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Prince Ali Bin Al- Hussein | Who was Sepp Blatter's opponent for the job of FIFA President on 29th June 2015? |
Montrose | What links the ship Dr Crippen was caught on in 1910 and a coastal resort town in Scotland? |
Madagascar | The Lemur is native to where? |
Volkswagen | "Who makes the car models ""Jetta"" and ""Passat""?" |
Tea | """Prince of Wales"", ""Gunpowder"" and ""Russian Caravan"" are all types of what?" |
Christopher Columbus | Which historical figure has been played on film by Gerard Depardieu, Marlon Brando and Jim Dale? |
Blackberry | Which fruit has the Latin name Rubus fruiticosis? |
Car Share | Peter Kay and Sian Gibson star in which BBC sitcom about two supermarket employees who are forced to commute together? |
All Quiet on the Western Front | Paul Baumer is the narrator of which 1929 War Novel? |
Weightwatchers | Jean Nidetch who died on 29th April 2015 was the founder of which organisation? |
1973 | Name the year: Chilean President Savador Allende is killed in a coup, the Yom Kippur war erupts in the middle-east and Morston wins The Derby at 25-1? |
Benjamin Britten | "Who composed the ""War Requiem"" for the opening of the new Coventry Cathedral in 1962?" |
Poland | Which European Country's flag is an upside-down version of Monaco's flag? |
Silicon | Which chemical element's name is taken from the Latin for flint? |
Ed Balls | In the recent general election, who lost his seat to conservative Andrea Jenkins at Morley and Outwood? |
Inverness | In which Scottish city is Dalcross Airport? |
Rumours | "Released in 1977, on which album would you find the songs ""Go Your Own Way"", ""Dreams"" and ""Never Going Back Again""?" |
Laurence Binyon | "Who wrote the poem ""For the Fallen""?" |
Daily Mirror | Alfred Harmsworth founded which newspaper in 1903, as a newspaper for women, run by women? |
Benedict Cumberbatch | Actress Wanda Ventham is the mother of which famous actor? |
Kane Williamson | In the 2015 Cricket Test Series between England and New Zealand, which batsman scored the first century? |
Evelyn Waugh | "Who wrote the ""Sword of Honour"" trilogy of novels?" |
OPERA | What is the plural of Opus? |
CHURCHILL | What was the surname of the wartime British agent known as 'Odette'? |
DAGENHAM & REDBRIDGE | Similarly, which team finished top of the Vauxhall Conference this year and has been promoted to the Coca Cola Division Two? |
HALIFAX | Which Yorkshire town shares its name with the capital of a Canadian Province? |
AQUAVIT | What is the name of the Scandinavian alcoholic drink made from potatoes? |
1991 | In which year did Freddie Mercury die of AIDS? |
CARTOMANCY | What is the namegiven to 'fortune telling' by playing or tarot cards? |
ANGUILLA | In 1969 troops from the Parachute Regiment invaded which West Indian island after it declared its independence from St. Kitts - Nevis? |
BUDDISM | What was founded by Siddhartha Gautama in the 6th century BC? |
T | in the version of the Morse Code used in Great Britain, what letter of the alphabetis represented by a single dash? |
BONE MARROW | 'Myeloid Tissue' is another name for what? |
E | In the version of the Morse Code used in Great Britain, what letter of the alphabet is represented by a single dot? |
'WE WILL ROCK YOU' | In the year 2000 the pop group Queen last appeared on a No. 1 hit, what was the record? |
SIKHISM | What was founded by Nanak in the 15th century? |
'ACHILLES' | In December 1940 three British ships attacked the German battle cruiser 'Graf Spee', forcing it into Montivideo harbour.'Exeter' and 'Ajax' were two of the ships, but what was the third? |
'GUYS AND DOLLS' | In which musical are 'Sky Masterson' and 'Sarah Brown' centralcharacters? |
HAMBURG | Near which city is 'Fuhlsbuttel Airport'? |
LOVERS | In a 22 card tarot pack, which card is the only one beginning with the letter 'L'? |
SAM MENDES | Who Directed the 'Oscar' winning film of 2000, 'American Beauty'? |
EDWARD VII | Who was the last monarch to award one of his sons the title 'Duke of Clarence'? |
NETHERLANDS | Other than the United States' Bobby Fischer, which country provided the last non-Russian World Chess Champion? |
'THE CROWN' | 'Red Lion' was for may years accepted as the most popular pubname in Great Britain. What pub name has now succeeded this? |
CONSTANTINE | Which Roman emperor issued 'The Edict of Milan' and endedthe persecution of Christians? |
LAMPREY | Which eel-like fish has a sucker mouth with horny teeth, and a rough tongue, but no scales, paired fins, or jaws? |
'SCOOCH' | Which group represented the UK at this year's Eurovision Song Contest? |
DUCTILITY | What word describes the property of a metal which allows it to be stretched into wire? |
'HOLD ME CLOSE' | Which 'HMC' by David Essex was No. 1 in October 1975? |
THE TABERNACLE | In the Old Testament, what was the name of the devise that contained the 'Ark of the Covenant'? |
SILK FABRIC | What is 'Crepe de Chine'? |
ETHIOPIA | In which country is the Ogaden? |
EDUCATION | With what was the 'Plowden Report' concerned? |
