Odds and Sods

1 Which sub species of brown bear is named after a group of islands off the coast of Alaska?

2 Which clothing company was founded by Arthur Bernard Sugarman in 1963?

3 Which animal is alternatively named the quill pig?

4 Which American company is known colloquially as Big Blue?

5 Which country introduced the world’s first ambulance service?

6 The name of which soup translates into English as, to serve up?

7 Which road in London was name after a victory in the War of Jenkins Ear when troops led by Admiral Vernon captured a town in New Granada?

8 What is the name of the company that Ivor the Engine works for?

9 It is estimated that between 10 to 15% of the people doing this quiz are sinistral. What does this mean?

10 Which fictional feline lives at 711 Maple Street?

11 What connects the dates of April 6 1917 and December 8, 1941?

12 Manuel II was the last king of which country?

13 In 2006 whose dog Chalky died aged 17?

14 In which county did the Great Train Robbery take place?

15 What would one be doing if performing a Bob Major or a Grandshire Triple?

16 The cookery term montmorency means flavoured with what?

17 What is the singular of trivia?

18 Who is the only British Prime Minister to have married a divorcee?

19 Which three species of rhino are named after their place of origin?

20 What was banned in Britain by the Combination Laws of 1799 and 1800?

Answers

1 Kodiak bear

2 Ben Sherman

3 Porcupine

4 IBM

5 France

6 Minestrone

7 Portobello Road, named after the town of Puerto Bello

8 Merioneth and Llantisilly Traction Company

9 Left handed

10 Garfield

11 The dates that the USA entered the World Wars

12 Portugal

13 Rick Stein

14 Buckinghamshire

15 Bell ringing

16 Asparagus

17 Trivium

18 Margaret Thatcher

19 Javan, Indian, Sumatran

20 Trade unions