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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?