dangermouse77/FromAnswerToQuestion-SQuADplusTriviaQA

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LEICESTER	In which English city are the Guru Nanak Sikh Museum and the National Space Centre?
OXYGEN	The name of which chemical element is derived from the Greek for acid + producer?
CROQUET	Which sport is played by the Reading Thwackers and the Swindon Mallets in the Jasper Fforde book ‘Something Rotten’?
JAPAN	The 2008 G8 Summit was held at Lake Tōya. In which country is this?
1919	In which year did Alcock and Brown make the first non-stop trans- Atlantic flight?
HENRY FONDA	Who played the title role in the 1939 film ‘Young Mr Lincoln’?
AMSTERDAM	The Rembrandt Tower is a 135 metre tall building in which Dutch city?
ROBERT SOUTHEY	Which Bristol born, Oxford educated poet was appointed Poet Laureate by George III in 1813 on the refusal by Walter Scott?
THE BOURNE LEGACY	Released in 2012, which is the fourth in the ‘Bourne’ series of films?
WILLIAM BEVERIDGE	The author of the 1942 report ‘Social Insurance and Allied Services’, who was the first Director of the London School of Economics, in office from 1919 to 1937?
GERMAN BIGHT	What is the current name of the area in the BBC Shipping Forecast known from 1949 to 1956 as Heligoland?
RABINDRANATH TAGORE	The music and lyrics for the National Anthem of India were written by the first non-European winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature. Who was he?
JOHN LUTHER	What is the name of the TV detective played by Idris Elba?
TWEED	Part of the East Coast Main Line, which river is crossed by the Royal Border Bridge?
HENRY VI	Which King founded King’s College Cambridge?
FRANKFURT (AM MAIN)	The second tallest building in the EU after The Shard, the Commerzbank Tower, is in which German city?
DANIEL CRAIG	Rachel Weisz, who plays Dr Marta Shearing in ‘The Bourne Legacy’, is married to which actor?
SOUTHWARK	The Millennium Footbridge across the River Thames lies between Blackfriars Railway Bridge and which road bridge?
JAN SMUTS	In 1948 which South African became the first person from outside the UK to hold the post of Chancellor of Cambridge University, a post he held until his death in 1950?
THE GRATEFUL DEAD	Deadheads are fans of which American band?
STOKE CITY	Peter Coates is the owner and Chairman of which football club in the Premier League?
MARTIN FREEMAN	Who plays John Watson in the TV drama ‘Sherlock’?
ARTHUR EVANS	Max Planck won the Copley Medal of the Royal Society of London in 1929. Who won in 1936 ‘In recognition of his pioneer work in Crete, particularly his contributions to the history and civilization of its Minoan age’?
STOUR	In the painting ‘The Hay Wain’ by John Constable, which river is being crossed?
DOVER	Which area in the BBC Shipping Forecast is known in the French equivalent as Pas de Calais?
PORTUGAL	In which European country was the Carnation Revolution on April 25th 1974?
ENGLISH ELM	What is the two-word alliterative name for the tree Ulmus procera?
BIRMINGHAM	In which English city are the Museum of the Jewellery Quarter and Cadbury World?
LITHIUM	The name of which chemical element is derived from the Greek for stone?
MALTESER	Which confectionery product completes the title of the Anthony Horowitz book ‘The Falcon’s ...........’?
MR HUMPHRIES	Wilberforce Claybourne were the first names of which character from the sitcom ‘Are You Being Served?’?
TINDALL	What is the married surname of Zara Phillips?
PAUL ALLEN	Who founded Microsoft in 1975 with Bill Gates?
LEROY	What is the middle name of Samuel L Jackson?
300	How long, in cubits, was Noah’s Ark?
Tasmania	The Thylacine, thought to be extinct, was a wolf living on which island?
Aubrey Beardsley	"Which 19th century artist illustrated Oscar Wilde's ""Salome"" and Pope's ""Rape of the Lock""?"
Invergordon Mutiny	By what name is the 1931 naval mutiny at Cromarty Firth commonly known?
The Heel	Where in the human body would you find the Calcaneus?
Beethoven	"Which great composer's only ballets were 'The Creatures of Prometheus"" and “Ritterballet”?"
Anthony Eden	Which British Prime Minister was born in 1897 and first entered Parliament in 1923 as MP for Warwick & Leamington?
New Zealand	The Kakapo, or Parrot Owl, is a near extinct bird living, in which country'?
Chaim Weizmann	Which Manchester University lecturer became the first President of Israel?
Snapdragon	What is the common name for the antirrhinum?
These Boots Are Made For Walkin’	Which song was a top 40 hit for both Nancy Sinatra in 1966 and Jessica Simpson in 2005?
Lebanon	Which country, with a East Mediterranean coastline produces the red wine 'Chateau Musar1?
Sheffield	In which British city is Meadowhall railway Station?
