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The Peach State | The American state of Georgia is known by what official nickname? |
Alexander Pushkin | "Who wrote the book on which Tchaikovsky based his opera, ""Eugene Onegin""?" |
The Zither | The late-medieval musical instrument known as a psaltery was an early form of what later stringed instrument? |
1024 | Despite its name how many bytes are actually in a kilobyte? |
JOHN MASEFIELD | Who wrote the 1902 poem Sea Fever? |
HELMUT KOHL | Who was the first Chancellor of the re-united Germany in 1990? |
GATESHEAD | In which UK town or City is the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Arts? |
CLARICE STARLING | What was the name of the character played by Jodie Foster in the 1991 film “Silence of the Lambs”? |
BOURNEMOUTH | Which premiership Football team have the nickname “The Cherries”? |
SANFRANCISCO | In which City is the Musical “The Flower Drum Song” set ? |
GEORGE GERSHWIN | Which composer’s music is featured in the 1979 Woody Allen “Manhattan”? |
MANITOBA | Of which Canadian Province is Winnipeg the capital city? |
VENICE | In which town or city is the oldest purpose built casino, being built in 1638? |
TWELFTH NIGHT | Which Shakespeare play is set in Illyria? |
ROWING | With which sport is Dan Topolski (1945-2015) associated? |
MICHAEL KITCHEN | Who plays the title character in Foyle’s War? |
MARTIN SCORCESE | Who directed the 2004 film The Aviator? |
NICK HELM | Who plays the title role in the TV sitcom “Uncle”? |
THE TORREY CANYON | Name the oil tanker which ran aground off the Cornish Coast in 1967. |
SILVIO BERLUSCONI | Which European Politician was associated with “Ruby the Heart Stealer”? |
ALAIN PROST | Name the first French Formula One World Champion in 1985. |
ACHILLES. | In Greek Mythology who was the son of Thetis? |
THE WANTED | Jay McGuiness who won Strictly Come Dancing in 2015 was a member of which Pop Group that took a “hiatus” in 2014? |
WINSTON CHURCHILL | Who held the Government Post of Chancellor of the Exchequer during the 1926 General Strike? |
MOTH | What kind of creature is a Kentish Glory? |
MARY ROBINSON | Who was the first female President of the Irish Republic in 1990? |
HOTLIPS | What was the nickname of Major Houlihan in the film and TV series MASH? |
TURKEY | The River Tigris rises in which country ? |
COSTA COFFEE | Which is the largest coffeehouse chain in Britain? |
LE CORBUSIER | Who was the architect of the United Nations Building in New York City? |
AS YOU LIKE IT | The Forest of Arden is the setting for which Shakespeare Play? |
LAWN TENNIS | Major Walter Wingfield is associated with which sport? |
RUTH JONES | Who played Nessa in the TV Series Gavin and Stacey? |
DAVID LEAN | Who directed the 1948 film Oliver Twist? |
STEVE DELANEY | Who created the radio/TV character Count Arthur Strong? |
COSTA CONCORDIA | Which cruise liner capsized off the island of Giglio in 2012? |
MERCURY | Which metal is produced from the ore cinnabar? |
JOHN SURTEES | Which driver won the Formula One World Championship in 1964?\ |
SARAH PALIN | Who was the Republican Vice Presidential Candidate in the USA 2008 Elections? |
ARTEMIS | Which goddess in Greek Mythology did the Romans identify with Diana? |
CAMBRIDGESHIRE | In which UK County is the village of Stilton? |
ONE DIRECTION | Which pop group did Zayn Malik leave in March 2015? |
VICTOR EMMANUEL | Who became the first King of a unified Italy in 1861? |
THE TREATY OF UTRECHT | What was the treaty which concluded the War of Spanish Succession in 1713? |
MILTON OBOTE | Whom did Idi Amin depose in the 1971 coup in Uganda? |
LEON TROTSKY | Who was killed in Mexico by Ramon Mercador in 1940? |
SHAW TAYLOR | Who presented Police Five on television? |
DORSET | In which UK county is Corfe Castle? |
Sean Penn | Who has won Best Leading Actor Oscars for his roles in ‘Milk’ and ‘Mystic River’? |
Ukraine | Which country staged the final of the 2012 EUFA European Championship? |
The Book of Mormon | ‘All American Prophet’, ‘Baptize Me’ and ‘l am Africa’ are songs from which musical, currently playing at the Prince of Wales theatre? |
Ninette de Valois | Which Irish-born ballerina, who died aged 102 in 2001, founded the Royal Ballet and the Birmingham Royal Ballet? |
Sir Frank Whittle | Which English engineer (1907-1996) is usually credited with inventing the jet engine? |
Aberdeen | Which is the third most populous city in Scotland after Glasgow and Edinburgh? |
Dushanbe | What is the capital of the former USSR republic of Tajikistan? |
Hannibal | Hamilcar Barca was the father of which famous general, born in 247BC? |
New Tricks | Denis Waterman is the only original cast member still starring in which TV series about the Met’s Unsolved Crime and Open Case Squad? |
Four | How many strings are there on a standard violin? |
Florence | In which city can you see the original statue of Michelangelo’s David? |
