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Calf's Head | Mock turtle soup is generally made from what? |
Sainsbury's | 'Live well for less' is the slogan of which supermarket chain? |
Italy | Mascarpone cheese originated in which country? |
Larch | The Scottish caber is usually made from what tree? |
1964 | Name the year: Winter Olympics held in Innsbruck; The Beatles appear on the Ed Sullivan Show; Radio Caroline first broadcast . |
Sussex | The Bluebell Railway and Arundel Castle are in which English county? |
Curling | Which mainly Scottish game has the nickname 'Chess on Ice'? |
Gloves | Yeovil, Somerset, was once noted for the manufacture of what item of clothing? |
Coffee | The Mexican drink Kahlua has a distinct taste of what? |
The Head ' | Where in the human body are the temporal bones? |
SDP | The Limehouse Declaration formed the basis of which political party? |
(Republic of) Yemen | Which Asian country has Saudi Arabia to the north, Oman to the east? |
Gloucestershire | The River Thames has its source in which county? |
Vodka | The cocktail 'blue lagoon' includes what alcoholic spirit? |
Every Little Helps | What is Tesco's main advertising slogan? |
Kingsley Amis | "Who wrote ""Colonel Sun"", a James Bond continuation?" |
Ben Affleck | "The 2012 film ""Argo"" was directed by which US-born actor?" |
Gibbs SR Toothpaste | What was the first advert shown on commercial TV in September, 1955? |
Mozambique | The flag of which Commonwealth country includes an AK-47 rifle? |
Sri Lanka | Which island is known as The Pearl of the Indian Ocean'? |
New York Giants | Which US football team is based in East Rutherford, New Jersey? |
Pandora | According to Greek mythology, who was the first woman? |
Juniper | Which berries are the main flavouring used in gin? |
Robin Williams | Which actor made his film debut in the title role of the 1981 film Popeye? |
Pan American Highway | What network of roads, with a small break in the middle, runs from Fairbanks, Alaska to Quellon, Chile? |
Cadillac | Which American car is named after the founder of Detroit? |
Shaft | Richard Roundtree played the part of which detective in three films in the 1970s? |
Red Dragon | In which novel does the character Hannibal Lecter first appear? |
Good Intentions | According to the proverb, the road to hell is paved with what? |
Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi | Which sculptor is famous for designing the Statue of Liberty? |
Chisholm Trail | What was the name of the cattle route from Texas to the rail head in Kansas? |
The Hobby | What is the common name of the bird with the Latin name 'Falco Subbuteo'? |
Kevin | "According to the title of the 2011 film and the book by Lionel Shriver, ""We Need To Talk About
."", who?" |
Sergeant York | In which film did Gary Cooper play a farmer who became a war hero? |
Hieronymus Bosch | Who painted 'The Garden of Earthly Delights'? |
Nicaragua | In which country did Sandinista rebels overthrow the government in 1979? |
Bombay Duck | Which savoury dish is made with the dried Bummalo fish? |
Dombey & Son | Which Dickens' novel features Captain Cuttle, Mr Toots and Carker? |
Michael O'Leary | Who is chief executive of Ryanair? |
Anne of Cleves | To which of his wives did Henry 8th have the shortest marriage? |
Mercia | In 7th century Britain, which kingdom stretched from the Welsh border across the Midlands to the North Sea? |
Tequila | Which spirit is produced from the fermented juice of the Blue Agave plant? |
Rumspringa | In the Amish culture young people are allowed to leave the strict life for a time in order to decide on their faith, what is this period called? |
Hugh Dowding | Who was the head of RAF fighter command during the Battle of Britain? |
Yorktown | General Cornwallis was defeated at which battle, the final battle of the American War of Independence? |
Bardsey | Which island lies two miles off the tip of the Lleyn Peninsula? |
Miss Jean Brodie | In a book and film, which title character taught at the 'Marcia Blane School for Girls'? |
William Wallace | Who was defeated at the Battle of Falkirk in 1298 and later captured and executed in 1305? |
Ronseal | Which product 'does exactly what it says on the tin'? |
Steppenwolf | What name connects a novel by Herman Hesse and a 1970s rock band? |
(Heart) Pacemaker | Dr Wilson Greatbatch died in 2011; he was responsible for the development of which device, inserted into the human body to aid survival? |
Henning Mankel | Which Swede writes the Inspector Wallender series of novels? |
Salvador Dali | Which artist designed the 'Chupa Chups' logo? |
