Who wrote the novel Black Beauty, first published in 1877?
Anna Sewell
Which metallic element has the chemical symbol Pb and atomic number 82?
Lead
The Gobi desert covers territory in which two countries?
China and Mongolia
Which American city is known as 'the city of brotherly love'?
Philadelphia
Who preceeded Margaret Thatcher as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom?
James Callaghan
Odin, a one-eyed bearded old man was the most powerful god in which mythology?
Norse
What is the name of the galaxy our Solar System is in?
The Milky Way
What country did ex-Liverpool goalkeeper Bruce Grobbelaar represent?
Zimbabwe
What flag does a ship traditionally fly to indicate it is about to set sail?
The Blue Peter
What is the capital city of Iran?
Tehran
If diamond is for the 60th and gold for the 50th, what is used to celebrate the 20th wedding anniverary?
China
Which English scientist discovered Sodium, Potassium, Barium, Calcium and Magnesium?
Sir Humphrey Davy
What term is used for the male voice higher than bass and lower than tenor?
Baritone
Which Welsh city is called Abertawe in Welsh?
Swansea
What is the longest river in Asia?
Yangtze (known as Chang Jiang in Chinese) Note: completely different river from the Yellow River!
With which instrument is American B B King chiefly associated?
Guitar
Who won the 1992 FA Cup Final?
Liverpool
In Greek mythology, who killed Achilles?
Paris
Who plays Mike Baldwin in the soap opera Coronation Street?
Johnny Briggs
Which racecourse in the Republic of Ireland is also a palindrome?
Navan