1. What is the name of the largest lake in Italy? |
2. What is the name of the last Tsar of Russia who ruled from 1894 – 1917? |
3. What is the second letter of the Greek Alphabet? |
4. What was the nickname of the team of law enforcement agents led by Eliot Ness in Chicago in the 1930’s? |
5. Which coastal town in Merseyside is the site of Antony Gormley’s installation ‘Another Place’? |
6. What name is given to a circle of light around a luminous body, usually the moon? |
7. What name is given to an animal or person that eats a variety of food of both plant & animal origin? |
8. Luca Brecel, the current World Snooker Champion, represents which Country? |
9. The characters, Daisy Buchanan & Nick Carraway appear in which novel set during the Jazz Age? |
10. Who has replaced David Walliams as a judge on the ITV Show ‘Britain’s Got Talent’? |
11. Who currently holds the post of Poet Laureate, replacing Carol Ann Duffy? |
12. Which is the only US State ending with the letter ‘G’? |
13. ‘Unbreakable’ is the title of the latest Autobiography by which Sports Star? |
14. Who is the lead vocalist with the Manchester Pop Band ‘M People’? |
15. McIntosh, Braeburn & Jonagold are all varieties of which fruit? |
16. Which veteran Disc Jockey recently left BBC Radio 2 after 31 years to present a mid-morning show on Greatest Hits Radio? |
17. What is the name given to the young of an eel? |
18. Who is currently pictured on the reverse of a UK £50 note? |
19. A Screwdriver Cocktail contains which spirit? |
20. What is the name of the Cowboy, voiced by Tom Hanks, in the film ‘Toy Story’? |
ANSWERS BELOW
JULIE CLARKE
1. What is the name of the largest lake in Italy? | LAKE GARDA |
2. What is the name of the last Tsar of Russia who ruled from 1894 – 1917? | NICHOLAS II |
3. What is the second letter of the Greek Alphabet? | BETA |
4. What was the nickname of the team of law enforcement agents led by Eliot Ness in Chicago in the 1930’s? | THE UNTOUCHABLES |
5. Which coastal town in Merseyside is the site of Antony Gormley’s installation ‘Another Place’? | CROSBY |
6. What name is given to a circle of light around a luminous body, usually the moon? | CORONA |
7. What name is given to an animal or person that eats a variety of food of both plant & animal origin? | OMNIVORE |
8. Luca Brecel, the current World Snooker Champion, represents which Country? | BELGIUM |
9. The characters, Daisy Buchanan & Nick Carraway appear in which novel set during the Jazz Age? | THE GREAT GATSBY |
10. Who has replaced David Walliams as a judge on the ITV Show ‘Britain’s Got Talent’? | BRUNO TONIOLI |
11. Who currently holds the post of Poet Laureate, replacing Carol Ann Duffy? | SIMON ARMITAGE |
12. Which is the only US State ending with the letter ‘G’? | WYOMING |
13. ‘Unbreakable’ is the title of the latest Autobiography by which Sports Star? | RONNIE O’SULLIVAN |
14. Who is the lead vocalist with the Manchester Pop Band ‘M People’? | HEATHER SMALL |
15. McIntosh, Braeburn & Jonagold are all varieties of which fruit? | APPLE |
16. Which veteran Disc Jockey recently left BBC Radio 2 after 31 years to present a mid-morning show on Greatest Hits Radio? | KEN BRUCE |
17. What is the name given to the young of an eel? | ELVER |
18. Who is currently pictured on the reverse of a UK £50 note? | ALAN TURING |
19. A Screwdriver Cocktail contains which spirit? | VODKA |
20. What is the name of the Cowboy, voiced by Tom Hanks, in the film ‘Toy Story’? | WOODY |