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Acronym GINK referring to people with no kids for environmental reasons stands for what?
Green Inclinations No Kids
the brand name for a range of die-cast zamak zinc alloy scale model vehicles, traffic lights, and road signs produced by British toy company Meccano Ltd. They were made in England from 1934 to 1979, at a factory in Binns Road in Liverpool.
Dinky Toys
American brand of scale model cars invented by Elliot Handler and introduced by his company Mattel on May 18, 1968, main competitor to British company Matchbox.
Hot Wheels
a pull-string “talking” doll originally created by Ruth and Elliot Handler and manufactured by the Mattel toy company from 1959 to 1965
Chatty Cathy
For what does FIRE stand for in FIRE movement, a lifestyle movement with the goal of gaining the initialled goal. The model became particularly popular among millennials in the 2010s, gaining traction through online communities via information shared in blogs, podcasts, and online discussion forums.
Financial Independence Retire Early
His voice roles include Bugs Bunny in the 1996 film Space Jam and several subsequent projects, the title characters of Doug and The Ren & Stimpy Show, as well as the Futurama characters Philip J. Fry, Professor Farnsworth, Dr. Zoidberg, Zapp Brannigan and many more.
Billy West
Ren and Stimpy, Ren is which specific breed of animal?
Chihuahua
Ren and Stimpy, Stimpy is which specific breed of animal?
Manx Cat
An animated television series and sitcom created by Jim Jinkins and produced by Jumbo Pictures, airing from August 11, 1991 to June 26, 1999 on Nickelodeon and ABC. The show focuses on the early adolescent life and zany hijinks of its title character in hometown of Bluffington.
Doug
Which pianist played alongside Benny Goodman and Gene Krupa in Goodman’s
jazz trio?
Teddy Wilson
Gene Krupa known for which instrument?
Drums
Released in 1973, what was the first James Bond film to star Roger Moore?
Live and Let Die
A portrait of Ulysses S. Grant appears on which denomination US dollar bill?
$50
Which surname originally meant a female baker?
Baxter
In Einstein’s equation E=mc2 what does the letter E represent and m stand?
Energy and Mass
Active mainly in the 1930s and 40s, who was Chesney Allen’s double-act partner?
Bud Flanagan
Based on the results of a poll of the readers of FIFA Magazine and members of
the FIFA committee, which American footballer was voted FIFA female player of
the 20th century? She won the Golden Shoe at the 1991 World Cup
Michelle Akers
Which Norwegian footballer won best player at the 1995 World Cup held in Sweden? Later went on to manage England at 2021 Olympics.
Hege Riise
Which Norwegian footballer won golden shoe at 1995 world cup in Sweden won by Norway?
Ann Kristin Aarones
First womens world cup held in which country in 1991? MIchelle Akers won the golden shoe.
China
1999 Womens World Cup which Brazilian won jointly the golden shoe with 9 goals?
Sissi
1999 Womens World Cup which Chinese player won jointly the golden shoe with 9 goals and also the best player award?
Sun Wen
Hosted in the USA, the 2003 Womens World Cup was won by Germany and which player won the Golden Shoe for 7 goals and also player of tournament?
Birgit Prinz
2007 Womens World Cup hosted in China, Germany won their second title, which Brazilian won golden shoe with 7 goals and won best player?
Marta
2011 Womens World Cup held in Germany and won by Japan, which Japanese footballer won top scorer and best player?
Homare Sawa
2015 Womens World Cup held in Canada and won by USA, which American won joint golden shoe and won best player?
Carli Lloyd
Which German was co-winner of golden shoe at the 2015 womens world cup with 6 goals?
Celia Sasic
Who won golden shoe at the 2023 womens world cup?
Hinata Miyazawa
Which Spaniard who plays for Barcelona won Best Young Player at the 2023 Womens world cup?
Salma Paralluelo
Until his death in 1984, Lennard Pearce played a character with what relation to
Del Boy and Rodney in the TV sitcom Only Fools and Horses?
Grandad
Which TV soap’s first episode was broadcast on Channel 4’s opening day, in
1982?
Brookside (Hollyoaks was 1995)
Which artist painted the 19th century works Three Lovers and The Wounded
Cuirassier?
Theodore Gericault
The Bagan Empire, also known as the Kingdom of Pagan, was a kingdom
located in which modern-day Southeast Asian country?
Myanmar
One of the first fighting games to use 3D animation, which game, associated with
the playstation and published by Bandai Namco, allowed players to fight as Kuma
the bear, Nina Williams and Marshall Law?
Tekken
Which surname originally meant a female weaver?
Webster
Moon Beams, Explorations and Portrait in Jazz are albums by trios led by which
jazz pianist?
Bill Evans
Released in 1985, what was the last James Bond film to star Roger Moore?
A View to a Kill
Who succeeded Jeremy Thorpe as leader of the UK Liberal Party, and remained
in office until the party merged with the Social Democrats to form the Liberal
Democrats?
David Steel
Published by Sega, which game is widely recognised as the first 3D fighting
game to be released? Players can fight as Wolf Hawkfield, Sarah Bryant and
Akira Yuki.
Virtua Fighter
In September 2023 Channel 4 announced that which long-running soap opera
would be removed from its schedule but remain on E4 and streaming services?
