GOOD FRIDAY
2. Which European countries flag is red and gold and incorporates an eagle in its crest.
SPAIN
3. Why don’t actors sing in the dressing room?
IT MEANS THAT ONE CAST MEMBER WILL SOON BE OUT OF WORK
4. What was given on the seventh day of Christmas?
SEVEN SWANS ARE SWIMMING
5. Who are the world’s greatest cheese eaters?
THE FRENCH
6. Who was Clyde Barrow’s partner in crime?
BONNIE PARKER
7. Where can the largest cannon in the world be seen?
THE KREMLIN
8. Out of every 10 women in Scotland, how many were pregnant on their wedding day, according to a Royal Commission of 1868?
NINE
9. If you entered a Canadian pair's race what sport would you be taking part in?
CANOEING
10. Which famous fighter plane did R.J. Mitchell design in 1936?
THE SPITFIRE
11. What is a female donkey called?
A JENNY
12. Which animal is the offspring of a male ass and a mare?
A MULE
13. Where would you find a scut on a rabbit?
IT'S TAIL
14. What animal’s skin gives us Morocco Leather?
GOAT
15. What sort of creature is a Death Puffer?
POISONUS FISH
16. The cheetah is the fastest thing on 4 legs. What is the fastest thing on 2 legs?
THE OSTRICH
17. Which living flying bird has the largest wingspan?
THE WANDERING ALBATROSS
18. The grey squirrel is not indigenous British mammal but was introduced in 1889 from which part of the world?
NORTH AMERICAN
19. What was the name of the American project to put a man on the moon?
THE APOLLO PROJECT
20. What type of trees grew in the Garden of Gethsemane-the scene of Christ’s agony and betrayal?
OLIVE TREES
21. How many Bronte sisters were there?
THREE
22. What 5 things did old King Cole send for?
HIS PIPE, HIS BOWL AND FIDDLERS 3
23. How many teaspoons make a tablespoon in the UK?
SUBJECT TO CONTRADICTION THE ANSWER GIVEN IS FOUR
24. Which county cricket team plays its home matches at Lords?
MIDDLESEX CRICKET CLUB
25. Which is the largest Scandinavian Country?
SWEDEN
26. Who did James Earl Ray shoot?
MARTIN LUTHER KING
27. What was the name of the puppet that appeared with Phillip Schofield on children’s TV?
GORDON THE GOPHER
28. In the film Kid Galahad Elvis Presley played a sportsman, which sport?
BOXING
29. Which enemy of Batman usually carries an umbrella?
THE PENGUIN
30. In the nursery rhyme where did Mary’s lamb follow her to?
SCHOOL
31. On which British river does Sheffield stand?
THE RIVER DON
32. Which side moves first in a game of chess?
WHITE
33. Which is the most southerly Football League club in England?
PLYMOUTH ARGYLE
34. Who invented the Sandwich?
THE EARL OF SANDWICH
35. Which Neil Diamond song was a No. 1 for UB40?
RED RED WINE
36. Who put together the group called The Wombles?
MIKE BATT
37. What is the only British City named after a Saint?
SAINT ALBANS
38. What do the letters GI mean in US military terms?
GOVERNMENT ISSUE
39. Which song opens the music for Oklahoma?
OH WHAT A BEAUTIFUL MORNING
40. Which fictional town is the setting of the film Brassed Off?
GRIMLEY
41. With which organisation would you associate Tom Champagne?
READERS DIGEST PRIZE DRAW
42. On what river is the Niagara Falls located?
NIAGARA RIVER
43. The French call it La Manche, what do the british call it?
THE ENGLISH CHANNEL
44. Which fairy tale character could spin straw into gold?
RUMPLESKILTSKIN
45. What song did Audrey Hepburn sing, whilst sitting on a fire escape in the film Breakfast at Tiffany’s?
MOON RIVER
46. What was South Pacific’s magical island called?
BALI HAI
47. Which smart suburb of Washington DC has given its name to an American comic actor?
CHEVY CHASE
48. What was the ancient Greek name for a racecourse?
HIPPODROME
49. With which scandal would you associate Deep Throat?
WATERGATE
50. What does the Speaker do to a persistently disruptive MP?
NAMES HIM/HER
