In which English county were the "Poldark" novels and TV series set?Cornwall.
Which British bank was the first to appoint a female manager in 1958?Barclays [Hilda Harding in Hanover Square in London].
King Henry VIII had six wives, but which of his wifes had FOUR husbands?Catherine Parr [Sir Edward Borough, John Neville, Henry VIII and Thomas Seymour.
Which is the only horse that has won both the Grand national and Scottish Grand National in the same season?Red Rum [1974].
What songs containing the word "GLASS" were UK top ten hits for the following artists, [a] Sailor (1975), [b] Annie Lennox (1992), [c] Blondie (1979), [d] John Fred and the Playboy Band (1968) and [e] Gary Numan (1980)[a] "Glass of Champagne" reached no. 2, [b] "Walking on Broken Glass" no. 8, [c] "Heart of Glass" no. 1, [d] "Judy in Disguise(with glasses)" no.3 and [e] "We are Glass" no.5.
In which city are the headquarters of the European Central Bank?Frankfurt.
Who lives in Bikini Bottom?Spongebob Squarepants.
What temperature in Fahrenheit is equivalent to 100 degrees Centigrade?212 degrees.
Who were the parents of John the Baptist?Zachariah and Elizabeth.
Which FIVE countries share a land border with Burma?Bangladesh, China, India, Laos and Thailand.
"Hatha", "Jnana" and "Karma" are all forms of which activity?All types of Yoga.
Who in 1978 became the first woman to top the UK charts with a self written song?Kate Bush - "Wuthering Heights".
With a capacity of 67,800 what currently is the largest sporting stadium in Scotland?Murrayfield.
Of which TV series were the following "spin-offs", [a] Frasier, [b] A Different World, [c] Knots Landing, [d] Angel and [e] The Cleveland Show?[a] Cheers, [b] The Cosby Show, [c] Dallas, [d] Buffy the Vampire Slayer and [e] Family Guy.
Which physical characteristic is shared by Bill Clinton, Paul McCartney and John McEnroe?They are all left-handed.
Which of the US States is known as "The Bluegrass State"?Kentucky.
What do the following American words translate to in UK English, [a] Car Trunk, [b] Eggplant,[c] Fall, [d] Suspenders and [e] Period[a] Boot, [b] Aubergine, [c] Autumn, [d] Braces and [e] Full stop.
How many Prime Ministers did the UK have in the 20th Century?Twenty.
Of which professions are the following the patron saints, [a] Andrew, [b] Luke, [c] Cecilia, [d] Gregory the Great and [e] Martha[a] Fishermen, [b] Doctors, [c] Musicians, [d] Teachers and [e] Cooks.
If you added all the numbers on a roulette wheel what significant number would you get?666, the number of the Beast.
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