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1995-10-23
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[k1]
Q=What is the name of the building where monks live?
A1=Church
A2=Monkery
A3=Nunnery
A4=Monastery
A=4
[k2]
Q=What is the name of the wooden shoes worn in Holland?
A1=Boots
A2=Clogs
A3=Shoes
A4=Wellies
A=2
[k3]
Q=Who had a magician called Merlin in his court?
A1=King Arthur
A2=King Henry
A3=King Rufus
A4=King John
A=1
[k4]
Q=What is a perambulator?
A1=Pram
A2=Bus
A3=Lorry
A4=Bicycle
A=1
[k5]
Q=Who invented the first practical steam engine?
A1=Watt
A2=Stevenson
A3=Newcomen
A4=Edison
A=3
[k6]
Q=Who invented the gramophone?
A1=Bell
A2=Marconi
A3=Edison
A4=Galileo
A=3
[k7]
Q=Which of these did Thomas Edison invent?
A1=Reflecting telescope
A2=Steam engine
A3=Automatic telegraph
A4=Telephone
A=3
[k8]
Q=Who founded the science of Electomagnetism?
A1=Edison
A2=Faraday
A3=Babbage
A4=Newton
A=2
[k9]
Q=From which English city do Scousers come?
A1=London
A2=Manchester
A3=Birmingham
A4=Liverpool
A=4
[k10]
Q=What planet was once thought to have canals?
A1=Venus
A2=Uranus
A3=Mars
A4=Jupiter
A=3
[k11]
Q=What most frightened Captain Hook?
A1=Pirates
A2=Police
A3=Crocodiles
A4=Gunfire
A=3
[k12]
Q=What grows in a paddy field?
A1=Potatoes
A2=Corn
A3=Rice
A4=Pumpkins
A=3
[k13]
Q=What is the modern name of New Amsterdam?
A1=New York
A2=Newfoundland
A3=Los Angeles
A4=San Francisco
A=1
[k14]
Q=Which is not a town?
A1=Leeds
A2=Yorkshire
A3=Bradford
A4=Huddersfield
A=2
[k15]
Q=Who was known as the Iron Duke?
A1=Duke of Kent
A2=Duke of Wellington
A3=Duke of Connaught
A4=Duke of Hazard
A=2
[k16]
Q=How many notes are there in an octave?
A1=6
A2=4
A3=9
A4=8
A=4
[k17]
Q=Which American President was murdered in 1963?
A1=Washington
A2=Carter
A3=Kennedy
A4=Regan
A=3
[k18]
Q=What instrument does the leader of an orchestra normally play?
A1=Piano
A2=Trumpet
A3=Cello
A4=Violin
A=4
[k19]
Q=What country had three Prime Ministers with the name Gandhi?
A1=Austria
A2=India
A3=Kenya
A4=Cuba
A=2
[K20]
Q=What do the Americans call Autumn?
A1=The Fall
A2=Autumn
A3=The start of Winter
A4=Washington
A=1
[h1]
Q=Which Roman Emperor was killed on the 15th March?
A1=Mark Anthony
A2=Julius Caesar
A3=Caesar Augustus
A4=Tarquin
A=2
[h2]
Q=Which country fought against the English at the Battle of Agincourt?
A1=Germany
A2=Belgium
A3=France
A4=Spain
A=3
[h3]
Q=Which country used to be ruled by President Tito?
A1=Norway
A2=Switzerland
A3=Denmark
A4=Yugoslavia
A=4
[h4]
Q=Which of these was a real war?
A1=Eric's Finger
A2=Jenkin's Ear
A3=Robert's Nose
A4=Heath's Eye
A=2
[h5]
Q=Who ordered Mary Queen of Scots to be executed?
A1=King Henry VIII
A2=Elizabeth I
A3=Richard III
A4=King John
A=2
[h6]
Q=Which country in 1707 formed a Union with England?
A1=Scotland
A2=Wales
A3=Ireland
A4=Isle of Man
A=1
[h7]
Q=Which former British Prime Minister died in 1965?
A1=Attlee
A2=Heath
A3=Churchill
A4=Gladstone
A=3
[h8]
Q=Queen Anne Boleyn had?
A1=2 heads
A2=3 arms
A3=11 fingers
A4=1 leg
A=3
[h9]
Q=Who was the monarch when Sir Francis Drake was alive?
A1=Elizabeth I
A2=Elizabeth II
A3=Charles 1
A4=Richard II
A=1
[h10]
Q=What killed the son of George II?
A1=Cannon ball
A2=Golf ball
A3=Cricket ball
A4=Musket ball
A=3
[h11]
Q=According to legend what did King Alfred burn ?
A1=Houses
A2=People
A3=Cakes
A4=Bonfires
A=3
[h12]
Q=What destroyed London in 1666?
A1=Heavy rain
A2=High winds
A3=A fire
A4=An explosion
A=3
[h13]
Q=What did Emperor Hadrian do to keep the Scots out of England?
A1=Dig a moat
A2=Shoot them
A3=Build a wall
A4=Throw stones
A=3
[h14]
Q=What were the Roman soldiers called who had charge of a hundred men?
A1=Sergeant
A2=Centurian
A3=Corporal
A4=Major
A=2
[h15]
Q=What was the name of the captain of the Titanic?
A1=Green
A2=Smith
A3=Jones
A4=Brown
A=2
[h16]
Q=In which building was Queen Elizabeth II crowned?
