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'SCISSOR SISTERS' | Which band, formed in 2001, includes Ana Matronic, Babydaddy and Jake Shears? |
PRINCE OF WALES | Which member of the Royal Family is known as 'Brian' in 'Private Eye'? |
EDWARD IV | Elizabeth of York, the mother of Henry VIII, was the daughter of which king? |
SHINTY | Which sport, played with sticks and a ball, whose rules are governed by the Camanachd Association, is mainly played in the highlands of Scotland? |
VELLUM | On which material is the Hereford Mappa Mundi drawn? |
ALEXANDER II | Which Russian Tsar, known as 'The Liberator', was assassinated in March 1881? |
COLORADO | In which US state is the Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railway? |
RED | What colour of cap is worn by a Water Polo goalkeeper? |
BOTSWANA | Which country is the setting for Alexander McCall Smith's series of novels 'The No 1. Ladies' Detective Agency'? |
GEORGE V | Which king gave Royal Assent to the Parliament Act which asserted the supremacy of the House of Commons, by reducing the delaying powers of the House of Lords to two years, later amended to one year in 1949? |
MEKONG | On which major river does Vientiane, the capital of Laos stand? |
SRI LANKAN | With 302, cricketer Mahela Jayawardene was the leading run scorer in the 2010 ICC World Twenty20. What is his nationality? |
J.M.W. TURNER | The Clore Gallery at Tate Britain in London contains work by which British artist (1775-1821)? |
GIDEON OLIVER | Give either of the middle names of George Osbourne? |
BRAZIL | In 1843 stamps were issued in two more countries. Those from Switzerland were issued by the cities of Zurich and Geneva. Which country was the second to issue stamps, known as 'Bull's Eyes', which were valid throughout the entire country? |
1970's | In which decade was the Bernardo Bertolucci directed film 'Last Tango In Paris' released? |
'TWELFTH NIGHT' | Which Shakespeare play features 'Feste', a jester? |
MODEST | What was the most used first name of the composer Mussorgsky (1839-1881). |
DENISE VAN OUTEN | Which singer and actress, married to Lee Mead, gave birth to baby Betsy on May 1st.? |
SUSPENSION | What type of bridge is the Golden Gate Bridge? |
GRIMALDI | Albert II, the Sovereign Prince of Monaco is a member of which Royal House? |
SHREWSBURY | Which town is the administrative headquarters of Shropshire? |
SALT LAKE CITY | In which city were the 2002 Winter Olympic Games held? |
'SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE' | Name the film starring Gwynneth Paltrow and Joseph Fiennes about an author who gets writers' block whilst writing 'Romeo and Ethel the Pirate's Daughter'? |
HORATIO | Give the middle name of former US Vice-President Hubert H. Humphries? |
EDDY SHAH | Who launched the 'Today' newspaper in 1986? |
SOPHIE DAHL | Who is the wife of singer Jamie Cullum? |
UKRAINE | Which country is the home of football club Shakhtar Donetsk? |
MICHELANGELO (Buonarroti) | Who is the subject of the 1961 biography 'The Agony And The Ecstasy' by Irving Stone? |
'THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS' | How were musical duo Bill Medley and Bobby Hatfield known? |
EDWARD ELGAR | Who was Master of the King's Music from 1924 until 1934? |
KATE JACKSON | Who played 'Sabrina Duncan' in the 1970's TV series 'Charlie's Angels'? |
ERNO GOLDFINGER | Which Hungarian born Modernist was the architect of 2, Willow Road in Hampstead? |
CHEMISTRY | In which subject did Margaret Thatcher obtain a B.Sc. at Oxford? |
LEEDS (Rhinos) | Which Rugby League club has been coached by Brian McClennan and Brian McDermott? |
NEVADA | The Hoover Dam is on the border of Arizona and which other state? |
JOE BUGNER | Who did Henry Cooper fight in his last bout? |
'PRIDE AND PREJUDICE' | """It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of good fortune, must be in want of a wife"", is the first line of which Jane Austen novel?" |
