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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'? |
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