Jacob Epstein	Who carved the tomb of Oscar Wilde in Pere Lachaise cemetery in Paris?
Fisher	Two shipping forecast areas touch the coast of Denmark: German Bight and which other?
Spithead	There were two Royal Navy mutinies in 1797, one at the Nore, where was the other?
Debenhams	"Which department store uses the slogan ""Styling the Nation""?"
Alaska	Which U S state, known as “The Mainland State”, or “The Last Frontier”, has the forget-me-not as its state flower?
Delaware	Which US state, known as the Diamond State, or The First State, has the peach blossom as its state flower?
Victoria Falls	"""The Smoke that Thunders"" is the local name for which Geographical feature?"
Napoleonic Wars	After which war did Britain gain Ceylon. Mauritius, Trinidad and Tobago?
Skype	Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis founded which Internet telephone company?
Albert Einstein	Which famous scientist was offered the position of first President of Israel, but turned it down saying that he had no head for problems?
Broke the sound barrier	What did Chuck Yeager do with 'Glamorous Glennis' in October 1947?
Dick Francis	Which famous author was the Queen Mother's jockey from 1952 to 1957?
The Merseybeats	Which 1960's group had the line-up Tony Crane, Billy Kinsley, John Banks and Aaron Williams?
Mount Sinai	On which mountain did Moses receive the Ten Commandments?
Gin	Which spirit is the base of a “White Lady” cocktail?
Isaac Hayes	"Which group recorded the 1969 hit album ""Hot Buttered Soul""?"
Nero	"Which Roman emperor's last words were reputedly ""What an artist the world is losing in me""?"
Les Miserables	"""I Dreamed a Dream"" and ""Bring Him Home"" are two song from which musical?"
York	In which English town or City is Her Majesty's Prison Full Sutton?
John Birch Society	Which right wing American society is named after an American Officer lulled by Chinese Communists in 1945?
Dido	By what name is English singer-songwriter Florian Cloud de 3ounevialle O'Malley Armstrong (born 25 December 1971) better Known?
Jack Lemmon	"Which 1973 Oscar winning actor made his cinema debut in the 1953 film ""It Should Happen to You""?"
Taurus	Aldebaran is the brightest star in which constellation
Michael Caine	Which famous actor married Shakira Baksh in 1973?
Korean	What nationality is the Secretary General of the UN, Ban-Ki-Moon?
In A Duel	How did poet Alexander Pushkin die in 1837?
Michael Jackson	Which famous singer married Debbie Rowe in 1986?
The Colorado	Which 2000 mile-long river enters the sea at the top of the Gulf of California?
Melpomene	In mythology who was the muse of tragedy?
Clyde	Which Scottish football league club play its home games at Broadwood Stadium
Dominic Monaghan	Patricia Routledge played Hetty Wainthrop on television which actor, who later became a Hobbit, played her young assistant?
Orion	Betelgeuse is the brightest star in which constellation
Vespasian	"Which Roman emperor's last words were reputedly ""I suppose I am now becoming a god""?"
Dom Mintoff	Who was Prime Minister of Malta from 1955 to 1962 and again from 1971 to 1984?
Humphrey Bogart	"Which 1951 Oscar winning actor made his cinema debut in the 1930 film ""A Devil with Women""?"
Molly Maguires	Name the secret society formed between 1854 and 1857 by Irish workers in the Pennsylvania mines?
Jeff Bridges	Who co-starred with Robin Williams in The Fisher King?
Julius Caesar	"Can you identify the play by William Shakespeare in which the following quote appears? ""Cowards die many times before their deaths"""
Archbishop Makarios	Who was Prime Minister of Cyprus from 1960 to 1977?
Egyptian	What nationality is the former Secretary General of the UN, Boutros- Boutros Ghali?
Dolmades	Name the Greek dish of vine leaves stuffed with rice, meat and herbs?
Hamlet	"Can you identify the play by William Shakespeare in which the following quote appears? ""The lady doth protest too much"""
Vixen	Name the only one of Santa's reindeer named after another creature?
Louis Botha	Who was the 1st Premier of the Union of South Africa in 1910?
Michael Medwin	Trevor Eve played investigator Eddie Shoestring on television, which British film actor played the boss of the radio station he worked for?
The Niger	Which 2600 mile-long river flows near Timbuktu and flows into the Gulf of Guinea?
Richard Desmond	Who is the owner of the Daily Express?
Lozenge	In heraldry, what name is given to a diamond shape?
Uranus	Ariel is a satellite of which planet?
Lewis	On which Scottish island is Stornoway?
CHANG	The name of which company appears on the front of Everton F.C.'s jerseys?
BORDEAUX	From which region of France does claret come?
DENMARK	Two other countries joined the 'Common Market' at the same time as the UK, Ireland and who?

