 February 2007 (Questions 1 to 20 of 28) |
Which is the only US state not to have a straight line in its borders?
Hawaii |
In what year was the first hot air balloon flight?
1783 |
By what name is Schubert`s Symphony No. 8 better known?
Unfinished Symphony |
Which rugby super league team have the nickname `Wolves`?
Warrington |
In horse racing, what betting odds are known as a `carpet`?
3-1 |
Sand consists of silicon and what other element?
Oxygen |
Which 1959 Alfred Hitchcock film had the tagline `Its a deadly game of tag and Cary Grant is it!`?
North by Northwest |
What was the name of the holiday camp in the TV sitcom `Hi-De-Hi`?
Maplins |
What was the name of the character played by Ronnie Barker in `Open All Hours`?
Arkwright |
By what name is singer Pauline Matthews better known?
Kiki Dee |
Who invented the hot air balloon?
The Montgolfier brothers |
In what year was NATO formed?
1949 |
What was the name of the first artificial satellite sent into space?
Sputnik 1 |
In what year was the hot air balloon invented?
1783 |
In what year was DNA discovered?
1953 |
What is the brightest star in the northern hemisphere?
Sirius |
In what year did MPs first receive a salary?
1911 |
In what year did the United States enter the First World War?
1917 |
In what year was the television invented?
1926 |
In what year was the National Health Service founded?
1948 |
