1

KIGALI is the capital of which African state?

Rwanda

2

Name the stretch of water that separates Tasmania from australia

Bass Strait

3

In 2008 which soccer club did jose mourinho join as manager

AC MILAN

4

John Illseley, Alan Clark and Terry Williams have been on mega-selling albums with which band?

Dire Straits

5

What Arab nation has the highest percentage of Christians?

Lebanon

6

In which decade was The Lord Of The Rings first published

50s.

7

What cooking fuel is produced by heating wood without oxygen

Charcoal

8

Which of the Beatles was the first to be widowed?

Paul McCartney.

9

On which of the Canary Islands did a collision of two jumbo jets take place, making it one of the worst air disasters in history?

Tenerife.

10

Who was the first US President to resign while in office?

Richard Nixon.

11

Which illness caused twice as many fatalities in America and Europe in 1917-18 as there were in WWI?

Flu.

12

Which novelist with an English place last name wrote White Fang?

Jack London

13

Which planet is closest to the sun?

Mercury.

14

The first bird domesticated by man

the goose.

15

What did George Nisser invent after observing high wire performers bouncing on safety nets?

The trampoline

16

In children’s television, what creature was Otis?

Aardvark

17

Is Sweden a Kingdom or a Republic?

Kingdom

18

group of geese on the ground is gaggle,

WHAT is a group of geese in the air a skein.

19

What continent is subjected to the world's largest ozone hole?

Antarctica

20

Who had a 70s No 1 with If You Leave Me Now?

: Chicago

21

On which river is Sheffield built?

Don

22

Which is London’s oldest theatre?

Theatre Royal, Drury Lane

23

If A is for Alpha and B is for Bravo, what is V?

Victor

24

. In which city is the DVLC?

Swansea

25

How many holes are major golf tournaments played over

72

26

In which country is Transylvania

Romania

27

What sort of creature is a serval?

A Wildcat

28

Which mountains form a border between France and Spain?

Pyrenees

29

Which girl group teamed up with Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders and Kathy Burke for the 1997 Red Nose Day single, ‘Who do you think you are’?

Spice Girls

30

Which German Nazi leader was abducted by Israeli agents in Argentina in 1960?

Adolf Eichmann

31

Which North Yorkshire village is famous for its barracks and racecourse?

Catterick

32

Which is the only metal that is liquid at room temperature.

mercury

33

Also known as the Pink City, what is the capital of the Indian state Rajasthan?

Jaipur

34

Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger founded which website in 2001

Wikipedia

35

What type of plastic was made from phenol and formaldehyde?

Bakelite

36

Quentin Bryce became the first woman to hold what office in September 2008?

Governor-General of Australia

37

What is thanatology the scientific study of?

death

38

Which castle is on the island of Anglesey?

Beaumaris

39

Who was king of England at the time of the War of Independence?

George 3rd

40

In which year did Hitler become chancellor of Germany?

1933

41

Female chickens, or hens,how long do they need to produce one egg.

24 to 26 hours