023-2009
GIANT PANDA
2. What was Tom Jones’ first UK number one single?
IT’S NOT UNUSUAL
3. Which popular television detective can be found on a map of the Outer Hebrides?
LEWIS - AS PORTRAYED BY ACTOR KEVIN WHATELY
4. What colour is the UK’s fourth most common surname?
BROWN
5. Which British musical won ten Tony Awards in New York last week?
BILLY ELLIOT
6. Which is England’s closest ferry port for a trip to the Channel Islands?
WEYMOUTH
7. What is the name of the Meercat in the Compare the Meercat.com commercial?
ALEXANDER
8. Flexifoil is the UK’s leading manufacturer of what?
KITES
9. What is a young rat called?
KITTEN
10. Who is the famous grandfather of burlesque dancer Volupta?
ANDREW SACHS (VOLUPTA IS GEORGINA BAILLIE)
11. Who had a hit in 1975 with That’s The Way (I Like It)?
KC AND THE SUNSHINE BAND
12. Which household item topped a recent poll as the thing that caused the most arguments in the home?
TV REMOTE CONTROL
13. True or False - King Herod the Great’s first wife was called Doris?
TRUE
14. The Prince of Wales has called for which rodents to be eliminated to protect the native species?
GREY SQUIRRELS
15. Which herb is used to flavour Bearnaise sauce?
TARRAGON
16. Which celebrity launched a perfume range called ‘M’ in 2007?
MARIAH CAREY
17. What colour are common cornflowers?
BLUE
18. Along with a lion, which other animal appears on the cover of a British passport?
UNICORN
19. What is the full name of Peter Kay’s alter-ego, the Irish winner of a (fictional) X Factor style talent contest , who has gone on to achieve two top 10 UK chart hits?
GERALDINE MCQUEEN
20. According to folklore, what happens if the sound of the cuckoo is heard on June 21?
IT WILL BE A WET SUMMER
21. One Point Each - Name London’s eight Royal Parks?
Green Park, Greenwich Park, Hyde Park, Kensington Gardens, St James’s Park, Regent’s Park, Richmond Park, Bushy Park.
- OR
According to official figures, the calorie content of a 250ml glass of white wine is equivalent to how many fish fingers?
FOUR
22. Italian President Silvio Berlusconi is also president of a football club. Which one?
AC MILAN
23. Which well-known product this year celebrates the 100th anniversary of its launch in Britain? It was originally marketed as ‘The Amazing Oxygen Washer‘?
PERSIL
24. In which country was tennis player John McEnroe born?
GERMANY
25. Martin Riggs is the name of the police officer in which series of films?
LETHAL WEAPON
26. Who won the lifetime achievement award at last week’s Mojo awards?
YOKO ONO
27. Which national charity has its headquarters at The Lodge, Sandy, Beds?
RSPB
28. Cerisa Lorraine were the middle names of which late British celebrity?
JADE GOODY
29. Who has had assistants called Troy, Scott and Jones?
TOM BARNABY - MIDSOMER MURDERS
30. How many members of The Beatles have guest starred on "The Simpsons"?
3 - (Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr)
31. Founded in 1976, which company’s products and services include the iPod, the iPhone and iTunes?
APPLE
32. "Life’s about film stars and less about mothers, It’s all about fast cars and cussing each other" is a line from which song by which artiste?
THE FEAR BY LILY ALLEN
33. Which company is the world’s largest musical instrument manufacturer?
YAMAHA
34. Which Coronation Street character made her debut in 1974, was originally played by the late Patricia Cutts for her first two episodes, and has been portrayed by Maggie Jones ever since?
BLANCHE HUNT
35. Which country will host the 2011 Rugby Union World Cup?
NEW ZEALAND
36. In BBC TV’s EastEnders, garage mechanic Richard Peterson is usually referred to by which nickname?
MINTY
37. Which national charity has its headquarters at Trevelyan House, Matlock, Derbyshire?
YHA - YOUTH HOSTEL ASSOCIATION
38. Notable for his unique style of delivery, which has seen him described as someone who “broadcasts with all the ease of a man in a blindfold driving down the M4”, who is the Business Editor of BBC News?
ROBERT PESTON
39. Which county cricket team’s badge features three pears?
WORCESTERSHIRE
40. If you were awarded 10 points in the UK for using it but only 1 point in Poland, what would you be doing?
PLAYING SCRABBLE. THE LETTER ‘Z’
Tiebreaker - How many dates are there on the current Britain’s Got Talent Tour?
27
The Highway Code currently lists how many numbered rules?
307
Of the 51 airports to be found in the country of Laos, how many have paved runways?
9
