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Etna
What is Europe's largest and most active volcano
Iceland
In which country did the volcano Loki erupt in 1996
1989
In what year were ball girls first used at Wimbledon
A dot
In Morse Code what is the symbol for the letter E
Herd
What is the collective noun for moose
Four
How many inches are there in a hand
Captain Birdseye
Which famous character in commercials was played by John Hewer
Florence
In which Italian city would you find the Uffizi Gallery
Trafalgar Square
In which London square is the National Gallery
Vienna
In which city is the Albertina art gallery
Mississippi
Which southern state is patrolled by Deputy Dawg
Nuclear power plant
Where does Homer Simpson work
Potash
Liquid tomato fertiliser is rich in which plant food
Fuchsia
To what plant did botanist Leonard Fuchs give his name
Swiss franc
What is the currency of Switzerland
A pfennig
What was a hundredth of a German mark before the introduction of the Euro
France
From which country do we get the cheese Roquefort
The World Wide Web
What modern innovation was began by Tim Berners Lee
Bounty
On which ship did Fletcher Christian lead a mutiny in 1787
Collapsible top hat
What extraordinary item of dress is a gibus
The Crickets
What was the name of Buddy Holly's backing group
Madonna
Who had a number one album in 1986 with True Blue
I'm a Believer
What was the Monkees best selling single
Fulham
In Minder what football team did Terry support
Liza Tarbuck
Which actress plays the title role in the TV series Linda Green
Trudie Styler
Who is Sting married to
Amanda Holden
Who is game show host Les Dennis married to
Don Johnson
Which actor married Melanie Griffith twice
Laurel and Hardy
Which comedy duo starred in a Chump at Oxford and Way Out West
Blade Runner
In which film did Harrison Ford come from the future to destroy an android played by Rutger Hauer
David Lean
Who directed the 1957 Oscar winning film Bridge on the River Kwai
Bernardo
What was the name of Charles Bronson's character in The Magnificent Seven
The Goon Show
On which radio programme did the dreaded batter pudding hurler of Bexhill on sea appear
Order
What word is spoken twice at the beginning of the radio 4 programme Today in Parliament
Jenni Murray
Who is the presenter of radio 4's Woman's Hour
Blaine
What is the name of Barbie's new boyfriend
The table fork
What item of tableware was introduced into England by Thomas Coryat in 1608
Blacksmith
Which tradesman would hammer with a fuller and use a leaf hammer
An artist
Who would do his work in an atelier and use a mahlstick
Monday
On what day of the week do Australians always celebrate Australia Day
Victoria
What is Australia's smallest mainland state
The Ecology Party
What was the former name of the Green Party
Kenya
Of which country was Jomo Kenyatta the president in the seventies
1976
In what year did Harold Wilson retire
Information
Lord Beaverbrook was Minister for Aircraft Production in world war 11 what was he the minister of in world war 1
Playboy
Announced in May 1999 for which magazine did the supermodel Naomi Campbell pose naked
Daily Mail
Which newspaper was instrumental in getting Zola Budd to compete for England
War Cry
What is the name of the Salvation Army's most famous weekly paper
Living Doll,
Name Cliff Richard's first five number one hits in the correct order
Nautilus
What was the name of the submarine in Jules Verne's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Achilles
Which tendon joins the calf muscle to the heel bone
Tin and lead
Solder is an alloy of which two metals
Captain
What rank in the British Amy is the equivalent to Hauptsturmfuhrer in the S.S.
Cleveland
In 1974 into which newly born county was Middlesbrough included
Four
How many General Elections did Harold Wilson win as leader of the Labour Party
Able Bodied
What rank in the Navy comes between Ordinary Seaman and Leading Seaman
Mexico City
What is the capital of Mexico
Carbon Dioxide
What is the gas that puts the fizz into fizzy drinks
Esther Williams
Which film star was known as the million dollar mermaid
Cedar Tree
What plant is the national emblem of The Lebanon
Blue and white
What is the traditional colour of Willow Pattern china
Green
What colour are tea leaves when they are picked
Contralto
Which is the lowest female singing voice
Alex Ferguson
Who managed Scotland in the 1986 World Cup
Pentecost
What is another name for Whit Sunday
Galton and Simpson
Who wrote Hancock's Half Hour and Steptoe and Son
Nashville
What is the state capital of Tennessee
Edward the Black Prince
Who was the father of Richard 11
Wilfred Brambell
Who played the part of Paul McCartney's grandfather in the film A Hard Day's Night
Harris
Which Outer Hebridean island gives its name to a famous tweeds
Norwich
In which city is the University of East Anglia
Daffodil
What popular spring flower is also known as the Lent Lily
Eric Burdon
Who was the lead singer with the Newcastle group The Animals
Boar
What is a male guinea pig called
Namibia
Frankie Fredericks represented which country at athletics
Buckinghamshire
In what county is the new town of Milton Keynes
Renault
Which motor manufacturer make the Scenic
Portugal
Mozambique was once a colony of which European country
Blue Pearl
Who had a top ten U.K. hit in 1990 with Naked in the Rain
Vixen
What is a female fox called
Maine Road
At which former football ground would you have been able to watch from the Kippax Stand
Bertie Bassett
What is the name of the advertising character made from liquorice allsorts
Sante Fe
What is the state capital of New Mexico
Rainbow
What do we call the refraction, reflection and dispersal of the sun's rays caused by raindrops in the sky
Gunsmoke
What was the longest running Western T.V. series
The Peak District
Bakewell is a Tourist Information centre in which National Park
Pitchblende
What is the black mineral that is the source of uranium and radium
Casino Royale
In which film did David Niven play Sir James Bond
Never Say Never Again
In which Bond film did Rowan Atkinson first appear
Octopussy
Which Bond film starring Roger Moore had scenes filmed at the Nene Valley Railway
Pussy Galore
What was the name of the Bond girl played by Honor Blackman
Mary Quant
Who in 1964 said Paris is out of date and promptly launched the mini skirt
Broiling
What is the American word for grilling food
Lightning bugs
What do Americans call fireflies
Parklife
What was the name of the single that Blur won the BRIT award for best single in 1994
Flo-Jo
What was the nickname of Florence Griffith Joyner
Seven
How many players are there in a water polo team
Lockjaw
What is the more common name for the medical condition trismus
Bradford
In which town is the headquarters of the William Morrison supermarket group
Thornton's
Which company advertises on it's shopping bags Chocolate Heaven since 1911