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FRANCIS DRAKE	Which English navigator, who dies in 1596, was buried at sea in a lead coffin off the coast of Panama?
BASEBALL GROUND	At which stadium did Derby County play their home games prior to moving to Pride Park?
PLUM	From which fruit is the Balkan brandy Slivovitz made?
'ANAKIN SKYWALKER'	In 'Star Wars', what was 'Darth Vader's' name before he was seduced by the 'Dark Side of the Force'?
PERE LACHAISE	What is the name of the Parisian cemetery at which Jim Morrison, Oscar Wilde and Edith Piaf are buried?
KAMIKAZE	What was the Japanese name, meaning 'divine wind', that was given to the tornadoes of 1274 and 1281 that destroyed the Mongol fleets carrying Kublai Khan's invasion armies?
'BOUVIER'	In the animated TV show 'The Simpsons', what was 'Marge Simpson's' maiden name?
'SHINE'	Geoffrey Rush won the 1996 Academy Award for Best Actor for playing a mentally handicapped piano player in which film?
'MR. TUMNUS'	In C.S. Lewis' 'The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe', what is the name of the faun who befriends 'Lucy' when she first enters 'Narnia'?
BORNEO	Which island in the Malay archipelago is divided politically between Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei?
ANTWERP	Which Belgian city is known as the 'diamond cutting capital of the world'?
VENUS	On which planet in our solar system would you find the Maxwell Montes mountains?
ARIADNE	According to Greek mythology, who was the woman who fell in love with Theseus and supplied him with the ball of thread by which he found his way out of the Labyrinth?
'SHAFT'	In 1971, Isaac Hayes became the first black man to win an Academy Award for Best Original Song with his theme from which 1971 film?
LAKE OHRID	Which lake and UNESCO World Heritage Site straddles the border between Macedonia and Albania?
CLYTEMNESTRA	Who was the wife of the Greek hero Agamemnon who murdered him on his return from Troy?
PANAMA	In which Central American country is Derian, the oldest European colony on the American continent?
'THE MILL ON THE FLOSS'	'Tom and Maggie Tulliver' are the central characters in which of George Eliot's novels?
TOLEDO	Which Spanish city in Castile-La Mancha has been renowned since the Middle Ages for its production of swords?
MICHEL de MONTAIGNE	Which influential writer of the French Renaissance, who helped to popularise the essay as a literary form , is perhaps best remembered for his 'Apology For Raymond Sebond'?
CASEY JONES	Who was the American engine driver and folk hero on the Cannonball Express who died in 1900 trying to prevent his train from crashing into a freight train?
'WERNHAM HOGG'	What was the name of the fictional paper company whose offices provide the setting for the British sit-com 'The Office'?
LARRY HOLMES	Which former World Heavyweight Boxing Champion won his first 48 fights before losing to Michael Spinks in 1985?
ELAND	With the scientific name Taurotragus oryx, which is the largest species of antelope?
GENE VINCENT	Which American rock star survived the car crash that killed Eddie Cochran in April 1960?
ALEXANDER SELKIRK	What was the name of the real-life castaway upon whom Daniel Defoe based 'Robinson Crusoe'?
AYATOLLAH KHOMEINI	Who was the Iranian Ayatollah who sentenced Salman Rushdie to death in absentia after the publication of the novelist's 'Satanic Verses'?
CAMBODIA	In which country would you find the Angkor Wat temple, the world's largest religious structure?
VACLAV HAVEL	Who was both the last President of Czechoslovakia and the first President of the Czech republic?
JEFF BUCKLEY	What was the name of the American singer-songwriter, best known for his 1994 debut album 'Grace', who drowned whilst swimming in a tributary of the Mississippi River in 1997?
'A CLOCKWORK ORANGE'	In which 20th century novel do many of the central characters speak a teenage slang called 'Nadsat'?
JEAN-PAUL MARAT	Which French Revolutionary leader was assassinated whilst taking a bath in 1793?
RAVI SHASTRI	In 1984, which Indian cricketer became only the second person to score six sixes from one over in first class cricket?
ELDERBERRY	Which berry is used to make the Italian liqueur Sambuca?
VENUS de MILO	Which famous sculpture, made approximately 150 BC, was found on the Aegean island of Melos in 1820?
BLACK SEPTEMBER	What was the name of the terrorist group that murdered eleven Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympics in 1972?
'TETRIS'	Which popular video game was designed and programmed by Russian computer engineer Alexey Pajitnov in 1985?
DENMARK	The Order of the Elephant is the premier order that can be awarded in which European country?
FLORENCE	In which city is the Uffizi Gallery to be found?
CRIMEAN WAR	During which war was the Battle of Inkerman fought?
GENOA	In which city do Sampdoria play their home games?
KENNETH CLARKE	Which member of the Cabinet has been MP for Rushcliffe since 1970?
DANNY WELBECK	Who at 21, was the youngest goal scorer in the EUFA EURO 2012 Tournament - he is English?
GEORGE BERNARD SHAW	Who wrote the play 'The Doctor's Dilema'?
