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General Knowledge

1	Who was the first woman to be awarded the Order of Merit?	Florence Nightingale
2	What was the colonial name of Zambia?	(Northern) Rhodesia
3	When was the Daily Telegraph first published?	1855
4	In which year did Panorama begin?	1953
5	Which monster in Greek mythology had nine heads?	The Lernaean Hydra
6	How many points is the letter V worth in Scrabble?	4
7	Who was the first woman in space?	Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova
8	In Scotland what is another name for a filibeg?	A kilt
9	On the face of which mountain are carved giant portrait heads of four American presidents?	Mount Rushmore
10	Who is suggested by - in 2004: 1809: 800 +1500=2x1?	-

Cambridge Colleges

11	Where is the first chapel designed by Sir Christopher Wren?
12	Which present College was founded as Buckingham College?
13	Which poet, as a student, traced the words "Liberty & Equality" in gunpowder on a Jesus College court and set fire to it?
14	In which college until 1851 did undergraduates attain degrees without sitting examinations?
15	Which college has a sundial which can be viewed on the Internet?	Queens' College, Cambridge
16	Which college has a statue of the founder of a Cambridge school?
17	Who founded St John's College?	Lady Margaret Beaufort
18	Who gave the original library to Churchill College?
19	Which college was first to be founded?	Peterhouse, Cambridge
20	Of which college is Kenneth Clarke MP an alumnus?	Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge

English Cathedrals

21	Which cathedral will be completed in 2005?	St Edmundsbury Cathedral
22	Which cathedral has the oldest existing clock in England?	Salisbury Cathedral
22 (!)	Which is the longest Gothic cathedral in Europe?	York Minster
23	In which cathedral can you see the Mappa Mundi?	Hereford Cathedral
24	In which cathedral, other than Lincoln, can you see an original of Magna Carta?	Salisbury Cathedral
25	Which cathedral is built on a Roman military HQ?	-
26	In which cathedral can you see the tomb of the Ven. Bede?	Durham Cathedral
27	Which cathedral is also a college chapel?	-
28	In which cathedral would you find Sutherland's "Noli me tangere"?	-
29	Which cathedral was the scene of a murder in December 1170?	Canterbury Cathedral (Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas à Becket killed by followers of the King)
30	Which cathedral has Epstein's "St Michael and Lucifer"?	Coventry Cathedral

Women of the Bible

31	Who played a tambourine?	Miriam the prophetess "and all the women" (Exodus 15:20)
32	Of whom was Elijah afraid?	-
33	Who met her future husband at a well?	Zipporah (See Exodus 2:16-21) and Rachel (See Genesis 29:1-12)
34	Who accompanied her mother-in-law to Bethlehem?	Ruth (See Ruth 1:14-22)
35	Which two women is Jesus said to have loved?	-
36	In which parable of Jesus are there ten women?	The parable of the ten virgins (Matthew 25:1-13)
37	Who said "Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb"?	Elizabeth (See Luke 1:42)
38	Who mistook Jesus for the gardener?	Mary Magdalene
39	Who was Paul's first convert in Europe?	-
40	Who is called "the mother of all living"?	Eve

Gardening

41	Who wrote "Half a proper gardener's work is done upon his knees"?	-
42	Which pupil of Plato is regarded as the Father of Gardening Books?	-
43	What sort of flower are The Great Spanish Bastard __, The Great White __ and The Six Cornered ___?	-
44	Who was the botanical illustrator who was drawing master to Marie Antoinette and also commissioned by The Empress Josephine?	-
45	Where is the Millennium Seed Bank?	Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
46	Whose Dry Garden is in Essex?	Beth Chatto
47	Which vegetable is a Pink Fir Apple?	Potato
48	What is the art of shaping trees and bushes called?	Topiary
49	The current Gardeners' World comes from which garden?	Berryfields
50	Which gardener is associated with Myddleton House, Enfield?	Bowles

