Question: Prohibition in the USA was enacted into law by the 'National Prohibition Act'. By what name was this popularly known?
Answer: The Volstead Act

Question: Which substance contained by most other plants, do fungi lack?
Answer: Chlorophyll

Question: In the game of backgammon with how many pieces does each player begin?
Answer: 15

Question: Which common garden flower, often used in salads, belongs to the genus Tropaeolum?
Answer: Nasturtium

Question: What sort of creature is the axolotl?
Answer: The Salamander

Question: If a piece of music is described as 'adagio' how should it be played?
Answer: Slowly

Question: Which group had a hit in 1982 with "Pass the Dutchie"?
Answer: Musical Youth

Question: On which island of New York City is the borough of Brooklyn located?
Answer: Long Island

Question: Give any one year in which Prohibition was in effect in the USA?
Answer: 1920-1933

Question: At which British ground was the 2002 Champions League final held?
Answer: Hampden Park

Question: Which of the 'big cats' has the Latin name `Panthera Onca'?
Answer: The Jaguar

Question: In which Gilbert and Sullivan's operetta would you hear the song "I am the Very Model of a Modern Major General"?
Answer: The Pirates Of Penzance

Question: Which island lies midway between the Orkney islands and the Shetlands?
Answer: Fair Isle

Question: In chess how many different opening moves are there?
Answer: 20

Question: In an Indian restaurant a preparation of split pulses with added spices is known by what generic name?
Answer: Dhaal

Question: In which country is the Eden Gardens international cricket venue?
Answer: INDIA (Kolkata

Question: Musically, what is the connection between the films Schindler's List and the Star Wars films by George Lucas?
Answer: Music Composed By John Williams

Question: What is the SI-derived unit of frequency?
Answer: The Hertz

Question: According to Ian Fleming which real-life public school did the fictional James Bond attend?
Answer: Eton

Question: Which was the only No. 1 hit for Pink Floyd?
Answer: Another Brick In The Wall

Question: Sarah was the wife of which biblical character?
Answer: Abraham

Question: Who wrote the books on which TVs Inspector Alleyn was based?
Answer: Ngaio Marsh

Question: In which Gilbert & Sullivan Operetta would you see Ralph Rackstraw and Sir Joseph Porter?
Answer: Hms Pinafore

Question: Which French painter painted 'The Death of Socrates' in 1787 and 'Leonidas at Thermopylae in 1814?
Answer: Jacques-Louis David

Question: Which famous statue by Michelangelo is held in the Galleria dell' Academia in Florence?
Answer: David

Question: Which singer wrote the hit songs 'My Way' for Frank Sinatra and 'She's A Lady' for Tom Jones?
Answer: Paul Anka

Question: What is the capital of the island nation of Mauritius?
Answer: Port Louis

Question: London will host the Olympic Games in 2012, but which Olympiad will it be?
Answer: XXXth OLYMPIAD

Question: In France it would be a cirque, in Scotland a corrie, what would it be called in Wales?
Answer: A Cwm

Question: Sixte, octave and riposte are terms used in which sport?
Answer: Fencing

Question: Symond's Yat is a prominent rock feature on the banks of which British river?
Answer: The Wye

Question: John Harmon is the main protagonist in which Dickens novel?
Answer: Our Mutual Friend

Question: What name is given to the group of elements with atomic numbers 2, 10, 18, 36, 54 and 86?
Answer: NOBLE or INERT GASES

Question: In the computer term pdf, for what does the d stand?
Answer: Document

Question: Which American actress said of marriage "It's a great institution, but I'm not ready for an institution yet"?
Answer: Mae West

Question: Lambert Simnel and Perkin Warbeck were pretenders to the English throne during the reign of which King?
Answer: Henry Vii

Question: Alfred Hitchcock's film "The Birds" was inspired by a short novel by which authoress?
Answer: Daphne Du Maurier

Question: Which Liverpool born actress is missing from the following list: Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon and Sarah Jessica Parker?
Answer: Kim Catrell

