2. How Is Paul Metcalfe Better Known in TV Animation? Captain Scarlet

1. In which decade was the football Pools Panel formed? 1960s (1963)

2. How is Paul Metcalfe better known in TV animation? Captain Scarlet

3. Who wrote the novel ‘Watership Down’? Richard Adams

4. Which of the Beatles has had the most solo U. K. No.1 singles? John Lennon (with three (‘Imagine,’ ‘(Just Like) Starting Over,’ and ‘Woman’) Paul McCartney only ‘Pipes of Peace,’ George Harrison ‘My Sweet Lord’, Ringo Starr none)

5. A Loganberry is a hybrid of which two fruits? Blackberry and raspberry

6. What type of weather feature is a haboob? A sand storm or dust storm (from Arabic for ‘strong wind’)

7. How many different Council Tax bands are there? Eight (A – H)

8. Name two of the three countries that have a coastline on the area of water named the Skagerrak. Denmark, Norway and Sweden

9. How is the flower the ‘harebell’ known in Scotland? Bluebell

10. Who was the first British Prime Minister to occupy 10 Downing Street? Robert Walpole (Dubious. Did not become No. 10 until 1787 – was No.5 - therefore William Pitt the Younger, doorway formed in 1775)

11. Christopher was born in which Italian city? Genoa

12. Which controversial comedian, actor and TV presenter was born on 04th June 1975? Russell Brand

13. Who was the first driver to win fifty Formula One Grand Prix victories? Alain Prost

14. Which comedian played Kevin Paterson and Tim Nice but Dim? Harry Enfield

15. Who wrote the 1998 novel ‘Amsterdam’? Ian McEwan

16. Christopher Davison is the real name of which Irish singer? Chris de Burgh (born in Argentina)

17. Which spirit is used in a Tom Collins cocktail? Gin

18. Floors Castle is the home of which Scottish Duke? Duke of Roxburghe

19. Benghazi is a city in which African country? Libya

20. What is the minimum age of a U. S. President? Thirty five

21. Golfer Retief Goosen was born in which country? South Africa

22. Who played Queen Victoria in the 1997 film ‘Mrs. Brown’? Judi Dench

23. Which Shakespeare play begins with the line ‘If music be the food of love, play on’? Twelfth Night

24. Who wrote the opera ‘Tristan and Isolde’? Richard Wagner

25. What foodstuff is sold at Billingsgate Market in London? Fish

26. The planet Mercury has how many moons? None

27. What would a numismatist collect? Coins

28. St. Peter Port is the capital of which island? Guernsey (Thanks to Martin Inglis!)

29. What type of creature is a corn crake? Bird

30. Which Asian country left the Commonwealth in the 1970s and rejoined in the 1980s? Pakistan

31. Which Alabama city experienced riots after the arrest of Rosa Parks in the 1950s? Montgomery (her arrest led to a thirteen month bus boycott but did not lead directly to riots)

32. Which Tory M. P. resigned on 05th June 1963? John Profumo

33. In 1984, Joan Benoit was the first winner of which Olympic event? Women’s marathon

34. What was the name of Gene Autry’s horse? Champion

35. Which Scottish group recorded the song ‘Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep’? Middle of the Road

36. Which two vegetables are used to make vichyssoise soup? Leeks and onions (Dubious. Main ingredients are leeks, potatoes, onions, cream and chicken stock. Most references, including the person accredited with its reinvention, say leeks and potatoes are main ingredients)

37. Cd is the chemical symbol for which element? Cadmium

38. What name is given to the support on which a lever pivots? Fulcrum

39. The city of Leeds lies on which river? River Aire

40. What was U. S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s middle name? David