| 1 | Cointreau, lemon juice and which spirit make a Sidecar cocktail? | Brandy/Cognac |
| 2 | Which cigarette brand was launched in 1924 with the slogan ‘Mild As May’? | Marlboro |
| 3 | Which US artist died in a car crash in August 1956, aged 44? | Jackson Pollock |
| 4 | In humans, the condition erythema affects which part of the body? | Skin |
| 5 | The Aviva Premiership is a professional English league competition in which sport? | Rugby Union |
| 6 | Who wrote the novel ‘The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie’? | Muriel Spark |
| 7 | ‘On Stranger Tides’ and ‘Dead Man’s Chest’ are subtitles of which series of films? | Pirates of the Caribbean |
| 8 | In the game of darts, what is the name of the line behind which the players stand to throw their darts? | Oche |
| 9 | What is the word for ‘Friend’ in Swahili? | Rafiki |
| 10 | What type of acid is secreted by red ants and stinging nettles? | Formic acid |
| 11 | What is the extreme sport called in which a person hurls themselves down a hill inside a large hollow ball? | Zorbing |
| 12 | How many pins are on a SCART connector, used to connect video equipment? | 21 |
| 13 | In November 2011, which rock star was made an ‘Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters’ in Paris, one of France’s highest cultural awards? | Lenny Kravitz |
| 14 | A Sergeant Baker is what type of creature? | Fish |
| 15 | Pomiculture is the cultivation of what? | Fruit |
| 16 | In September 2011, who became the oldest living artist to have a number one album, with Duets II, in the US charts? | Tony Bennett |
| 17 | In cookery, calabaza is also called West Indian ‘what’? | Pumpkin |
| 18 | Tom, Barbara, Jerry and Margo are all characters in which 1970’s UK television sitcom? | The Good Life |
| 19 | Sindh is a province of which Asian country? | Pakistan |
| 20 | Russian dessert ‘Pashka’ is traditionally eaten during which religious holiday? | Easter |
| 21 | What is the name of the jockey who won the 2011 English Grand National on Ballabriggs? | Jason Maguire |
| 22 | In the UK television series ‘Sharpe’, starring Sean Bean, what is Sharpe’s first name? | Richard |
| 23 | The diameter of a standard CD measures how many centimetres? | 12 |
| 24 | Olympus is the highest peak on which Mediterranean island? | Cyprus |
| 25 | Madame de Pompadour and Madame du Barry were mistresses of which French King? | Louis XV |
| 26 | In the nursery rhyme, who met a Pieman going to the fair? | Simple Simon |
| 27 | Odontology is the scientific study of what? | Teeth |
| 28 | The wine ‘Bull’s Blood’ of Eger is produced in which country? | Hungary |
| 29 | Who became US Secretary of State in 2009? | Hillary Clinton |
| 30 | In Britain, ‘The Habeas Corpus Act’ of 1679 was passed during the reign of which monarch? | King Charles II |
