1       Who won the 2014 series of Britain's Got Talent

Collabro

2       In which battle did Henry V beat the much larger French army in 1415

Agincourt

3       Who was the subject of the Carry On film Carry on Dick

Dick Turpin

4       What was the name of Herb Alpert's backing group

Tijuana Brass

5       What are the young of bats called

Pups

6       What is the German equivalent to an Earl

Graf

7       What is the state capital of Alaska

Juneau

8       What does the P and O stand for in the P and O line

Peninsular and Oriental

9       What is the name of Gandalf's horse in the Lord of the Rings series of stories

Shadowfax

10    Who had a number one in the fifties with Dream Lover

Bobby Darin

11    What colours are the flowers of forsythia

Yellow

12    In 2014 who became the oldest person to be identified using DNA analysis

King Richard III (of England - died in 1485)

13    On which motorway would you find Charnock Richard services

M6

14    Americans call it a billfold what would we call it

Wallet

15    The Karnak Temple complex, dating back to the ancient city of Thebes, is in which country

Egypt

16    From the milk of which animal is ricotta cheese made

Sheep

17    Who had a UK and US hit single with 'Knockin' On Heaven's Door' in 1973

Bob Dylan

18    If a creature is said to be arboreal where would it spend most of its time

Trees

19    A regatta is a boat race, where was the original regatta

Venice

20    By what name to we know Stefani Germanotta

Lady Gaga

21    Which company first used the slogan Think outside the box

Apple Computers

22    Which aircraft company manufactured the Viggen jet fighter

Saab

23    What animal is the symbol of the American Republican Party

Elephant

24    Which not uncommon viral infection is caused by the Epstein-Barr virus

Glandular fever

25    What word links these: busy, honey, keeper

Bee

26    Which country composed of islands was declared a republic in 1987

Fiji

27    What instrument did Orpheus play to charm creatures, rivers, and Hades in the Underworld

Lyre

28    What is the nickname of Grimsby Town FC

The Mariners

29    What would a mandolin be used for in cookery

Finely slicing vegetables

30    Ambrosia, Marigold and Saint Everard are varieties of which fruit

Apple

WEIGHTS AND MEASURES

31    How tall in feet are the letters of the famous Hollywood sign

Fifty feet

32    How wide in feet is a hockey goal

Twelve feet

33    What is the smallest unit of weight in the Avoirdupois system

Grain

34    How many yards is the penalty spot from the centre of the goal in a game of soccer

Twelve yards

35    How much does a litre of water weigh

One kilo

36    To the nearest mile how long is the Panama Canal

Fifty one miles (50.7)

37    How high must a building be to be classed as a skyscraper (in feet)

Five hundred

38    How high in inches are the hurdles in the high hurdles

Forty two inches

39    What kind of baths are recommended to be two and a half inches deep

Birdbaths

40    How long in inches is a standard pencil before it is sharpened

Seven inches