Q: What palace / monastery covering 10 acres (4.05 hectares), in the shape of a grid iron as a monument to St Lawrence, was built 20 miles (32 kilometres) south of Madrid by Philip II?
What is the answer?

A: el escorial

Q: Which English football club is nicknamed 'The Blades'?
What is the answer?

A: sheffield united

Q: What cocktail, named for a Scottish folk hero, consists of Scotch, Sweet vermouth, with a dash of Angostura bitters?
What is the answer?

A: rob roy

Q: The children's toy Silly Putty was taken on board by the crew of which Apollo mission?
What is the answer?

A:
apollo 8