QUIZTIME QUIZZES

1. Which is the longest Olympic event?
50k Walk
2. Which European country declared war on Great Britain in June 1940, but changed their mind in 1943 and declared war on Germany?
Italy
3. Which TV Sitcom was set in Marbella’s San Remo Hotel?
Duty Free
4. The name of which liqueur translates as ‘the drink that satisfies’?
Drambuie
5. Mel Blanc, the voice of Bugs Bunny, was allergic to what?
Carrots
6. What is the most popular sport played in American Nudist Camps?
Volleyball
7. Lady Godiva rode naked through the streets of Coventry in which century?
11th Century
8. What is the Statue of Liberty made of?
Cast Iron
9. How many months are there in the Hindu calendar?
Twelve
10. In Shakespeare’s play, Hamlet stabs Polonius through the Arras, what is an Arras?
A Wall Hanging
11. What is Archimedes Screw used to lift?
Water or Grain
12. In the song, what do the Crystal Chandeliers light up?
The Paintings on your wall
13. If an American told you that he had just swallowed a Goofball, what would you expect him to do?
Go to sleep - it is a Sleeping Pill
14. What does Noddy do for a living?
A Taxi Driver
15. Which Classic Film series featured such characters as W.C. Boggs, D.S. Bung and the Khasi of Kalabar?
Carry On Films
16. How many of the Magnificent Seven are still alive at the end of the film?
Three
17. In Croquet, if your balls are black & blue, what colour are your opponents’ balls?
Red & Green
18. Which country has won the four man Bobsleigh World Championship the most times?
Switzerland
19. How is the Greek Island of Kerkira better known to holidaymakers?
Corfu
20.Mr Block and Mr Quayle gave their names to what?
B&Q - founders of the DIY stores

21. What sort of creature is a Brazilian Huntsman?
Spider
22. In which decade of the 20th century did telephones begin having curly cord on their handsets?
1940’s
23. What is the minimum age for a Blood Donor?
18
24. Adventure-land, Fantasy-land and Discovery-land are three of the park areas of Disneyland, Paris, what is the fourth?
Frontier-land
25. Where were the W.G. Grace gates erected in 1923?
Lord’s Cricket ground
26. How many days a year must a private road be closed to the public, in order to remain private?
One
27. On which night of the week do Witches traditionally hold their meetings?
Friday
28. In which athletics event is a Planting Box used?
Pole Vaulting
29. Pilliwinks were used as an instrument of torture on which part of the body?
Fingers
30. If Guy Fawkes day lands on a Wednesday, on which day of the week does Christmas Eve fall on in the same year?
Wednesday
31. What is the first letter of the Roman Alphabet?
A
32. If you are in a Chicken Plucking Contest and the Judge shouts ‘Foul’ what have you done?
Left a feather on!
33. What was special about the horse Barony Fort that ran in the 1977 Grand National?
First Woman to ride in the race - Charlotte Brew
34. In which country were the first bars of chocolate made?
Switzerland
35. In Showjumping, how many penalty points are awarded if the rider falls off?
Eight
36. Which was the first War to be photographed?
American Civil War
37. Ivan Owen provided the voice for which TV Puppet?
Basil Brush
38. Which Island was sold by Norway to Scotland in 1266?
Isle of Man
39. What does a Piscatologist excel at?
Fishing
40. John Pierpont Morgan, the owner, missed it. Robert Bacon, the US Ambassador to Paris, had a buisness engagement and missed it. Bertram Slade missed it after being held up at a level crossing by a Goods Train and James V O’Brien missed it as he was detained by a Court Case in Ireland. Missed What?
The Titanic’s Maiden Voyage

TIE-BREAKER - How many times does the human heart beat in one year?
37 million times

