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TAURUS
Which Turkish mountains have the same name as a sign of the Zodiac?
Jason Manford
Which comedian hosted BBC TV's 'One Show' for a three month period at the end of 2010?
25
How many points are awarded to a driver for winning a Formula One Grand Prix?
St Albans
Where did the first battle of the Wars of the Roses take place?
Gene Sarazen
Which golfer, the first to complete a career Grand Slam - winning the four Majors at some time during his career, achieved a hole-in-one in the 1973 Open at Troon at the age of 71?
Scheherazade
Who is the storyteller in the 'One Thousand and One Nights'?
Julius Caesar
Who formed the first Triumvirate with Pompey and Crassus?
Fiji
Viti Levu and Vanua Levu are the two major islands that make up which country?
John
Which King of England was the son of Henry II and father of Henry III?
10
How is the number 2 written when expressed as a binary number?
Vienna
The film 'The Third Man' was set in which city?
Alexander Pope
All but three of the moons of Uranus are named after Shakespearean characters; the names of the other three are taken from a poem by whom?
Jamaica
Which island is made up of three counties, Cornwall, Middlesex and Surrey?
Martina Navratilova
Paul McNamee, Mark Woodforde, Jonathan Stark and Leander Paes were the four men who partnered which woman to win the mixed doubles title at Wimbledon, in 1985, 93, 95 and 2003?
Beryllium
Which chemical element has the Atomic Number 4 and is the first of the Alkaline Earth metals?
United Arab Emirates
The flag of which county has bands of four colours, a red vertical band at the hoist and horizontal stripes of green, white and black?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Which US President, in a State of the Union address, proposed four fundamental freedoms?
Antonio Vivaldi
Who composed the violin concerto 'The Four Seasons'?
Sikhism
The symbols known as the 'Five Ks' are central to which religion?
Kurt Vonnegut
Who wrote the novel 'Slaughterhouse Five'?
Gangs of New York
'Five Points' was the setting for which 2002 Martin Scorsese film starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Leonardo DiCaprio, Cameron Diaz and Liam Neeson?
Richard Desmond
In 2010 Channel Five was taken over by The Northern & Shell Publishing Group which includes the Daily Express and Daily Star, who owns the company?
Steve Zodiac
In the children's TV series who was the pilot of fireball XL5?
Bentley
Which car company produced the Speed Six, famous for its race against the 'Blue Train', between 1926 and 1930?
1967
The Six-Day War took place in which year?
Friedrich Von Paulus
Who was the commander-in-chief of the German 6th Army when it surrendered at Stalingrad in February 1943?
Temple of Artemis
Which of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World stood at Ephesus?
Hieronymus Bosch
Which Dutch artist painted 'The Seven Deadly Sins and the Four Last Things' in approximately 1500?
Carlisle
The A7 road runs from Edinburgh to which English town or city?
Wisdom
"In the Book of Proverbs who, in building her house, ""hath hewn out her seven pillars""?"
Dials
Complete the name of the shopping district in the Covent Garden area of London, Seven
Germany
'Seven Tears' by The Goombay Dance Band reached no.1 in 1982, becoming only the second act from which European country to top the UK charts?
Oswestry
Which Shropshire town is named after a seventh century king of Northumbria?
Symphony of a Thousand
What is the popular name of Mahler's Symphony no. 8?
Rowntree
After-Eights are now made by Nestle, which company created them in 1962?
Pool
Eight-ball is a popular version of which game?
Detroit
'8 Mile' was a 2002 film starring rapper Eminem, in which US city was it set?
From the New World
What is the name of Dvorak's ninth symphony?
Anton Bruckner
Who composed a Symphony No. 0?
DORCHESTER
In Thomas Hardy's novels Casterbridge is based on which real town or city?
(Michael) VAUGHAN
Which former England cricket captain wore the number 600 on his shirt?
TROWBRIDGE
In which town is the administrative headquarters of Wiltshire?
BURGUNDY
Which French wine region produces Pouilly-Fuisse?
AYLESBURY
In which town Is the administrative headquarters of Buckinghamshire?
HOLLY
Which tree has the Latin name Ilex?
LOIRE VALLEY
Which French wine region produces Pouilly-Fume?
EMU
Which bird appears as a supporter on the Australian coat of arms?
EDWARD the FIRST
Who was king of England In 1300?
