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'SPARKS'
Musically, how are brothers Ron and Russell Mael known?
'EMERGENCY - WARD 10'
Which 1950's/60's ITV series was set in the fictional 'Oxbridge General Hospital'?
'WAR CRY'
Founded in 1879, what is the official news publication of the Salvation Army?
'ANIMAL FARM'
"Which fictional work features the 'Seven Commandments', which are summarised by the statement ""four legs good, two legs bad""?"
LINDSAY HOYLE
The principal Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons has the official title Chairman of Ways and Means. Who is the current holder of the post, the MP for Chorley?
LEICESTERSHIRE
Which English county has districts called Blaby, Charnwood and Melton?
NANETTE NEWMAN
In the 1978 film 'International Velvet', who plays the character 'Velvet Brown'?
SWITZERLAND
Valencia was the venue for the 2007 and 2010 America's Cup, as the defending yacht was from which landlocked country?
ORGAN
Nigel Ogden presents a BBC Radio Two programme featuring music played on which instrument?
DUDLEY JUNIOR
Give either of the first names of Blackpool footballer DJ Campbell?
'CAMELOT'
Which Lerner and Lowe musical is based on the TH White novel 'The Once And Future King'?
TIGER
In the comic strip 'Calvin and Hobbs', what sort of animal is 'Hobbs'?
LEAM
On which river, a tributary of the Avon, does the town of Leamington Spa stand?
LEO X
Which Pope made Henry VIII 'Defender of the Faith' in 1521?
WARRINGTON
In which town was the first 'Ikea' store in the UK opened
'MONS MEG'
Sent as a gift to King James II of Scotland in 1457, what is the alliterative name of the medieval bombard siege gun located outside of Edinburgh Castle?
GREECE
Traditionally, athletes from which country lead the parade at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games?
'HUGO'
Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture, which 2011 drama film, directed by Martin Scorsese, tells the story of a boy who lives alone in a Paris railway station?
'MENCAP'
The 'Royal Society for Mentally Handicapped Children and Adults' is a British charity better known by what acronym?
FAY WELDON
"Which English author famously helped to create the ""Go to work on an egg"" advertising slogan used by the United Kingdom's Egg Marketing Board during the 1950's?"
'DESERT ISLAND DISCS'
Eric Coates' light orchestral serenade 'By The Sleepy Lagoon' is the appropriately titled introductory music to which long running radio show?
CHLOROPLASTS
Capturing light energy to conserve free energy in the form of ATP, which organelles found in plant cells conduct photosynthesis?
BETHLEHEM HOSPITAL
The final plate of William Hogarth's 'A Rake's Progress' series depicts a scene inside which institution, founded in London in 1247?
LETO
According to Greek mythology, who was the mother of the twins Apollo and Artemis?
RIBOSOMES
Consisting of several RNA and protein molecules arranged into two subunits, which component of cells coordinate synthesis by reading the messenger RNA copy of the DNA and assembling the appropriate amino
JULIAN OF NORWICH
Which female East Anglian mystic wrote 'Sixteen Revelations of Divine Love', a 14th century work documenting a series of intense visions of Jesus Christ experienced during a severe illness?
SHEFFIELD F.C
Which English football club, who currently play in the Northern Premier League Division One South, are the world's oldest football club, having been founded in 1857?
LOST GARDENS OF HELIGAN
What is the name given to the botanical gardens near Mevagissey in Cornwall that were created by members of the Cornish Tremayne family, over a period from the mid-18th century up to the beginning of the 20th century?
JOHN VANBRUGH
Which restoration dramatist was also responsible for designing Blenheim Palace and Castle Howard?
WILLIAM PERRY
Which American Football player, who played for the 'Chicago Bears' between 1985 and 1993, was nicknamed 'The Refrigerator'?
THE MAZE
What was the popular name of the prison, close in 2000, that was situated in the former Royal Air Force station of Long Kesh, on the outskirts of Lisburn?
STRONTIUM
Which chemical element is named after the Scottish village in which it was discovered in 1787?
PHILIP LARKIN
Ted Hughes was appointed Poet Laureate in 1984 on the refusal of which prominent poet?
TEARS
In the human body, what do the lachrymal glands produce?
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
Which American statesman and scientist almost killed himself whilst demonstrating the electrical nature of lightening by flying a kite in a thunderstorm?
PERU
In which country would you find the ruins of the ancient Inca city known as Machu Picchu?
"""WHAT HATH GOD WROUGHT"""
In 1844, Samuel Morse used which four-word Biblical quote when he sent the world's first public telegraph message?
OLD MAN OF HOY
First climbed by Chris Bonnington in 1966, what is the name of the 449ft. high sea stack off the coast of the Orkney Islands?
MATT LUCAS
Prior to gaining enormous success in his own right, which comedian played 'George Dawes', the scorekeeping baby, in the t.v. comedy series 'Shooting Stars'?
IGRAINE
She is the mother of Morgan le Fay by her first husband Gorlois and mother of King Arthur by her second husband Uther Pendragon. What is her name?
AARON BURR
Which American Vice-President killed his political rival, Alexander Hamilton. in a duel in 1804?
QUAESTOR
Today a senior Police rank in both Italy and Romania, what name was given to the public official in the Roman Republic's Cursus honorum system, who supervised financial affairs?
BORIS III
Who was the King of Bulgaria who, during World War II, declared a symbolic war against the UK and the USA but, much to Hitler's annoyance, refused to declare war against the Soviet Union?
MARY SURRAT
A distant relative of F. Scott Fitzgerald, who was the American boarding house owner who became the first woman executed by the United States federal government after her conviction for taking part in the conspiracy to assassinate Abraham Lincoln?
