008-2009
At the South Pole
2. In a game of Polo, how many horses are there on the field during play?
10 - Four on each side and Two Umpires
3. An Eskimo male, even if his family are starving, will not attempt to eat a Penguin’s Egg, Why?
Eskimos live near the North Pole and Penguins live at the South Pole
4. In a standard Horseshoe, how many nail holes are there?
Eight
5. Which football player and member of England’s 1966 World Cup winning team, was the first player to be sent off twice whilst playing for England?
Alan Ball - 1965 & 1973
6. What kind of animal was Napoleon terrified of?
Cats
7. In which country will you find the towns of Lower Bum-Bum and Higher Bum-Bum?
Australia / Queensland
8. Which Inert Gas is used in Flourescent Lights?
Argon
9. In the Tour de France, who would wear a polka dot jersey?
King of the Mountains
10. Which flavour of Ice-cream is used in making a Peach Melba?
Vanilla
11. Dad-Dab the duck and Gub-Gub the pig were friends of whom?
Dr Doolitle
12. What type of wood are cricket stumps usually made of?
Ash - Cricket Bats are made of Willow
13. Dating back to the 9th Century, which country has the oldest national anthem?
Japan
14. From which country does the wine Mateus Rose come?
Portugal
15. What is the name of the Russian Parliament building?
The White House
16. Which word appears 46,227 times in the bible?
And
17. In the nursery rhyme, what did the Crooked man buy with his crooked sixpence?
A Crooked Cat
18. Which is the only Arab country without a desert?
Lebanon
19. Which ingredient, vital to choux pastry, is missing from puff pastry?
Eggs
20. What kind of clothing is a Ghillie - a glove, a belt or a shoe?
A Shoe
21. Blowing, Casting and Floating are different ways of making what?
Glass
22. Which member of the Camel family has no hump?
Llama
23. Which leg, Left or Right, had Long John Silver lost?
Right Leg
24. In which TV Quiz show was 433 the highest possible, but unlikely, score?
15 to 1
25. If you ordered Potage Portugaise in a French restaurant, what would you get?
Tomato soup
26. What is a Hare’s home called?
A Form
27. Who read Edward VIII’s abdication speech?
He read it himself!
28. Which guerrilla fighter had a biscuit named after him?
Garibaldi
29. Who has been the only divorced President of the USA?
Ronald Reagan
30. Which sport saw England contest its first Test Match against Australia, in 1930 at Wimbledon?
Speedway
31. What would you keep in a Humidor?
Cigars
32. What is Tocophobia the fear of - Mexican food, Time or Children?
Children
33. Ridge, Frame, Bell and Dome are all types of what?
Tent
34. In the cartoon Wacky Races, who drove the Compact Pussycat?
Penelope Pitstop
35. If R=1, Y=2 and G=3, what letter is equal to 6?
P=6 - Snooker ball values - Pink
36. Which is the only English county to have two separate coastlines?
Devon
37. Who, on TV, has had assistants called Jo, Melanie and Ace?
Dr Who
38. What is Faggoting - Decorative Needlework, A tradition in public schools or an over consumption of meatballs?
Decorative Needlework
39. Were Baked Beans invented in the 1700’s, 1800’s or 1900’s?
1800’s - 1891
40. What would a Japanese Tourist mean if you bumped into him at the races and he said FUKU?
Good Luck!
