Which British General died leading his troops in the capture of Quebec in 1759?General Wolfe.
What nationality was the composer Frederick Chopin?Polish.
Where might you find GREAVES, CUISSES and a GORGET?On a suit of armour.
What songs containing the word "MOON" were UK top 5 hits for the following artists, [a] Connie Francis (1958), [b] Jonathan King (1965), [c] Le Ann Rimes (2000), [d] The Police (1979) and [e] The Waterboys (1991)[a] "Carolina Moon", reached No. 1, [b] "Everyone's Gone to the Moon", No. 4, [c] "Can't Fight the Moonlight", No. 1, [d] "Walking on the Moon" No.1 and [e] "The Whole of the Moon" No. 3.
Who was the FIRST leader of communist Russia?Lenin.
Which pop group did the Isle of Man commemorate with an issue of stamps in 1999?The Bee Gees.
Which comedians are famous for the following catch-phrases, [a] "How tickled I am", [b] "Just like that!!", [c] "Rock on Tommy", [d] "Hello, Playmates" and [e] "Shut that door!"[a] Ken Dodd, [b] Tommy Cooper, [c] Bobby Ball, [d] Arthur Askey and [e] Larry Grayson.
How many players make up an Hurling team?Fifteen.
Native to the Himalayan Mountain region, what is a DEODOR?A Tree [often referred to as the Himalayan Cedar].
Which TWO of the Great Lakes are linked by the Welland Ship Canal?Lakes Erie and Ontario.
Who famously said "The only thing we have to fear ,is fear itself"?Franklin Roosevelt.
What do the following acronyms mean within the computer and technology worlds, [a] RAM , [b] DNS, [c] HTTP, [d] JPEG and [e] PDF[a] Random Access Memory, [b] Domain Name Server, [c] HyperText Transfer Protocol, [d] Joint Photographic Experts Group and [e] Portable Document Format.
What is the medical name for the WIND-PIPE?The Trachea.
Which artist was responsible for the animation of Pink Floyd's "The Wall"?Gerald Scarfe.
Which FIVE countries share a land border with BULGARIA?Greece, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia and Turkey.
How many edges does a UK Twenty Pence coin have?Seven.
The Punjab is a region of North West India, but what does Punjab mean?[The land of ] Five Rivers.
Who sang the theme songs for the following hit TV shows, [a] "Friends", [b] "One Foot in the Grave", [c] "Moonlighting", [d] "Rawhide" and [e] "Malcolm in the Middle"[a] The Rembrants, [b] Eric Idle, [c] Al Jarreau, [d] Frankie Laine and [e] They Might be Giants.
Which UK number one for The Searchers was written by Sonny Bono?"Needles and Pins".
Which country is the World's biggest producer of bananas?India.
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