YELLOW:
GENERAL
KNOWLEDGE
BLUE:
HISTORY
PINK: DICTIONARY
GREEN:
FOOD AND DRINK
100

Which 'Louis' designs handbags?

Louis Walsh, Louis Pasteur, Louis Bleriot, Louis Vuitton 

Louis Vuitton

100

Poulaines were very popular in the 15th century. What were they?

Long Pointed Shoes, Soft Gloves, Bracelets, Spurs 

Long Pointed Shoes

100

Which word can mean a skin operation or hard work? 

Slog, Peel, Transplant, Graft 

Graft

100

What gives the traditional Turkish delight sweet its distinctive pink colour?

Beetroot juice, Strawberries, Magenta Dye, Rose Water 

Rose Water

200

Which popular Italian dish means to roast over coals? 

Pizza, Gnocchi, Bruschetta, Minestrone

Bruschetta


200

Who was Queen Elizabeth I’s first stepmother? 

Catherine of Aragon, Queen Mary I, Queen Victoria, Jane Seymour 

Jane Seymour

200

Which word can mean to ‘rush about’?

Pad, Fad, Cad, Gad 

Gad

200

Fisherman’s pie is a dish covered with which vegetable? 

Lentil, Carrot, Potato, Cabbage 

Potato

300

In the nursery rhyme, whose cupboard was bare, to the dismay of her dog?

Old Mother Hubbard, Little Miss Muffet, Old Mother Riley, Little Bo Peep 

Old Mother Hubbard

300

What nationality was explorer, Hernando Cortes?

Portuguese, French, Italian, Spanish 

Spanish

300

What is the name for a tip of grain?

Nose, Foot, Knee, Ear 

Ear

300

Which is not a culinary herb?

Bladder Wrack, Dog’s Paw, Cat’s Paw, Mugwort 

Dog's Paw

400

400: Which is the meaning of the Latin phrase RECTO ET FIDELITER?

Upright and Faithful, With a Grain of Salt, Nobody Dances Sober, Among Other Things 

Upright and Faithful,

400

Which country did Mussolini invade in 1935?

Albania, Eritrea, Malta, Abyssinia  

Abyssinia  

400

Which word is the antonym for ‘sour’?

Sweet, Vile, Hot, Grey 

Sweet

400

What was the name of the Benedictine monk who allegedly invented Champagne?

Jacques Bollinger, Phillipe Clicquot-Muiron, Claude Moet, Dom Perignon 

Dom Perignon

500

500: American author, Ernest Vincent Wright wrote a book of over 50,000 words but never once used which letter? 

P, E, V, A

500

In which year did the crossword first appear in a newspaper? 

1589, 1913, 1946, 1832 

1913

500

Of the following, which is the nearest in meaning to the word ‘disheveled’?

Disabled, Disarranged, Distributed, Disparaged 

Disarranged

500

The Swedish feast ‘smorgasbord’ means what?

Open sandwich table, Always eating, Eating plate, Sandwich and Salad 

Open sandwich table