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DR STRANGELOVE | In which comedy film of the 1960's would you hear the line `Gentlemen, you can't fight in here! This is the War Room? |
THE SATURDAYS | Mollie King sang with which pop group? |
KING GEORGE V | Which British monarch put the 'Regis' into Bognor? |
54 | How many gallons of beer are in an English hogshead? |
APOCALYPSE NOW | In which war film would you hear the line 'I love the smell of napalm in the morning'? |
INVERNESS | Which is the only British City which begins with the letter 'I'? |
BEE HUMMINGBIRD | What name is given to the smallest species of hummingbird, it is named after the insect it is closest in size to? |
LIVER | Where in the human body are the Kupffer Cells to be found? |
DIANA RIGG | Who is the famous mother of actress Rachael Stirling? |
UMBERTO ECO | Who wrote the novel 'The Name of the Rose'? |
JEREMY IRONS | Who was the voice of Scar in the film The Lion King? |
MUNGO PARK | Which British explorer was in 1796 the first European to discover and travel the course of the Niger river? |
WIMBLEDON | Which football club replaced Workington in the football league after the 1976-1977 season? |
RAY BRADBURY | Who wrote 'The Martian Chronicles'? |
KENTUCKY | Bourbon is a county in which US State? |
PONTIUS PILATE | Who was the Roman prefect of Judea from about 26-36 AD? |
OSCAR PISTORIUS | In 2014 who was accused of killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in South Africa? |
HENRY II | Who was the first Plantagenet monarch? |
LETTER FROM AMERICA | What song about the Highland Clearances was performed by the Proclaimers in 1987? |
CO-OPERATIVE | In 2013 the Reverend Paul Flowers was implicated in sex, drugs and drinking scandals. Of which bank was he chairman? |
NICHOLAS ANELKA | Which footballer was fined for giving 'the quenelle', known as the reverse Nazi salute, during a match at West Ham? |
TREASURE ISLAND | Spyglass Hill, Skeleton Island, White Rock and Haulbowline Head all feature in which literary location? |
TERENCE DAVIES | Which Liverpool film maker made 'Of Time And The City' and 'Deep Blue Sea'? |
HOTSPUR | What nickname was given to Sir Henry Percy who was killed in the rebellion of 1403 against Henry IV? |
DUNNOCK | The Hedge Sparrow is commonly known by what one-word name? |
ROTTEN BOROUGHS | Brackley, Old Sarum, Dunwich and Ansmither were examples of what that lost their status in 1832 (in the 1832 reform act)? |
HAPPY | Which 'earworm' No. 1 song featured in the film 'Despicable Me 2'? |
MARLON BRANDO | 'One-Eyed Jacks' (1961) is whose only film as a Director? |
LORDE | Which 17 year old New Zealander won the 2014 Grammy for Song of the Year with 'Royals'? |
ERASMUS | Which famous Netherlands writer and philosopher came to lecture at Oxford in 1498? |
ALUMINIUM | In metallurgy, the coating process known as anodising is associated with which metal? |
LAS VEGAS | Which US City is the setting for the original crime series 'CSI, Crime Scene Investigation'? |
MOBUTU | In the 1960's which dictator built the 'Versailles of the Jungle' at Gbadolite? |
ITALY | Which country defeated Great Britain in the Davis Cup in April 2014 to prevent Britain from reaching the semi-finals for the first time since 1981? |
SIR THOMAS MALORY | Who was the fifteenth century jail bird who wrote 'Le Morte D'Arthur' - a classic romance of knighthood? |
JUPITER | Which planet has a 'great red spot'? |
STAN BUTLER | What was Reg Vamey's character called in 'On The Buses'? |
BORNEO | Indonesian Kalimantan, which is divided into 4 provinces, covers the southern three quarters of which island? |
WILLIAM BOYCE | Who was the 'Master of the King's Band' who composed 'Hearts of Oak' to celebrate British victories in 1759? |
JACK VETTRIANO | Which Scottish artist painted the picture 'The Singing Butler'? |
BOLTON WANDERERS | The former ground of which football club is depicted in L. S. Lowry's 'Going to the Match'? |
TOWER HILL | Before it moved to Wales on which London hill was the Royal Mint? |
BANGLADESH | Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006, the Grameen Bank was founded to offer small, collateral free loans to the rural poor of which country? |
SALAMANCA | What name links Spain's oldest university (dating to 1218) and an 1812 battle involving the Duke of Wellington? |
OLYMPUS MONS | With a height of 25 kilometres and a volume 100 times greater than its rival on Earth, what is the solar system's tallest known volcano? |
NICK LEESON | Who supposedly brought about the downfall of Barings Bank in 1995 after suffering losses of $827 million? |
EUROPEAN | Which space agency built the 'Ariane' rocket? |
EDINBURGH | In which city was the 'Encyclopaedia Britannica' first published in 1768? |
PORTUGAL | Fado is a type of folk music found in which country? |
