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Dystopia
What is the opposite of Utopia?
Strange and charm
In particle physics there are six 'flavours' of quarks; up, down, top and bottom are four of them, name either of the other two.
Matterhorn
In French it is Mont Cervin, how is known in English?
Cameron Mackintosh
Who is the producer of shows including Les Miserables, Phantom of the Opera, Mary Poppins and Cats?
Mexico
Lucha Libre is a popular form of wrestling, in which country did it originate?
Bodrum
What is the modern name of the Turkish town Halicarnassus?
Wakefield
The new Hepworth Gallery is in which town, the birthplace of sculptor Barbara Hepworth?
112
What is the pan-European emergency telephone number?
Bernard Hogan-Howe
Who is the former Chief Constable of Merseyside, now Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police?
Rowan Atkinson
Who promoted Barclaycard in a TV advert by not having one?
France
By area which is the largest EU country?
Simon Mayo
Who hosts the new (Challenge TV) version of the TV quiz show 'Blockbusters'?
South Dakota
In which US state is Deadwood, scene of the shooting of Wild Bill Hickok?
Nutcracker
The evil Mouse King features in which ballet?
The Hague
The seat of the International Criminal Court is in which city?
Austria
Styria and Carinthia are states in which country?
Jeffrey Deaver
Which author's characters include Lincoln Rhyme and Kathryn Dance?
Royal Festival Hall
The London Philharmonic Orchestra is based in which venue?
Peter Hall
Who founded the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1961?
Gold
Which is the most malleable and ductile metal?
Betty Driver
Which actress appeared as a barmaid in over 2,800 episodes of 'Coronation Street' until her death in 2011?
A dead lion
According to the proverb (as in Ecclesiastes in the Old Testament) a live dog is better than what?
Starfish
What is the common name of the creature Asterias Rubens?
Grace Slick
Which woman was the singer with Jefferson Airplane?
123
What number is dialled to hear the Speaking Clock?
(Alfred Lord) Tennyson
Who wrote the poem 'The Charge of the Light Brigade'?
Julian Barnes
Who won the Man Booker Prize in 2011 for his book 'The Sense of an Ending'?
South Africa
Charlene, Princess of Monaco, was an Olympic swimmer for which country?
Dartmouth
In which town is the Britannia Royal Naval College?
Sherlock Holmes
The House of Silk by Anthony Horowitz is about which character?
Stanley Matthews
Who, when aged 42 years and 103 days, is the oldest footballer to play for England?
Arizona
In which US state is Tombstone, scene of the Gunfight at the OK Corral?
Androcles
Who, in an ancient myth, removed a thorn from a lion's paw?
Anthony Gormley
"Who sculpted 'The Angel of the North""?"
Matlock
What is the administrative centre for Derbyshire?
Eldrick
By what first name was Tiger Woods legally known until at least his 21st birthday?
Butter
Of what is ghee a variety?
Krugerrand
Which South African bullion coin is named after a 19th century President of the South African Republic?
Samoa
At the end of 2011, which Pacific island nation advanced a whole day by adjusting its time zone?
M C Beaton
Who writes the series of novels about Hamish Macbeth and Agatha Raisin?
James IV
Which Scottish king was killed at the Battle of Flodden in 1513?
Jupiter
Sinope and Carme are two satellites of which planet?
French Revolutionary Calendar
Germinal and Messidor are months in which calendar?
Maureen O'Sullivan
Mia Farrow is the daughter of which actress?
Crab Apple
Malus sylvestris is the Latin name of which fruit?
Physics
Austrian born but naturalised Briton Otto Frisch 1904-1979 achieved fame in which field?
Cave Paintings
What was discovered at Alta Mira in Northern Spain in 1879?
India
Film director Lindsay Anderson was born in which country?
Romford
Historically an Essex market town, what is the administrative centre of the London Borough of Havering?
Charlton Heston
Who played Michelangelo in the 1965 film 'The Agony and the Ecstasy'?
Graham Sutherland
Which artist's portrait of Churchill was destroyed by Lady Churchill?
