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JUPITER	'Metis', 'Callisto', and 'Sinope' are three of the satellites of which planet?
WILLIAM WORDSWORTH	"Who wrote the poems ""The Solitary Reaper""and""Upon Westminster Bridge, September 3rd. 1802""?"
SATURN	'Atlas', 'Mimas' and 'Calypso' are three of the satellites of which planet?
BRIDGE	What does the name 'Pont' as in Pontefract or Pontypoolmean?
JOHN KEATS	"Who wrote the poems ""Hyperion""and""To Autumn""?"
HARVARD	Which American University is situated in Cambridge,Massachusetts?
'THE CATCHER IN THE RYE'	What does 'Holden Caulfield' say he will be, in the title of a famous novel?
AYR	Which racecourse hosts the Scottish Grand National?
'PLAY MISTY FOR ME'	Which record-breaking film marked Clint Eastwood's directorial debut?
LECH WALENSA	Who was the Polish dockyard worker who went on to become his country's President?
ELI WALLACH	If Clint Eastwood was 'The Good', Lee Van Cleef 'The Bad',who was 'The Ugly'?
AMERICAN WAR OF INDEPENDENCE	Which war was contested between 1775 and 1783 and was concluded by the 'Treaty of Paris'?
OPIUM WAR	Hong Kong was ceded to Britain by the 'Treaty of Nanking', which ended which war that had lasted from 1839 - 1842?
1986	In what year was Olaf Palme, Prime Minister of Sweden, assassinated?
SIKHISM	Nanak (Dev) was born in 1469, he dies in 1583.He was a teacher and founder of which religious belief?
1979	Murdered by a bomb in asmall fishing boat off County Sligo, in which year did Lord Louis Mountbattendie?
SALMAN RUSHDIE	Who was the recipient of the 1981 Booker Prize for their novel 'Midnight's Children'?
SPANISH INQUISITION	Tomas de Torquemada born 1420 died 1498, was a prominent leader of what?
HIS ARM	What did Nelson lose at Tenerife?
SPIKE MILLIGAN	Whose first volume of war memoirs was called 'Adolf Hitler, My Part In His Downfall'?
'MARIE'	In the Elvis song, what was the name of his 'latest flame'?
TRIFLE	What is the English termfor the dish the Italians call 'Zuppa Inglese'?
BEELZEBUB	Which demonic name means'Lord Of The Flies'?
MERVYN PEAKE	Who wrote the three novels featuring 'Gormenghast'?
LEGOLAND	What is the name of the 'theme park' near Windsor?
VITAMIN A	Which is the main vitamin found in Liver Worts, butter-fat, green leaves etc.?
EDOUARD MANET	Which 'French Impressionist' painter, famed for his portrait, 'The Bar At The Folies Bergere', was born in Paris in 1832, and died of a gangrenous leg in 1883?
'MACHEATH'	What is the name of the Highwayman featured in John Gay's musical play, 'The Beggar's Opera'?
HENRY FONDA	"Which actor played the title role in the 1939 film ""Young Mr. Lincoln""?"
ESCAPEMENT	In a mechanical clock or watch, what mechanism ensures that the hands are driven at an even rate?
NINEVEH	What was the capital of the ancient Assyrian civilisation?
CARS	What was made by the now defunct companies 'Delarge', 'Delahaye' and 'Hotchkiss'?
DISRAELI	Which Prime Minister persuaded Queen Victoria to take the title 'Empress Of India'?
THE ARGO	In Greek mythology, name the ship in which Jason sailed, in search of the 'Golden Fleece'?
AMMAN, JORDAN	Queen Alia Airport serves which Middle East city?
VITAMIN D	What is the main vitamin found in fish liver oils, egg- yolks, etc.?
'POPEYE'	Which cartoon character lived on 'Sweetwater Island' and was the son of 'Poopdeck Pappy'?
REPEAT FROM THE BEGINNING	What would you do if you found the instruction 'Da Capo' on a piece of music?
'ARIADNE'	In Greek mythology, who gave 'Theseus' the ball of thread with which he found his way out of the 'Labyrinth'?
TURIN	In which city are the headquarters of Fiat?
LIGHTWATER VALLEY	What is the name of the 'theme park' near Ripon in Yorkshire?
1959	In which year was the 'Mini' motor car introduced, and the first photographs were taken of the far side of the moon?
(ground) ALMONDS	Apart from sugar and eggs, what is marzipan made from?
ANITA EKBERG	Who was the female star of the Rome-set film, 'La Dolce Vita'?
HUMAN FLEA	Pulex irritans is the Latin name for which creature?
NINETTE DE VALOIS	Which ballerina, born in Ireland, was the founder of the Sadler's Wells Ballet?
TOMATO	Which common sal\d ingredient is a member of the same family as 'Deadly Nightshade'?
HUNGARY	In which country does the Ferencvaros team play club football?
