1. in Which Classic TV Show Would You Find Major Gowan and Polly Sherman?

1. In which classic TV show would you find Major Gowan and Polly Sherman?

2. What was the official residence for Russian rulers from 1732 up until 1917?

3. Hellhole, Big Bottom and Stonehenge all appear on which 1984 movie’s soundtrack?

4. How much did Paul McCartney’s wedding ring (for Linda) cost, 12 shillings, £12 or £12,000?

5. Football. Who is manager of the USA?

6. The BBC. What noise was aired for the 1st time on 5th February 1924 and for the last time on 5th February 1990?

7. The human body. What are your zygomatic bones?

8. Which ‘magical’ Rolls Royce engine was used in Spitfires and Hurricanes?

9. What was the name of Stanley Kubrick’s Vietnam War film?

10. Arthur Sullivan, of Gilbert and Sullivan, wrote which bombastic hymn?

11. The port and airport for Stornoway are found on which Scottish island?

12. Can you name the author of ‘The Female Eunuch’?

13. What was first introduced in the 1968 Olympics in Mexico, leading to the withdrawal of many high profile competitors?

14. What name is given to the industrial area of Germany which includes Essen, Duisburg and Dortmund?

15. Scene of mass suicide and murder, who was leader of Lamb of God (Branch Davidian) in Waco, Texas?

16. Who directed Great Expectations (1946), Bridge over the River Kwai (1957) and Dr Zhivago (1965)?

17. What was introduced in London on 16th February 2003?

18. In literature, Cardinal Richelieu and Milady de Winter are whose enemies?

19. Face down and head first or face up and feet first. Which one is the skeleton bob?

20. The 2007 film, ‘I’m Not There’, features six actors playing different incarnations of which musician?

21. Which layer of the Earth’s atmosphere contains the ozone layer?

22. When was daylight saving time introduced into the UK?

23. What was the name of the Guard charged with protection of Roman emperors?

24. What was Tasmania originally called?

25. Only 4 clubs have been in the English Premiership for one season ONLY. Barnsley and Burnley are two. Name the other two?

26. Which chart topper’s real name is Florian Bonneville Cloud Armstrong?

27. Which IRA member was voted MP for Fermanagh and South Tyrone in 1981?

28. Alex Issigonis designed which iconic 60’s product?

29. What is the main port of Pakistan, looking out over the Arabian Sea?

30. The Lord of the Rings: which actor (one of the fellowship of the ring) played TWO roles in ‘The Two Towers’?

31. Which artist’s current band is called 3rd Eye Girl?

32. Asuncion is the capital city of which country? 33. Which hairdresser designed the ‘Mary Quant bob’ in the 60’s?

34. In which London Borough is the Royal Naval College?

35. The NKVD was the precursor to which feared organisation?

36. Whose real surname was Schicklgruber?

37. What is the musical term for plucking a violin rather than using a bow?

38. Which romantic poet’s house was the 1st to receive a commemorative blue plaque?

39. Who are the only group to win the X Factor?

40. In the film ‘The Blue Lamp’, which famous actor shot Dixon of Dock Green?