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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
-