RIVER VOLGA	Astrakhan is a port in the delta of which major river?
DANIEL DEFOE	Who was the author of 'Moll Flanders'?
ENID BAGNOLD	Who wrote the children's book 'National Velvet'?
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS	Who, born in Gloucestershire, composed 'On Wedlock Edge' in 1909?
MINERVA	Name the Roman equivalent to the Greek goddess, Pallas Athena?
BIRKENHEAD	In which Parliamentary constituency did Frank Field replace Edmund Dell as MP in 1979?
IN A CAVE	When Muhammad received the word of god at Hira, near Mecca. Where exactly was he?
JIM DOUGHERTY	Who was the first husband of film actress Marilyn Monroe?
'HINGE & BRACKET'	On TV and radio, which 'couple' were the inhabitants of the village of 'Stackton Tressell'?
AVON	Which British river is spanned by the Pulteney Bridge?
PRESTON	In which northern city is the National Football Museum based?
JOHN WAYNE	The airport in Orange County, California is named after which famous film star?
NORTHERN LINE	Which London Underground line connects Euston and Waterloo?
BRADFORD	In which northern city is the National Museum of Photography, Film and Television?
'MATT DILLON'	John Wayne turned down the role of which Marshall, James Arness eventually playing the role for 20 years?
ADLAI STEVENSON	Who was Eisenhower's Democratic opponent in the 1952 and 1956 US Presidential campaigns?
EGYPT	In which country is Mozart's opera 'The Magic Flute' set?
'THE BIG BOPPER'	Singer Jiles Perry (JP) Richardson was better known as who?
TRINIDAD	'Stag' and 'Carib' beers are made in which country?
MIDDLESEX	Which Cricket county's 'Twenty/20' team are known as 'The Crusaders'?
JOHN CLELAND	Who was the author of 'Fanny Hill'?
CYCLADES	Of which group of Greek islands is Naxos the largest?
'BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD'	Which 1960's American group originally comprised Neil Young, Steven Stills, Richie Furay, Dewey Martin and Bruce Palmer?
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV	Which Russian naval officer composed 'Capriccio Espagnole' in 1887?
ROMNEY MARSH	Which large marsh, once a haunt for smugglers, lies between Hythe and Rye on the south coast?
'THE LEAGUE OF GENTLEMEN'	On TV, who are the inhabitants of the village of 'Royston Vasey'?
'FULL OF WOE'	In the nursery rhyme, what description is given to 'Wednesday's Child'?
CAROLE KING	Singer-songwriter Carole Klein was better known by what name?
LESVOS	Which is the third largest Greek island?
CENTRAL LINE	Marble Arch and Lancaster Gate are stations on which London Undeground line?
RIVER ORINOCO	The island of Trinidad lies opposite the delta of which major river?
WILL ROGERS	After which famous man (known as 'Oklahoma's favourite son') is Oklahoma City's airport named?
POLAND	In which country does the Gornik team play club football?
CHINA	In which country is Puccini's opera 'Turandot' set?
JANE WYMAN	Who was the firstwife of US President Ronald Reagan?
GLOUCESTERSHIRE	Which Cricket county's 'Twenty/20' team are known asthe 'Gladiators'?
G.B. SHAW	Which Dublin born writer won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1925?
EAGLE	What form did Zeus take when he seduced Gannymede?
EDWARD IV	Which English king used a 'White Lion' as his heraldic symbol?
WILD STRAWBERRY	What is the common name for the fruit Fragaria vesca?
EDWIN HUBBLE	Which astronomer is credited with discovering that the Universe is expanding?
CENTRAL	Which London Underground line has a terminus at West Ruislip?
MONETARISM	Which economic doctrine, popular in the 1980's, was propounded by Milton Friedman?
JUBILEE	Which London Underground line has a terminus at Bermondsey Station?
16	How many American states were there at the beginning of the nineteenth century?
LEATHERBACK TURTLE	Which is the largest species of the turtle family?
IN THE EYE	Where in the body would you find the 'Canal of Schlemm'?
'BRIGADOON'	Which 1954 Gene Kelly musical film featured the song 'Almost Like Being In Love'?
BROADLY	What does the musical term 'Largo' mean?
GENE PITNEY	Which singer who sang '24 Hours From Tulsa' died April 2006 at the age of 65?
SHIRLEY JONES	In the 1970's TV series 'The Partridge Family', which actress played the part of the children's mother?
BELLEROPHON	On board which Royal Navy ship did Napoleon sign the Peace Treaty after the Battle of Waterloo?

