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WINDWARD ISLANDS	Grenada, St. Vincent, St.Lucia, Martinique, and Dominica, are all part of which West Indian island group?
CLOUD	What form did Zeus take when he seduced Io?
BLAISE PASCAL	Which eminent mathematician is credited with inventing the Roulette wheel?
RICHARD II	Which English king used a 'White Hart' as his heraldic symbol?
BUDDHIST	Which religion celebrates the festival of 'Vesak'?
VERY QUICK	What does the musical term 'Presto' mean?
U.S.S. MISSOURI	On which American warship did the Japanese sign the surrender treaty to end World War II?
TANZANIA	Of which African country is Dodoma the capital city?
'AN AMERICAN IN PARIS'	Which 1951 Gene Kelly musical film featured the song 'Love Is Here To Stay'?
MAYNARD KEYNES	In the USA, FD Roosevelt's 'New Deal' was based on the views of which economist?
JAMAICA	On which Caribbean island are the counties of Surrey Middlesex and Cornwall?
GENE VINCENT	Which rock star, who died in 1971 aged 36, survived the car crash in which Eddie Cochran died in 1962?
NIGEL PLANER	When 'Magic Roundabout' was revived on Channel 4 in 1992, which actor provided the voices?
MAINE	Which is the most easterly state of the USA?
MASADA	Which famous Jewish fortress was captured by the Romans 10th Legion in 73AD?
EDWARD III	The rival houses of Lancaster and York were both
GHANA	In 1960, Kwame Nkruma became the first President of which African country?
BOTSWANA	In 1966, Seretse Khama became the first President of which African country?
'OCEAN COLOUR SCENE'	Which band had hits in the 1990's with 'The Riverboat Song', 'You've Got It Bad' and 'The Day We Caught The Train'?
JAVIER HERNANDEZ BALCAZAR	What is the name of the Mexican forward that Manchester United have signed this summer from Chivas de Guadalajara for £6 million?
'ENDGAME'	Which Samuel Becket play tells the story of 'Hamm', who is unable to stand, and his servant 'Clov', who is unable to sit down, and their lives with 'Hamm's' parents who live in rubbish bins in the corner of the house?
MERLIN OLSEN	Which legendary American Football player, who played his entire 15-year career with the Los Angeles Rams and
BOHRIUM	Which chemical element is named after the Danish physicist who developed the theory that electrons travel in discrete orbits around the atom's nucleus?
ROENTGENIUM	Which chemical element is named after the German physicist who discovered X-Rays?
ZAMBESI	Which river has its source in Zambia and flows through Angola, Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe before emptying into the Indian Ocean in Mozambique?
PLYMOUTH	In terms of population, which is the largest city in Devon?
SHANE WILLIAMS	With 53 tries from 77 caps, who is the leading try scorer for the Welsh national Rugby Union team?
PRESTON	In terms of population, which is the largest city in Lancashire?
BRIAN O'DRISCOLL	With 41 tries from 109 caps, who is the leading try scorer for the Irish national Rugby Union team?
NIGER	Which river has its source in Guinea and flows through Mali, Niger and Benin before emptying into the Gulf of Guinea in Nigeria?
GOOGLE	Which internet company was founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin in 1998?
GRAY	Sharing it with the surname of a well known football pundit, what is the SI unit of absorbed dose?
HATS	The fashion designer Philip Treacy is best known for designing which item of clothing?
PAOLO NUTINI	'Sunny Side Up' was a 2010 UK number one album for which singer?
WIKIPEDIA	Which internet company was founded by Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger in 2001?
SAMOYED	Which ancient dog breed was originally bred in Siberia to assist in the herding of reindeer?
FUTURISM	Umberto Boccioni and Carlo Carra are associated with which artistic movement founded by Filippo Marinetti in the early 20th century?
JACKIE EARL HALEY	Which actor portrays 'Freddie Krueger' in the 2010 remake of 'Nightmare On Elm Street'?
LHASA APSO	Which ancient dog breed was originally bred in Tibet to act as sentinels in Buddhist monasteries?
VORTICISM	Lawrence Atkinson and David Bomberg are associated with which artistic movement founded by Wyndam Lewis in the early 20th century?
JACKIE CHAN	Which actor plays 'Mr. Han' - the new name for 'Mr. Miyagi' - in the 2010 remake of 'The Karate Kid'?
LOUIS OOSTHUIZEN	Which South African golfer won the 2010 Open Championship last month?
JOHN STEINBECK	Which American Nobel Laureate wrote 'The Grapes Of Wrath' and 'East Of Eden'?
TRENT	The Dove, Derwent, Erewash and Soar are all tributaries of which river, the third longest in the UK?
'THE MERRY WIDOW'	How is 'Hanna Glawari' known in the title of an enormously popular Franz Lehar operetta of 1905?
WILLIAM FAULKNER	Which American Nobel Laureate wrote 'The Sound And The Fury' and 'As I Lay Dying'?
WYE	The Lugg, Marteg, Monnow and Trothy are all tributaries of which river, the fifth longest in the UK?
LEE WESTWOOD	Which British golfer finished runner-up to Oosthuizen at this year's Open Championship?
TOLEDO	Which city, known for its manufacture of swords and knives, is the capital of the Spanish region of Castile-La- Mancha?
MARC CHAGALL	Which Belorusian-born artist designed the scenery and costumes for Stravinsky's 'The Firebird'?
MARK ROTHKO	Which Latvian-born artist painted 'The Seagram Murals'?
ARGENTINA	Elected in 2007, Cristina Kirchner is the female President of which country?
PAMPLONA	Which city, known for its bull run, is the capital of the Spanish region of Navarre?
HOUSTON	In which city do the baseball team known as the 'Astros' play their home games?
MILAN	Which Italian city was rules by the Visconti family between 1277 and 1477?
