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Heavy Water | What is a more familiar name for Deuterium Oxide? |
Epilepsy | Grand Mal and Petit Mal are two types of which illness |
Demeter | Who was the Greek goddess of agriculture? |
Arthur Mullard and Hylda Baker | Which two comedy actors had a hit in 1978 with you're the one that I want? |
Virginia | In which US state would you find the cities of Chesapeake, Roanoke and Fredericksburg? |
Haddock | What sort of fish makes an Arbroath Smokie? |
Electric Current | What would be measured on a Galvanometer? |
Permian | In geological ages, which period was the Last of the Palaeozoic era? |
Les Miserables | Cosette, Marius and Fantine are characters in which book and film? |
MAJORCA | 'Cap de Formentor' is the northernmost point of which popular holiday island? |
BEETHOVEN | "Which composer's dying words were supposedly, ""I shall hear in heaven""?" |
BROAD BEAN | A fungus that thrives in wet Spring weather causes 'chocolate spot' on the leaves and stems of which vegetable? |
'SANDY RICHARDSON' | In the original television run of 'Crossroads', which character was played by Roger Tonge? |
'HILDA OGDEN' | Which 'Coronation Street' character was played for may years by Jean Alexander? |
BRITISH COLUMBIA | Which Canadian Province has Victoria as its capital, and is crossed by the River Fraser? |
HENRY I | The youngest son of 'William the Conqueror' succeeded to the throne after his brother William. Who was he? |
BRIAN O'DRISCOLL | Which Irish Rugby Union player scored a hat-trick of tries against France in the 2000 Six Nations Championships? |
MANITOBA | Which Canadian Province, with a border on Hudson Bay, has Winnipeg as its capital? |
FERTILITY | Of what was 'Frey' the god, in Norse mythology? |
BIG TOE | The 'Hallux' is the medical name for what, in the human body? |
REDWING | Two members of the 'Thrush' family visit Britain in huge numbers during the winter. If one is the 'Fieldfare', what is the other? |
MARTINA NAVRATILOVA | In 1994, Conchita Martinez became the first Spanish woman to win the Wimbledon singles title. Who did she beat in the Final? |
SAND MARTIN | The 'House Martin' is a common summer visitor to these shores, so too is which other 'Martin'? |
FRYING PAN | What was the first item of non-stick cookware marketed by 'Teflon'? |
POLAND | Which European nation finished third in football's 1974 and 1982 World Cup Tournaments? |
ANTONIO BANDERAS | "Besides Sir Anthony Hopkins, which other ""Tony"" starred in the 1998 swashbuckler, 'The Mask Of Zorro'?" |
BUSY LIZZIE | Often used as bedding or house plants, how is Impatiens walleriana better known? |
'CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY' | Which Roald Dahl novel features the 'Oompa Loompas'? |
ST. LAWRENCE | French mariner, Jacques Cartier, left home in 1534 to sail across the Atlantic, to explore which river? |
CAPE OF GOOD HOPE | First sighted by Bartholomew Diaz in 1488, he named it then 'Cape of Storms'. What is it now called? |
'HEIDI' | What was the name of the little girl in the popular children's novel by Johanna Spyri? |
CLOVER | Known scientifically as Triflorum hybridum and white or pink in colour, what type of flower is 'Alsike'? |
HELEN LIDDELL | Who replaced Dr. John Reid as Secretary of State for Scotland? |
KATHERINA | Who marries 'Petruccio' in Shakespeare's, 'The Taming Of The Shrew'? |
'PORTIA' | In Shakespeare's, 'The Merchant Of Venice', who has servants named 'Balthasar' and 'Stefano'? |
MOUNT FUJI | Nineteenth century Japanese artist, Hokusai, made a series of 36 prints of what? |
LANZAROTE | Which of the principal Canary Islands contains no peak higher than 700 metres? |
LOS ANGELES | Which American city has baseball-playing 'Dodgers'? |
SYPHILIS | What disease claimed the life of notorious American gangster, Al Capone? |
DYSENTRY | From what disease did the English buccaneer, Sir Francis Drake, die? |
MARKETPLACE | What is the origin of the word 'chipping' in place names such as Chipping Norton? |
NAPOLEONIC WARS | Which intermittent wars between 1793 and 1815 included the battles of 'Aspern' and 'Austerlitz'? |
ROCKS | 'Petrology' is the study of the origin, structure and composition of what? |
JAMES COOK | Whose 1769 expedition included the task of observing the transit of the planet Venus over Tahiti? |
ERIK THE RED | Which 10th century explorer founded an Icelandic colony which he named 'Greenland', to encourage people to settle there? |
ALDERNEY | Which is the third largest of the Channel Islands? |
ORDER OF THE GARTER | What is the oldest order of knighthood still in existence in Britain? |
