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Israel
In which Asian country is the city of Haifa?
Verdi
"Which Italian composed the opera ""La Traviata""?"
Mozart
"Which Austrian composed the opera ""The Magic Flute""?"
Clothes washing
What is the occupation of a dhobi?
Alexander the Great
Who was the son of Philip II of Macedon?
Menelaus
Who was the husband of Helen of Troy (or Sparta)?
Neil Simon
"Which American playwright/screenwriter wrote ""The Odd Couple""?"
Orion
In which constellation is the Great Nebula?
Louis Oosthuizen
Who won the 2010 Open Golf Championship at St. Andrews?
Neil Robertson
Who won the 2010 World Snooker championship in Glasgow?
Fifteen
How many players are there per side in a GAA hurling team?
Eighteen
How many players of each side are on the field of Australian Rules football?
San(to) Domingo
What is the capital city of the Dominican Republic?
Leicester
In which English city is De Montfort University?
Lagan
The city of Belfast stands on which river?
St. Cecilia
Who is the Patron Saint of musicians?
St. Jude
Who is the Patron Saint of lost or hopeless causes?
One
A Mobius strip (or band) has how many sides?
Six points
What is the value of the pink ball in the game of snooker?
DOVER
What is the state capital of Delaware?
JACK BLACK
Who is the voice of Po in the Kung Fu Panda films?
RED HOT POKER
Give the common name for the plant `Kniphofia'.
MANFRED MANN
Who had a hit in 1966 with 'Pretty Flamingo'?
HOWARD WEBB
Who was the only Englishman actually on the pitch in the FIFA World Cup Final of 2010?
ALGERIA
The Greenwich meridian crosses the Mediterranean coast of which African country?
WOODY WOODPECKER
Knothead and Splinter are the nephew and niece of which cartoon character?
PAGAN
Which word for a non-Christian or heathen is derived from the Latin for peasant or rustic?
MONICA SELES
Which tennis player was stabbed hi the back in Hamburg in 1993?
C S LEWIS
Who wrote 'The Allegory of Love' and 'Mere Christianity' in the 20th century?
MARY ROBINSON
Who was the first female president of the Irish Republic?
GLASGOW
Cowcaddens and Hillhead are underground stations in which city?
53
What number is on the film star Beetle car, Herbie?
BUTTERFLIES
What are Duke of Burgundy, White Admiral and Essex Skipper?
DALMATIAN
What breed of dog is known as the carriage dog?
RIGOLETTO
'La donna e mobile' is from which Verdi opera?
BASEBALL
Gordon Beckham plays which sport for the Chicago White Sox?
JULIAN BARNES
Who won the 2011 Booker Prize for 'The Sense of an Ending'?
THE NORTHWEST PASSAGE
What was Sir John Franklin searching for when he died?
SYDNEY
Kingsford Smith Airport serves which city?
TIGHT END
Travis Beckum plays American Football for the New York Giants in which position, denoted by the letters T E?
MARTIN BOYCE
Who won the 2011 Turner Prize for his installation 'Do Words Have Voices'?
SIR WALTER RALEIGH
Which famous British explorer went in search of El Dorado?
BARBADOS
Which Caribbean island is served by Grantley Adams Airport?
BEN KINGSLEY
Which famous actor played a character called Ron Jenkins in Coronation Street?
THE TALES OF HOFFMAN
Which opera by Offenbach features the barcarole entitled 'Belle nuit, o nuit d'amour'?
101
How old was the Queen Mother when she died in March 2002?
BLACKPOOL
Starr Gate and Imperial Hotel are stops on which tram system?
OKLAHOMA!
'People will say we're in love' comes from which musical?
W B YEATS
Who wrote the poem 'Easter 1916'?
SHAGGY
The cartoon character Norville Rogers is better known by what name?
ABU DHABI
The Yas Marina Grand Prix circuit is in which city?
A KESTREL FOR A KNAVE
What is the title of the novel about Barnsley schoolboy Billy Casper which features PE teacher Mr Sugden?
ALTERNATIVE VOTE
Which proportional representation system was the subject of the 2011 Referendum?
NAMIBIA
The Tropic of Capricorn crosses the Atlantic coast of Africa in which country?
J
There are 2 letters of the alphabet which are not the initial letter of chemical elements. One is Q. Name the other.
