1. Which Disney film does the Oscar-winning song ‘a whole New World’

2. Which acid is present in nettles?

3. What are the odds of picking a domino from a face-down set and getting a double?

4. Dan Topolski, who died recently, was a world-class competitor and then coach and commentator in which sport?

5. Which delicacy is made from the livers of specially-fattened geese and ducks?

6. How much did the Owl and the Pussycat’s wedding ring cost?

7.What was the first name of 18^th century landscape gardener ‘Capability’ Brown?

8. The Order of the Elephant is the top order of chivalry in which N European country?

9. Caused by the Epstein-Barr virus, mainly affecting adolescents and young

adults, how is the disease mononucleosis better known?

10 In the Rainhill Trials of the 1820s, what machine won?

11 What sort of a bird is a garganey?

12 What occupation was followed by Mary Read and Anne Bonney in the early

18^th century?

13 At Westminster, who succeeded Bernard Wetherill and preceded John Reid as

Speaker of the House?

14 Founder members Dee Dee, Tommy, Johnny and Joey are all dead; what was their band’s name?

15 What river flows through Belfast?

16 Which fruit is the basis of Cumberland Sauce?

17 What is the cost of 1^st and 2^nd class stamps respectively? (2-part answer)

18 Ariel, Titania and Oberon are among the moons of which planet?

19 Which insect’s bite causes sleeping sickness (Trypanosomiasis)?

20 Which country won the 2015 Six Nations rugby championship?

21 In the film ‘Some Like it Hot’ which instrument did Marilyn Monroe’s character

play?

22 What water area separates the Orkney Islands from mainland Scotland?

24 What is a neologism?

25 Which important writings were discovered in 1947 in the ancient Middle East

settlement of Qumran?

26 Which colour is the bib of the greyhound in trap 5?

27 What fruit is used to make kirsch liqueur?

28 Which S. Atlantic island has Jamestown as its capital?

29 What material are barristers’ wigs normally made from?

30 What is the common name of Beethoven’s Symphony No 6

31 Steven Harper is the Prime Minister of which country?

32 If Bobtail was a rabbit, what animals were Rag and Tag? (2-mark answer)

33 What sort of instrument is a clarsach?

34 What is the 6^th letter of the Greek alphabet?

35 Why was Bob Dylan booed and heckled as ‘Judas’ in 1966 when he played

Manchester Trade Hall?

36 Who wrote the novel ‘The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie’?

37 In 10-pin bowling, what is a turkey?

38 Which element is named after the Norse god of thunder?