Fens | What name is given to the fertile, low-lying area of England west and south of the Wash? |
Dr Who | 'An Unearthly Child' was the first episode of which TV series? |
John Major | Who was MP for Huntingdon from 1979 to 2001? |
Dock | The leaves of which plant are the traditional antidote to nettle stings? |
The Rum Rebellion | What was the name of the rebellion incited by Captain Bligh when he was Governor of New South Wales? |
Farne Islands | What is the name of the rocky island group off Northumberland, associated with St Cuthbert and Grace Darling? |
Turnip | Which vegetable is combined with potato in the traditional Scottish dish, clapshot? |
Noah | In the Bible who was the father of Ham, Shem and Japheth? |
Palliative | In medicine, what name is given to treatment given to relieve the symptoms rather than cure the disease? |
Harrison | The USA has had Presidents Adams, Johnson, Roosevelt and Bush, which other surname features twice? |
Spanish Civil | In which war did the term Fifth Column originate? |
Castle Irwell | What was the name of the Manchester horse racecourse that closed in 1963? |
Corm | What name is given to the underground stem base of plants such as crocus and gladiolus? |
Mount of Olives | Which mountain to the east of Jerusalem has the Garden of Gethsemane at its foot? |
Shark | The skin of which fish was once used commercially as sandpaper? |
Karnak | Which city near Luxor in Egypt is the site of the huge temple of Amon? |
Phantom of the Opera | The song 'Masquerade' features in which musical? |
Blind People | Created around 1845, who would use the Moon alphabet? |
Wombles | Which children's characters, seen on TV, were created by Elizabeth Beresford? |
Tasmania | Of which Australian state is Launceston the second largest city? |
Paul Potts | The 2013 film 'One chance' is about which winner of 'Britain's Got Talent'? |
Magellan | Which explorer's flagship was the Trinidad? Neither he nor his flagship survived his most famous voyage. |
Palk Strait | What is the name of the strait that separates India and Sri Lanka? |
Hengist and Horsa | Name either of the brothers who, according to Anglo- Saxon legend, led the Angle, Saxon, and Jutish armies that conquered the first territories of Britain in the 5th century? |
Robin Thicke | 'Blurred Lines' was the biggest selling single record of 2013, who recorded it? |
The Shard | What building stands at 32, London Bridge Street on the site of the Southwark Towers office block which was demolished in 2008? |
Hays Code | The Motion Picture Production Code, introduced in 1930 and enforced in 1934, is generally known by what name? |
George Smiley | In the book 'Call For The Dead', who is described as a 'short, fat man with a quiet disposition'? |
Jamie Cullum | The model Sophie Dahl is married to which singer? |
Les Miserables | The song 'On My Own' features in which musical? |
School for Scandal | Which play includes the characters Lady Sneerwell, Sir Harry Bumper and Sir Peter Teazle? |
The Vicar of Wakefield | Which book includes the characters Dr Primrose, Squire Thornhill and Mr Burchell? |
Port Talbot | Which South Wales town was formed by the amalgamation of Aberavon and Margam in 1921? |
Yucatan Channel | What is the name of the channel that separates Mexico and Cuba? |
Pharrell Williams | Which singer has had hits with the groups, NERD, The Neptunes and Daft Punk as well as solo hits and accompanying Robin Thicke on 'Blurred Lines'? |
Tanzania | Julius Nyerere was the first President of which country? |
Georgia | Which country's flag is similar in design to the Jerusalem Cross or Crusader's Cross? |
Norman Foster | Who was the main architect of 'The Sage' in Gateshead? |
William Holman-Hunt | Who painted 'The Scapegoat' in 1854? |
The Alamo | At which battle did the military leader William Travis draw the famous 'line in the sand'? |
Franco-Prussian. | Which war of 1870 was precipitated by the 'Ems Telegram'? |
William Morris | Who founded the Kelmscott Press? |
Salisbury | Which English cathedral, dedicated to St. Mary, has an original copy of Magna Carta? |
Tacitus | The Annals and The Histories are the 2 major works of which Roman historian who lived from around 56AD to around 117AD? |
Virgo | The blue giant star, Spica, lies in which constellation? |
Wade | Which company produces the 'Whimsies' series of small solid porcelain animal figures? |
Donizetti | Who composed the opera Lucia di Lammermoor? |
Peru | Trujillo and Chiclayo are cities in which country in the Americas |
Dolphin | Common, Short Beaked and Spinner are all species of which mammal? |
Katherine Parr | Sudeley Castle in Gloucestershire is the resting place of which Tudor queen? |
Inverness | The Kyle Railway line runs between Kyle of Lochalsh and which town or city? |
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