| 1 | What is the largest brass section instrument in an orchestra? | Tuba |
| 2 | What was the name of the first human spaceflight in which Yuri Gugarin was sent into space in April 1961? | Vostok 1 |
| 3 | In which 1993 film does Nicholas Cage play drifter Michael Williams who is mistaken for a hitman? | Red Rock West |
| 4 | In cooking, what is the main ingredient of a pongal dish? | Rice |
| 5 | Who wrote the ‘Winnie the Pooh’ books? | A A Milne |
| 6 | What colours make up the national flag of Switzerland? | Red and white |
| 7 | Who designed the stained glass Baptistry window for Coventry cathedral? | John Piper |
| 8 | What is the name of the pathway in the human body along which food enters and and solid wastes are expelled? | Alimentary canal |
| 9 | In 1585, who established the first British colony in North America, which was later abandoned? | Walter Raleigh |
| 10 | Hydref is Welsh for which month of the year? | October |
| 11 | Beginning with S, what was the name of the first interactive touch graphics computer program written by Ivan Sutherland in 1963? | Sketchpad |
| 12 | What is the first name of the wife of US business magnate and philanthropist Bill Gates? | Melinda |
| 13 | Who was the father of King henry III of England? | King John |
| 14 | Kelvinhall, Cowcaddens and Kinning Park are all underground stations in which European city? | Glasgow |
| 15 | What was the former name of the Willis Tower in Chicago, USA? | Sears Tower |
| 16 | Which record label famously rejected a Beatles audition tape in 1962, saying that guitar bands were on the way out? | Decca |
| 17 | What is the name of the sidekick of cartoon superhero DangerMouse? | Ernest Penfold |
| 18 | Puffer, Angel and Dog are all types of which creature? | Fish |
| 19 | What is a male otter called? | Dog |
| 20 | Which flower is known as ‘The wind flower’? | Anemone |
