A TOUGH TWENTY

1 In August 2006, Angela Sarkis became the first female chief executive of which organisation?

2 Which TV series was adapted from a 1975 book entitled Moonrunners, based on the life of Jerry Rushing?

3 The Royal Collection of which animal is kept at London Zoo?

4 Which capital city was formerly known as Port Nicholson?

5 Which building has the post code W1A 1AA?

6 Coco Chanel traditionally hosted her fashion shows on which date of any given month?

7 What connects Richard Brandon and Charles I?

8 Which Italian city is known as the most English town in Italy due to a long standing trading agreement with England?

9 What links the Spanish words for antique, Trinity, Sunday and bearded?

10 James Purdy and Sons of London are famed for the manufacture of what?

11 What did Georges de Mestral patent in 1948 as an alternative to buttons and zips?

12 The headquarters of the Organisation of African Unity is located in which capital city?

13 According to the book of Genesis who was the first person to die?

14 The surname of which Harry Potter character is also the name of a variety of bumblebee?

15 Who voiced the rabbit Fiver in the 1978 film animation Watership Down?

16 The title of which hit song translates into English as a white dove?

17 Which company was charged of corporate manslaughter following the sinking of the Herald of Free Enterprise?

18 Which religion follows a set of rules known as Ord Nung?

19 The name of which Spanish football derives from the Basque meaning “health”?

20 Pastias lines are a symptom of which disease?

Answers

1 YMCA

2 The Dukes of Hazzard

3 Goats

4 Wellington

5 BBC Broadcasting House

6 The 5th of any month, hence Chanel No 5

7 Brandon chopped off Charles’ head

8 Genoa

9 Caribbean islands Antique (Antigua), Trinity (Trinidad), Sunday (Domingo) Bearded (Barbados)

10 Shotguns

11 Velcro

12 Addis Ababa

13 Abel

14 Dumbledore

15 Richard Briers

16 Una Paloma Blanca

17 Townsend Thoresen

18 Amish

19 Osasuna

20 Scarlet fever