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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?