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STELLA GIBBONS | Who wrote the novel Cold Comfort Farm? |
BAGPUSS | In which children’s television programme did Professor Yaffle appear? |
Corsica | Martello Towers, the line of defensive fortifications in south-east England were based on similar designs found on which Mediterranean island? |
Queen Anne | Who was monarch when the Act of Union was passed? |
Kirsty Young | Who is the current presenter of Desert Island Discs on Radio 4? |
Zambezi | The Victoria Falls stand on which river? |
Gibraltar | Which European geographical feature was known to the Romans as Mons Calpe? |
Toulon | England Rugby Union player Steffon Armitage, who was European Player of the year in 2014, plays for which French club? |
Gillian Anderson | Who played PCI Stella Gibson in the BBC 2 series The Fall? |
Lincoln | Which English cathedral was the world's tallest building between 1311 and 1549? |
Timothy Spall | Who portrayed the eponymous painter in the 2014 film Mr Turner? |
Jacques-Louis David | Which French artist (1748-1825) painted The Death of Marat? |
Bolivia | In which country was Che Guevara executed in 1967? |
Golf | In the NATO phonetic alphabet which professional sport is mentioned? |
Anything Goes | Which Cole Porter musical of 1934 includes the songs You're the Top and I Get a Kick Out of You? |
Hellfire | Future British Chancellor of the Exchequer Francis Dashwood founded which club in the 18th century? |
Zirconium | In the periodic table which element has the symbol Zr? |
Amsterdam | The home of The Royal Concertgebouw is in which city? |
To a Skylark | Hail to thee, Blythe Spirit is the first line of which poem of 1820? |
Bellini | Which name is shared by the composer of the opera Norma and a cocktail? |
Carlisle | Which English city was known to the Romans as Luguvalium? |
Bath | In 2014, Sam Burgess left South Sydney Rugby League Club to join which English Premiership Rugby Union Club? |
Oscar Romero | Which Roman Catholic Archbishop of San Salvador was a tireless social reformer who spoke out against corruption and repression and was assassinated n 1980 while saying mass? |
St. Paul's Cathedral | What was the tallest building in London from 1710 until 1960? |
Benedict Cumberbatch | Who portrayed Alan Turing in the 2015 film The Imitation Game? |
Prudential | For what does the P stand in the name of the body, the PRA, which is responsible for the regulation of banks and building societies in the UK? |
Jan van Eyck | Which artist born in what is now Belgium (c. 1380-1441) painted the Ghent Altarpiece? |
November | In the NATO phonetic alphabet which month is mentioned? |
Ironbridge Gorge | Which UNESCO World Heritage Site, built mainly by Abraham Derby is found in Shropshire? |
Blackburn Rovers | Which football team plays its home games at Ewood Park? |
Annie Get Your Gun | Which Irving Berlin musical of 1946 includes the songs Anything You Can Do and I Got Sun in the Morning? |
Daisy | Which flower and girl’s name is the equivalent of the French name Marguerite? |
Radon | In the periodic table, which element has the symbol Rn? |
Caracas | The home of The Simon Bolivar Orchestra is in which city? |
Toronto | Which is the only current Major League baseball team based in Canada? |
1790 | The first Consulate of the United States in the world opened in Liverpool in which year (allow 5 either way)? |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers | The Glazer family, who own Manchester United also own which NFL American Football team? |
Lyndon Baines Johnson | Hubert Humphrey served as Vice-President to which US President? |
Fluorine ' | Which chemical element, the first of the halogens, has the atomic number 9? |
Animal Crackers | In which Marx Brothers film does much of the action centre on the theft of a painting, during a party given in honour of Groucho's character, the explorer Captain Geoffrey T. Spaulding? |
Democratic Republic of Congo | Katanga is a province in which African country? |
Duke of Portland | William Cavendish-Bentinck served twice as Prime Minister, briefly in 1783 and from 1807 to 1809: by what title is he better known? |
Dipper | "By what name is the bird which countrymen call the ""water ouzel and which has the Latin name cinclus cinclus, generally known?" |
European Union | Which organisation (perhaps surprisingly to some) won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2012? |
Boron | Which chemical element has the atomic number 5? |
(Hugo) Drax | Who is the super villain in the James Bond book and film Moonraker? |
Antananarivo | Which city is the capital of Madagascar? |
Cupid | Who was the Roman equivalent of the Greek God of Love, Eros? |
Perestroika | What name was given to the policy of reconstruction in the Soviet Union adopted by Mikhail Gorbachev? |
Orion | "The star ""Bellatrix"", whose name comes from a Latin word meaning ""warrior"", can be found in which constellation?" |
