| 1.What name is given to the unit of weight used to measure the fineness of silk, nylon & other fibres? | |
| 2. What is the name of the former England Cricket Captain who is the leading run-scorer in Test Matches for England? | |
| 3. Lucy Honeychurch is the heroine of which novel by EM Forster? | |
| 4. Six of the first ten US Presidents were born in which US State? | |
| 5. The Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building, is located in which city of the United Arab Emirates? | |
| 6. Which cult ‘Road Movie’ of 1969, was co-written by, and starred, Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper? | |
| 7. What name is given to a person qualified to inspect the business accounts & financial records of companies and other organisations? | |
| 8. What name is given to a deep crack or fissure especially in the ice of a glacier? | |
| 9. What name is given to a two-wheeled, self-balancing, personal transporter invented by Dean Kamen and brought to the market in 2001? | |
| 10. An Ideal Husband, A Woman of No Importance & Lady Windermere’s Fan, are all plays written by which Playwright & Author? | |
| 11. Mount Godwin- Austen, the second highest mountain in the world after Everest, is better known by what shorter name?’ | |
| 12. Which Actor has portrayed Edward VIII in ‘The Crown’, Claudius in ‘I Claudius’ & Alan Buttershaw in ‘Last Tango in Halifax’? | |
| 13. Prior to adopting the Euro, what was the unit of currency in the Republic of Ireland? | |
| 14. In the human body, which organ is responsible for secreting insulin? | |
| 15. What is the name of the NASA Rover which landed in 2021 that will collect data & look for signs of life on Mars? | |
| 16. Which British Teen Drama TV Series, set in Newcastle, launched the careers of Ant & Dec? | |
| 17. What is the name of the, much visited, circular walkway inside the base of the dome of St Paul’s Cathedral? | |
| 18. What was the name of the elite unit of the Imperial Roman Army whose members served as personal bodyguards to Roman Emperors? | |
| 19. Which 4 letter word can go before: BOTTLE, BELL, BIRD & PRINT to make 4 longer words? | |
| 20. Which TV Presenter has been announced as the new host of the gameshow ‘Countdown’, replacing Nick Hewer who is stepping down from the show? |
ANSWERS BELOW, JULIE CLARKE
| 1.What name is given to the unit of weight used to measure the fineness of silk, nylon & other fibres? | DENIER |
| 2. What is the name of the former England Cricket Captain who is the leading run-scorer in Test Matches for England? | ALASTAIR COOK |
| 3. Lucy Honeychurch is the heroine of which novel by EM Forster? | A ROOM WITH A VIEW |
| 4. Six of the first ten US Presidents were born in which US State? | VIRGINIA |
| 5. The Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building, is located in which city of the United Arab Emirates? | DUBAI |
| 6. Which cult ‘Road Movie’ of 1969, was co-written by, and starred, Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper? | EASY RIDER |
| 7. What name is given to a person qualified to inspect the business accounts & financial records of companies and other organisations? | AUDITOR |
| 8. What name is given to a deep crack or fissure especially in the ice of a glacier? | CREVASSE |
| 9. What name is given to a two-wheeled, self-balancing, personal transporter invented by Dean Kamen and brought to the market in 2001? | SEGWAY |
| 10. An Ideal Husband, A Woman of No Importance & Lady Windermere’s Fan, are all plays written by which Playwright & Author? | OSCAR WILDE |
| 11. Mount Godwin- Austen, the second highest mountain in the world after Everest, is better known by what shorter name?’ | K2 |
| 12. Which Actor has portrayed Edward VIII in ‘The Crown’, Claudius in ‘I Claudius’ & Alan Buttershaw in ‘Last Tango in Halifax’? | DEREK JACOBI |
| 13. Prior to adopting the Euro, what was the unit of currency in the Republic of Ireland? | PUNT |
| 14. In the human body, which organ is responsible for secreting insulin? | PANCREAS |
| 15. What is the name of the NASA Rover which landed in 2021 that will collect data & look for signs of life on Mars? | PERSEVERANCE |
| 16. Which British Teen Drama TV Series, set in Newcastle, launched the careers of Ant & Dec? | BYKER GROVE |
| 17. What is the name of the, much visited, circular walkway inside the base of the dome of St Paul’s Cathedral? | WHISPERING GALLERY |
| 18. What was the name of the elite unit of the Imperial Roman Army whose members served as personal bodyguards to Roman Emperors? | PRAETORIAN GUARD |
| 19. Which 4 letter word can go before: BOTTLE, BELL, BIRD & PRINT to make 4 longer words? | BLUE |
| 20. Which TV Presenter has been announced as the new host of the gameshow ‘Countdown’, replacing Nick Hewer who is stepping down from the show? | ANNE ROBINSON |