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William Gaminara played forensic pathologist Professor Leo Dalton in which British crime drama series?

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Silent Witness

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The 10 year old American schoolgirl Samantha Smith became famous in 1980s for writing a letter to which soviet leader raising her concerns about rising tensions during the Cold War?

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Yuri Andropov (1982-84)

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Which American golfer winner of 2020 US Open has degree in physics and nicknamed the scientist?

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Bryson DeChambeau

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In 1985, which Mediterranean city was designated as the first European capital of culture?

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Athens

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The Galle, Le Verrier, Lassell, Arago and Adams are rings of which planet?

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Neptune

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In which Marx brothers film does Groucho tell gangster Big Joe “I’ve worked myself up from nothing to a State of extreme poverty”?

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Monkey Business

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At which Mumbai hotel was the Currimbhoy salad invented?

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Taj Mahal Palace

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Who is first in line to the Japanese throne?

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Prince Fumihito

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Current Japanese emperor

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Naruhito

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Akihito emperor era name

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Heisei

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In which city does Puente de San Rafael cross the Guadalquivir river?

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Cordoba

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Which fantasy author wrote the best selling novel A Court of Thorns and Roses?

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Sarah J Mass

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Which scientists won the 2004 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovering how smells are identified?

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Linda Buck and Richard Axel

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Only Connect: What colour are bank notes in monopoly? 50, 20, 10, 5 and 1.

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50: Blue
20: Green
10: Yellow
5: Pink
1: White

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What vegetable used to make Cou-Cou the national dish of Barbados?

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Okra

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How many Wimbledon singles titles did Andre Agassi win?

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Dick Swiveller, Kit Nubbles, Daniel Quilp all from which 1841 novel?

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The Old Curiosity Shop

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In which county is Wincanton National Hunt racecourse?

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Somerset

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Which British medical scientist then aged 85 won the 2010 Nobel prize for medicine or physiology? A Vatican spokesman said the award was “completely out of order”.

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Robert Edwards

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Maputo of Mozambique was known as what until 1976?

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Lourenço Marques

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St Peter ad Vincula is a chapel within the grounds of the Tower of London. What is the translation of the Latin “ad Vincula”?

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In Chains

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Which organ of body produces the hormone melatonin?

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Pineal Gland

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Life of Sandro Botticelli (Alessandro di Mariano di Vanni Filipepi)

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1445-1510

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Which capital city of which country was known as Bathurst until changed to present name in 1973?

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Banjul, Gambia

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Which British scientist then aged 84 shared the 2013 Nobel prize for physics? His 1960s theoretical work was vindicated by the discoveries at cern in 2012.

Peter Higgs

In whcih county is Fakenham National Hunt racecourse?

Norfolk

Mr Dick, Tommy Traddles, Uriah Heep and Little Em’ly are characters in which 1850 novel by dickens?

David Copperfield

Sung by Esther & Abi Ofarim, which is only song by an Israeli couple to reach #1 for four weeks in 1967 in uk single charts?

Cinderella Rockefella

In 1991, which cricket commentator describing how Ian Botham was out having his wicket when he overbalanced said “he just didn’t quite get his leg over”?

Jonathan Agnew

Who was the only actor from universal studios to portray Dracula, the Mummy, Frankenstein’s monster and the Wolfman in feature films?

Lon Chaney Jr

Filipino street food called kwek-kwek consists of which small food items? They are coated in batter with annatto powder and deep fried.

Quail Eggs

Which artist has been professor of drawing at royal academy since 2011?

Tracy Emin

Which right wing columnist was spoofed into accepting an award in 2020 having failed to notice the “Campaign to Unify the Nation Trophy” had four letter acronym engraved on cup at the presentation?

Katie Hopkins

Jack Rosenthal’s Spend Spend Spend and the 1998 musical by Steve brown and Justin greene with same name relates the rags to riches to rags story of which 1960s tabloid celebrity?

Viv Nicholson

Which poet claims to have inspired Pam Ayres to make living in poetry? Appearing on Desert Island Discs in 2019 he described the programme as having: “all the finality of a suicide note without the actual obligation of topping yourself”. His luxury item: boulder of opium twice the size of my head.

John Cooper Clarke

Which gentleman detective was created by Cecil Day Lewis under the pen name Nicholas Blake? Between 1933 and 1966 appeared in sixteen novels.

Nigel Strangeways

Which chemist synthesised LSD in 1938?

Albert Hofmann

The aphorism “the pen is mightier than the sword” was first seen in 1839 play Richelieu by which writer?

Edward Bulwer-Lytton

Which 1959 movie filmed in Australia and starring Gregory Peck and Ava Gardner was based on novel by Neville Shute?

On the Beach

Still a popular country and western song what was Billie Jo Spears biggest hit in 1975? The song is told from the point of view of a middle aged woman coaxing a hesitant husband outside to make love under the moonlight.

Blanket on the Ground

Which 1975 movie filmed in Australian concerns unexplained events occuring on st Valentine’s Day 1900 in namesake place in Victoria?

Picnic at Hanging Rock

The Heidelberg School was based in which country in the late 19th century art?

Australia - Arthur Streeton and Walter Withers two notable Australian impressionists

Which song, a hit for the drifters in 1961, gave the searchers a uk #1 in 1963 the first of their three UK #1 hits?

Sweets for my Sweet

Somerset Maugham 1930 novel Cakes and Ale takes title from which Shakespeare play and character?

Sir Toby Belch in Twelfth Night

Name of metre tall race from Star Wars films who are hidden behind hooded brown rough handwoven robes who scavenge the planet Tatooine?

Jawa

Creator deity of Zoroastrianism

Ahura Mazda

What is the Avestan name of Zoroastrianism’s principal act of worship?

Yasna

Who was first host of Famiky Fortunes from 1980-83?

Bob Monkhouse

Who presented Family Fortunes between Les Dennis and Vernon Kay?

Andy Collins

Who presented Family Fortunes between Bob Monkhouse and Les Dennis?

Max Bygraves

Who has presented Family Fortunes since 2020?

Gino D’Acampo

Battle of ALAMO was fight in Texas Revolution between Mexican forces of Santa Anna and US forces with William Travis, James Bowie, Davy Crockett, which year?

1836

Seventh largest by population city in USA, largest not to have an NFL team?

San Antonio

Sharing name with that of a tram station on Manchester metro link, what was name of the worlds first purpose build banked motor racing track when it opened in 1907?

Brooklands

Called Yarlung Tsangpo in Tibet, this river at over 1800 miles, is one of worlds longest tributary. Along with main river it feeds, they collectively discharge the second most amount of water and third most sediment into the sea of any river system in the world?

Brahmaputra

I am standing a city prior to WW1 was Jewish primarily but now current country inhabitants are majority. 14th century it was part of grand duchy which stretched Baltic to Black Sea. WW2 changed hands 6 times and has been part of Poland, Russia and Soviet Union in history. Which current capital city am I in?

Vilnius

Which novelist wrote in 1992, between Other People (1981) and Money (1984), the factual book Invasion of the Space Invaders: An Addict Guide to Battle Tactics, Big Scores and the Best Machines?

Martin Amis

FIFA World Cup trophy consists mainly of 5kg of 18 carat gold. Which mineral, a copper carbonate hydroxide mostly found in Africa, is also present in bands in the base of trophy?

Malachite

The number one song “Feels Like I’m in Love” by Kelly Marie in 1980 was written by which singer and songwriter who originally wrote it for Elvis?

Ray Dorset

Amarillo, Mosaic, Chinook, Challenger are all varieties of foodstuffs from what plant?

Hops - Humulus Lupulus

Can you give name of adjustable belt worn over the shoulder designed to hold a weapon? Might be confused with tv character first appeared in 1983 who once said that he had a thingy shaped like a turnip?

Baldric

Matilda of Flanders, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Cecily Neville, Henrietta Maria of France, Anne Hyde, charlotte of Mecklenburg-strelitz and Mary of Teck have what unique characteristic?

Gave birth to two monarchs of UK

Peppa Pig what type of animal is family’s dentist?

Elephant

With lyrics by Tim rice the song I don’t know how to love him from which musical?

Jesus Christ superstar

Germany shares longest land border with which neighbour?

Austria

What surname connects the 7th lord Lucan, former snooker world champion and an American explorer?

Bingham

What service was celebrated in 1936 !4958/£ British film that moved along to a 2”WH Auden poem and Benjamin Britten score?

The Night Mail

In childrens tv show Octnauts what type of animal is captain barnacles?

Polar Bear

Author of “this is why I resist”, media personality and activist.

Dr Shola Mos-Shogbamimu

43rd president of El Salvador since 2019

Nayib Bukele

Turkish district of Istanbul now known as Uskudar was known by what name of Byzantine Greek origin prior to founding of Turkish Republic? It was here Florence nightingale established her famous holsital during Crimean war.

Scutari

Which 13 titles which speedway team from northern England have won the league championship on the most occasion most recently in 2022?

Belle Vue Aces

Name of Suffolk speedway premiership team

Ipswich Witches

Name of Norfolk speedway premiership team

Kings Lynn Stars

Name of Leicestershire speedway premiership team

Leicester Lions

Name of Cambridgeshire speedwAy premiership team

Peterborough Panthers

Name of South Yorkshire speedway premiership team

Sheffield Tigers

Name of midlands speedway premiership team based out of Monmore Green stadium

Wolverhampton Wolves

Northumberland speedway championship team

Berwick Bandits

Midlands speedway championship team playing out of Perry Barr Stadium

Birmingham Brummies

Edinburgh speedway championship team

Edinburgh Monarchs

Glasgow speedway championship team

Glasgow Tigers

British speedway championship team based out of Oxfordshire

Oxford Cheetahs

Devon speedway championship team

Plymouth Gladiators

Dorset speedway championship team

Poole Pirates

Speedway championship team based out of MIDDLESBOROUGH

Redcar Bears

Lincolnshire speedway championship team

Scunthorpe Scorpions

Which Manchester band had a hit in 1990 with “the only one I know”?

The Charlatans

The European Southern Observatory operates the Very Large Telescope and the VLT Survey Telescope at an observatory located and named after which mountain in the Atacama Desert in Chile?

Cerro Paranal

Which French artist who was first woman to be made an officer of the legion of honour, is famous for realist paintings featuring animals, such as A Stag, The Horse Fair and Ploughing in the Nivernais?

Rosa Bonheur

Featuring the logo of a baby, what brand originally known for washing up liquid also makes non biological Washing powders and pods for Laundry?

Fairy Liquid

Which 1992 comedy film depicts law Joe Pesci plays title character New York attorney defending relative on murder charge.

My Cousin Vinny

What name is given to a velvety fabric with prominent parallel vertical ribs, usually cotton? Plural it is often used as a synonym for trousers made of this material.

Corduroys

Which English boxer won the gold medal at flyweight at both 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games? Won WBO world title before retiring undefeated in 2019.

Nicola Adams

Who played Simon Basset, Duke of Hastings, in Bridgerton, also in 2022 The Gray Man?

Rege Jean Page

Bon Iver features on title track of which 2020 Taylor Swift album?

Evermore

At end of novel Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, Jane Bennet accepts a proposal from which character shortly before her sister Elizabeth Accepts one from Mr Darcy?

Charles Bingley

Snooker player Luca Brecel represents which country?

Belgium

Which former navy pilot and republicAn candidate for President was a senator for arizona between 1987 and his death in 2018?

John McCain

Which popular shopping street in glasgow gives name to subway station between Cowcaddens and St Enoch and is namesake of city’s main bus station?

Buchanan street

A jewel encrusted Judith Leiber clutch bag in the shape of what creature became sell out success when in second season of sex and city despite unwanted gift by Mr Big to Carrie BradshW? Also logo of Gloria Vanderbilt jeans.

Swan

Which Manchester band had 1990 hit “this is how it feels”?

Inspiral Carpets

Which astronomical observatory in Coonabarabran, New South Wales, is home to Anglo Australian telescope and located on its namesake mountain?

Siding Spring

Which French artist who participated in three impressionist exhibitions is famous for painting garden scenes such as The Lady in White, Afternoon Tea, On the Terrace at Sevres?

Marie Bracquemond

Until well into 20th century, Scutari was used in English as an alternative name for Shkoder, a city in which European country? It was here that in 1448 that the Venetian army was routed by forces led by this country’s nTionL hero

Albania

Albanian national hero known as what? Born Gjergj Kastrioti, 1405-68.

Skanderbeg

What three or four letter term refers to small island typically long narrow island within a river formed by deposit of sediment? Term follows Wheatley’s, Brentford or Chiswick to give three islands in Thames.

Ait or Eyot

Which popular shopping street in glasgow gives name to network rail station between Bridgeton and Glasgow Central’s lower level? Notable for narrow and often crowded island platform. Street also crossed by Hielanman’s Umbrella a bridge carrying Glasgow Central platforms.

Argyle Street

Initially created as a joke by JW Anderson, 3D printed resin clutch bag in form of what bird became sellout success when carried by Sarah Jessica Parker on set of And Just Like That?

Pigeon

Snooker player Hossein Vafaei from which country?

Iran

The Weeknd features on title track of which 2017 album by Lana Del Ray? Other songs include Love and Cherry.

Lust for Life

At end of Sense and Sensibility by Austen, Elinor Dashwood marries which character? Marianne marries Colonel Brandon.

Edward Ferrars

Particularly associated with Isle of Harris and Tweed, what name given to textured woolen cloth, typically flecked or woven with mixed colours? In plural, term use for suits made of this fabric.

Tweed

Which Irish actor plays Penelope Featherington, the true identity of Lady Whistledown in Bridgerton? International breakthrough role but known for earlier sitcom domestically.

Nicola Coughlan

Which company best known for wellies formed as north British rubber company and made a million pairs for WW1? 1980 Diana pic at balmoral.

Hunter Boots

NMe of specialised tissue in vascular plants that transports water? Not to be confused with Phloem which transports sugar and other organic compounds.

Xylem

What word describes mesons that have quantum numbers that are not possible in the standard model? Examples of proposed mesons include glue balls and tetraquarks.

Exotic

Which Australian athlete has won the Mens wheelchair division at London marathon on three separate occasions, the last of which being in 2013? Still holds course marathon in New York? In addition to three Paralympic golds.

Kurt Fearnley

The 2022 Viking film The Northman features a prominent cameo by which singer-songwriter, known for expressive vocals, eccentric fashion and tracks such as Hyper-Ballad?

Bjork

Which alliterative term is defined as “sexy photograph or flirty message posted on social media for intent of causing others to publicly profess their attraction”?

Thirst Trap

Whcih London borough most northerly? Borders with Barnet, Haringey and Waltham Forest, two of main towns are Edmonton and Southgate.

Enfield

Which English artist and poet is model for Ophelia by John Everett Millais? PRt of PRB, died from laudanum overdose at 32.

Elizabeth Siddal

What man is creator and show runner for Mad Men and The Romanoffs, as well as previously being an executive producer on The Sopranos?

Matthew Weiner

Lithotripsy is non invasive procedure to break down and destroy what crystallised objects in human body otherwise must be passed through urethra?

Kidney Stones

Cystectomy is medical term for surgical removal of all or part of which organ?

Bladder

Frey’s Procedure and Puestow Procedure are both done on which organ of body?

Pancreas

The Child-Pugh score is a test used for prognosis of damage to which organ?

Liver

The Ranson criteria is a clinical prediction rule for prognosis of which disease applicable to an organ?

Pancreatitis (pancreas)

In transplantation medicine, the Milan Criteria is used to consideration of patients for transportation of which organ?

Liver

Album “Pastel Blues” released in 1965 includes song “Sinnerman”?

Nina Simone

Which royal house ruled France from 1328-1589? Philip VI was first monarch from this house and Edward iii of englands claim to France saw uneasy peach break out into Hundred Years’ War in 1337.

Valois

Angel Falls is located in which Venezuelan national park?

Canaima National Park

Brothers Curt and Cris Kirkwood are founders and key members of which cult American rock band? They gained a brief spike of popularity in the mid 90s after they guest appeared on Nirvana’s MTV Unplugged, where their songs Plateau and Lake of Fire were performed.

Meat Puppets

The US flag has second most horizontal stripes of any sovereign nation. Which southeast Asian country has most with 14? Like the US flag the stripes are red and white.

Malaysia

The 2015 comedy drama film Youth features prominent cameo by which British singer songwriter known for eccentric vocals, eccentric fashion and tracks such as Stone Cold Sober?

Paloma Faith

Who played Alfred Pennyworth in Pennyworth, Sam Thursday in Endeavour, Christoper Morcom in The Imitation Game?

Jack Bannon

Who played Bruce Wayne in Gotham?

David Mazouz

Who played Inara Serra in Firefly and Serenity, Vanessa in Deadpool, Jessica Brody in Homeland? Born in Rio 1979.

Morena Baccarin

Which Swiss athlete has won mens wheelchair division at London marathon on four occasions, most recent in 2022? Set course record during last victory in addition to having six Paralympic medals?

Marcel Hug

Which greek letter given to type of Meson discovered in 1977 that is formed from a bottom quark and it’s corresponding antiparticle?

Sigma

Subatomic particle consisting of a charm quark and antiquark, first time charm quark discovered, in 1974?

J/psi Meson

From German for braking radiation, what is term for electromagnetic radiation produced by deceleration of a charged particle when deflected by another charged particle, typically an electron by an atomic nucleus?

Bremsstrahlung

what alliterative term is defined as a person who strategically associates themselves with success of popular person or trend to gain fame and attention?

Clout Chaser

Who wrote Moon Tiger?

Penelope Lively

Who wrote Offshore

Penelope Fitzgerald

Tugela Falls the second tallest waterfall in world, located in which South African national park? Another feature is Drakensberg Amphitheatre.

Royal Natal National Park

Which French Artist was model of Olympia by Manet? His favourite model in 1876 she had her paintings selected for display at juried exhibition at Paris Salon whereas Manet did not.

Victorine-Louise Meurent

Album “Lady Soul” in 1968 with song “Chain of Fools”.

Aretha Franklin

Which London borough most southerly? It has borders with Sutton, Merton, Lambeth, Bromley and two of main areas are Selhurst and Thornton Heath.

Croydon

Brothers Chris and Rich Robinson are founders and key members of which cult American rock band? Their second album the southern harmony and musical companion reached #1 on billboard album chart and #2 in uk, included the top 30 Track remedy.

The Black Crowes

Which Belarusian tennis player achieved her first grand slam at this years Australian Open against Elena Rybakina

Aryna Sabalenka

Most notable for summer cup and midlands grand national, Uttoxeter is a horse racing course in which county?

Staffordshire

With a book written by Ben Elton the 2003 jukebox musical Tonight’s The Night was based on songs of which singer?

Rod Stewart

Pirate Jenny is a song from which English language version “play with music” the original version of which premiered in Berlin in 1928?

The Threepenny Opera by Kurt Weill with Bertolt Brecht lyrics

German playwright born 1898 Augsburg wrote Baal, The Mother and The Good Person of Szechwan?

Bertolt Brecht

First produced in 1927 which musical has a cast including characters such as Gaylord Ravenal and Cap’n Andy Hawks?

Showboat (by Edna Ferber)

Which Indian themed musical with music by AR Rahman, lyrics by Don Black and PRODUCED BY Andrew Lloyd Webber opened in west end in 2002?

Bombay Dreams

Whcih cocktail, favourite of Don Draper, is whisky, bitters, sugar and orange slice?

Old Fashioned

Whcih 1993 rom com stars Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau as bickering next door neighbours who compete for affections of Ann Margaret’s character?

Grumpy Old Men

What was the name of the character created by Arthur Lucan?

Old Mother Riley

Which music hall song, made famous by Harry Champion, also contains the name of an element in the title?

Any Old Iron

Which beer made by Theakstons from early 19th century was described by the economist as the doyen of real ales,

Old Peculiar

Which novel by Kingsley Amis won the Booker Prize in 1986?

The Old Devils

In his song Let’s Not Be Beastly to the Germans who was the first person to use the word bloody over the air at the bbc?

Noel Coward

Which WW2 us army general was nicknamed Old Blood and Guts?

George Patton

The phrase “blood and iron” was term used for foreign policy of which statesman that was adopted in the unification of Germany?

Otto von Bismarck

In what year did Thomas Blood attempt to steal Crown Jewels from Charles II?

1671

In his infamous Rivers of Blood speech of 1968 which Italian river did Enoch Powell say he seemed to see foaming with much blood?

Tiber

Which South American preceded Pep Guardiola as Man City manager?

Manuel Pelligrini

Whcih singer of Mama and Papas had three marriages including one to Dennis Hopper which lasted eight days?

Michelle Phillips

Who created the House of Groan and characters such as the scheming kitchen boy, Steerpike?

Mervyn Peake

Only boxer in history to have won twelve major world titles in eight different weight divisions?

Manny Pacquiao

Which footballer scored the fourth England goal in World Cup 66 final alongside Hurst hat trick?

Martin Peters

Who scored Germany’s two goals in 1966 World Cup final?

12: Haller 89: Weber

Based on average yearly temperature, what is hottest capital in world?

Khartoum

What river goes through Ulaanbaatar?

Tuul River

The Twelve-Mile Circle is an approximately circular arc which forms most of boundary between which two states? Small part of this circle also forms part of Mason Dixon line.

Pennsylvania and Delaware

Mississippi River originates in which American state?

Minnesota

His father killed in action at Battle of Monte Cassino in 1944 and he himself in army for eight years. An explorer and writer he crossed Antarctica on foot and at age of 65 climbed Everest.

Ranulph Fiennes

Nicknamed “The Brown Eminence”, who was adolf hitler’s private secretary and head of Nazi party chancellery, who disappeared at end of WW2?

Martin Bormann

Whcih novel was sequel to Tom Brown’s Schooldays, in which tom attends fictional St Ambrose’s College?

Tom Brown at Oxford

Names of pilots who did first non stop flight across Atlantic in 1919?

John Alcock and Arthur Whitten Brown

In which organ would you find Bowman’s Capsules?

Kidneys

Name of most recent nasa river to land on Mars doing so in 2021

Perseverance

Red Sea Rift, East African Rift, Aden Ridge all meet at which triangular triple junction in east Africa?

The Afar Triangle

Located between Lake Albert and Lake Edward, which mountain range forms part of border between Uganda and the DRC?

Rwenzori Mountains

From Greek for “opposite change”, term for repetition of words in successive clauses, but in transposed order; for example, "I know what I like, and I like what I know".

Antimetabole

From greek for “crossing”, rhetorical device is reversal of grammatical structures in successive phrases or clauses – but no repetition of words.

Chiasmus

From Latin for “many I fall”, what rhetorical device is the stylistic scheme in which words derived from the same root are repeated (such as "strong" and "strength")? "Absolute power corrupts absolutely." — Lord Acton

Polyptoton

From Greek for “doubling up”, what rhetorical device is the repetition of the last word of a preceding clause? "Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering." Yoda

Anadiplosis

Greek for “carrying back”, rhetorical device consists of repeating a sequence of words at the beginnings of neighboring clauses, thereby lending them emphasis. Churchill’s “we shall fight…”.

Anaphora

From Greek for “return”, what rhetorical device is repetition of the same word or words at the end of successive phrases, clauses or sentences? Unlike anaphora where repetition is at start.

Epistrophe

From Greek/Latin for “fastening upon” or “to yoke”, what rhetorical device is the repetition of a word or phrase in immediate succession, typically within the same sentence, for vehemence or emphasis? Tony Blair’s Education, Education, Education!

Epizeuxis

From Greek for “cut in two”, which rhetorical device is repetition of a word or phrase that is broken up by a single intervening word, or a small number of intervening words? Examples: Bond. James Bond.

Diacope

From Greek for “repetition, taking up again”, what rhetorical device is the repetition of the initial part of a clause or sentence at the end of that same clause or sentence? The King is dead, long live the king. Salvador Allende: “history is ours and people make history”, nice to see you to see you nice.

Epanalepsis

Greek for “setting opposite” or “against placing”, rhetorical device is used in writing or speech either as a proposition that contrasts with or reverses some previously mentioned proposition, or when two opposites are introduced together for contrasting effect? Elizabeth I: body of weak and feeble woman, but heart and stomach of a king.

Antithesis

From Greek for “unconnected”, literary scheme in which one or several conjunctions are deliberately omitted from a series of related clauses? veni, vidi, vici.

Asyndeton

From Greek for “turning back or about”, a figure of speech in which the normal word order of the subject, the verb, and the object is changed? “Neither a borrower nor a lender be”.

Anastrophe

Isle of Man Queenie is a species of what edible bivalve mollusc?

Scallop

1958 cat on hot tin roof stars who as Brick Pollitt?

Paul Newman

1958 cat on hot tin roof stars who as big daddy?

Burl Ives

What was one word nickname of Grange Hill character Samuel Maguire, who was played by Lee MacDonald between 1982-87? This character became addicted to heroin at shows ninth series.

Zammo

2019 and 2021 which Mexican fighter was ring magazine fighter of the year? Best known for fights with Gennady Golovkin.

Saul “Canelo” Alvarez

Kazakhstani boxer who is two time unified champion holding WBA Super title since 2022? Multiple middleweight championships.

