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UTHER PENDRAGON
Which legendary king was the father of King Arthur?
CONEY ISLAND
What Brooklyn landmark is named after the rabbits that over-ran it in the 17th century?
CRUSADES
The 'Saladin Tithe' was a tax levied to finance the third of nine what?
JASON
In Greek myth, who led the quest to find the Chrysomallos?
FLO RIDA
With UK number one hits 'Right Round' and 'Club Can't Handle Me', what is both the stage name and home US state of rapper Tramar Dillard?
LAUREL AND HARDY
'The Sons of the Desert' is the international fan club of which movie pair?
WILLIE NELSON
Which singer has been known as 'The Red-Headed Stranger' since his 1975 album of that name?
GOLD COAST
The second largest city in Queensland and the pre-1957 name for an African nation share what name?
MIXED
In the combat sport MMA for what does the first M stand?
TWITTER
'One could change the world in 140 characters' is the motto of Jack Dorsey, the founder of which website?
YOKOZUNA
Only 69 men have ever held the top rank at sumo wrestling; by what name is that title known?
PHILLIPINES
Manuel Quezon was a founding father and early president of what nation?
(MEXICAN) JUMPING BEAN
What is the common name for a Cydia moth larva inside a seed of the Sebastiana shrub?
GRETA GARBO
What movie star was nominated for acting awards for playing Anna Christie in 1930 and Anna Karenina in 1935?
LITTLE WOMEN
Geraldine Brooks' 2005 novel 'March' is narrated by the absentee father of which classic novel?
ICELAND
What country's economy melted down in 2008 following the collapse of banks Glitnir, Landsbanki and Kaupthing?
WILLIAM BLIGH
Which man's 'second rebellion' was the Rum Rebellion, which deposed him as Governor of New South Wales in 1808?
PHOBOS
Which moon of the solar system is named after the Greek god of fear?
CARLY SIMON
Musicians Sally and Ben Taylor are the children of James Taylor, and which other singer-songwriter?
TRACY CHEVALIER
Who is the author of the novel 'Girl with a Pearl Earring'?
ARGENTINA
In which country was tennis player Juan Martin del Potro born?
HENRYK GORECKI
Who was the 20th-21st century composer of the 'Symphony of Sorrowful Songs'?
MULL
The Scottish peak Ben More is the highest point on which island?
ROMANIA
The Roman province of Dacia is now part of which modern day country?
CAROLINE LUCAS
Who, in 2010, became the first Green Party member of the House of Commons?
HIGHCLERE
The TV series `Downton Abbey' was filmed largely at which stately house?
ACACIA
Common in Australia the wattle is a tree of what genus?
CHARLES LAUGHTON
'The Night of the Hunter' in 1955 was the only film to be directed by which actor?
REUNION
Saint-Denis is the chief town on which Indian Ocean island?
COCKATOO
Galah and Sulphur-crested are species of what kind of bird?
NOBEL PEACE PRIZE
What prize was won in 2010 by Liu Xiaobo?
SEYCHELLES
La Digue and Mahe are islands in which Indian Ocean group?
JACQUELINE WILSON
Who is the author of the children's book 'The Story of Tracy Beaker'?
ALICE COOPER
In pop music how is Vincent Furnier better known?
JULIAN FELLOWES
Who created and wrote the TV series `Downton Abbey'?
J K ROWLING
Who is the author of 'The Tales of Beedle the Bard'?
NICHOLAS EVANS
Who is the author of the novel 'The Horse Whisperer'?
JOHANNESBURG
O R Tambo airport serves which South African city?
THE TERMINAL
Which 2004 Tom Hanks film centres around a stranded traveler from Krakozhia?
1460s
In which decade of the 15th century was the Battle of Towton fought?
SURREALISM
The French writer Andre Breton initiated which artistic movement in the 1920s, based on Dadaism?
A DUCK
The scaup is a species of what kind of bird?
LIBERIA
Buchanan is a major city in which West African country?
CELTIC MANOR
What was the venue near Newport for the 2010 Ryder Cup?
HEREFORDSHIRE
The site of the 1461 Battle of Mortimer's Cross lies in which English county?
SKODA
Which car manufacturer makes the MPV model the Roomster?
THE EQUALS
'Baby Come Back' was a number one hit in 1968 for which group?
VANCOUVER
The historic area of Gastown forms part of which Canadian city?
