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Q15 Pot Luck 50 0 In which county is the Prime Minister's country residence, Chequers? Bucks Sussex Kent Herts Which country used to be knownas Siam? Thailand Burma Singapore Malaya What is another name for the German Shepherd dog? Alsation Dachshund Dobermann Pinscher Collie Which is the most sacred riverof the Hindus? Ganges Brahmaputra Indus Tapti Who wrote the musical piece "Bolero"? Ravel Borodin Haydn Elgar Which country is the homeland of the Gurkha soldiers? Nepal Burma Pakistan India What is the sixtieth Wedding Anniversary known as? Diamond Ruby Golden Platinum Which city in the USA is the gambling mecca of the world? Las Vegas San Francisco Los Angeles Miami Jodhpurs were named after a city in which country? India Australia Burma Canada How long is a millenium? 1,000 years 10,000 years l00,000 years 1,000,000 years Prior to 1896 what was the speed limit for cars in Britain? 4 mph 10 mph 8 mph 15 mph Which petrol put "a tiger in your tank"? Esso Shell BP National On which ship did a celebratedmutiny take place in 1789? Bounty Marie Celeste Santa Maria Mayflower What is the popular name for the "Society of Friends"? Quakers Freemasons Mormons Baptists Which island of the Inner Hebrides is famed for its caves? Staffa Skye Rhum Iona How many dominoes are there inan ordinary set? 28 52 43 35 What are swallows flying low and fish rising supposed to signify? Bad weather Fine weather Dusk Dawn What is "The Divine Comedy"? A poem An opera A painting A play In which ocean was the legendary island of Atlantis believed to have been? Atlantic Pacific Indian Aegean In the Old Testament what was Methuselah famous for? Long-life Strength Wisdom Endurance Between which towns does the M69 run? Coventry and Leicester Edinburgh and Glasgow London and Oxford London and Folkestone What is the name of the white robe worn by a clergyman during a service? Surplice Biretta Cassock Stole What is a Sealyham? A terrier A seal A pig A seaweed Whose portrait is on the back of a £5 note? Duke of Wellington Florence Nightingale Issac Newton William Shakespeare What is the highest rank to which an Englishman, not a member of the Royal Family, can be raised? Duke Viscount Marquis Earl In which country is the roubleused? USSR Pakistan China India What is a small oval boat madeof oiled canvas or skins stretched over a wickerwork frame called? Coracle Canoe Punt Dinghy How often in every twelve hours are the two hands of a clock at right angles to each other? 24 12 18 36 Where in London is the statue of Peter Pan? Kensington Gardens Kew Gardens Hyde Park St James Park Which volcano erupted and buried Pompeii? Vesuvius Santorini Etna Krakatoa How many squares on a chess board? 64 36 48 72 Who is the patron saint of children? St Nicholas St Francis St Catherine St Cecilia What is the length of the termof office of the President of the USA? 4 years 5 years 3 years 7 years Whose shrine were the pilgrimsin Chaucer's Canterbury Tales going to visit? Thomas à Beckett St Dunstan St Augustine St Anselm How many petals does a Tudor Rose have? 5 10 8 14 Which country's Parliament is known as the "Storthing"? Norway Sweden Denmark Northern Ireland What are Discovery, Russet andOrange Pippin? Apples Birds Types of Dinghy Squirrels Jacopo Robusti was the real name of which 16th century Italian artist? Tintoretto Raphael Botticelli Michaelangelo In what kind of restaurant would you be served poppadums? Indian Chinese Italian French From which part of the liquorice plant is the flavourextracted for sweet-making? Root Leaves Fruit Stem Which two colours are associated with the Wars of the Roses? Red and white Orange and green Yellow and red Yellow and green How many dimes are there in a US dollar? 10 100 50 20 On the Beaufort scale what does wind force 6 indicate? Strong breeze Fresh gale Light breeze Storm The HQ of the National Union of Mineworkers was moved from London in 1983 - to where? Sheffield Newcastle Cardiff Leeds When did the wearing of seat belts become compulsory in theUK? January 1983 June 1983 October 1982 July 1982 What is the fruit of the blackthorn called? Sloe Blackberry Bilberry Blackcurrant Where did the plum originate? Western Asia N. America Greece N. Europe What is the world's average annual day temperature? 15°C 21°C 25°C 11°C What fish becomes a kipper after being smoked? Herring Mackerel Plaice Dogfish What is a fear of ghosts knownas? Phasmophobia Ghoulaphobia Demophobia Geistophobia