Food & Drink
What garden use can orange peel be used for?
Repelling slugs
What river flows through Paris?
The River Seine
What colour are the seats in the House of Commons?
Green
Who discovered penicillin?
Alexander Fleming
Which English Sir has had No. l’s in the 50’s, 60’s, 70’s, 80’s and 90’s?
Sir Cliff Richard
What type of beans are used to make baked beans?
Haricot beans
The duck billed platypus is native to what country?
Australia
What is the most sold flavour of Walker’s crisps?
Cheese and Onion
Divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived – who was Henry VIII’s last wife?
Catherine Parr
What is Elton John's real name?
Reginald Kenneth Dwight / Reg Dwight
Which country grows the most mangoes?
India
What does the ‘DC’ stand for in Washington DC?
District of Columbia
What are the five colours of the Olympic rings?
Blue, Yellow, Black, Green and Red.
What did the Romans call Scotland?
Caledonia
What year was the original Live Aid?
1985
Lady Finger is a variety of which fruit?
Banana
Which lake is the worlds largest lake?
Lake Superior
What is the currency of Denmark?
Krone
Queen Elizabeth II is the longest reigning monarch of the UK, followed by Queen Victoria – but who is third?
George III
What’s the name of the 1957 musical prison drama starring Elvis Presley?
Jailhouse Rock
What is pancetta?
A type of bacon
How many countries are there in Africa?
54
What’s the capital of Belgium?
Brussels
Which two houses were involved in the War of the Roses?
York, Lancaster
In 1975 Bohemian Rhapsody was number one for nine weeks. It was finally knocked off the top slot by a song with a name that appears in the lyrics of Bohemian Rhapsody. Name the song and the band that ended Queen’s number one success.
Mamma Mia by Abba