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Originally by Mason Williams, but recorded by many others since, what fills the blank in this Grammy award winning instrumental: Classical BLANK
Gas
The West African musical instrument known as the Kora typically has how many strings?
21
Who was “Young Victoria” in the 2009 British period drama film?
Emily Blunt
From Occitan for “to fill”, Clafoutis is a flan like dish with what type of fruit?
Cherries
Which English band formed in 1980 are often credited with giving the psychobilly subgenre its distinctive sound and style?
The Meteors
The song “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” was first introduced in which 1944 Judy Garland movie?
Meet Me in St Louis
Dieter Meier and Boris Blank comprised which Swiss musical duo?
Yello
Which American speedskater won an unprecedented five individual gold medals, and set four Olympic records at the 1980 Winter Olympic Games?
Eric Heiden
In 2017 Radhika Jones succeeded Graydon Carter as the editor of which fashion magazine?
Vanity Fair
Which Japanses car manufacturers are known for its innovative technologies, such as the Wankel engine, the SkyActiv platform, and the Kodo Design language?
Mazda
Which acting “George” is best known for portraying Bob in the 1987 film Rita, Sue and Bob Too, and for roles in TV series such as Happy Valley and Line of Duty?
George Costigan
Who was Rita in Rita, Sue and Bob Too and also in Benidorm, Happy Valley and Downton Abbey?
Siobhan Finneran
Who was Sue in Rita, Sue and Bob Too and also Yvonne Sparrow in Goodnight Sweetheart. Been in Doctors, Eastenders, Corrie and Hollyoaks.
Michelle Holmes
Give either of the first names of the title characters in the detective drama “Dalziel and Pascoe”
Andy or Peter
Give either of the actors of the title characters in the detective drama “Dalziel and Pascoe”
Warren Clarke as Andy Dalziel (pronounced “dee-ell”, /diːˈɛl/) and Colin Buchanan being cast as Peter Pascoe
Biff Byford is best known for being the lead singer with which heavy metal band?
Saxon
Which rock festival focusing on heavy metal music is held annually in June in Clisson, France?
Hellfest
The “Big Four” of Thrash metal comprises Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer and which other band?
Anthrax
What was the name of the Prince Harry and Meghan Markle podcast which was dropped by Spotify in 2023?
Archetypes
What “Daniel” founded Spotify? 2-letter answer
Ek
Who became the first woman to ride a top-level Group One winner at Royal Ascot as Bradsell took the King’s Stand Stakes in 2023? Came third in SPOTY in 2020.
Hollie Doyle
sometimes referred to as the French Oaks, is one of the most important Group 1 horse races in France open to three-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run at Chantilly over a distance of 2,100 metres (about 1 mile and 2½ furlongs), and it is scheduled to take place each year in June.
Prix de Diane
The Parisian course is home to more than half of the group one races held in France, and it has a capacity of 50,000. The highlight of the calendar is the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe. Held on the first weekend in October, the event attracts the best horses from around the world.
Longchamps
The French equivalent to the British Derby is the Prix du Jockey Club and is raced at which French racecourse 50 km North from Paris.
Chantilly
Arlington Million was raised in which US state until 2021 from its founding?
Illinois
After being hosted in Churchill Downs in 2022, Arlington Million will be raced in the Colonial Downs in which US state from 2023 to make sure right length of original racecourse?
Virginia
Which horse racing course in Esher, Surrey hosts the Eclipse Stakes?
Sandown Park
The Group 1 horse race Lockinge Stakes is held at which racecourse in May?
Newbury
The Falmouth Stakes and the July Cup are Grade 1 listed horse races held in July at which racecourse?
Newmarket
In 2023, which horse has won its first six starts including St James Palace Stakes (Ascot), Eclipse Stakes (Sandown) and Sussex Stakes (Goodwood)?
Paddington
The Sussex Stakes, The Nassau Stakes and the namesake park Stakes are held in July/August and at which horse racing venue?
Goodwood
International Stakes, Nunthorpe Stakes and namesake Oaks are held at which racecourse in August?
York
September’s Sprint Cup is a Grade 1 horse race held at which racecourse in Merseyside?
Haydock
In September and October, which racing venue holds the Grade 1 races Cheveley Park Stakes, Middle Park Stakes, Sun Chariot Stakes, Fillies Mile, and Dewhurst Stakes?
Newmarket
Found in the Calvados department of Normany, which racecourse hosts five Group 1 horse races in August including Prix Rothschild, Prix Maurice de Gheest, Prix Jacques Le Marois, Prix Morny and Prix Jean Romanet?
Deauville
At which racecourse 8km south of Dublin city centre do the Group 1 races Matron Stakes and Irish Champion Stakes take place in September?
Leopardstown
What flat racecourse found in County Kildare is home to Ireland’s five classics and all other Group 1 races other than the two held at Leopardstown?
Curragh
Name of horse riding race course in Rome host to 4 Group 2 races each year including Italian Derby and Premio Roma?
Capannelle
Name of horse riding race course in Milan host to 5 Group 2 races each year including Italian Oaks?
San Siro
Racecourse for horse racing in Dubai which hosts 7 Group 1 races a year including Dubai World Cup and Al Maktoum Challenge?
Meydan
Name of the racecourse in Paris which hosts all of nine Group 1 jump horse racing races each year?
Auteuil
Which Sunbury-on-Thames horse racing venue in Surrey hosts the December jump races Kauto Star Novices’ Chase, Christmas Hurdle and King George VI Chase held on Boxing Day?
Kempton Park
Which team contest the “A49 Derby” with Shrewsbury Town?
Hereford United
First name Wyndham, who held off Rory McIlroy to claim his first major Golf title in the US Open in 2023?
Clark
His novels include Tarr and The Human Age trilogy, composed of The Childermass, Monstre Gai and Malign Fiesta.
Wyndham Lewis
1997’s ““You Make Me Wanna…” was which American singer’s first UK number one hit?
