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1. In the Beatrix Potter books, what type of animal is Tommy Brock?

a. Fox
b. !Badger
c. Rabbit
d. Frog

2. In the Lord of the Rings, who is the father of the dwarf Gimli?
a. !Gloin
b. Dwalin
c. Thorin Oakenshield
d. Bombur

3. By what nickname is Jack Dawkins known in the Charles Dickens novel, 039;Oliver
Twist039;?
a. Mr. Fang
b. !The Artful Dodger
c. Bullrsquo;seye
d. Fagin

4. Who wrote the novel 039;Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas039;?


a. F. Scott Fitzgerald
b. Henry Miller
c. William S. Burroughs
d. !Hunter S. Thompson

5. By what name was the author Eric Blair better known?


a. Aldous Huxley
b. !George Orwell
c. Ray Bradbury
d. Ernest Hemingway

6. Who was the author of the 1954 novel, quot;Lord of the Fliesquot;?
a. !William Golding
b. Stephen King
c. Hunter Fox
d. F. Scott Fitzgerald

7. According to The Hitchhiker039;s Guide to the Galaxy book, the answer to life,
the universe and everything else is...
a. Death
b. Loving everyone around you
c. !42
d. Chocolate

8. In the novel quot;Lord of the Ringsquot;, how many rings of power were given to
the race of man?
a. 13
b. 11
c. 5
d. !9
9. In the book series quot;Odd Thomasquot;, Danny Jessup has what genetic disease?
a. Cystic Fibrosis
b. Adrenoleukodystrophy
c. ! Osteogenesis Imperfecta
d. Spinocerebellar ataxia

10. What is the name of Eragon039;s dragon in quot;Eragonquot;?


a. Glaedr
b. !Saphira
c. Thorn
d. Arya

1. Which river flows through the Scottish city of Glasgow?


a. Tweed
b. Dee
c. Tay
d. !Clyde

2. What does a funambulist walk on?


a. !A Tight Rope
b. Broken Glass
c. Balls
d. The Moon

3. Cucumbers are usually more than 90 water.


a. !True
b. False

4. The Sun rises from the North.


a. True
b. !False

5. The French word for quot;glassquot; is quot;glacequot;.


a. True
b. !False

6. Dihydrogen Monoxide was banned due to health risks after being discovered in
1983 inside swimming pools and drinking water.
a. True
b. !False

7. Which of these words means quot;idle spectatorquot;?


a. Meupareunia
b. !Gongoozler
c. Gossypiboma
d. Jentacular

8. The likeness of which president is featured on the rare 2 bill of USA currency?
a. Ulysses Grant
b. !Thomas Jefferson
c. John Quincy Adams
d. Martin Van Buren

9. What is Cynophobia the fear of?


a. Birds
b. Germs
c. !Dogs
d. Flying

10. If you planted the seeds of Quercus robur, what would grow?
a. Grains
b. !Trees
c. Flowers
d. Vegetables

11. PingPong originated in England


a. !True
b. False

1. This is the correct spelling of quot;Supercalifragilisticexpialidociousquot;.


a. !True
b. False

2. What year was Queen Elizabeth II born?


a. 1930
b. 1923
c. !1926
d. 1929

3. What is the Spanish word for quot;donkeyquot;?


a. Caballo
b. Toro
c. !Burro
d. Perro

4. In Scandinavian languages, the letter Aring; means river.


a. False
b. !True

5. What year was the RoboSapien toy robot released?


a. 2000
b. 2006
c. !2004
d. 2001

6. What nuts are used in the production of marzipan?


a. Walnuts
b. !Almonds
c. Pistachios
d. Peanuts

7. The British organisation CAMRA stands for The Campaign for Real Ale.
a. !True
b. False

8. The commercial UK channel ITV stands for quot;International Televisionquot;.


a. True
b. !False

9. Vietnam039;s national flag is a red star in front of a yellow background.


a. !False
b. True

10. Who is the youngest person to recieve a Nobel Prize?


a. !Malala Yousafzai
b. Yasser Arafat
c. Lawrence Bragg
d. Werner Heisenberg

11. Who invented the first ever chocolate bar, in 1847?


a. !Joseph Fry
b. John Tyler
c. John Cadbury
d. Andrew Johnson

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