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Elizabeth Taylor	Who plays Fred's mother-in-law in the 1994 film The Flintstones'?
Crecy	In which battle did Edward the Black Prince 'win his spurs'?
Wisent	Which six letter word is the alternative name for the European bison?
LEBANON	In terms of population, Tripoli is the second largest city in which middle-eastern country?
ESPANYOL	Which football team from Barcelona played home matches at the 1992 Olympic Stadium until 2009 when they moved to the 'Estardi Cornella-El Prat'?
SOUTH AFRICA	'The Sunshine Tour' is a men's professional golf tour where most of the events are staged in which country?
MADAGASCAR	Disregarding Australia as it's a continental land mass, which is the largest island crossed by the Tropic of Capricorn?
AFRICA	In which continent was the 'Songhai Empire', one of the largest empires in history?
Atlanta BRAVES	Which baseball team play home games at Atlanta's 1996 Olympic Stadium that was converted and renamed 'Turner Field'?
GREENLAND	What is the largest island crossed by the Arctic Circle?
OHIO	Which US state has nicknames including 'The Birthplace of Aviation' and 'The Buckeye State'?
'THE SATANIC VERSES'	Ayatollah Khomeini pronounced a death sentence in 1989 on Salman Rushdie as a result of what book, published the previous year?
'PRISON BREAK'	'Fox River State Penitentiary' and the 'Federal Penitentiary of Sona' in Panama feature in which American serial drama television series?
PAPYRUS	From which Greek word for a plant cultivated in the Nile delta does the word 'paper' derive?
'THE GREEN MILE'	'Cold Mountain Penitentiary' features in which book and film? In the book it is in Maine, but in the film it is in Louisiana?
'THE GOLDEN BOUGH'	Which study in magic and religion by James George Frazer took its name from an incident in 'The Aeneid'?
192	Before being replaced with the 118 numbers, what three digit number was used for Directory Enquiries for domestic numbers?
ASIA	In which continent was the 'Kushan Empire' one of the largest empires in history?
CHARDONNAY	From which grape variety are almost all Chablis wines made?
CHINA	Paper is one of the 'Four Great Inventions' of which country?
IOWA	Which US state has nicknames including 'The Cyclone State', 'The Land Of The Rolling Prairies' and 'The Hawkeye State'?
'MIDNIGHT'S CHILDREN'	For which book published in 1981, did Salman Rushdie win Britain's oldest literary award, The James Tait Black Memorial Prize, as well as the Booker Prize?
AENEAS	'The Aeneid' by Virgil tells the story of which Trojan who travelled to Italy, where he became the ancestor of the Romans?
JOHN	Which English king was married to both Isabel of Gloucester and Isabella of Angouleme?
UNITED NATIONS	Gladwyn Jebb served as acting Secretary-General of which organisation until the election of Trygve Lie in 1946?
MALCOLM NASH	Which bowler was hit for 5 sixes and a four in a single over by Frank Hayes in 1977, nearly a decade after a more famous incident?
AUSCHWITZ-BIRKENAU (Concentration Camp)	At what location, the largest of its type, were the German actors Max Ehrlich, Kurt Gerron and Dora Gerson all murdered?
'HAMLET'	"The line ""To be, or not to be: that is the question"" comes from Act 3, Scene 1 of which Shakespeare play?"
BOHRIUM	Which chemical element, with the atomic number 107, is named after a Danish scientist?
FRIDA KAHLO	Which female Mexican painter was responsible for 'Tree Of Hope', 'Henry Ford Hospital' and 'The Dream'?
HOVERCRAFT	Which mode of transport was invented by Sir Christopher Cockerell?
SPANISH CIVIL WAR	As a result of what conflict were the artists Luiz Ortiz Rosales, Domingo Lopez Torres and Ramon Acin all murdered?
