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COWSLIP | What may be described as a 'primula with fragrant yellow flowers, which grow in pastures and meadows'? |
S CLUB 7 | Which pop group have had UK number one hits with 'Bring It Back', 'Never Had A Dream Come True', 'Don't Stop Movin'', and 'Have You Ever'? |
CORINTHIAN | The 'Greek Orders' are the three original classic orders of architecture, namely 'Doric', 'Ionic' and which other? |
VENEZUELA | Alphabetically, which is the last country in South America? |
'SOUTH PACIFIC' | 'I'm In Love With A Wondeful Guy' comes from which musical? |
A DONKEY | What is the symbol of the United States Democratic Party? |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN | Who wrote the opera 'Gloriana'? |
GREENOCK MORTON | Which Scottish soccer club plays at Cappielow Park? |
QUEEN MARGARET | Which Scottish queen had the sobriquet 'The Maid of Norway'? |
EIGHT | What is the maximum number of people allowed in a Tug-Of-War team? |
JIGSAW PUZZLE | The invention of which home recreational item is attributed to John Spilsbury in 1760? |
JAMES JOYCE | Who wrote the novel 'Finnegan's Wake'? |
THYROID GLAND | Which organ of the body produces hormones controlling the rate of chemical reactions in the body's cells? |
BRIGHTON | The A23 connects London to which other town or city? |
BOSTON | In which American city do the 'Celtics' play professional Basketball? |
CHIHUAHUA | Which breed of dog takes its name from a state in Mexico? |
SHEEP | What type of creature is a 'Karakul'? |
BITTERN | Which rare species of water bird has one of its few breeding sites at Leighton Moss in Lancashire? |
FLUORINE | Which element, of pale greenish-yellow colour, has the atomic number 9? |
SAN CARLOS WATER | In which stretch of water - which became known as 'Bomb Alley' -was the British fleet anchored during the Falklands campaign? |
GOAT | What type of creature is a 'Takin'? |
INVERNESS | Three new cities were created in the UK in 2000, Brighton, Wolverhampton, and which other? |
ZINC | Which bluish-white metallic element has the atomic number 30? |
NORTH YORKSHIRE | In which English county is Castle Howard? |
CORM | As what is the 'bulb' of a Crocus more correctly known? |
'BROOKSIDE' | The character 'Thomas Sweeney' appeared in which British soap from 1984 to 2000? |
GOYA | Born near Saragossa, who became court painter to Charles III of Spain in 1786? |
SOUTH GEORGIA | The Argentinean invasion of which island in 1982 started the 'Falklands War'? |
SEVEN | How many people are in a Netball team? |
THE KINKS | Which UK band had hits with 'You Really Got Me' and 'Sunny Afternoon'? |
'ROBOCOP' | 'Officer Alex J.Murphy' became better known by what name in the title of a 1987 film? |
RHIZOME | The Iris has a thick-stemmed root instead of a bulb. By what name is this 'root' known? |
VIVIEN LEIGH | Under what name did actress Vivien Hartley achieve fame? |
AUSTERLITZ | Which battle of the Napoleonic Wars is sometimes referred to as the 'Battle of the Three Emperors'? |
NAVAJO | In World War II, the US Marine Corps used members of which native American tribe as code senders? |
OLYMPIA | What is the state capital of Washington? |
YELLOWSTONE | In which US National Park is the geyser known as 'Old Faithful'? |
JEZEBEL | In the Bible, who was thrown out of a window and eaten by dogs? |
GRANT | Which US President is on the $50 bill? |
GLOW WORM | What type of insect is a Lampyris noctiluca? |
M18 | Which English motorway runs from Rotherham to Goole? |
M50 | Which English motorway runs from Ross to Tewkesbury? |
'MARTIN CHUZZLEWIT' | In which novel by Charles Dickens does 'Seth Pecksniff' appear? |
SANDRA BULLOCK | Who won the 2010 'Oscar' for Best Actress for the film 'The Blind Side'? |
HOGSHEAD | What name is given to a barrel that has the capacity to hold 54 gallons of beer? |
SONY | Philips and which other company developed the CD? |
EDWARD VII | Of which British monarch was Alice Keppel the mistress? |
'LES MISERABLES' | From which musical does the song 'I Dreamed A Dream' come? |
COLORADO | Which US state is called the 'Centennial State'? |
JOE BIDEN | Who was sworn in as Vice President of the USA on 20th January 2009? |
WATER | The Zodiac sign Pisces belongs to which element? |
JVC | Which company developed the VHS cassette? |
'TEX TUCKER' | Who was the sheriff of 'Four Feather Falls'? |
BRUSSELS | In which European city was Audrey Hepburn born? |
SWEDEN | In which country would you find the Oland Island Bridge? |
SELIM | What is or was the real first name of the newspaper owner Eddie Shah? |
BEZIQUE | Which game uses 64 cards, with no card below 7? |
VELASQUEZ | Which artist painted 'The Old Woman Cooking Eggs' and 'The Rokeby Venus'? |
