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Cairo | Tahrir Square is in which city? |
Brassica | The turnip is a member of which vegetable family? |
Creamfields_ | What is the name of the pop festival held annually over the August Bank Holiday weekend at Daresbury, Warrington? |
Wilhelm II | Who was the last German Kaiser? |
Satyr | Which mythical creature was half man and half goat? |
The Hurt Locker | Catherine Bigelow was the first woman to win an Oscar as Best Director, for which film did she win the award? |
Lanzarote | The airport of Arrecife serves which of the Canary Islands? |
St George's Park | What is the name of the new England Football Centre of Excellence near Burton-on-Trent? |
Weaver | Which river flows through Northwich before joining the Mersey west of Runcorn? |
Arlene Philips | Who was the original female judge on the TV programme `Strictly Come Dancing'? |
Hetty Wainthropp | Which TV detective was assisted by Geoffrey Shawcross? |
Fracking | Which process is used to extract shale gas from the ground? |
Coriander | By what name do we call the herb known as cilantro by the Americans? |
Italy | The Battle of Solferino, which led to the formation of the International Red Cross, was fought in 1859 in which country? |
Eid | Which Muslim festival celebrates the end of Ramadan? |
Manfred Mann | Paul Jones was succeeded by Mike D'Abo as singer with which 60s group? |
Michael Crichton | Who wrote 'Jurassic Park' and created the TV series ER? |
Nine | How many counties make up the province of Ulster? |
Rho | The capital symbol for which letter of the Greek alphabet resembles the letter P in our alphabet? |
Ditloid | What name is given to the word puzzle in which a phrase, quotation or fact must be deduced from numbers and letters in the clue (eg 52 C in a P = 52 cards in a pack)? |
D | In semaphore what letter is represented by one arm held vertically upwards? |
L | Which letter is at the right hand end of the middle row of a computer or typewriter keyboard? |
Foo Fighters | Which rock group was founded in Seattle in 1994 by David Grohl after the break-up of Nirvana? |
Arnold Bennett | Which author set his novels in 'The Five Towns'? |
New Scientist | 'Does Anything Eat Wasps?', 'Why Don't Penguins Feet Freeze?' and 'How to Fossilise Your Hamster' are books based on articles from which magazine? |
Dusseldorf | Which city is served by Rhine-Ruhr airport, the third largest airport in Germany? |
Them | Van Morrison was a member of which 60s group? |
Mary Rose | The inconclusive 'Battle of the Solent' against the French on July 18/19 1545 was most notable for the loss of which ship? |
Yellow | What colour are the stars on the flag of the European Community? |
EDUCATION | What shadow cabinet post did David Cameron hold immediately prior to becoming leader of the Conservative party? |
Irvine WELSH | "Who wrote the 1993 novel ""Trainspotting""?" |
BUICK | Now a brand of General motors what is oldest active American car make? |
CURTIS CUP | In golf what is the trophy contested for between teams of amateur women from the United States and Europe? |
(Nick) MASON | Who was the drummer with the band Pink Floyd? |
HERDWICK | Which breed of sheep did Beatrix Potter breed at Hilltop Farm and help to save from extinction? |
(James) HERBERT | "Who wrote the horror stories ""The Fog"", ""The Dark"" and ""The Rats""?" |
VENUS | After the moon, what was the second body in the solar system visited by a spacecraft from earth? |
AIR INDIA | Founded in 1932 by J.R.D. Tata as Tata Airlines what is it now called? |
LIME | "What is added to gin to make a ""Gimlet"" cocktail?" |
St.APOLLONIA | Who is the patron saint of dentists? |
SIEMENS | What is the SI unit of conductance? |
CRIMEAN | Jamaican born nurse Mary Seacole was a heroine of what war? |
(William Holman) HUNT | "Who painted ""The Light of the World"" and ""The Lady of Shallot""?" |
MINOAN | What was the Bronze Age civilisation based on Crete? |
PHILOSOPHER'S STONE | What, according to the alchemists, was capable of turning base metal into gold? |
LEMON JUICE | "A ""Tom Collins"" cocktail consists of gin, soda water, sugar and what other ingredient?" |
INCA | Cusco was the capital city of what civilisation? |
BOSTON STRANGLER | The serial killer Albert de Salvo was given what nickname? |
(Dennis) WEAVER | "Who played Sheriff Sam McCloud in the 1970s TV series ""McCloud""?" |
Bix BEIDERBECK | Which jazz musician had the forenames Leon Bismark? |
