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Brownlee | Give the surname of the brothers who won gold and bronze in the triathlon for Team GB? |
Hawkshead | The Beatrix Potter Gallery, run by the National Trust, is in which Lake District village? |
Andy Warhol | Which artist did Valerie Solanas shoot and wound in New York in 1968? |
Aphrodite | Which goddess is the Greek equivalent of Venus? |
The Lady of Shallot | The title of the Agatha Christie story The Mirror Cracked comes from which poem by Tennyson? |
Ilium | Sharing its name with another name for the city of Troy, what is the largest bone in the pelvis called? |
Boston | In which city would you find the Charles River, Fenway Park and the ship USS Constitution? |
Bratislava | The Danube flows through 4 capital European capital cities: Budapest, Vienna, Belgrade and which other? |
Borneo | The Java Sea is bound by Java to the south and which island to the north? |
Sutton Hoo | Found near Woodbridge, Suffolk what is the name of the Anglo Saxon burial site, excavated in 1939, which contained a ship and other priceless artefacts? |
Shepherd Neame | Spitfire beer is brewed in Faversham, by which company? |
Call the Midwife | Which BBC series of 2012/13, set in the 1950's is centered around Nonnatus House in the East End of London? |
Christopher Nolan | Which film director's credits include Memento, Insomnia, Inception and The Dark Knight Rises? |
The Help | In 2012, Octavia Spenser won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role as a domestic servant in which film? |
The Hour | Which series of 2011/12, set in the 1950's is centred around a weekly BBC TV current affairs programme? |
The Fighter | In 2011, Christian Bale won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role as an assistant to his half-brother in which boxing related film? |
Ang Lee | Which film director's credits include Sense and Sensibility, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Brokeback Mountain and Life of Pi? |
Gondola | What is the name of the steam yacht, owned by the National Trust, which offers cruises on Coniston Water? |
Repton | Which public school counts CB Fry, Jeremy Clarkson and Roald Dahl amongst its alumni? |
Mussolini | Which politician did Violet Gibson shoot and wound in Rome in 1926? |
Actium | On 2nd September 31 BC, Octavian's forces overcame those of Mark Anthony and Cleopatra in which decisive sea battle? |
Ares | Which god is the Greek equivalent of Mars? |
Macbeth | The title of the Agatha Christie story By the Pricking of my Thumbs is a quote taken from which Shakespeare play? |
Spain | In which country does the House of Bourbon provide the current monarch? |
Algeria | Since South Sudan ceded from Sudan in 2011, what has been the largest country, by area in Africa? |
Salazar | The Cuban-born coach of Mo Farah, a former winner of the New York and Boston marathons, shares which surname with a former Prime Minister of Portugal 1936-68? |
Neptune | Which planet, whose largest moon is Triton, was discovered in 1846? |
St Petersburg | In which city would you find the Neva River, Nevsky Prospect and the ship The Aurora? |
Gulf of Aden | What gulf separates Yemen and Somalia? |
Silbury Hill | Found near Avebury, Wiltshire, what, at 40 metres is Europe's highest pre-historic mound? |
The Pieta | ln 1972, Laslo Toth damaged which sculpture of 1499, by Michelangelo in St Peter's, Rome? |
$20 | What US dollar note has Andrew Jackson on the front and the White House on the rear? |
Saturnalia | Which ancient Roman festival, which ran until the 4th century AD involved sacrifices, partying and owners serving their slaves and was partly subsumed into Christmas? |
GUATEMALA | Which country has a currency of a Quetzal divided into 100 centavos? |
RED BULL | Which team won the Formula 1 Constructors' Championship in 2010? |
DAILY TELEGRAPH | Which national newspaper has been edited by Bill Deedes, Max Hastings and Charles Moore? |
HOCKEY | In which team sport did Imran Sherwani and Sean Kerly win Olympic Gold for Great Britain in 1988? |
MIRIAM | Who in the Old Testament is the sister of Moses? |
JOHN HUSTON | Which Hollywood director made his debut in 1941 with 'The Maltese Falcon'? |
OBOE | The shawm was a predecessor of which modem musical instrument? |
OWLS | Strigiformes is the name of the order of which group of birds? |
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN | What is the capital city of Brunei? |
BRAMALL LANE | Two Yorkshire venues have hosted test match cricket. Headingley at Leeds is one. Name the other. |
DURHAM | Van Mildert, Trevelyan and St Chad's are constituent colleges of which university? |
PORTUGAL | Which European country includes a representation of an armillary sphere on its national flag? |
A TOUCH OF CLASS | Glenda Jackson won Best Actress Oscar in 1971 for her role in 'Women In Love' and again in 1974 for a role in which film? |
DANA | Who was the first singer to win the Eurovision Song Contest for Ireland? |
LEOPOLD | By which Christian name is the father of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart usually known? |
WALLACE | In which collection can you view 'The Laughing Cavalier' by Frans Hals? |
DORSET | Which county was the setting for the ITV drama 'Broadchurch'? |
