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JAPAN | Studio Ghibli produce award winning animation films but from which country do they originate? |
THE MARIANAS TRENCH | Where specifically did James Cameron dive down to in 2012? |
DAVID NIVEN | Who played Sir James Bond in the original version of Casino Royale? |
AUSTRIA | Felix Baumgartner holder of the world freefall record was born in which country? |
BRADFORD WEST | Which constituency did George Galloway win in 2012? |
CORNELIUS RYAN | "Who wrote the book ""A Bridge Too Far""?" |
NORFOLK | Which English county is called Nelson's county? |
ROBERT DE NIRO | Which tough guy actor played a cross dressing pirate in the film Stardust? |
FASCINATORS | Which type of lady's hat was banned at Ascot in 2012? |
THE HAIRY BIKERS | By what name are Dave Myers and Simon King better known? |
GEORGE PEPPARD | "Who was the leading man in the film 'Breakfast at Tiffany's""?" |
DERNY | What is the name of the bike used to set the pace in a Keirin race in any indoor cycling race? |
FRANKENSTEIN | What name links Mary Shelly and the man who wrote the music for the California State song? |
COMMANDOS | At Lochaber in the Scottish Highlands there is a memorial statue to which branch of the British armed services? |
PETER WEIR | "Who directed the films 'Picnic at Hanging Rock"" and ""Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World'?" |
PRINCE EDWARD | Who did Sophie Rhys-Jones marry in 1999? |
ROBERT LUDLUM | Which author created the character Jason Bourne? |
OLIVER CROMWELL | Who became Lord Protector of England in 1653? |
PRIDE & PREJUDICE | 2013 marks the 200th anniversary of which Jane Austen novel? |
WHITBY | Stanley in the Falkland Isles is twinned with which North Yorkshire town? |
HALLUX | What is the anatomical name of the big toe? |
MICHAEL COLLINS | What was the name of the member of the crew of Apollo 11 who did NOT walk on the Moon in 1969? |
VETCH FIELD | Swansea City now play their home games at The Liberty Stadium. What was the name of their previous home venue? |
PARAGUAY | Asuncion is the capital of which country? |
SIR ARTHUR SULLIVAN | Who in 1890, composed the music for the opera 'Ivanhoe'? |
KALI | In Hindu mythology, who is the goddess of destruction and death? |
ARGENTINA | Alfredo di Stefano, of Real Madrid fame was born in which country? |
ESTHER | In the Old Testament, TWO books are named after women. Ruth is one - name the other. |
IAN DURY & THE BLOCKHEADS | In 1978 who had their first UK Top Ten Hit with the song 'What A Waste'? |
NOAH WEBSTER | Whose 19th century dictionary standardised US English? |
THIRTEENTH | Which number amendment to the U.S constitution abolished slavery? |
ALEXANDER II | Who was Tsar of Russia when the serfs were emancipated? |
JAVA | On which island is the city of Djakarta |
RUSS CONWAY | "Who had number one hits in 1959 with ""Side Saddle"" and ""Roulette""?" |
TENNESSEE ERNIE FORD | Who had a number one hit in 1955 with 'Give me your word' and in 1956 with 'Sixteen Tons'? |
1986 | In which year did the Space Shuttle Challenger crash? |
1915 | In which year of WWI did allied forces land at Gallipoli? |
LORD LIVERPOOL | Who was Prime Minister at time of the Battle of Waterloo? |
BLUE AND YELLOW | Name one of the colours on the flag of Ukraine. |
AS YOU LIKE IT | In which Shakespeare play do the characters Duke Frederick and Charles the Wrestler appear? |
DENIS HEALEY | Which Labour politician wrote a 1989 autobiography titled The Time of my Life'? |
SAN FRANCISCO | In which US city was the 1968 film 'Bullitt' set? |
LOUISIANA | In which US state was the 1987 film 'The Big Easy' set? |
LONGLEAT | What is the name of the Wiltshire house of the Marquis of Bath? |
WINSTON CHURCHILL | Who was British Prime Minister at the time of the accession of Elizabeth II? |
WAR OF AUSTRIAN SUCCESSION | In which 18th century war were the battles of Dettingen and Fontenoy? |
PEAR | A 'Winter Nelis' is a variety of which fruit? |
ILFRACOMBE | In which seaside town in the UK was a statue of a naked woman called Verity by Damien Hirst unveiled in 2012? |
PILCHARDS | Which fish is traditionally used in the Cornwall dish 'Stargazy Pie'? |
BLACK EYED PEAS | The Voice (UK) judge Will. I. Am was a vocalist in which group? |
TIN | What is the main metallic element in pewter? |
ARCTIC MONKEYS | Alex Turner is the leader of which British group, winner of the 2006 Mercury Prize? |
