1. What is the capital of East Timor ?

Dili

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

Bill Naughton

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

Pope

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

Gemini

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

Kodiak

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

Canada

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

A Cappella

8. What sort of creature is a skink ?

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 ?

Trencher

10. How old is footballer Michael Owen

20 (at 14.12.99)

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 ?

Dilys Powell

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

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 ?

Dallas Cowboys

14. What is the nickname of jockey Robert Thornton ?

Chocolate

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

Miranda

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

Madeleine Albright

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

Eric Bristow (MBE)

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

Gordon Ramsay

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

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 ?

Eileen Drury

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

(Green) Woodpecker

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

Ava Gardner

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

Amish

24. Who wrote The Maid of Buttermere ?

Melvyn Bragg

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

Gordon Brown

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

Slobodan Milosevic

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

Janet Street Porter

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

Ordinance Survey

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

Skelmersdale

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

Candide