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INVERNESS
The Battle of Culloden in 1746 was fought near which Scottish city?
CHRIS PINE
Who plays Captain Kirk in the 2013 Star Trek film?
CROW
The bird genus corvidae consists mainly of what commonly known bird?
STRONTIUM
Sr is the symbol for which element?
THANATOS
In psychoanalysis what word describes the 'death instinct'?
GREGOR MENDEL
Who is known as the founder of the science of genetics?
HENRY VII
Lady Jane Grey was great granddaughter of which English king?
1981
The SDP (Social Democratic Party) was formed in which year?
9
In Greek Mythology the Hydra had how many heads?
HONEYSUCKLE
The lonicera plant is more commonly known as what?
KATHRYN BIGELOW
Who directed the 2009 film 'The Hurt Locker'?
HIPPOCAMPUS
In the brain what area is especially associated with memory?
LADY GAGA
The singer Stefani Germanotta is better known as who?
ELIZABETH I
Who was the last Tudor Monarch?
J M SYNGE
Who wrote the play 'The Playboy of the Western World?
WORCESTER
Who plays cricket at the New Road County Ground?
REBECCA
Who in the Bible was the mother of Jacob and Esau?
1953
Watson and Crick discovered DNA in what year?
BATTLE OF WORCESTER
What was the last battle of the English Civil War?
HAROLD PINTER
"Who wrote the play ""The Homecoming""?"
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE
In cricket Allan Lamb played for which county?
India
Which is the only country to be listed in the NATO phonetic alphabet?
Daniel Day-Lewis
Who played the title character in the 2012 film 'Lincoln'?
Dambusters Raid
Which World War 2 event of May 1943 was called Operation Chastise?
Marquis
Which rank of the peerage is directly below a duke?
Maryland, Virginia
Name either of the US states bordering Chesapeake Bay?
Mansion House
Which building is the official residence of the Lord Mayor of London?
Waveney
For most of its length which river forms a natural boundary between Norfolk and Suffolk?
Finland
In World War 2, in which country was the Mannerheim Line built?
1958
In which year did all four of the home nations qualify for the football world cup?
Mark Haddon
Who wrote the 2003 novel 'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time' later made into a play, winning the best new play award in 2013?
Hugh Jackman
In the 2012 film 'Les Miserables', who plays Jean Valjean?
Patti Boyd
About whom did Eric Clayton write Layla?
Sheppey
Which island is separated from the mainland by The Swale?
Argon
Which is the third most abundant elemental gas found in the Earth's atmosphere?
Swaziland
Which is the last absolute monarchy in Africa?
Bragg
What was the surname of the father and son who were joint winners of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1915 for their work on crystal structures?
Tosca
In an opera, whose lover was Cavaradossi?
Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Which Glasgow born architect designed the Glasgow School of Art, built between 1897 and 1909?
Royal Assent
In the passing of a Government Bill which stage follows after the bill has had a Third Reading in both Houses?
Connecticut, Massachusetts
Name either of the US states having land borders with Rhode Island?
Lambeth Palace
Which building is the official London residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury?
Thailand
The longest reigning living monarch is Rama 9th, ascending to the throne in June 1946, of which country is he king?
Alexander Louis
Give either of the middle names of Prince George of Cambridge?
James Thomson
Who wrote the poem 'Rule, Britannia!' set to music by Thomas Arne?
Unst
Which is the most northerly inhabited island in the British Isles?
Portsea
Portsmouth is the UK's only island city, on which island does it stand?
1927
In which year did Charles Lindbergh make the first solo flight across the Atlantic?
Clarice Cliff
Which prolific Art Deco ceramics designer created a range named 'Bizarre'?
Nicholas Nickleby
In which Dickens' novel does Mr Crummie's Acting Company appear?
James I
The Gunpowder Plot was an attempt to kill which king of England?
Burkina Faso
What is the present name of the country formerly known as Upper Volta?
Wren
What bird appeared on the reverse of the farthing from 1937 to 1960?
Erebus
In Greek myth who is the god of darkness?
The Artist
Which silent film won the 2011 Oscar for Best Film?
Pedro Alvares Cabral
Who in April 1500 discovered Brazil for Portugal?
Mornay
What is the sauce made from adding cheese to a Bechamel sauce?
Hiawatha
Which poetic eponymous character lived by the Gitchee, Gummee River?
Estonia
Which European country's flag consists of 3 horizontal bands of blue, black and white?
Cape of Good Hope
In legend, Vanderveken and his ship The Flying Dutchman are condemned to sail until the Day of Judgement off which headland?
Husky
What codename was given to the Allied invasion of Sicily in WW2?
Sabre Tooth Tiger
By what name is the pre-historic animal the smilodon better known?
Japan
Mount Aso has the world's largest active volcanic crater. In which country is it situated?
20
How many fluid ounces in a UK pint?
Meteorology
The WMO is an agency of the UN dealing with what?
Charles 2
The Rye House Plot was a plot against which king of England?
Elizabeth
What is the forename of Captain Mainwaring's wife in the TV series Dad's Army?
Beach Boys
Which group was originally called the Pendletones and made one album as Carl and the Passions?
Anchors
Of what are grapnel, bower and stockless all types?
Gourd
The loofah is the skeleton of a plant from which family?
Dick Tracy
Who is the most famous cartoon creation of Chester Gould?
Fortuna
Who is the Roman goddess of chance?
St Petersburg
In which European city is the Peter Paul fortress?
Walt Whitman
Which US poet wrote a collection of poems called Leaves of Grass, first published in 1855?
(David) Garrick
"Which actor's name is missing in this title of Hogarth's? ""……. in the character of Richard the Third""; it is to be found in the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool."
Italy
During World War 2 in which country was the Gothic defensive line?
Indonesia
In what country are the most active volcanoes?
Jacob Schick
Who patented the electric razor in 1931?
Plum
Mirabelle and Victoria are varieties of which fruit?
The Philadelphia Story
"On which earlier film of 1940 was the 1956 musical ""High Society"" based?"
Fish
What kind of creature is an alewife?
The Banana Splits
In the US children's TV show, 1968-1970, as what were Fleegle, Bingo, Drooper and Snorky known?
Skye
Portree is the largest town of which island?
Brest
Which port in Brittany is the base of the French Naval Atlantic fleet?
Archbishop of Canterbury
What office did Stephen Langton hold at the time of the Magna Carta?
Egypt
In which country is the Qattara Depression?
Neighbours
Which TV soap centres around the residents of Ramsay Street?
River Danube
Which major river has its source at the confluence of the rivers Brigach and Breg in the Black Forest?
The thin red line
At the Battle of Balaclava, how were the 93rd Highlanders described by the Times war correspondent William H. Russell?
Irving Berlin
"Who composed the song ""Alexander's Ragtime Band"" in 1911?"
Co. Antrim
In which Northern Ireland county is the Giant's Causeway?
Breakfast at Tiffanys
In which 1961 film did Audrey Hepburn appear as the character Holly Golightly?
Ice Hockey
The Stanley Cup is contested in which sport?
Edinburgh
In which Scottish city is Arthur's Seat?
Ronseal
Which DIY product originated the slogan 'does exactly what it says on the tin', in 1994?
Caribbean
In which sea is the island of Martinique?
Queen Victoria
Who was the first reigning British monarch to reside at Buckingham Palace?
Chinook
What make of helicopter, manufactured by Boeing, is named after a wind originating in the Pacific, northwest of the United States?
George Gershwin
Who composed the orchestral work Rhapsody in Blue in 1924?
Bruce Wayne
In the comic books, what is Batman's real identity?