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BARBARA BEL GEDDES
Which US actress and star of 'Dallas' died in August 2005?
SIGMUND ROMBERG
Who composed both 'The Desert Song' and 'The Student Prince'?
SEATTLE
The 'Coast Starlight Express' runs between Los Angeles and which other city?
1979
In which year did Mother Theresa of Calcutta win the Nobel Peace Prize?
SKOPJE
What is the capital city of the FYR of Macedonia?
MELANIE BROWN (Scary Spice)
Which of the 'Spice Girls' advertises 'Jenny Craig' slimming meals on t.v.?
GERMANY
Which country issues a 2 Euro coin showing an eagle, surrounded by the stars of Europe?
CATO STREET CONSPIRACY
With which 19th century plot was Arthur Thistlewood associated?
HAROLD WILSON
Which British Prime Minister made the first telephone call from the Post Office Tower?
CHELSEA
'The Headhunters' are/were a gang of football hooligans who supported which London club?
GARY OLDMAN
Who plays 'George Smiley' in the 2011 film adaptation of 'Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy'?
MADONNA
Who directed the 2011 film entitled 'W.E.', based on the romance between Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson?
SIR WILLIAM WALTON
Who composed the oratorio 'Belshazzar's Feast'?
HENRY FIELDING
Which 18th century British novelist, also served as London's chief magistrate, helped found the Bow Street Runners in 1749?
LIVERPOOL
Which city hosted the 2011 Labour Party Conference?
RICHARD NIXON
Which American President made the first telephone call to the Moon?
CATHERINE HOWARD
Which of Henry VIII's wives is said to haunt Hampton Court?
ROCHESTER
In which English town or city is Her Majesty's Prison 'Cookham Wood'.
DUNEDIN
The Otago Stadium is staged some of the 2011 Rugby World Cup matches, in which city can it be found?
THE GUNPOWDER PLOT
With which 17th century plot was Francis Tresham associated?
$2 BILL
The Declaration of Independence is depicted on the reverse side of which United States banknote?
GEORGE FREDERICK HANDEL
Who composed the oratorio 'Judas Maccabeus'?
PINKERTON DETECTIVE AGENCY
Which company's logo was an open eye with the motto 'We Never Sleep'?
PETER JONES
What name is shared by 'the voice of the book' in the original 'Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy', a renowned football commentator, and one of television's 'Dragons'? (full name required)
EXODUS
Which book of the Bible tells of the parting of the Red Sea?
JOHN GARDNER
The character 'James Bond' was created by Ian Fleming, but who wrote the book 'License Renewed' featuring 'James Bond'?
GARRYOWEN
What name is given in Rugby Union to a high short punt onto or behind the defending team, it gets its name from the Irish team that favoured this tactic?
CAYMAN ISLANDS
Georgetown is the capital of which group of islands in the British West Indies?
U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE
To what political office was Dean Rusk appointed in 1961, as a result of which he played a leading role in the 'Cuban Missile Crisis' the following year?
CYRUS VANCE
Which US Secretary of State resigned from Jimmy Carter's administration in 1980 over the failed attempt to rescue the US hostages in Iran?
GEORGIA
In which country did Mikheil Saakashvili and his supporters enter the parliament building and demand the resignation of President Eduard Shevardnadze in 2003?
UKRIANE
Which country saw the 'Orange Revolution' of 2004, in which protestors successfully challenged a Presidential run-off election that had given victory to the pro-Russian Prime Minister, Viktor Yanukovych?
GREECE
Which country issues a 1 Euro coin showing an owl?
ROCHDALE
In which English town or city is Her Majesty's Prison 'Buckley Hall'?
ANNE BOLEYN
Which of Henry VIII wives haunts Hever Castle?
AUCKLAND
Eden Park staged some of the 2011 Rugby World Cup matches, in which city can it be found?
PROVERBS
Which book of the Bible, a collection of sayings about righteousness, follows Psalms?
TENERIFE
If you landed at 'Reina Sofia Airport' which island would you be holidaying on?
BIRDS OF PREY
Which class of birds are classed as 'raptors'?
OBADIAH
Which book of the Bible has only on chapter?
LLAMA
What type of animal is a guanaco?
MRS MINIVER
The film which won the Oscar for Best Picture in 1942 also featured an Academy Award winning performance from Greer Garson. What was its title?
SUN YAT SEN
After the overthrow of the Manchu emperors in 1911, who became China’s first President?
SWEET PEA
Which garden plant has the Latin name Lathyrus Odoratus?