Question: Give a year in the life of Edward II?
Answer: 1307-1327

Question: Who was the hero of several Sir Arthur Conan Doyle stories first introduced in 'The Lost World'?
Answer: Professor Challenger

Question: Who succeeded King Edward III in 1377?
Answer: Richard II

Question: Fortress, Citadel and Rampart are all varieties of which common vegetable?
Answer: Brussels sprout

Question: In the human body which bone runs parallel to the ulna?
Answer: Radius

Question: In the TV drama GBH written by Alan Bleasdale what was the occupation of Michael Palin's character Jim Nelson?
Answer: School Teacher

Question: What was the name of the Wright brothers' first aeroplane?
Answer: Flyer

Question: Who won the 1997 World Snooker Championship?
Answer: Ken Doherty

Question: On which play was the film Cabaret based?
Answer: I Am A Camera

Question: In the Bible who was the long lived son of Enoch mentioned in Genesis?
Answer: Methuselah

Question: Where are the administrative headquarters of the county of Northumberland?
Answer: Morpeth

Question: What is the name of the Japanese verse form of 17 syllables arranged in 3 lines?
Answer: Haiku

Question: In the world of transport what is a VLCC?
Answer: Very Large Crude Carrier

Question: What is the essential ingredient in a dish described as Florentine?
Answer: Spinach

Question: Which city is the state capital of the US state of Maine?
Answer: Augusta

Question: Which legal term meaning "as a favour" indicates something not intended to create a legal binding obligation?
Answer: Ex Gratia

Question: Which letter of the Greek alphabet is the equivalent to the English L?
Answer: Lambda

Question: The peccary, a native of Central and South America, is what sort of animal?
Answer: Pig(accept Tayassuidae, Suidae or Swine)

Question: Which 1992 Quentin Tarantino film featured the song 'Stuck in the middle with you'?
Answer: Reservoir Dogs

Question: In the Royal Navy what is the equivalent rank to a Flight Sergeant in the Royal Air Force?
Answer: Chief Petty Officer

Question: Give a year in the life of Tsar Peter the Great.
Answer: 1672-1725Ad

Question: In 1964 what was the Kinks' first chart success which reached Number 1?
Answer: You Really Got Me

Question: Which culinary vegetable has the Latin name "Allium Sativum"?
Answer: Garlic

Question: What was the main instrument of the jazz musician Art Tatum?
Answer: Piano

Question: Who is the patron saint of doctors, surgeons, painters and artists?
Answer: Saint Luke

Question: Churchill described Montgomery as "in defeat, unbeatable, in victory . . . " what?
Answer: Unbearable

Question: Which music hall performer was best known for his songs 'Boiled beef and carrots' and 'Any Old Iron'?
Answer: Harry Champion

Question: Name any of Shakespeare's 'Merry Wives of Windsor'?
Answer: Quickly, Ford, Page

Question: Prometheus Bound was written by Aeshylus (524-556BC). Who wrote Prometheus Unbound in 1820AD?
Answer: Percy Bysshe Shelley

Question: Who succeeded King John in 1216?
Answer: Henry III

Question: Tiger, Turks Cap and Stargazer are all types of which plant?
Answer: Lily

Question: The mandible is more commonly known as the lower jaw bone. What is the correct name for the upper jaw bone?
Answer: Maxilla

Question: What was the name of the first Rolls Royce model?
Answer: Silver Ghost

Question: On which novel by HG Wells was the 1963 musical 'Half a Sixpence' based?
Answer: Kipps

Question: In the Bible, in the book of Kings, who was the evil wife of King Ahab?
Answer: Jezebel

Question: How many lines of poetry are in a sonnet?
Answer: 14

Question: What method of transport is sometimes known by the initials ACV?
Answer: Hovercraft

Question: In cooking what is the name given to thin strips of bacon used for flavouring?
Answer: Lardons

Question: What is the state capital of the New England state of New Hampshire?
Answer: Concord