THE EQUALS
Who had a hit in 1968 with 'Baby Come Back'?
ANTONIO BANDERAS
Who is the voice of the title character in the recent film 'Puss in Boots'?
BUTTERCUP
'Ranunculus' is the species name of which common wild flower?
SUFFOLK
In which county is Aldeburgh?
TOMMY LEE JONES
Who played 'Two-Face' in the 1995 film 'Batman Forever'?
APRIL
In which month is Anzac Day?
7 BILLION
According to the UN, what round figure did the world population reach on October 31st 2011?
CRAZY HORSE
During the wars between the US Government and the Native Americans in the 1860s and 70s, Sitting Bull was one of the two great leaders of the Sioux; who was the other - victorious at the Battle of the Rose Bud and murdered whist in captivity in September 1877?
STEVIE WONDER
Which entertainer was born Stevland Judkins (his surname later changed to Morris) in Saginaw, Michigan in 1950?
GARY PLAYER
Who is the most successful non US golfer in Major Championships with 9 wins?
KITZBÜHEL
The Hahnenkamm mountain and ski runs are part of which European ski resort?
THE MOVE
Which group had a 1967 hit with 'Night of Fear'?
SHREWSBURY
At which battle of 1403 was Sir Henry Percy aka Hotspur killed?
HAMLET
Which Shakespeare play contains the line 'Neither a borrower or a lender be'?
CARNATION
What is the national flower of Spain?
FOZZIE
Name the bear, the comedian from the 'Muppet Show'.
WHISTLER
What is the name of British Columbia's most popular ski resort, which was home to the alpine skiing events in the 2010 Winter Olympics?
OBE
What honour was conferred on shoe designer Jimmy Choo in 2002?
BARNET
At which battle of 1471 was Richard Neville aka Warwick the Kingmaker killed?
THE MERCHANT OF VENICE
'All that glisters is not gold' is a line from which Shakespeare play?
LANGDALE PIKES
In the Lake District National Park, as what are Pavey Ark, Harrison Stickle and Pike of Stickle collectively known?
JOHN BETJEMAN
Who owned a teddy bear called Archibald Ormsby-Gore?
INDONESIA
After China, India and the USA, what is the world's most populous country?
FINCH
Of what type of bird did Darwin observe 12 different species in the Galapagos islands?
APACHE
Of which native American tribe were Geronimo and Cochise warrior leaders?
LINUS PAULING
Who won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1954 and the Peace Prize in 1962?
BILLIE HOLLIDAY
Which singer was played by Diana Ross in the 1972 film 'Lady Sings The Blues'?
STANLEY BALDWIN
Who was Prime Minister of the UK at the time of the abdication of Edward VIII?
TOM CRUISE
Dustin Hoffman played the role of an autistic savant in the film 'Rain Man'. Who played the part of his younger brother Charlie?
SHALE GAS
Which type of gas is obtained by the controversial process of hydraulic fracturing or 'fracking'?
VULGATE
The oldest extant version of the Bible made by Jerome in the 4th century is known by which name?
NEW ORLEANS
Which US city is the setting for the TV drama series 'Treme' (pronounced Tremmay)?
BRISTOL
Which city is linked to the motorway network by the M32?
SEVEN
How high, in feet, is a hockey goal (not ice hockey)?
OMAR BRADLEY
Who was Commander-in-Chief of American ground forces in planning the invasion of France in 1944 and Commander of the US 1st Army on D Day?
CHOLESTEROL
What substance crystallises in the gall bladder to form gall stones?
SOCRATES
Plato was the pupil of which famous teacher?
ALLIED INVASION OF ITALY
In the Second World War, what was Operation Avalanche?
VASILY PETRENKO
Who is chief conductor of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra?
HEPTATHLON
Kelly Sotherton won an Olympic bronze medal in which athletics event in the 2004 games?
IDLEWILD
What was the name of JFK Airport in New York prior to 1963?
JANE EYRE
Which literary heroine was played in a 2011 film by Mia Wasikowska?
WHALE OIL
Before petroleum was first commercialized in 1859, which oil was most commonly used for lubrication and lighting?
M8
Which motorway connects Glasgow and Edinburgh?
NEWTOWN
Which fictional town was the setting for the TV series 'Z-Cars'?