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Melanie Griffith	Which actress took the lead roll in the 1988 film 'Working Girl'?
Tina Turner	Which Rock star joined Mel Gibson in the film 'Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome'?
Adam West	Who played Batman in the 1966 movie, Batman?
5	More than 50% of all men on Corfu have which first name?
Ernest Hemingway	Born on the 21st July 1899, who wrote the novel 'A Farewell To Arms'?
John Dillinger	Which American gangster was said to have been shot by FBI agents outside a Chicago cinema on July 22nd 1934?
Michael Foot	He was born in 1913 and was Labour Party Leader from: 1980 - 1983. Who was he?
Captain Matthew Webb	Who was he: First to swim the English Channel and later died attempting to swim across Niagara Falls?
1908	The FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) was founded in Washington DC in July of which year?
Spain	Peru declared its independence from which country in 1821?
Help	Premiered in 1965, what is the title of the Beatles second film?
Emily Brontë	Who wrote the classic novel 'Wuthering Heights'?
Viscount Stansgate	What was Tony Benn's title before disclaiming his peerage in 1963?
Bangladesh	Bob Dylan; Eric Clapton and George Harrison performed a charity concert in aid of which country in 1971?
Peter O'Toole	Who played the title role in the film 'Lawrence of Arabia'?
La Scala	Opened in August 1778, what is the name of Milan's famous opera house?
1954	Sir Gordon Richards retired from horse racing having ridden 4,870 winners in August of which year?
Cliff Richard and the Shadows	Who reached the top spot in the UK charts with 'Please Don't Tease' in August 1960?
Pete Sampras	Who won his first Wimbledon Men's Singles Crown in 1993?
1961	In August of which year did the building of the Berlin Wall begin?
Pete Best	Who was the original Beatles drummer who left the group in 1962?
Patrick Swayze	Who played the leading roll in the film 'Dirty Dancing'?
Camelot	First shown in London in 1964, which musical is based on the legend of King Arthur?
Len Hutton	Which England cricketer scored a massive 364 at the Oval in August 1938?
Munich	Which city held the 1972 Olympic Games?
Rocky Marciano	Who was the only Heavy weight boxing champion to retire undefeated?
Bobby Fischer	Who became the World Chess Champion after beating Boris Spassky in 1972?
1879	In what year were the Blackpool Illuminations first switched on?
New Zealand	In 1893 which country were the first to allow women to vote?
The Cosby Show	First shown in 1984, which sit-com featured the characters Cliff and Clair Huxtable?
Johnny Dankworth	What is the name of Cleo Laine's husband who died in February 2010?
Pope John Paul 1	After only 33 days in office, which Pope died in 1978?
Christopher Timothy	Who played James Herriot in the TV drama series 'All Creatures Great and Small'?
Deborah Kerr	Who played Anna in the film version of 'The King and I'?
Live and Let Die	What was Roger Moore's first Bond film?
Rowdy Yates	In the TV series 'Rawhide', what was Clint Eastwood's character called?
John Logie Baird	Who first demonstrated TV in public?
The whale shark.	What is the world's biggest fish?
Belgium	The 'Battle of Waterloo' was fought in which country?
1940	In what year was Sir Cliff Richard born?
Power To All Our Friends	What song did Cliff Richard sing in the 1973 Eurovision Song Contest in which he came third?
One Moment In Time	Whitney Houston reached No.1 in the UK charts in October 1988 with what song?
Peter Purves	Which 'Blue Peter' presenter was once a Dr. Who assistant?
The Palace of Westminster	Which English Palace was almost destroyed by fire in 1834?
Every Loser Win's	What is the title of the song that Nick Berry took to No. 1 in 1986?
Ena Sharples	Violet Carson OBE played which character in a famous British Soap Opera?
Hungarian	What was the nationality of composer Franz Liszt?
The battle of Edgehill	Which battle was the first battle of the English Civil Was in 1642?
