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1970s
During which decade were Jochen Rindt. Jackie Stewart, Emerson Fittipaldi and Niki Lauda Fl World Champions?
THE BEAR
Which animal is the symbol of the City of Berlin?
THE US OPEN
Which is the last grand slam tennis tournament of the year?
RUSSIA
The RTS is the Stock Exchange of which European Country?
FIFTH GEAR
Vicki Butler Henderson is a presenter on which Channel 5 programme?
SIKH(ISM)
The Golden Temple at Amritsar is sacred to members of which religion?
SOUTH AFRICA
Which country's cricket team are called the Proteas?
MARK ZUCKERBERG
Who is the founder of Facebook?
THE ORKNEY ISLANDS
Scapa Flow is situated in which part of the British Isles?
EXETER
The M5 motorway runs from Birmingham to which city in Devon?
BELGIUM
Manchester City defender Vincent Kompany plays for which international team?
Na
The chemical element sodium has what chemical symbol?
Hg
The chemical element mercury has what chemical symbol?
DRESDEN
What is the capital of the German region of Saxony?
CZECH REPUBLIC
Arsenal midfielder Tomas Rosicky plays for which international team?
HELENA BONHAM CARTER
Who is to play Miss Havisham in the 2012 film version of Dickens' Great Expectations'?
MARTIN FREEMAN
Who is to play the role of Bilbo Baggins in the 2012 film of Tolkien's 'The Hobbit'?
GEOMETRIC
What is the mathematical name for series such as 2, 6, 18, 54 etc where the next term in the sequence is obtained by multiplying the previous one by a fixed number?
JAPAN
Kirin beers originate in which country?
(CABINET OFFICE) BRIEFING
For what does the B stand in the acronym COBRA?
BRAD PITT
Which actor has appeared in the films `Se7en', 'Fight Club', 'Inglourious Basterds' and 'Oceans Eleven'?
GUILDER
What was the currency of the Netherlands before the Euro?
THE RETURN OF THE NATIVE
Which of Thomas Hardy's novel which opens on Guy Fawkes Night takes place on Egdon Heath?
I AM THE WALRUS
'Sitting on a comflake waiting for the van to come' is a line from which Beatles song from 'Magical Mystery Tour' album?
ESCUDO
What was the currency of Portugal before the Euro?
MATT DAMON
Which actor has appeared in the films Invictus', 'The Departed', 'The Talented Mr Ripley' and 'Oceans Eleven'?
THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO
What is the English title of the first book of Stieg Larsson's 'Millennium' trilogy?
NORWAY
From what country does the cheese Jarlsberg originate?
14
In the Lotto Thunderball draw, you choose 1 Thunderball from how many?
11
In the Euro Millions draw you choose 2 lucky star numbers from how many?
MATT LEBLANC
Who plays himself in the TV sitcom 'Episodes'?
JO NESBO
Which Norwegian author created the detective Harry Hole in books such as 'The Redbreast' and 'The Snowman'?
SIRTE
In which Libyan city, his birthplace, was Colonel Gaddafi captured and killed in October 2011?
LEONARDO DA VINCI
In 1498 who painted 'The Last Supper', located in the refectory of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan?
1969
In what year was the 50 pence piece introduced?
1983
In what year was the pound coin introduced?
REMBRANDT
Who, in 1642, painted 'The Night Watch', now to be found in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam?
ABBOTTABAD
In which Pakistani town was Osama bin Laden captured and killed in May 2011?
CARLISLE
In which British city is Citadel railway station?
2001
In what year did the 9/11 attacks in the USA take place?
COIMBRA
What was the capital of Portugal prior to Lisbon?
2005
In what year did the 7/7 attacks in London take place?
OHIO
In which US state is the city of Cincinnati?
JOHN
Who was King of England in 1200?
HENRY IV
Who was King of England in 1400?
BELTANE
Which Celtic quarter day falls on the 1st of May?
PENNSYLVANIA
In which US state is the city of Pittsburgh?
LEEK
Which vegetable has the Latin name Allium Porrum?
WALES
Who won the 2012 Rugby Union Six Nations title?
