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RICHARD ROGERS
Which architect designed the 'Millenium Dome'?
JAMES J. BRADDOCK
Which heavyweight boxer was known as the 'Cinderella Man'?
BURY ST. EDMUNDS
The 'Greene King brewery' is based in which English town or city?
SUZUKI
Which car company produces the four-wheel-drive 'Vitara'?
NISSAN
Which car company produces the four-wheel-drive Terrano?
DISCOVERY
"What was the name of the spacecraft in Stanley Kubrick's classic science-fiction film ""2001: A Space Odyssey""?"
'THE MERRY WIDOW'
How is Hanna Glawari described in the title of the operetta of her fictionalised life?
GOLDIE HAWN
'Oscar' nominated actress Kate Hudson is the daughter of which actress?
1980
In which year did the London Evening News merge into the Evening Standard?
S CLUB (7)
With which pop group do you associate Jo O'Meara and Rachel Stevens?
SOILS
Pedology is the science of what?
THE FRANCO-PRUSSIAN WAR
The capitulation of Marshal Bazaine's force at Metz was the last critical action of which war?
VIRGINIA WOOLF
"Whose 1923 essay ""Mr. Bennett and Mrs. Brown"" attacked the literary realism of Arnold Bennett?"
DERREN BROWN
Name the illusionist who played 'Russian Roulette' on television?
SILURIAN
Which geological period followed the 'Devonian Period' but preceded the 'Ordovician'?
A NEWSPAPER
"What was the 'Asahi Shimbun', first produced 24th, September 1980, and advertised as ""untouched by human hand""?"
ON THE CEILING OF THE SISTINE CHAPEL
At which specific location could you see 'The Brazen Serpent', 'The Punishment Of Haman' and 'David Slaying Goliath'?
STEN GUN
R.V. Shepherd and H.J. Turpin invented which light sub- machine gun?
ALAN PRICE
Who played the part of 'Alfie' in the 1975 film 'Alfie Darling'?
ADRIEN BRODY
In March 2003, which 29 year-old became the youngest ever recipient of the Best Actor 'Oscar'?
ZENEDINE ZIDANE
Who was voted FIFA 'Footballer Of The Year' 2003?
1967
In which year did the 'Torrey Canyon' sink, Donald Campbell was killed and the 'Colonels' seized power in Greece?
1963
"In which year was the 'Great Train Robbery' the 'Profumo Affair' hit the headlines and Martin Luther King made his ""I have a dream"" speech?"
ASSEMBLAGE
Picasso's 'Still Life With Chair Caning' in which strips of oilcloth in imitation of chair caning are stuck onto the surface of the work, is an example of which artistic technique?
JORN UTSON
Which architect designed the Sydney Opera House?
COINS
What historically were hatpieces, leopards, cartwheels and unicorns?
WALTER MATHAU
Who played 'Mister Wilson' in the 1994 film 'Denis'?
CHARLES INGRAM
What was the name of the Army Major found guilty of cheating his way to £1million on the TV show 'Who Wants To Be A Millionaire'?
THE BEE HUMMINGBIRD
What is the smallest bird in the world?
JOE E BROWN
Which actor sped off with Jack Lemmon in a speedboat at the end of the film 'Some Like It Hot'?
CHARLES (Hardin Holley)
What was Buddy Holly's real first name?
SPEEDWAY
On 29th July 2000, Martin Dugard of Eastbourne became the first-ever winner of the British Grand Prix - in which sport?
CAT STEVENS
Which former pop singer is now known as Yusuf Islam?
THAMES
'The Nore' is a sandbank at the mouth of which British river?
HENRY VIII
With which English king did Pope Clement VII have a dispute?
MALI
Bamako is the capital of which country?
PARSEC
What is the astronomical terminology fro 3.26 light years?
'THE HATTERS'
Both Luton Town and Stockport County football clubs have the same nickname. What is it?
OCTOBER
In which month is United Nations day?
TIRPITZ
With virtually the same tonnage and outline, in World War II, what was the sister ship of the Bismark?
AQUAVIT
What is the name of the grain or potato based Scandinavian spirit flavoured with Caraway seeds?
GECKO
Which creature may be described as a lizard, with adhesive toes allowing it to walk up walls and across ceilings?
60
What will be the middle two numbers of a car registered in September 2010?
KEVIN WHATELY
Who played the part of 'Neville Hope' in 'Auf Wiedershen, Pet'?
DAVID NIVEN
Which iconic English actor,born in 1910, died in 1983 of Motor Neurone Disisease?
NAPOLEON
Who surrendered formally to the British onboard HMSBellerephon?
'1984'
In which book was Britain called 'Airstrip One'?
'STOCKHOLM SYNDROME'
What is the psychological term for the process of bonding that sometimes occurs between prisoners and their captors?