1. Whose 96 Victories are celebrated on the inner walls of the Arc de Triumphe?
Napolean
2. What first ran between Paddington and Farrington street in 1863?
The London Underground
3. Who has the most chromosomes, Tarzan, Jane or Cheetah?
Cheetah - the Chimp!
4. How many dimensions does the shadow of a three dimensional object have?
Two
5. In New Zealand, what is a Cheerio, a small fruit, a small sausage or a small beer?
A Small Sausage
6. Who were the next cartoon group to reach number one in the UK singles chart following the Archies with Sugar Sugar?
The Simpsons - Do the Bartman
7. If you had Hippoglossus Hippoglossus, would you have it treated at the doctors, cook it and eat it or soak your paintbrushes in it?
Cook it & eat it - Halibut
8. Which now regular event first took place on 19th November 1994?
National Lottery Draw
9. What is mixed with Tia Maria to make a Tia Moo-Moo?
Milk
10. Which weighs the most, 500 one pence coins or 250 two pence coins?
Neither - Equal weight
11. There were three film sequels to the Love Bug starring the Volkwagen with a mind of its own, the first was Herbie Rides Again, Name either of the other two?
Herbie goes to Monte Carlo / Herbie goes Bananas
12. When was the first fruit machine invented, 1905, 1910 or 1915?
1905
13. ‘Single’ and ‘Double Entry’ are methods of what?
Book Keeping
14. Which is the biggest British vessel ever lost at sea?
The Derbyshire
15. The Space Shuttle landing site Edwards Air Force Base is in which US State?
California
16. What is Val Kilmer’s car called in the film ‘Batman Forever’?
The Batmobile!
17. How many wheels does a Hansom Cab have?
Two
18. In Italy if you were served Pesce Martello, what would you be about to eat?
Shark
19. Which Irish adventurer attempted to steal the British Crown Jewels in 1671?
Colonel Thomas Blood
20. In Falconry what is the name of the short leather strap permanently attached to the leg of a bird, which can be used as a leash?
A Jess

21. Who is the only British solo female singer to have had three number one UK hit singles?
Sandie Shaw
22. In which shipyard were the Queen Mary and the QE2 built?
Clydebank
23. According to the nursery rhyme, what was used to mend Jack’s head after he had fallen down the hill?
Vinegar & Brown Paper
24. How is the medical condition Dipllopia more commonly known?
Double Vision
25. In which decade of the 20th century did the Jodrell Bank Telescope become operational?
1950’s - 1957
26. What sort of animal is a Drongo, is it a bird, a fish or a reptile?
A Bird
27. A beginner in which sport would use a Cavaletto?
A Showjumper - it is a simple practice fence
28. Which is the odd one out, GBA, GBG, GBH or GBJ?
GBH - the others are international car registrations
29. ‘LOONIES FAR UP THAMES’ is an anagram of which famous London building?
The Houses of Parliament
30. Which Indian Tribe did Crazy Horse lead?
Sioux
31. Horsens, Viborg and Skagen are in which Scandinavian country?
Denmark
32. Who was born first, Laurel or Hardy?
Stan Laurel
33. How many individual islands make up the Calendar Islands in Cisco Bay, Maine, USA?
365 Islands
34. In which century did the Dodo bird become extinct?
17th Century
35. Which is the longest river in Europe?
The Volga
36. What sort of creature would you expect to have a Little Dickey?
Donkey - male
37. From which country did Morris Dancing originate?
Spain – from the Moors
38. Which creatures suffer from Isle of Wight disease, Cats, Cows or Bees?
Bees
39. What in the 18th century was known as ‘The Necessary’?
The Lavatory
40. Which project was originally expected to cost £150m, then in 1964 £275m, in 1966 it rose to £400m, in 1968 it was £570m, in 1970 it became £825m and finally by 1972 it had become £970m?
Concorde