William Makepeace Thackeray | Who wrote the 1848 novel 'Vanity Fair’? |
Milli- | In the SI system of units, which prefix indicates a unit 1,000 times smaller than the basic unit? |
George Washington | Widowed at 25, Martha Custis, nee Dandridge, later married which future American president? |
One Man, Two Guvnors | Adapted by Richard Bean from a 1743 original work by Goldoni, which play became a West End hit in 2011, and on Broadway in 2012, starring James Corden? |
Alliance & Leicester | Which building society, demutualised in 1997 and acquired by Santander in 2008, was once advertised by Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie using a slogan claiming to attract to ‘a smarter investor’? |
Soccer | At the 2012 London Olympics, Mexico won only one gold medal - at which sport? |
Karakoram | K2 is the highest peak in which mountain range centred on the historic region of Kashmir? It is considered a sub-range of the Himalayas and one of the Greater Ranges of Asia. |
Ian Duncan Smith | Which Cabinet member is the MP for Chingford and Woodford Green? |
Cholesterol | HDL and LDL, standing for high- and low-density lipoproteins, are popularly known as the good and bad forms of which organic molecules? |
France | Which country will host the UEFA Euro team championship tournament in 2016? |
Cockermouth | In which town in Cumbria is Jennings Brewery located ? |
Hilary Swank | Who has won Best Leading Actress Oscars for her roles in ‘Million Dollar Baby’ and ‘Boys Don’t Cry’? |
Philip Hammond | Which Cabinet member is the MP for Runnymede and Weybridge? |
Sir Christopher Cockerell | Which English engineer (1910-1999) is usually credited with inventing the hovercraft? |
John Bunyan | Thackeray took his novel’s title ‘ Vanity Fair’ from which author’s work The Pilgrim’s Progress’? |
Six | How many strings are there on a classical guitar? |
Richard Flanagan | Whose book The Narrow Road to the Deep North’ won the Man Booker Prize of 2014? |
Steely Dan | Deacon Blue took their name from ‘Deacon Blues’, a song on the album ‘Aja’ by which American jazz/rock duo? |
Kate Bush | Which singer gave her first headline live performance in 35 years at the Hammersmith Apollo in August 2014? |
Waking the Dead | Trevor Eve and Sue Johnston worked for the Cold Case unit in which police procedural TV series that ran from 2000-2011? |
James VI and I | Whose accession to the throne of England created the Union of the Scottish/English Crowns in 1603? |
Hindu Kush | Tirich Mir is the highest peak in which mountain range of central Afghanistan and northern Pakistan, which is considered a sub-range of the Himalayas and one of the Greater Ranges of Asia? |
Red deer | Which is the largest species of mammal indigenous to the UK? |
Newport | Which is the third most populous city in Wales after Cardiff and Swansea? |
Alicia Markova | One of two English dancers, along with Margot Fonteyn, to be recognised as a ‘prima ballerina assoluta’, who founded the English National Ballet in 1951? |
Bradford and Bingley | Which building society, mutualised in 2000 and nationalised and part sold to Abbey National in 2008, used a bowler hats logo in its marketing? |
A League of their Own | What is the name of the Sky TV comedy sports panel game hosted by James Corden with Andrew Flintoff and Jamie Rednapp as team captains? |
Philip (II) of Macedon | Who was the father of Alexander the Great? |
Keith Harris | Which ventriloquist do you associate with Orville the Duck and Cuddles the Monkey? |
Abraham Lincoln | Although courted by his political opponent, Stephen Douglas, Mary Todd chose to marry which future American president? |
Bishkek | What is the capital of former USSR republic of Kyrgystan? |
Paris | In which city can you see the original statue of the Venus de Milo? |
(Ladies) Boxing | At the 2012 London Olympics Ireland won only one gold medal - at which sport? |
Massachusetts | In which of the United States is Cape Cod? |
Leif Erikson | Which son of Eric the Red is considered to be the first European to land in North America? |
Seth McFarlane | Who created the US animated series ‘Family Guy’ in 1998? |
SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC | The Limehouse Declaration, issued on 25th January 1981, effectively launched which UK political party? |
BUTE | On which Scottish Island would you find Rothesay Castle? |
TOMATOES | On a menu in Italy what are pomodori? |
KITTY FISHER | In the nursery rhyme, when Lucy Locket lost her pocket who found it? |
MIXED | Which word is missing from the title of the swimming event held at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in which Christopher Walker-Hebborn, Adam Peaty, Siobhan-Marie O’Connor and Francesca Halsall won the gold medal for Great Britain - 4 × 100 metre ______ medley relay? |
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