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GK 6
Quiz
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Which horse was involved in the 1913 incident that killed Emily Davison? | Anmer |
| What is the meaning of "discursive"? | digressing from subject to subject |
| What was the German 'Jugendstil' known as in Britain and the USA? | Art Nouveau |
| The artists Odilon Redon and Fernand Khnopff were most closely associated with which artistic movement? | Symbolism |
| What nationality was artist Fernand Khnopff? | Belgian |
| What is the meaning of 'post hoc, ergo propter hoc'? | "After which, therefore because of which" |
| In which year did BBC Radio 2, in the guise of the BBC Light Programme, start broadcasting? | 1945 |
| What radio programme used the signature tune "At The Sign Of The Swinging Cymbal" by Bryan Fahey? | Pick of The Pops |
| Agricola, Roman Governor of Britain, was which Roman writer's father-in-law? | Tacitus |
| Agricola, Roman Governor of Britain, was recalled in disgrace by which Emperor? | Domitian |
| Which Iron Age tribe had a capital at Emain Macha in Ulster? | Ulaid |
| Who had a 1955 Number 1 with "Softly, Softly"? | Ruby Murray |
| Who had UK hits with "Be My Love" and "Because You're Mine"? | Mario Lanza |
| Who took "Rose Marie" to No 1 spot in the UK IN 1954? | Slim Whitman |
| In 1955 Jimmy Young had a No 1 single with "The Man From..." - where? | Laramie |
| Which singer was the indirect cause of 1944's Columbus Day Riot? | Frank Sinatra |
| In which year did "Rock Around The Clock" hit No 1 in both the UK and the US? | 1955 |
| Both "boogie-woogie" and "rock and roll" supposedly got their names from what? | Euphemisms for sex |
| Who coined the term "Rhythm and Blues"? | Jerry Wexler |
| Which Cleveland DJ is usually credited with coining the term "rock n roll" to apply to the music of that style? | Alan Freed |
| Which band were originally called "The Rambling Yodeller And The Sandmen"? | Bill Haley & The Comets |
| Who had a 1950s hit with "Be-Bop-A Lula"? | Gene Vincent and The Blue Caps |
| Which chemical elements occupy positions 89-103 on the Periodic Table? | Actinides |
| What name is given to a 3D co-ordinate system with three planes, x, y, and Z? | Cartesian |
| What are the names given to the three sides of a right-angled triangle? | Hypotenuse, Base, Altitude |
| If theta represents the angle opposite the altitude in a right angled triangle, a is the altitude, b the base and c is the hypotenuse, what is sinθ equal to? | a/c |
| If theta represents the angle opposite the altitude in a right angled triangle, a is the altitude, b the base and c is the hypotenuse, what is cosθ equal to? | b/c |
| If theta represents the angle opposite the altitude in a right angled triangle, a is the altitude, b the base and c is the hypotenuse, what is tanθ equal to? | a/b (or sinθ/cosθ) |
| What is the meaning of sin(squared)θ? | sinθsinθ |
| What is a vector? | An object that has both magnitude and direction in space |
| Which letters are traditionally used for the three base vectors? | i, j, k |
| Who had a 1962 Number 1 with "Wonderful Land"? | The Shadows |
| Which artistic group was founded in 1911 by Kandinsky and Marc? | Der Blaue Reiter |
| Artist Franz Marc was born in wRhich country? | Germany |
| Who painted "Luxe, Calme et Volupte"? | Matisse |
| Who is generally held to be the originator of the Suprematist art movement? | Malevich |
| The artists Boccioni, Carra and Severeni, all Italians, belonged to which movement? | Futurism |
| What was the real name of The Big Bopper, who died in a plane crash along with Buddy Holly? | JP Richardson |
| What was the stage name of the singer Rosemary Brown? | Dana |
| Which country singer got to No. 1 in the UK with "Coward Of The County"? | Kenny Rogers |
| Who composed "The Stars And Stripes Forever"? | John Phillip Sousa |
| Who composed "Symphonie Fantastique"? | Berlioz |
| Who composed the waltz "Tales From The Vienna Woods"? | Johann Strauss |
| Robert-Francois Damiens attempted to assassinate (and failed, although he did wound) which king? | Louis XV of France |
| When was the Seven Years' War? | 1756-63 |
| Whose final work was 1804's "Opus Postumum"? | Kant |
| The Pregolya River, which features in Euler's 'Seven Bridges'problem, runs through which city? | Kaliningrad |
| Who wrote 1848's "The Principles Of Political Economy"? | John Stuart Mill |
| What is defined as "the composite of an organism's observable traits"? | Phenotype |
| The Japanese word 'hara', associated with composure, refers to which part of the body? | Abdomen |
| How old are Japanese people when they celebrate their 'Coming Of Age Day'? | 20 |
| The Azande people live mainly in which country? | DR Congo (also populations in CAR and South Sudan) |
| Which early human species of 1.8 to 1.3mya used fire, cared for its sick, and had a low-lying larynx similar to the modern position, that might suggest the evolution of language? | Homo ergaster |
| Neanderthals, Denisovans, and modern humans are all descended from which homo species that lived from (at least) 600,000ya to 250,000ya? | Homo heidelbergensis |
| Which shipping forecast area lies west of Dogger? | Tyne |
| Which shipping forecast area lies to the south of Dogger? | Humber |
| Which shipping forecast area lies to the west of Biscay? | Fitzroy |
| Which shipping forecast area lies to the south of Humber? | Thames |
| Which shipping forecast area lies between Dover and Portland? | Wight |
| Which shipping forecast area is directly north of Fitzroy? | Sole |
| Which shipping forecast area lies west of Wight? | Portland |
| Which shipping forecast area lies north of Dover? | Thames |
| Which shipping forecast area lies between Sole and Portland? | Plymouth |
| Which shipping forecast area lies north of Rockall? | Bailey |
| Who painted "Autumn Rhythm(Number 30)"? | Pollock |
| What relation were Rabelais' Gargantua and Pantagruel? | Father and Son |
| Which was the first statue to occupy Trafalgar Square's "Fourth Plinth" once a rotating schedule of artwork was set up? | Ecce Homo by Mark Wallinger |
| Which famous person's birth name was Mataoka? | Pocahontas |
| Chesapeake is a city in which US state? | Virginia |
| How is Metacom's War better known? | King Philip's War (between Native American inhabitants of present-day New England and English colonists and their Native American allies in 1675–78) |
| Whose 1650 book of poetry was "The Tenth Muse, Lately Sprung Up In America"? | Anne Broadstreet |
| What does NATO stand for? | North Atlantic Treaty Organisation |
| Which philosopher wrote the book "Perpetual Peace"? | Kant |
| Who wrote "The Wealth Of Nations" in 1776? | Adam Smith |
| John Stuart Mill lived exclusively in which century? | Nineteenth (1806-73) |
| After Albania and Croatia joined in 2009, how many members did NATO have (still the same number as of Jan 2015)? | 28 |
| Give a year in the life of the philosopher Hegel. | 1770-1831 |
| Who wrote the prescient "The Economic Consequences Of The Peace" in 1919? | Keynes |
| The three federally-recognised Shawnee Native American tribes all inhabit which state? | Oklahoma |
| The Seneca people traditionally inhabited which US state? | (Upstate) New York |
| Pocahontas is credited with saving the life of which man? | John Smith |
| Where in 1978 were successful peace negotiations between Egypt and Israel held? | Camp David |
| Which 1177 peace treaty took place between the papacy and its allies, the north Italian city-states of the Lombard League, and Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor? | Treaty of Venice |
| In which year did California become a state? | 1850 |
| The famous US Overland Trail started in which town? | Atchison, Kansas |
| What name is given to the place where an otter lives? | Holt |
| What name is given to the place where a squirrel lives? | Drey |
| What is the collective name for cats? | Clowder |
| What is the collective name for bears? | Sleuth |
| Who built the first steam locomotive to run on rails? | Trevithick |
| Which locomotive, built by George Stephenson, carried 450 people between Stockton and Darlington in 1825? | Locomotion |
| How is potassium bitartrate better known? | Cream of Tartar |
| The Dace belongs to which fish family? | Carp |
| What is the highest peak in the Brecon Beacons? | Pen-y-Fan |
| The Pidgeon Process is used to produce which metal? | Magnesium |
| Who was Led Zeppelin's lead singer? | Robert Plant |
| What name was given to the succession crisis that occurred when Henry I's son died? | The Anarchy |
| In which city was Mozart born? | Salzburg |
| What was DH Lawrence's first novel? | The White Peacock |
| Alec Waugh, brother of Evelyn, wrote a first novel about life at a public school - what was it called? | The Loom Of Youth |
| Lady Ariadne Utterwood and Mrs Hesione Hushabye are sisters in which GB Shaw play? | Heartbreak House |
| Which novel ends "She walked rapidly in the June sunlight into the worst horror of all"? | Brighton Rock |
| Who preceded Cecil Day-Lewis as Poet Laureate? | John Masefield |
| Who, famed for his elongated women, sculpted Grande Femme Debout I, which sold at auction for $14.3 million, and Grande Femme Debout II, which was bought by the Gagosian Gallery for $27.4 million? | Alberto Giacometti |
| Which US sculptress was born in the then Russian Empire as Leah Berliawsky? | Louise Nevelson |
| Which city was the birthplace of Albert Einstein? | Ulm |
| Which US female rapper released a debut single called "212" and a delayed first album in 2014 called "Broke with Expensive Taste"? | Azealia Banks |
| Whose debut album was 2010's "Pink Friday", with the lead single "Super Bass" reaching the US Top 3? | Nicki Minaj |
| Which band released 2010 album "Plastic Beach"? | Gorillaz |
| Which soul singer guested on Gorillaz's "Stylo" and nearly passed out in the studio from going hypoglycaemic? | Bobby Womack |
| Who released the poem and song "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised"? | Gil Scott-Heron |
| Who provided the inspiration behind the words "order and progress (ordem e progresso)" on Brazil's flag? | Auguste Comte |
| Which prehistoric stone tool industry immediately followed the Oldowan, making it the 'second' one chronologically? | Acheulian |
| Mousterian prehistoric tools, that include Levallois flakes, are particularly associated with which early hominims? | Neanderthals |
| In which modern country is Tell Abu Hureyra, site of the earliest yet known human farming? | Syria |
| Einkorn and emmer are both varieties of what? | Wheat |
| Rosalind is a main character in which Shakespeare work? | As You Like It |
| Who wrote "Geological Evidences Of The Antiquity Of Man"? | Charles Lyell |
| What is the capital of Virginia? | Richmond |
| What is the capital of West Virginia? | Charleston |
| Who named the South African province of Natal? | Vasco Da Gama (Christmas Day 1497) |
| What is the capital of Washington? | Olympia |
| What is the capital of Wisconsin? | Madison |
| What is the capital of Wyoming? | Cheyenne |
| Which US state is nicknamed the Mountain State? | West Virginia |
| What is the currency, as of 2015, of Brazil? | Real |
| Which idea was first proposed by New Zealander George Vernon Hudson in 1895? | Daylight Saving Time |