Gennady Golovkin

Which duo reached #1 on billboard hot 100 in 1989 with Blame It on the Rain? Didn’t chart in uk but did have two uk top 3 in 1988/89.

Milli Vanilli

Las Vegas band fronted by Dan Reynolds

Imagine Dragons

Commonly seen in mobile and console games, MTX is an abbreviation for which business model in which players can purchase virtual goods that may facilitate success in game itself?

Microtransaction

In 2014, Halen Mon is a variety of what foodstuff produced in Menai Strait and Anglesey?

Sea Salt

Containing a chemical element in its name, which 1944 black comedy film stars Cary Grant as the writer Mortimer Brewster who discovers that the elderly aunts who raised him have a predilection for courting and murdering lonely bachelors?

Arsenic and Old Lace

Eric Cantona has since 2014 appeared in several tv commercials advertising which beer nowadays owned by Carlsberg?

Kronenbourg

What was one word nickname of the Grange Hill character Peter Jenkins played by Todd Carty between 1978-82? Character appeared in spinoff show called ____’s Luck.

Tucker

Which band reached #1 on billboard hot 100 in 1986 with Sara? Song only reached #66 in UK but band had #12 hit previous year and go onto number one later in decade.

Starship

What is Starship’s only UK number one?

Nothings Gonna Stop Us Now

Who sang Calm Down with Selena Gomez?

Rema

Number one album in 2023 “Trustfall” by which artist?

Pink

DLC is a term used to refer to an expansion for an existing video game, often accessed via a micro transaction, for what two words does DLC stand?

Downloadable Content

Which record in best actress at bet awards is one for one due to Girls Trip? Stand up is only second black woman after whoopi, to win Grammy for best comedy album for 2020 release black mitzvah?

Tiffany Haddish

What two word term used to describe type of video game micro transaction wherein user purchases a virtual treasure chest containing undisclosed items like weapons, armours?

Loot Box

Which Cuban long jumper beat Mike Powell’s world record by one cm in 1995 in Sestriere only to be denied the record because a correct wind measurement not taken? He had to console himself with five world championship and Olympic gold medals between 1995 and 2001.

Ivan Pedroso

Which Ivory Coast born Portugal athlete won triple jump gold medal in 2008? Trained by Ivan Pedroso.

Nelson Evora

Appearing in Grange Hill between 1985-89 the wheeler dealer Luke Gardner played by John Holmes was known by which one word nickname?

Gonch

Who is the youngest grandchild of Elizabeth II?

James, Viscount Severn

Oldest grandchild of Elizabeth II

Peter Phillips (daughter Savannah is oldest great grandchild with Autumn Kelly mother)

PGI foodstuff found on capital of Isle of Lewis?

Stornoway Black Pudding

Which male singer reached #1 in billboard hot 100 in 1988 with roll with it? Had two other top 20 hits in 1986/87.

Steve Winwood

Oleksandr Usyk was second consecutive Ukrainian boxer to be named Ring Mag Fighter of Year, after which fighter won the award in 2017? A world champion at feather, super feather and light, he defeated British boxer Luke Campbell on points in 2019.

Vasyl Lomachenko

The first Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year was in 1928 and to which American boxer 1926-28 heavyweight title? His successful title defence against Jack Dempsey in 1927 known as The Long Count Fight. Only loss to Harry Greb.

Gene Tunney

Which American boxer nicknamed The Pittsburgh Windmill light heavyweight champion from 1922-23, 1923-26? Only person to beat Gene Tunney.

Harry Greb

German boxer heavyweight champion of world 1930-32, two fights with Joe Louis in 1936-38. Only boxer to win world title heavyweight on a foul. Married Anny Ondra. Risked life to save two Jewish children in 1938. Ring Magazine Fighter if YeR 1930.

Max Schmeling

Nicknamed Kid Blackie and Manassa Mauler world champion from 1919-26. Manassa is Colorado.

Jack Dempsey

Born Joseph Paul Zukauskas, nicknamed Boston Gob, which Lithuanian-American boxer won world heavyweight championship from Max Schmeling but lost to Primo Carnera year later.

Jack Sharkey

Jack London coined the term “Great White Hope” to describe which heavyweight boxer in his attempt to beat Jack Johnson in 1910 in what was deemed Fight of the Century? Nicknamed the Boilermaker.

James J Jeffries

First black heavyweight champion 1908-15 nicknamed Galveston Giant?

Jack Johnson

Nicknamed the Ambling Alp, world heavyweight champion from 1933-34.

Primo Carnera

Nicknamed Brown Bomber, born 1914 in Alabama, world heavyweight champion 1937-49?

Joe Louis

British professional boxer first three division world champion. Nicknamed Ruby Robert and The Freckled Wonder. Born in Helston, Cornwall 1863. Fitzsimmons vs Sharkey where he lost with Wyatt Earp referee bad choice. Won world heavyweight in 1897 when beat Jim Corbett.

Bob Fitzsimmons

Swedish boxer heavyweight champion 1959-60, fifth outside USA. Beat Floyd Patterson for the title. Won silver medal at 1952 Helsinki Olympics.

Ingemar Johansson

World heavyweight champion who only man who ever defeated the great John L Sullivan? Nicknamed Gentleman.

Jim Corbett

Nicknamed Boston Strong Boy, last heavyweight champion of bare knuckle boxing, only man to beat him was Gentleman Jim Corbett.

John L Sullivan

Australian heavyweight boxer born from Christiansted (largest town on Saint Croix on Danish West Indies - later American). Nicknamed The Black Prince. Fought James Corbett and James J Jeffries.

Peter Jackson

Sugar Ray Robinson unbeaten between 1943-51, real name?

Walker Smith Jr

Born Richard Ihetu, Nigerian born boxer who held undisputed middleweight and light heavyweight championship, lived in liverpool then went Biafra war.

Dick Tiger

Nicknamed the Hitman and The Motor City Cobra, become first boxer to win world titles in five weight divisions welter all the way to light heavy? was first person to KO Roberto Duran.

Thomas Hearns

Panamanian Hands of Stone boxer

Roberto Duran

Undisputed middleweight division from 1980-87?

Marvelous Marvin Hagler

Which American five times world boxing champion of Mexican descend was nicknamed Little Hands of Stone after Roberto Duran?

Michael Carbajal

Boxer from Northern Ireland who competed 2009-21, held super bantam titles 2014-16 and feather 2016-17. Nicknamed the jackal and brick fists.

Carl Frampton

Which Russian professional boxer was Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year 2022? Held the WBA Light Heavyweight title since 2017. He beat Canelo Alvarez in 2022 and then Gilberto Ramirez later in year.

Dmitry Bivol

Which boxing Smith beat Chris Eubank Jr in January 2023?

Liam Smith

Which smith boxer held the super middleweight wba from 2018-20? Nicknamed Mundo. Only loss is Canelo Alvarez. Beat Lenin Castillo and Matthieu Bauderlique in 2021/22.

Callum Smith

Which comedian, actor and writer adapted and revised the Noel Gay musical Me and My Girl with Mike Ockrent in 1984? This version won two Olivier awards during an eight year west end run.

Stephen Fry

Containing a chemical element in its name, which 1931 rom com film starred Jean Harlow as Anne Schuyler, society heiress who falls for Stew Smith, newspaper reporter played by Robert Williams? Shares title with one of Harlow’s nicknames.

Platinum Blonde

Which American super middleweight and light heavyweight was named Ring Fighter Lf the Year in 2011? Earned several notable victories during his undefeated career including one over Carl Froch.

Andre Ward

Founded by David Baszucki and Erik Cassel, which video game platform hosts user created games coded in programming language Lua? Although free to play, the system has been criticised for its use of micro transactions which allow children to spend large sums of money via the platforms own virtual currency.

Roblox

2012 hit Ho Hey for which Coloradan rock band led by Wesley Schultz?

Lumineers

Films: She’s All That, 10 Things I Hate About You, Love & Basketball, Bring It On, Bad Boys II, Being Mary Jane. Married to running back Chris Howard 2001-06 and basketball player Dwyane Wade in 2014.

Gabrielle Union

Which female singer reached #1 on billboard hot 100 in 1990 with Love Will Lead You Back? Had hit in uk in 1988 #3 and two more top 20. Debut single was “Tell it to my Heart”.

Taylor Dayne

The Grange Hill character Eric Greaves who joined the show in 1986 when he moved to the school from his native liverpool was known by which one word nickname?

Ziggy

Which 1980 Richard Gere film tells story of a high priced escort in Los Angeles who becomes romantically involved with prominent politicians wife while simultaneously becoming the prime suspect in a murder case?

American Gigalo

Whcih Scottish actor played the devious politician Francis Urquhart in the bbc series House of Cards?

Ian Richardson

Calvin Johnson, Jerry Rice and Cris Carter are NFL legends who played in which position?

Wide Receiver

Which Macedonian fashion designer designed Bjork’s iconic swan dress for 2001 academy awards?

Marjan Pejoski

In which 1993 western movie did Thomas Haden Church play outlaw Billy Clanton? Film tells the story of Gunfight at OK Corral which took place at titular location.

Tombstone

Who played Airwolf pilot Stringfellow Hawke? Helicopter was Bell 222.

Jan-Michael Vincent

Better known by stage name Mousse T, German producer and DJ Mustafa Gundogu had uk #2 in 1998 with which song featuring vocals by Inaya Day?

Horny 98

Since January 2021, Adil Ray has hosted rebooted of which 1980s game show?

Lingo

Born Katherine Noel Brosnahan in Kansas City Missouri, later set up American fashion house in 1993 with husband Andy. Has a male counterpart Jack ____. Has playing card suit symbol.

Kate Spade

Most recent Scottish world snooker champion winning for fourth time in 2011? Match fixing scandal.

John Higgins

First broadcast in November 2021 and hosted by Alex Scott, which bbc quiz show begins with eight competitors and whittles them down over three rounds to leave a final two competing for the prize?

The Tournament

Which Australian racecourse hosts Melbourne Cup and the Victoria Derby? Opened in 1840, track shaped not unlike a pear and has a 1200m straight known as the straight six.

Flemington

An array of GMC pickup trucks capable of extreme jumps featured in which American tv show of the 1980s? The series starred Lee Majors as Colt Seavers, a Hollywood stuntman moonlighting as a bounty hunter.

The Fall Guy

Horton Hears a Who! What is Horton?

Elephant

Smalltown boy song by which synthpop act?

Bronski Beat

British Indian producer and DJ Jyoti Prakash Mishra better known by stage name White Town had a uk #1 in 1997 with which song?

Your Woman

Which racecourse alongside Sha Tin is one of two on Hing king, holds 55k?

Happy Valley

Found in town of Dunwall, the Hound Pits is a dingy pub that features in which video game franchise that originated in 2012? The pub is effectively the HQ of the Loyalist resistance group that aids the series protagonist Corvo Attano.

Dishonored

Nominated for Oscar for debut role as Billy Babbit in One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest. Grima Wormtongue in lord of rings. voiced Chucky in Child’s Play franchise.

Brad Dourif

What actor plays Roger Sterling Jr in Mad Men? Ben Bradlee Jr (editor of Boston Globe) in Spotlight, Howard Stark at Marvel. Dwight D Eisenhower in 2017 film Churchill (Brian Cox).

John Slattery

An aerospatiale gazelle helicopter was the star of which 1980s movie and subsequent tv series? This police helicopter had an array of special abilities including stealth whisper mode and piloted by Roy Scheider in original movie.

Blue Thunder

Opened in 1863 which New York State racecourse hosts namesake racing meet which runs from mid July through to Labour day in September? It is located in town.

Saratoga

Owned by Adam de Guy, the idyllic Toussaint countryside pub known as the Cockatrice Inn is a trading post in 2016 Blood and Wine expansion pack within which video game franchise?

The Witcher

Jimmy Somerville recorded backing vocals on which band’s cover of Suspicious Minds? Fronted by high pitched vocalist Roland Gift, this band later released the song She Drives Me Crazy.

Fine Young Cannibals

Winning in 1997, when he defeated Stephen Hendry, who is only Irish world snooker champion? In 1998 he almost defended trophy but lost to John Higgins in final?.

Ken Doherty

Name of series by Edgar Rice Burroughs starring John Carter set on namesake planet representing Mars.

Barsoom

Who played John Carter in the 2012 flop?

Taylor Kitsch

First broadcast in November 2021 hosted by Gary Lineker, what itv quiz show begins with six competitors, all sat one behind the other, who have a chance to take home up to £100k?

Sitting on a Fortune

Whcih 1971 dr Seuss work features titular character confrontation with the Once-Ler who is causing environmental destruction? Voiced by Danny De Vito in film.

The Lorax

First broadcast in November 2021, which Ian Wright hosted show revolves around a launcher that fires a sphere down a track before landing on amount contestants can add to their pot?

Moneyball

Jimmy Somerville provided backing vocals on which bands 1997 re-recording of their 1979 track Number One Song in Heaven?

Sparks

Which Dubai racecourse opened in 2010 and hosts worlds richest race day, the Dubai World Cup? Boasts a five star trackside hotel.

Meydan

What name is shared by blue Peter tortoise 2004-19 and a itv sitcom which ran 1979-92 starred Hywel Bennett as highly educated layabout?

Shelley

Honda XR500 and CR500 off road bikes were used as the basis of which top secret attack motorcycle in an American tv series of the 1980s? Capable of speeds of up to 300mph, motorbike ridden by vigilante Jesse Mach played by Rex Smith?

Street Hawk

The first left hander to win snooker world champion? Did press conference in underwear, won his third in 2018.

Mark Williams

Professional name of DJ Charlie Rouillon who hosted fire in the booth on bbc radio 1eztra until 2018

Charlie Sloth

Jeremy Clarkson farm name

Diddly Squat Farm

New Zealand silver ferns, Australian diamonds and Jamaican sunshine girls and England vitality roses play whcih sportB

Netball

Although abbey road was last Beatles album recorded what was last released?

Let it be

Who played Lily Potter in Harry Potter and Jane Penhaligon in Cracker?

Geraldine Somerville

Name main ships used in James cook three voyages

1) Endeavour 2) Resolution 3) Discovery

What name links a portrait painting by Modigliani, a 1977 song by Smokie and a type of headband?

Alice (Alice, Living next door to Alice, Alice band)

Which literary prize first awarded in 1969 was funded by sales of James Bond novels?

The Booker Prizr

A DEXA scan used to measure density of bones and stands for what?

Dual Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry

The computer MU-TH-UR 6000 appeared in which 1979 sci fi movie?

Alien

If oxidised tea is black, what colour is unoxidised tea?

Green

2021 album Wild Dreams by which boy band?

Westlife

Name of Joan Collins character in Dynasty

Alexis Carrington Colby

Golden Miller is only racehorse to have won the Gold Cup five times at which English racecourse?

Cheltenham

Which Irish golfer won the open and us pga in 2008?

Padraig Harrington

What is added to sponge cake and jam to make an Arctic roll?

Ice cream

Which Spanish city was known to romans as Hispalis?

Seville

Tvashtar is an active volcano on which moon of Jupiter

Io

Which character has been played on screen by Jay Silverheels, Michael Horse and Johnny Depp?

Tonto

Michael Phelps won six individual Olympic gold medals in which swimming stroke?

Butterfly

Which fine luxurious fibre comes from angora goats?

Mohair

Morrisons supermarket was founded in 1899 which Yorkshire city?

Bradford

Divorcee Roslyn Taber and cowboy Gaylord Langland are the title characters of which 1961 John Huston film?

The Misfits

How many members of ORganisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries are there?

13

Who was last country to join OPEC? In 2018

Republic of Congo

Second last country to join OPEC in 2017? Before was Angola and after was Republic of Congo.

Equatorial Guinea

In which geological era did the first mammals appear?

Mesozoic

In which geological period did mammals first apppear?

Triassic

In the card game Bridge, which card is known as the “beer card”?

Seven of Diamonds

Zvartnots International Airport main airport of which country?

Armenia

Which Norwegian pop duo won the 1985 Eurovision Song Contest with La Det Swinge?

Bobbysocks

What type of wood used for Noah Ark?

Gopherwood

Which Kent based football club has motto Domus Clamantium “home of the shouting men”?

Gillingham FC

Which 1981 film stars Thayer family and Walter the fish?

On Golden Pond

1966 Beatles album, reinvented their sound through innovative use of technology alongside LSD influence and eastern philosophy? Has Eleanor Rigby and Tomorrow Never Knows.

Revolver

Which popular greek fast food, very similar to kebab, consists of small pieces of meat and sometimes vegetables grilled on a skewer? It is often served with or inside a pita. Unlike gyros, in this dish the meat is cooked while on the skewer rather than on vertical rotisserie.

Souvlaki

The Golden Hour on Radio 2 is presented by which veteran DJ?

Tony Blackburn

Elizabeth Taylor 7th husband?

Larry Fortensky

Musical hairspray is Tracy turnblad bossed with whose tv show? Played by James marsden in 2007 film.

Corny Collins

Which golfer made huge contribution to europes win over the US in the 2006 Ryder cup despite his wife Heather having died six weeks earlier? Would go onto win only major at 2011 open aged 42, the oldest age at which a male player has won their first major?

Darren Clarke

British rower who won five medals at five Olympic Games in succession? Third gold and final medal was at 1936 Berlin.

Jack Beresford

Released 1984, what name of Bruce Springsteen’s seventh album, which reinvented his sound with more mainstream rock sound and anger at politics? As well as title song, contains Glory Days and Cover Me.

Born in the USA

Baba Yetu, a song written for Civilisation 4 was the first song to win Grammy from video game and was by which composer?

Christopher Tin

Part of broader family of Koftas, what name is given to the Greek appetiser of fried meatballs that is commonly served as part of a meze?

Keftedes

First introduced in 2007 as tenth doctor companion, name of character by Freema Agyeman?

Martha Jones

Who partnered with Bing Crosby in the Road to … series of films? Also played rose nylund’s suspected biological father in golden girls.

Bob Hope

Which simple greek dish of slow cooked lamb and potatoes takes its name from greek brigands who would steal sheep and cook them in sealed pits to avoid detection?

Kleftiko

Released 1991, U2 album seventh album reinvented their sound from alt music industrial music and electronics? Contains One and Mysterious Ways.

Achtung Baby

Which 1993 Mel brooks film starts Cary Elwes as title sharp shooting figure who successfully overcomes vile Sheriff of Rottingham? Mel brooks as Rabbi Tuckman.

Robin Hood: Men in Tights

Name of travelling companion to doctor played by Jenna Coleman?

Clara Oswald

After his predecessor dies in mysterious circumstances, Dr Richard Thorndyke, played by Mel Brooks, takes up position at Psycho-Neurotic Institute for the very very nervous in which 1977 film? Parodies Alfred Hitchcock films.

High Anxiety

Which popular greek and Cypriot soup is made from dry white beans, vegetables and olive oil? Variant recipes may sometimes include the air dried cured beef pastirma.

Fasolada

Which Irish golfer won only major at 2019 open held at royal port rush setting course record of 63 on way to title?

Shane Lowry

Released in 2007, what name of Radiohead seventh album, reinvented sound by incorporating art rock and electronica and was available as a pay what you want download? Contains tracks Jigsaw Falling Into Place and Bodysnatchers.

In Rainbows

Which swimmer won 7 gold medals at 1972 Munich Olympics, a record not surpassed until 8 gold medals at 2008 summer Olympics in Beijing?

Mark Spitz

Which welsh golfer won 2012 Irish open at royal port rush? Golfer secured winning point for Europe in the 2014 Ryder cup in his match against keegan Bradley in the only time he has played in that tournament?

Jamie Donaldson

Which R&B group featured in the first series of The Big Reunion? Five top ten hits 1998-2000, including Finally Found, Love of a Lifetime and End of the Line.

Honeyz

Queen Latifah plays which character in 2007’fikm hairspray? Mother of seaweed Stubbs, sings Big Blonde and Beautiful.

Motormouth Maybelle

What is the name of the land that the Elder Scrolls series takes place in?

Tamriel

What was name of companion of Peter Capaldi in doctor who played by Pearl Mackie? Doctors first openly gay companion.

Bill Potts

At which summer Olympics did Cameroon win gold in mens football and Cathy freeman win gold in 400m?

2000 Sydney

Name of 2021 film about FBI agent Dwayne Johnson teams up with art thief Ryan Reynolds to catch criminal played by Gal Gadot?

Red Notice

Five spirits in a Long Island Iced Tea?

Vodka, Gin, Light Rum, Triple Sec, Tequila

The Big Parade (1925), Northwest Passage (1940) and An American Romance (1944) were films directed by which filmmaker?

King Vidor

Which actress played role of Bethany Platt in Corrie from 2015-20?

Lucy Fallon

What game released for Sega mega drive genesis in 1991 sees players control a pair of alien rappers trying to retrieve the pieces of their wrecked spaceship after crash landing on earth?

Toejam and Earl

Name of Australian cricket player born Tasmania that reportedly drank 52 cans of beer from Sydney to London in 1989 while flying to the Ashes?

David Boon

Lock or Blindside Flanker for Saracens and England. Won four premiership titles and three six nations. Went to SOaS.

Maro Itoje

Bodysnatchers and The Specials recorded on which independent record label? Founded by Jerry Dammers in 1979, the distinctive black and white logo of this label depicted a character named Walt Jabisco?

2 Tone Records

Armando Iannucci wrote the character of Cal “The Fucker” Richards in The Thick of It for which actor, who had earlier played hapless minister Simon foster in In the Loop? The following year he began playing Adam Smallbone, the main character of the sitcom Rev.

Tom Hollander

Who best known for role as Jennifer Hart? Character married to Jonathan on show played by Robert Wagner running 1979-84.

Stefanie Powers

Scott Cawthon was sole designer of which 2014 video game in which the player controls a security guard at a pizza restaurant who is trying to keep himself alive until 6am? The franchise has spawned eight main sequels to date.

Five Nights at Freddy’s

Which fish specialist was winner of south west heat of great British menu in 2010 but lost final? Collaborator with Rick stein, this chef is owner operator of namesake restaurant in port Isaac Cornwall which has two Michelin stars.

Nathan Outlaw

2021 Bermuda became smallest national to ever win gold medal at Olympics when who won Womens triathlon gold at Tokyo Olympics?

Flora Duffy

Which 2018 puzzle game created by Lucas pope and followed on from success of his earlier game “Papers Please”? This game sees player investigating merchant ship that has reappeared in England after being missing for five years.

Return of the Obra Dinn

Brand of designer jeans caused controversy in 1980: when released Richard Avedon ad with 15 year old Brooke shields saying nothing comes between her and this brand of jeans?

Calvin Klein

Which Irishman was one of most successful chefs on great British menu? His dishes made it to final banquet in each of the first two seasons after which he became a harsh judge on the show. He is the chef/patron of a namesake restaurant in Mayfair, and owner of Bentley’s Oyster Bar in Piccadilly.

Richard Corrigan

Cabaret Voltaire and the Smiths recorded on which independent record label? Founded by Geoff Travis in 1976, a record store of this name still operates in London’s shoreditch.

Rough Trade Records

Currently 8th all time list which English footballer scored 163 goals between 1993 and 2007 while playing for liverpool, leeds and Man City?

Robbie Fowler

Running 1985-86, Michael Brandon played Lieutenant James ___ hard nosed New York cop in London and Glynis Barber played aristocratic partner Sergeant Harriet ____?

Dempsey and Makepeace

Which British athlete won silver medal mens triathlon in 2020 Tokyo before winning gold in mixed relay event anchoring the team

Alex Yee

Wreckless Eric and Ian Dury and the Blockheads recorded on which independent record label? Founded by Dave Robinson and Jake Riviera in 1976 this label also released the UKs first punk single New Rose by the Damned.

Stiff Records

Whcih clothing company founded by Marciano BROTHERS in 1981 has run prominent ad campaigns with Claudia Schiffer, Anna Nicole smith and recently camilla Cabello? Marty McFly wore jeans and jacket by this brand in back to the future films.

Guess

The Finnish designer Arvi Teikari known professionally as Hempuli, was the creator of which 2019 puzzle game? The game is based around the manipulation of logical rules such as WALL IS STOP by moving tiles marked with words.

Baba Is You

2021 album Made in the Pyrex reached #3 in charts for which act? Tracks by this artist who was nominated for Best Drill Act at the 2021 MOBO Awards include Wasted and Bringing It Back collaborations with ArrDee and AJ Tracey respectively.

Digga D

The 2021 song latest trends peaked at number two in the uk and was nominated for the 2021 mobo song of the year award. It is a track by which duo whose increased popularity led them to feature on a second top ten hit coming for you with switchOTR

A1 X J1

In 1982, which actress joined cast of TJ Hooker as Stacey Sheridan a rookie officer who worked alongside the title character played by Will Shatner?

Heather Locklear

Which 1997 dystopian film is set in a future society where naturally conceived or flawed individuals are deemed invalids? Ethan hawke plays Vincent who purchases genes of a valid played by Jude law to realise dream of joining space programme.

Gattaca

Peter Mannion, Nicola Murray opposite number in The Thick of It, was played by which actor? Best known role is DI Fred Thursday, the superior officer of the title character in Endeavour.

