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Gnasher
What is the name of Dennis the Menace's dog
Airedale
What dog is known as the King of the Terriers
Boogie Woogie
What is piano based jazz known as
Surrender
What was Elvis Presley's only UK number one with a one word title
Duane Eddy
Who played the theme music for the TV series Have Gun Will Travel
Embassy
What was the name of the cheap record singles label that Woolworths brought out to sell cover versions of hit songs
Banjo
What type of musical instrument is a gekkin
Coldplay
The 2012 Paralympics Closing Ceremony featured an extended set by which British band
Seychelles
As at 2012 what 115-island Indian Ocean nation has the smallest population (about 86,000) of any African country
Greenland
Discounting Australia which is the largest island in the world (Geographers insist on calling it a continental land mass to me it is still an island)
Fiji
Following a military coup in 1987, which island group in the South Pacific allowed its membership of the Commonwealth to lapse
Christopher Reeve
Which actor who played Superman in the films became a quadriplegic and has since died
Hamlet
In which of Shakespeare's plays are the title character's last words 'the rest is silence'
Burbank
In the film The Truman Show what is Truman's surname
TV
In which country was the former Oxo advert actress Lynda Bellingham born
Down To Earth
Which TV series co-starred Pauline Quirke and Warren Clarke as Faith and Brian Addis
Pigeon shooting
Which Olympic event in 1900 left around 300 creatures dead
Zimbabwe
Which cricketing country did Heath Streak play test cricket for
Wrist
Where in the body is the lunate bone
Yttrium
Which chemical element is represented by the letter Y in the periodic table
York
Where is the National Railway Museum situated
Vanity Fair
The fictional characters William Dobbin and Rawdon Crawley appear in which novel
First growth
On a wine label what does Premier Cru mean
Matrix Revolution
What is the third film in The Matrix series called
The Green Mile
Which 1999 film starring Tom Hanks is set in a Louisiana prison
Paul Newman
Who played the architect in The Towering Inferno
Michael Douglas
Which actor starred in the films The China Syndrome and Disclosure
Strawberries
Which fruit plays a role in the downfall of Captain Queeg in the film 'The Caine Mutiny
Wayne Fontana
Who had a top ten hit in 1965 with Game Of Love
Welcome To My World
What was Jim Reeves first UK top ten hit (1963)
10cc
Which group had a top ten hit in 1976 with Things We do For Love
Bob Paisley
Which manager took Liverpool FC to six league titles and three European Cup wins
Clay
What is the ring made of in sumo wrestling
Australia
In which country were the Commonwealth Games held in 1962
Hamlet
What is a village without a church called
Pacific
The currents of which ocean produce the El Nino effect
The Greenwich Meridian
What is the line of longitude lying at 0 degrees known as
Torpedo
Which weapon of warfare was invented by Robert Whitehead in 1866
Gin
For which drink is mother’s ruin a nickname
Anna Ford
Which female newsreader threw a glass of wine over Tory MP Jonathan Aitken in 1983
Jason Derulo
Who had a 2015 hit song with Want to Want Me
W.C. Handy
Who was the composer of The Saint Louis Blues
Cindy Birdsong
Who replaced Florence Ballard in the Supremes
Tashkent
What is the capital of Uzbekistan
Somalia
In which country is the port of Mogadishu
Bastille Day
What is the national day of France called
Empire Day
What was Commonwealth Day called prior to 1958
Battle of the Boyne
Orangeman’s day in Northern Ireland celebrates victory in which battle
Wyatt Earp
Which Wild West legend was fired as sheriff of Wichita for pocketing fines he'd collected
Wood
Xylography is the art of engraving on which natural substance
Dusseldorf
What was Anne of Cleves home town
Geoffrey Chaucer
Who was the first person to be buried in Poet's Corner in Westminster Abbey
M62
What motorway crosses the Pennines linking the A1 with Manchester
Australia
VH is the international aircraft registration for which country
France
The TGV is a high speed rail system in which country
Susan Boyle
Which female artist sold the most albums worldwide in 2009
Ain't No Doubt
What was the first UK number one for Jimmy Nail
Ray Illingworth
Who was the first man to captain coach and manage the England cricket team and also serve on the board of selectors
Augusta
Where is the US Masters Golf tournament always held
Wembley Arena
Where is the Horse of the Year show staged
Uruguay
You have all eaten Fray Bentos products but in which country is Fray Bentos
Lily
What is Italy's national flower
Toronto
What is the largest city in Canada
Muff Potter
Who was the town drunk in Tom Sawyer
Codes and ciphers
What is cryptology the study of
Reptiles
What would a herpetologist study
Swear words
Maledictology is the study of what
The Moon
Selenology is the study of what
Skiffle
In which form of music might you hear a paper and comb or a washboard being played
This Wheel's On Fire
What is the theme song from Absolutely Fabulous
Bert Jansch
Name the Glasgow-born guitar virtuoso and 1960s founder of the band Pentangle who died age 67 in 2011
Roscoe Tanner
Who was Bjorn Borg's opponent when he won his fourth Wimbledon singles title
Imola
In which Italian town is the San Marino Grand Prix held
Dennis Quaid
Who played Jerry Lee Lewis in the biopic of his life called Great Balls of Fire
Bobby Darin
In the 2004 film biopic Beyond the Sea, Kevin Spacey plays which 1960s singer
Angela Bassett
Who played Tina Turner in the 1993 biopic What's Love Got to Do with It
Russell Crowe
Who played boxer James Braddock in the 2005 biopic Cinderella Man
Portuguese
What nationality was Charles 11's wife Catherine of Braganza
Michael Howard
Who did David Cameron succeed as leader of the Conservative Party
Uranus
Cressida is a moon of which planet in the Solar System
Walking stick
What is a Penang lawyer
Martin
What was the first name of the philosopher Heidegger
Diane Keen
Who played Fliss Hawthorne in the TV sitcom The Cuckoo Waltz
Double bass
What is the largest instrument in the violin family
Triangle
What is the smallest instrument in an orchestra
Clarinet
What musical instrument was invented by Johann Christophe Denner
Four
How many strings are there on a viola
Jack Bruce
Who was the lead singer with Cream
Jackson Pollock
Which action painter was often referred to as Jack The Dripper
White City
Besides Wembley which other London venue was used in the 1966 World Cup finals
Paris
Which European city has an underground station called George V
Nissan
Which motor manufacturer make the Qashqai
Water bus
What type of transport is an abra used in Dubai
Bronze
What is the oldest known alloy
Six
How many barrels did the original Gatling gun have
Phobos and Deimos
What are the two moons of Mars called
JR Hartley
Actor Norman Lumsden's most famous role was in an advert, who did he play
Millhouse Capital
What is Russian billionaire industrialist Roman Abramovich's investment corporation called
High jump
What is the second event in the heptathlon
Kent
Which county cricket club has a rearing white horse on its crest