4 What is the name of the mysterious American ship which was found deserted at sea in 1872?
5 If you travelled by ferry from Liverpool to the Isle of Man, at which port would you disembark?
6 What name won a 2016 online poll to name a British research vessel, but was instead given to the submersible upon the research vessel…?
7 …and what was the research vessel actually named?
8 What is the name of the ship used by Christopher Columbus which was shipwrecked on his first voyage?
9 From which port did the ill-fated Titanic sail?
10 A fast, light vessel with the hull raised slightly out of the water is given what name?
11 What is the name of Captain Jack Sparrow’s ship in Pirates of the Caribbean?
12 Which ship is moored at The Queen’s Walk, London?
13 What is the name of the ghost ship which is captained by Davy Jones in the Pirates of the Caribbean films?
14 On the Isle of Wight, which town is the main destination of the passenger ferry from Portsmouth?
15 In which decade was the hovercraft invented?
16 In which sport are there wild water, sprint and slalom events?
17 How many hulls does a catamaran have?
18 What term is given to the act of falling off a surfboard while riding a wave?
19 In rowing who is the person who steers a boat?
20 Which flat-bottomed boat is particularly associated with Oxford and Cambridge?
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1 Which Club is concerned with pedigree in the dog world?
2 What is the last month of the year to have exactly 30 days?
3 The University of Strathclyde is based in which city?
4 What is the term for the tip of a pyramid or cone?
5 Highway to Hell was a hit for which Australian rock group?
6 Which lunar phenomenon is used to describe something that rarely happens?
7 In which county is Devizes?
8 Which hormone regulates the amount of glucose in the blood?
9 In light opera who wanted to “let the punishment fit the crime”?
10 Which sign of the zodiac is represented by twins?
11 What is the national animal symbol of the USA?
12 Who replaced Claire Foy and Matt Smith as Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip in the third series of The Crown?
13 How many discs does each player have to start with in draughts?
14 What word can mean both “four-legged creature” and “to move quickly”?
15 During which battle was Nelson mortally wounded?
16 What is the female equivalent of a Cub Scout?
17 RIBA is the Royal Institute of British what?
18 Who had a hit in 1986 with Chain Reaction?
19 Which former This Morning presenters (1988-2001) went on to host their own show on Channel 4?
20 Which company produced the Tom and Jerry series of cartoons?
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1 What is the name for a vodka and tomato juice cocktail?
2 Used to flavour gin, what is the fruit of the blackthorn?
3 What do the initials CAMRA stand for?
4 Which potent beverage was known in France as “the green fairy”?
5 In which country did pilsner originate?
6 Which two flavours combined make mocha?
7 What is the name for a Russian water boiler used to make tea?
8 In which month is “Beaujolais Noveau Day”?
9 Tequila comes from which country?
10 What is the main fruit used to make calvados?
11 Which drink was promoted by the song I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing?
12 What word is used in India for “tea”?
13 From what is the Japanese wine sake made?
14 Which aperitif has the suffix “royale” if champagne is added to crème de cassis?
15 From which country does root beer originate?
16 Which Swiss company developed the first widely used instant coffee?
17 Which popular tea variety originates from a district in West Bengal?
18 Which alcohol is used to make a daiquiri?
19 Originally launched in 1901, which bright orange soft drink is sometimes referred to as “Scotland’s other national drink”?
20 If you order an acqua frizzante in Italy, what would you receive?
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1 What term derived from the French language is given to the assistant to a soldier?