JUPITER

'Metis', 'Callisto', and 'Sinope' are three of the satellites of which planet?

WILLIAM WORDSWORTH

"Who wrote the poems ""The Solitary Reaper""and""Upon Westminster Bridge, September 3rd. 1802""?"

SATURN

'Atlas', 'Mimas' and 'Calypso' are three of the satellites of which planet?

BRIDGE

What does the name 'Pont' as in Pontefract or Pontypoolmean?

JOHN KEATS

"Who wrote the poems ""Hyperion""and""To Autumn""?"

HARVARD

Which American University is situated in Cambridge,Massachusetts?

'THE CATCHER IN THE RYE'

What does 'Holden Caulfield' say he will be, in the title of a famous novel?

AYR

Which racecourse hosts the Scottish Grand National?

'PLAY MISTY FOR ME'

Which record-breaking film marked Clint Eastwood's directorial debut?

LECH WALENSA

Who was the Polish dockyard worker who went on to become his country's President?

ELI WALLACH

If Clint Eastwood was 'The Good', Lee Van Cleef 'The Bad',who was 'The Ugly'?

AMERICAN WAR OF INDEPENDENCE

Which war was contested between 1775 and 1783 and was concluded by the 'Treaty of Paris'?

OPIUM WAR

Hong Kong was ceded to Britain by the 'Treaty of Nanking', which ended which war that had lasted from 1839 - 1842?

1986

In what year was Olaf Palme, Prime Minister of Sweden, assassinated?

SIKHISM

Nanak (Dev) was born in 1469, he dies in 1583.He was a teacher and founder of which religious belief?

1979

Murdered by a bomb in asmall fishing boat off County Sligo, in which year did Lord Louis Mountbattendie?

SALMAN RUSHDIE

Who was the recipient of the 1981 Booker Prize for their novel 'Midnight's Children'?

SPANISH INQUISITION

Tomas de Torquemada born 1420 died 1498, was a prominent leader of what?

HIS ARM

What did Nelson lose at Tenerife?

SPIKE MILLIGAN

Whose first volume of war memoirs was called 'Adolf Hitler, My Part In His Downfall'?

'MARIE'

In the Elvis song, what was the name of his 'latest flame'?

TRIFLE

What is the English termfor the dish the Italians call 'Zuppa Inglese'?

BEELZEBUB

Which demonic name means'Lord Of The Flies'?

MERVYN PEAKE

Who wrote the three novels featuring 'Gormenghast'?

LEGOLAND

What is the name of the 'theme park' near Windsor?

VITAMIN A

Which is the main vitamin found in Liver Worts, butter-fat, green leaves etc.?

EDOUARD MANET

Which 'French Impressionist' painter, famed for his portrait, 'The Bar At The Folies Bergere', was born in Paris in 1832, and died of a gangrenous leg in 1883?

'MACHEATH'

What is the name of the Highwayman featured in John Gay's musical play, 'The Beggar's Opera'?

HENRY FONDA

"Which actor played the title role in the 1939 film ""Young Mr. Lincoln""?"

ESCAPEMENT

In a mechanical clock or watch, what mechanism ensures that the hands are driven at an even rate?

NINEVEH

What was the capital of the ancient Assyrian civilisation?

CARS

What was made by the now defunct companies 'Delarge', 'Delahaye' and 'Hotchkiss'?

DISRAELI

Which Prime Minister persuaded Queen Victoria to take the title 'Empress Of India'?

THE ARGO

In Greek mythology, name the ship in which Jason sailed, in search of the 'Golden Fleece'?

AMMAN, JORDAN

Queen Alia Airport serves which Middle East city?

VITAMIN D

What is the main vitamin found in fish liver oils, egg- yolks, etc.?

'POPEYE'

Which cartoon character lived on 'Sweetwater Island' and was the son of 'Poopdeck Pappy'?

REPEAT FROM THE BEGINNING

What would you do if you found the instruction 'Da Capo' on a piece of music?

'ARIADNE'

In Greek mythology, who gave 'Theseus' the ball of thread with which he found his way out of the 'Labyrinth'?

TURIN

In which city are the headquarters of Fiat?

LIGHTWATER VALLEY

What is the name of the 'theme park' near Ripon in Yorkshire?

1959

In which year was the 'Mini' motor car introduced, and the first photographs were taken of the far side of the moon?

(ground) ALMONDS

Apart from sugar and eggs, what is marzipan made from?

ANITA EKBERG

Who was the female star of the Rome-set film, 'La Dolce Vita'?

HUMAN FLEA

Pulex irritans is the Latin name for which creature?

NINETTE DE VALOIS

Which ballerina, born in Ireland, was the founder of the Sadler's Wells Ballet?

