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AUBERGINE | Which vegetable is the normal base for the dish moussaka? |
THE DEE | What is the English name for the river known in Wales as Afon Dyfrdwy? |
RYDE | Which is the largest town on the Isle of Wight? |
EUCLID | Which scholar is known as the Father of Geometry? |
ROBINHO | In 2008 for which player did Manchester City pay 32,500,000 pounds? |
SOFT CELL | In the early 1980s Marc Almond was half of which pop duo? |
EDWARD THE BLACK PRINCE | Who was the father of King Richard II? |
THE OSPREY | Which large bird of prey has the Latin name Pandion Haliaetus? |
THE SAINT | Which TV series of the 1960s regularly features a white Volvo P1800? |
BIRCH TREES | Which type of tree form the Genus Betula? |
ANNETTE MILLS | In early children?s television who appeared regularly with Muffin the Mule? |
HILL | What is the surname of the only father and son to both become Formula One World Champion? |
JACK DAWKINS | In literature what was the real name of the Artful Dodger? |
BROCCOLI | Which green vegetable belongs to the Brassica Oleracea Italica group of plants? |
97 | Which is the only prime number between 90 and 100? |
RIVER | The River Avon has an old Celtic name, what does it mean? |
THE NUTCRACKER | The Waltz of the Flowers and The Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy are from which 19th century ballet? |
ALEXANDER SELKIRK | Who was the real-life sailor on whom Robinson Crusoe is allegedly based? |
Willow | What is the common name of the tree and shrub Salix? |
Are You Being Served | 'Grace and Favour' was the follow-up to which BBCTV sitcom? |
Colcannon | Which Irish dish consists of a mixture of mashed potato and cabbage (or kale)? |
Ontario | Which is the smallest of the Great Lakes? |
Pilsner | What type of lager takes its name from the Czech town where it was first brewed? |
Leicester | The remains of King Richard 3rd Were found under a car park in which city? |
Cable Car | What unusual means of transport connects North Greenwich to the Royal Docks? |
Western Australia | Which is the largest state in Australia? |
Horse | Which animal features prominently in paintings by Alfred Munnings? |
Iodine | A deficiency of which element causes goitre? |
The Scarlet Pimpernel | In a famous novel, how is Sir Percy Blakeney otherwise known? |
4 | The dollar ($) and Euro (£) symbols both appear on which numerical key on a British keyboard? |
Manhattan | Which classic cocktail consists of whisky, sweet vermouth and angostura bitters? |
Two Greedy Italians | In the title of a BBC2 TV programme, how are Antonio Carluccio and Genaro Contaldo known? |
Portugal | The Treaty of Windsor of 1386 resulted in the longest British alliance, with which country? |
Corcovado | What is the name of the mountain above Rio de Janeiro where the statue of Christ the Redeemer stands? |
Crossrail | What is the name of the railway line that is being built through London to link Reading, Berkshire with Shenfield in Essex? |
The Black Prince | Edward of Woodstock who, as Prince of Wales, died before his father and so was never King of England, is better known by which name? |
George Orwell | Which English novelist had an early career as a policeman in Burma? |
James Herbert | Who wrote the novels 'The Fog', 'The Dark' and 'The Rats'? |
South Pacific | Which famous musical features the song 'There is Nothing Like a Dame'? |
Swedish | What was the nationality of the playwright August Strindberg? |
Clement Attlee | Who was Prime Minister of the UK at the end of World War 2? |
Brendan O'Carroll | Who plays the part of Mrs Brown in the TV comedy Mrs Brown's Boys? |
Lisbon | Which 2007 treaty amended the Maastricht Treaty and Treaty of Rome? |
Hurling | The 15-a-side sport Camogie is the female equivalent of which sport? |
Nurburgring | At 14.17 miles long, which is the longest circuit ever used for a Formula 1 motor race? |
Jericho | In the Bible to where was the Good Samaritan traveling? |
Sesame | Which seeds are used to make tahini paste? |
Tenerife | In 1797 Horatio Nelson lost his right arm during a battle for which island? |
The Student Prince | Which 1924 Sigmund Romberg operetta features the Drinking Song? |
