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CLARINET
What instrument did jazz musician, Woody Herman play?
MALAWI
In 2012 womens’ rights activist Joyce Banda became the first female president of which African Country?
HENRI ROUSSEAU
"Which French painter, a customs official, painted ""The Sleeping Gypsy"", and ""The Hungry Lion""?"
DAN DARE
Who was the famous comic book creation of Frank Hampson?
SWEDISH
Finland has two official languages. Finnish is one. What is the other?
PADRES
Complete the name of the following American baseball team 'San Diego.......'?
NORFOLK
Famous for crabs, the seaside resort of Cromer is in which English county?
SUPERMARKET
What was the setting for the TV sit-com 'Slinger's Day'?
DODGERS
What is the name of the baseball team for Los Angeles?
INSURANCE CLERK
Before entering show business, what was the occupation of Leonard Rossiter?
COCKERMOUTH
Which town is the birthplace of Wordsworth and the home of Jennings brewery?
CANDID CAMERA
Which TV series made Jonathan Routh famous?
THE PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA
Which new state was proclaimed at the Gate of Heavenly Peace on 1st October 1949?
SPINACH
What ingredient gives pasta verde its green colouring?
BAROSSA
Which valley in South Australia produces most of that State's wine?
Henry Williamson
Who wrote the book Tarka The Otter?
India
What word is used in the NATO phonetic alphabet to represent the letter I?
Some Like It Hot
In which film did Marilyn Monroe sing 'I Wanna Be Loved By You'?
Annabel Croft
Who replaced Anneka Rice on TV’s Treasure Hunt?
Winchester Cathedral
Which religious building gave the New Vaudeville Band a Top Five hit In 1966?
Atalanta
In mythology who famously competed against Melanion?
Thirty Years Wars
The treaty known at The Peace of Westphalia formally ended which seventeenth-century contact?
Three
Which number on the Beaufort scale denotes a gentle breeze?
Esther
The Jewish festival of Purim celebrates the story of which woman in the Bible?
Gericault
Who painted ‘The Raft of The Medusa’?
Dear Prudence
Which song from The Beatles White Album gave Siouxsie and the Banshees a Top Five hit single in 1983?
Rowan
Sorbus is the generic name given to which trees?
Lesotho
Maseru is the capital of which African Country?
Vaughn Williams
Premiered in 1924 which British composer wrote me musk for the opera 'Hugh the Drover'?
15
How many Years of marriage does a crystal wedding anniversary celebrate?
Marianne
Which female figure is the French equivalent of Britannia?
Cain
Which maligned Biblical figure was the father of Enoch?
Haiku
What name is given to the Japanese verse form arranged in three lines of five, seven and five syllables?
Itchycoo Park
Which Small Faces song gave M People a top twenty hit single in 1995?
Darlington
In which North East town is Bank Top Railway station?
Aspen
Which tree is known as the trembling popIar?
The Alchemist
How was the character Subtle known in the title of a play by Ben Jonson?
Cuneiform
Which word in relation to bones and writing means 'Wedge Shaped'?
Much Ado About Nothing
Dogberry is a constable in which play by William Shakespeare?
Gavin Maxwell
Who wrote the book 'Ring of Bright Water’?
Six Years
How long is the term of office for a U.S. Senator?
Uniform
Which word is used in the NATO phonetic alphabet to denote the letter 'U'?
The Housemartins
Which Hull group had a Top Five single in 1986 with 'Happy Hour’?
Papua New Guinea
A Bird Of Paradise can be seen on which country's national flag?
Straw Dogs
The story ‘The Siege of Trencher’s Farm' was released as which 1971 film?
Benjamin Britten
Premiered in 1947 which composer wrote the music for the opera 'Albert Herring'?
Never the Twain
Which T.V. sitcom starred Donald Sinden, Windsor Davies and Honor Blackman?
Urania
In mythology who was the muse of astronomy?
Usk
Newport in Gwent stands on which river?
1704
In what year was the Battle of Blenheim?
Rita Coolidge
Who sang the theme for the Jams Bond film ‘Octopussy’?
Loch Ryan
Stranraer in Scotland stands at the head of which loch?
A-Ha
Who sang the theme for the Jams Bond film ‘The Living Daylights?
1346
In which Year was The Battle of Crecy?
Pink Floyd
‘The Endless River' due for release in October 2014 is the latest album by which veteran rock band?
Eddie The Eagle (Edwards)
Taron Egerton portrays which famed English sportsman in a film biopic of his life released in 2016?