TOMATO

Which common sal\d ingredient is a member of the same family as 'Deadly Nightshade'?

HUNGARY

In which country does the Ferencvaros team play club football?

RIVER VOLGA

Astrakhan is a port in the delta of which major river?

DANIEL DEFOE

Who was the author of 'Moll Flanders'?

ENID BAGNOLD

Who wrote the children's book 'National Velvet'?

RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS

Who, born in Gloucestershire, composed 'On Wedlock Edge' in 1909?

MINERVA

Name the Roman equivalent to the Greek goddess, Pallas Athena?

BIRKENHEAD

In which Parliamentary constituency did Frank Field replace Edmund Dell as MP in 1979?

IN A CAVE

When Muhammad received the word of god at Hira, near Mecca. Where exactly was he?

JIM DOUGHERTY

Who was the first husband of film actress Marilyn Monroe?

'HINGE & BRACKET'

On TV and radio, which 'couple' were the inhabitants of the village of 'Stackton Tressell'?

AVON

Which British river is spanned by the Pulteney Bridge?

PRESTON

In which northern city is the National Football Museum based?

JOHN WAYNE

The airport in Orange County, California is named after which famous film star?

NORTHERN LINE

Which London Underground line connects Euston and Waterloo?

BRADFORD

In which northern city is the National Museum of Photography, Film and Television?

'MATT DILLON'

John Wayne turned down the role of which Marshall, James Arness eventually playing the role for 20 years?

ADLAI STEVENSON

Who was Eisenhower's Democratic opponent in the 1952 and 1956 US Presidential campaigns?

EGYPT

In which country is Mozart's opera 'The Magic Flute' set?

'THE BIG BOPPER'

Singer Jiles Perry (JP) Richardson was better known as who?

TRINIDAD

'Stag' and 'Carib' beers are made in which country?

MIDDLESEX

Which Cricket county's 'Twenty/20' team are known as 'The Crusaders'?

JOHN CLELAND

Who was the author of 'Fanny Hill'?

CYCLADES

Of which group of Greek islands is Naxos the largest?

'BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD'

Which 1960's American group originally comprised Neil Young, Steven Stills, Richie Furay, Dewey Martin and Bruce Palmer?

RIMSKY-KORSAKOV

Which Russian naval officer composed 'Capriccio Espagnole' in 1887?

ROMNEY MARSH

Which large marsh, once a haunt for smugglers, lies between Hythe and Rye on the south coast?

'THE LEAGUE OF GENTLEMEN'

On TV, who are the inhabitants of the village of 'Royston Vasey'?

'FULL OF WOE'

In the nursery rhyme, what description is given to 'Wednesday's Child'?

CAROLE KING

Singer-songwriter Carole Klein was better known by what name?

LESVOS

Which is the third largest Greek island?

CENTRAL LINE

Marble Arch and Lancaster Gate are stations on which London Undeground line?

RIVER ORINOCO

The island of Trinidad lies opposite the delta of which major river?

WILL ROGERS

After which famous man (known as 'Oklahoma's favourite son') is Oklahoma City's airport named?

POLAND

In which country does the Gornik team play club football?

CHINA

In which country is Puccini's opera 'Turandot' set?

JANE WYMAN

Who was the firstwife of US President Ronald Reagan?

GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Which Cricket county's 'Twenty/20' team are known asthe 'Gladiators'?

G.B. SHAW

Which Dublin born writer won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1925?

EAGLE

What form did Zeus take when he seduced Gannymede?

EDWARD IV

Which English king used a 'White Lion' as his heraldic symbol?

WILD STRAWBERRY

What is the common name for the fruit Fragaria vesca?

EDWIN HUBBLE

Which astronomer is credited with discovering that the Universe is expanding?

CENTRAL

Which London Underground line has a terminus at West Ruislip?

MONETARISM

Which economic doctrine, popular in the 1980's, was propounded by Milton Friedman?

JUBILEE

Which London Underground line has a terminus at Bermondsey Station?

16

How many American states were there at the beginning of the nineteenth century?

LEATHERBACK TURTLE

Which is the largest species of the turtle family?

IN THE EYE

Where in the body would you find the 'Canal of Schlemm'?

'BRIGADOON'

Which 1954 Gene Kelly musical film featured the song 'Almost Like Being In Love'?

BROADLY

What does the musical term 'Largo' mean?

GENE PITNEY

Which singer who sang '24 Hours From Tulsa' died April 2006 at the age of 65?

SHIRLEY JONES

In the 1970's TV series 'The Partridge Family', which actress played the part of the children's mother?

BELLEROPHON

On board which Royal Navy ship did Napoleon sign the Peace Treaty after the Battle of Waterloo?