December 5, 2012 | QM print friendly version 1 A rollmop is what type of uncooked pickled fish? Herring 2 What is the medical name for the shin bone? Tibia 3 According to the Bible, what was the name of Jesus maternal grandfather? Heli 4 Which country won the 1978 FIFA World Cup? Argentina 5 From which country did Russia finally withdraw its troops in 1989, after an unsuccessful campaign that lasted nearly ten years? Afghanistan 6 Which author uses the pen name Barbara Vine? Ruth Rendell 7 In the game of Bingo, ‘Tickle Me’ represents which number? 63 8 The song ‘Lambeth Walk’ is from which musical? Me and My Girl 9 Lopburi, Phichit and Ang Thong are provinces in which Asian country? Thailand 10 Who play the pair of dead soldiers whose bodies are frozen and re-animated years later in the 1992 film ‘Universal Soldier’? Jean-Claude Van Damme and Dolph Lungren 11 The unification of the crowns of Aragon and Castile laid the basis of which modern-day European country? Spain 12 Prathiba Patil was the first woman President of which country? Republic of India 13 Rarotonga is the most populous island of which group of islands? Cook Islands 14 British author Vyvyan Holland was the son of which writer and poet? Oscar Wilde 15 The wife of which English historical figure was said to have carried his head around in a velvet bag for nearly 30 years? Sir Walter Raleigh 16 The 2005 film ‘Wolf Creek’ is set in which country? Australia 17 What is the name of the Japanese sliding door or partition, made of a latticed screen covered with white paper? Shoji 18 Neville Chamberlain was British Prime Minister during the reign of which monarch? King George VI 19 Acorthosis is a medical condition where a person has too many what? Erections 20 Lightning McQueen, Doc Hudson and Fillmore are all characters in which 2006 animated Disney film? Cars 21 The volcano Irazu is in which Central American country? Costa Rica 22 Which actress played Bathsheba Everdene in the 1967 film ‘Far From the Madding Crowd’? Julie Christie 23 What is the name of the three-eyed fish in the US animated television series ‘The Simpsons’? Blinky 24 A ‘Yarborough’ is a hand in which card game? Bridge 25 What kind of performer is an ecdysiast? Striptease artist 26 Who wrote the music for the American musical ‘West Side Story’? Leonard Bernstein 27 To ‘Defenestrate’ is to throw something or someone out of what? A window 28 The Hajj is a pilgrimage to which city? Mecca 29 RSM is the international vehicle regristration for which republic? San Marino 30 Shaun the Sheep first appeared in which 1995 UK animated television film? A Close Shave