Roger Allam

Einsturzende Neubauten and Depeche Mode recorded on which independent record label? Founded by Daniel Miller in 1978, this labels first released was miller’s warm launderette recorded under alias The Normal.

Mute Records

Which British athlete secured silver behind flora Duffy at triathlete in Tokyo Olympics and then got gold in mixed relay?

Georgia Taylor-Brown

Which chef took simple ham egg and peas to winners banquet after winning midlands heat of great British menu in 2007? 2012 book too many chefs only one Indian reflects his Sikh heritage and patron of eponymous two Michelin star restaurant in Nottingham.

Sat Bains

In 1995, which clothing company released one of first ad campaigns to depict a gay kiss( in which pair of sailors recreate Alfred Eisenstaedt’s iconic VJ Day in Times Square photograph? This Italian company is known for denim and has two fashion lines / namesake brand and luxury ready to wear Black Gold.

Diesel

In which 1983 David cronenberg film does James wood play Max Renn, the CEO of a small tv station, who stumbles upon a broadcast of snuff films? Debbie Harry plays tv presenter Nicki Brand in this film, which despite dystopian feel set in same era in whcih it is made.

Videodrome

Which group won 2021 best hip hop act award MOBO. Biggest chart hit is Overseas featuring Central Cee which comes from mixtape Home Alone 2?

D-Block Europe

Toby Fox was sole designer of what role playing game whose first chapter was released in 2018? Shares some narrative elements which fox’s earlier rpg Undertale.

Deltarune

Which 1996 Rom com stars Kevin Costner as Roy McAvoy, a former gold pro who resumes his career with help from clinic psychologist Molly Griswold played by Rene Russo?

Tin Cup

1980s Remington Steele stars Piers Brosnan as title and who plays private investigator Laura Holt?

Stephanie Zimbalist

Which actress plays director of communications Terri coverly in the thick of it? Ma Larkin in the larkins, di Viv deering in No Offence and won best actress bafta for After Love?

Joanna Scanlon

1949 film Kind Hearts and Coronets centres around which fictional aristocratic family nine of whose members are played by Alec Guinness?

D’Ascoyne

Rock City and the Rescue Rooms are among the main music venues in which uk city?

Nottingham

Which author created the Demon Headmaster series of children novels? Her other notable works include Wolf and The Great Elephant Chase.

Gillian Cross

Running for seven seasons between 1987-93, what itv sitcom followed the fortunes of on again off again lovers Brenda and Malcolm, played by Emma Wray and Paul Brown? Set on Merseyside, it also featured Liza Tarbuck in her first tv role as Brenda’s best friend Pamela.

Watching

Which South African captained Oval Invincibles womens team to victory in the first season of The Hundred? She was also competitions leading run scorer in first season. She won second one too?

Dane Van Niekerk

White Ferns are New Zealand Womens team in which sport?

Cricket

Q: What is the two-word term, also the name of a John Green novel, for fake towns placed on maps to catch copyright infringement?

Paper Towns

What was name of Arthur c Clarke’s short story which was made into 1968 A Space Odyssey?

The Sentinel

Which luxury goods company famous for own exclusive shade of blue owns 128 carat yellow diamond which has only been worn by four people including gaga and Beyoncé?

Tiffany and Co

Dirty dancing soundtrack, hey Baby! A 1962 song by which singer? Hit #1 UsA and #2 uk and cover by DJ Otzi topped chart later.

Bruce Channel

Which board game do players move their pieces across hexagram shaped board? Despite name this game originated in Germany under title Stern-Halma.

Chinese Checkers

Whcih American golfer won his fifth and final open title at Royal Birkdale in 1983, which was also last of his eight majors? Subsequent struggles with the yips May have cost him the 2009 open which narrowly lost in playoff against Stewart cink.

Tom Watson

Which golf course located in Southport Merseyside, last hosted open in 2017?

Royal Birkdale Golf Club

Which 1992 novel by Michael Crichton adapted into film the following year, centres on a murder in the LA HQ of Nakamoto, a fictional Japanese corporation? Answer is not Die Hard which featured the Nakatomi Corporation.

Rising Sun

“Last Nite”, “Hard to Explain”, “Someday” are all tracks that appear on which 2001 debut studio album by The Strokes?

Is this it?

2000 film Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon was first major Hollywood production in what genre of movie? With a Chinese name meaning martial heroes, this genre concerns adventures of Chinese martial artists.

Wuxia

Who won second season of Big Brother in 2002 and replaced davina McCall as presenter when the series moved to channel 5?

Brian Dowling

Whcih French athlete holds the all time Biathlon record for most overall World Cup titles, winning seven consecutive titles from 2012-18? Most successful French Olympian of all time.

Martin Fourcade

Which golfer won 2007 Open at Carnoustie and successfully defended his title at Royal Birkdale the following year? Described his subsequent struggles with the yips as being “like an electric eel in my hand”, and has not won a major championship since.

Padraig Harrington

Canadian musician real name Claire Boucher

Grimes

1968 film Barbarella was based on a French comic series by which comic book artist?

Jean-Claude Forest

Which 1994 novel by Michael Crichton adapted into film the same year Centre on male employees struggle to prove he was sexually harassed by his female boss?

Disclosure

For 30th birthday, Elizabeth Taylor received a bespoke Cleopatra mirror from her then husband Eddie fisher( which was designed by which Italian jeweller and luxury goods manufacturer? Founded in 1884 by Greek silversmith Sotirios Voulgaris, this jeweller is noted for its distinctive coiled Serpenti designs.

Bulgari

Who are celebrity parents of twins Moroccan and Monroe? Singer mother and father has loads of kids.

Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon

Which Japanese chess variant that is also game of generals? Like chess this game is derived from Indian chaturanga but unlike chess player who captures a piece can return it to the board.

Shogi

Rebellion, Wake Up and Neighbourhood all appear on which 2004 debut studio album by Arcade Fire?

Funeral

Which luxury jeweller with flagship store on Bond Street, designed silver cake stand for future Queen Elizabeth II’s wedding in 1947. founded in liverpool in 1798 dropped Dunthorne from its name in 2015.

Boodles

Whcih classic 1966 film clearly had some issues with timeline as featured humans and dinosaurs living same time? Remake of earlier 1940s film this version started Raquel Welch as Loana the Fair One?

One Million Years BC

What type of wwe match with four word name takes place inside a six metre high steel cage structure? A 1998 edition of this match featured one of most famous moments in this company’s history when undertaker threw mankind from roof of structure onto ringside table.

Hell in a Cell

Which Australian golfer also won the Open at Royal Birkdale doing so in 1991 for his only major title? Known as the Dark Shark, he subsequently developed the yips and retired from tournament golf after shooting a 92 in first round of 1997 Open at Royal Troon.

Ian Baker-Finch

Released in 2018 and set in fictional Hope County, Montana, the fifth instalment of which video game has different endings depending on how the player deals with cult leader Joseph Seed? In most recent game of this series, Giancarlo Esposito plays the games major villain.

Far Cry

Taking his name from city in Russia, which Womble was noted for athleticism, size and strength? Particular talent for golf.

Tomsk

Skinny Love, Flume and Lump Sum are all tracks that appear on which 2007 debut studio album by Bon Iver?

For Emma, Forever Ago

Which 2010 adventure video game features multiple different endings, revealing the nature and identity of a mysterious murderer known as the Origami Killer?

Heavy Rain

Styled after Bereford’s mother which womble was named after Town in western france? Although she speaks with French accent she just likes to pretend she is French.

Madame Cholet

Two player game with a name derives from Arabic for “move”? In this game players take turns to move coloured stones, attempting to capture the oppositions stones as they do so.

Mancala

“Hero” starring Jet Li was directed by which Chinese filmmaker who also directed 2004 House of Flying Daggers? Also served as director of both opening and closing ceremonies of both 2008 and 2022 Winter Olympics?

Zhang Yimou

Often considered the greatest player in handball history, which Yugoslav-born Frenchman is one of only two male players to be world player of the year three times? He won Olympic gold medals with France in 2008, 2012 and 2020.

Nikola Karabatic

Which jeweller and luxury goods manufacturer sold an eponymous pear shaped 69 carat diamond to Taylor and burton in 1969? This manufacturer is known for its colourful Tutti Frutti bracelets Mystery clocks and the square Bezelled Santos wristwatch.

Cartier

Whcih 1980 Michael Crichton novel adapted into film 1995 centres on an investigation into the mysterious deaths of an expedition looking for diamonds in the African rainforest?

Congo

Later remade in 1987 film Innerspace, which 1966 sci fi movie tells story of a group of scientists shrunk down to microscopic size to remove a blood clot from comatose patient? This film also starred Raquel Welch.

Fantastic Voyage

Now the centrepiece of an annual event, what ladder match first took place in wwe in 2005? This format sees six competitors battle to seize a briefcase that is suspended above the ring which contains a contract for a title match that can be cashed in at any time or place that holder chooses.

Money in the Bank

Which 1987 novel by Michael Crichton adapted into film in 1998 centres on an investigation into a spacecraft of unknown origin discovered on bottom of Pacific Ocean?

Sphere

The movie “hero” also featured which actor in the role of the spearman Long Sky? This actor is major action star in Hong Kong and is well known in Asia for playing title role in Ip Man series of films?

Donnie Yen

The businessman Mr House and the faction Caesar’s Legion appear in a 2010 instalment of what video game series? The game follows a courier searching for those who left him for dead in the Mojave Desert, and the players decisions through the game determine which faction ends up in control.

Fallout: New Vegas

Curse of Royal Birkdale Open winners struck again in 1998 when which American golfer who also won that years masters, won his final major championship there? He later admitted that the yips had affected his putting despite attempting to change it a saw grip.

Mark O’Meara

The dessert Cranachan features which fruit? Called uncontested king of Scottish desserts and contains whisky and honey and whipped cream too.

Raspberries

PDA, Obstacle 1 and Say Hello to the Angels are all tracks that appear on which 2002 debut studio album by interpol!

Turn On the Bright Lights

Also called five in a row, which Japanese game played on 15x15 board uses the black and white stones from Go to try to get five identically coloured stones in a row?

Gomoku

In 2021 who became first French world champion in motogp ? Won title in first year at Yamaha Factory Racing taking over seat from retiring Valentino Rossi.

Fabio Quartararo

Norway is most successful nation in winter olympic history, but who was its only ever Olympic figure skating champion? Won three gold medals between 1928 and 1936 and went on to have highly successful career in Hollywood.

Sonja Henie

Best known for cover of Creedence Clearwater Revival’s Up Around the Bend, heavy metal band Hanoi Rocks from which country?

Finland

A queer black man named Usher is central character of which Broadway show that won best musical at 2022 Tony’s? Musical perhaps only one to borrow title from work by Douglas Hofstadter.

A strange Loop

Which actress best known for portrayal of Mrs Slocombe in sitcom are you being served?

Mollie Sugden

The Jesko, fast car, released in 2021 by which Swedish automobile manufacturer?

Koenigsegg

Day of the Tentacle was 1993 sequel to which 1987 video game?

Maniac Mansion

Which four letter acronym used to describe a genre of online videos that feature gentle relaxing noises? Coined 2010 on YouTube.

Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response

Name of second season of American Horror Story follows story of staff and patients of Briarcliff Manor? Jessica Lange’s Sister Jude keeps watchful eye over the premises, which is subject to supernatural activities.

asylum

Which German club has never won a bundesliga despite being in top division since 1980? This team, which traditionally plays in red and black striped shirts, lost the 2002 champions league final to Real Madrid.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Whcih track and road cyclist is the most successful British female athlete in Olympic history? She won gold medals in team pursuit and Omnium at 2012/16 Olympics and also in Madison at Tokyo 2020.

Laura Kenny

Which game was only one to be featured on first version of Microsoft Windows? This game involves placing coloured discs on 8x8 board and was precursor of modern game Othello.

Reversi

Which glamour model appeared on The Sun’s Page 3 between 1983-86? Latter year she released single Touch Me (if I want your body), which was number one in eight countries?

Samantha Fox

Which 2013 Steven soderbergh film is a biopic of Liberace and his relationship with Scott Thorson? Starring Michael Douglas and Matt Damon, it was nominated for the queer palm as well as Palme D’Or.

Behind the Candelabra

Although widely known in uk for Levi 501s advert, the song wonderful world was 1960 hit for co writer Sam Cooke and also transatlantic top ten single for which British band five years later?

Herman’s Hermits

What word used for YouTube videos in which subject is recorded receiving and opening products, commonly either high value tech or mystery packages?

Unboxing

What is subtitle of third season of American horror story? Season features supernatural descendants of women who survived the Salem witch trials. Boarding school and compete to see who will replace Jessica Lange’s Fiona Goode as Supreme witch.

Coven

Which Italian side known for black and white kits were founded in 1896 and have never managed to win Serie A? The club has been in Serie A every year since 1995 during which time antonio di Natale has scored 191 goals for them.

Udinese

As well as being a uk top ten single for it’s writer Sam Cooke in 1961, which American group had transatlantic hit with Cupid in 1980? Released as medley with I’ve loved you for a long time.

Detroit Spinners

Which British track cyclist won gold in the sprint in the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the Keirin at 2012 London? After retiring from cycling, she briefly became a jockey? Winning race at Wincanton on board Pacha Du Polder.

Victoria Pendleton

Which glamour model appeared on The Sun’s Page 3 between 1976 and 88? Before actinhfgin series such as the bill and emmerdale, playing Carrie nicholls in latter from 2007-08? Also appeared briefly as herself in Detectorists.

Linda Lusardi

Korean term for eating on a YouTube video

Mukbang

Which club known for sky blue kits have played 55 seasons in La Liga, including 10 seasons in their current spell without ever winning the league title? They play the Galician derby against deportivo and their striker Iago Aspas was second highest scorer in the 2021-22 La Liga season.

Celta Vigo

Which variant of card game solitaire was introduced to Microsoft Windows in version 3.1NT? Unusual among solitaire games in involving all cards being face up at the beginning, in this game the player has four slots to collect ascending cards by suit, and four slots to hold unwanted cards.

Freecell

What is the subtitle of the fifth season of American horror story, the first in the series not to feature Jessica Lange? Stars Lady Gaga as the Countess, who was turned into a vampire by her past lovers, with Wes Bentley as John lowe, detective investigating murders at titular location.

Hotel

Which glamour model was hailed as girl of the thrillenium and left page 3 after readers voted to ban enhanced ladies? She was a presenter on eurotrash and also an assistant on game show Fort Boyard.

Melinda Messenger

YouTube video games known as LPs stand for what?

Let’s Play

Which British singers biggest hit single was 1959 cover of Sam Cooke’s only sixteen? Although only number one he had hits in 50s and 60s.

Craig Douglas

Which Canadian sci fi writer wrote the 2014 novel Station Eleven, set in post pandemic world and followed up with novel The Glass House and most recently Sea of Tranquility?

Emily St John Mandel

Which card game was introduced to Microsoft Windows in 1992, as part of windows for workgroups 3.1? The queen of spades is the card to avoid in this game which is also called Black Maria or black lady?

Hearts

Which 2016 Park Chan-Wook is based on Sarah water’s 2002 novel Fingersmith shifting the setting from Britain to Korea? It was nominated for a queer palm and Palme dor.

The Handmaiden

Which actress was nominated for her portrayal of singer Tina Turner in 1993 biopic whats love got to do with it?

Angela Bassett

Which welsh cyclist became the first British woman to win an Olympic gold medal in a cycling discljpline when she won road race at 2008 Beijing Olympics?

Nicole Cooke

Which French side who traditionally play in red and black, have second most seasons in Ligue 1 but have never won the title? Academy has produced Wiltord and Camavinga.

Rennes

Which British singer songwriter had hit single in 1974 with cover of Sam Cooke son Another Saturday Night? Top 20 in uk.

Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam)

Which tv presenter worked as glamour model, appearing on the sun’s page 3, before presenting shows including The O-Zone, Top of the Pops, Robot Wars and The Games? She won Celeb love island in 2005 alongside Fran Cosgrave.

Jayne Middlemiss

Who plays Alf Garnett in Till Death Do Us Part and sequel In Sickness and In Health?

Warren Mitchell

Which Merseyside ufc fighter nicknamed The Baddy?

Paddy Pimblett

2022 love island couple winners

Davide and Ekin-Su

Located in south Dublin which football team is most successful in Republic of Ireland winning record of 19 league of Ireland titles and 25 FAI cups?

Shamrock Rovers

Name of which American state links an American chciken dish, traditionally garnished with bananas?

Maryland

Brand of cider sold as bullets in the Republic of Ireland is sold under what alternative name in the uk? Produced in Clonmel, Tipperary this cider is typically served over ice and became very popular in early 2000s.

Magners

What chain of comedy clubs was founded in 1983 by Maria Kempinska, with its first venue being in Battersea? After going into administration, it has since been bought by Kev Orkian and resumed hosting nights at smaller venues around southern England.

Jongleurs

Who was conservative MP for South Derbyshire until 1997? 1994 novel A Parliamentary Affair.

Edwina Currie

When Roger Bannister tan four minute mile in Oxford in 1954, radio commentary provided by which English former track and field athlete? This athletes rivalry with Eric Liddell and eventual victory in the 100m at the 1924 Olympics was depicted in Chariots of Fire.

Harold Abrahams

Amelie Lacroix, better known as Widowmaker, is a sniper character playable in what multiplayer first person shooter, developed by Blizzard? Another sniper character in this game Ana, uses her rifle to heal allies.

Overwatch

Which Lerner and Loewe musical is based on the legend of King Arthur? Adapted into 1967 film starring Richard Harris, Vanessa Redgrave and France Nero.

Camelot

Owing to detective skills on display by one of parties, what portmanteau name was given to the libel case between Rebekah Vardy and Colleen Rooney?

Wagatha Christie

Hereford based company HP Bulmer produces Bulmers in the UK, and also which other brand of cider? This is worlds leading brand by sales, and has been advertised by both Johnny Vaughan and Patrick Stewart.

Strongbow

Between 1999 and 2016, which Indian tennis player won mens doubles and mixed doubles titles at all four of sports grand slams? He claimed many of his early mens titles alongside fellow countryman Mahesh Bhupathi.

Leander Paes

Which synth pop band whose members include Alexis Taylor and Joe Goddard? Albums include The Warning and Made in the Dark, which features uk top 10 Ready for the Floor.

Hot Chip

Winmau, Unicorn and Target are all top brands which sport?

Darts

Callaway, Ping and Taylormade are all premium brands in which sport?

Golf

Which 1978 Dennis Potter tv series, starring Bob Hoskins as a travelling music sheet salesman took its name from a 1936 song by Johnny Burke and Arthur Johnstone?

Pennies from Heavens

Which Bollywood actor rose to public attention with his role as Raja in the 1984 film Mashaal? His best known Hollywood role was portraying game show host Prem Kumar in Slumdog Millionaire.

Anil Kapoor

Which chain of comedy clubs founded by Mark Tughan, began in Birmingham in 1994 when it claimed to be first dedicated comedy club outside London? It has since opened venues in cardiff, Oxford, Nottingham and glasgow and takes name from type of musical group.

The Glee Club

Which of Roger bannisters pacemakers on his record breaking 1954 run would himself break 5000m world record later that year? This man went on to become first SPOTY.

Chris Chataway

Indie rock band with Orlando Weeks lead singer? Splitting in 2017 they released albums including Colour It In and Wall of Arms.

The Maccabees

In 2010, Leander Paes helped which Zimbabwean tennis player complete a career slam of mixed doubles titles by partnering her to victory at Australian open? She teamed up with her brother Wayne for two of her five mixed doubles grand slam victories.

Cara Black

Which chain of comedy clubs founded by Darrell Martin began in Nottingham in 1994 and runs regular nights in Nottingham Reading Leicester and Birmingham? Taking its name from phrase for something that is pretty much spot-on, also runs serveral venues during the edinburgh fringe including at the caves.

Just the Tonic

Gray-Nicolls and Kookaburra are both big brands in which sport?

Cricket

Which star of Dangerous Liaisons and The Fabulous Baker Boys turned down the role of Clarice Starling in The Silence of the Lambs saying that she was unhappy with ending? Jodie Foster later won a Best Actress Oscar for the part.

Michelle Pfeiffer

Name either of the Italian tennis players who completed a career slam of Womens doubles titles between 2012 and 2014. Both players also reached a grand slam singles final in careeers, one losing to 2012 French open Maria Sharapova and one 2015 is open final to flavia pennetta.

Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci

Which Bollywood actors First major role was Zafar Bhai in 2013 film Fukrey? He went in to portray Abdul opposite Judi Dench, in the 2017 film Victoria & Abdul.

Ali Fazal

2000 novel The Clematis Tree was first novel by which writer, Mp for Maidstone until 2010.

Anne Widdecombe

The character Sniper Wolf appears in first video game in what series? In the third game in this series, a boss named The End is also a sniper and can be defeated by saving and leaving the game for a week, then returning to find him dead of age age.

Metal Gear Solid

The stadium announcer and timekeeper for Roger bannister record breaking 1954 run was which man? He and twin brother Ross edited guiness book of a records which began following year.

Norris McWhirter

Which 1993 Dennis Potter series, broadcast on channel 4, was set during the Suez Crisis and named after a connie Francis song. Started Ewan McGregor in one of his earliest roles.

Lipstick on your Collar

Under which mononym does William Emanuel Bevan perform? 2006 debut album which he followed with Mercury nominated album Untrue in 2007. He has also worked with Four Tet.

Burial

The 1995 novel Career Girls was first novel by which writer who was Mp for Corby 2010-12?

Louise Mensch/Bagshawe

Which cider First produced in 1727 by symonds of Stoke Lacey is now produced by HP Bulmer? Name of brand includes term for specific type of cider originating in West of England.

Scrumpy Jack

Founded in 2000, which event promoter with distinctive purple branding has become one of biggest operators at the edinburgh fringe? The name which refers to dark side of something, similar to that of E4 sponsored tent which company used to host seasonal events on London’s south bank.

Underbelly (Udderbelly tent)

Victor and Carlton are two leading brands in which sport?

Badminton

Which 1976 Dennis Potter tv play was intended to be broadcast as part of Play for Today but was withdrawn due to depiction of the rape of a disabled woman? It was eventually broadcast in 1987 and film version starring Joan Plowright and Sting released in 1982.

Brimstone and Treacle

Which Athlete was second of Roger Bannister’s pacemakers on his record breaking run? This man won the 3000m steeplechase at 1956 Melbourne after initially being disqualified and cofounded the London marathon with John Disley?

Chris Brasher

Which Bollywood actor rose to fame with her award winning portrayal of Shanti in the 2008 film Om Shanti Om? She made her Hollywood debut in the role of Serena Unger opposite vin diesel in 2017 film xxx: return of Xander cage. Born in Copenhagen to badminton number one player ranked in 1980.

Deepika Padukone

Although several characters can use sniper rifles, Garrus Vakarian is recognised as the main sniper of which series of sci fi role playing games developed by BioWare?

Mass Effect

In 2022, which Scottish player became first ever World Seniors Darts champion? His other major titles include 2012 UK Open and 2015 World Grand Prix.

Robert Thornton

Wild World, Father and Son and Where do the children play, all appear on which 1970 Cat Stevens album?

Tea for the Tillerman

Which film director worked with Gregory Peck on Gentleman’s Agreement, Marlon Brando on A Streetcar named Desire and On the Waterfront, and East of Eden with James Dean?

Elia Kazan

“I love it” uk #1 in 2012 was collab between Charli XCX and which Swedish duo?

Icona Pop

In Eastenders which character murdered Heather Trott after striking her with a photo frame?

Ben Mitchell

In which modern day US state is Seven Brides for Seven Brothers set? At the time territory of the USA.

Oregon

Which Austrian born British comedian married Winston Churchill’s daughter Sarah in 1936 and in 1942 became the first castaway on Desert Island Discs?

Vic Oliver

Lin Manuel Miranda voices the title character, a kinkajou, who is also a singer and musician in which animated musical released by Sony in 2021?

Vivo

Which spymaster was played by Alec Guinness in bbc adaption of John Le Care’s Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy? Follow up series entitled _____’s People.

George Smiley

George Stobbart and Nico Collard are protagonists of which series of adventure games, themed around the Knight Templar, and released by Revolution Software between 1996 and 2013?

Broken Sword

Which website, self styled Front Page of the Internet, has faced numerous controversies including in 2015 when users initiated a blackout in a protest about new ceo ellen pao? Website perhaps best known for its Ask Me Anything sections.

Reddit

Which American boxer won light heavyweight Olympic bronze at the 1984 Olympics and was world cruiserweight champion during late 1980s? During the 1990s, he became only man to be world heavyweight champion on four separate occasions, including in a memorable 1997 fight with Mike Tyson.

Evander Holyfield

Presenter of second series of Shape Up and Dance was which tv newsreader, who starred in 1976 sketch on The Morecambe and Wise Christmas Show where she performed a high kicking dance routine to Let’s Face The Music and Dance?

Angela Rippon

Airing on CBeebies since 2014, which animated childrens show features a three year old anthropomorphic black rabbit and is based on series or books by Ted Dewan?