'ROMEO & JULIET'	"The line ""Parting is such sweet sorrow"" comes from Act 2, Scene 2 of which Shakespeare play?"
BURKINA FASO.	Which landlocked West African country has a name which means 'Land of the upright men'?
"""TWO IN A BED"""	"Complete the 'Bullseye' quote: ""Stay out of the black and into the red, nothing in this game for.....""what?"
HELICOPTER	Which mode of transport was invented by Igor Sikorsky?
BHUTAN	Which landlocked Asian country has a name that means 'Land of the Thunder Dragon'?
NORFOLK	Off the coast of which English county is the Bronze Age monument known as 'Seahenge'?
GIOACCHINO ROSSINI	Who composed the operas 'La Cenerentola' and 'The Barber of Seville'?
CAMEROON	Yaounde is the capital and second largest city of which country?
LEONARDO da VINCI	Who painted 'The Last Supper' on the back wall of the
CROATIAN	What is the nationality of the Tennis player Ivo Karlovic?
SOUTH CHINA SEA	Which body of water separates East Malaysia from West Malaysia?
GARY RIDGWAY	Who was the American serial killer, nicknamed 'The Green River Killer', who at his trial in 2003, confessed to the murders of 48 women in Washington state?
TUNISIA	From which African country does Cap Bon wine come?
PHILADELPHIA	In terms of population, which is the largest city in Pennsylvania?
ANEIRIN	What was the name of the 6/7th century Welsh-language poet who wrote 'The Gododdin'?
'A CRY IN THE DARK'	Which 1968 film, starring Meryl Streep, told the true story of Lindy Chamberlain, a mother, convicted of killing her baby, who maintained that a Dingo had killed it?
SUCCINIC ACID	Historically known as 'Spirit of Amber', which acid is procured from Amber by pulverising and distilling it?
VINCENT PRICE	Which famous Hollywood actor was used as the narrator on Michael Jackson's 1982 number one single 'Thriller'?
SEVILLE	In which Spanish city would you find the Giralda Tower and the Alcazar Palace?
JUVENAL	Which famously misogynistic Roman satiric poet of the first and second centuries wrote 'The Woes Of A Gigolo' and 'Roman Wives'?
NEVA	In which river was Rasputin drowned in 1916?
MARCEL DUCHAMP	In 1919, which French artist created his own version of the 'Mona Lisa', on which he drew a goatee and a moustache?
MOUNT WHITNEY	Which mountain in the Sequoia National Park is the highest peak in the contiguous states of the USA (ie. excluding Alaska & Hawaii)?
D.B. COOPER	What was the name used by the aircraft hijacker who, in 1971, leapt from the back of a Boeing 727 over the American Pacific Northwest, after collecting a $200,000 ransom, and was never seen again?
LORETTA LYNN	The 1980 film 'Coal Miner's Daughter', starring Sissy Spacek. portrayed which country singer's rise to fame?
NEWTON	What is the SI unit of force, equal to one kilogram metre per second squared?
ANDRES ESCOBAR	Who was the Colombian footballer who was murdered after scoring an own goal whilst playing for his country during the 1994 World Cup?
CHICAGO	The original Route 66 highway ran from Los Angeles to which city?
ASSUMPTION	In Roman Catholicism, what name is given to the transportation of the Virgin Mary's body and soul to heaven?
GLAMIS CASTLE	Which Scottish castle, near Dundee, is thought to have been the setting for Shakespeare's 'Macbeth'?
SOMALIA	The 2001 film 'Black Hawk Down' told the story of a US military campaign in which country?
CARL LEWIS	Who was awarded the 100m Olympic Gold Medal at the Seoul Olympics in 1988 after the disqualification of Ben Johnson?
'GRENDEL'	According to folklore, what was the name of the monster slain by 'Beowulf'?
GREGOR MENDEL	Who was the Augustinian monk who is known as 'The Father Of Modern Genetics' because of his study of inheritance in peas?
