| 1 | Balestra, Derobement and Florentine are terms used in which sport? | Fencing |
| 2 | In Greek mythology, Hector, leader of the Trojan troops, was slain by who? | Achilles |
| 3 | Who wrote the short story ‘The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner’? | Alan Sillitoe |
| 4 | Which playing card is known as ‘Big Casino’? | Ten of Diamonds |
| 5 | Who was TV puppet Lenny the Lion’s human partner? | Terry Hall |
| 6 | Which baseball player was nicknamed ‘The Georgia Peach’? | Tyrus ‘Ty’ Cobb |
| 7 | Ricin is a highly toxic protein obtained from the pressed beans of which plant? | Castor Oil Plant |
| 8 | What is the main ingredient of borscht soup? | Beetroot |
| 9 | What is the name of the prospector in the 1999 animated film ‘Toy Story 2’? | Stinky Pete |
| 10 | How many points is a ‘Try’ worth in a game of rugby union? | Five |
| 11 | In Mary Shelley’s novel ‘Frankenstein’, what is Frankenstein’s first name? | Victor |
| 12 | In which London palace were Queen Victoria and Prince Albert married? | St James’s Palace |
| 13 | Purbeck Marble originates from which English county? | Dorset |
| 14 | On January 1st of which year did Spain stop using the peseta as its national currency? | 2000 |
| 15 | Which band released the 2011 single ‘Moves Like Jagger’, featuring Christina Aguilera? | Maroon Five |
| 16 | which 18th Century scientist said ‘Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain, and most fools do’? | Benjamin Franklin |
| 17 | In commerce, what does GATT stand for? | General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade |
| 18 | Green, Oolong, Black and Jasmine are all varieties of what? | Tea |
| 19 | South Africa is divided into how many provinces? | Nine |
| 20 | What type of creature is a wobbegong? | Shark |
| 21 | Which country won the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations? | Egypt |
| 22 | Which author created the character Tracy Beaker? | Jacqueline Wilson |
| 23 | Thanatology is the scientific study of what? | Death |
| 24 | Which British playwright won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2005? | Harold Pinter |
| 25 | In the game of darts, what score is known as ‘Not old’? | 37 |
| 26 | Which author wrote ‘I came form Des Moines. Somebody had to.’ in their book ‘The Lost Continent’? | Bill Bryson |
| 27 | What is the first name of Rene’s wife in the UK tv series ‘Allo ‘Allo!? | Edith |
| 28 | In June 1938, Dr Douglas Hyde was elected the first President of which European country? | Ireland |
| 29 | Which country has the international vehicle registration ZA? | South Africa |
| 30 | Which BBC sports commentator famously said ‘For those of you watching in black and white, Spurs are in the all-yellow strip’? | John Motson |
