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THE CHUCKLE BROTHERS | How are comedians Paul & Barry Elliot better known? |
(Tom) BARNABY | Which fictional detective, created by Caroline Graham in novels such as 'Faithful Unto Death' and 'The Killing at Badgers Drift' features in a popular TV series? |
ALL ABOUT EVE | For which film in 1950, starring Bette Davis and Anne Baxter, did British actor George Sanders win the Oscar as Best Supporting Actor? |
1963 | Name the year: Valentina Tereshkova first woman in space; the Great Train Robbery took place; John Profumo resigned? |
MERCEDES BENZ | If you drove a AMG performance luxury saloon car what make of car would you drive? |
CLERESTORY | In church architecture what is the upper storey of the nave wall, pierced by windows, known as? |
MAHOGANY | Which wood was the one mainly used by Thomas Chippendale? |
KOPECKS | The Russian rouble is made up of 100 what? |
GOLDEN GLOBES | Which film awards are presented by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association? |
GRAHAM SWIFT | Which British author wrote the 1996 Booker winning novel “Last Orders”? |
GROSCHEN | The Austrian schilling was made up of 100 what? |
THE GUILDS | Which organisations controlled trade and economic life in medieval times? |
ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA | What was first published in Edinburgh between 1768 and 1771 thanks to the efforts of the 'Society of Gentlemen in Scotland'? |
THE MOVE | Which group had a 1967 hit with “Night of Fear”? |
TRAFFIC | Which group had a 1967 hit with “Paper Sun”? |
H.G. WELLS | "Which writer wrote novels based on his own youthful experiences, science fiction and, in 1920, the massive ""The Outline of History""?" |
PAT BARKER | Which British author wrote the 1995 Booker winning novel “The Ghost Road”? |
EDMONTON | Which Canadian city is the capital of Alberta state? |
TRANSEPT | What is the transverse portion of a cross shaped church known as? |
GEORGE ORWELL | Which novelist was a King's Scholar at Eton, a policeman in Burma, a dishwasher in Paris and a Republican soldier in Spain? |
1965 | Name the year- The Beatles awarded the MBE; Winston Churchill died? |
THEAKSTON'S | Which English brewery produces a beer called 'Old Peculiar'? |
BOARDWALK | What is the name of the wooden pavement which is a feature of Atlantic City, USA? |
DIAMOND | Which precious stone can be described as being 'of the first water'? |
HANLEY | In which one of the five towns of the Potteries is there a statue to Sir Stanley Matthews? |
PROFESSOR CHALLENGER | "Who was the hero of several Sir Arthur Canon Doyle stories, first introduced in ""The Lost World""?" |
Orrery | What name is given to a mechanical model of the Solar System? |
Michelle Dotrice | Who played Frank Spencer’s long suffering wife Betty in the TV series “Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em”? |
Sevilla | Which football team beat Benfica on penalties to win the Europa League in 2014? |
Proud Mary | Which fictitious riverboat gave Credence Clearwater Revival their first hit single in Britain? |
Lake Constance | Which stretch of water do the Germans call the Bodensee? |
Somerset | Considered to be a possible location for the fabled Camelot, in which county is Cadbury Castle? |
Yew | Taxus is the generic name for which tree? |
Sulphur | The prefix “thio” indicates the presence of which chemical element? |
Mercers | Of the many Livery Companies which one is considered to be the most prestigious? |
Soft Cell | Which duo had top five hits in the 1980’s with “Torch” and “Say Hello Wave Goodbye”? |
Terry-Thomas | Which gap-toothed comedy actor was drained of blood by Vincent Price in the 1971 film “The Abominable Doctor Phibes”? |
Mark Selby | Which snooker player is nicknamed “The Jester from Leicester”? |
Giacomo Puccini | Who composed the opera “The Girl of the Golden West”? |
Ant | The emmet is an archaic name for which insect? |
Nicholas Freeling | Which writer created the detective Van der Valk? |
Rubber plant | What is the more familiar name of the house plant Ficus elastica? |
Tears For Fears | Which duo had top five hits in the 1980’s with “Shout” and “Everybody Wants to Rule the World”? |
Hanover | Which German city is the capital of Lower Saxony? |
Never Say Die | On which horse did Lester Piggott ride the first of nine Epsom Derby winners? |
Northamptonshire | Historically associated with George Washington, in which English county is Sulgrave Manor |
Amy | In the famous novel by Charles Dickens, what is Little Dorrit’s first name? |
Saudi Arabia | The TV documentary “Death of a Princess” caused a diplomatic rift between Britain and which other country? |
Cribbage | The poet John Suckling is credited as the inventor of which card game? |
Ted Hankey | Which darts player is known as “The Count”? |
St Johnstone | Which football team beat Dundee United to win the Scottish FA Cup for the first time in their history? |