Bing

Debuting in 1997, which Japanese anime series features a crew of bounty hunters travelling on board the titular spaceship? Despite only running for 26 episodes, the series is seen as landmark of anime, and was adapted into a live action series in 2021 with John Cho playing the role of Spike Siegel.

Cowboy Bebop

Another anthem of summer 2022 has been which song by Burna Boy? A number four hit in uk samples the 2000 Toni braxton track He Wasn’t Man Enough

Last Last

Name of loyalty card used by shoppers at Boots?

Advantage

Airing on CBeebies since 2020 which Australian animated show features a six year old anthropomorphic puppy who lives with her parents and sister?

Bluey

Debuting in 2002, which Japanese anime series features a ninja with a demonic fox-like entity trapped inside him? The series ran for 220 episodes, and gave rise to popular meme featuring the characters unique style of running with his arms stretched out behind him.

Naruto

Following on from Jay Aston in list of shape up and dance album presenters was which British gymnast, who retired following 1980 Olympics but was a bbc superstars champion in 1982? She subsequently became a sports presenter for the bbc.

Suzanne Dando

Which tv presenter host of Bullseye for 14 years?

Jim Bowen

Airing on CBeebies since 2014 which geography focused animated show features anthropomorphic unicorn named Ubercorn who acts as a mentor to the four heroes as they travel the world?

Go Jetters

Which 1986 action film saw yet another golden raspberry nomination for Sylvester Stallone? He also wrote the screenplay for this film in which he starred as lieutenant Marion cobretti, a policeman tasked with looking after a witness played by Stallone wife Brigittte Nielsen.

Cobra

After winning Olympic gold at middleweight in 1976, which American boxer was undisputed world light heavyweight champion between 1983 and 1985, before holding a heavyweight title between 1985 and 1988? His only professional loss came in his 49th and final fight against Mike Tyson. His brother was a world champion boxer.

Michael Spinks

Debuting in 1999, which Japanese anime series features Monkey D Luffy boy whose body gains property of rubber after he eats a devil fruit? Movie with subtitle Red was released in 2022 in commemoration of the series 1000th episode.

One Piece

Alliterative name of the loyalty card used by shoppers at the supermarket chain Morrisons?

My Morrisons

Another of the main figures in outlaw country music scene was which singer, who wrote the hit Luckenbach, Texas, but is perhaps best known for giving up awards to Big Bopper on an ill fated flight?

Waylon Jennings

Presenter of third album in shape up and dance series of albums was which Scottish singer and presenter, best remembered nowadays for Co-hosting The Generation Game with Larry Grayson?

Isla St Clair

Which northern Irish comic with trademark line “it’s the way I tell them” a long running gag on Tiswas involved him being covered in buckets of whitewash while reading spoof news bulletins.

Frank Carson

Which market town near Halifax in West Yorkshire is sometimes considered the lesbian capital of uk? Ted hughes wrote the poem The Stubbing Wharfe about a pub in the village he and Plath visited in 50s.

Hebden Bridge

Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson and Johnny Cash formed which country supergroup that were active between 1985 and 95?

The Highwaymen

Debuting in 2019, which Japanese anime series features the central character of Tanjiro Kamado, a teenager looking to avenge the deaths of his family? A movie spin off with subtitle Mugen Train was highest grossing movie globally in 2020 the first non Hollywood film to achieve this feat.

Demon Slayer

Airing on CBeebies since 2021, which animated childrens show features a four year old girl living in London who is looked after by her grandmother? Based on a picture book by Laura Henry-Allain, it is first animated series based on a black British family.

Jojo and Gran Gran

For which film did Sylvester Stallone win his first golden raspberry award? The 1984 musical comedy starred Stallone and Dolly Parton in a country music twist on My Fair Lady.

Rhinestone

Which now dame ran the British rollout of vaccine? Married to Jesse Norman MP.

Kate Bingham

Five members of Boyzone

Ronan Keating Stephen Gately Shane Lynch Keith Duffy Mikey Graham

Sebring racing track in what state? Where 1000 miles of Sebring takes place.

Florida

Naruhito era name from 2019

Reiwa

Actress the age of 21, she was shot and killed by Robert John Bardo, a 19-year-old obsessed fan who had been stalking her in 1989

Rebecca Schaeffer

violent confrontation on 18 June 1984 between pickets and officers of the South Yorkshire Police (SYP) and other police forces, including the Metropolitan Police, at a British Steel Corporation (BSC) coking plan

Battle of Orgreave

Welsh places with “Llan” in name means they contain a what? Llanelli, Llandudno etc.

Church

Kent racecourse it hosted 12 runnings of the British Grand Prix between 1964 and 1986

Brands Hatch

Surrey motor racing circuit near Weybridge as well as one of Britain's first airfields, which also became Britain's largest aircraft manufacturing centre by 1918, producing military aircraft such as the Wellington and civil airliners like the Viscount and VC-10.

Brooklands

Which 2007 lgbt coming of age novel by Andre Aciman is set in 1980s Italy? Centres on relationship between 17 year old Elio and 24 year old American scholar Oliver. Timothee Chalamet starred in 2017 film.

Call me by your name

Tony Burrows and Roger Greenaway formed which one hit wonder band with “Gimme Dat Ding”?

The Pipkins

Which drink named after a town on the river Charente in France?

Cognac - Remy Martin one of big four

Which musician found fame in early 1980s with Oingo Boingo? Now works with Tim Burton a lot.

Danny Elfman

Chuck Cunningham Syndrome is a common tv trope where characters disappear without explanation. The character it is named after wss older brother of Richie and Joanie in which us tv show?

Happy Days

In the late 1970s, Diana Ross Cher and Andy Warhol’s regular patrons of which nightclub in midtown Manhattan synonymous with disco music.

Studio 54

Which greyhound racing stadium hosted the English greyhound derby for more than 30 years between 1985 and 2016? Sharing its name with district of London it is in, stadium demolished in 2018.

Wimbledon

Which dog won successive English greyhound derbies in 1929 and 1930? Although he had a relatively short racing career his achievements made him a national celebrity, and he is often described as most famous greyhound of all time.

Mick the Miller

Which young adult lgbt graphic novel and webcomic series written by Alice Oseman, tells the story of Charlie Spring and Nick Nelson, as they meet and fall in love? A Netflix series adapted from the work received critical acclaim in 2022.

Heartstopper

Danny Elfman picked up second Oscar nomination for his soundtrack for which drama also in 1997? Film one of six he worked with gus van sant.

Good Will Hunting

Another instance of Chuck Cunningham syndrome was the disappearance of Luke Ventura the womanising friend and coworker of Al Bundy who vanished after 7 episodes of which tv show?

Married with Children

First usable in Halo 3, which word follows Gravity to give the name of a powerful two handed weapon that is often used by Brute Chieftains? Halo universe also contains a. Gravity axe and gravity mace which are similar concepts

Hammer

Which dog won the 85 and 86 greyhound of year awards as well as world famous for breaking the world record for consecutive race wins with 32 in a row?

Ballyregan Bob

Which 2015 young adult novel by Becky Albertalli focuses on titular protagonist, a closeted high school boy who is forced to come out after blackmailer discovered emails he was written to another closeted classmate? Nick Robinson plays title role in 2018 film based on novel.

Love, Simon (Simon vs The Homo Sapiens Agenda)

2019 drama Riz Ahmed as Ruben Stone a drummer who loses his hearing after he refuses to stop playing music.

Sound of Metal

Which tv show created by Roy Clarke did the librarian Mr Wainwright disappear after season 3?

Last of the Summer Wine

The best selling cars in the US so far in 2022 include the Altima and the Rogue both made by which Japanese manufacturer?

Nissan

Which of the Big 4 cognac producers is nowadays owned by the French wine and spirits conglomerate Pernod Ricard? This brand sponsored the Grand National from 1992 to 2004.

Martell

Which German golfer captained Europe to victory in 2004 Ryder cup at Oakland hills which they won by record margin? First ever official world number one competed in ten Ryder cups as player between 1981 and 2002 winning five.

Bernhard Langer

In the video game PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds or PUBG, what everyday object famously used as a melee weapon that can block all ranged shots?

Frying Pan

River Phoenix died of drug overdose and Jason Donovan suffered seizure at which nightclub on sunset strip owned by Johnny Depp once?

The Viper Room

Which Kellogg cereal stopped using nuts as an ingredient in 1998 - also dropping word “nut” from its name?

Honey Loops

Who directed the 1987 film Babettes Feast, the first Danish film to win the academy award for best foreign language film?

Gabriel Axel

Which musician the frontman for divine comedy wrote theme tune of father Ted?

Neil Hannon

Which eighth generation video game console was discontinued in 2017 and replaced by Nintendo Switch?

Wii U

At which test cricket ground, the home of Surrey, might a bowler deliver a ball from the Vauxhall End?

The Oval

Winner of series 5 of robot wars, which silver robots main weapon was a lethal curved piercing arm capable of penetrating armour and breaking opponents internal components?

Razer

Handmaid’s Tale, Little Fires Everywherr and Dopesick are all original programmes made from which US based subscription tv service? Like Disney+ this streaming platform is majority owned by The Walt Disney Company and has around 45 million global subscribers.

Hulu

Which Italian cyclist a gold medal winner in the individual road race at the Barcelona Olympics died following a crash during a descent on stage 15 of 1995 Tour de France? In 1997 the tours Young rider classification was renamed in his honour.

Fabio Casartelli

Which robot won series 3 and 4 of Robot Wars making it the only two time series winner? Largely black and silver it’s weapon was a CO2 powered flipper that was powerful enough to flip opposing robots out of arena and even house robots.

Chaos 2

Sales of 9th generation of video game consoles proper began in November 2020 the month in which Sony released which model in its flagship PlayStation series?

PS5

Who played DI Jack Regan in The Sweeney?

John Thaw

Who has written the suns agony aunt column since retiring of “Dear Diedre” Sanders in 2020?

Sally Land

Which Scottish athlete won bronze at womens 1500 at 2022 world athletics! She also won silver in same event at Tokyo Olympics both times behind Faith Kipyegon.

Laura Muir

Which British driver a former IndyCar and Indy500 champion died at 2011 when his car catapulted into catch fence during indycar race at Las Vegas motor speedway?

Dan Wheldon

Who played Jim Bergerac in Bergerac?

John Nettles

Who played Jim Taggart in Taggart?

Mark McManus

In November 2020 the Xbox series X or S has been sold to replace which model which had been on market since 2013?

One

In 2021, cbs all access was rebranded as which subscription video service that has around 40 million global subscribers? The good fight, Star Trek Picard and Halo are all original programmes on this service.

Paramount+

Winner of series 6 of robot wars which robot unusually had multiple different weapons throughout the series, including a vertical spinning disc and a pneumatic spike? It’s box like frame was inverting allowing it to run upside down.

Tornado

Which British athlete won gold medal at 1500m at 2022 world athletics champs, he beat reigning champion Jakob Ingebtigsten to do so and the race had his father Geoff commentating?

Jake Wightman

Station eleven( the flight attendant and the staircase all original programmes for which us based subs tv service? Along with Discovery+, this is one of Warner bros discovery’s two flagship streaming channels and has over 70m global subscribers.

HBO Max

Which 2014 tom cruise film was based on Japanese light novel called All You Need Is Kill, this film featured cruise’s character stuck in time loop during alien invasion and used tagline Live, Die, Repeat?

Edge of Tomorrow

Forename of Hawaii based detective Magnum PI?

Thomas

A disastrous crash at Le Mans in 1955 killed 83 spectators and which French driver whose car went flying through air colliding with Lance Macklin’s Austin-Healey?

Pierre Levegh

Dr Death, Bel Air and Rutherford Falls all original programmes for which us based subs tv service launched in 2020? Named after logo of a parent company.

Peacock

Which robot was most successful competitor to never win a series of robot wars? Had a unique pyramid shaped design and used a powerful cutting disc as weapon.

Pussycat

Which Norwegian born writer and broadcaster retired as Observer’s agony aunt in 2021 after 19 years? Famed for distinctive voice she has presented A&L programmes on tv and radio since 1990s.

Mariella Frostrup

Who was Britain’s only silver medallist at 2022 world athletic champs finishing second in womens 800 metres? She also took silver in the same event in Tokyo, both occasions being beaten by USA Athing Mu

Keely Hodgkinson

Which song was first Stock Aitken and Waterman single to reach number one in both uk and the USA?

Never Gonna Give You Up

Which French racing driver died in 1980 after his Alfa Romeo crashed during a testing session at the Hockenheimring? The highlight of career saw him win 1978 Monaco Grand Prix while racing for Ligier.

Patrick Depailler

Tom Cruise played Barry Seal in which 2017 film? Seal was former airline pilot whose later career saw him become both a drug smuggler for Medellin cartel and later a dea informant.

American Made

In April 2022, Ireland’s Katie Taylor defeated which Puerto Rican boxer at New York’s Madison square garden, in a fight that has hailed as the biggest in history of womens boxing?

Amanda Serrano

Founded in 2004 And based in Barcelona which budget carrier is largest airline in Spain with fleet of 120 aircraft?

Vueling

Which Norwegian tennis player lost in mens single final of both French and is open in 2022?

Casper Ruud

Who hosted first season of Robot Wars in 1998

Jeremy Clarkson

Which british make up artist began her career assisting the legendary Mary Greenwell? Her first product was Magic Cream, which was originally worn by catwalk models but now worldwide bestseller.

Charlotte Tilbury

Betting expert Angus Loughran was better known by what nickname on the 90s tv show Fantasy Football League, where he dispensed advice on team selections while standing behind breakfast bar in dressing gown?

Statto

In which 1990 thriller directed by John McTiernan, does Sean Connery play Marko Ramius commander of titular Soviet sub? Alec Baldwin plays Jack Ryan.

The Hunt for Red October

What surname shared by make up artist sisters Nicky and Sam whose YouTube channel PixiWoo has amassed over 2 million subscribers? Their Real Techniques range of make up brushes and sponges has become a bestseller in the UK.

Chapman

Which actor appearing alongside Stewart Lee and Richard Herring as Simon Quinlank, a weak lemon drink enthusiast and self proclaimed king of hobbies, on 90s tv series Fist of Fun and This Morning with Rhicard not Judy? Also had major roles in Big Train, Hyperdrive and Chris Morris’s Jam.

Kevin Eldon

2002 historical drama directed by Kathryn Bigelow does Harrison Ford play Alexei Vostrikov, the commander of soviet unions first submarine equipped with ballistic missiles? Title of this flop incorporates a fictionalised nikcname for that sub.

K19: The Widowmaker

First make up artist to be made a dame? Product range which features her name followed by word Labs became selfridges bestselling beauty line in 2019.

Pat McGrath

Originally depicted as arch nemesis of captain Qwark, the robotic mad scientist Doctor Nefarious later became main antagonist of title duo in which series of platformer and third person shooter video games created for PlayStation?

Ratchet and Clank

Strontium Dog and Judge Dredd are strips in which British sci fi oriented comic? Founded 23 years before year in title.

2000AD

Which estinian goalkeeper badly bruised his penis playing in charity match against heavy metal band Iron Maiden in 2000? English career is Derby and Sunderland who he scored a goal for.

Mart Poom

lil Wayne Drake Tyga and Nicki Minaj all part of which rap collective 2009 hit BedRock

Young money

Which Twitch streamer has broken record in March 2023 with most subscribers with 300k on Amazon owned service?

Kai Cenat

Which 1995 thriller directed by Tony Scott takes place aboard the nuclear submarine USS Alabama, as senior officers played by gene Hackman and denzel Washington engage in a potentially deadly battle of wills?

Crimson Tide

During 1990s, childrens bbc often featured appearances from The Anorak, infuriating knowitall played by which presenter? A regular on cbbc during 90s and 2000s, he was part of original line up on CBeebies for whom he hosted Show Me Show Me alongside Pui Fan Lee.

Chris Jarvis

Nas, Foxy Brown and Cormega were among members of which rap supergroup that disbanded after their debut album 1997 The Album was a big flop!

The firm

Harris Tweed and Dan Dare, Pilot of the Future were strips in which British comic which ran from 1950-69 and then 1982-94?

Eagle

Which British make up artist global creative director for Lancôme and author of Facepaint; The Story of Makeup, released her range of True Velvet lipsticks in 2018 which sold out within hours of release?

Lisa Eldridge

Originally designed to look like Albert Einstein; the mad scientist Dr Wily serves as main antagonist in which sci fix video game franchise that has spawned over 50 games?

Mega Man

In which 1973 uk number two hit for the carpenters does Karen reminisce about listening to favourite songs on the radio describing how “every sha-La-La, every whoa-ooh-whoa-oh still shines”?

Yesterday Once More

Moira Kent and The Four Marys were strips in which British comic aided at girls and published from 1958 to 2001?

Bunty

Which Spanish goalkeeper severed his big toe tendon prior to 2002 World Cup - for which he would have been number one 1 when bottle of aftershave fell on his toe? He signed for Valencia from Real Madrid in 1998 and won two La Liga titles with club.

Santiago Canizares

Which Ice lolly released in 1967 to tap into popularity of thunderbirds!

Fab

2000 historical drama directed by Jonathan Mostow does Matthew mcconaughey play Andrew Tyler the commander of a us navy sub which attempts to steal an enigma machine from titular German unboat? Jon Bon Jovi played lieutenant Emmett in this film, which was criticised for a lack of historical accuracy.

U-571

Andy Wear played Nam Rood a shouty shed dwelling man who shared cheat codes for video games by sticking them onto his shaven head on which 1990s childrens itv series? Hosted for most of its run by Andy crane and Violet berlin it was designed to appeal to younger audience of gamers than channel 4’s gamemaster.

Bad Influence

In which 1972 top ten hit for carpenters does Karen speculate that “love May grow” but “Only time will tell us so”?

For All We Know

Irish American criminal Ryan O’Reilly and nigeria gangster Simon Adebisi are main players in drug trade in what HBO prison drama series notorious for its violence and sexual themes.

Oz

Also known as white sauce; which French mother sauce consists of milk thickened with white roux? Used in dishes such as lasagne.

Bechamel

Which rugby coach has coached St Helen’s to victory in rugby leagues last three super league grand finals?

Kristian Woolf

Crated by Jack Rosenthal and aired from 1988 to 2002 which british tv drama set in fictional black wall fire station

London’s burning

Which bbc radio sitcom follows exploits of the crew of lone aeroplane owned by MJN Air? Started Stephanie cole Roger allam, Benedict Cumberbatch and shows creator John Finnemkre?

Cabin Pressure

Admiral Victor “pug” Henry played by Robert Mitchum was lead chactayer in a pair of historical drama tv miniseries both set during world war 2, name either

Winds of War War and Remembrance

What French word term for opening champagne bottle with sword

Sabrage

Which American neo/Dadaist artist and associate of Jasper John’s was known for “combines” both painting and sculpture?

Robert Rauschenberg

Which word describes. Cell whose nucleus has two homologous copies of each chromosome? All human cells except sex cells fit this category.

Diploid

Which Surrey wicketkeeper batsman made a century on his test debut for England in 2018 against Sri Lanka in Galle?

Ben Foakes

Sister of more famous ballet dancer, which dancer choreographed the 1920s ballets Les Noces (the wedding) with music by Stravinsky? And Les Biches (the darlings) with music by Poulenc, both for ballets Russes?

Bronislava Nijinska

Who ceo of Microsoft since 2014 when replacing Steve ballmer?

Satya Nadella

Parody of song hit for Puretone, Chris Moyles changed the original lyrics to claim he was totally addicted to which fish?

Plaice

Elected pope in 1492, what was regnal name and number of Rodrigo Borgia?

Alexander VI

Mytilene is capital of which Greek island, largest of the North Aegean islands, that is separated from Turkey by the Mytilini Strait?

Lesbos

Real name of the bodybuilder known as the Quadfather? Part of WBF by Vince McMahon and appeared in films Book of Love and Twins.

Tom Platz

Johnny Cash’s follow up to At Folsom Prison was another live album recorded at which other Californian prison which yielded the hit single A Boy Named Sue?

San Quentin

A friend and contemporary of Robert Rauschenberg and Jasper Johns, which American artist, known for his oversized canvassed of expressive indecipherable scribbles lived in Rome for most of his long career from 1957 on?

Cy Twombly

Which word denotes the count and general appearance of the complete set of chromosomes of a species or individual? The same term can refer to a laboratory produced image of those cromesomes isolated and arranged in numerical order.

Karyotype

The wire cage securing cork of champagne known by one of two names? One translated as muzzle and one as hook/staple.

Muselet or Agraffe

CBOs are orders issued by judges in England and Wales since 2014 when they replaced ASBOs. The O in their name stands for Order. What is represented by CB?

Criminal Behaviour

On which greek island in North Aegean is 11th century monastery and world heritage site of Neo Moni? Separated from Turkey by namesake strait, island nicknamed the Mastic Island referring to exports of mastic gum.

Chios

Who was ceo of Twitter between 2021 and 2022v

Parag Agrawal

Chris moyles parody “dogs don’t kill people”, what animals do?

Rabbits

The niece of a famous film director which American dancer and choreographer is known for her 1940s ballet Rodeo set to music of Aaron Copland, and Fall River Legend, which tells the infamous story of Lizzie Borden?

Agnes de Mille

Which actor played West Ham football hooligan Bex Bissel in 1989 movie The Firm and went on to win a best actor Oscar in 2018?

Gary Oldman

Which South African born Lancashire left handed opening batsman who also bowls right arm medium fast made a century on his test debut for England in 2016 against India in Mumbai?? The most recent of his 17 test matches was in 2019.

Keaton Jennings

Which nine letter word beginning with A denotes the transport of a substance by bulk motion of a fluid? This is a key stage in the water cycle.

Advection

Which series of 6 graphic novels were created by Bryan Lee O’Malley between 2004 and 2010?

Scott Pilgrim vs the World

Name given sometimes to penguins of genus Spheniscus due to their loud locator calls sounding similar to braying?

Jackass Pengujn

Which Prussian born operatic soprano was married to record producer Walter Legge from 1953 until death in 1979? When she appeared on desert island discs in 1958 chose seven of own songs.

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

Which formerly enslaved African American escaped to freedom by having himself mailed in a wooden crate to abolitionists in Philadelphia?

Henry “Box” Brown

Doris day sang “Secret Love” to win best original song at 1953 Oscar’s?

Calamity Jane

Which English obstetrician geologist and palaeontologist attempts to reconstruct an Iguanodon in 1820s began scientific study of dinosaurs?

Gideon Mantell

Which river which merged with Paraguay and Uruguay rivers on way to rio de La plata, forms the second longest river system in South America?

Parana

Who was head of collaborationist Vichy regime in France from 1940 to 1944? He was 88 when France was liberated, and ranks as France oldest head of state.

Philippe Petain

Which prime minister of France 1931-32, 935-36 and 1942-44 was executed in October 1945,

Pierre Laval

Nicknamed Bad Intentions, Boxer 2001-14, remains most recent undisputed middleweight champion, having won the WBA, wbc, ibf, wbo, ring magazine and lineal titles in 2005 by defeating Bernard Hopkins ending his 12 year reign as middleweight champion?

Jermain Taylor

Which American boxer nicknamed Bud held the unified wba wbo ibf and wbc light welterweight between 2015 and 17 first male boxer to hold all four since Jermaine Taylor in 2005.

Terence Crawford

Who is current undisputed lightweight champion having unified wba, ibf, wbo, wbc and Ring since June 2022 beating Australian George Kambosos? American nicknamed The Dream.

Devin Haney

Japanese professional boxer who unified all four bantamweight titles in December 2022 after beating Paul Butler the British wbo titleholder? Vacated all titles in January 2023 as went up to super bantamweight.

Naoya Inoue

American boxer nicknamed Iron Man who undisputed super welterweight since May 2022? Twin brother also undefeated champion.

Jermell Charlo

Which Mexican boxer unified all four super middleweight titles in November 2021

Saul Canelo Alvarez

Scottish boxer unified all four light welterweight titles in May 2021?

Josh Taylor

Ukrainian boxer unified all four cruiserweight titles in July 2018

Oleksandr Usyk

Norwegian boxer and kick-boxer first female to unify all four titles in welterweight class in September 2014.

Cecilia Braekhus

British boxer female who unified all four light welterweight titles in November 2022?

Chantelle Cameron

Female Puerto Rican boxer who won all four featherweight titles in February 2023.

Amanda Serrano

American female boxer who won all super featherweight titles in February 2023

Alycia Baumgardner

Doctors pixie McKenna and Christian Jessen feature in which bafta winning tv show originally broadcast on channel 4 between 2007 and 2015?

Embarrassing Bodies

Archery at 2012 Olympics held at which venue

Lords

What province of South Africa smallest in area but has largest population

Gauteng

Which Frenchwoman is chef patron of the three Michelin star restaurant at the Connaught Hotel in London? She replaced Angela Hartnett there in 2008.

Helene Darroze

Luis Lacalle Pou has since March 2020 served as president of which “oriental republic” country?

Uruguay

Which river system which runs through Lake Baikal on its way to the Kara Sea is second longest river system in Asia?