Usher
Embrace produced the song “World at Your Feet” for the England football team at which world cup? (Year or location accepted)
2006 World Cup
Who plays Priscilla Presley in Presley?
Cailee Spaeny
What term, previously a derogatory insult referring to a woman’s private parts, has been re-claimed by drag ball room culture as something very fierce and “bad bitch-esque”? If you are “serving” THIS, you are powerful and unstoppable!
CY or Serving C
Who plays title character Bayard Rustin in the 2023 biopic Rustin directed by George C Wolfe?Other film appearances include supporting roles in Lincoln (2012), Selma (2014), If Beale Street Could Talk (2018), and Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (2020).
Colman Domingo
Barack and Michelle Obama production company founded in 2018
Higher Ground Productions
Born 1912 West Chester, PA. African-American leader in social movements for civil rights, socialism, nonviolence, and gay rights.
Bayard Rustin
Who directed 2023 biopic Ferrari with Adam Driver playing title character?
Michael Mann
During the summer of 1957, Enzo Ferrari, reeling from the death of his son Dino, the deteriorating marriage with his wife Laura, and his company’s impending bankruptcy, enters his racing team to the 1957 version of which race?
Mille Miglia
Who played Empress Josephine in 2023 biopic Napoleon?
Vanessa Kirby
American screenwriter who works with Ridley Scott: wrote The Day the Earth Stood Still, All the Money in the World, Napoleon and the upcoming Gladiator 2?
David Scarpa
Emerald Fennell’s latest film takes place at what titular location, a sprawling British estate?
Saltburn
What term is used to refer to a romance between two partners with a considerable age difference? This term is also the title of a new Todd Haynes film starring Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore.
May December
2023 American biographical sports drama film directed by Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin, and written by Julia Cox. It stars Annette Bening as which titular swimmer who swam from Cuba to Florida without shark cage?
Diana NYAD
What does “SD” stand for in the name of a SD Memory Card?
Secure Digital
Who directed the 2009 movie “Looking for Eric”?
Ken Loach
The player assumes the role of Guybrush Threepwood, a young man who dreams of becoming a pirate, in which 1990 point-and-click graphic adventure game?
THE SECRET OF MONKEY ISLAND
Which French woman is the current Head Chef at The Connaught Hotel, Mayfair, London?
Helene Darroze
Which man is the highest run scorer (10,099) and century-maker (34) for Pakistan in Test cricket?
Younis Khan
Which man has taken the most Test wickets (414) for the Pakistan men’s cricket team?
Wasim Akram
The members of the Funk group Tavares originated from which island nation?
Cape Verde
Dirk the Daring is a knight attempting to rescue Princess Daphne from the evil dragon Singe in which 1983 computer game? Two word answer
Dragon’s Lair
Which Slovenian cyclist is nicknamed “Pogo”?
Tadej POGACAR
In the Tour De France, who wears the “White Jersey”?
Leader of Young Rider (under the age of 23)
What Scottish cyclist and YouTube star has been described as “one of the most exciting street-riding mountain bikers on Earth”?
Danny Macaskill
The indie rock band “Arcade Fire” hail from what country?
Canada
What two colours make up the logo of Mastercard?
Orange and Red
The car company Porsche have their headquarters in which German city?
Stuttgart
Which cycling race, held annually since 1933, is nicknamed “The Race to the Sun”?
Paris-Nice
In 2020, which English football official became the first man to referee a second FA Cup final since Arthur Kingscott in 1901?
Anthony Taylor
What football ground is the home of Crewe Alexandra FC?
Gresty Road (Mornflake Stadium)
Captained by MS Dhoni and playing in Tamil Nadu, which side won the 2023 edition of Cricket’s Indian Super League?
Chennai Super Kings
In 2023 which female singer replaced Phillip Schofield as host of the National Soap Awards?
Jane McDonald
In 2023 which English female footballer became the first woman to win the Women’s Champion’s League with two different clubs after her Barcelona win?
Lucy Bronze
Zlatan Ibrahimović announced his football retirement in 2023. Who will go down in the record books as his last club?
AC Milan
What Pasadena stadium do the LA Galaxy football team call home?
Rose Bowl
“El Tráfico” is the nickname given to the football derby in which major city?
Los Angeles
What 1993 racing video game became a launch title for the PlayStation? Two-word alliterative answer
Ridge Racer
The 2006 Jame Bond film “Casino Royale” is set in which country?
Montenegro
What side did West Ham defeat in the final of the 2023 Europea Conference?
Fiorentina
Servette are an European football club based in what city?
Geneva
What was the first name of Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank’s son in 2023?
Ernest
Princess Beatrice daughter name with Mapelli Mozzi.
Sienna
In which BBC sitcom does the central character try to live a good life as a Muslim and ensure his sister reaches her potential while escaping his murky past as a drug dealer?
Man Like Mobeen
Which English football team called Boothferry Park home for over 50 years?
Hull City
Which Madonna song begins “Come on, girls, Do you believe in love? ‘Cause I’ve got something to say about it, And it goes something like this”?
Express Yourself
What was the numerical name of the 2011 novel by Stephen King about a time traveller who attempts to prevent the assassination of United States President John F. Kennedy?
11/22/63
Computer games in which series are mostly set on the fictitious Wumpa Islands, an archipelago situated to the south of Australia where humans and mutant animals co-exist?
Crash Bandicoot
Which actor, initials “KM” won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for “A Streetcar Named Desire” (1951)
Karl Malden
“Believer”, “Thunder”, and “Whatever It Takes” are all singles from what Las Vegas based band?
Imagine Dragons
“Jet” was a track on which 1973 Wings album?
Band on the Run
What does “PSL” stand for to fans of the coffee shop Starbucks?
Pumpkin Spice Latte
Cereza and the Lost Demonwas a spin-off in which series of action-adventure computer games?
Bayonetta
Which man, who made his test debut in 2011, is Australia’s 3rd highest Test wicket taker of all time?
Nathan Lyon
In 2020 who surpassed MS Dhoni’s record of 91 dismissals, to set a new record of most dismissals as a wicket-keeper, male or female, in Twenty20 International cricket? She’s married to Mitchell Starc.
