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The questions and answers within this quiz were verified and updated in July 2020.

 

Which English county is known as 'Northants'?

Northamptonshire

 

If it's a motorway in the UK, Autobahn in Germany and Autopista in Spain, what is it in Italy?

Autostrade

 

In sailing, which term refers to the front of the boat?

Bow

 

How many card players make up a standard game of bridge?

a) 2 b) 4 c) 6

b) 4

 

Nasser Hussain played international test cricket for which country?

England

 

Which of the following is the highest ranking of officer in the British Navy?

a) Captain b) Admiral c) Lieutenant

b) Admiral

 

Kent Walton was a regular commentator of which sport broadcast on ITV's World of Sport in the 1970s?

Wrestling

 

Brothers Joseph and Edward Tetley founded their tea company in 1837 in which British city?

Leeds

 

Which is the zodiac sign of the bull?

Taurus

 

Founded in 1871, Danske Bank is most closely associated with which Scandinavian country?

Denmark