1.Which ancestor of Noah is also the name of an oversized Champagne bottle that holds six litres?
2.Which Apollo 11 astronaut did not set foot on the moon?
3.FC Liverpool’s signature song ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ stems from which musical?
4.Which cocktail, named after a city, was invented by the Raffles Hotel barkeeper Ngiam Tong Boon in 1915?
5.Spats Columbo is the bad guy in which popular black and white film?
6.Which James Bond theme song that starts with the words “Meeting you” was the only 007 theme song to reach number one in the US charts?
7.Which national team introduced ‘Total Football’ at the 1974 FIFA World Cup in Germany?
8.According to legend, which man rode horses named Llamrei, Hengroen and Passelande?
9.What is the Greek word for fire?
10.The rule of thumb or principle telling us that the simplest explanation is more likely the correct one is known as Occam’s what?
11.In in which US state did the Battle of Little Big Horn take place?
12.Which British fashion designer does one associate with the invention of the mini skirt and hot pants?
13.The United States of America has formally declared war on five different occasions against ten countries. Can you name the first three countries? One point for each correct answer.
14.What kind of orange is used to flavour Earl Grey tea?
15.Which 2015 film, lone of a series, was the most expensive film ever made?
16.Who had a top ten hit on both sides of the Atlantic in 1972 with the song ‘Back off Boogaloo’?
17.Which famous phrase stems from the doomed troops on board the sinking ship HMS Birkenhead?
18.What was the name of Sonny Crockett’s pet alligator in the cult TV series Miami Vice?
19.Billy Bishop, Roland Garros, Mick Mannock and Eddie Rickenbacker are all examples of what?
20.The ghost town Pripyat is found in which country?
21.In which five cities are the busiest airports in Europe located? (based on the total number of passengers each year) One point for each correct answer.
22.Mariposa, Motyl, Farfalla, Borboleta, Papillon and Sommerfugl are all European words for what?
23. In what year did Easington Colliery finall close? James Hunt also died during that year.
24. Which prime number has an index which is the product of the digits? It is also the atomic number of tantalum.
25. In Roman numerals what is IX x XC?
26. How many sleeps to Christmas?
27, What is seen in the middle of March and April but not at the beginning or end of either month?
28. Which individual has won the most Olympic medals?
29. I looked into the local church this morning and saw a crowd of peolple. Five seconds later there was not a single person to be seen. Why?
30. On what day of the year do the most heart attacks occur?
Sturnum pain
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