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KENT | Which cricket county's 'Twenty/20' team are known as the 'Spitfires'? |
TOMATO | 'Marmande','Tiny Tim', 'Harbinger', and 'Delicante' are all types of what? |
SLIGO | Name the only county in Southern Ireland (Irish Rep.) that begins with the initial letter 'S'? |
MISSOURI | Which major river of the USA forms the border between the states of Nebraska and Iowa? |
'SWAN LAKE' | The characters 'Odette' and 'Odile' are featured in which ballet? |
EUSTACHIAN TUBE | What name is given to the tube which runs from the ear to the back of the nose? |
KING'S LYNN | Which port lies at the mouth of the Great Ouse? |
TRAPEZIUM | What name is given to a four sided geometrical figure, with only one pair of sides parallel? |
TOYOTA | Which manufacturer makes the engines that power the Williams formula One cars? |
LACE | For what product is the town of Honiton, Devon, famous? |
BEDE | Name the monk, born a few years after the death of St. Cuthbert, whose great work was his 'Ecclesiastical History of England'? |
BRAGANZA | Catherine, wife of King Charles II of England, was a princess from which Portuguese Royal House? |
SILVER GHOST | What was the name of the first make of Rolls Royce car? |
AUSTRALIA | In which country is the Nullabor Plain? |
HATHOR | In Egyptian mythology, what was the name of the cow- headed goddess of love? |
URANUS | In the 'Planets Suite' by Holst, which planet is 'The Magician'? |
RICHARD II | Which king did Henry Bolingbroke depose, and then succeed as Henry IV in 1399? |
TIPPERARY | Name the only county in Southern Ireland (Irish Rep.) that begins with the initial letter 'T'? |
'THE CLANGERS' | Which children's TV series, created by Oliver Postgate, features the 'Soup Dragon'? |
'WILLOW' | Name the witch who is the best friend of 'Buffy The Vampire Slayer'? |
BARRY McGUIRE | Which American singer-songwriter's only British hit was in 1965 with 'Eve Of Destruction'? |
Dr. SAMUEL JOHNSON | "According to Tobias Smollet, who was ""the great cham(ruler) of literature""?" |
THOMAS HEARNS | Which US boxing champion had the nickname 'Hit Man'? |
'VICTORIA' | What was the name of the first ship to circumnavigate the world? |
SHILPA SHETTY | In 2007, who was considered to have been racially abused by Jane Goody and others in the TV show 'Big Brother'? |
WINDERMERE | Only one standard gauge branch line survived in the Lake District. It runs from Oxenholme to which terminus? |
BRIDGEND | In which town do the Celtic Crusaders Rugby League team play their home matches? |
CAROL THATCHER | Which television presenter was sacked by the BBC in February for comparing someone to a 'Golliwog'? |
'PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN' | 'The Curse Of The Black Pearl' was the first of which series of films? |
'DON JOSE' | Who stabbed 'Carmen' in the opera of the same name? |
SUSAN COOLIDGE | Who wrote the children's novel 'What Katy Did' and the 'Katy' series of books? |
1999 | King Hussein of Jordan dies, Chinese embassy in Belgrade bombed by NATO planes, and Prince Edward marries. Which year? |
YORK | The 'Battle of Stamford Bridge' was fought in 1066 – which is the nearest city to the battlefield? |
LONDON | Canaletto famously painted views of Venice and which other city? |
CAMPARI | "Lorraine Chase used to say ""Nice ere innit"" when advertising which product?" |
TOURNEDOS ROSSINI | What food was named after a composer by the French chef Escoffier? |
THE CAIRNGORMS | Which is the largest of Britain's National Parks? |
THE LIFE GUARDS and THE BLUES AND ROYALS | There are two Household Cavalry regiments. Name either? |
'THE MOTORCYCLE DIARIES' | Which 2004 film was about Che Guevara's early days traveling across South America? |
'TITUS ANDRONICUS' | """She is a woman, therefore may be wooed, she is woman, therefore may be won, she is Lavinia therefore must be loved"" is a quotation from which of Shakespeare's plays?" |
'BIANCA JACKSON' | In 'Eastenders', what part is played by Patsy Palmer - full name required? |
TONY BLAIR | Which Prime Minister had the middle names Charles Lynton? |
PINE TREES | From what type of tree do we get Turpentine? |
LICHFIELD | Which English cathedral has three spires named 'The Ladies of the Vale'? |
ST. ANDREWS | Prince William attended which University? |
PAR AVION | Which two French words on an envelope indicate that a letter is to be sent by Air Mail? |
STRIKE | In baseball, what word is used when a batsman completely misses the ball? |
1861 | In which year did the American Civil War begin? |
NEW MEXICO | In which US state is the atomic and space research centre at Los Alamos? |
DONALD DEWAR | In 1999 who became the First Minister of Scotland? |
BRITISH MUSEUM | Which museum is on Great Russell Street in London? |
