007-2009
John Le Carre
2. The 38th parallel is the dividing line between which two countries?
North And South Korea
3. The film, ‘They died with their boots on’ was Hollywood’s 1941 depiction of which Famous American Battle?
The Battle Of Little Big Horn
4. The gulf of Suez is an arm of what sea?
The Red Sea
5. The market town of Chesterfield is famous for its crooked spire, which county is it in?
Derbyshire
6. The Simplon Pass tunnel links Switzerland to which other European country?
Italy
7. To which section of the orchestra does the Cor Anglais belong?
Woodwind (A Member Of The Oboe Family)
8. To which flower family does garlic belong?
Lily
9. Tunku Abdul Ramen was the first prime minister of where?
Malaysia
10. What is the Italian equivalent of a French ‘Vin de Table’?
Vino da Tavola
11. Which body of water forms Turkey’s northern Border?
Black sea
12. How many ‘downs’ does each team have to travel ten yards in American Football?
Four
13. Of what other metal can sterling silver contain 7.5%?
Copper
14. Which US city was named after the first president of the Republic of Texas?
Houston
15. Which clock-making city is served by Cointrin Airport?
Geneva
16. Lutra Lutra is the latin name of which creature?
Otter
17. What kind of bank cools down its deposits to minus 196.5 degrees Centigrade?
A sperm bank
18. Which annual American holiday celebrates the lean harvest of 1621?
Thanksgiving
19. Who murdered Police Officer Tippit in Dallas on November 22nd 1963?
Lee Harvey Oswald
20. Which is known as the ‘horned’ planet?
Venus
21. Which gas is produced by the explosion of a hydrogen bomb?
Helium
22. Which eastern country has the world’s biggest pig population?
China
23. How many noses does an ant have?
Five
24. Which American band is always at the bottom of any alphabetical list of hit record makers?
ZZ Top
25. Which American state has an element named after it?
California (californium)
26. What Scottish loch is overlooked by Urquhart Castle?
Loch Ness
27. What are sticking out over the end of the board if a surfer ‘Hangs five’?
His toes
28. What is your sport if you perform a Tsukahara Tuck?
Gymnastics
29. Which band’s first album had a picture of the Hindenburg airship on its sleeve?
Led Zeppelin’s
30. Which planet was ‘Mystic’ according to Gustav Holst?
Neptune
31. What is the main ingredient in felafel?
Chick peas
32. What name is given to the easiest route between Peshawar and Kabul?
The Khyber Pass
33. What does HTML stand for?
Hypertext markup language
34. What was first given a human name by Clement Wragge of Australia in 1887?
A hurricane
35. In Greek Mythology who was the Blacksmith of the Gods ?
Hephaestus
36. Which game can feature the Roy Lopez opening?
Chess
37. What did Hansel and Gretel use to leave a trail to get back?
Bread Crumbs
38. What is a philogynist?
An admirer of women
39. What Shakespears character’s final words are "The rest is silence"?
Hamlet’s
40. How many incisor teeth does a fully-grown elephant have?
None
