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ZINC | Sphalerite is an ore of which metal? |
BELFAST | In which city was Kenneth Branagh born? |
A FROG | What sort of creature was Jeremy Fisher in the works of Beatrix Potter? |
CAC | What is the name of the main French stock market index? |
BLONDIE | Which band returned to the top of the charts in 1999 with 'Maria', more than 18 years after their previous chart-topper, 'The Tide is High'? |
RIVER WEAR | The city of Sunderland stands at the mouth of which river? |
(OIL OF) WORMWOOD | Which bitter extract from the leaves of the plant Artemisia Absinthium is an important flavouring ingredient of absinthe? |
COLCHESTER | The Second English Civil War effectively ended on 28 August 1648 with the Royalist surrender of which town to Sir Thomas Fairfax? |
TEARS | What is secreted by the lachrymal glands? |
THE DICKIN MEDAL | What is the official name of the award for bravery given by the charity PDSA and popularly known as the animals' Victoria Cross? |
ARNOLD BENNETT | Which writer had a haddock omelette named after him? |
HIGHGROVE HOUSE | What is the name of the Prince of Wales' Gloucestershire residence? |
Professor Challenger | Which hero of several Arthur Conan Doyle stories was first introduced in the novel 'The Lost World' in 1912? |
Maria Muldaur | Who had a 1974 UK/US hit record with 'Midnight at the Oasis'? |
Moses | In the Bible whose wife was Zipporah? |
Longchamps | On which racecourse is the Prix de L'Arc de Triomphe run? |
Calf of Man | What is the name of the small island that lies off the southwest coast of the Isle of Man? |
New Zealand | The kakapo or owl parrot is a near extinct bird living in which country? |
Yves St Laurent | Which company produces the perfume Opium? |
Stockport | In which English town is 'The Hat Works', the only museum of hats and headwear in the country? |
Cheshire | In which English county are the Peckforton Hills? |
St Thomas More | Which statesman, executed in 1535, has become the Patron Saint of politicians? |
Minerva | Athene is the Greek goddess of wisdom; who is her Roman equivalent? |
Pyramus and Thisbe | What is the name of the play within a play in Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'? |
7 | How many gold medals did Mark Spitz win at the 1972 Olympic Games? |
Benny Goodman | Which big band leader and clarinettist (1909-1986) was known as the King of Swing'? |
Charterhouse | The old boys of which public school are known as Old Carthusians? |
John Nash | Which architect designed the present Royal Pavilion in Brighton, built between 1815 and 1820? |
Austin Powers | In which series of films would you find a hairless cat called Mr Bigglesworth? |
Peach | Which fruit, in pureed form, is added to sparkling wine to make a Bellini cocktail? |
Percy Bysshe Shelley | Who wrote the lyrical drama 'Prometheus Unbound' in 1820? |
Anita Ward | Who had a 1979 UK hit with the song 'Ring My Bell'? |
Tasmania | The Thylacine, thought to be extinct, was a carnivorous marsupial last sighted on which island? |
Southport | In which English town is the British Lawnmower Museum? |
Melanie Griffith | Who is the actress daughter of Tippi Hedren? |
Carrots | "A dish cooked ""a la Crecy"" would be garnished or prepared with which ingredient?" |
Privet | How is the common shrub Ligustrum more commonly known? |
Oddjob | Harold Sakata won a silver medal in Olympic weightlifting but became more famous playing which villain in a James Bond film? |
Shropshire | In which English county is Stokesay Castle? |
Terence Rattigan | Who wrote the 1948 play 'The Browning Version'? |
The Mousetrap | What is the name of the play within a play in Shakespeare's 'Hamlet'? |
4 | How many gold medals did Jesse Owens win at the 1936 Berlin Olympics? |
Be-bop | What style of jazz which began and was developed in the mid 1940s was pioneered by jazz musicians Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie? |
(Eurasian) Wren | Which British bird has the Latin name 'Troglodytes Troglodytes'? |
