Question: Who was the inventor of the Ball-point pen?
Answer: Lazio Biro

Question: What is the Fahrenheit equivalent of minus 40 degrees Celsius?
Answer: Minus 40 degrees! They are the same

Question: Percy Shaw invented a road safety device commonly known as what?
Answer: Cats Eyes

Question: Solid carbon dioxide is commonly known as what?
Answer: Dry ice

Question: Sn is the chemical symbol for which metal?
Answer: Tin

Question: Seismology is the study of what?
Answer: Earthquakes

Question: What actually is laughing gas?
Answer: Nitrous Oxide

Question: Fe is the chemical symbol for what metal?
Answer: Iron

Question: 'Bloody Mary' refers to which queen of England?
Answer: Mary 1

Question: We once had a British Pope! Who was he?
Answer: Adrian 1V

Question: Henry V111 had several wives. Who was the last one?
Answer: Catherine Parr

Question: Back to Henry V111, who was his third wife?
Answer: Jane Seymour

Question: What did Sir Richard Arkwright invent in 1769?
Answer: The Spinning Frame

Question: Who was on the throne at the time of 'The Great Fire of London?
Answer: Charles 11

Question: In what year was British Prime Minister Spencer Percival assassinated?
Answer: 9Years

Question: Used in WW1, what was a Sopwith Camel?
Answer: A single seated armed bi-plane

Question: At what age did Edward V1 become King?
Answer: 9Years

Question: Who founded the 'Open University'?
Answer: Harold Wilson

Question: What country did Alaska belong to prior to 1867?
Answer: Russia

Question: What year marked the end of the Chinese 'Ming' Dynasty?
Answer: 1644

Question: Who was the mother of Queen Elizabeth 1?
Answer: Anne Boleyn

Question: Thomas Becket was murdered where?
Answer: Canterbury Cathedral

Question: Who wrote the music and lyrics for the musical Evita?
Answer: (Two names

Question: Which actress shot to fame during the 70's starring in the 'Emmanuelle' movies?
Answer: Sylvia Krystal

Question: Handmade Films was formed to produce which film?
Answer: Life of Brian

Question: What character did John Wayne play in 'True Grit'?
Answer: Rooster Cogburn

Question: 'The Dambusters' tells the true story of which RAF Squadron?
Answer: 617 Squadron

Question: What character did Bruce Willis play in 'Last Man Standing'?
Answer: John Smith

Question: Who played 'The Riddler' in 'Batman Forever'?
Answer: Jim Carrey

Question: Who played the title roll in the Australian film 'Ned Kelly'?
Answer: Mick Jagger

Question: The song 'White Christmas' first featured in which film starring Bing Crosby?
Answer: Holiday Inn

Question: What was the last line spoken in the film 'Some Like It Hot'?
Answer: """Well, nobody's perfect"""

Question: What was the name of the island where 'King Kong' lived?
Answer: Skull Island

Question: Kirk Douglas is the father-in-law of which famous Welsh actress?
Answer: Catherine Zeta-Jones

Question: Only one sign of the zodiac starts and ends with the same letter, what's the sign?
Answer: Sagittarius

Question: 'When you wish upon a star' is a song from which Disney film?
Answer: Pinocchio

Question: He was the 'Prince of Wales' for 60 years, then became King. Who was he?
Answer: Edward V11

Question: Only two chess pieces can open a game. What are they?
Answer: Pawn and Knight

Question: Benny Goodman was known as what?
Answer: The King of Swing

Question: Who was Tom Cruise wife prior to Nicole Kidman?
Answer: Mimi Rogers

Question: A magnificent Inca city named what, was discovered in 1911?
Answer: Manchu Picchu

Question: Imagine it's Friday the 13th, what day of the week was the 1st?
Answer: Sunday

Question: In what year was the first episode of 'Coronation Street'?
Answer: 1961

Question: What were 'Bit' and 'Bot' on the children's TV programme Playschool?
Answer: Goldfish

