1. Which American President had a wife named Lady Bird? Lyndon Baines Johnson
  2. Which author created Billy Bunter and which school did Billy attend? Frank Richards and Greyfriars
  3. Which animal lives in a holt? Otter
  4. What is the first event in the decathlon? 100 metres
  5. Which two presenters with the nickname Kelly presented ‘Game for a Laugh’? Henry and Matthew
  6. The original soundtrack for which film spent 382 weeks on the British album charts? The Sound of Music
  7. According to the Bible, who was King David’s son? Solomon
  8. What is the third largest of the Channel Islands? Alderney
  9. In which American city was the TV series ‘Thirty Something’ set? Philadelphia
  10. Who were the two main characters in the 1966 film ‘A Man for All Seasons’? Thomas More and Henry VIII
  11. Which planet in our solar system takes the least time to orbit the Sun? Mercury
  12. In which opera by Puccini does the character Mimi appear: ‘La boheme’, ‘Madame Butterfly’, ‘Tosca’ or ‘Turandot’? La boheme
  13. Baseball player Lawrence Peter Berra shares a nickname with which cartoon bear? Yogi
  14. Who played the parts of Jeeves and Wooster on 1990s TV? Stephen Fry and Hugh Lawrie (Reginald Jeeves and Bertram Wilberforce Wooster)
  15. In geometry, how many degrees are there in a complete circle? Three hundred and sixty
  16. Which suite is Gustav Holst’s most famous composition? The Planets
  17. In the Tour de France, which colour is worn by the best sprinter? Green
  18. What is the capital of Bolivia? La Paz
  19. In Scottish football, which team owns Ochilview Park? Stenhousemuir F. C. (East Stirlingshire have been tenants since 2008)
  20. The Hundred Years War started in 1337, but in what year did it finish: 1430, 1437, 1447 or 1453? 1453
  21. Name the year: Finland and Russia make peace, allied troops evacuate from Dunkirk, Germany invades Norway, Trotsky is assassinated in Mexico and the Home Guard is founded. 1940
  22. Who were the male and female stars of the 1972 film ‘What’s Up Doc’? Barbara Streisand and Ryan O’Neal
  23. Which country has the words ‘Magyar Posta’ on its stamps? Hungary
  24. What flavour of fruit juice did the Duchess of York advertise on TV? Cranberry
  25. Which Australian singer had three consecutive U. K. No.1 singles between December 1988 and June 1989? Jason Donovan
  26. ‘Slowly but steady wins the race’ is the moral of which Aesop fable? The Tortoise and the Hare
  27. In which war was the Battle of Marston Moor? English Civil War
  28. On TV advertising, what was the name of the cat that put his paw into a tin of cat food? Arthur(Kattomeat)
  29. In 1984, who was the first darts player to achieve a 501 nine dart checkout on live TV? John Lowe
  30. What name is given to a positive electrode? Anode
  31. Which country won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1992, 1993 and 1994? Republic of Ireland
  32. The mythical gryphon was a hybrid of which two animals? Eagle and lion
  33. What is Britain’s largest native bird? Mute swan (weight? body length? wingspan – largest is golden eagle)
  34. Who became Britain’s first world diving champion in July 2009? Tom Daley
  35. In the cartoon ‘Peanuts’ what was Snoopy’s brother’s name? Spike
  36. Which British film company featured a man striking a gong? Rank
  37. In ‘The Jungle Book’, what type of animal was Akela? A wolf
  38. What did Edwin Land invent in 1947? Polaroid camera
  39. Which two English football teams are nicknamed ‘the Pilgrims’? Plymouth Argyle and Boston United
  40. What aid to calculation was devised by John Napier? Logarithms

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