Geography
What is the most populous city in Australia (2017)
Sydney
What is the UK’s largest wild land mammal ?
Red Deer
How many Tickles does it take to make an Octopus laugh ?
Ten-Tickles !
Which 1942 movie featured Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman and included the song “As Time Goes By” ?
Casablanca
Who wrote ‘Frankenstein’ (or the modern Prometheus)
Mary Shelley
What is the largest conurbation in Shetland
Lerwick
Name the UK’s two most common lizards
Common lizard and slow worm
Why do Melons always get married with both sets of parents blessings ?
Because they cantaloupe!
What 1968 Steve McQueen movie also starring Faye Dunaway, was remade in 1999 starring Pierce Brosnan ?
Thomas Crown Affair
What was the real name of the writer George Eliot ?
Mary Ann Evans
Which French City is furthest east. Metz, Limoges or Lyon ?
Metz
How many Blue Whales are there thought to be in the worlds oceans ? 4,000. 16,000. 25,000. 72,000 ?
25,000
What happened when the French cheese factory exploded ?
De Brie went everywhere !
Who is the voice of Mike in monsters Inc
Billy Crystal
What is the conflict featured in the Hemingway novel A Farewell to Arms ?
WW1
Which huge body of water between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan had largely dried up by 2010 ?
Aral Sea
What is the most common bat species in the UK
Pipistrelle
What is the Artist Formerly known as Prince’s favourite vegetable ?
Little red courgette!
Which film monster was first seen in 1933 and originally lived on the fictitious Skull Island in the Indian Ocean.
King Kong
Who wrote “The Ipcress File” spy novel ?
Len Deighton
Name the three largest oceans on earth in order of size biggest first.
Pacific, Atlantic, Indian
What’s the name of the largest land dinosaur that ever existed ?
Argentinosaurus
Why was the crying baby charged by the police ?
It was resisting a rest !
Which film set in India won the 2008 Oscar for best picture ?
Slum dog Millionaire
Name the evil housekeeper in Daphne DuMauriers book Rebecca
Mrs Danvers