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- 33
- Harry is five years older than Henry. The sum of their ages is 71. How old is Henry?
- Rat
- Which of these animals can go longest without water?
- Bob Holness
- Who hosted 'Call My Bluff' on TV?
- Diamond
- According to the proverb, what cuts diamond?
- Kocs
- The word 'coach' is derived from what village in Hungary, where coaches were invented and first used?
- David
- What's the name of Michaelangelo's famous marble statue?
- Clark Kent
- What was the name of the character played by Christopher Reeve in 'Superman'?
- Strauss
- Who composed 'Also Sprach Zarathustra'?
- Violin
- Which instrument was Niccolo Paganini famous for playing?
- Bill Pertwee
- In TV comdy, which actor played ARP Warden Hodges in 'Dad's Army'?
- Oxfam
- Which charity set up in 1942 to relieve poverty around the world has its headquarters in Oxford?
- Busted
- Which band are Matt, Charlie and James?
- U.K.
- As of the year 2000, Montserrat was a protectorate of which country?
- Is a widow
- The American revolutionary John Stark said before battle, 'We beat them today, or Molly Stark...' what?
- 11,000
- Approximately, how many moving parts are there in the human body?
- 1991
- When did Zagreb become the capital city of Croatia?
- Pi
- Which of these numbers cannot be written as a fraction (and so is an irrational number)?
- Lord Chancellor
- Who is the highest paid in the Houses of Parliament?
- Japan
- The Diet is the name of which country's parliament?
- Mickey Mouse
- In Fantasia, who plays the part of the 'Sorcerer's Apprentice'?
- Good table manners
- The writer George Mikes says that, 'On the Continent people have good food; in England people have...' what?
- A fire to be lit
- According to the humanist Francois Rabelais, 'A child is not a vase to be filled, but...' what?
- Canada
- In which country would you find the Labrador Peninsula?
- Jebediah
- On 'Emmerdale,' what was Zak Dingle's father's name?
- Cartoon Heroes
- Which of the following was not a UK No. 1 for the Danish Band 'Aqua'?
- Rockall
- Which shipping area is due north of Shannon?
- Laramie
- In which TV show were Slim Sherman and Jess Harper partners in a ranch who supplemented their income by operating a stagecoach station?
- The Streets
- Whose debut album is called 'Original Pirate Material'?
- Milling
- What are the ridges on the sides of coins called?
- 1908
- In what year were the Olympic Games held in London for the first time?
- James
- Who wrote 'Portrait of a Lady'?
- Bette Midler
- Who in the musical world is known as 'The Divine Miss M'?
- Kelsey Grammar
- Who plays the title role in the TV sitcom 'Frasier'?
- 4700 years old
- How old is Methuseleh, the oldest living tree in the United States believed to be?
- English Channel
- In 1875, Matthew Webb became the first person to swim what body of water?
- Hydrogen
- Numerically, which is the first element of the Periodic table?
- Rembrandt
- A 'lost' self-portrait was sold at a July 2003 auction for L6.94m, who was the artist?
- Peepers
- Johnny Mercer's song goes, 'Jeepers Creepers - where you get them...' what?
- 34.3 cm
- How tall is an Academy Awards 'Oscar' statuette?
- Also a creative urge
- Anarchist Michael Bakunin once said that 'the urge for destruction is...' what?
- Stad
- What is 'town' in Dutch?
- Rumour
- According to the Roman historian Tacitus, what, 'Is not always wrong'?
- Capellini
- Which of pasta variety is thinnest?
- A lie
- An abomination to the Lord, but a very present help in time of trouble.' What is being described here?
- Mulberry leaves
- What do silkworms eat?
- Rhodes
- On which island is the resort of Faliraki, which made the headlines in summer 2003?
- Birdie
- In golf, what is the name of a score of one stroke under par at a hole?
- Haematology
- What is the name given to the branch of medicine that is concerned with disorders of the blood?
- Easter
- When is Simnel Cake traditionally eaten?
- 15 inches
- Which one of these lengths is the shortest, 33 miles, 40 cm, 33 miles or 15 inches?
- Harrison Ford
- Which actor was president of the George Formby Appreciation Society?
