| 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 |
