND?
A) ANGLESEY B) ISLE OF WHITE OR C) JERSEY
ANSWER A) ANGLESEY
19. HOW MANY COUNTIES DOES THE M25 PASS THROUGH?
A) 5 B) 6 OR C) 7
ANSWER B) 6
20. WHERE IN THE BODY IS THE CORPUS CALLOSUM?
A) HAND B) FEET OR C) HEAD
ANSWER C) HEAD
NO ONE IS EVER TOO OLD TO LEARN, BUT SOME PEOPLE PUT IF OFF ANYWAY!
Q1. YOU SUFFER FROM HYPNOPHOBIA. DO YOU HAVE AN ABNORMAL FEAR: (A) OF BEING SEEN
FROM BEHIND; (B) OF FALLING ASLEEP; OR (C) OF TELLING THE TRUTH WHILE HYPNOTISED?
(B) YOURE AFRAID OF GOING TO SLEEP
Q2. WHAT IS A FLEMISH GIANT - A) BUTTERFLY B) RABBIT C) PIG?
B)RABBIT
Q3. ON THE CHINESE CALENDAR, THE LAST YEAR OF THE MONKEY WAS 1992, WHEN IS THE NEXT
- A-2004, B-2005, C-2006?
(A) 2004 - THE CHINESE CALENDAR IS BASED ON A 12-YEAR CYCLE
Q4. WAS MAGICIAN DAVID COPPERFIELD PERFORMING BY AGE 12 UNDER THE NAME: (A)
KOTKIN THE WONDER BOY; (B) DAVINO, THE BOY MAGICIAN; OR (C) DAVID, THE GIANT
DISSIPATOR?
(B) DAVINO, THE BOY MAGICIAN - DAVINO, THE BOY MAGICIAN
Q5. IT HAS HALF THE FAT OF CHICKEN, ONE-EIGHTH THE FAT OF BEEF, AND IS HIGH IN PROTEIN. IS
IT: (A) SWAN; (B) PEACOCK; OR (C) OSTRICH?
(C) OSTRICH
Q6. DID THE TERM "ALOE VERA" EVOLVE FROM A WORD IN: (A) SPANISH; (B) FRENCH; OR (C)
PORTUGUESE?
(A) SPANISH - SPANISH - THE OLIVIERA IS A LILY-RELATED CACTUS-LIKE PLANT WHOSE LEAVES
LEAK GOOPY STUFF USED IN SHAMPOOS AND OTHER PRODUCTS
Q7. WHAT IS THE APPROXIMATE WEIGHT OF AN ADULT HUMAN LIVER - A) 1.5LBS B) 3LBS C)
4.5LBS?
(B) 3LBS
Q8. IS THE LARGEST SNAKE: (A) THE BOA CONSTRICTOR; (B) THE ANACONDA, OR (C) THE PYTHON?
(B) THE ANACONDA - THE ANACONDA SOMETIMES REACHES 40 FEET LONG. PYTHONS GROW TO
ABOUT 35 FEET. BOAS COME IN THIRD
Q9. WAS BRITISH ACTRESS JENNY AGUTTER TRAINED IN: (A) CLASSICAL PIANO; (B) BALLET; OR (C)
KARATE?
(B) BALLET
Q10. DID THE GUITAR GET ITS NAME: (A) IN ANCIENT ROME; (B) IN ANCIENT GREECE; OR (C) IN
ANCIENT TURKEY?
(B) IN ANCIENT GREECE - GUITAR PROBABLY COMES FROM THE WORD KITHARA WHICH WAS THE
MOST POPULAR MUSICAL INSTRUMENT IN ANCIENT GREECE
Q11. ACCORDING TO LOBSTEROLOGISTS, DOES THE LOBSTER ALWAYS ENTER HIS OR HER BURROW: (A)
HEAD FIRST; (B) SIDEWAYS; OR (C) TAIL FIRST?
(C) TAIL FIRST
Q12. YOU JUST OPENED YOUR CATS FAVORITE FOOD. HOW FAST CAN HE RUN TO GET THERE: (A)
20 MILES AN HOUR; (B) 30 MILES AN HOUR; OR (C) 40 MILES AN HOUR?
(B) 30 MILES AN HOUR - THE AVERAGE CAT CAN HIT 30 MILES AN HOUR FOR A SHORT DISTANCE.