Yenisey

In which film did Doris Day song “que sera sera” win best original song Oscar in 1956? Day started alongside James Stewart.

The Man Who Knew Too Much

Askia Muhammad I, or Askia the Great, was third emperor of which African empire, ruling in 15th or 16th centuries CE?

Songhai

Which English theologian, geologist and paleontologist wrote the first full account of a fossil dinosaur which he named Megalosaurus?

William Buckland

Which formerly enslaved African American statesman and orator published the abolitionist newspaper The North Star from 1847-60?

Frederick Douglass

Which American actres and choreographer played Dr Beverly Crusher in Star Trek: Next Generation?

Gates McFadden

In 2022 euros final which lioness scored England ms opener against Germany?

Ella Toone

Taken from an instrument, common name of birds in genus Procnias, which all have very loud calls? One of these has the loudest call ever measured at 125 decibels.

Bellbird

Launched in 2021, H24 is fragrance for men by which fashion house?

Hermes

At which London venue did 2012 Olympics triathlon take place?

Hyde Park

What province of South African largest in area but smallest population?

Northern Cape

By what alliterative name is dermatologist and internet celebrity Doctor Sandra Lee referred to in title of American tv series broadcast in uk on channel 5?

Dr Pimple Popper

Who was chancellor of west Germany From 1949-63? 87 when stepped down and ranks as germanys oldest head of government.

Konrad Adenauer

What name given to notional boundary around black hole beyond which no light or other radiation can escape?

Event Horizon

Ros Canter, William Fox-Pitt and Georgina “Piggy” French are all notable competitors in which equestrian sport?

Eventing

Eventing on horses is which three disciplines?

Dressage, cross-country and show jumping

British war artist CRW Nevinson is 1917 work Paths of Glory title quotes line “the paths of glory lead but to the grave” by which poet?

Thomas Gray

In uk you might consult one of Judith miller’s guides to find info about prices of what?

Antiques

So named due to white skin what type of fruit is a sweet snowball?

Melon

Dua Lipa hit Love Again contains a sample from 1932 recording of a song called My Woman, by Lew Stone and his Monsigneur Band and featuring vocals of which singer who died in air raid on London in 1941?

Al Bowlly

Which current named after deep blue of its waters is western boundary of North Pacific subtropical gyre “black tide”? Also known as Japan Current or Black Stream.

Kuroshio

Largest beetle found in uk? Lucanus Cervus

Stag Beetle

Precious metal least reactive chemical element on periodic table?

Platinum

Which German born physicist invented mercury thermometer in 1714 also famous for scale?

Fahrenheit

Also known as hard coal or black coal what A is a form of highly metamorphosed coal that has the largest carbon content and highest energy density?

Anthracite

Name of pollen producing reproductive organ of flower made up of anther and filament?

Stamen

In Norse code what number is - - - - -

0

BCG stands for

Bacillus Calmette-Guerin

Extragalactic astronomy what does abbreviation BCG stand for? Residing in centr of galaxy clusters extremely luminous galaxies are some of most massive galaxies observed.

Brightest Cluster Galaxy

Which plant of solar system would you find highest point on Caloris Montes mountain range?

Mercury

Dinosaur geek name arm lizard

Brachiosaurus

How many sides does a pentacontagon have?

50

An electron has a mass of about 1 Rontogram? What power of ten does ronto mean

-27

Smallest species of antelope?

Royal antelope

Antipyretic used to reduce what

Fever

What does a clothes label containing a square with a cross out circle inside of mean?

Don’t tumble dry

Who played Mr Tumble?

Justin Fletcher

Name of bell tower of Christ church college Oxford?

Tom Tower

The Guinea Pig Club was a social club and mutual support network founded in 1941 by Dr ArchibLd Macindoe for British nd allied aircrew suffering from which injury?

Burns

Six Nations point system is four points for a win with an extra point if they score how many tries?

Four tries or more gets bonus

Who or what was Matilda in Australian ballad waltzing Matilda

Swag bag/bed roll

Name of French expression for bite sized tasting dish not ordered from a menu but served free and chosen by chef?

Amuse bouche

Known locally as the coat hanger and opens 1932, widest long arch bridge for 80 years until opening Port Mann Birdge in Vancouver in 2012

Sydney Harbour Bridgr

Toys R Us logo name

Geoffrey the Giraffe

Which Royal Navy warship came to the assistance of hms victory during battle of Trafalgar taking two French ships as prizes? She features in 2012 film Skyfall and on banknote.

HMs Temeraire

First developed in 1887 and still available in uk, which type of paintable textured wallpaper is named for Greek for raised cameo?

Anaglypta

Pasta from Italian for hole, thicker form of spaghetti common throughout lazio

Bucatini

From Italian for to eat hungrily, similar to fettuccine pasta originating from Tuscany?

Pappardelle

Abyssinian, Silkie, coronet or Texel are all varieties of what?

Guinea Pigs

Which expression for politically unstable country with an economy dependent upon export of natural resources gave its name to 1980 song by boomtown rats and us clothing brand?

Banana republic

Who sang My Sharona

The Knack

abc.xyz is corporate website for which company?

Alphabet

Two countries on shores of Sea of Azov

Russia and Ukraine

Aral Sea two countries

Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan

Manhattan two rivers between

Hudson and East

Which sea would you cross if you sailed from Corfu and Kefalonia?

The Ionian Sea

Which symbol represents the SI unit of electrical capacitance?

F (for Farad)

U-Bahn of berlin underground railway system is short for what

Untergrundbahn

Only letter not in name of American state

Q

Name the fault line running from eastern to south central Turkey, which was cause of recent devastating earthquake in region?

East Anatolian

What effect is red shift an example of

Doppler Effect

In relation to plants, the term anthesis describes what process?

Opening of flower

If you had a buccula what do you have

Double Chin

From which flower does a vanilla pod come from?

Orchid

From which flower does saffron come from

Crocus

The Rapel Valley is a large wine producing area in which country?

Chile

Dolmades is a greek dish generally wrapped in what?

Vine leaves

Two main ingredients of dark and stormy cocktail

Dark rum and ginger beer

In what year did rugby Union become professional?

1995

Who came second in 2022 F1

Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)

Third on 2022 F1 championship?

Sergio Perez (Red Bull)

Aussie Rules football there are two way to score points, goal is six points what else is worth 1 point?

Behind

If you collected Bizarre pottery you’d be buying whose work?

Clarice Cliff

Whcih French term describes a painting so realistic it may trick the viewer into thinking real?

Trompe d’oeil

In Bible, according to revelation, where is site of the final battle between nations that will end the world?

Armageddon

Korean War years

1950-53

Ermine coats and trimmings are made from the coat of which animal?

Stoats

Which Hindu god is known as protector of the universe?

Vishnu

Not including two territories, how many states are there in Australia?

Six

What is stadium of Kansas City Chiefs?

Arrowhead Stadium

What is name of He Man planet

Eternia

English poet and novelist born 1873, poem The Listeners and “Seaton’s Aunt” and “All Hallows”. 1921 novel Memoirs of a Midget won James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction.

Walter de La Mare

Which animals were famously sold at Bampton Fair in Tiverton, Devon?

Ponies

Mumm-Ra is the villain in which cartoon tv series?

Thunder Cats

What are the Scottish Crown Jewels called

The Honours of Scotland

In darts what score is known as a bed and breakfast

26 (single 5, single 20 and single 1)

Whcih communications satellite was first to relay live tv transmissions?

Telstar

What colour is mandrill’s beard?

Orange/Yellow

What station is Madison Square Garden built on top of?

Pennsylvania Station

“The best is yet to come” is on whcih singers original gravestone?

Frank Sinatra

In New Testament of the bible, which book comes after the acts of the apostle?

Romans

Graham Norton set to host 2023 Eurovision alongside which three women?

Hannah Waddingham Alisha Dixon Julia Sanina

Animal is on Sri Lanka flag

Lion

In Ancient Rome what was thermae?

Public baths

The title “Match of the Day” was first used for a tv programme for highlights of which sport?

Tennis

What are chartreux, munchkin and california spangled all types of?

Cats

Two word term for NaOH or sodium hydroxide

Caustic Soda

With whom did Phil Oakey record song Together in Electric Dreams in 1984?

Giorgio Morodor

Capital city of Incan empire?

Cusco

Three word term for worlds largest working water wheel on Isle of Man also known as lady Isabella

Great Laxey Wheel

Gameboy released which year?

1989

Which country nicknamed the cockpit of Europe because of number of battles throughout history fought on its soil?

Belgium

Jade Jones took home gold for 2012 and 2016’in which sport?

Taekwondo

What’s the well known name for painting on freshly plastered wall, which allows the paint to be absorbed into the plaster?

Fresco

First sound film starring Greta Garbo? “Greta Talks!”. She received her first Oscar nomination for this film and romance in 1930.

Anna Christie

Which film did Marlene Dietrich receive her only academy award for best actress?

Morocco

Which number did Joe DiMaggio wear for the New York Yankees?

Five

Who is highest paid player in MLB? He is a three time Cy Young Award winner who plays in Queens, NY.

Max Scherzer

The Chicago Cubs players Joe Tinker, Johnny Evers and Frank Chance were focus of whcih 1910 poem by Franklin pierce Adams?

Baseball’s Sad Lexicon

Whcih publication founded in 1731 by Edward cave sss first to use the term magazine? Samuel Johnson writer for this magazine.

The Gentleman’s Magazine

What was The Cambridge Dictionary’s Word of the Year for 2022? It is an informal American English word used in baseball.

Homer

Nina Garcia is editor chief of which fashion magazine? Founded in 1945 Jean-Dominque Bauby was previously an editor of this magazine.

Elle

Which member of BTS was the first South Korean musical act to headline Lollapalooza? He released his debut album Jack in the Box in 2022.

J-Hope

Member of BTS released Indigo in 2022?

RM

What number have members of BTS got tattooed on bodies? Same number of amount of members of group.

Seven

Which song with repetitive two word title was released on 29 April 2022 by Korean artists Psy and Suga.”?

That That

Which cocktail popularised by Ian Fleming in casino Royale? In the novel James Bond invents a cocktail consisting of gin, vodka and Kina Lillet, later substituted with Lillet blanc.

Vesper

What is official cocktail of New Orleans, Louisiana? Named for brand of cognac that appeared as original main ingredient this cocktail can also be made with rye whisky.

The Sazerac

Similar to Bloody Mary what cocktail consumed primarily in Canada, contains clam broth?

Bloody Caesar

Term shared by poems released by John Milton in 1667 and 1671?

Paradise

Which nightclub London founded by James Palumbo this club opened in 1991?

Ministry of Sound

The musical allegiance currently at Charing Cross theatre stars which American actor in London debut?

George Takei

Which Irish actress won Olivier for best actress in a musical for her role as Sally Bowles in Cabaret?

Jessie Buckley

What was call sign of CDMR Mike Metcalf played by Tom Skerritt in 1986 Top Gun? Maverick abandons his wingman Hollywood to chase this character.

Viper

WhT was callsign of Lt Natasha Trace in 2022 film Top Gun Maverick

Phoenix

Lead single from top gun maverick by lady gaga

Hold my Hand

2008 song by Katy Perry is theme music for Masterchef Australia?

Hot n Cold

Tv presenter and strictly contestant had own cooking show on CBBC and won series 2 of Celeb Masterchef Australia 2021

Tilly Ramsey

Which three Michelin star restaurant was opened in San Francisco by Corey Lee in 2010? It was named one of worlds top 50 in 2019.

Benu

Which Latin singer released sixth studio album titled Jose in 2021? Jose is this artist first name.

J Balvin

J Balvin born in which country

Colombia

Rare Beauty is make up brand by which American triple threat performer?! Issued exclusively through Sephora.

Selena Gomez

Name of parent company of brands Coach, Kate Spade and Stuart Weitzman?

Tapestry

Which 1994 satirical comedy directed by Robert Altman was shot on location at Paris Fashion Week? It’s ensemble cast included Sophia Loren, Lauren Bacall and Julia Roberts.

Pret-a-Porter

What surname shared by the sisters in American rock band The Breeders? One lead singer and one lead guitarist.

Kim and Kelley Deal

Who is lead guitarist for Dr Teeth and the Electric Mayhem? She also shares lead vocals.

Janice

What was name of Amy Johnson’s gipsy moth aircraft? Named after fathers business trademark and shares name with Greek mythology figure

Jason

Which 1992 Eddie Murphy film as Thomas Jefferson Johnson? Florida conman elected to Congress.

The Distinguished Gentleman

Which British actor played Captain Nemo in 1954 adaptation of 20000 Leagues Under the Sea? In 1959 he played Professor Lindenbrook in Journey to Centre of the Earth.

James Mason

According to its cover, which 1991 Stephen King novel served as “the last castle rock story”? It was adapted into a 1993 film starring Max von Sydow.

Needful Things

Which British tv series did John Gielgud win an Emmy for in 1991 completing his EGOT? Based on John Mortimer novel Gielgud starred as Haverford Downs.

Summer’s Lease

Who won Palme DOr for Titane in 2021? Second female after jane campion The Piano

Julia Ducournau

In March 2023, which polish athlete set a women's pentathlon world record of 5014 points when winning the 800 metres, only to see Nafissatou Thiam break it and win gold on crossing the line six seconds later for 5055 points at the European Indoor Athletics Championships in Istanbul?:

Adrianna SULEK

What was invented in 1938 by Homer Dudley at Bell Labs as a means of synthesizing human speech

Vocoder

Actor played Thad Castle in Blue Mountain State, Jack Reacher in Amazon Prime tv Jack Reacher, Aquaman/Arthur Curry in Smallville and Hank Hall/Hawk on Titans. Also Raphael in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movies.

Alan Ritchson

Leader of the Foot Clan and nemesis of Splinter in TMNT

Shredder

Which current England all-rounder is married to teammate Katherine Brunt? In 2022 womens World Cup final she scored a magnificent century in a losing effort to Australia?

Natalie Sciver-Brunt

Character Mr Krook dies of spontaneous combustion in which Dickens novel?

Bleak House

Bridge designated by the Guinness book of world records as longest continuous bridge over water is a causeway bridge located in Louisiana that is named after which body of water?

Lake Pontchartrain

Now working for New Japan Pro Wrestling, which wrestler is famed for her long running rivalry with Bayley in World Wrestling Entertainment and her wrestle mania 37 main event match against Bianca Belair? She has appeared as Koska Reeves in The Mandalorian.

Sasha Banks

Remains of what major Mayan city are located in a namesake national park in northern Guatemala?

Tikal

Which Scottish chemist gives his name to a law of diffusion that states that the rate of effusion for a gas is inversely proportional to the square root of its molar mass?

Thomas Graham

In 2008, Kirsty Young replaced Fiona Bruce as a host of which factual BBC One show? The previous year, Nick Ross had left the show as a presenter.

Crimewatch

Stephen Schwartz wrote music and lyrics for songs for which musical movie and stage adaptation with songs including Deliver Us and When You Believe?

Prince of Egypt

Second most spoken Afro-Asiatic language after Arabic is which chadic language? It is most spoken native language in both Niger and nigeria with the people of same name making up the largest ethnic group in both countries.

Hausa

Peter Maxwell-Davies wrote a rare concerto for which instrument? An obbligato with this instrument appears in John Philip Sousa’s Stars and Stripes Forever.

Piccolo

On 3 September 1878 around 650 people died when which paddle steamer sank on the River Thames after being hit by collier called the Bywell Castle?

SS Princess Alice

Claiming on website to be London’s oldest restaurant, which establishment, located in Maiden Lane in Covent Garden is named after person who founded it in 1798?

Rules

At 1988 Summer Olympics, British Olympians Malcolm Cooper won gold and Alister Allan won gold and silver medals respectively in what sport?

Shooting

Not to be confused with a stone circle with a smaller title and mentioned in poetry of Wordsworth, what name given to a 12ft tall stone located near Penrith that forms part of a Bronze Age stone circle known as this stone had her daughters?

Long Meg

Who played titular character Felicity (1998-02) and played Elizabeth Jennings on The Americans?

Keri Russell

Stephen Schwartz wrote lyrics for songs in which animated movie musical and later stage adaptation? Songs Hellfire and God Help the Outcasts.

Hunchback of Notre Dame

Building upon work of Thomas Graham, which German born physician and physiologist discovered his eponymous laws of diffusion that describe the diffusion of a gas across a membrane?

Adolf Eugen Fick

The black footballing pioneer Arthur Wharton ended his football career at which then Division Two club in 1902? In same year this club played their first game T Edgeley Park where they still are.

Stockport County

Another of WWE’s four horsewomen is which Irish wrestler who wrestled against charlotte flair and Ronda rousey in first womens wtestlemania main event? Plays Cyndi Lauper in tv Young Rock

Becky Lynch

Four horsewomen of WWE

Bayley, Becky Lynch, Charlotte Flair and Sasha Banks

Which current England spinner was leading wicket taker at 2022 womens World Cup and englands joint leading wicket taker at 2020 womens t-20 World Cup?

Sophie Ecclestone

In which author’s 1849 novel Redburn does the sailor Miguel Saveda spontaneously combust?

Herman Melville

1991 film Poison by which director? Director best known for Far from Heaven and Carol.

Todd Haynes

Who directed Speed (1994) and Twister (1996)?

JAN DE BONT

The longest bridge-cum-tunnel sea crossing in world is called the HZM Bridge and named after three cities it connects which three?

Hong Kong, Macau and Zhuhai

At 1988 Summer Olympics the British Olympian Virginia or Ginny Holgate-Leng won individual bronze medal and team silver medal in what sport?

Equestrian

The Arabic term for declaration of faith in one god and his messenger what is first pillar of Islam?

Shahada

The three series of which cult HBO drama saw most of main cast move from New York State to Texas then to Victoria Australia? justin Theroux, Christopher Ecclestone and Carrie Coon, the Damon Lindelof show is set three years after 2% of worlds population suddenly disappears.

The Leftovers

Located near Keswick and with Helvellyn as a backdrop, what Neolithic stone circle thought to be one of britains oldest dating to around 3000BC? Unusually it has a rectangle of standing stones within the circlez

CastleRigg Stone Circle

Closed since 2020, which restaurant, located on titular street, is part of The Savoy and was opened in 1828 initially as a chess club?

Simpsons in the Strand

On 31 January 1953, 133 people died when which roll on/roll off ferry boat capsized during a journey between Stranraer in Scotland and Larne in Northern Ireland?

MV Princess Victoria

Dumfries and Galloway’s second largest town located in historical parish of Inch in historical county of Wigtownshire. Also know as The Toon lies on shores of Loch Ryan.

Stranraer

Beginning with R, name for the hammer-head peninsula in Dumfries and Galloway, stretching more than 25 miles, southern tip is Mull of Galloway. Stranraer is at head of Loch Ryan.

Rhins of Galloway

Unveiled in 2000, Rachel Whitehead sculptured whcih concrete single storey holocaust memorial in vienna named after square it is located in

Judenplatz Holocaust Memorial

Third most spoken Afro Asiastic language after Arabic and Hausa is which Cushitic language? Although Amharic is working language of government, this language has highest number of native speakers in Ethiopia, and people of same name make up ethiopias largest ethnic group.

Oromo

Heitor Villa-Lobos wrote a rare concerto for which instrument? Ralph Vaughan-Williams composed a piece for this instrument known as Romance for ______

Harmonica

The Persians is a 472BC work by which Athenian playwright?

Aeschylus

Which British actor who appeared in Star Wars the rise of sky Walker plays titular musician in Whitney Houston: I wanna dance with somebody

Naomi Ackie

Which chemist born 1923 New Kesington Pennsylvania invented Kevlar while working for DuPont?

Stephanie Kwolek

Whcih British explorer was made mayor of Plymouth in 1581

Francis Drakr

French area known for wild white horses

Camargue

Jan and Vlasta Dalibor are Czech born British puppeteers known for creating which pair?

Pinky and Perky

What colour dungarees did Pinky and Perky wear?

Pinky: Red Perky: Blue

Which Beatles song title character “doesn’t have a point of view, knows nothing where he’s going to”?

Nowhere Man

Russian Olympian Angelina Melnikova won 2020 gold and two bronzes in which sport?

Gymnast

The Neverland Express were the backing band for which American singer?

Meat Loaf

Dromaius Novaehollandiae bird name

Emu

Which English city brands itself as the City of Stories and is home to sainsbury centre art gallery and museum?

Norwich

Which meat is used in the traditional Albanian stew Lepur Comlek?

Rabbit

Located on border between China dn Pakistan what is northernmost of the eight thousander mountains?

K2

The 19th century jockey George Stevens holds the record for riding the most winners of the grand national, how many?

5

In which film does Greta Garbo’s characyer the dancer Grusinskaya say “I want to be alone”

Grand Hotel

Name of Sancho’s donkey in Don Quixote

Dapple

Don Quixote horse name

Rocinante

First French cyclist to win Vuelta a Espana

Jean Dotto

Only rider to win Vuelta a Espana four times

Roberto Heras

At which university did Einstein develop his special theory of relativity in 1905?

Zurich

Which Roman road ran northwards from Rome by way of Narnia to Rimini?

Via Flaminia

The Appian Way connected Rome to which location in southeast Italy?

Brindisi

Appian Way Productions company belongs to which film star?

Leonardo di Caprio

In 1902, Madge Syers won a silver medal after becoming the only woman to enter the mens world championship?

Figure Skating

Which singer and former actor spent 79 weeks in German album charts with 4630 Bochum?

Herbert Gronemeyer

In which pub game can you score points for “hill gater” or a “Frenchman”?

Quoits

Who left his job as a high wire act in the circus to become an actor starring in films such as From Here to Eternity?

Burt Lancaster

Which comedian released the Netflix special Old Baby in 2017? She played the lead role in the biographical Netflix series Lady Dynamite.

Maria Bamford

What name do McDonald’s give to their vegan burger. Double version of which introduced in early 2023?

McPlant

Name of horse most closely associated with Zara Phillips rose hum at gold world equestrian games 2006 earning her spoty?

Toytown

Southern part of Aegean Sea named after which island the largest Greek island?

Crete

Which royal warrant holder is a tailor based at 1 Savile Row, also known as the first Saville row tailors to make ready to wear suits?

Gieves & Hawkes

Which battle that placed in Wiltshire in 878 saw Alfred the great led the west Saxons to victory against Guthrum’s Great Heathen Army? Guthrum converted to Christianity following battle.

Edington

Which composer created operas The Silver Tassie (after Sean O’Casey play), Anna Nicole and Coraline?

Mark-Anthony Turnage

Located at base of brain, which endocrine gland responsible for production of hormones associated with growth, reproduction and lactation?

Pituitary Gland

Which US manufacturer builds the 172 Skyhawk, four seat single engine fixed wing aircraft? Over 44k built, more than any other aircraft in history.

Cessna

Which 1983 Francis Ford Coppola film was set in 1960s Oklahoma and starred C Thomas Howell and Rob Lowe as pony boy and soda pop the curtis brothers?

The Outsiders

Who wrote the novel The Outsiders?

SE Hinton

Containing city of Phoenix which county of arizona / is fourth most populous in USA

Maricopa County

Beginning his career as an assistant director to Jean Renoir, which Italian filmmaker directed the German trilogy, which consisted of The Damned, Death in Venice and Ludwig and also known for The Leopard?

Luchino Visconti

Which creature from Norse myth was typically depicted as beautiful woman with crown of flowers and long blonde hair but had the tail of a cow which made men afraid of her?

Huldra

What single Latin word used for the doctrine in English law that states that if someone willingly placed themselves in a position where harm might be done to them, they cannot bring a claim to tort? Word precedes “not fit iniuria” in the full Latin maxim that expresses this principle.

Volenti

Which battle took place in Essex in 991 saw the Norse Vikings defeat Saxon forces and led Ethelred the Unready paying the Danegeld 10,000 pounds of silver to end hostilities? It is subject of poem written in old English.

Battle of Maldon

In British bingo calls, which number consisting of two repeated digits is known as clickety click?

66

Located between hemispheres of brain, which endocrine gland is responsible for production of melatonin, the hormone controlling circadian rhythm?

Pineal Gland

Another firm to have royal warrant is which bootmaker, based in 9 St James Street, and now owned by Hermes Group?

John Lobb Bootmaker

Nuclear pasta is a theoretical type of degenerate matter that may exist in what type of star? These are densest known stellar objects after black holes and they consist of their namesake subatomic particles.

Neutron Stars

What type of cipher named after liberal peer and former postmaster general who promoted its user, encrypts pairs of letters rather than single letters and thus harder to break than vigenere ciphers? Uses five-by-five grid of letters that used to encode pairs of letters in the plaintext.

Playfair

What was name of the horse ridden by Charlotte DuJardin to individual dressage gold at both 2012 and 2016 Olympics?

Valegro

Which Italian island gives its name to a sea in western Mediterranean? That sea is bordered by Balearics to west and this island Corsica in east

Sardinia

Which comedian has released the Netflix specials Baby Cobra and Hard Knock Wife? She starred in 2019 Netflix comedy Always Be My Maybe.