TENERIFE | Where, in 1977, did a KLM 747 collide with a Pan Am 747 resulting in nearly six hundred fatalities? |
ALEXANDER | Sacha is a diminutive form of what name? |
SON of SAM | The serial killer David Berkowitz was given what nickname? |
(Yves) ST. LAURENT | On the death of Christian Dior in 1957, who succeeded him as head of the House of Dior? |
STOCKHOLM | Sharing its name with a European capital, with which ship did the Italian liner Andrea Doria collide in 1956 with the loss of forty six lives? |
YEOVIL TOWN | Which Football League team plays its home games at Huish Park? |
AMAZON | Which retailer produces and markets the Kindle eBook? |
HAZELNUTS | With what is Beurre Noisette flavoured? |
(Robert) FITZROY | Who captained HMS Beagle during Charles Darwin's voyage, and is remembered in the name of a shipping forecast area? |
(Ralph) VAUGHAN WILLIAMS | "Who composed, in 1909, ""A Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis""?" |
BLEAK HOUSE | Inspector Bucket is a policeman in which Charles Dicken's novel? |
FLORA | Who is the Roman goddess of flowers? |
NINTENDO | Which company makes the Wii games console? |
(London) WASPS | Which rugby union club play their home games at Adams Park? |
HENRY the FIFTH | Following the 1420 Treaty of Troyes, which king became Regent of France and successor to the French throne? |
REDCURRANTS | What fruit is the main ingredient of Cumberland sauce? |
(Hector) BERLIOZ | "Who, in 1831, composed ""Symphonie Fantastique""?" |
(Janet) LEIGH | "Which actress played the victim in the shower scene in the 1960 film ""Psycho""?" |
STATE DEPARTMENT | "Because of its location in Washington DC which US government department is nicknamed ""Foggy Bottom""?" |
BEADY EYE | Liam Gallagher is the lead singer of which group? |
THE MALL | On what London thoroughfare is the finish of the London marathon? |
Gawain | In Arthurian legend, which knight accepts a challenge from the Green Knight? |
Ishmael | In the Bible, who was the son of Abraham and Hagar? |
Judi Dench | Who is the mother of Finty Williams, the actress who provides the voice of the cartoon character 'Angelina Ballerina'? |
Ganesha | Which Hindu deity has the head of an elephant? |
Greyfriars | Comic schoolboy Billy Bunter was a pupil at which school? |
Troy Tempest | In the Gerry Anderson TV series who piloted Stingray? |
Tracey Emin | Who was appointed Professor of Drawing at the Royal Academy in December 2011? |
Geneva Convention | What was first framed in 1864 and ratified in 1906 concerning the conduct of warfare? |
Michigan | In which U.S. state were Henry Ford, Magic Johnson and Berry Gordy all born? |
Albert | What was the first name of the boy who had an unfortunate encounter with Panthera Leo in a famous monologue of 1930? |
Lake Titicaca | Guaqui and Puno are ports on the world's highest navigable waterway. What is it? |
Perry Como | Who had the original 1958 hit with the song 'Magic Moments'? |
Umbrella | What specially adapted item was used to deliver a lethal injection to the Bulgarian dissident Georgi Markov in 1978? |
The Chase | Bradley Walsh hosts which ITV quiz programme? |
San Francisco | In which US city did the Beatles perform their last live concert, in August 1966? |
James Brown | Which American soul singer had a backing group called the Famous Flames? |
Copper | 'Aquatint' is a process of etching which alloying metal with acid? |
North Yorkshire | Blubberhouses is a town in which county? |
Vitamin D | Which vitamin is also known as Calciferol? |
Belle de Jour | Brooke Magnante wrote a blog and book entitled 'Diary of a Call Girl' under which pseudonym? |
Green | What colour is the right hand vertical band on the flag of Afghanistan? |
(Light) Blue | In the UK game of Monopoly, what colour card is the property Pentonville Road? |
Prunella Scales | Who is the mother of Samuel West, the actor whose film roles include Leonard Bast in Howard's End? |
Monkey | In what animal form is the Hindu god Hanuman normally depicted? |
Melchester Rovers | For which team did Roy of the Rovers play? |
(Colonel) Steve Zodiac | In the Gerry Anderson TV series, who piloted Fireball XL5? |
Up Pompeii | Senna and Ammonia were minor characters in which BBC TV comedy series? |
(Royal) Stewart | Which tartan is the personal one of the Queen? |
Hamilton | What name is shared by cities in Ontario and Bermuda as well as a town near Glasgow? |
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