YOUR CAT MAY VARY!
Q13. IN KRAKOW, POLAND, WILL YOU FIND THE PAUL MCCARTNEY: (A) HIGH SCHOOL; (B)
MIDDLE SCHOOL; OR (C) KINDERGARTEN?
(C) KINDERGARTEN - AT THE PAUL MCCARTNEY KINDERGARTEN, CHILDREN LEARN ENGLISH
THROUGH PAULS SONGS
Q14. WAS SINGER ROD STEWARTS FIRST GROUP CALLED: (A) HOOCHIE COOCHIE MEN; (B) FIVE
DIMENSIONS; OR (C) STEAMPACKET?
(B) FIVE DIMENSIONS - FIVE DIMENSIONS FIRST, THEN HOOCHIE COOCHIE MEN,
STEAMPACKET, SHOTGUN EXPRESS, JEFF BECK GROUP, AND FACES
Q15. YOU ARE SUFFERING FROM TARESTHESIA. DOES THIS MEAN: (A) YOUR FOOT IS ASLEEP; (B)
YOUR LUNGS ARE COMPLETELY BLACK; OR (C) YOU CANT STOP HICCUPING?
(A) YOUR FOOT IS ASLEEP
Q16. ACTOR TOMMY LEE JONES IS A CHAMPION ATHLETE. HAS HE EXCELLED AT: (A) GOLF; (B)
POLO; OR (C) TENNIS?
(B) POLO
Q17. YOU SUFFER FROM CHOREOMANIA, ARE YOU: (A) OBSESSED WITH CHORUS GIRLS; (B)
UNABLE TO STOP DANCING; OR (C) UNABLE TO STOP THROWING APPLE CORES AT OTHERS?
(B) YOU CAN'T STOP DANCING
Q18. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING SPORTS HAVE NEVER BEEN EVENTS IN THE MODERN OLYMPICS -
A) BEAR WRESTLING, B) WILD BOAR SHOOTING, OR C) LIVE PIGEON SHOOTING?
(A) BEAR WRESTLING
Q19. WHAT CREATURE CAN TURN IT'S STOMACH INSIDE OUT - A) SEAHORSE, B) STARFISH, C)
NEWT?
B) STARFISH
Q20. DO CHICKENS GO TO BED EARLY BECAUSE: (A) THERES NOTHING ON TV THAT CHICKENS
LIKE; (B) THEY GET UP EARLY; OR (C) CHICKENS CANT SEE AT NIGHT?
(C) CHICKENS HAVE REALLY TERRIBLE NIGHT VISION!
1. WHO SAID, "A WOMAN IS ONLY A WOMAN, BUT A GOOD CIGAR IS A
SMOKE", A) RUDYARD KIPLING, B) WINSTON CHURCHILL OR C) GROUCHO
MARKS?
ANSWER - A) RUDYARD KIPLING
2. WHICH IS MORE NORTHERLY A) THE MENDIP HILLS, B) THE NEW
FOREST OR C) THE VALE OF THE WHITE HORSE?
ANSWER - C) THE VALE OF THE WHITE HORSE
3. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING PASSES THE MOST DISEASES ONTO
HUMANS, A) RATS, B) PIGEONS OR C) FLIES?
ANSWER - C) FLIES
4. IN A PACK OF CARDS, WHICH WAY DOES THE JACK OF HEARTS LOOK, A)
TO HIS LEFT, B) STRAIGHT AHEAD OR C) TO HIS RIGHT?
ANSWER - A) TO HIS LEFT
5. IN GREEK MYTHOLOGY PAN WAS THE GOD OF THE WOODS, FIELDS &
FERTILITY, HE WAS HALF MAN AND HALF WHAT?
A) PIG, B) GOAT OR C) HORSE?
ANSWER - B) GOAT
6. IN WHICH YEAR DID BRITISH RULE OF HONG KONG PASS TO CHINA, A)
1997, B) 1998 OR C) 1999?
