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SNOWBALL | What is the name of four of the five cats owned by the family in The Simpsons? |
THE AMBASSADORS | What is the title of the Holbein painting of Jean de Dinteville and Georges de Selve? |
LAOS | Vientiane is the capital of which Asian country? |
ERNIE ELS | Who was the last South African to win the Open Golf Championship? |
LILLIE LANGTRY | How was Emilie Charlotte Le Breton, bom in Jersey in 1853, better known? |
ROTHERHAM UNITED | Which Yorkshire football club plays home games at New York Stadium, having played at Millmoor until 2008? |
CHINA | Three clues lead to a one word answer: 1 T.Pau song, 2 Syndrome, 3 Porcelain. |
LIBRA | Which sign of the zodiac is known as Balance in French? |
ROBERT BROWNING | Who was the author of the poem Home Thoughts From Abroad? |
KEITH MOON | Who joined The Who as drummer in 1964 before they recorded their first single? |
ROB BRYDON | Who replaced Angus Deayton in 2009 as presenter of the BBC panel show Would I Lie to You? |
MALTA | In which country is Mdina Glass made? |
Zimbabwe | Matabeleland is part of which African country? |
Frank Bruno | In 1993 two British boxers fought each other for the World Heavyweight title, Lennox Lewis won, who was the loser? |
It's a Wonderful Life | James Stewart played the part of George Bailey in which film? |
Cadiz | In 1587 Francis Drake 'singed the King of Spain's beard' in the harbour of which city? |
(male-pattern) Baldness | What male condition is classified on the Hamilton-Norwood scale? |
Fosse Way | Running from Exeter to Lincoln, which was the longest Roman road in Britain? |
Laura Robson | Who partnered Andy Murray to win the 2012 Olympic tennis mixed doubles silver medal? |
Grimaldi | What is the ruling house of Monaco? |
Frisbee | Which toy was originally called the Pluto Platter? |
Battle of the Nile | By what name is the Battle of Aboukir Bay (1798) more commonly known? |
Ordnance Survey | Which government agency has its headquarters at Explorer House, Southampton? |
Salome | In the New Testament, who demanded the head of John the Baptist? |
Vistula | On which river does Warsaw stand? |
Antimony | The mineral stibnite is a source of which metallic element? |
Sir Topham Hat | In the Thomas the Tank Engine series of books, what is the name of the Fat Controller? |
Buick, Oldsmobile | Name either of the two car companies that part of General Motors in the year it was founded (1908). |
Pyrenees | Pico d;Aneto is the highest point in which mountain range? |
Amnesty International | Which organisation benefits from The Secret Policeman's Balls? |
Lutine Bell | What is the name of the bell that hangs in Lloyd's of London;s HQ in Lime Street, London? |
May | In which month is Oak Apple Day? |
Royal Assent | In the passing of a Government Bill, what follows the Third Reading? |
Caiaphas | According to the New Testament, who was the High Priest of the Jews to whom Jesus was taken when he was first arrested? |
Jimmy Olsen | In the Superman comics, who is the young photographer whoworks with and is friends with Clark Kent and Lois Lane? |
William IV | Who was the oldest British monarch at the time of ascending the throne? |
Pamela Lyndon | a Give either of the forenames of the author of Mary Poppins, PL Travers? |
Sir Walter Scott | Whose novel, set in 1745, is considered to be the first historical novel? |
Sulphur | The prefix thio- refers to the presence of which element in a chemical compound? |
Bangor | Prior to 1905, when Cardiff became one, which was the only city in Wales? |
Morocco | Which country was known to the Romans as Mauretania Tingitana? |
Edinburgh | The Porteus Riots of 1736 took place in which city? |
Walnut | Which nut is obtained from the tree Juglans Regia?? |
Falmouth | Pendennis Castle and St Mawes Castle lie either side of the river close to which English town? |
Brandy | Which spirit is the base of a Sidecar cocktail? |
Tamar | The Royal Albert Bridge at Saltash crosses which river? |
(Edward) Vernon | Nicknamed Old Grog, which Admiral ordered the watering down of rum rations in 1738? |
18 | What is the maximum letters or spaces permitted in a racehorse's name? |
Okie | In the song by Merle Haggard the singer was proud to be a what from Muskogee? |
