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1988	In which year did the pound note cease to be legal tender in England?
Cornwall	The Scilly Isles are under the authority of which English county?
Imola	At which race circuit did Ayrton Senna die, in 1994?
Truro	What is the administrative centre of Cornwall?
1960	In what year did the farthing cease to be legal tender in England?
Tommy Trinder	"Which comedian/entertainer had the catchphrase ""You Lucky People""?"
Sandown Park	At which racecourse is the Eclipse Stakes run annually?
Ascot	At which racecourse is the Royal Hunt Cup held annually?
Polaroid	What type of camera did Edwin Land develop?
Dancing Queen	What was Abba's only Number One single in the USA?
Huntingdon	What constituency did John Major represent while he was Prime Minister?
Kesteven	On leaving Number 10 Margaret Thatcher became which Baroness of where?
Super Trouper	What was Abba's last Number One single in the UK?
Greta Garbo	"Which legendary actress spoke for the first time on screen in the 1930 film ""Anna Christie""?"
Charles II	Which English king was threatened by the Rye House Plot?
Saturn	Titan is the largest moon of which planet?
William II	Which English king was killed by Walter Tyrell?
Two	How many moons does the planet Mars have?
John Fowles	"Who wrote the book ""The French Lieutenant's Woman"" in 1969?"
70	How many years are there in a Platinum Anniversary?
Cherries	The Brandy Kirsch is distilled from which fruit?
The Tempest	"The 1956 film ""Forbidden Planet"" was based on which Shakespeare play?"
West Side Story	Which 1961 film musical was based on Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet?
Pittsburgh	Which US city, originally named Fort Duquesne, is now named after a British Prime Minister?
MARTIN VAN BUREN	Which US President was nicknamed 'The Little Magician'?
TUSCANY	Which Italian region produces the wine Chianti?
CASTOR OIL PLANT	The deadly poison, Ricin, is produced from which plant?
BEAVER	Castor is the Latin name for which mammal?
KENYA	The Aberdare mountains are in which African country?
BUCKMINSTER FULLER	Which architect invented the Geodesic Dome?
CARBON	Fullerite is a man-made allotrope of which chemical element?
WESTMINSTER ABBEY	In which building is Charles Darwin buried?
DONEGAL	Malin Head, the most northerly point in Ireland is in which county?
THETIS	In Greek mythology who was the mother of Achilles?
WALTER SWINBURN	Who rode Shergar to victory in the 1981 Derby?
TEENOSO	On which horse did Lester Piggott ride his last Derby winner in 1984?
M.A.S.H.	"""Suicide is Painless"" is the theme music to which film and long running TV series?"
ROSSINI	"The music of which classical composer was used as the theme of ""The Lone Ranger""?"
EMU	Which bird is the second tallest after the ostrich?
POLONIUM	Marie Curie discovered radium and which other element?
ROCK HUDSON	Roy Fitzgerald was the real name of which Hollywood actor?
KIROV	From which ballet company did Rudolph Nuryev defect to the west?
THE TOWER OF LONDON	Rudolph Hess has the distinction of being the last prisoner in Spandau and which other historical prison?
THE TEMPEST	"""O Brave new world that has such people in it"" is from which Shakespeare play?"
OSCAR WILDE	Which poet served a sentence in Reading Gaol?
SID SNOT	What was the name of the punk character played by Kenny Everett?
MADISON	USA - what is the state capital of Wisconsin?
THE WINDWARD PASSAGE	Which stretch of water separates Cuba and Haiti?
STRAIT OF MALACCA	Java and the Malayan Peninsula are separated by which stretch of water?
SHELLS	"The game of ""conkers"" goes back to Roman times, using what?"
FRANKFORT	What is the state capital of Kentucky?
COHORTS	A Roman Legion consisted of six units known as what?
MAGPIE	Pica Pica is the scientific name for which common bird?
STARLING	Sternus vulgaris is the scientific name for which common bird?
ROY CLARKE	'Last of the Summer Wine' is the creation of which comic writer?
STANDARD BEARER	What was the function of an Aquilifer in the Roman Army?
C S LEWIS	'Out Of The Silent Planet' and 'The Screwtape Letters' are works of which author, better known for his children's books?
JUDY GARLAND	Frances Gumm was the real name of which famous actress?
ETHIOPIA	In which country is the source of the Blue Nile?
SELFRIDGES	What was the first Department Store in London?
TATUM O'NEAL	John McEnroe was married to which film actress?
GEOFFREY DE HAVILLAND	In World War II who designed the Mosquito Fighter/Bomber?
HAROLD ABRAHAMS	Which British athlete won the 100 m. at the 1924 Olympics?
ALHAMBRA	Which palace in Spain takes its name from the colour of its sun dried red bricks?
HENRY VII	Who was the only British King to be crowned on the field of battle?
RIKKI TIKKI TAVI	What is the name of the mongoose in Rudyard Kipling' s 'The Jungle Book'?
BAOBAB	'The Monkey Bread tree' is another name for which African tree?
OBOE	Musician Evelyn Rothwell (Lady Barbirolli) died in January 2008, what instrument did she play?
CHURCH BELLS	In the title of the detective story by Dorothy L Sayers, what are the 'Nine Tailors'?
CORNCRAKE	What is the more common name for the landrail?
IN THE NIGHT GARDEN	In which children's TV programme, narrated by Derek Jacobi, would you see Iggle-Piggle and Upsy-Daisy?
STROP	What is name of the piece of leather on which a barber sharpens a cut throat razor?
SKEP	What word for a straw or wicker basket was used as a unit of measurement, and in the north for a coal-scuttle or a beehive?
Heinrich SCHLIEMANN	Who is reputed to have said, 'Today, I have gazed on the face of Agamemnon'? after discoveries at Mycenae?
CRAZY HORSE	Which American Indian Lakota chief is the subject of a monument, begun in 1948, in the Black Hills of South Dakota?
ROMANIA	Which country is bordered by Moldova, Bulgaria, Serbia, Hungary and Ukraine?
Rioja	Tempranillo is the main grape used in which Spanish wine?
Sicily	Where does Marsala wine come from?
Viggo Mortensen	"Who played Aragorn in the film ""Lord of the Rings""?"
The Fat Duck	What is the name of Heston Blumenthal's restaurant in Bray, Berkshire?
The Sun	"Which newspaper was once called the ""Daily Herald""?"
Daily Mail	"The ""Daily Sketch"" merged with which newspaper in 1971?"
Joseph Priestley	Which Englishman is credited with the discovery of oxygen?
Humphrey Davy	Which British chemist/inventor first isolated the chemical element sodium?
Clio	Who is the Greek muse of history?
Jackal	The Egyptian god Anubis has the head of which creature?
Elephant	The Hindu god Ganesh(a) or Ganapati has the head of which creature?
Dorset	Tolpuddle is in which English county?
Manchester	In which city did the Peterloo Massacre occur?
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle	"Which Scottish-born physician and author wrote ""A Study in Scarlet""?"
Alexandre Dumas	"Which French author wrote ""The Black Tulip""?"
Graham Greene	"Who wrote ""Our Man in Havana""?"
Thomas Gray	"Who wrote ""Elegy in a Country Churchyard?"
Palindrome	A word spelt the same backwards and forwards is called what?
Bradford	Frederick Delius was born where?
Salford	In which city was L S. Lowry born?
Chester	Which English city was called Deva by the Romans?
York	Eboracum is the Roman name for which city?
Joaquin Phoenix	"Who played country singer Johnny Cash in the film ""Walk the Line""?"
Morocco	In which African country is the city of Fez?

