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Joseph Stillwell | Which World War Two general was nicknamed ‘Vinegar Joe’? |
Louisiana | In which American state does the Mississippi river enter the Gulf of Mexico? |
The Bowbelle | Which Thames dredger made the headlines in 1989 when it rammed the Marchioness pleasure boat? |
Acetylene | Which powerful illuminant gas is produce from the action of water on calcium carbide? |
Hull City | Newcastle United manager Alan Pardew was reprimanded after head butting a player from which Premier League team? |
Epsom Salts | What is the more common name of hydrated magnesium silicate? |
Cistercian | Trappist monks are a stricter version of which religious order? |
Javelin | Emil Zatopek won the 5000 and 10000 metres at the 1952 Olympics. In which event did his wife Dana also win a gold medal? |
Wiltshire | Which is England’s southernmost landlocked county? |
Hondura | The Lempira is the main unit of currency in which central American country? |
Lee Trevino | Which golfer won the British Open, US Open and Canadian Open in 1971? |
Fustanella | What is the name of the traditional stiff skirt worn by Greek and Albanian men? |
Aphelion | What name is given to the point of a planet’s orbit furthest from the sun? |
Bad Company | When the rock band Free disbanded, Paul Rodgers and Simon Kirke went on to form which other group? |
Jochen Rindt | Which Austrian racing driver was the posthumous Formula One world champion in 1970? |
Hazelnut | The filbert is an alternative name for which nut? |
Jacques Anquetil | Which French cyclist won the Tour de France four consecutive times in the 1960’s? |
L’Wren Scott | Which fashion designer, girlfriend of Mick Jagger, committed suicide in New York earlier this year? |
Norton | Which motorcycle company made models called the Manx, the International and the Dominator? |
Thrift | Once punningly depicted on a British coin, the sea pink is an alternative name for which flower? |
Shofar | In Judaism, what name is given to the ram’s horn blown in a synagogue as a call to repentance? |
Horse | In the Chinese zodiac, 2014 is the year of which animal? |
Humble Pie | Which rock group did Steve Marriot form with Peter Frampton after leaving The Small Faces? |
Roffen | The Bishop of Durham signs himself “Dunelm”. Similarly, which name is used by the Bishop of Rochester? |
Nickel | Invar is an alloy chiefly consisting of iron and which other metallic element? |
Peter Barlow | Which Coronation Street character has been played fro several years by Chris Gascoyne? |
West Yorkshire | Which is England’s northernmost landlocked county? |
Batley | Which Yorkshire Rugby League club were the first team to retain the Challenge Cup/ |
Michael Ryan | Which lone gunman went on the rampage around the town of Hungerford in 1987? |
Robert Horton | Who played scout Flint McCullough in the TV western series “Wagon Train”? |
Ariadne | In mythology, which female gave Theseus a ball of thread to guide him out of the labyrinth? |
New Hampshire | Which is the only state of the USA to share a land border with Maine? |
A Village Romeo and Juliet | How are the lovers Vrechen and Sali described in the title of a 1906 opera by Frederick Delius? |
Tehran | In November 1943 Winston Churchill met the other allied leaders for a conference in which capital city? |
West Ham United | Former West Bromwich Albion footballer Nicholas Anelka made an apparently anti-Semitic gesture after scoring a goal against which Premier League club? |
Urals | Mount Narodnaya is the highest point in which dividing range? |
Gary Lineker | Which former sportsman, now a BBC presenter, provides the voice for the children’s TV programme “Underground Ernie”? |
JRR Tolkein | Who wrote “Tree and Leaf” and “Farmer Giles of Ham”? |
ANDY WARHOL | Who designed the cover of the album The Velvet Underground & Nico? |
GENOA | In which city was Christopher Columbus born? |
WHITE | What colour are the star and crescent on the flag of Pakistan? |
FIRST LORD OF THE ADMIRALTY | The last holder of which post, abolished in 1964 was the second Earl Jellicoe – previous holders include Winston Churchill (from 1911 to 1915 and 1939 to 1940)? |
BELFAST | Monument to the Unknown Woman Worker is a sculpture by Louise Walsh on Great Victoria Street near to the Europa Hotel in which British city? |
6 | The prefix micro- means a factor of ten to what negative power? |
SPIRAL | What is the English title of the French police drama Engrenages shown on BBC4? |
200 | How many laps are there in the Indianapolis 500 motor race? |
ETON COLLEGE | At which school were actors Eddie Redmayne, Damian Lewis and Dominic West educated? |
HEAD | Where in the body is the occipital artery? |
VOLGA | The city known as Stalingrad from 1925 to 1961 stands on which major river? |
THE WEALTH OF NATIONS | Complete the full title of the 1776 publication by the economist Adam Smith An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of ______________________. |
ACCRINGTON STANLEY | Which club resigned from the Football League in 1962 to be replaced by Oxford United? A new club was formed with the same name and won promotion to the League in 2006. One of the two clubs they replaced was Oxford United. |
