1       On which group of islands is the old Man of Hoy

Orkneys

2       If you were born on St. Andrew's day, what star sign would you be

Sagittarius

3       Who released the 2015 album Uptown Special

Mark Ronson

4       Name the only major team sport in the USA with no game clock

Baseball

5       What is the name of Hong Kong's airline

Cathay Pacific

6       What does ZIP stand for in the American zip code used in addresses

Zone Improvement Plan

7       In June 1975, Mozambique gained independence from which European country

Portugal

8       Which art gallery would you visit to see Botticelli's Birth of Venus

The Uffizi in Florence

9       What is the penultimate Book of the Old Testament

Zachariah

10    Which American Blues singer recorded the original version of "Got my Mojo Working"

Muddy Waters

11    What sport is played on Smith's Lawn

Polo

12    In which American state is there a town called Santa Claus

Indiana

13    In which Italian city would you find the headquarters of the Pirelli company

Milan

14    What household substance would you be making if you were boiling sodium hydroxide with fats

Soap

15    Ursids, Leonids, and Orionids are all what

Meteor showers

16    In which fast food restaurant could you buy a Bender in a Bun with Cheese

Wimpys

17    Wicca is the religion or practice of what

Witchcraft

18    On the London underground map what colour is the District Line

Green

19    The name of which European country means Land of the Eagle

Albania

20    How many children did Queen Victoria have

Nine

21    What is the name of the drink that consists of Campari, Sweet Vermouth, and a dash of club soda

Americano

22    By what name did Wladziu Valentino become well known

Liberace

23    What was the first company to sell internal combustion engined cars

Benz

24    Which two American states end with the letter T

Vermont and Connecticut

25    What company was advertised with the slogan Diamonds are Forever

De Beers Consolidated Mines Ltd

26    Which forty year old won bronze in the hundred metres at the Sydney Olympics

Merlene Ottey

27    In the language of plants what vegetable stands for charity

Turnip

28    What is the usual first meal of a new born caterpillar

Its shell

29    What is the main pollutant of acid rain

Sulphur dioxide

30    What type of weapon is a glaive

Sword

Round 2. KIDS STUFF

31    In The Wizard of Oz what did the Scarecrow want

A brain

32    In the Thomas the Tank Engine stories what colour is the Flying Scotsman

Green

33    Who was the schoolboy hero created by Anthony Buckeridge in 1948

Jennings

34    An anagram of Swap Shop, what was the purple dinosaur in the UK children's TV show called

Posh Paws

35    In the children's Mister Men stories what colour is Mister Bounce

Yellow

36    Who was the 2014 UK's best-selling children's books author

David Walliams

37    What were the two bees called in Stoppit and Tidyup

Bee Have and Bee Quiet

38    In the children's TV show Tales of the Riverbank what was the name of the hamster

Hammy

39    Where did Mighty Mouse get his superpowers

The Supermarket

40    In the children's story: who ate Chicken Little

Foxy Loxy