1. What TWO films were directed by David Lean?

2. Which religious community celebrates Vaisakhi?

3. Which book written by JRR Tolkien was voted the country’s best-loved novel in 2003?

4. Which Anglo-Saxon poem is about a hero’s battle against monsters and has been translated into modern English?

5. Which of the following movies was directed by Alfred Hitchcock in 1935?

6. What is the note with the highest value in the UK?

7. Which is the most famous tennis tournament hosted in Britain and which takes place each year at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club?

8. What name is given to the clock tower at the Houses of Parliament in honour of Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee in 2012?

9. Which British actor has recently won an Oscar?

10. What TWO names are given to the day before Lent?

11. Which of the following landmarks is the largest expanse of fresh water in mainland Britain?

12. Who wrote the music for the popular show Jesus Christ Superstar?

13. Pantomimes are a British tradition that many theatres produce during:

14. What is the minimum age requirement to buy alcohol in a pub or night club in the UK?

15. What is the coin with the highest value in the UK?

16. Which TWO of the following are famous horse racing events in the UK?

17. Who wrote an oratorio called ‘Messiah’, which is regularly sung by choirs at Easter time?

18. Which of the following is England’s largest national park?

19. Which of the following is a traditional English food?

20. What are pantomimes based on?

21. Who was the first person to sail single-handed around the world in 1966/67?

22. Who led the group of Catholics who tried to kill the Protestant king with a bomb in the Houses of the Parliament in 1605?

23. The UK continues to be a world leader in the development and manufacture of motor-sport technology:

24. Where is the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre (SEC Centre) located?