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ARTEMIS
Her Roman equivalent was Diana, but who was the Greek goddess who was the virgin goddess of hunting?
A3
Which 'A-road' connects London and Portsmouth?
WEST HAM
The 'Inter City Firm' are/were a gang of football hooligans who supported which London club?
SCOTLAND
In which country is Cape wrath?
'SHADOWFAX'
What is the name of 'Gandalf's' horse in the 'Lord Of The Rings' trilogy?
1976
In which year did actor Sid James die?
'THE GREAT GATSBY'
In which novel is 'Nick Carroway' the narrator?
The Comedy of Errors
The first two speakers in which Shakespeare play are Aegeon, a merchant of Syracuse, and Solinus, Duke of Ephesus?
Camile Saint-Saens
Who composed the orchestral work “Danse Macabre”?
Rupert
What was the first name of Rigsby in Rising Damp?
Monster Raving Loony Party
For which party did Lan “Howling Laud” Hope receive 197 votes in the recent South Shields by-election?
Henry VI
Which English king was crowned king of France in 1431?
Chemistry
Which Nobel Prize has been won by William Ramsay, Fritz Haber and Otto Hahn?
Hawthorn
The badge of West Bromwich Albion FC contains a bird together with the fruit and leaves of which shrub or small tree?
Tom Hooper
Who directed the 2012 film Les Miserables?
Lincolnshire
The Isle of Axholme, now crossed by the M180 motorway, is part of which traditional English county?
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Burl Ives played “Big Daddy” in the original 1955 Broadway cast of which play?
A Book at Bedtime
Which programme is broadcast on BBC Radio 4 between 10.45pm and 11.00pm each weekday evening?
Rory McGrath
Which co-founder of Hat-Trick Productions and a regular pundit on “They Think It’s All Over” wrote the 2008 book “Bearded Tit”?
Grosvenor
What is the family name of the Dukes of Westminster?
Houston
Which city is home to the Texans NFL team?
Edward I
Harlech Castle was built during the reign of which king?
Jan Vermeer
Born in Delft in 1632, he painted small detailed domestic scenes notable for their treatment of various tones of daylight. Who was he?
Gulliver’s Travels
“A Voyage to the Country of the Houyhnhnms” is the fourth part of which literary work?
Elbow
Guy Garvey is the lead vocalist of which band?
Orion
In which constellation is Rigel the brightest star?
Washington DC
Which US city is home to the Nationals MLB team?
Paul Gaugin
Born in Paris in 1848, he pained many pictures of Polynesian life and died in the Marquesas Islands in 1903. Who was he?
You and Yours
What is the name of the consumer affairs programme broadcast on Radio 4 from 12.04pm each weekday?
The Wash
Into which body of water does the River Nene drain?
Mirrors
Justin Timberlake has spent three weeks at number one this year with which song from the album “The 20/20 Experience”?
Helena Bonham Carter
Who plays Madame Thenardier in the 2012 film Les Miserables?
Valois
Charles VI, who ruled France from 1380 until his death in 1422, was a member of which royal house?
New Zealand
In which country were Nobel Prize winners Alan MacDiarmid, Maurice Wilkins and Ernest Rutherford born?
Neptunium
Which element is between Uranium and Plutonium in the Periodic Table?
Percy
What is the family name of the Duke of Northumberland?
Redfoo
Stefan Gordy, a son of the founder of Motown Records, is known by which colourful stage name?
The Tempest
The first two speakers in which Shakespeare play are a shipmaster and a boatswain?
Christchurch
Which is the main city in the New Zealand region of Canterbury?
Seven Years’ War
Spain ceded Florida to Britain in the 1763 Treaty of Paris which ended which war? (The name by which it is known in Britain is required)
Oldham
The first by-election of this Parliament was in January 2011 in …….. East and Saddleworth. Which town completes the name of the constituency?
Greg Norman
In 1993, who was the last Australian golfer to win the Open Championship?
Ghana
In which African country does 100 pesetas equal 1 cedi?
Oscar Wilde
Whose statue in Merrion Square, Dublin is known to irreverent Dubliners as “The Fag on the Crag”?
Tuscany
Firenze (Florence) is the capital city of which Italian region?
Nicholas Nickleby
Madeline Bray married which eponymous character in a Charles Dickens novel?
Vitamin E
Which vitamin is also known as Alpha Tocopherol?
Stephen Foster
Who composed the songs “Old Folks at Home” and “Beautiful Dreamer”?
