| 1 | What name links the Muse of history and a make of car? |
| Clio |
| 2 | What position has been held by William Harrison, Zachary Taylor, Chester Arthur and William Taft? |
| US President |
| 3 | What fruit is used to make Kirsch? |
| Cherry |
| 4 | Who wrote the music for the ballet Les Sylphides? |
| Chopin |
| 5 | Rioja wine is produced in which country? |
| Spain |
| 6 | Norman Foster, Richard Seifret and Richard Rogers are famous names in which profession? |
| Architecture |
| 7 | In which city is Oscar Wilde buried? |
| Paris |
| 8 | Barnacle, greylag, brent and Canada are varieties of what? |
| Goose |
| 9 | On which musical instrument would a paradiddle be played? |
| Drum |
| 10 | Which French king did Henry VIII meet at The Field of the Cloth of Gold? |
| Francis I |
| 11 | In which county is Lyme Regis? |
| Dorset |
| 12 | Who, in 1714, invented the mercury thermometer? |
| Daniel Fahrenheit |
| 13 | Which Roman emperor ordered the construction of the Colosseum? |
| Vespasian |
| 14 | By what name is actor Lawrence Tureaud better known? |
| Mr T |
| 15 | Of which country was Benazir Bhutto Prime Minister? |
| Pakistan |
| 16 | In the human body, striated, smooth and cardiac are types of what? |
| Muscle |
| 17 | Which British artist painted A Bigger Splash? |
| David Hockney |
| 18 | What is the starsign of a person born on 6th September? |
| Virgo |
| 19 | In Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale, which character exits "pursued by a bear"? |
| Antigonus |
| 20 | What nationality were painter Hieronymous Bosch, inventor Adolphe Saxe, and Pierre Culliford, creator of The Smurfs? |
| Belgian |
| 21 | Which element has the chemical symbol Na? |
| Sodium |
| 22 | Tinnitus affects which organ of the body? |
| Ears |
| 23 | In which building is Poet's Corner? |
| Westminster Abbey |
| 24 | In the Bible, how many sons did Jacob have? |
| 12 |
| 25 | Which type of tea is flavoured with bergamot? |
| Earl Grey |
| 26 | What famous building did Jørn Utzon design |
| Sydney Opera House |
| 27 | Prior to 2003, which was the last year that Southampton FC played an FA Cup semi-final at Villa Park? |
| 1963 |
| 28 | In 2002, Paula Radcliffe broke a world record running in which marathon? |
| Chicago |
| 29 | With over 170 million followers, which South East Asian country has the largest Muslim population in the world? |
| Indonesia |
| 30 | What is the principal explosive ingredient of dynamite? |
| Nitroglycerine |
| 31 | What term describes a triangle in which the three angles are 60 degrees each? |
| Equilateral |
| 32 | Which domesticated animal has breeds called Cheviot, Columbia, Corriedale and Cotswold? |
| Sheep |
| 33 | Which Commonwealth island country has two official languages, Sinhala and Tamil? |
| Sri Lanka |
| 34 | In which book of the Old Testament does the story of David and Goliath appear? |
| 1 Samuel |
| 35 | What name is given to the deceptive appearance of a distant object, caused by the
bending of light rays due to atmospheric conditions? |
| Mirage |
| 36 | Xenophobia is the fear or dislike of what? |
| Foreigners |
| 37 | Honolulu is the capital of which US state? |
| Hawaii |
| 38 | Which constellation appears on the national flag of Australia? |
| Southern Cross |
| 39 | What imperial unit of capacity is equivalent to 568ml? |
| 1 pint |
| 40 | How was cookery writer Isabella Mary Mayson better known? |
| Mrs Beeton |
| 41 | Who was the Roman counterpart of Artemis, Greek goddess of hunting? |
| Diana |
| 42 | Who founded the Quakers? |
| George Fox |
| 43 | Which capital city stands on the river Manzanares? |
| Madrid |
| 44 | Vera Caslavska won 7 Olympic titles in all in 1964 and 1968 in which sport? |
| Gymnastics |
| 45 | On which golf course was the 2002 British Open held? |
| Muirfield |
| 46 | What word describes the conversion of a liquid to a gas? |
| Evaporation |
| 47 | What is the name of Sherlock Holme's older, cleverer brother? |
| Mycroft |
| 48 | Which capital city stands at the confluence of the Blue Nile and the White Nile? |
| Khartoum |
| 49 | In which city did the Busby Babes play their last match before the Munich disaster? |
| Belgrade |
| 50 | What is the path of a projectile called? |
| Trajectory |