KATY PERRY
Which American singer, songwriter and actress was born Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson in Santa Barbara, California in 1984?
H.M.S. CONQUEROR
What was the name of the Royal Navy submarine responsible for the sinking of the General Belgrano during the Falklands War?
ALNWICK CASTLE
Which castle is the official residence of the Duke of Northumberland?
LEVESON ENQUIRY
What is the name, after its chairman, of the ongoing public enquiry into the culture, practices and ethics of the British press following the News International phone hacking scandal?
MUNICH
In which city did Adolf Hitler and Erich Ludendorff launch the unsuccessful 'Beer Hall Putsch' in 1923?
TEETH
The periodontal ligaments are the supporting tissue for which parts of the human body?
POMPEY
Which famous Roman was assassinated in 48 BC by two men named Achillas and Septimus who were acting upon the orders of King Ptolemy XIII's chief eunuch Pothinus?
OTTOMAN EMPIRE
From the 14th to the 19th centuries, the 'Janissaries' were the infantry units that formed the household troops and bodyguards of the Sultans of which Empire?
STORNOWAY
The third largest town in the Scottish Highlands, which burgh on the Isle of Lewis is also home to one third of the population of the Western Isles?
STEVE COOGAN
Which actor and comedian played 'Phileas Fogg' in the 2004 film 'Around The World In Eighty Days'?
BERGEN
In terms of population, Oslo is the largest city in Norway. Which is the second largest?
JAMES DEWAR
Which Scottish chemist and physicist invented the vacuum flask?
Alexander Pope
Which poet wrote “A little learning is a dangerous thing”?
Wilde
Which 1997 film starred Stephen Fry, Jude Law, Vanessa Redgrave and Jennifer Ehle?
Feeling Good
Which song was a top 40 hit for both Nina Simone in 1974 and Muse in 2001?
Somerset
In which English county are the Quantock Hills?
Helium
Which chemical element is named after the Greek word for the sun?
South Africa
In which country did the Battle of Majuba Hill take place in 1881?
The Maldives
To highlight global warming, which country held a cabinet meeting underwater in 2009?
Los Angeles
The heist in the 2003 remake of “The Italian Job” takes place in which US City?
Japanese Knotweed
Fallopia japonica is a pernicious weed spreading through roots and tubers found in various wild places, particularly damp ones, in the UK. What is its more common name?
Giant Hogweed
Heraclium mantegazzianum is a weed thought to be the largest in western Europe. What is its common name?
Pete Seeger
Who wrote the song “Where have all the flowers gone”?
Oscar and Lucinda
Which novel by Peter Carey won the Booker Prize in 1988?
Kirk Douglas
Which actor was born Issur Danielovich?
Kings Cross
Which London underground station was gutted by fire in 1987?
Charlton Heston
By what name is the actor born John Carter better known?
Mendips
In which hills are the Cheddar Caves?
Darkness
What is Nyctophobia the fear of?
Amman (Jordan)
Which Middle Eastern city is served by Queen Alia airport?
The Amber Spyglass
Which book by Phillip Pullman was awarded the 2001 Whitbread Prize for Literature?
Judas
In the TV series Red Dwarf, one character was called Arnold J Rimmer. For what did the “J” stand?
Ireland
In which country did the Battle of Vinegar Hill take place in 1798?
North Carolina
Which US state is known as the “Tar-heel” state?
Black Sabbath
Which group of the 1970’s featured Tony Iommi on guitar, “Geezer” Butler on bass and Bill Ward on drums?
The Clash
Which group of the 1970-80’s featured Mick Jones on guitar, Paul Simonon on bass and Nicky “Topper” Headon on drums?
Gods and Monsters
Which 1998 film, starring Lynn Redgrave, Ian McKellan and Brendan Fraser centred on the life of film director James Whale?
New South Wales
In which Australian state is the town of Wagga Wagga?
Matilda
In which classic book and film does the character Miss Trunchbull appear?
George Eastman
Who, in 1884, invented the flexible film roll for cameras?
Alfred Lord Tennyson
Which poet wrote “It is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all”?
William Butler Yeats
Which Irish poet’s epitaph ends “Cast a cold eye, on life, on death. Horseman pass by”?
Melvyn Hayes
In the 1974 TV comedy “It Ain’t Half Hot Mum”, who played the part of Gunner Beaumont?
Robert Browning
Who wrote “The Pied Piper of Hamelin”?
Liz Taylor
Which famous actress provided the voice of Maggie in “The Simpsons” when she uttered her first word?
Lake Garda
Which is the largest of the Italian lakes?
The Black Prince
By what nicknames was Edward, eldest son of Edward III known?
PARAGUAY
Which South American country has borders with Bolivia, Brazil and Argentina?
FIVE
How wide, in feet, is a table tennis table?
EDWARD ELIZABETH HITLER
What was the name of the character played by Ade Edmondson in the 1990s sitcom ‘Bottom’?
TRACEY EMIN
Who created the artwork Everyone I Have Ever Slept With 1963–1995 which was destroyed in the 2004 Momart London warehouse fire?
WIFE
Complete the title of one of Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales – ‘The _________ of Bath’s Tale’.
PAUL MCCARTNEY
Whose Liverpool Oratorio released in 1991 was composed in collaboration with Carl Davis?
THIRTY YEARS’ WAR
The Battle of Rain, or Lech, on April 15th 1632 in which the Swedes under Gustavus Adolphus beat the forces of the Holy Roman Empire was part of which war?
ALASKA
Prudhoe Bay Oil Field, the largest in North America, is in which US state?
LEEDS
The Reading Festival held over the August Bank Holiday weekend shares its line-up with which other Festival?