1. Ted Lowe was a well known commentator in which sport?
  2. Which singer had a backing group called ‘the Coconuts’?
  3. Garlic is a species of which vegetable?
  4. British motor cars: what do the initials ‘M. G.’ represent?
  5. Ethylene glycol is the scientific name for which aid to motorists?
  6. Which is the only mammal that lays eggs?
  7. In which room of the house would you normally find a spurtle?
  8. Who wrote the novel ‘The History of Mr. Polly’?
  9. The Indian state of Goa was once ruled by which European country?
  10. What is the second highest mountain in Africa?
  11. Who directed the films ‘Christine’ and ‘Halloween’?
  12. In the song ‘Twelve Days of Christmas’, what is normally given on the fourth day?
  13. Jean Claude Killy was a triple Winter Olympic champion in 1968 at which sport?
  14. Consumption is an old name for which lung disease?
  15. Scheherazade is the narrator of which Middle Eastern story collection?
  16. Sinology is the study of which country?
  17. Which strait separates mainland Italy from Sicily?
  18. Marcus Garvey was associated with which religion?
  19. Farina is Italian for which popular baking ingredient?
  20. Who played Cathy Gale in ‘The Avengers’ in the sixties?
  21. On which racecourse is the Kentucky Derby run?
  22. Name the Sensational Alex Harvey Band’s two U. K. top twenty hit singles.
  23. ‘Ailsa Craig’ and ‘Alicante’ are types of which fruit?
  24. Amerigo Vespucci airport serves which Italian city?
  25. ‘As’ is the chemical symbol for which element?
  26. TV chef Phil Vickery married which TV personality?
  27. Who created the fictional detective Parker Pyne?
  28. Senlac Hill was the scene of which eleventh century battle?
  29. The Caribbean island of Aruba belongs to which European country?
  30. Who played Hamish Macbeth on TV?
  31. In the Bible, which saint is the brother of John?
  32. Which group’s only hit was the 1970 U. K. No.1 ‘Woodstock’?
  33. Who did Mohammad Ali fight in ‘the Thriller in Manila’?
  34. Linseed oil is obtained from which plant?
  35. If you were born on April fool’s Day, what star sign are you?
  36. Which British weekly newspaper ran from 1990 until 1998?
  37. Anthony Pratt devised which board game in 1949?
  38. Which European country was first to elect women M. P.s?
  39. The island of Trinidad lies off the coast of which South American country?
  40. Who directed the 1975 film ‘Picnic at Hanging Rock’?

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