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JOHN CARPENTER	Who directed the 1978 film 'Halloween'?
YELLOW SEA	Which sea lies between Korea and Shanghai?
WARWICKSHIRE	Which Cricket county's Twenty20 team are known as the 'Bears'?
WAR OF THE ROSES	In which was the Battle of Tewkesbury fought?
BRIAN KEENAN	Which former Beirut hostage wrote 'An Evil Cradeling'?
'THE OLD CODGERS'	What was the name of the fictional pair of old men who answered readers letters in the Daily Mirror for 54 years from 1936 to 1990?
WASHINGTON	Which US state was originally going to be called the 'Territory of Columbia'?
'MERSEY BEAT'	Liverpool-born Bill Harry was responsible for which '60's pop publication?
SETH	Who was the Egyptian god of evil, who murdered Osiris?
HELENA	What is the state capital of Montana, USA?
SIR EDWIN LUTYENS	Who was the chief architect in the creation of New Delhi by the British, commencing in 1911?
H.M.S. SHEFFIELD	Which British ship was sunk on the 4th May 1982?
HAMPSHIRE	Which Cricket county's Twenty20 team are known as the 'Hawks'?
WALTER	What was the forename of Mr. Bentley, founder of the famous car company?
ZERO	In World War II, how was the Japanese aircraft, the Mitsubishi A6M known to the Allies?
'TROILUS AND CRESSIDA'	Which Shakespeare play contains the characters
'LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST'	In which Shakespeare play will you find 'Dull', 'Costard' and 'Moth'?
MORDANT	What name is given to any chemical that fixes a dye to the fibres of a textile by combining with both?
GOLF	Brian Huggett, the father of 'Casualty' actress Sandra Huggett is a former star at which sport?
AUSTRALIA	Robert Menzies was Prime Minister of which country?
EQUATORIAL GUINEA	'Eric the Eel' and 'Paula the Trawler' represented which country at the Sydney Olympics?
THE THIRTY YEAR WAR	The Treaty of Westphalia ended which European war?
DICK FRANCIS	Which jockey rode 'Devon Loch' in the 1956 Grand National?
JOSEPH SMITH	Who in 1830 founded the Mormon religion in the USA?
LIVERPOOL	'Juice FM 107.6' broadcasts from which town/city?
FIJI	'Air Pacific' is the national airline of which Pacific island country?
PANAMA	'Copa Airlines' is the national airline of which Central American country?
JOAN CRAWFORD	"About which of her fellow actresses did Bette Davis say ""She's slept with every star in Hollywood except Lassie""?"
CARL PERKINS	Who wrote the Elvis Presley hit 'Blue Suede Shoes'?
BUDDLEIA	Which shrub is commonly known as the 'Butterfly bush'?
'CRISP'	Which horse led the 1973 Grand National field for most of the race only to be beaten by 'Red Rum'?
VACLAV HAVEL	Who am I, I was born in 1936 in Czechoslovakia, was a playwright and became a politician being the last President of Czechoslovakia (1989-92) and the first President of the Czech Republic (1993-2003)?
DAEDALUS	Who designed and built the 'Labyrinth' in Crete for King Minos to house the 'Monotaur'?
ELIAS HOWE	Who is credited with inventing the Sewing Machine in 1846?
CIABATTA	What kind of bread takes its name, because of its appearance from the Italian for slipper?
ELI WHITNEY	Who is credited with inventing the Cotton Gin in 1793?
LEK	What is the name of Albania's unit of currency?
MANCHESTER	Independent radio station 'Galaxy FM 102' broadcasts from which town/city?
VITAMIN K	The presence of which vitamin in the body is necessary for blood to clot?
ANNE	What was the name of the queen of Richard III?
ISABEL	What was the name of the queen of King John 1199- 1216?
THE WAR OF SPANISH SUCCESSION	The Treaty of Utrecht ended which war?
NAAN	The Persian word for bread is now used for any flat bread baked in a tandoor oven?
THE TROJAN HORSE	What in Greek mythology, was designed and built by Epeius?
OWL	'Great Horned', 'Snowy' and 'Pygmy' are all species of which bird?
LINUS PAULING	Who am I, 1901-1994: I was an American scientist who won Nobel Prizes for Chemistry and late Peace?
NEIL SEDAKA	Who wrote the Tony Christie hit 'Is This The Way To Amarillo'?
VENEZUELA	Which country's currency is called the Bolivar?
'CLARENCE'	What is the name of the cross-eyed Lion in 'Daktari'?
'SMALLVILLE'	What is the town called in which 'Clark Kent' grew up?
'ZORRO'	What was 'Don Diego De La Vega's' secret identity?
'DONKEY KONG'	Which Nintendo arcade game first introduced the character of 'Mario'?
MADAME TUSSAUDS	What is the London counterpart of the Grevin Museum in Paris?
