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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?