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Dynasty
From which American soap was The Colbys a spin off
Claudia Schiffer
Which supermodel has been seen in adverts for the Citroen Xsara wearing very little
Carling Black Label
Snooker referee Len Ganley crushed a snooker ball to powder in a T.V. advert, what product was being advertised
Courage
Chas and Dave sang Gertcha on which brewery’s advert
Chesterfield
Which brand of cigarettes did former U.S. President Ronald Reagan advertise in the fifties
Carly Simon
Who recorded Nobody Does It Better for one of the Bond films
Ernst
What is Blofeld’s christian name in the Bond films
Alain Prost
Who was the first driver to win 50 formula 1 Grand Prix
France
What was the first European country to import tobacco
Two
How many teats does a nanny goat have
Yorkshire terrier
Which breed of terrier is the smallest in stature as recognised by The Kennel Club
Seven
How many bones are there in a giraffe's neck
A red star
What is on the badge of the Yugoslavian club Red Star
Ascot
On which racecourse did Frankie Dettori ride all seven winners at one meeting
Basketball
In what sport do the Sheffield Hatters participate
Jack Nicholson
Who played opposite Meryl Streep in the film Ironweed
Wet Wet Wet
Who had a U.K. No 1 in the 90's with Love is all Around
Lucille
What does B.B. King call his favourite guitar
Susan Hampshire
Who played the part of Fleur in The Forsyte Saga
Queen Victoria
Who was the last British monarch of the House of Hanover
June
In which month do British monarchs have their official birthday
Louise Brown
Who was the first test tube baby
In the eye
Where in the body would you find rod cells and cone cells
Polio
What does the Salk vaccine protect against
Hiccups
If you are suffering from singultus what is wrong with you
An anchor
What boating aid has a fluke, a stock and a shank
Apollo 17
What was the number of the last manned moon mission
Cairo
What is the capital of Egypt
Spanish fly
What is the more common name for the blister beetle
American Civil War
In which war were there two battles of Bull Run
Vichy
Where was the wartime seat of the Petain government of France
Colonel
What is the Army equivalent to a Group Captain in the R.A.F.
Switzerland
In which country was the World War 11 quick firing anti aircraft gun the Oerlikon first manufactured
Leicestershire
Umpire Dickie Bird played first class cricket for Yorkshire and which other county
Canals
With which type of transport is James Brindley associated
Hovercraft
What type of transport is or was the SRN-1
Two
How many of Henry V111’s wives were beheaded
Sweden
The House of Bernadotte is the Royal House of which country
Hirohito
Who was the Emperor of Japan who died in 1989
Kevin Kennedy
Who played Curly in Coronation Street
Mars
Which planet is fourth from the sun
Ignorance
What is bliss when it is folly to be wise
Quaker
What religion was Richard Nixon
Fred Dibnah
Who is television's most famous steeplejack
Going Straight
What was the follow up series of Porridge with Fletcher being released from jail
Bodybuilding
In which sport do competitors assemble for a final posedown
Bicycles
What did the Rover company build before they built cars
Gondola
What is the proper name for the basket of a hot air balloon
Gibraltar
Which country has the international car registration letters of GBZ
London
Which city has the largest underground railway system in the world
Chesterfield
Which Derbyshire town is famous for having a church with a crooked spire
Isle of Wight
Where would you be incarcerated if you were in Parkhurst Prison
Crocodile Shoes
The theme from which TV drama gave Jimmy Nail a hit single
Pop Will Eat Itself
Which group had a top ten hit in 1993 with Get The Girl, Kill The Baddies
Grease
Look At Me I'm Sandra Dee is a song from which musical
Neil Sedaka
Who played the piano on Bobby Darren's Dream Lover
Mallard
What is the most common British duck
Han Solo
Which character did Harrison Ford play in Star Wars
Catherine Howard
Who was the fifth wife of Henry V111
Switzerland
What country does Gruyere cheese come from
Maggie Thatcher
Who told Michael Aspel, I'm always on the job
Massachusetts
In which American state is Martha's Vineyard
Mount Vernon
What was the name of George Washington's house where he is buried
The Shamen
Who had a No 1 in the 90's with Ebeneezer Goode
Neil Diamond
Who wrote the UB 40 hit Red Red Wine
The King and I
From which musical does the song Shall We Dance come
When a Man Loves a Woman
What was the classic Percy Sledge hit that charted in the sixties and again in the eighties
Turkish
From which language do we get the word kiosk
Czech
From which language does the word howitzer originate
Robert Shaw
Which well known actor played the part of Red Grant in the Bond film From Russia With Love
Phnom Penh
What is the capital of Cambodia
Thomas Gainsborough
Which English artist painted The Blue Boy and The Hay Wagon (not the Haywain)
Mrs Jumbo
What was the name of Dumbo's mother in the Disney cartoon
Envelope
What is the proper name for the bag holding the air in a hot air balloon
Skoda
Which car manufacturer make the Felicia
Magnetic levitation
Maglev is a form of high speed surface transport what does the name maglev mean
Wheel of Fortune
On which TV quiz show was Carol Smillie a hostess
Bank's Stadium
What is the home ground of Walsall F.C. called
Hockenheim
Where is the German Grand Prix held
Augusta
On which famous golf course would you find the twelfth hole at the edge of Rae's Creek
The Pirates
What was the name of Johnny Kidd's backing group
Engelbert Humperdink
Who was the composer of the opera Hansel and Gretel
God Save The Queen
What is the national anthem of Bermuda called
Rio Grande
Which river forms the border between America and Mexico
Bristol Channel
Into which channel does the River Severn discharge
Nile
On which river would you find Luxor
The Cam
The Granta is another name for which English river
Stamp Collecting
What was king George V's favourite hobby
Antelope
What type of animal is a bongo
Zebra
Which animal has species called Plainss, Mountain and Grevy's
Brunel
After which engineer was the university at Uxbridge named
Abraham Lincoln
Who was President of The U.S.A. during the American Civil War
Jack Shepherd
Who played the Cornish based detective, Wycliffe
Midnight Cowboy
Everybody's Talkin’ was the theme song from which film
My Heart Will Go On
What was the love theme from the film Titanic with Leonardo di Caprio called
Ray Parker Junior
Who performed the themes for the Ghostbusters series of films
Lust for Life
What was the theme song for the film Trainspotting
Towering Inferno
The song We May Never Love Again came from which 1974 disaster film
Bowls
At which sport did Richard Corsie compete
Judo
Karen Briggs and Nicola Fairbrother were involved in which sport