Your turn to take the Pub Quiz test

Sat 17th Jan 09, 12.40pm
Yesterday I promised to post the 25 Pub Quiz questions which exercised the finest minds of Fantastic Fireworks. Today it's your go. Answers on Monday.
1. In which English City would you find the Crucible Theatre?
2. Who is the manager of Manchester United?
3. Who played Rodney in Only Fools and Horses?
4. Which female vocalist duetted with Elton John on the hit ‘Don’t Go Breaking My Heart’?
5. Which element has the chemical symbol Zn?
6. Which county in England shares its border with only one other county?
7. In which book of the Old Testament does the story of Cain and Able appear?
8. Who is the leader of the Lib Dem party?
9. In 1928, who discovered Penicillin?
10. If you were born on Christmas Day, which star sign would you be?
11. What do the initials PLC stand for after a company name?
12. Who stars as agent Jack Bauer in the TV series 24?
13. For which sport was Duncan Goodhew famous?
14. What is the name of the current Pope?
15. Which of the following is not a type of pottery: Ming, Chippendale, and Wedgwood?
16. What type of bird has varieties called Ring, Turtle and Collared?
17. Who won the Oscar for ‘Best Actor’ last year in the film There will Be Blood?
18. Who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her work with the poor in India?
19. Who teamed up with Benny, Bjorn and Annafried to form ABBA?
20. Which overture has a date in the title and features cannons and bells in the music?
21. Which Opera singer sang a solo and Charles and Diana’s wedding in 1982?
22. In Charlie and The Chocolate Factory, what was Charlie’s surname?
23. Who won last year’s X Factor?
24. From which country does Gorgonzola cheese come?
25. Which planet is nearest the Sun?