ANSWER - A) 1997
7. WHAT IS THE WORLDS MOST WIDELY EATEN FISH, A) HOKI, B) HERRING
OR C) HADDOCK?
ANSWER - B) HERRING
8. IN WHICH ENGLISH COUNTY IS LEEDS CASTLE, A) YORKSHIRE, B) KENT
OR C) WARWICKSHIRE
ANSWER - B) KENT
9. A BLACK BRA BELONGING TO WHO RAISED £4,600 AT AUCTION IN 1997,
A) MARGARET THATCHER, B) MARILYN MONROE OR C) MADONNA?
ANSWER - C) MADONNA
10. WHICH BOARD GAME WAS INVENTED BY ANTHONY E PRATT, A)
CLUEDO, B) LUDO OR C) MONOPOLY?
ANSWER - A) CLUEDO
11. IN DICKENSIAN LONDON WHAT WAS A GAMP, A) A FOG, B) AN
UMBRELLA OR C) AN IMMORAL WOMAN?
ANSWER - B) AN UMBRELLA
12. WHICH COUNTRY OWNS EASTER ISLAND, A) CHILE, B) ARGENTINA OR
C) VENEZUELA?
ANSWER - A) CHILE
13. WHAT ARE THE THREE COLOURS ON THE ESTONIAN FLAG, A) RED,
WHITE & BLUE, B) GREEN, BLUE & BLACK OR C) BLUE, BLACK AND
WHITE?
ANSWER - C) BLUE, BLACK AND WHITE
14. WHICH VEGETABLE IS A MEMBER OF THE LILY FAMILY, A) CARROT
ONION OR C) SPROUT?
ANSWER - B) ONION
15. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING EVENTS TOOK PLACE ON FRIDAY THE 13TH,
A)THE RACE HORSE SHERGAR WAS KIDNAPPED, B)A PLANE CRASHED IN
THE ANDES, AND THE SURVIVORS WERE FORCED TO RESORT TO
CANNIBALISM TO SURVIVE OR C)MARGARET THATCHER RESIGNED?
ANSWER - B) A PLANE CRASHED IN THE ANDES, AND THE SURVIVORS
WERE FORCED TO RESORT TO CANNIBALISM TO SURVIVE
16. IN HINDU MYTHOLOGY NANDIC WAS A SYMBOL OF FERTILITY, WHAT
SORT OF ANIMAL WAS SHE, A)A PIG, B)A HORSE OR C)A COW?
ANSWER C) A COW
17. IN WHAT YEAR WERE POST CODES INTRODUCED INTO THE UK, A)
1967, B) 1968 OR C) 1969?
ANSWER - B) 1968
18. WHAT STAR DECLARED 'I WAS BORN FOR SOCCER JUST AS BEETHOVEN
WAS BORN FOR MUSIC', A) PELE, B) GEORGE BEST OR C) MARADONA?
ANSWER - A) PELE
19. IN WHAT YEAR DID THE FIRST EXECUTION BY LETHAL INJECTION TAKE
PLACE IN AMERICA, A)1962, B) 1972 OR C) 1982
ANSWER - C) 1982
20. WHAT IS THE MAIN INGREDIENT OF A "JOAN COLLINS" COCKTAIL,
A)GIN, B)RUM OR C)VODKA?
ANSWER - A) GIN
1. WHAT IS THE FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG - A) A NEWSPAPER B) A
SAUSAGE OR C) A FOOTBALL TEAM?
A) NEWSPAPER
2. WHAT IS THE EDIBLE FRUIT OF THE TREE WITH THE LATIN NAME CASTANEA
SATIVA, OFTEN ASSOCIATED WITH CHRISTMAS - A) FIG B) CHESTNUT OR C) DATE?
B) CHESTNUT
3. WHICH TV SOAP HAS BERNARD MANNING APPEARED IN - A) CROSSROADS B)
BROOKSIDE OR C) CORONATION STREET?
C) CORONATION STREET
4. BUTCH CASSIDY (OF BUTCH CASSIDY & THE SUNDANCE KID) SPOKE WITH A
'LANKY' TWANG AS HIS FATHER CAME FROM WHERE - A) BURNLEY B) PRESTON OR C)
WIGAN?