1988

In which year did the pound note cease to be legal tender in England?

Cornwall

The Scilly Isles are under the authority of which English county?

Imola

At which race circuit did Ayrton Senna die, in 1994?

Truro

What is the administrative centre of Cornwall?

1960

In what year did the farthing cease to be legal tender in England?

Tommy Trinder

"Which comedian/entertainer had the catchphrase ""You Lucky People""?"

Sandown Park

At which racecourse is the Eclipse Stakes run annually?

Ascot

At which racecourse is the Royal Hunt Cup held annually?

Polaroid

What type of camera did Edwin Land develop?

Dancing Queen

What was Abba's only Number One single in the USA?

Huntingdon

What constituency did John Major represent while he was Prime Minister?

Kesteven

On leaving Number 10 Margaret Thatcher became which Baroness of where?

Super Trouper

What was Abba's last Number One single in the UK?

Greta Garbo

"Which legendary actress spoke for the first time on screen in the 1930 film ""Anna Christie""?"

Charles II

Which English king was threatened by the Rye House Plot?

Saturn

Titan is the largest moon of which planet?

William II

Which English king was killed by Walter Tyrell?

Two

How many moons does the planet Mars have?

John Fowles

"Who wrote the book ""The French Lieutenant's Woman"" in 1969?"

70

How many years are there in a Platinum Anniversary?

Cherries

The Brandy Kirsch is distilled from which fruit?

The Tempest

"The 1956 film ""Forbidden Planet"" was based on which Shakespeare play?"

West Side Story

Which 1961 film musical was based on Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet?

Pittsburgh

Which US city, originally named Fort Duquesne, is now named after a British Prime Minister?

MARTIN VAN BUREN

Which US President was nicknamed 'The Little Magician'?

TUSCANY

Which Italian region produces the wine Chianti?

CASTOR OIL PLANT

The deadly poison, Ricin, is produced from which plant?

BEAVER

Castor is the Latin name for which mammal?

KENYA

The Aberdare mountains are in which African country?

BUCKMINSTER FULLER

Which architect invented the Geodesic Dome?

CARBON

Fullerite is a man-made allotrope of which chemical element?

WESTMINSTER ABBEY

In which building is Charles Darwin buried?

DONEGAL

Malin Head, the most northerly point in Ireland is in which county?

THETIS

In Greek mythology who was the mother of Achilles?

WALTER SWINBURN

Who rode Shergar to victory in the 1981 Derby?

TEENOSO

On which horse did Lester Piggott ride his last Derby winner in 1984?

M.A.S.H.

