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BUSY LIZZIE | What is the more popular name for the plant impatiens? |
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE | In which English county is Bletchley Park? |
THE VICTORIA AND ALBERT | In 2015 which London museum rejected the Thatcher family’s offer to display memorabilia belonging to the former Prime Minister? |
ATLAS | Which mythical Titan shares his name with the first cervical vertebrae in humans? |
NUTMEG | Mace is made from the dried outer covering of which seed, which itself is used as a spice? |
JOHN REBUS | What is the name of the Edinburgh Detective created by Ian Rankin? |
FRANCE | From which counry did Cameroon gain independence in 1960? |
ATLANTA | In which US City is William B. Hartsfield Airport? |
HERA | Who was the Greek Queen of the Gods? |
INSIDE OUT | At the 2016 Oscars which film won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature? |
DAVID HOCKNEY | Who painted Mr and Mrs Clark and Percy, and a Bigger Splash? |
SISSY SPACEK | Which actress played the title role in the 1976 film Carrie? |
KITEMARK | What is the symbol of the British Standards Institution? |
JIM DALE | Which English actor/singer played the role of P.T. Barnum in the musical Barnum when it opened on Broadway in 1980? |
1909 | In which year did Louis Bleriot become the fist man to cross the English Channel in an heavier than air craft? |
STAMEN | What is the pollen producing organ of a flower? |
BERKSHIRE | In which English county was RAF Greenham Common, famous for its peace camp which was closed down in 1993? |
BLUR | With which British band did singer/keyboardist Damon Albarn first come to prominence in the late 1980’s? |
ROYAL CARIBBEAN | The three largest cruise ships in the world are own by which cruise line? |
BIRD | What type of creature is the Simurgh from Persian mythology? |
A HEADER | A brick laid lengthways in wall construction is called a stretcher, what is a brick laid crossways called? |
ANTHONY HOPKINS | Which actor played Pierre in the 1970’s TV series of War and Peace? |
WEXFORD | What was the name of the detective created by Ruth Rendell who lived in Kingsmarkham? |
PORTUGAL | From which country did Angola gain independence in 1975? |
CHILDREN OF THE NEW FOREST | Which 1847 book tells the story of the four orphaned Beverley children who are saved by gamekeeper Jacob Armitage? |
VENICE | In which European city is Marco Polo Airport? |
RADIOHEAD | Jonny and Colin Greenwood are members of which alternative rock band? |
SALAMANCA | At which Battle of 1812 did the British and allied forces under Wellington defeat a French Army led by Marmont? |
MONTANA | The Missouri Breaks National Monument is in which US State? |
THE CAT | In Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf what animal does the clarinet represent? |
DENMARK | From which country does Fynbo cheese come? |
Vega | Which star, the brightest in the constellation Lyra, is the fifth-brightest of all the stars visible in the night sky? |
James II of England | Who founded the Order of the Thistle in 1687? |
Anthony Powell | "Who wrote the 12 volume novel sequence ""A Dance to the Music of Time”?" |
Samhain | What was the name of the Celtic fire festival, which marked the end of the harvest season and the beginning of winter? |
Procyon | The brightest star in the constellation Canis Minor is also the eighth brightest in the whole night sky. What is its name? |
Western Samoa | Which team caused the first major upset in the Rugby World Cup when they beat Wales 16-13 in a pool match at Cardiff Arms Park in 1991? |
The Hustler | "Which 1961 film starred Paul Newman as pool shark ""Fast"" Eddie Felson?" |
Henry the Sixth | Who was the founder of King's College, Cambridge? |
The Mysterious Affair at Styles | Which novel, first published in the UK in 1921, was the first to feature Agatha Christie's detective, Hercule Poirot? |
Taranis | Who was the thunder god in Celtic mythology? |
Walter Gabriel | "Chris Gittins played which character in BBC Radio's ""The Archers"" for thirty five-years between 1953 and 1988?" |
Declan Kidney | Who was the Ireland rugby coach when they achieved the Grand Slam in 2009? |
Handley-Page | The Harrow and Halifax bomber-aircraft, which saw service with the R.A.F. during the Second World War, were built by which company? |
Zucchini | What do the Americans call the vegetable known in the UK as a courgette? |
The Suez Canal | Which waterway was developed by Ferdinand de Lesseps and opened in 1869? |
Horace Rumpole | Which fictional character, in books and on TV, often spoke of dealing with the Penge Bungalow Murders as the great event of a long career? |
Jenny Lind | "Which opera singer was known as the ""Swedish Nightingale""?" |
Vulcan | Which Avro delta wing bomber entered service in the RAF in 1956 and was retired in 1984? |
Argentina | Mendoza and La Rioja are wine regions in which country? |
Ethiopia | Eritrea gained independence from which country in 1993? |
Belgium | King Albert II abdicated as monarch of which country on July 21st 2013 in favour of his son Crown Prince Phillipe? |