A1=Westminster Abbey
A2=St Paul's Cathedral
A3=St Martin in the Field
A4=Palace of Westminster
A=1
[h17]
Q=Which member of the Beatles group was murdered in New York?
A1=George Harrison
A2=Paul McCartney
A3=Ringo Starr
A4=John Lennon
A=4
[h18]
Q=What was the French guillotine used for?
A1=Shaving
A2=Execution
A3=Haircutting
A4=Cutting nails
A=2
[h19]
Q=Which of these was a real English king?
A1=Harry the Poor
A2=Ethelred the Unready
A3=Mark the Merry
A4=Paul the Mad
A=2
[h20]
Q=What year did the explorer Amundson reach the South Pole?
A1=1900
A2=1911
A3=1921
A4=1931
A=2
[g1]
Q=Where is the Loire Valley?
A1=Germany
A2=France
A3=Switzerland
A4=Austria
A=2
[g2]
Q=Which of these letters is the name of a town in Sweden?
A1=A
A2=B
A3=C
A4=D
A=1
[g3]
Q=Which is Britain's second largest city?
A1=London
A2=Manchester
A3=Birmingham
A4=Glasgow
A=3
[g4]
Q=Which English city has a museum called the Jorvik Viking Centre?
A1=Exeter
A2=Salisbury
A3=Portsmouth
A4=York
A=4
[g5]
Q=Which country would you visit to kiss the Blarney Stone?
A1=England
A2=Ireland
A3=France
A4=Lithuania
A=2
[g6]
Q=Which country is the setting for the TV programme Neighbours?
A1=Australia
A2=America
A3=Canada
A4=Ireland
A=1
[g7]
Q=Which is the northernmost of American states?
A1=California
A2=Texas
A3=Alaska
A4=Minnesota
A=3
[g8]
Q=Which of these is a river in New Zealand?
A1=Fred
A2=Arthur
A3=Stan
A4=Brian
A=2
[g9]
Q=Which is the language most commonly spoken in Mexico?
A1=Spanish
A2=German
A3=English
A4=Portugese
A=1
[g10]
Q=Which of these is not a Scandanavian country?
A1=Sweden
A2=Spain
A3=Denmark
A4=Finland
A=2
[g11]
Q=Which country in Europe used to be called Gaul?
A1=Austria
A2=Ireland
A3=Wales
A4=France
A=4
[g12]
Q=Which of these is part of Niagara Falls?
A1=Horseshoe Falls
A2=Dog Falls
A3=Cat Falls
A4=Reindeer Falls
A=1
[g13]
Q=Where is Hamburg?
A1=France
A2=Germany
A3=Italy
A4=Denmark
A=2
[g14]
Q=Where in Britain are The Needles?
A1=Isle of Man
A2=Isle of Scilly
A3=Isle of Wight
A4=Isle of Dogs
A=3
[g15]
Q=To get to London from Leeds which way would you travel?
A1=North
A2=South
A3=East
A4=West
A=1
[g16]
Q=In which country would you find Stockholm?
A1=Norway
A2=Sweden
A3=Denmark
A4=Finland
A=2
[g17]
Q=Where is Athens?
A1=Spain
A2=Greece
A3=Japan
A4=Corsica
A=2
[g18]
Q=Where is Benidorm?
A1=Greece
A2=Majorca
A3=Minorca
A4=Spain
A=4
[g19]
Q=Where is the Golden Gate Bridge?
A1=Los Angeles
A2=San Francisco
A3=Dallas
A4=Sydney
A=2
[g20]
Q=If I take a ferry across the Solent where am I going?
A1=Isle of Man
A2=Isle of Dogs
A3=Isle of Wight
A4=Isle of Mull
A=3
[s1]
Q=What is the common name for Sodium Chloride?
A1=Vinegar
A2=Salt
A3=Pepper
A4=Plastic
A=2
[s2]
Q=What is forecast by a meteorologist?
A1=Your fate
A2=The weather
A3=Love matters
A4=Meteor storms
A=2
[s3]
Q=In a rainbow, which colour is at the top?
A1=Orange
A2=Blue
A3=Green
A4=Red
A=4
[s4]
Q=How many arms has a normal starfish?
A1=4
A2=5
A3=6
A4=8
A=2
[s5]
Q=Which famous Disney dog is named after a planet?
A1=Uranus
A2=Mars
A3=Pluto
A4=Jupiter
A=3
[s6]
Q=What is a real diamond formed from?
A1=Glass
A2=Carbon
A3=Sand
A4=Iron
A=2
[s7]
Q=How many bones are there in an adult human?
A1=106
A2=206
A3=306
A4=406
A=2
[s8]
Q=What colour are the very hottest stars when viewed from Earth?
A1=Red
A2=White
A3=Blue
A4=Green
A=3
[s9]
Q=Which of these is a primary colour?
A1=Pink
A2=Red
A3=Purple
A4=Orange
A=2
[s10]
Q=Which gem is found in an oyster?
A1=Ruby
A2=Diamond
A3=Sapphire
A4=Pearl
A=4
[S11]
Q=What is unusual about the Venus Flytrap plant?
A1=It comes from outer space
A2=It catches flies
A3=It has no green colouring
A4=It has no flowers
A=2
[S12]
Q=Where in the body would you find a hammer, anvil and stirrup?
A1=The leg
A2=The nose
A3=The ear
A4=The arm
A=3
[S13]
Q=What is dendrology the study of?
A1=Teeth
A2=Houses
A3=Graveyards