b <NO_N Q_CúA_Cú 1What is the name of the Clintons' cat ? Socks 2The Roman place name "Durolipons" is now known as .. ? Cambridge 3The Roman place name "Ratae" is now known as .. ? Leicester 4The Roman place name "Dubris" is now called .. ? Dover 5Who wrote "Four Quartets", published in 1943 ? T.S. Eliot 6What was the first European city to have street lighting ? Venice 7Ingrid Marie, Katy, Lady Williams, Violette, Scotch Dumpling. What is the relationship ? They're apples 8On a clear day, how far approximately can we see with the naked eye ? 92 million miles - to the sun 9What was the name of Barbara Bush's dog (a spaniel) ? Millie 10In South West dialect, what is a "Wevet" ? A cobweb 11Give a five-letter word R-R-R RARER 12Give a seven-letter word R--R--R REORDER 13Give a nine-letter word R---R---R RESERVOIR 14In 1863, the Football Association was formed. Where ? The Freemasons Arms, Great Queen Street, London WC2 15What football club, founded in 1874, played first on a field at Wellington Road, Perry Barr ? Aston Villa 16What was the name of the first winner of the Grand National ? Lottery in 1843 17Which king of Scotland, later immortalised by Shakespeare, was killed at Lumphanan, Aberdeen, on 15th August 1057 ? Macbeth 18What was the original name of West Bromwich Albion when it was formed in 1875 ? W.B. Strollers 19When does a duckling become a duck ? At the second feather stage at 2 months 20In what year was the first pedestrian killed in Britain by a motor vehicle ? 1896, Mrs Bridget Driscoll of Croydon 21What was the name of Winston Churchill's dog (a poodle) ? Rufus 22In what year were professional footballers made legal ? 1885 23By what name is 44-years-old Rosemary Scallon better known ? Dana, 1970 Eurovision Song Contest winner 24He 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 25Who was know as "Thunder Thighs" before she slimmed ? Christina Onassis 26The English "Gauffre" (various spellings) survives in some places today but what is it now known as ? Brandy snap 27A 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 28What links Batavia, Continuity, Romaine, Sucrine, Four Seasons, Winter Density, Feuille de Chene and Lollo-biondo ? They're lettuces 29What was the fruit of four years of unremitting labour by Michelangelo which was revealed to the world in 1512 ? The Sistine Chapel 30Who, or what, is "La Serenissima" ? Venice 31What breed were Lyndon Johnson's three dogs "Him", "Her" and "Yuki" ? Beagles 32What football team derives its name from the Arabic phrase (dar-sina'a) meaning a house of industry ? Arsenal 33What in England was the world's second highest building at 520 feet when it opened in 1893 ? Blackpool Tower 34Where was the first giant panda born in captivity and delivered naturally in 1980 ? In a zoo in Mexico 35What was the name of first U.S. communications satellite launched from Cape Canaveral on 12.8.1960 ? Echo 1 36Born 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 37Where and in what year did the Great Train Robbery take place ? Cheddington, Buckinghamshire, on 8.8.1963 38For how many days was John McCarthy in captivity (to the nearest 100 days) ? 1943 days - released 8.8.1991 39Why was Edward VII's coronation delayed in 1902 ? He had an emergency appendectomy 40What is the salary of the English Prime Minister ? Nothing - he's paid as First Lord of the Treasury 41Lindberg 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 42Who laid the foundation stone of the Royal Observatory, Greenwich in 1675 ? Charles II 43The 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 44In which year did Hawaii become the 50th state of the Union ? On 21.8.1959 45What was the name of Jane Eyre's dog ? Pilot 46What record did William Kemmler set in New York ? He was the first person to be executed in the electric chair 47What 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 48At what time had Rupert Brooke's church clock at Grantchester stopped ? Ten to three 49Who was Sebastian Melmoth ? Oscar Wilde after his release from jail 50What are so-called "Papparazzi" ? Freelance photographers who take shots of celebrities, coined by Frederico Felini in "La Dolce Vita" 51What do Lord Lambourne, James Grieve, Lord Derby, George and Sweet Caroline have in common ? They're apples 52What vehicle has the registration number NCC1701 ? Starship Enterprise 53What was the name of Gerald Ford's dog (a golden retriever ?) Liberty 54Who is the only man to win a Formula 1 World Championship in a car bearing his own name ? Sir Jack Brabham 55Give a seven-letter word H--H--H HASHISH 56Give a nine-letter word H---H---H HALFHITCH 57Who owns The Oval cricket ground ? The Duchy of Cornwall 58What creatures are known collectively as a "shrewdness" ? Apes 59What creatures are known collectively as a "sloth" ? Bears 60What creatures are known collectively as a "clowder" ? Cats