| Which term in physics, represented by z, is an increase in the wavelength of electromagnetic radiation as result of the Doppler effect, or a gravitational field? | Red shift |
| Which device was developed for the Irishman Charles Boyle by George Graham? | Orrery |
| Who founded Friends of the Earth? | David Brower |
| Which Swissman edited the radical newspaper in France L’Ami du Peuple? | Marat |
| What is the French term for ‘readymades’ in modern art? | Objets trouvés |
| Which British landmark was designed by James Maxwell and Charles Tuke and opened in 1894? | Blackpool Tower |
| What is thought to be the coldest location in the Solar System? | The surface of Triton |
| Which sport, whose name is derived from the willow root from which the balls are made, was introduced to the USA from England by James Gordon Bennett jr? | Polo |
| Netherlide or alderlin was the first of which kind of heart drug, for which its developers received the 1988 Nobel Prize for medicine? | Beta blocker |
| In a Japanese home, what is a shoji? | Sliding door |
| In which country was Roman Polanski born? | France |
| The Hadel zone is used to delineate which zone on Planet Earth? | Deepest parts of the ocean |
| Who was the ‘fourth’ founder member of the SDP? | Bill Rodgers |
| Which small apes of the order Hylobatidae are native to South East Asia? | Gibbons |
| Which Norfolk seaside resort is famous for bloaters and kippers and features in a Charles Dickens story? | Great Yarmouth |
| What is the name for a curling tournament? | A bonspiel |
| Which Pope finally excommunicated Henry VIII? | Paul III |
| Buckfast Abbey in Devon is on the banks of which river? | Dart |
| Alfred Fielding and Marc Chavannes invented what by accident in the 1950s when trying to create a plastic wallpaper with a paper backing? | Bubble wrap |
| What is the name of the Belgian beef stew that includes beer? | Carbonnade |
| Which man revived the recorder? | Anton Dolmetsch |
| What form the main part of an aardvark’s diet? | Termites |
| The name of which skin disease comes from the Greek for ‘to have an itch’? | Psoriasis |
| What term was applied to American artists in Paris by Gertrude Stein and also refers to the men who died in WW1? | The Lost Generation |
| Which family ran Bavaria until 1918, when King Louis III was deposed? | Wittelsbach |
| What is the most common flea in Britain? | Cat flea |
| In 1944, the medium Helen Duncan was the last person in Britain to do what? | Be sentenced under witchcraft legislation |
| What word for a nickname comes from the Early French for a playful tap under the chin? | Soubriquet |
| How were the 1980s pop stars Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith better known? | Tears for Fears |
| Who coined the term ‘mobile’ for the work of Alexander Calder? | Marcel Duchamp |
| Small grebes are known by what other name? | Dabchicks |
| Which sea god, the son of Poseidon, blows on his conch shell to raise or lower the waves? | Triton |
| Which village in the German-speaking section of the Canton of Berne is known as one of the most exclusive ski resorts in the world, and is known for its extremely luxurious hotels and shopping, high-society nightlife, fine dining, and international stars, also home to one of the largest ski areas in the Alps? | Gstaad |
| Who managed the Middlesbrough team promoted in 1974 to the First Division? | Jack Charlton |
| Which defender’s transfer from Leeds to Man United in 1978 was an English record at £495,000? | Gordon McQueen |
| During 1974-75, who succeeded Ron Greenwood as manager of West Ham? | John Lyall |
| Which pundit and former manager took over as linesman at an Arsenal-Liverpool game in 1972? | Jimmy Hill |
| Three teams were relegated from Division One for the first time in which season? | 1973-4 |
| Which Arsenal player celebrated a goal against Coventry in 1979 by dropping his shorts? | Sammy Nelson |
| In 1971, at which ground did Man U play what was supposed to be a home game against Arsenal? | Anfield |
| Which two-word term refers to a false accusation or claim that religious minorities, usually Jews, murder children to use their blood in certain aspects of their religious rituals and holidays? | Blood libel |
| What is a slang (derogatory) term for a lower-class or working-class urban Italian-American? | Guido |
| Which nine-letter word starting with P originally meant feed for animals but has now widened in meaning to mean nourishment? | Provender |
| What name is given to a method where a human breathes an oxygen-rich fluid as opposed to air? Although it has not been successfully implemented, multiple approaches have been developed. | Liquid breathing |
| Which Usenet slang expression, coined by Dave Fischer, encapsulates the belief that an endless influx of new users (newbies) since 1993 has continuously degraded standards of discourse and behavior on Usenet and the wider Internet? | Eternal September |
| Which Spanish language television station operated by the United States and located in Miami for the purposes of broadcasting to Cuba. The signal is transmitted via a balloon 10,000 feet in the air over Florida, but the Cuban government actively blocks the signal by jamming the transmission? | TV Marti |
| In Britten’s Simple Symphony, what is the name of the second movement if the first is Boisterous Bouree, the third Sentimental Saraband and the fourth Frolicsome Finale? | Playful Pizzicato |
| What is the name given to a famous series of audio clips featuring filmmaker Orson Welles. As Welles narrates advertisements for British television, he grows increasingly frustrated at the recording session’s engineer, as well as the writing of the commercial itself. He finds the phrasing of the narration very poor and does not hesitate to voice his displeasure? | Frozen Peas |
| What is the title of a controversial, pornographic video game designed for the Atari 2600 console and released in 1982? The objective is to navigate a volley of arrows to reach the other side of the screen to have sexual intercourse with a Native American woman named “Revenge”. The game received a great deal of criticism for its subject matter, and the game itself was considered rather simplistic and dull. Some critics have labeled it as one of the worst video games ever. | Custer’s Revenge |
| Which shapeshifting water spirits who usually appear in human form in Germanic myth share their English name with a part of the body? | Necks |
| What is the English equivalent of a Neck, found in Sussex? | Knuckers |
| What sign of bad luck was traditionally given to pirates? | Black spot |
| The strange creature has the head and neck of a serpent, the body of a leopard, the haunches of a lion and the feet of a hart. Its name comes from the great noise it emits from its belly, a barking like “thirty couple hounds”. Which monster from Arthurian legend? | Questing Beast |
| What name is given to the paranormal transference of an article from one place to another, or an appearance of an article from an unknown source that is often associated with poltergeist activity or spiritualistic séances? The Skeptic’s Dictionary states that those reported during seances are likely the result of magic tricks. | Apport |
| The ______ of Britain is a name given collectively to the body of literature and legendary material associated with Great Britain and its legendary kings, particularly King Arthur. Together with the _______ of France, which concerned the legends of Charlemagne, and the ______ of Rome, which included material derived from or inspired by classical mythology, it was one of the three great literary cycles recalled repeatedly in medieval literature. | Matter |
| What two-word term was coined to describe the paintings of John Bratby and describes the harsh, mundane side of everyday life? | Kitchen sink |
| Who in a poem has seen his head grown slightly bald brought in upon a platter? | J Alfred Prufrock |
| What is the Icelandic for great-grandmother and is the name of a collection of literature? | Edda |
| Which US President was called Old Rough and Ready? | Zachary Taylor |
| What was the title of Malcolm Muggeridge’s autobiography, derived from Shakespeare? | Chronicles of Wasted Time |
| Which UK seaport shares its name with a 2005 US court decision that found against intelligent design? | Dover |
| Which American engineer was the subject of the 2008 Mercury-nominated album Stainless Style by Neon Neon? | John DeLorean |