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RICHARD II | Which English king was born in Bordeaux in 1367? |
CHARL SCHWARTZEL | Which South African golfer won this month's US Masters tournament with a score of 14 under par? |
BRAZIL | Dilma Rousseff was elected as the first female President of which South American country, in 2011? |
'TWO LITTLE BOYS' | Which Rolf Harris song was the last UK number one hit of the 1960's? |
CHATEAUBRIAND | Named after a French author and statesman, what name is given to a thick steak, cut from a grilled fillet of beef that is regularly served with mushrooms and potatoes? |
PABLO PICASSO | Sold for $106.5 million in 2010, 'Nude, Green Leaves and Bust' is which artist's most expensive painting? |
ANDY WARHOL | Sold for $100 million in 2008, 'Eight Elvises' is which artist's most expensive painting? |
CLEVELAND | In which US city do the American Football team known as the 'Browns' play their home games? |
ILLINOIS | In which American state are the headquarters of the fast- food chain McDonalds located? |
URTICARIA | What is the medical name for the allergy of the skin known commonly as nettle rash or hives? |
P.G. WODEHOUSE | Which author's works feature 'Blandings Castle' and 'The Drones Club'? |
FRANCOIS MITTERAND | Who was President of France between Valery Giscard d'Estaing and Jacques Chirac? |
DAR ES SALAAM | Formerly the capital, which is the largest city in Tanzania? |
'COUNT BASIE' | 'One O'Clock Jump' was the theme song fro which jazz musician and his orchestra? |
THE SMITHS | Which band are photographed outside Salford Lads Club on the inside cover of their album 'The Queen Is Dead'? |
'CHASE' | The name of which former US Treasury Secretary completes this banking corporation 'J P Morgan ......'? |
PETER FIRTH | Which actor, most famous for the TV series 'Spooks' was the first to play the 17-year-old 'Alan Strang' in the play 'Equus' in 1973? |
HUGH BONNEVILLE | Who plays 'Ian Fletcher' 'Head of Deliverance of the Olympic Deliverance Commission' in the BBC TV comedy 'Twenty Twelve'? |
JOHN McCAIN | Which US Senator who ran for the White House in 2008 was born in the Panama Canal Zone in 1936? |
NEW ZEALAND | Moving to Australia when he was 4, in which country was Russell Crowe born? |
WEST HAM UNITED | Which team won the FA Cup in 1975 - Alan Taylor scoring two goals in the final, as he had in the quarter- final and semi-final replay? |
RIVER SEVERN | Which river flows through Worcester and Gloucester? |
FOUR | How many strings are there on a Viola? |
JOSEPH HENRY | The SI unit of Inductance is named after which American who lived from 1797 to 1878? |
MINIM | In music, which note is equal to two crotchets? |
VIRGO | Which sign of the zodiac comes between Leo and Libra? |
GEOFFREY HOWE | "Whose resignation speech to the House of Commons in 1988 included ""It is rather like sending your opening batsman to the crease, only for them to find, as the first balls are being bowled, that their bats have been broken before the game by the team captain""?" |
JOHN SMITH'S | Which drinks company is the sponsor of the Grand National at Aintree? |
ALGERIA | Which is the largest country in Africa, by area? |
SAGITTARIUS | Which sign of the zodiac comes between Scorpio and Capricorn? |
1916 | In which year did the 'Easter Rising' in Dublin begin on Easter Monday, April 24th? |
BANGOR | Following the awarding of city status to St. Asaph earlier this year, there are now six cities in Wales. Which city is first alphabetically? |
SHARP | Which symbol on a musical score raises the pitch by one semitone? |
RIVER TYNE | Which river can be crossed using the Scotswood Bridge or the Shields Ferry? |
DAVID BAILEY | French actress Catherine Deneuve was the second wife of which photographer? |
THREE | How many valves are there on a (standard) trumpet? |
ALUN ARMSTRONG | Which actor, one of the stars of the t.v. series 'New Tricks' was the first to play the innkeeper 'Thenardier' in 'Les Miserables' in 1985? |
SALMON | Which fish is used in the dish 'gravlax' (or 'gravadlax')? |
'BENIDORM' | In which ITV comedy do Steve Pemberton and Siobhan Finneran play 'Mick' and 'Janice Garvey'? |
ARIZONA | John McCain and Barry Goldwater, the defeated candidate in the 1964 US Presidential Election, were both Senators for which state? |
'THE FALL'. | Which Manchester band formed in 1976 by Mark E Smith and three others was named after the English title of a novel by Albert Camus? |
WATERHOUSE | For what does the 'w' stand in 'PwC', one of the 'Big Four' accountancy firms in the world? |
MANDIBLE | The 'Maxilla' is the upper jawbone. What is the name of the lower jawbone? |
DAVE BRUBECK QUARTET | The most famous piece performed by which jazz quartet is 'Take Five'? |
JANE AUSTEN | 'Marianne Dashwood', 'Fanny Price' and 'Anne Elliot' are characters created by which author? |
IAN PAISLEY | In 2010 who was created Baron Bannside of North Antrim, in the County of Antrim? |
'CANNON & BALL' | How are Oldham born comedy duo Thomas Derbyshire and Robert Harper known professionally? |