EL SALVADOR	In 1969, the 'Football War' was fought between Honduras and which neighbouring country?
TIMOTHY LEARY	"Who was the American writer and counterculture icon who coined the phrase ""Turn on, tune in, drop out""?"
ADMIRAL BENBOW	What is the name of the inn owned by the parents of 'Jim Hawkins' featured in Robert Louis Stevenson's 'Treasure Island'?
NEW ZEALAND	In which country is 'Waitangi Day' celebrated as a public holiday on 6th February each year?
'DUCK SOUP'	In which of the Marx Brothers' films did Groucho Marx play the character 'Rufus T. Firefly, Prime Minister of Freedonia'?
VIETNAM	Which country declared independence from France after the 'August Revolution' of 1945?
BERIBERI	Its name deriving from the Sinhalese for 'I cannot, I cannot', which disease, caused by a deficiency of Thiamine induces in the sufferer terrible symptoms including weight loss, emotional disturbance, an irregular heartbeat and, in advance cases, death?
FEDERICO GARCIA LORCA	Which Spanish poet and playwright, who was assassinated during the Spanish Civil War, wrote 'Blood Wedding' and 'The Curse Of The Butterflies'?
"""NEVERMORE"""	In the poem 'The Raven' by Edgar Allen Poe, which word is repeatedly spoken by the titular bird?
FRANCE	From which country did the USA purchase Nebraska in 1803?
DOGE	Which title, deriving from the Latin word for 'leader', was given to the elected chief of state in the historical city- states of Venice and Genoa between the eighth and eighteenth centuries?
BADMINTON	Rudy Hartono won the All England Open Championship seven years in a row from 1968 to 1974, in which sport?
HERALD OF FREE ENTERPRISE	What was the name of the ferry that capsized in Zeebrugge harbour in 1987, killing 186 people?
MILWAUKEE	In which American city was the sit-com 'Happy Days' set?
AUGUSTUS	Which Roman Emperor was married to Livia Drusilla for 51 years?
GUITAR	On which instrument was Django Reinhardt considered a virtuoso performer?
MEDITERRANEAN SEA	The Ligurian Sea and the Tyrrhenian Sea are both arms of which larger sea?
MAE WEST	In 1937, Salvador Dali designed a sofa in the shape of the lips of which famous Hollywood actress?
BELGIUM	From which country does 'Limburger' cheese come?
MONTREAL	In which city does the Jacques Cartier Bridge span the St. Lawrence River?
CROSS OF LORRAINE	Which cross was the symbol of both Joan of Arc and of the Free French Forces during World War II?
GOAT	What type of creature was Amaltheia, who suckled the infant Zeus in a cave on Crete?
VYACHESLAV MOLOTOV	Which Soviet politician and diplomat was the principal Soviet signatory of the Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact of 1939?
COYPU	Nutria is the name given to the sought-after fur of which rodent?
INGRID BERGMAN	The actress Isabella Rossellini, who appeared in the 2006 films 'The Architect' and 'Infamous', is the daughter of which famous actress?
'AC/DC'	Bon Scott was the lead singer of which rock group until his death in 1980?
JACOB SCHICK	Who patented the electric, or dry razor in 1928?
ALAIN PROST	Which Frenchman was Formula One World Champion three times in the 1980's?
ROALD DAHL	Which author created the characters 'Veruca Salt', 'Augustus Sloop' and 'Arthur Slugworth'?
OCTOBER	In which month of 1066 was the Battle of Hastings?
HOY	Which is the second largest of the Orkney Islands?
'POLLY'	What was the first name of the character played by Connie Booth in 'Fawlty Towers'?
'O LITTLE TOWN OF BETHLEHEM'	'Above thy deep and dreamless sleep the silent stars go by' are words from the first verse of which Christmas carol?
'HIGH NOON'	In which classic 'western' does 'Marshal Will Kane' marry 'Amy Fowler' and turn in his badge, only for events to change on the arrival of a train?

