| 1 | How many imperial gallons of oil are in a barrel? | 35 |
| 2 | Rocinante is the name of which fictional character’s horse? | Don Quixote |
| 3 | Which British actress played Valerie in the 1997 film ‘Nil By Mouth’? | Kathy Burke |
| 4 | In humans, enteritis is the inflammation of which part of the body? | Small intestine |
| 5 | Who became Archbishop of Canterbury in February 2003? | Rowan Williams |
| 6 | In literature, the Kate Greenaway Medal is awarded for what? | Illustration – in children’s books |
| 7 | In the Bible, what was the name of Jacob’s only daughter? | Dinah |
| 8 | Felsic, Mafic and Intermediate are all types of which natural substance? | Lava |
| 9 | What was the name of the Brazilian player who won the Women’s Singles Finals at Wimbledon in 1959, 1960 and 1964? | Maria Bueno |
| 10 | What is the name of the scarlet and gold banner of St Denis, which was given to early French kings on setting out for war? | Oriflamme |
| 11 | In which year was the death penalty for treason formally abolished on the mainland UK? | 1998 |
| 12 | In 1776, the United States Declaration of Independence decreed that how many American colonies, which were at war with Britain, were no longer part of the British Empire? | Thirteen |
| 13 | Which nation’s football team won the FIFA World Cup in 2006? | Italy |
| 14 | What type of food item is an andouille? | Spicy pork sausage |
| 15 | In 1938, which racehorse beat War Admiral by four lengths in their famous match race at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland, USA? | Seabiscuit |
| 16 | What is the flattened circular organ in the uterus of pregnant women which nourishes the foetus through the umbilical cord? | Placenta |
| 17 | What type of plant is an opuntia? | Cactus |
| 18 | What was the final battle of the Napoleonic Wars? | Waterloo |
| 19 | The Colossus of Rhodes was a statue of which Greek god? | Helios – God of the Sun |
| 20 | What is the rank of officer in the US Army above Colonel and below Major General? | Brigadier General |
| 21 | Which British singer had a lily named after her in 2010, which is officially registered as ‘Popstar’? | Lily Allen |
| 22 | The Cuillin Hills are on which Scottish island? | Skye |
| 23 | What is the name of the soft fatty tissue in which blood cells are produced, found in the cavities of bones? | Marrow |
| 24 | Apart from English, what is the official language of Canada? | French |
| 25 | What is the name of the steam locomotive which set the world speed record in July 1938 by reaching 126 mph on the East Coast Mainline in England? | Mallard |
| 26 | In which English county is Dunster Castle? | Somerset |
| 27 | Singer and musician Bono called which venue ‘Rock and roll’s great cathedral’? | Madison Square Garden |
| 28 | Which English Labour politician was Chancellor of the Exchequer 1974 – 79? | Denis Healey |
| 29 | Which prime number is between 11 and 17? | 13 |
| 30 | Frederico Fellini was famous for his work in which of the arts? | Film making |