B) PRESTON - BUTCH CASSIDY WAS BORN ROBERT LEROY PARKER IN BEAVER, UTAH
1866 / SUNDANCE KID WAS HARRY LONGBAUGH
5. WHICH US CITY HAS HOSTED AN ANNUAL MARATHON SINCE 1897 - A) BOSTON B)
CHICAGO OR C) NEW YORK?
A) BOSTON
6. THE HABOOB IN SUDAN, THE ZONDA IN ARGENTINA AND THE PUNA IN PERU, ARE
ALL THE NAMES OF WHAT - A) CURRENCY B) NEWSPAPERS OR C) WINDS?
C) WINDS
7. HOW MANY POLICE ACADEMY FILMS WERE MADE - A) FIVE B) SIX OR C) SEVEN?
C) SEVEN - THE LAST ONE WAS MISSION TO MOSCOW IN 1994
8. WHAT TYPE OF SNAKE IS DEPICTED ON THE CROWNS OF EGYPTIAN PHARAOHS - A)
COBRA B) PYTHON OR C) ANACONDA?
A) COBRA
9. HOW MANY MILLIONAIRES WERE ABOARD THE ILL-FATED TITANIC - A) 17 B) 37
OR C) 57?
C) 57
10. ON TV, WHAT BREED OF DOG WAS COLUMBO'S COMPANION FANG - A) BLOODHOUND
B) BASSET HOUND OR C) BEAGLE ?
B) BASSET HOUND
11. WHICH FOOD ITEM IS THE MAIN ELEMENT OF A POLISH CHRISTMAS FEAST - A)
DEER B) CARP OR C) PHEASANT?
B) CARP
12. WHOSE OFFICIAL RESIDENCE IS FULHAM PALACE - A) BISHOP OF LONDON B)
MAYOR OF LONDON OR C) GOVERNOR OF THE BANK OF ENGLAND?
A) BISHOP OF LONDON
13. WHAT COLOUR TROUSERS DOES FATHER CHRISTMAS WEAR IN LAPLAND - A) GREEN
B) RED OR C) BROWN?
C) BROWN
14. HOW MANY ORIGINALS OF THE MAGNA CARTA ARE IN EXISTENCE - A) TWO B)
THREE OR C) FOUR?
C) FOUR - TWO IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM, ONE EACH AT SALISBURY AND LINCOLN
CATHEDRALS
15. WHICH BOND CHARACTER HAS BEEN PLAYED MOST CONSISTENTLY BY THE SAME
PERSON - A) M B) MONEYPENNY OR C) Q?
B) MISS MONEYPENNY
16. WHAT DOES AN IRIDOLOGIST LOOK AT TO DETERMINE YOUR STATE OF HEALTH - A)
YOUR EYES B) YOUR TEETH OR C) YOUR FEET?
A) YOUR EYES
17. WHEN WAS THE FIRST CHRISTMAS CHURCH SERVICE TELEVISED - A) 1949 B)
1952 OR C) 1956?
A) 1949
18. WHICH PRINCE'S LAST THREE NAMES ARE CHARLES ALBERT DAVID - A) PRINCE
HARRY B) PRINCE WILLIAM OR C) PRINCE EDWARD ?
A) PRINCE HARRY
19. ACCORDING TO THE NURSERY RHYME, WHO CARRIED OUT THE CEREMONY WHEN THE
OWL AND THE PUSSYCAT GOT MARRIED - A) THE COW B) THE TURKEY OR C) THE PIG?
B) THE TURKEY - WHO LIVED ON THE HILL
20. WHICH ANIMALS PULL SANTA'S SLEIGH IN SWEDEN - A) REINDEER B) HUSKIES
OR C) MOUNTAIN GOATS?
C) MOUNTAIN GOATS
1. PLUTO WAS A GREEK GOD OF THE UNDERWORLD BUT WHAT WAS PLUTUS GOD OF,
A) THE STARS B) WEALTH OR C) THE WEATHER
ANSWER - B) WEALTH
2. IN SILVERWOOD, MICHIGAN, USA, ITS ILLEGAL TO KILL WHAT USING YOUR HANDS,
A) A BEAR, B) AN ALLIGATOR OR C) A MOOSE
ANSWER - A) A BEAR - TO IMPRESS A GIRL (WOULD IT IMPRESS YOU?)
