030-2009
The sandwich
2. Which sports broadcasting company’s name was inspired by a brave Irish mythological hero?
Setanta
3. NEWS - Who has signed with Geffen Records, which warned listeners would be shocked by His “incredible voice”?
The Pope
4. Starting with ‘s’ and ending with ‘e’, what six letter word can mean ‘neat and tidy’?
Spruce
5. Now a world heritage site, in which country is Auschwitz concentration camp?
Poland
6. NEWS - On returning to Earth after a month orbiting in the space station, Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata revealed he had what?
Wore the same experimental odour-free underpants for four weeks
7. What job would you do if you were described as an ambient replenishment assistant?
Shelf Stacker
8. How many rows of players are there on most standard table football games?
Eight
9. NEWS - On a visit to Nepal, actor and Gurkha rights campaigner how was Joanna Lumley honoured?
Famous beauty spot renamed - Mattikhan Lumley View
10. What kind of creature is a slippery dick?
A Fish
11. Does the Captain sit in the left or right hand seat in the cockpit of a commercial aeroplane?
Left
12. NEWS - Which statesman recently said ‘I’m no saint, by now you’ve figured that out’?
Silvio Berlusconi
13. True or false - The Queen is a trained mechanic?
True (She drove ambulances during the war and also trained as a truck mechanic)
14. The Yorkshire Dales are not completely in Yorkshire, into which other county do they extend?
Cumbria
15. NEWS - Which make of car has signed its biggest ever fleet deal, for 14,000 vehicles, with driver training giant BSM, replacing Vauxhall whose contract runs out in September?
Fiat
16. The Americans, typically, call it a weed whacker. What do we call it?
Strimmer
17. What year did Ronnie Biggs escape from Wandsworth jail?
1965
18. NEWS - What is the name of the new Swiss chocolate that is heat resistant to 55C?
Vulcano
19. Who said; ‘For years politicians have promised the moon; I am the first one to be able to deliver it’?
Richard Nixon
20. One Point Each - Name (4) countries whose capitals contain the name of the country in them?
Andorra - Andorra la Vella / Brazil - Brasilia / Djibouti - Djibouti / Guatemala - Guatemala City / Kuwait - Kuwait City / Luxembourg - Luxembourg / Mexico - Mexico City / Panama - Panama City / San Marino - San Marino / Singapore - Singapore
21. In which country will you find the world’s largest bullring?
Mexico
22. What other foodstuff can be used to describe the colour of a ginger cat?
Marmalade
23. Which Prime minister opened the M25 motorway?
Margaret Thatcher
24. In the Thunderball Lottery, how many thunderballs are there?
Fourteen
25. What is the largest country in the world with a four-letter name (in area)?
Iran
26. Which sport uses the lightest ball?
Table Tennis
27. Which very famous Scandinavian pop group were originally known as the Engaged Couples?
Abba
28. Using springs and a timer, what appliance did Charles Stright invent in 1919?
Toaster
29. During which century did the world’s greatest lover Casanova live?
18th Century
30. Highway Code: How many cars are depicted on the triangular sign for queues likely?
Three
31. What fictional creatures from South London did children’s writer Elizabeth Beresford create?
The Wombles
32. What was Oliver Cromwell’s real surname, Clarke, Williams or Johnstone?
Williams
33. On which British river is Eel Pie Island?
Thames
34. A black bull is the badge of which car company?
Lamborghini
35. How many letters made up the title of Kirsty Mcoll’s first UK hit single?
44 - There’s a guy works down the chip shop swears he’s Elvis
36. Which type of music was born when the people of Trinidad celebrated the departure of U.S. troops in 1945?
Steel Bands - they were using upturned oildrums
37. What unusual occurrence caused the death of King Alexander of Greece in 1920 - a) Crushed by a snake b) Bitten by a pet monkey or c) Trampled by a horse?
b) Bitten by a pet monkey
38. On 4th August, 1954, Britain’s first supersonic fighter plane, made its maiden flight, What was its name?
The English Electric Lightning P-1
39. Collectively, Coffee, Gold, Lipstick, Octopus and Sausage are all names of - Paint colours, Card games or Trees?
Trees
40. Against which country did Bobby Moore score his last international goal?
Germany (in the film Escape to Victory)
Tiebreaker - A woman from Scotland is believed to be Britain’s most prolific library book reader, how many has she borrowed?
It’s nearly 25,000. Louise Brown, 91, borrowed her first book in 1946 and reads 12 a week
- What is the total length of the water pipes in the Empire State building?
70 miles
