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Sea Eagles | The name of the NRL rugby league club Manly is completed by what animal-related name? |
Tony Blackburn | Who succeeded Dale Winton as presenter of 'Pick of the Pops' in 2010? |
Jarred | Who was second oldest man in Bible living to the age of 962? |
Patricia Hodge | "Who plays Miranda Hart's mother in the TV series ""Miranda"" and is seen dancing with her in the closing credits?" |
Iain Duncan Smith | 'Who was appointed Secretary of State for Work and Pensions after the 2010 General Election? |
King | What single word can be a piece in chess and in draughts and a playing card? |
Whistler | The 2010 Winter Olympic skiing and sliding events took place in what town, approximately 75 miles north of Vancouver? |
Tarpeian | What is the name of the rock from which traitors were hurled to their death in Ancient Rome? |
Jamaica | Portia Simpson-Miller became the first woman Prime Minister of which Commonwealth country? |
Abigail | What name for a female servant is taken from the wife of Nabal in the Old Testament, after whose death she married David? |
Kate Bush | "What veteran singer songwriter released the 2011 album ""50 Words For Snow""?" |
Glasgow | St Mungo also known as St Kentigern is patron city of which UK city? |
Norman Rockwell | Which American painter and illustrator born in 1894, was famous for scenes of everyday life that appeared in Saturday Post magazine? |
Botulism | What form of food poisoning is derived from the Latin word for a sausage? |
Reggie Yates | Who is the regular presenter of 'The Official Chart' on Radio One? |
Nottingham | Ye Olde Trip To Jerusalem claims to be the oldest pub in England, in which city is it? |
1915 | The Lusitania was sunk, with much loss of life, on May 7th of which year? |
Cheese | For what commodity is Alkmaar in Holland famous? |
18 | Michael Phelps has won 22 Olympic medals, more than any other person, how many of these were Gold? |
Milan | In which city was the Alfa Romeo car company founded in 1910? |
Theatre | Which common English word is derived from the ancient Greek word meaning 'a place for viewing'? |
Derbyshire | In which county is Peveril Castle? |
John Cobb | Who raised the land speed record to over 394mph driving the Railton Special in 1947, he died on Loch Ness in 1952 in an attempt to break the water speed record? |
Edwin Lutyens | Who was the architect for the proposed Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral begun in 1933 of which only the crypt was completed? |
Harold Wilson | Who, in 1947 at the age of 31, became the youngest Cabinet Minister since Pitt the Younger when he was appointed President of the Board of Trade? |
Lake Erie | Pennsylvania borders which of the Great Lakes? |
(Oysters) Rockefeller | After whom is the oyster dish, invented in New Orleans in 1899, named because of the intense richness of the sauce? |
Maiden Castle | What is the name of the huge pre-Roman hill fort near Dorchester? |
Paraguay | Bolivia is one of two landlocked countries in South America, name the other. |
Boliviano | What is the currency of Bolivia? |
Sir Chris Hoy | Which British person has won the most Olympic Gold medals? |
Nutcracker | In which ballet does the Sugar Plum Fairy appear? |
Chess | In which sport or game is Judit Polgar the highest ranked female although she has never taken part in the Women's World Championship? |
Nick Hornby | Who wrote the novel 'High Fidelity'? |
1937 | The airship Hindenburg caught fire and was destroyed on May 6th of which year? |
Mariah Carey | Which US singer has had albums called 'Daydream', 'Butterfly', 'Rainbow' and 'Glitter'? |
Ilfracombe | In which town has the statue 'Verity' by Damien Hirst been installed? |
Philip Larkin | Who wrote the poetry collection 'The Whitsun Weddings'? |
Torrens | Adelaide, South Australia lies on which river? |
St Albans | Ye Olde Fighting Cocks appears in the Guinness Book of Records as England's oldest pub, in which town or city is it? |
Hattie McDaniel | Who won an Oscar for her role as 'Mammy' in 'Gone With The Wind'? |
Tulips | For what commodity is Keukenhof in Holland famous? |
JG Ballard | Who wrote 'The Empire of The Sun'? |
Sweet Charity | From which musical does the song 'If My Friends Could See Me Now' come? |
Grete Waitz | Which runner, who died in 2011, broke the world marathon record by 2 minutes at her first attempt, she won the New York marathon nine times and London twice? |
Spain | Sephardic Jews were exiled from which country (Sepharad is the Hebrew name for that country)? |
Queen Mary | Wyatt's rebellion was raised to oppose a proposed marriage involving which monarch? |
Reginald Maudling | Who resigned from the post of Home Secretary in 1972 because of his involvement with the architect John Poulson? |
