Food & Drink Originating in Britain and France, what 'P' is a single word description for an alcoholic beverage made from fermented pears?
Perry (pear cider)
2.
On This Day The Osborne 1, the first successful portable computer, was unveiled at the West Coast Computer Faire in San Francisco on this day, 3rd April, in which year? (Nearest team gets 1 point)
1981
3.
Science & Nature Which major planet in our solar system is named after the Roman god of agriculture, justice and strength?
Saturn
4.
Music Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
The Marvelettes - Please Mr. Postman (1961)
5.
Sport & Leisure What nationality is golfer Vijay Singh?
Fijian
6.
Geography What is the state capital of Tasmania?
Hobart
7.
Anagram SECONDARY VAIN CAT is an anagram of which US state capital and the state it is capital of? (3 word answer)
Carson City, Nevada
8.
Logos Which computer software is represented by this logo?
Google Chrome
9.
Music Who had worldwide hits in 2005 with You're Beautiful and Goodbye My Lover?
James Blunt
10.
History Which set of annual international awards were first presented in Stockholm and Oslo in 1901?
Nobel Prize
11.
Entertainment Who sang the theme tune to the 1980s TV series The Fall Guy?
Lee Majors
12.
General Knowledge What name is given to the cabin below an airship?
General Knowledge In which country was the organisation Greenpeace founded in 1971?
Canada (Vancouver, British Columbia)
2.
Current Affairs In the news, in which country has President Amadou Toumani Touré been ousted in an ongoing coup d'état?
Mali
3.
Science & Nature Very rarely fatal, and quite common for some people, what 'N' is a more common name for the medical term epistaxis?
Nosebleed
4.
Music Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Hot Chocolate - So You Win Again (1977)
5.
Sport & Leisure In which event has Australia's Steven Hooker won Gold medals in seven major international competitions including the 2006 World Cup, 2008 Olympics and 2009 World Championships?
Pole vault
6.
Geography Three countries have both an Atlantic and a Mediterranean coast. France and Spain are two, but what is the third?
Morocco
7.
Art & Literature The title of a 1905 novel, by what name is the character of Sir Percy Blakeney better known?
The Scarlet Pimpernel
8.
Flags Which country has this as its national flag?
North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea)
9.
Music Formed in 1986, from which country did pop music duo 'Roxette' come from?
Sweden
10.
History On 12th June 1979, what did the Gossamer Albatross successfully cross to win a Kremer prize for human-powered flight?
English Channel
11.
Entertainment Who played Annie Wilkes in the 1990 film Misery?
Kathy Bates
12.
General Knowledge What 'C' is an English language word derived from the Greek for "empty tomb"?
Food & Drink In Chinese cuisine, which popular dish has the saliva of cave swifts as its key constituent?
Bird's nest soup
2.
In This Year In this year: Terms of Endearment won Best Picture at the 56th Academy Awards; WPC Yvonne Fletcher was shot dead, leading to a police siege of the Libyan Embassy in London; and Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated. What year was it? (Nearest team gets 1 point)
1984
3.
Science & Nature Named after the place in which they live, which is the only penguin that lives north of the equator in the wild?
Galapagos Penguin
4.
Music Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Scorpions - Wind of Change (1991)
5.
Sport & Leisure Which piece of sporting equipment is 1 inch thick, 3 inches in diameter, and weighs between 5½ and 6 ounces?
Ice hockey puck
6.
Geography On the shores of which of the Great Lakes is Chicago located?
Lake Michigan
7.
Anagram HOT RAPID HELL is an anagram of which well known 20th century historical figure?
Adolph Hitler
8.
Geography Which body of water is this?
Caspian Sea
9.
Music Whose 1982 album Saints & Sinners included the songs Crying in the Rain and Here I Go Again?
Whitesnake
10.
History In which post-war year did the Berlin airlift begin carrying supplies to the cut-off residents of West Berlin? (Nearest team gets 1 point)
1948 (26th June)
11.
Entertainment Who plays Billy Costigan in the 2006 Oscar winning film The Departed?
Leonardo DiCaprio
12.
General Knowledge How many tittles are there in the word Mississippi?
General Knowledge In Norse mythology, who was the wife of Odin, the "foremost among the goddesses" and the queen of Asgard?
Frigg / Frigga
2.
Current Affairs In the news this week, in which country have at least five people been killed and 8000 evacuated due to storm floods over recent days?
Fiji
3.
Science & Nature Titanium dioxide is commonly used as a pigment to produce what colour?
White (Titanium white)
4.
Music Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Beyoncé - If I Were A Boy (2008)
5.
Sport & Leisure In winter sports, what name is given to a small one- or two-person sled with a face-up and feet-first seating position and no brakes?
Luge
6.
Entertainment Name this 2006 film.
The Last King of Scotland (Forest Whitaker & James McAvoy)
7.
Art & Literature First published in 1928, who wrote Lady Chatterley's Lover?
D. H. Lawrence
8.
Landmarks Now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Persepolis was the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire 2500 years ago. In which modern day country is it?
Iran
9.
Music Covered many times since, who had an original hit in 1964 with Under the Boardwalk?
The Drifters
10.
History Why did Louis Washkansky make headlines around the world after 3rd December 1967?
World's first human heart transplant patient (Cape Town, South Africa - survived 18 days)
11.
Entertainment In the Cannonball Run movie series, what was the name of the super-hero alter-ego played by Dom DeLuise?
Captain Chaos (Victor Prinzim)
12.
Science & Nature In computing terms, what does LAN stand for?
The longest recorded moustache belongs to Bajansinh Juwansinh Gurjar of Ahmedabad, India. When officially measured in 2004, in centimetres, how long was it?