| Which London theatre is home of the English National Opera? | Coliseum |
| Where in Derbyshire is the National Trust Museum of Chidhood? | Sudbury Hall |
| Which EU member state has the lowest population? | Malta |
| Which is the driest desert on Earth? | Atacama |
| Tokyo sits at the mouth of which river? | Sumida |
| Charlemagne's political empire was mainly run from which city? | Aachen |
| Which river forms part of the present Germany-Poland border? | Oder |
| Which city or town has the dialling code 01234? | Bedford |
| Which stars appear on the flag of Alaska? | Big Dipper, North or Pole Star |
| What is the official motto of Alaska? | North To The Future |
| In which year did the USA purchase Alaska from the Russian Empire? | 1867 |
| Both Alaska and Hawaii became US states in which year? | 1959 |
| Who directly preceded John F Kennedy as US president? | Dwight Eisenhower |
| Which animal is nicknamed the sea canary? | Beluga |
| What is the sixth book of the New Testament, following Acts? | Romans |
| The flag of which place bears the motto "Desire The Right"? | Falkland Islands |
| Which English actor (1911-90) was born Thomas Stevens? | Terry-Thomas |
| Of what was Aegir the Norse/Viking god? | The sea |
| Which mythological Norse blacksmith dwarf shares his name with a now-defunct car manufacturer? | Alvis |
| What was the home of the best-known, Æsir tribe of Norse gods? | Asgard |
| Who was the Irish goddess of love and fertility, associated with midsummer and the sun, and the county of Limerick? | Áine |
| In folklore, who gave Excalibur to King Arthur? | Lady Of The Lake |
| Who composed "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik"? | Mozart |
| In Greek myth, who was condemned to eternally roll a stone up a hill? | Sisyphus |
| Which shield was made by Jupiter for Vulcan, in Roman myth? | Aegis |
| In myth, who answered the Sphinx's riddles correctly? | Oedipus |
| In myth, which character from Cyprus fell in love with a statue? | Pygmalion |
| Who composed the 1798 oratorio "The Creation"? | Haydn |
| Which entertainer was born Arnold George Dorsey in Madras in 1936? | Englebert Humperdinck |
| By what name is sodium bicarbonate better known? | Baking Soda |
| Which animal lives in a form? | Hare |
| A precursor to Prozac and Teflon, which acid dissolves glass? | Hydrofluoric acid |
| Which chemical is called 'oil of vitriol'? | Sulphuric Acid |
| On which river was the 1800 submarine, the 'Nautilus' tested? | Seine |
| Which chemical element is named after a place in Scotland? | Strontium |
| What, in the USA, is an 'Annie Oakley'? | Complimentary Ticket |
| Which cleaning product was invented and named by Harry Pickup? | Harpic |
| What do the Heckler and Koch company make? | Guns |
| Which branch of philosophy deals with the nature and scope of knowledge? | Epistemology |
| Which English economist (1772-1823) devised the theories of comparative advantage and of diminishing returns? | Ricardo |
| Who invented the cotton gin? | Eli Whitney |
| The name of which Italian economist can precede distribution, efficiency and principle? | Pareto |
| What name is given to the part of the Earth's shell divided into tectonic plates? | Lithosphere |
| What type of creature is a bushmaster? | A snake |
| Where is the 'pit' that gives pit vipers their name? | Between their eyes |
| What does the 'pit' of pit vipers detect? | Infrared radiation |
| What adjective means geographic speciation? | Allopatric |
| Which French sociologist wrote a famous 1897 study of suicide? | Durkheim |
| Born in 1908, who was the leading exponent of structural anthropology? | Levi-Strauss |
| The 'Meister Eckhart' prize is awarded biannually to thinkers on which topic? | Identity |
| Who discovered the 'Greenhouse Effect' as far back as 1824? | Fourier |
| What measurement derives from the distance oxen could plough without a rest? | Furlong |
| A physiocrat was an early name for a member of which profession? | Economist |
| Which Internet site used the slogan 'a place for friends'? | MySpace |
| Wiley Post became the first pilot to fly solo RTW in which plane? | Winnie Mae |
| Which elementary particle carries the electromagnetic force? | Photon |
| Which elementary particle carries the strong nuclear force? | Gluon |
| Which element's name derives from Arabic for 'goldlike'? | Zirconium |
| What is the summer equivalent of hibernation? | Aestivation |
| Which chemical element's name comes from the Arabic for 'yellow'? | Sulphur |
| Which train holds the steam locomotive speed record? | Mallard |
| The Flying Scotsman train linked which two cities? | London, Edinburgh |
| Who designed the Mallard locomotive? | Nigel Gresley |
| What building is known as the 'Anastasis' (tr: Resurrection) in the Orthodox Church? | Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem |
| Who founded the Unification Church? | Rev Sung Myung Moon |
| Which part of the brain, whose name derives from Greek for 'chamber', acts as a 'central switching station' after receiving sensory input from organs such as the eyes and ears? | Thalamus |
| For which two films did Gary Cooper win Best Actor Academy Awards? | Sergeant York (1942) and High Noon (1953) |
| Who won a Best Actor Academy Award for his performance in "Life Is Beautiful"? | Roberto Benigni |
| Film "10 Things I Hate About You" was loosely based on which Shakespeare play? | The Taming Of The Shrew |
| Who wrote and directed the film "Prospero's Books"? | Peter Greenaway |
| Who played Shylock in the 2004 film "The Merchant Of Venice"? | Al Pacino |
| Which "Hawaii Five-O" character used the catchphrase "Book 'Em Danno"? | Steve McGarrett |
| In which radio show did Mrs Mopp say "Can I Do You Now, Sir"? | ITMA |
| Whose catchphrase was "Can You Hear Me, Mother?" | Sandy Powell |
| Which comedian used the catchphrases "Swingin!" and "Dodgy!"? | Norman Vaughan |
| Who played the male lead in 1950 musical film "Sunset Boulevard"? | William Holden |
| Whose real name was Phyllis Primrose-Pechey? | Fanny Craddock |
| Margaret Rutherford played Miss Prism in the film adaptation of which play? | The Importance Of Being Earnest |
| Who played Henry VIII in the film "A Man For All Seasons"? | Robert Shaw |
| Which singer's catchphrase was "You Ain't Seen Nothin Yet"? | Al Jolson |
| Which film of a Shakespeare play starred both Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton? | The Taming Of The Shrew |
| Which 2009 film is set in the year 2154? | Avatar |
| In which series did Karl Davies play trainee solicitor Lyle Anderson? | Kingdom |
| Troy Tempest was the captain of what on TV? | Stingray |
| Si King and who else comprise TV's "Hairy Bikers"? | Dave Myers |
| In which Welsh region are the prehistoric burial chambers of Barclodiad y Gawres and Bryn Celli Ddu? | Anglesey |
| In which literary work does the Reverend Eli Jenkins appear? | Under Milk Wood |
| Which Welsh mountain is famed for the two monoliths at the top named 'Adam' and 'Eve', with climbers being encouraged to leap from one to the other to gain the 'freedom' of the peak? | Tryfan |
| Festival N°6 is held annually in which town? | Portmeirion |
| Which small Welsh town hosts both the World Bog Snorkelling Championships and the annual Man versus Horse Marathon? | Llanwrtyd Wells |
| Which IPL team used the nickname 'The Knight Riders'? | Kolkata |
| In which town or city do football team Schalke 04 play? | Gelsenkirchen |
| Whcih two mountaineers first scaled the south face of Annapurna in 1970? | Haston & Whillians |
| The Barry Burn is on which golf course? | Carnoustie |
| Who scored 4 goals against Real Madrid in the 2013 Champions League semi-finals? | Lewandowski |
| Which popular game, known in Byzantine Greek times, starts with 15 counters per person? | Backgammon |
| Which woman won 2004 Olympic Long Jump gold, and 2008 Olympic Long Jump and Triple Jump silver? | Lebedva |
| What was the nickname of boxer James Corbett? | Gentleman Jim |
| Which cricket writer (1888-1975) was also the music critic for the Manchester Guardian? | Neville Cardus |
| How many timeouts can an American football team use per game? | Six (3 per half) |
| What name is given to a matchbox, or matchbox label, collector? | Philumenist |
| Who was the first Latin American to win the Wimbledon Men's Singles, in 1959? | Olmedo |
| What is the BATF in the USA? | Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms |
| What is the USPS? | US Postal Service |
| Which body of water separates the Peloponnese from the rest of Greece? | Gulf of Corinth |
| Which expedition of 415-413BC, during the Peloponnesian War, led to a disastrous defeat of the Athenians, and the complete destruction of their expeditionary force? | Sicilian Expedition |
| The Parthenon was dedicated to which deity? | Pallas Athena |
| What was the name of Marseilles when it was first founded by exiled Greeks? | Massalia |
| The first Greek 'tyrant' ruled in around 650BC in which 'polis'? | Corinth |
| In which year did Classical Athens adopt democracy? | 510BCE |
| Which ancient philosopher lived in a wine barrel, or ceramic jar, and carried a lamp in the daytime, claiming to be looking for an 'honest man'? | Diogenes of Sinope |
| What is a samisen? | Stringed Japanese musical instrument |
| In the myth, when trying to steal apples, Heracles had to face which 100-headed dragon? | Ladon |
| Dick Deadeye is a character in which Gilbert and Sullivan work? | HMS Pinafore |
| In Massenet's opera "Manon" in whose arms does the titular character die? | Des Grieux |
| Who was the Greek Muse of Dance? | Terpsichore |
| Whose third album, released 2005, was "Living The Dream"? | Katherine Jenkins |
| How many stations of the cross are there in Christianity? | 14 |
| In which book of The Bible are The Beatitudes? | Matthew |
| How is sodium hydroxide better known? | Caustic soda |
| What is the alternate name of sodium sulphate? | Glaubers Salts |
| Which metal can be beaten into the thinnest sheet? | Gold |
| What was the first plastic to be manufactured? | Bakelite |
| What are the most abundant two elements in the universe? | Hydrogen and Helium |
| Which chemical element is the best conductor of electricity? | Silver |
| What is the brightest star in the constellation of Orion? | Rigel |
| What is the alternative name of the constellation Bootes? | The Herdsman |
| What type of fruit or vegetable are "Arran Victory", "Pink Fir Apple" and "Vanessa"? | Potato |
| What is the collective name given to foxes? | A skulk or earth |
| What is the collective name given to larks? | Exaltation |
| In UK law, appeals from either the Court of Appeal or Queen's Bench Court are heard where? | House of Lords |
| What does the legal expression "voir dire" mean? | To question/to ensure that evidence is admissible, or a witness or juror is competent |
| Which country overtook Colombia as the world's top cocaine exporter in 2013? | Peru |
| Which river runs through Kendal? | Kent |
| What are the famous galleried streets of Chester called? | The Rows |
| The currencies of Barbados, Bermuda and the Bahamas all share what name? | Dollar |
| What is the capital of the Dominican Republic? | Santo Domingo |
| What, as of 2015, is the currency of Haiti? | Gourde |
| Founded in 1995, what is the trade union, as of 2015, of the UK Post Office? | CWU (Communication Workers Union) |
