018-2009
Epsom
2.Who was the Prime minister at the time of Edward the VIII’s abdication?
Stanley Baldwin
3.Which company was involved in the tragedy the killed 2000 people in Bhopal India in 1987?
Union Carbide
4.Which seaport do sailors nickname "pompey"?
Portsmouth
5.In which year was the first stretch of motorway opened in the UK.51,59 or 63?
1959
6.Name the three books the make up "The Lord Of the Rings"?
The Two Towers, the Fellowship of the Ring and Return of the King
7.Which continent has the longer coastline, Africa or Europe?
Europe
8.The Moon’s a Ballon is the autobiography of which debonair actor?
David Niven
9.What was Kojak’s first name?
Theo
10.What do we call the range of hills which forms the border between England and Scotland?
The Cheviots
11.Which country hosted the first women’s world cup in 1991, Italy, Brazil or China?
China
12.In the film "The Third Man" which character does Orsen Welles play?
Harry Lime
13.Which Democrat did Ronald Reagan defeat to become President in 1980?
Jimmy Carter
14.The Polish port of Gdansk was formerly known in Britain by what name?
Danzig
15.What is the official national anthem of the USA?
The Star Spangled Banner
16.Can you name the two other contries that joined the Common Market with Britain in 1973?
Denmark and The Republic of Ireland
17.From which film do we get the song "White Christmas"?
Holiday Inn
18.Which device in a car drives the water pump and the alternator?
The fan belt
19.Who became the president of Nationalist China on Taiwan in 1949.
Chan Kai-Shek
20.Exactly what type of feul do jet aircraft use?
Kerosene
21.Which rare radioactive metal is used to provide energy in nulcear reactors?
Uranium
22.Which failed TV soap was set on the Costa Del Sol?
El Dorado
23.What name is give to solid carbon dioxide used in refrigeration?
Dry Ice
24.In which year was the battle of the Somme?
1916
25.What title is give to the Chairman or woman of the House of Commons?
The Speaker
26.Which doctor wrote The Common Sence Book of Baby and Child Care?
Dr Spock
27.Which Motorway links South Wales to London?
M4
28.Three countries boycotted the 1980 Olympic Games can you name them?
Kenya USA W Germany
29.When were the first parking meters installed.1951,58 or 62?
51
30.In the world of motorcycling what do the initials TT stand for?
Tourist Trophy
31.How many sides has a trapezium,4 9 or 12?
4
32.According to the nursery rhyme,what happened to the nose of the maid that put out the clothes?
It was snapped off by a blackbird
33.If you were on holiday in Capri,which country would you be in?
Italy
34.What do we call a period of play in Polo?
A Chukka
35.What is the bole of a tree,the roots,the trunk or the bark?
The trunk
36.What is the basic ingredient of the drink Mead?
Honey
37.What would you expect to find in a cruet?
Salt and pepper
38.What is 1/2 - 1/3?
1/6th
39.What do we call a young goose?
Gosling
40.With what do you play a Vibraphone,your fingers,a bow or small hammers?
Small hammers
