1. How many wings does a bee have?

2. Madonna’s ‘ Like a Prayer’ advertised what drink?

3. Budgerigars are native to which country?

4. Who wrote ‘Black Beauty’?

5. What is the national emblem of Ireland?

6. What is the usual shape of a Camembert cheese?

7. Which Queen made a visit to Solomon in the Bible?

8. Are worker ant’s male or female?

9. Which Poet Laureate dies in 1984?

10. What colour is normally associated with ecological groups?

11. According to the saying, what is nine points of the law?

12. Which top politicians aunt was a big lottery winner in 1998?

13. Bill Clinton was Governor of which State?

14. Omar Sharif is a worldwide expert  in which game?

15. Which Andrei built the first factory to mass produce rubber tyres?

16. Which road led Chris Rea to write ‘Road to hell’?

17. Who had a Morris Minor car called Miriam?

18. What was being advertised by Lorraine Chase’s Luton Airport character?

19. From which musical does the song ‘Chim,chim cheree’ come?

20. Which school did Billy Bunter attend?

21. Where does that most infamous scene in’ ‘When Harry met Sally’ take place?

22. Who wrote the novel ‘ Rebecca ‘?

23. Who was Diana Prince’s alter ego?

24. Which shipping line operated the Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth?

25. In what type of vehicle was the 1918 armistice signed?

26. Which condition will an antitussive help to alleviate?

27. Which group were made up of Cass, Michelle, John and Denny?

28. Who was Prime Minister directly before Edward Heath?

29. How many parts did Alec Guinness play in ‘ Kind Hearts and Coronets ‘?

30. Which South American city has the famous Copacabana Beach?

31. The song ‘ America ‘ comes from which musical?

32. Which flower is also called the Woodbine?

33. Pumpkin Pie is the traditional dessert of which special American day?

34. Whose hits include ‘Sunny Afternoon’ and  ‘ Tired of waiting for you ‘?

35. Which film theme did the BBC used for the 1984 Olympics?

36. The Duke of Wellington appeared on the back of which British banknote?

37. What is the second of Prince Williams four names.  Arthur, Charles or George?

38. What was the name of the family that led the suffragette movement?

39. ‘ When the boat comes in ‘ was set in which part(region) of the UK?

40. Jersey Joe Walcott was a world champion in what?

 

1. 4.   

2. Pepsi Cola   

3. Australia   

4. Anna Sewell   

5. The Harp   

6. Round   

7. Queen of Sheba

8. Female  

9. Sir John Betjeman  

10. green   

11. Possession   

12. William Hague  

13. Arkansas

14. Bridge   

15.  Michelin 

16. M25    

17. Lovejoy     

18. Campari   

19. Mary Poppins

20  Greyfriars

 

21. Restaurant   

22. Daphne De Maurier   

23. Wonder Woman 

24. Cunard

25.  Railway carriage   

26. cough  

27. Mama's and Papa's   

28. Harold Wilson  

29.   8

30. Rio De Janeiro   

31. West Side Story   

32. Honeysuckle  

33. Thanksgiving 

34. Kinks

35. Chariots of Fire  

36.  £5   

37. Arthur  

38. Pankhurst  

39. North East England 

40. Boxing