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Piquet | 32 cards are used in Euchre, Skat and which other popular card game? |
(Gareth) Hunt | Which actor played the part of Mike Gambit in the ITV TV series, The New Avengers? |
Desmond Tutu | In September 2012, which Nobel prizewinner seriously proposed that Tony Blair and George W Bush should be tried in the International Court of Justice for their role in the Iraq war? |
Polonium | A radioactive form of which element was responsible for the death of the former KGB officer Alexander Litvinenko in 2006? |
Alexander Armstrong | Who is the principal host of the BBC TV quiz 'Pointless'? |
(Harold Melvin and the) Bluenotes | Teddy Pendergrass was the lead singer of which soul group? |
Aluminium | Which is third most abundant element and most abundant metal in the earth's crust? |
Northumberland | Seahouses is a town in which county? |
Ethiopia | Mekele and Adama are the 2nd/3rd most populous cities in which African country? |
Vitamin A | Which vitamin is also known as Retinol? |
Fifty Shades of Grey | What is the most successful literary work to date of the writer E L James? |
Red | What colour is the top band on the flag of Libya? |
Danny | John Travolta's character in 'Grease' had the surname Zuko but what was his first name? |
Matilda | Who was the wife of William the Conqueror? |
Circle | Tower Hill, Barbican, Notting Hill and Baker Street are stations on which London underground line? |
PRET A MANGER | What was the up-market fast-food chain started in 1986 by Sinclair Beecham and Julian Metcalfe? |
CHRISTCHURCH | In February 2011 an earthquake killed over 180 people in which New Zealand city? |
PROCTOR AND GAMBLE | Ariel, Gillette, Duracell and Oral-B are all brands of which global giant? |
DAILY TELEGRAPH | Conrad Black, jailed in the USA in 2007 for fraud, was the former publisher of which UK daily newspaper? |
HAITI | In which Caribbean country did an earthquake kill thousands in January 2010? |
ARMAGNAC | What is the grape distillate, lower in alcohol than cognac, which is traditionally made in the Gers region in Gascony? |
TERRY PRATCHETT | Whose first novel in a famous series was 'The Colour of Magic' in 1983? |
ARLENE PHILLIPS | Who was sacked as a judge on 'Strictly Come Dancing' in 2009 in favour of a younger panellist? |
STEPHEN SONDHEIM | 'Into the Woods' is a musical with music and lyrics by which composer? |
THE LAST JUDGEMENT | Thirty years after he painted the Sistine chapel's ceiling, what is the title of the fresco painted by Michelangelo, also in the chapel? |
DEFINITELY MAYBE | 'Up in the Sky', 'Supersonic' and 'Shakermaker' are three of the tracks on which Oasis album? |
DIEGO RIVERA | Which prominent Mexican painter was married to Frida Kahlo? |
OK COMPUTER | Which 1997 album, voted the best ever by readers of Q magazine, contains tracks let Down', 'No Surprises' and 'Paranoid Android'? |
BURTON ALBION | Which Football League Two club play home games at the Pirelli Stadium? |
SOUTH DAKOTA | In which state of the USA is the Badlands National Park? |
CURIOSITY | What is the name of the 'rover' that landed on Mars in August 2012? |
REMINGTON STEELE | What TV detective was Pierce Brosnan contracted to play, which meant that he had to refuse the offer to play James Bond in 1986? |
ARGUS | According to Greek myth, whose eyes were placed in the peacock's tail? |
ATHENA | Which goddess in Greek myth helped to guide Odysseus on his way home from the Trojan War? |
AUSTRALIA | Which country is home to Tooheys beer? |
THE BOXER REBELLION | What more common name is given to the famous uprising of the Righteous Harmony Society Movement? |
FRANCE | Which European country was the first to levy VAT on goods? |
BETELGEUSE | What name is usually given to the giant red star Alpha Orion? |
IRELAND | Which was the only EU country to reject the Lisbon Treaty after holding a referendum? |
ROBIN COOK | Who was Tony Blair's first Foreign Secretary? |
MINISTRY OF JUSTICE | The Department of Constitutional Affairs combined with some functions of The Home Office to form which present government department? |
WOOLLY BEAR | The larva of the carpet beetle is better known by which common two-word common name? |
WIMPY KID | Greg Heffley is which eponymous character in the Jeff Kinney novels for children? |
PEVENSEY | At which bay in East Sussex did William of Normandy land to start his invasion of England? |
BLOEMFONTEIN | Which South African city is the judicial centre of the country? |
MR STINK | David Walliams is to appear in a TV adaptation of which of his books, playing the Prime Minister? |
THE POINTERS | What collective name is given to the stars Dubhe and Merak in Ursa Major? |
SAN FRANCISCO | Which US city was known as Yerba Buena until 1847? |
GEORGE THE SECOND | The War of Jenkins' Ear occurred during the reign of which English King? |
