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BROADCHURCH | Gracepoint is the US version of which British drama series? |
MARY | Who first spoke the words known as The Magnificat”? |
SALMAN RUSHDIE | Which Booker prize winning writer wrote the slogan “That’ll do nicely” for American Express? |
AUSTRIA | In which country was the 2015 Eurovision song contest held? |
TONY WILSON | Who was the owner of Manchester’s Hacienda Club and Factory Records? |
A LAUREL TREE | Into what was Daphne changed as a means of avoiding the advances of the God Apollo? |
D.REAM | TV astronomer Brian Cox played keyboards with which group? |
TROJAN | In which war was Shakespeare’s Troilus and Cressida set? |
MENDELSSOHN | Which composer founded the institution now known as the University of Music and Theatre in Leipzig in 1843? |
SELMA | Tom Wilkinson played Lyndon Baines Johnson in which 2014 film? |
NEW SOUTH WALES | The territorial area of Canberra is completely surrounded by which Australian State? |
SUPERTRAMP | Who in 1979 released the record “Breakfast in America”? |
IRIS | What is the National Flower of France? |
ARCHBISHOP DESMOND TUTU | Who chaired South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission from 1995 – 1998? |
DORSET | The sea arch known as Durdle Door Ties on the coast of which county? |
SANDOWN | At which racecourse did Tony McCoy have his last professional race on a horse called Box Office in April 2015? |
STRAVINSKY | Which composer wrote an opera based on a series of Pictures by British artist William Hogarth? |
USA | The Blue Angels are which country’s equivalent of the Red Arrows? |
JIMMY McGOVERN | Who created and wrote the 2015 TV series Banished? |
DAVID McCALLUM | Which British actor plays Donald Ducky Mallard in the long running US TV Series NCIS? |
NARNIA | Of which country did Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy became monarchs? |
NEW ZEALAND CRICKET TEAM | In sport who are the Black Caps? |
MIDWAY | At which sea battle in 1942 did the US defeat the Japanese despite their ships being outnumbered 3 to 1? |
ESAU | Who in the Bible sold his birth right for a Mess of Pottage? |
DAKOTA | Outside which building in New York was John Lennon shot? |
PAUL KENNY | Who is the GMB Union General Secretary who received a knighthood in June 2015? |
BEE | Which insect does Isle of Wight Disease affect? |
SOUTH KOREA | In which country do Kia Cars originate? |
GOLDEN HIND | The half penny coin which went out of circulation in 1969 featured an image of which ship on the reverse? |
SUNNY AFTERNOON | What is the name of the stage musical featuring the songs of the Kinks? |
MOZAMBIQUE | Which African Country lies due west of Madagascar? |
THE AUDIENCE | For which Broadway play did Helen Mirren win a 2015 Tony award? |
MICHAEL FOOT | Who preceded Neil Kinnock as leader of the Labour Party? |
Jean Simmons | "Whose early film roles included Estella, in David Lean’s ""Great Expectations” and Ophelia in Laurence Olivier's ""Hamlet""?" |
Lorraine | In which French region are the cities of Nancy and Metz located? |
Pollyanna | What was the name of the kind hearted orphan created in two books by Eleanor H Porter? |
Bunthorne’s Bride | "The Gilbert and Sullivan opera ""Patience"" has what alternative title?" |
Sandy Park | Which ground is the home of Premiership Rugby Union club, Exeter Chiefs? |
Boston | In which American city are the Bruins Ice Hockey team and the Celtics Basketball team based? |
North York Moors | In which National Park would you find Drake Howe on Cringle Moor the highest point of the Cleveland Hills? |
Michael Barratt | What is the real name of the singer whose stage name was Shakin'Stevens? |
Michael Fallon | Who is the MP for Sevenoaks who was Defence Secretary at the end of the coalition government in May 2015? |
Joan Benoit | Who became the first Women's Marathon, Olympic Gold medallist? |
Gary Sparrow | "Which time travelling character did Nicholas Lyndhurst portray in the sitcom ""Goodnight Sweetheart""" |
Jeggings | In fashion what name is given to leggings, styled to look like tight denim jeans? |
Campari | The cocktail called a Negroni has three alcoholic ingredients, gin and sweet vermouth are two of them: what is the third? |
Charles IX | Who was the King of France at the time of the St Bartholomew's Day massacre? |
Nicky Morgan | Who succeeded Michael Gove as Education secretary in the Coalition Government? |
White | What colour jersey is worn by the leading young rider (under 26 years old) in the Tour de France? |
David Haig | "Paul Eddington played Jim Hacker in the original series of ""Yes Prime Minister"", but who played him in the 2013 remake?" |
Chevrolet | Which motor manufacturer produces the 7-seater MPV known as the Orlando? |
Peroni | Nastro Azzurro is the flagship brand of which Italian brewer? |
Robert Devereux | "What was the name of the holder of thee title ""Earl of Essex"" who was executed in 1501?" |
