1. Which German General was known as the Desert Fox? Irwin Rommel
2. Of which former Soviet republic is Riga the capital? Latvia
3. What was Mary Hopkins entry in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1970? Those were the days
4. Which actor’s real name was William Pratt? Boris Karloff
5. What sort of creature is a gerenuk? An antelope
6. Which rat trained the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles? Roland
7. What did the American golfer Jack Nicklaus always carry in his pocket at tournaments? Sweets
8. Which British political party was founded on 1934?
9. Which German physicist formed the quantum theory?
10. Which rock guitarist was the first to be honoured with an English Heritage blue plaque? Jimi Hendrix
11. Who were Richard Branson’s co-pilots on his attempt to fly around the world in a balloon in December 1998?
12. Who became a world snooker champion for a record-equalling sixth time in 1996? Stephen Hendry