FRANKIE VALLI | How is singer Francesco Castelluccio, born in Newark, New Jersey in 1934 better known? |
PAUL JONES | Paul Pond, pop and blues singer and radio presenter is better known by which stage name? |
RALPH | What is the name of Nicholas Nickleby's rascally uncle in the eponymous novel by Dickens? |
SNOWDROP | What is the common name of plants of the genus Galanthus, which is Greek for 'milk flower'? |
BIRD OF PARADISE | What is the popular name for the flower Strelitzia? |
ARCHERY | Which sport in the 2012 London Olympics took place at Lord's Cricket Ground? |
POLLY PECK | Which, once successful hosiery company was set up by Asil Nadir? |
SESAME | From what is Tahini paste made? |
IOLANTHE | Which was the first Gilbert and Sullivan opera to have its premiere at the new Savoy Theatre? |
1588 | In which year did Sir Francis Drake defeat the Spanish Armada? |
Mr Carson | What is the name of the butler portrayed by Jim Carter in Downton Abbey? |
Frank Richards | Who wrote the Billy Bunter stories? |
Nick Faldo | Fanny Sunesson was the regular and highly successful caddie for which major golfer between 1990 and 1999? |
Fitz | What is the four letter prefix added to patronymic surnames of Anglo-Norman origin to mean 'son of'? |
Diana | Which of the Mitford sisters married Oswald Mosley and became a fascist? |
Deuteronomy | Which is the fifth book of the Old Testament, following Numbers? |
Kentucky | Bourbon whisky is produced mostly, though not exclusively, in an area known as Old Bourbon, in which US state? |
Giuseppe Garibaldi | Which Italian patriot put down the Two Sicilies rebellion in the south of the country prior to the unification of Italy in 1861? |
Airline pilot | What was the job of Chesley B Sullenberger III that made him famous on 15 January 2009? |
Blue Mink | Madeline Bell was a singer in which pop group of the 1960s and 70s? |
Vicar of Dibley | Of which TV series was Geraldine Granger the lead character? |
Hawkshead | Which village lies to the north of Esthwaite Water, William Wordsworth was educated at the grammar school there? |
Henry 5th | Which King of England married Catherine of Valois? |
Tiger Woods | Caddie, Steve Williams suffered widespread condemnation after his ill-chosen words about which former employer at an awards dinner in Shanghai in November 2011? |
Highclere Castle | Downton Abbey is filmed at which stately home? |
Old Bailey | The Central Criminal Court is in which London street? |
Gulf of Corinth | Which deep inlet of the Ionian Sea separates Peloponnese from western mainland Greece? |
Lepanto | Which famous sea battle was fought in 1571 in the Gulf of Corinth although the Gulf had a different name at that time? |
Maastricht | Which 1993 treaty established the European Union under its current name? |
Stour | Which river forms most of the county boundary between Essex and Suffolk and flows in to the North Sea at Harwich? |
Madrid | In which city is the Prado Art Gallery? |
Wallace & Gromit | Which animated characters live at 62, West Wallaby Street, Wigan? |
Joan Fontaine | Who is the only person to win an acting Oscar in a film directed by Alfred Hitchcock? |
1997 | In which year did China resume sovereignty over Hong Kong, Princess Diana die and Tony Blair become Prime Minister? |
Roger Federer | Who did Andy Murray beat in the final to win the 2012 Olympic Gold Medal? |
Wilkins | What is the first name of the Dickens character Micawber? |
James Martin | In the title of a BBC TV programme, which chef is 'Sweet Baby James'? |
Gottfried Leibniz | Which German mathematician developed calculus at about the same time that Isaac Newton did so? |
Strand | The Royal Courts of Justice is in which London street? |
Florence | In which city is the Uffizi Art Gallery? |
Volkswagen | In 1998, Bentley was taken over by which other car manufacturer? |
Jack Vettriano | Which artist painted 'The Singing Butler' in 1992? |
1975 | In which year did Saigon fall to end the Vietnam War, Margaret Thatcher become leader of the Conservative Party and General Franco die? |
Alfred Russel Wallace | Which naturalist conceived a theory of natural selection at about the same time that Charles Darwin did so and co-published a paper on the subject with Darwin in 1858? |
Daniel | What is the first name of the Dickens character Quilp? |
Coldplay | Which group released the album 'X & Y' in 2005? |
George Danton | "Which French Revolutionary leader said before his execution in 1794: ""Show my head to the people, it is worth seeing""?" |
The Picture of Dorian Gray | Basil Haliward painted which notorious portrait? |
St Peter Port | What is the capital of Guernsey, Channel Islands? |
Structured Query Language | In computing, what is meant by the initials SQL? |
T. E. Lawrence | Which 20th century soldier and adventurer lived at Clouds Hill, Dorset? |
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