TIE-BREAKER - How many Murders are there each year in the USA?
24,000

1. In the Wizard of Oz what did Dorothy have to steal from the Wicked Witch of the West?
Broomstick
2. Which horror film actor did the narration on Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’?
Vincent Price
3. In which 1993 film did Bette Midler play an evil witch?
Hocus Pocus
4. The ghost of which wife of Henry VIII has been seen many times gliding through the Tower of London, where she was beheaded in 1536?
Anne Boleyn
5. According to the children’s nursery story, who pushed the wicked witch into the oven, was it Hansel or Gretel?
Gretel
6. What is the name of Shakespeare’s ghost that haunts Macbeth?
Banqo
7. Which TV series features a talking black cat called Salem?
Sabrina The Teenage Witch
8. Which rock singer reputedly bit off the head of a bat during his stage act?
Ozzy Osbourne
9. Name the town in Massachusetts noted for its witchcraft trials?
Salem
10. In which film does mia farrow give birth to the devil’s son?
Rosemary’s Baby
11. On which night of the week do witches traditionally hold their meetings?
Friday
12. What historical figure did Bram Stoker base the character Dracula upon ?
Vlad The Impaler
13. What name was given to witches pets, which were believed to be evil spirits that resembled the witch?
Familiars
14. With which horror film would you associate the character of leatherface?
"Texas chainsaw massacre"
15. Which witch did a house in The Wizard Of Oz flatten?
The Wicked Witch of the East
16. Who was the author of ‘frankenstein’?
Mary Shelley
17. What are male witches called?
Warlocks
18. Which british film studio was famous for it’s blood-curdling movies?
Hammer House of Horrors
19. In "The Odyssey", into what animal did the witch Circe change the sailors?
Pigs
20. Family Fortunes Question - Top Answer Required - Five things associated with Halloween? -
Witches / Pumpkin / Trick or Treat / Masks / Dressing Up

21. The last witchcraft trial to take place in England was that of Jane Wenham, (she was found innocent) in which year did it take place, was it 1512, 1612, 1712 or 1812?
1712
22. What was the name of the witch played by Elizabeth Montgomery in the 1970 TV series Bewitched?
Samantha Stephens
23. Which 1981 film starred David Naughton, Jenny Agutter and Brian Glover?
An American Werewolf In London
24. The world’s largest collection of witchcraft related artefacts are located in the Museum of Witchcraft in Boscastle, in which county is Boscastle?
Cornwall
25. Who played dracula in the 1992 film Bram Stokers Dracula ?
Gary Oldman
26. Mathew Hopkins was famous in the 16th century as what?
The Witchfinder General
27. What is the name of the Addams families hairy relation?
Cousin It
28. Which three actresses starred in the Witches of Eastwick? (1 point each)
Cher, Michelle Pfeiffer and Susan Sarandon
29. Whose ghost is said to haunt the White House?
Abraham Lincoln’s
30. The Money Bat or Black Witch found on the Bahamas is what type of animal?
Moth (http://www.bahamaswildlife.fsnet.co.uk/noctuid.htm)
31. Which 1998 vampire film had the tagline " against an army of immortals one warrior must draw blood first" ?
Blade
32. A witch puts two frogs, a puppy dog, a newt and two spiders in her cauldron, how many legs would she be cooking?
Thirty Two
33. ‘Ghost Town’ was the only number 1 single released by which British band?
The Specials
34. Which american rock singer took his name from an ouiji board reading, that revealed he was the reincarnation of a 17th century witch?
Alice Cooper
35. What name is given to a ghost which throws objects around?
Poltergeist
36. Which independent brewery produces ‘Pendle Witch’ bitter?
Moorhouses
37. What is the name of the star symbol in a circle used in witchcraft?
Pentacle or Pentagram
38. Which children’s TV series is set in a school for witches and features the characters, Mildred Hubble, Wizard Hellibore, Miss Hardbroom and Miss Cackle?
The Worst Witch
39. In which Disney film does Angela Lansbury play Eglantine Price, an amateur witch?
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
40. Why did the vampires cancel their game of cricket?
They couldn’t find their bats

Tiebreaker - According to the NASA Space Astronomical Research Centre, In which Year will a Full Moon next fall on Halloween?
2012

