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1. According to the nursery rhyme, what was Little Miss Muffet eating?

4. How many days were there in February 2000?

5. What was the name of the last bank for which Nick Leeson worked?

6. In a game of draughts, how many men does a player have at the start of a game?

7. How many pieces are there in a standard set of dominoes?

9. In Monopoly, how many houses must you have before you can build a hotel?

11. What was Princess Diana’s maiden name?

12. What is the first prime number after 50?

14. Where is the world’s largest man-made structure?

15. To the nearest million, what did the 2001 Census reveal was the population of Northern Ireland to be?

16. From which country did Pernod originate?

17. The sales of which drink accounts for 10% of the Russian Government’s income?

19. What do the English call the alcoholic drink that the Scots call ‘Heavy’?

20. Which commonly eaten item of food has a name that literally means twice-cooked?

21. What animal’s head did a Minotaur have?

22. Who, according to legend, turned everything he touched to gold?

23. Who, according to Greek Mythology, was the first woman on Earth?

24. What was Medusa’s hair made of?

25. Who was Zeus’ wife?

26. What is the least used letter in the English Language?

29. What is the second most common word in the English Language?

31. What colour is an emerald?

33. What sign of the zodiac is represented by the crab?

35. How is the number 1000 represented in Roman Numerals?

36. What Sport features in the Stella Artois Tournament?

37. In sport, where would you find a tic-tac man?

38. What sport combines cross-country skiing with rifle markmanship?

39. In which sport do people compete for the America’s Cup?

40. With which sport would you associate Lance Armstrong?

41. I don’t want my freedom, There’s no reason for living with a broken heart.

42. When I got older losing my hair.

43. There’s a lady who’s sure that all that glitter is gold.

44. You saw me standing by a wall, corner of Main Street.

45. Well you’re dirty and sweet.

46. Who is the patron saint of lovers?

47. What is the name of the poker hand containing three of a kind and a pair?

48. What word represents the letter ‘S’ in the phonetic alphabet?

50. What was the maiden name of Sarah, the Duchess of York?

51. In books and in films, how is the character John Clayton better known?

52. In the series of children’s books ‘Noddy’ , what is the name of the policeman?

53. Which famous author has also written books under the name of Richard Bachman?

54. What is the name of the dog in Peter Pan?

55. In the Harry Potter books, what type of animal is Scabbers?

56. How many rows of stars are there on the American flag?

57. Excluding Jokers, how many cards are there in a standard pack?

58. True or False: Copyrightable is the longest word in the English Language that can be written

without repeating a letter?

59. Which game, invented in the 1930s, was originally called Lexico?

60. True or False: Thomas Edision, the inventor of the light bulb, was scared of the dark?

1. In what year was Plasticine invented?

2. How many times is Love shack repeated in the B52’s song of the same name?

3. In which year were The Samaritans founded?

4. From the ground to the tip, exactly how tall is Salisbury Cathedral?

5. How many days is the average gestation period of a mouse?

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