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Paraguay and Bolivia
There are only two landlocked countries in South America. Which are they?
American
What nationality was Winston Churchill's mother?
New York
In which American city will you find the 'Guggenheim Museum'?
Monaco
What's the capital of 'Monaco'?
Steve Davis
Who scored the first snooker 147 on TV?
Zaire river
The 'Congo' river is now known as what?
Peter Sarstedt
Remember the song' Where Do You Go To My Lovely'? Who wrote it?
India
In what country would you find the 'Krishna River'?
Brown
What colour is the female blackbird?
The Pelican
What was the former name of the famous ship 'The Golden Hind'?
Jack Warner
Which actor played the title roll in 'Dixon of Dock Green'?
Cary Grant
Who was Bristol born Archibald Leach better known as?
Ian Botham
Which English all-rounder announced his retirement from cricket in July 1993?
Euro Disney
What attraction opened its gates for the first time in Mame-la-Vallee, Paris in 1992?
1994
In what year did the National Lottery begin in Britain?
1946
In what year was the first sub-surface atomic bomb detonated at Bikini Atoll?
Triple jump
Which world record did Jonathon Edwards smash in 1995?
Michael Dobbs
Who was the author of 1990 novel 'House of Cards'?
Larry Fortensky
Who married Elizabeth Taylor in 1991 to become her eighth husband?
Aintree
At which racecourse will you find the grave of racehorse 'Red Rum?
1991
In what year did US airline 'Pan Am' fold?
1990
In what year did US singer Del Shannon die?
Northern Ireland
In what country will you find the 'Giants Causeway'?
Australia
I which country will you find the 'Great Victoria Desert'?
1994
In what year did cricketer Brian Lara score 501 runs (Not out!) in one innings?
Wellington
What city is the capital of New Zealand?
The Harpy Eagle
What is the largest eagle?
Chris Evert
Who was the first female tennis player to win $1 million for a match?
Elizabeth Taylor
Which 11 year old British actress had a part in the 1943 film 'Lassie Come Home'?
1996
In what year did Arsene Wenger become manager at Arsenal?
Richard Nixon
Which American President along with his Soviet Union counterpart signed the 1974 SALT Treaty?
Fairground Attraction
The 1988 album 'First of a Million Kisses' was the first album by which group?
New York
Which State became the 11th of the United States in 1788?
Triathlon
Swimming; running and cycling are the three disciplines of what sport?
Coins and Medals
If you were a numismatist, what would you be studying?
Bram Stoker
Who created the character 'Count Dracula'?
Woodrow Wilson
Who was the 28th president of the USA?
Polish
What nationality was the composer 'Chopin'?
Blacksmith
Who would work in a workshop called a forge?
Whitehall
Where in London will you find the Cenotaph memorial?
Sound of Music
Which musical film soundtrack was in the charts for a staggering 382 weeks?
4
How many noses does a slug have?
Honor Blackman
Which actress played Cathy Gale in 'The Avengers'?
Virginia
In which US state will you find Arlington, the national cemetery?
Westlife
Mariah Carey was joined by which group on the 2000 single 'Against All Odds'?
Honolulu, Hawaii
Where was US President Barack Obama born?
Capability Brown
"Lancelot Brown,""England's greatest gardener"". Born: August 30, 1716, Northumberland. By what name was he better Known?"
Magnesium
is the atomic number of which metal?
Thomas Keneally
Who wrote the book Schindler's Ark which was also an (Oscar winning film)?
Horses
George Stubbs, 1724 - 1806, famous English artist, is remembered mainly for painting what?
Mapother IV
What is the real surname of actor Tom Cruise?
Guards Polo Club
What sporting club is based at Smiths Lawn, in Windsor Great Park?
Freddie Mercury
Born Farrokh Bulsara on 24th of September 1946 and died in November 1991. Who do we remember him as?
Rudyard Kipling
The Jungle Book (1894) is a collection of stories by which English author?
Stay away Joe
In what movie did Elvis Presley play a Red Indian?
The Pelican
Drakes ship the Golden Hind(e) was originally called what?
poliomyelitis
The Salk vaccine is one of two vaccines used throughout the world to combat what disease?
Wallace Simpson
For whom did King Edward VIII give up the throne to marry?
Cook Strait
What is the name of the passage of water between North and South Island, New Zealand?
Louis Armstrong
Which US entertainer had a nickname derived from the words 'satchel mouth'?
Macbeth
In a Shakespeare play, who murders 'King Duncan'?
Three
A 'plant' in snooker involves a minimum of how many balls?
Robert Mitchum
In the movie 'The Longest Day' who played the part of General Norman Cota?
Professor Plum
What is the name of the professor in the board game Cluedo?
three
In golf, how many strokes are played on a par five hole to achieve an 'eagle'?
Bridge
In what card game would you see Stamen, Blackwood and Gerber?
Standard Poodle
What breed was John Steinbeck's dog Charley?
Honeybee
The male of what species explodes his internal genitalia on mating - then dies?
Tunisia
Which country has the northernmost point of Africa?
Harry Houdini
Born Erik Weisz in Budapest Hungary. By what name did he become famous?
Buck
In the novel 'Call of the Wild' by Jack London, what was the dogs name?
The Time Machine
In what HG Wells book did we meet the Eoli and the Morlocks?
Pride and Prejudice
Charles Bingley was a character in what classic Jane Austen novel?
Vienna
15  Which city is the setting for Shakespeare's (comedy) play 'Measure for Measure'?
Harvey Wallbanger
Vodka, Galliano and orange juice make up which cocktail?
Viagra
Sildenafil citrate is better known by what name?
Belize
The Great Blue Hole is a large submarine sinkhole off the coast of which Central American country?
Operation Detachment
What was the operational name of the Battle of Iwo Jima?
Doc Savage
Who in books and films was the man of bronze?
Oliver Hardy
Who was Stan Laurels partner?
Fish
What kind of food is Cullen Skink?
Blood Groups
What is classified by the A B O system?
Potato
What plant does the Colorado beetle attack?
Lourdes
To where in France do the sick make pilgrimages?
Scarecrow
Ray Bolger played who in The Wizard of Oz?
Knees
Genuphobia is the fear of what?
Microwave Oven
Percy LeBaron Spencer invented what in 1945 in USA?
Fozzie
What was the name of the bear in the Muppet Show?
Peter Pan
Which story begins all children except one grow up?
The Sunshine Cab Company
What was the name of the taxi company, shown on TV's TAXI?
Cloves
The oil of which spice is traditionally used for the cure of toothache?
Cardiff
Tiger Bay is an area of which British city?
America
In which country was Mel Gibson born?
Rhesus
What kind of monkey gives it's name to a type of blood group?
George Washington
The picture of which American President appears on the one dollar bill?
Julius Caesar
In which Shakespeare play will you find the line 'Beware the Ides of March'?
The Italian Job
In which 1969 film did Michael Caine play Charlie Croker?
Katniss Everdeen
Who is the central character in the film series 'The Hunger Games?
1992
In what year did Sunderland become a city?
The philosopher's Stone
Which was the first Harry Potter book to be published?