| 1 | English artist Ben Nicholson married which British sculptor in 1938? | Barbara Hepworth |
| 2 | Who published a 1754 book of his designs entitled ‘The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker’s Director’? | Thomas Chippendale |
| 3 | In 2002, who was the first athlete to win FHM’s ‘Sexiest Woman in the World’ award? | Anna Kournikova |
| 4 | On the human body, where is the line of life? | Palm of the hand |
| 5 | Halifax is the capital of which Canadian province? | Nova Scotia |
| 6 | Hamida Djandoubi was the last person in France to be executed by what method, in September 1977? | Guillotine |
| 7 | The coffee shop ‘Central Perk’ features in which US television series? | Friends |
| 8 | What were the first names of Scottish author A J Cronin? | Archibald Joseph |
| 9 | What type of weather condition was known as a ‘London Particular’? | Fog |
| 10 | Which two words are inscribed on the Victoria Cross? | For Valour |
| 11 | Which two cities did the Orient Express originally travel between? | Paris and Istanbul |
| 12 | Delft pottery comes from which European country? | Netherlands |
| 13 | How many contestants are at the start of the UK television quiz show ‘The Chase’? | Four |
| 14 | ‘The Singing…’what’ is a famous painting by Scottish artist Jack Vetriano? | Butler |
| 15 | What did the first vending machine in the US dispense? | Chewing gum |
| 16 | Barney the Owl is a mascot of which English football club? | Sheffield Wednesday FC |
| 17 | Which US author won the 1953 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for his novel ‘The Old Man and the Sea’? | Ernest Hemingway |
| 18 | Anna Leonowens is a character in which 1956 film? | The King and I |
| 19 | What is the modern name for the African country Bechuanaland? | Botswana |
| 20 | Who directed the 2009 film ‘Avatar’? | James Cameron |