- Jaw bone
- In humans, what is the mandible commonly known as?
- 1918
- In which year did World War I end?
- Ruud Van Nistlerooy
- In January 2002, which Man Utd player equalled a Premiership record by scoring in 7 successive matches?
- Vermouth
- What is added to vodka or gin to make a dry martini?
- Rubeus
- What is the first name of Hagrid in the Harry Potter books?
- 332
- Roughly how many miles separate London and Edinburgh as the crow flies?
- A werewolf
- In the third Harry Potter book, Professor Lupin is a wizard and what else?
- Atlanta
- In which city is Hartsfield International Airport situated?
- Blank
- What type of verse does not rhyme?
- Croft
- In the computer game world, what is the heroine Lara's surname?
- Squeeze
- Which group's major hits have been written by Difford and Tilbrook?
- Paella
- What is the traditional Spanish rice dish called?
- Bread
- If an animal was described as 'Panivorous', what would it dine upon?
- Virtue
- According to the Roman satirist Juvenal, what is 'the one and only nobility'?
- Cheese
- What did the critic Clifton Fadiman describe as 'Milk's leap toward immortality'?
- Nectarine
- What fruit has the Latin name Prunus Persica?
- 24
- How many carats are in chemically pure gold?
- March
- News at Ten' was taken off ITV (briefly) in 1999 - in which month?
- True Grit
- Which movie won John Wayne his only Oscar?
- Neanderthal man
- Which of these has a larger brain?
- Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
- What was the title of the 2002 'Star Wars' movie?
- Alan
- What was A.A. Milne's first name?
- Derbyshire
- Matlock is the administrative center of which county?
- Jokes
- According to French dramatist Eugene Ionesco, 'A civil servant doesn't make...' what?
- Love
- What, according to the proverb, 'Laughs at locksmiths'?
- Geri Halliwell
- Which former spice girl also worked for a time as a Turkish game show host?
- 4
- How many strings are on a violin?
- Psychotic
- The novelist Kurt Vonnegut said, 'Men are jerks. Women are...' what?
- Govern themselves
- The historian Louis Thiers said, 'The King reins, and the people...' what?
- Kathmandu
- What is the capital of Nepal?
- Schindler's List
- Which is the only 1990's movie to feature in the top 10 of the American Film Institute's list of America's 100 Greatest Movies?
- Suede
- Which form of leather derives its name from the French for 'Swedish'?
- Chevy Chase
- Which actor's real name is Cornelius Crane Chase?
- Nixon
- Of whom was Hunter S. Thompson writing when he said, '[He speaks] to the werewolf in us, the bully, the predatory shyster'?
- Salma Hayek
- In February 2003, who was nominated for a Best Actress Oscar for her role in the film 'Frida'?
- Hell
- Dante wrote 'Abandon all hope, you who enter!' Where?
- Jimmy Nail
- Who on TV has played characters called Oz and Spender?
- Pancreas
- Where in the body are the Islets of Langerhans?
- Richard Trevithick
- Who built the first steam-powered locomotive to run on tracks?
- Drove
- What is a collective noun for a group of donkeys?
- Arrive
- According to the proverb, 'It is better to travel hopefully than to...' what?
- Jack Nicklaus
- Which American golfer was the first to win the US Masters five times?
- Take That
- Who had a UK 1994 number one with 'Everything Changes'?
- 21 days
- What is the gestation period (length of pregnancy) of a mouse?
- 250 inches
- Which one of these distances is the longest, 150 mm, 22 kw, 630 cm or 250 inches?
- Johannesburg
- In which city was the 2003 Cricket World Cup final held?
- China
- The Amur River joins Russia and which country?
- Leopard
- What is the alternative name of the panther?
- Houston, we've had a problem
- Which is the correct version of James Lovell's famous 'Apollo 13' quote?
- I Get a Kick Out of You
- With which Sinatra standard did Gary Shearston have his only ever UK chart entry in 1974?
- Baker Street
- Which London street did Gerry Rafferty sing about in 1978?
- The Conquistadors
- Who named the capital of Ecuador Quito?
- 225,000 sq. miles
- How large is the Kalahari desert?
