033-2009
Somerset
2. Which planet is named after the Roman god of the Dead?
Pluto
3. More than 200 British troops have been killed in Afghanistan. Last week Karen Upton became the first widow to receive which military medal?
Elizabeth Cross
4. Garlic flowers are blue, but what colour is wild garlic?
White
5. Television chef Heston Blumenthal’s restaurant in Berkshire has topped the 2010 Good Food Guide, what is it called?
Fat Duck
6. Which James Bond film used the space shuttle?
Moonraker
7. Why has Thorpe Park in Surrey banned rollercoaster riders from putting their hands in the air - It’s actually very dangerous, People have been getting elbowed in the face or There have been complaints about body odour?
There have been complaints about body odour
8. What is the name of the elephant headed god in India?
Ganesha
9. The last guillotine execution was in 1967, 1977 or 1984?
1977
10. Which unusual method have Nasa scientists found to prevent Earth from overheating - Abolish all cars, Mine the Moon for alternative energy solutions or Move Earth to a cooler spot?
Move Earth to a cooler spot
11. Every human first spent about half an hour as a single what?
Cell
12. Which country is known as the roof of the world?
Tibet
13. True or Fale - Sir Ian McKellan is originally from Burnley?
True
14. Which colourful bird turns its head upside down to eat?
The Flamingo
15. The International Olympics Committee have announced the addition of which sport, last seen in 1904, to the 2012 Games?
Women’s boxing
16. Which item of office equipment did the American George C Beidler invent in 1903 that has seen many a bottom!?
Photocopier!!!
17. What protein makes blood red?
Haemoglobin
18. “Canoeman” John Darwin, who faked his own death in 2002 but was jailed earlier this year, has smuggled what out of prison?
Memoirs - "The Canoeman to Panama and back"
19. He died in 1723, His tomb in St. Paul’s Cathedral says: ‘Reader, if you seek a monument, look around’. Who is he?
Sir Christopher Wren
20. One point each - Name the six nations that have competed in every Commonwealth Games?
Australia, Canada, England, New Zealand, Scotland and Wales
21. Which British TV star and disc jockey said `It`s not affected my work - how healthy do you have to be to play Da Do Ron Ron?` in 1992 after confirming he had AIDS?
Kenny Everett
22. What national flag has the largest animal emblem - a lion?
Sri Lanka
23. Which musical instrument with 4 or 5 pairs of strings is descended from the lute and so called because of its almond shaped body?
Mandolin (Italian mandola = almond)
24. What books original title was Murder in the Calais Coach?
Murder on the Orient Express
25. The Taj Mahal in India is built from which material?
Marble
26. What is the most common use for a Sea Cucumber?
A Loofah
27. Who is the only actor from the original Magnificent Seven still alive?
Robert Vaughn - Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen, Horst Buchholz, Charles Bronson, Robert Vaughan, Brad Dexter, and James Coburn made up the original Magnificent Seven
28. Which haulage company began its own fan club in 1992?
Eddie Stobart
29. Which artist tried to commit suicide by shooting himself in 1890, but didn`t succeed until he tried again two days later?
Vincent Van Gogh
30. What did Leofric the Earl of Mercia’s wife have between her legs when she made her most famous historical gesture?
A Horse
31. Who was the first African-American to win the best actress award at the Oscars?
Halle Berry
32. What country does China have its longest land border with?
Mongolia
33. True or False - Cricketer Andrew Flintoff played chess for Lancashire as a schoolboy?
True
34. Which manufacturers made the PS, that was used as the official car for former prime ministers, Harold Wilson and Margaret Thatcher?
Rover
35. If you were served ‘Popes Eyes’ what would you be eating?
A Steak
36. For which historical event did Benjamin Brittain compose the opera `Gloriana`?
The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II
37. Water, Madonna and Marco Polo are all varieties of which flower?
Lily
38. Golden Bear International of Florida is a company owned by which famous golfer?
Jack Nicklaus
39. Where would their tounge be if someone started to run it around under your tragus?
In your ear
40. Who was the first American to make $100 million a year?
Al Capone
Tiebreaker - In which year did Burnley first win the FA Cup?
1914
- The Bank of England issued the first ever pound note in which year?
1791
