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Australia | Matthew Flinders led the first circumnavigation of which land mass? |
Jack Taylor | Prior to Howard Webb in 2010, who was the last Englishman to referee a World Cup Final? |
Smelling salts | Sal volatile (spirit of hartshorn) is a solution commonly known as what? |
Namibia | Windhoek is the capital of which African republic? |
Hydrogen | What did Henry Cavendish describe as 'inflammable air'? |
Scottish Gaelic | In what language is BBC Alba broadcast? |
Avocado | What food is known as an 'alligator pear'? |
South Africa | Similar to shepherd's pie, Bobotie is a national dish of which country? |
Argus | Which Greek mythological giant had 100 eyes? |
Russia | Where was the painter, illustrator, etc, Marc Chagall born in 1887? |
Sundial | A 'gnomon' is a pointer on which device? |
Coolibah tree | "Under which tree did the swagman camp in the song ""Waltzing Matilda""?" |
Trombone | What instrument was played by jazz musician (Edward) Kid Ory? |
Dreamliner | The new Boeing 787 jet is also known as what? |
Dogs | Which animals have 42 teeth in adulthood? |
Mr. Chips | Which eponymous teacher taught at Brookfield Boarding School? |
American Civil War | The Battle of Palmito Ranch (Hill) was the last major clash of which 19th century war? |
Barbados | Singer Rihanna, and cricketer Sir Garfield Sobers are from which island? |
Condor | Which species of bird has Andean and Californian varieties? |
(Auguste) Rodin | """Gates of Hell"" and ""The Burghers of Calais"" are by which sculptor?" |
Wales | Julia Gillard, elected Australian PM in 2010, was born in which country? |
Singapore | The Straits Times Index is the stock market of which Asian republic? |
Ulysses | Which novel is set on one day - 16th June 1904? |
Jonathan Swift | The girls' name Vanessa was invented by which 18th century Anglo-Irish writer? |
Tequila | Which alcoholic spirit is made from the blue agave plant? |
Montreal | Which city is at the confluence of the St. Lawrence and Ottawa rivers? |
East Timor | Dili is the capital of which state that became independent on 20 May 2002? |
Jill | What are female ferrets and polecats called? |
Mercury | What name, also given to the spacecraft used, was given to the American space program that ran from 1959 to 1963, with the aim of putting a man in earth orbit? |
Topeka | What is the state capital of Kansas? |
Leicestershire | In which English county are the National Space Centre and the Foxton canal locks? |
Scout | What is the name of Atticus Finch's daughter, the narrator of To Kill a Mockingbird? |
Dong | What is the main unit of currency of Vietnam? |
Cheyenne | What is the state capital of Wyoming? |
(Neil) Simon | Who wrote the plays Plaza Suite and The Odd Couple? |
Afghani | What is the main currency unit of Afghanistan? |
Frying Pan | Which cooking utensil is called a skillet in America? |
Bottom | What was the name of the 1990s TV series starring Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson as flatmates Eddie and Richie? |
Eritrea | Asmara is the capital of which state that became independent on 24 May 1993? |
(Eugene) O'Neill | Which American playwright wrote The Iceman Cometh and Long Day's Journey Into Night? |
(Charles) Dickens | Which author was born in 1812 in Landport, which is now part of Portsmouth? |
Doe | What name is given to a female rat? |
Jack Bauer | In the TV programme '24', what is the name of the character played by Kiefer Sutherland? |
(Richard) Nixon | Who won the 1968 US presidential election? |
First Bull Run | Occurring on 21 July 1861, on what was the first major land battle of the American Civil War? |
Bobbie | In the book and film The Railway Children, who was the sister of Peter and Phyllis? |
HP Sauce | What is the title of Private Eye's regular page of political news? |
Homage to Catalonia | In which of his books does George Orwell recount his experiences in the Spanish Civil War? |
Appomattox | In which Virginia town, in April 1865, did Robert E Lee sign the Confederate surrender at the end of the American Civil War? |
Partick Thistle | Alan Hansen joined Liverpool from which club in 1977? |
Clint Eastwood | Which actor/director's production company is called Malpaso Productions? |
Keith Burkinshaw | Which Tottenham Hotspur manager signed Ossie Ardiles? |
Thermidor | What was the name of the month in the French Revolutionary Calendar which corresponded to parts of July and August? The same word describes a lobster dish. |
