Politics and current affairs

1	Who beat whom in the final round of voting to become leader of the Liberal Democrats?
2	In what month of what year will the next total eclipse of the sun be visible from Great Britain?
3	Who recorded Monica Lewinsky's phone calls, ultimately leading to the impeachment proceedings?
4	What was the name of the pub in Soho which was the scene of the nailbomb attack on 30 April 1999?
5	Which constituencies do the following MPs represent?
	i) Tony Blair
	ii) Peter Mandelson
	iii) Claire Short

 Literature (broadly speaking)

6	Which character famously says the line: "A handbag?"?
7	To which character does Macbeth say, "Never shake thy gory locks at me"?
8	Which author created Inspector Morse?
9	Victorian literature: how is Helen Huntingdon better known?
10	Who was shaped like a little blue cloud with legs?

Science and nature

11	What is the chemical symbol for arsenic?
12	What is the world's largest mammal?
13	How did nylon get its name?
14	What is the name of the flightless bird, similar to an ostrich, which is native to South America?
15	In the equation E=mc2, what does c stand for?

Sport

16	Cycling: Who won the 1999 Tour de France?
17	Football: Which was the first team to be relegated automatically from the League?
18	Cricket: Who won the only ever Benson and Hedges Super Cup?
19	Men's tennis: Which player holds the record for the most weeks at World Number One?
20	Athletics: Who is the current holder of the Men's Long Jump record?

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