| Lijiang, a tourist hotspot, is in which Chinese province? | Yunnan |
| The Amu Darya river forms part of the northern border of which country? | Afghanistan |
| Which city is the nearest to the Gower peninsula? | Swansea |
| Which inlet forms Istanbul's natural harbour? | The Golden Horn |
| Where is the horse track 'Rotten Row' located? | Hyde Park |
| In which body of water are the Goodwin Sands? | English Channel/Straits of Dover |
| Which river part-divides Devon and Cornwall? | Tamar |
| The Deccan plateau lies in which country? | India |
| What was the role of Moscow's Lubyanka building from 1940 to 1990? | HQ of KGB |
| What term is used, in general, for the first ten amendments to the US Constitution? | Bill of Rights |
| The leu currency is used in which two countries? | Romania, Moldova |
| In which US state is the "Devil's Tower National Monument"? | Wyoming |
| Which is the world's second largest desert, after the Sahara? | Gobi |
| Which Devon town suffered a severe flood on 16th August 1952? | Lynmouth |
| Which Cornish town suffered a severe flood on 16th August 2004? | Boscastle |
| Sulgrave Manor, Northants, was home to the ancestors of which US President? | George Washington |
| Hernando de Soto was the first European to see which river in 1541? | Mississippi |
| Marie de Medici was married to which French monarch? | Henri IV |
| The Da Vinci Code brought thousands of tourists to which 17th century church in the 6th arrondissement? | Saint-Sulpice |
| Which Russian-born French artist's best-known work is probably the sculpture "The Destroyed City" (1951-1953), representing a man without a heart, a memorial to the destruction of the centre of the Dutch city of Rotterdam in 1940 by the German Luftwaffe? | Ossip Zadkine |
| Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (1827-1875) is best known for his work in what field? | Sculpture |
| 'St. John the Baptist and the Magdalen' (about 1513) in the Louvre, the 'Montini Altarpiece' (about 1506-1507) in the Galleria Nazionale di Parma, and 'Incredulity of St. Thomas' (National Gallery, London) are all works by who? | Cima da Conegliano |
| Which author wrote "Au Bonheur Des Dames"? | Zola |
| Which French sculptor (1861-1944) died at the age of 83 in a car accident? | Aristide Maillol |
| Who directed the 1962 film "The Trial", stating afterwards that it was "the best film that I ever made"? | Orson Welles |
| Who is regarded as Poland's national poet, and is known chiefly for the poetic drama Dziady (Forefathers' Eve) and the national epic poem Pan Tadeusz? | Adam Mickiewicz |
| Known as the "semi-official artist of the French army" which French academic painter and military artist noted for his precision and realistic detail painted "La Reve"? | Detaille |
| Which French artist, once accused of sensationalism and favouring gory paintings, and a teacher of Toulouse-Lautrec and Van Gogh, died almost forgotten when he was run over by a taxi in 1924? | Cormon |
| Which female Impressionist painted "Le Berceau", one of many of her paintings in the Musee D'Orsay, and married Manet's brother? | Berthe Morisot |
| Popular in his time, but reviled by the Impressionist avant-garde for his conservativism and academic style, which French painter (1825-1905) who favoured nudes and classical themes, has been subject to something of a comeback since the 1980s? | William-Adolphe Bouguereau |
| For which film did Art Carney win a Best Actor Academy Award (Oscar)? | Harry and Tonto (1975) |
| For which film did George Arliss win a Best Actor Academy Award (Oscar)? | Disraeli (1931) |
| For which film did F Murray Abraham win a Best Actor Academy Award (Oscar)? | Amadeus (1985) |
| Who is best remembered for saying "I'll give it foive" while a talent show judge in the 1960s? | Janice Nicholls |
| How many times was Peter O'Toole nominated for an Academy Award, although he never won? | Eight |
| Who played the character "Face" in "The A-Team"? | Dirk Benedict |
| Who played the character "Murdock" in "The A-Team"? | Dwight Schulz |
| In which variety show did the audience dress up in old-fashioned clothing? | The Good Old Days |
| Which character's real name was Don Diego De Vega? | Zorro |
| Which Jean-Luc Godard film was publicly condemned by Pope John Paul II in 1985? | Hail Mary |
| Who is the sinister housekeeper in Daphne Du Maurier's "Rebecca"? | Mrs Danvers |
| Who is the main male character in Daphne Du Maurier's "Rebecca"? | Maxim De Winter |
| Where is the play "As You Like It" set? | Forest of Arden |
| Who was Pongo's wife in the story "101 Dalmations"? | Missus |
| Who wrote "The 101 Dalmations"? | Dodie Smith |
| In which Austen novel do the Bertrams take the charge of Fanny Price? | Mansfield Park |
| In Jane Austen's eponymous novel, what is "Emma"'s surname? | Woodhouse |
| Who wrote the play "The Critic"? | RB Sheridan |
| Who was the first wife of Louis XIV of France? | Maria Theresa of Spain (Marie-Therese) |
| Who was proclaimed Emperor at Versailles in 1871? | Kaiser Wilhelm I of Germany |
| In which room in Versailles was the eponymous post-WW1 peace treaty signed? | Hall of Mirrors |
| What was the maiden name of Napoleon's wife, Josephine? | Beaumarchais |
| Who is the only person to have received a posthumous Nobel Prize? | Dag Hammarskjold |
| In popular legend, which Monarch of England's outstretched arm supposedly standardised the length of a yard? | Henry I |
| Which entire country was sentenced to death by the Spanish Inquisition? | Netherlands |
| Which infamous UK judge was nicknamed "The Hanging Judge"? | Jeffreys |
| What term, used to describe the virtual reality created by computers, was coined by the science-fiction writer William Gibson? | Cyberspace |
| The title of PD James' first ever novel, "Cover Her Face" takes its title from a line in which play? | Webster's "The Duchess Of Malfi" |
| In which region of the then-Asia Minor did Hannibal poison himself while taking refuge from the Romans in 182BCE? | Bithynia |
| The ptarmigan is a member of which bird family? | Grouse |
| Which element has the atomic number 40? | Zirconium |
| 'Vanellus vanellus' is the name given to which bird species, which declined in population between 1987 and 1998? | (Northern) Lapwing (or peewit) |
| Which animal was reintroduced to Scotland in 1952? | Reindeer |
| Cobras belong to which family of venomous snakes? | Elapidae |
| Who said of television "the word is half Latin, half Greek - no good can come of it"? | CP Scott |
| In the Southern US, what is a 'snake doctor'? | Dragonfly |
| Platinum takes its name from the Spanish for what? | Silver |
| Pilology is the study of what? | Hair |
| Which invention has been variously credited to Albert Parkhouse, O.A. North, or even President Thomas Jefferson? | Clothes Hanger |
| In which decade was surgical anaesthetic first used? | 1840s |
| Which solar system planet attains the highest temperatures? | Venus |
| Helcology is the study of which medical condition? | Ulcers |
| In dating adverts, what is signified by 'ANI'? | Age Not Important |
| Which type of tool has variants called bench, rabbet and router? | Plane |
| What was the name of the third Briton to go into space as a bona fide astronaut? | Piers Sellars |
| Who was the first Briton into space, in 1991? | Helen Sharman |
| Who became the second Briton, and first male Briton, to go into space in 1992? | Michael Foale |
| Which country's Royal Family are the Nassau-Weilbergs? | Luxembourg |
| Who became King of the Netherlands upon Beatrix's abdication in 2013? | Willem-Alexander |
| Who succeeded Olav V as King of Norway in 1991? | Harald V |
| Manuel II, the last King of Portugal, belonged to which Royal family? | Braganza |
| Which country's monarchy was abolished by a 1946 referendum? | Italy |
| Which wife of Philip II of Spain had an affair with his son? | Elizabeth of Valois |
| Louis XIV frequently performed at what art form, particularly in his youth to the creations of Pierre Beauchamp? | Ballet |
| Which was the longest-lasting of China's many Dynasties? | Zhou (or Chou) |
| Which Emperor of Russia, reigning for just 6 months, was ceremonially crowned 34 years after his death, and remains popular enough that various later deliverances of St Petersburg have been ascribed to him? | Peter III |
| What was the name of the US Aid Programme to Latin America inaugurated by John F Kennedy in 1961? | Alliance for Progress |
| In what year was the Ancient Roman monarchy abolished and a Republic proclaimed in its place? | 509BCE |
| Who (370-190BCE) is credited with being the first skeptic philosopher, and had a later philosophical school, founded by Aenesidemus in the 1st century BC, named after it? | Pyrrhon of Elis |
| Which position in Ancient Rome allowed for some representation of the people who were not patricians? | Tribune of the plebs |
| Which King of Macedonia subdued Ancient Greece? | Philip II |
| Paul of Tarsus, then known as Saul, practiced what profession prior to his conversion to Christianity? | Tentmaker |
| Antiochus III 'The Great' was in fact defeated in war by the Roman Republic in Mainland Greece - he was the king and ruler of which Empire? | Seleucid |
| The origin of the Roman word 'imperator', in the Roman Republic had a meaning closer to which modern English word? | Commander |
| In the standard classification system, what are the two main types of loop fingerprint? | Ulnar, radial |
| In the standard classification system, what are the two main types of arch fingerprint? | Plain, tented |
| In the standard classification system, what are the four main types of whorl fingerprint? | Plain, double loop, central pocket loop, accidental |
| What was invented by both Juan Vucetich and Sir Edward Henry? | Methods of fingerprint classification |
| Shearjashub was the son of which Biblical prophet? | Isaiah |
| Which King of Judah was assassinated in 641BCE? | Amon |
| What is the meaning of the name of the Biblical book 'Deuteronomy'? | Second law |
| In which year were the Madrid bombings, the first major terror event in the West since 9/11? | 2004 |
| How is Mount Sinai known in the Bible? | Mount Horeb |
| Which psychologist, associated with the positive psychology movement, came up with the concept of 'flow'? | Czekszentmihalyi |
| Which people's ancestral home is called Hawaiki in their mythology, their supposed habitation before they travelled to the country in which they are best known? | Maori |
| Which poet wrote the lines: “God’s in his Heaven— All’s right with the world”? | Robert Browning (Pippa Passes, 1841) |
| Which king of England married Eleanor of Acquitaine? | Henry II |
| What is the highest mountain in Germany? | Zugspitze |
| Which member of Harold Macmillan’s government married the actress Valerie Hobson? | John Profumo |
| Which member of the Bloomsbury Group, an expert in his field, married the dancer Lydia Lupokova? | John Maynard Keynes |
| Who shot and killed Wild Bill Hickock? | Black Jake/Jack McCall |
| Name any of the three Fates in Greek mythology. | Atropos/Lachesis/Clotho |
| Of which country was Pressburg the capital from 1546-1784? | Hungary |
| Assassinated in 1958, King Faisal was monarch of which country? | Iraq |
| Who wrote the plays Luther and Inadmissible Evidence? | John Osborne |
| Who wrote the words to the hymn Rock of Ages? | Augustus Montague Toplady |