Hollyoaks
Which artist painted the 20th century works Grey Tree and Trafalgar Square?
Piet Mondrian
What is the process in which a body of water becomes progressively enriched
with minerals and nutrients, often leading to the appearance of algae blooms on
the surface of the water?
Eutrophication
a process involving the hydrolysis of fats on its reaction with alkali, thereby leading to the formation of salts of fatty acids and glycerol
Saponification
The first advert shown on ITV was for which product?
Gibbs SR Toothpaste
Founded by Mark Dixon, which company is the biggest serviced office provider in
the UK?
Regus
Richard Stilgoe wrote the original lyrics for which Andrew Lloyd Webber musical?
Starlight Express
The Leaf is a popular make of electric car by which manufacturer?
Nissan
Hyundai luxury division car brand?
Genesis
Marbella and Torremolinos are on which Spanish Costa?
Costa Del Sol
In which sport are positions of ruckman and centre half-forward?
Australian Rules Forward
Which tennis player who reached final of 2023 Australian Open is coached by his father Apostolos?
Stefanos Tsitsipas
Which word completes the name of the comedy folk band from St Helens, the Lancashire ______, whose members include Dickie Ticker?
The Lancashire Hotpots
The Swale is a tidal channel of the Thames estuary that separates which island from the rest of Kent?
Sheppey
Which poem by John Keats begins “season of mists and mellow fruitfulness!”?
To Autumn
Which of the 31 members of NATO comes first alphabetically?
Albania
Eliza’s dads name in Pygmalion and My Fair Lady?
Alfred
Which unit of time is a one billionth of a second?
Nanosecond
Which two one-act plays by Terence Rattigan, performed on same bill, are set in dining room of the Beauregard Private Hotel in Bournemouth?
Separate Tables
Sharing his name with a planet, which Greek god was father of Titans?
Uranus
Who is only European golfer to win both Masters and US Open?
Jon Rahm
In which building in Paris, whose crypt contains remains of many national heroes, did Leon Foucault construct a pendulum beneath central dome in 1851?
Pantheon
The final commemorative stamps of Elizabeth II celebrated which centenary, they were sold in March 2023?
Flying Scotsman
Established in 1897 and usually third Monday in April which city holds the world’s oldest marathon?
Boston
Which of the six major world marathons is held earliest in the year in March since 2019? February before.
Tokyo
Which of the six major world marathons is held latest in the year in November?
New York
Which European runner won the London and Chicago marathons making her first female european winner since Paula Radcliffe’s New York marathon wins in 2007 and 2008?
Sifan Hassan
British Paralympic wheelchair athlete. He has won a total of six gold medals at the 2008 and 2012 Paralympic Games, and has won the London Marathon on eight occasions. He was born with a spinal cord transection that left him unable to use his legs.
David Weir
All time great in male wheelchair marathon, which Swiss has won 26 world major marathons since 2016?
Marcel Hug
Which American wheelchair marathon has won 8 world major marathons since 2018? Last ones Boston 2022, Chicago 2021.
Daniel Romanchuk
Which female wheelchair marathoner has won 22 world major marathons since 2016?
Manuela Schar
American paralympic athlete of Russian descent has won 20 paralympic medals and 7 world major marathons since 2016?
Tatyana McFadden
Kenyan long-distance runner and the marathon world record holder. This runner is the only person in history to run the marathon in under two hours and one minute in a record-eligible race. Won 2023 London and Chicago in his first two major world marathon wins.
Kelvin Kiptum
Principal conductor of the Halle orchestra between 1943 and 1970?
John Barbirolli
In Greek myth, which Titan, the youngest, castrated his father and threw genitalia into the sea?
Cronos
Who was the last golfer from England to win a major championship?
Matt Fitzpatrick
Which supermarket has its roots in a Blackpool shop called The China House which opened in 1847?
Booths
Alfred Radio is a community station that broadcasts from Shaftesbury in which county?
Dorset
Which London station is the subject of the painting of William Powell Frith’s 1862 painting The Railway Station?
Paddington
In which city is a mens tennis tournament held in April with matches on Court Rainier III and Court des Princes?
Monte Carlo
The debut studio album by which indie rock band from Wigan How Beautiful Life Can Be debuted at number one in the UK charts in October 2021?
The Lathums
Blakeney Point is a national nature reserve on the North coast of which county in England?
Norfolk
Which poem by Percy Bysshe Shelley ends “if winter comes, can spring be far behind?”
Ode to the West Wind
Who led the English forces at Battle of Poitiers in 1356?
Edward the Black prince
Timmy Tiptoes is what animal in beatrix potter?
Squirrel
In NFL, which position must wear numbers between 0 and 19?
Quarterbacks
Which australian born singer had number one singles in usa with “i am woman” in 1972 and “angie baby” in 1974?
Helen Reddy
What is title of recent BBC tv drama that centred on the Brink’s Mat robbery in 1983?
The Gold
Old Honiton, Genoese and Mechlin are all types of what?
Lace
What is the nickname of former England cricket captain Sir Alastair Cook?
Chef/Cookie
In 1990, which former Soviet Republic was the first to declare its
independence from the USSR?
Lithuania
The village of Edwinstowe, close to the Major Oak, is in which English
forest?
Sherwood
A global ambassador for The Prince’s Trust, which award winning male
American singer appeared at the Coronation Concert?
