1. Which Australian cricketer famously used an aluminium bat in a test match against England in 1979?
2. What was the only number one UK hit song from the year 2000 with a colour in the song title?
3. At which racecourse is the Scottish Grand National run?
4. London hosts/hosted the 2012 Olympic Games. In which previous years have London hosted the games?
5. Which British Monarch"s last words were "Bugger Bognor"?
6. Which Welsh market town is known as ?the town of books??
7. Which British character actor who died in 1979 aged 52, made his film debut in The Dam Busters (1955)?
8. What is the capital city of Northern Ireland?
9. What did Denmark ban in May 2011 that made headlines in the UK?
10. Between 1987 and mid 1990, at least one song written by which trio was in the UK top 40 every single week?
11. What would have happened in the 1966 World Cup Final between England and West Germany had the score remained 2-2 after extra time?
12. Which famous playing card's last words were "My God! What's happened?"
13. In which year did the Crystal Palace in London burn down?
14. Julia Gillard, Australia's first woman prime minister, was born in which country?
15. The channel between Australia and Tasmania was named after a British explorer, who was he (First and last name please)?
16. What year did British Honduras become Belize?
17. What is Scotland’s longest river?
18. Five Kings from the House of Hanover have reigned in Britain. Four were named George. What was the other one called?
19. Who became the first British Asian prime minister in October?
20. Who is Scotland?s most capped soccer player?
ANSWERS
1. Dennis Lillee
2. Black Coffee (All Saints)
3. Ayr
4. 1948 and 1908
5. George V
6. Hay-On-Wye
7. Robert Shaw
8. Belfast
9. Marmite
10. Stock, Aitken and Waterman
11. Flip of a coin to determine the World Champion
12. Diana, Princess of Wales, the so-called Queen of Hearts.
13. 1936
14. Wales (in Barry)
15. George Bass
16. 1973
17. The Tay
18. William (IVth)
19. Rishi Sunak
20. Kenny Dalglish
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