Leeds
In which city was the actor and playwright Alan Bennett born?
Gold Sovereign
Which British coin, first minted in 1817, is still being minted and is still legal tender but nowadays is minted for the Indian market?
Lobster
If you ordered Homard in a French restaurant what shellfish would you be served?
Belfast
In which British city is Great Victoria Street station?
Paddy Ashdown
Which former leader of the Lib Dems was the MP for Yeovil?
Tainted Love
Which song was a top 40 hit for Soft Cell in 1981 and for Marilyn Manson in 2002?
Ventnor
In which Isle of Wight town can you find the History of Smuggling Museum/
Jerry Hall
Who said on splitting from Mick Jagger “I’m sure he can find someone else to be unfaithful to soon”?
Without You
Which song was a hit for both Nilsson in 1972 and Maria Carey in 1994?
Staffordshire
The town of Leek is situated in which English county?
North Carolina
Charlotte is the largest city in which US State?
1976
Name the year – James Callaghan becomes PM; Britain and Iceland end the C od War; 21st Olympic Games begin in Montreal.
Richard II
Which king did Henry Bolingbroke depose and then succees as Henry IV in 1399?
Brighton
In which British city is Preston Park railway station?
Bee Hummingbird
What name is given to the smallest species of hummingbird, it being names after the insect it is closest in size to?
Gold
South Africa is the world’s largest producer of what?
Empty Tomb
What is the meaning of the word Cenotaph?
Menzies Campbell
Which former leader of the Lib Dems is the MP for North East Fife?
Hereward the Wake
Known as “England’s Darling”, who led resistance against William the Conqueror on the isle of Ely in 1070?
Sergeant Troy
In “Far from the Madding Crowd” who became Bathsheba Everdene’s first Husband?
Oslo
Which European city was called Christiania frm 1624-1925?
Mickey Rooney
Which US actor was born Joe Yule Jr?
Florida
Jacksonville is the largest city in which US state?
Claudius
Who was King of Denmark in Shakespeare’s Hamlet?
Shropshire
The town of Oswestry is in which English county?
Ricky Tomlinson
Who starred in the TV series “Nice Guy Eddie” as a Liverpool private investigator?
1969
Name the year: Yasser Arafat new leader of the PLO; Dwight D Eisenhower dies; US Mariner 6 spacecraft launched to Mars.
Forget-me-not
What is thye common name of the plant Myosotis?
David Mitchell
Which comedian and actor presents the Radio 4 programme “The Unbelievable Truth”?
Chennai
By what name is the city of Madras now known?
Comino
Which is the third inhabited island in the group with Malta and Gozo?
Nunavut
What name is given to Canada’s newest territory, created in 1999 , offering some self-determination to the Inuit people?
Punjab
Which former province of North West India has the tributaries Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas and Sutlej?
DEUTERONOMY
Which book of the Old Testament, other than Exodus, includes the story of Moses receiving the Ten Commandments?
IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM NORTH
Which striking building in the Manchester area has been designed by architect Daniel Libeskind?
AMIENS
What is the capital of the French region of Picardy?
IS
What is the motor-car international registration forIceland?
KEVIN SPACEY
Who played the roles of 'Verbal Klint' and 'Kaiser Sauzer'in the film 'The Usual Suspects'?
BREAD
What is produced by the Chorleywood Process?
SAMUEL L. JACKSON
Who played the role of 'Jools' in the film 'Pulp Fiction'?
ELKIE BROOKS
Who partnered Robert Palmer as lead vocalist in the 1970'sband 'Vinegar Joe'?
ANNE STALLYBRASS
Who played the part of 'Mrs. Onedin' in the TV series 'The Onedin Line'?
CAPITAL
What is the architectural term for the head or top of a column?
WASHINGTON
In which American city do the 'Wizards' play Basketball?
CHILE
Which country has the international car registration plate RCH?
LYMINGTON
At which port on the British mainland would you land if you caught a ferry at Yarmouth, I.O.W.?
DENMARK
The airline 'Maersk Air' are based in which European city?
29th SEPTEMBER
The quarter day Michaelmas occurs on which date of the year?
SHEFFIELD
In which north of Englandcity is 'Hallam FM' radio station situated?
YELLOW
'Jonquil' is a shade of which colour?
YITZHAK RABIN
Which Israeli Prime Minister was assassinated in Tel Aviv in 1995?
STARLING
What is the common name for the bird Sturnus vulgaris?