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Sian Massey | Who was the female assistant referee criticised by Andy Gray and Richard Keys, leading to both men's departure from Sky TV? |
Hudson Bay | The Canadian province of Manitoba has a north east border with which body of water? |
Peruvian | What nationality is the operatic tenor Juan Diego Flores? |
Arran | Which Scottish island is separated from the mainland by Kilbrannan Sound? |
Hypo | How is the chemical sodium thiosuiphate, used as a fixer in photography, better known? |
Lou Gehrig | In the USA, motor neurone disease is often named after which baseball player? |
Denmark | Odense and Aarhus are major cities in which European country? |
(Straits of) Bonifacio | Which straits separate Corsica and Sardinia? |
1924 | In which year did Lenin die, and Mallory and Irvine disappear on Mount Everest? |
Lisbon | Which European capital city is on the River Tagus? |
Liberty | Which human rights group appointed Sharmishta (Shami) Chakrabati as director in 2003? |
Barnsley | Which Yorkshire town gives its name to a double lamb chop? |
Yahoo | Which internet service was set up by David Filo and Jerry Yang in 1994? |
Copper | Malachite is an ore of which chemical element? |
Woody Guthrie | """Bound for Glory"" is the 1943 autobiography of which singer-songwriter?" |
Wicklow Mountains | Lugnaquilla is the highest summit in which Irish mountain range? |
(Charles George) Gordon | In the Sudanese wars, which British general was killed at Khartoum? |
Bologna | Which Italian city is the capital of the region Emilia-Romagna? |
The Guardian | The journalist Polly Toynbee writes for which national newspaper? |
Steve Carell | "Which US actor, who appeared in the film ""The 40 year old Virgin"", also played the lead role in the US version of ""The Office""?" |
Nuncio | What name is given to a Papal legate or ambassador to a civil government? |
Living Doll | What was Cliff Richard's first UK number one single in 1959? |
Gibbous | What term is given to the moon when it is between half and full? |
Lockheed | Which company built the USA's first turbojet-powered combat aircraft, the P-80 Shooting Star, which entered service in 1945? |
DOUGAL | In the French original of 'Magic Roundabout, the character Pollux had a sweet tooth, what name did the character have in the English version? |
Leon TROTSKY | Ramon Mercader assassinated which C20th leader? |
LEE CHILD | Who has written a series of books featuring the character Jack Reacher? |
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND | Name the smallest province in Canada. |
EDWARD HOPPER | In 1942, which American painted 'Nighthawks'? |
BELLEROPHON | In Greek mythology who fell from Pegasus as he attempted to fly to Mount Olympus, the realm of the gods? |
MILOU | In the books about Tin Tin - the dog Snowy is known by what name in the original French? |
STEPHEN JOSEPH Theatre | Name the theatre in Scarborough associated with Alan Ayckborn. |
BRITISH COLUMBIA | Victoria is the capital of which Canadian Province? |
ERIC HOLLIES | Who bowled Don Bradman for a duck in his last Test Innings? |
DANAE | Who was the mother of the Greek mythological hero Perseus? |
CALAMITY JANE | In which 1953 film does the song 'Secret Love' first appear? |
ZORRO | Johnston McCulley created which character in 1919? The character became famous in comics, books, film and on TV. |
ROY LICHTENSTEIN | Which artist created Whaam in 1963? |
CHARLES II | Which king appointed John Dryden as the first official Poet Laureate? |
JOHN BELLINGHAM | Who shot PM Spencer Perceval? |
HARLAN COBEN | Myron Bolitar appears in a number of thrillers by whom? |
TOMMY TRINDER | Which comedian's catchphrase was 'You Lucky People? |
SHOEMAKER-LEVY | What was the name of the comet which crashed into Jupiter in 1994? |
Dr. JONAS SALK | Who invented the first effective vaccine against polio, introduced in 1955? |
PAKISTAN | Which country left the Commonwealth in 1972 and rejoined in 1989? |
HENRY VII | Who was King of England when Columbus discovered America? |
COCO DE MER | What is the world's heaviest seed? |
JOHN ADAMS | Who was the first American President to live in the White House? |
A TALE of TWO CITIES | Lucie Manette is the heroine of which Dickens Novel? |
Ernest SHACKLETON | Who was buried at Grytviken, South Georgia in 1922? |
SHAKERS | The United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing is also known as what? |
