General Knowledge
Who is the current Chancellor of the Exchequer?
Rachel Reeves
What is the largest animal on the planet?
What did Justin Bieber wear to perform at the Grammys 2026?
Boxers and socks
The flag of which nation is red with a horizontal white bar, said to signify the unbloodied midriff of a Crusader from that region?
Austria
Seventy-two teams played in the Champions League and Europa League group stage. Which of them won all eight of their matches?
Arsenal
Which part of a Globe Artichoke is usually eaten - the stem, flower, leaves or root?
The flower
Which television character has a pet snail called Gary?
Spongebob Squarepants
What is rapper P.Diddy's real name?
Sean Combs
If you completed the Three Peaks challenge, which three UK mountains would you have climbed?
Ben Nevis, Snowdon, Scafell Pike
Which sport is played by Puddlemere United, Chudley Cannons and Holyhead Harpies?
Quidditch
A 'tanner' was the popular term for which pre-decimal coin?
Sixpence
What part of a squirrel never stops growing?
Its incisors
Meg March and her sisters Jo, Beth and Amy are known as what, in Louise May Alcott's novel and its may TV and film adaptations?
Little women
Which European city changed its name in 1914, 1924 and 1991?
St Petersburg
The Winter Olympics begin next week in Italy. There is one new sport at the event this year. What is it?
Ski Mountaineering
Titanic had two sister ships: Britannic sank in 1916 after hitting a mine, but the other sister had a successful 25-year career. What was she called?
Olympic
How many brains does an octopus have?
9
Where was Frida Kahlo born?
Mexico
In what is now the UK, the Marches, once ruled by Marcher Lords, occupy an area along the border between which two countries?
Roscoe, the vegan bulldog, who died last year, was the beloved pet of which sports-person?
Lewis Hamilton
Mons Meg is a huge cannon built in 1449 and technically termed a 'bombard'. Where is it traditionally kept?
Edinburgh Castle
What is the technical for snail farming?
Heliciculture
On the 31st January 1901, the play 'Three Sisters' opened at the Art Theatre in Moscow. Who was the playwright?
Anton Chekhov
The river Bidasoa forms part of the border between which two countries in Europe?
France and Spain
In the 1970s and early 80s, Roscoe Tanner as a world-class player of which sport?
Tennis