Hydrochloric | Muriatic acid is an alternative name for which acid? |
Hey Joe | Which former chart topping song for Frankie Laine gave the Jimi Hendrix Experience their first British hit? |
Francis Durbridge | Which writer created the detective Paul Temple? |
Vulture | What kind of bird is a Lammergeyer? |
Gioachino Rossini | Who composed the opera “The Silken Ladder”? |
Loves Labours Lost | Which Shakespeare play is set in Navarre? |
Lake Bala | Which stretch of water is known in Welsh as Llyn Tegid? |
Bobby Zamora | Which footballer scored a late goal in this season’s playoff final to take QPR back into the Premier League? |
Sicily | On which Mediterranean island are the Nebrodi mountains? |
Silver | Electrum is an alloy chiefly consisting of gold and which other metal? |
ST JAMES'S | If the eight Royal Parks in London are arranged alphabetically which comes last? |
STEPHEN KINNOCK | His father was an MP. His mother was an MEP. His wife is a Prime Minister. Who was elected MP for Aberavon in the 2015 General Election? |
GREENE KING | Morland Brewery, brewers of Old Speckled Hen, was bought in 2000 by which other brewery? |
1923 | In which year was the first FA Cup Final played at Wembley? |
ROBERT PATTINSON | "Who plays Cedric Diggory in the film ""Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire""?" |
EDGAR DEGAS | A man and a woman sitting in a Paris bar — who painted L 'Absinthe in 1876? |
150 | How many psalms are there in the Bible? |
SRI LANKA | The first international cricket match was played in Pakistan last month since 2009 when in March of that year the team bus of which country was attacked in Lahore? |
THE TEMPEST | Which Shakespeare play could be summarised as 'The magician Prospero shipwrecks the enemies that originally ousted him from Italy, but when Ferdinand falls for his daughter Miranda he finally faces them down and learns to forgive'? |
PRINCE CHARLES | Which member of the Royal family is Earl of Carrick and Baron of Renfrew? |
MADONNA | Whose thirteenth studio album released in March this year is Rebel Heart? |
BOTSWANA | Sir Seretse Khama was from 1966 to 1980 the first President of which African country? |
LAKE ONTARIO | Which is the only one of the Great Lakes which does not border the US state of Michigan? |
DUCKFACE | What is the nickname of the character Henrietta played by Anna Chancellor in the film Four Weddings and a Funeral? |
115 | What is the atomic number of the element ununpentium? |
LORD EMSWORTH | Who owns the Empress of Blandings the creation of P G Wodehouse |
OBSTETRICS | Which word beginning with 'o' is the branch of medical science that deals with pregnancy and childbirth? |
TOKLAS | Complete the title of the 1933 book by Gertrude Stein The Autobiography of Alice B …? |
DORSET | In which English county is the Tank Museum at Bovington? |
GEORGE | What is the name of the brother of Peppa Pig? |
DUST | Complete the title of the 1934 book by Evelyn Waugh A Handful of. |
STOP ALL THE CLOCKS | "What are the first four words of the poem Funeral Blues by W H Auden read at the funeral of Gareth in film 2Four Weddings and a Funeral""?" |
PROVERBS | Which book of the Bible immediately follows Psalms? |
MERCEDES | Lewis Hamilton signed a new three year contract last month with which motor racing team? |
SWANSEA | Which Welsh town was granted city status in 1969? |
CROATIA | The peninsula of Istria is shared between Italy, Slovenia and which other country which has about 89%? |
HOT CHOCOLATE | Errol Brown who died last month was best known as a member of which band? |
GABON | Ali Bongo Ctadimba is the President of which African country - his father Omar Bongo held the position from 1967 to 2009? |
NEW YORK | Lake Ontario is bounded by the Canadian province of Ontario and which US state? |
LANDAU | What is the name of the four-wheeled horse-drawn convertible carriage, named after a town in Germany, used in Blackpool? |
SIR NICHOLAS GRIMSHAW | Which architect, President of the Royal Academy from 2004 to 2011, is responsible for the National Space Centre in Leicester and the Eden Project in Cornwall? |
ROCKY MARCIANO | Which heavyweight boxer retired in 1956 with a record of 49 wins from 49 fights? |
KELVIN MACKENZIE | Who edited The Sun between 1981 and 1994? |
ST PAUL | Name the twin city to Minneapolis on the other side of the Mississippi. |
OPAL | The town of Coober Pedy in South Australia is a major source of which gemstone? |
KOREAN WAR | "Not to be confused with the Burma campaign of World War II, which Far Eastern war of the mid-twentieth century is often called by the survivors, ""The Forgotten War""?" |
STOCKPORT COUNTY F.C | By what name are Football League team Heaton Norris now known? |
EAST OF EDEN | In the book of Genesis where did the Land of Nod lie? |
GEORGE HARRISON | Which famous musician owned a film company called Handmade Films? |
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