1 |
Which group of islands lie off the coast of Normandy, France? |
Channel Islands |
2 |
Former British Prime minister Margaret Thatcher has what middle name? |
Hilda |
3 |
What is the name of the female alter-ego of Turner Prize winner Grayson perry? |
Claire |
4 |
Cross, Tail and Head are all types of which weather condition? |
Wind |
5 |
Balmoral Castle is in which European country? |
Scotland |
6 |
The English resort of Clacton-on-Sea lies on which body of water? |
North Sea |
7 |
The winner of the UK television series ‘The Apprentice’ gets the chance to work for which British businessman? |
Alan Sugar |
8 |
On a regular clockface, which number lies opposite number one? |
7 |
9 |
What colour is the ten Euro banknote? |
Red |
10 |
Cervello is Italian for which part of the body? |
Brain |
11 |
Which English entertainer was born Thomas William Hicks in December 1936? |
Tommy Steele |
12 |
The International Inferno Race is a four-day amateur event in which sport? |
Skiing |
13 |
Dyce Airport is in which British city? |
Aberdeen |
14 |
Who did Richard Nixon defeat in 1968 to become US President? |
Hubert H Humphrey |
15 |
The famous ‘Man in the Iron Mask’ died in which prison in 1703? |
The Bastille |
16 |
Psellismophobia is the fear of doing what? |
Stuttering |
17 |
What was the name of the motel in Tennessee in which Martin Luther King Jr was shot dead in 1968? |
Lorraine Motel |
18 |
How many Harry Potter books were written by J K Rowling? |
Seven |
19 |
During which month of 1971 did Britain change its currency to decimal? |
February |
20 |
In the novel ‘Jane Eyre’ by Charlotte Bronte in which year was Jane born? |
1820 |