STANLEY KUBRICK	Whose last film as a director was 'Eyes Wide Shut' in 1999?
ZEBRA	Which mammal has three species - 'Mountain', 'Plains' and 'Grevy's'?
NICOLE KIDMAN	Who duetted with Robbie Williams on the 2001 number one 'Somethin' Stupid'?
DONALD RUMSFELD	Who is both the youngest and oldest man to be US Secretary of Defence, serving under Gerald Ford and George W Bush?
'DURAN DURAN'	John Taylor and Roger Taylor are members of which band, which at times has also included Andy Taylor, although none of them are related?
'SHREK'	Which computer-animated film series features the 'Kingdom of Far Far Away'?
JUPITER	Which planet has a mass which is over three hundred times that of the Earth?
'CANNONBALL'	Jazz musician Julian Edwin Adderley was usually known as '........... (what) Adderley'?
NEW ZEALAND	In which country does the city of Nelson lie on the eastern shores of Tasman Bay?
EIGHT	In humans how many teeth are incisors?
JESSICA ENNIS	Three British athletes have been nominated for the Laureus World Sports Award for Sportswoman of the Year - Paula Radcliffe (3 times), Kelly Holmes (who won in 2005) and which Heptathlete in 2011?
'COLD FEET'	In which ITV comedy drama which ran for five series did James Nesbitt and Helen Baxendale play one of three couples?
ELTON JOHN	Who wrote the music for 'Billy Elliot, The Musical'?
THALIA	Which of the three Graces of Greek myth is also the name of one of the Muses?
'THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS'	Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons make up which musical duo?
'STONE'	What is the surname of the character played by Joanna Lumley in 'Absolutely Fabulous'?
FRANKIE DETTORI	Which jockey won the 2007 Derby at Epsom on 'Authorized', at his fifteenth attempt?
'WIRE IN THE BLOOD'	In which BBC crime drama which ran for six series, did clinical psychologist 'Dr. Tony Hill' work first with 'DI Carol Jordan' and then with 'DI Alex Fielding'?
ICE HOCKEY	Jaroslav Drobny who won the Gentlemen's Singles at Wimbledon in 1954 won a Silver Medal for Czechoslovakia at the 1948 Winter Olympics in which sport?
FOUR QUARTETS	How are the TS Eliot poems 'Burnt Norton', 'East Coker', 'The Dry Salvages' and 'Little Giddings' known collectively?
'MR. POTATO HEAD'	In the 'Toy Story' series of animated films, which character is voiced by Don Rickles?
MARSHAL PHILIPPE PETAIN	Following the French defeat who was the Chief of State of Vichy France from 1940 to 1944?
WILLIAM JAMES	Give either of the real 'first' names of 'Count' Basie?
DENMARK	Which European country consists of a peninsula and many islands including Funen and Zealand?
VENTRICLES	The human heart has four chambers - two auricles (or atria) and two ............ what?
ESTONIA	.ee is the top-level internet domain name for which former Soviet republic?
GENE PITNEY	Who duetted with Marc Almond on the 1989 number one 'Something's Gotten Hold Of My Heart'?
'MAJOR BARBARA'	In which play by George Bernard Shaw is the daughter of 'Lady Britomart Undershaft' an Officer of the Salvation Army?
WOODY ALLEN	Whose only 'Oscar' for Best Director was for 'Annie Hall' in 1978?
TONGA	In which Pacific island nation was Hull Rugby League player Sam Moa born?
WILLIAM IV	Who was the last king of the Hanoverian dynasty?
DE HAVILLAND	Which British aircraft company produced the 'Tiger Moth', 'Mosquito' and 'Comet'?
AMMONIA	NH3 is the chemical formula for which gaseous base?
ARABIC	Israel has two official languages. One is Hebrew. What is the other?
2002	In which year did Jimmy Carter win the Nobel Peace Prize?
KENT	Famous for Oysters, Whitstable is in which English county?
PEA	Miracle, Kelvedon Wonder, and Meteor are all types of which vegetable?
DIDO	Which female artist recorded the album “No Angel” in 2001?
RYAN REYNOLDS	"Who played the young CIA agent Matt Weston in the 2012 film ""Safe House""?"
TOMATO	Marmande, Tiny Tim, Harbinger and Delicante are all varieties of what fruit?
LESOTHO	Of which African country is Maseru the capital?
DAF	Which Dutch car /truck manufacturer was taken over in the 1970's by Volvo?
DENMARK	In internet domain names what country is represented by the domain code '.dk'?
FLASH GORDON.	Which fictional hero was created by Alex Raymond and widely syndicated in 1934?
SIR ANTHONY CARO	Who along with Norman Foster designed the Millennium Bridge?
CHARLES WELLS.	Which brewery, based in Bedford, produces Bombardier bitter?
LOWESTOFT	What Suffolk town sits at the most easterly point of England?
ICELAND	In which country is there a volcano called Hecla?
LITTLE ROCK	What is the State Capital of Arkansas?
JOHN THE BAPTIST	In the Bible, who was the son of Elizabeth and Zacharias?
KIWI	By what other name is the bird the apteryx known?
SIR ERNEST SHACKLETON	"Which explorer sailed on the ""Endurance""?"
TRUMPET	What instrument did jazz musician, Chet Baker play?
SALACIA	Who was the Roman goddess of the Sea?
ADDIS ABABA	In which African capital city are the headquarters of the Organisation of African Unity?
AMSTERDAM	In which European capital city are the headquarters of 'Greenpeace'?