LEICESTER

In which English city are the Guru Nanak Sikh Museum and the National Space Centre?

OXYGEN

The name of which chemical element is derived from the Greek for acid + producer?

CROQUET

Which sport is played by the Reading Thwackers and the Swindon Mallets in the Jasper Fforde book ‘Something Rotten’?

JAPAN

The 2008 G8 Summit was held at Lake Tōya. In which country is this?

1919

In which year did Alcock and Brown make the first non-stop trans- Atlantic flight?

HENRY FONDA

Who played the title role in the 1939 film ‘Young Mr Lincoln’?

AMSTERDAM

The Rembrandt Tower is a 135 metre tall building in which Dutch city?

ROBERT SOUTHEY

Which Bristol born, Oxford educated poet was appointed Poet Laureate by George III in 1813 on the refusal by Walter Scott?

THE BOURNE LEGACY

Released in 2012, which is the fourth in the ‘Bourne’ series of films?

WILLIAM BEVERIDGE

The author of the 1942 report ‘Social Insurance and Allied Services’, who was the first Director of the London School of Economics, in office from 1919 to 1937?

GERMAN BIGHT

What is the current name of the area in the BBC Shipping Forecast known from 1949 to 1956 as Heligoland?

RABINDRANATH TAGORE

The music and lyrics for the National Anthem of India were written by the first non-European winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature. Who was he?

JOHN LUTHER

What is the name of the TV detective played by Idris Elba?

TWEED

Part of the East Coast Main Line, which river is crossed by the Royal Border Bridge?

HENRY VI

Which King founded King’s College Cambridge?

FRANKFURT (AM MAIN)

The second tallest building in the EU after The Shard, the Commerzbank Tower, is in which German city?

DANIEL CRAIG

Rachel Weisz, who plays Dr Marta Shearing in ‘The Bourne Legacy’, is married to which actor?

SOUTHWARK

The Millennium Footbridge across the River Thames lies between Blackfriars Railway Bridge and which road bridge?

JAN SMUTS

In 1948 which South African became the first person from outside the UK to hold the post of Chancellor of Cambridge University, a post he held until his death in 1950?

THE GRATEFUL DEAD

Deadheads are fans of which American band?

STOKE CITY

Peter Coates is the owner and Chairman of which football club in the Premier League?

MARTIN FREEMAN

Who plays John Watson in the TV drama ‘Sherlock’?

ARTHUR EVANS

Max Planck won the Copley Medal of the Royal Society of London in 1929. Who won in 1936 ‘In recognition of his pioneer work in Crete, particularly his contributions to the history and civilization of its Minoan age’?

STOUR

In the painting ‘The Hay Wain’ by John Constable, which river is being crossed?

DOVER

Which area in the BBC Shipping Forecast is known in the French equivalent as Pas de Calais?

PORTUGAL

In which European country was the Carnation Revolution on April 25th 1974?

ENGLISH ELM

What is the two-word alliterative name for the tree Ulmus procera?

BIRMINGHAM

In which English city are the Museum of the Jewellery Quarter and Cadbury World?

LITHIUM

The name of which chemical element is derived from the Greek for stone?

MALTESER

Which confectionery product completes the title of the Anthony Horowitz book ‘The Falcon’s ...........’?

MR HUMPHRIES

Wilberforce Claybourne were the first names of which character from the sitcom ‘Are You Being Served?’?

TINDALL

What is the married surname of Zara Phillips?

PAUL ALLEN

Who founded Microsoft in 1975 with Bill Gates?

LEROY

What is the middle name of Samuel L Jackson?

300

How long, in cubits, was Noah’s Ark?

Tasmania

The Thylacine, thought to be extinct, was a wolf living on which island?

Aubrey Beardsley

"Which 19th century artist illustrated Oscar Wilde's ""Salome"" and Pope's ""Rape of the Lock""?"

Invergordon Mutiny

By what name is the 1931 naval mutiny at Cromarty Firth commonly known?

The Heel

Where in the human body would you find the Calcaneus?

Beethoven

"Which great composer's only ballets were 'The Creatures of Prometheus"" and “Ritterballet”?"

Anthony Eden

Which British Prime Minister was born in 1897 and first entered Parliament in 1923 as MP for Warwick & Leamington?

New Zealand

The Kakapo, or Parrot Owl, is a near extinct bird living, in which country'?

Chaim Weizmann

Which Manchester University lecturer became the first President of Israel?

Snapdragon

What is the common name for the antirrhinum?

These Boots Are Made For Walkin’

Which song was a top 40 hit for both Nancy Sinatra in 1966 and Jessica Simpson in 2005?

Lebanon

Which country, with a East Mediterranean coastline produces the red wine 'Chateau Musar1?

Sheffield

In which British city is Meadowhall railway Station?

