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Ape | What kind of creature is a Bonobo? |
Isaac Asimov | Which science fiction author invented the 3 Laws of Robotics? |
J P Donleavy | Who wrote the 1955 novel 'The Ginger Man'? |
Dutch Guiana | What was the former name of Suriname in South America? |
Chicken | What kind of creature is a White Leghorn? |
Cassandra | In Greek Mythology what was the name of the prophetess daughter of Priam whose predictions were never believed? |
St Andrews | Which is the third oldest UK University? |
Roald Dahl | Who in 1979 published a collection of short stories called 'Tales of the Unexpected'? |
John Galliano | Who became chief women's wear designer at Christian Dior in October 1996? |
Saturn | In Holst's Planets Suite which was the bringer of old age? |
Horrid Henry | Which fictional schoolboy is the eponymous subject of books by Francesca Simon? |
Amstrad | Which computer company was set up in 1968 by Alan Sugar? |
Yellowstone | In which National Park is the geyser Old Faithful? |
Ataturk | What name was given to Mustapha Kemal after he became Dictator of Turkey in 1935? |
Wrexham | Crusaders Rugby League Club are based in which town? |
David Cameron | Who married Samantha Gwendoline Sheffield in 1996? |
Table Tennis | Matthew Syed was a British champion in which sport? |
Jurassic | What geological period, named after European mountains, was from 200-145 million years ago? |
Norfolk | Which modern English county did the Iceni inhabit? |
Sangiovese | Which is the main red grape of Chianti wine? |
(Crowned) Crane | What kind of bird appears on the flag of Uganda? |
Greece | Santorini is part of which country? |
Bonar Law | Who was British Prime Minister from 1922-23, shortly before he died? |
Parrot | What kind of creature is a kakapo? |
Honda | Which company devised a walking robot called Asimo? |
Madama Butterfly | In which opera does the character Lieutenant Pinkerton appear? |
Snake | What t yoe of creature is a copperhead? |
Nero | Who-succeeded Claudius as Emperor of Rome in AD 54? |
Prohibition | In connection the US Constitution what was the effect of the 18th Amendment? |
University College London | Which educational establishment did Thomas Arnold describe as 'the godless institution of Gower Street'? |
As You Like It | From which Shakespeare play do the lines 'Sans teeth, sans taste, sans everything' come? |
IBM | Which computer technology corporation is nicknamed 'Big Blue'? |
Grauman's Chinese Theatre | In the forecourt of which Los Angeles theatre would you see the hand and footprints of famous film stars? |
Debbie Reynolds | Carrie Fisher is the daughter of which actress? |
P B Shelley | Which English poet was drowned in a boating accident off Leghorn, Italy in 1822? |
Afghanistan | Nowroz Mangal is the captain of which international cricket team? |
Sacramento | What is the state capital of California? |
Saudi Arabia | The Rub' Al-Khali Desert is found mostly in which country? |
Lisbeth Salander | Who, in Steig Larsson's Millennium trilogy of books, is The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo'? |
Peter Jackson | "Who directed the 2005 version of the film ""King Kong""?" |
Syrah | What is the French name for the grape that the Australians call Shiraz? |
Danny Boyle | "Who directed the 2010 film ""127 Hours""?" |
Symbologist | "In Dan Brown's ""Angels and Demons"" what is given as Robert Langdon's profession?" |
Sanskrit | From which language do we get the word 'yoga'? |
Longfellow | "Who wrote the epic poem ""The Song of Hiawatha""?" |
Albania | Durres is the chief port of which country? |
Missouri | In which US state is the largest Kansas City? |
Corrib | Which river flows through Galway City in Ireland? |
Muntjac | Which species of deer was introduced to Britain at Woburn in the early 20th century? |
Berlin | Tegel airport serves which European capital city? |
Julia Gillard | Who is Australia's first female Prime Minister? |
Progress | What is the name of 'Take That's' 2010 album which marked the return to the band of Robbie Williams? |
Kalium | The chemical element Potassium's symbol K, comes from which Latin word? |
