031-2009
The Last Supper
2. Corazon Aquino, who has died, was president of where?
The Philippines
3. Which flowers are also sometimes known as pinks?
Carnations
4. In the Royal Family what relation is the Duke of York to the Earl of Wessex?
Brother
5. Property show Location, Location, Location was cleared of unfairness after calling which town the worst place to live in the UK?
Middlesbrough
6. What vegetable was considered to be a cure for sex problems in Ancient Egypt - Radish, Spring Onion or Cucumber?
Radish
7. New figures show that 22,000 people doing what job have been bitten by dogs in the past 4 years?
Postmen
8. Which country has just introduced trial by jury - Turkey, Japan or Mexico?
Japan
9. Which political party introduced the old age pension? (A) Labour (B) Conservative (C) Liberal
(C) Liberal
10. What was the name of the 64lb carp - much beloved by the UK’s anglers - that died recently?
Benson
11. Which seaside town was the first to have its name running through a stick of rock?
Blackpool
12. Computer hacker Gary McKinnon has lost his bid in the UK high court to avoid extradition to where?
The United States
13. True or False - In the same year that the Titanic sank, both crews in the Oxford and Cambridge boat race also sank?
True
14. Which bakery chain can now be seen on petrol forecourts?
Greggs
15. Riot police in Buenos Aires dispersed a stone-throwing crowd last week. What were the people protesting about?
A 30% cut in old age pensions / The arrest of an opposition politician or A delay to the start of the football season
A delay to the start of the football season
16. Which country was the first to use red lights to advertise houses of ill repute - Greece, India or China?
China - in the 10th century
17. The Blue Peter garden is to be relocated to which city in 2011?
Manchester - Salford Quays
18. Who is known in the press as SuBo?
Britain’s Got Talent runner-up Susan Boyle
19. In which town will you find the Manx Museum?
Douglas (Isle Of Man)
20. One point each - Name the worlds 5 leading mobile phone handset companies?
NOKIA - MOTOROLA - SAMSUNG - SIEMENS - SONY ERICSSON
21. One Point Each - What are the 5 most commonly used consonants in the English language?
T - N - S - H - R
22. Which cricket ground has the Mound and Warner stands?
Lords
23. Who, on TV, answers the phone by saying, "the lady of the house speaking"?
Hyacinth Bouquet
24. Which of the X-Men character has the mutant power to control the weather?
Storm
25. In which unusual way does Yorick first appear on stage in "Hamlet’?
Appears as a skull picked up by Hamlet
26. In which sport might you sometimes get your hands on a half butt?
Snooker
27. Which brass musical instrument shares its name with an ice-cream?
Cornet
28. The works of Mrs Darrell Waters have been translated into 128 languages, but by which name is she better known?
Enid Blyton
29. Who has replaced Christiano Ronaldo as Manchester United’s No.7?
Michael Owen
30. In the TV show ‘Blue Peter’, who was the first presenter to actually be called Peter?
Peter Purves
31. Which market town in Derbyshire is famous for its tarts?
Bakewell
32. Which word can mean an herb of the cabbage family, a firework and a telling off?
Rocket
33. True or False - Actor Ben Affleck has a pet cat called Chairman Meow?
True
34. Where are the headquarters of the Rugby Union?
Twickenham
35. Melvin Franklin, Eddie Kendricks, David Ruffin, Otis Williams and Paul Williams formed which soul band?
The Temptations
36. In the title of a famous film, how is Uncas Chingacgook better known?
The Last Of The Mohicans
37. In the Mr Men series, what colour is Mr Bounce?
Yellow
38. Which sporting star has a line of designer clothing called Aneres?
Serena Williams - Aneres is Serena spelt backwards
39. Abolished in 1960, it was completed by the last batch in 1962, what was it?
National Service
40. What is pig skin most widely used for?
Covering Pigs!
Tiebreaker - How much more did ITV pay for Friends Reunited than it received when it sold the social networking site?
£150m