Deep Throat | W. Mark Felt was revealed in 2005 to have been which mysterious character more than 30 years earlier? |
Impedance | What name is given in electrical engineering to the opposition that is presented by a circuit to the flow of alternating current? |
Elastic | What name is given in physics to a collision in which no kinetic energy is lost? |
Persephone | Which daughter of Zeus and Demeter became Queen of Hades? |
Diphtheria | The Schick Test indicates susceptibility or immunity to which disease? |
Sony | Which company introduced the CV2000, the first practical home video recorder in the 1960s? |
Cairnryan | The ferry terminal at Stranraer has now been transferred a few miles north to which small port on the eastern coast of Loch Ryan? |
Joseph Lister | In June 1867 who performed the first operation under antiseptic conditions on his sister Isabella? |
Apollo | In Greek Mythology which god was the brother of Artemis? |
Dragonfly | The Devil's Darning Needle is a country name for which insect of the odonata order? |
Islay | Bowmore is the largest town on which Scottish island? |
Lord Louis Mountbatten | Which member of the royal family was the most famous owner of the house Broadlands, in Hampshire? |
ALBANIA | The great all round sportsman and polymath C B Fry was once reputedly asked to, and turned down, the opportunity to be King of which country in the 1920's? |
ISAAC PITMAN | Who invented the system of shorthand writing? |
MONTGOMERY | Which military leader had a spaniel called Rommel? |
GEORGE | What was the first name of Captain Mainwaring in the TV Series Dad's Army? |
THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW | Tim Curry played Dr Frank-N-Furter in which 1978 musical film? |
THE CARPATHIA | What was the name of the ship that picked up over 700 survivors from the Titanic? |
JIM LAKER | Which English bowler has taken the most wickets (46) in an Ashes series? |
OSCAR WILDE | Who lived under the name of Sebastian Melmoth at the Hotel d'Alsace? |
JERUSALEM | The Jaffa Gate or Bab al-Khalil is an entrance to which famous city? |
URANUS | Juliet, Cupid and Desdemona are moons of which planet? |
THOUSAND ISLAND | Which salad dressing is named after an archipelago in the St Lawrence River? |
THE BELLS OF LONDON | In the pantomime, what told Dick Whittington to turn again? |
ANNE FRANK | Whose diary was first published in 1947 under the title 'Het Achterhuis'? |
WRESTLING | In what sport would participants perform a vertical suplex? |
FAMILY FORTUNES | Which TV show has been presented by Bob Monkhouse, Max Bygraves and Les Dennis? |
BARRY MANILOW | Under what name is the American singer/songwriter Barry Alan Pincus better known? |
BOB DIAMOND | Which former Chief Executive of Barclays Bank did Peter Mandelson call 'The Unacceptable Face of Banking'? |
THE CASUAL VACANCY | What was the title of J. K. Rowling's first novel for adults, - following the Harry Potter series? |
ROME | The Poet's Percy Shelley and John Keats are both buried in which European capital's Protestant cemetery? |
ALBERT EINSTEIN | Who was voted Time Magazine person of the century in 1999? |
HENRY COOPER | Only 3 sportsmen have won BBC's Sports Personality of the Year twice. Nigel Mansell and Damon Hill are two, who is the other, winning in 1967 and 1970? |
ISRAEL | In 1952 Albert Einstein was offered, and turned down, the Presidency of which country? |
SALISBURY | Which English cathedral has the world's oldest medieval clock? |
QUEENSTOWN | Now known as Cobh, which Irish town was the Titanic's last port of call? |
ADOLF HITLER | Which 20th century leader had an Alsatian called Blondi? |
PIERCE | What was the surname of the US Medical Corp Army Captain nicknamed Hawkeye in the TV Series MASH? |
OH CALCUTTA | The drama critic Kenneth Tynan devised which controversial 1969 musical revue? |
SENEGAL | Dakar is the capital city of which African country? |
LEN HUTTON | Which English batsman holds the record for the highest score in an Ashes Test Match (364)? |
GOLDA MEIR | Who has been Israel's only female Prime Minister? |
T. E. LAWRENCE | Who lived under the name of Private Thomas Shaw at Clouds Hill, Dorset, where he eventually died following a motorcycle accident in 1935? |
EMERALD | What precious stone would you associate with the cities of Seattle, Sydney and Wichita? |
INDONESIA | Which Asian Country is an archipelago of 17,504 islands? |
BABES IN THE WOOD | In which pantomime does the character Maid Marian appear? |
YOU'VE BEEN FRAMED | Which TV show has been presented by Jeremy Beadle, Lisa Riley and Jonathan Wilkes? |
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