1 Which US state was named by William Penn after his father and the Latin for “forest land”?
2 On May 13, 1861, Queen Victoria announced Britain’s neutrality regarding which war?
3 In Sanskrit, which red gemstone is called ratnaraj or “king of precious stones”?
4 In a French restaurant, which shellfish are called “huîtres”?
5 Which Handel oratorio premiered at Neal’s Musick Hall on Fishamble Street, Dublin in 1742?
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6 According to Guinness World Records, which Jim Davis creation is the world’s most syndicated comic strip?
7 Launched in 2006, New Horizons was the first spacecraft to explore which dwarf planet up close?
8 Designed in 1937, Elsa Schiaparelli’s lobster dress features a lobster painted by which Spanish surrealist?
9 Which Goodness Gracious Me star played Dr Prem Sharma in the BBC series The Indian Doctor?
10 Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu was the head of which breakaway republic (1967-70)?
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11 The name of which constellation, whose brightest star is Praecipua, means “the smaller lion”?
12 Charles Aznavour played the piano-playing Édouard Saroyan aka Charlie Koller in which 1960 Truffaut film?
13 The Christmas Steps arts quarter is a shopping district in which English city?
14 Robert Liston (1794-1847) was famed for his speed and skill in carrying out which job?
15 Which 1934 Henry Roth novel tells the story of the “dangerously imaginative” David Schearl?
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16 Who directed the music video for A-ha’s 1985 hit Take On Me, known for its animation sequence?
17 In which 2000 game does Unatco agent JC Denton tangle with the Triads, Majestic-12 and the Illuminati?
18 In 2013, Camden Riviere became the world number one in the “real” form of which sport?
19 The 1985 and 1986 BBC TV Trophy winner, which greyhound won 51 of his 63 races in Britain?
20 Which national bird of Kenya, Coracias caudatus, is pictured?
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Answers
1 Pennsylvania
2 American Civil War
3 Ruby
4 Oysters
5 Messiah
6 Garfield
7 Pluto
8 Salvador Dalí
9 Sanjeev Bhaskar
10 Biafra
11 Leo Minor
12 Shoot the Pianist
13 Bristol
14 Surgeon. Professor of clinical surgery at UCL, he performed the first public operation under anaesthetic in Europe
15 Call It Sleep
16 Steve Barron
17 Deus Ex
18 Tennis
19 Scurlogue Champ
20 Lilac-breasted roller, called “kambu” in Swahili
