The following are breeds of British animal, including wildfowl. Which type of animal are they?
1. Welsh Black
Cattle
2. Oxford Sandy and Black
Pig
3. Greyface Dartmoor
Sheep
4. Irish Draught
Horse
5. British Toggenburg
Goat
6. Garganey
Duck
7. Brecon Buff
Goose
8. Norfolk Black
Turkey
9. Roe
Deer
10. Orpington
Chicken
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1. Turku is the third largest city by population of which European country?
Finland
2. In which U.S. state would you find the city of Gillette?
Wyoming
3. What is the currency of Liechtenstein?
Swiss Franc
4. What is the capital city of Paraguay?
Asuncion
5. Which are the four largest of the Balearic Islands?
Majorca, Minorca, Ibiza and Formentera
6. In which county is the easternmost point of the UK?
Suffolk
7. Which is Britain’s largest National Park?
Cairngorms
8. Libya borders 6 countries – can you name 4 of them?
Tunisia, Algeria, Niger, Chad, Sudan and Egypt (any 4 of)
9. What is the national airline of Italy?
Alitalia
10. Which is the largest Australian State by area?
Western Australia
Musicals this week, both stage and film. From which musicals do the three listed songs come?
1. ‘It’s The Hard Knock Life’, ‘Tomorrow’ and ‘Little Girls’.
Annie
2. ‘Over the Rainbow’, ‘Ding-Dong! The Witch is Dead!’ and ‘If I Only Had a Brain’.
The Wizard of Oz
3. ‘Do You Love Me?’, ‘If I Were A Rich Man’ and ‘Sunrise, Sunset’.
Fiddler on the Roof
4. ‘I Could Have Danced All Night’, ‘The Rain In Spain’ and ‘Get Me to the Church on Time’.
My Fair Lady
5. ‘Everything’s Coming Up Roses’, ‘Small World’ and ‘Together Wherever We Go’.
Gypsy
6. ‘Where Is Love?’, ‘Consider Yourself’ and ‘Oom-Pah-Pah’.
Oliver!
7. ‘I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major-General’, ‘Stop, Ladies, Pray’ and ‘How Beautifully Blue the Sky’.
The Pirates of Penzance
8. ‘All That Jazz’, ‘Cell Block Tango’ and ‘Razzle Dazzle’.
Chicago
9. ‘Good Morning Starshine’, ‘Aquarius’ and ‘Easy to be Hard’.
Hair
10. ‘All American Prophet’, ‘You and Me (But Mostly Me)’ and ‘Baptize Me’.
The Book of Mormon
Can you identify the brand from the advertising slogan, past or present?
1. “Maybe she’s born with it.”
Maybelline
2. “Reassuringly Expensive.”
Stella Artois
3. “Loves the jobs you hate.”
Mr Muscle
4. “Be part of something famous.”
Famous Grouse
5. “Connecting People.”
Nokia
6. “Never Knowingly Undersold.”
John Lewis
7. “It’s a bit of an animal.”
Peperami
8. “The world’s local bank.”
HSBC
9. “Simples.”
CompareTheMarket.com
10. “Solutions for a smart planet.”
IBM
1. In which country might you eat a ‘Currywurst’?
Germany (Curry Sausage)
2. Drambuie is a drink with which spirit forming its base?
Scotch whisky
3. How many millilitres are there in a Magnum of wine?
1500
4. ‘Ambrosia’, ‘Maigold’ and ‘Saint Everard’ are varieties of which fruit?
Apple
5. ‘Perry’ is an alcoholic drink made from which fruit?
Pears
6. What is ‘chorizo’?
A type of Spanish sausage
7. According to Christian tradition, on which day of the year should hot cross buns be eaten?
Good Friday
8. Which ingredient forms the majority of hummus?
Chickpeas
9. How many ounces of sugar formed one person’s weekly ration allowance at the end of World War II?
Eight
10. Julia Roberts starred in a 1998 film entitled ‘Mystic _______’ – which food is missing?
Pizza
1. Who sang the theme tune to the TV show ‘Dad’s Army’?
Bud Flanagan
2. What are the first names of Harry Potter’s parents?
James and Lily
3. In which British city will you find the ‘Bull Ring’ shopping centre?
Birmingham
4. Which old English coin was equivalent to 2 shillings and sixpence?
Half crown
5. Which was the youngest of the Brontë sisters?
Anne
6. What is the collective name for a group of nightingales?
Watch
7. Which is the oldest university in Scotland?
St. Andrews
8. Where in the body would you find the lacrimal glands?
In the eyes
9. Which painting by Francis Bacon was sold at Christie’s in New York in 2013 for $142.4 million?
Three Studies of Lucian Freud
10. How many floors are there in the Empire State Building? (Answer to within 5)
103