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- Ecuador
- In which country is the volcano Mount Cotopaxi located?
- Stephen King
- On whose novel was the 2003 film 'Dreamcatcher' based?
- Wall Street
- In which film does Michael Douglas play the character 'Gordon Gekko?'
- False
- True or False: Polystyrene never melts - it turns straight into a gas from being solid.
- Cliff Richard
- Who sang the British entry in the 1968 Eurovision Song Contest 'Congratulations?'
- Groucho Marx
- Who said, 'Either he's dead, or my watch has stopped?'
- 11
- Ursula Andress returned to film in 1991 after taking off how many years to raise her son?
- Violin
- With which instrument is Vanessa Mae associated?
- Waterfall
- In geography what is a Cataract?
- Heineken
- Brad Pitt features in an advert, released early in 2005, for which beer company?
- Rome
- What was thought to be the first European city to exceed a population of one million people?
- A mound on the slope
- What does 'mogul' mean to a skier?
- 30,000
- How many quills does the average adult porcupine have?
- The Dandy
- 'Desperate Dan' features in which children's comic?
- Yacht club
- Crosshave is famed for having the oldest what?
- Palma
- What is the capital of the Balearic islands?
- John Grisham
- The films 'The Firm' and 'A Time to Kill' are based on novels by which writer?
- Oslo
- What is the capital of Norway?
- Keighley
- Which one of these Premiership rugby league clubs are known as the Cougars?
- True
- True or False: When a person dies, hearing is generally the last sense to go.
- Bob
- In Emmerdale, who did Viv marry in 2001?
- Greece
- In which country was the painter El Greco born?
- Charles
- What is the name of the Patron saint of Champagne?
- Zack Mayo
- In the popular romance, 'An Officer and a Gentleman,' which self-serving, cynical loner is played by Richard Gere?
- Good Will Hunting
- For which film, written by and starring Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, did Robin Williams win an Oscar?
- Kathryn Bigelow
- Who was the co-writer and director of the 1987 film 'Near Dark'?
- Short Cuts
- In what film did actress Julianne Moore appear naked from the waist down for 5 minutes?
- Inch worm
- What is looper caterpillar better known as?
- L. Frank Baum
- Who was the author of 'The Wizard of Oz?'
- Monotones
- 'Book of Love' was a one hit wonder for which group in the 1950's?
- Dire Straits
- 'Money for Nothing' was a super hit single for what 1980's band?
- 2
- A tram runs on how many rails?
- Yellow
- What is the normal color of sulphur?
- Audrey Tautou
- Which French actress starred in the 2002 Stephen Frears film 'Dirty Pretty Things?'
- Teapot
- In the Ukraine what is a samovar?
- Tony McCoy
- Which jockey claimed the British record for jump victories in 2002?
- Mustafa 'Muzzy' Izzet
- Who was the only Leicester City player to feature in the 2002 World Cup Finals?
- One
- How many pints of intestinal gas does the average person fire off every day?
- Reading
- Which town has a football club with the nickname 'Biscuitmen?'
- Luxembourg
- What is the capital of Luxembourg?
- Chef
- On 'Three's Company,' what was Jack Tripper's profession?
- Angora
- What was the former name of Ankara, the capital city of Turkey?
- Do They Know It's Christmas?
- Which was the only song to reach number one twice during the 1980's?
- Windmills
- In the Cervantes novel 'Don Quixote,' what does the hero mistake as a row of giants?
- Melanie Brown
- Who was the first of the Spice Girls to marry?
- Salyut 1
- What was the first manned orbital station called?
- Jet engine
- What did Frank Whittle invent in 1930?
- The brothers Grimm
- Who originally wrote 'Snow White'?
- Blow Monkeys
- Which band did not contain Midge Ure: Thin Lizzy, Blow Monkeys, Ultravox or Slik?
- A Midsummer Nights Dream
- In which Shakespere play did the character Oberon appear?
- A teacher
- David Schwimmer was reported as wanting to be what after Friends ended?
- New York
- In which city was Calvin Klein born?
- H. Rider Haggard
- Who wrote 'Black Heart and White Heart?'
- Gene Kelly
- Who 'sang in the rain' in the 1952 musical?
- Faroukh Bulsara
- What 'F' was Freddie Mercury born as?
- 1820's
- In which decade was the Endoscope first invented by Pierre Segalas?
- George II
- As of 2001, which British monarch was the last to have been born outside the British Isles?