KIT KAT	Which popular confection was first launched as 'Rowntree's Chocolate Crisp' in 1935
LIAM NEESON	In the film 'The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe', who is the voice of 'Aslan'?
SUNDERLAND	The 'Seaburn Casuals' are/were a gang of football hooligans who supported which North East club?
TOM BAKER	Who supplied the voice for 'Zeebad' in the 'Magic Roundabout' movie?
MAHOGANY	What wood was traditionally used to make Chippendale furniture?
'BRIGADIER GERARD'	Which French Hussar is the hero of several short stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle?
BENJAMIN DISRAELI	Who was the Conservative Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1874 to 1880?
DAVID TENNANT	Under what name did Scottish born actor David McDonald achieve fame?
SPENCER PERCIVAL	Who was the Tory Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1809 to 1812?
Atacama	Which is the largest desert in South America?
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo	Lisbeth Salander is the name of which eponymous literary character?
Barry Humphries	Who voiced the character of Bruce the shark in Finding Nemo?
Beri-Beri	Lack of vitamin B1 causes what disease in humans?
Dwayne Johnson	"What is the real name of wrestler turned actor ""The Rock""?"
Dutch	What the official language of Surinam in South America?
Savage Garden	"Which Australian group had a top 40 hit in Britain in 2006 with ""Truly Madly Deeply""?"
Piano	With what instrument would you associate the classical performer Murray Perahia?
Sheffield Shield	Until 1999 what was the trophy played for in cricket by the Australian states?
Leonard	What was the first name of Labour Prime Minister James Callaghan?
Nancy	Which of the Mitford sisters wrote the semi-autobiography Pursuit of Love in 1945?
Washington	In which American city do the Wizards play major league baseball?
Curling	In which sport do Scotland play Canada for the Strathcona Cup?
Matterhorn	Which mountain is nicknamed the Tiger of the Alps?
Sonoran	Which is North America's largest desert?
Barium	‘Ba' is the chemical symbol for which element?
Crowded House	"Which Australian group had a top 40 hit in Britain in 1992 with ""Weather with You""?"
Maryland	Baltimore is the largest city in which American state?
Pennies From Heaven	Which album featuring 30's crooner Al Bowlly got to no 10 in the charts in 1978? (With a little help from a TV serial)
Richard I	Which King of England was imprisoned by Leopold of Austria in Durenstein Castle?
Laser	What now common device was proposed by Townes in 1958 and built by Maiman in 1960? (Townes got the Nobel Prize and Maiman filed the patent)
Neptune.	What was seen and recognised for the first time by Johann Galle in 1846?
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS	Which office has been held by Horace King, Selwyn Lloyd and George Thomas?
JAMIE	What is the first name of Andy Murray's brother who won the Mixed Doubles at Wimbledon in 2007 with Jelena Jankovic?
54	How many coloured squares are there on a standard 'Rubik's Cube'?
'MOBY DICK'	Chapter titles of which classic novel include 'Nantucket', 'Ambergris' and 'Ahab's Leg'?
HERNAN CORTES	Which Spaniard led an expedition which reached Tenochtitlan, the Aztec capital in 1519?
NAMIBIA	The African Fish Eagle is the emblem of which team in the 2011 Rugby Union World Cup?
COLIN JACKSON	Suzanne Packer who plays 'Tess Bateman' in 'Casualty' is the sister of which now retired, World Champion athlete?
JURASSIC	Which period in the Mesozoic era came between the Triassic and the Cretaceous?
AMERICAN CIVIL WAR	Which nineteenth century conflict is the background to the novel 'Cold Mountain' by Charles Frazier?
ERIE	The US state of Pennsylvania has a coastline on which of the Great Lakes?
"""POSTAL ORDER"""	"Give the two words that complete the line of the poem 'Night Mail' by W. H. Auden. ""This is the Night Mail crossing the border. Bringing the cheque and the ..... ..... "".?"
LE HAVRE	Which harbour is the setting for the painting 'Impression, Sunrise', which gave rise to the name of the art movement?
STEVEN MOFFAT	Who is the lead writer for 'Doctor Who', succeeding Russell T. Davies?
CASTLE RUSHEN	Which castle dominates the landscape of Castletown on the Isle of Man?
'3001'	What number completes the title of the last book in Arthur C. Clarke's 'Space Odyssey' series: '...... The Final Odyssey'?
BLAKE EDWARDS	Who directed the 1961 film 'Breakfast At Tiffany's'?

