1. What name is given to the study of clouds? Nephology
  2. What do the initials ‘P’ and ‘O’ stand for in ‘P and O Ferries’? Peninsular and Oriental
  3. Who did Sigourney Weaver play in ‘Gorillas in the Mist’? Diane Fosse
  4. Which beetle destroys cotton plants? Boll weevil
  5. Butlin’s opened their first resort in which British seaside town? Skegness
  6. Who resigned as U. S. Vice President in 1973? Spiro Agnew
  7. Who captained Europe’s Ryder Cup team in 2010? Colin Montgomery
  8. In which year was the Festival of Britain? 1951
  9. In which English city is the Coleman’s Mustard Museum? Norwich
  10. Which two South American countries lie between Colombia and Guyana? Venezuela and Brazil
  11. What does ‘da capo’ mean on a musical scale? To be repeated from the beginning
  12. Mr. Rochester featured in which nineteenth century novel? Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
  13. One litre of water weighs what metric weight? One kilogramme
  14. Who won Best Actor Oscar in both 1993 and 1994? Tom Hanks
  15. In which month is St. Swithin’s Day? July
  16. Which hymn is traditionally sung before an F. A. Cup final? Abide with Me
  17. Who was head of the German S. S.? Heinrich Himmler
  18. Which canal links the Baltic and North Seas? Kiel Canal
  19. Brothers Derek and Alan Longmuir were part of which Scottish pop group? The Bay City Rollers
  20. Inigo Jones was famous in which field? Architecture
  21. The Salk vaccine combats which disease? Polio
  22. Which actor replaced John Nettles in ‘Midsomer Murders’ in 2011? Neil Dudgeon
  23. The Great Maple Tree is more commonly called what? Sycamore
  24. Charles and Maurice Saatchi were born in which country? Iraq
  25. Who was the Russian leader between 1964 and 1982? Leonid Brezhnev
  26. Which team were the first winners of the U. E. F. A. Europa League? Atletico Madrid beat Fulham 2-1 in 2010
  27. Who was the Roman equivalent of the Greek goddess Aphrodite? Venus
  28. Which liqueur is added to brandy to make a Sidecar cocktail? Cointreau
  29. Fort William stands on which loch? Loch Linnhe
  30. Who founded Steelers Wheel with Gerry Rafferty? Joe Egan
  31. Who wrote ‘The Cat in the Hat’ series of Books? Dr. Seuss
  32. What is the chemical name for caustic soda? Sodium hydroxide
  33. What are the names of the acting Fiennes brothers? Ralph and Joseph
  34. What name is given to a young turkey? A poult
  35. Which organisation has the motto ‘Blood and Fire’? Salvation Army
  36. Imola Racing Circuit is in which European country? San Marino (wrong – twenty five miles outside San Marino in Italy but called the San Marino Grand Prix)
  37. The Tolpuddle Martyrs were from which English county? Dorset
  38. Name two of the three countries that produce Stilton cheese. Leicestershire, Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
  39. What is the highest mountain in the Cairngorms? Ben Macdui
  40. Nutwood is the home of which cartoon bear? Rupert Bear

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