The Trivial Alphabet

A- Which country did France invade in 1830?

B- Which order of monks did Brother Cadfael belong to?

C- In 2005 Cardiff was named as the cheapest place in Britain to buy what?

D- What practice was outlawed in Britain in 1819 because the army was losing too many of its officers?

E- Which is the only book of the Bible that does not mention God by name?

F- In 1998 which city became the headquarters of the European Central Bank?

G- Which military term of Spanish origin translates into English as little war?

H- 746 watts equates to 1 what?

I- Which publication has the slogan, “It is, Are You”?

J- The product hessian is obtained from which plant?

K- Which word in common English usage derives from the Turkish for pavilion?

L- Which song contains the lyric, “What’ll you do when you get lonely and nobody’s waiting by your side”?

M- Which horse won the Grand National in 1990?

N- What six letter word is the title given to the ambassador of the Pope?

O- What was declared as Australia’s national gemstone in 1993?

P- On which river does Washington DC stand?

Q- What was the first drug used to treat malaria?

R- In which film did Harvey Keitel play Mr White?

S- What is the Swahili word for lion?

T- On which river does England’s highest waterfall stand?

U- Who narrates the Brer Rabbit tales?

V- What is the name of the Roman Goddess of the Hearth?

W- Which county is known as the Garden of Ireland?

X- What name is given to the morbid fear of deserts?

Y- Which song topped the UK charts for Michael Jackson in 1995?

Z- What is the capital of the Spanish region of Aragon?

Answers

Algeria
Benedictine
Cannabis
Duelling
Esther
Frankfurt
Guerrilla
Horsepower
Independent (newspaper)
Jute
Kiosk
Layla
Mr Frisk
Nuncio
Opal
Potomac
Quinine
Reservoir Dogs
Simba
Tees
Vesta
Wicklow
Xerophobia
You Are Not Alone
Zaragoza