| 1. What name was given to the policy of public accountability and frankness adopted in the Soviet Union under Mikhail Gorbachev? |
| 2. For what does the letter W stand in the name of former US President George W Bush? |
| 3. What name is given to the method of growing plants without the use of soil, by using water through which nutrients are pumped? |
| 4. School bully, Harry Flashman, first appears in which book of 1857 written by Thomas Hughes? |
| 5. SNAP REAM is an anagram of the name of which type of cheese? |
| 6. Which late comedy actress played Nanna in ‘The Royle Family’ and Letitia Cropley in ‘The Vicar of Dibley’? |
| 7. Who won the first gold medal for Team GB at both the Tokyo Olympic Games this year and the Rio Olympic Games of 2016? |
| 8. How many years of marriage are celebrated on an Emerald Wedding Anniversary? |
| 9. As well as helping Bob Geldof to organise Live Aid in 1985, Midge Ure was also the lead vocalist with which Scottish band? |
| 10. Liverpool striker Mo Salah represents which country in International Football Competitions? |
| 11. What name is given to the fold of loose skin hanging from the neck or throat of cattle & other animals? |
| 12. Which Scottish Engineer constructed the Caledonian Canal in the early nineteenth century? |
| 13. What is the State Capital of the US State of Louisiana? |
| 14. A branch of the Victoria & Albert Museum opened in which Scottish City in 2018? |
| 15. Which annual Festival of Music & Arts was founded by Benjamin Britten in 1948 to encourage emerging musical talent? |
| 16. Which US Actress, Author & Comedian was born Caryn Elaine Johnson in New York in 1955? |
| 17. The Equator passes through which 3 South American countries? |
| 18. The airport on the island of Madeira is named after which sporting superstar? |
| 19. The Firm, The Client & The Pelican Brief are all books written by which US Author? |
| 20. What is the name of the local Football Team featured in Coronation Street whose players have included characters, Corey Brent & James Bailey? |
ANSWERS BELOW
JULIE CLARKE
| 1.What name was given to the policy of public accountability and frankness adopted in the Soviet Union under Mikhail Gorbachev? | GLASNOST |
| 2. For what does the letter W stand in the name of former US President George W Bush? | WALKER |
| 3. What name is given to the method of growing plants without the use of soil, by using water through which nutrients are pumped? | HYDROPONICS |
| 4. School bully, Harry Flashman, first appears in which book of 1857 written by Thomas Hughes? | TOM BROWNS SCHOOLDAYS |
| 5. SNAP REAM is an anagram of the name of which type of cheese? | PARMESAN |
| 6. Which late comedy actress played Nanna in ‘The Royle Family’ and Letitia Cropley in ‘The Vicar of Dibley’? | LIZ SMITH |
| 7. Who won the first gold medal for Team GB at both the Tokyo Olympic Games this year and the Rio Olympic Games of 2016? | ADAM PEATY |
| 8. How many years of marriage are celebrated on an Emerald Wedding Anniversary? | 55 YEARS |
| 9. As well as helping Bob Geldof to organise Live Aid in 1985, Midge Ure was also the lead vocalist with which Scottish band? | ULTRAVOX |
| 10. Liverpool striker Mo Salah represents which country in International Football Competitions? | EGYPT |
| 11. What name is given to the fold of loose skin hanging from the neck or throat of cattle & other animals? | DEWLAP |
| 12. Which Scottish Engineer constructed the Caledonian Canal in the early nineteenth century? | THOMAS TELFORD |
| 13. What is the State Capital of the US State of Louisiana? | BATON ROUGE |
| 14. A branch of the Victoria & Albert Museum opened in which Scottish City in 2018? | DUNDEE |
| 15. Which annual Festival of Music & Arts was founded by Benjamin Britten in 1948 to encourage emerging musical talent? | ALDEBURGH FESTIVAL |
| 16. Which US Actress, Author & Comedian was born Caryn Elaine Johnson in New York in 1955? | WHOOPI GOLDGERG |
| 17. The Equator passes through which 3 South American countries? | BRAZIL, COLOMBIA & ECQUADOR |
| 18. The airport on the island of Madeira is named after which sporting superstar? | CRISTIANO RONALDO |
| 19. The Firm, The Client & The Pelican Brief are all books written by which US Author? | JOHN GRISHAM |
| 20. What is the name of the local Football Team featured in Coronation Street whose players have included characters, Corey Brent & James Bailey? | WEATHERFIELD COUNTY |