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#Who was christened Genevieve and is
nicknamed ALF?
Boy George
Alison Moyet
Annie Lennox
b
#What is Madonna's surname?

Ricome
Chicole
Ciccone
c
#Whose boots were made for walkin in
1966?
Nancy Sinatra's
Cliff Richard's
Al Martino's
a
#Which U,S president offered tactics to
the Washington Redskins football team?
Ronald Reagan
Richard Nixon
James Carter
b
#What is Ronald Reagan's middle name?

Calvin
Kenan
Wilson
c
#In Snooker who is known as the
`Grinder'?
Cliff Thorburn
Steve Davis
Rex Williams
a
#How many points are there for potting
a red ball in Billiards?
1 point
2 points
3 points
c
#Who was the star in the Boxing film
Champion?
Steve McQueen
Kirk Douglas
Jack Lemmon
b
#How many players are there in a gaelic
football team?
14
15
16
b
#From what wood are Cricket Bats made?

Pine
Ash
Willow
c
#How many times have Italy won the
world cup?
3
4
5
a
#How many fences are there in the Grand
National?
20 Fences
30 Fences
40 Fences
b
#What is Neil Kinnock's favourite game?

Golf
Snooker
Rugby
c
#How many points do you get for the
yellow ball in Snooker?
2 Points
3 Points
4 Points
a
#In what Sport do you use a Dumb-Bell?

Golf
Weightlifting
Rugby
b
#How many squares are there on a Chess
Board?
60 Squares
62 Squares
64 Squares
c
#How many pieces are there at the start
of a game of Chess?
32 Pieces
34 Pieces
36 Pieces
a
#In what year did Lester Piggott ride
his first winner?
1946
1948
1950
b
#What is Mock Turtle soup made of?

Carrot's,Onion's and Turtle
Potatoes,Spices,Chicken and Turtle
Sheep's Head and Spices
c
#What is an American Indian Baby known
as?
A Papoose
A Capoosee
A Red Indian
a
#What is the only food of the Giant
Panda?
Leaves
Bamboo Shoots
Apples
b
#What do Starlings do when a Bird Of
Pray approaches?
Fly for their lives
Flutter their Wings
Gather into a dense formation
c
#What is published in `The Red Data-
Book'?
Animals in need of Protection
Famous Events
The Stock Exchange
a
#What Colour does a Chameleon become
when it's angry?
Brown
Black
Green
b
#What is a Dandy Brush and a Curry Comb
used for?
To groom Dogs
To groom Cats
To groom Horses
c
#When was the Lawnmower invented?

1830
1835
1842
a
#Fortuna is the Roman Goddess of what?

Fruitfulness and Flowers
Chance and Fate
Trees and Forests
b
#What is Kakorraphiaphobia a fear of?

Sleep
Shock
Failure
c
#In Physics what is the symbol for a
Photon?
 y
 g
 e
a
#How old was Tutankhamun when he died?

17 Yrs old
18 Yrs old
19 Yrs old
b
#Of which Country is the White Eagle
the emblem?
Portugal
The Philippines
Poland
c
#How far can a Skunk squirt its fluid?

9 Ft
12 Ft
15 Ft
b
#How many hours a day do Elephants
spend feeding?
4 Hrs
13 Hrs
23 Hrs
c
#How many bottles of Champagne does a
Nebuchadnezzer hold?
20
30
40
a
#How many Locusts are there in an
average swarm?
One Hundred Million
One Thousand Million
One Million Million
b
#How much money is a `Monkey'?

800 Pounds
300 Pounds
500 Pounds
c
#What was Kim Philby's real first name?

Harold
Charles
Gerald
a
#What would you be holding if you had a
Marklin 4-4-0?
A Golf Club
A Toy Train
A Cup
b
#Which is the hardest grade of Pencil?

4H
F
HB
a
#In what year was the first Railway
Tunnel in England?
1826
1828
1830
a
#In what year was the Titanic disaster?

1911
1912
1913
b
#What is Koniphobia a fear of?

Slime
Dirt
Dust
c
#In Musical terms what is Vivace?

Lively
Quick and Lively
Gently Moving
a
#When was the first commercially
successful Colour film made?
1904
1906
1908
b
#In Literature what is a Doggerel?

