| 1 | Isaan is the northeast region of which Asian country? | Thailand |
| 2 | Which scientist wrote a letter in 1704 in which he predicted the end of the world in 2060 after studying Biblical texts? | Sir Isaac Newton |
| 3 | Which actress played Sid James’ wife in the UK television series ‘Bless This House’? | Diana Coupland |
| 4 | The medical condition ‘epicondylitis’ is better known by what name? | Tennis elbow |
| 5 | What was the name of the river by which Julius Caesar stood when he reputedly said ‘The die has been cast’? | The Rubicon River |
| 6 | Which bird is the symbol of the RSPB (Royal Society for the Protection of Birds)? | Avocet |
| 7 | In the UK television series ‘Hollyoaks’, which musical instrument does Rhys Ashworth play? | Drums |
| 8 | What is the currency of Egypt? | Egyptian Pound (EGP) |
| 9 | Retinol is a form of which vitamin? | Vitamin A |
| 10 | A ‘Ruby-tailed’ is what type of creature? | Wasp |
| 11 | The town of Ilkley in Yorkshire lies on which river? | River Wharfe |
| 12 | In which year was the first Olympic Commemorative Coin minted? | 1951 |
| 13 | What is the name of the traditional Japanese hand-concealed weapon, often in the form of a star with projecting blades or points? | Shuriken |
| 14 | In 1407, Dick Whittington was simultaneously Lord Mayor of London and Mayor of which French town? | Calais |
| 15 | A craniotomy is the surgical removal of a portion of which part of the human body? | Skull |
| 16 | Which English poet wrote ‘The Prisoner of Chillon’? | Lord Byron |
| 17 | What does the Latin phrase ‘Margaritas ante porco’ translate to in English? | Pearls before swine |
| 18 | Which US actress was banned from radio in December 1937 after making a risque guest appearance on the NBC ‘Chase and Sanborn Hour’? | Mae West |
| 19 | Who was Prime Minister of Australia at the outbreak of World War I? | Andrew Fisher |
| 20 | Which Essex town was granted city status for the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II? | Chelmsford |
| 21 | In the William Wordsworth poem ‘I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud’, how many daffodils are mentioned? | Ten thousand |
| 22 | Which two states border the US state of Florida? | Alabama and Georgia |
| 23 | Which English football team is nicknamed ‘The Cobblers’? | Northampton Town FC |
| 24 | If someone suffers from ‘Stendhal Syndrome’ they suffer giddiness and confusion when exposed to what? | Art |
| 25 | Which US state is known as the ‘Treasure State’? | Montana |
| 26 | Ehud Olmert became Prime Minister of which country in 2006? | Israel |
| 27 | Which English airport features in a television advert for ‘Specsavers’? | Luton Airport |
| 28 | Which country hosted the 2014 FIFA World Cup? | Brazil |
| 29 | Villain Hugo Drax appears in which 1979 James Bond film? | Moonraker |
| 30 | The volcano Hekla is on which island? | Iceland |
