| 1 | Who became leader of the British Conservative Party in July 1965? | Edward heath |
| 2 | In 1692, on the orders of William III, nearly 80 members of which Scottish clan were massacred at Glen Coe? | MacDonald |
| 3 | Apart from the pilot and the final show, which two words are at the beginning of the title of each episode of US television show ‘Friends’? | The one….’ |
| 4 | In medicine, a rhinologist is concerned with which part of the human body? | Nose |
| 5 | In fashion, Chelsea, Desert, Rigger and Ugg are all types of what? | Boot |
| 6 | In November 2011, a copy of the first issue of Action Comics, featuring the debut of which action hero, sold for 2.6 million dollars? | Superman |
| 7 | Which famous statue was discovered by a peasant on the Greek island of Melos in 1820? | The Venus de Milo (Aphrodite of Melos) |
| 8 | What was the name of Napoleon I’s second wife? | Marie Louise |
| 9 | A cut of silverside beef is from which part of the animal? | Hindquarters |
| 10 | A megapode is what type of creature? | Bird |
| 11 | Who was the first British monarch to voluntarily abdicate? | Edward VIII |
| 12 | Thoma, Shuttlecock, Bulpetts and Stream Corner are all part of which race track? | The Cresta Run |
| 13 | Pozole is a soup or stew which originated in which country? | Mexico |
| 14 | In January 1994, US President Bill Clinton and which Russian President signed a series of treaties known as the ‘Kremlin Accords’? | Boris Yeltsin |
| 15 | If a cavity in the human body is ‘infundibulum’, what shape is it? | Funnel-shaped |
| 16 | The 2003 documentary drama ‘Touching the Void’ recounts the story of two mountaineers on which mountain range? | The Andes |
| 17 | What was the title of The Beatles first single for EMI, released in 1962? | Love Me Do |
| 18 | In 1998, who did Australian Prime Minister describe as ‘The greatest living Australian’? | Sir Donald Bradman |
| 19 | Brothers Henry and Helal Hassenfield founded which modern-day toy and boardgame company? | Hasbro |
| 20 | In which country was the 2006 FIFA World Cup held? | Germany |
| 21 | Aulophobia is the irrational fear of which musical instrument? | Flute |
| 22 | What colour is Swiss cartoon character ‘Globi’? | Blue |
| 23 | Who became British Foreign Secretary in May 2010? | William Hague |
| 24 | In the US, which state lies to the west of New Hampshire? | Vermont |
| 25 | Which US golfer’s first names are Eldrick Tont? | Tiger Woods |
| 26 | How many triple-word squares are there on a standard Scrabble board? | Eight |
| 27 | In which 1966 Alfred Hitchcock film did Julie Andrews star with Paul Newman? | Torn Curtain |
| 28 | What does each angle of a regular octagon measure in degrees? | 135 |
| 29 | A ‘Sloppy Joe’ is an informal name for which item of clothing? | Jumper/sweater |
| 30 | Which British Prime minister’s first name was Leonard? | James Callaghan |