FRANCIS DRAKE

Which English navigator, who dies in 1596, was buried at sea in a lead coffin off the coast of Panama?

BASEBALL GROUND

At which stadium did Derby County play their home games prior to moving to Pride Park?

PLUM

From which fruit is the Balkan brandy Slivovitz made?

'ANAKIN SKYWALKER'

In 'Star Wars', what was 'Darth Vader's' name before he was seduced by the 'Dark Side of the Force'?

PERE LACHAISE

What is the name of the Parisian cemetery at which Jim Morrison, Oscar Wilde and Edith Piaf are buried?

KAMIKAZE

What was the Japanese name, meaning 'divine wind', that was given to the tornadoes of 1274 and 1281 that destroyed the Mongol fleets carrying Kublai Khan's invasion armies?

'BOUVIER'

In the animated TV show 'The Simpsons', what was 'Marge Simpson's' maiden name?

'SHINE'

Geoffrey Rush won the 1996 Academy Award for Best Actor for playing a mentally handicapped piano player in which film?

'MR. TUMNUS'

In C.S. Lewis' 'The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe', what is the name of the faun who befriends 'Lucy' when she first enters 'Narnia'?

BORNEO

Which island in the Malay archipelago is divided politically between Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei?

ANTWERP

Which Belgian city is known as the 'diamond cutting capital of the world'?

VENUS

On which planet in our solar system would you find the Maxwell Montes mountains?

ARIADNE

According to Greek mythology, who was the woman who fell in love with Theseus and supplied him with the ball of thread by which he found his way out of the Labyrinth?

'SHAFT'

In 1971, Isaac Hayes became the first black man to win an Academy Award for Best Original Song with his theme from which 1971 film?

LAKE OHRID

Which lake and UNESCO World Heritage Site straddles the border between Macedonia and Albania?

CLYTEMNESTRA

Who was the wife of the Greek hero Agamemnon who murdered him on his return from Troy?

PANAMA

In which Central American country is Derian, the oldest European colony on the American continent?

'THE MILL ON THE FLOSS'

'Tom and Maggie Tulliver' are the central characters in which of George Eliot's novels?