FRANCOIS PIENAAR | Which part does Matt Damon play in the film 'Invictus'? |
RINGO STARR | Which 'Beatle' had a hit single with 'Photograph'? |
QATAR AIRWAYS | Which Middle East airline has an in-flight magazine called 'Oryx', the antelope which is on its logo? |
NERO | Which Roman Emperor came between Claudius and Galba? |
DAVID WALLIAMS | Who is the husband of Dutch model Lara Stone? |
ALICANTE | Which Spanish city is the home of football club 'Hercules'? |
DAILY HERALD | Which newspaper was re-branded as 'The Sun' in 1964? |
CYPRUS | On which island is the resort of Ayia Napa? |
JENNIFER WARNES | Who partnered Bill Medley on the hit single '(I've Had) The Time Of My Life'? |
'MONROE' | What is the name of the Neurosurgeon played by James Nesbitt in a recent ITV drama series? |
'ROBERT LANGDON' | Which Harvard Professor features in the novels 'Angels And Demons' and 'The Da Vinci Code' by Dan Brown? |
DUKE OF KENT | Which member of the Royal Family married Katharine Worsley in 1961? |
DALLAS | In which city is the 'Sixth Floor Museum' at Dealey Plaza? |
JOHN PAUL JONES | Who commanded the 'USS Bonhomme Richard' which sank after the 'Battle of Flamborough Head' in 1779? |
'WOODHOUSE' | What is 'Emma's' surname in the Jane Austen novel 'Emma'? |
HEATH ROBINSON | Which cartoonist and illustrator, best known for his drawings of eccentric machines, was born on May 31st. 1872? |
CHARLES RENNIE MACKINTOSH | Who designed 'The Willow Tearooms' at 217 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow? |
'G.B.H.' | What was the title of the 1991 Channel 4 drama in which Robert Lindsay played 'Michael Murray' the militant Labour leader of a city council? |
RAVI SHANKAR | Which musician, together with George Harrison, organised 'The Concert For Bangladesh' at Madison Square Garden in 1971? |
WINCHESTER | Which school was founded in 1382 by William of Wykeham? |
'PYGMALION' | The full title of which play by George Bernard Shaw is completed by 'A Romance In Five Acts'? |
ABU DHABI | 'ETIHAD Airways' is based in which of the United Arab Emirates? |
CECIL DAY-LEWIS | Who was Poet Laureate from 1968 to 1972? |
'PECK' | What was the surname of the character known as 'Face' or 'Faceman' in the 1980's TV show 'The A-Team'? |
MALAYSIA | Sarawak is a state in which country? |
JOHN MADEJSKI | Who founded 'Auto Trader' in 1975? |
WEIGHTLIFTING | In which sport did Dave Prowse ('Darth Vader') represent England at the 1962 Commonwealth Games? |
SULTAN | What is the title of the Head of State of Oman? |
DAILY EXPRESS | For which British national newspaper did the cartoonist Giles produce his most famous work? |
EMILE ZOLA | Which French author wrote 'J'accuse', an open letter to the French government regarding the 'Dreyfuss Affair'? |
ANDY McNAB | Which SAS soldier wrote the book 'Bravo Two Zero', an account of a failed mission during the first Gulf War? |
ELIZABETH I | The 'Ridolfi Plot' was a Roman Catholic plot to kill which English monarch? |
LONDON BRIDGE | Which former British landmark is now the most famous tourist attraction in Lake Havasu City, Arizona? |
GROZNY | Lying on the Sunzha River, what is the capital of the Chechen Republic? |
FENCING | Pal Schmitt resigned as President of Hungary in 2012 as a result of allegations that he plagiarised his doctoral thesis. He won Olympic gold medals in 1968 and 1972, in which sport? |
BIRMINGHAM | Designed by Tim Tolkein, the great nephew of the author of 'The Lord Of The Rings', in which English city could you find the famous 'Sentinel' statue? |
SAKHA REPUBLIC | Yakutsk is the capital of which federal subject of Russia, that at 3,103,200 km2 (almost as big as India) is the largest subnational governing body by area? |
BRENTWOOD | The majority of 'The Only Way Is Essex' is set and filmed in which Essex town? |
