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John Forsyth | "Who provided the voice of Charlie Townsend in TV's ""Charlie's Angels""?" |
Isotopes | What are the chemically identical species of atom with the same atomic number but different mass numbers called? |
Hans Blix | Who was UN chief weapons inspector in Iraq from January 2000-June 2003? |
Alanis Morrisette | "Who released the 1995 hit album ""Jagged Little Pill""?" |
Blaise Pascal | Who, in 1642, constructed a mechanical calculating machine? |
Quince | From which fruit was marmalade originally made? |
Victor Fleming | "Who directed the 1939 film ""Gone With The Wind""?" |
A knot | Of what is a carrick bend a type? |
Sophocles | Which Greek dramatist wrote the three Theban Plays? |
Paul Weller | "Who had a 1995 hit album with ""Stanley Road""?" |
Malaysia | Sabah is a state of which SE Asian independent federation? |
Henry the Second | Eleanor of Aquitaine was married to which English king? |
1984 | In which year was HRH Prince Harry born; the first Apple Macintosh went on sale; the UK coal industry strike began? |
Sidi-Bel-Abbes | Which NW Algerian town was the HQ of the French Foreign Legion? |
Michael Curtiz | "Who directed the 1943 film ""Casablanca""?" |
Loganberry | Which fruit is a hybrid between a raspberry and a blackberry? |
A catalyst | What speeds up a chemical reaction, but is itself left unchanged? |
Aristophanes | "Which Greek dramatist wrote ""The Birds"", ""The Frogs"", ""The Wasps"", etc?" |
Hairless | What is the unusual feature of the Canadian sphynx cat? |
The Smiths | (Stephen Patrick) Morrissey came to prominence in the 1980's with which alternative rock band? |
Mascarpone | Which Italian cheese is made from cream, coagulated with citric acid or acetic acid? |
Five | Roller (Inline) hockey comprises of how many members per team? |
Ravioli | The name of which pasta is sometimes thought to have a name derived from the Italian for little turnips? |
Swindon | Which Wiltshire town was twinned with Walt Disney World, Florida, in 2009? |
Montreal | The entertainment company, Cirque de Soleil, has its HQ in which city? |
Westlife | """Miss You Nights"" was a No. 3 hit single for which Irish group?" |
Anaheim, Ca | Opened in July, 1955, where is Disneyland Park, Disney's first? |
1929 | Name the year: The Wall Street Crash; Italy and the Vatican signed the Lateran Treaty; Herbert Hoover inaugurated as 31st president of America |
The Corrs | "Which Irish group released the albums ""Talk on Corners"", ""Home"", etc?" |
Rugby League | What sport was founded at the George Hotel, Huddersfield in 1895? |
Milos Forman | "Who directed the 1995 film ""One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'?" |
The Artist | Which 2011 French romantic comedy-drama became the most awarded film in French film history? |
Mia Farrow | Which American actress/singer, etc is the daughter of Maureen O'Sullivan? |
Paula Radcliff | Which Cheshire born athlete has earned the accolades BBC Sports Personality of the Year; Laureus World Comeback of the Year etc? She was awarded the MBE in 2002. |
Auks | Puffins are any of three small species of which seabird family? |
Jessica Ennis | Which Yorkshire born track and field athlete is the current Olympic heptathlon champion. She was awarded the CBE in 2013? |
Pangolin | Which mammal of the order Pholidota is the only one to have keratin scales on its skin? |
Key West | What is the southernmost tip of the Florida Keys? |
THE GOOD COMPANIONS | Jess Oakroyd, Elizabeth Trant and Inigo Jollifant are the central characters in which J.B Priestly novel? |
MITFORD | What was the maiden name of six famous sisters: Diana, Jessica, Unity, Nancy, Deborah, and Pamela? |
NOEL LE MARE | What was the name of the owner of Grand National legend Red Rum? |
(COMPUTERISED) TOMOGRAPHY | In the medical procedure CT scan, for what does the letter T stand? |
LIGHT | In the story of the creation in the Bible, what did God create first? |
111 | What cricket score is nicknamed 'Nelson'? |
AUDREY FFORBES-HAMILTON | What was the name of the character played by Penelope Keith in 'To the Manor Born'? |
EDWARD VII | Alexandra of Denmark was married to which English king? |
T E LAWRENCE | The National Trust property Clouds Hill in Dorset was the home of which military man and writer? |
MIKE TINDALL | The Princess Royal's daughter Zara is married to which English sportsman? |
WALLFLOWER | What is the common name for plants of the cheiranthus and erysimum genera? |
PINNIPEDIA | Seals, sea lions and walrus belong to which suborder of manunals? |
VEAL | Which meat is normally used in the dish osso buco? |
DUNNET HEAD | What is the most northerly point on mainland Britain? |