"""Suicide is Painless"" is the theme music to which film and long running TV series?"

ROSSINI

"The music of which classical composer was used as the theme of ""The Lone Ranger""?"

EMU

Which bird is the second tallest after the ostrich?

POLONIUM

Marie Curie discovered radium and which other element?

ROCK HUDSON

Roy Fitzgerald was the real name of which Hollywood actor?

KIROV

From which ballet company did Rudolph Nuryev defect to the west?

THE TOWER OF LONDON

Rudolph Hess has the distinction of being the last prisoner in Spandau and which other historical prison?

THE TEMPEST

"""O Brave new world that has such people in it"" is from which Shakespeare play?"

OSCAR WILDE

Which poet served a sentence in Reading Gaol?

SID SNOT

What was the name of the punk character played by Kenny Everett?

MADISON

USA - what is the state capital of Wisconsin?

THE WINDWARD PASSAGE

Which stretch of water separates Cuba and Haiti?

STRAIT OF MALACCA

Java and the Malayan Peninsula are separated by which stretch of water?

SHELLS

"The game of ""conkers"" goes back to Roman times, using what?"

FRANKFORT

What is the state capital of Kentucky?

COHORTS

A Roman Legion consisted of six units known as what?

MAGPIE

Pica Pica is the scientific name for which common bird?

STARLING

Sternus vulgaris is the scientific name for which common bird?

ROY CLARKE

'Last of the Summer Wine' is the creation of which comic writer?

STANDARD BEARER

What was the function of an Aquilifer in the Roman Army?

C S LEWIS

'Out Of The Silent Planet' and 'The Screwtape Letters' are works of which author, better known for his children's books?

JUDY GARLAND

Frances Gumm was the real name of which famous actress?

ETHIOPIA

In which country is the source of the Blue Nile?

SELFRIDGES

What was the first Department Store in London?

TATUM O'NEAL

John McEnroe was married to which film actress?

GEOFFREY DE HAVILLAND

In World War II who designed the Mosquito Fighter/Bomber?

HAROLD ABRAHAMS

Which British athlete won the 100 m. at the 1924 Olympics?

ALHAMBRA

Which palace in Spain takes its name from the colour of its sun dried red bricks?

HENRY VII

Who was the only British King to be crowned on the field of battle?

RIKKI TIKKI TAVI

What is the name of the mongoose in Rudyard Kipling' s 'The Jungle Book'?

BAOBAB

'The Monkey Bread tree' is another name for which African tree?

OBOE

Musician Evelyn Rothwell (Lady Barbirolli) died in January 2008, what instrument did she play?

CHURCH BELLS

In the title of the detective story by Dorothy L Sayers, what are the 'Nine Tailors'?

CORNCRAKE

What is the more common name for the landrail?

IN THE NIGHT GARDEN

In which children's TV programme, narrated by Derek Jacobi, would you see Iggle-Piggle and Upsy-Daisy?

STROP

What is name of the piece of leather on which a barber sharpens a cut throat razor?

SKEP

What word for a straw or wicker basket was used as a unit of measurement, and in the north for a coal-scuttle or a beehive?

Heinrich SCHLIEMANN

Who is reputed to have said, 'Today, I have gazed on the face of Agamemnon'? after discoveries at Mycenae?

CRAZY HORSE

Which American Indian Lakota chief is the subject of a monument, begun in 1948, in the Black Hills of South Dakota?

ROMANIA

Which country is bordered by Moldova, Bulgaria, Serbia, Hungary and Ukraine?

Rioja

Tempranillo is the main grape used in which Spanish wine?

Sicily

Where does Marsala wine come from?

Viggo Mortensen

"Who played Aragorn in the film ""Lord of the Rings""?"

The Fat Duck

What is the name of Heston Blumenthal's restaurant in Bray, Berkshire?

The Sun

"Which newspaper was once called the ""Daily Herald""?"

Daily Mail

"The ""Daily Sketch"" merged with which newspaper in 1971?"

Joseph Priestley

Which Englishman is credited with the discovery of oxygen?

Humphrey Davy

Which British chemist/inventor first isolated the chemical element sodium?

Clio

Who is the Greek muse of history?

Jackal

The Egyptian god Anubis has the head of which creature?

Elephant

The Hindu god Ganesh(a) or Ganapati has the head of which creature?

Dorset

Tolpuddle is in which English county?

Manchester

In which city did the Peterloo Massacre occur?

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

"Which Scottish-born physician and author wrote ""A Study in Scarlet""?"

Alexandre Dumas

"Which French author wrote ""The Black Tulip""?"

Graham Greene

"Who wrote ""Our Man in Havana""?"

Thomas Gray

"Who wrote ""Elegy in a Country Churchyard?"

Palindrome

A word spelt the same backwards and forwards is called what?

Bradford

Frederick Delius was born where?

Salford

In which city was L S. Lowry born?

Chester

Which English city was called Deva by the Romans?

York

Eboracum is the Roman name for which city?

Joaquin Phoenix

"Who played country singer Johnny Cash in the film ""Walk the Line""?"

Morocco

In which African country is the city of Fez?