Lionel Richie
Two other European countries are in the same time zone as the UK and
Ireland. Name either.
Portual and Iceland
The name of which East Lancashire town was changed around 1848 from
Marsden, to avoid confusion between this town and the one in West
Yorkshire?
Nelson
In 2009, STV held a vote to decide who was the greatest ever Scot. Which
20th century scientist, knighted in 1944, came third in the list behind Robert
Bruce and William Wallace?
Alexander Fleming
In the apartheid era in South Africa, the police were known to use a
weapon called a sjambok (pron SHAM-BOCK). What type of weapon was it?
Whip
The two largest ceramic tile producers in Europe, PAMESA and STN Group,
are both based in which country?
Spain
The last official battle of World War 1 occurred on 11th November 1918
when the Canadians recaptured which Belgian town from the Germans,
who had held it since 1914?
Mons
Which of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles wears a red bandana?
Raphael (for R)
Which of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles wears a blue bandana?
Leonardo (Mona Lisa looking blue)
Which of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles wears a orange bandana?
Michelangelo (David’s hanging oranges)
Which of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles wears a purple bandana?
Donatello (royal purple)
A deck of tarot cards is divided into 56 suit cards and 22 others made up of
a fool and 21 trumps. Respectively, these are known as the minor and
major what?
Arcana
The 13th Duke of Argyll is the Chief of which Scottish clan?
Campbell
Which post war British architectural style is characterised by minimalist
constructions, usually with angular shapes and in a monochrome colour?
Examples include Preston Bus Station and Piccadilly Plaza in Manchester
Brutalism
In which part of England would something very good or excellent be
described as Bosting or Bostin’?
West Midlands
Probably most well known for his work with the Temptations, which songwriter wrote or co-wrote 61 hits on the UK charts and 92 on the US charts, often working with Barrett Strong?
Norman Whitfield
Which songwriter was behind Rose Royce’s Car Wash, Ain’t Too Proud to Beg, Papa Was A Rolling Stone, I Heard It through the grapevine? Working with Barrett Strong.
Norman Whitfield
Together, they wrote some of the most successful and critically acclaimed soul songs ever to be released by Motown, including “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” by both Marvin Gaye and Gladys Knight & the Pips; “War” by Edwin Starr; “Wherever I Lay My Hat (That’s My Home)” by Marvin Gaye; “Smiling Faces Sometimes” by the Undisputed Truth; and the long line of “psychedelic soul” records by the Temptations, including “Cloud Nine”, “I Can’t Get Next to You”, “Psychedelic Shack”, “Ball of Confusion (That’s What the World Is Today)”, and “Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone”, amongst others.
Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
A leather belt with a supporting strap going over the right shoulder is
named after which British Indian Army General?
Sir Samuel BROWNE
The Sault Ste Marie International Bridge connects two cities of that name,
one in the Canadian province of Ontario and one in which US State?
Michigan
The ITV police series “Grace” is set in and around which city?
Brighton
Who stars as Roy Grace in ITV show “Grace” set in Brighton?
John Simm
Who played DI Lisa Armstrong in first two seasons of ITV show The Bay? Aslo appeared in The A Word and Grantchester.
Morven Christie
The show first featured Anglican vicar Sidney Chambers (James Norton), and subsequently vicar William Davenport (Tom Brittney), each of whom develop a sideline in sleuthing with the help of Detective Inspector Geordie Keating, played by Robson Green. Based on short stories by James Runcie.
Grantchester
A play on his name, which Australian cricket umpire and former Test
cricketer is nicknamed Pistol?
Paul Reiffel
In 1991, which country was the first former state of Yugoslavia to declare its independence?
Slovenia
The towns of Coleford and Cinderford are in which English forest?
Forest of Dean
At the Coronation concert, Welsh opera singer Sir Bryn Terfel sang a duet
with which other opera star?
Andrea Boccelli
Apart from India, which other country is in the time zone of five and a half
hours ahead of GMT?
sri lanka
Electrolux AB, the second largest producer of domestic electrical
appliances in the world, is based in which European country?
Sweden
Which Chinese company is the largest producer of domestic electrical appliances in the world?
Midea
The last military operation of World War 2 in Europe actually came after VE
Day, when Soviet troops liberated which European capital city?
Prague
What is the exact date of VE Day?
8th May 1945
What date is celebrated as VJ Day in UK?
15th August 1945
Which actress appeared in her last film “With Six, You Get Eggroll” in 1968 and spent much of the remaining fifty years of her life involved in animal welfare?
Doris Day
Which shade of blue derives its name from the Latin words for sea water?
Aquamarine
Which card game is played using two packs of cards without the two to six
cards, i.e. a total of 64 cards? From Persian for juggler.
Bezique
The 12th Duke of Atholl is the Chief of which Scottish clan?
Murray
Which British architectural movement of the second half of the 19th century
was influenced by the architecture prevalent in Europe between the 12th
and 16th centuries? Examples are Manchester Town Hall and St Pancras
Railway Station in London.
GOTHIC REVIVAL (accept
NEO-GOTHIC or
VICTORIAN GOTHIC)
In which part of England does the word Gadgie mean a man or a bloke?
North East
For over 60 years, who has been the husband and song writing partner of
Cynthia Weil?