Elizabeth Taylor

Who plays Fred's mother-in-law in the 1994 film The Flintstones'?

Crecy

In which battle did Edward the Black Prince 'win his spurs'?

Wisent

Which six letter word is the alternative name for the European bison?

LEBANON

In terms of population, Tripoli is the second largest city in which middle-eastern country?

ESPANYOL

Which football team from Barcelona played home matches at the 1992 Olympic Stadium until 2009 when they moved to the 'Estardi Cornella-El Prat'?

SOUTH AFRICA

'The Sunshine Tour' is a men's professional golf tour where most of the events are staged in which country?

MADAGASCAR

Disregarding Australia as it's a continental land mass, which is the largest island crossed by the Tropic of Capricorn?

AFRICA

In which continent was the 'Songhai Empire', one of the largest empires in history?

Atlanta BRAVES

Which baseball team play home games at Atlanta's 1996 Olympic Stadium that was converted and renamed 'Turner Field'?

GREENLAND

What is the largest island crossed by the Arctic Circle?

OHIO

Which US state has nicknames including 'The Birthplace of Aviation' and 'The Buckeye State'?

'THE SATANIC VERSES'

Ayatollah Khomeini pronounced a death sentence in 1989 on Salman Rushdie as a result of what book, published the previous year?

'PRISON BREAK'

'Fox River State Penitentiary' and the 'Federal Penitentiary of Sona' in Panama feature in which American serial drama television series?

PAPYRUS

From which Greek word for a plant cultivated in the Nile delta does the word 'paper' derive?

'THE GREEN MILE'

'Cold Mountain Penitentiary' features in which book and film? In the book it is in Maine, but in the film it is in Louisiana?

'THE GOLDEN BOUGH'

Which study in magic and religion by James George Frazer took its name from an incident in 'The Aeneid'?

192

Before being replaced with the 118 numbers, what three digit number was used for Directory Enquiries for domestic numbers?

ASIA

In which continent was the 'Kushan Empire' one of the largest empires in history?

CHARDONNAY

From which grape variety are almost all Chablis wines made?

CHINA

Paper is one of the 'Four Great Inventions' of which country?

IOWA

Which US state has nicknames including 'The Cyclone State', 'The Land Of The Rolling Prairies' and 'The Hawkeye State'?

'MIDNIGHT'S CHILDREN'

For which book published in 1981, did Salman Rushdie win Britain's oldest literary award, The James Tait Black Memorial Prize, as well as the Booker Prize?

AENEAS

'The Aeneid' by Virgil tells the story of which Trojan who travelled to Italy, where he became the ancestor of the Romans?

JOHN

Which English king was married to both Isabel of Gloucester and Isabella of Angouleme?

UNITED NATIONS

Gladwyn Jebb served as acting Secretary-General of which organisation until the election of Trygve Lie in 1946?

MALCOLM NASH

Which bowler was hit for 5 sixes and a four in a single over by Frank Hayes in 1977, nearly a decade after a more famous incident?

AUSCHWITZ-BIRKENAU (Concentration Camp)

At what location, the largest of its type, were the German actors Max Ehrlich, Kurt Gerron and Dora Gerson all murdered?

'HAMLET'

"The line ""To be, or not to be: that is the question"" comes from Act 3, Scene 1 of which Shakespeare play?"

BOHRIUM

Which chemical element, with the atomic number 107, is named after a Danish scientist?

FRIDA KAHLO

Which female Mexican painter was responsible for 'Tree Of Hope', 'Henry Ford Hospital' and 'The Dream'?

HOVERCRAFT

Which mode of transport was invented by Sir Christopher Cockerell?

SPANISH CIVIL WAR

As a result of what conflict were the artists Luiz Ortiz Rosales, Domingo Lopez Torres and Ramon Acin all murdered?