MATCHLESS
AJS motorcycles were produced identically under which otherbrand name?
GEMINI
Which sign of the zodiac represents the period May 21st. to June 21st.?
CAIRNGORMS
What is the name of Britain's largest National Park?
'DAVID VINCENT'
What was Roy Thinnes' character name in 'The Invaders'?
SANDRA RIVETT
In 1975 lord Lucan was convicted in his absence of murdering his children's nanny. What was her name?
WILLIAM IV
Who was on the throne immediately before Queen Victoria?
DEUTERONOMY
Two books of the Bible list the Ten Commandments.Exodus is one, which is the other?
M25
On which motorway is 'Clacket Lane Service Station'?
SHEEP
Which animal is mentioned most frequently in the Bible?
'A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM'
"From which Shakespeare play doesthe quotation, ""Lord what fools these mortals be"", come?"
RUDYARD KIPLING
"Who wrote ""East is east and west is west and never the twain shall meet"""
'LA BOHEME'
'Marcello', 'Musetta', and 'Mimi' are characters in which opera?
TERRA NOVA
What was the name of Scott's ship on his ill- fated Antarctic expedition of 1910-12?
MASTER OF THE QUEEN'S MUSIC
What position is currently held by Peter Maxwell Davies?
GEORGE SEWELL
In the TV comedy 'The Detectives', who played the part of 'Superintendent Frank Cottam'?
THE EARTH
Which body is on average, 150 million kilometres from the Sun?
NIGER
Niamey is the capital of which country?
JULY
In which month is Orangeman's Day?
BUTT
What is the name of the container used to hold either 108 gallons of beer or 126 gallons of wine?
'BOXER'
What was the name of the horse in Orewell's 'Animal Farm'?
'SCOTCH CORNER'
The junction of the A66 and the A1 is colloquially known as what?
ITALIAN WAR OF INDEPENDENCE
In which conflict was the 'Battle of Solferino' in 1859?
KANDINSKY
Which Russian painter, who died in 1944, founded the 'Blau Reiter' group?
TROMBONE
Which instrument used to be called a 'Sackbut'?
STRAVINSKY
Who wrote the music for the ballet 'Petrushka'?
TERRY PRATCHETT
Who wrote 'The Carpet People', 'Hogfather', 'The Last Continent', 'Men At Arms', and 'Mote'?
SWALE
Richmond in Yorkshire, lies on which river?
WATFORD
Which English soccer team are nicknamed 'The Hornets'?
H.M.S. HERMES
In the Falklands War, which ship was the flagship of the Royal Navy Task Force?
ELIZABETH ARDEN
Catherine Zeta Jones has a million pound per year contract with which cosmetics company?
HUDSON
Into which river did a US airliner crash land in January of this year (2009)?
'TOUCH'
What was the former name of 'The Spice Girls'?
REED
What is the name of the mouthpiece on most woodwind instruments?
SILICON
Which element-atomic number 14-is the second most abundant element in the earth's crust?
MANDIBLE
What is the medical name for the lower jaw?
IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM
Which London museum occupies part of the old Bethlehem Royal Hospital?
LENNOX LEWIS
Who was the last World Heavyweight Boxing champion born in Great Britain?
MEXICO
Which country is the world's largest producer of silver?
LULU
Which pop singer played the part of 'Pauline Mole' in 'The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole'?
ALEXANDRA PALACE
Which 'palace' is located in Muswell Hill, London?
'EL GORDO'
What is the name of the Spanish National Lottery?
URTICARIA
What is the medical namefor hives, or nettle rash?
WILLIAM DOBSON
Which English portrait painter, who lived from 1610 to 1646, succeeded Van Dyck as Court Painterto the exiled Charles II?
UNION PACIFIC
In America, which 'UP' is the largest freight railroad company?
'THE BAREFOOT CONTESSA'
Which 1954 film starring Ava Gardner and Humphrey Bogart, was about a Spanish dancer who becomes a Hollywood film star?
CLINT EASTWOOD
Lee Marvin had a number one hit record with 'Wanderin' Star' in 1970, but which actor had a minor hit with the flipside - 'I Talk To The Trees'?
ST. MARY'S
What is the name of Southampton FC's home ground?
LIME
What is the alternative name of the Linden tree?
BOEING B-29 SUPERFORTRESS
What type of bomber dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima in 1945?
JEAN MILLET
Which French realist painter, who lived from 1814 - 1875, specialised in peasant life?
'IRMA LA DOUCE'
Which 1963 film starring Shirley Maclaine and Jack Lemmon was about a Paris policeman who falls in love with a prostitute, and becomes her minder?
RONALD REAGAN
"Which politician said of Margaret Thatcher, ""She's the best man in England""?"