'THE UNABOMBER' | An American mathematician, who engaged in a mail bombing campaign that spanned nearly 20 years, killing three people and injuring 23 others, by what name is Ted Kaczynski popularly known? |
MONTPELLIER | Which football club pipped Paris Saint Germain to win the French League 1 title in 2012? |
'SINGAPORE SLING' | Developed sometime before 1915 by a bartender named Ngiam Tong Boon, which cocktail contains Gin, Cherry Heering, Benedictine,and fresh Sarawak Pineapple juice? |
'MARIA' | Which single-word title is shared by songs in the musicals 'The Sound Of Music' and 'West Side Story'? |
CHRISTOPHER SOAMES | The son-in-law of a British Prime Minister and the father of a former Minister of Defence, which Conservative politician served as the last Governor of Southern Rhodesia? |
BORUSSIA DORTMUND | Which team finished eight points clear of Bayern Munich to win the Bundesliga title in 2012? |
GIZZARD | Found in birds, reptiles and some fish and insects, what name is given to the specialised stomach with a thick, muscular wall used for grinding up food? |
JACKIE JOYNER-KERSEE | Voted the greatest female athlete of the 20th century by 'Sports Illustrated for Women', which American athlete won gold medals in both the Heptathlon and Long Jump in 1988? |
'OSCAR' STATUETTES | What has been made by the Chicago manufacturer R.S. Owens & Company since 1983? |
NIKOS KAZANTZAKIS | The International Airport at the Cretan capital of Heraklion is named after which writer? |
JOSIAH WEDGEWOOD | Which 18th century Staffordshire-born potter, and grandfather of Charles Darwin, first developed Jasperware and Basaltware? |
GEORGE BOOLE | Which mathematician, whose ideas were important to the development of modern computer circuits, wrote the 1854 work 'Laws Of Thought'? |
U.S. OPEN | Which was the only one of the four 'Grand Slam' Tennis titles that Bjorn Borg did not win? |
'THE REMAINS OF THE DAY' | Which Merchant Ivory film, based on an acclaimed novel by Kazuo Ishiguro, tells the story of 'Mr. Stevens', the butler at 'Darlington Hall'? |
MALCOLM X | Also going by the name of Talmadge Hayer and his chosen Islamic name, Mujahid Abdul Halim, Thomas Hagan is best known as one of the assassins of which famous person? |
NAVE | What name is given to the main area of a church, extending from the main entrance to the chancel, usually flanked by lower aisles? |
WYNKYN de WORDE | He was England's first typographer and the first person to popularise the products of the printing press in England. Who was the Alsace-born printer brought to England by William Caxton in order to improve the quality of Caxton's products? |
SAINT PIRAN | The flag of Cornwall is named after which Cornish abbot and saint traditionally held to be patron saint of the county, as well as tin miners? |
CHARNWOOD FOREST | What is the name of the upland tract in north-western Leicestershire, bounded by Leicester, Loughborough and Coalville, that is well known for its pre-Cambrians rocks and fossil beds? |
'GUIDO FAWKES' | "What is the historically opposite pseudonymous name used by the libertarian blogger Paul Staines who blogs about ""parliamentary plots, rumours and conspiracies""?" |
MANOR OF NORTHSTEAD | When a sitting MP wishes to resign his seat, he can apply for the stewardship of the Chiltern Hundreds or of which manor currently part of the Barrowcliff area of Scarborough? |
RAINBOW WARRIOR | What was the name of the Greenpeace trawler that was sunk off the coast of New Zealand by French secret intelligence officers in July 1985? |
QATAR | Long the richest country in the Muslim world, which country has, according to the International Monetary Fund, replaced Luxembourg as the world's richest country per head of population? |
VITA SACKVILLE-WEST | The gardens at Sissinghurst Castle, Kent were created in the 1930's by which poet and gardening writer on the fringes of the 'Bloomsbury Group'? |
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