Barry Mann
office building at 1619 Broadway on 49th Street in the New York City borough of Manhattan, just north of Times Square and further uptown from the historic musical Tin Pan Alley neighborhood, famous for housing music industry offices and studios where some of the most popular American songs were written.
Brill Building
Who wrote song “Somewhere Out There” for film An American Tail winning a Grammy with husband Barry Mann? Also wrote On Broadway, I Just Cant Help Believing, Saturday Night at the Movies.
Cynthia Weil
In books and comic strips, what is the name of Billy Bunter’s sister, who had
a great deal in common with her brother?
Bessie
Who created Billy Bunter?
Charles Hamilton using the pen name Frank Richards
What name is given to the type of cap worn by soldiers in the Royal
Regiment of Scotland, which shares its name with a river valley near Loch
Ness?
Glengarry
What name is given to the place of worship used by Jehovah’s Witnesses?
Kingdom Hall
Which annual publication is edited by Lawrence Booth?
Wisdens Cricketer Almanack
Situated on top of a grass mound, what is the name of the largest
remaining part of York Castle?
Cliffords Tower
Hackney carriages or licensed taxis in Leeds are all painted in which two
colours?
Black and White
Smartglasses released by Snap Inc. featuring a camera lens and are capable of recording short video segments and syncing with a smartphone to upload to the user’s online account. Colloquial name for sunglasses.
Spectacles
Rayban smartglasses created as a collaboration between Meta Platforms and EssilorLuxottica. The product includes two cameras, open-ear speakers, a microphone, and touchpad, all built into the frame. Name includes something you can add on facebook.
Rayban Stories
brand of smart glasses developed and sold by Google. It was developed by X (previously Google X), with the mission of producing a ubiquitous computer Stopped completely in 2023
Google Glass
American technology company that released a head-mounted augmented reality display which superimposes 3D computer-generated imagery over real world objects. It is attempting to construct a light-field chip using silicon photonics. Founded by Rony Abovitz in 2010, left in 2020 replaced by Peggy Johnson. Made through AT&T.
Magic Leap
an augmented reality (AR)/mixed reality (MR) headset developed and manufactured by Microsoft, owes its development from Microsoft Kinect used with Xboxes
HoloLens
Which word follows Bose ______ (Enjoy lifelike sound without headphones from Bose sunglasses with exclusive Bose open-ear audio technology) and Amazon Echo ______ (smart audio glasses that give you hands-free access to Alexa) to give two smart glasses products?
Frames
“Tulips from Amsterdam” was 1958 hit by which entertainer?
Max Bygraves
Which Jewish festival takes place 9 days after Rosh Hashanah?
Yom Kippur
tenth month of the lunar based Islamic calendar. Name stems from the verb shāla which means to ‘lift or carry’, generally to take or move things from one place to another, so named because a female camel normally would be carrying a fetus at this time of year
Shawwāl
Rosh Hashanah (1st Day), Yom Kippur (10th Day) and Sukkot (15th Day) are all in which Hebrew month?
Tishrei
Hannukah begins in which Hebrew month?
Kislev
Purim and Fast of Esther are in which Hebrew month?
Adar
Passover occurs in which Hebrew month?
Nisan
Third month of the Hebrew calendar, Shavuot (Feast of Weeks) is celebrated in this month?
Sivan
Edward Elgar, Frederick Delius and Gustav Holst all died in which year?
1934
Originally used as a rat poison, which drug is most commonly used to treat thrombosis and embolism?
Warfarin
Liverpool’s Catholic cathedral, designed by Frederick Gibberd, is built above the crypt for a much larger proposed building shelved for financial reasons, who designed the original?
Edwin Lutyens
Which national team were first to lose two World Cup finals?
Hungary (1938 and 1954)
What name is given to art of decorating an object by gluing coloured paper cut outs on to it, often with added paint effects?
Decoupage
The story of Lot and his wife turning into salt is in which book of bible?
Genesis
Who at the time of marriage was youngest wife of Henry VIII?
Catherine Howard
Historians no longer use AD for Anno Domini prefering to use which two letters?
CE (Common Era)
In 2022 World Cup, only team to beat champions Argentina?
Saudi Arabia
Which ship, first at the scene, picked up over 700 survivors of Titanic?
Carpathia
Which Yorkshire cricketer of Asian descent made allegations of racism regarding time at Yorkshire Cricket Club which were investigated in Squire Patton Boggs report?
Azeem Rafiq
In England, where or what are Decoy, Filby, Hickling, Ormesby, Rockland and Ranworth amongst others?
Norfolk Broads
His name commemorated in Wetherspoons opposite Manchester Town Hall, who designed Natural History Museum too?
Alfred Waterhouse
Which keyboard player made 1970s albums inspired by Henry VIII’s wifes, journey to centre of earth and Arthurian legend?
Rick Wakeman
Which sister ship of Titanic was lost during ww1 when hit a mine off Kea in Aegean Sea?
SS Britannic
What does USA call its version of BBC World Service?
Voice of America
In June 2022, following resignation of Imran Khan Tory MP, Labour’s Simon Lightwood won which constituency’s by-election?
Wakefield
Jazz musician Errol Garner is associated particularly with which instrument? Known for instrumental ballad ‘Misty’.
Piano
Three of the symphonies of which composer have the names or nicknames Tragic, Little C Major and Great C Major.