Joseph Anton | What was the alias used by Salman Rushdie during his period in hiding after his 1989 fatwa? It is also the title of his latest book. |
Lake Superior | Minnesota borders which of the Great Lakes? |
RD Wingfield | Who created the detective 'Jack Frost'? |
Stuart Highway | What is the name given to the part of Australia's Highway 1 which runs from Port Augusta, South Australia to Darwin? It is named after the first European to cross Australia from south to north. |
Sir Henry Segrave | Who was the first man to drive a car at over 200mph; he set his final land speed record in Golden Arrow in 1929. He died on Lake Windermere in 1930 in an attempt to break the water speed record? |
Pinball machine | What kind of arcade machine might have flippers, bumpers and stand-up targets and be stopped by a 'tilt'? |
Leona Lewis | Which UK singer has had albums 'Spirit', 'Echo' and 'Glassheart' |
Fleet Lagoon | What is the name of the Lagoon that lies between Chesil Beach and the mainland? |
Sandy | At the end of October 2012, New York and the east coast of America were battered by which hurricane? |
Richard Addinsell | Who composed the 'Warsaw Concerto'? |
Manny Pacquiao | Name the only boxer to have held world titles in eight different weight divisions? |
Reginald Hill | Who created the Yorkshire detectives 'Dalziel and Pascoe'? |
Esther Williams | Who was known as 'The Million Dollar Mermaid'? |
Audi | The car company Auto Union was formed in 1932 by the amalgamation of four manufacturers, by what name is it now known? |
Noel Coward | Who wrote the play 'Private Lives'? |
Bring up the Bodies | What is the title of Hilary Mantel's book that won her a second Man Booker Prize? |
Fred Hoyle | Which astronomer coined the term 'Big Bang'? |
Brahms | Which composer wrote a 'German Requiem'? |
Huston | Three generations of which family have won Oscars? |
EASTLEIGH | In which constituency was Chris Huhne elected as MP in 2005? |
ED DAVEY | Which Liberal Democrat MP succeeded Chris Huhne as Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change in 2012? |
LUTETIUM | Which chemical element is named after the Roman for Paris? |
CERIUM | Which chemical element is named after an asteroid, now also classified as a dwarf planet? |
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN | Who is credited with inventing the bifocal lens? |
KITTY HAWK | Where in North Carolina did the Wright Brothers first flight take place? |
DURHAM | St Aidan's, John Snow and Ustinov are colleges at which University? |
FLORENCE AND THE MACHINE | 'Lungs' is the 2009 debut album by which indie rock band? |
BILL BRYSON | Which American author, born in Des Moines, Iowa, was Chancellor of Durham University from 2005 to 2011? |
ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE | In which film did George Lazenby star as James Bond? |
MASTER OF THE ROLLS | What judicial office does Lord Dyson hold? |
LORD DENNING | Which Master of the Rolls produced the 1963 report into the Profumo Affair? |
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS | Which team won the 2012 Baseball World Series? |
NEW YORK | The American TV series 'Elementary', featuring Sherlock Holmes in a modern setting, is set in which city? |
DORIS KAPPELHOFF | What is the real name of Doris Day? |
A MASKED BALL | What is the English title of the Verdi opera `Un Ballo in Maschera'? |
THE RITE OF SPRING | What is the English title of the Stravinsky ballet 'Le Sacre du Printemps'? |
LAS VEGAS | The original TV series 'CSI' was set in which American city? |
TITS | Which family of garden birds has the Latin name Paridae? |
DAVIS LOVE III | Who was the captain of the losing American team in the 2012 Ryder Cup? |
EDWARD V | King Richard III succeeded which King? |
MARTIN KAYMER | Which golfer sank the putt which ensured that Europe retained (not won) the Ryder Cup in 2012? |
WISLEY | What is the name of the Royal Horticultural Society's garden in Surrey? |
78 | How long, in feet, is a tennis court? |
WORCESTER | In which British city would you find Shrub Hill railway station? |
SENSE AND SENSIBILITY | Which Jane Austen novel begins 'The family of Dashwood had long been settled in Sussex'? |
TONY GREIG | Which former England cricket captain died in December 2012? |
BIRMINGHAM | In which British city would you find Snow Hill Railway Station? |
WORLD WAR I | In which war did the battle of Coronel take place? |
1599-1641 | Give a year in the life of the artist Anthony van Dyck. |
CHRISTOPHER MARTIN-JENKINS | Which cricket journalist and former Test Match Special broadcaster died in January this year? |
IAN MCEWAN | Who wrote the novel 'The Cement Garden'? |
WEBER | Wb is the symbol for which SI derived unit? |
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