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Thierry Mugler | Which perfume company produces the fragrance Angel? |
Klute | In which film did Jane Fonda play a hooker to win the 1971 Best Actress Oscar? |
The Volga | Astrakhan is a port in the delta of which river? |
Lebanon | Which country, with an eastern Mediterranean coastline, produces the red win Chateau Musar? |
Alloa | Which town is the administrative headquarters of Clackmannanshire District Council? |
Cyprus | Which country, a member of the EU, produces the rich dessert wine Commandaria? |
Forfar | Which town is the administrative headquarters of Angus District Council? |
Navarre | Berengaria, the wife of Richard I of England, came from which European Kingdom, now part of Spain? |
Peking | In which city is the opera Turandot set? |
Omar Khayyam | Which Persian tentmaker, astronomer, calendar reformer and poet lived from about 1050 to about 1123? |
Yves St Laurent | Which perfume company make the fragrance Nu? |
Amnesty International | Which organisation was founded by British lawyer Peter Benenson in 1961? |
Mount Everest | Chomolungma is the local name for which geographical feature? |
Rabelais | Which French monk, doctor, plant collector and ribald satirist lived from about 1494 to about 1553? |
Michael Howard | Which former leader of the Conservative party was MP for Folkestone and Hythe? |
Tragedy | Which song was a top 40 hit for both the Bee Gees in 1979 and Steps in 1998? |
Braganza | Catherine, wife of King Charles II of England, came from which Portuguese royal house? |
I’ll Stand By You | Which song was a top 40 hit for both The Pretenders in 1994 and Girls Aloud in 2004? |
Rome | In which city is the opera Tosca set? |
Wimbledon | Which football club replaced Workington in the Football League after th 1977-78 season? |
Jacob Epstein | Who carved the tomb of Oscar Wilde at the Pere Lachaise cemetery? |
Ghana | In 1979 Jerry Rawlings led the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council which took control of which African country/ |
Clement Atlee | Which British Prime Minister was born in 1883 and first entered Parliament in 1922 as MP for Limehouse? |
Aubrey Beardsley | Which 19th century artist illustrated Oscar Wilde’s “Salome” and Pope’s “Rape of the Lock”? |
Anthony Eden | Which British Prime Minister was born in 1897 and first entered Parliament in 1923 as MP for Warwick and Leamington? |
Mozambique | Between 1963 and 1975, FRELIMO, a nationalist group, fought for the independence of which African country? |
Gigi | Which Lerner and Leowe musical of 1958 features the songs “The Night They Invented Champagne” and “I Remember It Well”? |
In the Heat of the Night | In which film did Rod Steiger play a sheriff to win the 1967 Best Actor Oscar? |
Ian Duncan Smith | Which former leader of the Conservative party was MP for Chingford & Woodford Green? |
Gull | Which family of birds has species called Little, Common and Glaucous? |
Friedrich Paulus | Who commanded the German forces at the Battle of Stalingrad |
Honeysuckle | Lonicera is the Latin name for which fragrant climbing plant? |
Hereford | Which football club replaced Barrow in the Football League after the 1971-72 season? |
Bart | The voice of which character in The Simpsons is provided by Nancy Cartwright? |
St Tropez | In which French fishing port on the Cote d’Azur is Pamplona Beach? |
15 | How many people sit on a jury in Scotland? |
Robert Browning | Who wrote the poem “Home Thoughts From Abroad”? |
CLAVIER | Which word completes the title of a collection of keyboard music dated 1722 by Johann Sebastian Bach - The Well-Tempered ______? |
ALBERT FITZWILLIAM DIGBY | What is the name of Dan Dare’s Wigan-born batman? |
AUDI | Which car manufacturer’s logo is a chain of four intersecting circles? |
HOWARD’S WAY | Which BBC TV drama that ran from 1985 to 1990, set in the fictional town of Tarrant, was filmed on the River Hamble and the Solent? |
BEN & JERRY’S | Which ice cream company produces flavours including Cherry Garcia, Cone Sweet Cone and Caramel Chew Chew? |
SARAJEVO | In which city did Gavrilo Princip assassinate a husband and wife in June 1914? |
PARIS | Which was the second city to host the modern Olympic Games? |
THE NETHERLANDS | Which European country has provinces called Zeeland, Friesland and Gelderland? |
IRAN | Three Asian countries will play in the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Two are Japan and South Korea. Which is the third |
LESLIE THOMAS | Which author who wrote The Virgin Soldiers died earlier this month aged 83? |
CHICKENPOX | The Varicella Zoster Virus causes which disease in children? |
ANGELA LANSBURY | Which 88 year old Dame is currently appearing in Blithe Spirit in London? |
THE RIVALS | Mrs Malaprop is a character in which Sheridan comedy? |
PELICAN | Which bird features on the flag of the US state of Louisiana? |
NORFOLK | The 1969 Derby winner Blakeney and the 1973 winner Morston were both named after villages in which English county? |
IAN MCCARTNEY | Who was MP for Makerfield from 1987 to 2010? |
