| 1 | In August 1990 Iraq invaded which country, eventually leading to the Gulf War? | Kuwait |
| 2 | Which Australian cricket player, and former national team captain, is known as ‘Punter’? | Ricky Ponting |
| 3 | In the children’s television series ‘Scooby Doo’, what is Velma’s Surname? | Dinkley |
| 4 | In December 1965, who became President of the Philippines? | Ferdinand Marcos |
| 5 | On a regular clockface, which number lies opposite 5? | 11 |
| 6 | A Biggin is a type of pot used for making what? | Coffee |
| 7 | Who wrote the 1870 novel ‘Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea’? | Jules Verne |
| 8 | Kumamoto, Virginica, Pacific and Marennes are all types of which seafood? | Oyster |
| 9 | How many scoring zones are on a standard dartboard? | 82 |
| 10 | Which Roman martyr, who made a promise to God never to stain her purity, is the patron saint of chastity? | St Agnes |
| 11 | Algophobia is the persistent fear of what? | Pain |
| 12 | Leith Hill is the highest point in which English county? | Surrey |
| 13 | What is the surname of Woody, the assistant bartender, in the US television comedy series ‘Cheers’? | Boyd |
| 14 | Craniates are animals which have what? | Skulls |
| 15 | In January 1997 which British yachtsman was found alive five days after his boat capsized in the Southern Ocean? | Tony Bullimore |
| 16 | What is the national animal of Tanzania? | Giraffe |
| 17 | Governor Ratcliffe, Nakoma and Grandmother Willow are all characters in which Disney film? | Pocahontas |
| 18 | What was the first name of of American homeopathic physician and wife-murderer Dr Crippen? | Hawley |
| 19 | Adi Granth is the principal sacred scripture of which religion? | Sikhism |
| 20 | Which is the tallest steel arch bridge in the world? | Sydney Harbour Bridge? |
