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JIMMY YOUNG | Who presented the weekday mid-morning show on BBC Radio 1 from 1967 to 1973, moving to Radio 2 until his retirement in 2002? |
KENNETH CLARKE | Who was Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1993 to 1997? |
EAST MIDLANDS | What is the two-word name of the airport at Castle Donington in Leicestershire? |
JACKIE WILSON | Who had the 'Christmas Number One' in 1986 with 'Reet Petite'? |
DENBIGHSHIRE | In which Welsh county are Rhyl, Llangollen and Prestatyn? |
JUPITER | The hymn 'I Vow To Thee My Country' is sung to music from which of 'The Planets' by Gustav Holst? |
'THE FOUR QUARTETS' | How are the poems 'Burnt Norton', 'East Coker', 'The Dry Salvages' and 'Little Gidding' by TS Eliot known collectively? |
'ROKEBY VENUS' | Which 17th century painting in the National Gallery was slashed in 1914 by suffragette Mary Richardson? |
JOHN CARLETON | Which Orrell winger scored a hat-trick of tries against Scotland, helping England to win the Rugby Union Grand Slam in 1980? |
PARK LANE | Which London thoroughfare runs between Hyde Park Corner and Marble Arch? |
'MADAME BUTTERFLY' | 'Cio-Cio San' and her maid 'Suzuki' appear in which Puccini opera? |
ROBINSON | What is the maiden name of Michelle Obama? |
ROBERT DONAT | Who won a Best Actor 'Oscar' for playing the character 'Charles Edward Chipping'? |
'ULYSSES' | Which novel is set in Dublin on June 16th 1904? |
NORWICH SCHOOL | John Crome and John Sell Cotman were associated with which provincial art movement founded in 1803? |
RACHEL | In the Bible, who was the mother of Joseph and Benjamin? |
CENTRAL | Which London Underground line runs from West Ruislip to Epping? |
'RIGOLETTO' | 'Gilda' is the daughter of which eponymous character in a Verdi opera? |
SHEFFIELD | What is the maiden name of Samantha Cameron? |
RAILWAYS | Sid Weighell, Jimmy Knapp and Ray Buckton were trade union officials in which industry in the 1970's and 1980's? |
HOLYHEAD | Which is the largest town in the County of Anglesey? |
'REPTON' | The hymn 'Dear Lord And Father Of Mankind' is usually sung to which tune by Hubert Parry? |
SHOT PUT | Which event completes the indoor Pentathlon - 60 metre hurdles, high jump, long jump, 800 metres and ...........? |
HUMPHREY BOGART | Who won a Best Actor 'Oscar' for playing the character 'Charlie Allnut'? |
'FANNY HILL' | 'Memoirs Of A Woman Of Pleasure' is the original title of which frequently banned book? |
VICTORIA AZARENKA. | 'Well done @vika7 in Melbourne' was a tweet about which Tennis player earlier this year after she won her first Grand Slam singles title? |
'THE MUSIC BOX' | Laurel and Hardy's only Academy Award together was for which short film featuring the moving of a piano? |
'THE ALEXANDRIA QUARTET' | How are the novels 'Justine', 'Balthazar', 'Mountolive' and 'Clea' by Lawrence Durrell known collectively? |
CRICKET BAT | In 2002 Paul Kelleher attempted to decapitate a marble statue of Margaret Thatcher using what 'weapon', he failed, but succeeded using a metal rope support stanchion? |
SPEEDWAY | Based at Poolstock Greyhound Stadium, in which sport did the 'Wigan Warriors' compete in the 1947 National League, before becoming the Fleetwood Flyers' the following year? |
DAMIEN LEWIS | Which English actor plays US Marine Sergeant 'Nicholas Brody', who was rescued after eight years held by Al- Qaeda as a prisoner-of-war, in the drama 'Homeland' shown on Channel 4? |
KEIRIN | In which event did Chris Hoy win a Gold Medal at the recent World Track Cycling Championships? |
ROBIN COOK | Who was the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs from 1997 to 2001? |
LEEDS BRADFORD | What is the two-word name of the airport at Yeadon in West Yorkshire? |
CLIFF RICHARD | Who had the Christmas number one in 1990 with 'Saviour's Day'? |
BATH | In 1742 Willian Pulteney was created the first Earl of which city? |
BRUCE FORSYTH | Which entertainer is married to 1975 'Miss World' Wilnelia Merced? |
FREE TRADE HALL | Which Manchester building was home to the Halle Orchestra until 1996? |
GRANDSON | What relation was Richard II to his predecessor Edward III? |
SWISS | What nationality was the mathematician Leonhard Euler (1707- 1783)? |
MEZZO SOPRANO | Which female singing voice has a range between soprano and contralto? |
1920S | In which decade did W B Yeats and G B Shaw win the Nobel Prize for Literature? |
VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA | Which 2008 Woody Allen directed film is set in Spain? |
ALEC DOUGLAS-HOME | Who was the last Old Etonian Prime Minister before David Cameron? |
TREVOR NUNN | Who is missing from this list of Artistic Directors of the National Theatre – Laurence Olivier, Peter Hall, Richard Eyre and Nicholas Hytner? |
BOLIVIA | Which country became landlocked as a result of the War of the Pacific (1879 to 1883)? |
POTASSIUM PERMANGANATE | By which two words is the chemical compound with the formula KMnO4 known? |
THREE | How many ossicles are there in each human ear? |
