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Corundum
On the Mohs scale of hardness, what is the second hardest mineral, after diamond?
Yuri Gagarin
Who flew in Vostok 1?
Hertz
What is the SI unit of frequency (used in measuring audio and radio transmissions among many others)?
Pixel
What is the name of a single dot on a computer monitor screen?
Carbon monoxide
Which gas has the chemical formula CO?
Flyer
What was the Wright Brother's first successful aeroplane called?
Plate Tectonics
What is the name of the study of the motion of the earth's crust?
Carbon
Graphite is composed of which element?
Turkeys
What type of birds are Beltsville Whites, Broad Breasted Bronze and Norfolk Blacks?
Folland
Which British aircraft company made the original Gnat jet trainer?
Dodge City
What is considered to be the cowboy capital of America?
Julie Walters
Which English actress plays the part of Mrs Weasley in the Harry Potter films?
Ali Campbell
Who was lead singer with UB 40?
Carmela
What is the name of Tony Soprano's wife in the Sopranos?
Charles Dickens
The musical Oliver was based on a novel by which author?
Wenlock and Mandeville
What were the names of the two mascots for the 2012 Olympics?
Sweeney Todd
Who was known as the demon barber of Fleet Street?
Pink
What was author Barbara Cartland's favourite colour?
Jim Callaghan
Which British prime minister was known as Sunny Jim?
Lindy Chamberlain
What was the name of the woman in the Australian dingo baby case?
1968
Which was the first FA Cup Final to be broadcast in colour?
India
In which country would you find the region of Assam?
Vancouver Island
The Canadian city of Victoria can be found on which island?
John Diamond
Who was the first husband of Nigella Lawson?
Hops
What is dried in an oast-house?
Father of Medicine
Hippocrates was known as the Greek what?
Alistair MacLean
Who wrote the best seller 'When Eight Bells Toll'?
Aquae Sulis
What was the Roman name for 'Bath'?
Theodore Roosevelt
Which American President was the teddy bear named after?
Utah
In which US State would you find the 'Bonneville Salt Flats'?
Frances Gumm
What was Judy Garland's real name?
Velma
What is the name of the plain intelligent girl in glasses in Scooby Doo?
Vanilla
What flavouring is added to brandy and egg yolks to make advocaat?
Video
What according to the Buggles killed the radio star?
Vichy
Where was the wartime seat of the Petain government of France?
Ventriloquist
What did Ken Dodd begin his career in entertainment as?
Vermouth
What drink is added to brandy to make a Brandy Manhattan cocktail?
Vicarage
In which road do Watford play their home games?
Valium
What is the more common name for diazepam?
Vespine
If dogs are canine what are wasps?
Vermicelli
What is the pasta that is made in very thin strips called (little worms)?
Vera
In the American sitcom Cheers what was the name of Norm's wife?
Vengaboys
Who had a number one in 1999 with We're Going To Ibiza?
Vasectomy
If you had your vas deferens cut, what operation would you have had?
Venice
A regatta is a boat race, where was the original regatta?
Versace
Who designed Liz Hurley's famous safety pin dress?
Vestal virgins
Who were the only female priests in the ancient Roman religion?
Vicereine
What is the title of the wife of a viceroy?
Vistula
On which river is Warsaw?
William Tell
In which of his operas did Rossini use the alpenhorn?
William Joyce
What was the real name of the WW 2 traitor Lord Haw Haw?
Esther Williams
Which film star was known as the million dollar mermaid?
Hank Williams
Who wrote Your Cheatin' Heart?
JPR Williams
Which former Welsh rugby international full back once won junior Wimbledon?
Fort William
What is the nearest large town to Ben Nevis?
William Harvey
Which English physician discovered the mechanism of blood circulation?
Tennessee Williams
Which playwright wrote Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and Camino Real?
Robbie Williams
Who had a number one in 2000 with Rock DJ?
Sweet William
What flower was named after the Duke of Cumberland?
Williamsburgh bridge
What is the name of the bridge that connects Manhattan and Brooklyn?
William Wallace
Which Scottish patriot was executed in 1305?
Shirley Williams
Who was the female member of Britain's gang of four?
William Webb Ellis Trophy
What is the correct name of the Rugby World Cup trophy?
William McKinley High School
What is the name of the high school in the TV series Glee?
Marcia Williams
What was Harold Wilson's secretary's name before she took the title Lady Falkender?
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Which English composer wrote A Sea Symphony and A London Symphony?
William Wilberforce
Which William is associated with the abolition of slavery?
William Shakespeare
Who was Mary Arden's famous son?
Billy Idol
By what name is 'William Michael Albert Broad' better known?
David Cassidy
Who played Keith Partridge in 'The Partridge Family'?
Billy Joel
'We Didn't Start the Fire' was a 1989 hit for which singer?
Johnny Tillotson
'Poetry In Motion' was the only No. 1 hit for which singer?
Minuetto Allegretto
The Wombles had two hits in 1974. The title of one is 'Banana Rock' what's the title of their other hit?
The Marx Brothers
Queen's mid 70's albums 'A Night at the Opera' and 'A Day At the Races', got their titles from who's films?
The Weather Girls
Who had a hit in 1983 with 'It's Raining Men'?
The Communards
Who had their biggest British hit with 'Don't Leave Me This Way' in 1986?
Brompton Road
On which London street would you find the famous 'Harrods' store?
Oxford Street
On which London street would you find the Selfridges store?
The Serpentine
What is the name of the lake in London's Hyde Park?
Kensington Gardens
And in which gardens will you find the Albert Memorial?
The British Museum
Where in London can you find the 'Rosetta Stone'?
Fleet Street
Which London street is traditionally associated with newspapers?
Marylebone Road
Madame Tussaud's and it's neighbour the London Planetarium are to be found on which London Street?
The Archbishop of Canterbury
Who, traditionally, lives at 'Lambeth Palace'?
Trafalgar Square
Where in London can you find 'Nelson's Column'?
Westminster Abbey
By what name is the Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster better known?
Montevideo
What is the capital of Uruguay?
Agra
In which Indian city can you find the 'Taj Mahal'?
Margaret Bondfield
Who was the first British female cabinet minister?
Le Havre
Which port stands at the mouth of the river Seine?
Nelson Mandela
Who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 jointly with F W de Klerk?
Zionist leader
Who/what was David Ben Gurion?
The Carthaginians
The population of Malta is reputed to be descended from which ancient people?
The Vietcong
In the Vietnam War, what was the name of the North Vietnam communist forces?
King Henry II
Who was the first of the Plantagenet kings?
Ethiopia
Where did Italy invade in 1935?
1949
In what year did clothes rationing end?
Prince Charles
Who attended schools in Cheam, Surrey, Gordonstoun, Scotland, and Timbertop, Australia?
1966 Nancy Sinatra
These Boots are Made for Walkin?
4
In 'The Fellowship of the Ring', how many hobbits are there?