01 What is the name of the Clintons' cat ? Socks 02 The Roman place name "Durolipons" is now known as .... ? Cambridge 03 The Roman place name "Ratae" is now known as .... ? Leicester 04 The Roman place name "Dubris" is now called .... ? Dover 05 Who wrote "Four Quartets", published in 1943 ? T.S. Eliot 06 What was the first European city to have street lighting ? Venice 07 Ingrid Marie, Katy, Lady Williams, Violette, Scotch Dumpling. What is the relationship ? They're apples 08 On a clear day, how far approximately can we see with the naked eye ? 92 million miles - to the sun 09 What was the name of Barbara Bush's dog (a spaniel) ? Millie 10 In South West dialect, what is a "Wevet" ? A cobweb 11 Give a five-letter word R-R-R RARER 12 Give a seven-letter word R--R--R REORDER 13 Give a nine-letter word R---R---R RESERVOIR 14 In 1863, the Football Association was formed. Where ? The Freemasons Arms, Great Queen Street, London WC2 15 What football club, founded in 1874, played first on a field at Wellington Road, Perry Barr ? Aston Villa 16 What was the name of the first winner of the Grand National ? Lottery in 1843 17 Which king of Scotland, later immortalised by Shakespeare, was killed at Lumphanan, Aberdeen, on 15th August 1057 ? Macbeth 18 What was the original name of West Bromwich Albion when it was formed in 1875 ? W.B. Strollers 19 When does a duckling become a duck ? At the second feather stage at 2 months 20 In what year was the first pedestrian killed in Britain by a motor vehicle ? 1896, Mrs Bridget Driscoll of Croydon 21 What was the name of Winston Churchill's dog (a poodle) ? Rufus 22 In what year were professional footballers made legal ? 1885 23 By what name is 44-years-old Rosemary Scallon better known ? Dana, 1970 Eurovision Song Contest winner 24 He and his partner were known as "the fiddler and the bow"; he was born in Britain and died in 1965. His real name was Arthur Stanley Jefferson. By what name is he better known ? Stan Laurel 25 Who was know as "Thunder Thighs" before she slimmed ? Christina Onassis 26 The English "Gauffre" (various spellings) survives in some places today but what is it now known as ? Brandy snap 27 A frame about the same size and shape of football goal posts with iron hooks along the top and sides and a heavy log, again with hooks can be seen at blanket factories, the use of which gave rise to what well-known expression ? on tenter hooks 28 What links Batavia, Continuity, Romaine, Sucrine, Four Seasons, Winter Density, Feuille de Chene and Lollo-biondo ? They're lettuces 29 What was the fruit of four years of unremitting labour by Michelangelo, which was revealed to the world in 1512 ? The Sistine Chapel 30 Who, or what, is "La Serenissima" ? Venice 31 What breed were Lyndon Johnson's three dogs "Him", "Her" and "Yuki" ? Beagles 32 What football team derives its name from the Arabic phrase (dar-sina'a) meaning a house of industry ? Arsenal 33 What in England was the world's second highest building at 520 feet when it opened in 1893 ? Blackpool Tower 34 Where was the first giant panda born in captivity and delivered naturally in 1980 ? In a zoo in Mexico 35 What was the name of first U.S. communications satellite launched from Cape Canaveral on 12.8.1960 ? Echo 1 36 Born in 1725, he was expelled from his seminary for "scandalous conduct", travelled in Europe and once escaped from the dungeons under the Doge's palace in Venice. He ended his days as librarian to Count Waldstein, his patron. Who ? Giacomo Casanova 37 Where and in what year did the Great Train Robbery take place ? Cheddington, Buckinghamshire, on 8.8.1963 38 For how many days was John McCarthy in captivity (to the nearest 100 days) ? 1943 days - released 8.8.1991 39 Why was Edward VII's coronation delayed in 1902 ? He had an emergency appendectomy 40 What is the salary of the English Prime Minister ? Nothing - he's paid as First Lord of the Treasury 41 Lindberg crossed the Atlantic non-stop by air. How many had crossed by air before him ? 66 - Alcock and Brown, and the airships R34 with 31 men and Zeppelin ZR3 with 33 42 Who laid the foundation stone of the Royal Observatory, Greenwich in 1675 ? Charles II 43 The last British executions were two men hanged on the same day for murder; one at Walton Prison, Liverpool and the other at Strangeways, Manchester. In which year ? On 14.8.1964 44 In which year did Hawaii become the 50th state of the Union ? On 21.8.1959 45 What was the name of Jane Eyre's dog ? Pilot 46 What record did William Kemmler set in New York ? He was the first person to be executed in the electric chair 47 What was the name of the ship on which Dr Hawley Crippen and his mistress, Ethel Le Neve, were arrested for the murder of his wife ? SS Montrose 48 At what time had Rupert Brooke's church clock at Grantchester stopped ? Ten to three 49 Who was Sebastian Melmoth ? Oscar Wilde after his release from jail 50 What are so-called "Papparazzi" ? Freelance photographers who take shots of celebrities, coined by Frederico Felini in "La Dolce Vita" 51 What do Lord Lambourne, James Grieve, Lord Derby, George and Sweet Caroline have in common ? They're apples 52 What vehicle has the registration number NCC1701 ? Starship Enterprise 53 What was the name of Gerald Ford's dog (a golden retriever ?) Liberty 54 Who is the only man to win a Formula 1 World Championship in a car bearing his own name ? Sir Jack Brabham 55 Give a seven-letter word H--H--H HASHISH 56 Give a nine-letter word H---H---H HALFHITCH 57 Who owns The Oval cricket ground ? The Duchy of Cornwall 58 What creatures are known collectively as a "shrewdness" ? Apes 59 What creatures are known collectively as a "sloth" ? Bears 60 What creatures are known collectively as a "clowder" ? Cats