1. What industry made Andrew Carnegie’s vast fortune? IRON AND STEEL
2. In which sport is most of the best equipment manufactured by Riley Burway ?
SNOOKER (cues) Also accept POOL / BILLIARDS
3. Which Japanese city was destroyed by an earthquake 20 years ago (1995) KOBE
4 Which 1991 Disney production was the first animated film to be nominated for Best
Picture at the Oscars? ‘BEAUTY AND THE BEAST’
5. How much would the prize be in modern decimal money for the 1000 Guineas
horserace? £1050
6. In which manufacturing process are tenterhooks used? CLOTH-MAKING (the material
is stretched on a frame called a tenter)
7. Which artist was lashed to a ship’s mast in a storm so that he could convey the
best impression of it? TURNER
8 Which sauce is made by the McIlhenny Company of Avery Island, Louisiana?
TABASCO
9. Who was originally lined up to play ‘Dirty Harry’ Callahan before Clint Eastwood
took the part? FRANK SINATRA
10 Which company was Bob Diamond CEO of when it was implicated in the LIBOR
financial scandal? BARCLAY’S
11 What disease is presently threatening millions of trees across Europe and the UK?
ASH DIE-BACK
12 How is entertainer Shawn Corey Carter better known? JAY-Z
13 Who drove the Bullet-proof Bomb in the Wacky Races? THE ANT HILL MOB
14 Who was the last British monarch to have been born outside Great Britain?
GEORGE 2 ND
15 What is the name of the Middle East sweet pastry made of filo, nuts and honey?
BAKLAVA
16 Near which SE England town is there a new horse racecourse, the first to be
opened in Britain for 80 years? CHELMSFORD (also accept BRAINTREE)
(Originally called Great Leighs; now Chelmsford City course)
17 According to the Monty Python French Knight , what was your mother and what
was the perfume of your father? (2-part answer) MOTHER WAS A HAMSTER ;
FATHER SMELLED OF ELDERBERRIES
18 In which animated film does racer Lightning McQueen appear? ‘CARS’
19 Who was The Wizard of Menlo Park? THOMAS EDISON
20 ‘Maybe she’s born with it; maybe it’s ……..’ what, according to the advert?
MAYBELLINE
21 Which food manufacturer is based in Carrow, Norwich? COLMAN’S – mustard, etc
22 Which sport takes its name from the country home of the Dukes of Beaufort?
BADMINTON
23 According to Shakespeare, the course of true love never did what? RUN SMOOTH
24 How is TV personality Dr Matthew Hall better-known? HARRY HILL
25 What is added to steel to make it ‘stainless’? CHROMIUM
26 Who is the resident chef at the Fat Duck restaurant beside the Thames in Bray ?
HESTON BLUMENTHAL
27 Which European motor manufacturer’s badge has a snake on it? ALFA ROMEO
28 According to German philosopher Nietzsche, ‘that which does not kill us ……
……… ‘ WHAT? MAKES US STRONGER
29 In 2011, which singer asked the girl to ‘Dance with me tonight’? OLLIE MURS
30 Which future king was Regent’s Street in London named after? GEORGE 4 TH – regent

while his father was incapable.
31 In which country was the late actor Sid James born? SOUTH AFRICA
32 In the children’s stories, what is the Gruffalo frightened of? A MOUSE
33 Which major Russian city lies on the River Neva? ST PETERSBURG
34 Where in the UK does someone nicknamed a Mackem come from? SUNDERLAND
35 What is the symbol of the National Trust? OAK LEAVES (and ACORN; either ok)
36 This year’s Superbowl winners play at the Gillette Stadium at Foxborough. Who
are they? NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
37 According to the Beatles, where are there 4,000 holes? BLACKBURN
(LANCASHIRE)
38 What was Queen Victoria’s first given name? ALEXANDRINA
39 Where in America is the fearsome El Capitan rock-face that was first free-
climbed early this year with live TV coverage for over a fortnight? YOSEMITE
40 Where would you have found the residents Miss Tibbs and Miss Gatsby?
FAWLTY TOWERS