March 14, 2012 | QM print friendly version 1 What type of animal is Baloo in the novel ‘The Jungle Book’ by Rudyard Kipling? Bear 2 Who did Venus Williams defeat in the 2000 Ladies Singles Finals at Wimbledon? Lindsay Davenport 3 Which two actors play the fire-fighting McCaffrey brothers in the 1991 film ‘Backdraft’? Kurt Russell and William Baldwin 4 Omar Suleiman was the Vice President of which African country? Egypt 5 Ergasiomania is the obsessive need to do what? Work 6 In Greek mythology, who was the beautiful youth loved by Aphrodite? Adonis 7 Which Briton set the Women’s Freediving World Record in April 2009? Sara Campbell 8 Which of Shakespeare’s plays is set in Elsinore? Hamlet 9 Who became the first female muslim cabinet minister in the British government? Baroness Sayeeda Warsi 10 The Cerrado is a tropical savanna ecoregion in which South American country? Brazil 11 The Yom Kippur War, or October War, took place during which year? 1973 12 An antipyretic drug reduces what in humans? Fever 13 Which perfume featured in the first advert on UK tv’s Channel 5? Chanel No. 5 14 A pupitre is a rack used in the production of what? Champagne/sparking wine 15 In the novel ‘Jane Eyre’ by Charlotte Bronte, what is the name of Mr Rochester’s home? Thornfield Hall 16 On a mobile phone keypad, the letters ‘MNO’ are on which number button? 6 17 ‘The Backgammon Players’ is a 17th Century painting by which Dutch artist? Dirck Hals 18 How much, in British pounds sterling, did the Sinclair C5 electric vehicle sell for in the UK when it was launched in 1985? 399 + 29 delivery 19 The Bank of England was established during the reign of which British monarch? William III 20 Which fraternal organisation has a square and compasses, with or without a letter ‘G’, as its logo? Freemasons 21 How many hoops are in a game of association croquet? Six 22 In retail, what does BOGOF stand for? Buy One, Get One Free 23 The 17th Century ‘Meal Tub Plot’ was against which future king of England? James II 24 The ram represents which sign of the Zodiac? Aries 25 What does a cordwainer make? Shoes 26 In British politics, who was described as ‘The Chingford Skinhead’? Norman Tebbit 27 ‘Mehefin’ is Welsh for which month of the year? June 28 What type of creature is a quelea? Bird 29 The island of Feurteventura lies in which body of water? Atlantic Ocean 30 Douglas, Fraser and Noble are all which type of tree? Fir