b <NO_N Q_CúA_Cú 1In which City of London ward is The Tower of London ? It's not in the city of London 2Where is the country's longest pier ? Southend 3What car was the only British car to finish the 1966 Le Mans only to be stolen shortly afterwards ? A Mini Marcos 4What was the distress signal sent out by ships before SOS was adopted ? CQD - Come Quick Danger - but it was too complicated to transmit : the Titanic sent both 5What Shakespearean character has the longest part ? Hamlet - 1,569 lines 6If a baby monkey weighs three-quarters of a baby monkey plus three-quarters of a pound, how much does a baby monkey weigh ? 3 pounds 7What area of London gets its name from Old English "Chalk landing place" ? Chelsea 8This part of London is recorded in The Domesday Book as Chenist, meaning farm of Cynesige's people. Where is this ? Kensington 9... and this meant "New farm by the tree stumps". Where ? Stoke Newington 10What four numbers come next : 125958,125959,13 .... ? 0000 - 1 pm precisely 11How many "tiles" are there in a standard Scrabble Set ? 100 - 98 plus 2 blanks 12What age is France's youngest grandfather ? 32-year-old Franck Petitdemange, a hospital cook, who recently went into The Guinness Book of Records 13What was the name of the first space traveller ? Laika the dog 14When asked how old she was, the well-known actress said that she was 33 years old, not counting Saturdays and Sundays. How old was she really ? 47 15What is the laying-on of hands by which a rabbi is ordained called ? It is also used for the ordination ceremony and the diploma of ordination. Semicha 16Who is missing : Dipsy, Laalaa, Po .. Tinky Winky - Teletubbies 17Labour Day in most countries is 1st May. When is it in the U.S.A. ? First Monday in September 18The full title of Jerome K. Jerome's book is "Three men in a boat to say nothing of the dog!" What is the dog's name ? Montmorency 19How many proud walkers were there ? Six 20... and, in similar context, how many swans a-swimming ? Seven 21By what name is Andres van Kuijk of Breda, Holland, better known ? "Colonel" Tom Parker - Elvis Presley's manager 22Who set the men's British record of 47.82 seconds in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, in the event which has been nicknamed "the man killer of track and field" ? Kriss Akabusi, 400m hurdles 23During the second world war, the US Navy feared the skill of the Japanese code breakers. So, for secret communications between Washington and the West Coast, they used which language believing that it would be unbreakable ? Hopi-Indians' 24Who is missing - Emma, Mel C, Mel B, Geri ? Victoria - Spice Girls 25If Prince Charles should die, who would become Duke of Cornwall ? Prince Andrew 26The "FIT" is the governing body of which sport ? The International Trampoline Federation 27Which country's flag is just green all over ? Libya 28In which game should a player call "Dubs" before his opponent says "no Dubbs" in order to claim points ? Marbles 29In which year did bishops sitting in the House of Lords cease to wear wigs ? 1880 30The Dutchman Ludolph von Ceulen spent most of his life on this and, when he died in 1610, it was inscribed on his tombstone. What was it ? Pi to 35 decimal places 31How many Gospels are there in the Bible ? Four 32Whereabouts in your body is your tibia ? Shin 33What is the everyday name for your larynx ? Voice box 34In which Shakespeare play is the line 'Ill met by moonlight, proud Titania' ? A Midsummer Night's Dream 35According to a famous speech by Shakespeare, how many ages of man are there ? Seven 36In cockney rhyming slang, what is meant by 'dog and bone' ? Telephone 37In cockney rhyming slang, what is meant by 'trouble and strife' ? Wife 38Who played the scarecrow Worsel Gummidge on television ? Jon Pertwee 39What have the Kiwi, Emu and Penguin in common ? All are birds that cannot fly 40Percherons, Shires and Clydesdales are all types of which animal ? Horses 41In cricket, what is a pair of spectacles ? Scoring nought in both innings/ scoring a duck in both innings of a match 42We call it a tap; what do Americans call it ? A faucet 43In America, what is a tuxedo ? Dinner Jacket 44Which are the two most famous cricket grounds in London ? Lords and The Oval 45Name two other cricket grounds in England where Test Matches are played Headingley (Leeds), Old Trafford (Manchester), Edgbaston (Birmingham), Trent Bridge (Nottingham) 46In land area, which is the largest continent ? Asia 47In area, which is the world's largest desert ? Sahara 48Who came to the throne on the death of Henry I ? Stephen 49Who came to the throne on the death of William IV ? Victoria 50In medicine, of what is dermatology the study ? The skin 51Of what is pathology the study ? Diseases 52Of which country is Hanoi the capital ? Vietnam 53Of which country is Lima the capital ? Peru 54What was a farthingale ? A hooped under-skirt 55What was a doublet ? A man's close-fitting jacket, usually waisted 56Which season in the Christian Calendar comes just before Christmas ? Advent 57What does the word 'advent' mean ? Arrival 58In the Christian faith, which festival immediately follows Lent ? Easter 59Who wrote 'Paradise Lost' ? John Milton 60Which animal did Blake describe in a poem as 'burning bright' ? Tiger