1. Fastest Fingers First question
Starting with the earliest in the year, put the following greetings cards in the order they would typically appear in UK shops.
A: Christmas B: Valentine’s Day C: Mother’s Day D: Father’s Day
2. (£100) ‘Extra virgin’ is considered to be the best type of which food?
A: Bananas B: Olive oil C: Marmalade D: Pork chops
3. (£200) Which of these is used as a symbol of surrender of truce?
A: White flag B: Blue banner C: Green emblem • D: Yellow jack
4. (£300) The golfer born Eldrick Tont Woods is best known by what first name?
A: Snake B: Tiger C: Vulture D: Shark
5. (£500) The popular name of the ceremony seen outside Buckingham Palace is ‘The Changing of the …’ what?
A: Regiment B: Soldiers C: Troops D: Guard
6. (£1,000) When referring to a toilet, what do the letters WC stand for?
A: Wash Cupboard B: Waste Chamber C: Walled Cabinet D: Water Closet
7. (£2,000) What is the title of the best-selling series of scary children’s books created by R.L. Stine?
A: The Famous Five B: Goosebumps C: Captain Underpants D: A Series of Unfortunate Events
8. (£4,000) Which TV chef campaigned to have Turkey Twizzlers removed from school dinner menus?
A: Gordon Ramsay B: Heston Blumenthal C: Jamie Oliver D: John Torode
9. (£8,000) In November 1931, Al Capone was sentenced to eleven years in prison for what crime?
A: Extortion B: Kidnapping C: Tax evasion D: Perjury
10. (£16,000) The song ‘I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing’, performed by Aerosmith, featured on the soundtrack of which 1998 film?
A: The Big Lebowski B: Armageddon C: Deep Impact D: The Truman Show
11. (£32,000) Which British military figure signalled to his troops ‘England expects that every man will do his duty’?
A: Lord Cardigan B: Lord Nelson C: Duke of Wellington D: Lord Kitchener
12. (£64,000) Which is the second highest park in the British Isles?
A: Snowdon B: Slieve Donard C: Scafell Pike D: Ben Macdui
13. (£125,000) Georges Braque was one of two key figures in the development of which art movement?
A: Cubism B: Impressionism C: Art Nouveau • D: Abstract expressionism
14. (£250,000) The Taj Mahal UNESCO World Heritage Site is located in which Indian state?
A: Uttar Pradesh B: Kerala C: Gujarat D: West Bengal
15. (£500,000) Which of these condiments is the oldest, having been established since 1814, as stated on its label?
A: HP Sauce B: Heinz Tomato Ketchup C: Colman’s Mustard D: Hellmann’s Mayonnaise
16. (£1million) Which of these people was born the same year as Queen Elizabeth II?
A: Audrey Hepburn B: Judy Garland C: Julie Andrews D: Marilyn Monroe