- Sir Francis Galton
- Which scientist cousin of Charles Darwin coined the term 'eugenics'?
- Knoxville
- Which of the following is in Tennessee?
- Vivienne Westwood
- Which fashion designer once ran a shop in King's Road, London with Malcolm McLaren?
- A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce
- Which book was originally titled 'Stephen Hero'?
- Dickens
- Who wrote 'The Pickwick Papers'?
- Tony Parks
- Which goalkeeper was the hero of the hour helping Tottenham win the 1984 UEFA Cup on penalties?
- Portugal
- Which country governs the Azores?
- Robbie Williams
- Who won Best Single and Best Video at the Brit Awards 2000?
- Waves
- Complete the name of the band, 'Katrina and the...' what?
- William Faulkner
- Which Nobel Prize winning novelist contributed to the screenplay to 'The Big Sleep' in 1946?
- Liam Neeson
- Which actor, born in Northern Ireland, appeared in 'Star Wars: The Phantom Menace' as Gui-Gon Jinn?
- Equation
- Steven Hawking said of 'A Brief History of Time' that 'Each [what?]... in the book would halve the sales'?
- 1960
- In what year did Gary Powers hit the headlines?
- Japan
- In which country did Sapporo beer originate?
- Quito
- What is the capital of Ecuador?
- A snake
- What type of creature is a Mamba?
- 15th
- In which century were The Wars of the Roses fought?
- Medulla
- What is the section of the human brain called that controls the heart and circulation?
- Ghee
- What is the name of the clarified butter often used in Indian cookery?
- Los Angeles
- In which American city is Linkin' Park based?
- Taransay
- The location for the BBC series 'Castaway' was which Scottish island?
- Papua New Guinea
- Which country administers the Bismarck Archipelago?
- Male bee humingbird
- What is the world's smallest bird?
- Abba
- Which Swedish group had chart success with the single 'Mamma Mia'?
- Port Said
- Which Egyptian city stands at the northern end of the Suez canal?
- Brazil
- Which country has suffered the greatest amount of deforestation in the last ten years?
- Jerry Lee Lewis
- Which rock and roll star married his 14-year-old cousin in 1957?
- Get asleep
- There never was a child so lovely that his mother wasn't glad to...' Finish this quote by poet Ralph Waldo Emerson.
- Leo Tolstoy
- Which Russian author penned the mighty work 'War and Peace'?
- Alexander Friedman
- Who was the first person to show that the universe was expanding?
- Switzerland
- If you fly directly from Paris in France to Milan in Italy, over which third country do you fly?
- Pluto
- Which planet is furthest from the sun?
- A bad result
- What, in rhyming slang, is the DJ Pete Tong associated with?
- The Monkees
- Betty Nesmith made a fortune from Liquid Paper. And her son made another fortune with which rock band?
- Pacific Ocean
- Where are the Marshall Islands located?
- Tunisian
- What nationality is Azzedine Alaia, famous for his figure-hugging designs, soft leathers and stretch fabrics?
- Cat
- Which species includes a breed called the Egyptian Mau?
- Cucumber
- Which vegetable is used to flavor the Greek yogurt dish Tzatziki?
- Pentland Firth
- What 'P' separates the Orkney Islands from mainland Britain?
- Ireland
- Boyzone and The Corrs are from which country?
- France
- What country does actor Johnny Depp call home?
- Patrick
- In Eastenders, what is the name of Anthony and Paul Truman's father?
- Peter
- What is the name of Steffi Graf's father?
- Brotherhood of Man
- Which group had Eurovision success for Britain in 1976 with 'Save Your Kisses for Me'?
- Harold
- Which English king died at the battle of Hastings in 1066?
- Matt LeBlanc
- In 2002, which actor from the TV show 'Friends' said he planned to marry his girlfriend Melissa McKnight?
- Tagine
- What is a Morrocan stew called?
- Pork
- Which of these foodstuffs is not traditionally used in Morrocan cooking?
- Compulsion
- According to the Koran, there is no what in religion?
- Alex
- What is the name of the character that Scarlett Johansson plays in 'In Good Company'?
- Volkswagen
- What car company manufactured the Rabbit?
- Career move
- The novelist Gore Vidal said of his rival Truman Capote's death, 'Good...' what?