CALIFORNIA
In what US state is Death Valley?
BALZAC
Which novelist and playwright is commemorated by the Rodin sculpture which stands in the Boulevard Raspail in Paris?
DWIGHT D EISENHOWER
Who was the President of the USA when Hawaii became a state?
BRAHMIN
What is the name of the highest caste in Hindu society?
AMSTERDAM
In which capital city are the Vondelpark gardens?
OIL
In which business did millionaire J D Rockefeller make most of his money?
AYATOLLAH
Which Shiite honorific title means ‘miraculous son of God’?
(Joseph) PAXTON
Who designed the Crystal Palace, the Great Exhibition building of 1851?
SNOWDROP
Which garden plant has the Latin name, Galanthus Nivalis?
ETRURIA
What was the name of Josiah Wedgwood's factory near Hanley?
THE THINKER
Which of Rodin's sculptures originally called The Poet, stands as the headstone for his grave in Meudon Cemetery?
GIDEON
In the Bible, which general led 300 men against the Midianites?
DAVID BEN-GURION
Who became the first prime minister of Israel in 1948?
ADELAIDE
Which Australian city shares its name with the wife of William IV?
YEATS
Four Irishmen have won the Nobel Prize for Literature, three are Shaw, Becket, Heaney who is the forth?
BECHUANALAND
By what name was Botswana known before 1967?
CLANNAD
Which Irish group had hits in the 1980s with the theme songs from the television programmes ‘Harry’s Game’ and ‘Robin of Sherwood’?
NEFERTITI
Who was the wife of Akenhaten and mother of Tutankhamen?
THE POLICE
Which group’s first 3 albums were: Outlandos D’amour, Regatta de Blanc and Zenyatta Mondatta?
GIN
Which spirit forms the basis of a Tom Collins cocktail?
LIAM NEESON
Who played Michael Collins in the film of the same name?
LILITH
Which Jewish female demon was reputedly the first wife of Adam?
NORTHERN RHODESIA
By what name was Zambia known before independence?
JONI MITCHELL
Who was born Roberta Joan Anderson in November 1943?
QUEEN CHARLOTTE
For which Queen did Josiah Wedgwood, in 1765 create cream coloured earthernware known as Queensware?
(George Gilbert) SCOTT
Who designed St Pancras Station?
ALLAHABAD
The 2001 Hindu festival of Kumbha Mela was held in which Indian city?
ST. MORITZ
In which winter resort were the 1928 Winter Olympics held?
WEMBLEY, LONDON
Where was the British Empire Exhibition held in 1924?
New Mexico
In which American state would you find the Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Hebrew
In which alphabet would you find letters called daleth, zayin and teth
Chelsea
Of which team was Glen Hoddle the manager before taking the England job?
Northamptonshire
In which county is Fotheringay Castle
Port
Which wine could be ruby, tawny or vintage?
Burnley
In which town are Moorhouses beers brewed?
Frederick Delius
Three famous English Composers died in 1934.Gustav Holst and Edward Elgar were two - name the third?
Cardiff
In which British city are the areas Butetown, Splott and Roath?
Montmartre
In which area of Paris is the Basilica of Sacre Coeur?
Hamlet Cigars
"Which product was advertised to the tune of Bach's ""Air on a G- string""?"
Claude Monet
"Who painted ""Beach at Touville"" and ""Towing of a Boat at Honfleur""?"
Work
Ergophobia is the morbid fear of what?
New Kids on the Block
Donnie Wahlberg is/was a member of which 'Boy' band?
Burkina Faso
Of which country is Ouagadougou the capital?
Joan of Arc
Who is the patron saint for soldiers?
Ralph McTell
Who wrote the folk club classic 'Streets Of London'?
Etoile
In which Parisian square is the Arc de Triomphe?
Fulham
Of which team was Kevin Keegan the manager before taking the England job?
Richard Francis Burton
Which British explorer travelled disguised as a Muslim to Mecca and Medina in 1853?
Carlisle
Which town in the North West of England was known to the Romans as Luguvalum?
Berlin
In which German city is there a suburb called Wedding?
Handel
Three famous composers were born in 1685. Scarlatti and Bach were two, name the Third?
Arabic
In which alphabet would you find letters called shin, dhal and Jim?
Ireland
In which country did the 1798 battle of Vinegar Hill take place
Dover
"How is the following Roman-named English town or city known today ""Portus Dubris""?"
JLS
Aston Merrygold is/was a member of which boy band?
(English Electric) Canberra
What was the RAF's first jet powered bomber?