(Heinrich Rudolf) HERTZ
Which scientist was the first, in 1888, to demonstrate the existence of electromagnetic waves?
PELICAN
Which bird appears of the state flag of Louisiana?
SCRIMSHAW
What name is given to the decorative articles made from marine animal's bones, teeth or tusks?
GARONNE
Which is the main river that flows through Toulouse?
LE CORBUSIER
Who, in 1923, wrote 'Toward An Architecture'?
PASSERINE
What name is given to birds that perch?
(David) MELLOR
Which Tory minister resigned in 1992 following the revelation of his affair with Antonia de Sancha?
BLIND BEGGAR
The Kray twins were convicted of the murder of George Cornell in which East End pub?
(Kevin) KEEGAN
Prior to Steve McClaren who was the last Englishman appointed as permanent England Manager?
(Adam) SMITH
"Who, in 1776, wrote ""The Wealth of Nations""?"
SUNSHINE DESSERTS
"In the TV series 'The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin"" for which company did he originally work?"
DAVID
Who is the second most mentioned man in the Bible?
TROMBONE
The sackbut developed into which modern musical instrument?
NEW ZEALAND
Which country was the first to give women the vote?
DIAMOND
"In which industry is the ""Kimberly Process Certification Scheme"" used?"
RIDGEWAY
Which English long distance path runs from Overton Hill near Avebury to Ivinghoe Beacon?
OXYMORON
Which figure of speech is represented by such phrases as 'pretty ugly' and 'black Is white'?
BRAIN
Where in the human body would you find the pineal gland?
CHINESE
According to the latest census, in 2001, what is the second most spoken language In Australia?
(Martin) CLUNES
"In the 2009 remake of ""Reggie Perrin"" who played the title role?"
WYOMING
Which of the United States was the first to give women the vote?
OBOE
The shawm has developed into which modern musical instrument?
WOLD'S WAY
Which English long distance path runs from Hassle to Filey?
CAROTID
Which artery supplies blood to the head and brain?
CHATSWORTH
"On which fictitious estate does the TV series ""Shameless"" take place?"
GOLD COAST
What was the name of Ghana prior to independence?
RICHARD ADAMS
"Who wrote the 1972 novel ""Watership Down""?"
FAMILY GUY
On TV Peter Griffin is the father figure in which cartoon series?
BASEBALL
Which sport was, allegedly, invented by Abner Doubleday in Cooperstown, New York in 1839?
(James) THURBER
Which writer created the the character Walter Mitty?
SEVERN
The Afon Hafren is Welsh name for which British river?
ULTRA
In WWII what name was given to the top secret material gained from the Enigma machines?
AMERICAN DAD
On TV Stan Smith is father figure in which cartoon series?
VOLLEYBALL
William George Morgan of Holyoke, Massachusetts invented which sport in 1895?
FENCHURCH STREET
Three of the stations on an English monopoly board are King's Cross, Marylebone and Liverpool Street what is the fourth?
(Michelle) PFEIFFER
"Who played Cat Woman in the 1997 film ""Batman Returns""?"
SAN MARINO
Which small European country's flag is two horizontal bands light blue over white with the nation's coat of arms in the centre?
TWO
In the game of Scrabble how many blank files are there?
(Andy) WARHOL
Whom did Valerie Solanas shoot in 1968?
NEW JERSEY
"Which of the United States is known as the ""Garden"" state?"
BEEF
The Italian dish carpaccio was originally made with which meat?
GRIMALDI
What is the name of the ruling house of Monaco?
NEMEAN
Which lion did Hercules kill as one of his twelve labours?
1820
In which year did George the Fourth become king of the United Kingdom?
TRIUMPH
"What type of motor cycle did Steve McQueen ride in the film "" The Great Escape""?"
BERNADOTTE
What is the name of the ruling house of Sweden?
PERSEUS
Who, in Greek myth, killed the gorgon Medusa?
DALAI LAMA
Which religious leader won the 1989 Nobel Prize for Peace?
MUSTANG
"Which type of car did Steve McQueen drive in the film ""Bullitt""?"
(Dwight D) EISENHOWER
Which US President, along with Queen Elizabeth ,opened the St. Lawrence Seaway in June 1959?
NEGEV
What is the desert that occupies the southern part of Israel?
UNITED STATES
Which country were the first winners of FIFA's Women's World Cup?