KINGSLEY AMIS | Which author using the pen name Robert Markham wrote a James Bond book called 'Colonel Sun' after the death of Ian Fleming? |
WARSAW | Where is Frederic Chopin Airport? |
Norwich | Which Eastern City was the second largest in England, after London, 1,000 years ago? |
Croatia | Of what country is Zagreb the capital? |
A Furlong | What is the distance one eighth of a mile normally called, used especially in horse racing? |
Portland | In which shipping forecast area are the Channel Islands? |
Singapore | Which famous surrender took place on 15th February 1942? |
The News Quiz | In which radio show did Sandi Toksvig take over from Simon Hoggart in 2006? |
50 Cent | What is the stage name of American rapper Curtis James Jackson? |
Ebro | What is the longest river entirely in Spain? |
Media | In May 2013 the BBC decided to ditch the DMI. For what does the M in DMI stand? |
William Laud | Who was the Archbishop of Canterbury from 1633-45. As a staunch Catholic, he was beheaded in the midst of the English Civil War? |
Andre Agassi | Who married Brooke Shields in 1997? |
George Bernard Shaw | Which playwright wrote the plays Heartbreak House, The Devil's Disciple and Back to Methusaleh? |
Vancouver Island | Name the island separated from the mainland by the Juan de Fuca, Georgia and Queen Charlotte Straits? |
James Madison | Who is this: An American President sometimes called the 'Father of the Constitution', during his term of office the Treaty of Ghent was signed ending the war between Britain and America. He was also responsible for seizing West Florida from Spain? |
Crocodile Dundee | What is considered the most successful (financially and most other ways) Australian film of the 1980's? |
Atalanta | Who, according to Pseudo-Apollodorus, was the only woman on the crew of the Argo? |
Vitamins | What, in a word, are retinol, niacin, cobalamin and ascorbic acid? |
The Dolomites | Monte Marmolada is the highest peak in which mountain range? |
Somalia | Of what country is Mogadishu the capital? |
Marion Bartoli | Who won the women's singles title at Wimbledon in 2013? |
George Williams | Who founded the Young Men's Christian Association? |
Tiffany | What links a famous Park Avenue store, Audrey Hepburn and the song 'I think we're alone now'? |
Angevin | To which dynasty did the Plantagenet kings from Henry II to Richard II belong? |
William Hague | Whom did Ffion Jenkins many in 1997? |
The Upper Hand | What was the name of the 1990's sitcom featuring Joe McCann, Diana Weston and Honor Blackman? |
Qatar | In which of the Gulf States is Al-Jazeera based? |
Kansas | A Jayhawker was a term applied to anti-slavery militant bands from a certain US state that clashed with pro-slavery factions from Missouri. Which state is this, sometimes referred to as the Jayhawk State? |
The Northwest Passage | For what were Baffin, Frobisher and Franklin all searching? |
Chasing | In pop record terms, what have Snow Patrol being doing to cars, Adele to pavements and Shed Seven to rainbows? |
Time | According to the OED what American magazine title is also the most common noun in the English language? |
Abigail's Party | Which 1977 TV drama, starring Alison Steadman, is set in the living room of Beverley Moss? |
Denise Lewis | Who won the heptathlon in the Sydney Olympics? |
Mike Nichols | Who directed the films The Graduate, Silkwood and Primary Colours? |
Confucius | Which ancient philosopher's works are collected in 'The Analects'? |
HINDI | What is the most widely spoken language in India? |
VINCE CABLE | Who is MP for Twickenham? |
NO LYRICS | What do the national anthems of Spain and Kosovo have in common? |
LEONARD AND VIRGINIA WOOLF | Who founded the Hogarth Press in 1917? |
FRANK SINATRA | In the 1957 film Pal Joey, who played Joey Evans? |
CAMBRIDGE | At which UK university would you find the Scott Polar Research Institute? |
SOLOMON | The 'Arrival of the Queen of Sheba' comes from which Handel oratorio? |
3,000 metres | What distance is an Olympic steeplechase? |
ITALY | In which European country is the site of the Battle of Marengo? |
ALEXANDER | What is Boris Johnson's first name? |
CHALLENGER | What was the name of the spacecraft that took the first American woman, Sally Ride, into space? |
STEPHEN HENDRY | Who was snooker World Champion in 1990, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96 & 99? |
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