- Arthur Miller
- What was the name of the playwright husband of Marilyn Monroe?
- Writing
- According to Eeyore in 'Winnie-the-Pooh,' what is, 'Overrated if you ask me. Silly stuff. Nothing in it'?
- America
- According to the novelist John Updike, what, 'Is a vast conspiracy to make you happy'?
- Kylie
- Which artist had a UK No. 2 with the single ' Confide in Me?'
- Alcohol
- In the USA, what was sold illegally at a 'Speakeasy' in the 1920's and 1930's?
- Apple
- What fruit has the Latin name Malus Sylvestris?
- Vietnam War
- Which war is featured in the movie 'Platoon'?
- 747
- In 1970 Boeing manufactured the first type of which model of jet?
- Ethiopia
- A 2002 UN report claimed that which African country's forests could disappear altogether by 2020?
- Ruby Wax
- Who presented 'The Waiting Game' on BBC1 in 2002?
- Lolly
- Who had a 1999 hit with a cover version of 'Mickey'?
- Rik Mayall
- Which British comedian had his role as Peeves the poltergeist edited out of 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'?
- Jamaica
- Which is the smallest nation by population to play in the FIFA World Cup Finals?
- Dog
- Which species contains a breed called the Lowchen?
- Statues
- Sexually, what turns algalmotophiliacs on?
- John Lennon
- If all of these rock stars were still alive today, which would be the oldest: John Lennon, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin or Jim Morrison?
- Dessert
- If you asked for a grunt or a slump in an American restaurant, what would you be served?
- 4
- How many cups in a quart?
- Ben Elton
- Which comedian wrote the novel 'Gridlock'?
- Tony Blair
- Whose middle names are Charles Lynton?
- UK
- Charles Darwin was a naturalist from which country?
- Rhea Perlman
- Who played the waitress Carla in the TV sitcom 'Cheers'?
- 10
- How many provinces are there in Canada?
- Ethiopia
- Distance runner Haile Gabreselassie comes from which African country?
- Brazil's
- The Princess of Wales famously spent a holiday at Martha's Vineyard at the request of which country's ambassador to the U.S.?
- HOMES
- Which mnemonic helps one remember the Great Lakes?
- Vanessa Bell
- Which Bloomsbury Group artist was the sister of Virginia Woolf'?
- An Iranian god
- Who or wht is Ahura Mazda?
- A joke
- The clergyman Sydney Smith said that what, 'required a surgical operation to get... well into a Scotch understanding'?
- Eric Cantona
- Ash's fourth single was called 'Kung Fu'; who appeared on the cover of that single?
- 2002
- In what year did Steven Speilberg graduate from California Film School?
- Civil servants
- What body of people did the civil servant Edward Bridges 'confidently expect [to be] grouped with mothers-in-law and Wigan Pier as one of the recognised objects of ridicule'?
- Airplane
- On what form of transport would you be if you were travelling on 'Concorde'?
- Spice Girls
- In the 1990's, who had three successive Christmas number ones?
- Leopoldo Galtieri
- Who was appointed president of Argentina in 1981?
- Boston Pops Orchestra
- Of which orchestra was Arthur Fiedler the maestro for fifty seasons?
- 150
- According to Sir Thomas Mallory's 'Morte d'Arthur' how many knights of the Round Table were there?
- James Brown
- In 'Rocky IV' which soul legend appeared to sing 'Living in America' before Apollo Creed's fight with Drago?
- Irish
- Which nationality was writer James Joyce?
- Mesopotamia
- Which region or state's name comes from the Greek words for 'Land Between the Rivers'?
- Kelly Rowland
- Which member of Destiny's Child appeared in the 2003 film 'Freddy v Jason'?
- Mary I
- Which English queen executed Lady Jane Grey?
- The trickster
- The poet Jean de la Fontaine thought it 'Doubly fun to trick...' whom?
- Lamb
- What is the meat ingredient of shepher's pie?
- Fire
- What is Vulcan the Roman God of?
- Switzerland
- In what country was milk chocolate invented?
- The landscape of the moon, by Buzz Aldrin
- Beautiful! Beautiful! Magnificent desolation.' What is being referred to here, and by whom?
