| 1 |
Which writer invented the fictional detective C. Auguste Dupin? |
| 2 |
What is the name of the short-sleeved midriff-baring bodice worn under a sari? |
| 3 |
What is the name of Earl's band in the US tv series 'My Name Is Earl'? |
| 4 |
Which actress married Prince Ranier III of Monaco in 1956? |
| 5 |
What is the emblem of Canada? |
| 6 |
Which historical figure called the English 'A nation of shopkeepers'? |
| 7 |
Which professional golfer is known as 'The Big Easy'? |
| 8 |
What does a copoclephillist collect? |
| 9 |
Which poet wrote 'The Lake Isle of Innisfree'? |
| 10 |
In which two US states does Monument Valley lie? |
| 11 |
Which is the largest planet in our solar system? |
| 12 |
What type of creature is a nilgai? |
| 13 |
Who directed the 2002 film 'Minority Report', which is set primarily in the year 2054? |
| 14 |
In September 2006 the government of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was overthrown in which Asian country? |
| 15 |
What is the first bird mentioned in the Bible? |
| 16 |
Lake Tuz is in which European country? |
| 17 |
The Corbillon Cup is played for by women in which sport? |
| 18 |
In the UK, 'The Trial of the ...'what', is the procedure for ensuring that newly minted coins conform to required standards? |
| 19 |
Peladophobia is the morbid fear of what in people? |
| 20 |
English monarch King John, who died in 1216, was the youngest son of which king? |
| 21 |
John Patrick 'Jack' Ryan is a fictional character who appears in many novels by which author? |
| 22 |
Who wrote the opera 'The Barber of Seville'? |
| 23 |
Which late actress played Elsie Tanner in the UK tv soap 'Coronation Street'? |
| 24 |
Digambara and Svetambara are the two major sects in which religion? |
| 25 |
Illusionist Ehrich Weiss was better known by what name? |
| 26 |
In which country was the ancient city of Ecbatana? |
| 27 |
What type of creature is a crappie? |
| 28 |
What was the name of the British submarine which collided with a Swedish oil tanker in the Thames estuary in 1950, killing over 60 people? |
| 29 |
Columbus Day is celebrated in Chile during which month of the year? |
| 30 |
What is the name of the headquarters of the US Department of Defense, located in Arlington County, Virginia? |