Nottingham | The Goose Fair is held annually in which British city? |
Dulwich | The old boys of which public school are known as Old Alleynians? |
Christopher Wren | Which architect designed Tom Tower and The Sheldonian Theatre, both in Oxford? |
Hermione Granger | In the Harry Potter series of films and books who has a cat called Crookshanks? |
John Hinckley | Who shot Ronald Reagan on 30 March 1981? |
Thomas | What is Sean Connery's first Christian name? |
Anton Chekhov | Who wrote the play 'The Cherry Orchard' in 1904? |
Robert Harris | Who wrote The Ghost (2007) and An Officer and a Spy (2013)? |
Argentina | From which country does the tennis player Juan Martin del Potro come? |
Hubert Humphrey | Who was the Vice-President of the USA from 1965-1969 when L.B. Johnson was President? |
Julie Hesmondhalgh | Who played Hayley Cropper in Coronation Street? |
Hungary | In what country was Erno Rubik, inventor of the Rubik cube born? |
Ear | Where in the human body would you find the Organs of Corti? |
1455 | In what year was the first Battle of St. Albans? |
Coulomb | What is the SI unit of electric charge? |
Rubber Soul | The song Michelle appears on which Beatles album? |
Devon | In which English county is Castle Drogo? |
Albert Bridge | Which Thames bridge lies between Chelsea Bridge and Battersea Bridge? |
Rembrandt | Who painted Belshazzar's Feast between 1636/38 and Portrait of Titus in 1655? |
Tiberius | Who succeeded Augustus as Emperor of Rome in 14AD? |
George Lucas | Who directed the 1973 film American Graffiti? |
4 | On which UK motorway is the Membury service station? |
Old Trafford | At what ground was the first replay of a Wembley F.A. Cup final played? |
Tunisia | In what country is the Roman ampitheatre of El Jid of Thysdrus? |
Kenya | In which African country is Lake Turkana, formerly Lake Rudolf? |
Dinar | What is the currency of Algeria? |
Ian Duncan-Smith | Which member of the cabinet is the MP for Chingford and Woodford Green? |
Yew | What is the common name of Taxus Baccata? |
Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari | Who composed the music for the 1909 opera Susanna's Secret? |
1975 | In what year was there a vote in the UK on the issue of leaving the then Common Market? |
Vibraphone | What instrument does jazz musician Gary Burton play? |
John Grisham | Who wrote The Client (1993) and Sycamore Row(2013)? |
Switzerland | From which country does the tennis player Stanislas Wawrinka come? |
Annapolis | What is the state capital of Maryland? |
Walter Mondale | Who was Vice-President of the USA from 1977-81 when Jimmy Carter was President? |
Belgium | In what country was Adolphe Sax, inventor of the saxophone, born? |
Kidney | Where in the human body would you find Bowman's Capsule? |
£145.50 | What does a colour TV licence cost? |
Revolver | The song Eleanor Rigby is on which Beatles album? |
Dorset | In which English county is Corfe Castle? |
Harry Beck | Who, in 1931, designed the map of the London Underground? |
Edouard Manet | Who painted Olympia and The Luncheon on the Grass both in 1863? |
Titus | Who, in 79AD, succeeded Vespasian as Emperor of Rome? |
Sam Mendes | Who directed the 1999 film American Beauty? |
M42 | On which motorway is the Tamworth service station? |
Bone | Of what are deers antler's made? |
Virginia Woolf | Who wrote the 1925 novel Mrs Dalloway? |
Chelsea | Which team won the FA Cup in both the last final to be played at the old Wembley stadium and the first to be played at the new one? |
German Bight | Which shipping area lies immediately to the east of Dogger? |
Libya | In which country can you find the ruins of the Roman town of Leptis Magna? |
Botswana | In which African country is the Okavango Delta? |
Rial | What is the currency of Iran? |
Henry VII | Who was king of England in 1505? |
Vince Cable | Which member of the cabinet is MP for Twickenham? |
Beech | What is the common name of the tree genus Fagus? |
Alban Berg | Who composed the music for the 1935 opera Lulu? |
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