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In human anatomy, an ossicle is a very small what?
[ "bones" ]
What is the title of the song that Nick Berry took to No. 1 in 1986?
[ "every loser wins" ]
In which part of the body would you find the zygomatic bone?
[ "cheek" ]
What is the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet?
[ "delta" ]
The novels, 'On the Beach' and 'A Town Like Alice' were written by whom?
[ "nevil shute norway" ]
Charles Guiteau assassinated which US President in 1881?
[ "president garfield" ]
Of what is Selenology the study?
[ "moon" ]
Anchor, Honeycomb, Satin and Faggot are all what?
[ "embroidery stitches" ]
Who was the owner of Bagpuss
[ "emily" ]
What was the name of Mitch's son in Baywatch
[ "hobie" ]
Whitehorse is the capital of which Canadian territory?
[ "yukon territory" ]
What was the title of the first film that Elvis Presley appeared in?
[ "love me tender" ]
What is the name of Johannesburg's major cricket stadium, venue for this year's World Cup Final?
[ "wanderers" ]
"An ""event horizon"" is the defining feature of which astronomical phenonmenon ?"
[ "black hole" ]
Which amateur TV detective lives in a windmill?
[ "jonathan creek" ]
In which country was President Bashir Gemayel assassinated in 1982?
[ "lebanon" ]
Kolkata Metro is what nation's famous first metro/underground railway network?
[ "india" ]
What is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Guinea?
[ "conakry" ]
"The 1992 romantic comedy film ""The Cutting Edge"" portrayed which sport?"
[ "figure skating" ]
Who was the commander of the Luftwaffe during World War II and died by taking poison after being condemned to death at the Nuremberg Trials in 1946?
[ "goering" ]
Who was Anakin Skywalker's wife?
[ "amidala" ]
Who led the Free French forces during World War II?
[ "charles de gaulle" ]
On which racecourse is the King George VI Chase run?
[ "kempton" ]
What do Americans call the item of clothing we call ‘braces’?
[ "suspenders" ]
At what time of day does the church service called vespers take place?
[ "evening" ]
What word refers to the neck hair of a lion or horse?
[ "mane" ]
Which actor won the 2012 Golden Raspberry Award for both the worst actor and the worst actress in a 2011 film?
[ "adam sandler" ]
Which character was played by Michelle Collins in 'Eastenders'?
[ "cindy beale" ]
19th century surgeon Dr Joseph Bell was the inspiration for which literary character?
[ "sherlock holmes" ]
"Which famous novel, published in 1719 does the title character describe his home as ""The Island Of Despair"" ?"
[ "robinson crusoe" ]
Which Swedish ex-world heavyweight boxing champion died in February 2009?
[ "ingemar johansson" ]
Which Olympian, was the first person to carry the Olympic torch when it came to the UK in May 2012
[ "ben ainslie" ]
Which actor made his screen debut as Boo Radley in the 1962 film ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’?
[ "robert duvall" ]
The Crocodile Hunter was a nickname given to what Australian naturalist, who was killed by a slightly irritated sting ray in 2006?
[ "death of steve irwin" ]
What city is closest to Alcatraz island?
[ "san francisco" ]
Which city is situated at the confluence of the Eden and Caldew rivers?
[ "carlisle" ]
From 1618 the Thirty Years War between Catholic and Protestant countries in the Holy Roman Empire, in 1632 became a fight between the Hapsburgs and Spain on one side against who on the other?
[ "france" ]
‘The Telephone Song’ and ‘Last Night of the World’ are songs from which musical?
[ "miss saigon" ]
Directed by Joss Whedon, which 2005 science fiction movie was based on a short-lived TV show that was cancelled after only eleven of its episodes were broadcast?
[ "serenity" ]
Which English monarch who reigned from 1422 to 1461 and then briefly from 1470 to 1471 was stabbed to death in the Tower of London in 1471?
[ "henry vi" ]
"With what sport do you associate sponsor's trade names ""Ping"" and ""Titleist""?"
[ "golf" ]
"Who wrote the poem ""O Captain! My Captain!""?"
[ "walt whitman" ]
11 November is marked in many countries as Remembrance Day, Poppy Day, Armistice Day or Veterans Day to commemorate the sacrifices of members of the armed forces and civilians in time of war. Why has that date been selected?
[ "end of world war i" ]
"Francis Drake captained the ship ""Revenge"" during naval engagements concerning what?"
[ "invincible armada" ]
What nationality was the artist Edvard Munch?
[ "norwegian" ]
A son, his dad is Dwight Yorke; what is the first name of Katy Price's eldest child?
[ "harvey" ]
The Soviets invaded which Baltic country in November 1939?
[ "finnland" ]
In which city will you find the Jacques Cartier Bridge?
[ "montréal" ]
In which small Pennine town could you see the Britannia Coconut dancers on Easter Saturday?
