| 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 |