3. WHICH WAS THE FIRST CHOCOLATE BAR CREATED BY FOREST MARS IN 1923,
A) MARS BAR B) BOUNTY OR C) MILKY WAY
ANSWER - C) MILKY WAY
4. WHAT POLICE RESOURCE WAS FIRST USED IN THE JACK THE RIPPER CASE,
A) FINGERPRINTS B) BLOODHOUNDS OR C) THE TELEPHONE
ANSWER - B) BLOODHOUNDS
5. WHAT IS WARREN BEATTY'S FIRST NAME,
A) HARRY B) HOWARD OR C) HENRY
ANSWER - C) HENRY
6. WHAT IS THE FASTEST CREATURE RACED FOR SPORT,
A) GREYHOUND B) PIGEON OR C) HORSE
ANSWER - B) PIGEON
7. WHAT WOULD YOU DO WITH A ROMEO'S ROUSER,
A) DRINK IT B) WEAR IT OR C) PLAY WITH IT
ANSWER - A) DRINK IT - ITS A REAL ALE
8. WHAT KIND OF WOOD IS USED ON ROLLS ROYCE DASHBOARDS,
A) MAHOGANY B) ROSEWOOD OR C) WALNUT
ANSWER - C) WALNUT
9. WHAT IS SOMETIMES NICKNAMED ADAMS PROFESSION,
A) BIRD WATCHING B) GARDENING OR C) CIDER MAKING
ANSWER - B) GARDENING
10. WHAT DOES A BELLY MAN DO FOR A LIVING,
A) A PIANO TUNER, B) A PORK BUTCHER OR C) A BOAT REPAIRER
ANSWER - A) A PIANO TUNER
11. IN WHAT COUNTRY DID BONGO DRUMS ORIGINATE,
A) HAITI B) BOTSWANA OR C) CUBA
ANSWER - C) CUBA
12. WHAT WAS THE MOST VALUABLE THING EVER STOLEN,
A) A PAINTING B) A DIAMOND OR C) A BOOK
ANSWER - A) A PAINTING - THE MONA LISA
13. WHAT BIRD CAN SEE THE COLOUR BLUE,
A) A MAGPIE B) A GULL OR C) AN OWL
ANSWER - C) AN OWL
14. WHERE WOULD YOU FIND AN IDEO LOCATOR,
A) ON A COMPUTER B) ON A MAP OR C) IN A LIBRARY
ANSWER - B) ON A MAP - YOU ARE HERE ARROW
15. WHAT COUNTRY ONCE HAD THREE PRESIDENTS - IN THE SAME DAY,
A) ARGENTINA, B) MEXICO OR C) CHILE
ANSWER - B) MEXICO
16. WHAT ANCIENT LANGUAGES WRITING HAS NO SPACES BETWEEN WORDS,
A) ANCIENT GREEK, B) ANCIENT EGYPTIAN OR C) ANCIENT MANDARIN
ANSWER - A) ANCIENT GREEK
17. IN STAR TREK WHO WOULD GO TO SHA KA REE,
A) KLINGONS B) ROMULANS OR C) VULCANS
ANSWER - C) VULCANS - IT'S HEAVEN
18. JANUARY IN THE USA IS NATIONAL 'WHAT' MONTH,
A) HOT DOG B) TOFFEE APPLE OR C) SOUP
ANSWER - C) SOUP MONTH!
19. IN SINGAPORE YOU CAN BE FINED 10% OF YOUR INCOME FOR NOT DOING WHAT,
A) PICKING UP LITTER, B) FLUSHING PUBLIC TOILET OR C) PAYING YOUR TAXES
ANSWER - B) FLUSHING PUBLIC TOILET
20. A VEXILLIOLOGIST IS AN EXPERT IN WHAT,
A) FLAGS B) MEDICINE OR C) SCRIPTS
ANSWER - A) FLAGS - THE HISTORY OF