1. Which famous prison was closed in 1963?
Alcatraz
2. What is the name of the national airline of Russia?
Aeroflot
3. Which No 1 hit for Art Garfunkel featured in the film Watership Down?
Bright Eyes
4. What word for a short jacket was also the title of a piece of music that you would associate with Torvill and Dean?
Bolero
5. What name is given to the pupa of a butterfly?
Chrysalis
6. Which war is most closely associated with Florence Nightingale?
Crimean
7. What eight-letter word is the name given to word blindness?
Dyslexia
8. What is the alternative name for a cranefly?
Daddy Long Legs
9. What name is given to the branch of philosophy concerned with human values?
Ethics
10. What is the outer layer of the skin called?
Epidermis
11. Who invented the jet engine?
Frank Whittle
12. What was the registration plate of Lady Penelope's pink Rolls Royce?
FAB 1
13. What do Argentineans call cowboys?
Gauchos
14. What name describes a gothic water spout usually in the form of a monster?
Gargoyle
15. What name is given to the condition of abnormally low body temperature?
Hypothermia
16. Which is the only bird that can fly backwards?
Hummingbird
17. What type of bird was sacred in Egypt?
Ibis
18. Which element is obtained from seaweed?
Iodine
19. Which style of music is characterised by syncopated rhythms?
Jazz
20. Which famous football team hails from Turin?
Juventus

21. Which country was invaded by Iraq in 1990?
Kuwait
22. Which word of Hindu origin literally means dust-coloured?
Khaki
23. The Darling Buds of May tells the story of which family?
Larkin
24. What name is given to the beam above a door?
Lintel
25. What dynasty ruled China from 1368 to 1644?
Ming
26. What name is given to the soft tissue in bone cavities?
Marrow
27. What name is given to a billionth of a second?
Nanosecond
28. What type of cloud signifies bad weather?
Nimbus
29. What was the title of Michael Jackson's first UK No 1 hit single?
One Day In Your Life
30. What word is the name given to a piece of music that opens a concert?
Overture
31. Which fruit can be known as an elegant lady? 
Peach
32. What is the capital of Western Australia?
Perth
33. Two pints make what?
Quart
34. What is a container for holding arrows called?
Quiver
35. What is the name of the light-sensitive membrane at the back of the eye?
Retina
36. What is measured in curies?
Radioactivity
37. St Mary's, St Martin's and Tresco are main islands in which group?
Scilly
38. What name is given to the highest order of angels?
Seraphim
39. What is the name of Saturn's largest moon?
Titan
40. What is the name of the large wooded valley located in central Scotland?
Trossachs

Tiebreaker - In which year did James Plimpton invent the 4 Wheel Roller Skates?
1863