[ "bacup" ]
Sometimes known as 'kasha' which flour is used in North America and Eastern Europe for making pancakes?
[ "fagopyrum esculentum" ]
In Greek mythology, who is the twin sister of Helenus?
[ "cassandra" ]
What type of pregnancy is developed outside of the womb?
[ "ectopic" ]
Port Said stands on which canal?
[ "suez canal" ]
"What was the name of James Onedin's ship in the TV series ""The Onedin Line""?"
[ "charlotte rhodes" ]
Who wrote the poem 'The Charge of the Light Brigade'?
[ "lord tennyson" ]
Who has won Best Leading Actor Oscars for his roles in ‘Milk’ and ‘Mystic River’?
[ "sean penn" ]
Ido is the relatively unpopular improved version of what, first devised by Polish physician Ludwik Lazarus Zamenhof (1859-1917)?
[ "esperanto" ]
The advertising slogan for what company was "When it absolutely, positively, has to be there overnight"?
[ "federal express" ]
Who did David succeed as King of Judah, and later the whole of Israel?
[ "king saul" ]
Which character has been played on TV by Phil Silvers and on film by Steve Martin?
[ "phil silvers show" ]
Which American city is the setting for Frasier
[ "seattle" ]
The LED (light-emitting diode) started life in 1962 as a single illumination in which colour?
[ "red" ]
In 1930 in the UK, a speed limit of how many miles per hour was imposed on motorists in built up areas?
[ "30 mph" ]
Who played Lionel Hardcastle in the TV series 'As Time Goes By'?
[ "geoffrey palmer" ]
Which number shirt does footballer Wayne Rooney wear for Manchester United?
[ "10" ]
In which city might you make regular journeys on a 'Vaporetti'?
[ "venice" ]
In the Book of Genesis, what is described as 300 cubits long, 50 cubits wide and 30 cubits high?
[ "noahs ark" ]
Which football team are nicknamed the tractor boys?
[ "ipswich town" ]
Which is the largest rodent in the world?
[ "capybara" ]
Which European capital city has districts called Ottakring and Leopoldstadt?
[ "vienna" ]
Which religion believes in the Four Noble Truths?
[ "buddhist" ]
When shall we three meet again, in thunder, lightning or in rain
[ "macbeth" ]
What is the formal (systematic) chemical name for the alcohol in intoxicating drink?
[ "ethanol" ]
What 2008 Presidential candidate was not born in a U.S. state?
[ "john mccain" ]
What is the term for the background of a heraldic shield?
[ "field" ]
The English novelist Sax Rohmer is best known for creating which prototypical ethnic villain who is now associated with a distinctive mustache?
[ "fu manchu" ]
Mother Teresa received the Order of Merit from whose hands in 1983?
[ "queen" ]
Which gland produces a hormone that increases heart rate and blood pressure in times of stress?
[ "adrenal glands" ]
Now known as Cobh, which Irish town was the Titanic's last port of call?
[ "queenstown" ]
Which archipelago of islands, west of the Outer Hebrides,is named after a non-existent saint?
[ "st kilda" ]
In which conflict did the Battle of Towton take place?
[ "war of roses" ]
In which city was Marco Polo born?
[ "venice" ]
Which King did Leonardo Di Caprio play in The Man in the Iron Mask?
[ "louis xiv" ]
Who partnered Aretha Franklin on the 1987 no.1 hit 'I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)'?
[ "george michael" ]
What information did members of the Waffen S.S. have tattooed on their arms?
[ "blood group" ]
Which supermodel was discovered at the age of 17 in a Dusseldorf night club?
[ "claudia schiffer" ]
In the original television run of 'Crossroads', which character was played by Roger Tonge?
[ "sandy richardson" ]
Which English county did Ian Botham join after leaving Somerset in 1987?
[ "worcestershire" ]
In which David Bowie song which charted in 1980 does Major Tom become a junkie
[ "ashes to ashes" ]
Which QC chaired an enquiry into MPs expenses in 2009?
[ "sir thomas legg" ]
Who, on 17m October 2008, became the first batsman to score 12,000 runs in Test cricket?
[ "tendulkar" ]
How were King George V and Kaiser Wilhelm II related ?
[ "cousins" ]
Who painted Olympia and The Luncheon on the Grass both in 1863?
[ "edouard manet" ]
Roger Mellie, Finbarr Saunders & Buster Gonad are all regular comic strip characters appearing in which publication?
[ "viz" ]
Which city is at the Eastern end of the Trans-Siberian Railway?
[ "vladivostok" ]
How many days are in a Leap Year?
[ "366" ]
Who is the only British prime minister born outside the British Isles?
[ "bonar law" ]
Who played the title role in the 1998 film ‘Stepmom’?
[ "julia robert" ]
Published in 2013 who wrote the novel 'An Officer and a Spy'?
[ "robert harris" ]
What was the pseudonym of the Far Eastern despot Saloth Sar?
[ "saloth sar" ]