1. Which celebrity switched on Blackpool Illuminations for 2021? | SHIRLEY BALLAS |
2. The Welsh town of Aberystwyth is situated on the coastline of which specific body of water? | CARDIGAN BAY |
3. What name is given to a triangle which has two sides of equal length? | ISOSCELES |
4. What name is given to meat from animals which have been killed according to Muslim law? | HALAL |
5. What name is given to a cocktail comprising of gin & vermouth? | MARTINI |
6. Who became the most decorated Team GB Paralympian after winning a 17th gold medal at the Tokyo Paralympics? | DAME SARAH STOREY |
7. What name is given to the large chest muscles that help to move the shoulders and arms? | PECTORALS |
8. Which US Actress was married to Director, Writer & Actor, Mel Brooks from 1965 until her death in 2005? | ANNE BANCROFT |
9. In the recent BBC TV series ‘Vigil’ starring Suranne Jones as DCI Amy Silva, most of the action takes place in what setting? | NUCLEAR SUBMARINE |
10. What name is given to a screen or wall decoration at the back of an altar in a church? | REREDOS |
11. Who immediately preceded Jeremy Corbyn as leader of the UK Labour Party? | ED MILLIBAND |
12. What is the title of the 25th James Bond Film which stars Daniel Craig in his final role as Agent 007? | NO TIME TO DIE |
13. In which year did both Princess Margaret & Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother, die within one month of each other? | 2002 |
14. Who won the Ladies Singles Title at Wimbledon in 2021, the first woman from her country to do so since 1980? | ASHLEIGH BARTY |
15. In 1980, which song by ABBA was the last one to reach Number One in the UK Charts before the group disbanded? | SUPER TROUPER |
16. In the human body which tendon connects the calf muscles to the heel? | ACHILLES TENDON |
17. The characters, Baroness Elsa Schraeder & Max Detweiler appear in which Film Musical of 1965? | THE SOUND OF MUSIC |
18. Which two countries make up the Caribbean Island of Hispaniola? | HAITI & DOMINICAN REPUBLIC |
19. Who was the UK Prime Minister when Edward VIII abdicated in 1936? | STANLEY BALDWIN |
20.Who was the first recorded person to swim the English Channel in 1875, swimming from Dover to Calais in less than 22 hours? | CAPTAIN MATTHEW WEBB |