| Under what pseudonym did Agatha Chistie write romantic fiction? | Mary Westmacott |
| In the Just William stories, what is the name of William’s gang? | The Outlaws |
| What was the maiden name of Shakespeare’s mother? | Arden |
| In which castle was Mary Queen of Scots executed? | Fotheringay |
| In Northern English names for geographical features, what is a force? | Waterfall |
| Which order of chivalry whose membership is limited to 65 was established in 1917? | Companion of Honour |
| What was the title of the work published by Keynes in 1919 as an indictment of the Versailles Treaty? | The Economic Consequences of Peace |
| Which outlaw was shot by Robert Ford? | Jesse James |
| In which country is Graham Greene’s novel The Honorary Consul set? | Argentina |
| Name either of the 3 Gorgons who were not Medusa. | Euryale, Sthena |
| Prior to 1974 in which English county was Wolverhampton? | Staffordshire |
| In which year was the Battle of Marston Moor? | 1644 |
| In which Dutch city was the painter Rembrandt born? | Leiden |
| Which heraldic term indicates an animal lying with its head erect? | Couchant |
| Which heraldic term indicates that an animal is walking? | Passant |
| Prior to 1974 in which English county was Slough? | Buckinghamshire |
| Willenhall in the English Midlands is traditionally famous for the manufacture of what items? As early as 1770 Willenhall contained 148 skilled manufacturers of this product. | Locks (and keys) |
| The industry first founded in the area in 1785 by Brintons, Kidderminster in the English Midlands is traditionally famous for the manufacture of what items? | Carpets |
| Which British “trad” jazz clarinettist had a 1952 hit with a solo performance of Petite Fleur? | Monty Sunshine |
| Born in 1844, the fourth son of Queen Victoria became a Royal Duke and a British Admiral of the Fleet. Who was he? | Alfred / Duke of Edinburgh |
| Of whom was Winston Churchill speaking when he described a First World War commander as the only man on either side who could lose the war in an afternoon? | John Jellicoe |
| Who was the first king of England of the Plantagenet dynasty? | Henry II |
| Who won Britain’s only individual medal on the track at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics? | Roger Black |
| Which is the only English town or city mentioned in the title of a Shakespeare play? | Windsor |
| Who wrote the Sharpe series of novels? | Bernard Cornwell |
| Which is the longest river in Ireland? | Shannon |
| Which rock star designed and built the Lakedown trout fishery in Sussex? | Roger Daltrey |
| Who was the only Australian to win the Wimbledon men’s singles between John Newcombe in 1970 and Lleyton Hewitt in 2002? | Pat Cash |
| Eleanor Rigby, Yellow Submarine and Doctor Robert are tracks on which Beatles’ album? | Revolver |
| Who won the Women’s Olympic Figure Skating title three times in 1928, 1932 and 1936, before going on to have a successful film career? | Sonia Henie |
| Who was the President of the USA when the 18th Century became the 19th? | John Adams |
| Who led the Liberal Party to a landslide victory in the 1906 General Election? | Henry Campbell-Bannerman |
| David Beckham was the 5th player to win 100 caps for England, but who was the first? | Billy Wright |
| Who played Captain Jack Harkness in the TV drama series Torchwood? | John Barrowman |
| Which card game variant takes its name from the French for ‘railway’? | Chemin de Fer |
| Who is the only footballer to win 100 caps for Scotland? | Kenny Dalglish |
| In which county is Edgehill, scene of the first significant battle of the English Civil War? | Warwickshire |
| Which of Brunel’s ships was scuttled and abandoned in the Falklands in 1935, before being returned to Bristol in 1970? | Great Britain |
| Who won the Oscar for Best Actress in 2008 for her role as Edith Piaf in La Vie en Rose? | Marion Cotillard |
| The name of which classic board game about horse racing is in part a play on the word ‘monopoly’? | Totopoly |
| What surname is shared by the artistic family consisting of brothers Hans and Sigismund, the former’s sons, Hans and Ambrosius? | Holbein |
| Who won Britain’s only medal on the track at the 1976 Montreal Olympics? | Brendan Foster |
| Who was the President of the USA at the end of the 19th and into the 20th Centuries? | William McKinley |
| David Lloyd-George’s government fell in 1922 after a speech at the Carlton Club, calling on the Conservatives to leave the coalition government, was made by the man who would succeed him as Prime Minister. Who was that? | Andrew Bonar Law |
| Who was the only American to win the Wimbledon men’s singles between John McEnroe in 1984 and Pete Sampras in 1993? | Andre Agassi |
| Stephen Maturin is a character in whose novels? | Patrick O'Brien |
| Who (1904-84) won 4 Olympic swimming golds before going on to have a successful film career? | Johnny Weissmuller |
| Mary and Beatrice are amongst the daughters of which former Beatle? | Paul McCartney |
| Four British-produced films won the Oscar for Best Picture during the 1960s: Oliver, A Man for All Seasons, Tom Jones and which other for 1962? | Lawrence of Arabia |
| The 2008 album Music of the Spheres was the first orchestral album by which multi-instrumentalist, best known for his best-selling 1973 concept album? | Mike Oldfield |
| In which county are the English Heritage properties of Acton Burnell Castle, Stokesay Castle and Wenlock Priory? | Shropshire |
| St Edmund the Martyr, killed c.870, ruled which Anglo-Saxon kingdom? | East Anglia |
| Who in 2008 became the third cricket player to twice score over 300 in a Test innings? | Virinder Sewag |
| Who was the first cricketer to score two Test triple centuries? | Bradman |
| Of which Anglo-Saxon kingdom was St Oswald, who died in battle near Oswestry in 642, the ruler? | Northumbria |
| The English Heritage properties of Hurst Castle, Netley Abbey and Portchester Castle are found in which county? | Hampshire |
| Famous restaurants The Fat Duck and The Waterside Inn are both in which village? | Bray |
| How in the title of a 1970s television series were characters played by Robert Vaughn, Tony Anholt and Nyree Dawn Porter collectively known? | The Protectors |
| Kiel is the capital of which German Land? | Schleswig-Holstein |
| Which species of cat, with scientific name Lynx rufus, is found from southern Canada to northern Mexico, can be known as the bay lynx, and has a distinctive short, stubby tail? | Bobcat |
| "Elements of the Philosophy of Right" is an important work by which German philosopher? | Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel |
| Which musical features numbers including "To Each His Dulcinea" and "The Impossible Dream"? | The Man of La Mancha |
| The fourth labour of Hercules involved capturing what sort of creature which lived on Mount Erymanthos? | Boar |
| Which British thinker coined the word ‘international’ in his 1780 work "An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation"? | Bentham |
| Which 1924 novel is about the young businessman Hans Castorp, who goes to visit his cousin in a Swiss sanatorium and ends up spending seven years there? | The Magic Mountain (Thomas Mann) |
| Which English composer was responsible for film scores including Laurence Olivier’s Shakespearean trilogy of 'Henry V', 'Hamlet' and 'Richard III' between 1944 and 1955? | William Walton |
| The address of which constituent college of the University of London is: Lewisham Way, New Cross, London, SE14 6NW? | Goldsmith's College |
| At the Academy Awards held in February 2015, which actress, who played the mother of central character Mason Evans, Jr., won the only Award for the film Boyhood, for Best Supporting Actress? | Patricia Arquette |
| In which of the layers of earth’s atmosphere is some 90% of the earth’s ozone layer located? | Stratosphere |
| Which actor, who also played Richard IV in the original series of "The Black Adder", played Augustus in the 1976 BBC adaptation of "I, Claudius"? | Brian Blessed |
| Which American writer first used the word ‘nerd’, in his 1950 book "If I Ran The Zoo"? | Dr Seuss |
| Which 1928 novel concerns the former Oxford student Paul Pennyfeather who is forced to take a job teaching at an obscure Welsh private school? | Decline And Fall (Evelyn Waugh) |
| What flower gave its name to the revolution which saw Marcelo Caetano overthrown as Prime Minister of Portugal in 1974? | Carnation |
| William Walton produced a 1922 musical accompaniment for which set of poems by Edith Sitwell, his music later being used in Frederick Ashton’s ballet of the same name? | Facade |
| Which species of cat, with scientific name Leopardus pardalis, is found from southern Texas to as far south as Argentina, can be known as the dwarf leopard, and has a name derived from a Nahuatl word? | Ocelot |
| "The Origin of the Work of Art" is an important work by which German philosopher? | Martin Heidegger |
| Which musical features numbers including "Tomorrow" and "It’s the Hard Knock Life"? | Annie |
| Which river splits Norfolk from Suffolk? | Waveney |
| Which literary character's home was Thornfield Hall? | Mr Rochester |
| In imperial measure, how many gills are there in a gallon? | 32 |
| For his role in which film did JK Simmons win the Oscar for Best Supporting actor in 2015? | Whiplash |
| Name the year: Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin is assassinated, Nick Leeson makes spectacular losses for Barings Bank and America is shocked by the Oklahoma bombing? | 1995 |
| On the London underground, what is the colour of the Metropolitan Line? | Purple |
| Which amendment of the US constitution repealed prohibition in 1933? | 21st |
| Who wrote the operas "A Village Romeo and Juliet" and "The Magic Fountain"? | Delius |
| If you ordered a side dish of Kumbhi in an Indian restaurant what would you be eating? | Mushrooms |
| What aid to farmers did William Merchland invent in 1889? | Milking machine |
| Isabella of Valois (France) became England's youngest ever queen consort at the age of six when she married which king in 1396? | Richard II |
| What letter is two dots in Morse code? | L |
| Which element was named Dephlogisticated Air by its discoverer, the French chemist Lavoisier who gave it this common name? | Oxygen |
| What is the third Sunday before Easter known as? | Mothering Sunday |
| In which county is Broadlands, the family home of the Mountbattens? | Hampshire |
| What term is used for the distance equivalent to that from the earth to the sun? | Astronomical Unit |
| Whose picture is on the US 20 dollar note? | Andrew Jackson |
| Which group had a No 1 hit in 1982 with "My Camera Never Lies"? | Bucks Fizz |
| What type of creature is a Queen Alexandra's Birdwing, the largest of its kind? | Butterfly |
| How many gallons are there in a hogshead? | 54 |
| What is the name of the German-founded anti-Islamisation group that organised a march in Newcastle in March 2015? | Pegida |
| Which English city has districts called Inglemire, Marfleet and Gipsyville? | Hull |
| Who is Anne Catherick in the title of an 1859 novel? | The Woman In White |
| Name the Jewish high priest at the time of the Crucifixion? | Caiaphas |
| In architecture what name is given to male figures used as pillars or columns? | Telemons |
