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Dr Hook
Who had a hit with Sylvia's Mother?
Jacques Offenbach
Who composed the music for the opera The Tales of Hoffman?
Bassoon
What instrument is sometimes called the clown of the orchestra?
Czech
Franz Kafka wrote in German what nationality was he?
Fred Quimby
Who produced the Tom and Jerry cartoons until 1956?
Trombone
The sackbut developed into which modern instrument?
Virgin
Which record label signed the Rolling Stones in 1991?
Snakes
What is the food of the secretary bird?
Belgian
George Simenon created Maigret - what nationality was he?
Pirates
Mary Read and Anne Boney had what job in common?
The Red Lion
What is the commonest name for a pub in Britain?
Butterflies and moths
A lepidopterist studies what kind of creatures?
Hebrides
What did Scotland acquire from Norway in 1290?
Eric Clapton
In the group 'Derek and the Dominoes' who was Derek?
Egypt
In which country was the World War 2 'Battle of El Alamein' fought?
1982
In what year did the 'Barbican' arts centre open?
Hindu
Kali is the goddess of death in who's mythology?
Tigris
What is the name of the river which flows through Baghdad?
Enid Blyton
Who was the creator of the children's character 'Noddy'?
3
How many spires does Litchfield Cathedral have?
The Simpsons
Which popular TV cartoon show was created by Matt Groening?
Magpie
What is the British bird having the Latin name 'Pica pica'?
Thomas Hardy
Which novelist wrote 'Jude the Obscure'?
Beetle
What kind of creature is a 'devil's coach horse'?
Jamaica
Montego Bay can be found on which Caribbean island?
Lester Piggott
Who rode 'Teenoso' to victory in the 1983 Derby?
George Orwell
By what pen name did we know Eric Blair?
Spain
In which European country are the 'Cantabrian Mountains?
Catalonia
Barcelona in the principle city of which autonomous region of Spain?
Richard Nixon
Who preceded Gerald Ford as US President?
Croatia
Zagreb is the capital of which country?
Necker Island
What is the name of Richard Branson's private island in the British Virgin Islands?
William IV
Which Monarch preceded Queen Victoria?
1969
In what year did Prince Charles become the 'Prince of Wales?
Bassoon
What is the largest woodwind instrument in an orchestra?
Leprosy
What is Hansens disease commonly known as?
The Gall Bladder
What organ stores bile produced in the liver?
Normandy
From which area of France does Camembert cheese come?
David Jason
Which actor used the word “Perfik” in The Darling Buds of May?
Anne of Cleeves
Who was the second wife that Henry VIII divorced?
Emily Davison
Who was the first Suffragette martyr?
Austria
In which country is the Spanish Riding School?
Chest
Which part of the body is known as the thorax?
GEORGE GILBERT SCOTT
Who was the architect of the Albert Memorial?
ANUBIS
Which Egyptian god of the dead and son of Osiris had the head of a Jackal?
1681
In which year did the dodo become extinct?
HARPSICHORD
The Cembalo or Clavicembalo is what type of musical instrument?
RICKETS
Which disease of childhood is characterized by defective growth of bone due to a lack of Calcium deposits?
OXALIC ACID
Which acid is found in the leaves of Rhubarb?
CARAMBOLA TREE
The Star fruit is found on which tree?
TROUBADORS
What name was given to the poet musicians of 12th and 13th century in Provence and Southern France?
Heartbreak Hotel
What was Elvis Presley's first British Top 10 hit?
King Richard III
The remains of which British monarch were found in a council car park in Leicester in 2012?
Premiere
What is the name of Katherine Jenkins debut album, released in 2004?
Stanley Ann Dunham
What was the full maiden name of the mother of US President Barack Obama?
Montana
In which US state was the Battle of the Little Bighorn fought?
Ethiopia
Which African country brews Bati beer?
2009
Barack Obama was inaugurated as the 44th and first African American President of the United States in what year?
Tony Blair
Who was the British Prime Minister at the beginning of the year 2000?
2008
What year were the Summer Olympics held in Beijing, China?
2010
In February of what year did an 8.8 earthquake strike Chile?
Bulgaria
Romania and which other country joined the EU on the 1st January 2007?
2001
What year did Dennis Tito become the first space tourist, paying $19 million to board the International Space Station?
Denmark
To which country do the 'Faero Islands' belong?
Xylophone
Which is the percussion instrument named from two Greek words meaning wood and sound?
Uric
Gout is caused by a build-up of which acid around the joints?
Austria
Marie Antoinette was born in which country?
Peterborough United
David Seaman made his league debut for which football club?
1596
In what year did Sir Francis Drake die?
Bayern Munich
Which team in 1974 became the first German side to win football's European Cup?
Botswana
Which African country has the capital of Gaborone?
Nemesis
Who was the Greek Goddess of punishment and retribution?
St. Basil's
Which cathedral overlooks Red Square in Moscow?
Edinburgh
"Which city does the extinct volcano known as ""Arthur's Seat"" overlook?"
Chickenpox
By what name is the disease VARICELLA more known?
Leonardo da Vinci
Who painted 'The Last Supper'?
Uluru
What is the Aborigines name for Ayers Rock?
The Riddler
What villain was portrayed in Batman by Jim Carrey?
South Africa
Which country is bordered by both the Atlantic and Indian Oceans?
1977
In which year did Elvis die?
Henry 8th
Which King founded the Church of England?
Your Holiness
What is the correct term to use when addressing the Pope?
rice
What is the staple food of one third of the world’s population?
J. K. Rowling
Who wrote the Harry Potter books?
Lee Harvey Oswald
Who assassinated John F. Kennedy?
Tibet
Which country is known as 'the roof of the world'?
Norway
Which country is known as 'the land of the midnight sun'?
Japan
Which country is known as 'the land of the rising sun'?
fair of face
According to the rhyme, what is 'Monday's child'?
the Bible
The Vulgate is a version of which book?
breastbone
The sternum is the medical name for what?
Susan Boyle
Which female singer finished second in the 2009 'Britain’s Got Talent Show'?
stenographer
What is the American name for a shorthand typist?
County Kerry
In which Republic of Ireland county would you find Killarney?
1982
In which year was the Falklands War?
Atlantic City
Name the resort in New Jersey USA famous for it's boardwalk?
Johnny Briggs
Who played Mike Baldwin in Coronation St.?
Debbie Harry
Who had a hit single called French Kissing in the USA?
1930
Amy Johnson was the first woman to fly solo to Australia in which year?
Judge Judy
What is the surname of TV's Judge Judy?