Ali Wong

Name of new chicken burger realised by McDonald’s late 2022

McCrispy

Claire Tomalin won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for her biography The Invisible Woman about Nelly Ternan and Charles Dickens. Since 1993, she has been married to which playwright?

Michael Frayn

Which nation joined eu in 2007 alongside Romania confirmed in 2021 its intention to join eurozone from 1 January 2024 replacing lev?

Bulgaria

Beginning his career as an assistant to Roberto Rossellini, which Italian filmmaker directed a “trilogy on modernity” consisting L’Avventura, La Notte, and L’Eclisse and also known for English language thriller Blow Up?

Michelangelo Antonioni

Which creature was primeval cow from Norse myth? Described as beautiful animals with four rivers of milk flowing from her udders she lived on salty rocks that she licked away for three days, revealing Buri, grandfather of Odin.

Audumbla

WhT two Latin words follow “ex” in name of doctrine in English law that states that a person cannot bring a claim in tort or contract if the action has arisen from their own tortious acts? These words precede “non oritur actio” in full latinnmaxim that expresses this principle.

Turpi Causa

What common onomatopoeic word is typically used to describe blue flame produced by Bunsen burner who air hole fully open?

Roaring

Containing Las Vegas which county in Nevada is 12th most populous in USA?

Clark County

Which US manufacturer builds the PA-28 Cherokee, two/four seat light aircraft? Over 32k of these have been built since 1960.

Piper

Which 1983 film starred the brat pack Ally Sheedy as the girlfriend of mick played by Sean penn, an Irish American hoodlum who is sent to juvenile detention centre?

Bad Boys

WhY term derived from Greek for deficiency or “lagging behind”, is used in scientific contexts to refer to phenomenon in which state of a system is dependent on its history? Graphs of systems exhibits this often show distinctive shape known as namesake curve or loop.

Hysteresis

Most recent bowler to take all ten wickets in a test match innings which New Zealand bowler in December 2021? Only third after Jim laker and Anil Kumble.

Ajaz Patel

Vipera Berus animal

Adder

Which Achaemenid queen was the daughter of Cyrus the Great, the wife of Darius the Great and mother of Xerxes I?

Atossa

2022 Florian Zeller film made as companion piece to The Father in 2020?

The Son

Influenza A virus subtype code for Bird Flu

H5N1

Landmark 1994 wonderbra advert starred which Czech born supermodel and actress(

Eva Herzigova

Male counterpart of marina abramovic? Died in 2020. Born Frank Uwe Laysiepan.

Ulay

Who won series of Taskmaster that also featured Alice Levine, Asim Chaudhry, Russell Howard and Tim Vine?

Liza Tarbuck

Who won series 1 of taskmaster beating Frank Skinner, Roisin Conaty, Romesh Ranganathan and Tim Key?

Josh Widdicombe

Who won season 2 of Taskmaster beating Doc Brown, Joe Wilkinson, Jon Richardson and Richard Osman?

Katherine Ryan

Who won season 3 of taskmaster beating Al Murray, Dave Gorman, Paul Chowdhry, Sara Pascoe?

Rob Beckett

Who won season 4 of taskmaster beating Hugh Dennis, Joe Lycett, Lolly Adefope, Mel Giedroyc?

Noel Fielding

Who won season 5 of taskmaster beating Aisling Bea, Mark Watson, Nish Kumar, Sally Phillips?

Bob Mortimer

Who played Lisa in The Inbetweeners Movie and created sitcom Drifters?

Jessica Knappett

Who won season 7 of taskmaster beating James Acaster, Jessica Knappett, Phil Wang and Rhod Gilbert?

Kerry Godliman

Who won season 8 of taskmaster beating Iain Stirling, Joe Thomas, Paul Sinha and Sian Gibson?

Lou Sanders

Who won season 9 of taskmaster beating David baddiel, jo brand, Katy wix, rose matafeo?

Ed Gamble

Who was season ten of taskmaster beating Daisy May Cooper, Johnny Vegas, Katherine Parkinson and Mawaan Razwan?

Richard Herring

Who plays Clare Devlin in Derry Girls and Penelope Featherington in Bridgerton?

Nicola Coughlan

Which Australian comedian won season 11 of taskmaster beating charlotte Ritchie, Jamali Maddix, Lee Mack and Mike Wozniak?

Sarah Kendall

Winner of season 12 of taskmaster beating Alan Davies, Desiree Burch, Guz Khan and Victoria Coren Mitchell?

Morgana Robinson

Winner of season 13 of taskmaster beating Ardal O’Hanlon, Bridget Christie, Chris Ramsey and Judi Love?

Sophie Duker

Who won season 14 of taskmaster beating Fern Brady, John Kearns, Munya Chawawa, Sarah Millican?

Dara O Briain

Genre of painting developed by Antoine Watteau including his The EmbaRkAtion for the island of cythera?

Fete Galante/Champetre

Legendary cricket fast bowlers Allan Donald, Shaun Pollock and Dale Steyn represented which test nation?

South Africa

Taking name from Quechua word for knot; which Incan recording device usually made of cotton would use knots to store info such as calendars and tax obligations as well as numerical data in decimal system?

Quipu

PlayStation controller shapes and colours

North to West Green Triangle Red Circle Blue Cross Pink Square

Songs and Proverbs of William Blake was 1965 song cycle by which Suffolk born composer?

Benjamin Britten

What word precedes viper in name of name of a family venomous snakes that include bushmaster and the fer-de-Lance? This word refers to heat sensing organ located between nostril and eye.

Pit

Meaning six trees in Japanese what district of Tokyo particularly notable for being city’s most popular area for foreign tourists or Gaijin living in city?

Roppongi

Christian Science movement founded by who in 1870s?

Mary Baker Eddy

Dolly Pentreath a fish wife who died in 1777 considered last native speaker of which language?

Cornish

Jockey David Egan rode which horse to victory in 2022 St Leger at Doncaster

Eldar Eldarov

In the Land of Grey and Pink was critically acclaimed 1971 album by which Canterbury scene progresssuve rock band formed in 1968 by David Sinclair, Richard Sinclair, Pye Hastings and Richard Coughlan?

Caravan

Which Scottish physicist won the 1927 Nobel Prize in Physics for his invention of the cloud chamber?

CTR Wilson

Retailer Walmart is headquartered in which American state where founded in 1962?

Arkansas

Will Gregory is keyboardist for which electronic duo named after their singer and most recent album was Silver Eye in 2017? Other albums include Supernature and Tales of Us.

Goldfrapp

What word precedes Adder to give of a snake responsible for more fatalities than any other African snake? This word refers to the snakes habit of inflating itself before striking.

Puff

Deriving it’s name from god of firefighting shrine what district of Tokyo is sometimes known as Electric Town due to housing shopping centres dedicated to both household electrical goods and consumer electronics?

Akihabara

What name given to traditional shell bead of the Native Americans of eastern woodlands that was used as a memory aid and as certificate of office for Iroquois chiefs?

Wampum

The name of which tin glazed pottery derived from that of Balearic island that was on the sailing route such pottery took to Italy?

Majolica

Ivar Ragnarsson one of the leaders of the Great Heathen Army was known by what epithet? Some historians have suggested comes from a skeletal disease.

Ivar the Boneless

Common during Dutch golden age, what genre of painting depicted models with exaggerated characteristics and facial features? Differing from caricatures, the aim of this type of painting was to capture particular expressions of the subject.

Tronie

Fast food chain Subway headquartered in which state where founded in 1965,

Connecticut

Helen Marnie and Mira Aroyo are vocalists for which electronic band formed in liverpool in 1999 and named for song from Roxy Music debut album? Album Times Arrow in 2023, previous include Light & Magic and single Destroy Everything You Touch.

Ladytron

Which American physicist won the noble prize for physics in 1960 for his invention of the bubble chamber?

Donald A Glaser

Jockey Ryan Moore rode which horse to victory in the 2022 Oaks?

Tuesday

Guitarist and flautist Andrew Latimer headed which Guildford progressive rock band who released critically accoalaimrd album Mirage, and Music inspired by the Snow Goose a concept album inspired by a Paul Gallico short story?

Camel

Which Englishman founded Quakers also known as the Religious Society of Friends in mid 17th century?

George Fox

Which reggae singer started as Ivan Martin in the 1972 Jamaican crime film The Harder They Come? He recorded title song for soundtrack also featuring his song “Many Rivers to Cross”.

Jimmy Cliff

Toni Morrison, Kamala Harris and Thurgood Marshall are among the alumni of which university? This institution is one of the two historically black colleges and universities in Washington DC.

Howard University

First African American elected Governor of a us state since reconstruction era was which ex governor of Virginia 1990-94

Douglas Wilder

African American soprano born 1927 Laurel Mississippi from 1961 began association with met opera where first African American to be leading performer? Cousins with Whitney houston and Dionne Warwick.

Leontyne Price

Type of soprano from Italian for pushed lyric means had limpidity and easy high notes of a lyric soprano yet can be pushed on to achieve dramatic climaxes without strain.

Lirico Spinto

Which British athlete won long jump gold at March 2023 European championships?

Jazmin Sawyers

Which British athlete won 800m at european championships March 2023? Defended from last champs.

Keely Hodgkinson

Which Norwegian won 1500m and 3000m at European championships March 2023

Jakob Ingebrigtsen

Fernando Alonso made podium in first Grand Prix of 2023 in Bahrain racing for which team to 3rd?

Aston Martin

Which Australian is only man to lose world professional finals in both snooker and billiards, and never won either? His last appearance at Crucible saw him suffer first whitewash in world snooker history when he lost 10-0 to John Parrott in 1992?

Eddie Charlton

The 2019 tv series Russian doll is about developer of games who continually dies and is reborn. Which quintessentially New York City actor cocreated show and plays leading roll?

Natasha Lyonne

Who was first female composer to win an academy award doing so for Emma in 1996? She was subsequently nominated for her scores for the cider house rules and Chocolat and has wittten opera based on The Little Prince?

Rachel Portman

Known for abundant yellow flowers seen in springtime, which shrub was named in honour of Scottish botanist who was cofounder of Royal Horticulutral Socirty? Family British entertainer was a descendant.

Forsythia

Who portrayed Barbara Windsor in 2017 bbc biopic Babs? She also took on disguise of firework in 2022 series of The Masked Singer.

Jaime Winstone

Nu Wa, also known as Wuhuang, is mother goddess of mythology of which country? Created humans out of clay and often depicted alongside brother Fuxi as having snakelike body with human head.

China

Which strait separates Vancouver island and mainland of British Columbia? It was named in 1792 by explorer George Vancouver after ruling British monarch.

Strait of Georgia

Sambizanga by director Sarah Maldorer is set in 1961 in which African country?

Angola

Which mountain, tenth highest in world, is named after Hindu goddess of food and nourishment? Part of a namesake massif in Himalayas and is regarded as one of most dangerous to climb.

Annapurna

Italian bitter aperitif takes name from Greek word for artichoke?

Cynar

Ireland won two golds at 2020 Tokyo: fintan McCarthy and Paul O’Donovan won which gold in sport adding to world title they won in 2019?

Rowing

In anatomy what five letter word given to shallow depression or hollow in bone? Also name of carnivorous mammal.

Fossa

Which genus of flowering shrub named for a German botanist famed for his 1542 reference work Historia Stirpium?

Fuschia

Which composer won Oscar for score for the full Monty? Part of band Art of Noise and has co-written an opera based on The Owl and the Pussycat.

Anne Dudley

Debuting in 2023, which Murder mystery show was created by writer director Rian Iohnson as a vehicle for Natasha Lyonne? Modern take on columbo show shares title with 2022 film writte and directed by Russell Crowe.

Poker Face

Written near end of prison sentence in 1897, name given to Wilde’s letter to lord Alfred Douglas which was published as prose by his friends after his death? Normal title in Latin meaning from the depths.

De Profundis

Which Australian is only man to lose in final of both BDO and PDC versions of the world darts championships without winning either? Reached second round of this years championship before beaten by Jose de Sousa.

Simon Whitlock

Films Soleil O and musical West Indies are both about Atlantic slave trade, in which country were director Mohamed Med Hondo born?

Mauritania

Liquor Malort takes name from Swedish word for which plant its most notable ingredient?

Wormwood

In his 1967 novel The Owl Service which author retells myth of Blodeuwedd from the Mabinogion in a contemporary wales where a grou of teenagers find whenselves unwittingly reenacting the events of story?

Alan Garner

Often cited as one of worst decisions in US Supreme Court history, this 1896 ruling established the separate but equal doctrine and upheld segregation laws. Which Louisiana shoemaker was unsuccessful plaintiff in the case? He had appealed to Supreme Court after local judge John H Ferguson ruled against him for a boarding a Whites Only train car.

Homer Plessy

Which mountain, ninth highest in wolrd, name derived from Sanskrit for Naked Mountain? It is westernmost major peak of Himalayas and was in 1953 the first 8k successfully climbed solo and without oxygen.

Nanga Parbat

Izanami is goddess of creation and death and revered as mother goddess of which country? Along with brother-husband she was given task of creating the land and is the mother of Ebisu, one of seven gods of fortune.

Japan

Played Lucifer Morningstar in Lucifer and married Tamzin Outhwaite 2006-14

Tom Ellis

Who played DCI Sasha Miller in final three series of bbc New Tricks? She took disguise of scarecrow on Msked Singer 2021.

Tamzin Outhwaite

Which brass instrument similar to trumpet but more compact and has conical rather than cylindrical bore? In showtime 76 Trombones there are 110 of these following.

Cornet

Which strait separates Vancouver Island and Olympic Peninsula in the state of Washington? It was named in 1787 by trader Charles Barkley, after a 16th century Greek navigator.

Strait of Juan de Fuca

Which Warwickshire town plays host to Ball Game held each year on Shrove Tuesday? There are few rules other than retaining possession of the ball and the accompanying violence has media in recent years.

Atherstone

In anatomy what six letter word is given to a tube like channel extending into a bone? It may provide passage for nerves, vessels and sound.

Meatus

Ireland won two golds at 2020 Tokyo: in which sport did Kelly Harrington win the second one adding to world title she won in 2018?

Boxing

Dandy subculture in South Africa where participants compete in exhibitions combining fashion shows and choreography?

Swenking

Which 1980s sci fi film by John Badham, mines comedy from us military when an experimental robot nicknamed Johnny 5 is struck by lightning and develops intelligence?

Short Circuit

Which historical figure has been played on screen by Alec guiness, Anthony Hopkins, Ian McKellen, Robert Carlyle -land Noah Taylor? Taylor played role opposite John cusack as titular art dealer and war veteran in 2002’s Max.

Adolf Hitler

A Shoggoth on the Roof, parody of fiddler on roof, is stage musical based on works of which early 20th century fantasy author?

HP lovecraft

A term also used in some sports, what name is given to material that serves as insulation between layers of fabric in quilt making?

Batting

What is subject of YouTube channel by Dutch brothers Jelle and Dion Bakker? Has more than 1.3m subscribers and sponsored by John Oliver in 2020.

Marble Racing

From Arabic for announcement, the Islamic call to public prayer (salah) in a mosque recited by a muezzin at prescribed times of the day

Adhan

The Vosges is a range of low mountains in which country?

Francr

Which US President is subject of 2018 book When the Centre Held by Donald Rumsfeld?

Gerald Ford

Which rock band out of liverpool took its name from poster featuring Frank Sinatra

Frankie goes to Hollywood

Siskins, canaries, redpolls, serins, and grosbeaks are all members of which family of birds?

Finches

Jane Wyatt won three consecutive emmy awards for playing sitcom mom Margaret Anderson on which sitcom? She also played Amanda Grayson mother of Spock on Star Trek.

Father Knows Best

What British golfer overcame a six stroke deficit to win 1996 masters by five strokes?

Nick Faldo

What V describes fraction written in conventional form with one integer written above the next and a line between them?

Vulgar

In comic strip Ziggy, what is name of Ziggy’s dog?

Fuzz

What 2022 horror film starred Sebastián Stan as a man who butchers human for meat?

Fresh

Father Ted surname

Crilly

What 7 letter word has appeared on most current us postage stamps since 2007?

Forever

Which tiny critters cause spread of murine typhus from person to person?

Fleas

Which first name shared by first six rulers of Kingdom of Prussia?

Frederick

Kelly Hansen became lead singer of which band in 2005 after Johnny Edwards and Lou Gramm first and second?

Foreigner

Which French general served as supreme allied commander during ww1?

Ferdinand Foch

Who sings the Flower Duet in Delibes opera?

Lakme and Mallika

Giorgio Bassani historical novel 1962 The Garden of the Finzi Continis and 1970 film adaptation set in which Italian city?

Ferrara

What home built by Frank Lloyd Wright in southwestern Pennsylvania for retail tycoon Edgar J Kaufmann in 1937?

Fallingwater

What used to be known as conning tower on submarine is called in the US a sail - what do Royal Navy call it?

Fin

Which Australian businessman took on established structure of prof cricket in 1970: with formation of World Series cricket and tried unsuccessfully to do same with rugby in 1990s?

Kerry Packer

What type of road bridge where the span is higher than the ramp on either side has its own triangular Highway Code warning sign?

Hump Bridge

Which anthropological term is primarily associated with Hunter gatherers of Congo basin, the negrito populations of Southeast Asia and the Taron people of Myanmar

Pygmy

The only general aviator magazine is in print in the uk shares name with Scottish band with number one with January in 1975?

Pilot

Founded in 1828 (6 years before uk Conservative party) and currently in power, which is worlds oldest active political party?

US Democratic Party

If Donald McLean’s cryptonym was Homer, Guy Burgess was Hicks, Kim Philby was Sonny, who was Johnson?

Anthony Blunt

What word connects the largest cannon of English civil war, area of strong westerly winds in Southern Hemisphere, decade of economic prosperity and cultural dynamism?

Roaring (Meg, forties, twenties, trade)

Pink gin made pink by dash of what?

Angostura

Insomnia Scale named after which capital city?

Athens

Roald Dahl’s final collection of four adult short stories published in Playboy?

Switch Bitch

Men Behaving Men two characters

Gary Strang - Martin Clunes Tony Smart - Neil Morrisey

What road links London to Holyhead?

A5

Brighton and Crystal Palace Derby named after what road?

A23 Derby

What Q is the last Sunday of Shrovetide being the Sunday before Ash Wednesday?

Quinquagesima

Similar in construction to Ancient Greek and Roman theatres but smaller and provided roof for acoustics. With a name meaning “singing place”, what type of ancient building designed for musical activities such as singing, musical shows and poetry competitions?

Odeon

Despite his successes as both Viceroy of India 1899-1905 and Foreign Sec 1919-24, who was passed over by Bonar Law and other Conservative party leaders in favour of Stanley Baldwin for PM in 1923?

Marquess Curzon of Kedleston

As of 2021, Duke of Westminster and his family have net worth of 10 billion, family name?

Grosvenor

The Accademia, the Scalzi and the Costituzione or Calatrava, What other is missing from list?

Rialto (bridges spanning grand canal in Venice)

In 1983 aged 17 this player seriously considered quitting tennis when he killed a linesman. Who was this player who went onto win six grand slam titles including two Wimbledon titles?

Stefan Edberg

2002 world cup Ahn Jung-hwan from South Korea scored golden goal against Italy in extra time knocking them out. How did his home club reward him the next day?

They sacked him (perugia)

In which sport would you find cleavers, macons and squares?

Rowing - type of oars

In which sport might you come across Christmas Curry, A Dream of Brown Trousers, Vroom with a Ewe, The Snivelling Shit and the Minging Gardens of Babylon?

Climbing - various rock climbs

Despite winning 2 golds, 2 silvers, 6 bronzes in 19 Winter Olympics, which European country has participated in summer Olympics 18 times without single medal?

Liechtenstein

Who was Archbishop of Canterbury when englands first women priests were ordained?

George Carey - March 12th 1994

First woman to be appointed as bishop by Church of England when became Bishop of Stockport 2015-19 and now Bishop of Derby?

Libby Lane

In 1906, which was first European country to give women the right to vote and stand for Parliament?

Finland

Which British womens rights activist died in 1960 aged 78 named honour Stu Ethiopian by Haile Sellassie, only foreigner buried in holy trinity cathedral in Addis Ababa.

Sylvia Pankhurst

In parts of this country women allowed to vote in 1971 but which European country did not grant full women voting rights until 1990?

Switzerland

Eric Clapton rated this guitarist who in 2008 Grammy Award for his album The Road to Escondido?

JJ Cale

Designed for the great western steamship company, she was largest passenger ship in the world 1845-54 and was the first iron steamer to cross the Atlantic Ocean which she did in 1845 in 14 days. What called?

SS Great Britain

In 2014 which film character played by Isobelle Malloy as child, ella Purnell as teen and Angelina jolie as an adult and again by jolie in 2019?

Maleficent

Who wrote The Carpet People in 1971 and last book The Shepherds Crown in 2015?

Terry Pratchett

From end of 1983 to April 19th 1993 Vernon Howell led group called General Association of Branch Davidian Seventh-Day Adventists. By what name is Vernon Howell better known?

David Koresh

This rugby Union player earned 29 welsh caps in 1950s was one of original team captains in A Question of Sport and from 1976-87 was head of bbc tv sport and outside broadcasts?

Cliff Morgan

This British actor played a policeman who was killed off in a 1950 film but was resurrected for a tv series which ran from 1955 until 1976?

Jack Warner (The Blue Lamp and Dixon of Dock Green)

Tv presenter hosted Room 101 1994-99 and they think it’s all over 1995-2004

Nick Hancock

Supposedly derived from rugby scrummaging, what idiom means something more radical needs doing when easy solutions haven’t worked?

When Push Comes To Shove

In which pub game do competitors propel currency across a table top?

Shove Ha’penny

Which song title common to a 1940 song best known for 1962 Nat King Cole version, a 1968 Beegees song, 2005 Oasis song and 2012 Christina Aguilera song?

Let there be love

In which 1949 Nancy Mitford novel does Fanny Wincham (nee Logan) narrate story of Polly Hampton?

Love in a Cold Climate

In 1967, the Yardbirds reworked a song by us songwriter Jake Holmes, and it became a centrepiece of tours, Jimmy page took it to led zeppelin with new lyrics and vocal line for their debut album, what became signature song for group?

Dazed and Confused

Since 1903, usa pays cuba $4085, pays for what? Castro didn’t accept whole time in power.

Lease for Guantanamo Bay

Starting off as The Saxons, which Scottish pop band gained teen idol popularity in 1970s?

Bay City Rollers

Invented around 1750, which hard fry biscuit often eaten with cheese was named after its place of origin and its physician inventor?

Bath Oliver

Which 1977-78 tv series starred child actors Adrian Dannatt and Bonnie Langford with Diana Dors as Mrs Bott?

Just William

German for beloved lady’s milk, style of semi sweet white German wine from regions Rheinhessen, Palatinate, Rheingau and Nahe?

Liebfraumilch

Which German Marxist and feminist born 1857 organised the first internaitonal womens day in 1911?

Clara Zetkin

Often considering one of greatest running backs in nfl history, which player was named nfl mvp in 2012 while Minnesota Vikings? Named to seven NFL Pro Bowls during career.

Adrian Peterson

Known for playing Alan B’Stard in The New Statesman and Lord Flashheart in Blackadder, which actor read George’s ‘arveloous Medicine for Jackanory in 1986?

Rik Mayall

Which man who stepped down as captain of Australia in 2018 is highest ranked active player in icc all time test cricket batting rankings? Ranking of 947 against England in 2018 puts him only second to Don Bradman.

Steve Smith

Despite record of ODI scores in recent times, the top five batsmen on ICC’s all-time ODI rankings are all retired. Which Indian superstar with a top ranking of 911 is highest ranked active player on list?

Virat Kholi

Often considered one of best defensive ends n nfl history, which player won three nfl defensive player of the year awards between 2012 and 2015 while playing for Houston Texans? Now plays arizona cardinals.

JJ Watt

In ICC’s all time test cricket bowling rankings who is highest ranked player still to be playing international cricket? His ranking of 914, achieved against England, puts him joint fifth with fellow Australian Glenn McGrath.

Pat Cummins

Which British high streeet bookstore chain was established by its namesake founder in 1982? During period of ownership by HMV the retailers Ottakar’s and Dillons were merged into this brand.

Waterstones

Which northern Irish drag queen who lost out to The Vivienne on first season of Ru Paul’s Drag Race UK went on to win first season of Drag Race UK vs The World in 2022?

Blu Hydrangea

First released by Bandai Namco in 1994, which Japanese fighting game franchise features characters such as Paul Phoenix and Yoshimitsu and follows King of the Iron Fist tournament? Sold more copies than SF but less than MK.

Tekken

Often considered one of greatest defensive tackles in nfl history, which player won three NFL defensive player of the years awards between 2017 and 2020? He has spent all his career with LA Rams, who he won the super bowl with in 2022.

Aaron Donald

Which tv personality from gogglebox, hosts bbc sounds spin-off series Ru Paul’s Drag Race UK: the podcast alongside Baby Lame?

Scarlett Moffatt

Often considered one of greatest wide receivers in nfl history, which player led nfl in receiving yards in both 2011 and 2012? Nicknamed Megatron he spent his entire career with Detroit lions.

