1. Which model village was built near Birkenhead in 1888 by WH Lever for workers at his soap factory ?

Port Sunlight

2. Pope Benedict XVI was born Joseph Ratzinger in which country ?

Germany

3. What is the official language of Egypt ?

Arabic

4. A BBC TV adaptation of which Charles Dickens novel won the Best Drama Serial BAFTA in 2006 ?

Bleak House

5. What colour is the animated character Betty Boo's hair ?

Black

6. What is the common name for the gas sometimes called marsh or swamp gas ?

Methane

7. Which English golfer won the first US Masters title in 1989 ?

Nick Faldo

8. What was the nationality of gymnast Sawao Kato who won eight Olympic gold medals in the 1960's and 1970's ?

Japanese

9. The musical ‘My Fair Lady' was an adaptation of which George Bernard Shaw play ?

Pygmalion

10. Aisla Craig, Golden Sunrise and Money Maker are varieties of which fruit?

Tomato

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11. Which BBC radio station, once known as the ‘Home Service', broadcasts on 92 to 95 FM ?

Radio 4

12. Which measure of a person's typing speed is commonly abbreviated to WPM ?

Words Per Minute

13. What was the screen name of the US film star born as Frederick Austerlitz ?

Fred Astaire

14. Which Mancunian singer had a 1988 UK hit single with ‘Everyday Is Like Sunday' ?

Morrissey

15. Bronze is an alloy traditionally composed of copper and which other metal ?

Tin

16. Which metallic element, with the chemical symbol Li, is the lightest known metal ?

Lithium

17. Malariology is the scientific study of which disease ?

Malaria

18. In 1970, which country won football's FIFA World Cup competition for the third time ?

Brazil

19. Which US pop singer had 2006 hits with ‘Stupid Girls' and ‘Who Knew' ?

Pink

20. At which racecourse are the 1,000 and 2,000 Guineas horse race run each year ?

Newmarket

 Tie: In which year did India become independent of Britain ?

        1947

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