A Serious Meditative Poem
A Short Witty Statement
A Rough,Ill-Constructed Verse
c
#Who won the British Open Golf
Championship in 1986?
Greg Norman
Nick Faldo
Tom Watson
a
#Who won the Mens singles Wimbledon
Championship in 1981?
Bjorn Borg
John McEnroe
Jimmy Connors
b
#When was Netball invented?

1889
1890
1891
c
#In Defence what does E,R,W stand for?

Enhanced Radiation Weapon
Energy Reactor Warning
Emergency Radio Warning
a
#In Defence what does AB stand for?

Atomic Bomb
Airburst
Airballistic
b
#What was the cause of Rudolph-
-Valentino's death?
Heart failure
Peritonitis
Gangrene
b
#When was Adrenaline discovered?

1899
1900
1901
c
#Who discovered L,S,D (Lysergic Acid-
-Diethylamide)?
Albert Hofman
William Withering
George Murray
a
#What is the `Great North Road' now
called?
A3
A1
A5
b
#For how long did Karl Marx live in
England?
36 Yrs
32 Yrs
34 Yrs
c
#Which country has the Guilder as its
currency?
Holland
Japan
Jamaica
a
#When did the Stock Exchange decide to
admit Woman members?
1970
1972
1974
b
#In what year did the Mini first appear
on British roads?
1955
1957
1959
c
#Which brand of Soup was depicted by
Andy Warhol?
Cambell's
Heinz
Hartley's
a
#At what time does the London Stock
Exchange close?
1.30 PM
3.30 PM
4.30 PM
b
#Which type of Tradesman would use a
Cambrel?
A Plumber
A Baker
A Butcher
c
#What is the American brand name for
ESSO?
EXDON
EVCO
EXXON
c
#In which century was the Pressure
Cooker invented?
17th
18th
19th
a
#What is Fustic?

An Acid
A Yellow Die
A kind of Paint
b
#What was the Cheque Guarantee Card
limit before it's raise to 50 pound?
20 Pound
30 Pound
40 Pound
b
#In what year was the `Plan for COAL'
signed?
1972
1973
1974
c
#How many old Pennies in One Pound?

240
250
260
a
#How many times is the Lutine Bell
rung for Bad News?
Twice
Once
Three times
b
#What is Canadian Footballs version of
the FA Cup?
The White Cup
The Grey Cup
The Blue Cup
b
#Why does Roy Orbison wear dark
glasses?
Because they are part of his image
Because he likes dark glasses
Because he is cross-eyed
c
#What are Lithophonic bells made of?

Stone
Iron
Copper
a
#Who sang `Like a bat out of hell'?

Marillion
Meat Loaf
Foreigner
b
#What is an Epithalamium?

A kind of Whistle
A Cradle song
A Wedding hymn
c
#Which Pope is a Patron Saint of Music?

Pope Gregory the great
Pope Pius 7th
Pope John Paul 1st
a
#When does the Parliamentary Financial
year begin?
March 1st
April 1st
May 1st
b
#Where was Archbishop Romero murdered
in 1980?
Egypt
The Dominican Republic
El Salvador
c
#Which American president was known
as `Old Hickory'?
Andrew Jackson
Theodore Roosevelt
Harry Truman
a
#How many Yards are there in a Mile?

1760 Yards
2350 Yards
3600 Yards
a
#How many Feet are there in a Fathom?

5ft
6ft
7ft
b
#How many Acres are there in a Square
Mile?
440 Acres
540 Acres
640 Acres
c
#How many Centilitres make a Litre?

100 Centilitres
1000 Centilitres
10,000 Centilitres
a
#In what year was Indira Gandhi
assassinated?
1982
1983
1984
c
#In what year was the House Of Lords
televised for the first time?
1985
1986
1987
a
#In 1985 Live Aid raised how much
money?
45 Million Pounds
50 Million Pounds
55 Million Pounds
b
#What is a Cascade?

A Small Waterfall
A Large Waterfall
A River
a
#What is a Confluence?

An open valley
Point at which two Rivers converge
A small bay
b
#What is Adobe?

A Spinel Mineral
Igneous Rock
A Type of Clay
c
#What is Celestite?

A Strontium Mineral
A Spinel Mineral
An Acid
a
#What is Chalcocite?

A form of Asbestos
Copper Sulphide Ore
Brown Coal
b
#What is Citrine?

