026-2009
(£20M, £30M, £40M or £50M)
It’s the equivalent of roughly £40m
2. Who was the first woman to appear on Channel 4?
Carol Vorderman
3. Which pop group were recently in the news after it was revealed that they are to make a comeback following a surge in popularity when one of their hits was used in a Virgin Airlines TV commercial?
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
4. Which car manufacturer produces the Patrol, Note and Qashqai models?
Nissan
5. Which nation recently won the Confederations Cup in football?
Brazil
6. When will the next Leap Year take place?
2012
7. Where are you most likely to bump into a barista — in a church, a jail, a coffee shop or a court?
It’s a person who makes and sells coffee in a coffee bar
8. How many hands does the Big Ben clock have?
8 (2 On Each Face)
9. Who Leads A Group Of Men Who Take People Hostage On A New York Subway Train In The Taking Of Pelham One Two Three (Original Version)?
Robert Shaw
10. What is the name of the Briton who got the “best job in the world” promoting the Great Barrier Reef?
Ben Southall
11. Which commonly abbreviated brand of beer takes its name from the German name of a Czech town?
Budweiser from Budweis (Ceske Budejovice)
12. True or False? - Singer Russel Watson used to be a Post Man before he became a famous classical singer?
False - Welder
13. The brand name of a new Russian tie-up with a Nigerian company to produce and sell gas was the subject of embarassment. What was the brand name?
Nigaz
14. What was the name of the disabled British fighter pilot who tried to escape so many times from his POW camp in WW2 that the Germans threatened to take away his prosthetic legs?
Douglas Bader
15. La Roux reached No 1 last week with her single Bulletproof. She is the daughter of which UK soap star?
Trudie Goodwin (aka June Ackland, The Bill)
16. Which drink did the coca cola company launched in 1982?
Diet Coke
17. March Of The Volunteers is the national anthem of — Cambodia, China, Japan or Thailand?
China
18. What is the name the famous photographic film that was recently in the news after it was axed by Kodak?
Kodachrome
19. Unscramble SHRED BALL WAY to find the name of a popular comedian?
Bradley Walsh - ex-Coronation Street actor and TV presenter
20. Put These Famous Sporting Events In The Order In Which They Occurred
A) Gazza’s Tears at world cup , B) Torvil & Deans Bolero , C) Tyson Becomes World Champ , D) Boris Becker Wins Wimbledon
B, D, C, A
21. One point each - Which are the four tallest inhabitable buildings in the UK that have a name ending with the word Tower?
Canary Wharf Tower, Nat West Tower, British Telecom Tower, Blackpool Tower
22. If bulls bellow and frogs croak what do peacocks do?
They scream
23. Which company is the world’s largest buyer of beef?
McDonalds
24. Former model Juliette Norton is married to which popular TV chef?
Jamie Oliver
25. In which British National Newspaper does Andy Capp appear?
The Mirror
26. Which Letter Is between G and J on a standard British computer keyboard?
H
27. What Is The More Common Name For Allergic Rhinitus?
Hay Fever
28. Which group of people are less likely to contract cancer, according to a British Journal of Cancer study involving 60,000 people?
Vegetarians
29. In the Government, who is currently the Minister for the Civil Service?
Gordon Brown. His full title is Prime Minister, First Lord of the Treasury and Minister for the Civil Service
30. Which word originated from the practice of white males wishing to hire African-American prostitutes in the 1920’s, and going to the appropriate part of town while tooting their car horns to attract the ladies?
Honky
31. Who wrote the best-selling book ‘A Brief History of Time’?
Stephen Hawking
32. What was the password to open the treasure cave of Ali Baba?
Open Sesame
33. The red coloured beacon on a commercial aeroplane is situated on which wing – right or left?
Left
34. In Italian foods, what is Spumoni?
Italian ice Cream
35. Which top film of 1995 contains the line, "Before we let you leave, your commander must cross that field, present himself before this army, put his head between his legs, and kiss his own arse."
Braveheart
36. What is the most common complaint that people have about their neighbours in the UK?
Barking dogs
37. Whose side was Brazil on in the Second World War?
The Allies (Brazil declared war on Germany in 1942)
38. In the DFS advert, if "D" stands for double savings (discount), and "S" stand for sale, what does the "F" stand for?
Four Years’ Free Credit
39. Which of these covers the largest area: a basketball Court, a doubles badminton court or a football penalty area?
Penalty area
40. TV presenter Carol Vorderman used to sing in a band, but what were they called: Lovely Leggy Ladies, Dawn Chorus and the Blue Tits or Rotherham’s Apocolypse?
Dawn Chorus and the Blue Tits
Tiebreaker - How many letters are in the Cambodian Alphabet?
74
- Ashrita Furman From The USA Currently Holds The Record For The Longest Distance Walked With A Pint Of Milk In His Head In Miles How Far Did He Get?
80.96 Miles
