2. What Natural Landmark Is Nicknamed Paddy S Milestone ? Ailsa Craig

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2. What Natural Landmark Is Nicknamed Paddy S Milestone ? Ailsa Craig

1. On children’s TV what was the name of the vacuum cleaner in ‘The Teletubbies’? Noo Noo 2. What natural landmark is nicknamed ‘Paddy’s Milestone’? Ailsa Craig 3. Which island is host to the most northerly rookery of penguins? The Galapagos Islands 4. In the 1995 film ‘Dead Man Walking’, what was Susan Sarandon’s occupation? A nun 5. Who were the original male stars of the series ‘Men Behaving Badly’? Harry Enfield and Martin Clunes 6. Who had a U. K. No.1 single in 1994 with ‘Saturday Night’? Whigfield 7. Name two of the three colours on the national flag of Jamaica? Black, green and yellow 8. What is the smallest Scottish region by area? Fife (Dundee is smallest followed by Clackmannanshire and another 17 councils – even Glasgow is smaller!) 9. Who opened a boutique named ‘Bazaar’ in the 1960’s? Mary Quant (1955) 10. What is the time span of James Joyce’s novel ‘Ulysses’: one day, one week, one month or one year? One day 11. What colour does silver turn when it is tarnished? Black 12. How many Scottish caps did Kenny Dalglish earn? 102 13. What is the name of the local newspaper in ‘Emmerdale’? Hotton Courier 14. Who played Hercule Poirot in the 1974 film ‘Murder on the Orient Express’? Albert Finney 15. Name two of J. M. W. Turner’s first names. Joseph Mallord William 16. In which English county is Salisbury Plain? Wiltshire 17. What country did East Pakistan become in 1971? Bangladesh 18. The moa is an extinct bird that was native to which country? New Zealand 19. Jack Sharkey was a champion at which sport? Boxing 20. ‘Mr. Babbage’ was the computer on which TV game shoe? Family Fortunes 21. Name the year: Pope John Paul II dies, Tayport win the Scottish Junior Cup, Coldplay reach No.1 in the album charts with ‘X & Y’ and the Prince of Wales marries Camilla Parker-Bowles. 2005 22. How many members were in a team in ‘The Crystal Maze’? Six 23. Which comedian’s catchphrase was ‘hello my darlings’? Charlie Drake 24. Which sport is named after a place famous for horse trials? Badminton 25. Who played the title role in the 2001 film ‘Lara Croft: Tomb Raider’? Angelina Jolie 26. In which European city would you find the Atomium? Brussels 27. Kincardine Bridge was built in which decade? 1930’s 28. Which Marx brother never spoke on film? Harpo 29. Which vegetable has varieties named ‘snow cap’ and ‘snow crown’? Cauliflower 30. What were the first two countries to host the winter Olympic Games? France (1924) and Switzerland (1928) 31. Who succeeded William IV onto the British throne? Queen Victoria 32. King James IV of Scotland was killed at which battle? Flodden Field 33. On a standard dartboard, which two numbers lie either side of 19? 7 and 3 34. At which horse racing course is Tattenham Corner? Epsom 35. Which festival is celebrated on 29th September: Candlemas, Martinmas, Lammas or Michaelmas? Michaelmas (Candlemas is 2nd February, Martinmas is 11th November and Lammas is 1st August) 36. Which film cowboy was born Leonard Slye? Roy Rogers 37. What type of animal is a Dandie Dinmont? A dog 38. What does a cordwainer make? Shoes 39. When Scotland beat France 1-0 in 2007 who scored Scotland’s goal? James McFadden 40. What does the Statue of Justice, on top of the Old Bailey, hold in her right hand? A sword

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