October 5, 2012 | QM print friendly version 1 Kielce, Olsztyn and Opole are cities in which European country? Poland 2 Who played the title role in the 1996 film ‘Michael Collins’? Liam Neeson 3 Welsh rugby clubs Swansea and Neath joined to form which club? Ospreys 4 In humans, ‘puna’ is another term for which sickness? Altitude or mountain sickness 5 Oxonia was the Latin name for which English city? Oxford 6 Which cartoon character has a rubber chicken called Stretch? Garfield 7 The then fictional ‘Sarah Siddons Award’, now a real award, is first referred to in the opening scene of which film starring Bette Davis? All About Eve 8 Which singer released a 2009 album entitled ‘Crazy Love’? Michael Buble 9 The first Summer Paralympic Games were hosted by which European city in 1960? Rome 10 What colour ensign is flown on all British merchant navy ships? Red 11 ‘Twittering Machine’, declared ‘degenerate art’ by Adolph Hitler, was the 1922 work of which Swiss-German painter? Paul Klee 12 A serin is what type of creature? Bird 13 How wide is a singles tennis court in feet? 27 feet 14 The Star-Spangled Banner is the national anthem of which country? USA 15 Which Australian controversially used a metal bat in 1979? Dennis Lillee 16 The Hindhead Tunnel is in which English county? Surrey 17 What is a group of ferrets called? A business 18 The HP-35, launched in 1972, was Hewlett-Packard’s first what? Pocket calculator 19 Sir Leicester Dedlock is a character in which Charles Dickens novel? Bleak House 20 In 1964 who became the first black actor to win an Academy Award in the category ‘Best Actor in a leading Role’? Sidney Poitier 21 Dermatology is the study of which part of the human body? Skin 22 The 1985 film ‘A Room With a View’ is set in which European country? Italy 23 Which US President was in office during the Cuban Missile Crisis? John F Kennedy 24 Which American poet and novelist used the pen name Victoria Lucas? Sylvia Plath 25 The ringgit is the basic monetary unit of which Asian country? Malaysia 26 Xanthic relates to which colour? Yellow 27 Which London Mayor declared war on the pigeons in Trafalgar Square in 2000? Ken Livingstone 28 Gentoo, Adelie and Macaroni are all species of which bird? Penguin 29 How many wives did English monarch Edward I have? Two 30 How many books make up the ‘Chronicles of Narnia’ by C S Lewis? Seven