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Cheshire | In which English county is Peckforton Castle? |
Kent | In which English county is Shepherd Neame brewery? |
Cheek(bone) | In the human body where is the zygomatic bone? |
Venta Belgarum | What did the Romans call Winchester? |
David Oyelowo | Which British actor plays the part of Martin Luther King in the 2014 film 'Selma'? |
Hypertension | Which medical condition would be treated with drugs such as ramiprii and enalapril? |
Broadstairs | In the novel 'The 39 Steps' near which town are the 39 steps? |
Tennis | With which sport are the players Ernests Gulbis and Milos Raonic associated? |
Apia | What is the capital of Samoa? |
Natalie Bennett | As at January 2015 who is the leader of the Green Party in the UK? |
Earth Wind and Fire | Which US band still active today had hits with September and After The Love Has Gone? They were founded by Maurice White. |
Lord Liverpool | Which British PM was in office during the entire term of US President James Monroe? |
Benedict Cumberbatch | Which British film and TV actor is the son of actress Wanda Ventham? |
Porphyria | "What is considered to be the most likely cause of ""The madness of King George""?" |
Oldham | Which NW parliamentary constituency did Winston Churchill first represent? |
Gary Larson | Which cartoonist produces The Far Side’ series of cartoons? |
Steve Bell | Which cartoonist produces the ‘If’ series in the Guardian? |
George Patton | Which US Army General said, in a speech in May 1944. “Americans love a winner who will not tolerate a loser”? |
Catherine Howard | Henry VIII described which teenage wife as his ‘Rose without a thorn’? |
The Cuban Missile Crisis | Which event of 1962 is the subject of the 2000 film Thirteen Days’, starring Kevin Costner? |
Engelbert Humperdinck | Who wrote the 1893 opera ‘Hansel and Gretel’? |
Malaga | In which city was Picasso born? |
Isles of Scilly | Hughtown is the largest settlement of which island group? |
Ulysses | Leopold Bloom is the leading character in which 20th century novel? |
Breaking Bad | Which US crime drama TV series ran from 2008-2013 and starred Bryan Cranston in the leading role? |
The Clash | Joe Strummer was the lead singer of which punk band from 1976-1986? |
Southend United | Which footbail league club’s nickname is the Shrimpers? |
Gerald Ford | Nelson Rockefeller served as Vice President under which President? |
(Lady) Antonia Fraser | Which British writer married Harold Pinter in 1980? |
Leipzig | Which 1813 battle was also known as the Battle of the Nations? |
Norwich | John Crome and John Sell Cotman were leading members of which school of painting, founded in 1803? |
Blade Runner | Which 1982 film is based on the 1968 sci-fi novel by Philip K Dick “Do androids dream of electric sheep’? |
Cox and Box | What is the title of the 1866 operetta that Sullivan composed without Gilbert to a libretto by F C Burnand? |
New York | In which city was opera singer Maria Callas born in 1923? |
Jean Paul Sartre | Which French writer refused the 1964 Nobel Prize for Literature? |
Nicola Sturgeon | Who succeeded Alex Salmond as leader of the Scottish National Party and First Minister of Scotland in 2014? |
Bob Dylan | Which musician’s touring schedule has been popularly named The Never Ending Tour’-it started in June 1988? |
Nutbush City Limits | What was Ike and Tina Turner’s last UK Top 20 single, reaching No.4 in 1973? |
The Britannic | Titanic and Olympic were two of the White Star Line’s trio of Olympic-Class ocean liners. What was the third, launched in 1914 and constructed by Harland and Wolf in Belfast? |
Chicago | In which city is the baseball team ‘White Sox’l ocated? They play their home games at the US Cellular Field, formerly Comiskey Park. |
The Gunfight at the OK Corral | Which incident lasted 30 seconds on the 26th October 1881 in the United States inspired a 1957 film directed by John Sturges? |
Sacramento | What was the final destination of the first westward delivery by the Missouri- based Pony Express, which started in St Joseph in 1860? |
South Africa | Which country produces Constantia and Paarl wines? |
Seven | In the book ‘the Sign of Four” Sherlock Holmes describes the cocaine with which he is injecting himself as a certain ‘percent solution’. It is also the title of a book by Nicholas Heyer published in 1974 and a film adaptation in 1976. What is the number of this percent solution? |
John Haigh | The so-called ‘Acid Bath Murdere;d was executed in 1949 in Wandsworth Prison. What was nis name |
George R R Martin | The American fantasy crams series 'Game of Thrones' is based on the novels of which author? |
The History Boys | Which 2004 play, iater a 2006 film, is based in the fictional Cutlers Grammar School in Sheffield? |