SAINT JOACHIM | Who was the husband of Saint Anne and father of the Virgin Mary? |
M65 | Which motorway runs from near Preston to Colne? |
NICOLE SHERZINGER | Which member of The Pussycat Dolls was born in Hawaii? |
THE (MAD) HATTER | Which character in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland recites the poem which begins Twinkle, twinkle, little bat! How I wonder what you’re at! Up above the world you fly, Like a tea tray in the sky? |
SMELL | The olfactory nerve carries the sensory information for which of the senses? |
ONE-EYED JACKS | Which 1961 Western is the only film directed by Marlon Brando? |
TWEEDLEDUM and TWEEDLEDEE | In Through The Looking Glass which characters recite the poem The Walrus and the Carpenter to Alice? |
EDGAR ALLAN POE | The screenplay of the 1961 horror film The Pit and the Pendulum was based on a short story by which author? |
THE BOOK OF MORMON | Which musical, currently running in London, includes the song Tomorrow is a Latter Day? |
SAMUEL PICKWICK | Mrs Bardell is the landlady of which Dickens character who she sues for breach of promise? |
AMMONIA | Fritz Haber won the 1918 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for synthesising which chemical compound? |
TOOTSIE | In which film does Dustin Hoffman play Michael Dorsey and Dorothy Michaels? |
MAX BOYCE | The Outside-Half Factory and The Pontypool Front Row were written by which Welsh performer? |
SUE TOWNSEND | Which author who created Adrian Mole died last month aged 68? |
INDIA | Which cricket team will play 5 test matches against England in July and August this year? |
LEICESTER | At which race course is the King Richard III Stakes run in April? |
HAZEL BLEARS | Ian McCartney was Labour Party Chair from 2003 to 2006 when he was succeeded by which Salford born MP, who as a child played a street urchin in the film A Taste of Honey? |
MALTA | According to the Acts of the Apostles on which island was Saint Paul shipwrecked on his way to Rome to appeal to Caesar? |
EXECUTION DOCK | What name was given to the Dock in Wapping where pirates and smugglers were hanged? |
CYCLING | In which sport is a domestique a team member who works to ensure the best position for the team leader? |
TALL | Starbuck’s Coffee traditionally has three sizes – venti, grande and which other? |
BRIAN LONDON | In 1966 Muhammad Ali had two fights in England – the first against Henry Cooper and the second against which boxer who he knocked out in the third round? |
TELLY ADDICTS | Which BBC game show presented by Noel Edmonds ran from 1985 until 1998? |
(ALPINE) SKIING | In which sport did violinist Vanessa-Mae compete at the 2014 Winter Olympics? |
RICHARD CHARTRES | Who is the Bishop of London? |
1999 | At noon on December 31st in which year did Panama gain full control of the Panama Canal? |
ELIZA DOOLITTLE | What is the stage name of singer-songwriter Eliza Caird? |
BIRMINGHAM | In which city was the TV series Peaky Blinders set? |
Barry | What name links a Welsh seaside resort and a current Everton footballer? |
Oliver Cromwell | "Which historical figure has been played on film and TV by ""Richard Harris"", ""Tim Roth"" and ""Dominic West""?" |
Sodium | "Which chemical element has the symbol ""Na""?" |
Daily Express | Sir Arthur Pearson founded which newspaper in 1900; the current editor is Hugh Whittow? |
Migraine | "Which medical condition gets its name from the Greek for ""Half a Head""?" |
Daedalus | In Greek mythology, who built the Labyrinth? |
Save the Children Fund | Which organisation was established in London by Eglatine Jebb and her sister Dorothy Buxton in 1919, originally to alleviate starvation in Germany after the war? |
32 | "How many characters are there in the ""Cyrillic Alphabet?" |
The Red Badge of Courage | Henry Fleming is the narrator and hero of which 1894 war novel? |
1994 | Name the year: Nelson Mandela is sworn in as South African President, Tony Blair becomes new leader of the Labour Party and Martina Navratilova is defeated in her last Wimbledon singles final by Conchita Martinez? |
Celery | Which vegetable has the Latin name Apium graveolens? |
William Walton. | "Who composed the orchestral march ""Crown Imperial"", it was used for the coronation of King George VI in 1937?" |
Serbia | Which European country's flag is an upside - down version of the Russian flag? |
Danny Alexander | Which Ex Chief Secretary to the Treasury (2010 - 2015) was defeated by Drew Hendry of the Scottish National Party (SNP) in the General Election in May 2015? |
Hotel California | "Released in 1976, on which album would you find the songs, ""Life in the Fast Lane"", ""New Kid in Town"" and ""Wasted Time""?" |
Viking | Which shipping forecast area lies immediately east of Fair Isle? |
Fish | What is the main ingredient of Coulibiac, a type of Russian pie? |
Mike Leigh | Who wrote the plays “Nuts in May” and “Abigail’s Party”? |
Thirty Years War | The battles of Lutzen 1632 and Rocroi 1643, were fought during which war? |
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