January 3, 2014  |   

1 Mirko Cvetkovic became Prime Minister of which country in July 2008? Serbia
2 Catherine of Braganza, wife of English monarch Charles II, was said to have introduced which cutlery item to the dining tables of England? Fork
3 ID is the abbreviation of which US state? Idaho
4 In April 1980, the St Pauls Riot broke out in which English city? Bristol
5 Which newspaper has won the most Pulitzer Prizes for journalism? The New York Times
6 Which US singer and actress was the first woman to win FHM’s Sexiest Woman in the World award twice in a row? Jennifer Lopez
7 What is a female pony called? Mare
8 Who became British Prime Minister in October 1951? Winston Churchill
9 In which country is Lake Ladoga? Russia
10 Stargazy pie has what poking upwards out of the crust? Fish heads (pilchards)
11 What is the name of the target in a game of curling? House
12 Haphephobia is the irrational fear of having what done to you? Touching
13 What is the name of the matron of the workhouse where Oliver is born in the Charles Dickens novel ‘Oliver Twist’? Mrs Corney
14 Bump, Double Turn, Potato and Tap Out are all terms used in which sport? Wrestling
15 What is traditionally mixed with wine to make a spritzer? Soda water
16 Who was the last English king to be killed in battle? Richard III
17 Launched from Cape Kennedy in March 1972, what was the name of the first man-made satellite to leave the solar system? Pioneer 10
18 What is the name of the character played by actor Neil Burgess in the television commercial for cleaning product Cillit Bang? Barry Scott
19 Ophthalmitis is the inflammation of which part of the body? Eye
20 Which English author wrote of the city of Canterbury ‘There is no lovelier place in the world…….and I have seen Venice too’? Virginia Woolf