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STEWART GRANGER | Which British born actor who lived from 1913 to 1993 had the real name James Lablache Stewart? |
Mad Men | Which US TV series is set in the 1960s, initially at the fictional Sterling Cooper advertising agency on Madison Avenue in New York City, and later at the newly created firm Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce? |
Australia | Which horse won the 2014 Epsom Derby? |
Zeus | In Greek mythology who was the father of Castor and Pollux? |
Sir John Betjeman | "'Tennis Whites and Teacakes"" and 'Trains and Buttered Toast"" are collections of work by which writer, who died in 1984 aged 77?" |
8th Century AD | "In which century did the Battle of Roncesvalles take place which inspired the epic poem ""The Song of Roland'?" |
Roquefort | Which French blue cheese, ripened in the caves of Mount Combalou is made from ewe's milk? |
Turkey | The site of the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, is situated in which modern day country? |
Cinchona | "The antimalarial drug ""Quinine"" is derived from the bark of which tree?" |
Macbeth | In which Shakespeare play does Banquo's ghost appear? |
Eleventh | In which century did El Cid fight against the Moors in Spain? |
Liguria | Of which Italian region is Genoa the capital? |
Norman Hartnell | Who designed the then Princess Elizabeth's wedding dress in 1947? |
1972 | In what year where the Summer Olympic Games hosted in Munich? |
Kidney | Bright's disease affects which organ of the human body? |
Passeridae | Sparrows belong to which family of birds? |
Alaska | What did the USA purchase from Russia for $7,200,000 in 1857? |
Umbria | Perugia is the capital of which Italian region? |
Victoria Coren | Who married TV and radio personality David Mitchell in 2012? |
Russia | In which country is Sochi, the host of the 2014 Winter Olympics? |
Peter Higgs | Which British physicist won the Nobel prize in 2013, sharing the prize with Francois Englert? |
Blue | In heraldry, which colour is denoted by the term azure? |
Duffy | "Whose debut album ""Rockferry"" was the bestselling UK album of 2008?" |
Jeremy Irons | Which actor is the husband of Sinead Cusack? |
Iraq | The Hanging Gardens of Babylon, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, would have been situated in which modern day country? |
Stone | Which Imperial measurement is the equivalent of 6.35kg? |
American Dad | Stan Smith is the main character of which American animated television series? |
Oliver | "In which musical do the songs ""As Long as He Needs Me"" and ""Food Glorious Food"" feature?" |
Monkey Puzzle Tree | What is the alternative name of the Chilean Pine? |
Ooh You Are Awful | Which 1972 film starring Dick Emery took its title from the catchphrase of one of his characters? |
New Jersey | Trenton is the state capital of which US State? |
Zaire | "In which country did Mohammed Ali fight for the World Heavyweight boxing championship with George Foreman in what was known as ""The Rumble in the Jungle""?" |
Aerosmith | "Which band teamed up with Run DMC on the hit single ""Walk This Way""?" |
John Paul II | Which former Pope was canonised alongside Pope John XXIII in April 2014? |
Pimlico | In a classic Ealing comedy, which area of London declares independence after the discovery of documents showing it is part of the Duchy of Burgundy? |
Robert Browning | "Who wrote the 1842 poem ""The Pied Piper of Hamelin?" |
The Damned | Dave Vanian, Brian James, Captain Sensible and Rat Scabies were the original members of which punk band? |
Pontefract Cake | Which 'cake' is a small, circular black sweet made of liquorice? |
Florida | Of which American state is Tallahassee the state capital? |
Red | In heraldry which colour is known as gules? |
Nicholas Lyndhurst | "Who played the time travelling Gary Sparrow in the sitcom ""Goodnight Sweetheart""?" |
Rachael Weisz | To which actress is Daniel Craig married? |
Copenhagen | Which Michael Frayn play is based around a 1941 meeting between Werner Heisenberg and Niels Bohr? |
Cabaret | "Which musical was an adaptation of Christopher Isherwood's ""Goodbye to Berlin""?" |
Cary Grant | Which actor was born Archibald Leech in Bristol in 1904? |
Madrid | The River Manzanares runs through which city? |
Czechoslovakia | Which country split into two in the velvet divorce of 1993? |
The Day of the Jackal | Which was the debut novel of Frederick Forsyth later made into a film? |
Alan Sked | Which history professor founded UKIP in September 1993? |
Sheffield Shield | What was the former name of the Pura Cup before 1999? It is the first-class cricket competition in Australia. |
