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CHARYBDIS | In Homer's Odyssey, Odysseus had to sail between a monster and a whirlpool. The monster was called Scylla. What was the name of the whirlpool? |
BERKSHIRE | In which county is Greenham Common, scene of the peace camp from 1981 to 2001? |
BERNIE MADOFF | What is the name of the American former stockbroker and financial advisor who created a $65 billion Ponzi scheme, considered to be the largest financial fraud in US history? |
300 | What is the maximum score possible in a game of ten pin bowling? |
THE REFERENDUM PARTY | What was the name of the single issue political party founded by Sir James Goldsmith to fight the 1997 General Election? |
RHEIMS | In which cathedral were all but six of the Kings of France crowned? |
HERCULE POIROT | Which fictional detective made a first appearance in the 1916 novel 'The Mysterious Affair at Styles'? |
Yom Kippur | In the Jewish religion what is the Day of Atonement called? |
Alfred Hitchcock | Who directed the 1963 film The Birds? |
Montpelier | What is the state capital of Vermont? |
Exeter Chiefs | Which English rugby union club play home matches at Sandy Park? |
Patrick O'Brian | Who is the author of a series of 21 historical novels featuring Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin? |
James I | Which monarch wrote A Counterblast to Tobacco? |
Venezuela | The island of Trinidad lies off which country? |
Singapore | The Marina Bay Street Circuit, used in Formula 1 for the first time in 2008, is the venue for which Grand Prix? |
Grigory | What was Rasputin's first name? |
Ginger wine | What is added to whisky to make a whisky mac? |
Matthias | Who replaced Judas Iscariot as the twelfth disciple? |
Harriet Harman | Which Labour Party shadow cabinet member is married to trade union activist Jack Dromey? |
Mycology | What is the study of fungi called? |
Frost | Superintendent Mullet, played by Bruce Alexander, was the boss of which 'TV detective? |
Dogs | What is cynophobia a fear of? |
Christopher Cockerell. | Who invented the hovercraft in 1959? |
4 | How many strings are there on a normal sized ukulele? |
Gold | Which edible element has the E number E175? |
Canada | On the 2014 Winter Olympic Games who did the British men's curling team play in the final? |
Portugal | In which country did actor Clive Dunn die in 2012? |
Japan | Shinto is the main religion in which country? |
David Cronenberg | Who directed the 1986 film The Fly? |
Newcastle Falcons | Which English rugby union club plays its home matches at Kingston Park? |
Bernard Cornwell | Who wrote the series of 21 historical novels featuring Richard Sharpe? |
Henry VIII | Which monarch wrote A Defence of the Seven Sacraments? |
Abu Dhabi | The Yas Marina circuit used in Formula 1 for the first time in 2009, is the venue for which Grand Prix? |
Erato | ln Greek myth who is the muse of love poetry? |
Thomas Edward | Give either of Lawrence of Arabia's Christian names. |
Adam | In the Bible, who was the father of Seth? |
Yvette Cooper | Which Labour Party shadow cabinet member is married to fellow MP Ed Balls? |
The kidneys | What does a nephrologist study? |
Rome | In which city was Bonnie Prince Charlie born? |
Morse | Chief Superintendent Strange, played by James Grout, was the boss of which TV detective? |
Leicester Square | Which property completes this group of 3 on the Monopoly board? Piccadilly, Coventry Street and where? |
Frank Hornby | Who invented Meccano in 1900? |
3 | How many strings are there on a balalaika? |
Silver | Electrum is an alloy of gold and which other element? |
Switzerland | In the 2014 Winter Olympic Games who did the British women's curling team defeat to win a bronze medal? |
Hungary | Tokay wine comes from which European country? |
Madge | What is the first name of Edna Everage's much put upon travelling companion and bridesmaid? |
Peru | In which country did DJ John Peel die in 2004? |
Marilyn Monroe | Who was Playboy's first Sweetheart (later Playmate) of the month in 1953? |
Monty Python's Flying Circus | For which TV programme was the Liberty Bell March the theme tune? |
LUZON | Manila is on which Philippine island? |
MICHAEL D HIGGINS | Name the President of Ireland. |
BOUVIER | What name connects Marge Simpson and Jackie Kennedy? |