Franz Schubert
Netball game involves four playing periods each lasting how many minutes?
15 minutes
Octopus, Squid and Cuttlefish are members of which class of mollusc?
Cephalopoda
The title Earl of Essex was bestowed on which man, Henry VIII’s chief minister, shortly before his downfall and execution in 1540?
Thomas Cromwell
Woolsthorpe Manor in Lincolnshire was former home of which notable Briton?
Sir Isaac Newton
Which ingredient added to a basic bechamel sauce to produce a soubise sauce?
Onion
Which daughter sauce of french cuisine consists of velouté, a “mother sauce”, thickened with cream and strained?
Supreme
What savory sauce that is made from a roux and a light stock takes name from French for velvety?
Veloute
What type of sauce is a bechamel (white roux and milk) with shredded or grated cheese added?
Mornay Sauce
What mother sauce of French cuisine takes name from financier who held the honorary post of chief steward to King Louis XIV of France in the 17th century? Roux and milk, maybe ground nutmeg.
Bechamel
A Greek baked pasta dish with ground meat and béchamel sauce, with variations of the dish found in other countries of the Mediterranean Sea, name comes from the 16th century as “any manner of pastie or pye”.
Pastitsio
Named after a Napoleonic general who in turn was giving a dukedom named after a lake near Valencia, which sauce is based on a supreme sauce which in itself is derived from veloute sauce but with added meat glaze? Chiefly served with poultry and sweetbreads.
Albufera Sauce
What is a sauce in French cuisine based on a light-colored velouté sauce (typically veal; chicken and shellfish veloutés can also be used), but thickened with egg yolks and heavy cream, and seasoned with lemon juice? One of Careme’s four mother sauces but not one of Escoffier’s five mother sauces.
Allemande Sauce
Named after a French region, which culinary sauce prepared with velouté, fish velouté or fish stock, cream, butter and egg yolk as primary ingredients?
Normande Sauce
Which of Escoffier’s mother sauces is a brown sauce based on a brown stock reduction, and thickened with a brown roux. Ingredients typically include roasted bones, bacon, and tomato (puréed or fresh).
Espagnole sauce
Which of Escoffier’s mother sauces is a warm emulsion of egg yolk, melted butter, and lemon juice or vinegar?
Hollandaise
Classified as a petites sauce by Marie Antoine Careme, what is a peppery sauce used in French cuisine, a mirepoix thickened with flour, heavily seasoned with pepper?
Sauce Poivrade
Named after a town in Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes region known for its crayfish, what is a classical French sauce consisting of a bechamel base, cream and crayfish butter and tails?
Nantua sauce
What foodstuff is a mixture of creamed fish or meat, sometimes combined with breadcrumbs, with a light egg binding, formed into an egg-like shape, and then cooked from German for ‘dumpling’?
Quenelle
Which two word term used in French cooking is rich brown sauce in French cuisine used by itself or as a base for other sauces? It traditionally made by combining one part espagnole sauce and one part brown stock. The sauce is then reduced by half, strained of any leftover impurities, and finished with a sherry wine.
Demi-Glace
Which sauce is a sauce made of butter, egg yolk, white-wine vinegar, and herbs, particular tarragon? It is regarded as a child of hollandaise. Named after traditional province in the Pyrenees and served with steaks commonly.
Bearnaise
French chef credited with several well-known culinary innovations in the 1830s including Béarnaise sauce and Pommes soufflées (puffed potatoes)?
Jean-Louis-François Collinet
Who was the last Queen of France by marriage to Louis Philippe I (1830-48)? Grandchildren include Leopold II of Belgium, Ferdinand I of Bulgaria (Tsar 1908-18), died in Claremont House Surrey in 1866.
Queen Marie-Amelie (Maria Amalia)
King of France from 1814 to 1824, except for a brief interruption during the Hundred Days in 1815. He spent 23 years in exile from 1791: during the French Revolution and the First French Empire (1804–1814), and during the Hundred Days.
Louis XVIII
King of France from 16 September 1824 until 2 August 1830. An uncle of the uncrowned Louis XVII and younger brother to reigning kings Louis XVI and Louis XVIII, he supported the latter in exile. Married to Marie Therese of Savoy.
Charles X
First president of France from 1848 to 1852, and the last monarch of France as Emperor of the French from 1852 until he was deposed in absentia on 4 September 1870. Died in Chislehurst in 1873 and buried in St Michaels Abbey Farnborough.
Napoleon III
Who were the two wives of Napoleon Bonaparte?
Josephine de Beauharnais
Marie Louise of Austria
Napoleon II was born in Tuileries Palace in 1811 and died in which Viennese palace in 1832 from tuberculosis? It was the main summer residence of the Habsburg rulers and means beautiful spring.
Schonbrunn Palace
family of sauces and soups made with egg yolk and lemon juice mixed with broth, heated until they thicken, comes from Greek for egg-lemon.
Avgolemono
a Belgian condiment commonly served with Belgian fries. The sauce is also popular and widely used throughout France. It consists of mayonnaise, tomato paste, and peppers, such as pimientos or roasted bell peppers, named after region of Spain.
Sauce Andalouse
From Italian for “lightly fried”, basic preparation in Mediterranean, Latin American, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese cooking. It typically consists of aromatic ingredients cut into small pieces and sautéed or braised in cooking oil for a long period of time over a low heat. In Spanish, consists of garlic, onion and peppers cooked in Olive Oil.