WICKLOW MOUNTAINS	In which Irish mountain range does the River Liffey rise?
JOSEPH PRIESTLY	Which chemist discovered oxygen in 1774, calling it 'dephlogisticated air'?
PAMPLONA	The 'running of the bulls' is part of the San Fermin Festival held in which Spanish city?
'GRYFFINDOR'	To which 'Hogwarts' school house does 'Harry Potter' belong?
CHALLENGER	What was the name of the US Space Shuttle that exploded upon take-off in 1986, killing all seven crew members?
COLUMBIA	What was the name of the US Space Shuttle that disintegrated over Texas during its re-entry into Earth's atmosphere in 2003, killing all 7 crew members?
W.G. GRACE	Which batsman got the first ever Test century for England, when he scored 152 in a Test versus Australia at The Oval in 1876?
BAYREUTH	In which German town has a month-long festival celebrating the music of Richard Wagner been held every summer since 1876?
EUCLID	Which ancient Greek mathematician, known as 'The Father Of Geometry', wrote the hugely influential book 'Elements' that dominated European mathematics until the 19th century?
ANETO	Which is the highest mountain in the Pyrenees?
CARNAC	Which French village is known for its exceptionally dense collection of megalithic standing stones that were hewn from local rock and erected by the pre-Celtic people of Brittany?
'UNITED STATES OF TARA'	Based on an idea by Steven Spielberg and created by Diablo Cody, which American TV comedy-drama series, first broadcast in 2009, stars Toni Collete as a suburban housewife and mother coping with dissociative identity disorder?
VOLUBILIS	Considered one of the best examples of Roman ruins in North Africa and particularly noted for its Triumphal Arch, which archaeological site in Morocco is situated near to Meknes?
'MONK'	Which American comedy-drama detective television series broadcast between 2002 and 2009 starred Tony Shalhoub as the title character, a private detective
LEONARD EULER	Who was the 18th century Swiss mathematician and physicist, who published more papers than any other mathematician in history and pioneered the theory of trigometric and logarithmic functions?
PHOENIX, Arizona	The American Football team are the 'Cardinals', the Baseball team are the 'Diamondbacks', and the Basketball team are the 'Suns'. Which city?
WASHINGTON D.C	The American Football team are the 'Redskins', the Baseball team are the 'Nationals', and the Basketball team are the 'Wizards'. Which city?
SOHO	Which London area is mentioned in the opening line of the lyrics to 'The Kinks' hit 'Lola'?
SIRTE	Which city on the south coast of the Gulf of Sidra, halfway between Tripoli and Benghazi, was the birthplace, in 1942, of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi?
TIKRIT	Saddam Hussein was born, in 1937, in the village of Al Awja, on the outskirts of which large Iraqi town northwest of Baghdad on the River Tigris?
SUBSCRIBER IDENTITY MODULE	In a mobile phone, for what do the letters SIM, as in SIM card, stand?
'PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES'	The highest-grossing film of the year, so far, what is the title of the latest instalment in the 'Pirates Of The Caribbean' film franchise?
DIET OF WORMS	In May 1521, Pope Leo X presided over which assembly at which Martin Luther was summoned to renounce the views expressed in his 95 theses?
'TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON'	The third highest-grossing film of the year, so far, what is the title of the latest instalment in the 'Transformers' film franchise?
'POKER FACE'	Which 'Lady Gaga' hit was the UK's best selling single of 2009?
DHAKA	The architect Louis Kahn designed which Asian capital's Government Assembly complex in 1962?
EDMUND IRONSIDE	Edith of East Anglia was the wife of which pre-Norman English king, born in c. 993 AD?
'LOVE THE WAY YOU LIE'.	Which 'Eminem and Rhianna' hit was the UK's best selling single of 2010?
EDWARD THE CONFESSOR	Edith of Wessex was the wife of which pre-Norman English king, born c. 1003 AD?
DAVID de GEA	What is the name of the Spanish goalkeeper signed by Manchester United from Atletico Madrid this summer?
ATLANTIS	What was the name of NASA's last Space Shuttle that landed at the Kennedy Space Centre last week?
WICHITA	Despite not being the capital, which is the largest city by population in Kansas?
ANDERS BEHRING BREIVIK	What is the name of the man who committed the horrific murders seen in Norway last week?
LOUISVILLE	Despite not being the capital, which is the largest city by population in Kentucky?
'THE TAMING OF THE SHREW'	Which is the only one of Shakespeare's plays to feature an animal in its title?
HUDSON RIVER	Which river forms a natural border between New York and New Jersey?
TREVOR BAYLIS	Which English inventor, born in London in 1937, is best remembered for inventing the modern clockwork radio?
MORNING POST	For which newspaper did Winston Churchill work as a correspondent during the Boer war?
NEWMARKET	In which British town is the National Horseracing Museum?
JOAN of ARC	Which historical figure is the subject of Jean Anouilh's play 'L'Alouette'?
'JIM HACKER'	What was the name of the Minister, portrayed by Paul Eddington, in the sit-com 'Yes, Minister'?
DAVID KELLY	What was the name of the Government scientist at the centre of the controversy surrounding the so-called 'dodgy dossier' who was found dead in an Oxfordshire wood in July 2003?
ADRENAL GLANDS	Addison's Disease is a rare chronic disorder brought about by the failure of which glands?
ASHTON KUTCHER	In the American sit-com 'Two And A Half Men', which actor plays the newly introduced character 'Walden Schmidt'?
VENEZUELA	The 'Serpents Mouth' is a stretch of water separating Trinidad from which country?

