Question: Who was the first female solo singer to enter the UK charts at number one
Answer: Mariah Carey

Question: Who got to number 7 in 1998 with Real Good Time
Answer: Alda

Question: Which state does Bob Dylan come from
Answer: Minnesota

Question: What is the action of a falcon diving on it's prey called
Answer: A stoop

Question: Which is the most widely spread bird in the world found on every continent except Antarctica
Answer: Barn owl

Question: What is an eagle's nest called
Answer: An eyrie

Question: Which two colours are on the beak of a bewick swan
Answer: Black and yellow

Question: What is the collective noun for lapwings
Answer: Desert

Question: Complete the proverb, Don't make a mountain out of
Answer: A mole hill

Question: According to the proverb what is too much for one enough for two but not enough for three
Answer: A secret

Question: Which four words complete the proverb, No bees, no honey
Answer: No work no money

Question: In which of the United States would you find the Colorado Desert
Answer: California

Question: In which country would you be if you were trudging over the Atacama Desert
Answer: Chile

Question: In which desert do Kalmucks and Mongols live
Answer: Gobi Desert

Question: In which country is the Simpson Desert
Answer: Australia

Question: What precious stones are found in the Namib desert of Africa
Answer: Diamonds

Question: What did the three families Cadburys, Frys and Rowntrees have in common besides making confectionery
Answer: They were all Quakers

Question: Which drink advertised itself in the U.S.A. as 'Hits the spot, twelve full ounces, that's a lot'
Answer: Pepsi Cola

Question: What does it mean when goods are delivered C.K.D.
Answer: Completely Knocked Down

Question: Before the rise of Hollywood what was the world's largest film distributing company
Answer: The Ford Motor Company

Question: In which country is the town of Kandahar
Answer: Afghanistan

Question: In which group of islands is Tenerife
Answer: Canaries

Question: What is the largest continent on Earth
Answer: Asia

Question: Which country is known as the Cockpit of Europe
Answer: Belgium

Question: What was the 1910 Fruitgum Company's only hit
Answer: Simon Says

Question: Whose only UK hit was Here Comes the Judge
Answer: Pigmeat Markham

Question: In what sport was Sam Malone a star before running the bar in Cheers
Answer: Baseball

Question: In which town is the retirement home in Waiting For God
Answer: Bournemouth

Question: Which Island's volcano erupted in 1961 and necessitated the population to be evacuated
Answer: Tristan Da Cunha

Question: Where is the volcano Olympus Mons
Answer: On Mars

Question: What is Europe's largest and most active volcano
Answer: Etna

Question: In which country did the volcano Loki erupt in 1996
Answer: Iceland

Question: In what year was the first Olympic marathon for women
Answer: 1984

Question: In what year was the big ball made compulsory in the Open Golf Championship
Answer: 1974

Question: In what year were ball girls first used at Wimbledon
Answer: 1989

Question: In what year in Association Football did it become legal to be able to score direct from a corner
Answer: 1924

Question: What is the name of the famous ship which sank in 1545 and was raised in 1982
Answer: The Mary Rose

Question: In Morse Code what is the symbol for the letter E
Answer: A dot

Question: What is the collective noun for moose
Answer: Herd

Question: What would you be doing if you were to Shoot the Owl, Chase the Squirrel and Box the Gnat
Answer: Country dancing

Question: How many inches are there in a hand
Answer: Four

Question: Which sweets were advertised as the too good to hurry mints
Answer: Murray Mints

Question: Which famous character in commercials was played by John Hewer
Answer: Captain Birdseye

Question: In which city could you visit The Louvre
Answer: Paris

Question: In which Italian city would you find the Uffizi Gallery
Answer: Florence

Question: What was the product of the man whom the Tate Gallery is named after
Answer: Sugar

Question: In which London square is the National Gallery
Answer: Trafalgar Square

Question: In which city is the Albertina art gallery
Answer: Vienna

Question: Which southern state is patrolled by Deputy Dawg
Answer: Mississippi

Question: In the Wallace and Grommitt cartoons what is Wallace's favourite cheese
Answer: Stinking Bishop it was Wensleydale

Question: What is the name given to a professional rose grower
Answer: Rosarian

Question: Which garden plants are also known as cranebills
Answer: Geraniums

Question: Liquid tomato fertiliser is rich in which plant food
Answer: Potash

Question: To what plant did botanist Leonard Fuchs give his name
Answer: Fuchsia

Question: What is the currency of Switzerland
Answer: Swiss franc

Question: What is the name of Germany's central bank
Answer: The Bundesbank

Question: What was a hundredth of a German mark before the introduction of the Euro
Answer: A pfennig

Question: What is the name of the flat hat worn by academics
Answer: Mortarboard

Question: Francis Bacon said three inventions had changed the world name one of them (he died in 1626)
Answer: The compass, printing and gunpowder

Question: What modern innovation was began by Tim Berners Lee
Answer: The World Wide Web

Question: What were solicitors in the U.K. allowed to do for the first time in 1984
Answer: Advertise

Question: On which ship did Fletcher Christian lead a mutiny in 1787
Answer: Bounty

Question: Henry V11's emblem is seen mainly now as a pub sign, what was it
Answer: The Red Dragon

Question: What extraordinary item of dress is a gibus
Answer: Collapsible top hat

Question: What was the name of Buddy Holly's backing group
Answer: The Crickets

Question: Who had a number one album in 1986 with True Blue
Answer: Madonna

Question: What was the Monkees best selling single
Answer: I'm a Believer

Question: Which Scottish comedian had his World Tour of Australia shown on TV
Answer: Billy Connolly

Question: What is the name of George Peppard's character in the A Team
Answer: Colonel Hannibal Smith

Question: In Minder what football team did Terry support
Answer: Fulham

Question: Which actress plays the title role in the TV series Linda Green
Answer: Liza Tarbuck

Question: What is the nickname of the D.I.Y. man who helps out in the TV series Changing Rooms
Answer: Handy Andy

Question: Who is Sting married to
Answer: Trudie Styler

Question: Who is game show host Les Dennis married to
Answer: Amanda Holden

Question: Which comedy duo starred in a Chump at Oxford and Way Out West
Answer: Laurel and Hardy

Question: In which film did Harrison Ford come from the future to destroy an android played by Rutger Hauer
Answer: Blade Runner

Question: Who is the quizmaster on the Radio 4 programme I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue
Answer: Humphrey Littleton

Question: On which radio programme did the dreaded batter pudding hurler of Bexhill on sea appear
Answer: The Goon Show

Question: What word is spoken twice at the beginning of the radio 4 programme Today in Parliament
Answer: Order

Question: What is the name of Barbie's new boyfriend
Answer: Blaine

Question: What is Paddington Bear's favourite food
Answer: Marmalade sandwiches

Question: Which TV puppets live on a canal barge
Answer: Rosie and Jim

Question: Which country's car international index mark is S.F.
Answer: Finland

Question: What nickname does New York's 28th Street have
Answer: Tin Pan Alley

Question: What item of tableware was introduced into England by Thomas Coryat in 1608
Answer: The table fork

Question: Which tradesman would use a brace and bit
Answer: Carpenter or joiner

Question: Who would do his work in an atelier and use a mahlstick
Answer: An artist

Question: What would an Australian call an off licence
Answer: Bottle shop

Question: On what day of the week do Australians always celebrate Australia Day
Answer: Monday