India | Screen actresses Julie Christie and Merle Oberon were both born in which country? |
ZZTop | Frank Beard was the only beardless member of which three man rock band? |
Windsor | Adam Afriyie is the conservative MP for which Berkshire constituency? |
32 | How old were Cass Elliott, Karen Carpenter and Keith Moon when they died? |
Julius Caesar | """This was the most unkindest cut of ail"" is a quotation from which Shakespeare play?" |
Fidel Castro | The paramilitary group Alpha 66 was formed in Florida to oppose whom? |
Sour | Acid is derived from the Latin word meaning what? |
The Police | Author Henry Fielding introduced a forerunner of which modern service in the18th century? |
Public transport | Blaise Pascal introduced which public service to Paris in the 17th century? |
Edmund Barton | In 1901 who became the first Prime Minister of Australia? |
John A Macdonald | In 1867 who became the first Prime Minister of Canada? |
Adil Ray | Who plays Citizen Khan in the eponymous TV sitcom? |
Burkina Fasso | Upper Volta is the former name of which country? |
Belize | British Honduras is now known by what name? |
1947 | In which year did the Queen marry the Duke of Edinburgh? |
Jean Paul Sartre | """Being and Nothingness"" was a 1946 work by which French philosopher?" |
Soren Kirkegaard | """The Concept of Irony"" was a 1820s philosophical work by which Dane?" |
Virgil | "Which poet guided Dante through Hell in ""The Divine Comedy""?" |
Nineveh | Which great Assyrian city is named in the opening line of the poem Cargoes by John Masefield? |
Johnny B Goode | Which Chuck Berry song is performed by Marty McFly at the end of the film Back to the Future? |
You can leave your hat on | To which Tom Jones song is the final striptease performed in the film The Full Monty? |
A matrix | What is the name coined by Arthur Cayley to a group of numbers displayed in rows and columns to form a rectangular array? |
Romans | Which is the 6th book of the New Testament following the four gospels and Acts of The Apostles? |
Jude | What is the penultimate book of the New Testament? |
My Fair Lady | "The song ""I Could Have Danced All Night"" comes from which musical?" |
German | The word poodle for the breed of dog originated from which language? |
The Great Dane | Which breed of dog originated in Germany, and is known in that country as the German Mastiff? |
Jim Parsons | "Who plays Sheldon Cooper in ""The Big Bang Theory""?" |
Walter Greenwood | "Who wrote ""Love on The Dole""?" |
Cordelia | Regan and Goneril are two of King Lear's daughters, who is the third? |
Sana'a | What is the capital city of Yemen |
Thimphu | What is the capital city of Bhutan? |
1960 | In which year did Mrs Bandaranaike become Prime Minister of Ceylon? |
GEORGE VI | Who was the last British King to rule over Ireland? |
W H AUDEN | "The poem ?Funeral Blue? begins with the words ""Stop all the clocks.."". Who wrote it?" |
IRON | Which metallic element has the atomic number 26? |
ALMONDS | The Italian liqueur amaretto is flavoured with which ingredient? |
FORFAR | What is the county town of the Scottish county of Angus? |
VALENTINE OR PROTEUS | "Name either of the ""Two Gentlemen of Verona""." |
NORTH UIST | On which Scottish Island is the town of Lochmaddy? |
12 | How many faces has a dodecahedron? |
GARETH BALE | Which British football player was the most expensive transfer of 2013 going for second highest transfer fee in history? |
THE RSPB | Which national organisation has its HQ at Sandy, Bedfordshire? |
PHILIP LARKIN | Ted Hughes became Poet Laureate in 1984 after which other poet refused the honour? |
LOTUS | For which Formula One team do Roman Grosjean and Pastor Maldonado drive? |
VERA LYNN | By what name is singer Vera Margaret Welch better known? |
ZORRO | The fictional character Don Diego de la Vega is better known by what nickname? |
CAPSICUM | The various varieties of chilli pepper belong to which genus of plants? |
KING CANUTE | Harold Harefoot (Harold l) was King of England from 1035 to 1040, who was his father? |
THE FACES | Rod Stewart was the lead singer of which band from 1969 to 1975? |
THE JABBERWOCKY | Which imaginary creature was described by Lewis Carroll as with jaws that bite and claws that catch? |
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