WINDWARD ISLANDS

Grenada, St. Vincent, St.Lucia, Martinique, and Dominica, are all part of which West Indian island group?

CLOUD

What form did Zeus take when he seduced Io?

BLAISE PASCAL

Which eminent mathematician is credited with inventing the Roulette wheel?

RICHARD II

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

BUDDHIST

Which religion celebrates the festival of 'Vesak'?

VERY QUICK

What does the musical term 'Presto' mean?

U.S.S. MISSOURI

On which American warship did the Japanese sign the surrender treaty to end World War II?

TANZANIA

Of which African country is Dodoma the capital city?

'AN AMERICAN IN PARIS'

Which 1951 Gene Kelly musical film featured the song 'Love Is Here To Stay'?

MAYNARD KEYNES

In the USA, FD Roosevelt's 'New Deal' was based on the views of which economist?

JAMAICA

On which Caribbean island are the counties of Surrey Middlesex and Cornwall?

GENE VINCENT

Which rock star, who died in 1971 aged 36, survived the car crash in which Eddie Cochran died in 1962?

NIGEL PLANER

When 'Magic Roundabout' was revived on Channel 4 in 1992, which actor provided the voices?

MAINE

Which is the most easterly state of the USA?

MASADA

Which famous Jewish fortress was captured by the Romans 10th Legion in 73AD?

EDWARD III

The rival houses of Lancaster and York were both

GHANA

In 1960, Kwame Nkruma became the first President of which African country?

BOTSWANA

In 1966, Seretse Khama became the first President of which African country?

'OCEAN COLOUR SCENE'

Which band had hits in the 1990's with 'The Riverboat Song', 'You've Got It Bad' and 'The Day We Caught The Train'?

JAVIER HERNANDEZ BALCAZAR

What is the name of the Mexican forward that Manchester United have signed this summer from Chivas de Guadalajara for £6 million?

'ENDGAME'

Which Samuel Becket play tells the story of 'Hamm', who is unable to stand, and his servant 'Clov', who is unable to sit down, and their lives with 'Hamm's' parents who live in rubbish bins in the corner of the house?

MERLIN OLSEN

Which legendary American Football player, who played his entire 15-year career with the Los Angeles Rams and

BOHRIUM

Which chemical element is named after the Danish physicist who developed the theory that electrons travel in discrete orbits around the atom's nucleus?