TOLEDO

Which Spanish city in Castile-La Mancha has been renowned since the Middle Ages for its production of swords?

MICHEL de MONTAIGNE

Which influential writer of the French Renaissance, who helped to popularise the essay as a literary form , is perhaps best remembered for his 'Apology For Raymond Sebond'?

CASEY JONES

Who was the American engine driver and folk hero on the Cannonball Express who died in 1900 trying to prevent his train from crashing into a freight train?

'WERNHAM HOGG'

What was the name of the fictional paper company whose offices provide the setting for the British sit-com 'The Office'?

LARRY HOLMES

Which former World Heavyweight Boxing Champion won his first 48 fights before losing to Michael Spinks in 1985?

ELAND

With the scientific name Taurotragus oryx, which is the largest species of antelope?

GENE VINCENT

Which American rock star survived the car crash that killed Eddie Cochran in April 1960?

ALEXANDER SELKIRK

What was the name of the real-life castaway upon whom Daniel Defoe based 'Robinson Crusoe'?

AYATOLLAH KHOMEINI

Who was the Iranian Ayatollah who sentenced Salman Rushdie to death in absentia after the publication of the novelist's 'Satanic Verses'?

CAMBODIA

In which country would you find the Angkor Wat temple, the world's largest religious structure?

VACLAV HAVEL

Who was both the last President of Czechoslovakia and the first President of the Czech republic?

JEFF BUCKLEY

What was the name of the American singer-songwriter, best known for his 1994 debut album 'Grace', who drowned whilst swimming in a tributary of the Mississippi River in 1997?

'A CLOCKWORK ORANGE'

In which 20th century novel do many of the central characters speak a teenage slang called 'Nadsat'?

JEAN-PAUL MARAT

Which French Revolutionary leader was assassinated whilst taking a bath in 1793?

RAVI SHASTRI

In 1984, which Indian cricketer became only the second person to score six sixes from one over in first class cricket?

ELDERBERRY

Which berry is used to make the Italian liqueur Sambuca?

VENUS de MILO

Which famous sculpture, made approximately 150 BC, was found on the Aegean island of Melos in 1820?

BLACK SEPTEMBER

What was the name of the terrorist group that murdered eleven Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympics in 1972?

'TETRIS'

Which popular video game was designed and programmed by Russian computer engineer Alexey Pajitnov in 1985?

DENMARK

The Order of the Elephant is the premier order that can be awarded in which European country?

FLORENCE

In which city is the Uffizi Gallery to be found?

CRIMEAN WAR

During which war was the Battle of Inkerman fought?

GENOA

In which city do Sampdoria play their home games?

KENNETH CLARKE

Which member of the Cabinet has been MP for Rushcliffe since 1970?

DANNY WELBECK

Who at 21, was the youngest goal scorer in the EUFA EURO 2012 Tournament - he is English?

GEORGE BERNARD SHAW

Who wrote the play 'The Doctor's Dilema'?

STANLEY KUBRICK

Whose last film as a director was 'Eyes Wide Shut' in 1999?

ZEBRA

Which mammal has three species - 'Mountain', 'Plains' and 'Grevy's'?

NICOLE KIDMAN

Who duetted with Robbie Williams on the 2001 number one 'Somethin' Stupid'?

DONALD RUMSFELD

Who is both the youngest and oldest man to be US Secretary of Defence, serving under Gerald Ford and George W Bush?

'DURAN DURAN'

John Taylor and Roger Taylor are members of which band, which at times has also included Andy Taylor, although none of them are related?

'SHREK'

Which computer-animated film series features the 'Kingdom of Far Far Away'?

JUPITER

Which planet has a mass which is over three hundred times that of the Earth?

'CANNONBALL'

Jazz musician Julian Edwin Adderley was usually known as '........... (what) Adderley'?

NEW ZEALAND

In which country does the city of Nelson lie on the eastern shores of Tasman Bay?

EIGHT

In humans how many teeth are incisors?

JESSICA ENNIS

Three British athletes have been nominated for the Laureus World Sports Award for Sportswoman of the Year - Paula Radcliffe (3 times), Kelly Holmes (who won in 2005) and which Heptathlete in 2011?

