November 10, 2011 | QM print friendly version 1 Which novel has the opening line: ‘1801 – I have just returned from a visit to my landlord, the solitary neighbour that I shall be troubled with’? Wuthering Heights 2 Who invented the electric battery in 1800? Alessandro Volta 3 In which mountain range is the Scottish mountain Ben Nevis? Grampians 4 Formula One racing driver Jody Scheckter was born in the city of East London in which country? South Africa 5 Which was the first country to issue postage stamps? United Kingdom 6 In 1936, Joseph Bowers was the first inmate to attempt an escape from which prison? Alcatraz 7 In which year did Queen Elizabeth II first visit Australia as a reigning monarch? 1954 8 Galatasaray are a football team based in which European country? Turkey 9 Yellow-pine, Uinta and Lodgepole are all types of which animal? Chipmunk 10 In which religion is there one god called Ahura Mazda? Zoroastrianism 11 The port of Watchet is in which English county? Somerset 12 Which US President was given the nickname ‘The Trust Buster’? Theodore Roosevelt 13 The Eora and Cammeraygal peoples are indigenous to which country? Australia 14 What is the 18th letter of the Greek alphabet? Sigma 15 Who plays Daphne in the 2002 film ‘Scooby-Doo’? Sarah Michelle Gellar 16 Afar. Harari and Tigray are regions in which African country? Ethiopa 17 An opah is what type of creature? Fish 18 Which band released a 1997 album entitled ‘White on Blonde’? Texas 19 British singer and actor Terence Nelhams-Wright was better known by what name? Adam Faith 20 In the 18th Century, the British Royal Navy ordered limes and lemons to be carried on board ships as a remedy for which disease? Scurvy 21 The Euro is divided into how many cents? 100 22 Halliwell’s Guide is a reference book relating to what? Films 23 Founded by Robert Baden Powell, what is the motto of the Boy Scouts? Be Prepared 24 The Asteroid Belt lies between the orbits of which two planets in our solar system? Mars and Jupiter 25 In the NATO phonetic alphabet which word represents the letter ‘C’? Charlie 26 What is the name of the strap which passes under the tail of a horse to stop the saddle from slipping? Crupper (or Crouper) 27 How many red stripes are there on the national flag of Puerto Rico? Three 28 What is the title of the first collection of books in the Father Brown series by G.K.Chesterton? The Innocence of Father Brown? 29 Who became President of France in May 1995? Jacques Chirac 30 In which 1993 film does Holly Hunter play non-speaking Ada McGrath? The Piano