1. Who wrote the poem ‘Ode to a Nightingale’? John Keats 2. What was the title of Glenn Miller’s signature tune? Moonlight Serenade 3. What creature has species named elephant, harp and leopard? Seal 4. In geographical terms, what is a shoal? A sandbank 5. Who were the male and female stars of the 1945 film ‘Brief Encounter’? Trevor Howard and Celia Johnson 6. What is the official birthday of all race horses in the southern hemisphere? 01st August 7. In the song, which Irish mountains ‘sweep down to the sea’? Mountains of Mourne 8. Who was the U. S. President at the end of World War II? Harry S. Truman 9. In which county are all ten of the highest peaks in England? Cumbria 10. What elements are number one and two in the periodic table? Hydrogen and helium 11. Who played the title role in the 1992 film ‘Carry on Columbus’? Jim Dale 12. What was Spike Milligan’s real first name? Terrence 13. What long running radio programme was devised by Roy Plomley? Desert Island Discs 14. Who was the first manager to win the English Premier League title? Sir Alex Ferguson 15. How many quavers are there in a minim? Four 16. In the Bible, who had sons named Ham, Shem and Japheth? Noah 17. Who or what lived in Honalee? Puff the Magic Dragon 18. What was the name of the club in ‘Minder’? The Winchester Club 19. What is the collective name for a group of kittens? A kindle 20. A cow has how many stomachs? Four 21. Name the year: Rangers are Scottish champions, the first Balkan War begins and the Titanic sinks. 1912 22. Which TV show recreated the old time music hall? The Good Old Days (1953 – 1983 hosted by Leonard Sachs – no relation to Andrew) 23. Which planet was discovered by Johann Galle in 1846? Neptune 24. In which Charles Dickens’ novel did Mr. Brownlee adopt a child? Oliver Twist 25. At which away grounds do Raith Rovers hold the record attendance for the visiting team? Dumbarton and East Fife 26. What was the screen name of film star Roy Scherer who died in 1985? Rock Hudson 27. What does an entomologist study? Insects 28. The fishing area the Grand Banks is off the coast of which country? Canada 29. The musical ‘Half a Sixpence’ was based on which story by H. G. Wells? Kipps (Kipps: The Story of a Simple Soul) 30. What are the two main ingredients of ‘angels on horseback’? Bacon and oysters 31. Who wrote the novel ‘Jaws’? Peter Benchley 32. In the U. S. Wild West, who had a rifle named ‘Betsy’ or ‘Old Betsy’? Davy Crockett (his sister was named Betsy) 33. In which war was the Battle of Mortimer’s Cross? Wars of the Roses in 1461 34. Which English city is close to the Wirral? Liverpool 35. In the pirate song, how many men are on a dead man’s chest? Fifteen (from ‘Treasure Island’) 36. Which U. S. comedian was nicknamed ‘the Schnozzle’? Jimmy Durante 37. What type of creature is a Pacific sea wasp? Jellyfish 38. What breed of dog is named after a character by Sir Walter Scott? Dandie Dinmont 39. Which two teams contested the first-ever Scottish F. A. Cup final? Queens Park 2 Clydesdale 0 1874 40. Which pop group had a U. K. No.1 single with ‘Doctorin’ the Tardis’? The Timelords

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