2. Goat Fell Is the Highest Mountain on Which Scottish Island? Isle of Arran

1. David Jones was appointed to which government position in September 2012? Secretary of State for Wales

2. Goat Fell is the highest mountain on which Scottish island? Isle of Arran

3. The Vardon Grip is used in which sport? Golf (Scottish golfer John Laidlay was first to use this grip)

4. Tony Gallagher became editor of which daily newspaper in November 2009? Daily Telegraph

5. Who was the Greek god of wine? Dionysus

6. Which day of the week is in hit song titles by Blondie and Morrissey? Sunday (‘Sunday Girl’ 1979 and ‘Everyday is Like Sunday’ 1988)

7. Which German-born British artist died in July 2011 aged eighty eight? Lucien Freud

8. Who were the two stars of the 1988 film ‘Twins’? Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito

9. What type of creature is a dotterel? Bird

10. How many quarts are there in one gallon? Four

11. How many lions are on the Scottish Royal Standard? Five

12. Which North African country joined the U. N. in October 1962? Algeria

13. Which city is the capital of the Algarve region of Portugal? Faro

14. Which English football team play at the Broadfield Stadium? Crawley Town

15. Who wrote ‘The Silence of the Lambs’? Thomas Harris

16. Which English king had the nickname ‘Rufus’? William II

17. Which twentieth century composer wrote the opera ‘Peter Grimes’? Benjamin Britten

18. Who presents Radio 4’s Today programme? James Naughtie (in 2012 there is a rota of five presenters – Naughtie, John Humphrys, Sarah Montague, Evan Davis and Justin Webb)

19. What is measured by an anemometer? Wind speed

20. In which American city does Boeing have its headquarters? Chicago (founded in Seattle, it moved to Chicago in 2001)

21. Who is the only British Prime Minister to have won a Nobel Prize? Winston Churchill (Literature, 1953)

22. Which strait separates Russia from Alaska? Bering Strait

23. Which two countries contest cricket’s Wisden Trophy? England and West Indies (since 1963)

24. What is the name of Captain Ahab’s ship in ‘Moby Dick’? Pequod

25. Canaan Banana was the first President of which African country? Zimbabwe (1980)

26. The singers Gracie Fields and Lisa Stansfield come from which Lancashire town? Rochdale

27. In the TV series ‘Ally McBeal’ what was Ally’s profession? Lawyer

28. ‘You shall not kill’ is which number of the Ten Commandments? Six (In Protestant Bible - fifth in Catholic Bible)

29. An adult salmon that returns to fresh water after one winter at sea is called a what? Grilse

30. Psittacosis is an infectious disease contracted from which type of creature? Birds

31. Soave wine originated in which European country? Italy

32. How old was Diana, Princess of Wales when she died? Thirty six

33. Which former German Chancellor died in October 1992? Willy Brandt

34. Which African country changed its name to Burkina Faso in 1984? Upper Volta

35. In ten pin bowling, three strikes is known by which bird’s name? Turkey

36. Who wrote the fable ‘The Tortoise and the Hare’? Aesop

37. In 1867 the first ‘Blue Plaque’ was in honour of which poet? Lord Byron

38. Who wrote the ‘Hallelujah’ chorus? Handel (from ‘Messiah’)

39. Who wrote the music for the 1983 film ‘Local Hero’? Mark Knopfler

40. In which city is the headquarters of the International monetary Fund? Washington D. C.

Tie break question: What is the area of Salisbury Plain in square kilometres? 780