The DERBY | What horse race might originally have been called the Bunbury Stakes? |
TITAN | Which is the only moon in the solar system with atmosphere? |
TIFOSI | In Italian sport, what name is given to the fanatical groups of supporters, particularly of the Ferrari motor racing team? |
TONGUE | Glossitis affects which part of the human body? |
AMALGAM | Compounds of mercury and a metal are known as what? |
MOLOTOV | Who was sent as Ambassador to Outer Mongolia in 1957 by Khrushchev? |
ROALD AMUNDSEN | In 1911 who led the first successful expedition to reach the South Pole? |
CHRISTMINSTER | Thomas Hardy used what name for Oxford in his novels? |
STRAWBERRY | Which fruit has the Latin name Fragaria? |
DRAWING PIN | What do we call what the Americans call a thumb tack? |
BOXERS | What is the more common name for the group of rebels who called themselves 'The Fists of Righteous Harmony' at the turn of the 20th century? |
HENRY VI | In 1450, Jack Cade led a rebellion against which King? |
GRUMMAN | The 1940s US fighter plane the 'Bearcat' was built by which company? |
OSCAR WILDE | The 1997 play 'Gross Indecency' by Moises Kaufman was about the three trials of which man in the late 19th century? |
BRIEF ENCOUNTER | "Name the film based on the Noel Coward play ""Still Life"", the theme music is Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No 7 and the railway station featured in the film was Carnforth?" |
NEBULA | In astronomy what name is given to a cloud of gas and dust in space? |
GEORGE CROSS | The Victoria Cross is the highest military decoration in Britain, what is the highest civilian decoration? |
FINIAN'S RAINBOW | From which film does the song 'How are things in Glocca Morra?' come? |
THERESA MAY | Who is the current Home Secretary? |
BRITISH HONDURAS | What is the former name of 'Belize'? |
1998 | In which year did Frank Sinatra die after a long illness? |
CUBA | The cha-cha-cha is a dance developed from the mambo in 1950 in which country? |
DONEGAL | Which Eire county is surrounded on three sides by the Atlantic Ocean and has Lifford as the county town? |
ZIP FASTENER | Which invention in 1891 made Whitcomb L Judson famous? |
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA | Name the 1978 TV programme in which Lorne Green played Commander Adama and Dirk Benedict plays Lieutenant Starbuck? |
BASIC INSTINCT | Name the film infamous for a controversial scene where a knickerless Sharon Stone crosses her legs? |
LADY ISOBEL BARNETT | Which former TV personality committed suicide in her bathroom in October 1980, one week after being found guilty of shoplifting? |
FREETOWN | What is the capital city of Sierra Leone? |
DESK CLERK | What do the Americans call what we call a receptionist? |
ULYSSES | Name the novel in which the main characters Leopold and Molly Bloom live in Dublin in 1904? |
JESSE | In the Bible who was the father of King David? |
DARIUS GUPPY | Who was Earl Spencer's best man who was jailed for fraud? |
1990 | In which year was Nelson Mandela released from prison? |
ARGENTINA | The tango is a dance originated in 1920 in which Country? |
MEATH | Which Eire county in the province of Leinster has the county town of Trim and has Tara as its main attraction? |
BOURNEMOUTH | Which football league team has the nickname 'The Cherries'? |
BRAISE | 'Korma' is an Indian cooking instruction to do what? |
THE CHAMPIONS | Name the TV programme in which Stuart Damon played Craig Stirling and William Gaunt played Richard Barrett? |
12 | How many players in a women's lacrosse team? |
CAMBRIDGESHIRE | Papworth Hospital is in which county? |
DAVE CLARK FIVE | Who were 'Glad All Over' in their No. 1 hit of 1965? |
Germany | Which EU country has the greatest population? |
Mr Creosote | What is the name of the enormously obese man who explodes in Monty Python's 'The Meaning of Life'? |
Miss World | In 1983 Sarah Jane Hutt was the last UK winner of which title? |
1994 | In which year was the National Lottery started? |
Goat Island | Which island separates the American and Canadian Falls at Niagara? |
(Samuel Taylor) Coleridge | Who wrote 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner'? |
Pam St Clement | Name the actress who left Eastenders in 2011 after 25 years in the show, she played Pat Evans (also Beale, Wicks and Butcher)? |
Constantine | Who was proclaimed Emperor of Rome whilst in York in 306AD? |
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