Question: What was the first vehicle registration plate in Britain?
Answer: A1

Question: How was 'Seawise University' better known to us when it caught fire?
Answer: The Liner Queen Elizabeth in Hong Kong Harbour

Question: How long does a human taste bud live for, 10 minutes, 10 hours or 10 days?
Answer: 10 Days

Question: In the children's TV show Vision On, what were Phil O'Pat and Pat O'Phil made from?
Answer: Pipe Cleaners

Question: What was Frank Sinatra's big 1966 hit, a number one in 13 countries?
Answer: Strangers in the Night

Question: Man has seven vertebrae in his neck, how many does a Giraffe have?
Answer: Seven

Question: What are the two main ingredients of a Cuba Libre?
Answer: Rum & Coca-Cola

Question: Whom did Boris Becker beat when he became the youngest Wimbledon champion?
Answer: Kevin Curren

Question: Which animal is mentioned the most in the Bible?
Answer: Sheep

Question: Which phenomenon might you be interested in if you visit Drumnadrochit?
Answer: The Loch Ness Monster

Question: Which was the first TV Theme to be a chart-topper?
Answer: Eye Level / Van der Valk

Question: Which country has the most European neighbours?
Answer: Germany / Six in total

Question: In which country is Geneva Gin made?
Answer: Holland

Question: Cape Finisterre is the most westerly mainland point of which country?
Answer: Spain

Question: A ukulele and a banjelele both have how many strings?
Answer: 4

Question: Which river runs by Balmoral Castle?
Answer: River Dee

Question: Chihuahua dogs originate from which country?
Answer: Mexico

Question: etc. or et cetera is Latin for what?
Answer: And the rest

Question: What is the worlds most common blood type?
Answer: Type O

Question: Milwaukee is in which US state?
Answer: Wisconsin

Question: The plant 'Digitalis' is better known as what?
Answer: Foxglove

Question: What is the name of Elvis Costello's famous father?
Answer: Ross MacManus

Question: Siam is now called what?
Answer: Thailand

Question: What is the fruit of the 'Blackthorn'?
Answer: Sloe

Question: Can you name the Queens eldest grandchild?
Answer: Peter Phillips

Question: In which US city do the 'Yankees' play their baseball?
Answer: New York

Question: If you were watching 'The Richmond Tigers', which sport would they be playing?
Answer: Australian Rules Football

Question: What is the exact imperial distance of a marathon race?
Answer: 26 miles 385 yards

Question: Where were the 1948 Olympics held?
Answer: London

Question: In which sport is the term Balestra used?
Answer: Fencing

Question: Why was Erika Schinegger stripped of her 1966 downhill skiing world title?
Answer: She was a man

Question: What is the longest race in the heptathlon?
Answer: 800m

Question: Which referee was pushed over by Paulo Di Canio?
Answer: October 24, 1998 ? Paolo di Canio has been banned for 11 matches and fined ÂŁ10,000 after pushing referee Paul Alcock over during Sheffield Wednesday's game ..

Question: Which rugby union players sister was killed on the Marchioness?
Answer: Lawrence Dallaglio

Question: How many jumps are in the Grand National?
Answer: 30

Question: In which Australian city was the first cricket test match played?
Answer: Melbourne

Question: What type of race is Doggett's coat and badge?
Answer: Rowing

Question: Which American football team is called the Chiefs?
Answer: Kansas City

Question: Richard 111 lost his life in which battle?
Answer: The battle of Bosworth

Question: The English town of Malmesbury is in which county?
Answer: Wiltshire

Question: Jonas Salk developed a vaccine for what?
Answer: Polio

Question: What is the full name of the Mormon Church?
Answer: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

Question: Which letter is at the extreme right of the centre row of a UK standard keyboard?
Answer: L

Question: What is surgically removed if you have a cholecystectomy?
Answer: Gall Bladder

Question: In which country would you find 'Punta Arenas' the worlds most southerly city?
Answer: Chile

Question: What fish is used to make a kipper?
Answer: (smoked) Herring

Question: What was the well known nickname of Robert Franklin Stroud?
Answer: Birdman of Alcatraz