Alyssa Healy
What is the name of the Australian National Rugby League team who play on the Gold Coast?
Gold Coast Titans
Which Blues singer and guitarist is known for the songs “Something to Talk About”, “Love Sneakin’ Up On You”, and the ballad “I Can’t Make You Love Me”?
Bonnie Raitt
The Scottish actress Kelly MacDonald rose to fame through her role in the 1996 movie “Trainspotting”. What was her character name in the movie? An actress with this first name plays Denise Fox in EastEnders
Diane
Eric Moussambani, nicknamed Eric the Eel, represented which country at the 2000 Olympics? His time in the 100m freestyle was the slowest by far in Olympic history
Equatorial Guinea
Aged just 2022, Kalle Rovanperä became the youngest World champion ever in which event in 2022?
World Rally Championships
In which James Bond film of 1981 did Lynn-Holly Johnson play “Bibi” and Carole Bouquet play “Melina”?
For Your Eyes Only
What was the name of the 2022 Amazon Prime TV series where JK Simmons starred alongside Sissy Spacek? They played an elderly couple who possess an underground chamber which leads to another planet. Two word answer
Night Sky
At the age of only 19, which British woman won the silver medal for the 800m at the2020 Tokyo Olympics, breaking theBritish recordset byKelly Holmesin 1995?
Keely Hodgkinson
In the 2018 movie “Puzzle”, what kind of puzzle does Kelly MacDonald’s character become obsessed with? Queen Elizabeth II, Hugh Jackman and Ellen Degeneres are all reportedly fans of these puzzles too
Jigsaw
Originally running between 1989 and 1993, and spawning two TV movies, which US teen comedy series was set at Bayside High School?
Saved By The Bell
Name any of the horses which won the 2022 Grand National, 2022 Epsom Derby, the 2022 Melbourne Cup or the 2022 Kentucky Derby. All had two word names
NOBLE YEATS (Aintree), DESERT CROWN (Epsom) or GOLD TRIP (Melbourne) or RICH STRIKE (Kentucky)
2023 Grand National winner trained by Lucinda Russell and ridden by Derek Fox
Corach Rambler
2020 grand national virtual winner
Potters Corner
What was the operatic nickname of the American swimmer Mary T Meagher who won three golds including two in this stroke at 1984 olympics? She set long-lasting world records within her selected stroke
Madame Butterfly
Beginning with “The Kids of Degrassi Street” there have now been 5 different series within the Degrassi franchise, stretched across 38 years. What city are all these shows set in?
Toronto
In which 2009 horror movie did JK Simmons play “Mr. Wroblewski”? In this movie Megan Fox plays a student who becomes possessed and then begins to kill off her male classmates. Two word answer
Jennifer’s Body
Which swimmer, born 1965, a former world record-holder in five events, was nicknamed “The Californian Condor”?
Matt Biondi
Initials “TC” which actor was Barry’s dad “Roy Evans” in Eastenders? His long TV career included a stint in Z-Cars
Tony Caunter
What was the name of the ringtone company who promoted the Crazy Frog (/ Annoying Thing) in 2003 and 2004?
Jamster
Diavolo,Diavolo for Women,Mediterraneo,Spirit, andSpirit for Women are all fragrances associated with which Spanish movie star?
Antonio Banderas
Alex “Hurricane” Higgins was born and died in which city?
Belfast
Tramar Lacel Dillardis the real name of what rapper and singer, born 1979?
Flo Rida
Which Dutchman, currently ranked 9th in the world, won the 2022 Darts UK Open? Nickname: The Freeze.
Danny Noppert
Nickname Goldfinger, which English darts player won his maiden televised title at the 2023 UK Open, and became the oldest man to win a major TV title in a debut PDC final appearance?
Andrew Gilding
English professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. Nicknamed “Cool Hand Luke”, he is currently the World No. 4. Humphries is the reigning World Grand Prix champion. He also won the 2019 PDC World Youth Championship.
Luke Humphries
Nicknamed The Asp, English professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he is currently ranked No. 6 in the world. He is the current World Matchplay champion. He also won the 2019 UK Open and 2019 US Darts Masters.
Nathan Aspinall
Dutch professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he is currently ranked No. 10 in the world. He is known for his energetic walk-on, combined with hardstyle music. More recently, he has become known for his job on an aubergine farm, which has led to him having the nickname ‘Aubergenius’.
Dirk van Duijvenbode
Welsh professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) Events, where he is currently ranked No. 8 in the world. Nicknamed The Ferret, he was half of the Welsh team that won the 2020 PDC World Cup of Darts before winning his first televised singles title, the 2021 Masters, which would lead him to qualifying for the 2021 Premier League Darts, which he would go on to win as well.
Jonny Clayton
Australian professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He won the Brisbane Darts Masters in 2019 and also, in pairs with Simon Whitlock, World Cup of Darts in 2022. His nickname is “The Heat”.
Damon Heta
Nickname The DreamMaker: Belgian professional darts player who currently competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He is a two-time World Youth Champion and the 2020 World Matchplay champion, after beating Gary Anderson 18–10 in the final, in his first time competing in the Matchplay.
Dimitri Van den Bergh
Scottish professional darts player, currently playing in the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). He is a former BDO and WDF world number one, and a two-time PDC World Champion, having won the title in 2015 and 2016. His nickname is “The Flying Scotsman”, after a famous Scottish steam train.
Gary Anderson
In January 2022 which player won the men’s single title at the Australian Open Tennis? It was his record breaking 21st Major Tennis title
Rafael Nadal
Scott Mitchell was the wife of which actress at the time of her 2020 death?
Barbara Windsor
Mikey Day is the host of which Netflix cooking competition show which is based on an internet meme of the same name? Three word answer
Is It Cake?
The shirt Diego Maradonna wore when he scored the “Hand of God” goal against England at the 1986 world cup sold at auction in 2022 for £7m. Which former England player sold the shirt?
