1. Eider ducks in Northumberland are affectionately known as what in a tribute to St Cuthbert?

Nov 22 2009 by Ian Robson, Sunday Sun

2 .Who recently criticised The X Factor as televised karaoke?

3 .What is the name of the recently-released DVD in aid of the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation?

4 .In what county are Dorchester and Poole?

5 .By what name are baby owls known?

6 .Thailand was formerly known by what name?

7 .How many standard bottles of Champagne are in a Nebuchadnezzar?

8 .What would Northumberland Avenue cost to buy on a Monopoly board?

9 .The Queen famously described the year 1992 as a what?

10 .In Beatrix Potter’s book The Tailor of Gloucester, what completed the tailor’s work during the night?

11 .What band was named after the hair colour of its lead singer Mick Hucknall?

12 .Competitors in which sport compete in the King George V Gold Cup?

13. What car manufacturer is associated with the models Tipo and Uno?

14 .The Ivy League is a group of the eight oldest American what?

15 .What stately home in the region was used by film and television producers as the setting for adaptations of Brideshead Revisited?

16 .In which British city is a geographical feature called Arthur’s Seat?

17 .How many sides does a hexagon have?

18 .Who wrote the novel Chitty Chitty Bang Bang about a flying car?

19 .Who is the Geordie actress who plays Val Pollard in the soap Emmerdale?

20 .In which division of the Scottish Football League does Berwick play in?

21 .What was the name of the one-time cult Japanese toy cared for as if it were a pet?

22 .Where did Northumberland suffragette Emily Davison live, according to the 1911 census, after hiding in a cupboard so she could claim it as her residence.

23 .What sort of creature is a bustard?

24. What number does Thomas the Tank Engine wear on his side?

25 .Who says of cat food: “The bouquet leaves something to be desired.”?

26 .Which political figure confirmed he will stand in Barking, Essex, at the next General Election?

27 .With what injury is Sunderland midfielder Lee Cattermole currently sidelined?

28 .What piece of equipment does a golfer need to support a stationary ball?

29 .Who claimed to have entered the jungle in I’m A Celebrity . . . Get Me Out Of Here for closure?

30 .Where, according to the Ewan MacColl song Shoals of Herring, does the fishing vessel land its catch?