Roscoe | What was the first name of the silent film comedian Fatty'Arbuckle? |
Funeral Blues | The WH Auden poem commonly known as 'Stop All The Clocks', is more properly known by what title? |
Oklahoma | The Red River forms the boundary between Texas and which other US State? |
Julia Donaldson | Who created the children's book character the Gruffalo? |
Cyanide | Apple pips contain which toxic substance? |
Wyoming | Which US state was the first to give women the vote? |
2 | How many symphonies did the composer Sir Edward Elgar complete? |
A Study in Scarlet | In which Sherlock Holmes story do the 'Baker Street Irregulars' first appear? |
Bass baritone | What is the male voice range immediately above bass? |
Pineapple | In the West Indies, which fruit is known as a penguin? |
Sperm Whale | The cachelot is an alternative name for which mammal? |
Kefalonia | Which is the largest of Greece's Ionian Islands? |
Grenoble | Where were the 1968 Winter Olympic Games held? |
Twelfth Night | In which Shakespeare play does the clown, Feste appear? |
Warren Commission | Which Commission was set up to investigate the assassination of President Kennedy? |
Norman Mailer | VVhich Pulitzer prize winning author and journalist was present at both the Normandy landings and the liberation of Paris? |
Ralph Fiennes | Who played the adult Lord Voldemort in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows? |
Paul Cezanne | Which Impressionist artist painted The Card Players circa 1892-4? |
Sparrow | The game Mah Jong takes its name from the Chinese for which small bird? |
Cointreau | What is added to brandy to make a Sidecar cocktail? |
South Africa | Which country won the William Webb Ellis Rugby Union Cup in 1995? |
Mexico | From which country does the food dish tamale originate? |
Essex | In which English county is Dunmow of Flitch fame? |
Maurice Ravel | Who wrote the Mother Goose Suite? |
Denmark | In 1803, which European country was the first to outlaw slavery? |
Guinea Pig | What is the common name for a cavy? |
Robert Crais | Who writes the Elvis Cole crime novels? |
Honey badger | What is the more common name for the South African mammal the ratel? |
Julie Walters | Which UK actress gave an acclaimed performance as a ballet teacher in the film Billy Elliott? |
Innsbruck | Where were the 1976 Winter Olympics held? |
Romeo and Juliet | Mercutio and Tybalt appear in which Shakespeare play? |
George Clooney | Who provided the voice of Mr Fox in the animated film The Fantastic Mr Fox? |
Portuguese | From which language do we get the word palaver? |
Gin | Which spirit gives the 'kick' in a Singapore Sling? |
Putter | Which golf club can be referred to as a 'Texas wedge'? |
Owl | Which bird was the symbol of the goddess Athena? |
Cat Stevens | Who had a hit albums in 1970s with Teaser and the Firecat and Tea for the Tillerman? |
Dorset | In which English county is Tolpuddle - famous for the martyrs? |
Oxford | In Thomas Hardy's novel Jude the Obscure, which city did he call Christminster? |
Marabouts | What are Islamic saints or hermits called? |
New Jersey | In which US state is the TV hospital series House set? |
Mervyn King | Which name is shared by the governor of the Bank of England from 2003-2013 and a current top British Darts player born in Ipswich? |
Squash | Nick Matthew and Laura Massaro are current British World champions in which sport? |
Georgia | Ketevan 'Katie' Melua was bom in 1984 in which Soviet Socialist Republic, now an independent country? |
Renzo Piano | Who was the architect of The Shard building in Southwark London? |
An Epiphyte | In botany, what name is given to a plant that grows on another plant non-parasitically? |
93 | To within a year either way, how old was Mickey Rooney when he died in April 2014? |
Ovary | An oophorectomy is an operation to remove which part of the body? |
Melbourne | Which Australian city is served by Tullamarine Airport? |
Steve McQueen | Which film director won the Oscar for Best Picture for the film 12 Years a Slave in 2013? |
Law and Order: UK | Bradley Walsh plays Detective Sergeant Ronnie Brooks in which TV series? |
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