Steve Hodge
After Richard Whiteley, which person has had the longest stint as host of Countdown 2012-21?
Nick Hewer
“Countdown to Extinction” was a 1992 studio album for which thrash metal band?
Megadeth
Which Turkish club ended their 38 year championship drought by winning the Super Lig in 2022?
Trabzonspor
Bursaspor’s football stadium is shaped like what animal?
Crocodile
What word is contained in the official name of both Lyon and Marseilles football club?
Olympique
The professional football club Atalanta are based in which Italian city?
Bergamo
At the2022 Giro d’Italia, who became the first Black African cyclist to win aGrand Tourstage after winningstage 10in a reduced bunch sprint.
Biniam Girmay
In 2022 who became the first heavyweight to be crowned Ring Magazine’s pound-for-pound king since Mike Tyson was the undisputed champion in his prime over 30 years ago?
Oleksandr Usyk
Hamlin, Hamlin, McGill are a fictitious law firm in which series, running from 2015 to 2022?
Better Call Saul
In Mid May 2022 a viral video (2 million views in less than a week) sees 37 year old Californian Camille Vasquez say what 9-letter word over 40 times in 18 minutes?
Objection!
Which British businessman is the last remaining original Dragon on the BBC’s “Dragon’s Den” show?
Peter Jones
In June 2022, which Australian newspaper was accused of outing the actress Rebel Wilson?
Sydney Morning Herald
What city is the home to the Golden State Warriors NBA side?
San Francisco
In June 2022 the England cricket team broke the record for the highest score in an one day international with 498. Who were the opposition on that occasion?
Netherlands
Name any of England’s scorers in the 3-1 women’s football world cup semi final victory over Australia in 2023
Ella TOONE, Lauren HEMP or Alessia RUSSO
Which group of backing singers, originally containing Dionne Warwick, worked with Elvis Presley from 1971 to his death in 1977?
The Sweet Inspirations
The last Grand Prix of the 2023 Formula One season will take place where?
Abu Dhabi
The actor Joe Turkel died in June 2022. In Blade Runner he played the head of the organisation which had created the Replicants. What was the name of that organisation in the movie?
The Tyrell Corporation
What musical takes audiences behind the scenes as Michael Jackson prepares for the 1992 Dangerous World Tour?
MJ the Musical
The career of the romance novelist Colleen Hoover really took of with the publication of which book in 2016?
It Ends With Us
Which monomynous artist became the first Spanish-singing act in history to be nominated for Best New Artist at the Grammys?
Rosalia
In 2017, which American model brokeDoutzen Kroes’s record for the mostVogueSeptember covers in one year by appearing in five international editions?
Bella Hadid
Released in 2022, Mike Tyson cannabis edibles come in what shape?
Ears
What American snowboarder won gold on the Half-Pipe event, at the 2018 Winter Olympics AND at the 2022 Winter Olympics?
Chloe Kim
Officials blamed the consumption of what drink for a mass hospitalization event at the University of Massachusetts Amherst in March 2023? 4 letter acronym answer
Borg (Black Out Rage Gallons)
Which chef runs Michelin star restaurant L’Enclume in Cartmel?
Simon Rogan
The name of which game means “Merry Festival” in Basque?
Jai Alai
Born in Carlisle in 1983 which woman co-presented the BBC children’s programme Blue Peter from 2008 until 2013?
Helen Skelton
Since its formation in 2011 which team have won England’s Women’s Super League football championship on the most occasions?
Chelsea
Based on a Stephen King short story, which 2022 horror movies tells the story about a boy who gets messages from the mobile he placed inside a friend’s coffin? Donald Sutherland and Jaeden Martell star
Mr Harrigan’s Phone
In which British true crime drama of 2022 does Stephen Graham play a man who infiltrates a neo-Nazi group? The name of this show is also a phrase which means a person who turns up without an appointment
The Walk-In
Barbara Gordon is the alter ego of which DC Comics character? In August 2022 it was announced that a movie with Leslie Grace playing this character was going to be postponed
Batgirl
Which stadium, that was officially opened in 2019, played host to the 2022 Challenge Cup final, where Wigan defeated Huddersfield?
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Which wildlife photographer won the 2022 series of Strictly Come Dancing?
Hamza Yassin
Which team did Australia defeat in the final of the 2022 Rugby League world cup?
Samoa
What daytime game show did Ross Kemp begin presenting in 2022?
Bridge of Lies
Which British/ French actress was Jacqueline “Jackie” de Bellefort in the 2022 Death on the Nile movie?
Emma Mackey
Based on a series of novels by Val McDermid, what was the name of the 2022 ITV detective drama set in St. Andrews? Lauren Lyle starred
Karen Pirie
According to 2021 data, what “H” was the biggest selling Jam brand in the UK?
Hartley’s
The pop singer Shakira realised her husband Gerard Pique was having an affair when she returned from a tour and noted that which foodstuff in her fridge had been eaten?
Jam
Who played Freddie Mercury’s girlfriend Mary Austin in the 2018 biopic Bohemian Rhapsody?
Lucy Boynton
In 2020, which Scottish comedian, first name Fern, became a podcaster when she co-created a podcast entitledWheel of Misfortune?
Fern Brady
Perhaps a little cruel, the singer Susan Boyle had the nickname, the BLANK angel. What word fills the blank?
Hairy
Which model and actress has been the wife of Vic Reeves since 2003?
Nancy Sorrell
Simon Gallup and Lol Tolhurst are most associated with which band formed in Crawley?
The Cure
On the TV show Peaky Blinders, what was the first name of Tommy Shelby’s older brother, played by Paul Anderson?
Arthur
Corinne Drewery was the lead singer for which trio when they scored a UK top five hit in 1986 with the song “Breakout”? Three word answer
Swing Out Sister
Zante, a destination for Jet 2, can be found in which sea, part of the Mediterranean? Corfu and Ithaca can also be found here
Ionian
Which English character actor is probably best known for his role as “Grouty” in Porridge? Born in 1923, he was also Gregor Fisher’s father-in-law. Initials PV (Papa Victor)
Peter Vaughan
Which Irish Jockey won his second Grand National aboard Corach Rambler in 2023?
