1.     Who was the main character in Orwell’s novel “1984”? – Winston Smith.

2.    Riga is the capital of which European country? -  Latvia.

3.    Which FOUR US Presidents have been assassinated? - Abraham Lincoln [1865], James A Garfield [1881], William McKinley [1901] and John F Kennedy [1963].

4.    In computing what does the acronym HTTP stand for? - HyperText Transfer Protocol.

5.    Which songs containing “SILVER” in the title were UK top five hits for the following artists, [a] Hawkwind [1972], [b] Jim Diamond (1986), [c] The Four Seasons (1976), [d] David Essex (1980) and [e] David Soul (1977)? – [a] “Silver Machine” [reached no. 3], [b] “Hi Ho Silver” [no. 5], [c] “Silver Star” [no. 3], [d] “Silver Dream Machine” [no. 4] and [e] “Silver Lady” [no.1].

6.    What title was given to King Edward VIII after his abdication in 1936? – The Duke of Windsor.

7.    What does an ICHTHYOLOGIST study? –Fish.

8.    Which painting by Pablo Picasso was inspired by the bombing of a town in the Spanish Civil War? - Guernica.

9.    In which year did Queen Victoria celebrate her Diamond Jubilee? - 1897.

10. In which towns do the following Scottish football teams play their home matches , [a] Heart of Midlothian, [b] St. Johnstone, [c] Queen of the South, [d] Albion Rovers and [e] St. Mirren? – [a] Edinburgh, [b]Perth, [c]Dumfries, [d]Coatbridge and [e] Paisley.

11. By what name is a young hare known? - A Leveret.

12. On which racecourse is the Kentucky Derby run? – Churchill Downs.

13. Which New Zealand born physicist is widely acknowledged as the first to split the atom? - Ernest Rutherford.

14. Which FIVE countries share a land border with CROATIA? - Bosnia & Herzegovina, Hungary, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia.

15. Cliff Richard represented the UK in the Eurovision Song Contest on TWO occasions, can you name the songs? - “Congratulations” [2^nd in 1968] and “Power to all our Friends” [3^rd in 1973].

16. What is depicted on the memorial to Lewis Carroll located on the West Shore, Llandudno, North Wales? - The White Rabbit.

17. With which sports were the following films connected with, [a] “Field of Dreams” (1989), [b] “The Big Lebowski” (1998), [c] “Million Dollar Baby” (2004), [d] “Happy Gilmore” (1996) and [e] “This Sporting Life” (1963)? – [a] Baseball, [b] Bowling, [c] Boxing, [d] Golf and [e] Rugby League.

18. To which ancient people was HUITZILOPOCHTLI [sometimes known as UITZILOPOCHTLI] both a Sun God and the God of War? - The Aztecs.

19. Which motor manufacturers produced the following models in the UK, [a] Velox (1948-65), [b] Hornet (1961-65), [c] Marina (1971-80), [d] Elise (1996-present) and [e] DMC-12 (1979-82)? – [a]Vauxhall, [b]Wolsey, [c]Morris, [d] Lotus and [e] DeLorean.

20. Which series of films included amongst others, the titles “The Voyage Home”, “The Final Frontier” and “The Undiscovered Country”? – Star Trek [They were Star Trek IV, V & VI respectively].