| 1. Which fruit is used to flavour the liqueur Crème de Cassis? |
| 2. Which celebrity campaigner founded the charities Childline & The Silver Line? |
| 3. Toxophily is another name for which sport? |
| 4. What is the Cockney rhyming slang for a cup of tea? |
| 5.Which German Artist was the resident portrait artist at the court of King Henry VIII? |
| 6. What is the largest of the Canary Islands? |
| 7. Which early 20th century US Dance Director was famous for his elaborate choreography in film musicals, often using large numbers of showgirls & geometric patterns? |
| 8. Which city in the North West of the UK is the administrative centre of Cumbria? |
| 9. How many yards are there in one mile? |
| 10. What is the name given to a device used in music which marks the time with a regular repeated tick? |
| 11. Which broadcaster took over the TV presentation of the Eurovision Song Contest from Sir Terry Wogan? |
| 12.Which Science Fiction writer devised the ‘Three Laws of Robotics’? |
| 13. Mount Vesuvius overlooks which present day Italian City? |
| 14. Actors, Gary Oldman, Robert Hardy, Timothy Spall & Albert Finney have all portrayed which British Statesman on screen? |
| 15. What 3 letter word can precede Light, Dry, Screen & Set to make 4 longer words? |
| 16. Ian & Janette Tough are the real names of which popular & enduring entertainers? |
| 17. What is the name of the fox terrier which appears in the book ‘Three Men in a Boat’ by Jerome K Jerome? |
| 18. The battles of Saratoga, Lexington & Yorktown took place during which conflict? |
| 19. In Greek Mythology who is the Goddess of the Rainbow? |
| 20. Detectives Jack Regan & George Carter appeared in which popular TV Drama Series of the 1970’s? |
ANSWERS BELOW:
| 1 Which fruit is used to flavour the liqueur Crème de Cassis? | BLACKCURRANT |
| 2. Which celebrity campaigner founded the charities Childline & The Silver Line? | ESTHER RANTZEN |
| 3. Toxophily is another name for which sport? | ARCHERY |
| 4. What is the Cockney rhyming slang for a cup of tea? | ROSIE LEE |
| 5.Which German Artist was the resident portrait artist at the court of King Henry VIII? | HANS HOLBEIN |
| 6. What is the largest of the Canary Islands? | TENERIFE |
| 7. Which early 20th century US Dance Director was famous for his elaborate choreography in film musicals, often using large numbers of showgirls & geometric patterns? | BUSBY BERKELEY |
| 8. Which city in the North West of the UK is the administrative centre of Cumbria? | CARLISLE |
| 9. How many yards are there in one mile? | 1760 |
| 10. What is the name given to a device used in music which marks the time with a regular repeated tick? | METRONOME |
| 11. Which broadcaster took over the TV presentation of the Eurovision Song Contest from Sir Terry Wogan? | GRAHAM NORTON |
| 12.Which Science Fiction writer devised the ‘Three Laws of Robotics’? | ISAAC ASIMOV |
| 13. Mount Vesuvius overlooks which present day Italian City? | NAPLES |
| 14. Actors, Gary Oldman, Robert Hardy, Timothy Spall & Albert Finney have all portrayed which British Statesman on screen? | WINSTON CHURCHILL |
| 15. What 3 letter word can precede Light, Dry, Screen & Set to make 4 longer words? | SUN |
| 16. Ian & Janette Tough are the real names of which popular & enduring entertainers? | THE KRANKIES |
| 17. What is the name of the fox terrier which appears in the book ‘Three Men in a Boat’ by Jerome K Jerome? | MONTMORENCY |
| 18. The battles of Saratoga, Lexington & Yorktown took place during which conflict? | AMERICAN CIVIL WAR |
| 19. In Greek Mythology who is the Goddess of the Rainbow? | IRIS |
| 20. Detectives Jack Regan & George Carter appeared in which popular TV Drama Series of the 1970’s? | THE SWEENEY |