Derek Fox
Derek Fox won Grand National for the first time in 2017 on which horse?
One For Arthur
Born in 1923, which English actor starred in numerous movies for the Rank Organisation before becoming a respected Shakespearean actor? In the 1980s he starred in the sitcoms “Two’s company” and “Never the Twain”
Donald Sinden
What 11-letter word is the name of the Women’s football match between the Champions of Europe and the Champions of South America? England won the first outing in April 2023
Finalissima
A destination for Jet 2 airline, which city is the thrid largest in Cyprus after Nicosia and Limassol? This place is built on the ruins of ancient Citium, which was the birthplace of Stoic philosopher Zeno
Larnaca
The Rugby Europe Championship is the annual championship for countries outside of the Six Nations. Who won it in 2023? Their top player was Akaki Tabutsadze
Georgia
Beginning with “R” (for Romeo) which seabird, found around the coast of Britain, has a bright yellow colour on the inside of their bill? This helps adults find their chicks in dark nesting crevices
Razorbill
What is the first name of Nigella Lawson’s elder brother, a former editor of The Spectator and a regular columnist for the Daily Mail and Sunday Times?
Dominic
Which regular fixture on the BBC, born in 1923, presented Panorama and chaired Question Time between 1979 and 1989?
Robin Day
Born in 1923, which American singing Gentleman had a UK top ten hit in 1964 with “Welcome to my world”?
Jim Reeves
Ciampino airport in Rome lies very close to which large film studio, once dubbed “Hollywood on the Tiber”? Recent productions made here include HBO’s “Rome” and the 2019 movie “The Two Popes”
Cinecitta
Born in 1923, which man was the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the BBC from 1986 to 1996, serving two terms in that role? His widow was in the news in 2022 when she repeatedly asked a woman with African heritage where she was really from
Marmaduke Hussey
Born in 1923 and still going strong at the time of writing, which retired British actress played the mother in the 1964 movie “Mary Poppins”? With the death of Olivia de Havilland in 2020, she became the oldest living Academy Award nominee in any acting category
Glynis Johns
Which British online car dealer sponsored the 2023 World Snooker? 5-letter word answer
Cazoo
The opening track from their third album “Touch”, “Here Comes the Rain Again” was a US top ten hit for which British duo?
Eurythmics
Reaching number five, which band covered “Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye” in 1983?
Bananarama
After being rejected by Whitney Houston and Belinda Carlisle, which duo had a worldwide smash in 1988 with “Waiting for a star to fall”? It was later used as the closing theme for “Three Men and a Little Lady”. Three word answer
Boy Meets Girl
American pop-music duo consisting of keyboardist and vocalist George Merrill and singer Shannon Rubicam
Boy Meets Girl
In March 2023 which former SNP MP was suspended from the UK parliament for 30 days as part of her punishment for travelling from Scotland to London knowing she had Covid?
Margaret Ferrier
Born in 1923, which English actor was prominent in the Forsyte Saga but is probably much better known for his long-running role as Charlie Hungerford in “Bergerac”? Initials TA (Tango Alpha)
Terence Alexander
Which Northumberland castle is best known today for supposedly being haunted and for its rare white cattle? It is owned by Sir Humphrey Wakefield, the father in law of Dominic Cummings
Chillingham Castle
Now a campaigner and life peer, what is the first name of Stephen Lawrence’s mother?
Doreen
Born in 1923, which Englishman was elevated to a Cardinal of the Catholic church in 1976? Respected beyond the Catholic community, a statue has been erected in his honour in his home town of Newcastle
Basil Hume
What breed of large seaducks from the genus Somateria are particularly known for their feathers?
Eider
Although once endangered globally, what species of seal is quite common in the waters around the UK? 40% of the global population lives around the British Isles = Halichoerus grypus
Grey Seal
Beginning with “R” (for Romeo) which Catalonian city, a destination for Jet 2 airline, is known as a centre for Rock-climbing and as being the birthplace of the architect Antoni Gaudi? Four letter answer
Reus
What dish was chosen by King Charles III and Queen Camilla as the signature dish of their coronation celebrations in May 2023?
Coronation Quiche
Who is replacing Edward Enninful as head of Vogue UK?
Chioma Nnadi
Director General of WTO
Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
Declaration of Faith is which pillar of islam?
Shahada
Prayer is which pillar of islam?
Salah
Alms giving/charity is which pillar of islam?
Zakat
While the furniture retailer IKEA was founded in Sweden in 1943, its current headquarters is located in which country?
Netherlands
Ploughing in the Nivernais and The Horse Fair are the notable works of which female French realist artist?
Rosa Bonheur
American portrait and genre painter born in San Francisco, California, United States. She is perhaps best known for her portraits of famous women including Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1889) and Rosa Bonheur (1898).
Anna Elizabeth Klumpke
Russian former world No. 1 tennis player. He won two Grand Slam singles titles, the 1996 French Open and the 1999 Australian Open, and a gold medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. He also won four Grand Slam doubles titles, and is the most recent man to have won both the men’s singles and doubles titles at the same Grand Slam tournament (which he accomplished at the 1996 French Open).
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
What do you call the threadlike or hairlike projection found on the surface of eukaryotic cells that provides the means for movement?
Cilia
a slender threadlike structure, especially a microscopic appendage that enables many protozoa, bacteria, spermatozoa, etc. to swim
Flagellum
What is the main ingredient of the traditional Kashmiri dish dum aloo?
Potato
Renowned for his works such as Dom Casmurro, Memórias Póstumas de Brás Cubas and Quincas Borba, Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis is widely regarded as the greatest writer of which South American country’s literature?
Brazil
Mike Johnson was elected Speaker of the US House of Representatives in October 2023. He is representing which state’s 4th congressional district?
Louisiana
Which Cambodian general led the 1970 coup that toppled Norodom Sihanouk from power and founded the short-lived Khmer Republic?
