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  1. The Bodleian Library is part of which highly regarded universtity?
  2. The British Assured Food Standards scheme for food and farm quality is represented in its branding and website name by a: Knife and fork; Red tractor; Bull's head; or String of onions?
  3. What alcoholic drink whose name means 'little water' was first distilled from grain in the 8-9th centuries in NE Europe?
  4. The so-called 'spade hacker' - a 75 year-old Georgian woman digging for copper scrap - accidentally cut off the internet connection for five hours in April 2011 for the entire 3.2m population of which bordering nation?
  5. Kebero, tabor, bodhran and cajon (pronounced cahon) are types of which musical instruments?
  6. Porifera, meaning 'pore bearer' is a marine life form better known by what name, now strongly associated with its traditional human use?
  7. In which country is the Vatnajokull Glacier, covering 8% of its land, and the largest ice cap by volume in Europe?
  8. Which professional undertaking begins with the words "I swear by Apollo..."?
  9. When an orchestra tunes up before playing, what instrument conventionally provides the initial 'A' guide note?
  10. The Roscher System and the Henry Classification System are used by the police for what?
  11. Alt, Bock, Dunkel and Helles are German varieties of what?
  12. The white pinwheel shaped Tiare is the national flower of which South Pacific island group?
  13. A banderillero is a member of a team called a cuadrilla, in which controversial activity?
  14. German physicist Max Planck is regarded as the founder of which theory, for which he won the Nobel Prize in physics in 1918?
  15. The Marble Mountains (locally, Ngu Hành Son) are five marble/limestone hills, Kim, Thuy, Moc, Hoa and Tho, in which country?
  16. The communist government of which country was overthrown during the Velvet Revolution in 1989?
  17. Hippocampus is the Latin name for which emblematic marine creature?
  18. On what form of transport would you find a pelorus, said to be named after Hannibal's pilot, c.200BC?
  19. Which famous movie car was made from the chassis of two 1968 Chevrolet Impalas and a Chevy V8 engine?
  20. The BSE SENSEX is the stock exchange in which city?
  21. What is a traditional fastener which prevents a wheel from coming off its axle, and refers metaphorically to a crucial person or part?
  22. Native to Mediterranean countries the ground beans and pod of the carob tree/shrub are used as a substitute for what?
  23. Which river flows over the Victoria Falls?
  24. What are the three main colours/colors of the national flag of India (bonus point for the fourth minor colour and icon)?
  25. 'The Troubles' is a euphemistic term for the long-running civil/terrorist conflicts in which country notably in the late 1900s?
  26. Over several years from the late 1900s to the early 2000s, plant breeders succeeded in optimising all but which one of the following appealing characteristics of cut roses, which consequently reduced: Colour/color; Shape; Shelf-life; or Scent?
  27. Name the pop star, the football club and its businessman-owner, linked by an unpopular statue unveiled in 2011 at the Craven Cottage stadium in London?
  28. How tall is the Burj Khalifa tower in Dubai (at Apr 2011 the tallest building in the world): 828m; 628m, 428m or 228m?
  29. Dr Harry Coover and Fred Joyner accidentally discovered what popular and generically named adhesive while working for Eastman Kodak on a gunsight project in the mid-1900s?
  30. The pungent essential oil eugenol comprises about 70-90% of the oil from which spice?
  31. The so-called 'spade hacker' - a 75 year-old Georgian woman digging for copper scrap - accidentally cut off the internet connection for five hours in April 2011 for the entire 2m population of which bordering nation?

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  1. The Bodleian Library is part of which highly regarded universtity?
    Oxford
  2. The British Assured Food Standards scheme for food and farm quality is represented in its branding and website name by a: Knife and fork; Red tractor; Bull's head; or String of onions?
    Red tractor
  3. What alcoholic drink whose name means 'little water' was first distilled from grain in the 8-9th centuries in NE Europe?
    Vodka
  4. The so-called 'spade hacker' - a 75 year-old Georgian woman digging for copper scrap - accidentally cut off the internet connection for five hours in April 2011 for the entire 3.2m population of which bordering nation?
    Armenia
  5. Kebero, tabor, bodhran and cajon (pronounced cahon) are types of which musical instruments?
    Drums
  6. Porifera, meaning 'pore bearer' is a marine life form better known by what name, now strongly associated with its traditional human use?
    Sponge
  7. In which country is the Vatnajokull Glacier, covering 8% of its land, and the largest ice cap by volume in Europe?
    Iceland
  8. Which professional undertaking begins with the words "I swear by Apollo..."?
    Hippocratic Oath 
  9. When an orchestra tunes up before playing, what instrument conventionally provides the initial 'A' guide note?
    Oboe
  10. The Roscher System and the Henry Classification System are used by the police for what?
    Fingerprinting
  11. Alt, Bock, Dunkel and Helles are German varieties of what?
    Beer 
  12. The white pinwheel shaped Tiare is the national flower of which South Pacific island group?
    French Polynesia 
  13. A banderillero is a member of a team called a cuadrilla, in which controversial activity?
    Bullfighting 
  14. German physicist Max Planck is regarded as the founder of which theory, for which he won the Nobel Prize in physics in 1918?
    Quantum Theory
  15. The Marble Mountains (locally, Ngu Hành Son) are five marble/limestone hills, Kim, Thuy, Moc, Hoa and Tho, in which country?
    Vietnam 
  16. The communist government of which country was overthrown during the Velvet Revolution in 1989?
    Czechoslovakia
  17. Hippocampus is the Latin name for which emblematic marine creature?
    Seahorse
  18. On what form of transport would you find a pelorus, said to be named after Hannibal's pilot, c.200BC?
    Ship 
  19. Which famous movie car was made from the chassis of two 1968 Chevrolet Impalas and a Chevy V8 engine?
    Batmobile
  20. The BSE SENSEX is the stock exchange in which city?
    Bombay 
  21. What is a traditional fastener which prevents a wheel from coming off its axle, and refers metaphorically to a crucial person or part?
    Linchpin
  22. Native to Mediterranean countries the ground beans and pod of the carob tree/shrub are used as a substitute for what?
    Chocolate
  23. Which river flows over the Victoria Falls?
    Zambezi 
  24. What are the three main colours/colors of the national flag of India (bonus point for the fourth minor colour and icon)?
    Orange, White, Green 
  25. 'The Troubles' is a euphemistic term for the long-running civil/terrorist conflicts in which country notably in the late 1900s?
    Northern Ireland
  26. Over several years from the late 1900s to the early 2000s, plant breeders succeeded in optimising all but which one of the following appealing characteristics of cut roses, which consequently reduced: Colour/color; Shape; Shelf-life; or Scent?
    Scent 
  27. Name the pop star, the football club and its businessman-owner, linked by an unpopular statue unveiled in 2011 at the Craven Cottage stadium in London?
    Michael Jackson, Fulham FC, Mohamed Al Fayed 
  28. How tall is the Burj Khalifa tower in Dubai (at Apr 2011 the tallest building in the world): 828m; 628m, 428m or 228m?
    828m 
  29. Dr Harry Coover and Fred Joyner accidentally discovered what popular and generically named adhesive while working for Eastman Kodak on a gunsight project in the mid-1900s?
    Super Glue 
  30. The pungent essential oil eugenol comprises about 70-90% of the oil from which spice?
    Cloves 
  31. The so-called 'spade hacker' - a 75 year-old Georgian woman digging for copper scrap - accidentally cut off the internet connection for five hours in April 2011 for the entire 2m population of which bordering nation?
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