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GEORGIA | The singer and songwriter Ketevan (Katie) Melua was born in which now-independent country in 1984? |
LONDON TAXIS | Manganese Bronze Holdings of Coventry is famous for the production of what sort of vehicle? |
NIGEL PARGETTER | Graham Seed played which character in 'The Archers' for almost thirty years? |
GREECE | Which country was featured in the first of the Rough Guide travel series published in 1981? |
Soviet Union | Which country declared war on Japan - the day before the atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki? |
Ruth Rendell | Who has written books under the pseudonym Barbara Vine? |
Little | What was the activist Malcolm X's real surname? |
(Sir Bernard) Lovell | The radio telescope at Jodrell Bank is named after which physicist and astronomer? |
Harold Pinter | Who wrote the plays The Caretaker' in 1959 and 'The Birthday Party' in 1957? |
Barbara | What was the Christian name of the character played by Felicity Kendal in The Good Life' TV series? |
River Boyne | The Irish town of Drogheda in Ireland is situated on which river? |
Sirhan Sirhan | Who assassinated Robert Kennedy in June 1988? |
(Abraham) Darby | Who built the first cast iron bridge at Coalbrookdale, opened in 1780? |
Louisville | In which city was Muhammed Ali born in 1942? |
Sonny Liston | Who did the then Cassius Clay defeat to win the heavyweight boxing championship of the world in 1964? |
(Josef) Mengele | Which former Nazi war criminal was the subject of Ira Levin's 1976 novel The Boys from Brazil'? |
Reflexology | What is the name of the alternative medicine involving applying pressure to the feet and hands? |
(De Havilland) Comet | Name the world's first commercially operational jet passenger plane. It first operated from London to Johannesburg in 1952. |
(Gloster) Meteor | What was the RAF's first operational jet, first flying in 1943? |
1938 | To within a year either way, in which year did the Mallard reach 126mph - a record for a steam loco? |
Bullet Train | How is the Japanese Shinkansen train, better known in the UK? |
District | Upminster and Wimbledon are termini of which London Underground line? |
Centurion | Which was the British Army's main battle tank of the post VVWII period? It was replaced by the Chieftain tank in 1967. |
France | Of which country was Edith Cresson prime minister from 1995 to 1999? |
Steven Spielberg | Who directed the 1975 film 'Jaws'? |
Moby Dick | Which 1956 film starred Gregory Peck as a captain obsessed with a great white whale? |
Lisbon | Through which European capital city does the River Tagus flow? |
Cut-throat Jake | "In the cartoon TV series, what was the name of Captain Pugwash's enemy, the captain of the ""Flying Dustman""?" |
(Alec) Stewart | Which England cricketer is the most capped English player in test matches? |
Nou Camp | Which is the home ground of FC Barcelona? |
Nero | Agrippina the Younger was the mother of which Roman Emperor? |
Norwegian Blue | In the Monty Python TV sketch, what type of dead parrot did John Cleese return to the pet shop? |
Ursula | In the TV series Friends, what is the name of Phoebe's twin sister, also played by Lisa Kudrow? |
Three Stooges | By what collective name were the comedy act Moe Howard, Shemp Howard and Larry Fine known? |
(Anna) Pavlova | Which ballerina is best known for the creation of the role 'The Dying Swan' in 1905? |
Susan Sarandon | Which Oscar-winning actress was born Susan Abigail Tomalin? |
After Sir Robert Peel | "Why were British policemen known as ""Peelers"" in the nineteenth century?" |
Chef | Which character was voiced by Isaac Hayes in the TV cartoon series South Park? |
(Pedro Alvares) Cabral | Which Portuguese navigator (1467-1520) is regarded as the discoverer of Brazil? |
Bascule | What form of bridge is Tower Bridge, London? |
New York | In which city did the original jazz club Birdland open in 1949? |
Alcatraz | Which prison is situated in San Francisco Bay? |
Sycamore | Which tree has the botanical name Acer Pseudoplatanus? |
Germany | What is the country of origin of the supermarket chain Aldi? |
Popeye | In the cartoon series, whose girlfriend is named Olive Oyl? |
(Francois) Duvalier | What was the surname of the Haitian dictator Papa Doc? |
Metropolitan Opera House | Which opera house in New York is located in the Lincoln Centre for Performing Arts? |
Hawaiian | Wiki, as in Wikipedia, is a word that means fast or quick - in what language? |
Halicarnassus | Which site, a location for one of the seven ancient wonders of the world, is near the modern city of Bodrum in Turkey? |
Mayan | Which ancient calendar predicted that the world would end on 21st December 2012? |
Blantyre | David Livingstone was brn in which Scottish mill town in 1813? |
Kenny Ball | Name the bandleader who died in March 2013, his biggest hits were 'Samantha' and 'Midnight In Moscow'? |