ERNST & YOUNG | EY is the name of one of the Big Four professional service companies (tax, audit etc.). What was its full name before a rebranding in 2013? |
FRANCIS URQUHART | Known by his initials F U, what is the name of the Old Etonian Conservative politician created by Michael Dobbs and played on British TV by Ian Richardson? |
GOLD | If the elements in the periodic table are arranged alphabetically which is the first with four letters in its name? |
HOMER | The title of the novel As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner comes from a line in the Odyssey by which Greek poet? |
BURT BACHARACH | Which composer, born on this date in 1928, wrote the music for the songs Magic Moments and Twenty Four Hours from Tulsa? |
THRILLER | Beat It and Billie Jean are singles from which Michael Jackson album? |
A90 | Which A road crosses the Forth Road Bridge? |
BESSIE BRADDOCK | Chance Meeting is a sculpture by Tom Murphy at Liverpool Lime Street Station of Ken Dodd and which female politician who lived from 1899 to 1970? |
DENMARK | Of which country does Brigitte Nyborg become the first female Prime Minster in the drama Borgen shown on BBC4? |
MONTENEGRO | The city known as Titograd from 1946 to 1992 is the capital of which modern day country? |
SHEPPEY | The Swale is an inlet of sea that separates which island from Kent? |
RIHANNA | What is the middle name, her stage name, of Barbadian born singer Robyn Fenty? |
BRIDESHEAD REVISITED | Three of the four nominations for the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actor in 1982 were John Gielgud, Jeremy Irons and Anthony Andrews (who won) for their roles in which period drama? |
NETHERLANDS | In which country are the global headquarters of the professional services company KPMG? |
RED CROSS | Which organisation has won the Nobel Peace Prize three times, in 1917, 1944 and 1963? |
LONG JUMP | The world record for which athletics event is 8.95 metres for men? |
CARRY ON UP THE KHYBER | Which Carry On film features characters The Khasi of Kalabar, Private James Widdle and the 3rd Foot and Mouth Regiment? |
DAVID WALLIAMS | Who wrote the recent book for children Awful Auntie? |
VENICE | In which city was Marco Polo born? |
RED | The flag of Vietnam is a yellow star on a background of what colour? |
L A LAW | Which TV drama was set in the offices of McKenzie, Brackman, Chaney and Kuzak? |
1916 | In which year of the First World War was the Battle of Verdun? |
NORRIS McWHIRTER | Who was the time keeper when Roger Bannister ran the first sub four- minute mile? |
PERIGEE | What name is given to the position of the Moon in it's orbit, when it is closest to the Earth? |
BERKELEY CASTLE | Edward II was murdered in the south tower of which castle? |
CRAB | What is the main ingredient of the traditional Scottish soup, 'Partan Bree'? |
IDLEWILD | What was the name of New York's 'JFK Airport' before it was renamed in honour of the assassinated President? |
NIKITA KRUSCHEV | Who was the first Soviet leader not to be buried in Moscow's 'Red Square'? |
A PRISON | What is the setting for Beethoven's opera 'Fidelio'? |
FONTAINEBLEAU | What is the summer residence of the French President? |
LADY ISABELLA | The Isle of Man's 'Laxey Wheel' is the largest water wheel in the world. What name is it known by? |
ZAMBESI RIVER | On which river is the Cabora Bassa dam situated? |
GREATER ANTILLES | Cuba and Jamaica are part of which group of West Indian islands? |
JOHN HUNT | Who was the expedition leader when Edmund Hillary became the first person to climb Mount Everest? |
CORPUS CHRISTI | In the Christian church in Britain, which feat day falls on the first Thursday after Trinity Sunday? |
THE MODIFIED MERCALLI INTENSITY SCALE | Which scale is used to measure the intensity, not the magnitude, of earthquakes? |
AUGUSTINE | Who is credited with being the first Archbishop of Canterbury? |
ST. DUNSTAN'S | What is the name of the national UK charity that was founded by Sir Arthur Pearson in 1915 to help blind ex- servicemen and women? |
THE ASHMOLEAN MUSEUM | Which is Britain's oldest public museum? |
'TURANDOT' | Which opera does the famous aria 'Nessun Dorma' come from? |
THE BRONX | Which is the only one of New York's five boroughs that is situated on the mainland? |
ALAN FREED | Which American disc jockey is credited with putting the name to 'Rock 'n' Roll' music? |
EVACUATION OF DUNKIRK | Which military operation of World War II had the codename 'Operation Dynamo'? |
KING'S CROSS | Which London station did the 'Flying Scotsman' depart from on it's daily journey to Edinburgh? |
'THE RED VINEYARD' | What was the title of the only painting that Vincent van Gogh sold during his lifetime? |
GERMANY | In which country is the source of the River Danube? |
THE HUNDRED YEARS WAR | The 'Battle of Agincourt' took place during which war? |
WILLIAM PITT (the younger) | In 1799, which British Prime Minister introduced a new Income Tax to help finance the war against France? |
JIMMY CARTER | Before Bill Clinton, who was the last Democrat President of America? |
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