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What do we call a number of loaves of bread?
Batch
What do we now call a Phonograph?
Gramophone or record players (it often played cylinders rather than discs)
What was the old name for a Snickers bar before it changed in 1990?
Marathon
A screwdriver cocktail is orange juice, ice and which spirit?
Vodka
Which is the larget bird in the world?
Ostrich
What do you call a number of pearls strung together?
A rope / string
What is the modern equivalent for the old-fashioned word betrothal?
Engagement
What is the smallest planet in our solar system?
Mercury
Pret a Manger is a popular sandwich chain in the UK, but what does the French name mean in English?
Ready to eat
In geometry, how many degrees are there in a complete circle?
360
What is the equivalent in degrees Fahrenheit of 100 degress centigrade?
212
What was Ethiopia once called?
Abyssinia
From what grain is the Japanese spirit Sake made?
Rice
Gouda is a popular cheese originating from which country?
The Netherlands
What is meant by the phrase savoir-faire?
Know-how, tact, knowing what to do
on a map, in which direction are lines of latitude drawn?
East west
What country was once called New France?
Canada
Saying the name of what dried fruit used to be used to encourage people to smile before a photo in the 1800s, before the phrase “cheese?”
Prunes
Which southern Italian city is usually credited as the birthplace of the pizza?
Naples
Carmine is the shade of what colour?
Red
According to a proverb, what do you need if you're going to sup with the devil?
A long spoon
What is the modern equivalent of the word burgher?
Citizen (townsman or woman)
Name the composer behind the soundtracks of The Lion King, Inception and Pirates of the Caribbean.
Hanz Zimmer
What are the two main ingredients of a Dark and Stormy cocktail?
Dark rum, Ginger Beer
In which year was the Magna Carta sealed?
1215