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QUAHOG
In which fictional city in Rhode Island does the Griffin family live in the Family Guy TV cartoon series?
THE THEATRE OF CRUELTY
Which theatrical movement was initiated by Antonin Artaud in the 1930s 'to disturb audiences and strip away the veneer of civilisation'?
CHRISTOPHER WALKEN
Who played Bond villain Max Zorin in A View to a Kill?
DON VALLEY
What was the name of the Sheffield sports stadium built for the 1991 World Student Games ? it was demolished in 2014?
PASADENA
The US hit TV comedy series The Big Bang Theory is set in which Californian city?
NOH THEATRE
What form of theatre has preserved the style of drama being performed in 14th century Japan?
DIZZY GILLESPIE
Which jazz trumpet player, born in South Carolina in 1917, is credited with inventing 'be-bop' alongside Charley Parker?
BARRY GOLDWATER
Who was the losing presidential candidate to Lyndon B Johnson in 1964?
ZACH JOHNSON
Which golfer won his second major title when he won the 2015 Open Championship?
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
Which statesman was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, largely for brokering a deal to end the Russo-Japanese War in 1905?
MARIANNE
What name is given to the female figure who symbolises France, seen for example on coins and stamps and on the frontage of law courts?
SEVILLE
Which city, capital of Andalusia, is the only river port in Spain?
NICKY MORGAN
Who is Secretary of State for Education?
ERIC LIDDELL
Which double Scottish international sportsman died in a Japanese internment camp in Weifang, China, in 1945?
VIRGIL TIBBS
What is the name of Sidney Poitier?s character in the 1967 film In the Heat of the Night? (The name features in the title of a 1970 follow-up.)
HENRY THE SEVENTH
Who was on the English throne in 1500?
DIEGO VELASQUEZ
Who painted Old Woman Cooking Eggs and portraits of theIInfanta in the 17th century?
BJÖRN
Benny, Agnetha, Anni-Frid and ________ who made up ABBA?
SPHERE
'4 pi r²' is the formula for the surface area of which solid?
TIT
What species of British breeding bird can be crested, bearded or willow?
EDWARD VIII
Who was the last British monarch to succeed to the throne unmarried?
BRATISLAVA
Which present day capital city was the capital of Hungary from 1536 to 1784 because of the Ottoman occupation?
1962
In what year was the Cuban missile crisis?
STENDHAL
Which French writer, born Marie-Henri Beyle in 1783, wrote The Charterhouse of Parma and The Red and the Black?
DEREK JACOBI
Who plays Alan Buttershaw in the TV series Last Tango in Halifax?
GRAZ
What is the second largest city, by population, in Austria?
STEELY DAN
Which band has had Donald Fagen and Walter Becker in its lineup since its inception in the 70s?
97
What is the largest prime number less than 100?
BRADLEY WALSH
Who hosts the ITV quiz show The Chase?
VIENNA
Two European capitals lie on the same latitude (48º__´N) as Paris. One is Bratislava, name the other.
ED BALLS
Which prominent Labour MP lost his seat of Morley and Outwood in May’s general election?
ZARA
Which clothing retailer founded in 1975 is based in Arteixo in northern Spain?
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Who composed a Sea Symphony, a London Symphony and a Pastoral Symphony?
JOSHUA
In the Bible, who succeeded Moses as leader of the Israelites?
LOIRE
Muscadet is a white wine from which French wine region?
OKLAHOMA!
Which musical features the songs People will say we’re in love and Oh what a beautiful mornin’?
FEBRUARY 2
On what date is Candlemas Day?
JAMIE CULLUM
To which musician is food critic and model Sophie Dahl married?
ACTINIUM
Which radioactive element, atomic number 89, is the first alphabetically in a list of naturally occurring elements?
VICTORIA
Who was the last British monarch to succeed to the throne before the age of 21?
PARIS
In which city did Oscar Wilde die?
1956
In what year was the Suez crisis?
VOLTAIRE
Which French writer, born François-Marie Arouet in 1694, wrote Candide?
SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY
In the 2014-15 season which championship team’s stadium had the largest capacity?
CORK
What is the second largest city, by population, in Ireland?
VINCE CABLE
Which Lib Dem cabinet minister lost his seat - Twickenham - in May’s general election?
PRIMARK
Which clothing retailer was founded in Dublin in 1969 under the name Penneys?
WRIST
Where in the body is the trapezium bone?
JOSEPH HAYDN
Who composed a London Symphony, a Clock Symphony and a Surprise Symphony?
CLAUDE MONET
Which French artist painted several views of Rouen Cathedral in the 1890s?
SOLOMON
In the Bible, who succeeded David as King of the Israelites?
RHONE
Châteauneuf-du-Pape is a red wine from which French wine region?
MARGARET THATCHER
Who was Prime Minister of the UK in 1980?
