<p>1. In which classic TV show would you find Major Gowan and Polly Sherman? </p><p>2. What was the official residence for Russian rulers from 1732 up until 1917? </p><p>3. Hellhole, Big Bottom and Stonehenge all appear on which 1984 movie’s soundtrack? </p><p>4. How much did Paul McCartney’s wedding ring (for Linda) cost, 12 shillings, £12 or £12,000? </p><p>5. Football. Who is manager of the USA? </p><p>6. The BBC. What noise was aired for the 1st time on 5th February 1924 and for the last time on 5th February 1990? </p><p>7. The human body. What are your zygomatic bones? </p><p>8. Which ‘magical’ Rolls Royce engine was used in Spitfires and Hurricanes? </p><p>9. What was the name of Stanley Kubrick’s Vietnam War film? </p><p>10. Arthur Sullivan, of Gilbert and Sullivan, wrote which bombastic hymn? </p><p>11. The port and airport for Stornoway are found on which Scottish island? </p><p>12. Can you name the author of ‘The Female Eunuch’? </p><p>13. What was first introduced in the 1968 Olympics in Mexico, leading to the withdrawal of many high profile competitors? </p><p>14. What name is given to the industrial area of Germany which includes Essen, Duisburg and Dortmund? </p><p>15. Scene of mass suicide and murder, who was leader of Lamb of God (Branch Davidian) in Waco, Texas? </p><p>16. Who directed Great Expectations (1946), Bridge over the River Kwai (1957) and Dr Zhivago (1965)? </p><p>17. What was introduced in London on 16th February 2003? </p><p>18. In literature, Cardinal Richelieu and Milady de Winter are whose enemies? </p><p>19. Face down and head first or face up and feet first. Which one is the skeleton bob? </p><p>20. The 2007 film, ‘I’m Not There’, features six actors playing different incarnations of which musician? </p><p>21. Which layer of the Earth’s atmosphere contains the ozone layer? </p><p>22. When was daylight saving time introduced into the UK? </p><p>23. What was the name of the Guard charged with protection of Roman emperors?</p><p>24. What was Tasmania originally called? </p><p>25. Only 4 clubs have been in the English Premiership for one season ONLY. Barnsley and Burnley are two. Name the other two? </p><p>26. Which chart topper’s real name is Florian Bonneville Cloud Armstrong? </p><p>27. Which IRA member was voted MP for Fermanagh and South Tyrone in 1981? </p><p>28. Alex Issigonis designed which iconic 60’s product? </p><p>29. What is the main port of Pakistan, looking out over the Arabian Sea? </p><p>30. The Lord of the Rings: which actor (one of the fellowship of the ring) played TWO roles in ‘The Two Towers’? </p><p>31. Which artist’s current band is called 3rd Eye Girl? </p><p>32. Asuncion is the capital city of which country? 33. Which hairdresser designed the ‘Mary Quant bob’ in the 60’s? </p><p>34. In which London Borough is the Royal Naval College? </p><p>35. The NKVD was the precursor to which feared organisation? </p><p>36. Whose real surname was Schicklgruber? </p><p>37. What is the musical term for plucking a violin rather than using a bow? </p><p>38. Which romantic poet’s house was the 1st to receive a commemorative blue plaque? </p><p>39. Who are the only group to win the X Factor? </p><p>40. In the film ‘The Blue Lamp’, which famous actor shot Dixon of Dock Green? </p>
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