| 51 | Which Gilbert and Sullivan opera is subtitled "The Witch's Curse"? |
| Ruddigore |
| 52 | In 1675, John Flamsteed was the first person to be appointed to which position? |
| Astronomer Royal |
| 53 | What name is given to the larva of a beetle? |
| Grub |
| 54 | Noh theatre is a traditional art form from which country? |
| Japan |
| 55 | All Souls' Day, All Saints'’ Day and St Andrew's Day all fall in which month? |
| November |
| 56 | Of which country is the zloty the main unit of currency? |
| Poland |
| 57 | Which sports personality was part owner of the racehorse Rock of Gibraltar? |
| Sir Alex Ferguson |
| 58 | Which athlete lit the flame at the 2000 Sydney Olympics? |
| Kathy Freeman |
| 59 | Which US state has the longest coastline? |
| Alaska |
| 60 | Charlemagne was the first ruler of which empire? |
| Holy Roman Empire |
| 61 | What was the name of Dick Turpin’s horse? |
| Black Bess |
| 62 | In which country was Leon Trotsky assassinated? |
| Mexico |
| 63 | Which gas is the dominant constituent of the atmospheres of Mars and Venus? |
| Carbon Dioxide |
| 64 | Mute and Berwick's are varieties of which bird? |
| Swan |
| 65 | What date is inscribed on the table held by the Statue of Liberty? |
| 4 July 1776 |
| 66 | What is the curved knife traditionally carried by Gurkhas called? |
| Kukrin |
| 67 | In Monty Python's Flying Circus, what species of parrot does John Cleese buy, only to find that it is dead? |
| Norwegian Blue |
| 68 | Who designed the Clifton Suspension Bridge? |
| Isambard Kingdom Brunel |
| 69 | Charlotte Brew was the first woman to compete in which sporting event? |
| Grand National |
| 70 | Great Britain's women's curling team won gold in the 2002 Winter Olympics, beating which team in the final? |
| Switzerland |
| 71 | Silvaner, Syrah and Merlot are all varieties of which fruit? |
| Grape |
| 72 | From what seeds is tahini paste made? |
| Sesame |
| 73 | Which duo scored "nul points" for the UK in the 2003 Eurovision Song Contest? |
| Jemini |
| 74 | Who directed Strictly Ballroom and Moulin Rouge? |
| Baz Luhrmanna |
| 75 | Who was the first Welsh World Snooker Champion? |
| Ray Reardon |
| Children and Family |
| 76 | Gryffindor, Slytherin, Hufflepuff – which is the fourth house? |
| Ravenclaw |
| 77 | Who is pursued by Wile E Coyote? |
| Roadrunner |
| 78 | In the books by Enid Blyton, which school did Pat and Isobel O'Sullivan attend? |
| St Clare |
| 79 | Who is the heroine of Tomb Raider? |
| Lara Croft |
| 80 | Girls Aloud are the girl band from Popstars – The Rivals. Who are the boy band? |
| One True Voice |
| 81 | Which TV series launched Ant and Dec to fame? |
| Byker Grove |
| 82 | Who had a boss called Colonel K? |
| Dangermouse |
| 83 | Which game features Professor Plum and some lead piping? |
| Cluedo |
| 84 | By what name was a Snickers bar originally known in the UK? |
| Marathon |
| 85 | Which school merged with its rival, Brookdale? |
| Grange Hill |
| 86 | Which cartoon character first appeared in Steamboat Willie and was later the Sorceror's Apprentice? |
| Mickey Mouse |
| 87 | Who owns a chimp named Bubbles? |
| Michael Jackson |
| 88 | Who designed the Blue Peter ship? |
| Tony Hart |
| 89 | Who had a dog called Wordsworth and a Magic Torch? |
| Jamie |
| 90 | What was the job of Pugh, Pugh, Barney, McGrew, Cuthbert, Dibble and Grubb? |
| Firemen |
| 91 | Who had adventures on Billycock Hill and at Smugglers' Top? |
| The Famous Five |
| 92 | Which journalist went to the Moon, was nearly burnt at the stake by Incas,
and helped his friend General Alcazar launch a revolution? |
| Tintin |
| 93 | Of which proud warrior race is Lieutenant Worf a member? |
| Klingon |
| 94 | Which Red Dwarf star and comedian presents Robot Wars? |
| Craig Charles |
| 95 | Which group of superheroes includes Wolverine, Storm and Rogue? |
| X-Men |
| 96 | Which character in The Wizard of Oz wanted a heart? |
| The Tin Man |
| 97 | Who lived in a tower which could only be reached by climbing her hair? |
| Rapunzel |
| 98 | Who went to sea "in a beautiful pea-green boat"? |
| The Owl and the Pussycat |
| 99 | Which comic featured Lord Snooty, Minnie the Minx and the Bash Street Kids? |
| The Beano |
| 100 | Who is the hero of The Box of Delights? |
| Kay Harker |
