1. In the First World War, in which country, primarily, was The Western Front? France 2. Someone following a gluten-free diet, needs to avoid what food item? Wheat 3. Which northern English town was the first in the world to have electric street lights? Blackpool 4. How many squares are there on a snakes and ladders board? 100 5. What came first - cars or traffic lights? Traffic Lights - to control the flow of pedestrians and horse carriages 6. Charles Babbage’s calculating machine of around 1822 is generally regarded as the world’s first computer. What powered it - electricity, steam or an airpump? Steam 7. If you ordered a ‘squeeze’ in an American diner what would you get? Orange Juice 8. What is the Iranian word for King? Shah 9. What kind of cars do people mainly drive to the Bug Jam festival held every year? VW Beetles 10. What sound does the Antpitta bird from Equador make; a neigh; a bark or a whistle? Bark 11. What year did Freddie Mercury die? 1991 12. Cubic zirconia is used as a substitute for what? Diamonds 13. There is the same known number of black farmers in the UK as there are £1 million notes. How many is that? Two 14. In ballroom dancing, would a man offer his left or right hand to a woman to lead her onto the dance floor? Right 15. Is a pumpkin a fruit or a vegetable? Fruit 16. Which of the following is not a British aristocratic title - Earl, Duke, Count, Baronet or Viscount? Count 17. What is the value of the highest blue figure in Deal or No Deal? £750 18. What does the DeWalt company predominately make? Power Tools 19. The phrase ‘saved by the bell’ comes from which sport? Boxing 20. How many languages are spoken in Indonesia; 3, 36 or 365? 365 21. Name a pop group, past or present, that you can spread on toast? MARMALADE, THE JAM, HONEYZ, HOT BUTTER 22. The government has guaranteed your savings up to how much if your bank or building society collapses? £50,000 23. On which South American river is there a tidal bore that produces the longest surfable wave in the world? Amazon 24. The ghost of which of Henry VIII’s wives is apparently often seen gliding through the Tower of London where she was beheaded? Anne Boleyn 25. What is the name of the particle accelerator complex that has been built in the mountains in Switzerland? Hadron Collider 26. Which of the following is NOT a real place name in England - Lickey End, New Invention or Wimple Bumstead? Wimple Bumstead (Lickey End is in Worcestershire and New Invention is a village in the West Midlands) 27. What dish would you most likely make with Arborio rice? Risotto 28. Which nursery rhyme character is usually portrayed as an egg? Humpty Dumpty 29. Fabio Capello gave David Beckham his 100th England cap but who gave him his first? Glen Hoddle 30. True or false? A Serbian chef has published the world’s first testicle recipe book? True - Subtitled Cooking with Balls, you get handy hints on how to peel and slice them to make tasty dishes like testicle pizza and battered testicles. His personal favourites are bulls, stallions and ostriches, but claims they can all be eaten except humans of course! 31. In which country was the first ski-thru McDonalds opened? Sweden 32. What is the Christian name of French President Sarkozy’s Italian born wife? Carla 33. If you mixed a pot of Dulux Easter Morn with a pot of Azure Sky, what colour would you get? Green 34. Give Points For The Most Inventive Answers - If you want to take your goldfish on a bus in Seattle, you can so long as it does what? Keeps Still 35. What gas goes into the decorative floating balloons often seen at parties and weddings? Helium 36. How many Weetabix are there in the smallest box you buy from a supermarket? Twelve 37. Quite an expensive product in health food shops, Manuka is a trendy variety of what? Honey 38. What is a traditional picnic hamper made of? Wicker 39. What name is given to a rectangular bar of gold? Ingot 40. There are 11 words written on the front of a current UK passport - European Union are two, followed by United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. What is the last one? Passport Tiebreaker - What year was the total abolition of the death penalty for all crimes in the UK? 1998