RENE ZELLWEGER | "Which American actress plays ""Roxie Hart"" in the film, 'Chicago'?" |
MICHAEL CAINE | In the film, 'The Quiet American', who gives a powerful performance as a foreign correspondent? |
LIBERACE | "Which entertainer once quipped ""What you said hurt me very much - I cried all the way to the bank""?" |
RONALD REAGAN | "Which American once described Margaret Thatcher as ""the best man in England""?" |
INTER MILAN | "Ronaldo collected the ""World Footballer Of The Year Award"" in 1996 and 1997, when playing for which club?" |
JUVENTUS | "For which club was Zinedine Zidane signed when voted ""World Footballer Of The Year"" in 1998 and 2000?" |
DANISH | What nationality was Vitus Bering, after whom the strait separating Alaska and Russia was named? |
ENGLISH | What was the nationality of William Baffin, who gave his name to Baffin Island? |
THE WANDERERS | What is the name of Johannesburg's major cricket stadium, venue for this year's World Cup Final? |
NASEBY | In which Northamptonshire battle, fought on June 14th 1645, did the Parliamentarians under Fairfax, defeat Prince Rupert's Royalists? |
FLODDEN FIELD | The English and the Scots fought which battle, on September 9th.1513, near the Northumberland village of Branxton? |
GENERAL SHERMAN | Which Union leader of the American Civil War gave his name to a tree in California's 'Sequoia National Park'? |
'PEW' | In Robert Louis Stevenson's 'Treasure Island', what is the name of the sinister blind pirate? |
NEW ZEALAND | Sir Sidney Holland was Prime Minister of which Commonwealth country, between 1949 and 1957? |
'ALL GAS AND GAITERS' | Which TV comedy series first cast Derek Nimmo as the bumbling cleric, Reverend mervyn Noote? |
CAPTAIN FLINT | What is the name of 'Long John Silver's' parrot in the children's classic novel, 'Treasure Island'? |
ARGENTINA | Hector Campora was President of which South American country in 1973? |
JAMES | What was the forename of 'Private Fraser', the undertaker in 'Dad's Army'? |
GREENGROCER | What was the occupation of 'Warden Hodges' in the TV classic, 'Dad's Army'? |
ANTHER | In a flower, what name is given to the terminal part of a stamen, in which the pollen grains are produced? |
JOHN CABOT | The official discovery of Newfoundland is credited to the man who set sail from Bristol in 1497, who? |
ABEL TASMAN | Which Dutch navigator is credited as being the first European to sight New Zealand? |
A FUNGAL INFECTION | What type of infection is the skin complaint, Ringworm? |
DIPPER | What bird of fast-flowing streams is so-named from its habit of immersing itself under water to find food? |
FRENCH GUIANA | Which is the only country to share borders with just Brazil and Surinam? |
PANAMA | Which country shares borders with Columbia and Costa Rica? |
VOLGA | The Russian port of Astrakhan lies on the delta of which major river? |
OCCLUDED FRONT | In meteorology, what term is used to describe a warm front which has been quickly overtaken by a cold front, moving rapidly around a low pressure centre? |
MATA HARI | How was the Dutch dancer and courtesan Margaretha MacLeod, better known? |
ORINOCO | The island of Trinidad lies opposite the delta of which major South American river? |
'MUDDY WATERS' | What was the popular name fro the American blues singer, composer and guitarist, McKinley Morganfield? |
ANTICYCLONE | What word describes a system of winds that blow around an area of high pressure? |
SUFFOLK | Hollesley Bay and Aldeburgh are coastal features of which English county? |
50 | How many bonus points does a 'Scrabble' player receive when playing all seven of his tiles in a single turn |
SODIUM | If a solution of common salt is electrolysed, chlorine gas is released at one electrode but which metal accumulates at the other? |
IODINE | The crystals of which element when heated, give off a violet vapour with an irritating odour, similar to chlorine? |
KENT | On the coast of which English county are Pegwell Bay and St. Margaret's Bay to be found? |
SIR LANCELOT | In 'Arthurian' legend, who was the father of Sir Galahad? |
IRAQ | The ancient region of Mesopotamia is now part of which middle eatern country? |
SEVEN | Which is the lowest card used in the game of Bezique? |
'HOTEL CALIFORNIA' | """On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair"", are the opening lines of which pop song?" |
PHILIP K. DICK | Who wrote the novel 'Do Anderoids Dream Of Electric Sheep', the basis of the screenplay for the film 'Blade Runner'? |
NEW ZEALAND | England cricketer Andrew Caddick was born in which country? |
28th | Although the names of the four Scottish 'Quarter Days' have remained the same, on which date of the respective months do they fall? |
TORONTO | Which city is served by Lester B. Pearson Airport? |
BELUGA | Sometimes known as the 'White Whale', Delphinapterus Leucas belongs to the bottle-nosed family of whales, how is it more generally known? |
JELLYFISH | Native to the Mediterranean and violet in colour, what sort of marine creature is a 'Venus's Girdle'? |
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