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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?