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ALICE SEBOLD | Who wrote the best seller 'The Lovely Bones'? |
MERCREDI | What is the French for Wednesday? |
PATRICIA HIGHSMITH | How is novelist Patricia Plangman better known? |
"""YOUR GRACE""" | What is the correct way of addressing a Duke? |
ACCRA , Ghana | Which African capital city is served by 'Kotoka Airport'? |
LIECHTENSTEIN | Name the country in Europe which is double landlocked (surrounded by landlocked countries)? |
HUNGARY | Which European country's national flag is a horizontal tricolour: Red, White and Green? |
GRIFFIN | Which mythical creature had the head of an Eagle and the bodyand legs of a Lion? |
BRONZE | Which metal is sculptress Elizabeth Frink famous for using? |
PICASSO | Which car model is made by Citroen to rival the Renault Megane Scenic (ie. a small 'people carrier'). |
DONNERSTAG | What is the German for Thursday? |
TWELVE | In the Bible, how many 'Tribes of Israel' are there? |
SOMERSET | In which English county is the resort of Minehead? |
THE MOVE | Which group had 1967 hits with 'Night Of Fear' and 'I Can HearThe Grass Grow'? |
BETTE DAVIS | Who starred as ageing actress 'Margo Channing' in the 1950 film 'All About Eve'? |
MIKHAIL GORBACHEV | Who was the first and lastExecutive President of the USSR? |
'FUNNY GIRL' | In which musical does thesong 'Don't Rain On My Parade' appear? |
TRUFFLES | For which edible fungus is Perigord, France famous? |
FOUR | In 'Scrabble', how many 'D' tiles are there? |
THREE | Moscow is how many hours ahead of GMT? |
JEANETTE CHARLES | Who played Queen Elizabeth II in the film 'Naked Gun'? |
COULOMB | What is the MKSA or SI unit of electric charge? |
KOSYGIN | Who followed Kruschev as Soviet Prime Minister in 1964? |
GALWAY | In which Irish city doesthe 'Salmon Weir Bridge' span the River Corrib? |
DANISH | What nationality was the explorer and navigator Vitus Bering? |
RIPON | Near which English city is the Lightwater Valley theme park to be found? |
GEORGE LANSBURY | Who was the Leader of the Labour Party from 1931 to 1935, when he resigned because of his pacifist views? |
SWEDEN | Which European country was ruled by the House of Vasa from 1523 - 1818? |
KALI | In Hindu mythology, who is the goddess of destruction, and the wife of Siva? |
SHREWSBURY | Which town as the birthplace of Charles Darwin and Thomas Bowdler? |
PAUL CEZANNE | The novelist Emile Zola,was the boyhood cpmpanion of which famous French artist in their home town of Aix en Provence? |
PRUNELLA SCALES | Who played the part of Queen Elizabeth II in the film 'A Question Of Attribution'? |
JULIUS CAESAR | Pompey the Great and Crassus were two of the 'First Triumvirate' in 60 BC. Who was the third third? |
SCIATIC | Which is the longest nerve in the human body? |
EDDY MERCKX | Which Belgian in 1969, was the first man to win all three major prizesin the Tour de France? |
FARAD | What is the SI unit of electrical capacity? |
WINDSOR | Near which English town is the 'Legoland theme park' to be found? |
BULGANIN | Who did Kruschev replace to become Soviet Prime Minister in 1958? |
DUTCH | What nationality was the Arctic explorer Willem Barents? |
GLENLIVET | Which famous malt whisky distilled on Speyside by Seagrams, has the name George Smith & Sons on its labels? |
WESTERN GHATS | Which range of mountains run down the western side of Southern India? |
LIVER | Which is the largest internal organ in the human body? |
YELLOW PAGES | Collectively, for which publication did Terry Venables, Graham Taylor, and Brian Robson appear in a TV advert? |
FRANCIS II | Which French king was known as 'The King Consort of Scotland'because of his marriage to Mary Queen of Scots? |
MARK ANTONY | Octavian who became Augustus, and Lepidus were two of the 'Second Triumvirate' in 43BC. Who was the third? |
EDWARD ELGAR | Who composed the oratorio entitled, 'The Dream of Gerontius'? |
WILLIAM McGONAGALL | Whose most famous poem is 'The Tay Bridge Disaster' of 1879? |
SKULL | Where in the human body is the Ethmoid bone? |
WESER | 'The Pied Piper of Hamlin' got rid of the rats by leading them into which river? |
PABLO PICASSO | Sold in 2004 for $104.2 million, the most expensive painting ever sold by Sotherby's was Garcon a la Pipe. Who painted it? |
GUSTAV KLIMT | Sold in 2006 for $87.9 million, the most expensive painting ever sold by Christie's was Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer II. Who painted it? |
'MARTIN CHUZZLEWIT' | The treacherous architect 'Seth Pecksniff' appears in which Dickens novel? |
VERONA | In which Italian city does the 'Serie A' football team Chievo play its home games? |
AMAZON | Which e-commerce website was founded by Jeffrey Bezos in 1994? |