| Which British actress was nominated for an Academy Award (Oscar) in 2015, for her role in "The Theory Of Everything"? | Felicity Jones |
| Adrak is the Indian name for which spice? | Ginger |
| What still widely-used item did Adolf Eugene Frick invent in 1887? | Contact Lenses |
| What colour is Jonquil? | Yellow |
| According to Monday's child rhyme, what is Friday's child? | Loving and Giving |
| How many champagne bottles are there in a Methuselah? | 8 |
| In which English town do they weigh the Mayor before they take office? | High Wycombe |
| Which is the only property on a Monopoly board worth exactly £280? | Piccadilly |
| Who had a No1 hit in 1993 with "Young at Heart"? | The Bluebells |
| Which bird can be green, black, three-toed or lesser spotted? | Woodpecker |
| What is the name of the resinous mixture collected by bees used for sealing the hive, also used for medicinal purposes and in making stringed musical instruments? | Propolis |
| Name the Russian politician shot and killed near the Kremlin on 27th February 2015? | Boris Nemtsov |
| In which island group would you find Rarotonga, Palmerston and Aitutaki? | Cook Islands |
| Which Prime Minister said "the War Office kept three sets of figures, one to mislead the public, one to mislead the Cabinet and one to mislead itself"? | HH Asquith |
| Virginia Hensley was the real name of which 50's and 60's singer? | Patsy Cline |
| Livermorium is a new element in the periodic table named after a town in which US state? | California |
| If you were born on St David's Day, what would your star sign be? | Pisces |
| Which element is, by mass, the most abundant in the human body? | Oxygen |
| Who stood down as the MP for South Shields in 2013 in order to focus on his new role as the president of an international charity? | David Miliband |
| The July Monarchy is the name often given to the regime in power between 1830 and 1848 in which country? | France |
| What is the name of the skullcap commonly worn by Orthodox Jews? | Yarmulke or Kippah |
| Appearing on the last page of the OED, what is the anatomical name of the bone which forms the prominent part of the cheek? | Zygomatic bone |
| Elio di Rupo was the first openly gay Prime Minister of which EU Member State? | Belgium |
| Which country appointed the first openly gay head of state in the world in 2009? | Iceland |
| What colour appears in the name of a highly venomous octopus found mainly around Australia and the world's large cetacean? | Blue (blue-ringed octopus and blue whale) |
| The word 'Sahel' derives from the Arabic for what? | Shore |
| The Viceroyalty of New Spain, part of the old Spanish empire, was centred on, and shared its capital with, which modern day country? | Mexico |
| What name is given to the Sun in the centre of the Argentine flag? | Sun of May |
| The Convention on Wetlands of International Importance, especially as Waterfowl Habitat is better known by what term, comprising the word 'Convention' and the name of the Iranian city where the treaty was signed in 1971? | Ramsar |
| Who was Argentine President from 1989 to 1999? | Carlos Menem |
| Bishop Absalon was instrumental in founding which capital city in 1167? | Copenhagen |
| What is the currency of Albania? | Lek |
| On the border with Macedonia, what is the highest peak in Albania, at 2,753m? | Mount Korabi |
| Which is the largest lake in the Balkans? | Lake Shkroda |
| What was the name of the area roughly corresponding to modern-day Albania in Roman times? | Illyria |
| Which Albanian author won the inaugural International Man Booker Prize in 2005? | Ismail Kadare |
| A biennial literary award given to writers whose works have dealt with themes of human freedom in society, inaugurated in 1963, is named after which city? | Jerusalem |
| Tirich Mir is the highest peak in which mountain range? | Hindu Kush |
| What is the highest peak in Afghanistan? | Noshaq |
| Named after a British diplomat in 1893, what name is given to the Afghanistan-Pakistan border? | Durand Line |
| What name is given to a mountain summit with a topographic prominence of 1,500 metres (4,921 ft) or more? | Ultra-prominent peak, or 'ultra' |
| Who (1722-1772)founded an eponymous empire and is known as the 'Father of Afghanistan'? | Ahmad Shah Durrani |
| Who founded the Achaemenid Empire? | Cyrus the Great |
| Who was the first Mughal Emperor? | Babur |
| Which British Major-General has been held at least part responsible, by way of incompetence, for the massacre of over 16000 British soldiers and camp followers in the 1842 retreat from Kabul? | Elphinstone |
| Which Norwegian is credited with being the first European to discover America? | Leif Erikson |
| Which 9th Century battle, the last in a series, is frequently considered the one that unified Norway? | Battle of Hafnsfjord |
| Who was the first King of Norway? | Harold Fairhair (Harald Harfagre) |
| Who the most frequently performed dramatist in the world after Shakespeare? | Henrik Ibsen |
| In which city was Edvard Grieg born and buried? | Bergen |
| 'In The Hall Of The Mountain King' is taken from which larger Grieg work? | Peer Gynt |
| Give a year in the life of Edvard Munch. | 1863-1944 |
| How many versions of Munch's "The Scream" are in existence? | Four |
| What is the name of Norway's parliament? | Storting |
| Which hydroelectric power plant outside Rjukan in Tinn, Norway was the target for heavy water sabotage in WW2, dramatized in the film 'The Heroes of Telemark'? | Vemork |
| Drunkenness, and public disturbances are regularly linked to which celebration for Norwegian high school students in their final spring semester? | Russefeiring |
| What, in Norway, are bunad? | Traditional folk clothing |
| Who was the father of the race of giants in Norse mythology and the grandfather of Odin, King of the Gods? | Ymir |
| Her name deriving from a root meaning "covered" or "secret" what is a female Norwegian forest dweller called? | Hulder |
| Also called aptrganga or aptrgangr, literally "again-walker", what name is given to an undead creature from Norse mythology? | Draugr |
| Which Sigrid Undset trilogy, published 1920-22, about life in Scandinavia in the Middle Ages, portray the experiences of a woman from birth until death? | Kristin Lavransdatter |
| Who (810-858) is generally regarded as the first King of Scotland? | Kenneth MacAlpin |
| Which monarch of Scotland founded Holyrood Abbey, the first building at the site? | David I |
| Which is the most populated island in the Mediterranean? | Sicily |
| Which battle of 23 October 1642 was the first major conflict in the English Civil War? | Edgehill |
| What was the name of the 2015 film that was the fourth in the 'Mad Max' franchise? | Mad Max: Fury Road |
| Who wrote "One O Clock Jump"? | Count Basie |
| What is the chemical element with atomic number 12? | Magnesium |
| Which is the only African nation to have taken part in Eurovision as of 2015? | Morocco |
| Who wrote the Hunger Games trilogy? | Suzanne Collins |
| Rahab and the Spies is a story from which Biblical book? | Joshua |
| Bergshamra, Duvbo and Farsta are all stations on the underground of which European capital city? | Stockholm |
| Who was the "Loneliest Man In The World" in the non-fiction title by Eugene K Bird? | Rudolf Hess |
| In 1989, who became the youngest male tennis player to win a Grand Slam, winning the French Open at 17 years 4 months? | Michael Chang |
| What name, after an American entomologist, is given to a pain scale rating the relative pain caused by different hymenopteran stings? | Schmidt sting pain index |
| Which ant (paraponera clavata) of Central and South America, is named after its sting, pain from which has been likened to a gunshot? | Bullet ant |
| Which Academy Award winning director also won the 1999 Turner Prize? | Steve McQueen |
| Who was the Roman God of travellers, boundaries, luck, trickery and thieves? | Mercury |
| Which two TV series has, as of 2015, won the Golden Globe for Best Television Series (drama) on 3 occasions? | The X Files, Mad Men |
| Whose single 'Problem' went to number 1 in the US and UK in 2014? | Ariana Grande |
| In science, if oxygen is O2, and ozone O3, what is O4? | Tetraoxygen (or oxozone) |
| Who wrote the play "One Man, Two Guvnors"? | Richard Bean |
| Who took over from Jonathan Sacks as the UK's Chief Rabbi in 2013? | Ephraim Mirvis |
| Which exclave of Minnesota lies within Manitoba? | Elm Point |
| Who was the US president at the time Hawaii became a state? | Eisenhower |
| Which Paralympics sport for wheelchair users involves throwing leather balls at a jack? | Boccia |
| The Pernambuco Pygmy Owl, the rarest of all owls, is endemic to which country? | Brazil |
| As of 2015, 6 out of the 7 tallest buildings in Europe are in which city? | Moscow |
| Who is the female partner of Buck Rogers? | Wilma Deering |
| Who is the love interest and fellow adventurer of Flash Gordon? | Dale Arden |
| Which 1968 film was co-written and produced by Jack Nicholson, starred The Monkees and had cameos from Frank Zappa and Sonny Liston? | Head |
| Which Canadian singer-songwriter is Elvis Costello's wife? | Diana Krall |
| Cinnabar is used in which red pigment? | Vermillion |
| Which High Street retailer - as of 2015 - owned the brands Alba, Bush and Chad Valley? | Argos |
| Which 1831 Pushkin play tells the story of a real-life 16th-17th Century Russian Tsar? | Boris Gudonov |
| In which century was the title of Dalai Lama first bestowed, upon Sonam Gyatso? | 16th (1578) |
| Existing between 1271 and 1368 which dynasty of China, founded by Kublai Khan, preceded the Ming? | Yuan (or Mongol or Great Khan Dynasty) |
| Which racetrack has held the English Greyhound Derby since 1985? | Wimbledon |
| The 'Arbol del Tule', the widest tree in the world, located in Oaxaca, Mexico, is of which species? | Montezuma Cypress |
| In which country is the world's longest road tunnel, on the E16 road? | Norway |
| Which name links one of myth's Pleiades, a Sophocles play and a character in 'Starlight Express'? | Electra |
| In the Italian TV show, what is Inspector Montalbano's first name? | Salvo |
| Similar to an oboe, but an octave lower, which instrument was first used in Strauss's 1905 opera 'Salume'? | Heckelphone |
| Who discovered Saturn's moon, Titan? | Huygens |
| Who was Tom Cruise's first wife? | Mimi Rogers |
| The Emperors of Japan are traditionally held to be direct descendants of which Shinto deity? | Amaterasu |
| What is South Korea's largest island? | Jeju |
| In which year was Ferdinand Magellan killed? | 1521 |
| On which island was Ferdinand Magellan killed during inter-tribe warfare? | Mactan, Philippines |
| Which Spanish Basque explorer, part of Magellan's expedition, completed the first circumnavigation of the Earth? | Elcano |
| Later called 'The Perfect Prince' by Machiavello, who was King of Portugal from 1481-95; he reinvigorated Atlantic exploration? | John II |
| Nicknamed 'The Fortunate', who was King of Portugal from 1495 to 1521, a time when Portugal became a major global player? | Manuel I |
| Which is the oldest district of Lisbon, spreading on the slope between the São Jorge Castle and the Tejo river? | Alfama |
| Which legendary Christian patriarch and king, popular in medieval times, was said to rule over a "Nestorian" (Church of the East) Christian nation lost amid the Muslims and pagans of the Orient? | Prester John |
