1       GENUINE CLASS is an anagram of which British actor

Alec Guinness

2       Which comedy duo made a series of films in the fifties where they met Captain Kidd, Frankenstein, and Jekyll and Hyde among others

Abbott and Costello

3       What was the name of the United States space shuttle that exploded on take-off in 1986

Challenger

4       What is the longest river in Yorkshire

Ouse

5       Who had a number one in the nineties with Nothing Compares 2 U

Sinead O'Connor

6       Who was the Australian batsman who was killed in November 2014 after being hit on the neck with the ball

Phillip Hughes

7       Who is the Roman counterpart of the Greek god Poseidon

Neptune

8       What cleaning product was advertised as "Cleans like a white tornado"

Ajax

9       In what year was Mount Everest first climbed

Nineteen fifty three

10    Who was the English novelist born in 1660 wrote Robinson Crusoe

Daniel Defoe

11    In which city are the headquarters of Yorkshire Television

Leeds

12    From which country does the wine Mateus Rose come

Portugal

13    Manfred Mann has had a number one with The Mighty Quinn but who wrote it

Bob Dylan

14    What South American river shares its name with a mythical race of female warriors

Amazon

15    Which aircraft company made the Stuka dive bomber

Junkers

16    Which type of headgear do you associate with Pablo Picasso

Beret (specifically the Basque beret but beret will do)

17    What colour are the stars on the United States of America flag

White

18    What is the medical name for the shinbone

Tibia

19    What would an American call a post mortem

Autopsy

20    I BEND SMALL ZEALOUS GANG is an anagram of a job

Double Glazing Salesman

21    Who plays the part of Chief Superintendent Innocent in the TV series Lewis

Rebecca Front

22    How is a battle site represented on an Ordnance Survey map

Crossed swords

23    Which French guest on Desert Island Discs when asked what her choice luxury item would be to take with her was thought to have said a penis

Brigitte Bardot she had said appiness

24    What is the biggest selling confectionery in Britain

Kit Kat

25    What does the musical term piano mean

Quiet

26    What was the record breaking score in the Germany-Brazil semi- final game at the 2014 FIFA World Cup

Germany 7 Brazil 1

27    What is the capital of Afghanistan

Kabul

28    Which wild animal found in Britain is quicker running uphill than downhill

Hare

29    Where in London does the Archbishop of Canterbury live

Lambeth Palace

30    Which Ellie Goulding song which was also used as a theme for a film became number one in the UK on Valentine´s  Day 2015

Love Me Like You Do (Theme for Fifty Shades of Grey film, coinciding with its release)

31    Where would an Eskimo wear his mukluks

Feet

32    In heraldry what colour is vert

Green

33    Which bank did rogue trader Nick Leeson work for

Barings

34    What is the metal tag on a shoelace called

Aiglet or aglet

35    Which European country was invaded by Russian tanks and troops in 1956

Hungary

36    Who was the American dentist who recently caused a furore by killing a lion called Cecil with a crossbow

Walter Palmer

37    What is campanology the art of

Bell ringing

38    What was Nell Gwynne selling (apart from her virtue) when she was first seen by Charles 11

Oranges

39    Which human invention was the first to travel faster than sound

The whip

40    Which five elements in the periodic table contain only 4 letters in their name (point for each)

Gold, Iron, Lead, Neon and Zinc