British Literature

51	Which Jane Austen novel features Captain Wentworth?	Persuasion
52	Who was Sherlock Holmes' arch enemy?	Professor Moriarty
53	What was the last play that Shakespeare wrote?	Henry VIII
54	In which work can you find Black Riders and Cracks of Doom?	The Lord of the Rings
55	Who said "Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed and some few to be chewed and digested"?	Francis Bacon
56	Who said "The story of mankind began in a garden, and ended in revelation"?	-
'57	Which of Oliver Goldsmith's plays is subtitled "Mistakes of a Night"?	She Stoops to Conquer
58	What was on the menu for the wedding feast for Edward Lear's Owl and the Pussy Cat?	They dined on mince, and slices of quince.
59	Who was Poet Laureate from 1930 to 1968?	John Masefield (Poet Laureate 1930-1967)
60	Who wrote the play "Murder in the Cathedral"?	T. S. Eliot

European History

61	Which British king was the last to lead his troops into battle?	George II at the Battle of Dettingen in 1743
62	Where did Queen Victoria die?	The Isle of Wight
62 (2!)	Who was known as the "Hammer of the Scots"?	Edward I of England
63	Who wrote "Gaul as a whole is divided into three parts"?	Julius Caesar
64	Who said "History is indeed little more than the register of the crimes, follies and misfortunes of mankind"?	-
65	Which German fleet's base in WWI once belonged to Britain for over 100 years?	-
66	Who was the last Hanoverian monarch to rule England?	Victoria
67	In what year did British wartime rationing end?	1954
68	Who did the Russian Tzar Alexander I meet on a raft at Tilsit?	Napoleon
69	In which century did the 30 years' War take place?	17th Century
70	Under whose premiership were life peerages introduced?	Harold Macmillan (Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in 1958 when the Act was passed)

World Geography

71	On which island is the volcano, Big Ben?	Heard Island
72	Which capital city's name means "black pool"?	Dublin
73	In which country is the Great Apennine railway tunnel?	Italy
74	What is the capital of Canada's Yukon territory?	Whitehorse
75	Which was the first national park in Britain?
76	What is the longest river in Europe?	The Volga
77	What is located on Merritt Island, Florida, USA?	The John F. Kennedy Space Center
78	Where is Prince William Sound?	In the Gulf of Alaska
79	Which capital city's name means "Good Winds"?	Buenos Aires
80	Where in Britain is the Glen of Weeping?

Natural History

81	Which bird has the largest wingspan?	Wandering albatross
82	The larva of which insect is known as a leatherjacket?	Crane fly
83	What colour blood do insects have?	Greenish, yellowish, or colourless
84	What is the smallest British bird?	Goldcrest
85	Which bird lays the largest egg?	Ostrich
86	Which is the only animal with four knees?	Elephant
87	What is the name of an otter's home?	a holt
88	How much of an iceberg is visible above water?	10%
89	Which is the only bird with nostrils at the end of its beak?	Kiwi
90	What colour are the flowers of Wild Garlic?	White (to light green)

Pot Luck

91	Which "Doctor" drove a vintage yellow car called "Bessie"?	Dr Who
92	How many faces does a tetrahedron have?	Four
93	In which American city was Cheers set?	Boston
94	When were Members of Parliament first paid?	-
95	Which pudding was first created at Downing College?	-
96	Which is the main grape used in red beaujolais wine?	Gamay
97	Which is the only one of the Seven Dwarfs without a beard?	Dopey
98	Who was the first teddy bear named after?	Theodore Roosevelt
99	Who did Captain Mainwairing think was a "Stupid Boy"?	Private Frank Pike
100	What is the distance between the rails on Russian railways?	1520mm or 5' "Russian gauge" (158,100km used in Russia)
101	Which table sets out the classificaton of chemical elements?	Periodic table
102	In which year did the UK join the European Union?	1973
103	Which safety device was invented by Edwin Holmes in 1858?	burglar alarm
104	Who kept a pet bear at a Cambridge College?	Lord Byron
105	What is a French gendarme's hat called?	le képi
106	Who wrote, "It is impossible to enjoy idling thoroughly unless one has plenty more to do"?	-
107	Who lived in Ivor the Engine's boiler?	Idris, the Welsh dragon
108	What is the name of a word that reads the same backwards as forwards?	Palindrome
109	Which resort was the setting for the first Butlins holiday camp?	-
110	Which band took their name from the villain in the film Barbarella?	Duran Duran