Spruce Goose
By what more familiar avian moniker is the H-4 Hercules aircraft known?
James II
Anne Hyde and Mary of Modena were the wives of which British king?
Barbados
Bridgetown is the capital city of which island nation?
The O.K. Corral
Where did Billy Clanton and the brothers Tom and Frank MacLaury famously die on October 26, 1881?
Hollandaise
In cookery Sauce Mousseline, Sauce Dijon & Sauce Foyot are all derivatives of which ‘mother’ sauce?
Majolica
Which style of elaborately moulded earthenware, decorated with thick vivid glazes was developed by the English firm Minton in 1850 and popularised during the great exhibition of 1851?
Bowdlerise
Which word, meaning to censor, abridge or expurgate is taken from the name of the man who in 1807 published an expurgated 10 volume set of the works of Shakespeare entitled ‘The Family Shakspeare’?
Iggy Azalea
The Australian rapper, songwriter, and model Amethyst Amelia Kelly performs under which stage name?
Cigar Wrapper
Oscuro is the darkest variety of which aromatic product?
Cook Islands
Raratonga is the most populous island of which group?
Hebe
Which Greek deity, the daughter of Zeus and Hera was goddess of youth?
(Enrico) Fermi
Which Italian theoretical and experimental physicist was awarded the 1938 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on induced radioactivity and the discovery of transuranic elements?
The Jump
Which 2016 ‘reality’ T.V. competition was won on the 6th March by Ben Cohen, he was presented with the ‘prestigious’ Cow Bell Trophy?
(Andy) Warhol
Which artist’s works include 32 Campbell’s soup cans?
Canis Minor
Procyon and Gomesia are the two brightest stars in which constellation?
Loot
Which 1965 Joe Orton play tells the story of two young thieves, Hal and Dennis who rob a bank together?
Bramall Lane
Which is the only English sporting venue apart from the Oval to have held both an F.A. Cup Final and an England cricket test match?
Burgundy
Chablis, Pouilly-Fuissé, and Macon-Villages are all white wines from which French region?
Air Canada
A maple leaf is the livery of which airline?
The Room
Brie Larson won the 2016 Best Actress Oscar for her performance in which film?
The Bismarck
Which German battleship sank the HMS Hood on May 24th 1941?
Sunflower
Which plant widely cultivated for its seeds and oil has the Latin name Helianthus Annus?
Feet
Plantar Fasciitis is a medical condition affecting which part of the body?
F-Hole
What name is given to the sound hole on a violin?
Aberdeen
Which Scottish city is nicknamed ‘The Granite City’?
(Walter) Gropius
Which architect found the Bauhaus School in Weimar in 1919?
Byzantine
Constantine XI Palaiologos was the last ruler of which empire?
Pins & needles
Paraesthesia is the medical term for which condition?
Westboro Baptist (Church)
Pastor Fred Waldron Phelps, Sr, is the founder of which American church; he died in 2014 but received no funeral, as according to his daughter Shirley “this church does not worship the dead”?
Netflix
After receiving a late fee of $40 dollars for an overdue Apollo 13 videotape, Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph founded which online company in 1997?
Celebrity Big Brother
Rising to fame in Geordie Shore, reality TV star Scotty T. won which reality TV competition on 5th February 2016?
Kismet
Which musical features the songs Stranger in Paradise & the Olive Tree?
Somerset
In which English county is Wincanton racecourse?
Poetry
Based in Hexam Northumberland, the publishing company Bloodaxe Books specialises in what kind of literature?
N.W.A.
The 2015 film Straight Outta’ Compton was a biopic of which rap/hip hop group?
Freedonia
What was the name of the fictional country in the Marx Brothers film 'Duck Soup'?
Bagel
What term is often used to describe a 6-0 scoreline in a set of a Tennis match?
Malawi
Hastings Banda was the first President of which African country?
Bigfoot
"If it's a ""Yowie"" in Australia and a ""Sasquatch"" in Canada, what is it in the USA?"
Cuba Gooding Jnr
"Who played OJ Simpson in the 2016 TV series ""The People v OJ Simpson""?"
Devon
In which county are the towns of Okehampton, Sidmouth and South Molton?
Bernard Cornwell
"Who wrote the ""Sharpe"" novels?"
Diamonds are Forever
In which Bond film does Charles Grey play the villain Blofeld?
Fermat's Last Theorem
What did British mathematician Andrew Wiles prove in 1993?