General
Which instrument usually has 47 strings?
Harp
What is the highest number used in a Sudoku puzzle?
9
‘Suncrisp’, ‘Golden Russet’ and ‘Braeburn’ are all varieties of which fruit?
apple
What is the hottest chilli pepper in the world?
Carolina Reaper
How many sides has an octagon?
8
Whereabouts in London is the Stock Exchange?
Paternoster Square
What colour is found on 75% of the world’s flags?
Red
In which children’s book did a spider called Charlotte and a pig called Wilbur appear?
Charlotte’s Web – E.B. White
How many stomachs does a cow have?
4
What name is given to an adult female sheep?
Ewe
Which is the first month of the year to have exactly 30 days?
april
Born in the 16th Century in Devon, England, his career was linked to tobacco and potatoes, and he was imprisoned in the Tower of London. Who was this
Sir Walter Raleigh.
Which vitamin is the only one that you will not find in an egg?
Vitamin C
In the long-running British TV series Coronation Street, what was the name of Minni Caldwell's cat?
Bobby.
Which Mexican artist produced works entitled ‘The Broken Column’ and ‘Diego and I’?
Frida Kahlo
Vanilla comes from what flowers?
Orchids
Which horse is the only three-time winner of the Grand National?
Red Rum
Who was the leader of the English Parliament during the English Civil War?
Oliver Cromwell
What is the strongest sense in humans?
Smell
In tennis, what piece of fruit is found at the top of the men's Wimbledon trophy?
Pineapple
In “Countdown” how many letters are selected for the letters game?
9
What does an arctophile collect?
Teddy Bears
Which public school did Sir Winston Churchill go to?
Harrow
Who recorded the albums “John Wesley Harding” and “Nashville Skyline”?
Bob Dylan
What is the outer layer of the skin called?
Epidermis