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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? |
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