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(Bottled) WATER
What type of product was the failed brand Dasani?
MONKEY
The Chinese Year commencing in February 2016 is the year of which creature?
Live and Let Die
"Jane Seymour played the character ""Solitaire"" in which Bond Film?"
Cicero
"""Marcus Tullius"" are the forenames of which Roman lawyer, politician and philosopher, killed during the power-struggle after the murder of Julius Caesar?"
Carousel
"From which Rogers and Hammerstein musical, filmed in 1956, do the songs ""If I loved you"" and ""June is bustin' out all over"" come?"
Dominicans
"Which order of friars is also known as the ""Black Friars""?"
Vindaloo
Taking its name from a Portuguese dish of meat, garlic and wine, which hot curry originated in Goa?
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams and which other American president died on the Fourth of July 1826?
Graham Greene
The characters James Wormold, Charles Fortnum, Holly Martins and Pinkie Brown were created by which British author, who died in Switzerland in 1991?
Virgil
"The Hector Berlioz opera ""Les Troyens"" is based on a poem written by whom?"
Swiss Army Knife
Which multi purpose tool was first produced in 1891 by Karl Elsener, founder of the company Victorinox?
Last
The device shaped like a human foot, which cobblers use to make and repair shoes is called what?
New Zealand
Steinlager comes from which Commonwealth country?
Ford's
Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in which theatre in April 1865?
Mice and Rats
Of what animais are musophobes afraid?
Much Ado About Nothing
"The Hector Beriioz opera ""Beatrice et Benedict"" is based on which of Shakespeare's plays?"
John Suchet
Who presents three hours of music on Classic FM, on weekdays between 10.00 am and 1 pm?
Wetherspoon’s
What pub chain was founded by Tim Martin in 1975?
Thunder
Of what does someone suffering from brontophobia have an irrational fear?
Fairport Convention
With which long running folk-rock band have fiddlers Dave Swarbrick and Ric Sanders been associated?
Alan Titchmarsh
On Classic FM, Saturday morning music, 9.00 am to 12.00 noon, is in the hands of which presenter?
The Camden Town Group
In which artistic movement, formed in 1911 and taking its name from the London district forming the subject of many of their works, was Walter Sickert a leading figure?
Sydney Opera House
Completed in 1973 and made into a World Heritage site in 2007, which building was designed by Jorn Utzon on Bennelong Point?
Rocky
"The Survivor song ""Eye of the Tiger"" was the theme tune to which film?"
Bengali
"The word ""jute"", describing the fibre used in the making of canvas, gunny and similar materials, is derived from which Asian language?"
Bratislava
What is the capital city of Slovakia?
Auks
To which family of birds do the Razorbill and the Guillemot belong?
Citroen
Which motor manufacturer produces the Berlingo MPV and van?
John Singer Sargent
Ellen Terry was painted by Lady Macbeth in a celebrated work by which artist?
The River Tay
Perth, in Scotland, stands on the banks of which river?
Absolute Beginners
In which 1986 film did Patsy Kensit star alongside Eddie O'Connell?
Charles Kingsley
"Who wrote the novel ""The Water Babies""?"
Javanese
"From what Asian language is the word ""batik"", to describe a means of dyeing cloth using wax to shield certain areas from the process, derived?"
Michelangelo
"Now in the ""Galleria dell'Accademia"" in Florence, the Renaissance masterpiece, 'The Statue of David"" is by which sculptor?"
Kenneth Williams
"Which actor has appeared in the most ""Carry On"" films making a total of 26 appearances?"
The Battle of the Alma
Which battle, the first major engagement of the Crimean War took place on 20th September 1854?
The River Eden
After rising near Mallerstang in the Yorkshire Dales, which river flows through Kirkby Stephen arc Appleby-in-Westmoreland on its way to the sea?
Bacchus
In mythology, the Maenads {pronounced 'my-nads') were frenzied followers of which god or goddess?
Anthony Trollope
"Who wrote the novel ""Barchester Towers""?"
Brigadier
What commissioned rank in the British Army is equivalent to that of Air Commodore in the Royal Air Force?
The Little Mermaid
Designed by Edvard Eriksen, which bronze statue in Copenhagen is based on a Hans Christian Andersen character?
The Guarani
What is the principal currency unit of Paraguay?
Sons of the Desert
What is the name of the international appreciation society of Laurel and Hardy?
The Tale of Pigling Bland
"""Mr Tom Piperson"" features in which of Beatrix Potter's stories?"
Preston
Near which northern town, now a city, did the last battle of the English Civil War take place, in 1648?
Bluebell Girls
Which dancing troupe was founded by irishwoman Margaret Kelly at the Folies Bergere, France in 1932?
Psyche
"In a tale from Apuleius's ""The Golden Ass"", who did Cupid fall in love with and eventually marry?"