Maidstone
What is the administrative centre of Kent?
James
What was Harold Wilson's actual first Christian name?
112
In UK 999 is the emergency telephone number to contact the police etc. what is the European equivalent?
Geoffrey Fisher
Who was the Archbishop of Canterbury at the time of the present queen's coronation?
Maple
What is the appropriately named Canadian bullion coin containing one troy ounce of gold?
Peter Robinson
Who writes the series of novels about Chief Inspector Alan Banks?
David II
Robert the Bruce's son succeeded him as King of Scotland. Who was he?
1890's
Puccini's opera La Boheme was first performed in which decade?
Haiti
Toussaint Louverture led a revolution in 1791 in what present day country?
Stork
Adjutant, maribou and white are types of which bird?
Neptune
Despina and Thalassa are two satellites of which planet?
Ruth
What was the actual first name of Bette Davis?
(European) Pear
Pyrus communis is the Latin name of which fruit?
Sandpipers
The wading birds, curlew and snipe belong to which family of birds?
Argentina
If you travelled due west from Punta Arenas in Chile you would make landfall in which South American country?
Austria
Film director Fred Zimmerman was born in which country?
Lewisham
Catford is the administrative centre for which London borough?
Cary Grant
Who played Mortimer Brewster in the 1942 film Arsenic and Old Lace?
Benjamin Hall
Who was Big Ben named after?
Six
How many years constitute a sugar wedding anniversary?
Miss World
Rosemarie Frankland was the first British winner of what in 1961?
Macgregor
What was the surname of outlaw Rob Roy?
Uruguay
Who won the 2011 South American football championships (Copa America)?
SHIRLEY BASSEY
Which singer is the only one to record three James Bond themes?
ITALY
In WWII in Germany there was the Siegreid Line; in France the Maginot Line, in Finland the Mannerheim Line, but in which other European Country was the Gustav Line?
JULIAN ASSANGE
What is the name of the Editor in Chief of Wikileaks?
KARL PILKINGTON
What is the name of the Idiot Abroad in the programme of the same name?
BLOOD
Charles Saatchi once bought a sculpture of a head made from which unusual substance?
VAN KLOMP
What is the name of the artist who painted the picture of the Fallen Madonna with the Big Boobies as featured in TV series Allo Allo?
ARCHANGELS
In the bible what name is given to the following Michael, Raphael, Uriel, Selaphiel, Jegudiel and Barachiel known as?
VOODOO
In which religion is the Baron Samedi a prominent figure?
BASQUE REGION
In which European region is the flag red, green and white and is similar to the Union Jack?
MI5
Eliza Manningham Buller was the former Director General of which organisation?
NAMIBIA
Apart from South Africa which other African nation played in the 2011 Rugby World Cup?
JAMES HUNT
Which racing driver had the nickname the Shunt?
UKRAINE
In which former Russian state is Chernobyl located?
FREE RUNNING
In France this sport is known as Parkour by what name is it better known in Britain?
BERKSHIRE
In which county is Sunningdale Golf Course found?
FLASH HARRY
Which film character has been played by George Cole and Russell Brand?
SOUTH AFRICA
In which country was the 2009 Indian Premier League played?
SURREY
In which county is Wentworth Golf Course found?
POINTLESS
On which quiz show does Richard Osman appear?
HAMLET CIGARS
During the mid 90's the baldy man with the bad comb-over was in the adverts for which products?
WORLD WARS
The Olympics of London, Berlin, Tokyo and Helsinki were all postponed because of what?
POOLE
In which harbour is the area 'called The Sandbanks found?
THE GADGET SHOW
Suzy Perry is a presenter on which Channel 5 programme?
STARBUCKS COFFEE
Jerry Baldwin, Gordon Bowker and Zev Siegel founded which refreshment company in 1971?
MEL BROOKS
"Who was the director of the Hitchcock spoof film ""High Anxiety""?"
EVERY TEN YEARS
How often are the Oberammergau Passion Plays held?