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Bernie Taupin | "Who was Elton John's collaborator in most of his early hits, such as ""Yellow Brick Road"", ""Candle In The Wind"", etc.?" |
Patience | In which Gilbert and Sullivan Operetta does the Character of Bunthorne appear? |
Tennis | Tony Hawkes wrote a book about how he beat the Moldovan football team at what? |
DAILY MIRROR | Eve Pollard is an 'Agony Aunt' for which newspaper? |
JOHN SURTEES | Which British Formula One World Motor Racing Champion was also World Motorcycling Champion? |
PUMPKIN PIE | What name is given to the traditional dessert served in American Thanksgiving Day? |
ASH WEDNESDAY | Which is the first day of Lent? |
'SUPER FURRY ANIMALS' | Which pop group consisted of Huw Bunford, Clan Caren, Dafydd Leuan, Guto Price and Gryff Rhuys? |
OLDHAM | In 1899 Churchill lost his first election to become an MP.In which Lancashire town did he stand? |
BOLIVIA | Alphabetically, which is the second country in South America (not Central America)? |
DUKE OF WINDSOR | Who, for much of the Second World War, was Governor of the Bahamas? |
TENERIFE | Where is 'Reina Sofia Airport'? |
NORWAY | Six of the world's top ten highest waterfalls are in which country? |
CHICKEN POX | 'Varicella' is better known as what? |
YAOUNDE | What is the capital of Cameroon? |
SIR MORDRED | Who, according to legend, was 'King Arthur's'treacherous son? |
'LAND OF HOPE AND GLORY' | Elgar's 'Pomp And Circumstance Marches' were the basis for which patriotic piece of music? |
MUMPS | Epidemic Parotitis is the medical name for what disease? |
HARRY ENFIELD | In the first television series 'Men Behaving Badly', who played the part of 'Dermot'? |
BLACKBURN | Which Lancashire district has the dialing code 01254? |
GENERAL GRIVAS | Who was the military commander of 'EOKA' - the Greek terrorist organisation in Cyprus? |
'BADFINGER' | Which pop group consists of Tom Evans, Mike Gibbons, Peter Ham, and Joey Malland? |
PIERCE BROSNAN | Who played the part of the vulcanologist who warned of impending disaster in the film 'Dantes Peak'? |
1934 | In which year did Lancashire last win the Cricket County Championship outright? |
PRINCESS BEATRICE | Who is currently fifth in line to the British throne? |
GERALD FORD | Who in the 20th century served as US President and Vice-President, but was elected to neither post? |
MONMARTRE | What is the name of the 'Artist's Quarter' in Paris? |
LORD LEVY | Which peer was arrested by police in connection with the 'Cash For Honours' investigation? |
SUBLIMATION | What is the process called whereby a chemical matter changes directly from solid to gas without first becoming a liquid? |
CARNFORTH | Which Lancashire railway station was used for much of the'action' in the film 'Brief Encounter'? |
DAMON HILL | Who was the last British Formula One World Champion? |
THE LAST SUPPER | What event does Maundy Thursday represent? |
SIR REX HUNT | Who was Governor General of the Falkland Islands at the time of the 1982 invasion? |
HADDOCK | What sort of fish is an 'Arbroath Smokie'? |
TEQUILA | What spirit is made by fermenting and distilling the juice of the 'Blue Agave' plant? |
ERROL FLYNN | Who played the dole of 'George Armstrong Custer' in the 1941 film 'They Died With Their Boots On'? |
COCONUT (milk) | The cocktail 'Pina Colada' is made by mixing White Rum with Pineapple juice, and which other ingredient? |
PETER O'TOOLE | Which actor played the part of 'King Henry II' in both 'Becket' in 1964 and 'The Lion In Winter' in 1968? |
ST. LOUIS | Which was the first American city to host the Summer Olympic Games? |
VIOLET CARSON ('Ena Sharples') | Which famous 'Coronation Street' actress died on Boxing Day, 1983? |
HAMBURG | "During World War II, ""Operation Gomorrah"" was the codename given to the bombing raids on which German city, by the RAF in July and August 1943?" |
18 | How many players are there on each side in a game of Australian Rules Football? |
THOMAS HANSARD | Who was the original printer of 'Parliamentary Debates', a verbatim record of Parliamentary speeches? |
THOR'S | In Norse mythology, whose chariot was drawn across the sky by two goats called 'Toothgrinder' and 'Toothgnasher'? |
'OPERATION TORCH' | What was the codename given to the invasion of French North Africa in November 1942? |
THOMAS TELFORD | Which British engineer built the Caledonian Canal and the Gotha Canal in Sweden? |
WASHINGTON POST | Which American newspaper first exposed the 'Watergate Affair'? |
'THE LOS ANGELES TRIBUNE' | What was the name of the newspaper featured in the TV series 'Lou Grant' starring Ed Asner? |
WITHAM | The city of Lincoln stands on the banks of which river? |
FUNGI | What is studied by a 'Mycologist'? |
'HUFFLEPUFF' | In the 'Harry Potter' books, 'Hogwarts school' has four houses, 'Gryffindor', 'Slytherin' and 'Ravenclaw' are three, what is the fourth? |