Aristotle
Which philosopher was a tutor to Alexander the Great?
Guatemala
The Quetzal is the principal unit of currency of which country?
High Society
"The songs 'Too darn hot"" and ""True love"" come from which Cole Porter musical which was filmed in 1956 starring Bing Crosby and Grace Kelly?"
David Tennant
Which actor was born David McDonald in Scotland in 1971, taking his stage name from a member of the Pet Shop Boys?
Diamond
What is traditionally given to celebrate the 60th wedding anniversary in the UK?
Benedict Cumberbatch
Which film and TV actor is the son of actress Wanda Ventham?
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
More famous for a series of crime stories, who wrote the 1891 adventure story ‘The White Company’?
Tom Hanks
Who played Captain Phillips in the 2013 film of that name?
Columbia
In 1981, which was the first Space Shuttle to be launched into orbit?
Bat
A flittermouse is an archaic name for which animal?
Will Hay
Graham Moffatt played Albert alongside which comedian in a series of films in the 1930s?
Saracens
For which Rugby Union club does Owen Farrell play?
Hydrogen
Protium and tritium are isotopes of which element?
Nicolas Sarkozy
Who did Francois Hollande succeed as French President in 2012?
Twenty
In Hans Anderson’s tale, the princess could feel the presence of a pea under how many mattresses?
James A Garfield
Charles Guiteau assassinated which US President in 1881?
Rigoletto
What is the name of the eponymous hunch-backed court jester in Verdi’s opera of 1851?
Bofors
What is the name of the Swedish arms manufacturing company formed in 1646 and located in Karlskoga?
The Fresh Prince of Bel Air
The late James Avery played Uncle Phil in which 1990s US TV series?
Denmark
Which European country has had four kings named Valdemar in the Middle Ages?
San Antonio
In which US city is the Alamo, the site of the 1836 battle and siege located?
Graphene
What form of carbon was first isolated by Dr Andire Geim and Kostya Novoselov of Manchester University - ts development earned them a Nobel Prize in 2010?
Kuala Lumpur
In Malay it means muddy estuary; what is the capital of Malaysia?
Rachel Stirling
Which film and TV actress is the daughter of Dame Diana Rigg?
Alexandre Dumas
Which French author wrote the 1850 adventure story The Black Tulip ?
Job
In the Bible who was “comforted” by Eliphaz, Bildad and Zophar?
Angles
In surveying, what is measured by a goniometer?
Colin Firth
In the 2013 film, who played The Railway Man’ of the title?
Atlantis
What was the last Space Shuttle to orbit the Earth, doing so on the 21st July 2011?
Sergio Mendes
Who was the leader and pianist of the group ‘Brasil 66’?
Bakewell
Which town is on the A6 almost midway between Buxton and Matlock?
Toulon
For which Rugby Union club does Leigh Halfpenny play?
Richard III
According to Shakespeare which king rode a horse called ‘White Surrey’?
Three
How many atoms make up one molecule of ozone?
Carla Bruni
Which French singer/songwriter and former model is married to Nicolas Sarkozy and was romantically linked to Mick Jagger in the early 1990s?
Twenty
In the Washington Irving short story, for how many years did Rip van Winkle sleep in the Catskill Mountains?
William McKinley
Leon Frank Czolgosz assassinated which US president in 1901?
Lee Enfield
Which company -whose factory was in North London-made the standard 303 British Army issue rifle?
Alex Kingston
On television who played Dr Elizabeth Corday in the medical drama ER, and River Song in Dr Who?
Auric
What was the Christian name of the Bond villain Goldfinger?
South Korea
Which country will stage the 2018 Winter Olympic Games?
Foghorn Leghorn
Appearing for the first time in 1946, who, l say who, was the rooster featured in a series of Looney Tunes and Merry Melodies cartoons?
Bourbon
Henri IV was the first French king of which House in 1589?
Carbon
Buckminster-Fullerene, made up of spheres of 60 atoms is an allotrope of which element?
Little Red Rooster
Which Rolling Stones 1964 No.1 hit was a cover of a 1956 blues recording made by Howlin’ Wolf?
Cirrostratus
Which cloud formation is abbreviated to Cs?
The Valley of Fear
There are 4 novels (as opposed to short stories) featuring Sherlock Holmes; A Study in Scarlet, The Sign of Four, The Hound of the Baskervilles and which other?
LYNN FREDERICK
David Frost was once married to which of Peter Sellers four wives?
RILEY
What was B.B. Kings real first name?
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
Go Set a Watchman is a sequel to which famous book?
MOROCCO
The Canary Islands lie due west of which African Country?
THE EAGLES
Which group in 1994 released the live Album “Hell Freezes Over”?
PEPSI COLA
In January 1984 Michael Jackson suffered 2nd degree burns whilst making a commercial for which company?