July 19, 2011  |   

1 The novel ‘The Hound of the Baskervilles’, by Arthur Conan Doyle, is set on which English moor? Dartmoor
2 Which electronics company has the motto ‘make.believe’? Sony
3 Medicine, crystal and stress are types of what? Ball
4 In Norse mythology, what type of creature did the dwarf king’s son Fafnir become? Dragon
5 Joseph S. Blatter became president of which organisation in June 1998? FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association)
6 In which US state is Cape Cod? Massachusetts
7 Which cabinet position did British MP Andrew Bonar Law hold between 1916 and 1919? Chancellor of the Exchequer
8 In the rhyme ‘Rub-a-dub-dub’, what are the occupations of the ‘three men in a tub’? Butcher, baker, candlestick maker
9 Which English singer has a pet Chihuahua called Buster? Cheryl Cole
10 What is the acidic juice called of crab apples or other sour fruit, such as grapes? Verjuice
11 Which forest features in the Shakespeare play ‘As You Like It’? Forest of Arden
12 Brooklyn, Graveyard and Turkey are terms used in which sport? Ten pin bowling
13 In 1982, Irishman Michael Fagan broke into the bedroom of which member of the British royal family? Queen Elizabeth ll
14 In Russia, what is a kazachok? Folk dance
15 What does the Latin phrase ‘ab initio’ translate to in English? From the beginning
16 The former gold-mining region of Cariboo is in which country? Canada
17 Which is the only planet in our solar system to rotate clockwise? Venus
18 Which British statesman was the 1st Earl of Beaconsfield? Benjamin Disraeli
19 Who won the 2011 Spanish Formula One Grand Prix? Sebastian Vettel
20 A millipede has how many legs on each segment of its body? Four
21 Julia and Alfred were the names of parents of which member of British pop band The Beatles? John Lennon
22 In humans, madarosis is the loss of what? Eyelashes
23 Sabadell Airport is in which European country? Spain
24 In which country is the Aladag mountain range? Turkey
25 Umberto ll was the last king of which European country? Italy
26 Which land animal is known as an urchin? Hedgehog
27 Under what names were Janet and John books sold in the US? Alice and Jerry
28 Which is the only letter of the alphabet that does not appear in the name of any of the states of America? Q
29 According to the Bible, Jesus was baptised in which river? River Jordan
30 In the the tv cartoon series ‘The Simpsons’ what is Grandpa Simpson’s first name? Abraham