QUESTIONS

1. How many strings does a Cello have?
2. Who is Queen Elizabeth II’s oldest son?
3. What is the chemical symbol for water?
4. Who wrote the Twilight series?
5. How many members did the band ‘One Direction’ form with?
6. In which Galaxy is Earth located?
7. What is the first element in the periodic table?
8. How many years are in a millennium?
9. What is the fastest land animal?
10. What colour is scarlet?
11. In the Christian calendar, what does ‘Ash Wednesday’ signify the start of?
12. What is the name of New Zealand’s largest island?
13. What is the name of The Simpsons’ pet greyhound?
14. How many legs does an insect have?
15. Name a country where you would spend ‘Rupees’?
16. Which US Soccer Team did David Beckham play for?
17. In physics, the three states of matter are solid, liquid and _____?
18. Which superhero has been played by actors, Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield?
19. What nickname does pop star Rita Ora call her fans?
20. What is the capital of Portugal?
21. What was the name of the meerkat in The Lion King?
22. In the human body, where would you find the femur bone?
23. How many holes would you play in ½ a round of golf?
24. Actress and singer Selena Gomez played the part of Alex Russo in which US teen sitcom?
25. What is the only South American country to have Portuguese as its official language?
26. What does UV stand for in terms of radiation?
27. Which TV cartoon features Tommy, Chuckie and Angelica?
28. What does the ‘RSPCA’ in the animal charity stand for?
29. What is the term for a score of 40-40 in tennis?
30. What is the Spanish word for the number one?
31. Which instrument usually has 47 strings?
32. What is the main ingredient of a brick?
33. Who is Naomi Campbell?
34. What do you score in cricket?
35. In which country are the Highlands?
36. What colour are the spots on a common ladybird?
37. In 55BC, who tried to invade Britain?
38. What was Charlie’s surname in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory?
39. Who wrote the Discworld series of books?
40. What sinister name is given to a group of crows?
41. What is army slang for a military prison?
42. Who is Joan Collins’ novelist sister?
43. Which detective does Nathaniel Parker portray on TV?
44. What in medieval times was a jongleur?
45. Which family lives at 742 Evergreen Terrace?
46. How is Hardaknut Knutsson better known?
47. Which Brown was a British foreign secretary?
48. What is hot and crossed and eaten at Easter?
49. Which Hollywood superstar once had a job cleaning Lion cages?
50. What does the Latin agnus dei mean?
51. What birds are used for racing and carrying messages?
52. Which Country did Italy invade in April 1939?
53. What building does King Kong climb at the end of the film?
54. Lake Tahoe is in which US State?
55. What does the ‘e’ in email stand for?
56. What are the flowers of the Hazel Tree?
57. Which group of UK Artists was named after a London Suburb?
58. What colour was Donovan’s mellow song?
59. What is another word for fishing?
60. What is a female camel called?
61. True or False: the average human body has more than 200 muscles?
62. What small yellow creatures are known by names including Dave, Stuart, Jerry, Tim, Mark, Phil and Kevin?
63. Percy, Gordon, Henry, James, Edward, Toby and Emily are characters from which TV Series?
64. Who is the Queen of England?
65. What day of the week do we celebrate Mother’s Day?
66. Which sport involves two small bats, a ball and a table?
67. Which important religious person lives at the Vatican?
68. What are the first names of the five members of One Direction?
69. What type of animal is Pluto, the Disney Character?
70. Can you unscramble this word to find the name of another type of fruit: LEMON?
71. What is called ‘The Old Lady of Threadneedle street’?
72. In which war was the Battle of Balaclava?
73. What is the next prime number after 71?
74. Which best selling author also wrote as ‘Mary Westmacott’?
75. What is England’s largest national park?
76. How many hearts does Dr Who have?
77. What colour is Carmine?
78. Which grow upward, stalactites or stalagmites?
79. What blocks the sun’s ultra-violet rays?
80. Which famous riding school is in Vienna?
81. How man ‘golds’ did Rebecca Adlington win at the 2008 Olympics?
82. In which Century was Jane Austen born?
83. From which tree do acorns come?
84. How many degrees does a right-angled triangle?
85. Which Canadian city is across the river from Detroit?
86. Who took over from Roger Moore as ‘The Saint’ on television?
87. In which County is the City of Norwich?
88. Which Jockey won the Derby in 2007 at his fifteenth attempt?
89. Who became known as the ‘Butcher of the Somme’?
90. Where in London is the National Gallery?
91. Which Little Miss is never on time?
92. What Country borders Chile to the East?
93. What urbane film star started life as Reginald Carey?
94. Who was Queen Mary I’s mother?
95. A woman who is head of the family, is called a what?
96. Dogs are colour blind… True or False?
97. When did Gibraltar become a British Colony. 1713, 1723 or 1733?
98. Which 60s pop group was noted for its humorous parodies?
99. Who said: ‘The Lamps are going out all over Europe’?
100. What feline word describes a quick snooze?