1. Who, on film, were Chris, Lee, Vin, Chico, Harry, Britt and O’Reilly?
The Magnificent Seven
2. What was Hamlet’s fathers name?
Hamlet
3. Which is the largest British wild bird?
Mute Swan
4. Which London road shares its name with the first ever King Size Cigarette?
Pall Mall
5. In which country did Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid end their bank robbing days, being hopelessly outnumbered by government troops?
Bolivia
6. What do Flamenco Dancers hold in their hands?
Castanets
7. In which range of hills in Gloucestershire will you find the source of the River Thames?
Cotswolds
8. Which German city has more bridges than Amsterdam and Venice combined?
Hamburg
9. Which Irish city has a Gaelic name meaning ‘the town of the ford of the hurdles’?
Dublin
10. In 1876, Wyatt Earp became an Assistant Marshall in which lawless frontier town?
Dodge city
11. In religion, in which month of the Gregorian Calendar is Christmas Day celebrated annually?
December!
12. In which Olympic throwing event are the longest distances achieved?
Javelin
13. What aid to smelly feet did Dr Lapidus introduce in 1975?
Odor-eaters
14. With over 1,160,000 staff, who is the World’s largest employer?
Indian Railways
15. How long do Golfers have to find their ball before it is declared lost?
Five Minutes
16. The World’s longest reigning Monarch, during the 20th Century, was known as ‘The Keeper of the twenty four golden umbrellas’, he was King of which country?
Thailand
17. Trinity Hall, Sidney Sussex and Emmanuel are all colleges at which University?
Cambridge
18. Which seaside town was the first to have its name running through a stick of rock, Blackpool, Brighton or Bognor?
Blackpool
19. Who, in 1990, became the first female television sports presenter when she presented Grandstand?
Helen Rollason - after she died of Cancer the Sports Personality of the Year awards a Trophy in her honour
20. What point of a Dartboard stands 5 feet 8 inches from the ground?
Bullseye

21. On which Hebridean Island is Talisker Whiskey produced?
Skye
22. In which religious country were Hamsters bred in captivity before being introduced as domestic pets into the UK?
Israel
23. How many chimes are heard just before Big Ben tolls the hour?
Sixteen
24. What did the singer Al Johnson use to make his face black?
Burnt Cork
25. Which yellow fibrous root tastes strong and sweet and can be chewed to clean the teeth and relieves constipation?
Liquorice
26. Which idea won George Musgrave a £2 prize in a road safety competition in 1947, that he eventually fell victim to some 50 years later and received a £20 fixed penalty fine?
Double Yellow Lines
27. Which famous road runs from Union Station in Los Angeles, through Beverly Hills to Pacific Palisades?
Sunset Boulevard
28. On which TV programme does Kent Brockman present the news?
The Simpsons
29. At what age is a child responsible for fastening its own car seat belt?
14 years old
30. Prior to his death in 1931, a record number of 1,093 patents were issued to which famous inventor by the American Patent office?
Thomas Edison
31. Which household product, that was first advertised on British TV in 1972, has had the longest running television advertising campaign?
Andrex Toilet rolls
32. Which group of Islands off the North West coast of Africa take their name from the latin word for dog?
Canary Islands
33. Julius, Adolph, Leonard, Herbert and Milton were the real names of which comedy acting brothers?
Marx Brothers
34. In which English county is Styhead Tarn, with an average of 170 inches of rain each year, it is the wettest place in Britain?
Cumbria
35. What nationality was Roald Amundsen, who, in 1911, led the first successful attempt to reach the South Pole?
Norwegian
36. What type of wood, used for furniture, gets its name from its sweet scent?
Rosewood
37. What registration letter is given to a vehicle that has been registered abroad and imported into the UK?
The letter Q
38. How long did it take Charles Lindburgh to make the first non-stop solo flight from New York to Paris in 1927, was it 33, 44 or 55 hours?
33 hours
39. The data supplied by B.A.R.B. is used to compile which charts?
TV Viewing figures
40. By what name was the bald actor Taidje Khan Jnr better known?
Yul Brynner