Lon Nol
Which country’s constitutional court upheld a law banning same-sex relationships in the military? Military service for 20 months is compulsory for all able-bodied men aged 18 to 28 in this country.
South Korea
Auguste Rodin’s sculpture The Thinker was originally intended to depict which literary figure?
Dante Alighieri
As of October 2023, which country holds the most number of Olympic gold medals in equestrian?
Germany
Which city in Germany was formerly known as Karl-Marx-Stadt from 1953 to 1990?
Chemnitz
16th and current president of Nigeria, having assumed office on 29 May 2023
Bola Tinubu
Its name literally means “royal water”, what do you call the colourless mixture of nitric acid and hydrochloric acid that can be used to dissolve gold and platinum?
Aqua Regia
Died from a heart attack in October 2023, which Chinese economist served as the country’s premier from 2013 to 2023?
Li Keqiang
Which South African Cricketer was banned from any involvement in the sport for life in 2000 due to match-fixing. He was the captain of which country’s national cricket team in the 1990s.
Hansie Cronje
Leopardus wiedii is the scientific name of what wild cat native to Central and South America? This cat species has been listed as Near Threatened since 2008 due to loss of habitat.
Margay
Medium sized cat Leopardus pardalis
Ocelot
Its name is believed to have been derived from the Ottoman Turkish for “prince’s pear”, what fragrant citrus fruit is used in the production of perfumes and to flavour teas?
Bergamot
Which natural gum mentioned in the prologue to Matthew’s Gospel is extracted from a small, thorny tree and has been used throughout history as a perfume, incense and in medicine as an analgesic and an antiseptic?
Myrrh
Which Welsh county was abolished in 1996 to be replaced by the unitary authorities Wrexham, Conwy County Borough, Denbighshire, and Flintshire?
Clwyd
Which pejorative racial term owes its existence to the belief, common in the Middle Ages, that the group were itinerant Egyptians being scattered among the nations by an angry God?
Gypsy
Which word occurs in the common term for the Knaus-Ogino method of birth control, the name for the part of a rock group which provides the beat as opposed to the melody, and the title of the only number 1 single for Ian Dury and the Blockheads?
Rhythm
In Greek mythology, what type of beings were Daphne, Calypso and Echo?
Nymphs
Which bodily fluid returns protein to the blood system?
Lymph
Russian professional mixed martial artist and former sambo competitor. He currently competes in the Lightweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is the current UFC Lightweight Champion.
Islam Makhachev
Australian professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is the current UFC Featherweight Champion.
Alexander Volkanovski
Current UFC Heavyweight Champion since March 2023?
Jon Jones
Current UFC Middleweight Champion having beaten Israel Adesanya in September 2023? Former neo-nazi views from family in youth.
Sean Strickland
Born in Nigeria, New Zealand professional mixed martial artist, kickboxer and former boxer. As a mixed martial artist, he currently competes in the Middleweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is the former two-time UFC Middleweight Champion.
Israel Adesanya
Leon Edwards has been UFC Champion in which weight division since August 2022?
Welterweight
Nicknamed the Nigerian Nightmare, which American professional mixed martial artist, former freestyle wrestler and graduated folkstyle wrestler currently competes in the Middleweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is the former UFC Welterweight Champion?
Kamaru Usman
What became the third official language of New Zealand in 2006, making New Zealand the first country to adopt it officially?
Sign Language
What do the following words have in common: abstruse, archaic, awkward, curt, double-barrelled, grandiloquent, pentasyllabic and wee?
They are autological (describe themselves)
Frequently the butt of jokes at his expense, who has played the piano on I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue since it first aired in the 1970s?
Colin Sell
What comes next in this sequence: grass; river; mud; forest; snowstorm …
The cave in Michael Rosen’s Bear Hunt
On a traditional UK Monopoly board, which property is last alphabetically?
Whitehall
Which artist, better-known for his painting, sculpted the small wax statue which caused a sensation at the Sixth Impressionist Exhibition of 1881 in Paris, with a real ribbon tying back real hair? One contemporary critic described her as a “flower of precocious depravity”.
Edgar Degas
Which London venue is decorated with an 800–foot–long terracotta mosaic frieze, depicting “The Triumph of Arts and Sciences”?
Royal Albert Hall
Which Mozart opera, which Gustave Flaubert called, along with Hamlet and the sea, “the three finest things God ever made” is parodied by George Bernard Shaw in Man and Superman?
Don Giovanni
Which metal has given its name to a major river which forms part of the border with a neighbouring country, the river and the country both named after the same metal but in two different languages?
Silver: The River Plate (plata is Spanish for silver) and Argentina (latin argentum)
Which country was named after Henry VIII’s son-in-law?
The Philippines (after Philip II of Spain, Mary Tudor’s husband)
In which African country is the Continental Pole of Inaccessibility, the place on land that is farthest on the continent from the ocean?
Central African Republic
Pinot Noir, Meunier and which other grape make up over 99% of the grapes planted in Champagne?
Chardonnay
Given that iron smelting in Egypt is unknown until the 6th Century BC, what was the source of the metal in the iron dagger, bracelet and headrest dated to around 1350 BC found by Howard Carter in the tomb of Tutankhamun?
The metal was meteoritic in origin
Beginning with the painter Jeanette Pickersgill and two others in 1885, which process’s market share was 0.2% in 1914, rising to 3.7% in 1939 but has risen steadily since and now stands at 80.9% in England and Wales?
Cremation
Which is the only city in the UK to be spelt only with letters from the first half of the alphabet?
Lichfield
And which is the only city in the UK to be spelt only with letters from the second half of the alphabet?
Truro
Who in 2021 became the first person in history to go by the initials SGOTUS?
Doug Emhoff
MV Monte Rosa was a passenger liner and cruise ship launched in Germany in 1930, then in 1945 was taken by the British Government as a prize of war to be used as a troop transport. She caught fire and sank in the Mediterranean in 1954. What was her name as a British ship?
