| 1.The Great Famine that occurred in Ireland in 1845, causing the death of over a million people, was due to a failure of which crop? |
| 2. Which journalist, writer & broadcaster has edited the satirical magazine ‘Private Eye’ since 1986? |
| 3. What is the name of the dog owned by Evelyn Plummer in the TV Soap Opera, Coronation Street? |
| 4. Author, Charles Lutwidge Dodgson born in Cheshire in 1832, was better known by what name? |
| 5. In which US State do the religious group ‘The Mormons’ have their headquarters? |
| 6. In golf what name is given to a score of 4 under par? |
| 7. Tilly Trotter, The Mallen Streak & The Cinder Path, are all books by which prolific 20th Century Author? |
| 8. What is the only city in the world which straddles two continents? |
| 9. Which Football Team provided the most England players in the starting 11 for the 1966 World Cup Final? |
| 10. Who was the only female team member of the ‘Not the Nine O’clock News’ TV sketch comedy show of the 1970’s/80’s |
| 11. Which British Architect designed the Cenotaph War Memorial which opened in Whitehall, London in 1920? |
| 12. What do the Italians call the Disney Character Mickey Mouse? |
| 13. Lake Bled is located in which European Country? |
| 14. Fitness Instructor Derrick Evans is better known by what nickname? |
| 15. What name is given to the scientific study of fungi? |
| 16. ‘Cow Pie’, an enormous meat pie with the horns protruding from it, is the favourite meal of which character from The Dandy? |
| 17. In which UK town was the Cooperative Society formed in 1844? |
| 18. If you add together a gross, a score & a baker’s dozen, what total would you get? |
| 19. Which Actor appeared in the films: Giant, East of Eden & Rebel without a Cause? |
| 20. Of the seven cities in Scotland, which one comes last alphabetically? |
ANSWERS BELOW,
JULIE CLARKE
| 1.The Great Famine that occurred in Ireland in 1845, causing the death of over a million people, was due to a failure of which crop? | POTATO |
| 2. Which journalist, writer & broadcaster has edited the satirical magazine ‘Private Eye’ since 1986? | IAN HISLOP |
| 3. What is the name of the dog owned by Evelyn Plummer in the TV Soap Opera, Coronation Street? | CERBERUS |
| 4. Author, Charles Lutwidge Dodgson born in Cheshire in 1832, was better known by what name? | LEWIS CARROLL |
| 5. In which US State do the religious group ‘The Mormons’ have their headquarters? | UTAH |
| 6. In golf what name is given to a score of 4 under par? | CONDOR |
| 7. Tilly Trotter, The Mallen Streak & The Cinder Path, are all books by which prolific 20th Century Author? | CATHERINE COOKSON |
| 8. What is the only City in the world which straddles two continents? | ISTANBUL |
| 9. Which Football Team provided the most England players in the starting 11 for the 1966 World Cup Final? | WEST HAM UNITED |
| 10. Who was the only female team member of the ‘Not the Nine O’clock News’ TV sketch comedy show of the 1970’s/80’s | PAMELA STEPHENSON |
| 11. Which British Architect designed the Cenotaph War Memorial which opened in Whitehall, London in 1920? | EDWIN LUTYENS |
| 12. What do the Italians call the Disney Character Mickey Mouse? | TOPOLINO |
| 13. Lake Bled is located in which European Country? | SLOVENIA |
| 14. Fitness Instructor Derrick Evans is better known by what nickname? | MR MOTIVATOR |
| 15. What name is given to the scientific study of fungi? | MYCOLOGY |
| 16. ‘Cow Pie’, an enormous meat pie with the horns protruding from it, is the favourite meal of which character from The Dandy? | DESPERATE DAN |
| 17. In which UK town was the Cooperative Society formed in 1844? | ROCHDALE |
| 18. If you add together a gross, a score & a baker’s dozen, what total would you get? | 177 |
| 19. Which Actor appeared in the films: Giant, East of Eden & Rebel without a Cause? | JAMES DEAN |
| 20. Of the seven cities in Scotland, which one comes last alphabetically? | STIRLING |