Pavlova | Which dessert consists of a meringue cake with a crisp crust topped with whipped cream and fruit? |
Julius II | Which Pope commissioned Michelangelo to paint the ceiling of the Sistine chapel? |
Fire | Of what was Vulcan the Roman God? |
Ursa Minor | Polaris, also called the North Star or the Pole Star, is located in which constellation? |
Mayor | In The Simpsons what position is held by Joe Quimby? |
Aspic | What name is given to a savoury jelly made with meat stock, used as a mould for meat, seafood or eggs? |
Woodrow Wilson | Who was the President of the USA at the outbreak of the First World War? |
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle | "Which author created, in a work of 1893, the fictitious gentlemen's club called ""The Diogenes Club""?" |
Cassiopeia | In Greek Mythology, who was the Mother of Andromeda? |
Zurich | Which Swiss city was the base for the early Protestant reformer Ulrich Zwingli? |
Thomas the Tank Engine | Which series of books is set on the island of Sodor? |
Jane Wyman | Which actress was the first wife of US President Ronald Reagan? |
Canada | In 2014 Stephen Harper was the prime minister of which country? |
Nemesis | Who was the Greek goddess of Retribution? |
Welsh Highland Railway | Which Heritage railway runs between Caernarfon and Porthmadog? |
Green | Chartreuse liqueur can be found in two colours. Yellow is one what is the other? |
Gloucester | In a nursery rhyme, where did Dr Foster step into a puddle right up to his middle? |
Nicaragua | Daniel Ortega at the beginning of 2015 is the president of which country? |
Sunflowers | Which flowers form the majority of the genus Helianthus? |
The Aeneid | "The Hector Berlioz opera ""Les Troyens"" is based on which of Virgil's poems?" |
Riyadh | Which city is the capital of Saudi Arabia? |
Donna Summer | "Who had a UK number One hit single with ""I Feel Love"" in 1977?" |
Edward Kennedy | Who served as senator for Massachusetts from 1962 until his death in 2009? |
Orchid | The flavouring vanilla comes from a species of which plant? |
Horse Feathers | Which Marx Brothers film centres on a football-match between two US colleges, with Groucho playing the president of Huxley College, Quincy Adams Wagstaff? |
Saigon | What was the former name of Ho Chi Minh City immediately before it changed its name? |
Mistle Thrush | "The bird whose Latin name is turdus viscivorous, and which ountrymen call ""the stormcock"" because of its habit of singing in rainy weather, is more commonly known by what name?" |
Brown Girl in the Ring | "Boney M's UK chart topping hit of 1978 was a double A-side, ""Rivers of Babylon"" was on one side, which song was on the other?" |
Metical | What is the principal unit of currency of Mozambique? |
Samurai | What was the name of the military nobility of medieval and early modern Japan? |
The Mikado | "Which Gilbert and Sullivan Opera has the alternative title ""The Town of Titipu""?" |
HOCKEY | Lottie Dod was Wimbledon ladies singles champion five times and also represented England in which sport? |
ROBERT LUDLUM | Who created the character Jason Bourne? |
ANDY BURNHAM | Who is the Shadow Home Secretary? |
THE ARAB LEAGUE | Which international organisation was founded in Cairo on 22nd March 1945? |
AN APPLE | When the Venus de milo was discovered in 1930 what did the fragments along the broken statue show what had been held in the left hand? |
JOE | Paul. Mark and Stephen are three of the McGann acting family from Liverpool name the fourth brother. |
STEVE CRAM | Who was the last British male athlete to hold the World Mile record? |
PORTUGAL | In which country did the 1974 Carnation Revolution take place> |
CHEVETTE | The Vauxhall Astra replaced which Vauxhall car model? |
GLASGOW | In which British City is the Squinty Bridge? |
MUCH BINDING IN THE MARSH | Which fictional RAF Station gave its name to a post war radio comedy starring Richard Murdoch and Kenneth Horne? |
DAUPHIN | What name was given to the heir apparent to the throne of France from 1350 - 1791 and then from 1824-1830? |
THE LITTLE MERMAID | Which famous bronze statue was created by Edvard Eriksen in 1913 and stands in a European capital city? |
SWITZERLAND | Against which side did Wayne Rooney score a penalty to beat Bobby Charlton’s England goal scoring record? |
IAN McKELLEN | Who played the title role in the 2015 film Mr Holmes? |
WELCH | What is the surname of Florence of “Florence and the Machine”? |
DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE | Which member of the royal family resides at Anmar Hall Norfolk? |
MARY MAGDELENE | Which character sings the song “I don’t know how to love him” in the musical Jesus Christ Superstar? |
CROSSBOW | Windlock and 2 Foot were types of which weapon used in the Middle Ages? |
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