March 5, 2012 | QM print friendly version 1 In September 1935 who set an airspeed record of 352 mph flying his H-1 Racer? Howard Hughes 2 ‘The Dream of Gerontius’ is the 1900 work of which English composer? Edward Elgar 3 Who played Davy Crockett in the 1960 film ‘The Alamo’? John Wayne 4 Which 18th Century author wrote ‘Clarissa’ (or ‘The History of a Young Lady), said to be the longest novel in the English language? Samuel Richardson 5 In 1951, Jean Lee was the last woman to be executed in which country? Australia 6 Vitricophobia is the irrational fear of which member of the family? Step father 7 The Khorat Plateau forms part of which Asian country? Thailand 8 Which country singer was known as ‘The Man in Black’? Johnny Cash 9 In May 1952, which UK airline was the first to introduce the passenger jet? BOAC (British Overseas Airways Corporation) 10 The Rimac River is in which South American country? Peru 11 Which British Prime Minister declared ‘Peace in our time’ in September 1938? Neville Chamberlain 12 Which fictional TV family had pets called Spot, Igor and Kitty? The Munsters 13 Which part of the body does a cariogenic affect? Teeth 14 Novelist Jane Austen wrote about which poet, stating ‘..has no business to write novels, especially good ones. It is not fair. He has fame and profit enough as a poet..’? Sir Walter Scott 15 What is the capital of Jamaica? Kingston 16 Which BBC Radio 2 host includes ‘The Tracks of My Years’ in his weekday programme? Ken Bruce 17 In Sikhism, what is the practice of allowing one’s hair to grow naturally, as a symbol of respect for the perfection of God’s creation? Kesh 18 In humans, glossitis is the inflammation of which part of the body? Tongue 19 The Coco Cola prototype recipe was formulated in a drugstore in which US state? Georgia 20 Tuber melanosporum is a variety of which luxury food? Truffle 21 In which year were traffic wardens first introduced to the streets of Britain? 1960 22 In the 2005 Julian Barnes novel ‘Arthur and George’, who is Arthur? Arthur Conan Doyle 23 Which female swimmer won six Olympic Gold Medals for East Germany in 1988? Kristin Otto 24 In which Scottish city is the Robert Gordon University? Aberdeen 25 The Davis Cup is a challenge trophy contested by men in which sport? Tennis 26 How many stars are on the national flag of Turkey? One 27 Which artist said ‘Everything you can imagine is real’? Pablo Picasso 28 In D.I.Y, which company licenced and produced the portable workbench ‘The Workmate’ in the 1970’s? Black & Decker 29 Which animal is known as the ‘Earth Pig’? Aardvark 30 The ‘Pastry War’ of 1838 was an invasion of which country by France, after a French pastrycook accused local officers of looting his shop? Mexico