VENEZUELA | In which country would you find the Angostura Suspension Bridge? |
THE SEA | In Norse mythology, of what was 'Aegir' the god? |
'DIGBY' | Who was 'Dan Dare's' assistant and co-pilot? |
'MAN OF LA MANCHA' | From which musical does the song 'The Impossible Dream' come? |
RELIANT | Which company produced a motor car called the 'Scimitar'? |
'DIZZY' | What is the name of 'Bob the Builder's' cement mixer? |
EVERY TEN YEARS | How often is the Oberammergau Passion Play performed? |
'GLOBELINK NEWS' | Name the company featured in TV's 'Drop The Dead Donkey'? |
'TRUE GRIT' | Jeff Bridges was nominated for the 'Oscar' for Best Actor this year for his role as 'Rooster Cogburn' in which film? |
KRYPTON | Which of the noble gases takes its name from the Greek for 'hidden'? |
'NAPOLEON' | In George Orwell's 'Animal Farm', what is the name of the pig who emerges as the leader of the farm following the overthrow of 'Farmer Jones'? |
'THE SOCIAL NETWORK' | Jesse Eisenberg was nominated for the 'Oscar' for Best Actor this year for his role as 'Mark Zuckerberg' in which film? |
XENON | Which of the noble gases takes its name from the Greek for 'stranger'? |
'BOXER' | In George Orwell's 'Animal Farm', what is the name of the loyal but dim-witted cart-horse who carries out many of the orders handed down by 'Napoleon'? |
MILOS FORMAN | Which American film director of Czech origin twice won the Academy Award for Best Director for his films 'One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest' and 'Amadeus'? |
JACQUES OFFENBACH | Which German-born French composer left his most famous opera 'Tales of Hoffmann' unfinished at his death in 1880? |
TILLAKARATNE DILSHAN | Which Sri Lankan batsman ended the 2011 Cricket World Cup as the highest run scorer? |
ST. BRICE'S DAY MASSACRE | What name is given to the mass killing of Danes in England that was ordered by King Ethelred the Unready and occurred on 13th November 1002? |
ELIA KAZAN | Which American film director of Greek origin has twice won the Academy Award for Best Director for his films 'Gentleman's Agreement' and 'On The Waterfront'? |
NIKOLAI GOGOL | The novel 'Dead Souls' and the play 'The Government Inspector' are two of the best known works of which Russian author? |
LINCOLN | Which English city shares its name with the state capital of Nebraska? |
BRUNO MARS | 'Grenade' was a 2011 UK number one hit for which singer? |
DOVER | Which English town shares its name with the state capital of Delaware? |
CHARLES DE GAULLE | Who was the President of France at the time of the assassination of John F. Kennedy? |
ALEXSANDR SOLZHENITSYN | The novels 'The Gulag Archipelago' and 'One Day In The Life Of Ivan Denisovich' are two of the best known works of which Russian author? |
HORUS | Which god of wisdom in Egyptian mythology is usually portrayed with the head of a Falcon? |
ALICANTE | After the city of Valencia, which tourist resort on the Costa Blanca is the next largest city in the Spanish autonomous region of Valencia? |
SIEMENS | Named after a German inventor, what is the SI unit of electrical conductance? |
MALAGA | After Seville, which tourist resort on the Costa Del Sol is the next largest city in the Spanish autonomous region of Andalusia? |
COULOMB | Named after a French physicist, what is the SI unit of electrical charge? |
ANUBIS | Which god of embalming in Egyptian mythology is usually portrayed with the head of a Jackal? |
DAVID HASSELHOFF | Which American actor and singer has joined Amanda Holden as one of the judges on the current series of 'Britain's Got Talent'? |
XERXES | Who was the King of Persia who led the armies that triumphed over the Greeks at the battles of Thermopylae and Artemisium? |
OXALIC ACID | Also found in Spinach and similar plants, which organic acid is the primary acid found in Rhubarb leaves? |
PYRRUS | Who was the King of Epirus who defeated the Romans at the Battle of Asculum in 279 BC at the cost of his army being almost entirely destroyed? |
MICHAEL McINTYRE | Which English comedian has joined Amanda Holden as one of the judges on the current series of 'Britain's Got Talent'? |
HENRY II | Which English king was born in Le Mans in 1133? |
SUDAN | Chad shares the vast majority of its eastern border with which country? |
BAHAMAS | "Which Caribbean island nation is thought to take its name from the Spanish for ""shallow seas""?" |
'JEREMIAH' | In the King James Version, which eponymous book of the Old Testament follows 'Isaiah' and precedes 'Lamentations'? |
CAMEROON | Nigeria shares the vast majority of its eastern border with which country? |
ANTIGUA & BARBUDA | Which Caribbean island nation is thought to take its name from the Spanish for 'ancient and bearded'? |
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