1       Who is sometimes known as the Scottish Robin Hood

Rob Roy

2       In The Wizard of Oz what did the Tinman want

A heart

3       Ben Connan, Ben Avon and Ben Gairn are all types of which fruit

Blackurrant

4       What was the name of King Arthur's mother

Igraine

5       What is the main item in a badger's diet

Worms

6       Which was the first county cricket side to go through a season undefeated

Yorkshire

7       Which British motor manufacturer used to make the Husky

Hillman

8       Where is the divorce capital of Nevada

Reno

9       Whose husbands were Alexander McCorquodale and then his cousin Hugh

Dame Barbara Cartland

10    Which union did John Prescott work full time for before becoming an MP

National Union of Seamen

11    What colour flame does mercury burn with

Red

12    In American CB jargon what was a Thermos Bottle

Driver pulling a chemical trailer

13    Until the 15th century, which basic beer ingredient was not added to ale

Hops

14    Which town did heavy metal group Black Sabbath come from

Birmingham

15    Which City's Bishop signs his name as Lindum

Lincoln

16    What is the nickname of Burton Albion

The Brewers

17    In United States history what is known as Seward's Folly

Purchase of Alaska for $7,200,000

18    What is the name of the fruit of the beech tree which is used as pig food

Mast (Beechmast)

19    Who succeeded Elizabeth 1

James 1

20    What was the name of the first spacecraft to land on Mars

Viking 1

21    Who has often been credited as the first person to draw plans for a helicopter

Leonardo da Vinci

22    According to the Guinness Book of Records, what was the biggest gift in the world

The Statue of Liberty

23    What is the meaning of the postal abbreviation CP

Carriage Paid

24    The computer file format .wav is conventionally used for what

Music/audio

25    What is the collective noun for Bustards

Flock

26    Which Scottish actor played Doctor Gibbon in the TV series The Singing Detective

Bill Paterson

27    Who had a UK number one in 2002 with Crossroads

Blazin' Squad

28    Complete the proverb, advice most needed

Is least heeded

29    Which islands are serviced by a car ferry from Thurso in Scotland

Orkneys

30    What type of weapon is an assegai

Spear

Round 2. DISASTERS

31    How many millionaires were aboard the ill-fated Titanic

Fifty seven

32    At which London underground station did a crash kill 35 people when the train ran into the buffers

Moorgate

33    What was the name of the Alton Towers ride that failed with disastrous results in 2015

Smiler

34    Since records began which country has suffered the most earthquakes

Japan

35    Which famous ship was damaged by fire in May 2007 while undergoing restoration at Greenwich in London

The Cutty Sark

36    Which London palace was destroyed by fire in 1936

Crystal Palace

37    What was the name of the chemical plant responsible for the Bhopal disaster

Union Carbide

38    Where did 21 cockle pickers lose their lives in 2004

Morecambe Bay

39    What was the name of the dredger that sank the pleasure boat The Marchioness in the Thames

The Bow Bell

40    What caused the fire at York Minster in July 1984

Lightning