'COLD FEET'

In which ITV comedy drama which ran for five series did James Nesbitt and Helen Baxendale play one of three couples?

ELTON JOHN

Who wrote the music for 'Billy Elliot, The Musical'?

THALIA

Which of the three Graces of Greek myth is also the name of one of the Muses?

'THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS'

Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons make up which musical duo?

'STONE'

What is the surname of the character played by Joanna Lumley in 'Absolutely Fabulous'?

FRANKIE DETTORI

Which jockey won the 2007 Derby at Epsom on 'Authorized', at his fifteenth attempt?

'WIRE IN THE BLOOD'

In which BBC crime drama which ran for six series, did clinical psychologist 'Dr. Tony Hill' work first with 'DI Carol Jordan' and then with 'DI Alex Fielding'?

ICE HOCKEY

Jaroslav Drobny who won the Gentlemen's Singles at Wimbledon in 1954 won a Silver Medal for Czechoslovakia at the 1948 Winter Olympics in which sport?

FOUR QUARTETS

How are the TS Eliot poems 'Burnt Norton', 'East Coker', 'The Dry Salvages' and 'Little Giddings' known collectively?

'MR. POTATO HEAD'

In the 'Toy Story' series of animated films, which character is voiced by Don Rickles?

MARSHAL PHILIPPE PETAIN

Following the French defeat who was the Chief of State of Vichy France from 1940 to 1944?

WILLIAM JAMES

Give either of the real 'first' names of 'Count' Basie?

DENMARK

Which European country consists of a peninsula and many islands including Funen and Zealand?

VENTRICLES

The human heart has four chambers - two auricles (or atria) and two ............ what?

ESTONIA

.ee is the top-level internet domain name for which former Soviet republic?

GENE PITNEY

Who duetted with Marc Almond on the 1989 number one 'Something's Gotten Hold Of My Heart'?

'MAJOR BARBARA'

In which play by George Bernard Shaw is the daughter of 'Lady Britomart Undershaft' an Officer of the Salvation Army?

WOODY ALLEN

Whose only 'Oscar' for Best Director was for 'Annie Hall' in 1978?

TONGA

In which Pacific island nation was Hull Rugby League player Sam Moa born?

WILLIAM IV

Who was the last king of the Hanoverian dynasty?

DE HAVILLAND

Which British aircraft company produced the 'Tiger Moth', 'Mosquito' and 'Comet'?

AMMONIA

NH3 is the chemical formula for which gaseous base?

ARABIC

Israel has two official languages. One is Hebrew. What is the other?

2002

In which year did Jimmy Carter win the Nobel Peace Prize?

KENT

Famous for Oysters, Whitstable is in which English county?

PEA

Miracle, Kelvedon Wonder, and Meteor are all types of which vegetable?

DIDO

Which female artist recorded the album “No Angel” in 2001?

RYAN REYNOLDS

"Who played the young CIA agent Matt Weston in the 2012 film ""Safe House""?"

TOMATO

Marmande, Tiny Tim, Harbinger and Delicante are all varieties of what fruit?

LESOTHO

Of which African country is Maseru the capital?

DAF

Which Dutch car /truck manufacturer was taken over in the 1970's by Volvo?

DENMARK

In internet domain names what country is represented by the domain code '.dk'?

FLASH GORDON.

Which fictional hero was created by Alex Raymond and widely syndicated in 1934?

SIR ANTHONY CARO

Who along with Norman Foster designed the Millennium Bridge?

CHARLES WELLS.

Which brewery, based in Bedford, produces Bombardier bitter?

LOWESTOFT

What Suffolk town sits at the most easterly point of England?

ICELAND

In which country is there a volcano called Hecla?

LITTLE ROCK

What is the State Capital of Arkansas?

JOHN THE BAPTIST

In the Bible, who was the son of Elizabeth and Zacharias?

KIWI

By what other name is the bird the apteryx known?

SIR ERNEST SHACKLETON

"Which explorer sailed on the ""Endurance""?"

TRUMPET

What instrument did jazz musician, Chet Baker play?

SALACIA

Who was the Roman goddess of the Sea?

ADDIS ABABA

In which African capital city are the headquarters of the Organisation of African Unity?

AMSTERDAM

In which European capital city are the headquarters of 'Greenpeace'?