1. The emblem of the Lamborghini Murcielago is what type of creature? A bat (Wrong: named after a Spanish fighting bull from 1879, name in Spanish means bat)
  2. Which chemical element has the symbol Rh and takes its name from the Greek for rose? Rhodium
  3. Which British car manufacturer has a griffin on its logo? Vauxhall
  4. Which wood, used in modelling, has a lower density then cork? Balsa
  5. Finland and which two other countries have a coastline on the Gulf of Finland? Russia and Estonia
  6. Which actress had an affair with Edward VII when he was Prince of Wales? Lily Langtry
  7. Paul McCartney and Wings covered the theme to which British soap? Crossroads
  8. Which foodstuff, popular at barbeques, takes its name from the Dutch for cabbage? Coleslaw
  9. William Conrad played which seventies American detective on TV? Frank Cannon
  10. Which jazz musician’s father was known as the Black Arrow and was Celtic’s first black player? Gil Scott-Heron
  11. Which impressionist is said to have produced blurry paintings because of cataracts? Claude Monet
  12. 4 x 4 vehicles are nicknamed after which London Borough and which agricultural vehicle? Chelsea tractor
  13. By what name is a domesticated polecat known in the U. K.? Ferret
  14. The Midori liqueur is flavoured with which fruit? Melon
  15. Which games consists of fifty four pieces and takes its name from the Swahili ‘to build’? Jenga
  16. ‘Driving Home for Christmas’ was originally a hit for which artist? Chris Rea
  17. Hercules, Lightning and Shooting Star were aeroplanes produced by which company? Lockheed Corporation
  18. Where might the football World Cup final be played in January for the first time? Qatar
  19. Which European country existed between 1949 and 1980? East Germany (Wrong: typo – 1949 to 1990)
  20. Which actor plays Ron Burgundy on film? Will Ferrell
  21. Name the nearest spiral galaxy to our own. Andromeda
  22. Created in Japan, which hand held digital toy ‘died’ if you neglected it? Tamagotchi
  23. What is Britain’s longest monument? Hadrian’s Wall
  24. Before becoming President Barak Obama was a Senator for which state? Illinois
  25. Who manufactures the Kindle? Amazon
  26. The satirical novel ‘Candide’ was written by which eighteenth century French philosopher? Voltaire
  27. Which actor narrated the animated TV series ‘Roobarb and Custard’? Richard Briers
  28. Which saint’s day is on Boxing Day? St. Stephen
  29. Adipose tissue stores energy in the form of what? Fat
  30. The TV series ‘E. R.’ was set in which U. S. City? Chicago
  31. Kato was assistant to which sixties masked crime fighter? The Green Hornet
  32. A bust of which Indian Prime Minister lies outside India House in Aldwych, London? Nehru
  33. Who did Sebastian Vettel replace as the youngest Formula One Champion? Fernando Alonso (Wrong: Alonso was twenty four in 2005, Lewis Hamilton was twenty three in 2008)
  34. ‘Mony Mony’ and ‘I Think We’re Alone Now’ were originally hits for which group? Tommy James and the Shondells
  35. Which supermarket was founded by Jack Cohen in the nineteen twenties? Tesco
  36. Picasso co-founded which artistic movement? Cubism
  37. Despite winning a dozen trophies during his career, which Manchester United captain was never capped by England? Steve Bruce
  38. Scoville units measure the intensity of which vegetable? Chili peppers
  39. In the Lesser Antilles, the ABC Islands are Aruba, Bonaire and which other? Curacao
  40. Which brass instrument takes its name from the German for ‘wing’ or ‘flank’? Flugelhorn