HUGH BONNEVILLE | Who plays Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham in `Downton Abbey'? |
VANCOUVER | Which was the host city of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games? |
AARON SORKIN | Who created the TV series 'The West Wing'? |
SUNDERLAND | Which football team formerly played their home games at Roker Park? |
PRINCE EDWARD | Viscount Severn is the son of which member of the royal family? |
ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING | 'How do I love thee? Let me count the ways' is a line written by which poet? |
VOMITING | Of what is emetophobia a fear? |
LONDON | Orchestral conductor Leopold Stokowski was born in 1882 in which capital city? |
JOHN REID | In Tony Blair's cabinets who successively held the positions of Secretary of State for Scotland, Northern Ireland, Minister without Portfolio, Leader of the Commons, Health, Defence and Home Secretary? |
NAPLES | The site of Pompeii is close to which modern city? |
SLAVE | An odalisque is a female what? |
DIMINUENDO | dim. is the abbreviated form of which musical term? |
NEW ZEALAND | In which country did the First Taranaki War start on March 17th 1860? |
NOVA SCOTIA | Of which Canadian province is Halifax the capital? |
ARIADNE OLIVER | Which female crime writer is an occasional crime-solving companion to Hercule Poirot in Agatha Christie's novels? |
TRACTORS | Complete the title of the debut novel by Marina Lewycka 'A Short History of
.in Ukrainian'. |
THE READER | Kate Winslet won the Oscar for Best Actress for her performance in which 2008 film? |
FISHER | Which Shipping Forecast area lies south of South Utsire and north of German Bight? |
SATURN | Rhea and Iapetus are the second and third largest moons of which planet? |
BASEBALL | Bernie Brewer, Billy the Marlin and the Phillie Phanatic are team mascots in which US sport? |
ENRICO | What was the first name of the Nobel Prize winning scientist (1901-1954)
Fermi? |
BERESFORD | What is the surname of Tommy and Tuppence - the married sleuths, who appear in several novels and short stories by Agatha Christie? |
MATT GROENING | Who created the TV series Futurama'? |
LEIGH | Which rugby league team formerly played their home games at Hilton Park? |
ALEXANDER POPE | Who is alleged to have said in his writing 'A little learning is a dangerous thing'? |
SOUTHERN | In the pre-nationalisation period which railway company is missing from the 'Big Four' - GWR, LMS, LNER and
.? |
GALILEO | Who discovered the four largest moons of Jupiter around 1610? |
JAMES IV | Which King of Scotland was born on March 17th 1473? He died 40 years later. |
DREAMS | Of what is oneirology the study? |
SIR WILLIAM WALTON | Which British composer died in 1983 on the island of Ischia? |
JOHN TYLER | In 1841 who was the first US Vice President to take office as President after his predecessor died in office? |
TUNIS | The site of Carthage is close to which modern city? |
KYUSHU | Nagasaki is on which Japanese island? |
WILLEM-ALEXANDER | Name the King of the Netherlands. |
1926 | In which year were both the Queen and Marilyn Monroe born? |
CLAIRE DANES | Who plays CIA Officer Carrie Mathison in 'Homeland'? |
THE O2 ARENA | Which venue was called the North Greenwich Arena during the 2012 Olympics? |
SPINNAKER TOWER | What is the name of the 170 metre high observation tower beside Portsmouth Harbour, opened in 2005? |
MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF KEYS | On the Isle of Man for what do the letters MHK stand? |
HENRY SHRAPNEL | Which British army officer invented artillery shells containing bullets to inflict more casualties? |
JOSEPH HAYDN | Who composed a symphony with a sudden fortissimo chord at the end of the opening which gives it the nickname Surprise Symphony? |
SUMATRA | Which is the largest island entirely in Indonesia? |
BEST MATE | Which was the last horse to win the Cheltenham Gold Cup 3 years in succession? |
WAR OF THE AUSTRIAN SUCCESSION | The Battle of Dettingen in which George II led the British troops occurred during which War? |
PRADA | Which fashion house introduced a youth-oriented line Miu Miu in 1992? |
A SUBALTERN'S LOVE SONG | Miss Joan Hunter Dunn is praised in which poem by John Betjeman? |
JAGUAR | What is the more common name for the species Panthera Onca? |
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