| 1.What is the most common species of owl found in the UK? | TAWNY |
| 2. What is the name of the 19th Century Australian outlaw & bushranger who was known for wearing a bulletproof suit of armour? | NED KELLY |
| 3. What name is given to a method of tying a necktie named after Edward VIII? | WINDSOR KNOT |
| 4. What name is given to the preserved remains or imprints of a prehistoric animal or plant? | FOSSILS |
| 5. Which US Actress married Rainier III, Prince of Monaco, in 1956? | GRACE KELLY |
| 6. Who is the Roman God of the sea? | NEPTUNE |
| 7. Which French National Holiday is celebrated annually on July 14th? | BASTILLE DAY |
| 8. What is the Caital City of the African country of Zambia? | LUSAKA |
| 9. Which French phrase, translated into English as ‘head to head’, means a private conversation between two people? | TETE A TETE |
| 10. Which 1958 novel written by Graham Greene was set in Cuba? | OUR MAN IN HAVANA |
| 11. What name is given to the slender tower of a mosque? | MINARET |
| 12. In Norse mythology who is the God of mischief & destruction? | LOKI |
| 13. What is the first name of the wife of Sir Keir Starmer? | VICTORIA |
| 14. What name is given to a communal dining hall found in an academic or religious institution? | REFECTORY |
| 15. Which Actor/Singer/Comedian starred as Headteacher Steve Savage in the recent TV series ‘Waterloo Road’? | JASON MANFORD |
| 16 What is the name of the dog belonging to Bill Sikes in ‘Oliver Twist’ by Charles Dickens? | BULLSEYE |
| 17. Which of the annual Tennis Grand Slam tournaments takes place earliest in the year? | AUSTRALIA |
| 18. Prior to becoming a ‘man of the cloth’, the Reverend Richard Coles was the keyboard player in which 1980’s band? | THE COMMUNARDS |
| 19. What do the Italians call the Disney character ‘Mickey Mouse’? | TOPOLINO |
| 20. If you add together a gross, a score & a baker’s dozen what total would you get? | 177 |
JULIE CLARKE
Thought for the day:
Cheers to the New Year& another chance for us to get it right. (Oprah Winfrey)