Question: In June 1938, Action Comics #1 was published, featuring which comic book hero for the first time?
Answer: Superman

Question: London is a city in which Canadian province?
Answer: Ontario

Question: In the children’s story ‘Peter Pan, what is Captain Hook’s first name?
Answer: James

Question: What is the name of the flag that has been seriously considered by some as an alternative to the Australian flag, because of its association with with democracy and nationalism?
Answer: The Eureka Flag

Question: The company Starbucks is reportedly named after a character in which novel?
Answer: Moby Dick

Question: Hellen was the mythological patriarch of which European country?
Answer: Greece

Question: In November 1952, which Agatha Christie murder-mystery play opened at the Ambassadors Theatre, London?
Answer: The Mousetrap

Question: What is the only number in the English language which is spelt using the same number of letters as the number itself?
Answer: Four

Question: The pudu is the world’s smallest species of which animal?
Answer: Deer

Question: Pedology is the study of what in its natural environment?
Answer: Soil

Question: In January 1935, the trial of Bruno Hauptmann began, accused of the abduction and murder of which child?
Answer: Charles Lindbergh Junior

Question: Canadian jockey John ‘Red’ Pollard was famous for riding which well known racehorse?
Answer: Seabiscuit

Question: Actor Eddie Bunker played which ‘colour’ in the 1991 film ‘Reservoir Dogs’?
Answer: Mr Blue

Question: In Greek mythology, which mortal woman did Zeus visit in the form of a swan and seduce, making her the mother of Helen of Troy?
Answer: Leda

Question: In British royalty, what title did Camilla Parker Bowles take on marrying the Prince of Wales in 2005?
Answer: The Duchess of Cornwall

Question: A filibeg is a type of which garment?
Answer: Kilt

Question: Lord Peter Wimsey is a fictional character created by which author?
Answer: Dorothy L. Sayers

Question: Darryl Virostko is a ‘Maverick’s Champion’ in which sport?
Answer: Surfing

Question: Singer Alecia Beth Moore is better known by what name?
Answer: Pink

Question: On which island was Napoleon Bonaparte born in 1769?
Answer: Corsica

Question: Who founded the Habitat group of stores?
Answer: Terence Conran

Question: In which African country did New Zealand refuse to play in the 2003 Cricket World Cup, because of a terrorist threat?
Answer: Kenya

Question: In the Irish language ‘Eanair’ is which month of the year?
Answer: January

Question: The spice saffron is derived from which flower?
Answer: Crocus

Question: In Morse Code, which vowel is represented by a single dot?
Answer: E

Question: In 2004, the Pentagon budgeted $1 million to bring a modernised version of which Shakespeare play to military bases?
Answer: Othello

Question: Which US comic strip was created by Mort Walker in September 1950?
Answer: Beetle Bailey

Question: Aurophobia is the irrational fear of which metal?
Answer: Gold

Question: Which actor offered Demi Moore $1 million to sleep with him in the 1993 film ‘Indecent Proposal’?
Answer: Robert Redford

Question: The US city of Tombstone is in which state?
Answer: Arizona

Question: In December 1935, Anthony Eden took up which government post in Britain?
Answer: Foreign Secretary

Question: Who wrote the 1940 novel ‘Fanny By Gaslight’?
Answer: Michael Sadleir

Question: Henry Vlll became heir to the English throne on the death of which brother in 1502?
Answer: Arthur

Question: The Jasmund National Park is in which European country?
Answer: Germany

Question: What is the national flower of Persia?
Answer: Rose

Question: Actor/comedian Maxwell George Lorimer is better known by what name?
Answer: Max Wall

Question: The European city of Vienna lies on which river?
Answer: Danube

Question: In November 1936, who was elected US President for a second term in office?
Answer: Franklin D. Roosevelt

Question: Potomology is the scientific study of what?
Answer: Rivers

Question: The medical condition Herpes Zoster is commonly known as what?
Answer: Shingles

Question: Which English artist’s first names were Joseph Mallord William?
Answer: Turner

Question: What is the capital of Estonia?
Answer: Tallinn

Question: A Bouvier is what type of animal?
Answer: Dog

Question: What is the sub-title of the 1984 film ‘Star Trek 3’?
Answer: The Search For Spock

Question: The alcoholic drink Perry is made from the fermented juice of which fruit?
Answer: Pears

Question: Who wrote the children’s stories ‘The Clangers’, ‘Noggin the Nog’ and ‘Bagpuss’?
Answer: Oliver Postgate

Question: A Gurdwara is a place of worship in which religion?
Answer: Sikhism

Question: Sevastopol, in the Crimea, lies on the shore of which body of water?
Answer: Black Sea

Question: According to the Bible, what was the first bird to be sent out of the Ark by Noah?
Answer: Raven

Question: What was British Empire Day renamed in 1958?
Answer: Commonwealth Day

Question: Which Hollywood actress appeared on the centrefold of the first issue of ‘Playboy’ magazine?
Answer: Marilyn Monroe

Question: Who wrote the novel ‘Brideshead Revisited’?
Answer: Evelyn Waugh

Question: What is Mr Rochester’s first name in the novel ‘Jane Eyre’ by Charlotte Bronte?
Answer: Edward

Question: In a cycle race, what colour jersey is worn each day by the rider accumulating the highest number of points?
Answer: Green

Question: Who played the role of Brian of Nazareth in the 1979 film ‘The Life of Brian’?
Answer: Graham Chapman

Question: Napier University is in which British city?
Answer: Edinburgh

Question: Who duetted with Madonna on the 2008 single ‘Four Minutes’?
Answer: Justin Timberlake

Question: Kathmandu is the capital of which country?
Answer: Nepal

Question: National Doctors Day is celebrated in the USA during which month of the year?
Answer: March

Question: TAP is the chief airline of which European country?
Answer: Portugal

Question: In the children’s tv series, what is the name of Bob the Builder’s female business partner?
Answer: Wendy

Question: The pollex is better known as which part of the human body?
Answer: Thumb

Question: In Greek mythology, how many fates are there?
Answer: Three

Question: Rosalynn Smith is married to which former US President?
Answer: Jimmy Carter

Question: What was a tenth of a Roman Legion called?
Answer: Cohort

Question: In November 2002, which member of the British royal family was convicted and fined for violating the Dangerous Dogs Act?
Answer: Princess Anne

Question: What was the name of the ship that docked at Tilbury, England, in 1948, carrying 492 post-war immigrants from the West Indies?
Answer: MV Empire Windrush

Question: What was the name of the cross-eyed lion in the tv series ‘Daktari’?
Answer: Clarence

Question: Tommy Lee plays which instrument in the band Motley Crue?
Answer: Drums

Question: What does the Latin phrase ‘Tempus neminem manet’ translate to in English?
Answer: Time waits for no one

Question: Al Qaharih is the local name for which city?
Answer: Cairo

Question: British entertainer Daniel Carroll was better known by what name?
Answer: Danny La Rue

Question: Tunisia gained independence from which European country in 1956?
Answer: France

Question: In medicine, what is the name of the hollow flexible tube inserted into the human body to withdraw or introduce fluids?
Answer: Catheter

Question: Borah Peak is the highest mountain in which US state?
Answer: Idaho

Question: How many people are in the painting ‘The Last Supper’ by Leonardo DaVinci?
Answer: Thirteen

Question: Which country has the internet domain .es?
Answer: Spain

Question: Sir Humphrey Davy, the inventor of the miners safety lamp, was born in which English county?
Answer: Cornwall

Question: US singer Aliane Thiam is better known by what name?
Answer: Akon

Question: In religion, Copts are native Christians of which country?
Answer: Egypt