1. Dr F Lanchester invented what motor safety aid in 1902?<\/p>\n
Disc Brakes<\/p>\n
2. Halophobia fear of what?<\/p>\n
Speaking<\/p>\n
3. Arthur Jefferson better known as who?<\/p>\n
Stan Laurel<\/p>\n
4. Why is the city La Paz in Bolivia safe from fire?<\/p>\n
To high – Not enough air to burn<\/p>\n
5. What is the national drink of Yugoslavia?<\/p>\n
Slivovitz<\/p>\n
6. Agnes the girls name means what?<\/p>\n
Chaste<\/p>\n
7. What were the wicks in the Vestal Virgins lamps made from?<\/p>\n
Asbestos<\/p>\n
8. Who is the Patron Saint of France?<\/p>\n
St Denis<\/p>\n
9. What are you supposed to give\/get for 40 years of marriage?<\/p>\n
Ruby<\/p>\n
10. What is the Roman Numeral for 1000?<\/p>\n
M<\/p>\n
11. Who was the first man in space?<\/p>\n
Yuri Gagarin
\n12. What would you do with a Yashmak?<\/p>\n
Wear it – it’s an Arab veil
\n13. Who betrayed Jesus to the Romans?<\/p>\n
Judas Escariot
\n14. Who’s band was The Quarrymen?<\/p>\n
John Lenon
\n15. Which was the most successful Grand National horse?<\/p>\n
Red Rum
\n16. Who starred as the Six Million Dollar Man?<\/p>\n
Lee Majors
\n17. In the song Waltzing Matilda – What is a Jumbuck?<\/p>\n
Sheep
\n18. Who was Dan Dare’s greatest enemy in the Eagle?<\/p>\n
Mekon
\n19. What is Dick Grayson better known as?<\/p>\n
Robin (Batman and Robin)
\n20. What was given on the fourth day of Christmas?<\/p>\n
Calling birds
\n21. What was Skippy ( on TV )?<\/p>\n
The bush kangaroo
\n22. What does a funambulist do?<\/p>\n
Tightrope walker
\n23. What is the name of Dennis the Menace’s dog?<\/p>\n
Gnasher
\n24. What are bactrians and dromedaries?<\/p>\n
Camels (one hump or two)
\n25. Who played The Fugitive?<\/p>\n
David Jason
\n26. Who was the King of Swing?<\/p>\n
Benny Goodman
\n27. Who was the first man to fly across the channel?<\/p>\n
Louis Bleriot
\n28. Who starred as Rocky Balboa?<\/p>\n
Sylvester Stallone
\n29. In which war was the charge of the Light Brigade?<\/p>\n
Crimean
\n30. Who invented the television?<\/p>\n
John Logie Baird
\n31. Who would use a mashie niblick?<\/p>\n
Golfer
\n32. In the song who killed Cock Robin?<\/p>\n
Sparrow
\n33. What do deciduous trees do?<\/p>\n
Lose their leaves in winter<\/p>\n
34. In golf what name is given to the No 3 wood?<\/p>\n
Spoon<\/p>\n
35. If you has caries who would you consult?<\/p>\n
Dentist – its tooth decay<\/p>\n
36. What other name is Mellor’s famously known by?<\/p>\n
Lady Chatterlys Lover
\n37. What did Jack Horner pull from his pie?<\/p>\n
Plum<\/p>\n
38. How many feet in a fathom?<\/p>\n
Six
\n39. which film had song Springtime for Hitler?<\/p>\n
The Producers
\n40. Name the legless fighter pilot of ww2?<\/p>\n
Douglas Bader
\n41. What was the name of inn in Treasure Island?<\/p>\n
Admiral Benbow
\n42. What was Erich Weiss better known as?<\/p>\n
Harry Houdini
\n43. Who sailed in the Nina – Pinta and Santa Maria?<\/p>\n
Christopher Columbus
\n44. Which leader died in St Helena?<\/p>\n
Napoleon Bonaparte
\n45. Who wrote Gone with the Wind?<\/p>\n
Margaret Mitchell
\n46. What does ring a ring a roses refer to?<\/p>\n
The Black Death
\n47. Whose nose grew when he told a lie?<\/p>\n
Pinocchio
\n48. Who has won the most Oscars?<\/p>\n
Walt Disney
\n49. What would a Scotsman do with a spurtle?<\/p>\n
Eat porridge (it’s a spoon)
\n50. Which award has the words for valour on it?<\/p>\n
Victoria Cross<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"