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HAIRSPRAY
Which musical show and film features the song 'Good Morning Baltimore'?
THE QUARE FELLOW
Which famous work by Brendan Behan is set in a Dublin prison?
URANUS
Titania and Oberon are moons of which planet?
SIR JIMMY SAVILE
Which knighted Leeds born 'fixer' died in October 2011?
GEORGES POMPIDOU
Which French president succeeded Charles de Gaulle?
MARIAH CAREY
Who made the 1993 album 'Music Box' which sold 32 million copies?
PATERNOSTER
What name is given to a lift which consists of a chain of open compartments moving continuously in a loop?
MICHAEL LE VELL
Who plays Kevin Webster in 'Coronation Street'?
M80
Which motorway links Glasgow with Stirling?
CAPE TOWN
In which city is the Newlands cricket ground situated?
COLONEL
What is the British Army equivalent to the German military rank of Oberst?
TOM HOLLANDER
Who is the star of TVs sitcom 'Rev'?
MONTREAL
Which city is served by Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport?
VIOLIN
Of what orchestral instrument is Anne-Sophie Mutter a virtuoso?
BATHSHEBA
In the Bible, who was the mother of Solomon?
BASCULE
London's Tower Bridge is a suspension and what other type of bridge?
JEFF HORDLEY
Who plays Cain Dingle in `Emmerdale'?
M606
Which short motorway links Bradford with the M62?
NECROMANCY
What name is given to divination by summoning the spirits of the dead?
LEONID BREZHNEV
Which Soviet leader preceded Yuri Andropov?
DAME MAGGIE SMITH
Who plays the Dowager Countess of Grantham in the TV series 'Downton Abbey'?
NEW ORLEANS
Which city is served by Louis Armstrong International Airport?
EDWARD ELGAR
Whose violin concerto in B Minor was composed for the violinist Fritz Kreisler?
REBECCA
In the Bible, who was the mother of Esau?
GERALD FORD
His birth name was Leslie Lynch King. How was he better known?
KINGSTON
In which city is Sabina Park cricket ground?
COMMANDANT
What is the equivalent in the French Army to the British Army rank of Major?
SWITZERLAND
Operation Tannenbaum was the codename for the proposed German invasion of which country?
PRIVATE LIVES
Which of Noel Coward's works was written especially for Gertrude Lawrence?
THE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION
What first met at the Freemasons' Tavern, Great Queen Street, London on 26/10/1863?
SATURN
Rhea and Tethys are moons of which planet?
THE PRODUCERS
Which musical show and film features the song 'Springtime for Hitler'?
EROS
Originally named The Shaftesbury Memorial, by what name is this statue more commonly known?
1854
In which year was the Battle of Balaclava (including the Charge of the Light Brigade)?
LUCIAN FREUD
Which British artist created the work 'Benefits Supervisor Sleeping'?
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
Which NFL American Football team play their home games at Arrowhead Stadium?
CLANNAD
Irish singer Enya began her career as a member of which band?
APRIL
In which month of the year is the London Marathon normally held?
TIM HEALY
Which actor on television played Dennis in 'Auf Wiedersehen, Pet' and Foxy in 'Common As Muck'?
OAKHAM
What is the county town of Rutland?
RACHEL WEISZ
To whom did James Bond actor Daniel Craig get married in 2011?
FULHAM
Which Premier League club's home shirt is sponsored by Fx Pro?
ARAM KHACHATURIAN
Who wrote the 'Sabre Dance'?
DINGLE
Which 'Emmerdale' family has had members called Shadrach, Eli and Samson?
THE SPEAKER
What position in Parliament is held by the MP for Buckingham?
AVRO
Which company did Alliott Verdon Roe establish in Manchester in 1910?
TURIN
In which city is the car company Fiat based?
BANKS'S STADIUM
What is the official name of Walsall FC's ground, still known to some fans as the Bescot Stadium?
CAT
What animal has breeds named American Bobtail, Balinese and Japanese Bobtail?
HENRY I
Which King of England was the son of a Matilda, had a daughter called Matilda, married Matilda, or Edith, of Scotland and later Adelicia of Louvain?
TORBAY
Collectively, as what are the towns of Torquay, Paignton and Brixham known?
