1. What is the capital of East Timor ?

 

A1. Dili

 

2. Which Irish-born British playwright created an egocentric cockney womaniser by the name of Alfie (Elkins) ?

 

A2. Bill Naughton

 

3. The holder of which important post wears a white zucchetto on his head ?

 

A3. Pope

 

4. Which astrological sign governs the period May 21-June 21 ?

 

A4. Gemini

 

5. The name of which Alaskan island is associated with the world's largest living land carnivore ?

 

A5. Kodiak (Bear)

 

6. In which country will you find the Laurentian Mountains ?

 

A6. Canada

 

7. The name of which style of singing translates into English - from the original Italian - as "in the Church style" ?

 

A7. 'A Cappela'

 

8. What sort of creature is a skink ?

 

A8. Lizard

 

9. What name was formerly given to a thick slice of bread, used as a primitive form of plate for eating and for slicing meat ?

 

A9. Trencher

 

10. How old is footballer Michael Owen (as at 10.1.00) ?

 

A10. 20 (dob 14.12.79)

 

11. Who was The Sunday Times outspoken film critic from 1939-79, and from 1976-95 was the same paper's reviewer for movies shown on British TV ?

 

A11. Dilys Powell

 

12. Which socialist pop star is nick-named The Bard of Barking ?

 

A12. Billy Bragg

 

13. For the last six years which NFL team has topped a Harris poll to establish the USA's most popular football team ?

 

A13. Dallas Cowboys

 

14. What is the nickname of jockey Robert Thornton ?

 

A14. Chocolate

 

15. In Shakespeare's play, The Tempest, what is the name of Prospero's daughter ?

 

A15. Miranda

 

16. Who is the USA's Secretary of State ?

 

A16. Madeline Albright

 

17 Which is the only darts player to have been honoured by the Queen ?

 

A17. Eric Bristow (MBE)

 

18. Which former Glasgow Rangers footballer is now a noted chef & restaurateur known for his volatility ?

 

A18. Gordon Ramsay

 

19. By what name is a 2nd full moon in a single calendar month known ? 

 

A19. Blue Moon

 

20. According to her book entitled My Life as a Healer, whose spirit guide is an ancient Egyptian by the name of Zyphos ?

 

A20. Eileen Drury

 

21. The Yaffle is another name for which native British bird ?

 

A21. (Green) Woodpecker

 

22. Who played the title role in the 1954 film 'The Barefoot Contessa' ?

 

A22.  Ava Gardner

 

23. What is the name of the US & Canadian Mennonite sect which trace their origin back to one Jakob Amman ?

 

A23. Amish

 

24. Who wrote 'The Maid of Buttermere' ?

 

A24. Melvyn Bragg

 

25. Which public figure has been linked romantically with Sarah Macauley ?

 

A25. Gordon Brown

 

26. Which European leader has a wife called Miryana - known to many of their mutual enemies as The Red Witch ?

 

A26. Slobodon Milosevic

 

27. Which woman is Vice President of Britain's Rambler's Association ?

 

A27.  Janet Street Porter

 

28. What is the name of Britain's official map-making body ?

 

A28. Ordnance Survey

 

29. Which new town in central Lancashire was created in 1961 to help relieve overcrowding in Merseyside ?

 

A29. Skelmersdale

 

30. Which famous work by Voltaire features the philosopher Dr Pangloss ?

 

A30. Candide