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Rod Laver | The main show court at the Australian Open Tennis Championships held in at Melboume Park is named after which male player? |
Barnet | The Earl of Warwick, known as the 'kingmaker' was killed at which battle in 1471? |
Grendel | What is the name of the monster killed by Beowolf in the Anglo Saxon poem? |
Jean-Francois Millet | Which 19th century French painter's works include The Gleaners and The Angelus , both of which were extensively reproduced at the time? |
1st Day of the month | In the ancient Roman calendar what were the Kalends? |
Nicholas Cage | Which film actor is the nephew of Francis Ford Coppola? |
Ornette Coleman | Free Jazz and The Shape of Jazz to Come are landmark albums by which innovative jazz saxophonist? |
Robert Fitzroy | Who captained 'The Beagle' on which Charles Darwin sailed to the Galapagos Islands? |
James Buchanan | Who is the only US President never to have married? |
Morrissey | Whose first solo hit was Suedehead which reached No.5 in 1988? |
Orkneys | In which island group is Scapa Flow to be found? |
John Landy | Who was the second athlete to run a mile in under 4 minutes? |
Separate Tables | David Niven won his only Oscar for which film? |
I think, therefore I am | "'Descartes said ""Cogito ergo sum"". What does this Latin phrase mean?" |
Turkmenistan | Ashgabat is the capital of which country, a former Soviet republic in Asia? |
William H Harrison | Which US President served the shortest term? |
Birmingham | Snow Hill is a railway station in which British city? |
Benin | The Kingdom of Dahomey became which modem African republic? |
Suzanne Lenglen | The main show court at the French Open Tennis Championships held at Roland Garros in Paris is named after which female player? |
Co | What is the chemical symbol for cobalt? |
Crecy | At which battle of 1346 did Edward III's son win his spurs? |
Georges Seurat | Which French neo-impressionist painted Sunday Afternoon at the Island of La Grande Jatte? |
15th | Julius Caesar's warning about the 'Ides' of March refers to which day of the month? |
The Blob | Steve McQueen had his first starring role in which 1958 cult horror/sci-fi film? |
Duke Ellington | The jazz classic Mood Indigo is particularly associated with whose orchestra? |
Down House | What was the name of the house that Charles Darwin bought in 1842 and lived in for the rest of his life? |
Feargal Sharkey | The lead singer of The Undertones later achieved success as a solo act, what was his name? |
Martin Chuzzlewit | Which Dickens novel features Pecksniff and Mrs Gamp? |
Lune | On which river does Lancaster stand? |
MMR | Dr Andrew Wakefield caused a stir when he associated the risk of autism with what? |
Martin Sheen | Born in 1940, by what name is the actor Ramon Estevez better known? |
One from many | """E Pluribus Unum"" appears on the seal of the US President. What does this Latin phrase mean?" |
Tajikistan | Dushanbe is the capital of which country, a former Soviet republic in Asia? |
Move It | What was Cliff Richard's first UK top ten hit? |
Windsor | What is the largest inhabited castle and longest serving palace in the world? |
Noel Edmonds | Who, in 1994, presented the first live UK lottery draw? |
Anne | Who was the last Stuart monarch? |
Metropolitan | Which was the first London Underground line to be built? |
Home Thoughts From Abroad | "What is the title of Robert Browning's poem that begins ""Oh, to be in England""?" |
Neptune | Triton and Nereid are moons of which planet? |
Powerpoint | What is the name of the Microsoft Office product that provides users with an interface to design multimedia slides to be displayed on a projection system or personal computer? |
Solitaire | Bond girls - what character did Jane Seymour play in the film 'Live and Let Die'? |
Dhoti | What is the name of the loincloth worn by male Hindus? |
Sailing By | What is the name of the tune composed by Ronald Binge used by Radio 4 every evening before the last Shipping Forecast Bulletin? |
Panettone | Derived from the Italian word for large loaf, what is the name of the Milanese fruit cake traditionally eaten at Christmas and New Year? |
The Pickwick Club | In fiction to which dub do Tracy Tupman, Nathaniel Winkle and Augustus Snodgrass belong? |
Fisher | Which Shipping Forecast area lies south of South Utsire? |
Iolanthe | Which Gilbert and Sullivan opera has the alternate title 'The Peer and the Peri'? |