Concorde
In 1993, Barbara Harmer became the first woman to pilot what?
Hair
"""Good Morning Starshine"" and ""Hare Krishna"" are songs from which 1967 musical?"
(Dale) Carnegie
"Who wrote the 1936 book ""How To Win Friends and Influence People""?"
Olympus
What type of Rolls-Royce engines were used to power Concorde?
(Sebastian) Vettel
Who is the youngest driver to win a Formula 1 World Championship?
(Dry Dock at) St. Nazaire
Operation Chariot was the code name for which British raid in March 1942?
Regent's Park
In which park is London Zoo situated?
Stephen-Potter
Who wrote the 1947 book TheTheory and Practice of Gamesmanship?
Caen
What is the capital of the French department Calvados?
(Maurice) Ravel
"Who composed the music for the 1912 ballet ""Daphnis et Chloe""?"
Coffee Liqueur
A Black Russian cocktail consists of vodka and which liqueur?
Insect
What type of creature is a firebrat?
Tapioca
Which foodstuff is obtained from the root of the cassava plant?
Vitamin A
Night blindness is caused by a deficiency of which vitamin?
Innsbruck
What is the capital of the Austrian province of Tyrol?
(Hector) Berlioz
"Who composed the 1862 opera ""Beatrice et Benedict'?"
Bran
What are the husks of grain separated from flour after grinding called?
Thorax
The head and the abdomen are two of the three part of an insect's body - what is the third?
Aaron
Who, in the Old Testament, ordered the building of the Golden Calf?
(Seymour) Skinner
"In ""The Simpson"", what is the name of Bart's school principal?"
(William) Hogarth
"Who, in about 1759, painted the picture ""The Shrimp Girl"", now in the National Gallery, London?"
Ash
In Norse mythology, from what type of tree was man first created?
Indonesia
Which is the only Far Eastern country to have been a member of OPEC, being so from 1962 to 2008?
Lt-Col. (Oliver) North
Who was the US Marine involved in arms sales to Iran and diverting money to the Nicaraguan Contras?
Dexter
What is the heraldic term for right?
One Hundred
How many links are there in a surveyor's chain?
(John Everett) Millais
"Who, in 1856, painted the picture ""The Blind Girl, now in the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery?"
Into the Groove
What, in 1985, was Madonna's first UK No. 1?
(Friction) Matches
What were invented by English chemist John Walker in 1826, and cost one shilling per hundred?
Table
The organisation 'Mensa' takes its name from the Latin for which everyday object?
George W Bush
"Whose 2010 autobiography, is called ""Decision Points""?"
Saturn
What type of rocket was used to launch the Apollo spacecraft?
Stethoscope
What, medically, was invented by Rene Laennec in 1816?
Superintendent
In the British Police Force, what rank is indicated by a crown on each shoulder?
Hercule Poirot
Which fictional detective lived at 56b Whitehaven Mansions?
RICHARD III
"Which Shakespeare play opens with the words ""Now is the winter of our discontent""?"
(GLAZED) POTTERY
In the world of antiques what is majolica?
NINE
How many rooms are there in the game of Cluedo?
TOMMY TRINDER
"Which comedian, a director of Fulham FC, had the catch phrase ""You Lucky People'?"
HERMES
In Green Mythology which god gave Perseus his winged sandals?
TWO
On a Monopoly board how many property groups consist of only two properties?
JAI ALAI
What is the Basque national sport?
NICHOLAS MONSARRAT
"The writer of the book ""The Cruel Sea"" was born in Rodney Street, Liverpool. What was his name?"
DONEGAL
In what county is the most northerly point in the island of Ireland?
BELGIAN
What was the nationality of Adolphus Sachs, the inventor of the Saxophone?
JAPAN
Of what country is the chrysanthemum the national flower?
STOUR
On which river does Harwich stand?
15th
In which century was the printing press established in Britain?
BRAZIL
Which South American country was formerly ruled by the Imperial House of Braganza?
E M FORSTER
Who wrote the novels 'A Passage to India' and 'A Room with a View'?
ELIA KAZAN
Which proponent of Method acting directed the films 'On the Waterfront' and 'East of Eden'?