Sofrito
international brand of seasonings, instant soups, and noodles that originated in Switzerland in the late 19th century. 1884 by Julius ______.
Maggi
a Georgian sauce primarily made of cherry plum, sometimes alucha or other varieties of plum. Both red and green varieties of plum are used. The flavor of the sauce varies, but generally tends to be pungently tart.
Tkemali
Meaning sauce of the pork butcher, what sauce is a Sauce Robert but with a garnishing of chopped gherkins?
Charcutiere
Made with demi-glace or espagnole sauce as a base, Minced mushrooms, butter, shallots and parsley with red wine and demi-glace?
Chasseur
thick purée in Greek cuisine and Turkish cuisine, made of garlic in a base of potatoes, walnuts, almonds or liquid-soaked stale bread mixed with olive oil in to make a smooth emulsion, to which some vinegar is added
Skordalia
a condiment from the Netherlands based on mayonnaise with mild curry spices. It is commonly offered in fast food restaurants in the Netherlands and Belgium, but is also available in grocery stores.
Joppiesaus
Cumberland sauce contains what fruit jelly?
Redcurrant
British condiment often made from a blend of tomatoes, mayonnaise, Worcestershire sauce, lemon juice and black pepper, often credited to Fanny Cradock and served with seafood.
Marie Rose sauce
In September 2022, NASA crashed an object into asteroid Dimorphos in the DART programme, what does DART stand for?
Double Asteroid Redirection Test
According to nonsense poem by Edward Lear, who went to sea in a sieve?
The Jumblies
Which flower, referred to as gillyflower by Shakespeare and Chaucer, was once used as a treatment for fever and is now the symbol for mothering sunday?
Carnations
Who first published his American Dictionary of the Enlgihs Language in 1828?
Noah Webster
Whitby is at one end of the North York Moors heritage railway, in which town is the other terminus?
Pickering
Which style of hat was the trademark of musical comedy star Maurice Chevalier?
Straw Hat/Boater Hat
Which hobby involves using needles to sew different sizes and shapes of fabric onto a larger piece to make a design?
Applique
Fourchette is the French word for which item used on a daily basis?
Fork
Including the number ring, how many circular metal rings make up a traditional trebles dartboard?
7 (one on outside too)
Glasson Dock stands at the mouth of which river in Lancashire?
Lune
How many cans feature in the artwork Campbell’s Soup Cans by Andy Warhol, the number of varieties that company produced at the time?
32
The £ sign shares which number on QWERTY keyboard?
3
The $ sign shares which number on QWERTY keyboard?
4
The % sign shares which number on QWERTY keyboard?
5
The & sign shares which number on QWERTY keyboard?
7
The ! sign shares which number on QWERTY keyboard?
1
Who in 1796-98 composed the oratorio The Creation?
Joseph Haydn
Which actor, who played sports teacher Mr Sugden in the film Kes, also wrestled professionally as “Leon Arras the Man from Paris”?
Brian Glover
In 1955, the first Royal Variety Performance held outside London took place at the Opera House theatre in which town?
Blackpool
Clark Air Force Base, the largest overseas base of the US AIr FOrce was in which country?
Philippines
Which is the westernmost administrative region of mainland France?
Brittany
Who led the Welsh forces in the 1402 Battle of Bryn Glas?
Owain Glyndwr
Long Meg and her Daughters is a Neolithic stone circle in which English county?
Cumbria
Who was first woman to walk in space?
Svetlana Savitskaya
Who founded the Carthusian Order in 1084?
Saint Bruno
MnO4 is which chemical compound?
Permanganate
Which event did Mary Peters win a gold medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics?
Pentathlon
Who founded a monastery on Lindisfarne in 634?
St Aidan
The Whitsunday Islands are off the coast of which Australian state?
Queensland
Which niece of Lord Capulet is Romeo’s unrequited love of Romeo at start of R&J?
Rosaline
In which battle of 1403 did an army led by Lancastrian King Henry IV defeat a rebel army led by Henry Percy from Northumberland?
Shrewsbury
James Todd Smith is the birth name of which rapper and actor who stars in tv spin off crime drama NCIS: LA
LL Cool J
In 1986, Andreas Whittam Smith was the first editor of which national newspaper, now online only, whose current editor is Geordie Greig?
The Independent
Which club has twice won the FA Cup in consecutive seasons this century?
Arsenal
Between 1968 and 1973 inhabitants of which island in the British Indian Ocean Territory were forcibly expelled so that a joint UK/US military base could be built there?
Diego Garcia
Who composed the oratorio Elijah first performed in 1846?
Felix Mendelssohn
Brian Glover played manservant Magersfontein Lugg in two TV series of Campion, who played title character?
Peter Davison
Munster cheese is from which country?
France
Three main ingredients go in to make Dauphinoise potatoes. Two are
potatoes and cream, what is the third?
Garlic
Situated in the South of the country, which of Germany’s 16 Laender or
states is the largest by area?
Bavaria
Which motor manufacturer makes the Grand Tourneo van?
Ford
What was the former name of Musselburgh racecourse?
Edinburgh
The character Jac Naylor died in the last programme of which long running
BBC drama series, which ended in 2022?