- Atlantis
- For which Disney movie did Michael J. Fox voice the character Milo?
- Romania
- Which country was ruled by Nicolae Ceausescu between 1965 and 1989?
- Birmingham
- Which city does the singer Jamelia come from?
- Gwyneth Paltrow
- Chris Martin, the lead singer of Coldplay married which American Actress?
- 1893
- When did the Financial Times newspaper adopt its famous pink paper in Britain?
- Columbia
- Which record company signed Destiny's Child in 1997?
- Cheek
- The side of the head of a hammer is called the...
- Lizard Point
- What is the southernmost point on the British mainland?
- Blood pressure
- What would a doctor measure using a sphymomanometer?
- Lynne
- In Eastenders who did Gary marry?
- Jerusalem
- In which city can the Mosque of the Dome of the Rock be found?
- Peta
- Who did Julien MacDonald anger in February 2005?
- Maddie
- What was the first name of Cybill Shepherd's character in the comedy drama Moonlighting?
- Africa
- From where do watermelons originate?
- Mr. Hyde
- Complete the following Robert Louis Stevenson novel: 'Dr. Jeckyl and...' who?
- Back to the Future
- Which 1980's movie contains the line 'Roads? Where we're going we don't need... roads!'?
- Neptune
- What is the eighth planet from the sun?
- 78
- The legendary Russian keeper Lev Yashin won how many caps during his career?
- Vivian Nicholson
- What 'V' was the subject of 'Spend Spend Spend'?
- Mozambique
- Maputo is the capital of which African country?
- Valhalla
- In Scandinavian mythology, what was the name of the resting-place of warriors killed in battle?
- Peter Andre
- Who came to the English public's attention with his single 'Mysterious Girl?'
- George Sand
- What was the name of Chopin's mistress?
- Laika the dog
- What was the first living thing humanity sent into space?
- Flying fox
- By what misleading name is the fruit eating bat of tropical Africa usually known?
- August
- According to the novelist Edna O'Brien, which, 'is a wicked month'?
- Placebo
- Whose album was called 'Without You I'm Nothing'?
- Al Pacino
- In film, which actor received an Oscar nomination for his role in the film 'Serpico'?
- Morocco
- In which African country is the city of Marrakech?
- 25.4 cm
- How many centimetres equal 10 inches?
- Earth
- Which planet is the 'third rock from the Sun'?
- Steven Soderbergh
- Who directed the movie 'Erin Bockovich'?
- Alaska
- Where are the Aleutian Islands located?
- Jeffrey Archer
- Who wrote the 1984 novel 'First Among Equals'?
- Dreamcoat
- In theater, complete the title of the following musical: 'Joseph and his Amazing Technicolor...' what?
- Jarvis Cocker
- In October 2002, which pop star announced his wife, Camille Bidault-Waddington was expecting their first child?
- Egypt
- India ink is from...
- Lana
- In Neighbours, what is the name of Sindi's American cousin?
- Mediterranean
- In which sea does the island of Malta lie?
- Seal
- Who won the Brit Award for Best Male Singer in 1992?
- Cary Elwes
- Which of these stars does not appear in the film 'The Grudge'?
- Mermaid
- Which famous London theatre opened at Puddle Dock in 1960?
- Minnie Caldwell
- Who had a cat named Bobby in 'Coronation Street'?
- 1994
- In which year did Elton John and Tim Rice win an Oscar for 'Can You Feel the Love Tonight'?
- Dickens
- Who wrote 'The Cricket on the Hearth'?
- Star Trek
- Which TV program showed the first televised interracial kiss?
- Connie Francis
- Who sang 'Lipstick on Your Collar'?
- Fermat
- Whose last theorum did Andrew Wiles famously prove in 1993?
- Quantum Physics
- Niels Bohr said, 'Anybody who is not shocked by this subject has failed to understand it.' What was he talking about?
- Eddie
- In TV, what is the first name of the comedian Large from 'Little and Large'?
- Lloyd George
- Of whom did Margot Asquith say: 'He could not see a belt without hitting below it?'
- Charlton
- What is Rodney Trotter's middle name in 'Only Fools and Horses'?