February 7, 2012  |   

1 In medicine, what does DVT stand for? Deep Vein Thrombosis
2 Nairobi is the capital of which country? Kenya
3 What is the sediment at the bottom of a wine barrel called after fermentation? Lees
4 Which singer plays Chicago police officer Sharon Pogue in the 2001 film ‘Angel Eyes’? Jennifer Lopez
5 Abdul Aziz Ibn Saud was the first king of which Asian state? Saudi Arabia
6 Which tennis player won the 2011 Women’s Wimbledon Championship? Petra Kvitova
7 Who wrote the poem ‘The Lady of the Lake’? Sir Walter Scott
8 Gallipoli is in which European country? Turkey
9 Which English sailor made the first solo voyage around the world by the clipper route? Sir Francis Chichester
10 Blenheim Palace is in which English county? Oxfordshire
11 In Greek mythology, Boreas, Eurus, Notus and Zephryus were all what? Winds
12 What type of creature is a flying fox? Bat
13 In medicine, otitis is the inflammation of which part of the body? Ear
14 Enid Lyons was the first woman to be appointed to the federal cabinet in which country? Australia
15 The Pieniny National Park is in which European country? Poland
16 Joseph Wiseman played which James Bond villain? Dr Julius No
17 A grisette is a variety of which foodstuff? Mushroom
18 In the children’s tv series, what is the name of Bob the Builder’s cat? Pilchard
19 Mr Barkis, Edward Murdstone and Tommy Traddles are all characters in which Charles Dickens novel? David Copperfield
20 Vladimir Kramnik became World Champion in November 2000 in which game? Chess
21 What was the first product sold by Heinz in 1869? Horseradish
22 Garter, Chevron, Pavilion and Windmill are all terms used in which handicraft? Knitting
23 German army officer Erwin Rommel was known by what nickname? Desert Fox
24 In the initials FRCVS, what does V stand for? Veterinary
25 The US tv show ‘All in the Family’ was based on which British tv sitcom? Till Death Us Do Part
26 The Santa Maria del Fiore cathedral is in which European city? Florence
27 In which year was the Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race declared a draw because it was said that the judge was asleep under a bush as the crews passed the finish line? 1877
28 MD is the abbreviation for which US state? Maryland
29 What is the main ingredient of the soup shchi? Cabbage
30 Henry Blake, Charles Winchester and Father Mulcahy are all characters in which US tv series? M*A*S*H