1 The Blue Boy is a work by which artist?
Thomas Gainsborough
 
2 What was writer Charles Dodgson's pseudonym?
Lewis Carroll
 
3 Which news presenter dressed in leather and sang Duran Duran hits for the 2004 Children in Need appeal?
Michael Burke
 
4 What word is used to describe an angle between 0 and 90 degrees?
Acute
 
5 In which year was Bobby Charlton knighted?
1994
 
6 Which snooker player was nicknamed (among others) the "Romford Robot?"
Steve Davies.
 
Also known as Steve "Interesting" Davis, The Plumstead Potter, The Essex Executioner, etc.
7 How many fences are jumped twice in the Grand National?
14
 
8 What do the Americans call the constellation of stars that the UK refers to as "The Plough?"
The Big Dipper
 
9 Which cartoon character was known as "the fastest mouse in all of Mexico?"
Speedy Gonzalez
 
10 What disaster befell Neighbours in 2005, leading to some of the popular characters dying.
A bomb planted on board a plane trip to Tasmania