FRANCISCO
In Spain, Paco or Pancho is a nickname for which Christian name?
TZATZIKI
What is the name of the Greek dip of yoghurt, cucumber, garlic and mint?
NOVEMBER 1
What date is All Saints’ Day?
CHRIS MARTIN
To which musician was actress Gwyneth Paltrow married; they separated in 2014?
ZIRCONIUM
Which transition metallic element, atomic number 40, is the last alphabetically in a list of naturally occurring elements?
(FEDERAL BUREAU OF) INVESTIGATION
For what does the I stand in the organisation FBI?
NICHOLAS II
Who was the last Tsar of Russia?
BORDEAUX
What is the capital of the French region of Aquitaine?
GEORGE CANNING
Which British Prime Minister died in office in 1827?
SEVERN
Which river runs through Shrewsbury?
HIERONYMUS
What is the full first name of the detective character known as Harry Bosch in American author Michael Connelly’s crime novels set in Los Angeles?
PABLO PICASSO
Who painted Les Demoiselles d’Avignon in 1907?
SPANDAU BALLET
Tony Hadley was the lead singer with which UK chart-topping group in the 1980s?
TIM ROBBINS
Who played the character Andy Dufresne, a banker wrongly convicted of murdering his wife in the 1994 film The Shawshank Redemption?
MAJOR GENERAL ARTHUR WELLESLEY
Who led the British forces at the Battle of Assaye in 1803 in the 2nd Anglo-Maratha War in India?
VISTULA
Which river rises in south Poland and empties into the Baltic Sea at Gdansk?
THE CRUCIBLE
John Proctor and Abigail Williams are characters in which play by Arthur Miller?
ALBERTO GIACOMETTI
Which Swiss sculptor appears with his creation L’Homme Qui Marche I on the 100 Swiss Franc note?
GUSTAV MAHLER
The Resurrection is a symphony by which composer?
JAMES ANDERSON
Who in 2014 scored the highest innings by an England number 11 batsman in Test cricket when he scored 81 versus India?
OTTERS
Gavin Maxwell’s book Ring of Bright Water is about which creatures?
ROBERT FROST
Which American poet wrote Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening?
THE BARBER OF SEVILLE
Which opera by Rossini has the alternative title The Useless Precaution?
AIDAN O'BRIEN
Who is the only man to have trained three consecutive Epsom Derby winners?
ORION
The stars Rigel and Bellatrix are in which constellation?
GUITAR
Bert Weedon wrote a book entitled Play In a Day which gave advice on how to play which musical instrument?
VIZ
In 2002 Johnny Vegas sold his wedding pictures to which comic magazine for £1?
CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER
Chris Leslie holds which position in the Labour Shadow Cabinet?
COLONEL ROBERT CLIVE
Who led the British East India Company forces against the Nawab of Bengal and his French allies at the Battle of Plassey in 1757?
PYRENEES
Aneto is the highest mountain in which European mountain range?
THE DEVIL’S DISCIPLE
Dick Dudgeon and Reverend Anthony Anderson are characters in which play by George Bernard Shaw?
MAGPIE
Susan Stranks was the female presenter of which ITV children’s programme designed to rival BBC’s Blue Peter?
TERMS OF ENDEARMENT
Jack Nicholson has won two Best Actor Oscars, but for which 1983 film did he win Best Supporting Actor?
TAURUS
The stars Aldebaran and Electra are in which constellation?
JACQUES CHIRAC
Whom did Nicolas Sarkozy succeed as President of France in 2007?
PRIVATE EYE
Headmaster’s Message from the Cameron Free School (formerly Coalition Academy) appears in which magazine?
GRIGOR DIMITROV
Which Bulgarian beat Andy Murray in the 2014 Wimbledon quarter-final?
SHERE KHAN
What is the name of the Bengal tiger in The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling?
MILES JUPP
Which comedian and actor was announced in June as the new presenter of The News Quiz on BBC Radio 4?
BURGUNDY
Nuits-Saint-Georges comes from which wine-making region in France?
THE LISTENERS
Which poem by Walter de la Mare begins “‘Is there anybody there?’ said the Traveller”?
VISCOUNT PALMERSTON
Which British Prime Minister died in office in 1865?
CALDER
Which river flows through Dewsbury and Wakefield?
BOSTON
Detective Jane Rizzoli and Doctor Maura Isles work for the Police Department in which city in US author Tess Gerritsen’s crime novels?
BLUR
Damon Albarn was lead singer and guitarist with which UK chart-topping group in the 1990s?
LIAM NEESON
Which actor played the part of Oskar Schindler in the film Schindler’s List?
DMITRI MENDELEEV
Who in 1869 arranged the 63 known elements at that time into the first modern periodic table and correctly predicted several other elements?