| 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 |
