October 12, 2012 | QM print friendly version 1 Which 1993 film is about the affair between author C S Lewis and poet Joy Grisham? Shadowlands 2 What is the medical term for high blood pressure? Hypertension 3 What were the first names of poet W H Auden? Wystan Hugh 4 Who was the first British Prime Minister to serve under Queen Elizabeth II? Winston Churchill 5 How many months of the year end in the letter ‘Y’? Four 6 The UK television series ‘Father Ted’ is set on which fictional island? Craggy Island 7 Bromatology is the study of what? Food (or aliments) 8 In April 1963, Lester Bowles Pearson became Prime Minister of which country? Canada 9 The ‘Pentagon Papers’ is a US Department of Defense history of the United States political-military involvement in which country? Vietnam 10 The Great Smoky Mountains are on the border of which two US states? North Carolina and Tennessee 11 In which British city is Anderston Railway Station? Glasgow 12 Which British monarch had a pet Cavalier King Charles spaniel named Dash? Queen Victoria 13 Coimetrophobia is the irrational fear of which places? Cemeteries 14 What is the all-seated capacity of Wembley Stadium in London? 90,000 15 Which US President is depicted on a $50 banknote? Ulysses S Grant 16 A tridecagon has how many sides? 13 17 According to the proverb, ‘A bird in the…..’what’…is worth two in the bush’? Hand 18 Who had a 1963 hit with the song ‘Little Boxes’? Pete Seger 19 Milt is the sperm-filled reproductive gland of which type of creature? Fish 20 What is US businessman and politician Mitt Romney’s first name? Willard 21 Which is the northernmost Scandinavian country? Norway 22 English novelist Barbara McCorquodale was better known by what name? Barbara Cartland 23 In the US television series ‘Spin City’, who played Randall Winston, the dim-witted Mayor of New York City? Barry Bostwick 24 Which British television presenter uses the expression ‘Cheap as chips’? David Dickinson 25 What is a person who makes and sells ladies hats called? A milliner 26 What was the first name of the older sister of German-born diarist Anne Frank? Margot 27 Almere, Tilburg and Breda are all cities in which European country? Netherlands 28 Musical instruments ‘zills’ are also known by what name? Finger symbols 29 Which US adult film actor is nicknamed ‘The Hedgehog’? Ron Jeremy 30 How many players are on the court in a korfball team? Eight