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FRED GOODWIN | Which former Chief Executive of the Royal Bank of Scotland was stripped of his knighthood, having been blamed for the collapse of the bank? |
E L JAMES | Who is the author of the best-selling Fifty Shades of Grey series? |
JOHN MILTON | Which poet and author served in Oliver Cromwell's Government for Foreign tongues? |
JOSEPH STALIN | Who was voted Times Magazine's man of the year in 1939 and 1942? |
MICHEL PLATINI | Four footballers have won the 'Balloon d'Or' three times, but only two have done so in consecutive years. Lionel Messi is one, who is the other? |
WASHINGTON DC | The World Bank has its HQ in which city? |
50 | What is the minimum age for male golfers on the European Seniors tour? |
D | A deficiency of which vitamin cause rickets? |
WILTSHIRE | In which county is the public school Marlborough College? |
JACK HOBBS | Which Surrey and England cricketer retired in 1934 after making 199 first class centuries? |
Molly Weir | "Which actress played Hazel the Witch in the children's TV programme ""Rentaghost""?" |
Stella McCartney | Which fashion designer created the uniforms for the 2012 Olympic Team GB? |
Moonraker | "Shirley Bassey has sung three Bond themes: ""Goldfinger"", ""Diamonds are Forever"", and what other?" |
10 pm | Under current legislation, General Elections in the UK are held on Thursdays, but at what time do polling stations close? |
1941 | In what year of WW2 was the German battleship 'Bismarck' sunk? |
Judy Finnigan | Who is the mother of TV presenter and model Chloe Madeley? |
(Flying) Squirrel | "In the US animated cartoon series ""Rocky and Bullwinkle"" what type of animal was Rocky?" |
Paul Ince | At the beginning of the 2013-14 season, which former international player is manager of Championship team Blackpool FC? |
Cause Celebre | Which two-word French phrase, used in English to mean a controversial issue, literally translates as 'famous case'? |
The Leiden Jar | Pieter van Musschenbroek received the first recorded electric shock in 1746 whilst inventing which electrical storage device? |
The Knight | "In Chaucer's ""Canterbury Tales"", which character tells the first tale?" |
Betty's | What is the name of the cafe/tea room, founded by Frederick Belmont in 1919 in Harrogate, and now a tourist attraction? |
Matt Lucas | Which comedian's TV characters include Bubbles Devere and Vicky Pollard? |
Borodino | "Tchiakovsky's ""1812 Overture"" was written to commemorate which battle, fought around 60 miles west of Moscow?" |
Norman Wisdom | "Which English film actor and comedian starred in such films as ""Trouble in Store"" (1953) and ""The Square Peg"" (1958)?" |
Louisiana | The dish gumbo originated in which US state? |
Tunisia | Which country was the first to experience civil uprisings in 'The Arab Spring', the then existing government being overthrown in January 2011 after 23 years in power? |
The Rolling Stones | "The 2012 release ""GRRR!"" is the latest compilation from which band?" |
Zamenhof | The artificial language Esperanto was devised in 1887 by Lazarus Ludwig who? |
Ralph Lauren | Which fashion designer created uniforms for the American 2012 Olympic team? |
Queen | "Which group released the soundtrack for the 1980 film ""Flash Gordon""?" |
1943 | In what year of WW2 did the German forces surrender at Stalingrad? |
Bruce Willis | Rumer, Scout and Tallulah Belle are among the children of which Hollywood actor, formerly married to Demi Moore? |
Tiger | "What type of animal is Hobbes in the syndicated cartoon strip ""Calvin and Hobbes""?" |
Gianfranco Zola | At the beginning of the 2013-14 season, which former international player is manager of Championship side Watford FC? |
John Keats | Which English poet died in a house at the foot of the Spanish Steps in Rome. It is now a museum dedicated to his memory? |
Belgium | In which country was Jean-Claude Van Damme born? |
(Sir) George | What is the first name of the diplomat after whom Downing Street is named? |
Spencer Percival | Who was murdered by John Bellingham in 1812? |
W. C. Fields | "Which American film actor and comedian starred in such films as It's a Gift (1934) and 'What a Man"" (1941)" |
Justin Welby | Who replaced Rowan Williams to become the new Archbishop of Canterbury in February 2013? |
Mohammed Mursi | Who was elected to replace Hosni Mubarak as President of Egypt in 2012, but was later deposed in July 2013? |
Vinegar | Which (liquid) foodstuff has the chemical formula CH3COOH? |
Come On | What was the title of the debut single by the Rolling Stones. It reached No. 21 in the UK pop charts in 1963? |
Shetland | Which is the only place in the UK to have a post code beginning with the letter 'Z'? |
