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ADAM SCOTT | In 2013 who became the first Australian to win the US Masters in golf? |
BRENDAN O'CARROLL | Who plays the title character in the TV series 'Mrs Brown's Boys'? |
LEYTON ORIENT | Which Football League Division One club's ground is the Matchroom Stadium? |
ELIZABETH GASKELL | Which nineteenth century novelist wrote 'Mary Barton, A Tale of Manchester Life'? |
OUTNUMBERED | The Brockman family's home was the setting for which BBC TV comedy series? |
OLIVE OIL | Much used in Mediterranean cuisine, what is `aceite de oliva' on a Spanish menu? |
IRRAWADDY | Which river was immortalised by Rudyard Kipling as 'The Road to Mandalay'? |
BIRMINGHAM | In which English city is the Roman Catholic cathedral dedicated to Saint Chad? |
HENRY THE THIRD | Eleanor of Provence was the queen of which English monarch? |
TOULOUSE | What is the capital of the French region of Midi-Pyrenees? |
RICHARD CURTIS | Writer of films such as 'Love Actually' and 'Notting Hill', which long-term partner of Emma Freud co-founded Comic Relief with Lenny Henry? |
JEALOUS MIND | Alvin Stardust's debut chart hit, 'My Coo Ca Choo', only reached number 2 in the charts. What was his follow-up, his only number 1? |
CONTENT | What term is used in the House of Lords as a synonym for 'for' in support of a vote? |
ELIZABETH TOWER | By what patriotic name was the tower containing Big Ben renamed in 2012? |
JERRY LEWIS | Half of a long-term comedy double-act, who hosted an annual telethon for muscular dystrophy for over 40 years in the USA? |
TEMPERA | Which painting technique generally involves the use of egg yolk as a binding medium? |
THE SUN ALWAYS SHINES ON TV | A-ha's debut chart hit, 'Take On Me', only reached number 2 in the charts. What was their follow-up, their only number 1? |
EMILY DAVISON | 8th June 2013 marked the centenary of the death of which suffragette, 4 days after colliding with the King's hors; Ammer, at the Epsom Derby? |
FORCE | According to Newton's Second Law, what does mass times acceleration equal? |
GOCOMPARE | The George M Cohan song 'Over There', as seen in 'Yankee Doodle Dandy', has been used in recent years - with different lyrics - in which company's TV advertising? |
WAR HORSE | Joey is the name of the main protagonist in which 1982 Michael Morpurgo book, made into a hit movie in 2011? |
UGGIE | What is the name of the Jack Russell who stole the show in the 2011 movie 'The Artist' in his role as Jack? |
NEWMARKET | Also the names of races at the local racecourse, Woodditton and Cheveley Park are villages close to which English town or city? |
ECONOMICS | As studied by both David Cameron and Ed Miliband, for what does the E in the university degree course PPE stand? |
VIVA FOREVER | Named after their 1998 number one single, what is the name of the stage musical based on the works of the Spice Girls? |
FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE | Robert Shaw played primary baddie Donald 'Red' Grant in which James Bond film? |
ARGENT | The colour silver (or white) is given what name in heraldry? |
AMERICAN IDIOT | Named after their 2004 number one album, what is the name of the stage musical based on the works of Green Day? |
(THE) GAMBIA | The Seychelles is the smallest African country, but what is the smallest country on mainland Africa? |
SABLE | The colour black is given what name in heraldry? |
THUNDERBALL | Adolfo Celi played primary baddie Emilio Largo in which James Bond film? |
MIRAMAX | Responsible for such films as 'Pulp Fiction' and 'The Crying Game', which film Production Company was founded by Bob and Harvey Weinstein in 1979? |
STOKE CITY | The Tom Jones hit 'Delilah' has, in recent years, been taken up as a team song by supporters of which Premier League football club? |
WALL STREET JOURNAL | The highest circulation newspaper in the USA, what New York-based paper is known as the WSJ? |
SUSSEX | Which traditional English county was historically divided into 'Rapes'? |
HANDCUFFS | In police slang, who or what are `Darbies'? |
MILTON KEYNES | By population, what is the largest town in Buckinghamshire? |
FULHAM | Former radio DJ 'diddy' David Hamilton has, in recent years, been the stadium announcer for which Premier League football club? |
DREAMWORKS. | Responsible for such films as 'Saving Private Ryan' and 'Gladiator', which film Production Company was founded by Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Geffen in 1994? |
ISLE OF MAN | What part of the British Isles was historically divided into 'Sheadings'? |
INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE | The global edition of the New York Times, what Paris-based newspaper is known as the IHT? |
SWINDON | By population, what is the largest town in Wiltshire? |
NEVER THE TWAIN | The only sitcom created solely by Johnnie Mortimer, which 1981-1991 sitcom starred Windsor Davies and Donald Sinden as warring antique dealers? |