IVOR NOVELLO | "Which composer wrote the song, ""Keep The Home Fires Burning""?" |
A 'SEEKER' | In the 'Harry Potter' books pupils of 'Hogwarts' compete at 'Quidditch', each team consists of seven players, three 'Chasers', a 'Keeper', two 'Beaters', and which other player? |
8 | According to Genesis: 7, how many humans were in 'Noah's Ark' during the flood? |
DEUTERONOMY | The 'Ten Commandments' are listed in Exodus and which other book of the Bible? |
DAPHNE DU MAURIER | Who wrote the story on which the 1963 Alfred Hitchcock film 'The Birds' was based? |
DAVID LEAN | Who directed the 1945 film, 'Brief Encounter'? |
BATH | In which city did Sally Lunn sell the tea cakes that bear her name? |
BOBBY MOORE | Who in 1966, became the first footballer to receive the BBC Sports Personality Of The Year? |
A FORM | What is the name of the nest in which a Hare breeds? |
DANNY WILSON | Who did Peter Shreeves replace as manager of Sheffield Wednesday in 2000? |
PANAMA CANAL | The Clayton-Bulwer Treaty signed in 1850, concerned the construction of what? |
BRADFORD CITY | For which Premier League side did veteran goalkeeper Neville Southall appear in the 1999/00 season? |
PATRICK HARPER | In the 'Sharpe' TV series, what was the name of the character played by actor Daragh O'Malley? |
DECEMBER | In which month of 1936 did King Edward VIII, abdicate? |
WILLY BRANDT | Who was Chancellor of West Germany from 1969-74? |
'HERCULE POIROT' | Which fictional detective first appeared in the book 'The Mysterious Affair At Styles', in 1920? |
'LORD PETER WIMSEY' | Which detective features in the stories, 'The Nine Tailors' and 'Murder Must Advertise'? |
BLUR | Which band recorded the 1999 single 'No Distance Left To Run'? |
HAFNIUM | Which chemical element has the symbol Hf? |
ZACHARY TAYLOR | Who succeeded James Polk in 1849, as US President? |
PYGMALION | In Greek mythology, who was the King of Cyprus who fell in love with an ivory statue of a woman he carved? |
FAROUK I | Who was the King of Egypt who was overthrown by a military coup led by Gamel Abdul Nasser in 1952? |
SQUASH | In which sport did Jahingir Khan win the British Open in consecutive years from 1982 to 1991? |
OEDIPUS | According to Greek mythology, who solved 'The Riddle Of The Sphinx'? |
'... NOBODY' | Complete the title of this famous novel by George and Weedon Grossmith,'Diary Of A ...'? |
STRIDULATION | Commonly seen in insects such as Crickets and Grasshoppers, what name is given to the act of producing sound by rubbing certain body parts together? |
DUFFY | Which singer had a 2008 number one hit with the song 'Mercy'? |
JOSEF MENGELE | What was the name of the German Nazi military officer and doctor who personally selected prisoners who would die in the gas chambers at Auschwitz? |
AUTOTOMY | What is the scientific name given to the ability of some animals, such as lizards, to self-amputate a partof their body in order to elude a predator? |
KLAUS BARBIE | Which prominent Nazi was known as 'The Butcher Of Lyon'? |
CROCODILE | Which creature features on the logo of the French clothing company Lacoste? |
TARAMOSALATA | Which traditional Greek dish is made from salted and cured fishroe mixed with bread crumbs, lemon juice, onions and garlic? |
RICHARD DAWKINS | Who is the British evolutionary theorist who wrote 'The Selfish Gene'? |
CHRISTINE KEELER | What was the name of the woman with whom John Profumo had an affair that ended his political career? |
DESMOND MORRIS | Which eminent zoologist wrote the books 'The Naked Ape' and'The Human Zoo'? |
BAT | Which creature appears on the Bacardi logo? |
LOUTH | In terms of area, which is the smallest of Ireland's counties? |
'SHERIDAN' | In 'Keeping Up Appearances', what is the name of 'Hyacinth Bucket's' unseen son? |
HEEL BONE | The Calcaneusis the medical name for which bone in the human body? |
WYOMING | Which American state hasthe smallest population? |
'CHARLIE' | In 'The Munsters' what was 'Herman Munster's' twin brother called? |
EDDIE COCHRAN | Which American rock star was killed whilst touring the UK when his taxi hit a lampost in Chippenham in April 1960? |
'LORD HAW-HAW' | During World War II, by what name was William Joyce better known? |
EXXON VALDEZ | What was the name of the oil tanker that ran aground in Alaskain March 1989 spilling over 10 million gallons of oil? |
SOUTHAMPTON | Which British city lies between the mouths of the rivers Test and Itchen? |
HASSAN KACHLOUL | Making his debut for Southampton in 1998, who was the first Moroccan footballer to play in the Premier League? |
INGRID BETANCOURT | What was the name of the Columbian-French politician who was rescued from FARC by Columbian security forces in July 2008? |
STRAIT OF MESSINA | Which body of water separates Sicily from mainland Italy? |
MARIAN PAHARS | Making his debut for Southampton in 1998, who was the first Latvian footballer to play in the Premier League? |
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