Holby City
Before becoming a founder member of Crosby, Stills and Nash, David Crosby had been a member of which American folk rock band?
The Byrds
Before becoming a founder member of Crosby, Stills and Nash, Graham Nash had been a member of which American folk rock band?
The Hollies
Two members of the extended Royal Family have Diana as a forename. One is Princess Charlotte, who is the other?
Lilibet
The Blaydon Bridge carries the A1 across which river?
Tyne
In 2004, which became the first malt whisky produced in Wales for over a
century?
Penderyn
Which company now runs former North Sea Ferries route from Hull to Rotterdam?
P&O
Which musical, first premiered in New York in 1967, is the most famous musical written by Gerome Ragni, James Rado and Galt MacDemot?
Hair
Keswick stands on the banks of which body of water in the Lake District?
Derwentwater
Although he was never a member of the band, Bobby Keys regularly appeared on stage and in the studio with the Rolling Stones. What was his
main instrument?
Saxophone
Liverpool Mountain is which Swiss artist’s first public artwork in the UK and the first of its kind in Europe. Inspired by naturally occurring Hoodoos (spires or pyramids of rock) and the art of meditative rock balancing, this 10-metre high sculpture stands within Mermaid Courtyard, outside Tate Liverpool on the Royal Albert Dock Liverpool. It consists of coloured rocks, stacked vertically which seem to defy gravity.
Ugo Rondinone
A statue of which locally born singer stands behind Tate Liverpool close to
the banks of the Mersey?
Billy Fury
Cumbria County Council disappeared on 31st March, and was replaced by
two unitary authorities. One is Cumberland, while the name of the other
references a former county and the part of a third county. What is its
name?
Westmorland and Furness
Situated in the North West of the country, which of the 17 autonomous communities of Spain is the largest by area?
Castile and Leon
What would you get if you added butter and cream to hot sugar syrup?
Caramel
Which Asian motor manufacturer makes the Outlander Sports and Utility vehicle?
Mitsubishi
Situated off the coast of Tuscany, and home to Napoleon Bonaparte for ten months, which is the third largest Italian island?
Elba
The racecourse once known as Great Leighs now bears what name?
Chelmsford
In 2017, the title character of which BBC detective series was shot dead on
a beach in the North East of England?
George Gently (played by Martin Shaw)
Two members of the Royal Family have Philip as a forename. One is the
King, who is the other?
Prince William
Wine from which historic county was awarded a PDO (Protected
Designation of Origin) in 2022, the first English county to gain this legal
status? Among its major producers are Nyetimber, Bolney and Ridgeview.
Sussex
American Stephen Schwartz has written several hit musicals including
Godspell (1971) and which 2003 musical, which first appeared in London
and 2006 and is now on its third tour of the UK and Ireland?
Wicked
Ambleside stands on the banks of which body of water in the Lake District?
Windermere
Ian Stewart was a founder member of the Rolling Stones but was sacked in
1963 because his image didn’t fit. However he continued with the band for
over twenty years working as road manager and playing which instrument
both on stage and in the studio?
Piano
Which former Liverpool MP is immortalised in a statue at Liverpool Lime
Street station where she is shown having a chance meeting with Ken Dodd?
Bessie Braddock
At the 2020 Democratic Convention, Joe Biden defeated which senator by a
margin of three to one to gain the Presidential nomination?
Bernie Sanders
Temba Bavuma is currently the captain of which men’s international Test team?
South Africa
What is the name of the cross platform web browser first introduced in
2015 by Microsoft?
Edge
Often used as a form of address, what is the meaning of the Russian word
Tovarich?
Comrade
What two word term is used to describe the Isle of Man, Jersey and Guernsey?
Crown Dependencies
Herstmonceux Castle, the former home of the Royal Greenwich Observatory, and the hill figure the Long Man of Wilmington, are in which
traditional English county?
East Sussex
In the Bible the name Via Doloroso, or mournful way, was given to the road to which place?
Calvary
Hughenden Manor, the home of Benjamin Disraeli, and Stowe Park which has gardens designed by Capability Brown, are in which English county?
Buckinghamshire
The ICA is an organisation founded in London in 1946 to provide a space where artists, writers and scientists could debate ideas, what does the C in the acronym stand for?
Institute of Contemporary Arts
Which mythological figure appears on the logo of the flower delivery company Interflora?
Hermes/Mercury
Oak Apple Day, introduced to celebrate the escape of Charles 2nd from the
Roundheads, is celebrated in which month?
May 29th
8 towns were awarded city status as part of Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, 3 in England: Colchester, Doncaster and which other?
Milton Keynes
Which Warrington based betting company which now has over 1,400 shops was established in Salford by brothers with the surname ‘Done’?
Betfred
The company Lenovo which produces almost a quarter of the world’s PCs is
based in which country?
China
In the USA Labor Day, a federal holiday, is celebrated on the first Monday
of which month?
September
Which shortcrust, custard and fruit tart, sometimes including bananas, is
topped with raspberry jam, coconut and a cherry?
Manchester Tart
Which actress, better known for her film roles, played the former soap
opera star Noele Gordon in the TV dramatisation, ‘Nolly’?
Helena Bonham-Carter
At which 1460 War of the Roses battle in Yorkshire did Henry VI Lancastrian
forces defeat the Yorkists led by Richard Duke of York?
