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Francois Hollande | Valerie Trierweiler was the partner for some years of which politician? |
Silver | Electrum is a naturally occurring alloy of gold and which other metal? |
Gibraltar | In which British Overseas Territory does a Ceremony of the Keys take place every year? |
Postman Pat | What is the more familiar name of Patrick Clifton, a character in an animated series for children? |
James Coburn | Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson and which other actor starred in both The Magnificent Seven and The Great Escape films? |
Eli Wallach | Which actor starred in both The Magnificent Seven and The Good, The Bad and The Ugly films? |
McLaren | The MP4-12c super car is made by which manufacturer? |
Anne | Who was the wife of Richard III? |
Stevenage | What was Britain's first designated New Town, established by the New Towns Act 1945? |
Ivy | What is the common name of the plant hedera helix? |
Wakefield | During the Wars of the Roses, Richard Duke of York (father of Richard III) was killed at which battle of 1460? |
Vanity Fair | Becky Sharp is the heroine of which novel? |
Sam Mendes | Who was the director of the 2012 James Bond film Skyfall? |
Son of | What is indicated by the Eastern Slavic name suffix 'ovich'? |
Fireman Sam | What is the more familiar name of Samuel Peyton Jones, a character in an animated series for children? |
George I | Sophia Dorothea of Celle was married to which British king? |
Jersey | Where in the British Isles would you find Trinity Manor, Longueville Manor and Rosel Manor? |
Dates | Which fruit has varieties called Medjool and Deglet Nour? |
Uttoxeter | Which racecourse stages the Midlands Grand National? |
Norman Foster | Who was the architect of the Gherkin Building at 30 St Mary Axe, London? |
Magpie | What is the common name of birds of the genus Pica? |
Jean Paul Sartre | Which Frenchman was awarded the 1964 Nobel Prize for Literature but refused it? |
Boots | In the children?s TV series Dora the Explorer what is the name of the monkey who is Dora's best friend? |
Titanium | Which metal, atomic number 22, is used in the construction of parts for high speed planes, spacecraft and missiles? |
Sultana | Which fruit has varieties called Lady de Coverly and Kishmish? |
Stirling | William Wallace defeated the English forces of the Earl of Surrey at which battle of 1297? |
(Black) Star | What is featured on the central yellow stripe of the flag of Ghana? |
Montreal | Which Canadian is served by Pierre Trudeau International Airport? |
Gall Bladder | A cholecystectomy is an operation to remove which organ? |
81 | To within one year either way how old was Joan Rivers when she died in September 2014? |
Nick Clegg | Miriam Gonzalez Durantez married which UK politician in 2000? |
1908 | In which year did all the following events occur: Tunguska explosion in Siberia, First Model T Ford produced, 2-year-old Pu Yi becomes Emperor in China and the Summer Olympics first held in London? |
Roy Orbison | Who had a UK No. 1 hit in 1960 with Only the Lonely? |
A Mongoose | In The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling, what kind of creature is Rikki-Tikki-Tavi? |
Lettuce | Arctic King and Saladin are varieties of which vegetable? |
Charlotte Edwards | Who captained the England Women's cricket team in the 2014 T20 World Cup? |
KENTUCKY | Dublin, Glasgow, London, Petroleum, Coal, Wax, Stay and Jump are all towns in which US State? |
JANE AUSTEN | Harris Biggs-Wither proposed to which writer in 1793? |
HENRY V | 'O for amuse of fire that would ascend. The brightest heaven of invention' are the opening lines of which Shakespeare play? |
(MARINE) CHRONOMETER | Longitude by Dava Sobel concerns the invention of what? |
HYDROGEN | Henry Cavendish discovered which element? |
PEOPLES CAR | What does the name Volkswagen mean? |
COCO CHANEL | Who invented the original 'little black dress'? |
BLANTYRE | In which Scottish town was David Livingstone born? |
1940 | In what year were the cave paintings at Lascaux discovered? |
URANUS | What did William Herschel discover in 1781? |
DUNLOP | Name the Belfast vet who invented the pneumatic tyre? |
GERMANY | From which country did the first garden gnomes come to the UK? |
IRIDIUM | Ir is the chemical symbol for which element? |
DAVID LLOYD | Bumble is the nickname of which sports commentator? |
HAWAII | Where did Captain Cook meet his end in 1779? |
INSULIN | What did Banting and Best discover in 1921? |
WOOLSTHORPE | Near which Lincolnshire village did the apple fall on Newton?s head? |