Jacob Epstein

Who carved the tomb of Oscar Wilde in Pere Lachaise cemetery in Paris?

Fisher

Two shipping forecast areas touch the coast of Denmark: German Bight and which other?

Spithead

There were two Royal Navy mutinies in 1797, one at the Nore, where was the other?

Debenhams

"Which department store uses the slogan ""Styling the Nation""?"

Alaska

Which U S state, known as “The Mainland State”, or “The Last Frontier”, has the forget-me-not as its state flower?

Delaware

Which US state, known as the Diamond State, or The First State, has the peach blossom as its state flower?

Victoria Falls

"""The Smoke that Thunders"" is the local name for which Geographical feature?"

Napoleonic Wars

After which war did Britain gain Ceylon. Mauritius, Trinidad and Tobago?

Skype

Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis founded which Internet telephone company?

Albert Einstein

Which famous scientist was offered the position of first President of Israel, but turned it down saying that he had no head for problems?

Broke the sound barrier

What did Chuck Yeager do with 'Glamorous Glennis' in October 1947?

Dick Francis

Which famous author was the Queen Mother's jockey from 1952 to 1957?

The Merseybeats

Which 1960's group had the line-up Tony Crane, Billy Kinsley, John Banks and Aaron Williams?

Mount Sinai

On which mountain did Moses receive the Ten Commandments?

Gin

Which spirit is the base of a “White Lady” cocktail?

Isaac Hayes

"Which group recorded the 1969 hit album ""Hot Buttered Soul""?"

Nero

"Which Roman emperor's last words were reputedly ""What an artist the world is losing in me""?"

Les Miserables

"""I Dreamed a Dream"" and ""Bring Him Home"" are two song from which musical?"

York

In which English town or City is Her Majesty's Prison Full Sutton?

John Birch Society

Which right wing American society is named after an American Officer lulled by Chinese Communists in 1945?

Dido

By what name is English singer-songwriter Florian Cloud de 3ounevialle O'Malley Armstrong (born 25 December 1971) better Known?

Jack Lemmon

"Which 1973 Oscar winning actor made his cinema debut in the 1953 film ""It Should Happen to You""?"

Taurus

Aldebaran is the brightest star in which constellation

Michael Caine

Which famous actor married Shakira Baksh in 1973?

Korean

What nationality is the Secretary General of the UN, Ban-Ki-Moon?

In A Duel

How did poet Alexander Pushkin die in 1837?

Michael Jackson

Which famous singer married Debbie Rowe in 1986?

The Colorado

Which 2000 mile-long river enters the sea at the top of the Gulf of California?

Melpomene

In mythology who was the muse of tragedy?

Clyde

Which Scottish football league club play its home games at Broadwood Stadium

Dominic Monaghan

Patricia Routledge played Hetty Wainthrop on television which actor, who later became a Hobbit, played her young assistant?

Orion

Betelgeuse is the brightest star in which constellation

Vespasian

"Which Roman emperor's last words were reputedly ""I suppose I am now becoming a god""?"

Dom Mintoff

Who was Prime Minister of Malta from 1955 to 1962 and again from 1971 to 1984?

Humphrey Bogart

"Which 1951 Oscar winning actor made his cinema debut in the 1930 film ""A Devil with Women""?"

Molly Maguires

Name the secret society formed between 1854 and 1857 by Irish workers in the Pennsylvania mines?

Jeff Bridges

Who co-starred with Robin Williams in The Fisher King?

Julius Caesar

"Can you identify the play by William Shakespeare in which the following quote appears? ""Cowards die many times before their deaths"""

Archbishop Makarios

Who was Prime Minister of Cyprus from 1960 to 1977?

Egyptian

What nationality is the former Secretary General of the UN, Boutros- Boutros Ghali?

Dolmades

Name the Greek dish of vine leaves stuffed with rice, meat and herbs?

Hamlet

"Can you identify the play by William Shakespeare in which the following quote appears? ""The lady doth protest too much"""

Vixen

Name the only one of Santa's reindeer named after another creature?

Louis Botha

Who was the 1st Premier of the Union of South Africa in 1910?

Michael Medwin

Trevor Eve played investigator Eddie Shoestring on television, which British film actor played the boss of the radio station he worked for?

The Niger

Which 2600 mile-long river flows near Timbuktu and flows into the Gulf of Guinea?

Richard Desmond

Who is the owner of the Daily Express?

Lozenge

In heraldry, what name is given to a diamond shape?

Uranus

Ariel is a satellite of which planet?

Lewis

On which Scottish island is Stornoway?

CHANG

The name of which company appears on the front of Everton F.C.'s jerseys?

BORDEAUX

From which region of France does claret come?

DENMARK

Two other countries joined the 'Common Market' at the same time as the UK, Ireland and who?