January 31, 2012 | QM print friendly version 1 Pteridology is the study of which type of plants? Ferns 2 Cantabrigians are residents of which English city? Cambridge 3 According to the Bible, what was the name of Noah’s second son? Ham 4 In which English city was the UK tv soap ‘Albion Market’ set? Salford 5 Which type of seeds are traditionally used in a recipe for seed cake? Caraway seeds 6 Scrumpy is a type of which alcoholic drink? Cider 7 At which temperature do Fahrenheit and Celsius meet? -40 degrees 8 The Greek national anthem has a total of how many verses (or stanzas)? 158 9 Which late singer was known as the ‘Electric Poet’? Jim Morrison 10 An atoll is formed by which natural substance? Coral 11 Port-of-Spain is the capital of which Caribbean republic? Trinidad & Tobago 12 Which famous British author used the pen name Mary Westmacott? Agatha Christie 13 In sport, what does IOC stand for? International Olympic Committee 14 What are the names of Peter Rabbit’s sisters in ‘The Tale of Peter Rabbit’ by Beatrix Potter? Flopsy, Mopsy, Cottontail 15 What does an anemometer measure? Wind speed 16 What are the name of the veins on each side of the neck which drain blood from the head and neck to larger veins passing to the heart? Jugular 17 Who wrote the novel ‘The Invisible Man’, published in 1897? H.G.Wells 18 Mount Chimborazo is in which South American country? Ecuador 19 What is the basic monetary unit of Israel? Shekel 20 In June 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austria-Hungary throne, was assassinated in which Bosnian province? Sarajevo 21 In 1937, which aviatrix disappeared on a flight from New Guinea to Howland Island? Amelia Earhart 22 Demophobia is the irrational fear of what? Crowds 23 Which band’s 2007 album is entitled ‘Send Away the Tigers’? Manic Street Preachers 24 Which British presenter spoke the first words on GMTV when it was launched in January 1993? Eamonn Holmes 25 A piculet is which type of creature? Bird 26 Who directed the 1987 film ‘Full Metal Jacket’? Stanley Kubrick 27 In which European country is Lake Ree? Ireland 28 King Zog was the monarch of which country? Albania 29 The magazine Marie Claire was first published in 1937 in which country? France 30 ‘The Declaration of Breda’ was which English monarch’s manifesto for the Restoration of the Monarchy? Charles II