Peter Davison	Who was the actor that played Dr. Who when Tom Baker stepped down in 1980?
The Four Tops	Which group had a No. 1 hit in 1966 with 'Reach Out I'll Be There'?
Wayne Fontana	Born in 1945, who was the front man of the group 'The Mindbenders'?
Dog	Sufferers of cynanthropy think they are a what?
Franz Liszt	Richard Wagner was the father of which other famous composer?
Jamie Farr	Who played Corporal Clinger in Mash?
Bing Crosby	Who was first offered the role of Lt. Columbo before Peter Falk ?
Stan Laurel	Comedian Arthur Jefferson is better known as who?
M	What is the Roman Numeral for 1000?
The Law	Famous composer Handel originally studied which profession?
Sweet Charity	Hey Big Spender is a song from which musical?
Easter Island	What place is called Rapa-nui by its native inhabitants?
Christchurch	New Zealand hosted the 'Commonwealth Games' in which city in 1974?
Florence	Amerigo Vespucci airport is in which city?
Lapland.	Where do the Sami people live?
Ultra Heat Treatment	If you see the letters UHT on a food or milk carton, what does it mean?
Samuel	In which book of the Bible did David kill Goliath?
Laughing gas	N2O or Nitrous Oxide is more commonly known as what?
South Pacific	In which Musical would you find the song 'There is Nothing Like a Dame'?
Tokyo, Japan	Where would you find Narita airport?
1967	In what year did Elvis and Priscilla marry?
True	True or False. Toyota currently manufacture about the same number of cars in a week as Rolls-Royce have in their entire 104-year existence?
1931	In what year did Rolls-Royce acquire Bentley?
BMW	Who now owns the Rolls-Royce name?
The 'Spirit of Ecstasy'	What name is given to the famous flying lady mascot adorning the radiator grill on a Rolls-Royce?
St. Peter	Can you name the first Pope?
Kent	Off the coast of which county would you find the 'Goodwin Sands'?
Brian Blessed	In the TV cop series 'Z Cars' who played PC Fancy Smith?
1962	In January of which year was the first episode of 'Z Cars' aired?
John Thaw	Who played DI Jack Regan in the TV series 'The Sweeny'?
William Joyce	What was the real name of traitor 'Lord Haw Haw' who was executed for treason in 1946?
Band Waggon	In 1938, Arthur Askey and Richard Murdoch starred in which new radio comedy series?
Anne of Cleves	What was the name of King Henry V111's 4th wife who he married in 1540?
The Scaffold	Which group had a hit with 'Lily the Pink' in 1969?
Brown	From the 'Just William' books by Richmal Crompton, what was William's surname?
Arlington County, Virginia	The Pentagon is the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense, where is it located?
Jessica Ennis	Who won the gold medal for the woman's heptathlon?
Bradley Wiggins	In cycling who won the gold medal for the men's time trial?
Ben Ainslie	In Sailing, who won gold in the Men's Finn class?
Men's double trap	For which event did Peter Wilson win Team GB's only shooting medal (gold)?
65	What was the total number of medals won in the 2012 Olympic Games by Team GB?
The Spice Girls	At the fabulous closing ceremony, who sang from the top of 5 London cabs?
Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life	Also at the closing ceremony, what song was sung by Eric Idle?
Sir Winston Churchill	Who was portrayed by Timothy Spall during the closing ceremony?
La Tomatina	What name is given to the festival that is held in the Valencian town of Buñol, Spain, in which participants throw tomatoes and get involved in this tomato fight purely for fun. It is held on the last Wednesday of August.?
Bucks Fizz	In 1982 who had a No.1 UK hit with 'Land of Make Believe'?
Birmingham	Near which UK city would you find 'Spaghetti Junction?
Switzerland	In which country would you find the city of St. Moritz?
Samuel Taylor Coleridge	"Who wrote the poem ""A Rime of the Ancient Mariner?"
The half crown	Which British coin was discontinued in 1970?
Gertrude Ederle	Who was the first woman to swim the English Channel?
Captain James T Kirk	Which character was played by William Shatner in 'Star Trek'?