CHARLES II | Who commissioned the Royal Observatory? |
VIENNA | In which capital is the Spanish Riding School? |
SLIDE RULE | William Oughred invented which mathematical instrument in 1622? |
WORLD WIDE WEB | What did Tim Berners Lee found? |
JAMAICA | In which country would you find the Test Cricket Ground of Sabina Park? |
JACQUES COUSTEAU | Who invented the aqualung diving apparatus? |
SODA WATER | What beverage was invented by Joseph Priestley? |
SCAPA FLOW | Where Was HMS Royal Oak sunk in World War II? |
HIGHCLERE | At which stately home was Downton Abbey filmed? |
HOWARD CARTER | Asked 'Can you see anything'? who replied 'Yes, wonderful things'? |
Spongebob Squarepants | Squidward is the reluctant neighbour and workmate of which children's cartoon character? |
Stoke-on-Trent | Which Midlands city was formed when several towns joined together as a county borough in 1910, achieving city status in 1928? |
Rainbow Warrior | What was the name of the Greenpeace ship sunk in Auckland harbour in 1985? |
02 | During the 2012 London Olympic Games, which venue was known as the North Greenwich Arena? |
Keep mum | Complete the World War 2 slogan Be like Dad......... ? |
Ratel | Which carnivorous mammal, native to Africa, SW Asia and the Indian sub-continent can also be known as the Honey Badger? |
The Man Who Knew Too Much | In which Hitchcock film did James Stewart and Doris Day play Dr Ben and Jo McKenna? |
Michael Stich | Who was the last German to win the men's singles title at Wimbledon? |
Marchioness | What was the name of the pleasure steamer sunk in a collision with the dredger Bowbelle on the Thames in 1989? |
Thomas Cook | Who arranged an outing for temperance campaigners from Leicester to Loughborough on July 1841, the first organized holiday excursion? |
Mumps | The disease epidemic parotitis is more commonly known by what name? |
Goran Ivanisevic | Who is the lowest ranked man to win the men?s singles title at Wimbledon, he was 125th when he won in 2001? |
Kinkajou | Which small mammal, native to Central and South America, may also be called the Honey Bear or Potto? |
West Bromwich Albion | For which Premiership club was Anelka playing when his contract was terminated? |
American Express | Which company introduced the first travellers cheques in 1891? |
Nepal | Which Asian country abolished its monarchy in 2008? |
Jonathan Wild | Who was the 18th century underworld figure known as the Thief-taker general who was executed at Tyburn in 1725? |
Chile | Ojos del Salado is one of the world's highest volcanoes, in which country is its peak? |
Spellbound | In which Hitchcock film did Ingrid Bergman play Dr Constance Peterson and Gregory Peck play Dr Anthony Edwards? |
Morris Dancing | With which traditional activity would a squire or foreman, a bagman, a fool and a beast or hobby be associated? |
Gypsy | The Jule Styne song Let Me Entertain You comes from which musical? |
Fairport Convention | Ashley Hutchings, Simon Nicol and Richard Thompson were three of the founder members in 1967 of which British folk-rock group? |
Bacup | In which small Pennine town could you see the Britannia Coconut dancers on Easter Saturday? |
Bristol | In which English town or city are the Christmas Steps and the SS Great Britain? |
Sicily | The ancient Trinacria symbol features on the flag of which Mediterranean island? |
Corsica | Which Mediterranean island features a single Saracen's head on its flag? |
Mohammed | The religious festival Mawlid al-Nabi marks whose birthday? |
Stuttgart | In which city is the HQ of the car company Mercedes? |
The Music Man | The Beatles recorded only one song from a Broadway musical Till There Was You, from which musical did it come? |
Today | Which British daily newspaper was first published in March 1986 and ceased publication in November 1995? |
Tutti Frutti | Which TV series was about a pop group called The Majestics featuring Robbie Coltrane and Emma Thompson? |
Oder | Which river forms part of the border between Germany and Poland? |
Claude Du Val | What was the name of the debonair French highwayman prolific in England in the 1660s, he was executed at Tyburn in January 1670? |
Ramadan | The religious festival Eid al-Fitr marks the end of what? |
Halifax | In which English town or city are the Piece Hall and the Eureka Museum? |
Pentangle | John Renboum, Bert Jansch and Danny Thompson were three of the founder members in 1967 of which British folk-rock group? |
Goat | Morocco leather is made from the skin of which animals? |
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