TIE-BREAKER - How many daily newspapers are there in the USA?
1,600

1. Which Spirit takes its name from the Dutch word for Burnt Wine?
Brandy
2. According to Greek Mythology, the winged horse Pegasus sprang from the blood of whom?
Medusa
3. Dried Plums are generally referred to by what name?
Prunes
4. Which musical instrument is featured on the Royal Standard?
Harp
5. If you travelled due south from Glasgow, by Plane, which would be the first English County that you would pass over?
Devon - after passing over Wales
6. In the Knights of the Round Table, what relation was Galahad to Lancelot?
Son
7. Which group of South Atlantic Islands were named after a 17th Century treasurer of the British Navy?
The Falkland Islands
8. What is the main ingredient of the cold Spanish soup called Gazpacho?
Tomatoes
9. Which is tallest, London’s BT Tower or Blackpool Tower?
London’s BT Tower is 61 feet taller
10. Where in a theatre would you find a Scruto?
On the stage - it is a trap door
11. Which unique form of transport is made by the Coventry based Vehicle Division of Manganese bronze PLC?
Black Taxi Cabs
12. What name is given to the tuft of hair that grows above a horse’s hoof?
Fetlock
13. What is the name of the Stately Home of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire?
Chatsworth
14. How many Nobel Prizes are awarded each year?
Six
15.What in 1989 occurred for the very first time in the Oxford & Cambridge Boat Race?
Both Crews has a Woman Cox
16. The male of which Ausralian bird sits on the eggs to hatch them, whilst the female goes off to mate with another male?
EMU
17. Which sports car is produced in the Italian town of Maranello?
Ferrari
18. The longest word in the English language refers to a Tobacco Mosaic Virus, is it more or less than 500 letters long?
More - 1,185 letters!
19. In which country is the most southerly point of mainland South America?
Chile
20. Which singer and heart throb to the over fifties became chairman of the World Darts Council in 1993?
Englebert Humperdink

21. Which is the most abundant gas in the Earth’s atmosphere?
Nitrogen
22. In which Swimming stroke are the greatest speeds achieved?
Freestyle / Front Crawl
23. Of what is 8B the softest selection and 10H the hardest?
Pencil
24. Which variety of Cooking Apple was named after the local butcher in Southwell, Nottinghamshire?
Bramley
25. Which town was the birthplace of Rugby League?
Huddersfield
26. How many counters are there on a Backgammon board at the start of a game?
Thirty
27. Which city stands on the site of the original Penal Colony at Botany Bay?
Sydney
28. How many shots would a Golfer have to take to make a Double-Bogie on a Par Four Hole?
Six
29. What was the profession of Wild West Gunslinger Doc Holliday?
Dentist
30. In which century did Highwayman Dick Turpin’s criminal career come to an end?
18th - 1739
31. Who played his last game for Manchester United at Stamford Bridge against Chelsea on 28th April 1973?
Bobby Charlton
32. What colour is Nick Park’s animated character, Wallace’s knitted tank top?
Green
33. What is the more common name for a Capsicum?
A Pepper
34. What are the nocturnal herding herbivores of Australia, Tasmania and New Guinea?
Kangaroos
35. At the start of a game of Chess, each player has a choice of how many moves?
Twenty
36. According to the old nursery rhyme, what are little boys made of?
Frogs and Snails and Puppy Dogs Tails
37. Which liqueur is added to make a Kentucky Coffee?
Southern Comfort
38. Who was Snow White’s sister?
Rose Red
39. What did Gregory Pinkus invent in 1955, that was unenthusiastically received by the World’s rubber companies?
The Contraceptive Pill
40. According to the song, how old was Benny Hill’s character, Ernie, when he died?
Fifty Two

TIE-BREAKER – OK Children, How many Original Andy Pandy programmes were made?
Only 26!