THE ZOMBIES
Which 1960s group was fronted by Colin Blunstone?
CHELSEE HEALEY
Which actress in a school-based drama serial, danced in the 2011 'Strictly Come Dancing' competition?
ROYAL CARIBBEAN
The 'Oasis of the Seas' is a cruise liner operated by which company?
THE LONDON EYE
David Marks and Julia Barfield were the lead architects for which London landmark?
HARLEQUINS
Which rugby union team in 2009 was responsible for a fake blood injury during a Heineken Cup match?
HOLT
What name is given to the den of an otter?
REFLEX
What term is used to describe an angle between 180 degrees and 360 degrees?
WILLIAM WORDSWORTH
Which poet composed a sonnet 'Upon Westminster Bridge'?
COLD CASE
In which American TV series is Lilly Rush the leading character?
DEFENCE SECRETARY
From which Cabinet post did Liam Fox resign last year?
HERB ALPERT AND THE TIJUANA BRASS
Who had the 1965 instrumental hit 'Spanish Flea'?
DALE CARNEGIE
Who wrote the self-help book 'How to win Friends and Influence People' in 1936?
AL GORE
Which American won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007?
KIWI FRUIT
As what is a Chinese gooseberry also known?
MARTIN
What was the first name of the father of Frasier and Niles Crane in the TV series 'Frasier'?
ADAM WERRITTY
What is the name of Liam Fox's friend, whose friendship caused him to resign?
NEW YORK
In which city was the nightclub Copacabana in Barry Manilow's song?
EDWARD I
Which King of England's mother and first wife were both called Eleanor? He subsequently married Margaret of France.
THE MEDWAY TOWNS
What collective name is often used for Chatham, Gillingham, Rochester and Strood?
HOOVERVILLE
What was the name given to shantytowns built in the US by the unemployed during the Great Depression?
INIGO JONES
Who designed the Banqueting House in Whitehall, scene of the execution of Charles I?
LODGE
What name is given to the breeding den of a beaver?
THE ARCTIC OCEAN
The Lena River, the Ob River and the Yenisei River in Russia flow into which large body of water?
ALL STARS
Complete the name of the 1960s group 'Junior Walker and the
17
How many 'syllables' should a Japanese Haiku poem contain?
P & O
The 'Ventura' is a cruise liner operated by which company?
JOHN KEATS
Which poet wrote a sonnet 'On first looking into Chapman's Homer'?
STEVE WOZNIAK
Who, with Steve Jobs, founded Apple Computers?
LANCASTER
7377 of which Avro bomber were manufactured during the course of World War 2?
ANDY WARHOL
Who made the phrase 'Famous for fifteen minutes' famous?
MITCHELL
Which 'EastEnders' family has had members called Archie, Courtney and Ben?
CAROLINE LUCAS
Who is the only MP of the Green Party, representing Brighton Pavilion?
CAPTAIN WILLIAM BLIGH
Who became Governor of New South Wales in 1806 where his conduct led to his imprisonment for two years?
LITHIUM
Which element has atomic number 3?
RUSSIA
In the news in January 2011 for the murder of 37 people in a bombing incident, in which country is Domodedovo Airport?
Donovan
Who had hits in the 1960s with 'Hurdy Gurdy Man' and 'Mellow Yellow'?
Quebec City
What is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec?
Water into wine
In the Bible, which was the first miracle performed by Jesus?
Penguin
Emperor, Adelie and King are types of which bird?
Sebastian
Who is the patron saint of archers?
Trevor Eve
Who played both Eddie Shoestring and Peter Boyd on TV?
The Picture of Dorian Gray
What was the title of the only novel written by Oscar Wilde?
(Christian) Dior
'Poison', 'Dune' and `J'Adore' are all fragrances from which perfume house?
Free Trade Hall
The Halle Orchestra now plays at the Bridgewater Hall, which Manchester building was its former home?
Joel Garner
Which cricketer was nicknamed 'Big Bird'?
Fire-fighters
St Florian is the patron saint of people working in which occupation?
Nancy Drew
Crime fiction writer Carolyn Keene created which sleuth?
Trapezium
What name is given to a quadrilateral with one pair of parallel sides?
Phoenicians
Carthage was founded about 3000 years ago by which people?