TANZANIA | In which country is the Serengeti National Park? |
150 | How many Psalms are there in the Old Testament. |
SIPHIWE TSHABALALA | Which South African scored the first goal in the 2010 FIFA World Cup Finals? |
'THE BOURNE IDENTITY' | What is the title of the first novel by Robert Ludlum featuring 'Jason Bourne'? |
MATTHEW PERRY | Who played 'Chandler Bing' in the US TV series 'Friends'? |
JULIA GILLARD | Who became Prime Minister of Australia last month? |
CATHERINE PARR | Which of Henry VIII's wives had previously been married twice, to Edward Borough and John Neville? |
CONDOLEEZA RICE | Which politician did English actress Thandie Newton play in the 2008 film 'W' (pron. Dubya)? |
LADYSMITH BLACK MAMBAZO | Which South African choral group first came to prominence after featuring on the Paul Simon album 'Graceland'? |
LIGHTWEIGHT | In which class did boxer Amir Khan win the Silver medal at the 2004 Olympics? |
CHRIS LOWE | The 'Pet Shop Boys' are Neil Tennant and who? |
ROTTERDAM | In which city did the 2010 Tour de France begin? |
AUSTRIA | In which country is Grossglockner (Big Bell) the highest mountain? |
MONTE CASSINO | Which monastery founded by St. Benedict was bombed by the Allies in February 1944? |
CLIVE PONTING | Which civil servant at the Ministry of Defence was tried and acquitted in 1985 of leaking documents to Tam Dalyell MP about the sinking of the 'Belgrano' during the Falklands War? |
'RAMS' | By what name are Dewsbury Rugby League team known? |
BILL BRYSON | Whose recent book is called 'At Home: A Short History of Private Life'? |
SUE NICHOLLS | Which star of the 1970's sitcom 'The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin' has been a regular in 'Coronation Street' since the 1980's? |
SCAMPTON | At which RAF base in Lincolnshire were 617 Squadron 'The Dambusters' based in 1943? |
SOUTH AMERICA | On which continent does the Vicuna live in the wild? |
'KEVIN' | What was the first name of 'Captain Darling' in the TV series 'Blackadder Goes Forth'? |
'SOFT CELL' | How are the duo comprising Marc Almond and David Ball known? |
BAHRAIN | In which country was the first Formula One Grand Prix of 2010 held? |
NICK NOLTE | Who plays the title role in the 1995 film 'Jefferson In Paris'? |
'TOM & JERRY' | What was the name of the group formed by Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel in 1957? |
INDIVIDUAL PURSUIT | In which cycling event did Rebecca Romero win the Gold medal at the 2008 Olympics? |
SANTANDER | Brittany Ferries run a service from Plymouth to which Spanish port? |
DOMINICA | Of which Caribbean Commonwealth country, named by Columbus after the Italian for Sunday, is Nicholas Liverpool the Prime Minister? |
JANE SEYMOUR | After the death of Henry VIII, Catherine Parr married Thomas, the brother of which of Henry's other wives? |
ZIRCONIUM | With atomic number 40, which is the last element alphabetically in the Periodic Table? |
TED DANSON | Who played 'Sam Malone' in the US TV series 'Cheers'? |
DAVID TRIMBLE | In 1999 who became First Minister of the Northern Ireland Executive? |
JOSHUA | Which is the sixth book of the Old Testament, immediately following the Pentateuch? |
WILLIAM PENN | Whose statue is on top of City Hall in Philadelphia? |
'BILL' | "What name completes these lyrics from a hit by 'The Crystals': ""I met him on a Monday and my heart stood still, Da-do ron-ron-ron, da-do ron-ron, somebody told me" |
AJACCIO | In which city was Napoleon Bonaparte born? |
'THE AMBASSADORS' | How are 'Jean de Dinteville' and 'Georges de Selve' described in a famous painting by Holbein? |
JONATHAN SACKS | Who is the chief Rabbi of the United Kingdom? |
BEYONCE | Who was the headline act on the 'Pyramid Stage' on Sunday at the 2011 Glastonbury Festival? |
NORWEGIAN | The novels of Jo Nesbo which feature detective 'Harry Hole' were originally written in which European language? |
NORTHERN UNION | By what two word name was the Rugby Football League known between 1895 and 1922? |
RAVENGLASS & ESKDALE RAILWAY | Which heritage railway runs seven miles inland from a station on the Cumbrian coast to Dalegarth Station? |
BEARDS | Of what is 'Pogonophobia' a fear? |
KAZAKHSTAN | Which is the largest of the five former Soviet Republics in Central Asia? |
'SNOOPY' | Which fictional character, born at 'Daisy Hill Puppy Farm', has two sisters and five brothers including 'Marbles', 'Olaf' and 'Spike'? |
'BLACK NARCISSUS' | In which 1947 film starring Deborah Kerr, were a group of nuns sent to the Himalayas to set up a convent? |
MIKE HARDING | Who became known as 'The Rochdale Cowboy' after a record of 1975? |
DEFENESTRATION | What is the term for the act of throwing someone or something out of a window? |
TUNGSTEN | 'Scheelite' and 'Wolframite' are ores of which metal? |
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