| In 1965, who became the first non-Royal to appear on a British Coin? | Winston Churchill |
| The term “Nosey Parker” comes from the nickname of Matthew Parker, a man who lived in 16th Century Britain. What seminal position did he hold – Was he the Prime Minister, the Lord of the Admiralty, the Archbishop of Canterbury or the Chief of Police? | Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Used in the game of chess, what term comes from the Persian word for “the king is dead”? | Checkmate |
| There are only two words in the English language that have three consecutive double letters….can you name either? | Bookkeeper or Bookkeeping |
| Which sketch show famously featured spam, cross dressing lumberjacks and the ministry of silly walks? | Monty Pythons Flying Circus |
| How many months of the year have the same spelling in French as they do in English? | 0 |
| What was the name of the last black and white film to win the Oscar for Best Picture? | The Artist |
| Which type of Indian Rice has a name meaning “the fragrant one”? | Basmati |
| What religion is the Dalai Lama? | Buddhist |
| The name of which board game translates as “Sparrow”? | Mahjong |
| “A Day In The Life” is the song that closes which famous album? | Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band |
| The plot of the film “National Velvet” centres around what kind of animal? | Horse |
| The poker hand known as “Dead Man’s Hand” is named so because which famous figure from the Old West was holding it at the time of his murder by Jack McCall? | Wild Bill Hickok |
| If I was referring to a cats “Vibrissae”, what would I be talking about? | Whiskers |
| If something is “Alliaceous” it smells like which food stuff? | Garlic |
| Which female solo artist had more Number 1s in the UK in the 1990s than any other, with 3? | Cher |
| Two groups had 8 number 1 singles in the 1990s – name them both? | Spice Girls and Westlife |
| Name any of the 1990s Uk Number 1’s by “Snap”? | Power or Rhythm is a Dancer |
| Which Britpop hit of the 90s begins with the line “Oh we were born within one hour of each other”? | Disco 2000 (by Pulp) |
| Featuring the songs “Try no the breather” and “Man on the Moon”, which band released the hugely successful “Automatic for the People” in the 1990s? | REM |