JOHN CARPENTER

Who directed the 1978 film 'Halloween'?

YELLOW SEA

Which sea lies between Korea and Shanghai?

WARWICKSHIRE

Which Cricket county's Twenty20 team are known as the 'Bears'?

WAR OF THE ROSES

In which was the Battle of Tewkesbury fought?

BRIAN KEENAN

Which former Beirut hostage wrote 'An Evil Cradeling'?

'THE OLD CODGERS'

What was the name of the fictional pair of old men who answered readers letters in the Daily Mirror for 54 years from 1936 to 1990?

WASHINGTON

Which US state was originally going to be called the 'Territory of Columbia'?

'MERSEY BEAT'

Liverpool-born Bill Harry was responsible for which '60's pop publication?

SETH

Who was the Egyptian god of evil, who murdered Osiris?

HELENA

What is the state capital of Montana, USA?

SIR EDWIN LUTYENS

Who was the chief architect in the creation of New Delhi by the British, commencing in 1911?

H.M.S. SHEFFIELD

Which British ship was sunk on the 4th May 1982?

HAMPSHIRE

Which Cricket county's Twenty20 team are known as the 'Hawks'?

WALTER

What was the forename of Mr. Bentley, founder of the famous car company?

ZERO

In World War II, how was the Japanese aircraft, the Mitsubishi A6M known to the Allies?

'TROILUS AND CRESSIDA'

Which Shakespeare play contains the characters

'LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST'

In which Shakespeare play will you find 'Dull', 'Costard' and 'Moth'?

MORDANT

What name is given to any chemical that fixes a dye to the fibres of a textile by combining with both?

GOLF

Brian Huggett, the father of 'Casualty' actress Sandra Huggett is a former star at which sport?

AUSTRALIA

Robert Menzies was Prime Minister of which country?

EQUATORIAL GUINEA

'Eric the Eel' and 'Paula the Trawler' represented which country at the Sydney Olympics?

THE THIRTY YEAR WAR

The Treaty of Westphalia ended which European war?

DICK FRANCIS

Which jockey rode 'Devon Loch' in the 1956 Grand National?

JOSEPH SMITH

Who in 1830 founded the Mormon religion in the USA?

LIVERPOOL

'Juice FM 107.6' broadcasts from which town/city?

FIJI

'Air Pacific' is the national airline of which Pacific island country?

PANAMA

'Copa Airlines' is the national airline of which Central American country?

JOAN CRAWFORD

"About which of her fellow actresses did Bette Davis say ""She's slept with every star in Hollywood except Lassie""?"

CARL PERKINS

Who wrote the Elvis Presley hit 'Blue Suede Shoes'?

BUDDLEIA

Which shrub is commonly known as the 'Butterfly bush'?

'CRISP'

Which horse led the 1973 Grand National field for most of the race only to be beaten by 'Red Rum'?

VACLAV HAVEL

Who am I, I was born in 1936 in Czechoslovakia, was a playwright and became a politician being the last President of Czechoslovakia (1989-92) and the first President of the Czech Republic (1993-2003)?

DAEDALUS

Who designed and built the 'Labyrinth' in Crete for King Minos to house the 'Monotaur'?

ELIAS HOWE

Who is credited with inventing the Sewing Machine in 1846?

CIABATTA

What kind of bread takes its name, because of its appearance from the Italian for slipper?

ELI WHITNEY

Who is credited with inventing the Cotton Gin in 1793?

LEK

What is the name of Albania's unit of currency?

MANCHESTER

Independent radio station 'Galaxy FM 102' broadcasts from which town/city?

VITAMIN K

The presence of which vitamin in the body is necessary for blood to clot?

ANNE

What was the name of the queen of Richard III?

ISABEL

What was the name of the queen of King John 1199- 1216?

THE WAR OF SPANISH SUCCESSION

The Treaty of Utrecht ended which war?

NAAN

The Persian word for bread is now used for any flat bread baked in a tandoor oven?

THE TROJAN HORSE

What in Greek mythology, was designed and built by Epeius?

OWL

'Great Horned', 'Snowy' and 'Pygmy' are all species of which bird?

LINUS PAULING

Who am I, 1901-1994: I was an American scientist who won Nobel Prizes for Chemistry and late Peace?

NEIL SEDAKA

Who wrote the Tony Christie hit 'Is This The Way To Amarillo'?

VENEZUELA

Which country's currency is called the Bolivar?

'CLARENCE'

What is the name of the cross-eyed Lion in 'Daktari'?

'SMALLVILLE'

What is the town called in which 'Clark Kent' grew up?

'ZORRO'

What was 'Don Diego De La Vega's' secret identity?