'ROMEO & JULIET'

"The line ""Parting is such sweet sorrow"" comes from Act 2, Scene 2 of which Shakespeare play?"

BURKINA FASO.

Which landlocked West African country has a name which means 'Land of the upright men'?

"""TWO IN A BED"""

"Complete the 'Bullseye' quote: ""Stay out of the black and into the red, nothing in this game for.....""what?"

HELICOPTER

Which mode of transport was invented by Igor Sikorsky?

BHUTAN

Which landlocked Asian country has a name that means 'Land of the Thunder Dragon'?

NORFOLK

Off the coast of which English county is the Bronze Age monument known as 'Seahenge'?

GIOACCHINO ROSSINI

Who composed the operas 'La Cenerentola' and 'The Barber of Seville'?

CAMEROON

Yaounde is the capital and second largest city of which country?

LEONARDO da VINCI

Who painted 'The Last Supper' on the back wall of the

CROATIAN

What is the nationality of the Tennis player Ivo Karlovic?

SOUTH CHINA SEA

Which body of water separates East Malaysia from West Malaysia?

GARY RIDGWAY

Who was the American serial killer, nicknamed 'The Green River Killer', who at his trial in 2003, confessed to the murders of 48 women in Washington state?

TUNISIA

From which African country does Cap Bon wine come?

PHILADELPHIA

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

ANEIRIN

What was the name of the 6/7th century Welsh-language poet who wrote 'The Gododdin'?

'A CRY IN THE DARK'

Which 1968 film, starring Meryl Streep, told the true story of Lindy Chamberlain, a mother, convicted of killing her baby, who maintained that a Dingo had killed it?

SUCCINIC ACID

Historically known as 'Spirit of Amber', which acid is procured from Amber by pulverising and distilling it?

VINCENT PRICE

Which famous Hollywood actor was used as the narrator on Michael Jackson's 1982 number one single 'Thriller'?

SEVILLE

In which Spanish city would you find the Giralda Tower and the Alcazar Palace?

JUVENAL

Which famously misogynistic Roman satiric poet of the first and second centuries wrote 'The Woes Of A Gigolo' and 'Roman Wives'?

NEVA

In which river was Rasputin drowned in 1916?

MARCEL DUCHAMP

In 1919, which French artist created his own version of the 'Mona Lisa', on which he drew a goatee and a moustache?

MOUNT WHITNEY

Which mountain in the Sequoia National Park is the highest peak in the contiguous states of the USA (ie. excluding Alaska & Hawaii)?

D.B. COOPER

What was the name used by the aircraft hijacker who, in 1971, leapt from the back of a Boeing 727 over the American Pacific Northwest, after collecting a $200,000 ransom, and was never seen again?

LORETTA LYNN

The 1980 film 'Coal Miner's Daughter', starring Sissy Spacek. portrayed which country singer's rise to fame?

NEWTON

What is the SI unit of force, equal to one kilogram metre per second squared?

ANDRES ESCOBAR

Who was the Colombian footballer who was murdered after scoring an own goal whilst playing for his country during the 1994 World Cup?

CHICAGO

The original Route 66 highway ran from Los Angeles to which city?

ASSUMPTION

In Roman Catholicism, what name is given to the transportation of the Virgin Mary's body and soul to heaven?

GLAMIS CASTLE

Which Scottish castle, near Dundee, is thought to have been the setting for Shakespeare's 'Macbeth'?

SOMALIA

The 2001 film 'Black Hawk Down' told the story of a US military campaign in which country?

CARL LEWIS

Who was awarded the 100m Olympic Gold Medal at the Seoul Olympics in 1988 after the disqualification of Ben Johnson?

'GRENDEL'

According to folklore, what was the name of the monster slain by 'Beowulf'?

GREGOR MENDEL

Who was the Augustinian monk who is known as 'The Father Of Modern Genetics' because of his study of inheritance in peas?

EL SALVADOR

In 1969, the 'Football War' was fought between Honduras and which neighbouring country?