- False
- True or False: Pigeons can swim underwater for up to 50 meters.
- 40 miles
- How long is the Panama canal?
- Good health
- What does the winter drink Wassail mean?
- The CN Tower
- What is the tallest free-standing structure in the world?
- Chinese gooseberry
- What is the alternative name of the kiwi fruit?
- Cat's eyes
- In transport, what animal name is given to the reflective studs used to mark traffic lanes?
- Books
- The Pulitzer Prize goes to the creators of which media?
- Nightingale
- About which bird did Keats write a famous poem?
- Human
- The novelist J.D. Salinger wrote, 'I'd rather have a goddam horse [than a car]. A horse is at least [what?] for God's sake?'
- M.C. Hammer
- Who had a hit single in 1990 with 'U Can't Touch This?'
- Hawaii
- What is the only US state that grows coffee?
- Anthony Blunt
- Name the art advisor to the Queen that was unmasked as a Russian spy in 1979.
- 23
- At what age did Ronan Keating publish his autobiography?
- True
- True or False: Over 2500 left-handed people are killed each year from using products made for right-handed people.
- True
- True or False: A dentist invented the electric chair.
- Iodine
- Which of these is not a metal: chromium, potassium, iodine or sodium?
- Tsin
- Which Chinese Dynasty ruled from 265-420 AD?
- Italy
- Which national side has Chelsea player Gianfranco Zola played for?
- 1893
- In what year was Wolverhampton Wanderers' first F.A. Cup Final victory?
- Catchphrases
- Oliver Wendell Holmes describes what as, 'Blank cheques of intellectual bankruptcy?'
- 1994
- In what year was Naomi Campbell's biography 'Swan' published?
- America
- The Smashing Pumpkins are a band from which country?
- A net
- A fisherman uses a fyke - what is it?
- Lesotho
- Which of these countries is the smallest: Jordan, Cambodia, Lesotho or Ghana?
- Edward Morgan
- What do the initials EM stand for in the name EM Forster?
- Aidi
- Who was the last ruler of the Tang dynasty, ruling from 904 AD to 907 AD?
- Elizabeth Hurley
- Which British actress hit the front pages by attending a film premiere in a dress held together by safety pins?
- Hawaii
- Where is the only royal palace in the United States?
- Women in Love
- For which movie did Labour MP Glenda Jackson win her first Best Actress Oscar?
- Unhappiness
- According to the novelist Georges Simenon, 'Writing is not a profession but a vocation of...' what?
- Mariah Carey
- Who recorded the smash album 'Daydream'?
- Anastacia
- Whose second album is called 'Freak of Nature?'
- Whitewash
- Richard Nixon, in the middle of the Watergate fiasco, said, 'There can be no [what?] at the White House?
- Murder
- According to the writer G.H. Lewes, what, 'Like talent, seems occasionally to run in families?'
- Pret a Porter
- Which 1994 Robert Altman film is a satire on the fashion business?
- Dirk Bogarde
- Which distinguished British actor played Simon Sparrow in the 1954 film 'Doctor in the House?'
- Zambezi
- The Kariba dam is found on which river?
- Hinge
- Elbows and knees are examples of which type of joint?
- Calendar Girl
- What 'C' did Neil Sedaka have a hit with in the sixties?
- The Jacksons
- Under what name were the Jackson Five reborn in 1976?
- Portland
- What is the name of the standard type of modern cement?
- Africa
- Off which continent is the island of La reunion?
- Geri Halliwell
- Who was the first Spice Girl to have a solo chart single?
- Sophie Raworth
- Who left the BBC 'Breakfast' program in 2002 to present the 'Six O'Clock News'?
- -1
- What charge does an electron have?
- Marie-Antoinette
- Who, when told the people hadn't enough bread to eat, reputedly replied, "Let them eat cake"?
- Spartacus
- Which Roman gladiator led a revolt in 71 BC?
- Hasim Rahman
- When Lennox Lewis knocked out Mike Tyson in 2002, who was the previous man to defeat Lewis?
- Blood
- Exsanguation is a severe loss of what?
- Coldplay
- Which band produced the chart topping album Parachutes?
- Mark Little
- Who links the two TV shows 'Neighbours' and 'Big Breakfast'?
- Cash
- The vaudeville Artiste Sophie Tucker said, 'From birth to 18 a girl needs good parents; from 18 to 35, good looks. From 35 to 55, good personality. From 55 on, she needs good...' what?
