| 1 | The rock musical ‘Rent’ is based on which opera by Giacomo Puccini? | La boheme |
| 2 | US comedian, singer and actress Fania Borach, born in October 1891, was better known by what name? | Fanny Brice |
| 3 | Rosy, Goose Foot and Northern are all types of which marine creature? | Starfish |
| 4 | Who won the 1976 UK Pipe Smoker of the Year Award, and was Pipeman of the Decade? | Harold Wilson |
| 5 | Messer is German for which item of cutlery? | Knife |
| 6 | In 1862, English explorer John Hanning Speke discovered the source of the Nile in which lake? | Lake Victoria |
| 7 | Who was the President of Costa Rica between 2006 and 2010? | Oscar Arias |
| 8 | What type of creature is a danio? | Fish |
| 9 | Which salty meat extract was created in the 1870’s by Scottish butcher John Lawson Johnston? | Bovril |
| 10 | Blue Castello cheese is made in which country? | Denmark |
| 11 | In the novel ‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland’, what was left of the Cheshire cat after the rest of it had disappeared? | Its grin/smile |
| 12 | Former US President Jimmy Carter belonged to which political party? | Democratic Party |
| 13 | In January 1973, who defeated Joe Frazier to win the Heavyweight World Boxing Championship? | George Foreman |
| 14 | St Cyril had which script/alphabet named after him? | Cyrillic |
| 15 | The Royal Albert Hall in London is name after the consort of which monarch? | Queen Victoria |
| 16 | Which English city is known as ‘The Lace City’? | Nottingham |
| 17 | Who is the longest-serving captain in the history of Manchester United FC? | Bryan Robson |
| 18 | What is the minimum legal age for a female to marry in Kuwait? | 15 years |
| 19 | In which US state was actress Nicole Kidman born? | Hawaii |
| 20 | In 1976 Dave Wagstaffe was playing for which team when he became the first football player in England to receive a red card? | Blackburn Rovers |
