1. According to the nursery rhyme ‘Who met a pieman going to the fair’?

2. Which traditional song has the line ‘the pipes, the pipes are calling’?

3. Which animals  milk is used to make a cheese called Chevre?

4. Which King put his seal on the Magna Carta?

5. In ‘Coronation Street’ who played Ena Sharples?

6. What do Americans usually mean by ‘gas’?

7. What rude noise is the equivalent of a ‘Bronx Cheer’?

8. Which instrument helps a musician keep perfect time?

9. In Greek legend, who had a bad hair day with snakes on her head?

10. What colour is Azure in heraldry?

11. Which letter is farthest left on a computer keyboard?

12. Who was Labour leader when Margaret Thatcher had her third election victory?

13. Which 70’s film used the line “Love means never having to say sorry”?

14. The first Borstal opened in 1902 in which southern England county?

15. What type of works did W.H.Auden write?

16. What name is given to newspapers like the Sun and the Mirror as apposed to broadsheets?

17. Who was Nelson Eddy’s singing partner in many musical films?

18. Who is Boo-Boo’s best friend?

19. How many years does it take to paint the Forth Road Bridge end to end?

20. Who was Master of the Rolls from 1962 to 1982?

21. Which spoof crime series was a spin off from ‘Canned Carrot’?

22. According to the Monty Python team what does a lumberjack do all night?

23. What part of Betty Grable was insured for over a million dollars?

24. Who coined the phrase ‘the peoples princess’ about Diana?

25. Which musical featured the song ‘Hello young lovers’?

26. Which dog clocked up an amazing 550 plus hours of airtime on BBC Tv?

27. Who opened ‘Alexanders Ragtime Band’?

28. Whose clothes shop ‘Bazaar’ was a trendsetter in the 60’s?

29. Which New York thoroughfare is famous for its fashionable shops?

30. What was Mohammed Ali said to float like?

31. What was awarded to Desmond Tutu in 1984?

32. Which songs says “ The words of the prophet are written on the subway halls’?

33. How many brothers and sisters does Tony Blair have?

34. In the ad world, which drink could be taken anytime, anyplace, anywhere?

35. In finance what does the letter ‘P’ stand for in P.I.N.  ?

36. On whose show were ‘Gotcha’ oscars presented ?

37. In her first Tv appearance Ulrika Jonsson presented information about what?

38. What was cartoon  character Dick Dastardly’s favourite saying?

39. Which then national company was Ringo Starr’s first employer?

40. What do citronella candles smell of?

 

 

1. Simple Simon    

2. Danny Boy (Or Londonderry Ayre)  

3. Goat   

4. King John  

5. Violet Carson 

6. Petrol

7. raspberry  

8. metronome    

9. Medusa    

10.  Blue    

11. 'Q'    

12. Neil Kinnock  

13. Love Story

14. Kent   

15.  Poetry  

16. Tabloids   

17. Jeanette McDonald   

18. Yogi Bear

19. 4 

20.Lord Denning

 

21. The Detectives   

22. Sleep   

23.  Legs   

24. Tony  Blair  

25. The King and I 

26.  Petra

27. Irving Berlin   

28. Mary Quant   

29. Fifth Avenue   

30. Butterfly  

31. Nobel Peace Prize

32. Sound of Silence   

33.  None  

34.  Martini    

35. Personal   

36. Noel Edmunds

37. The Weather.

38. Drat and double drat. 

39. British Railways  

40.  Lemons