8 | On a standard Qwerty computer keyboard which number key also has the asterisk/star symbol? |
Choux | What kind of pastry is used to make chocolate eclairs? |
Kirsty Young | Who currently presents ‘Desert Island Discs’ on BBC Radio 4? |
America | In which country was fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger born? |
Keith Vaz | Which MP is the Chairman of the Home Affairs Select Committee? |
Porgy and Bess | Which George Gershwin opera is adapted from a novel by DuBose Heyward? |
Nottingham | In which British city was the pharmacy chain Boots established in 1849? |
Francis the First | Which French king did Henry the Eighth meet at the Field of the Cloth of Gold in 1520? |
Cornwall | In which English county is the air/sea rescue station Culdrose? |
Nigeria | In which African country is the city of Port Harcourt? |
Ogre | What kind of creature is a Shrek? |
West Sussex | In which English county is Gatwick Airport? |
Crazy Horse | Which American Chief was stabbed and subsequently died whilst under a flag of truce at Fort Robinson, Nebraska, in 1877? |
Uxbridge | Where in England is Brunel University? |
Poole | Where are the HQ of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution? |
Valley | What is the name of the RAF air rescue station on Anglesey? |
30 | In the 1976 sci-fi film “Logan’s Run”, at what age are people killed off to prevent over population? |
Deputy Speaker | What post in the House of Commons is held by Lindsay Hoyle, MP? |
New Zealand | In which country are the Spenser Mountains and Garvie Mountains? |
Ghost | Sam Wheat and Molly Jensen are the central characters in which 1990’s romantic film? |
Wessex | What was the name of Alfred the Great’s kingdom? |
Bathsheba | In the Bible, whose first husband was Uriah the Hittite? |
Lyndon Baines Johnson | Who was the tallest President of the USA in the 20th century? |
Sir Stanley Rous | Which former English referee was President of FIFA from 1961-1974? |
Basingstoke | In which English town are the HQ of the Automobile Association? |
Tenderloin | What do the Americans call what we know as a fillet steak? |
Coventry | In which town or city is Warwick University? |
Oliver Cromwell | Which seventeenth century leader reputedly told his troops to ‘put your trust in God and keep your powder dry’? |
Miroslav Klose | At the 2014 FIFA World Cup which German player became the top scorer, with a total of 16 goals? |
Donna Summer | Who had a number 1 hit in 1977 with ‘I Feel Love’? |
M1 | Woolley Edge Service station is on which motorway? |
Carrots | Which vegetable is present in dishes cooked ‘a la Crecy’? |
10cc | Who had a number 1 hit in 1975 with ‘I’m Not In Love’? |
Network Rail | Which company is responsible for the tracks, bridges, tunnels etc, on railways in Britain? |
(Franz) Kafka | Who wrote the book The Trial? |
James Rodriguez | At the 2014 FIFAWorld Cup which now Real Madrid player won the Golden Boot as top scorer in the tournament? |
Ceefax | What was the name of the world’s first teletext information service started by the BBC in 1974 and ceasing in October 2012? |
Baluster | What is the name given to the vertical posts that hold up the handrail of a staircase (sometimes simply called guards or spindles)? |
California | The Joshua Tree National Park is in which US state? |
Leatherslade | Which Buckinghamshire farm was used as a hideout by the Great Train robbers? |
Cauliflower | Which vegetable is present in dishes cooked ‘a la Dubarry’? |
Ash | The wood from which common tree was traditionally used to make tennis racquets, snooker cues and hockey sticks |
Oracle | What was the name of the ITV network’s teletext information service started in the late 1970s which ceased in 1992? |
Friends Reunited | Which website was created by Steve and Julie Pankhurst in 1999 and now has the slogan ‘Millions of memories all in one place’? |
Albania | Enver Hoxha was the leader of which country between 1944 and 1985? |
Last Tango in Halifax | Anne Reid and Derek Jacobi appear as Celia and Alan, two childhood sweethearts reunited via Facebook, in which BBC TV drama series? |
Bragg | Give the surname of the British father and son who shared the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1915? |
Cuba | Fulgencio Batista was the leader of which country between 1952 and 1959? |
Virginia | The Shenandoah National Park is in which US state? |
Gambia | In October 2013, which country' was the last to leave the Commonwealth after 48 years of membership? |
David Walliams | Which comedian has written several children’s books including Gangsta Granny? |
The Sun | David Dinsmore is editor of which daily newspaper? |
John Keats | The phrase ‘tender is the night’ comes from one of whose poems? |
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