BISON | A wisent is one of the two living species of what animal? |
CEE-LO GREEN | Thomas DeCarlo Callaway, half of group Gnarls Barkley, got to number one with 'Forget You' in 2010 under what stage name? |
PAUL GAMBACCINI | Who introduces the Radio 4 quiz 'Counterpoint'? |
Andy Murray | In the 2012 Olympics, who won the gold medal in the Men's Singles at tennis? |
Bifrost | In Norse mythology, what is the name of the rainbow bridge between Heaven and Earth? |
Yggdrasil | In Norse mythology, what is the name of the huge ash tree that binds the earth, heaven and hell together? |
Zebra | Which animals have types named Plains, Mountain and Grevy's? |
Ban Ki-Moon | Who is the current UN Secretary General, in office since 2007? |
Aung San Suu Kyi | What is the name of Burma's Nobel Peace Prize-winning leader of the opposition National League for Democracy? |
(Seymour) Skinner | In 'the Simpsons' TV show, who is the Principal of Springfield Elementary School? |
Lazarus | In the Bible, who was the brother of Martha and Mary? |
John Adams | Who was President of the United States in the year 1800? |
William McKinley | Who was President of the United States in the year 1900? |
Actinium | Which element is first alphabetically in the Periodic Table? |
Zirconium | Which element is last alphabetically in the Periodic Table? |
Lepanto | In October 1571, what was the last naval battle in the Mediterranean fought entirely between galleys? |
Passchendaele | In the First World War, what other name is given to the third battle of Ypres of June 1917? |
Richard Wagner | Who composed the 1843 opera 'The Flying Dutchman'? |
Igor Stravinsky | Who composed the 1951 opera 'The Rake's Progress'? |
Sian Massey | Name the English female referee involved in the 'sexism' controversy in January 2011 which resulted n Andy Gray and Richard Keys leaving Sky Sports network? |
Michaela Tabb | Who was the first female to referee the World Snooker Championship Final, in May 2009? |
Dylan Thomas | Who wrote the collection of autobiographical short stories- 'A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dog' in 1940? |
George Bernard Shaw | Who wrote the comedy play 'Arms and the Man' in1894? |
Drambuie | What spirit is mixed with Scotch whisky to make a Rusty Nail cocktail? |
Denver | In the USA, which city is known as the 'Mile High City'? |
I just called to say I love you | To date, what is Stevie Wonder's only British No.1 solo single? |
Preston | Which football club did David Moyes manage before Everton, from 1998-2002? |
Death of a Salesman | Willy Loman is the central character in which 1949 play? |
Captain Marvel | What is the super-hero alter ego of DC comic book character Billy Batson? |
Captain America | What is the super-hero alter ego of Marvel comic book character Steve Rogers? |
Abraham | In the Bible, who was the father of Ishmael? |
Isaac | In the Bible, who was the father of Jacob? |
The Pirates of Penzance | 'The Slave of Duty' is the subtitle of which Gilbert and Sullivan operetta? |
Ruddigore | 'The Witch's Curse' is the subtitle of which Gilbert and Sullivan operetta? |
Neptune | In his orchestral suite, which planet did Gustav Hoist call 'the Mystic'? |
Caligula | Which Roman Emperor was the son of Germanicus and Agrippina the Elder? |
Claudius | Messalina was the third wife of which Roman Emperor? |
Frankfort | What is the capital city of Kentucky? |
Carson City | What is the capital city of Nevada? |
C | Lack of which vitamin causes scurvy? |
Diabetes | To reoulate which disease is insulin used? |
Newmarket | Where in Britain is the National Horseracing Museum? |
Bradford | In which British city is the National Media Museum (formerly National Museum of Photography, Film and Television)? |
Sir Gawain | In Arthurian legend, who encounters and beheads the Greene Knight? |
Cornwall | In Arthurian legend, of which region was King Mark the King? |
Saul | In the Bible, who was the first King of Israel? |
Diamond | In heraldry, what shape is a lozenge? |
Sweden | The Royal family of which country is named Bernadotte? |
Weser | Hamelin is on which river? |
Wiltshire | In which county is the town of Royal Wootton Bassett? |
Glasgow | The 2014 Commonwealth Games.will be held in which city? |
Lily | The onion is a member of which flower family? |
Paul Hollywood | Who, along with Mary Berry, is a judge on 'The Great British Bake-Off? |
Herring | A 'rollmop' is a food dish containing which fish? |
Dr Seuss | American Theodore Geisel wrote children's books under what name? |
Mediterranean Sea | What do we call what was known to the Romans as Mare Nostrum? |
Puffing Billy | What is the name of the world's oldest surviving steam locomotive, constructed in 1813/14 by William Hedley for use at Wylam Colliery, Newcastle-on-Tyne? |
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