Mercedes | Which manufacturer returned to Formula 1 as a supplier in 1993 and a constructor in 2010 after having withdrawn from the sport in 1955? |
Taurus | Aldebaran is the brightest star in which Zodiacal constellation? |
Welsh Premier League | At the end of the 2012-13 season, The New Saints and Airbus UK finished first and second in which football league? |
Cary Grant | Actresses Virginia Cherrill, Betsy Drake and Dyan Cannon all married which actor? |
Walney | Which island, cormected to the mainland by the Jubilee Bridge, is the largest of the Furness Islands in the Irish Sea? |
Chris Huhne | Whose resignation prompted the Eastleigh by-election in February 2013? |
Peach | What is added to Prosecco to make a Bellini? |
Damon Runyan | The Frank Loesser musical 'Guys & Dolls' is based on characters created by whom? |
Duck | 'Sauce bigarade' is a traditional French sauce to accompany which meat? |
Verdi | Who wrote the opera 'A Masked Ball' in 1859? |
Puffing Billy | Which famous early steam locomotive was built by William Hedley? |
Daniel Day-Lewis | Who played the title role in Stephen Spielberg's film 'Lincoln'? |
Eastham | At which lock does the Manchester Ship Canal join the River Mersey? |
Jurassic Coast | What name is given to the coast between Orcombe Point near Exmouth and Old Harry Rocks near Swanage? |
Stephen | Who was the only King of England to belong to the House of Blois? |
Elaine Paige | Which singer had a no 1 hit in 1985 with a duet singing with Barbara Dickson? |
France | Wales won the Rugby Union Six Nations competition in 2013, which country finished bottom? |
Mark Radcliffe | Who replaced Mike Harding as the presenter of Radio 2's Folk Show? |
Highland League | At the end of the 2012-13 season, Cove Rangers and Formartine Utd finished first and second in which football league? |
Diphtheria | The Schick skin test is used to check immunity to which disease? |
Aretha Franklin | Which singer had a no I hit in 1987 with a duet singing with George Michael? |
(The five) Positions of the feet | Which essential part of ballet training, still in use, was devised by Pierre Beauchamp in the late 17th century? |
Andrew Mitchell | Which Conservative MP resigned as Government Chief Whip after the 'Plebgate' incident? |
Tarka | The railway line between Exeter and Barnstaple is named after the title character of which Henry Williamson book? |
Manchester | The miracle substance Graphene was developed by Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov at which university? |
Wars of the Roses | The Battle of Towton is believed to be the longest and bloodiest battle on English soil, in which war did it take place? |
Emergency Ward 10 | Which TV series of the 1950s, one the first 'soaps' on British TV, featured Jill Browne, Desmond Carrington, Richard Thorp and John Alderton? |
Sir Nigel Gresley | The locomotive Mallard, the holder of the World Steam Speed record, was designed by which engineer? |
Ed White | Who was the first US astronaut to walk in space? |
Bonnie Tyler | Who sang Britain's entry to Eurovision 2013? |
Georges Seurat | The Stephen Sondheirn musical 'Sunday in the Park with George' is based on the life of which artist? |
Chawton | The Jane Austen Museum is in which Hampshire village where she spent the last eight years of her life? |
John Wayne | Which very famous actor had three wives, Josephine Alicia Saenz, Esperanza Baur and Pilar Pallete? |
Tom Cruise | Who played the title role of Jack Reacher in the 2012 film of Lee Child's novel 'One Shot? |
Toulon | Englishmen Jonny Wilkinson and Delon Amiitage between them scored all of their team's points in winning the 2013 Heineken Cup with which team? |
Leo | In which Zodiacal constellation is the bright star Regulus? |
Puccini | Who wrote the opera 'Girl of the Golden West' in 1910? |
Paul Jones | Who presents the Radio 2 Rhythm & Blues Show at 7.00pm every Monday? |
Hesketh | With which privately owned team did James hunt enter Formula 1 in 1973? |
Bardsey | Which island lies two miles off the tip of the Llyn Peninsula in North Wales? |
The Cheesegrater | How is the new Leadenhall Building in London colloquially known? |
"""You dirty rat""" | The 1932 film 'Taxi' is famous for which line of dialogue? |
Third Republic | Which French Republic ruled France between the 1870s and the 1940s? |
Waterloo | The UK is to spend approximately £1 million before 2015 on Project Hougoumont, where is it to be spent? |
THE DOORS | What 1960's LA band took their name from the title of one of Aldous Huxley's books? |
GEORGE ORWELL | Which Author wrote 'Burmese Days' in 1934 and 'Coming Up For Air' in 1939'? |
BARONESS FALKENDER | What title was bestowed upon Harold Wilson's Secretary, Marcia Williams, in 1974? |
BORNEO | On which island is Brunei situated? |
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