Elizabeth Taylor | Whose first husband was Conrad Hilton Jnr., heir to the hotel empire? |
Five Rivers | What does the name Punjab mean? |
Trevor Francis | Who, in 1979, was the 1st British footballer to be transferred for £1 million? |
Earache | In medicine, what is the more common name for otalgia? |
New Guinea | 90% of the species of the bird of paradise are indiginous to which island? |
Bremen | In which German city did Becks beer originate? |
Warm Front | What is denoted on a weather map by a line with a row of solid semi circles attached? |
Rome | What city was sacked by Alaric and the Visigoths in 410 AD? |
Turquoise | What is the birthstone for December? |
Annapolis | In which city is the U.S. Naval Academy? |
(International) Red Cross | Which organisation won its 3rd Nobel Peace Prize in 1963? |
Paddington | From which London station do you depart on a train journey to Cardiff? |
Morgan Freeman | Who played Nelson Mandela in the 2009 film lnvictus? |
Karl Lagerfeld | Who is currently the creative director at the House of Chanel? |
10 pin bowling | In which sport/game do Team Europe and Team USA compete for the Weber Cup? |
William Tell | Composed in 1831, what was Rossini's last opera? |
Skoda | Which motor manufacturer makes the models Roomster and Superb? |
Nose bleed | In medicine, what is the common name for epistaxis? |
Norway | 1n which country did Jarlsberg cheese originate? |
Nick Knowles | Who hosts the BBC quiz show Perfection? |
Plymouth | Which English city has parliamentary constituencies named Moor View and Sutton & Devonport? |
Dennis Wheatley | Who wrote To the Devil, a Daughter and The Haunting of Toby Jugg? |
Kingfisher | To which family of birds does the kookaburra belong? |
South East Iceland | The BBC's shipping forecast starts with Viking and finishes with what? |
San Jacinto | Which battle, of 1836, saw the capture of General Santa Anna and marked the end of the Texan Revolt? |
Grant Wood | Who, in 1930, painted the picture American Gothic? |
David Bowie | Which singer released the albums Aladdin Sane in 1973 and Let's Dance in 1983? |
Dartmouth | Where in England is the Britannia Royal Naval College? |
Alexandria | The Ancient wonder of the Lighthouse on the island of Pharos was situated at the entrance to which harbour? |
Euston | From which London station do you depart on a rail journey to Glasgow? |
Anthony Hopkins | Who played Alfred Hitchcock in the 2012 film Hitchcock? |
Ghana | Of which African country is the cedi the currency? |
Aubergine | Which vegetable is used in the dip baba ghanoush? |
Alan Sillitoe | Who wrote the novel Saturday Night, Sunday Morning? |
Sean Connery | Who played the father of Indiana Jones in 'Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade'? |
Vitamin D | Rickets is a disease associated with a deficiency of which vitamin? |
Six | How many different Nobel Prizes are awarded each year? |
Trigonometry | Sine, cosine and tangent are the three most familiar functions in which branch of mathematics? |
Wedgwood | Which company created 'Blue Jasperware'? |
Croquet | In Lewis Carroll's 'Alice in Wonderland' a flamingo and a hedgehog were used to play which game? |
Moscow | The 1812 Overture was written to celebrate the defeat of Napoleon in which city? |
Saxophone | Which musical instrument does Lisa play in the TV cartoon 'The Simpsons'? |
Scampi | What food might also be called Norway Lobster or Dublin Bay Prawn? |
Robert Heinlein | Who wrote the science fiction novel 'Stranger In A Strange Land'? |
Isle of Man | Which part of the British Isles is divided into six areas called sheadings? |
Sydney | Which Australian city was originally called Port Jackson? |
New York | In which city was the first US Presidential inauguration held, prior to Washington DC becoming the capital? |
Noel Coward | Who wrote the plays 'Cavalcade', 'Bitter Sweet' and 'Hay Fever'? |
Priest | Who would wear a chasuble? |
28 | Six is the first 'Perfect Number', i.e. a number that is the sum of all of its factors (excluding itself), which is the second? |
Wigan Casino | Which north-west venue is considered to be the spiritual home of Northern Soul music from 1973 until its closure in 1981? |
Quality Street | Which chocolate and toffee assortment shares its name with the title of a play by JM Barrie? |
Eddie Braben | Who replaced 'Sid & Dick' as the main writer for Morecambe and Wise? |
Topiary garden | Levens Hall in Cumbria is famous for what sort of garden, claimed to be the world's oldest? |
Fry's | In 1847, which Bristol company was the first British company to make a chocolate bar? |
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