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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?