Wakefield
Which company, founded by John Hargreaves, moved its HQ in 2014 from
Skelmersdale to Knowsley?
|Matalan
Which art historian and former Surveyor of the Queen’s Pictures was
stripped of his Knighthood in 1979 after it was revealed that he had been a
Soviet spy?
Anthony Blunt
Names and codenames of Cambridge 5?
1) Donald Maclean - Homer
2) Guy Burgess - Hicks
3) Kim Philby - Sonny/Stanley
4) Anthony Blunt - Johnson
5) John Cairncross - Liszt
Which film director who did Bloody Sunday 2002, three Bourne films, United 93, Green Zone and Captain Phillips, wrote the 1987 controversial book Spycatcher with Peter Wright?
Paul Greengrass
American film director and producer. He is known for directing the films Swingers (1996), Go (1999), The Bourne Identity (2002), Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005), Jumper (2008), Edge of Tomorrow (2014), and American Made (2017).
Doug Liman
Which animal, scientific name ‘Mustela vison’, is now classed as an invasive species around UK rivers after being imported for commercial purposes?
American Mink
In trigonometry, supplementary angles add up to how many degrees?
180
In trigonometry, complementary angles add up to how many degrees?
90
The International Astronomical Union designates 5 celestial bodies as dwarf
planets, Pluto and Ceres are 2 name one of the others?
Makemake, Haumea, Eris
To within 5,000 miles either way what is the distance between Earth and
the Moon?
239,000
Paul Kaye played which 1990’s spoof celebrity interviewer with dyed red hair and thick glasses?
Dennis Pennis
Who was appointed limited overs captain of England in June 2022?
Jos Buttler
What colour is the triangle on the Czechia flag?
Blue
Who played Eva Peron in the first West End production of Evita in 1978?
Elaine PageWh
Which country hosted the first F1 of the 2023 season?
Bahrain
Name the hosts of the podcast The Infinite Monkey Cage
Brian Cox or Robin Ince
In a series of novels by Stieg Larsson which magazine does Michael Blomkvist publish?
Millenium
Who was the principal conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra from 1968 to 1979?
Andre Previn
Which former player was manager of WIgan Athletic when they won FA Cup in 2013?
Roberto Martinez
In golf, the US Masters was won in 2007 and 2020 by two different Americans with which same surname?
Johnson (Zach and Dustin)
Who was the 28th and last Governor of Hong Kong?
Chris Patten
Which is the highest peak of the Southern Alps?
Aoraki (Mount Cook)
Four books in Old Testament have names with four letters, what are they?
Ruth, Ezra, Joel, Amos
In which nineteenth century war was the Battle of Lookout Mountain also known as Battle Above The Clouds?
American Civil War
Who first wrote “If winter comes, can spring be far behind?” in which work also of 1819?
Ode to the West Wind by Peter Bysshe Shelley
Which store chain was founded by Tom Morris in Liverpool in 1976?
Home Bargains
Who founded Littlewoods?
John Moores
Rex Hunt was appointed Governor of which British Overseas Territory in January 1980?
Falkland Islands
Name either of the hosts of podcast Parenting Hell.
Rob Beckett or Josh Widdicombe
Name either play, one a winger and one a half back, who holds the record for most tries in a match, 10, for Wigan RLFC, both achieved in 1992?
Martin Offiah or Shaun Edwards
What is the first name of the Coronation Street character whose last name was Littlewood, then Bates, Fairclough, Sullivan and Tanner?
Rita
What does UPVC stand for?
unplasticized polyvinyl chloride
Which two books of the Old Testament contain the letter V?
Leviticus and Proverbs
Which historic city completes the name of Tunis-_______ International Airport?
Carthage
In the 1632 painting The Anatomy Lesson of Dr Nicolaes Tulp he is explaining the musculature of which part of the body?
(Left) Arm
“The Loneliness of the Long Distance Walker” and “The Battle for Godfrey’s Cottage” are episodes from series two of which UK sitcom?
Dad’s Army
Which word is missing from trad english folksong about man admiring girlfriend as she goes through stages of washing and ironing clothes: “Dashing Away with the _______ iron”?
Smoothing
Which city is served by Arlanda Airport?
Stockholm
Frankie Dettori won the Champion Stakes at Ascot in October 2023 in his last ever race, he rode which horse to victory?
King of Steel
What is Frankie Dettori’s real first name?
Lanfranco
The 1938 TFL poster called “Keeps London Going” is a black and white pair poster with Saturn and a roundel against the backdrop of a dark night’s sky by which renowned artist?
Man Ray
What is a fer-de-lance?
Snake
Who is the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques?
King Salman of Saudi Arabia
Which British fabric pattern features a Persian teardrop motif?
Paisley
Polish politician who has served as a Vice-President of the European Parliament since 2019. She previously was Marshal of the Sejm from 2011 to 2014, the first woman to hold the office, as well as Prime Minister of Poland from 2014 to 2015. Doctor before politics.
Ewa Kopacz
What links: Julia by Sandra Newman; Beasts of England by Adam Biles?
2023 retelling/sequel to Orwell novels: 1984; Animal Farm.
Alongside Olivier and Lyttelton stages at the National Theatre, what is the smallest and most flexible stage there named after a Chair of the Princes Trust?
Dorfman Stage
