(1) Robert De Niro was uncredited for his role as a notorious mob boss in which film: American Hustle, The Untouchables or Ocean’s Thirteen? American Hustle.

(2) Zimbabwe’s first president had the surname of which fruit?

Banana.

(3) Which rock band got its name because half the band was British and half was American: Bon Jovi, Foreigner or Journey?

Foreigner.

(4) Which thick soup from North America normally made with sea food or clam, takes its name from the French for cooking pot or caldron?

Chowder.

(5) Which city’s name refers to the fact that it was discovered on New Year’s Day in 1502: Timbuktu, Rio de Janeiro or St. Augustine? Rio de Janeiro.

(6) What is the single word title of Coldplay’s debut album?

Parachutes.

(7) In 1970, which actor was originally cast as ‘Dirty Harry’: Frank Sinatra, James Coburn or Charles Bronson?

Frank Sinatra.

(8) The name of which gemstone comes from the Greek name ‘adamus’ meaning unconquerable?

Diamond.

(9) The original script for which classic film was titled ‘The American’: Citizen Kane, Casablanca or Apocalypse Now?

Citizen Kane.

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(11) The Saffir-Simpson scale is used to measure what: hurricanes, hail- stones or tornadoes? Hurricanes.

(12) Middleton Island is part of what west coast US state?

Alaska.

(13) In the 1960s, why did German radio programmes refuse to play the Beatles song ‘Day Tripper’: it lasted more than 4 minutes, had inappropriate words if played backwards or ‘Tripper’ is slang for an STD? ‘Tripper’ is slang for an STD.

(14) The nom de plume of an outraged letter-writer, and the former title of a Radio 4 feedback show, is “Disgusted, …”? Tunbridge Wells.

(15) Twice-widowed Graca Machel has served as First Lady of Mozambique and which other country: South Africa, The Philippines or Brazil? South Africa.

(16) What fruit is used to make a Warden pie?

Pears.

(17) Which of these was a mythical king of Britain, whose severed head lived on after his death: Barley, Bran or Rye? Bran.

(18) According to legend, who was taken to Caesar rolled up inside a rug?

Cleopatra.

(19) According to the saying, what must you not “let under the tent”: the camel’s nose, hump or toe? Nose.

(20) Name the ten most popular cheeses eaten in the UK, according to a poll by ‘Branson Pickle’ in Feb 2015?

Cheddar, Mozzarella, Red Leicester, Brie, Parmesan, Stilton, Wensleydale, Feta, Camembert & Cream Cheese.

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(21) What word can go after "kid" and before "kin"?

Nap.

(22) Phlebitis is an inflammation of what?

Veins.

(23) Who is the only U.S. President on Mount Rushmore wearing a coat?

George Washington.

(24) The ‘Naked Mole Rat’ is native to which continent?

Africa.

(25) Who married and divorced Frank Sinatra and Andre Previn?

Mia Farrow.

(26) Who is the Roman equivalent of the Greek god Hermes?

Mercury.

(27) Who was the first of the Beatles to have a U.S. Number One single?

George Harrison.

(28) In which country is the city of Marrakesh?

Morocco.

(29) What was the name of the American ship found abandoned in the Atlantic in 1872?

Mary Celeste.

(30) The inventor Robert Moog gave his name to what type of musical instrument?

Synthesizer.

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(31) In what port in south-west Ireland is there a statue of a dolphin called ‘Fungi’: Dingle, Ballybunion or Bantry? Dingle.

(32) Monkey’s singer Davy Jones played which character’s grandson in Coronation Street? Ena Sharples.

(33) Which of these novels has NOT won the Booker prize:The Sea, The Sea, The Sea or The Waves.? The Waves.

(34) The planet Jupiter is 90% hydrogen and 10% what other gas?

Helium.

(35) ‘Plank spanker’ is a slang term for someone who plays what instrument: guitar, bongos or xylophone? Guitar.

(36) The Irish Derby has been run at which racecourse since 1866?

The Curragh.

(37) Ainsley Harriott was head chef at which London sporting venue before becoming a TV star: Lord’s, Wembley or Twickenham? Lord’s.

(38) Who is the only British woman to have won the French Open Ladies Single title since the start of the ‘Open’ era in 1968? Sue Barker.

(39) Who wrote the line “Do not go gentle into that good night”: William Shakespeare, T.S. Eliot or Dylan Thomas?

Dylan Thomas.

(40) Name the ten highest-grossing film directors of all time, as of August 2016?

Steven Spielberg, Michael Bay, Peter Jackson, Robert Zemeckis (zem- meck-is), James Cameron, Ron Howard, Christopher Nolan, Tim Burton, Chris Columbus & George Lucas.

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