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URANUS | In The Planets by Gustav Holst, which planet is the Magician? |
NEUTRON | What subatomic particle was discovered by James Chadwick in 1932? |
BRAVES | Complete the name of the US baseball team the Atlanta _______. |
THE BRIT SCHOOL | What is the name of the school in Croydon attended by Amy Winehouse, Leona Lewis, and Adele among many other performers? |
GOOD MORNING, VIETNAM | Which 1987 film concerns the experiences of disc jockey Adrian Cronauer? |
DENMARK | Havarti cheese is made in which north European country? |
JOAD | In John Steinbeck’s novel The Grapes of Wrath, what is the name of the family whose journey across the USA is traced? |
CHARLES DARWIN | Which British scientist lived at Down House, Kent, now in the care of English Heritage? |
MOTHS | In the UK what kind of creatures are Eggar, Cinnabar and Herald? |
LISBON | The Lines of Torres Vedras were lines of forts built in 1809-1810 during the Peninsular War to defend which city? |
HAROLD HOLT | Which Australian Prime Minister disappeared, presumed drowned in 1967? |
NAMIBIA | The Skeleton Coast is to be found in which African country? |
JOHN MILTON | Who wrote the 17th century verse play Samson Agonistes? |
KISS ME KATE | The song Too Darn Hot features in which musical? |
CALL THE MIDWIFE | The memoirs of Jennifer Worth form the basis of which BBC TV drama series? |
LIZ MCCOLGAN | Which Scot won a Gold medal at the 1991 World Athletics Championships and a Silver medal at the 1988 Olympics in the 10000 metres – she also won the London Marathon in 1996? |
ONE DIRECTION | FOUR, released last year is a chart-topping album by which boy band, their last with five members? |
PETER JONES | Who is the only ‘dragon’ to have appeared in every series of Dragons’ Den? |
CHESTERFIELD | Which Football League club is known as the Spireites? |
NOBLE METALS | What name is given to metals such as gold and silver which are unreactive and not readily subject to corrosion? |
NEW YORK | In which city is the Juilliard School of Music? |
THE KILLING FIELDS | Which 1984 film relates the experiences of photographer Dith Pran? |
ANDREW JOHNSON | Who was Abraham Lincoln’s vice president when he was assassinated? |
LES MISERABLES | Master of the House is a song featuring in which musical? |
MARCH | In Louisa May Alcott’s novel Little Women, what is the name of the family whose story is told? |
BENJAMIN DISRAELI | Which British politician lived at Hughenden Manor, Buckinghamshire, now in the care of the National Trust? |
PARTRIDGE | Which British bird has the species Grey and Red-legged? |
GO SET A WATCHMAN | What is the title of the novel published this year that was originally the first draft of To Kill a Mockingbird? |
HOLY ROMAN EMPEROR | Francis II was the last man to hold which imperial title, abolished in 1806? |
CALVADOS | Which apple brandy is named after a district in Normandy? |
MARTINA HINGIS | Which Swiss tennis player won three Grand Slam mixed doubles titles in 2015 with her Indian partner Leander Paes? |
CLARINET | In Peter and the Wolf by Sergei Prokofiev which instrument represents the cat? |
SIMON HUGHES | Who won the Bermondsey by-election in 1983 for the Liberal Party – he held his seat until the 2015 General Election when he lost it as a Liberal Democrat? |
LEWIS | On which Scottish Island would you find the Callanish Standing Stones? |
PANCAKES | In Russian cuisine what kind of food are blini? |
GLOUCESTER | In the nursery rhyme, where did Doctor Foster go in a shower of rain? |
DANNY | According to the writer Roald Dahl who is Champion of the World? |
PARRETT | Bridgwater in Somerset lies on which river? |
INDIA | The Andaman and Nicobar Islands is a territory of which country? |
CHEERS | In which TV show did the character Frasier Crane first appear? |
FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT | Which architect designed the house Fallingwater near Pittsburgh, and the Robie House in Chicago? |
MATTHIAS | According to the Bible’s New Testament, who replaced Judas Iscariot as one of Jesus’ twelve disciples? |
NORTHERN | Which line on the London Underground links Euston and Waterloo? |
SAVING MR BANKS | Which 2013 film tells the story of P L Travers (authoress of Mary Poppins) meeting with Walt Disney? |
ITALY | Matteo Renzi became the youngest ever Prime Minister of which country in March last year? |
RIGOLETTO | The song La donna e mobile comes from which Verdi opera? |
JOHN BAYLEY | Which novelist and critic, who was married to Iris Murdoch for over forty years, died earlier this year aged 89? |
BAYERN MUNICH | For which club did footballer Robert Lewandowski score five goals in nine minutes against Wolfsburg in September 2015? |
HANS HOLBEIN | Who was the official court painter to Henry VIII of England? |
UTAH | In which US state is the Bonneville Salt Flats? |
KATNISS EVERDEEN | What is the name of the heroine in The Hunger Games? |
ELBOW | Guy Garvey is a singer with which band? |
LIZZY YARNOLD | Who won Britain’s only 2014 Winter Olympics gold medal? |
