BISNATH
*200*
What 11-letter word starts and ends with the letters "und"
UNDERGROUND
*400*
Which modern-day Indian city used to be called Madras?
CHENNAI
*200*
Who is Donald Trump's vice president?
MIKE PENCE
*200*
In baseball, a batter stands at the ...... when facing up to a pitcher?
BASEBALL PLATE
*600*
European countries plagued by debt were given the acronym "PIIGS". Name them?
PORTUGAL
ITALY
IRELAND
GREECE
SPAIN
*200*
What does the Beaufort Scale measure?
WIND SPEED
*1000*
Sports Terms
Kings Indian Defence?
CHESS
*800*
The Equator passes through how many countries?
13
*600*
Idiom
Making me very annoyed
DRIVING ME UP THE WALL
*800*
In which City was JOHN F Kennedy assassinated in 1963?
DALLAS
*400*
Sports Terms
Southpaw - which Sport?
BOXING
*800*
Which civil rights activists famously refused to give up her seat on a bus in 1955?
ROSA PARKS
*1000*
How many countries in the world have a non-rectangular flag? Name them.
3
NEPAL
VATICAN CITY
SWITZERLAND
*400*
Which US naval base was attacked by the Japanese on December 7th, 1941?
PEARL HARBOUR
*400*
Idiom
A willful refusal to acknowledge a particular reality
TURN A BLIND EYE
*600*
What was the name of the Gladiator who led a revolt against the Roman Empire between 73 & 71 BC?
SPARTACUS
*1000*
What is the name of the sea which separates New Zealand & Australia?
TASMAN SEA
*800*
Sports Terms
Worldie?
SOCCER
A WORLD CLASS GOAL. FOR INSTANCE A 35 YARD SHOT FROM OUTSIDE THE BOX
*200*
What was Britney Spears's first single called?
BRITNEY SPEARS
BABY ONE MORE TIME
*1000*
Idiom
Never
I will clean my room "never"
WHEN PIGS FLY
*1000*
Idiom - To continue to have consequences well into the future?
CAST A LONG SHADOW
(I KNOW I MADE A MISTAKE, BUT THAT HAPPENED YEARS AGO! WHY ARE WE STILL TALKING ABOUT IT)
BECAUSE OLD SINS CAST A LONG SHADOW
*600*
The first successful vaccine was introduced by Edward Jenner in 1796. Which disease did it guard against?
SMALLPOX
*400*
Idioms
To be patient
HOLD YOUR HORSES
*800*
Idioms
A mild punishment?
SLAP ON THE WRIST
*600*
Sport Terms
Nutmeg?
SOCCER
WHEN A PLAYER CLEVERLY KICKS THE BALL THROUGH THE OPEN LEGS OF HIS OPPONENT, RUN PAST HIM AND GATHERED THE BALL AGAIN.
TO BE NUTMEGGED IS THE ULTIMATE HUMILIATION ON A SOCCER PITCH