Natrium | The chemical element Sodium's symbol Na, comes from which Latin word? |
Lady Gaga | "Which artiste had the best-selling single of 2009, with ""Poker Face""?" |
Torquay United | The Gulls is the nickname of which English Football League team? |
Shirley | The Luddite Riots appear in which of Charlotte Bronte's novels? |
Bradford City | The Bantams is the nickname of which English Football League team? |
Hamish Macbeth | Which TV series was filmed in the Scottish village of Plockton? |
Synovial Fluid | What name is given to the yellow fluid that surroundsand lubricates cartilages in joints? |
The Brain | In which organ of the body is the pineal gland? |
Co. Kildare | The Curragh and Punchestown racecourses are in which Irish county? |
February 2nd | In the USA, what date is Groundhog Day? |
Samuel | What is the name of Ed Milliband's second son, born in 2010? |
The Housemartins | The pop group, The Beautiful South' were formed by twomembers of which earlier group? |
Geoffrey Fisher | Which Archbishop of Canterbury crowned Queen Elizabeth II? |
Junior Walker | In the 1960's, whose band was the 'All Stars'? |
Jeff Bridges | "Who played the part of US marshal Rooster Cogburn in the 2011 film ""True Grit""?" |
Molluscs | Snails, squid, clams, scallops, mussels, etc., all belong to which phylum? |
Arthropods | Shrimps, barnacles, scorpions, spiders, etc., all belong to which phylum? |
Montana | In which US state did the Battle of the Little Bighorn take place in 1876? |
Virginia | In which US state did the Battle of Yorktown take place in 1781? |
U Thant | Who was the first Asian UN Secretary General? |
Dubai | Where is the Burj Khalifa to be found? |
Thomas Wolsey | Who did Thomas More succeed as Lord Chancellor? |
1973,1974, 1977 | Name one of the years in which Red Rum won the Aintree Grand National. |
Charlemagne | Who was crowned by Pope Leo III on Christmas Day 800? |
Bordeaux | Saint Emilion, Pomerol, Medoc and Graves are all sub-regions of which wine growing area? |
A Frog | In the works of Beatrix Potter, what kind of creature is Jeremy Fisher? |
Bauhaus | From 1922-1933, with which School of Art was Wassily Kandinsky particularly associated? |
1096 | To within 2 years each way, when did the first Crusade, launched by Urban II take place? |
Derbyshire | Apart from Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire, what is the only other English county allowed to produce Stilton cheese? |
Mission Impossible | Which 1966/1973 US TV series featured the characters Jim Phelps, Cinnamon Carter and Rollin Hand? |
Nikita Krushchev | Who gave JFK a dog called Pushinka in 1961? |
Hollandaise | Which sauce is created with butter, egg yolks, seasoning and lemon juice? |
The US Supreme Court | In 1981 Sandra Day O'Connor became the first female member of what in the United States? |
Georgie Fame | Which veteran British singer was born Clive Powell in Leigh, Lancashire in 1943? |
Portugal | The House of Braganza was the last line of monarchs in which European country? |
John Glenn | In 1998, who, at the age of 77 became the eldest person ever to go into space? |
Iris Murdoch | Who won the 1978 Booker Prize with the novel The Sea, The Sea'? |
Malaysia | Which South-East Asian country has nine state royal families, each of whose head takes it in turn to be King? |
The Taming of the Shrew | Which is the only Shakespeare play in which an animal's name appears in the title? |
Venice | The Italian wine-growing area which produces Soave, Bardolino, Valpolicella and Prosecco wines is centred on which Italian city? |
Idris | Who was king of Libya when it obtained independence in 1951? |
Hawthorn | Which plant (Latin name crataegus) is also called the May Tree, since this is the month in which it blooms? |
River Lagan | Belfast lies at the mouth of which river? |
Mount Etna | What is the largest active volcano in Europe? |
Covent Garden Market | What moved to Nine Elms in 1974? |
Go | Which board game for two players originating in China and popular in Japan uses black/white stones on a 19x19 grid. |
Capablanca | Jose and Raul were the Christian names of which Chess player - World Champion from 1921-1927? |
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