CHAY BLYTH | Who rowed the Atlantic in 1966 with John Ridgway? |
KINGS OF LEON | Which band is composed of three brothers and their cousin, all called Followill? |
GAME OF THRONES | Under what title has the series of fantasy novels A Song of Ice and Fire been adapted for TV? |
JONATHAN DIMBLEBY | Who is the regular Chairman of “Any Questions?” on BBC Radio 4? |
VERY LIGHT JET | What type of jet aircraft is a VLJ? |
ALL SOULS | Which College of Oxford University, founded in 1438, is the first alphabetically? |
SOUTH AFRICA | Which was the third country after Australia and England to play test cricket? |
HARROGATE | In which town is the Great Yorkshire Showground? |
LBJ | Complete the slogan used in a 1960s US Presidential Election – ‘All the Way with ___'. |
FIJI | Viti Levu is the largest island in which Pacific nation? |
NASSER HUSSAIN | Which England cricket captain was born in Madras in 1968? |
DUKE OF MEDINA SIDONIA | Who commanded the Spanish Armada in 1588? |
MIDNIGHT IN PARIS | Which 2011 Woody Allen directed film is set in France? |
THE SORCERER’S APPRENTICE | Excerpts from The Nutcracker Suite are included in Disney’s Fantasia. Which work by Paul Dukas features Mickey Mouse attempting magic tricks? |
NATIONAL GALLERY | Kenneth Clark, Neil MacGregor, Charles Saumarez Smith and currently Nicholas Penny have been Directors of which art museum? |
BAKU | Which capital city stands on the shore of the Caspian Sea? |
DANICA PATRICK | Who is the only female driver to win a race in the IndyCar Series, the 2008 Indy Japan 300 - she also has the highest finishing place for a female in the Indianapolis 500 race when she was third in 2009? |
CAMPBELL’S | Green Pea, Turkey Noodle and Cream of Celery were among the 32 varieties of soup produced by which company in 1962 as shown in a famous artwork? |
HEDWIG | In the Harry Potter series what is the name of Harry’s pet owl? |
W1A | Ian Fletcher, played by Hugh Bonneville, formerly the Head of the Olympic Deliverance Commission, has taken up the position of Head of Values at the BBC in which recent BBC2 comedy series? |
RAYMOND RICHARD | Give either of the middle names of author George R R Martin. |
NED SHERRIN | Who presented the BBC Radio 4 quiz Counterpoint until 2006? |
VICTORIA GROUND | What was the name of the home ground of Stoke City FC from 1878 until 1997? |
GABRIEL GARCÍA MÁRQUEZ | Name the only Colombian to win a Nobel Prize. |
ST PETERSBURG | The Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood, built on the site of the assassination of Tsar Alexander II, is in which Russian city? |
BILLABONG | How is an oxbow lake known in Australia? |
IRVING BERLIN | Who wrote the song Easter Parade? |
The Walking Dead | Andrew Lincoln plays deputy sheriff Rick Grimes in which TV horror drama series? |
Ailsa Craig | Name the Scottish island where granite for curling stones is quarried. |
Edge of Tomorrow | Which 2014 Tom Cruise film had the tagline Live, Die, Repeat? |
Martin Kaymer | Which European won the 2014 U.S Open Golf Championship? |
Crocodile | In Egyptian mythology the god Sebek is associated with which creature? |
Applique | What name is given to sewing or gluing patches of material onto a garment or piece of material for decoration |
Denmark | Which Country's Parliament is the Folketing? |
Dominican | To which order of monks did Tomas De Torquemada belong? |
Arizona | In which US state are the cities of Nogales, Surprise and Yuma? |
Judith Weir | Who is the current Master of the Queen's Music? |
Geodesy | What name is given to the scientific study of the size and shape of the earth? |
Douglas Carswell | Who became UKIP's first MP when he won the Clacton by-election in October 2014? |
Triassic | In geological ages, which period was the first of the Mesozoic Era? |
Sheffield | In which English town or city would you find Meadowhall Shopping Centre? |
Joe Loss | “In The Mood” was which bandleader's signature tune? |
Sol | Who was the Roman god of the sun? |
Hale and Pace | Which comedy duo had a Number one hit with The Stonk in 1991? |
Koala | Which Australian animal gets its name from a native word meaning “No drink”? |
Queen Elizabeth II | What women was Time Magazine man of the year in 1952? |
Chiffon | Name the soft cloth made from silk that derives its name from the French word for rag. |
Clayton Moore | Who played The Lone Ranger in the 1950's TV series? |
To Kill a Mocking Bird | “Go Set A Watchman” is a long awaited sequel to which novel published in 1960? |
Neil Warnock | Which Crystal Palace manager became the first casualty of this season's Premier League when he got sacked in December 2014? |
Montreal | In which Canadian city is there a Nelson's Column erected in 1809, It has from time to time become controversial with some of the local people? |
1980 | Name the year: SAS stormed the Iranian Embassy in London; Ronald Reagan was elected President and Rhodesia gained independence? |
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