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Henry Mancini
Who wrote the score for the 'Pink Panther' movies?
Meerkat
What was 'Timon' in the 1994 Disney movie 'The Lion King'?
Bing Crosby
Who starred twice in the musical 'Anything Goes' in 1936 and again in 1956?
Julia Elizabeth Wells
What is Julie Andrews real name?
Every Which Way but Loose
What is the name of the 1978 movie starring Clint Eastwood and an orang-utan called Clyde?
The Ugly
Did 'Eli Wallach' play the 'Good'; the 'Bad; or 'the 'Ugly' in the 1966 film?
Agatha Christie
Who wrote 'The ABC Murders' on which the 1965 movie 'The Alphabet Murders' was based?
Apollo 13
Which 1995 'Space' move starred Tom Hanks; Bill Paxton and Kevin Bacon?
Timothy Dalton
Who played 'James Bond' in The Living Daylights and Licence to Kill?
It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet
What 1976 movie was a sequel to 'All Creatures Great and Small'?
Harrison Ford
Who played the US President in the 1997 film 'Air Force One'?
1979
In what year was the multi Academy Award winning film 'Kramer v Kramer' released?
The Enforcer
What was the title of the third 'Dirty Harry' movie released in 1976?
Italian
What nationality is actress Claudia Cardinale?
Falkland Islands
Where can you buy a copy of Penguin News?
Sergeant Joe Friday
Who was the hero of the old TV cop series Dragnet?
Liberia
Which African country was founded by Americans?
Adams
What was Victoria Beckham's maiden surname?
Aftershock
What is the name of a tremor that occurs after an earthquake?
Ajax
"What cleaning product was advertised as ""Stronger than dirt""?"
Al
What was the pop-up figure called in the fun house in The Man With the Golden Gun?
An asp
What type of snake is reputed to have been used by Cleopatra when committing suicide?
Ace of Spades
Following the US invasion of Iraq in 2003, the US Army produced a set of playing cards featuring its 52 most wanted Iraqis. Which card was assigned to Saddam Hussein?
Aberavon
Geoffrey Howe was made a lord he is now known as Lord Howe of where?
Ace of Spades
What song did Motorhead take into the charts in 1980 and again in 1993?
Ajax
In Greek mythology which son of Telamon fought Hector in single combat?
Albatross
According to the poem what kind of bird did the Ancient Mariner kill?
Ambulance
Jean Dominique Larrey developed which type of vehicle?
Alan Taylor
Who scored both West Ham's goals in the 1975 FA Cup Final victory against Fulham?
Amber
What is the fossilised resin of coniferous trees called?
Austin
What is the state capital of Texas?
Angus
In which Scottish county is Glamis Castle?
Arrows
What is used to tell the future in belomancy?
Ryan's Daughter
For which film did John Mills receive an Oscar?
Coney
What is the name of the fur taken from a rabbit?
Spain
In which country did Bing Crosby die?
Testicles
A polyorchid man has at least three what?
Diving
In what Olympic sport did Brian Phelps partake?
In 1983 he was jailed for blockading the Australian Franklin River in a protest against a proposed dam
Why and when was naturalist David Bellamy jailed in Australia?
The South Pole
Where would you find the Amundsen Scott Station?
The Man in Black
What is the title of Johnny Cash's autobiography?
Dick Francis
Which former jump jockey won the prestigious 'Crime Writer's Association' award the Cartier Diamond Dagger, in 1989?
Hawaii
Which US state doesn't have any borders?
David Niven
In 'The Guns of Navarone' who played the demolitions expert?
Africa
In which continent would you find 'The Great Rift Valley'?
March
What is the surname of the family in the book Little Women by Louisa May Alcott?
Tennessee Williams
Which playwright wrote A Streetcar Named Desire and Night of the Iguana?
Eye
Trachoma is an infection of which part of the body?
Dusty Springfield
Which female singer had a top ten hit in 1968 with Son of A Preacher Man?
Royal Enfield
"Which British motor cycle manufacturer's motto was ""Made like a gun, goes like a bullet""?"
Angelo Dundee
Who was Cassius Clay's / Muhammad Ali's manager?
A derby
What would an American call a bowler hat?
Devon Loch
What was the name of the horse ridden by Dick Francis that fell while leading in the 56 Grand National?
Irving Berlin
Who wrote the musical Call Me Madam?
HMS Sheffield
What was the first British ship lost in the Falklands War?
Chesterfields
Which brand of cigarettes did former US president Ronald Reagan advertise in the fifties?
Buckingham Palace
What famous London building did John Nash rebuild in 1825?
Mansfield Park
Which Jane Austen novel tells the story of the Bertram family?
Plymouth
Which American motor manufacturer used to make the Fury?
Paddington Bear
Which fictional character lived at 32 Windsor Gardens, London?
Miss Saigon
What is the longest running show staged at London's Royal Drury Lane theatre?
Corby
Which company is famous for making the trouser presses that you find in the bedrooms of most decent hotels?
Thomas Gainsborough
Which English artist painted The Blue Boy and The Hay Wagon?
Jordan
For what team did Michael Schumacher drive in his first grand prix?
Coat hook
What everyday household item was invented by O A North in 1869?
Let the buyer beware
What does the Latin phrase caveat emptor mean?
Bjork
Who was the lead singer on the Sugarcubes 1992 song called Hit?
Perry White
What is the name of the Daily Planet's editor in the Superman series of comics and films?
Donkey
What creature is the symbol of the American Democratic Party?
(Remember) Walking In The Sand
Which Shangri La's single had the sound of seagulls in the background?
Patsy Kensit
Who played Sadie King in Emmerdale?
Princes Street
What is the main street of Edinburgh called?
Pickpocket
In criminal slang, what is a dip?
The Bull
What is the name of the main pub in The Archers?
Will Young
Who won Pop Idol in 2002?
Spitting Image
The opening credits of which TV show showed Neil Kinnock falling over on his backside on Brighton Beach?
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Who wrote the Tarzan books?
The Marquis of Granby
Which popular pub name comes from the title of John Manners?
From New York to LA
Where was Patsy Gallant travelling to and from in her seventies hit song?
Drachma
What was the currency of Greece before the Euro?
Jimmy Saville
Who hosted the first edition of Top of the Pops?
Born In The USA
What was Bruce Springsteen's first number one album in the UK titled?
Calf
What is a baby hippopotamus called?
Estonia
Mart Poom who played in goal for Portsmouth, Derby County, Sunderland and Watford won 120 caps for which country?
Jimmy Nail
Who played Oz in Auf Wiedersehen Pet?
Mobile phone
What everyday item was invented in 1973 by Martin Cooper?
Bonnie Tyler
Who was lost in France in 1976?
Tulip
The 400th birthday of which flower was celebrated in the Netherlands in 1994?
Diana Ross
Which female singer had a top ten hit in 1999 with Not Over You Yet?
Charles Lynton
Tony Blair has two middle names. What are they?
Stour
What's the name of the river in John Constable's painting 'The Haywain'?
True
There are around 60.000 miles of veins, arteries and capillaries in the human body. True or false?
Middlesex Street
What is the correct name for 'Petticoat Lane' in London?
1947
David Bowie and Elton John were born in the same year. What year?
Cher
Cherylin Sarkasia LaPier is better known as who?
George Harrison
Which Beatle was the producer of the Monty Python film 'The Life of Brian'?
Uranus
Which planet of the solar system has its 27 moons named after characters from the works of William Shakespeare and Alexander Pope?
The Kelvin
What is the SI unit of temperature?
Fungus
LSD is a synthetic derivative of which type of naturally occurring growth?
Black
What colour is the sky on the Moon?