TERRA NOVA | What was the name of Robert Falcon Scott's ship on his ill fated Antarctic expedition? |
CARPATHIA | Which ship rescued the majority of the survivors of the Titanic sinking in 1912? |
STUART BROAD | Who is the regular appointed captain of the England Twenty20 cricket team as at September 2012? |
PATRICK DUFFY | Which actor's roles include the 'Man from Atlantis' and Bobby Ewing in 'Dallas'? |
COLONEL GADDAFI | King Idris was deposed by whom in 1969? |
CRAGSIDE | Which National Trust property in Northumberland was the home of inventor and engineer William Armstrong? |
HEATH or HEATHER | What is the English name for plants of the Erica genus? |
16 | How many fluid ounces are there in an American pint? |
FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD | In which classic novel does Bathsheba Everdene appear? |
HAIR | What is the medical study of trichology concerned with? |
LIAM FOX | Friendship with unofficial advisor Adam Werrity led to the resignation of which Cabinet Minister in October 2011? |
BLUE | Dodger, Oxford and Cobalt are shades of which colour? |
HOUSE OF PEERS | In Gilbert and Sullivan's opera Iolanthe, a British institution is described in song as 'throughout the war did nothing in particular and did it very well'. What was the institution? |
SAKI | What was the pen name of the short story writer H H Munro? |
1990 | Apart from 1966 when was the only other year when England reached the semi-final of the FIFA world Cup? |
CORBIERE | In 1983 Jenny Pitman became the first woman to train the winner of the Grand National. What was the name of the horse? |
(POTENTIAL) HYDROGEN | In chemistry, the measure of acidity and alkalinity is the pH. For what does the letter H stand? |
SATURDAY'S | Which days child 'works hard for a living'? |
ECUADOR | Only two out of twelve countries in South America fail to share a land border with Brazil. Chile is one, what is the other? |
MAURICE RAVEL | Name the musical composer of 'The Mother Goose Suite'? |
ODE TO THE 'WEST WIND | Which poem contains the line 'If winter comes can spring be far behind'? |
MARCO POLO | After which explorer is the international airport at Venice named? |
SAUDI ARABIA | Riyadh is the capital of which country? |
THE KNIGHT | In Canterbury Tales, who is the first pilgrim to tell their story? |
HILLHEAD | Lord Roy Jenkins chose which part of Glasgow as his title? |
SHAZAM! | What word was used by Billy Batson to change into Captain Marvel? |
Anish Kapoor | Which Turner Prize-winning sculptor designed the ArcelorMittal Orbit, a 22m. sculpture, for the London 2012 Olympic Park? |
Kalium | What is the former name of the element Potassium, from which it takes its chemical symbol? |
Lord Liverpool | Who is the only British Prime Minister to have taken office on the assassination of his predecessor? |
Fort William | The West Highland Highway runs from Milngavie, just outside Glasgow, to which town in the Highlands? |
Medicine | Ralph M. Steinman won the 2011 Nobel Prize, despite having died before the prize was announced. In which Nobel field did he win? |
Arnold Bennett | An omelette with smoked haddock and cheese was perfected at the Savoy Hotel, and named after which novelist? |
St Custards | In Ronald Searle's cartoons, which school was attended by Nigel Molesworth? |
Michael D. Higgins | Who was elected President of Ireland in November 2011? |
Soil | Of what is pedology the study? |
Toronto | Lester B. Pearson Airport serves which Commonwealth city? |
Gillian Anderson | Which actress has played Lady Dedlock and Miss Havisham in BBC adaptations of Dickens' novels? |
Honeysuckle | Which garden plant or shrub belongs to the genus Lonicera? |
Cyan | In the CYMK colour model for printing, for what does the C stand? |
The Killing | Sarah Lund is the central character in which Danish detective series, shown on BBC Four? |
Amnesty International | Which charity has been supported by the comedy called The Secret Policeman's Balls? |
Atlantis | Which space shuttle, it touched down in July 2011, brought NASA's shuttle programme to an end? |
Hollioake | Which Australian-brn brothers played cricket for Surrey and England in the 1990's? |
Simple Minds | "Jim Kerr is lead singer of which band, who had 1985 hit with ""Don't You (Forget About Me)""?" |
Ixion | According to Greek myth, which king was condemned by Zeus to be tied to an ever-spinning flaming wheel in Hades? |
Laos | Cambodia is bordered by Thailand, Vietnam, and which other country? |
Ninth | "Which of Beethoven's symphonies is known as 'The Choral""?" |
Iain Duncan-Smith | Which former party leader is MP for Chingford and Woodford Green? |
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