HMT Empire Windrush
How many permanent teeth do most dogs have?
42
How many permanent teeth do most cats have?
30
Length of a chukka in polo
7 minutes
Nautical mile metric length
The ‘standard’ nautical mile is taken as 6080 feet (1.151 statute miles or 1853 metres)
what dried fruit was used for the word to prepare for photo before cheese
Prunes
Oasis debut single debuted at #31 in 1994
Supersonic
Oasis debut number one single in 1995
Some Might Say
Country House by Blur went up against what Oasis song in the Battle of Britpop
Roll With It
Great British Bake Off winner 2022
Syabira Yusoff
Great British Bake Off winner 2021
Giuseppe Dell’Anno
racehorse trainer and retired professional National Hunt jockey who won both the Cheltenham Gold Cup and Grand National in the same season, won Cheltenham Gold Cups three consecutive times on Best Mate and won Grand National on Bindaree in 2002.
Jim Culloty
Which jockey nicknamed The Choirboy, rode Shergar in The Derby in 1981 won by record 10 lengths?
Walter Swinburn
Which horse was the only horse to win the Ascot Gold Cup four times in succession? Ridden last two times in 2008 and 2009 by Johnny Murtagh.
Yeats
Who rode Red Rum on his two first wins at Grand National in 1973, 1974? 1977 was Tommy Stack. Trained by Ginger McCain.
Brian Fletcher
Which horse, run several times by Ruby Walsh, won a record 5 King George VI Chase and won Cheltenham Gold Cup twice 2007 and 2009 losing to Denman in 2008?
Kauto Star
At what age in England are parents legally permitted to give children alcohol at home?
5
Suicide is Painless was a hit for which indie rock band, whose lyricist and guitarist disappeared
on February 1st 1995, and is still missing to this day.
Manic Street Preachers
What was the name of the Hindu custom in which a widow sacrifices herself by sitting atop
her deceased husband’s funeral pyre
Sati or Suttee
Indian former cricketer and captain of the India women’s national cricket team from 2004 to 2022, She is the highest run-scorer in women’s international cricket.
Mithali Raj
Ian Botham scored one goal in his professional footballing career. With which team did he
score?
Yeovil Town (Scunthorpe after but no goals)
Who was appointed president of the MCC on October 1st, 2022?
Stephen Fry
In which magazine were the Sherlock Holmes stories first serialised?
The Strand
In The Name of the Rose, the investigating monk, Brother William, hails from which Devon
parish?
Baskerville
David Burke played the role of Dr Watson to Jeremy Brett’s Sherlock Holmes, from 1984 – 1994.
Which television detective does his son play?
Cormoran Strike (Tom Burke)
Following the 6th Cormoran Strike novel The Ink Black Heart, what seventh in the series was released in September 2023?
The Running Grave (1st was The Cuckoo’s Calling)
Which clothing company derives its name from the A5012 road between Cromford and
Grangemill?
Viyella (Via Gellia)
Monk and preacher, Peter the Hermit, led which popular movement in 1096?
The Peasant’s Crusade
Nantucket Sleighride, by Mountain, was used as the theme tune to Weekend World. To what
activity does the term Nantucket Sleighride refer?
Whaling/Harpooning a Whale
Released in 1976, the year of the US Bicentennial, to which party were the Sensational Alex
Harvey Band going?
Boston Tea Party
What is the name of the narrator in the song, ‘The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down’, by the
Band?
Virgil Caine
In which award winning BBC3 comedy would you find the characters Beats, Grindah, Ste and
Decoy?
People Just Do Nothing
What is the name of the steward that Maria, Feste, Andrew Aguecheek and Toby Belch
torment in Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night?
Malvolio
A term originally coined during the Great War, which slapstick comedian gave his name to a
body of chaotic or disorganised individuals? Charlie Chaplin and Stan Laurel both worked under him.
Fred Karno
In the commedia dell’arte tradition, who tries to win the affection of Columbine, from his rival
Pierrot?
Harlequin
Which comic film lead actor starred in six films with his sidekicks Moore Marriott and Graham
Moffat?
Will Hay
Who was governor of the Falkland Islands, at the time of the Argentinian invasion?
Sir Rex Hunt
In what year was the first Battle of the Falkland Islands, which led to the sinking of the German
battleship Scharnhorst?
1914
Which American team did George Best sign for in 1976?
Los Angeles Aztecs (fort lauderdale strikers later)
Who holds the record for most consecutive Premier League appearances (310 in total)?
Brad Friedel
Originally signed to Coventry City, who is the most capped male US soccer player?
Cobi Jones
Who is the film star actor brother of film star actress Shirley Maclaine?
Warren beatty
In which British town, on Bonfire Night, are 17 burning crosses carried in memory of Protestants martyred in 1555?
Lewes
Aside from Ashbourne (Derbyshire), two other English towns hold ‘medieval’ Shrovetide football
tournaments. Name one.
Atherstone (Warwickshire) and Alnwick
Mari Lwyd is a folkloric character found in South Wales, associated with Christmas and
wassailing. What is the key feature of Mari Lwyd?
A Horse’s Skull
At the 2023 Oscars, what colour did the red carpet change to?
Champagne
At the time of the February 2022 invasion of Ukraine, who was Secretary of State for Foreign,
Commonwealth and Development Affairs of the United Kingdom?
Liz Truss
In 2023 which pop star promoted pet food by providing the voice of Felix the Cat?
Robbie Williams (Purina)
By surface area, which is the second largest of the Great Lakes?
Huron
Former Home Secretary in the wartime coalition government, who was the grandfather of Peter
Mandelson?
Herbert Morrison
In the long running Private Eye series, the Dear Bill letters, if Bill Deedes, editor of the Daily
Telegraph was the recipient of the fictional letters, who was the author?
Denis Thatcher
Whose statue stands outside the Northern Ireland parliament at Stormont? Irish unionist politician, barrister and judge. Led defence against Oscar Wilde in libel trial, worked for Cadbury Bros, victorious counsel in 1910 Archer-Shee case exonerating a Navy cadet on which Terence Rattigan based his play The Winslow Boy.
