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, visit bridgendquiz.com
1. What classic cocktail is a mix of gin, cherry brandy, Benedictine, Angostura bitters, pineapple and lime juice? 2. Where was Queen’s lead singer Freddie Mercury born?
3. Which actress is the real-life daughter of the Porridge character Lennie Godber?
4. On what piece of equipment would you most likely find an ISO setting? 5. What are the given names of the UK triathletes the Brownlee brothers? 6. Goat’s Head Soup was an album by which elderly UK group?
7. From which Cornish port are all UK tide heights measured?
8. Ria Parkinson was the main character in which Carla Lane TV comedy series?
9. Who became British Prime Minister in 1970?
10. The old French franc was made up of 100 what?
11. Bing is a variety of which small stoned fruit?
12. A person skilled in the martial art of ninjutsu is known by what name?
13. Which 1953 movie starred Lauren Bacall, Betty Grable and Marilyn Monroe?
14. The Marquess of Anglesey Column is located near which Welsh waterway?
15. Which US artist recorded the song Thunder Road featured on the album
Born to Run?
16. Swanilda is the lead character in which Delibes comic ballet?
17. Which South African park and game reserve was established in 1926?
18. Who played Aunt Polly in TVs
Peaky Blinders?
19. The symbol Co and atomic number 27 are associated with which chemical element?
20. In Gerry Anderson’s TV series Four Feather Falls which late game show presenter voiced Tex Tucker?
21. What was the name of the German fashion designer and friend of Hitler who died in 1948 aged 63?
22. Lokum is a term associated with which confectionery?
23. The Lighthouse of the Mediterranean is the nickname for which volcano?
24. Which animated characters live at 62, West Wallaby St?
25. What is a paean?
26. Vincent Crabbe was the sidekick of which major Harry Potter character? 27. How many member states make up the United Arab Republic?
28. Which female singer and Eurovision winner of the 1960s sang barefooted?
29. Genus and Ruby are versions of which popular board game?
30. Who was the first female presenter of TVs Top Gear?
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