1. What was the Warren Commission set up to investigate? The murder of JFK

2. Madison is the state capital of which US state? Wisconsin

3. Who runs the coffee bar in Friends? Gunther

4. What was the name of Dorothy’s dog in the film The Wizard of Oz? Toto

5. In what year after the 2^nd world war did food rationing end? 1954

6. Which rock star’s son stormed parliament in order to disrupt a debate on fox hunting? Brian Ferry

7. Which politician was once replaced by a tub of lard on TV’s Have I Got News For You? Roy Hattersley

8. A squab is the young of which animal? The pigeon

9. What musical instrument does Lisa Simpson usually play? The saxophone

10. What island was Napoleon Bonaparte exiled to? Elba

11. What is the state capital of Texas? Austin

12. In which year did Yuri Gagarin become the first man in space? 1961

13. Which professional team did Ian Botham play football for? Scunthorpe United

14. Which film character goes to infinity and beyond? Buzz Lightyear

15. What do Eskimos do with their Mukluks? Wear them on their feet

16. In an electrical plug what colour is the live wire? Brown

17. What type of animal is a skink? A Lizard

18. What is the first day of Lent called? Ash Wednesday

19. What island was Nelson Mandela held on? Robben Island

20. How amny sheets of paper are their in a ream? 500

21. In what war is MASH set? Korean

22. What motorway connects London to Cambridge? M11

23. How many letters does the Hebrew alphabet have? 26

24. In Friends what is Chandler’s surname? Bing

25. Who wrote the book Brighton rock? Graham Greene

26. How may bones are there in the human body? 206

27. How many sides are there in a quadrilateral? 4

28. Which is the largest of the Greek Islands? Crete

29. What is the capital of India? New Delhi

30. What star sign are you if you were born on Christmas Day? Capricorn

31. What is the capital of Belarus? Minsk

32. The presence if which gas gives divers the bends? Nitrogen

33. How many months of the year have 31 days? 7

34. In which city is the Bridge of Sighs? Venice

35. What is pop singer Boy George’s real name? George O’Dowd

36. Who were the two leaders involved in the Cuban Missile Crisis? Kennedy and Kruschev

37. Who was found dead in the first ever episode of Eastenders? Reg Cox

38. In which country would you find Mandalay? Burma

39. Saint Cecilia is the patron saint of what? Music

40. Where will the 2008 Olympics be held? Beijing

41. What city was once known as Byzantium? Instabul

42. Which religion features The Four Noble Truths? Buddism

43. At which battle was Richard III killed? Bosworthv Field

44. Which book features the characters Passepartout, Mr Fix and Aouda? Around The World In Eighty Days

45. Who wrote the book “Of Mice and Men” and “Grapes of Wrath? John Steinbeck

46. What is the official name of the bottom nine miles of the Earth’s atmosphere? The troposphere

47. Who was the second man to walk on the moon? Buzz Aldrin

48. What do the French call the English Channel? La Manche

49. What river flows through the Grand Canyon? The Colorado

50. What is the capital city of Morrocco? Rabat

51. For what 2 films did Steven Spielberg win best director Oscars? Saving Private Ryan and Schindler’s List

52. What note does an Orchestra tune to? A

53. The Walker cup is contested in what sport? Golf

54. The Gobi desert covers territory in which two countries? China and Mongolia

55. How many of Henry VIII’s wives were beheaded? 2

56. What city does Sugar Loaf Mountain overlook? Rio De Janeiro

57. What country’s capital is Luanda? Angola

58. Who preceded Margaret Thatcher as Prime Minister? James Callaghan

59. In what US state was Martin Luther King assassinated in? Tennesee

60. What was last Saturday’s winning lottery numbers?