| 1 | What does the Latin phrase ‘Inter alia’ translate to in English? | Among other things |
| 2 | What is the the first name of the Hungarian inventor of the Rubik’s Cube? | Erno |
| 3 | Usually affecting children, the medical condition pertussis is better known by what name? | Whooping cough |
| 4 | What type of camel has two humps? | Bactrian |
| 5 | Who wrote the 1958 novel ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’? | Truman Capote |
| 6 | Babcock, Elberta and Rubidoux are all varieties of which fruit? | Peach |
| 7 | Who won the Golden Shoe (Boot) Award for most goals scored in the 1966 FIFA World Cup? | Eusebio |
| 8 | In Tolkien’s ‘The Hobbit’ who is the leader of the Company of Dwarves? | Thorin Oakenshield |
| 9 | Fictional character Inspector Adam Dalgleish was created by which author? | P D James |
| 10 | In America, a run-down part of a town, frequented by vagrants and alcoholics, is known informally as ‘Skid…what’? | Row |
| 11 | What is the art of preparing, stuffing and mounting the skins of animals for display called? | Taxidermy |
| 12 | The Sundance Film Festival takes place annually in which US state? | Utah |
| 13 | On a London Underground train map which colour depicts the Circle Line? | Yellow |
| 14 | Who wrote the ‘Discworld’ Series of books? | Terry Pratchett |
| 15 | In the game of Bingo, which number is known as ‘Fat Lady With a Crutch’? | 87 |
| 16 | Persil is the French name for which herb? | Parsley |
| 17 | Dancer and actress Virginia McMath was better known by what name? | Ginger Rogers |
| 18 | Who was former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s chief press secretary while she was in office? | Sir Bernard Ingham |
| 19 | Ommatophobia is the irrational fear of which part of the body? | Eyes |
| 20 | Inspector Bucket is a character in which novel by Charles Dickens? | Bleak House |
| 21 | The city of Buffalo lies on which North American Great Lake? | Lake Erie |
| 22 | Which British celebrity had a pet called Fanny the Wonderdog? | Julian Clary |
| 23 | Who played Mr Darcy in the 1995 television series ‘Pride and Prejudice’? | Colin Firth |
| 24 | The Roman goddess Ceres is the protector of what? | Crops |
| 25 | Which English author wrote The Kate Hannigan series, The Mallen novels and The Tilly Trotter trilogy? | Catherine Cookson |
| 26 | Malmsey is a type of which alcoholic drink? | Wine |
| 27 | Who played factory boss Danny Baldwin in the British television soap ‘Coronation Street’? | Bradley Walsh |
| 28 | In which century was the Royal Greenwich Observatory opened in London? | 17th Century |
| 29 | Which James Bond film was named after Ian Fleming’s home in Jamaica? | Goldeneye |
| 30 | Who wrote the 1961 play ‘The Night of the Iguana’? | Tennessee Williams |