Aida | Which operatic heroine is the daughter of Amonasro, King of Ethiopia? |
War and Peace | In which novel of 1869 does Pierre Bezuhov fight a duel in which both participants survive? |
Kenneth Tynan | Which theatre critic devised and produced the erotic revue ‘Oh! Calcutta!’ in 1969? |
Old Man of Hoy | Located in the Orkney Islands, which sea stack is the third tallest in Britain? |
Lou Reed | Used to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the BBC, the song ‘Perfect Day’ was written by which American performer? |
Women In Love | The sisters Gudrun and Ursula Brangwen are the eponymous characters in which D. H. Lawrence novel from 1920? |
Helvellyn | Striding Edge is a feature on which English mountain? |
Dmitri Mendeleev | Who is credited with creating the periodic table? |
Vladimir Putin | Which political leader has a black Labrador called Connie Paulgrave? |
Bessie Smith | Which singer is known as the “Empress of the blues? |
Adipose | Deriving their name from the Latin for ‘fat’, which cells are found in connective tissue and are specialised to synthesise large globules of fat? |
Swing | Which musical era began in August 1935 at LA’s Palomar Ballroom? |
The National Gallery | Which building’s proposed extension did Prince Charles describe as a great carbuncle? |
The Mantle | In geology what is the layer below the earth’s crust? |
Napoleon | Sir Hudson Lowe was whose gaoler? |
Catch-22 | In literature, which paradox is first explained by Doc Daneeka? |
Nigeria | Goodluck Jonathan was defeated in an election in 2015 ending his term as president of which country? |
York | Where do the Rivers Foss and Ouse meet? |
The Wolf of Wall Street | How is Jordan Belfort described in a 2014 film title? |
Jawaharlal Nehru | Who made the “Tryst with Destiny” speech in 1947? |
Ounce | What is the alternative name for the Snow Leopard? |
Barbados | According to the record where were Typically Tropical going in 1975. |
Greece | In 2015 the left wing Syriza party won the general election in which country? |
Hercule Poirot | In 1975, ‘Curtain’ was the last novel starring which character? |
The Garden of Eden | According to the Old Testament, which place is the source of the river that divides into four other rivers - the Pishon, Gihon, Tigris and Euphrates? |
Jersey | Gerald Durrell was a director of which zoo? |
La Dolce Vita | The term “paparazzi’ is derived from the name of a character in which film by Federico Fellini? |
Silbury Hill | What in Wiltshire is Europe’s largest man-made mound? |
Caledonian | Which brewery makes Flying Scotsman, Golden XPA and Deuchars IPA? |
Scarman | Which Lord was commissioned to report into the 1981 Brixton Riots? |
Glyndebourne | What opera venue is near Lewes East Sussex? |
28 Weeks Later | "What was the 2007 segue! to the film ""28 Days Later”?" |
Oxus | By what name was the Amu Darya river, which forms part of Afghanistan's borders with Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan, known in classical times? |
Ellis Peters | Under what pseudonym did writer Edith Pargeter create the detective Brother Cadfael? |
Newt | An eft is a juvenile stage of which amphibian? |
Cassius Clay | To whom did Sonny Liston lose the World Heavyweight Boxingchampionship in 1964? |
Star Trek. The Next Generation | "In which specific TV series is there an Episode entitled ""A Fistful of Data's""?" |
Marat | Which French revolutionary leader was assassinated by Charlotte Corday whilst he was having a bath? |
Jemima Puddle-Duck | Which Beatrix Potter female character was rescued from a fox by Kep the collie? |
Boomtown Rats | """Rat Trap"" and ""I Don't Like Mondays"" were number one singles for which band?" |
Ohm | What is the SI unit of resistance? |
Jeremy Lloyd | "Who produced and created ""Allo Allo"" and ""Are you being Served"" with David-Croft?" |
Avocado | What is the more common name for the alligator pear? |
Boris Karloff | "Who played Frankenstein's monster in the 1931 film ""Frankenstein""?" |
SWAZILAND | The Lilangeni is the principal unit of currency in which kingdom? |
Maurice Harold MACMILLAN | Which politician succeeded Anthony Eden as Foreign Secretary in April 1955, and then became Chancellor of the Exchequer in December of the same year? |
Fyodor Dostoyevsky | "Which writer's final novel was ""The Brothers Karamazov""?" |
Blake's 7 | Zen, Slave and Orac, are the 3 computers used by the protagonists in which TV series of the 1970's and 80's? |
Clara Bow | "Which film actress of the 1920's was known as the ""It"" Girl""?" |
The KWACHA | What name is given to the principal unit of currency in both Malawi and Zambia? |
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