1       How many tablets were the Ten Commandments written on

Two

2       As what did Joseph Grimaldi achieve everlasting fame

Clown

3       What forms the base of a traditional Pavlova

Meringue

4       Which county is home to the group Muse

Devon

5       The Egyptian god Anubis is shown with the body of a man and the head of which animal

Jackal

6       What is a female antelope called

Doe

7       When Glasgow Rangers signed Maurice Johnston, in what way did they make footballing history

First Catholic player fielded for over 100 years

8       Hellenikon international airport is in which country

Greece

9       What was the currency of Finland before the Euro

Markka

10    In Victorian times what type of person may have been referred to as a cutpurse

Pickpocket

11    A traditional weapon of the Sicilian Mafia, what is a lupara

Sawn off shotgun

12    From which eighties film is this line taken: 'When I want your opinion, I'll beat it out of you'

Code of Silence

13    We have Coke and Pepsi but what is the third largest selling soft drink in the world

Fanta Orange

14    What was the first reggae number one in the UK

Israelites by Desmond Dekker

15    The chough is a member of which bird family

Crow

16    In golf what is a shot that bounces over a water hazard called

A Barnes Wallace

17    In CB jargon what is a banana

Yellow line

18    Which handy everyday object found in many desk drawers and in most homes was invented by Stephen Perry in 1845

Elastic bands

19    What is the capital of the Spanish region of Cantabria (Now to be seen on most UK High Streets)

Santander

20    What was the name given to the luxury versions of Austin Rover cars such as the Maestro, the Metro and the Montego

Vanden Plas

21    A TV advert popularly named 'Horses and Surfers' often tops the charts of best UK adverts of all time - what was being advertised

Guinness

22    In The Jungle Book what type of animal is Ikky

Porcupine

23    After which part of the body are avocados named

Testicles

24    Who had a hit with "Yakkety Yak" in 1958

The Coasters

25    What type of animal is a macaque

Monkey

26    What is the Golden Spurtle which is an annual World Championship awarded for

Porridge making

27    Which British aircraft manufacturer made the civil transport aeroplane the Tudor

Avro

28    If you suffer from microtia what do you lack

Ears

29    Which vital communications link began in Britain in July 1937

999 service

30    What was Quentin Crisp's job that gave him the nickname The Naked Civil Servant

Nude art school model

Round 2 FORMER NAMES

31    What company was formerly known as Computing Tabulating Recording Company

IBM

32    What was the former name of Regent's Park

Marylebone Park

33    What was the former name of Sellafield nuclear power station

Windscale

34    Which South American country was formerly called Upper Peru

Bolivia

35    Which company began in Seattle as The American Messenger Co.

UPS (United Parcel Service

36    What is the former name of the University of Central England

Birmingham Polytechnic

37    Clarty Hole was the former name of which author's stately home

Sir Walter Scott (Abbotsford)

38    What was the former name of the animal rights group Respect for Animals

Lynx

39    Which football league team was formerly called Boscombe Saint Johns

AFC Bournemouth

40    As what was Suriname formerly known

Dutch Guiana