- Pavlova
- Which of these puddings was named after a famous dancer?
- Nevada, USA
- Where would you find Area 51?
- Sea horse
- Which male creature carries its young in an abdominal pouch until they hatch?
- Glasgow
- Which of the following is not a capital city: Cardiff, Belfast, Glasgow or Dublin?
- Sheffield
- In which city would you find the Crucible Theatre - home of the world snooker championship?
- Offenbach
- Who composed 'The Tales of Hoffman' and 'Orpheus in the Underworld?'
- Wood Lane
- What was White City underground station previously called?
- 1947
- In which year did Pakistan become a separate country from India?
- Magpies
- What birds go around in small groups called 'tidings?'
- Oklahoma!
- 'Oh What a Beautiful Morning' is the opening number of which musical?
- The Seventh
- On which day of the Chinese New Year celebrations do farmers traditionally display their produce?
- Plenty of work to do
- The writer Jerome K. Jerome wrote that, 'it is impossible to enjoy idling thoroughly unless one has...' what?
- Atlantic
- The Alboran Sea is in which ocean?
- Campari
- Which alcoholic drink was once memorably advertised on television with the slogan 'Nicer ere innit?'
- 14
- How many lines make up a sonnet?
- Sam Mendes
- Who directed the 2002 film 'Road to Perdition'?
- Trousers
- What is meant by the Australian slang word 'strides?'
- Hush Puppies
- Which classic suede shoes share their name with a Southern American cornmeal treat?
- Sausages and batter
- What are the two basci ingredients of Toad in the Hole?
- Manhattan Project
- What was the code name given to the government research project that produced the first atomic bombs?
- Pride and Prejudice
- In literature, Mr. Darcy is the handsome young bachelor in which novel?
- Leveret
- What is a young hare called?
- Anne Bancroft
- Who played the part of Mrs. Robinson in the 1967 film 'The Graduate?'
- First Blood
- What was the title of Sylvester Stallone's film in which he first played John Rambo?
- Its parks
- According to the politician William Pitt the Elder, what are 'The lungs of London?'
- India
- Sambala is a type of food served in which country?
- Operation Overlord
- What was the 1944 Allied invasion of Normandy called?
- Pimpernel
- Sir Percy Blakeney was also known secretly as 'The Scarlet...'?
- Gilbert O'Sullivan
- What 'G' released the album 'Back to Front' in 1972?
- Burt Lancaster
- Who was Oscar-nominated four times winning once for 'Elmer Gantry' in 1960?
- Human nature
- The poet John Keats wrote, 'Scenery is fine - but [what?] is finer.'
- Mary Penick
- Skeeter Davis died age 72 in 2004 - what was her real name?
- Hubble
- In 1993, the US space shuttle Discovery was sent to rendezvous with and repair which telescope?
- 1957
- When did Italy become a member of the European Union?
- Austerlitz
- At which battle in December 1805 did Napoleon defeat Alexander I of Russia and Francis II of Austria?
- 1969
- In which year did Concorde first fly?
- Soup
- According to the British polician Lord Curzon, what is not eaten at luncheon by 'gentlemen?'
- Mathematics
- According to J.B.S. Haldane, no one could study what, 'intensively, for more than five hours a day, and remain sane?'
- Sicily
- What is the largest island in the Mediterranean?
- Dee
- On the banks of what river is Balmoral Castle?
- Arthur Miller
- Which Pulitzer Prize winning US dramatist was married to Marilyn Monroe?
- Chicago
- In which city is O'Hare airport?
- Trees
- Dendrophobia is the fear of...
- Agatha Christie
- Which veteran crime writer created Hercule Poirot and Jane Marple?
- A tree
- The poet Joyce Kilmer wrote, 'I think that I shall never see, A poem as lovely as...' what?
- 1755
- When did the earthquake which destroyed Lisbon occur?
- A Time to Jump
- What is the title of triple jumper Jonathon Edwards' biography?
- Florence
- What 'F' was artist Botticelli born in?
- 150 Nautical Miles
- Which one of these distances is the longest: 170 miles, 22 mm, 150 nautical miles or 275 kilometers?
- Coldplay
- Which band had a number 4 hit in 200 with 'Yellow?'
- David
- Which Biblical king was the father of Absalom?
- 1977
- In what year did Jimmy Carter become American president?
- Australia
- Carlton Beer comes from which country?