'DONKEY KONG'

Which Nintendo arcade game first introduced the character of 'Mario'?

MADAME TUSSAUDS

What is the London counterpart of the Grevin Museum in Paris?

KIT KAT

Which popular confection was first launched as 'Rowntree's Chocolate Crisp' in 1935

LIAM NEESON

In the film 'The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe', who is the voice of 'Aslan'?

SUNDERLAND

The 'Seaburn Casuals' are/were a gang of football hooligans who supported which North East club?

TOM BAKER

Who supplied the voice for 'Zeebad' in the 'Magic Roundabout' movie?

MAHOGANY

What wood was traditionally used to make Chippendale furniture?

'BRIGADIER GERARD'

Which French Hussar is the hero of several short stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle?

BENJAMIN DISRAELI

Who was the Conservative Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1874 to 1880?

DAVID TENNANT

Under what name did Scottish born actor David McDonald achieve fame?

SPENCER PERCIVAL

Who was the Tory Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1809 to 1812?

Atacama

Which is the largest desert in South America?

The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo

Lisbeth Salander is the name of which eponymous literary character?

Barry Humphries

Who voiced the character of Bruce the shark in Finding Nemo?

Beri-Beri

Lack of vitamin B1 causes what disease in humans?

Dwayne Johnson

"What is the real name of wrestler turned actor ""The Rock""?"

Dutch

What the official language of Surinam in South America?

Savage Garden

"Which Australian group had a top 40 hit in Britain in 2006 with ""Truly Madly Deeply""?"

Piano

With what instrument would you associate the classical performer Murray Perahia?

Sheffield Shield

Until 1999 what was the trophy played for in cricket by the Australian states?

Leonard

What was the first name of Labour Prime Minister James Callaghan?

Nancy

Which of the Mitford sisters wrote the semi-autobiography Pursuit of Love in 1945?

Washington

In which American city do the Wizards play major league baseball?

Curling

In which sport do Scotland play Canada for the Strathcona Cup?

Matterhorn

Which mountain is nicknamed the Tiger of the Alps?

Sonoran

Which is North America's largest desert?

Barium

‘Ba' is the chemical symbol for which element?

Crowded House

"Which Australian group had a top 40 hit in Britain in 1992 with ""Weather with You""?"

Maryland

Baltimore is the largest city in which American state?

Pennies From Heaven

Which album featuring 30's crooner Al Bowlly got to no 10 in the charts in 1978? (With a little help from a TV serial)

Richard I

Which King of England was imprisoned by Leopold of Austria in Durenstein Castle?

Laser

What now common device was proposed by Townes in 1958 and built by Maiman in 1960? (Townes got the Nobel Prize and Maiman filed the patent)

Neptune.

What was seen and recognised for the first time by Johann Galle in 1846?

SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS

Which office has been held by Horace King, Selwyn Lloyd and George Thomas?

JAMIE

What is the first name of Andy Murray's brother who won the Mixed Doubles at Wimbledon in 2007 with Jelena Jankovic?

54

How many coloured squares are there on a standard 'Rubik's Cube'?

'MOBY DICK'

Chapter titles of which classic novel include 'Nantucket', 'Ambergris' and 'Ahab's Leg'?

HERNAN CORTES

Which Spaniard led an expedition which reached Tenochtitlan, the Aztec capital in 1519?

NAMIBIA

The African Fish Eagle is the emblem of which team in the 2011 Rugby Union World Cup?

COLIN JACKSON

Suzanne Packer who plays 'Tess Bateman' in 'Casualty' is the sister of which now retired, World Champion athlete?

JURASSIC

Which period in the Mesozoic era came between the Triassic and the Cretaceous?

AMERICAN CIVIL WAR

Which nineteenth century conflict is the background to the novel 'Cold Mountain' by Charles Frazier?

ERIE

The US state of Pennsylvania has a coastline on which of the Great Lakes?

"""POSTAL ORDER"""

"Give the two words that complete the line of the poem 'Night Mail' by W. H. Auden. ""This is the Night Mail crossing the border. Bringing the cheque and the ..... ..... "".?"

LE HAVRE

Which harbour is the setting for the painting 'Impression, Sunrise', which gave rise to the name of the art movement?

STEVEN MOFFAT

Who is the lead writer for 'Doctor Who', succeeding Russell T. Davies?

CASTLE RUSHEN

Which castle dominates the landscape of Castletown on the Isle of Man?

'3001'

What number completes the title of the last book in Arthur C. Clarke's 'Space Odyssey' series: '...... The Final Odyssey'?

BLAKE EDWARDS

Who directed the 1961 film 'Breakfast At Tiffany's'?