Bernie Scripps | "Peter Benson appeared in over two hundred episodes of TV's ""Heartbeat"" between 1995 and 2010, playing which role?" |
Marsala | Which fortified wine is produced in the Italian island of Sicily? |
Duke of Omnium | Anthony Trollope's character, Plantagenet Palliser, sits in the House of Lords under what title? |
Yosemite Sam | Who was the heavily-moustached, gun-toting cowboy who sometimes pitted his wits against Bugs Bunny in Warner Brother's cartoons? |
Sam Smith | "Which artist sang the soundtrack to the Bond film ""Spectre""?" |
John Lewis | "Which department store chain claims to be ""never knowingly undersold""?" |
The Red Sea | The Gulf of Aqaba is an inlet of which sea? |
The Raspberry | "Which fruit, with the botanical name Rubus idaeus, has varieties called “Lloyd George”, ""Hailsham” and ""Malling Jewel""?" |
Jacques Offenbach | "Which German-born, French composer, wrote ""Orpheus in the Underworld1' and ""The Tales of Hoffmann”?" |
Garfield | What was the name of the lasagne loving cat created by Jim Davis? |
Paraguay | The Guarani is the principal unit of currency of which country? |
Tom Jones | "Who sang the theme tune to the James Bond film ""Thunderball""?" |
Lana Del Rey | Under what name does US singer-songwriter Elizabeth Grant perform, her albums include 'Born to Die' and 'Honeymoon'? |
Derby | As what is a bowler hat known as in the USA? |
The Peach | "What is the name of the fruit which has varieties called ""Royal George"", ""Rochester"" and ""Peregrine"" and the botanical name Prunus persica?" |
Kevin Costner | "Who starred in the role of The Mariner in the 1995 film ""Waterworld""?" |
The Quetzal | In Guatemala, what is the principal unit of currency called? |
The Arctic Monkeys | Alex Turner is the lead singer with which Yorkshire based band? |
Clive Swift | "Roy in 'The Old Guys"" and Richard Bucket pronounced ""Bouquet"") in ""Keeping Up Appearances"" were major TV roles for which Liverpool-born actor?" |
Angola | Which country on the West African coast lies between The Democratic Republic of the Congo and Namibia? |
Demi Moore | Who played Lieutenant Jordan O'Neil, the titular G.l. Jane in the 1997 film? |
George Stiles | """Mary Poppins"", ""Peter Pan"" and ""Soho Cinders"" are among the musicals of which composer, in association with lyricist Anthony Drewe, a partnership formed at Exeter University?" |
Courier | Originally commissioned by IBM in 1955, which typeface quickly became a standard throughout the typewriter industry? |
Edward 3 | Who was the father of John of Gaunt and Edward, the Black Prince? |
Denier | Which unit of weight is used to measure the fineness of nylon? |
Boyhood | Patricia Arquette won the 2015 Oscar for Best Supporting Actress playing Olivia Evans in which film? |
The Welsh 3000 | Which long-distance walk usually starts on top of Mt. Snowden and finishes at the O.S. trig point on Foel Fras some 24 miles later? |
Regeneration Trilogy | The Ghost Road by Pat Barker, which won the Booker Prize in 1995, is the third volume in which trilogy? |
Yellowknife | What is the capital of the Northwest Territories, Canada? |
Matt Prior | With which other cricketer does James Anderson hold the England record for the most successful bowler/wicket keeper combination with 68 wickets? |
Sandringham | Amner Hall, home to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge is located within which larger crown estate? |
Toyota | Which car company produces a compact MPV model called the Verso? |
Nanki Poo | "In The Mikado by Gilbert & Sullivan who introduces himself as ""a wandering minstrel, I""?" |
Australia | In the British Commonwealth, Canada is the largest country by area. Which Commonwealth country is the 2nd largest by area? |
Chess | Which 1980's musical did Tim Rice write with ABBA members Benny Andersson and Bjorn Alvaeus? |
A fried egg | What is added to a croque monsieur to make a croquet madame? |
Exodus | In which book of the bible is the story of the ten plagues of Egypt? |
Liver | Bile is produced in which organ of the human body? |
St. Leger | The Epsom Derby and The 2,000 Guineas Stakes are 2 of the 3 races that make up British racing's Triple Crown. Name the third. |
The Taming of the Shrew | The 1999 film 10 Things I Hate About You starring Julia Stiles and Heath Ledger is based on which of Shakespeare's plays? |
Evacuation from Dunkirk | What was the aim of the World War 2 allied operation Dynamo? |
Michelangelo | What is the first name of the Italian artist Caravaggio? |
Darjeeling | Which tea growing region of India has a Hindi name meaning 'Land of the Thunderbolt'? |
Arsenic | Which element, atomic no. 33 derives its name from a Persian word for yellow? |
George Gershwin | Who composed the 1928 symphonic poem An American in Paris? |
Owain Glendower | Who was the last native Welshman to hold the title Prince of Wales? |
Tog | Commonly used in the textile industry, which unit of thermal resistance is used to measure the thickness of duvets? |
Whiplash | J K Simmons won the 2015 Oscar for Best Supporting Actor playing Terence Fletcher in which film? |
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