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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?