The Wrekin | Which Shropshire hill lies four miles to the west of Telford and rises to 1335 feet above sea level? |
Kajagoogoo | Limahl was the lead singer of which 1980's chart group? |
Bishop of London | The holder of which bishopric is the third most senior person in the Church of England? |
Equatorial Guinea | What was the nationality of the 2000 Olympic swimmer nicknamed Eric the Eel? |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Which American Football team has a pirate ship at one end of the stadium, which fires a cannon each time it scores? |
Do Not Tumble Dry | On clothing labels, what does a circle in a square with an x through it mean? |
The Sea Eagle | The erne is a variety of which bird of prey, with an alternative name deriving from the fact that it tends to live in coastal locations? |
Play School | What was the first programme to be broadcast on BBC2, after a power cut cancelled the opening night's gala performance? |
L'Auto | The Tour De France cycling race was originally sponsored by which French newspaper? |
Revenge of the Sith | "What was the title of ""Star Wars Episode III”?" |
Daihatsu | The SUV model known as the Terios was introduced by which motor manufacturer? |
Lionel Shriver | "Whose book ""We Need to Talk about Kevin"" was made into a film starring Tilda Swinton?" |
Thomas Cromwell | "What was the name of the holder of the title ""Earl of Essex"" who was executed in 1540?" |
Hugh Laurie | "Which actor has released the blues albums ""Let Them Talk"" and ""Didn't it Rain""?" |
The Purple Rose of Cairo | In which Woody Allen film does a character walk off the screen and into the real world? |
The Merryman and his Maid | "The Gilbert and Sullivan opera ""The Yeoman of the Guard"" has what alternative title?" |
Thumb | The pollex is the anatomical name for which part of the body? |
Calcium Carbonate | Limestone is a rock primarily composed of which chemical compound? |
'Gizzard | Also called a ventriculus, what name is given to a muscular pouch, in a bird's alimentary canal where food is ground down? |
Leeds | In which English city was Marks and Spencer founded in 1884? |
Patrick Troughton | Who was the first actor to portray Robin Hood on British Television? |
Hades | In Greek mythology the River Styx formed the boundary between Earth and where? |
William Gibson | "Whose 1984 novel ""Neuromancer"", was one of the first cyberpunk novels?" |
Catherine Oxenburg | "Who is the actress, daughter of Princess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia who played Amanda Carrington, nee Bedford in ""Dynasty""?" |
Nitric Acid | Aqua Regis is a mixture of Sulphuric and which other acid? |
Alcoholics Anonymous | Which self-help organisation was founded by Bill Wilson and Dr Bob Smith in Akron, Ohio in 1935? |
Agnes Grey | Concerning a governess, what was the debut novel of Anne Bronte? |
Pituitary | Which gland in the human body secretes the hormone responsible for the body's growth? |
Empire of the Sun | What is the title of JG Ballard's autobiographical novel, set in Japanese occupied Shanghai in the second world war? |
Tanzania | Julius Nyerere was the first president of which African country? |
James Callaghan | As at January 2015 who is the only person to have held all the major offices of State in the UK – Prime Minister, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Foreign Secretary and Home Secretary |
Fish | What type of creature is a vendace? |
Zinc | Pinchbeck is an alloy of copper and which other metal? |
Edward Albee | Who wrote the play Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? |
Erskine Childers | Who wrote the novel The Riddle of the Sands'? |
Bassoon | Which musical instrument has a name which means bundle of sticks in Italian? |
Christoph Waltz | Who plays the part of Walter Keane in the Tim Burton film 'Big Eyes'. He has won two Oscars for best supporting actor? |
Allen Leech | Who plays the part of John Cairncross in the film The Imitation Game' about the life of Alan Turing. He has appeared regularly in 'Downton Abbey'? |
1975 | In which year did General Franco die? |
Eric Ambler | Which author who died in 1998 wrote the thrillers 'The Mask of Dimitrios' and 'Journey into Fear'? |
Dr Seuss | Which author of children's books had the real name Theodore Geisel? |
Uranus | Juliet and Cupid are moons of which planet in our solar system? |
George | What was the first name of Captain Mainwaring in Dad's Army? |
Belgrade | Which European capital city lies at the confluence of the rivers Danube and Sava? |
Richard II | Which English king was deposed by his first cousin who became Henry the fourth? |
1920s | In which decade did both Fridtjof Nansen and Frank Kellogg win the Nobel Peace prize |
Leicester City | Which football team have appeared in four FA Cup finals but lost them all? |
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