(CORNISH) YARG | Which British cheese is traditionally wrapped in nettle leaves? |
URE | a Which river runs through Wensleydale in North Yorkshire? |
ULYANOV | What was the birth surname of the man who became to be known as Vladimir Lenin? |
DR PEPPER | Which soft drink, formulated by pharmacist Charles Alderton in Waco, Texas, was first marketed nationally in 1904? |
FIDELIO | Leonora is the heroine of which opera premiered in 1805? |
HENNING MANKELL | Which Swedish crime writer and dramatist died in October 2015 aged 67? |
BANK | The Waterloo & City Line on the London Underground links Waterloo to which other station? |
JUSTIN TRUDEAU | Who became the second-youngest Prime Minister of Canada following the 2015 General Election? |
NIKE | Who is the Greek goddess of victory? |
KENT | Which river runs through the Cumbrian town of Kendal? |
FAROE ISLANDS | ‘Operation Valentine’was the World War II codename for the 1940 British occupation of which Danisislands? |
FLORENCE | Lungs, released in 2009, was the first album by the band (who) and the Machine? |
JOHN HARMON | In Dickens’ Our Mutual Friend to which character does the title refer? |
TOY | Founded in 1760 Hamley’s is the oldest of which type of shop in the world? |
O COME, ALL YE FAITHFUL | What is the English title of the Christmas carol originally written in Latin as Adeste Fideles? |
JOSEPH LISTER | Kitchener was one of the original members of the Order of Merit together with which surgeon and pioneer of antiseptic surgery? |
CHILE | Easter Island is a territory belonging to which country? |
GENEVA | The CERN laboratory is in the suburbs of which city? |
(THE) SEVEN SISTERS | Which area of Haringey, North London shares its name with the cluster of stars also known as The Pleiades? |
RED BULL | Sebastian Vettel won the Formula One championship four years running from 2010-2013 driving for which team? |
MOZART | Which composer wrote the tune to which Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star is sung? |
Alfred Lord TENNYSON | Which poet wrote the lines: “Theirs is not to question why, Theirs is but to do and die”? |
ADDIS ABABA | Which capital city houses the headquarters of the African Union? |
TONY STARK | What is the alter-ego of the Marvel Comics super-hero Iron Man? |
DISMALAND | What was the name of the pop-up exhibition organised by street artist Banksy in a disused lido at Weston-Super-Mare? It was open to the public for a short time in Autumn 2015. |
THOMAS MANN | Benjamin Britten's last opera. Death in Venice, is based on a 1912 short story by which author? |
RIO DE JANEIRO | In which city did the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, known informally as The Earth Summit, take place in June 1992? |
JOHNNY VEGAS | What is the stage name of the English actor and comedian born in 1970 whose real name is Michael Pennington? |
DEBUSSY | Between 1903 and 1905 who composed the orchestral composition La Mer? |
GARY POWERS | Rudolf Abel was exchanged by the Americans for the return of whom? |
BILL NIGHY | In the 2003 film Love Actually, which actor plays the part of the pop star Billy Mack who is first seen recording the song Christmas is All Around? |
FABRICE MUAMBA | What is the name of the former Bolton Wanderers footballer who survived the cardiac arrest he suffered during an FA Cup tie (against Spurs) in March 2012? |
2003 | Within one year either way, in what year were Concorde planes retired from service? |
(The nasal) SEPTUM | What name is given to the bone and cartilage in the nose that separates the nasal cavity into the two nostrils? |
HAYLEY TURNER | In 2008 who became the first British female jockey to ride one hundred winners in a calendar year? |
Alexander LITVINENKO | What was the name of the former Russian spy who died in London in November 2006 of polonium poisoning? |
1994 | Within one year either way, in what year did the Channel Tunnel first open for business to fee-paying passengers? |
THE GO-BETWEEN | Which 1953 novel begins with the line “The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there”? |
RICHARD JOHNSON | Which jockey was runner up to A P McCoy on fifteen of the twenty occasions when the latter won the National Hunt Jockeys’ championship? |
CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY | Augustus Gloop, Violet Beauregarde, Veruca Salt and Mike Teavee are characters in which 1964 children’s novel? |
1950s | In which decade did Swiss engineer George de Mestral obtain a patent for Velcro? |
THE ATLAS MOUNTAINS | Which mountain range stretches from Morocco, through Algeria and into Tunisia? |
ENDEAVOUR | Roger Allam plays Detective Inspector Thursday in which TV series? |
LUXEMBOURG | In which Country is the town of Schengen where the 1985 treaty was signed? |
CHRISTINE LAGARDE | Since July 2011, who has been the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund? |
DYNAMO | What is the stage name of the entertainer born in Bradford in 1982 whose real name is Stephen Frayne? |
LAGOS | Which is the most populated city on the continent of Africa? |
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