Calvin Johnson

Vlaada Chvatil is best known for designing what board game, the winner of the Spiel des Jahres prize in 2016? It is played by two teams consisting of a spymaster and their field operatives, with spymaster giving clues to the players that allow them to select correct words from 25 on board.

Codenames

Which carry on actor known for diaries and depression was regular reader (69 times) on Jackanory?

Kenneth Williams

In which widely lambasted movie of 1987 is Statue of Liberty lifted from base by Nuclear Man band hurled into New York? Movie subtitle The Quest for Peace.

Superman IV

Which Japanese fighting game FranCHise use names after second game of series released in 1998? Set in historical fantasy version of the 16th and 17tj centuries games in this franchise take their names from mythical swords.

Soulcalibur

With bat dominating ball in ODI, you look down to 19 to see a currently active player on all time ODI bowling rankings, this is which Indian right arm fast bowler known for unorthodox bowling technique?

Jasprit Bumrah

Top ten hits for Eruption in 1978, Oran “juice” jones in 1986 and Wendy Moten in 1994 all mention what type of atmospheric phenomenon?

Rain

Which Irish actress played roles of Phoebe Bamford in Goodnight Sweetheart and Assumpta Fitzgerald in Ballykissangel?

Dervla Kirwan

In which city do Italian football club Sampdoria play their home games?

Genoa

In a memorable scene from 1988 movie Big, Tom hanks and Robert Loggia’s characters play what Hoagy Carmichael song by jumping on keys of toy stores giant piano?

Heart and Soul

2023 Pritzker Prize winner designed River and Rowing Museum at Henley, museum of modern lit at Marbach, Germany, Des Moines Public Library, Neues Museum Berlin, Hepworth Wakefield gallery, Saint Louis Art Gallery and Museo Jumex, Mex City.

David Chipperfield

2016 Olympics who captained GB to hockey gold, first same sex married couple part of to win Olympic medal in same treM. Carried 2016 GB flag at closing ceremony.

Kate Richardson-Walsh

Red Dwarf creators who wrote lyrics to 1986 number one The Chicken Song?

Rob Grant and Doug Naylor

Which uk band fronted by Indian born vocalist Sonya Aurora Madan, had chart hits in britpop era with songs including King of the Kerb and GrEat Things?

Echobelly

The Pleasing beauty brand launched in 2021 by which singer?

Harry Styles

Which actress played Letitia Cropley in Vicar of Dibley died 2016? Also played Nana in Royle Fakioyb?

Liz Smith

Whcih British hockey player saved all four penalties in final of 2016 Olympic hockey final? She has played more than 150 times for England and gB combined.

Maddie Hinch

Which band fronted by Martin Rossiter had uk top 20 hits during britpop era with songs including Olympian and For the Dead? Rossiter’s vocals meant compared to the Smiths.

Gene

Which 1992 action movie features former navy seal Casey Ryback, who defends the battleship Missouri from group of mercenaries whilst working as a cook?

Under Siege

Which major tennis and badminton brand was founded in Japan in 1946 and launched R7 tennis racquet by Martina Navratilova? Logo features two stylised white letter Ys on a green and blue background represented open land and blue skies.

Yonex

Who played Alice Tinker in Vicar of Dib? Died 2018 and was Honey Thacker in Notting Hill.

Emma Chambers

Which British hockey player scored 115 international goals and was top scorer at 2012 and 2016 Olympics? Traumatic brain injury following year forced retirement from sport.

Alex Danson-Bennett

1993 action movie features climber named Gabe Walker who battles a gang of international thieves after plane crashes foloowing midair heist?

Cliffhanger

Actor played Leonard Woolf in 2002 The Hours, stannis Baratheon in GoT and Thomas Jefferson in 2008 John Adams miniseries.

Stephen Dillane

Which act led by John O Connor reached #1 in 1987 with Star Trekkin’ having had a smaller hit earlier in the decade with Arthur Daley E’s Alright?

The Firm

The investigative reporter and photographer Jade uses her camera for variety of tasks in which 2003 action adventure game by Ubisoft and probably only game released by major studio to be named after a work by Friedrich Nietzsche?

Beyond Good and Evil

Which action series started Michael Vincent and Ernest Borgnine as crew members of military helicopter 1984-87

Airwolf

Which Vicar of Dibley actor played Jim Trott died 2021 at 89? This veteran also songwriter who wrote Mrs Brown, Youve got a Lovely Daughter for Herman’s Hermits.

Trevor Peacock

Featuring Crispin Hunt on vocals which band had moderate chart hits during the britpop era with songs She Said and On and On? Guitarist Richard hawley later gave solo success.

Longpigs

Who was first female British hockey player to appear at four Olympic Games winning bronze medal in Barcelona at 1992? Flame haired forward scored over 100 and fourth most capped of all time for British?

Jane Sixsmith

Which 1992 action movie features a former secret service agent named John Cutter fighting back against a group of international terrorists who take over the plane he’s travelling on?

Passenger 57

Fronted by Miki Berenyi and Emma Anderson, which British band associated with Riot Grrl and Shoegaze movements early in career had biggest successes during britpop era with songs such as Single Girl and Ladykillers.

Lush

Rachel Portman composed the soundtrack to which 2006 biopic about Truman Capote? Starred Toby Jones.

Infamous

Photojournalist Frank West is protagonist of what 2006 action adventure game, where he gets trapped in a shopping mall infested with zombies? The player can earn Prestige Points by taking photographs scored on horror drama and erotica categories.

Dead Rising

Actress known for starting alongside Linda robson and Pauline Quirke in sitcom Birds of a Feather, and among contestants in 2022 series of celebrity Masterchef?

Lesley Joseph

Founded in 1875 in France, which major tennis racquet brand is named after its founder who created the first tennis racquet strings made of natural gut? Wearable Pop wrist brand is a performance monitor.

Babolat

Mens premium personal care brand MANTL was launched in 2020 by which culture expert on Netflix’s Queer Eye? He previously starred in the mtv reality show Real World: Philadelphia and has also appeared on reality baking shows Nailed It and Is It CKe?

Karamo Brown

Which Stockport primary school choir reached Christmas 1980 #1 with theres noonr quite like grandma?

St Winifreds School Choir

Group sang “Matchstalk Men and Matchstalk Cats and Dogs”?

Brian and Michael

Which actor played councillor David Horton died in 2022 aged 78? Other role Lionel Bainbridge in Brush Strokes.

Gary Waldhorn

Which trophy awarded to Scotland-Wales rugby Union job at six nations? Named after motor neurone disease player in 2017.

Doddie Wear Cup

Which British childrens sci fi tv series created by Gerry Anderson and Christopher burr and first shown 1983-86? Features sergeant major zero, Kate kestrel and villain Zelda.

Terrahawks

1993 Monica Seles stabbed by Steffi Graf fan while playing in a tournament in which city?

Hamburg

Popular in USA in 19th century, which soft drink originally made from Smilax Regelii plant, takes its name from Spanish for bramble and little vine?

Sarsaparilla

Which scientist co-wrote George’s Secret Key to the Universe?

Dr Stephen Hawking

Which traditional British pudding is made from custard thickened with breadcrumbs topped with jam and meringue?

Queen of Puddings

Airing between 1984-86, which Richard carpenter tv series depicted the Robin Hood myth in a grittier and more realistic setting than most adaptations as well as weaving in elements of pagan mythology?

Robin of Sherwood

Treachery core mechanic of what 2018 video game that became popular in 2020, in which players play as astronaut crew member or as imposter?

Among Us

Five spice powder is primary flavouring of which style of Cantonese barbecued pork? It’s name literally translate as fork roasted.

Char Siu

Which French actress winner of BSA Oscar for English patient appeared on French tv series Call My Agent?

Juliette Binoche

Saturday afternoons on radio 2 begin with Pick of the Pops and Counterpoint quiz both hosted by which American born broadcaster?

Paul Gambaccini

Which Irish folk group whose members at one point included Enya, recorded Robin of Sherwood bafta winning soundtrack album Legend? The track Robin (The Hooded Man) from this album was title theme of the show itself.

Clannad

In the tv series Call my Agrnt, which Italian actress almost seduces agent Gabriel after inviting him for risotto? Played Mary Magdalene in Mel givson’s Passion of the Christ as well as doomed Bond girl Lucia Sciarra in Spectre?

Monica Belluci

In sport of hurling, what word beginning with H is given to four concentric circles located at each end of a curling sheet? Teams must land stones within these circles to score a point.

House

William Adama and Kara “Starbuck” Thrace both from which tv show?

Battlestar Galactica

In Chinese cuisine what name given to a yeast leavened bun filled with meat or veg commonly steamed? Larger is Da___ and smaller one called Xiao___

Bao

Which Canadian film director became famous for his work in body horror genre? His movies include Videodrome, Existenz, Scanners.

David Cronenberg

Although trained as an architect, Virgil Abloh interned at which Italian fashion house in 2009 alongside kanye West? Known for its iconic handbags, recent examples of which include the Peekaboo and the Mon Tresor.

Fendi

In Chinese cuisine what name is given to a rice porridge or gruel which may be eaten plain with side dishes or with savoury or sweet ingredients mixed into it?

Congee

Which actor played Robin of Loxley, the Hooded Man, in the first two series of Robin of Sherwood? His character is killed by the sheriff of nottinghams troops and replaced by Robin of Huntingdon played by Jason Connery in series three.

Michael Praed

Special K, 2001 single from album Black Market, supposedly compares rush of falling in love to use of controlled substances and not the low fat breakfast cereal. The song released by which band fronted by vocalist-guitarist Brian Molko.

Placebo

In curling, what word beginning with H is given to last shot taken in each end? Teams throwing the final stone typically try to score two or more points to maximise this advantage.

Hammer

In 1954, Allan B Calhamer created which classic board game that has become infamous for forcing players to making alliances and then inevitably stab their allies in the back to be victorious?

Diplomacy

In curling; what word beginning with H is given to parallel lines that run across the ice in front of each house? Curlers must release their stone before crossing the first of these lines, and a stone must completely pass the second of these lines to be considered in play.

Hog Line

In 2004, the company Avalon Hill published what board game which sees the players exploring a haunted house whose layout is randomly generated? At some point in the game, an event called the Haunt is triggered, which normally leads to one player becoming a traitor who attempts to defeat the others.

Betrayal at House on the Hill

The 1996 single Novacaine for the Soul was taken from debut album of which American band? according to band’s lead singer Mark Everett (son of Hugh Everett III originator of Many Worlds Interpretation), it was about need to numb emotions through using drugs.

Eels

In Chinese cuisine which sticky rice dumplings are eaten during the dragon boat festival? They are made from rice and often wrapped in bamboo leaves.

Zongzi

Virgil Abloh’s first fashion company called Pyrex Vision which contro took inexpensive garments added Abloh’s own screen prints at a huge mark up. This dead stock was sourced from which American fashion house whose ranges include the mid price Chaps brand.

Ralph Lauren

In tv series Call My Agent, which French actress known for title role in 1986 erotic drama Betty Blue, stands up to director who wants her to be naked corpse?

Beatrice Dalle

Robin of Sherwood unusual in depiction as Richard of lionheart as a villainous character who wants to kill Robin. Which welsh actor played Richard?

John Rhys-Davies

Julia Ducournau won Palme d’Or for which film at 2021? Body horror film lead character pregnant from car.

Titane

Whichnlondon bron frencchbactresss gets out of role in call my agent by pretending to break her leg? In real life actor won Cannes film festival best actress award 2009 for Lars zVon Trier’s Antichrist?

Charlotte Gainsbourg

Semi-Charmed Life 1997 song by which American rock band whose lead singer was Stephan Jenkins?

Third Eye Blind

In curling, what word beginning with H is given to footholds from which a curler pushes off when delivering a stone? This word followed by “weight”, is given to stone played with enough force to reach footholds at opposite end.

Hack

Shinya Tsukamoto rose to international fame for his work directing what 1989 body horror? The film begins with an ordinary Japanese man hitting and killing another man with his car only to find his body gradually transforming into scrap metal.

Tetsuo: The Iron Man

In 2018, Virgil Abloh was appointed creative director of mens ready to wear at which fashion house, known for its use of Damier and Monogram Canvas?

Louis Vuitton

Which American writer created the tv series The Twilight Zone? He also hosted and narrated most of episodes.

Rod Serling

Which European nation won gold in both mens and womens handball tournaments at 2020 Olympics? Their mens also won in 2008 and 2012.

France

What is title of popular podcast that is often abbreviated as SYSK and is hosted by Josh Clark and Charles W Bryant?

Stuff You Should Know

The uk number one single Brimful of Asha was taken from which 1997 album by band Cornershop? Also featured the bands second uk top 40 hit Sleep on the Left Side.

When I was Born For the 7th Time

2019 which Kenyan athlete became first man to break two hour barrier for marathon? Although did not count, has twice broken it since.

Eliud Kipchoge

Developed by Namco, which popular series of light gun arcade games began in 1995 and has spawned four sequels to date? The series introduced an innovative system wherein the secret agent character will only leave cover if the player presses down on a foot pedal.

Time Crisis

As of 2021, what is biggest selling brand of mineral water in uk? Company sells sparkling in a green bottle and still waters in a clear bottle with purple lid both of which are produced at its factory in Perth and Kinross.

Highland Spring

2012, which Australian comedian delivered C4’s alt message? Host of Last Leg known for artificial right foot.

Adam Hills

Which 2003 animated film directed by Sylvain Chomet, do trio of elderly musical sisters help Woman and her dog search for missing grandson a cyclist kidnapped during Tour de France?

Belleville Rendezvous (Triples of Belleville)

Mario Day celebrated on which day?

March 10th

Czech midfielder played for liverpool in august 1996 move? Known for left foot and scored for Czech republic in final of euro 96.

Patrick Berger

Developed by Saga, in which popular series of light gun arcade games must secret agents battle through groups of zombies that have been created by a reclusive scientist? Series begins in 1996, spawned five sequels and alongside Resident Evil is credited with repopularising the zombie genre across wider popular culture.

House of the Dead

Whcih brand of water did Coca Cola release in 2004? Disaster in uk but still sold in America.

Dasani

Final episode of Dallas saw an alternate universe where JR Ewing was never born. In this universe which character, archenemy of Ewing, depicted as the President?

Cliff Barnes

Song Black and Gold, the only uk top 40 hit for which Australian singer?

Sam Sparro

Which 2013 animated film, directed by Isao Takahata tells story of tiny baby discovered inside stalk of bamboo who rapidly grows into young woman?

The Tale of Princess Kaguya

Oscar Deutsch founded which company in 1928?

Odeon

First observed in 1995, which holiday was created by John Baur (ol’ Chumbucket) and Mark Summers )Cap’n Slappy)?

Talk Like a Pirate Day

2020 alternative Christmas message was deepfake of Queen played by which actor and impressionist who also played queen on new spitting image series?

Debra Stephenson

Developed by Konami, which series of light gun arcade games began in 1999 and sees player take role of sniper during a series of terrorist incidents? Instead of a standard movable light gun, players use mounted rifle to eliminate targets on the screen.

Silent Scope

Dying in July this year which American actor playing caporegime Paulie Cicero, the boss of Liotta’s Henry Hill in Goodfellas?

Paul Sorvino

Name of teacher in South Park who spent four seasons as President with Caitlin Jenner as Vice President?

Herbert Garrison

Which Morpeth based mineral water company named for a historic religious institution close to waters source was purchased by Coca Cola in 2008? Opted to market this brand instead of resurrecting Dasani.

Abbey Well

Song Untouched was released by which Australian twin sister duo?

The Veronicas

2014 animated film does Ben a young Irish boy discover his sister Saoirse can turn into a seal, leading them onto a epic journey into fairy realm? One of three films earned Oscar noms for Tomm Moore: The Secret of Kells and Wolfwalkers.

Song of the Sea

Which American gained the nickname the “queen of heavy metal” during her solo careeer in 1980s? She rose to prominence as the lead guitarist for the Runaways alongside performers like Joan Jett and Jackie Fox.

Lita Ford

Which actor who died in July this year played tony stacks in goodfellas? His other major role was on tv playing mobster Paulie Walnuts in The Sopranos.

Tony Sirico

Fictional pub from Neighbours landlords included Madge Bishop, Lou Carpenter and Paul Robinson.

The Waterhole

Which Czech midfielder is best known for a scooped goal he scored against Portugal at villa park in QF of euro 96? Moved to Man U same summer although limited due to Beckham outbreak.

Karel Poborsky

Towel Day celebrating Douglas Adams celebrated which day?

25th May

In 2014, Coca Cola invested £3.5 million into Abbey Well’s Morpeth site ahead of launch of what mineral water? Brand was rolled out under Glaceau label and in clear bottle with a blue raindrop on front.

Glaceau SmartWater

Developed by Namco, which popular series of light gun arcade games began in 1994 and focuses on series of largely non violent shooting challenges? Players move through stages with names such as Intelligence, Speed, and Accuracy, gaining points for fulfilling the goals of each challenge but losing lives for mistakes such as shooting a bomb.

Point Blank

Which British 1500m male runner won silver at Europeans championship 2023 behind Norwegian Jakob Ingebrigtsen?

Neil Gourley

Norwegian athlete current holder of 400m hurdles mens world record? First broke world record in July 2021.

Karsten Warholm

David Morrisey and John Simm starred in which acclaimed 2003 British tv series that followed investigation into death of a political researcher? Remade in 2009 film remake with Ben Affleck and Russell Crowe.

State of Play

Which 2007 book by Stuart Maconie has the subtitle In Search of the North? With a name that is parody of work by Jane Austen, Maconie examines where cliches about north of England end and truth begins.

Pies and Prejudice

In which 1931 film does Charlie Chaplin Tramp character fall in love with blind girl played by Virginia Cherrill?

City Lights

What’s Up worldwide 1993 hit for which American rock group fronted by Linda Perry

4 Non Blondes

South African cricketer current captain of South Africa in test and ODI( first black African cricketer to make test century for South Africa and first to captain the side).

Temba Bavuma

Which actor played the title character in the sitcom Father Ted?

Dermot Morgan

Which Disney+ series created by, and based on a 2019 Taffy Brodesser-Akner novel stars Jesse Eisenberg and Claire Danes (not) coping with the breakdown of their marriage?

FLEISHMAN IS IN TROUBLE

All time leading international goal scorer which Canadian ?

Christine Sinclair

Number one in uk album charts in 1982, Avalon was eighth and final studio album by which British band? The cover shows model and socialite Lucy Helmore, who married lead singer a month after, hidden beneath helmet with a hawk on her arm.

Roxy Music

First name of Joe Root’s younger brother?

Billy Root

In 1980s, Ray Davies of the Kinks had a relationship with which female singer well known as performer in own right, her band had hits with his songs Stop Your Sobbing and I Go to Sleep?

Chrissie Hynde

What is shared family name of the chefs Myrtle, Darina and Rachel who have all been associated with Michelin started Ballymaloe Hotel and it’s associated cookery school in county cork Ireland across three generations?

Allen

Roxy Music seventh album Flesh and Blood topped uk charts in 1980, the cover designed by Peter Saville, who also created many iconic record sleeves for which record label which he cofounded in 1978?

Factory

Which rock singer did Chrissie Hynde marry in 1984?

Jim Kerr

Which “sentence person” better known as singer songwriter but has had an extensive film career on the side appearing in FFC films One from the Heart, the Outsiders and Rumble Fish, also a gold prospector in The Ballad of Buster Scruggs?

Tom Waits

Which group of three brothers cut short an appearance on Clive Anderson chat show after host made Ill advised joke about their brief adoption of the band Les Tosseurs?

The Beegees

Video games in Star Wars what does KOTOR stand for

Knights of the Old Republic

Which international team does Naby Keira play for? Known locally as national elephants.

Guinea

Which sentence person had a major part in brief golden age of black cinema on 1990s, jazz saxophonist Shadow Henderson in Spike Lee’s Mo’ Better Blues and the lead role in Jungle Fever, drug lord Nino Brown in New Jack City?

Wesley Snipes

Which Michelin chef has a restaurant called Murano in Covent Garden made her name working for Gordon Ramsey most notably her stint at restaurant in Connaught Hotel which carrier her name 2002-07?

Angela Hartnett

Fifth studio album by Roxy Music, Siren, released in 1975. Which American born model appeared on cover? Girlfriend of Brian ferry at the time.

Jerry Hall

Which East African team Nicknamed the Swallows is captained by sheffield wednesday striker Saido Berahino?

Burundi

Jason Hughes played conflicted gay solicitor Warren in This Life; in which prime time itv series did he Achieve mainstream success playing sidekick DS Ben Jones for eight years?

Midsomer Murders

What is name of younger brother of tennis superstar John McEnroe? Peaked with win in doubles at French open in 1991 but he went on to captain USA Davis cup team for record 10 years winning trophy in 2007?

Patrick McEnroe

Familiar face on tv, who is chef patron of London restaurant Mere? Trained under Michel Roux and acted as sous chef at Le Gavroche in Mayfair until 2015

Monica Galetti

Aston Villa’s Bertrand Traore is most capped footballer currently playing for which west African nation nicknamed the Stallions?

Burkina Faso

Who wrote Girl in the Spiders Web fourth in Millenium quartet?

David Lagercrantz

Second and third in Millenium trilogy

2nd The Girl who played with fire 3rd the girl who kicked the hornets nest

Which German cartographer gives his name to the Tripel projection he created for world maps in 1921? Tripel refers to his goal of minimising three kinds of distortion: area, direction and distance.

Oswald Winkel

Who founded Samaritans in 1953

Chad Varah

Played by author himself in original production, Garry Essendine is a central character in which Noel coward play whose two word title comes from a reference to mirth in Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night?

Present Laughter

Taking on role 1996-2002 who is only snooker player to have been a regular captain on question of sport

John Parrott

Which band represented the uk in the 1975 Eurovision Song Contest with the song Let Me Be the One but are better known for their 1960s instrumental hits Foot Tapper, Wonderful Land and Apache?

The Shadows

Which large city in Oregon is nicknamed city of roses because soil and climate ideal. Hosts annual rose festival and international rose test garden major attraction.

Portland

Known for her distinctive large black framed spectacles which fashion icon and white house interior designer signed for model agency IMG at 97 and launched sell out collection with H&M in 2022 to mark her 100th?

Iris Apfel

Which quiz has replaced PopMaster on BBC Radio 2?

TEN TO THE TOP

2020 sequel to which post apocalyptic video game set five years later has two playable characters: Abby Anderson and Ellie with Abby replacing joel Miller from original game?

The last of us

Surname of Vittorio, Italian pm who with Wilson, Lloyd George and Clemenceau was one of big four at 1919/20 paris peace concurrence

Orlando

The second principal part of a Latin verb is the present active version of what form of the verb, which unusually does not inflect according to person or tense? For verb Porto this part would be Portare translating as to carry.

Infinitive

In optics the angle of polarisation is also known by name of which Scottish scientist who discovered it?

David Brewster

The surname of which Hollywood leading man 1901-60 can follow Great to get the name of a Lake District peak that is 7th highest of wainwrights 214 fells(

Gable

Which Greek goddess was mother of Persephone?

Demeter

Which popular type of soft cows milk cheese named after historic region of northern france that roughly corresponds to present day department of Seine et Marne?

Brie

Laura Muir won silver for Great Britain in 1500m in 2021 and bronze in same event in 2022z which Kenyan won both occasions?

Faith Kipyegon

Known for signature gap in front teeth, which American Revlon model of 1970s continues to model into her seventies featuring for h&m and Alexander Wang and on bottega Veneta catwalk in 2016? Started alongside Richard Gere in American gigalo.

Lauren Hutton

Who was eldest son and heir apparent of James I/VI when died aged 18 in 1612?

Henry Frederick Prince of Wales

Whcih abdn represented uk eurovision in 1979 with Mary Ann ?

Black Lace

Which city in Ohio nicknamed rubber city or rubber capital of world as long history of tyre manufacturing and home to company Goodyear?

Akron

Name to consultant doctor who specialises in system of body that produces hormones?

Endocrinologist

2006-14 chair of federal reserve, Co winner of 2022 Nobel economics and 2009 time person of year?

Ben Bernanke

Played by author himself in original production, sir Graham Rodney is a central character in which Ivor Novello musical whose three word title comes from reference to sleep in shakespeare Hamlet?

Perchance to Dream

In particle physics the Greek letter Nu is used to represent whcih elementary particles, that have by far the smallest non-zero mass of any known particle?

Neutrino

Which American cartographer gives his name to the homolosine projection he created in 1923? Homolosine coined as portmanteau of homolographic and sinusoidal, and it is often called an orange peel map because of way it splits hemispheres into curved sections.

John Paul Goode

Two specific varieties of Brie cheese have been granted protected AOC status in France: Brie de Melun and which other named for largest town in Seine-et-Marne department?

Brie de Meaux

The surname of which British comedian 1927-2018 can follow Great to get name of Lake District peak that is 19th highest of wainwright 214 fells?