TOM SHARPE | Who wrote, 'Blott On The Landscape'? |
REMBRANDT | "Who painted ""The Binding Of Samson"" (1636) and ""Jacob Blessing The Sons Of Joseph"" (1656)?" |
AIRDRIE UNITED | Which Scottish football team moved home from Broomfield Park to the Shyberry Excelsior Stadium? |
GOLF | The name of which sport is used for a letter in the phonetic alphabet? |
NICOLAS CAGE | In the movie world, how is Nicholas Kim Coppola better known? |
AFRICA (southern) | From which continent did the flower Freesia originate? |
B.P | "Which company uses the slogan ""innovations beyond petroleum""?" |
THE POMPIDOU CENTRE | Which building in Paris did Richard Rogers and Enzo Piano design? |
AVIEMORE | In which town or city would you find the 'Cairngorm Brewery'? |
STEVEN SODERBERGH | Which director won the 'Oscar' for Best Director for the picture 'Traffic' in 2000? |
HENRY VI | For which king did Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester act as regent or protector? |
MALFOY | Who is 'Harry Potter's' schoolboy enemy? |
BLOOMSBURY GROUP | Roger Fry, Vanessa Bell, and Duncan Grant were part of which English art movement in the 1920's and 30's? |
BATS | Which group of mammals belong to the order, Chiroptera? |
HOIST | What name is given to the edge of a flag nearest the flagpole? |
SOCIETY ISLANDS | Tahiti is part of which island group? |
LECH WALESA | Who was President of Poland from 1990 to 1995? |
LEXINGTON | Which American city is served by 'Blue Grass Airport'? |
SOLOMON ISLANDS | To which island group does Guadalcanal belong? |
MICHAEL SPINKS | Which boxer won the Olympic gold medal at Middleweight in 1976, and then went on to win the World Professional title at both Light-heavyweight and Heavyweight? |
WHALES (and Dolphins) | Which group of mammals belong to the order Cetacea? |
MAUDE | In 'The Simpson's', what was the name of 'Ned Flanders' ' wife? |
NASH | Which architect designed Regent's Park, Regent Street, and the Marble Arch? |
LIGHTENING SEEDS | Which group released the albums; 'Cloud Cuckoo Land' and 'Sense And Jollification'? |
NORMANDY | In which region in France is Camembert cheese produced? |
EDWARD VI | For which young king did Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset, act as regent or protector? |
WEASLEY | What is the surname of 'Harry Potter's' schoolboy friend 'Ron'? |
STIRLING ALBION | Which Scottish football team moved home from Annfield to the Forthbank Stadium? |
SMALL INTESTINE | Where in the human body is the 'Ileum'? |
CLANCY WIGGUM | In the TV show 'The Simpsons', what is the name of the police chief? |
MUD | Which group had number one hits in the 1970's with 'Tiger Feet' and 'Oh Boy'? |
RENAULT | """Createur d'automobiles"", is a slogan used by which car manufacturer?" |
OESOPHAGUS | What is another name for the 'gullet'? |
CHARGE | What name is given to a shield or emblem within a flag? |
CHLORINE | Common salt is a compound formed from two elements, one is Sodium, which is the other? |
VALERIE SINGLETON | Who has presented both 'Blue Peter' and 'The Money Programme'? |
VANILLA | Which flavouring is added to Brandy and Egg yolk to make Advocaat? |
ANNE ROBINSON | Whose autobiography is entitled 'Memoirs Of An Unfit Mother'? |
PARK LANE | On a standard 'Monopoly' board, what property is found between'Chance' and 'Super Tax'? |
CABBAGE | 'Pixie', 'Hispi' and 'Primo' are all types of which vegetable? |
RON HOWARD | Which Director links the films, 'Far And Away', 'Backdraft' and 'The Grinch Who Stole Christmas'? |
CHINA | The 'Argun' and'Khotan' are rivers in which country? |
THE NOSE | Where in the human body would you find the 'Inferior Concha'? |
NESTLE | In 1937 which company introduced, in Switzerland, a greatly improved version of instant coffee? |
1988 | The £1.00 note ceased to be legal tender in which year? |
ZIMBABWE | On which African country's flag would you see the emblem of the 'soapstone bird'? |
NEW BRUNSWICK | Fredericton is the capital of which Canadian province? |
'DUSTY' | What nickname is often used for a male with the surname of Miller? |
PURL STITCH | In knitting, what stitch is produced by Knitting a plain stitch backwards? |
DAVE CLARK FIVE | Which British pop group appeared in the 1965 film 'Catch Us If You Can'? |
LOUTH | Which is the smallest county in the Republic of Ireland? |
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND | What in terms of area, is the smallest of the Canadian provinces? |
SAM MENDES | Who was the British Director of the film 'American Beauty'? |
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