| What papal name did the controversial Rodrigo Borgia (Pope 1492-1503) take? | Alexander VI |
| Which 1494 treaty divided the world into Portuguese and Castilian (Spanish) spheres of influence, 370 leagues west of the Cape Verde islands? | Treaty of Tordesillas |
| Who, in 1488, rounded the Cape of Good Hope and became the first European known to sail from the Atlantic to Indian Oceans? | Bartolomeu Dias |
| How are the 'Spice Islands', east of Sulawesi now known? | Maluku Islands or Moluccas |
| Which 3 countries, between them, controlled New Guinea from 1889 to 1919? | Netherlands, Germany, UK |
| Which poet write "On First Looking Into Chapman's Homer"? | Keats |
| Which colloquial term refers to those parts of the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean affected by the Intertropical Convergence Zone, a low-pressure area around the equator where the prevailing winds are calm? | Doldrums |
| On setting out on his voyage in 1519, what was Magellan's flagship? | Trinidad |
| What are the Scottish Crown Jewels called? | Honours of Scotland |
| The Edinburgh Festival and Festival Fringe both started in which year? | 1947 |
| Which Greek hermit saint is the patron saint of cripples and beggars? | St Giles |
| The Heart of Midlothian in Edinburgh is on the site of which former building? | Tolbooth |
| Who married Mary, Queen of Scots, in 1565? | Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley |
| Who is the Patron Saint of Accountants? | Matthew |
| Who is the Patron Saint of Actors? | Genesius |
| Who is the Patron Saint of Architects? | Barbara |
| Who is the Patron Saint of air travellers? | Joseph of Cupertino |
| Who is the Patron Saint of artists and surgeons? | Luke |
| In which century did Thomas Aquinas live? | Thirteenth |
| In which year was the British East India Company founded? | 1599 |
| In which English monarch's reign was the British East India Company founded? | James I |
| Which French economist (1694–1774) is particularly associated with developing the theory of physiocracy? | Quesnay |
| In which modern province of Italy was Thomas Aquinas born? | Lazio (near Aquino) |
| Give a year during the existence of the Medici Bank. | 1397–1494 |
| In which Somerset town, near the Clifton bridge, did Charles II hide from his enemies with Mr & Mrs Norton? | Abbots Leigh |
| Birnbeck Pier is in which resort town, opened in 1867? | Weston-Super-Mare |
| Which German federal state surrounds Berlin? | Brandenburg |
| The M20 connects London and where? | Folkestone |
| On which river is Chepstow? | Wye |
| Which London park has an open-air theatre that stages Shakespeare? | Regents Park |
| Which strait lies between India and Sri Lanka? | Polk Strait |
| Peddars Way is a long distance path that follows an old Roman road in which county? | Norfolk |
| When is the Imperial State Crown 'in use'? | State Opening of Parliament |
| In which county is the HQ of the SAS? | Herefordshire |
| How high in metres is Uluru? | 345m |
| Which volcano in Hawaii, historically considered the largest on Earth, last erupted in 1984? | Mauna Loa |
| Which river forms a boundary between South Africa, Botswana and Namibia, and flows through Mozambique to enter the Indian Ocean? | Limpopo |
| Guglielmo Marconi Airport serves which city? | Bologna |
| In which university is Jeremy Bentham's body? | UCL |
| Who designed the current Houses of Parliament? | Charles Barry |
| Chatsworth is in which county? | Derbyshire |
| Which place has been home to London Zoo since 1828? | Regent's Park |
| Newry is in which county? | Down |
| Where are Port Ellen and Bowmore? | Islay |
| Which Bedfordshire town is home to the Duke of Bedford? | Woburn |
| Ballymena is in which Irish county? | Antrim |
| Which sandbank is 100 miles East of Northumberland? | Dogger Bank |
| On which island is Portree? | Skye |
| Christ is the term for 'Anointed One' in which language? | Greek |
| Syriac was a dialect of which other major language? | Aramaic |
| Which church is venerated as Calvary (Golgotha), where Jesus of Nazareth was crucified, and also contains the place where Jesus is said to have been buried and resurrected? | Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem |
| The 'tanakh', or Hebrew canon, is an acronym deriving from Hebrew letters - which three subdivisions of the Tanakh make up the acronym? | Torah, Nevi'im (prophets), Ketuvim (writings) |
| Give a year in the reign of Constantine the Great. | 306-337 |
| What is the correct name of the religious group usually called 'Mormons'? | Church of Jesus Christ of latter-Day Saints |
| Which modern-day sect of Christainity, with some 5.5 million followers, mainly in Africa, was founded by its eponymous leader in the then Belgian Congo in 1921? | Kimbanguism |
| What is the current full name of the religion whose followers are popularly known as 'Moonies'? | Family Federation for World Peace and Unification (also known as 'Unification Church') |
| In which country was the religious movement kown as 'the Moonies' founded? | South Korea |
| Existing in two versions, painted 1601 and 1606, and in the National Gallery London, and the Brera Academy, Milan, respectively, who painted "Supper at Emmaus"? | Caravaggio |
| The site at Delphi in classical times, famed for its oracle, was a shrine to which of the Gods? | Apollo |
| Give a year during which the Greek Mycenaean Civilisation was in existence. | 1600-1100BCE |
| How many letters does the Hebrew alphabet have? | 22 |
| The Greek alphabet, in both ancient and modern forms, has how many letters? | 24 |
| Which Athenian general (c.450-404BCE), prominent in advicating the Sicilian Expedition, at times served Athens, Sparta and Persia? | Alcibiades |
| The Parthenon in Athens was built to honour which deity? | Pallas Athena |
| Which city was known as Massalia in ancient times? | Marseilles |
| Peristratus was regarded as the first Athenian to hold which title, the word itself having originated in Corinth? | Tyrant |
| Which Ancient Greek philosopher famously lived in a large wine abrrel or jar? | Diogenes of Sinope |
| The term 'cynic' derives from the Ancient greek word for what? | Dog |
| Dzyarzhynskaya hara is the highest point of which nation? | Belarus |
| Which city in Northern Ukraine, of 50,000 people, was abandoned after the Chernobyl disaster? | Pripyat |
| The River Dniepr flows into which body of water? | Black Sea |
| How is the animal, the wisent, better known? | European bison |
| Which area in Belarus and Poland, one of the largest remaining parts of Europe's original primeval forest, is home to 800 bison, and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site? | Belovezhskaya Pushcha/Białowieża Forest |
| Which Belarussian marsh area, or wetland, lies between the Pripyat, Stviha and Ubort Rivers? | Polyesye |
| In which country was the Grameen Bank, designed to provide money to the rural poor, and joint winners of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize, founded? | Bangladesh |
| Which country is the home of Rabobank? | Netherlands |
| The monarchies of which two countries formally united on March 25, 1580? | Spain and Portugal |
| Who was the first Dutchman to cicrumnavigate the Earth, 1598-1601? | Olivier Van Noort |
| Which Dutch island is the largest of the West Friesian Islands? | Texel |
| On the Dvina River which city is Belarus's spiritual centre, its 11th Century Cathedral of Saint Sophia rivalling contemporaries in Novgorod and Kiev when built? | Polotsk |
| Which two monarchies were joined in 1386 when Grand Duke Jogalla married the 12 year-old Jagalla? | Lithuania, Poland |
| What value was the world's first fixed denomination banknote, issued by the Bank of England in 1759? | £10 |
| Who introduced the gold standard to the UK in 1717? | Isaac Newton (as Master of the Royal Mint) |
| Which communications form was broken up under anti-competition rules in the USA in 1984? | AT & T |
| Deer belong to which mammal family? | Cervidae |
| Which animals are also called "barking deer"? | Muntjacs |
| The only member of the genus Elaphodus, and restricted to forested mountain habitat up to 4500m above sea level, which deer species is characterised by two prominent canine teeth? | Tufted deer |
| Which animal has the taxonomic name 'dama dama'? | Fallow deer |
| What is a male fallow deer known as? | A buck |
| What name is given to a young deer? | Fawn |
| Which six species of deer live in the UK? | Red deer, roe deer, Fallow Deer, sika deer, Reeves's Muntjac, and the Chinese water deer |
| What name is given to a male red deer? | Stag or hart |
| The word history derives from the Greek for what? | To enquire |
| Which anthropologist discovered homo erectus? | Eugene Dubois |
| The first example of 'homo erectus' was named for which island where it was discovered? | Java man |
| Which archaeologist excavated at Ur in the 1920s? | Leonard Woolley |
| Which English archaeologist was behind the excavations that discovered both Harappa and Mohenjodaro, of the Indus Valley Civilisation? | John Marshall |
| Give a year in the life of Herodotus. | 485-430BCE |
| Give a year in the life of Thucydides. | 460-411BCE |
| Give a year in the life of Livy. | 59BCE-17AD |
| Which Chinese historian (135-86BCE) wrote the 'Shih Chi'? | Sima Quan |
| Geoffrey Villehardouin wrote a contemporaneous account of which crusade? | Fourth |
| Which Arab historian (1332-1406) wrote the 'Muqqadimah' or History of Islam? | Ibn Khaldun |
| Macchiavelli wrote an eight-volume history of which city? | Florence |
| Which historian (1800-59) was reknowned for his seminal "The History of England from the Accession of James the Second"? | Thomas Macaulay |
| What was the late capital of the Shang Dynasty? | Anyang |
| Which Chinese dynasty (1046-256BCE) replaced the Shang Dynasty? | Zhou |
| Which early Peruvian culture, named for its main city, lasted from 1250-200BCE? | Chavin |
| Which civilisation was centred on the Gulf Coast of Mexico from around 1800-400BCE? | Olmec |
| Produced in Florence in 1598, what is generally considered to be the first opera? | Dafne by Jacopo Peri |
| What is a libretto? | The text of an opera |
| Who was the librettist for Mozart's "Don Giovanni", "The Marriage of Figaro" and "Così fan tutte"? | Lorenzo Da Ponte |
| Which capital was founded by Earl Rognvald Brusason in the 11th century? | Kirkwall, Orkney |
| Give a year in the life of Margaret, the Maid of Norway. | 1283-90 |
| A plot was afoot to marry the 7 year old Margaret, Maid of Norway, to which future English monarch at the time of her death? | Edward II (who was Prince of Wales at the time) |
| Which is Orkney's second largest island? | Hoy |
| Balfour Castle is on which of Orkney's islands? | Shapinsay |
| What is the Welsh concept of 'hiraeth'? | A longing for home |
| Which body of water separates the Wirral from North Wales? | The Dee Estuary |
| There is a 'London Airport' on which small UK island? | Eday, Orkneys |
| Which saga recounts the history of The Orkneys from about 900 to 1200, from their capture by the King of Norway to their incorporation into Scotland? | Orkneying Saga |
| Aberystwyth lies on which large bay? | Cardigan Bay |
| Which peninsula juts out from NW Wales, south of Anglesey? | Llyn Peninsula |
| In which room is the Lutine Bell at Lloyds? | Underwriting Room |