Melanie Griffith

Which actress took the lead roll in the 1988 film 'Working Girl'?

Tina Turner

Which Rock star joined Mel Gibson in the film 'Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome'?

Adam West

Who played Batman in the 1966 movie, Batman?

5

More than 50% of all men on Corfu have which first name?

Ernest Hemingway

Born on the 21st July 1899, who wrote the novel 'A Farewell To Arms'?

John Dillinger

Which American gangster was said to have been shot by FBI agents outside a Chicago cinema on July 22nd 1934?

Michael Foot

He was born in 1913 and was Labour Party Leader from: 1980 - 1983. Who was he?

Captain Matthew Webb

Who was he: First to swim the English Channel and later died attempting to swim across Niagara Falls?

1908

The FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) was founded in Washington DC in July of which year?

Spain

Peru declared its independence from which country in 1821?

Help

Premiered in 1965, what is the title of the Beatles second film?

Emily Brontë

Who wrote the classic novel 'Wuthering Heights'?

Viscount Stansgate

What was Tony Benn's title before disclaiming his peerage in 1963?

Bangladesh

Bob Dylan; Eric Clapton and George Harrison performed a charity concert in aid of which country in 1971?

Peter O'Toole

Who played the title role in the film 'Lawrence of Arabia'?

La Scala

Opened in August 1778, what is the name of Milan's famous opera house?

1954

Sir Gordon Richards retired from horse racing having ridden 4,870 winners in August of which year?

Cliff Richard and the Shadows

Who reached the top spot in the UK charts with 'Please Don't Tease' in August 1960?

Pete Sampras

Who won his first Wimbledon Men's Singles Crown in 1993?

1961

In August of which year did the building of the Berlin Wall begin?

Pete Best

Who was the original Beatles drummer who left the group in 1962?

Patrick Swayze

Who played the leading roll in the film 'Dirty Dancing'?

Camelot

First shown in London in 1964, which musical is based on the legend of King Arthur?

Len Hutton

Which England cricketer scored a massive 364 at the Oval in August 1938?

Munich

Which city held the 1972 Olympic Games?

Rocky Marciano

Who was the only Heavy weight boxing champion to retire undefeated?

Bobby Fischer

Who became the World Chess Champion after beating Boris Spassky in 1972?

1879

In what year were the Blackpool Illuminations first switched on?

New Zealand

In 1893 which country were the first to allow women to vote?

The Cosby Show

First shown in 1984, which sit-com featured the characters Cliff and Clair Huxtable?

Johnny Dankworth

What is the name of Cleo Laine's husband who died in February 2010?

Pope John Paul 1

After only 33 days in office, which Pope died in 1978?

Christopher Timothy

Who played James Herriot in the TV drama series 'All Creatures Great and Small'?

Deborah Kerr

Who played Anna in the film version of 'The King and I'?

Live and Let Die

What was Roger Moore's first Bond film?

Rowdy Yates

In the TV series 'Rawhide', what was Clint Eastwood's character called?

John Logie Baird

Who first demonstrated TV in public?

The whale shark.

What is the world's biggest fish?

Belgium

The 'Battle of Waterloo' was fought in which country?

1940

In what year was Sir Cliff Richard born?

Power To All Our Friends

What song did Cliff Richard sing in the 1973 Eurovision Song Contest in which he came third?

One Moment In Time

Whitney Houston reached No.1 in the UK charts in October 1988 with what song?

Peter Purves

Which 'Blue Peter' presenter was once a Dr. Who assistant?

The Palace of Westminster

Which English Palace was almost destroyed by fire in 1834?

Every Loser Win's

What is the title of the song that Nick Berry took to No. 1 in 1986?

Ena Sharples

Violet Carson OBE played which character in a famous British Soap Opera?

Hungarian

What was the nationality of composer Franz Liszt?

The battle of Edgehill

Which battle was the first battle of the English Civil Was in 1642?

Peter Davison

Who was the actor that played Dr. Who when Tom Baker stepped down in 1980?

