- Which British Prince, who is second in line to the throne, married Kate Middleton in Westminster Abbey in April 2011? Prince William
- Which English Premiership football team play their home games at White Hart Lane? Tottenham Hotspur
- The city of Timbuktu is in which continent? Africa
- Canada is officially a bilingual country. English is one of the languages; what is the second? French
- In which Caribbean country did the reggae music style, popularised by Bob Marley, originate? Jamaica
- Daniel Fahrenheit devised a scale used for measuring what? Temperature
- The first non-stop transatlantic flight landed in June 1919 in which Irish county? Galway
- Which Irish author writes the book series called ‘Skullduggery Pleasant’? Derek Landy
- What is the largest living land animal? Elephant
- Islamabad is the capital of which country in Southern Asia? Pakistan
- Name the object hit by the players in ice hockey. Puck
- In the nursery rhyme, what was the shepherd’s night time delight? Red Sky
- The young of which type of large, usually white, waterfowl is called a cygnet? Swan
- Which toy derives its name from the Danish words for ‘play well’? Lego
- Which type of entertainer specialises in balancing and catching items such as balls, plates, and knives? Juggler
- What was the name of the War, which was triggered by Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait on August the second, 1990? Gulf War
- Of which boy band, known for their hits such as ‘All Time Low’ and ‘Glad You Came’ is the Irishman Siva Kaneswaran a member? The Wanted
- Which Roman ruler had the seventh month of the year named after him in his honour, as he was born during that month? Julius Caesar
And the rest:
- Who is credited with driving the snakes out of Ireland and into the sea? Saint Patrick
- The bamboo-eating giant panda is native to which country? China
- What colourless gas, with a faint sharp odour, has the chemical formula CO2? Carbon Dioxide
- Which American golfer won the 2012 US Masters at Augusta? Bubba Watson
- On which fictional, cobbled English street will you find businesses including ‘Roy’s Rolls’, ‘The Kabin’ and the ‘Corner Shop’? Coronation Street
- A leveret is the young of which type of fast-running, long-eared mammal? Hare
- Which English author wrote the two books series about the ‘Famous Five’ and the ‘Secret Seven’? Enid Blyton
- How many counties are in the province of Connacht? Five
- What was the name of the first man-made satellite, launched in 1957, by the former Soviet Union?Sputnick 1
- Which popular form of word puzzle consists of a square or rectangular diagram divided into black and white squares? Crossword puzzle
- Which American President visited his ancestral home of Dunganstown in County Wexford in 1963? John F Kennedy
- The Hindu Kush, located in north-eastern Afghanistan and northern Pakistan is what sort of geographical feature?A mountain range
- At what sport does Tipperary man Eoin Kelly excel? Hurling
- Which cartoon character, which featured in the ‘Shrek’ films, also starred in a self-titled movie in 2011? Puss in Boots
- Which country is by far the largest in the world? Russia
- Which former American Vice-President made the movie about global warming entitled ‘An Inconvenient Truth’? Al Gore
- What is the name of the group of islands at the mouth of Galway Bay? Aran Islands
- Which Scotsman is credited with having invented the television? John Logie Baird
- The flag of which country features the Star of David? Israel
- Philip Pullman is the author of which award-winning trilogy of books? His Dark Materials
- In 2008 in Beijing, which athlete born in Jamaica became the first man in Olympic History to win both the 100m and the 200m races in World Record times? Usain Bolt
- Which 1982 Steven Spielberg film features a space alien who wants to phone home? E T
- According to ancient Greek mythology, which mountain was the home of the Gods? Mount Olympus
- In which War did the Battle of the Somme take place? World War One
- The LUAS transport system in Dublin has its own colour codes. One line is red. What colour is the other? Green
- Katniss Everdeen is the teenage heroine of which series of books, the first of which was recently made into a blockbuster movie? The Hunger Games
- In which sport do particpants use a shuttlecock? Badminton
- Programmes, which run on a computer, telling the computer what to do, are more commonly known as what? Software/Apps
- What sort of weapon, associated with Robin Hood, does a Fletcher make and sell? Arrows/Bows
- Which American television series focuses on the adventures of a teenage Clark Kent before he goes to Metropolis? Smallville
- What is the name of the scale which measures the acidity or basicity of a liquid, whose values fall between zero and fourteen? The PH scale
- What colourless, tasteless and odourless liquid has the chemical symbol H20? Water
- What is the name of the typically box-like kitchen appliance that cooks using high frequency electro-magnetic waves? Microwave Oven
- The William Webb Ellis Trophy is awarded to the winners of Which Sporting World Cup? Rugby World Cup
- Chocolate is made from what type of beans? Cocoa Beans
- ‘Waltzing Matilda’ is known as the adopted Anthem of which country in the southern hemisphere? Australia
- How many humps does a dromedary have? One
- In Germanic and Scandinavian mythology, what is the name of the god of thunder? Thor
- In what Irish city will you find the ‘Jack Lynch Tunnel’? Cork
- Which Middle Eastern country uses the shekel as its unit of currency? Israel
- The author Beatrix Potter’s first book was about a rabbit who wore a blue jacket. What was his name? Peter Rabbit
- What type of colourful and horned animal, found in Central African forests, is a bongo? Antelope
- What does the double ‘o’ signify for the fictional spy James Bond? A Licence to Kill
- In which European capital city were the first Modern Olympics held in 1896? Athens
- Which TD for Cork South Central, who was previously Minister for Foreign Affairs, was elected Leader of Fianna Fáil in January 2011? Micheál Martin