GERHARD SCHRODER | Who was Chancellor of Germany between Helmut Kohl and Angela Merkel? |
LAGOS | Formerly the capital, which is the largest city in Nigeria? |
MOZAMBIQUE | Which country was host to the terrorist organisation FRELIMO? |
MARS | The main asteroid belt is between Jupiter and which other planet? |
TRAMS | The museum in Crich, Debyshire is dedicated to which form of transport? |
JOHN OSBORNE | Who wrote the plays ‘The Entertainer’ and ‘Look Back in Anger’? |
JULY | In which month of 1789 was the Storming of the Bastille? |
FILLMORE | Complete the name of the 13th President of the USA Millard .............. |
LIVERPOOL STREET | All stations on the National Rail network have a 3-letter code. Which London station has the code LST? |
BIRDY | What is the one-word stage name of 16 year old singer Jasmine van den Bogaerde, who won ‘Open Mic UK’ in 2008 as a 12 year old? |
GEORGE EVEREST | Who did Andrew Waugh succeed as Surveyor General of India, Waugh naming Peak XV in the Himalayas after him? |
GONE WITH THE WIND | For which book did Margaret Mitchell win the 1937 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction? |
BISHOP OF DURHAM | Which religious figure lived at Auckland Castle until last year, although his office is still there? |
(HARRY POTTER AND) THE GOBLET OF FIRE | What is the original title of the book translated into Spanish as ‘Harry Potter y el Cáliz de Fuego’? |
LATIN | In which language was the Magna Carta originally written? |
TANZANIA | Travelling along the coast of Africa – which country is next – Somalia, Kenya, ..........? |
SEBASTIAN VETTEL | Name the first Formula 1 driver to win his first three titles consecutively? |
CYCLING | In which sport did Sarah Storey win four gold medals at the 2012 Paralympics? |
GIVE US A CLUE | On which game show of the 1980s was Una Stubbs a regular team captain? |
FLEA | What is the one-word nickname of Michael Balzary, the bass player with the Red Hot Chili Peppers? |
1948 | In which year was the Prince of Wales born? |
TIMMY | Which of Enid Blyton’s ‘Famous Five’ was a dog? |
DIE ANOTHER DAY | For which Bond film, in which she has a cameo role as a fencing instructor, does Madonna sing the theme? |
RICHARD WAGNER | Cosima, the younger daughter of Franz Liszt, became the second wife of which composer in 1870? |
VENICE | The flag of which Republic that existed from the 7th century until 1797 contained the Lion head of Saint Mark with an open gospel? |
MAUNA KEA (IN HAWAII) | Which mountain rises 10200 metres from its ocean base although it is only 4205 metres above sea level? |
ROBERT PATTINSON | Who plays Edward Cullen in the ‘Twilight’ films? |
DOMESDAY BOOK | How is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 usually known? |
ECUADOR | Travelling along the coast of South America – which country is next – Chile, Peru, .......? |
MARIA SHARAPOVA | Who won her only Singles title at Wimbledon in 2004 when she beat Serena Williams in the Final? |
OCTOBER | In which month of 1805 was the Battle of Trafalgar? |
AVIEMORE | The 81 mile Speyside Way runs from Buckie to which town and resort in the Cairngorms? |
TOM STOPPARD | Who wrote the plays ‘Jumpers’ and ‘Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead’? |
INDIA | The Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha are the two Houses of the Parliament of which country? |
NETHERLANDS | Which team did Spain beat in the Final of the 2010 FIFA World Cup? |
GREAT AUK | How was the bird Pinguinus impennis commonly known? |
HAN | Which dynasty ruled China in the year 1AD? |
JOHN GRISHAM | The 1993 film ‘The Pelican Brief’ was based on whose 1992 book? |
FINLAND | Espoo and Tampere are the second and third largest cities by population in which European country? |
BLUE | Which of Picasso’s ‘periods’ came first - from 1901 to 1904? |
Quant | What name is given to the long pole used to propel a punt? |
Fortitude | There are four Cardinal Virtues: Prudence, Temperance, Justice and which other? |
Trevor Bannister | Who playe Mr Lucas in the TV sitcom “Are You Being Served”? |
Maurice Dodd | Who created the newspaper strip cartoon “The Perishers”? |
Surrey | Which county cricket team won seven consecutive county championships in the 1950’s? |
1690’s | The Battle of the Boyne, the Glencoe Massacre and the Salem Witch Trial all occurred in which decade? |
Bootes | Which constellation contains the bright start Arcturus and is known as “The Herdsman”? |
2000 Guineas | In which horserace did Lester Piggott ride his last English Classic winner? |
Bern | Which European city lies on the river Aare? |
Tim Roth | Which actor played the villainous swordsman Archie Cunningham in the 1995 film “Rob Roy”? |
Junkers | In World War Two, which aircraft company manufactured the Stuka? |
Nike | Who was the Greek equivalent of the Roman goddess Victoria? |
The Lickey (Incline) | What name is given to the notoriously steep railway gradient south of Birmingham between Barnt Green and Bromsgrove? |
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