1) What is the third
letter of the Greek alphabet?
a
Alpha
b
Beta
c
Gamma
d
Delta
2) What takes eight minutes to reach
Earth?
a
Rain
b
Sunlight
c
Lightning
d
Thunder
3) What does a horologist
measure?
a
Cloud cover
b
Water
c
Land
d
Time
4) How many nail holes are there in a
standard horseshoe?
a
12
b
8
c
4
d
17
5) What's the only place in Europe where
monkeys live free?
a
Italy
b
Germany
c
Gibralter
d
Turkey
6) Pb is the chemical symbol for what
element?
a
Iron
b
Lead
c
Lithium
d
Magnesium
7) What two countries border the Dead
Sea?
a
Morrocco and Egypt
b
Algeria and Congo
c
Israel and Jordan
d
Iraq and Iran
8) What song is most frequently sung in
England?
a
Happy Birthday
b
Merry Christmas
c
Y.M.C.A.
d
Hokey Kokey
9) What is the BBC's longest running
programme?
a
Songs of Praise
b
Sky at Night
c
Panorama
d
Antiques Roadshow
10) What's the opposite of the
Orient?
a
The Far East
b
The Orient Express
c
The Occident
d
Australia
11) Which city is
furthest south?
a
London
b
New York City
c
Moscow
d
Oslo
12) What inside corn makes it
pop?
a
Water
b
The seed
c
The corn
d
Air
13) What is the Paper Anniversary, when
considering marriage?
a
The tenth
b
The fifth
c
The second
d
The first
14) What day of the week was JFK
assasinated on?
a
Monday
b
Tuesday
c
Thursday
d
Friday
15) Which part of the human body is most
commonly bitten by insects?
a
The hand
b
The leg
c
The foot
d
The arm
16) How many British Prime Ministers have
been assasinated?
a
0
b
1
c
2
d
3
17) How many rooms does Buckingham Palace
have?
a
2062
b
346
c
457
d
534
18) Which country has the highest per
capita consumption of cheese?
a
France
b
Italy
c
Switzerland
d
Netherlands
19) What is the only bird that can fly
backwards?
a
Penguin
b
Cuckoo
c
Hummingbird
d
Kingfisher
20) What is the hardest bone in the
body?
a
Jaw Bone
b
Skull
c
Spine
d
Fibula