JOHANNES KEPLER | The university in Linz, Austria, known as JKU is named after which scientist who wrote one of his major works there? |
ALBANIA | Which European country includes a representation of a black double-headed eagle on its national flag? |
DENIS HEALEY | Three former Labour Chancellors of the Exchequer are still alive - Alistair Darling, Gordon Brown and which other? |
GABORONE | What is the capital city of Botswana? |
WHITE CITY | Two London venues hosted matches at the 1966 Football World Cup. Wembley Stadium was one. Name the other. |
MADRID | `Guernica' by Pablo Picasso is on show at the Museo Reina Sofia in which city? |
ONLY FOOLS AND HORSES | 'A Touch of Glass', 'Friday the 14th' and 'The Miracle of Peckham' were episodes in which classic sitcom? |
MATELOT | What title is given in the French Navy to a seaman of the lowest rank? |
JACQUELINE WILSON | Who was Children's Laureate between Michael Morpurgo and Michael Rosen? |
COR ANGLAIS | The English horn is an alternative name for which orchestral instrument? |
SIR TOBY BELCH | In Shakespeare's 'Twelfth Night' who is the uncle of Olivia? |
HOWARDS END | Emma Thompson won the Best Actress Oscar in 1993 for a role in which film? |
MARK WILLIAMS | Who was the last Welshman to win the World Snooker Championship? |
DAILY MIRROR | Which national newspaper has been edited by Roy Greenslade, Colin Myler and Piers Morgan? |
USS MISSOURI | On which ship did the Japanese sign surrender terms in Tokyo Harbour in September 1945? |
LOIRE | What is the longest river in France? |
DUBLIN | In which city was the first public performance of Handel's 'Messiah'? |
GENERAL SIKORSKI | Which Polish leader was killed in a plane crash in Gibraltar in 1943? |
HINDUJA | Which brothers were linked with the resignation of Peter Mandelson in 2001? |
CHRIS HUHNE | In March 2013, which former MP was found guilty of perverting the course of justice by having his then wife take speeding points on his behalf ten years earlier? |
ERIC SPEAR | Who composed the theme music for 'Coronation Street'? |
RICHARD II | Which English King was imprisoned and died at Pontefract Castle in 1400? |
FENCING | Swimming, show jumping, pistol shooting and cross-country running are four of the sports which make up the Modern Pentathlon. Name the other. |
MASSACHUSETTS | In which US state is Plymouth Rock, the site of disembarkation of the Mayflower Pilgrims in 1620? |
SINGAPORE | In which country was Nick Leeson when his unauthorised trades on the futures market brought about the collapse of Barings Bank? |
GOLD | According to the version of the rhyme used in the vintage children's television series Magpie, what did six magpies signify? |
WILLIAM IV | At the age of sixty-four, who was the oldest person to accede to the British throne? |
WOODY ALLEN | Who directed the 1985 film 'The Purple Rose of Cairo' and the 2011 film 'Midnight in Paris'? |
AVIVA | To what did the insurance company Norwich Union change its name in 2009? |
LUXEMBOURG | Belgium, France, Italy, Netherlands and West Germany were five of the original members of the European Economic Community. Name the sixth. |
SOMALIA | Which country was the birthplace of Mo Farah, Olympic and World Champion over 5,000 and 10,000 metres? |
THE EYE | Which part of the body is affected by the disease trachoma? |
DUTCH | From which language do we get the words 'apartheid' and 'yacht'? |
HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW | Who is the only American to be honoured in Poets' Corner at Westminster Abbey? |
INSULIN | In the human body, what is produced by the islets of langerhans in the pancreas? |
CATCH ME IF YOU CAN | What is the name of the 2002 film directed by Steven Spielberg in which Leonardo DiCaprio starred as real life con man Frank Abagnale? |
TURKEY | Baklava, a pastry sweetened with honey, originated in which country? |
I SAW HER STANDING THERE | Which song, which opened The Beatles first album in 1963, has the opening line 'Well, she was just seventeen - you know what I mean'? |
SEVEN | "How many Tour de France titles did Lance Armstrong ""win"" only to be stripped of them again in August 2012?" |
MARGARET BECKET | Who became acting leader of the Labour Party following the death of John Smith in 1994? |
THE BEE | Which variety of hummingbird is the world's smallest bird? |
JOHN WILLIAMS | "What is the name of the American composer whose work includes the film scores for 'Jaws"", ""E.T.' and the first three in the 'Harry Potter' series?" |
JACK VETTRIANO | Born Jack Hoggan in Fife in 1951, what is the professional name of the self-taught artist, prints of whose works outsell Dali, Monet, and Van Gogh? |
HEREFORD | In which English Cathedral is the Mappa Mundi kept? |
29 | How many Gold Medals did the Great British team win at the 2012 Summer Olympics? |
JACK STRAW | Who replaced Barbara Castle as MP for Blackburn in 1979? |
PILTDOWN MAN | What was the name given to the 'Missing Link' which Charles Dawson claimed to have discovered in a gravel pit in Sussex in 1912? |
ALAN BENNETT | Which playwright's works include 'The Madness of George III' and 'The History Boys'? |
BERTIE AHERN | Who was the Irish Premier at the time of the signing of the Good Friday Agreement in 1998? |
MOSSAD | What is the name of Israel's secret service? |
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