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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From which fruit was marmalade originally made?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?