'HARD TIMES' | The notorious headmaster 'Thomas Gradgrind' appears in which Dickens novel? |
BERGAMO | In which Italian city does the Serie A football team Atalanta play its home games? |
SIKHISM | The 'Adi Granth Sahib' is a sacred text of which religion? |
KING ALBERT II | Who is the current monarch of Belgium? |
KING HARALD V | Who is the current monarch of Norway? |
HINDUISM | The 'Rid Vega' and 'Sama Veda' are sacred texts of which religion? |
DENMARK | In which country are the headquarters of the supermarket chain 'Netto'? |
CROCODILE | In Egyptian mythology, 'Sobek' was the personification of which animal? |
LILY ALLEN | 'The Fear' was a 2009 number one hit for which singer? |
COW | In Egyptian mythology, 'Hathor’ was the personification of which animal? |
KELLY CLARKSON | 'My Life Would Suck Without You' was a 2009 number one hit for which singer? |
GERMANY | In which country are the headquarters of the supermarket chain 'Aldi'? |
OBOE | The 'Hautboy' is an old name for which woodwind instrument? |
J.J.THOMSON | Which British physicist discovered the electron in 1897? |
TROMBONE | The 'Sackbut' was a forerunner of which modern brass instrument? |
JAMES CHADWICK | Which British physicist discovered the neutron in 1932? |
DAYRON ROBLES | Which Cuban athlete won the men's 110m hurdles gold medal at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing? |
AMAZON | The Spanish explorer Francisco de Orellano completed the first known navigation of which river? |
COCKBURN TOWN | What is the capital of the Turks and Caicos Islands? |
'THE COMEDY OF ERRORS' | "Which of Shakespeare's plays opens with the lines ""Proceed, Solinus, to procure my fall""?" |
'KRUSTY THE CLOWN' | In 'The Simpsons', by what name is the performer 'Herschel Shmoikel Pinchas Yerucham Krustofski' better known? |
LITOTES | "An example includes describing someone as ""not unattractive"" instead of ""attractive"". What name is given, in rhetoric, to a figure of speech in which a statement is expressed by denying its opposite?" |
'SIDESHOW BOB' | In 'The Simpsons', by what name is the evil genius 'Robert Underdunk Terwilliger' better known? |
DRAGON | The constellation 'Draco' is said to represent which mythical creature? |
'TROPIC THUNDER' | Robert Downey Jnr. was nominated for the 2008 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as 'Kirk Lazarus' in which film? |
'DOUBT' | Philip Seymour Hoffman was nominated for the 2008 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as 'Father Brendan Flynn' in which film? |
ELEANOR of PROVENCE | Who was the wife of King Henry III of England? |
FRANKFURT | In which city are the headquarters of the European |
JAMES BALDWIN | Who wrote the novels 'Go Tell It On The Mountain' and 'Giovanni's Room'? |
MAURICE GARIN | Which cyclist won the first ever Tour de France in 1903? |
PETER WRIGHT | Which former MI5 secret service agent wrote the controversial book 'Spycatcher'? |
'WALL STREET' | For his role in which 1987 film did Michael Douglas win an Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of 'Gordon Gecko'? |
ANGOLA | UNITA was the name of the guerrilla army that fought for independence for which African country? |
ANDY McNAB | Which SAS soldier wrote the book 'Bravo Two Zero', an account of a failed mission during the (1st) Gulf War? |
'AS GOOD AS IT GETS' | For his role in which 1997 film did Jack Nicholson win an Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of 'Melvin Udall'? |
PERU | 'Shining Path' is the name of the guerrilla organisation operating in which South American country? |
DIESEL | Which Italian design company, best known for its jeans, was founded by Renzo Rosso in Molvena in 1978? |
THE BIRTH OF VENUS | Which title, referring to a story from Greek mythology, is shared by paintings by Bouguereau, Cabanel and Botticelli? |
'SPRINGFIELD ISOTOPES' | In 'The Simsons', what is the name of Springfield's baseball team who play their home games at 'Duff Stadium'? |
GREAT DANE | Which breed of dog is 'Scooby Doo'? |
'THE LEFTORIUM' | In 'The Simpsons', what is the name of the shop owned by 'Ned Flanders' that caters for left-handed people? |
STAPLES | Founded by Thomas Stemberg in Massachusetts in 1985, it now has over 2,000 stores in 27 countries. Which is the world's largest office supply company? |
AMMONIA | The 'Haber Process' is a reaction of nitrogen and hydrogen in order to produce which gas? |
MIDAS | Who was the legendary king of Greek mythology who changed all he touched into gold? |
LUZON | On which Filipino island is the capital city, Manila, located? |
'HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON' | Which 2010 3D computer-animated fantasy film follows a young teenager called 'Hiccup' in a mythical Viking world? |
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