The Four Tops

Which group had a No. 1 hit in 1966 with 'Reach Out I'll Be There'?

Wayne Fontana

Born in 1945, who was the front man of the group 'The Mindbenders'?

Dog

Sufferers of cynanthropy think they are a what?

Franz Liszt

Richard Wagner was the father of which other famous composer?

Jamie Farr

Who played Corporal Clinger in Mash?

Bing Crosby

Who was first offered the role of Lt. Columbo before Peter Falk ?

Stan Laurel

Comedian Arthur Jefferson is better known as who?

M

What is the Roman Numeral for 1000?

The Law

Famous composer Handel originally studied which profession?

Sweet Charity

Hey Big Spender is a song from which musical?

Easter Island

What place is called Rapa-nui by its native inhabitants?

Christchurch

New Zealand hosted the 'Commonwealth Games' in which city in 1974?

Florence

Amerigo Vespucci airport is in which city?

Lapland.

Where do the Sami people live?

Ultra Heat Treatment

If you see the letters UHT on a food or milk carton, what does it mean?

Samuel

In which book of the Bible did David kill Goliath?

Laughing gas

N2O or Nitrous Oxide is more commonly known as what?

South Pacific

In which Musical would you find the song 'There is Nothing Like a Dame'?

Tokyo, Japan

Where would you find Narita airport?

1967

In what year did Elvis and Priscilla marry?

True

True or False. Toyota currently manufacture about the same number of cars in a week as Rolls-Royce have in their entire 104-year existence?

1931

In what year did Rolls-Royce acquire Bentley?

BMW

Who now owns the Rolls-Royce name?

The 'Spirit of Ecstasy'

What name is given to the famous flying lady mascot adorning the radiator grill on a Rolls-Royce?

St. Peter

Can you name the first Pope?

Kent

Off the coast of which county would you find the 'Goodwin Sands'?

Brian Blessed

In the TV cop series 'Z Cars' who played PC Fancy Smith?

1962

In January of which year was the first episode of 'Z Cars' aired?

John Thaw

Who played DI Jack Regan in the TV series 'The Sweeny'?

William Joyce

What was the real name of traitor 'Lord Haw Haw' who was executed for treason in 1946?

Band Waggon

In 1938, Arthur Askey and Richard Murdoch starred in which new radio comedy series?

Anne of Cleves

What was the name of King Henry V111's 4th wife who he married in 1540?

The Scaffold

Which group had a hit with 'Lily the Pink' in 1969?

Brown

From the 'Just William' books by Richmal Crompton, what was William's surname?

Arlington County, Virginia

The Pentagon is the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense, where is it located?

Jessica Ennis

Who won the gold medal for the woman's heptathlon?

Bradley Wiggins

In cycling who won the gold medal for the men's time trial?

Ben Ainslie

In Sailing, who won gold in the Men's Finn class?

Men's double trap

For which event did Peter Wilson win Team GB's only shooting medal (gold)?

65

What was the total number of medals won in the 2012 Olympic Games by Team GB?

The Spice Girls

At the fabulous closing ceremony, who sang from the top of 5 London cabs?

Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life

Also at the closing ceremony, what song was sung by Eric Idle?

Sir Winston Churchill

Who was portrayed by Timothy Spall during the closing ceremony?

La Tomatina

What name is given to the festival that is held in the Valencian town of Buñol, Spain, in which participants throw tomatoes and get involved in this tomato fight purely for fun. It is held on the last Wednesday of August.?

Bucks Fizz

In 1982 who had a No.1 UK hit with 'Land of Make Believe'?

Birmingham

Near which UK city would you find 'Spaghetti Junction?

Switzerland

In which country would you find the city of St. Moritz?

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

"Who wrote the poem ""A Rime of the Ancient Mariner?"

The half crown

Which British coin was discontinued in 1970?

Gertrude Ederle

Who was the first woman to swim the English Channel?

Captain James T Kirk

Which character was played by William Shatner in 'Star Trek'?