| Which was the first new town to be built under the 1946 Act of Parliament? | Stevenage |
| What is the capital of Fiji? | Suva |
| Which union is or was the NAHT? | National Association of Head Teachers |
| Eels largely breed in which sea? | Sargasso |
| What is Africa's smallest mainland country? | The Gambia |
| Where are Hartz Mountain and Adamson peak? | Tasmania |
| In which county are the Wyre Forest and Malvern Hills? | Worcestershire |
| Which English officer of state is president of the Herald's College? | Earl Marshal |
| Which 'head' lies at the end of the Humber Estuary? | Spurn Head |
| In which county is Charnwood Forest? | Leicestershire |
| In which city is there a famous 'Peach Tree Street'? | Atlanta, USA |
| Which two underground lines serve Euston Station? | Northern, Victoria |
| In which county is the PM's residence at Chequers? | Buckinghamshire |
| Where did Prince Andrew live prior to the death of the Queen Mother? | Sunningdale |
| The Colorado river ultimately flows into which body of water? | Gulf of California |
| Sheremetyveo Airport serves which city? | Moscow |
| What is the name of the Chancellor's country residence? | Dorneywood |
| The Yangtse flows into which sea? | East China Sea |
| The Garrick Theatre is on which London road? | Charing Cross Road |
| Which bridge was moved wholesale from England to stand over the Colorado River? | London Bridge |
| Which county is St. John's Lock in - it is the most westerly lock on the Thames? | Gloucestershire |
| Beavis Marks in London's East end is England's oldest what? | Synagogue |
| What must a meridian line pass through? | Both geographic poles |
| The flag of where depicts a cactus a lobster and a conch shell? | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| What is the capital of Kosovo? | Pristina |
| In which country is Gori Island, formerly an infamous departure point for slaves? | Senegal |
| Where are the remains of Michelangelo, Galileo and Machiavelli? | Church of Santa Croce, Florence |
| In which US state is Dayton? | Ohio |
| In which month does the annual London-Brighton rally take place? | November |
| The Mason-Dixon line separates which two US states? | Pennsylvania and Maryland |
| Which theatre stands in Oaklands Park, West Sussex? | Chichester Festival Theatre |
| Which town was known to the Romans as Lugovalum? | Carlisle |
| In which system do opposing MPs miss a vote with the whips' agreement? | Pairing |
| In what system, where there is a large majority, are MPs allowed to miss votes on a rota system? | Bisk |
| What is the lowest part of the English Channel? | Herd Deep |
| Which was the world's first garden city? | Letchworth |
| Kildare, Kilkenny and Wexford are all in which Irish province? | Leinster |
| Which river joins the Rhine at Koblenz? | Mosel |
| From which poem does the line "Far From The Madding Crowd" come? | Gray's "Elegy Written In A Country Churchyard" |
| In which Shakespeare play is the theatre referred to as "this wooden O"? | Henry V |
| What was the title of the first Miss Marple novel? | Murder at the Vicarage |
| What is Miss Marple's Christian name? | Jane |
| In which village does Miss Marple live? | St Mary Mead |
| Who founded the Kelmscott Press in 1890? | William Morris |
| The phrase "jam tomorrow" comes from which work? | Through the Looking Glass |
| Who wrote the play "The Caretaker"? | Pinter |
| Who wrote the play "Le Myth De Sysiphe"? | Camus |
| Who authored the book "How To Be A Domestic Goddess"? | Nigella Lawson |
| Who painted "Bacchus and Ariadne" (1522-3) that hangs in the National Gallery? | Titian |
| Which Shakespeare play is set in Ephesus? | The Comedy of Errors |
| Which French artist was famed for his depictions of peasants at work, such as "The Reapers"? | Millet |
| In which city was Lucien Freud born? | Berlin |
| Captain Jack Boyd is a character in which of Sean O'Casey's plays? | Juno and the Paycock |
| Who wrote the memoir "Jolly Green Giant"? | David Bellamy |
| Roy Race (Roy of the Rovers), first appeared in which comic, in 1954? | Tiger |
| Who did Marie Christine Von Reibnitz become after marriage? | Princess Margaret of Kent |
| In 224AD what became the state religion of the Sassanid dynasty? | Zoroastrianism |
| Which Greek wrote "Arithmetica" and is sometimes called the 'father of algebra'? | Diophantus |
| When did Baden Powell found the Scouting movement? | 1908 |
| Alice Perrers was a mistress of which king? | Edward III |
| Which African nation was the first to gain independence in 1847? | Liberia |
| Which African nation gained independence on 6th March 1957? | Ghana |
| Set up in 1954, FLN was the independence movement of which nation, and then its sole political party post-independence until 1989? | Algeria |
| Who was Barbados's first post-independence PM? | Barrow |
| Who was Botswana's first president? | Seretse Khama |
| Which year did Cambodia's Khmer Rouge designate 'Year Zero'? | 1975 |
| Kurt Waldheim, former UN Secretary General, was which nationality? | Austrian |
| Who was (505 – 565 AD) Justinian's military commander? | Belisarius |
| Who was the first female leader (797 to 802AD) of the Byzantine Empire? | Irene |
| Guru Nanak founded which religion? | Sikhism |
| Who is the patron saint of dancers? | St Vitus |
| Of what were there exactly 12 in the 12 days of Christmas song? | Drummers drumming |
| What was Ray Charles' first UK Top 10 hit? | Hit The Road Jack |
| Mary Elizabeth Jennifer Rachel Abergavenny are the first names of which legendary British sitcom character? | Mrs Slocombe |
| Who recorded the album "The Violin Player"? | Vanessa Mae |
| Who is the patron saint of accountants? | Matthew |
| Charles Mingus was most famous for playing which instrument? | Double Bass |
| Who made up The Supremes along with Diana Ross? | Mary Wilson & Florence Ballard |
| The second movement of Mozart's piano concerto 21 in C Major is commonly known by what other name, derived from a 1967 film? | Elvira Madigan |
| Potted hock is made with which part of a cow? | Shin |
| Who released the 2008 album "Here I Stand"? | Usher |
| Who killed Paris with Hercules' bow and arrow? | Philoctetes |
| Who was the Muse of History? | Clio |
| What name is given to a ceremonial trumpet flourish? | Fanfare |
| What does the Bishop of Norwich sign himself on official correspondence? | Norvic |
| Empire & Jonathan are types of which fruit? | Apples |
| What is the main ingredient of sauerkraut? | Cabbage |
| Who became Chief Rabbi of the UK in 2013? | Ephraim Mirvis |
| Who was Chief Rabbi of the UK from 1991 to 2013? | Jonathan Sacks |
| Which pop song begins "Dear Sir or Madam, Will You Read My Book"? | Paperback Writer |
| In legend, where did two cats fight until just their tales were left? | Kilkenny |
| What is a musical score in the composer's own handwriting called? | Autograph |
| How are bishops replaced in the House of Lords at the end of their tenure? | Rolling rota system |
| Who wrote the words and music to "God Bless America"? | Irving Berlin |
| When are 'Vespers' held in a monastery? | Early evening |
| What was the name of the theme tune to 'Van Der Valk'? | Eye Level |
| What was Dean Martin's only number one in the UK called? | Memories Are Made Of This |
| What is the name of the dog in the HMV logo? | Nipper |
| How many gallons are there in a firkin of beer? | Nine |
| Finn Sakari Oramo conducted which city's Orchestra from 1996 to 2008? | Birmingham |
| Whose second symphony is known as the 'London Symphony'? | Vaughan Williams |
| What are the 3 main ingredients of a Hollandaise sauce? | Butter, egg yolk, lemon juice/vinegar |
| Who was the Commander of the Allies at the end of WW1? | Marshal Foch |
| In which year was the Alamo? | 1836 |
| The Treaty of Paris of 1783 ended which conflict? | US War of Independence |
| On what date in 1945 was VE Day? | 8th May |
| On what date in 1945 was VJ Day? | 2nd September |
| Which war was ended by the Treaty of Westphalia? | Thirty Years |
| Who commanded the German fleet at Jutland? | Scheer |
| What is measured by a Wheatstone Bridge? | Electrical Resistance |
| By far the largest telescope in the world dedicated to surveying the sky at near-infrared, in which country is VISTA? | Chile |
| What name is given to overlapping circles demonstrating relationships between sets graphically? | Venn Diagram |
| Which wax, extracted from wool, is used in creams and ointments? | Lanolin |
| What name is given to the ionised gas state of matter? | Plasma |
| What is, in shipping terms, a ULCC? | Ultra-Large Crude Carrier |
| What features on the reverse of a US $5 bill? | Lincoln Memorial |
| What ranks directly above corporal in the UK Army? | Sergeant |
| In the UK Army, captain ranks between which two other ranks? | Major (above) and Lieutenant (below) |
| Downy and Powdery are the two main forms of which plant disease? | Mildew |
| Mozilla and Firefox are examples of what in computing? | Web Browsers |
| What is the SI Unit of Force? | Newton |
| The Schick Test tests for which disease? | Diptheria |
| In the 19th Century, which poison was used while making green wallpaper? | Arsenic |
| In which field is the Wollaston Medal awarded? | Geology |
| What is oneiromancy? | Interpretation of Dreams |
| Gingham takes its name from the Malay for what? | Striped |
| For which two films did Jack Nicholson win Best Actor Oscars? | As Good As It Gets, One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest |
| For which two films did Daniel Day-Lewis win Best Actor Oscars? | My Left Foot, There Will Be Blood |
| Who produced, directed and wrote 1944 film "Hail The Conquering Hero"? | Preston Sturges |
| Who directed "One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest" and "Hair"? | Milos Forman |
| Who directed 1990's "The Hairdresser's Husband" and 1996's "Ridicule"? | Patrice Leconte |
| Who died two weeks after the 1988 film "Hairspray" premiered, in which they had a starring role? | Divine |
| Which character is played by John Travolta in the 1988 version of "Hairspray"? | Edna Turnblad |
| Who played Velma Von Tussle in the 2007 version of "Hairspray"? | Pfeiffer |
| Who played Velma Von Tussle in the 1988 version of "Hairspray"? | Debbie Harry |
| Who played Tracy Turnblad in the 1988 version of "Hairspray"? | Rikki Lake |
| Who played Franklin Von Tussle in the 1988 version of "Hairspray"? | Sonny Bono |
| "O Lucky Man" (1973) was a loose sequel to which other film, also starring Malcolm MacDowell, and also directed by Lindsay Anderson? | If... |
| Which film marked Guillermo Del Toro's directorial debut? | Cronos |
| Which BBC channel was launched in 1998, but closed in 2003? | BBC Choice |
| Who wrote the script for film "Amadeus", as well as the original play? | Peter Shaffer |
| In which city is the TV series "Dexter" set? | Miami |
| In which film did Richard Harris play Frank Machin? | This Sporting Life |
| "Up In Smoke", "Still Smokin" and "Get Out Of My Room" are all films featuring which US comedy duo? | Cheech & Chong |
| Whose last film role was in "Inn Of The Sixth Happiness" (1958)? | Robert Donat |
| Which film star was nicknamed "the girl with the curls"? | Mary Pickford |
| Which 1986 film was set in 'Shermer High School'? | The Breakfast Club |
| What type of car did Bergerac drive? | Triumph Roadster |
