027-2009
Jamie Oliver
2. Who currently holds more nuclear warheads - Russia or the US?
Russia - has 2,790 operational warheads, according to the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, and the US has 2,200
3. Who were the first girl group to top the UK singles chart?
The Supremes
4. How old is Big Ben?
150 - The Great Bell struck its first hour on 11 July 1859
5. In 1905, Mary Anderson patented which device to help motorists to see the road more clearly?
Windscreen Wipers
6. Which type of crab lives in hollow objects such as empty shells?
Hermit Crab
7. Which song contains the lyric "It’s like thunder, lightning, the way you love me is frightening"?
Knock On Wood
8. In 1928, Harry Ramsden opened his first fish and chip shop in the village of Guiseley on the outskirts of which northern city?
Leeds
9. What’s the first name of Sherlock Holmes companion, Dr Watson?
John
10. Inspired by a North American wild horse, what was the nickname of the World War II P-51 fighter plane?
Mustang
11. What sort of creature is a Welsh Black?
A Cow
12. What name is given to a mathematician who calculates insurance risks and advises insurance companies on what premiums to set?
Actuary
13. What were first issued to the British Army in 1823?
Trousers
14. How old is Paris Jackson who payed a tearful tribute to her father at the Michael Jackson memorial?
Eleven
15. What musical invention was developed by David Rockola?
The Jukebox
16. Who has suggested that the EU should sink boats carrying illegal immigrants to prevent them entering Europe?
British National Party leader Nick Griffin
17. What type of antique furniture was a cheval?
Mirror
18. In 1908, which company became the first to sell toothpaste in a tube and described it as ‘Ribbon Dental Cream’?
Colgate
19. Which English county has the longest border with Wales?
Shropshire
20. Roger Federer is once again champion after a five-set epic final at Wimbledon. It set a new record for singles finals at SW19 - for what?
Most games played in a set - The 30-game fifth set - which Federer eventually won 16-14 - set the record for the most games played in a set in a singles final. The match itself lasted four hours and 16 minutes - about half an hour shorter than last year’s final
21. Which TV chef advertises Aldi food?
Phil Vickery
22. What word can describe a meal, a dance and a person with old-fashioned values?
Square
23. On which TV show did Les Dawson say, "The prizes are so bad, some people leave them in the foyer"?
Blankety Blank
24. Found in both tropical and temperate regions around the world, what kind of animal is a skink?
A lizard
25. Archbishop Makarios became president of which country in 1960?
Cyprus
26. Teenage scrum-half Kyle Eastmond plays for which Rugby League side?
St Helens
27. With which actor did John Travolta exchange faces in the movie Face Off?
Nicholas Cage
28. In 1908, Lieut. Thomas E. Selfridge became the first person to be killed in what kind of accident?
An aeroplane crash
29. What substance taken from animal fat is used in the production of candles and soap?
Tallow
30. Sometimes called the ‘Venice of the East’ and the ‘City of Angels’, which capital city has a famous floating market?
Bangkok
31. On the last day of Dec 1968 the world’s first supersonic aircraft made its maiden flight. In which country did this take place? Russia (Tupolov Tu 144)
32. Which world-wide movement started in 1907 when 20 young people were entertained on Brownsea Island in Poole Harbour, Dorset?
The Scout movement
33. According to the title of a Hollywood film, how many days elapsed between Anne Boleyn becoming queen and being executed by Henry VIII?
1,000 ( Anne of the Thousand Days)
34. Jupiter’s four largest moons, Ganymede, Io, Europa and Callisto were discovered in 1610 by which astronomer?
Galileo
35. Reportedly perfected after 39 failures, which product is now widely used to displace water?
WD 40 (Water Displacer)
36. In the game of snooker, what is the minimum number of balls required to execute a ‘plant’?
Three
37. Which American golfer won the British Open Golf Championship three times in the 1980s?
Tom Watson
38. Which former British heavyweight boxing champion said ‘Boxing is just show business with blood’?
Frank Bruno
39. The existence of what is still disputed today despite many ’sightings’ following its first being recorded by St. Columba in 565 AD?
The Loch Ness Monster
40. What caused the permanent closure of the ‘Palm Court’ ‘Café Parisien’ and ‘Verandah’ restaurants in 1912?
The sinking of the Titanic (three of its restaurants)
Tiebreaker - In which year did the BBC first televise Wimbledon?
1937
