Why not pit your wits against our quiz?
Bridgend Quiz League general secretary Steve Kingscott has put together these posers for fun – can you get them all right? For more information about the league, which is suspended during the current coronavirus outbreak, visit bridgendquiz.com
■ 1. Donnie and Marie are members of which famous singing family?
■ 2. Wengen, home of the Lauberhorn downhill race, is a ski resort in which European country?
■ 3. Tom Hanks coached a women’s baseball team in which 1992 film?
■ 4. The world’s largest tortoise species live on which island group?
■ 5. In which Australian city was the first one day cricket match played in 1971?
■ 6. Celiac disease affects what parts of the human body?
■ 7. Granada in Spain is home to which Moorish palace?
■ 8. If you were shooting ‘skeet’ what would you be aiming at?
■ 9. Chris Evans the radio and tv presenter was once married to which actress?
■ 10. Five F1 World championships in the
1950s were won by which Argentinian driver?
■ 11. To reside in the
USA, immigrants need what colourful form of documentation?
■ 12. The difference between going ‘out’ and going ‘out out’ is a routine by which London born comedian?
■ 13. Artisan glassmaking is carried out on which island group near Venice?
■ 14. ‘Bauer’ is the German name for what chess piece?
■ 15. ‘Hernando’s Hideaway’ is a song from which stage musical and musical film?
■ 16. Angela Rippon was the first female to host what long running tv motoring series?
■ 17. England were knocked out of the 1998 World Cup by which team in a penalty shoot- out?
■ 18. The position of First Minister of Wales is currently held by whom?
■ 19. Victoria is a variety of which type of fruit?
■ 20. Pontefract in Yorkshire is famous for producing what confectionary substance?
■ 21. A statue of the late comedian Tommy Cooper stands in which South Wales town?
■ 22. Satoshi Nakamoto is said to have invented which crypto- currency in 2009?
■ 23. Jack Ketch and
Edward Dun were executioners for which 17th century king?
■ 24. Richie Havens was the first artist to appear at which 1969 US music festival?
■ 25. The afternoon tv quiz show ‘Lingo’ is presented by which Birmingham born comedian/actor?
■ 26. Gustav V was king of which country during both 20th century world wars?
■ 27. Before Heathrow, where was Britain’s main international airport?
■ 28. ‘Buttock tongue’ is the origin of the name given to a type of which South African dried meat food?
■ 29. Operating between 1920 and 1981 what was the name of the wooden roller coaster at Porthcawl’s Coney Beach fairground?
■ 30. Reval was once the name of which Baltic capital city?