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Which metallic element is used as an anti corrosion coating on steel? ZINC.

Who is awarded the “Lantern Rouge”? LAST PLACE IN THE TOUR DE FRANCE

Which former politician has Christian names Jeremy John Durham? PADDY ASHDOWN

What is the name of Rosie and Jim’s narrow boat?.RAGDOLL

Name the army camp Featured in Bilko FORT  BAXTER

What do the Islets of langerhans produce? INSULIN

Which country has a 4th of July? THEY ALL DO

Where would you find the mount of Apollo, the mount of the moon and the girdle of Venus? ON THE PALM OF YOUR HAND

What is Pulex Irritans? THE HUMAN FLEA

Which girlfriend of Ken Barlow was played by Joanna Lumley? ELAIN PERKINS

What does the shortest verse in the bible state? ”JESUS WEPT”

Name the wife of one time member of a heavy metal band who now regularly appears on TV? SHARON OSBOURNE

Polymethyl Methacrylate is better known as? PERSPEX

In mathematics what letter is used to denote the square root of –1? i

Tinea Pedis is the medical term for what? ATHLETES FOOT

Whose autobiography was titled “Where’s the rest of me?” RONALD REGAN

Shakira Baksh is married to? MICHAEL CAIN

Who does private eye refer to as Brenda? THE QUEEN

What did Percy Shaw invent? CATS EYES(IN THE ROAD)

What colour is Lapis Lazuli? BLUE

Where was the Magna Carta signed? RUNNYMEDE

Which pop group took their name from a French fashion magazine? DEPECHE MODE

Who was the Greek God of the sea? POSEIDON

Americans cal it Tic Tac Toe what do the British call it? NOUGHTS AND CROSSES

Who when asked if he liked Children said “I do if they are properly cooked” ? WC FIELDS

The son of which prime minister became lost in the desert during the Paris-Dakar Rally? MARGARET THATCHER

What did Major William martin do in World War 2? THE MAN THAT NEVER WAS (A DECOY)

What took place at Three Mile Island, Harrisburg in 1979? MELT DOWN OF A NUCLEAR REACTOR

The vapour trail left behind an aircraft flying at altitude is composed of what? WATER OR ICE

What happened in England between September 3rd and the 13th in 1752? NOTHING THE CALENDER WAS CHANGED

Which LP cover is a black background with a beam of white light entering a prism and being split into a spectrum? PINK FLLOYD DARK SIDE OF THE MOON

Who lived at 518 Crestview drive? THE CLAMPETS

In which county is Leeds Castle? KENT

Detroit gave its name to which record label because of its main industry? MOTOWN

How long does it take a portion of blood to circulate in the human body? EVERYONE GOT THIS RIGHT AS IT DEPENDS HOW OLD AND HOW FIT YOU ARE ALSO WHICH REFRANCE BOOKS YOU USE

Who was forcibly ejected from the labour party conference in 2005 for shouting “Nonsense”? WALTER WOLFGANG

Which road sign has a white background with a motorcycle and a car beneath, surrounded by a red circle? NO MOTOR VEHICLES

Jack and Bobby Charlton have a less famous brother by the name of ? GORDON AND OR TOMMY

Why are certain brands of strawberry milkshake not suitable for vegetarians? THEY CONTAIN COCHIMEAL.

A Christmas ballad by which group contains the lines

They got cars big as bars

They got rivers of gold

But the wind goes right through you

It’s no place for the old

When you first took my hand on a cold Christmas Eve

You promised me Broadway was waiting for me. 

THE POGUES

What did Dr Harry Coover discover in 1942 whilst working for Eastman Kodak Ltd? SUPER GLUE

What term describes the shape of a rope suspended between two points? CATENARY

Which car manufacturer has its headquarters at Pyms Lane? BENTLEY MOTORS

In what year was radio 1 launched? 1967

Nikolai Poliakov was better known as? COCO THE CLOWN

What technique is used to harvest Cranberries? FLOOD THE FIELDS WITH WATER

In which city would you find the trevi fountain? ROME

Which organisation originally had the telephone no “Whitehall 1212”? SCOTLAND YARD

In which story would you find “eeyore”? WINNIE THE POO

What are Balthazar, Mathuselah and Salmanazar types of? CHAMPAGNE BOTTLE SIZES