Where was Dick Turpin executed by hanging? | York |
The actor Clint Eastwood is allergic to horses. True or False? | True |
What was the first song to be performed in outer space by the Apollo IX astronauts in March 1969? | Happy Birthday |
Which English physicist wrote ‘A brief history of time’? His life story has recently been made into a film. | Stephen Hawkins |
What is the world’s most common disease? | Tooth Decay |
Who was the last British man to win the singles title at Wimbledon? | Andy Murray in 2013 |
What is the common name of the patella bone? | The kneecap |
Eros is the Greek God of Love and has a statue in Trafalgar Square. Name the Roman God of Love. | Cupid |
In the Bible with what weapon did David slay Goliath? | A stone from a sling |
There are 3 major Balearic islands – Majorca, Minorca and ……? Name the third | Ibiza |
In which town did Billy Butlin open his first holiday camp in 1936? | Skegness |
In the Dickens’ book David Copperfield which character is ‘always expecting something to turn up’? | Mr Micawber |
In knitting what is meant by the initials ‘psso’? | Pass slipped stitch over |
Who was executed in 1618 and buried with his favourite pipe and tobacco, but not his head? | Sir Walter Raleigh |
Americans call them zucchini. What do we call them? | Courgettes |
What is the policeman’s name in the ‘Noddy’ stories by Enid Blyton? | P C Plod |
In which county is the Prime Minister’s official country residence, Chequers? | Buckinghamshire |
What is the male of the turkey called? | Stag |
Which shoemaking firm was founded in Street in Somerset in 1825 and is still based there? | Clarks |
In the British Army which rank comes between general and major-general? | Lieutenant-general |
