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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'?