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Greece
2. What is the name of the film starring Bruce Willis, where he blows up a rogue asteroid, which is about to crash onto Earth?
Armageddon
3. What do the initials P & O stand for in the shipping company?
Peninsular and Oriental
4. What was the character name of the 6 Million-Dollar Man?
Steve Austin
5. Which British newspaper first appeared in October 1986?
The Independent
6. Actress Jamie Lee Curtis is the daughter of which famous parents?
Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh
7. Which rugby club did Will Carling play for?
Harlequins
8. Which actress had lead roles in Out of Africa and Silkwood?
Meryl Streep
9. What is the maximum number of players allowed in a game of poker?
Eight
10. Which two European languages are spoken in Madagascar?
French and English
11. Which football manager is singer Louise’s father in law?
Harry Redknapp
12. What’s the name of Tony Blair’s eldest daughter?
Kathryn
13. On which quiz show could you get your bus fare home?
Bullseye
14. Which school has provided Britain with 19 prime ministers?
Eton
15. The composer Holst wrote the Planets suite - but which planets were missing?
Earth and Pluto
16. Which Coronation Street star produced a fitness video called Rapid Results?
Beverley Callard
17. What African country once had the weirdly named Canan Banana as its first President?
Zimbabwe
18. Which coin was made compulsory in 1971 and illegal in 1985?
The halfpenny (decimal)
19. What’s the name of Egypt’s national airline?
Egyptair
20. David Bowie has had 5 No 1 hits in England - point each!
Space Oddity, Ashes to Ashes, Under Pressure, Let’s Dance and Dancing in the Street
21. Is HAPU - a) A Chinese dish of raw fish, b) The Maori word for a tribe, c) The Hindu god of fertility, or d) the Cherokee word for a penis?
C
22. Near which town were Burtonwood ales originally brewed?
Warrington
23. In bullfighting, what name is given to the men who ride on horses carrying long lances?
Picadors
24. Where in your body would you find your uvula?
Back of mouth - it’s the dangly bit!
25. The Titanic hit an iceberg and sank, but what hit the Poseidon?
A tidal wave
26. By which river does Blackburn’s Ewood Park stand?
Darwen
27. On which part of the body would you wear mukluks?
Feet
28. What’s the name of the craft/antique market located in an old mill near Chorley on the M61?
Botany Bay
29. What number do you dial first if you don’t want the person you are calling to get your phone number?
141
30. Is a WEEDGIE a) a small unit of gravitational attraction, b) what someone from Edinburgh calls someone from Glasgow, c) a canary or d) a washing-up sponge?
B
31. With what part of its body does a cow sweat?
Nose
32. At which major British tourist attraction could you see the Aubrey Holes?
Stonehenge
33. In France, this bird is called a Rougegorge - what is it called in Britain?
Robin
34. Which country was nearest to where the Titanic sank?
Canada
35. In sporting terms, what do the initials BBBC stand for?
British Boxing Board of Control
36. What musical instrument was played by Sherlock Holmes?
Violin
37. In which sport could you compete in the Dairylea Dunkers Championship?
Basketball
38. Which zoo is near Dunstable, Bedfordshire?
Whipsnade
39. What extinct creature got its name from the Portuguese word for stupid?
Dodo
40. What was the name of the first yacht to win the America’s Cup?
America!
Tiebreaker - When was the first elephant to be seen in England - a gift to the monarch from the king of France? 1256