ROENTGENIUM

Which chemical element is named after the German physicist who discovered X-Rays?

ZAMBESI

Which river has its source in Zambia and flows through Angola, Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe before emptying into the Indian Ocean in Mozambique?

PLYMOUTH

In terms of population, which is the largest city in Devon?

SHANE WILLIAMS

With 53 tries from 77 caps, who is the leading try scorer for the Welsh national Rugby Union team?

PRESTON

In terms of population, which is the largest city in Lancashire?

BRIAN O'DRISCOLL

With 41 tries from 109 caps, who is the leading try scorer for the Irish national Rugby Union team?

NIGER

Which river has its source in Guinea and flows through Mali, Niger and Benin before emptying into the Gulf of Guinea in Nigeria?

GOOGLE

Which internet company was founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin in 1998?

GRAY

Sharing it with the surname of a well known football pundit, what is the SI unit of absorbed dose?

HATS

The fashion designer Philip Treacy is best known for designing which item of clothing?

PAOLO NUTINI

'Sunny Side Up' was a 2010 UK number one album for which singer?

WIKIPEDIA

Which internet company was founded by Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger in 2001?

SAMOYED

Which ancient dog breed was originally bred in Siberia to assist in the herding of reindeer?

FUTURISM

Umberto Boccioni and Carlo Carra are associated with which artistic movement founded by Filippo Marinetti in the early 20th century?

JACKIE EARL HALEY

Which actor portrays 'Freddie Krueger' in the 2010 remake of 'Nightmare On Elm Street'?

LHASA APSO

Which ancient dog breed was originally bred in Tibet to act as sentinels in Buddhist monasteries?

VORTICISM

Lawrence Atkinson and David Bomberg are associated with which artistic movement founded by Wyndam Lewis in the early 20th century?

JACKIE CHAN

Which actor plays 'Mr. Han' - the new name for 'Mr. Miyagi' - in the 2010 remake of 'The Karate Kid'?

LOUIS OOSTHUIZEN

Which South African golfer won the 2010 Open Championship last month?

JOHN STEINBECK

Which American Nobel Laureate wrote 'The Grapes Of Wrath' and 'East Of Eden'?

TRENT

The Dove, Derwent, Erewash and Soar are all tributaries of which river, the third longest in the UK?

'THE MERRY WIDOW'

How is 'Hanna Glawari' known in the title of an enormously popular Franz Lehar operetta of 1905?

WILLIAM FAULKNER

Which American Nobel Laureate wrote 'The Sound And The Fury' and 'As I Lay Dying'?

WYE

The Lugg, Marteg, Monnow and Trothy are all tributaries of which river, the fifth longest in the UK?

LEE WESTWOOD

Which British golfer finished runner-up to Oosthuizen at this year's Open Championship?

TOLEDO

Which city, known for its manufacture of swords and knives, is the capital of the Spanish region of Castile-La- Mancha?

MARC CHAGALL

Which Belorusian-born artist designed the scenery and costumes for Stravinsky's 'The Firebird'?

MARK ROTHKO

Which Latvian-born artist painted 'The Seagram Murals'?

ARGENTINA

Elected in 2007, Cristina Kirchner is the female President of which country?

PAMPLONA

Which city, known for its bull run, is the capital of the Spanish region of Navarre?

HOUSTON

In which city do the baseball team known as the 'Astros' play their home games?

MILAN

Which Italian city was rules by the Visconti family between 1277 and 1477?

WICKLOW MOUNTAINS

In which Irish mountain range does the River Liffey rise?

JOSEPH PRIESTLY

Which chemist discovered oxygen in 1774, calling it 'dephlogisticated air'?

PAMPLONA

The 'running of the bulls' is part of the San Fermin Festival held in which Spanish city?

'GRYFFINDOR'

To which 'Hogwarts' school house does 'Harry Potter' belong?

CHALLENGER

What was the name of the US Space Shuttle that exploded upon take-off in 1986, killing all seven crew members?

COLUMBIA

What was the name of the US Space Shuttle that disintegrated over Texas during its re-entry into Earth's atmosphere in 2003, killing all 7 crew members?

W.G. GRACE

Which batsman got the first ever Test century for England, when he scored 152 in a Test versus Australia at The Oval in 1876?

BAYREUTH

In which German town has a month-long festival celebrating the music of Richard Wagner been held every summer since 1876?

EUCLID

Which ancient Greek mathematician, known as 'The Father Of Geometry', wrote the hugely influential book 'Elements' that dominated European mathematics until the 19th century?