A Red Quartz
A Green Quartz
A Yellow Quartz
c
#What is Graphite?

A soft Black form of Carbon
An Organic material in soil
An Arenaceous Rock
a
#What is Pyrite?

Magnesium Silicate
Iron Sulphide
Zirconium Silicate
b
#The largest recorded Pearl weighed
3 oz 85 Grams what was it called?
The Pearl of India
The Biggy Pearl
The Hope Pearl
c
#How many Gills make a Pint?

2 Gills
3 Gills
4 Gills
c
#How many Grams make one Decagram?

10 Grams
100 Grams
1000 Grams
a
#How many Decagrams make one Hectogram?

5 Decagrams
10 Decagrams
20 Decagrams
b
#How many Furlongs are there in a Mile?

8 Furlongs
16 Furlongs
32 Furlongs
a
#How many Roods are there in one Acre?

2 Roods
4 Roods
6 Roods
b
#How many Ounces are there in a Pound?

10 Ounces
14 Ounces
16 Ounces
c
#Five Fluid Ounces make what?

1 Gill
1 Pint
2 Pints
a
#What is an Abacus?

An Organic Compound
Apparatus used for counting
A Computer
b
#How many Faces does a Octahedron have?

8 Faces
10 Faces
12 Faces
a
#How many Faces does a Dodecahedron
have?
10 Faces
16 Faces
12 Faces
c
#How many Faces does a Icosahedron
have?
16 Faces
20 Faces
26 Faces
b
#In Computing terms what does B,P,S
stand for?
Blocks Per Second
Bytes Per Second
Bits Per Second
c
#What does CP/M stand for in Computing
terms?
Control Program for Microcomputers
Characters Per Minute
Characters Per Memory
a
#In Computing terms what does C,P,S
stand for?
Central Processing System
Characters Per Second
Columns Per Second
b
#What does the Richter Scale measure?

Atmospheric Pressure
Severity of Earthquakes
Water Pressure
b
#In what year was Insulin discovered?

1921
1922
1923
a
#What is Entomophobia a fear of?

Animals
Heights
Insects
c
#What is the worlds largest Artificial
Lake?
Lake Volta
Lake Guri
Lake Zeya
a
#Where were the Olympic Games held in
1984?
Tokyo
Rome
Los Angeles
c
#Who won the F,A cup in 1979?

Manchester City
Arsenal
West Ham United
b
#Who won the British Open Golf
Championship in 1985?
Sandy Lyle
Nick Feldo
Tom Watson
a
#Who invented the Ballpoint Pen?

Edwin T Holmes
John J Loud
Nikola Tesla
b
#Which is the Roman Goddess of War?

Vesta
Epona
Bellona
c
#In Musical Terms what does Adagio
mean?
Slow and Leisurely
Quick and Lively
Very Loudly
a
#Which Arm and which Eye did Nelson
lose?
The right Arm and right Eye
The left Eye and right Arm
The left Arm and right eye
a
#Which animal runs faster uphill than
downhill?
A Rabbit
A Hare
A Mouse
b
#Who introduces Cartoon Time?

David Frost
George Cole
Rolf Harris
c
#Which Neighbours Character is played
by Vivean Gray?
Mrs Mangel
Mike
Scott Robinson
a
#What is the name of the prison in
Prisoner-Cell Block H?
Wandsworth Detention Centre
Wentworth Detention Centre
Wonsworth Detention Centre
b
#Which was the first British horror
film to be made in colour?
Dracula
The Blood Of Dracula
The Curse Of Frankenstein
c
#Whose daughter is Joely Richardson?

Venessa Redgrave
Sarah Hollenby
Gracie Fields
a
#What is the Capital City of ireland?

Limerick
Dublin
Waterford
b
#What is the Capital City of Kenya?

Nakuru
Kisumu
Nairobi
c
#What is the Capital City of Luxemburg?

Luxemburg-Ville
Esch-sur-Alzette
Differdange
a
#In which County in Britain would you
find the Forest of Dean?
East Sussex
Gloucestershire
Derbyshire
b
#What sport takes place at Oulton Park?

Motor racing
Cricket
Horse racing
a
#In what year did Charlie Chaplin die?

1977
1978
1979
a
#In what year was the worlds first
test-tube baby born?
1977
1978
1979
b