| Which 1999 film was set in 'East Great Falls High School'? | American Pie |
| Who was the first female presenter of 'The One Show'? | Christine Bleakley |
| Who has been Goldie Hawn's partner since 1983? | Kurt Russell |
| For which film did David Niven win his Best Actor Oscar? | Separate Tables |
| Who played Hannah Montana? | Miley Cyrus |
| Marc Quinn created a solid gold sculpture of which celebrity for display in the British Museum in 2008? | Kate Moss |
| Which 1963 film was set in 'Bodega Bay'? | The Birds |
| Which was the first national shopping channel launched in the UK, in 1993? | QVC |
| How was Jean Francois Gravelet better known? | Blondin (tightrope walker) |
| How many different family members did Alec Guinness play in the film "Kind Hearts and Coronets"? | EIght |
| Who played the male lead in John Crowley's 2008 film "Is There Anybody There?" | Michael Caine |
| In which county is the fictional city of Felpersham? | Borsetshire (The Archers) |
| "It Had To Be Jew" and "Rollercoaster Named Desire" were working titles for which film? | Annie Hall |
| Emilio Largo is the villain in which Bond film? | Thunderball (and thus also 'Never Say Never Again') |
| Under what name did Nigel John Davies help shape Twiggy's career? | Justin de Villenueve (he was her manager) |
| What is Delhi's main airport called? | Indira Gandhi Airport |
| Which city is served by Changi Airport? | Singapore |
| In which 20th Century year did snow fall in the Sahara? | 1979 |
| Where is the Taklamakan Desert? | China |
| In which two countries is the Thar Desert? | India/Pakistan |
| What is the angle between magnetic & latitude lines? | Magnetic declination |
| Which supercontinent existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras and contained parts of Eurasia, north America, South America, Africa, Antarctica & Indian? | Pangaea |
| What is the capital of the US state of Massachussetts? | Boston |
| What is the capital of the US state of Michigan? | Lansing |
| What is the capital of the US state of Minnesota? | St Paul |
| What is the capital of the US state of Mississippi? | Jackson |
| What is the capital of the US state of Missouri? | Jefferson City |
| What is the nickname of the US State of New Jersey? | Garden State |
| What is Bulgaria's currency? | Lev |
| What is Albania currency? | Lek |
| What is the capital of Montenegro? | Podgorica |
| What is Greenland's capital? | Nuuk/Godthaab |
| What currency is used in Belize? | Belize Dollar |
| What was Magellan's flagship on the voyage which ended with Elcano completing the first circumnavigation? | Trinidad |
| Who was the first Englishman to make a circumnavigation? | Drake |
| Captain James Cook surveyed Eastern Australia and New Zealand from 1769 to 1771? | HMS Endeavour |
| What was the Roman name of Chichester? | Noviomagus Reginorum |
| Which US suspension bridge in the U.S. state of Washington collapsed on November 7, 1940, with the loss of a solitary dog's life? | Tacoma Narrows |
| In which year was the Tay Bridge Disaster? | 1879 |
| Which portable, pre-fabricated, truss bridge was developed by the British during World War II for military use? | Bailey bridge |
| What is Britain's longest bridge? | Humber Bridge (2220m) |
| Which Russian actor (1863-1938) developed the concepts behind method acting? | Konstantin Stanislavsky |
| "Skunk Hour" and "Waking In The Blue" were works by which US confessional poet? | Lowell |
| Who wrote "The Castle Of Otranto"? | Horace Walpole |
| Give a year in the life of Canaletto. | 1697-1798 |
| Give a year in the life of Cezanne. | 1839-1906 |
| Who wrote "The Planet Of Apes" & "Bridge On The River Kwai"? | Pierre Boulle |
| Who wrote several books featuring the hero "Worrals"? | WE Johns |
| Who created the US comic strip 'Pogo'? | Walt Kelly |
| In the US comic strip 'Pogo' what type of animal is the title character? | A possum |
| In which swamp did 'Pogo' live in the eponymous comic strip? | Okefenokee |
| Who wrote "The Big Sleep"? | Chandler |
| Who wrote the novel "Billy Budd"? | Hermann Melville |
| In "Billy Budd" which petty officer is the main antagonist? | Claggart |
| What is the name of Billy Bunter's sister? | Bessie |
| Who wrote the Billy Bunter stories? | Frank Richards (real name Charles Hamilton) |
| Which Dickens novel features Jarndyce vs Jarndyce? | Bleak House |
| Who wrote "The Borrowers"? | Mary Norton |
| Which Ancient Egyptian God supposedly invented writing? | Thoth |
| What was unique about the result of the 1927 FA Cup Final? | Only time a non-Eglish team won (Cardiff) |
| Which US singer shot himself, accidentally apparently, in Houston on Christmas Day 1954? | Johnny Ace |
| In which city was Galen born? | Pergamum |
| What is the name for the book format, usually bound by stacking the pages and fixing one edge, and using a cover thicker than the sheets, which is constructed of a number of sheets of paper, vellum, or similar materials, with hand-written content? | Codex |
| Born in 1921, which US psychiatrist is usually described as the 'father of cognitive therapy'? | Aaron Beck |
| What name is given to an alphabetical list of the principal words used in a book, listing every instance of each word with its immediate context? | Concordance |
| Which informal literary discussion group associated with the University of Oxford in the 30s and 40s, and which included CS Lewis and JRR Tolkein, encouraged fantasy settings and foregrounded narrative? | Inklings |
| Who wrote a novel called "Sir Robert of Paris", set in Byzantine times? | Sir Walter Scott |
| How is the 'Stettin' of Churchill's Iron Curtain speech now known? | Szczecin |
| The Hatay Province is formally - if not (currently) belligerently - contested by which two nations? | Turkey and Syria (it is part of Turkey) |
| In which modern day country is Antioch? | Turkey |
| A term still used by the Catholic Church, what was a 'curia' in Ancient Rome? | Council |
| How is the Arsacid Empire better known? | Parthian Empire |
| Which battle of 28th October 312 saw the followers of rival Roman Emperors Constantine and Maxentius clash, with the former emerging victorious? | Battle of the Milvian Bridge |
| The labarum is a standard that depicts two Greek letters representing who or what? | Christ (Chi and Rho) |
| What, perhaps unwanted, tradition was started by the Italian author Federico Moccia when he depicted characters doing it in the novel "I Want You", which was also later a film? | Couples putting padlocks on a bridge and tossing the key in the water |
| Which Southern Mesopotamian site, 12km SW of Ur, is sometimes held to be the world's oldest city? | Eridu |
| Where did Drake metaphorically "singe the King of Spain's beard" with attacks in April and May 1587? | Bay of Cadiz |
| In which year was the famed Spanish Armada that sailed with the purpose of escorting an army from Flanders to invade England? | 1588 |
| Executed for treason in 1601, which former favourite of Elizabeth I was placed under house arrest in 1599 for a poor campaign in Ireland during the Nine Years' War? | Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex |
| Which US state is named after Elizabeth I? | Virginia |
| Michael Gregsten and Valerie Storie were shot in 1961 in which notorious murder case? | A6 Murder |
| The Book of Kells is traditionally associated with which saint? | Columba |
| What name was given to Dark Age dwellings, partially or entirely artificial islands, usually built in lakes, rivers and estuarine waters of Scotland and Ireland? | Crannogs |
| Tiger Bay and Butetown are areas in which city? | Cardiff |
| Which king of England imprisoned his brother at Cardiff Castle until the latter's death, aged 83? | Henry I (imprisoned Robert Curthose) |
| "Rain at Auvers" was possibly the last work by which artist? | Van Gogh |
| How is the 7th Marquis of Bute better known? | Johnny Dumfries |
| Where, in the US state of Virginia, is there a 23 mile long bridge-tunnel? | Chesapeake Bay |
| Who designed the Clifton Suspension Bridge? | Brunel |
| In which US state could you now find the old London Bridge? | Arizona |
| Where is the longest continuous bridge over water anywhere in the world? | Lake Pontchartrain |
| Which bridge connects Denmark to Sweden? | Oresund |
| Which animal is nicknamed the 'water hog'? | Capybara |
| Which high speed trains started running from Kent to St Pancras in 2009? | Javelins |
| Which part of the tongue is most sensitive to sweet foods? | Tip |
| Which former MI5 officer went off the rails and claimed to be the new Messiah in 2009? | David Shayler |
| What name is given to the young of rats? | Kittens |
| Sidney Camm designed which all-metal WW2 aeroplane? | Hawker Hurricane |
| What is a bissextile year? | Leap year |
| What is the last holiday in the calendar year for England & Wales? | Boxing Day |
| What does Panzer mean? | Coat of mail |
| Which doctor had a column in the Radio Times, and wrote "Complete Life Plan"? | Mark Porter |
| What is entomophily? | Pollination by insects |
| Which prefix means "one-millionth"? | Micro |
| The Hawker Hurricane was based on which earlier Hawker design? | Fury |
| Which brimless hat with a chequerboard pattern was worn by some Scottish regiments? | Glengarry |
| A 'MICE' is a member of which institute? | Civil Engineers |
| What is a 'stanhope', named after a clergyman who died in 1864? | Carriage |
| A chair is the collective name given to people working with what medium? | Glass |
| Which NYC company patented the fountain pen? | Waterman |
| Which astronaut said "Houston, we have a problem" on Apollo 13? | Lovell |
| Which element has the highest melting point? | Carbon |
| Which two elements have names that differ by just one letter? | Hahnium and Hafnium |
| Which element is a radioactive gas? | Radon |
| Which is the rarest naturally-occurring element on Earth? | Astatine |
| Which element was named after Cyprus? | Copper |
| In which decade was tape recording invented? | 1940s (1948, by Ampex) |
| Who released 1955 album "In The Wee Small Hours"? | Frank Sinatra |
| What was the name of Elvis Presley's first LP? | Elvis Presley |
| Which brothers, Charlie and Ira - the latter a hellraiser who died in a 1965 car crash - were an early prototype for the Everly Brothers, and were later championed by Gram Parsons? | Louvin Brothers |
| Which 1940s-50s singer is perhaps best known for singing "I Wanna Be Like You" in the part of King Louie in the Jungle Book? | Louis Prima |
| What was the real first name of Fats Domino? | Antoine |
| Which jazz tenor saxophonist, associated with Duke Ellington, famously played a 27-chorus solo in the middle of Ellington's "Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue" at the 1956 Newport Jazz Festival? | Paul Gonsalvez |
| Who was Frank Sinatra's first wife? | Nancy Barbato |
| Who was Frank Sinatra's final, and fourth, wife to whom he was married at the time of his death? | Barbara Marx |
| Cat Anderson is best known for playing which instrument? | Trumpet |
| What was Buddy Holly's real name? | Charles Hardin Holley |
| What was Count Basie's real first name? | William/Bill |
| With which instrument is Count Basie most associated? | Piano |
| What was the theme tune of the Count Basie orchestra? | One O' Clock Jump |
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