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1. According to the rhyme, who saw Cock Robin die?

2. Which day’s child works hard for a living?

3. How did long did the Owl and the Pussy Cat sail for?

4. Which bells asked “When will you pay me?”

5. What did Tom the Piper’s son steal?

6. In the Bible, who ordered Samson’s hair to be cut of?

7. What do violins, a viola and a cello make?

9. Name the only country in the United Nations with a name beginning with “O”.

10. Which car company has an emblem of a prancing horse on a yellow background?

11. With which country would you associate Sangria?

12. With which country’s cuisine would you associate bird’s nest soup?

13. What is a mixture of tartaric acid and sodium bicarbonate called when used in cooking?

14. What is now the usual British term for German Rhine wine?

15. In which city in the world is McDonald’s busiest outlet located?

16. Which UK public holiday was celebrated for the first time in 1978?

17. Which Irish town gives its name to a five line humorous verse?

18. Which Slave spiritual song is sung by England Rugby fans?

19. On a standard keyboard which is the only vowel not to fall on the top line?

20. Which character was played by John Inman on Are You Being Served?

21. About which Film Star did Madness sing about?

22. What nationality is the singer Placido Domingo?

23. Of the Beatles No. 1 Hits, which is the only one with one word in its title?

24. Nat King Cole (1957), Donny Ormond (1973) & Rick Astley (1987) all recorded versions of which song?

25. Which boy soprano sung on the theme music from The Snowman?

26. In which town does the comic character Desperate Dan live?

27. Who wrote the books Jamaica Inn, Rebecca and The Birds?

28. In which river was Jesus baptised?

29. What type of hat was worn by Sherlock Holmes?

30. What is 4 cubed minus 8 squared ?

31. France, Spain & which other country has both a Mediterranean and Atlantic Coastline?

32. What is the capital of Belurussia?

33. What general name is given to the English towns of Gillingham, Chatham, Rochester & Stroud?

34. Which is the only British city with a name beginning with “I”?

35. In terms of size of population, what is Italy’s second largest city?

36. Where in London are all ships registered?

37. According to proverb, what the mouth of which type of animal should never look down?

38. Which common surname indicates that an ancestor made arrows for a living?

39. In which US city would you find the largest Chinese community outside Asia?

40. Which is the only sign of the Zodiac that both begins and ends with the letter ‘S’?

41. What do the Americans call Autumn?

42. From which phrase is the word “Goodbye” derived?

43. Which word with no vowels means to kill illegally by mob action?

44. What reference book is often abbreviated to OED?

45. Which word do the Americans use for Lovebite?

46. Which “B” is a line on the London Underground that opened in 1906?

47. Which former Blue Peter presenter went on to commentate on televised darts matches?

48. What land measurement was originally the size that a yoke of oxen could pull in a day?

49. Which religious organisation produces a journal called ‘The Watchtower?’

50. Who was the last child to be born to a reigning British monarch?

51. Which event began on 10^th June 1998 and finished on 12 July 1998?

52. Perth, Pontefract and what other horse racing venue in Great Britain begins with a “P”?

53. Which county’s cricket team’s badge features a dragon on its hind legs and facing left?

54. Which famous golf course near Perth in Scotland has both a King’s and a Queen’s course.

55. After which former Wimbledon champ is the stadium at Flushing Meadow, home of the US Tennis Open, named?

56. Which band took their name from an old newspaper story about Frankie Vaughan moving into

films?

57. Which member of the Royal Family is Britain’s leading Freemason?

58. What word, commonly used in English, is taken from the German for “Beware”?

59. Which car company make models called Carlsson and Sonett?

60. What is the third sign of the Zodiac?

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