1. Which was the last Apollo mission that put men on the Moon?
Apollo 17 - December 1972
2. Which breed of dog, despite its name, was originally bred in Germany to hunt for Boar?
Great Dane
3. Which event features Calf Romping and Steer Wrestling?
Rodeo
4. What did Rudyard Kipling invent to help golfers playing in the snow?
Red Balls
5. Dogs, Humans or Cows, which one has the best hearing?
Dogs
6. What problem caused Catherine the Great to jail her hairdresser to prevent her talking about it?
Dandruff
7. It’s played over four periods of 15 minutes and only two of the seven players can score, which sport?
Netball
8. What were the first three food items to be rationed, when rationing was introduced in January 1940?
Bacon, Butter and Sugar
9. If you were using thin paper and heelball, what pastime would you be participating in?
Brass Rubbing
10. What is the next number in the series, 20 - 1 - 18 - 4 - 13 - 6?
10 - Clockwise around a dartboard
11. What colour is Tin Tin’s dog in Herge’s famous adventure books?
White - Snowy!
12. Which coin went out of circulation in 1984?
Half Pence Piece
13. If Yesterday’s Tomorrow was Saturday, What day is the day after Tomorrow’s Yesterday?
Sunday
14. In medieval times, what was held and hung in a metal cage, to act as a deterrent to criminals?
A dead body
15. How many times do most insects mate during their lifetime?
Just Once!
16. Which of the Armed Services was founded in the 9th century by Alfred the Great?
Royal Navy
17. Which is the World’s most popular brand of cigarette?
Marlboro
18. From which part of a Pig does Ham come?
Its hind legs
19. In the Magpie Rhyme, one is for sorrow, two is for joy, what is seven for?
A secret never to be told
20. A Quadruped has four feet, a Biped has two feet, what does a Palmiped have?
Webbed feet

21. What is Bathophobia the fear of?
Depths
22. Which Pop-Star started his career singing under the name of Lieutenant Lush?
Boy George
23. Who, in the Bible, was six cubits and a span tall?
Goliath
24. Which organisation’s motto is ‘Service before self’?
Rotary Club
25. There are now over ten million Brits living abroad, in which country do the largest number live?
Canada
26. Film star Roy Sherer died in 1985, what was his more famous screen name?
Rock Hudson
27. In the Nursery Rhyme what did Tom Tom the Piper’s son steal?
A Pig
28. Exactly where in the world would you see fog called ‘The Tablecloth’?
On Table Mountain
29. What sort of creature is a Coley, is it a bird, a fish or an insect?
Fish
30. Which British Island, about eighty feet across, is in the Atlantic, 230 miles west of the Hebrides?
Rockall
31. What is the name of the metal discs in the rim of a Tambourine, are they Pings, Tinklers or Jingles?
Jingles
32. How many colours represent all the properties on a Monopoly board?
Eight
33. Where would you find a Daglock, in a canal, on a sheep’s rear end or in a safe?
Sheep’s rear end - dirt covered clump of wool
34. What name is given to a joint of Beef cut from the breast next to the ribs?
Brisket
35. Who played Tommy Steele in the film ‘The Tommy Steele Story’?
Tommy Steele!
36. JEWELS RITUAL is an anagram of which famous actress?
Julie Walters
37. Which sport is believed to have originated on Pentecost Island as an initiation ceremony?
Bungee Jumping
38. According to Mythology, what did Perseus’s Helmet do for him?
It made him Invisible
39. In the 19th century, what were Piccadilly Weepers were they Knee Ribbons, False Eyelashes or Droopy Whiskers?
Droopy Whiskers
40. What was the name for the Wooden Head of a woman with a clay pipe in her mouth at which people threw wooden balls at fairs?
Aunt Sally

TIE BREAKER - How old was Sean Connery when he starred in his first James Bond film
32 – (Dr No)