Mekong | Which river forms most of the border between Laos and Thailand? |
Joy Division | Ian Curtis, who committed suicide in May 1980, was the vocalist with which group? |
True Grit | John Wayne won his only Oscar for his role in which film? |
Fairground Attraction | Eddie Reader had a Number 1 hit in April 1988 with which group? |
George Orwell | Which famous author spent 5 years in the 1920's as a police officer in Burma? |
The Coen Brothers | Which directing partnership remade the film True Grit in 2010? |
Menachem Begin | Which Israeli leader won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1978? |
Germinal | What was the name of the month in the French Revolutionary Calendar which corresponded to parts of March and April, and has the same name as a 1993 film starring Gerard Depardieu based on a Zola novel? |
Limpopo | Which river forms the border between Zimbabwe, South Africa and Botswana? |
Tchaikovsky | The subject of a 1970 Ken Russell film, which Russian composer's first symphony was nicknamed Winter Daydreams? |
The Sea | What did the poet Homer frequently describe as 'wine-dark'? |
Pepe Le Pew | In Warner Brothers Looney Tunes cartoons, what was the name of the amorous French skunk? |
Danish | What nationality was the philosopher Soren Kierkegaard? |
Big Audio Dynamite | Which band did Mick Jones form on leaving the Clash? |
Tallulah | What was the name of Jodie Foster's character in the film 'Bugsy Malone'? |
Stella Gibbons | Who wrote the novel 'Cold Comfort Farm' in 1932? |
1876 | In which year was the Battle of the Little Big Horn? |
Shropshire | In which English county was Charles Darwin born? |
Alan Hale | Who played the Skipper in the 1960s US TV sitcom 'Gilligan's Island'? |
David Laws | Which Liberal Democrat MP was appointed Chief Secretary to the Treasury in David Cameron's Cabinet in May 2010, only to resign the same month over an expenses claim? |
Trinidad and Tobago | The steel pan (or drum) is the national instrument of which island nation, where it was invented? |
Fluorine | Which of the halogens has the lowest atomic number (9)? |
The Winter's Tale | Which Shakespeare play is set in Sicilia and Bohemia? |
Perigord | Which historic region of France, roughly corresponding to the Dordogne, gives its name to black truffles? |
Hedgehog | Created by Sega in the 1990's, what type of creature is the video game character Sonic? |
Cultural | For what does the C stand in the acronym UNESCO? |
Whitehall | On which London thoroughfare is the Cenotaph situated? |
Oxymoron | What name is given in English to a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction, eg deeply superficial? |
Lord North | Who was British Prime Minister when the American Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776? |
Six | In Australian Rules football, how many points are awarded for a field goal? |
Catherine of Braganza | Who was the Queen consort of King Charles the Second of England? |
Vauxhall | Which car marque produces the 'Insignia' model? |
(European) Badger | Which nocturnal animal has the Latin name `meles meles'? |
Columbia | On which river does the Grand Coulee Dam stand? |
Grenville | For what does the G stand in P. G. Wodehouse? |
Grace Archer | "Which character of ""The Archers"" died in a fire on the day that ITV began broadcasting in 1955?" |
Canada | In which country was architect Frank Gehry born? |
Jeffery Deaver | "It was announced in 2010 that which American crime author was to write a new ""James Bond"" novel?" |
Hawaii | Developed from the instruments brought by Portuguese soldiers, with which island group is the ukulele particularly associated? |
Indiana | Four US states border Lake Michigan - Michigan, Illinois and Wisconsin are three. Which is the fourth? |
Radon | Which of the noble gases has the highest atomic number (86)? |
As You Like It | In which Shakespeare play does most of the action place in the Forest of Arden? |
Blue Tit | Which common British garden bird has the Latin name cyanistes caeruleus or parus caeruleus'? |
Piedmont | Which northern region of Italy is particularly associated with white truffles? |
Plumber | Created by Nintendo in the 1980's, what is the profession of the video game character (Super) Mario? |
Work | Of what is ergophobia the fear? |
Refugees | For what does the R stand in the acronym UNHCR? |
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