QUESTIONS
- How many strings does a Cello have?
- Who is Queen Elizabeth II’s oldest son?
- What is the chemical symbol for water?
- Who wrote the Twilight series?
- How many members did the band ‘One Direction’ form with?
- In which Galaxy is Earth located?
- What is the first element in the periodic table?
- How many years are in a millennium?
- What is the fastest land animal?
- What colour is scarlet?
- In the Christian calendar, what does ‘Ash Wednesday’ signify the start of?
- What is the name of New Zealand’s largest island?
- What is the name of The Simpsons’ pet greyhound?
- How many legs does an insect have?
- Name a country where you would spend ‘Rupees’?
- Which US Soccer Team did David Beckham play for?
- In physics, the three states of matter are solid, liquid and _____?
- Which superhero has been played by actors, Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield?
- What nickname does pop star Rita Ora call her fans?
- What is the capital of Portugal?
- What was the name of the meerkat in The Lion King?
- In the human body, where would you find the femur bone?
- How many holes would you play in ½ a round of golf?
- Actress and singer Selena Gomez played the part of Alex Russo in which US teen sitcom?
- What is the only South American country to have Portuguese as its official language?
- What does UV stand for in terms of radiation?
- Which TV cartoon features Tommy, Chuckie and Angelica?
- What does the ‘RSPCA’ in the animal charity stand for?
- What is the term for a score of 40-40 in tennis?
- What is the Spanish word for the number one?
- Which instrument usually has 47 strings?
- What is the main ingredient of a brick?
- Who is Naomi Campbell?
- What do you score in cricket?
- In which country are the Highlands?
- What colour are the spots on a common ladybird?
- In 55BC, who tried to invade Britain?
- What was Charlie’s surname in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory?
- Who wrote the Discworld series of books?
- What sinister name is given to a group of crows?
- What is army slang for a military prison?
- Who is Joan Collins’ novelist sister?
- Which detective does Nathaniel Parker portray on TV?
- What in medieval times was a jongleur?
- Which family lives at 742 Evergreen Terrace?
- How is Hardaknut Knutsson better known?
- Which Brown was a British foreign secretary?
- What is hot and crossed and eaten at Easter?
- Which Hollywood superstar once had a job cleaning Lion cages?
- What does the Latin agnus dei mean?
- What birds are used for racing and carrying messages?
- Which Country did Italy invade in April 1939?
- What building does King Kong climb at the end of the film?
- Lake Tahoe is in which US State?
- What does the ‘e’ in email stand for?
- What are the flowers of the Hazel Tree?
- Which group of UK Artists was named after a London Suburb?
- What colour was Donovan’s mellow song?
- What is another word for fishing?
- What is a female camel called?
- True or False: the average human body has more than 200 muscles?
- What small yellow creatures are known by names including Dave, Stuart, Jerry, Tim, Mark, Phil and Kevin?
- Percy, Gordon, Henry, James, Edward, Toby and Emily are characters from which TV Series?
- Who is the Queen of England?
- What day of the week do we celebrate Mother’s Day?
- Which sport involves two small bats, a ball and a table?
- Which important religious person lives at the Vatican?
- What are the first names of the five members of One Direction?
- What type of animal is Pluto, the Disney Character?
- Can you unscramble this word to find the name of another type of fruit: LEMON?
- What is called ‘The Old Lady of Threadneedle street’?
- In which war was the Battle of Balaclava?
- What is the next prime number after 71?
- Which best selling author also wrote as ‘Mary Westmacott’?
- What is England’s largest national park?
- How many hearts does Dr Who have?
- What colour is Carmine?
- Which grow upward, stalactites or stalagmites?
- What blocks the sun’s ultra-violet rays?
- Which famous riding school is in Vienna?
- How man ‘golds’ did Rebecca Adlington win at the 2008 Olympics?
- In which Century was Jane Austen born?
- From which tree do acorns come?
- How many degrees does a right-angled triangle?
- Which Canadian city is across the river from Detroit?
- Who took over from Roger Moore as ‘The Saint’ on television?
- In which County is the City of Norwich?
- Which Jockey won the Derby in 2007 at his fifteenth attempt?
- Who became known as the ‘Butcher of the Somme’?
- Where in London is the National Gallery?
- Which Little Miss is never on time?
- What Country borders Chile to the East?
- What urbane film star started life as Reginald Carey?
- Who was Queen Mary I’s mother?
- A woman who is head of the family, is called a what?
- Dogs are colour blind… True or False?
- When did Gibraltar become a British Colony. 1713, 1723 or 1733?
- Which 60s pop group was noted for its humorous parodies?
- Who said: ‘The Lamps are going out all over Europe’?
- What feline word describes a quick snooze?
ANSWERS
- Four
- Prince Charles
- H2O
- Stephenie Meyer
- Five
- The Milky Way
- Hydrogen
- 1000
- Cheetah
- Bright red
- Lent
- South Island
- Santa’s Little Helper
- Six
- India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan Sri Lanka, Mauritius or Seychelles
- LA Galaxy
- Gas
- Spider-Man
- Ritabots
- Lisbon
- Timon
- In your leg. It is the thigh bone
- Nine
- Wizards of Waverley Place
- Brazil
- Ultra Violet
- Rugrats
- Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
- Deuce
- Uno
- Harp
- Clay
- Model
- Runs
- Scotland
- Black
- Julius Caesar
- Bucket
- Terry Pratchett
- Murder
- Glasshouse
- Jackie Collins
- Inspector Lynley
- Wandering Minstrel
- The Simpsons
- King Canute
- George Brown
- Hot Cross Bun
- Sylvester Stallone
- Lamb of God
- Pigeons
- Albania
- Empire State Building
- Nevada
- Electronic
- Catkins
- Camden Town Group
- Yellow
- Angling
- Cow
- True
- Minions
- Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends
- Queen Elizabeth II
- Sunday
- Table Tennis
- The Pope
- Harry, Liam, Louis, Niall and Zayn
- A dog
- Melon
- Bank of England
- Crimean War
- 73
- Agatha Christie
- Lake District
- Two
- Red
- Stalagmites
- Ozone
- Spanish Riding School
- Two
- 18th
- Oak
- 90°
- Windsor
- Ian Ogilvy
- Norfolk
- Frankie Dettori
- Field Marshal Douglas Haig
- Trafalgar Square
- Little Miss Late
- Argentina
- Rex Harrison
- Catherine of Aragon
- Matriarch
- True
- 1713
- The Barron Knights
- Sir Edward Grey, British Foreign Secretary (1914)
- Catnap