1. Who led the Sioux Indians to victory at the Battle of the Little Big Horn?
Sitting Bull
2. If you ordered Caneton in a French restaurant what would you get?
Duck
3. If Livestock is a farmer’s animals, what is Deadstock?
Farm Equipment
4. The Grand National, The Laurels and The Scurry Gold Cup are all classic races for which animals?
Greyhounds
5. Which film was summarised by a critic as "a building catches fire, some people die, some people don’t"?
Towering Inferno
6. Where did Wallace Hartley and his orchestra give their final performance?
On board the Titanic
7. What sort of creature is a White-Eye, is it a bird, an insect or a reptile?
A Bird
8. When were the first Newspaper Horoscopes published, 1730, 1830 or 1930?
1930
9. Which cocktail contains Dark Rum, Coconut Milk and Crushed Pineapple?
Pina Colada
10. What is the Army equivalent of a Royal Navy Captain?
Colonel - Group Captain in RAF
11. The Lone ranger’s horse was called Silver, what was Tonto’s horse called?
Scout
12. In Monopoly, how many pounds difference between the cheapest and dearest properties?
£340 - Old Kent road = £60 / Mayfair = £400
13. What natural phenomenon occurs at average intervals of 12 hours, 24 minutes and 30 seconds?
High & Low Tides
14. What name is given to the imaginary line on the Earth’s surface, which lies at 66 degrees 33 minutes South of the Equator?
Antarctic Circle
15. A Swedish Tresilling Yellow was sold in Zurich for a record £1.4m, what was it?
A rare Postage stamp
16. In which country can The Bog of Allen be found?
Republic of Ireland
17. To what was the Under Secretary for Trade and Industry, Cranley Onslow referring, in 1972, when he said, "we are doing our utmost to quieten it"?
Concorde
18. Which US singer, who had his first hit in 1952, was awarded the first ever Platinum disc for selling 200 million records?
Bing Crosby
19. Who received a proposal of marriage, without a carriage, but on a bicycle made for two?
Daisy
20. What do Robber Crabs climb trees to steal, Dates, Coconuts or bananas?
Coconuts

21. By what name is Hydrated Magnesium Silicate more commonly known when used in the home?
Talc
22. Which Comedian, who died in 1968, had a statue dedicated to his memory unveiled outside a Blood Donor Centre in Birmingham?
Tony Hancock
23. What is the traditional Romany delicacy Furze Pig better known as?
Hedgehog
24. Canker is a nasty disease, but what are its victims, Plants, Chickens or Elderly People?
Plants
25. Which part of a Chameleon can grow up to three and a half times the length of its body?
Tongue
26. In a traditional snakes & Ladders game how many ladders are there on the board?
Eight
27. Which independent European state, with less than 1,000 inhabitants, has a nil birth rate?
Vatican City
28. What is created when light from a laser interfaces with light from a photographic plate?
A Hologram
29. What name connects the tallest US President, a City in England and the State capital of Nebraska?
Lincoln
30. The Sahara Desert stretches across how many North African countries?
Ten
31. What is the Russian word for a fortified enclosure in a town or city, the most famous being in Moscow?
Kremlin
32. What happened to Dick Scobee, Mike Smith, Judith Resnik, Ronald McNair, Ellison Onizuka, Christina McAuliffe and Gregory Jarvis in January 1986?
Died - The Challenger Explosion
33. On which day of the week will Pancake Day fall next year?
Tuesday!
34. In which century was the Post Office started?
17th Century - 1635
35. Which is the odd one out, Acrylic, Nylon, Canvas or Ployester?
Canvas - other are man made
36. What was authoress Beatrix Potter’s middle name?
Beatrix - her first name was Helen
37. What sort of creature is a Rifleman, a Bird, an Insect or a Fish?
A Bird
38. The Bummalo Fish is salted, dried and eaten as a relish called what?
Bombay Duck
39. Which King’s dying words were reputed to be "all is lost, Monks, Monks, Monks"?
Henry VIII
40. How is the home of the 15th Earl of Shrewsbury now better known?
Alton Towers

TIE-BREAKER - How many Footballs are made in Europe each year?
40 Million