ANETO

Which is the highest mountain in the Pyrenees?

CARNAC

Which French village is known for its exceptionally dense collection of megalithic standing stones that were hewn from local rock and erected by the pre-Celtic people of Brittany?

'UNITED STATES OF TARA'

Based on an idea by Steven Spielberg and created by Diablo Cody, which American TV comedy-drama series, first broadcast in 2009, stars Toni Collete as a suburban housewife and mother coping with dissociative identity disorder?

VOLUBILIS

Considered one of the best examples of Roman ruins in North Africa and particularly noted for its Triumphal Arch, which archaeological site in Morocco is situated near to Meknes?

'MONK'

Which American comedy-drama detective television series broadcast between 2002 and 2009 starred Tony Shalhoub as the title character, a private detective

LEONARD EULER

Who was the 18th century Swiss mathematician and physicist, who published more papers than any other mathematician in history and pioneered the theory of trigometric and logarithmic functions?

PHOENIX, Arizona

The American Football team are the 'Cardinals', the Baseball team are the 'Diamondbacks', and the Basketball team are the 'Suns'. Which city?

WASHINGTON D.C

The American Football team are the 'Redskins', the Baseball team are the 'Nationals', and the Basketball team are the 'Wizards'. Which city?

SOHO

Which London area is mentioned in the opening line of the lyrics to 'The Kinks' hit 'Lola'?

SIRTE

Which city on the south coast of the Gulf of Sidra, halfway between Tripoli and Benghazi, was the birthplace, in 1942, of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi?

TIKRIT

Saddam Hussein was born, in 1937, in the village of Al Awja, on the outskirts of which large Iraqi town northwest of Baghdad on the River Tigris?

SUBSCRIBER IDENTITY MODULE

In a mobile phone, for what do the letters SIM, as in SIM card, stand?

'PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES'

The highest-grossing film of the year, so far, what is the title of the latest instalment in the 'Pirates Of The Caribbean' film franchise?

DIET OF WORMS

In May 1521, Pope Leo X presided over which assembly at which Martin Luther was summoned to renounce the views expressed in his 95 theses?

'TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON'

The third highest-grossing film of the year, so far, what is the title of the latest instalment in the 'Transformers' film franchise?

'POKER FACE'

Which 'Lady Gaga' hit was the UK's best selling single of 2009?

DHAKA

The architect Louis Kahn designed which Asian capital's Government Assembly complex in 1962?

EDMUND IRONSIDE

Edith of East Anglia was the wife of which pre-Norman English king, born in c. 993 AD?

'LOVE THE WAY YOU LIE'.

Which 'Eminem and Rhianna' hit was the UK's best selling single of 2010?

EDWARD THE CONFESSOR

Edith of Wessex was the wife of which pre-Norman English king, born c. 1003 AD?

DAVID de GEA

What is the name of the Spanish goalkeeper signed by Manchester United from Atletico Madrid this summer?

ATLANTIS

What was the name of NASA's last Space Shuttle that landed at the Kennedy Space Centre last week?

WICHITA

Despite not being the capital, which is the largest city by population in Kansas?

ANDERS BEHRING BREIVIK

What is the name of the man who committed the horrific murders seen in Norway last week?

LOUISVILLE

Despite not being the capital, which is the largest city by population in Kentucky?

'THE TAMING OF THE SHREW'

Which is the only one of Shakespeare's plays to feature an animal in its title?

HUDSON RIVER

Which river forms a natural border between New York and New Jersey?

TREVOR BAYLIS

Which English inventor, born in London in 1937, is best remembered for inventing the modern clockwork radio?

MORNING POST

For which newspaper did Winston Churchill work as a correspondent during the Boer war?

NEWMARKET

In which British town is the National Horseracing Museum?

JOAN of ARC

Which historical figure is the subject of Jean Anouilh's play 'L'Alouette'?

'JIM HACKER'

What was the name of the Minister, portrayed by Paul Eddington, in the sit-com 'Yes, Minister'?

DAVID KELLY

What was the name of the Government scientist at the centre of the controversy surrounding the so-called 'dodgy dossier' who was found dead in an Oxfordshire wood in July 2003?

ADRENAL GLANDS

Addison's Disease is a rare chronic disorder brought about by the failure of which glands?

ASHTON KUTCHER

In the American sit-com 'Two And A Half Men', which actor plays the newly introduced character 'Walden Schmidt'?

VENEZUELA

The 'Serpents Mouth' is a stretch of water separating Trinidad from which country?