Edward Carson
With which product is the manufacturer Gaggia associated?
Coffee Machine
In which English county would you find the Cerne Abbas Giant; a chalk carving, of a naked man brandishing a club?
Dorset
How is the medical condition congenital talipes equinovarus better known?
Clubfoot
What criteria must be met to join the Caterpillar Club?
Bail out of disabled aircraft with a parachute
If Little John is, allegedly, buried in Hathersage at which site in Yorkshire, is Robin Hood,
allegedly, buried?
Kirklees Abbey
Robin Hood Airport (now Doncaster Sheffield Airport) stands on the site of which former RAF
base, famous for its air shows?
RAF Finningley
Monkee Davy Jones played the grandson of which Coronation Street character?
Ena Sharples
Who directed the 2005 remake of King Kong?
Peter Jackson
In the 1970s/1980’s Japanese television drama, Monkey is accompanied by the mythical
figures Sandy and Piggsy, and his guide Tripitaka. Who was Tripitaka?
Buddhist Monk
What dance craze were Tim Brooke Taylor, Bill Oddie and Graeme Garden responsible for in
1975?
The Funky Gibbon
ENSA wartime acronym stand for?
Entertainments National Service Association
NAAFI wartime acronym stand for?
Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes
ANZAC war time acronyn stand for?
Australia New Zealand Army Corps
A paratrooper during WW2, who was the only boxer to have won the world heavyweight
championship on a foul?
Max Schmeling
Finally arrested in 1983, which serial killer was dubbed ‘The Muswell Hill Murderer’?
Dennis Nilsen
Lord Byron’s poem, ‘Epitaph to a Dog’, is dedicated to his pet Newfoundland, who died of rabies in 1808. What was his name?
Boatswain
Referring to their insignia of a fouled anchor, how were leading seamen traditionally termed in the Royal Navy?
Killick
Which member of the Beatles provided the inspiration for the name of their record label,
Apple?
Ringo Starr (Yoko Ono – “Ringo” is
the Japanese word for apple)
Rumoured by some to be the result of state interference, which song kept the Sex Pistol’s ‘God Save the Queen’ off the Number One spot in 1977?
I Don’t Want To Talk About It (Double A side with First Cut is the Deepest)
Who was the Postmaster General responsible for introducing the 1967 Maritime Offences Act,
effectively outlawing the pirate radio ships?
Tony Benn
Now out of production, in which UK seaside town were TVR cars built?
Blackpool
Traditionally, what was the primary ingredient of a saveloy?
Pork Brains
a Tuscan soup or stew consisting of vegetables and lentils, thickened with stale bread?
Ribollita
In the Garfield cartoons, who is the dim-witted dog that lives with Garfield the cat and his
owner, Jon?
Odie
Francophones call him Milou - how is this Wire Fox terrier known to English speakers?
Snowy
Originating from the marshlands of the Po Delta, which breed of dog won Best of Show at
Crufts 2023?
Lagotto Romagnolo
What was the name of David Bowie’s eighth studio album, featuring the hit single Rebel Rebel?
Diamond Dogs
Which greyhound, who lived in 1983-1994, still holds the record for 32 consecutive wins?
Ballyregan Bob
1926-1939 greyhound won two English derbies.
Mick the Miller
Who was only the fourth greyhound to win English Greyhound Derby twice, in 2005 and 2006?
Westmead Hawk
male African lion (Panthera leo leo) who lived primarily in the Hwange National Park in Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe. He was being studied and tracked by a research team of the University of Oxford as part of a long-term study. Killed by Walter Palmer.
Cecil
Bluey breed on TV show, it is also her, her brother Bingo, his dad Bandit and mum Chilli’s surname?
Blue Heeler
In 2005, Shashi was the last dog to win the Waterloo Cup. For what activity was the Waterloo Cup awarded?
Hare Coursing
Russian Hunting Sightsound has what six letter alternative name?
Borzoi
Six letter dog originally bred in Fertile Crescent, Sumerian for “plunge-earth”?
Saluki
Seven letter alternative name for Arabian Greyhound, ancient breed of domesticated dog, specifically a member of the sighthound family. It originates from North Africa and is found in Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco and Libya.
Sloughi
One of Queen Elizabeth II’s last two dogs (other Sandy), shares name with upland, freshwater loch lying approximately 5 mi (8.0 km) south of Braemar, Scotland at the head of namesake Glen and within the boundary of the Balmoral estate.
Muick
What breed of dog terrorises the Trenton family in the Stephen King book Cujo?
St Bernard
Term comes from Chinese for “work together”?
Work Together
What term for “act in an excessively subservient manner” comes from Chinese for “knock head”?
Kowtow
According to Philip Larkin’s Annus Mirabilis, sexual intercourse began in 1963, between two
significant cultural events. Name one of them.
The Beatles first LP or the
Chatterley Ban
Which poem, found in the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, provides the title for an Agatha Christie story?
The Moving Finger
In the Thin Lizzy rendition of Whiskey in the Jar, who does the narrator, a highwayman, relieve
of his money?
Captain Farrell
To which county would you associate the following rhyme – ‘Success to every poacher that wants to sell a hare, Bad luck to every gamekeeper that will not sell his deer. Oh, ‘tis my delight on a shining night, in the season of the year.’
The Lincolnshire Poacher
Inspired by the film Yojimbo, and starring Franco Nero, which 1966 spaghetti western was so
violent it was refused a certificate in the UK until 1993?
Django
Inspired by the film The Seven Samurai, the 1966 film The Magnificent Seven was remade in
2016. Which actor took the lead role of Sam Chisholm?
Denzel Washington
Inspired by which Kurosawa film, 2022’s Living concerns civil servant Rodney Williams (Bill Nighy), battling a terminal illness, as he tries to construct a children’s playground.
Bill Nighy
Which celebrated British inventor was the chairman of Mensa, from 1980 to 1997?
Clive Sinclair