CHEVROLET
Which car manufacturer makes the Tacuma MPV model?
MALI
The Dogon are a race of people resident in which African country?
G K CHESTERTON
Which 19th-20th century writer's first novel was 'The Napoleon of Notting Hill', published in 1904?
SERBIA
Novi Sad is the second largest city in which European country?
COREY PAVIN
Who was the captain of the US Ryder Cup team in 2010?
ARCHERY
Compound and recurve are variations of which Olympic event's equipment?
TITANIUM
Rutite is an ore that produces which mineral?
ROSS
Whose name is missing to make up the 1950s/1960s jazz vocal trio Lambert, Hendricks and …………?
WINCHESTER
Venta Belgarum was the Roman name for which English city?
1840s
Thackeray's 'Vanity Fair' was first published in which decade of the 19th century?
LIBYA
Cyrenaica is a province of which African country?
PHYSICS
Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov from Manchester University won which Nobel Prize in 2010?
EDWARD, the BLACK PRINCE
Joan, Countess of Salisbury, also known as The Fair Maid of Kent' and the mother of a King of England, was married to whom?
LONNIE DONEGAN
Whose first hit was 'Rock Island Line'?
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
Which American president had a son named Kermit?
VASA
Which warship, perfectly preserved in Stockholm, sank on her maiden voyage in 1628?
CYPRUS
Which Mediterranean island was conquered by Richard 1 in 1191?
26
In darts, which score is called 'bed and breakfast'?
JULIAN FELLOWES
Who has created the ITV serial 'Downton Abbey'?
MARTIN VAN BUREN
Who was the first American President not of British descent?
LLEWELYN
Who, dying in 1282, was the last Prince of an independent Wales?
STRINGBAG
What was the nickname of the WW2 aircraft - Fairey Swordfish?
STEVE DAVIS
In snooker, whose nickname is 'The Nugget'?
SANFORD and SON
What American TV comedy of the 70s was based on Steptoe and Son?
OPHELIA
In 'Hamlet' whose grave is being dug when Yorick's skull is found?
MATILDA
Who was the mother of William 2nd and Henry 1st ?
INTELLIGENCE
What is measured on the Stanford-Binet scale?
DERBY
What do the Americans call what we call at bowler hat?
BOTTICELLI
Who painted 'The Birth of Venus' and 'Primavera'?
JULIA ROBERTS
In the 2010 film, Eat, Pray, Love who plays the part of the book's author?
ION
An atom which has become electrically charged by gaining or losing electrons is known as what?
FRANCE
Which country introduced the 'Cult of the Supreme Being' in 1794, intended to become the state religion?
COLD COMFORT FARM
Flora Poste and the Starkadder family appear in which novel? (a parody of those by Mary Webb)
PHOTOGRAPHY
Bert Hardy (1913-1995) was best known for what?
TASMANIAN DEVIL
What is the worlds' largest carnivorous marsupial?
Alfred WATERHOUSE
Which architect designed Manchester Town Hall?
BONO
In the world of rock music, how is Paul Hewson better known?
JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES
The Bible Student Movement founded by Charles Taze Russell in 1872 is now known by which name?
LORD CASHPOINT
In 2006 Lord Michael Levy earned himself which nickname?
PUPA
The state in some insects between the larva and the imago is known as what?
ROBERT PLANT
'Band of Joy' is the latest album (2010) for which artist?
ALVEOLI
The air sacs which make up most of the lungs of mammals are known as what?
SNOW LEOPARD
Uncia Uncia is the Latin name for which animal?
MADE IN DAGENHAM
Which 2010 film is about a 1968 dispute when women machinists went on strike for equal pay?
TOFFEE
Soft Ball' and 'Hard Crack' are stages in the making of what?
THE POPE
Whose summer residence is the Castelgandalfo?
AN ANTELOPE
What sort of creature is a saiga?
MEKONG
Which great river flows though China, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam to the South China Sea?
SIR MICHAEL TIPPETT
Which British composer wrote 'The Midsummer Marriage' and `The Knot Garden'?
SHEEP
To which animal does the adjective ovine refer?
OTTERS
Which semi-aquatic carnivorous mammals belong to the genus `Lutra'?
CUTTY SARK
Which sailing ship, named after the witch in Burns' poem 'Tam O'Shanter', is preserved in dry dock at Greenwich?