May 21, 2013  |   

1 Who wrote the 1856 novel ‘Madame Bovary’? Gustave Flaubert
2 A sauger is what type of creature? Fish
3 In humans, episcleritis affects which part of the body? Eye
4 In which year did seatbelt use for drivers become mandatory in the UK? 1983
5 Galeophobia is the irrational fear of which marine creatures? Sharks
6 Bouche is French for which part of the body? Mouth
7 The Makapansgat Caves are in which African country? South Africa
8 Raleigh is the capital of which American state? North Carolina
9 The shortest chapter in the Bible is in which book? Psalms 117
10 In which century was the Kingdom of Great Britain formed? 18th Century (1707)
11 In which city is the 1997 film ‘The Full Monty’ set? Sheffield
12 What was the name of the Tropical Storm, that turned into a hurricane, which hit the US Gulf Coast in August 2012? Isaac
13 In the David Hockney painting ‘Mr and Mrs Clark and Percy’ what is Percy? A cat
14 What is the official language of Iran? Persian
15 The sculpture of the ‘Winged Figure’ by Barbara Hepworth is on the side of which department store in London’s Oxford Street? John Lewis
16 Everything Changes, Beautiful World and Circus are all albums released by which British band? Take That
17 What is the capital of Lebanon? Beirut
18 If you are ‘Tripping the Light Fantastic’ what are you doing? Dancing
19 The Galapagos Islands are part of which South American country? Ecuador
20 An ‘Agelast’ is a person who never does what? Laugh