1. How many pennies were there
in a pre-decimal British pound? - 240
2. Talking of wine! Is Merlot
red; white or rose? - Red
3. In which novel by Jane
Austen did 'Fanny Price' appear? - Mansfield Park
4. On which of Earths poles
would you find polar bears? - North pole
5. What is the capital city of
New Zealand? - Wellington
6. Which US city is home to
the original Disneyland Resort? - Anaheim
7. What is the meaning of the
word 'triskaidekaphobia'? - Fear of the number 13
8. What are the first names of
the two business men brothers who started Saatchi & Saatchi? -
Maurice and Charles - Point for each.
9. What does aardvark mean in
English? - Earth pig
10. What would qualify you
being a true cockney? - You should be born within the sound of
the Bow Bells
11. What is the next highest
rank after Inspector in the British police force? - Chief
Inspector
12. Where was Thomas a Becket
killed? - Canterbury Cathedral
13. Through which city did
Lady Godiva supposedly ride naked? - Coventry
14. What name is given to a
grotesque carving of a man; devil or animal? - Gargoyle
15. What is the name of the
wave that travels all the way up the Severn estuary and river? -
The Severn Bore
16. Tim Brooke-Taylor; Bill
Oddie and Graeme Garden were in which TV comedy show? - The
Goodies
17. In which English county
will you find 'Little Wenlock' and 'Much Wenlock'? - Shropshire
18. Andy Pandy and The
Woodentops were firm children’s favorites’ but which one first
aired on TV? - Andy Pandy
19. 'The course of true love
never did run smooth' was a line from which William Shakespeare
play? - A Midsummer Nights Dream
20. Disney Anagram - WHITEN
OHIO PEN ? - Winnie The Pooh
Round 2. General Knowledge
with answers
21. Where will you find the
dorsal fin on a fish? - On its back
22. Mrs. Desmond Wilcox is
better known as whom? - Esther Rantzen
23. Where is your scapula? -
Its your shoulder blade
24. Who was the 'Teddy Bear'
named after? US President, Theodore Roosevelt
25. Where in the UK will you
find 'Maggots Corner; Copse Corner and Becketts Corner? -
Silverstone race track
26. What is the largest native
bird found in Britain? - Sea Eagle
27. How many players are there
in a rugby league team? -13
28. What is an apiarist? -
Someone who keeps or looks after bees
29. Who wrote the book 'Adolf
Hitler - My Part in his Downfall'? - Spike Milligan
30. Which is the most southern
of the Inner Hebrides? - Islay
31. What kind of farmer was US
President Jimmy Carter? - Peanut farmer
32. Which country did Pat Cash
represent at tennis? - Australia
33. The 'Home Guard' became
the L.D.V. What does this stand for? - Local Defence Volunteers
34. Who was Marilyn Monroes
baseball player husband? - Joe DiMaggio
35. How much soda is in a
litre of soda water? - None
36. What was the name of the
horse Princess Anne used in the Olympic Games? - Goodwill
37. What was the old name for
sulpher? - Brimstone
38. In what year did Henry 8th
ascend to the throne? - 1509
39. The song 'It Ain't
Necessarily So' comes from which musical? - Porgy and Bess
40. Disney Anagram - I SMOKE
MY CUE ? - Mickey Mouse