TIMOTHY LEARY

"Who was the American writer and counterculture icon who coined the phrase ""Turn on, tune in, drop out""?"

ADMIRAL BENBOW

What is the name of the inn owned by the parents of 'Jim Hawkins' featured in Robert Louis Stevenson's 'Treasure Island'?

NEW ZEALAND

In which country is 'Waitangi Day' celebrated as a public holiday on 6th February each year?

'DUCK SOUP'

In which of the Marx Brothers' films did Groucho Marx play the character 'Rufus T. Firefly, Prime Minister of Freedonia'?

VIETNAM

Which country declared independence from France after the 'August Revolution' of 1945?

BERIBERI

Its name deriving from the Sinhalese for 'I cannot, I cannot', which disease, caused by a deficiency of Thiamine induces in the sufferer terrible symptoms including weight loss, emotional disturbance, an irregular heartbeat and, in advance cases, death?

FEDERICO GARCIA LORCA

Which Spanish poet and playwright, who was assassinated during the Spanish Civil War, wrote 'Blood Wedding' and 'The Curse Of The Butterflies'?

"""NEVERMORE"""

In the poem 'The Raven' by Edgar Allen Poe, which word is repeatedly spoken by the titular bird?

FRANCE

From which country did the USA purchase Nebraska in 1803?

DOGE

Which title, deriving from the Latin word for 'leader', was given to the elected chief of state in the historical city- states of Venice and Genoa between the eighth and eighteenth centuries?

BADMINTON

Rudy Hartono won the All England Open Championship seven years in a row from 1968 to 1974, in which sport?

HERALD OF FREE ENTERPRISE

What was the name of the ferry that capsized in Zeebrugge harbour in 1987, killing 186 people?

MILWAUKEE

In which American city was the sit-com 'Happy Days' set?

AUGUSTUS

Which Roman Emperor was married to Livia Drusilla for 51 years?

GUITAR

On which instrument was Django Reinhardt considered a virtuoso performer?

MEDITERRANEAN SEA

The Ligurian Sea and the Tyrrhenian Sea are both arms of which larger sea?

MAE WEST

In 1937, Salvador Dali designed a sofa in the shape of the lips of which famous Hollywood actress?

BELGIUM

From which country does 'Limburger' cheese come?

MONTREAL

In which city does the Jacques Cartier Bridge span the St. Lawrence River?

CROSS OF LORRAINE

Which cross was the symbol of both Joan of Arc and of the Free French Forces during World War II?

GOAT

What type of creature was Amaltheia, who suckled the infant Zeus in a cave on Crete?

VYACHESLAV MOLOTOV

Which Soviet politician and diplomat was the principal Soviet signatory of the Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact of 1939?

COYPU

Nutria is the name given to the sought-after fur of which rodent?

INGRID BERGMAN

The actress Isabella Rossellini, who appeared in the 2006 films 'The Architect' and 'Infamous', is the daughter of which famous actress?

'AC/DC'

Bon Scott was the lead singer of which rock group until his death in 1980?

JACOB SCHICK

Who patented the electric, or dry razor in 1928?

ALAIN PROST

Which Frenchman was Formula One World Champion three times in the 1980's?

ROALD DAHL

Which author created the characters 'Veruca Salt', 'Augustus Sloop' and 'Arthur Slugworth'?

OCTOBER

In which month of 1066 was the Battle of Hastings?

HOY

Which is the second largest of the Orkney Islands?

'POLLY'

What was the first name of the character played by Connie Booth in 'Fawlty Towers'?

'O LITTLE TOWN OF BETHLEHEM'

'Above thy deep and dreamless sleep the silent stars go by' are words from the first verse of which Christmas carol?

'HIGH NOON'

In which classic 'western' does 'Marshal Will Kane' marry 'Amy Fowler' and turn in his badge, only for events to change on the arrival of a train?