1. Which gladiator led an uprising against Rome?
ANSWER: Spartacus.
2. What was most famously stolen on March 20th 1966?
ANSWER: The world cup.
3. Which book of the bible has the shortest name?
ANSWER: Job.
4. If your cells had both X and Y chromosomes, what sex would you be?
ANSWER: Male.
5. What is the popular name for the Crane fly?
ANSWER: Daddy longlegs.
6. Which king won the battle of Agincourt?
ANSWER: Henry V.
7. What breaks when its height is 3 quarters of its depth?
ANSWER: A wave.
8. In which sport is a piece of wood used exactly 17 feet long?
ANSWER: Tossing the caber.
9. What store chain was open by Terrence Conran in 1962?
ANSWER: Habitat.
10. What is the correct name for a coffin made from stone?
ANSWER: Sarcophagus.
11. My Fair Lady is a musical version of which play?
ANSWER: Pygmalion.
12. On an ordinance survey map, what animal represents a zoo?
ANSWER: An elephant.
13. During which war did the battle of Goose Green take place?
ANSWER: The Falklands war.
14. Which car manufacturer uses a badge with 4 interlocked circles?
ANSWER: Audi.
15. In which Olympic event are you penalised 50 points if you stop smiling?
ANSWER: Synchronised swimming.
16. What name is given to the flowers of the willow tree?
ANSWER: Catkins.
17. What dance was once described as stubbing out cigarettes with both feet whilst drying your back with a towel?
ANSWER: The twist.
18. If you mix eggs, mustard, oil and vinegar, what do you get?
ANSWER: Mayonnaise.
19. Under English law, a person can be declared dead if they cannot be traced within how many years?
ANSWER: 7.
20. What word means favouring a relative in say getting a job or getting another post?
ANSWER: Nepotism.
21. In anatomy, what is the outer layer of the skin called?
ANSWER: Epidermis.
22. What name is given to a fried mixture of cooked potatoes and cabbage?
ANSWER: Bubble and squeak.
23. Which Roman Catholic group have asked for a disclaimer to be placed on the De Vinci Code film?
ANSWER: Opus DEI.
24. What is the worlds fastest growing plant?
ANSWER: Bamboo.
The following 5 questions are what we call the quizlink. Questions 25-29 will all have something in common and question 30 is the answer to that common link.
25. Who travelled all the way from Peru to live with the Browns?
ANSWER: Paddington.
26. Where Wellington had a famous victory?
ANSWER: Waterloo.
27. Who's rules established the sport of boxing as it is today?
ANSWER: Marquis of Queensbury.
28. How would one describe an angry male monarch?
ANSWER: The Kings Cross.
29. Who was the last Empress of India?
ANSWER: Queen Victoria.
30. What is the quizlink?
ANSWER: The London underground.