December 5, 2012  |   

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