Obelix | In the Asterix books, what is the name of Asterix's closest friend? |
The Bangles | Which girl group took 'Manic Monday' to Number two in the UK charts in 1986? |
Naples | The site of Pompeii is dose to which city, the capital of Italy's Campania region? |
Duel | What is the name of the 1971 Spielberg film which pits Dennis Weaver against an unseen truck driver? |
Perseus | In Greek mythology, who killed Medusa while looking at her in a mirror-like shield? |
Patmos | According to the New Testament, on which Mediterranean island did St John write the Book of Revelation? |
Bird | In heraldry what is a martlet? |
Madonna | Which singer/actress founded Maverick Records in 1992? |
Vienna | In the TV series 'Rising Damp' what was the name of Rigsby's cat? |
Mike | What is the NATO phonetic alphabet call sign for the letter M? |
Operation Torch | What was the codename for the British/American landings in French North Africa, begun in November 1942? |
Trombone | Which musical instrument did Tommy Dorsey play? |
Acrobat | What is the name of the Adobe software that is used to create PDF (portable document format) files? |
Thunderball | In which Bond film does Claudine Auger play Domino? |
Barwick Green | What is the title of the signature tune, composed by Arthur Wood, of Radio 4's programme 'The Archers'? |
Garibaldi | Originally manufactured by Peek Freans, these biscuits were named after which patriot and soldier, following his visit to the UK in 1854? |
Mrs Bardell | In The Pickwick Papers, what is the name of Pickwick's landlady who sues him for breach of promise? |
Fitzroy | Which Shipping Forecast area lies south of Sole? |
Geriatrix | In the Asterix books, what is the name of the 93-year-old, oldest inhabitant of the village? |
Bananarama | Which girl group took 'Robert de Niro's Waiting' to Number 3 in the UK pop charts of 1984? |
Four | How many symphonies did Johannes Brahms write? |
Salvador Dali | Which artist created 'The Lobster Telephone' in 1936 and 'Mae West Lip Sofa' in 1937? |
Schindler's List | For which film did Steven Spielberg win his first Oscar for Best Director? |
Paris | According to Greek mythology who killed Achilles by shooting him in the heel with a poisoned arrow? |
Malta | According to Acts in the New Testament, on which Mediterranean island was St Paul shipwrecked? |
(Five pointed) Star | In heraldry what is a mullet? |
Beards | Of what is pogonology the study? |
Percy Shaw | Who invented the 'cat's eye' road safety device in 1934? |
(Hablot Knight) Browne | What was the real name of 'Phiz', the illustrator of some of Charles Dickens' works? |
Charlotte Bronte | Who wrote the novel Villette' in 1853? |
Frances de la Tour | In the TV series 'Rising Damp', which actress played Miss Jones? |
Rebecca | "The line ""That's not the Northern Lights, that's Manderley"" is said towards the end of which 1940 film?" |
Quebec | What is the NATO phonetic alphabet call for Q? |
Trams | What type of exhibits can be seen in the museum at Crich in Derbyshire? |
Operation Barbarossa | What was the codename for the German invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941? |
Cornet | Which musical instrument did Bix Beiderbecke play? |
Woody Allen | By what name is Allen Stewart Konigsberg better known? |
Robert Browning | Who wrote the 1845 poem 'Home Thoughts from Abroad'? |
Jamaica Inn | Which Daphne du Maurier novel is centred around a coaching house on Bodmin Moor? |
Harriet Harman | Who is the deputy leader of the Labour Party? |
1986 | In which year were both the Chernobyl and Challenger Shuttle disasters? |
Rigoletto | Which Verdi opera is based on the play Le Roi S'amuse by Victor Hugo? |
Lhasa | In which city is the Potala Palace? |
13th | Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution ended slavery? |
1853 - 1890 | Give a year in the life of artist Vincent van Gogh. |
Leicester | Near which English city is the National Space Centre? |
Dil | In the Rugrats, who is Tommy Pickles' younger brother? |
Americium | Which transuranic element is named after continent? |
Robbie Williams | Which singer had No. 1 albums with Escapology in 2002 and Take the Crown in 2012? |
Jane Austen | Sanditon is an unfinished novel by whom? |
(Electrical) Capacitor | The Leyden Jar is an early form of what? |
Australia | In which country are the 2018 Commonwealth Games to be held? |
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