Dodd

Which greek god father of Phobos and Deimos

Ares

Brewster’s stereoscope was an improvement on original stereoscope invented by which British scientist? He also invented English concertina and improved and popularised a circuit used to measure the electrical resistance:

Charles Wheatstone

What was surname of Eduoard, the French PM who, along with Hitler Mussolini and chamberlain was one of four signatories of 1938 Munich agreement?

Daladier

The third principal part of a Latin verb is the active indicative first person singular version of which tense of the verb, which is generally used to describe a completed action? In the case of Porto verb, part would be Portavi, translating as I carried or I have carried.

Perfect Tense

Published in 2022, the book Menopausing: the positive roadmap to your second spring was co-written by psychologist Dr Naomi Potter and which half French British tv presenter

Davina McCall

Who played Sarah Walker in Chuck and Serena Waterford in Handmaid’s Tale

Yvonne Strahovski

Which British mathematician who died in 1871 further developed Boolean algebra and has two related laws named after him? These laws are used in logic and set theory, the second can be stated as “the negation of a conjunction is the disjunction of the negations”.

Augustus de Morgan

The second crusade was called in 1145 after the fall of which crusader state to Zengi of Mosul?

County of Edessa

Quality improvement PDCA cycle what do they stand for

Plan Do Check Act

Walter Scott historical novel Kenilworth features celebration thrown at 1575 at Warwickshire castle in honour of which English monarch?

Elizabeth I

Wang Zhenyi died at 29 in 1797 built model to prove which celestial phenomenon is caused by moons passing into earths shadow?

Lunar Eclipse

Which Richard Wagner opera - the first he completed but unperformed in lifetime - was based on earlier La Donna Serpente by Carlo Gozzi?

Die Feen (Fairies)

Which award winning comedy web series created by and starring actor/writer Felicia Day and running 2007-13 following a group of gamers called The Knights of Good as they played Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game known as The Game

The Guild

Playing for Monaco at the time, Fluvia Fantoni and Claudio Nunes were accused of cheating at 2015 euros of which trick based card games played between two pairs of players? Both banned.

Bridge

Battle of Marathon took place 490BC during first Persian invasion of Greece; who was Persian king?

Darius I or The Great

Alien is a perfume by which French designer fashion house

Thierry Mugler

At 1988 Summer Olympics GB and NI defeated West German 3-1 in final of hockey with two goals by which player from stoke where he worked as a newsagent?

Imran Sherwani

What is main grape variety for northern Rhone red wines? It is main grape in appellations such as Saint Joseph, Hermitage and Cote Rotie and is widely planted worldwide, especially in Australia where bears slightly different name.

Syrah/Shiraz

Which composer has been associated with director Robert Zemeckis since 1984, composing music for all of his feature films including the Back to the Future film series, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Forrest Gump, Cast Away, and Avengers films?

Alan Silvestri

2023 Eurovision held in liverpool much to delight of which former uk contestant born in nearby Skelmersdale? Known by a single name she finished second in 1993 with Better the Devil You Know

Sonia (Evans)

Which early Richard Wagner opera - first performed in 1842 - is based on a novel of the same name by Edward Bulwer-Lytton?

Rienzi

Which award winning comedy web series created by and starring actor Illeana Douglas and running for four seasons from 2008 followed a fictionalised version of Douglas as she quit acting to work at ikea?

Easy To Assemble

Defender Mapi Leon who was included in 2022 womens team of year plays for which European national team?

Spain

Which historical novel by Walter Scott set in 1745 during rising led from the Scottish highlands by which Charles Edward Stuart / Bonnie Prince Charlie to thrones of Scotland and England?

Waverley

In April 1870’the Vatican council said pope could do no wrong, what noun follows the word Papal in common name of this dogma?

Infallibility

Which Byzantine emperor was accused of colluding with Turkish forces against the French army of second crusade?

Manuel I Komnenos

2021 Cracking the Menopause: While Keeping Yourself Together was co-written by health journalist Alice Smellie and which Norwegian born broadcsster and journalist until 2020 the presenter of Radio 4’s Open Book?

Mariella Frostrup

The second person to be voted off 2022 im a celeb after Charlene white was which former a place in the sun and love it or list it presenter

Scarlette Douglas

Helen" DeMacque known by what name in 80s duo she was in

Pepsi

In lyrics of handels coronation anthem Zadok the Priest which prophet assists Zadok in anointing King Solomon?

Nathan

Which red wine grape is most widely used in southern Rhone, found in blends like chateau NEuf du pape with others such as Syrah Mourvèdre and Cinsault? Under slightly different names it is also an important variety in Spain and Sardinia.

Grenache Noir

Light sensitive layer at back of inner eye contains eyes rods and cones?

Retina

Famous nickname of z Francisco Franco

El Caudillo

Holetown, Oistins, and Speightstown are major towns in what Caribbean island nation in lesser Antilles?

Barbados

Which high level computer programming language released in 1970 made by Niklaus Wirth?

Pascal

Good Girl is a perfume by which company named after a Venezuelan American fashion designer

Carolina Herrera

The lyrics “I don’t like a thing about your mother and I hate your daddy guys too” feature in 1999 song by the band Ugly Kid ____ who?

Joe

Joanna Papissa May have lived in 9th century and only woman to have held whcih post

Pope

Who held javelin record for women of 80m in 1988 was Seoul champion? Javelin specification changed in 1999 so doubt it will be best now.

Petra Felke

In optics; what dimensionless quantity of a medium is given by the ratio of speed of light in a vacuum and speed of light in medium? In Snell’s law the quantity determines how much a ray of light is bent.

Refractive Index

Dinosaur from late Jurassic name means deceptive lizard, long neck and whip like tail reached lengths of 22m

Apatosaurus

Worlds smallest species of deer found in Andes

Pudu

Who is president elect of nigeria due to take office from Muhammadu Buhari in May 2023?

Bola Tinubu

Chilean goalkeeper for Olympique Lyonnais and in womens word 11 fifa 2022?

Christiane Endler

Only German footballer who made womens world 11 fifa 2022 played for Wolfsburg and is midfielder?

Lena Oberdorf

Feminist film director known for lesbian film genre including Dyketactics, Women I Love and Lover Other?

Barbara Hammer

International film award to films with lgbt topics presented by jury as official award of berlin international film festival?

Teddy Award

Who directed 1987 film The Last of England named after a Ford Maddox Brown painting? Starred Tilda Swinton.

Derek Jarman

Name of Teddy Award winning 1996 rpm com edited starring and directed by Cheryl Dunye, young black lesbian working day job in video store while trying to make film?

The Watermelon Woman

American director wrote High Art, Laurel Canyon and The Kids Are All Right (2010), Olive Kitteridge miniseries.

Lisa Cholodenko

2023 winner of Teddy Award by Babatunde Apalowo film?

All the Colours of the World are Between Black and White

From Portuguese from cod, Portuguese fish fish for dried and salted cod.

Bacalhau

French astronomer born 1713 named 14 out of 88 constellations: Antlia, Fornax, Mensa, Norma, Octans, Pyxis, Sculptor, etc.

Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille

Town and port on Cumbria coast near to Lake District. Growth due to extensive coal money by Lowther family, closeby to nearby Sellafield nuclear complex. Second tier rugby league team. Derrick Bird shooting spree in 2010.

Whitehaven

She died in March 2023. What was the birth surname of the News of the World sub-editor who changed her name to Eileen Anderson and became the paper's regular astrologer Mystic Meg in the 1980s?

Margaret Lake

Chaim Topol, known for his portrayal of milkman Tevye in Fiddler On The Roof, died at the age of 87 in March 2023. In what James Bond film did he play Milos Columbo, Kristatos's enemy and former smuggling partner?:

FOR YOUR EYES ONLY

Highest point of South Korea found on Jeju Island

Hallasan

Highest point of brazil

Pico de Neblina

Mawson Peak is highest peak of which external Australian territory?

Heard Island

Highest mountain of any Australian territory is which mountain in Britannia range in Antarctica

Mount McClintock

SR theory is basis of classical conditioning as seen in Pavlov’s dogs?

Stimulus Response

Filipino online news website founded by 2021 Nobel peace prize laureate Maria Ressa

Rappler

Organic chemical used as neurotransmitter that plays a role in memory, learning, attention, arousal and involuntary muscle movement.

Acetylcholine

Born 350bc, Greek geographer, explorer and astronomer from Greek colony of Massalia (modern day Marseille), who circumnavigated and visited part of GB and Ireland, saw the Arctic and polar ice.

Pytheas

Beethoven’s only ballet

The Creatures of Prometheus

Narendra Modi Stadium in Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel is Largest stadium in the world and in what city?

Ahmedabad

Sea cliffs located at southwestern edge of the Burren Region of county Clare Ireland?

Cliffs of Moher

Tom Stoppard’s plays Voyage, Shipwreck and Salvage known as what?

The Coast of Utopia

2006 book Black Swan Green is semi autobiographical novel by which author?

David Mitchell

Born 1938 Brooklyn American philosopher known for Anarchy, State and Utopia (1974), a libertarian answer to John Rawls’ A Theory of Justice?

Robert Nozick

Which world championship takes place on good Friday and dating to 1588, held at greyhound public house in Tinsley Green, West Sussex?

Marbles

Shared surname of 1981 and 1924 Nobel in physics?

Siegbahn

Niels Bohr son who won 1975 Nobel physics?

Aage Bohr

King of Gwynedd 844 called King of Britons by Annals of Ulster, someonetimes called king of wales?

Rhodri the Great

612BC battle rebelling against assyrians, an allied army combined forces of Medes and Babylonians who besieged namesake place and sacked it? Fall of it led to destruction of Neo-Assyrian Empire?

Nineveh

Featuring fictional mystery solver Griswold, the Union Club Mysteries are short stories by which American author?

Isaac Asimov

From Ancient Greek for Gaul, ancient area in highlands of central Anatolia roughly corresponding to provinces of Ankara and Eskisehir in modern Turkey?

Galatia

Three word term for special type of periodic motion of a body resulting from a dynamic equilibrium between an inertial force proportional to the acceleration of body away from static equilibrium position and a restoring force on moving object that is directly proportional to magnitude of objects displacement and acts towards the objects equilibrium position?

Simple Harmonic Motion

Who starred in several Werner Herzog films such as Aguirre the Wrath of God, Nosferatu the Vampyre, Woyzeck, Fitzcarraldo?

Klaus Kinski

Name of guy who featured in documentary Grizzly Man?

Timothy Treadwell

Who led Labour Party into 1987 against Thatcher and 1992 election losing to John Major?

Neil Kinnock

Who led Labour into 1983 election against Thatcher?

Michael Foot

Name of Roman Catholic priest of Amiens and key figure during People’s Crusade and the First Crusade and murdering of Jews along the way (Rhineland massacres)?

Peter the Hermit

Swiss born German artist born 1879, paintings Castle and Sun, Senecio, Cat and Bird, Fish Magic, The Goldfish, Twittering Machine?

Paul Klee

Old name for honeysuckle

Woodbine

Indiana’s second biggest city after Indianapolis and named after a American war revolutionary war general?

Fort Wayne

Tenth largest city of Florida named after a series of structures built by USA during second seminole war and a soldier who served in that war?

Fort Lauderdale

Who wrote Quartet in Autumn (1977), other novels include Excellent Women and A Glass of Blessings?

Barbara Pym

1930s-50s: conroy Maddox, John Melville, Emmy Bridgwater, Oscar Mellor and Desmond Morris known as the Birmingham ________.

Surrealists

Set of computers developed by code breakers in 1943-45 to help break the Lorenz Cipher? Used thermionic valves (vacuum tubes) to perform Boolean and counting operations.

Colossus

First circuit based commercial quantum computer introduced by IBM in January 2019?

IBM Q System One

Type of mat used as flooring material in traditional Japanese style rooms.

Tatami

Traditional gate most commonly found at entrance of or within a Shinto shrine?

Torii

1934 born NYC, wrote Zami: A New Spelling of My Name, Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches contained most famous essay “the masters tools will never dismantle the masters house”.

Audre Lorde

Type of gland that is found in the skin, breast, eyelid and ear. In breasts, secrete fat droplets in breast milk, in ear help form earwax, in skin and eyelid are sweat glands.

Apocrine Glands

Term for Greek “away sign”, use of warning coloration to inform potential predators that an animal is poisonous venomous or otherwise dangerous?

Aposematism

Form of programmed cell death that occurs in multicellular organisms? From Greek for “from falling off”.

Apoptosis

From Greek for drug-making, book containing directions for identification of a compound medicines and published by authority of a government or medical society?

Pharmacopoeia

Map projection of a world map named after American geographer which shows the entire world at once specifically created in an attempt to find a good compromise to the problem of readily showing the whole globe as a flat image. Replaced by Winkel tripel projection in 1998.

Robinson Projection

Which baseball team have reached four world series finals in past six seasons winning in 2017 and 2022? MVPs for this side in their winning seasons include George Springer and shortstop Jeremy Peña.

Houston Astros

Who played Richard iii in The Blackadder

Peter Cook

The Rolling Stones, Jefferson Airplane and Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young were among performers at which 1969 festival held at california? Ended in chaos and violence with four people including Meredith Hunter losing their lives.

Altamont Free Festival

Which pasta shape consists of cylinder which is larger than penne and typically served baked with a filling such as spinach and ricotta cheese? It’s name derives from Italian for large reeds.

Cannelloni

CHannel 5 launched 30 March 1997, one of most prominent figures in its launch was which broadcaster who was channels main news presenter? Later hosted crimwatch and desert island discs.

Kirsty Young

Whcih baseball team beat the Houston astros in 2021 to win their fourth World Series title? Uniquely this franchise has won the World Series while based in three different home cities, and their right fielder Jorge Soler was their MVP.

Atlanta Braves

2017: Beyoncé inadvertently revealed which American brand of shape wear under her teal ball gown while attending Rihanna’s diamond ball? Brand renowned for its figure enhancing lines such as bod-a-bin, Hide and Sleek and Haute Contour.

Spanx

Bobby Charlton was manager of which football club from 1973-75

Preston North End

Who did Bobby moore managed between 1984-86?

Southend United

Which baseball team was beaten by Houston Astros in 2022 World Series? Team for whom Bryce Harper plays for thus denied third World Series title, would be their first since 2008.

Philadelphia Phillies

Author and illustrator of Heartstopper series adapted into Netflix at 2022

Alice Oseman

Jimi Hendrix, the who and Janis Joplin had first major American performances at which 1967 festival held in california? Regarded as beginning of summer of love.

Monterey International Pop Festival

Referencing her eldest daughter, what activewear label did Beyoncé launch as a joint venture with topshop in 2016? Label has gone into collaborate with adidas.

Ivy Park

Who played Lois in Malcolm in the middle

Jane Kaczmarek

Name and regnal number required. Jerrold Samuels died in March 2023, and was an American singer, songwriter and record producer who most famously had a one-hit wonder with the novelty song "They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!" in 1966 (#4 in the UK, #3 in the USA) under what pseudonym?:

NAPOLEON XIV

Who was professional partner of Roger Ebert film critic for Chicago Sun Times?

Gene Siskel

Tim Vine cohosted channel 5 launch show alongside which other presenter, who fronted the entertainment news show Exclusive? She hosted countryfile alongside Matt Baker from 2009 to 2015, and has presented many documentaries about countryside walks.

Julia Bradbury

Which American authors novel The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo made its debut on NYT bestseller list in 2021 - four years after it was first published - due to TikTok popularity? Other novels include Carrie Soto is Back and Daisy Jones & The Six.

Taylor Jenkins Reid

Which baseball teM beat Astros in 2019 to win their first World Series title? Starting pitcher Stephen Strasberg was mvp for this side who were relocated from Montreal to their current home in 2004.

Washington Nationals

Pasta shape I named after the Italian for barley?

Orzo

Which Israeli American fantasy novelist created the Grishaverse series of books? Her most popular works include Six of Crows and Shadow and Bone, latter of which is Netflix series in 2021.

Leigh Bardugo

One of centrepieces of channel 5’s launch schedule was nightly chat show presented by which Scottish comedian? Originally made his name in early 1990s on C4 sketch show Absolutely; since 2014, he has started as The Chief in bbc Scotland’s police comedy Scot Squad.

Jack Docherty

Career of Kris Kristofferson launched after Johnny cash introduced him at 1969 version of which folk festival? 1965 version of festival first occasion of Bob Dylan going electric.

Newport Folk Festival

Caravan is a card game that the player character can bet money on in New Vegas an instalment of which series of post apocalyptic role playing video games?

Fallout

Which American actress launched her own activewear brand Fabletics in 2013? In 2022 Netflix film Glass Onion, she plays former model turned sweatpants designer Birdie Jay.

Kate Hudson

In which 1964 garage rock track released by Van Morrison’s band Them does singer spell out name of the titular woman in chorus? The song was later covered by The Doors and Patti Smith?

Gloria

Which musical based around the imprisoned Miguel de Cervantes and the story of Don Quixote, includes the songs Dulcinea and the Impossible Dream?

Man of La Mancha

At 2022 World Cup Qatar two players scored hat tricks. Mbappe one in final but which Portuguese international was the other?

Goncalo Ramos

In which tv crime drama series was the magician Adam Klaus played by Anthony Head and Stuart Milligan?

Johnathan Creek

Which professional wrestler played Brian “Bomber” Busbridge in tv drama series Auf Wiedersehen Pet?

Pat Roach

Which team have won the last four Super League Grand Finals in English Rugby League?

St Helens

Wigan band number one album in March 2023 with “From Nothing to a Little Bit More” after first number one album in 2021 with “How Beautiful Life Can Be”?

The Lathums

Author who wrote birdge on river Kwai and planet of the apes

Pierre Boulle

Actor born 1918, won Oscar for Stalag 17, appeared in sunset boulevard and Bridge on River Kwai.

William Holden

Released in 1989 for Nintendo Entertainment System what video game controller designed to be worn on hand and wrist enabling user to control via hand options as well as set of programmable buttons?

Nintendo Power Glove

Champ Kind in Anchorman actor

David Koechner

Metallica Blacklist is tribute album released to coincide with 30th anniversary of The Black Album, which singer contributed a cover of Holier Than Thou? He is better known as long time frontman of heavy metal band Slipknot.

Corey Taylor

Frances McDormand won 2nd Oscar for 2017 movie playing Mildred Hayes on hunt for daughter’s rapist and murderer.

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri

Who wrote screenplay for Bridge over river Kwai, high noon,

Carl Foreman

Which English snooker player who famously lost all six of the professional world championship finals he reached; defeated Australian Ron Atkins to win 1980 world amateur snooker championship?

Jimmy White

Which American artist covered Sad But True for Metallica Blacklist? Her album Masseducation brought her to wider audience and 2021 released Daddy’s Home won her best alternative music album at Grammys?

St Vincent

Whcih Japanese born singer coveted enter Sandman for Metallica blacklist? Self titled debut album was ruled ineligible for Mercury prize due to not being British citizen but second album 2022’s Hold the Girl will be.

Rina Sawayama

Released in 1994, which Sega accessory designed to be inserted into cartridge slot of mega drive or genesis to boost its power, and enable the playing of games with enhanced graphics and sound? Release of Sega Saturn soon afterwards rendered it obsolete.

Sega 32X

Who won best newcomer at 2010 edinburgh comedy awards for her show Hero, Warrior, Fireman, Liar? Born in London to Irish parents she played Roxy in After Life and created and started in E4 sitcom Game Face.

Roisin Conaty

Which mobile fitness app developed by Zen Labs, is designed to help users from beginner to run approx 3.1m over 9 weeks?

Couch to 5K

Which snooker player from Ireland was first to win both amateur and professional world snooker championships, doing so in 1989 and 1997 respectively?

Ken Doherty

Who defeated reigning champion and future professional world champion Stuart Bingham to win world amateur snooker championship in 1997? Hong King’s most successful snooker player, with three ranking event wins to his name.

Marco Fu

Which botanical brewery based in Hexham, Northumberland and featuring a dogs head on logo produces a number of soft drinks including Curiosity Cola, Rose Lemonade and Elderflowerr and Rose tonic water?

Fentiman’s

Released in 1992, what was name of shoulder mounted infra red controller for SNES enabled players to point and shoot at the screen, in a similar manner to NES’s Zapper or an arcade machine light gun?

Nintendo Super Scope

Mark Gainey and Michael Horvath founded which internet service and app that allows users to post their running and cycling routes to followers? The app also allows you to see the data and exercises of other users in the area.

Strava

Which Belgian tennis player won seven grand slam singles titles between 2001-07 but didn’t face Serena Williams in grand slam final until losing to her in 2010 Australia open?

Justine Henin

Co-written and directed by blacklisted American filmmaker Jules Dassin, which French heist thriller did Francois Truffaut call the best film noir he had ever seen? This film is particularly lauded for a half hour heist of a jewellery store on Rue de Rivoli and Dassin won Best Director at the 1955 Cannes Festival for this movie.

Rififi

Which English theatre critic and writer perhaps best known for creating the revue Oh! Calcutta, commonly regarded as being first person to use the F-word live on tv in 1965?

Kenneth Tynan

Who won best newcomer at 2006 edinburgh comedy awards for her show Kindness and Exuberance? She has hosted the radio 4 short doc series Short Cuts since 2013, and her numerous tv appearances include taking part in the 2019 series of celebrity Masterchef.

Josie Long

Only two people have beaten Serena Williams more than one in a grand slam singles final, one is Venus, the other is which German player? Australian Open 2016 and Wimbledon 2018. Also won 2016 US Open.

Angelique Kerber

Which app allows users to cycle and run in a virtual world against users from all over the world? Unlike Strava, this app, a key commercial rival of Peloton, mainly specialises in workouts and activities that can be done inside the users home.

Zwift

Which snooker player from China won the 2014 world amateur snooker championship aged just 14 becoming its youngest winner? He won the masters in 2021, but in December one of ten Chinese players suspended on match fixing allegations.

Yan Bingtao

1956 episode of panorama also holds claims for first use of f word on British tv. Which playwright whose works include The Quare Fellow, was being interviewed when he supposedly said the F word although came out as incoherent slurring due to how drunk he was?

Brendan Behan

Nintendo fought two year legal battle to stop sale of which plug in device created by Codemasters and sold by Galoob, that enabled players to unlock cheats and modifications for cartridge based games? Originally for NES in 1990 with versions for other Nintendo and Sega later.

Game Genie

In 2003, which actor and director of films Booksmart and Don’t Worry Darling married Tao Ruspoli, a member of an aristocratic Italian family, in the old school bus in Washington, Virginia that Ruspoli lived in?

Olivia Wilde

Sharing its name with 1960s sitcom, which horse beat Red Rum in 1976 Grand National?

Rag Trade

Unholy trinity in John Milton’s Paradise Lost consists of which three figures?

Beelzebub, Lucifer and Astaroth

The rivers Witham and Welland flow into which body of water?

The Wash

Which character in first Jaws films uttered the famous line “you’re gonna need a bigger boat”?

Chief Brody (played by Roy Scheider)

Whcih actor played the man in black Chris Adams in original film 4)3 Magnificent Seven and sequel Return of the Seven?

Yul Brynner

Yul Brynner was born in 1920 in which city?

Vladivostok

How many mph did the De Lorean have to reach to initiate time travel?

88 mph

Which film is between A Fistful of Dollars and The Good The Bad and the Ugly?

For a Few Dollars More

In which British city did the so-called ice cream wars take place in the 1980s?

Glasgow

Wounded Knee Massacre was massacre of Lakota Sioux Indians which took place at namesake creek in which state and year?

South Dakota in 1890

Who established his control over Roman Empire by defeating his rival Maxentius at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge in 312AD?

Constantine

Which is largest of the Greatest Antilles islands?

Cuba (second is Hispaniola)

Wrestler nicknamed Mr Wonderful born 1949 died 2021 and appeared at Wrestlemania 1 in 1985 with Roddy Piper vs Hulk Hogan and Mr T?

Paul Orndorff

Who was referee of germany costa Rica game in December 2022 at World Cup?

Stephanie Frappart

Including an indoor velodrome, BMX arena and mountain bike trails, in which city is national cycling centre located?

Manchester

Against which cricket test opponents do England contest the Wisden Trophy?

West Indies

Given name of daughter of Muhammad Ali, now retired boxer?

Laila

Which Cheshire town was the setting for sitcom Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of crisps

Runcorn

Two pints of lager and a packet of crisps was title inspired by 1980 song by which band?

Splodgenessabounds

Which two rivers meet at centre of Stockport to form the river Mersey?

Tame and the Goyt

Harry Hotspur, son of Sir Harry Percy Earl of Northumberland, died at which 1403 battle?

Battle of Shrewsbury

In the nursery rhyme what was profession of father of Tom who stole a pig and away did run?

Piper

Tom Dick or Harry is a song in which 1948 musical comedy by Cole Porter?

Kiss Me Kate

In a traditional Devon song, a number of men including Harry Hawk and Old Uncle Tom Cobley borrow a horse from Tom Pearse to go on an ill-fated journey to the fair in which Dartmoor village?

Widdecombe

Since the tv crime drama Shetland first aired in 2013, which actor has played the lead role of Detective Inspector Jimmy Perez?

Douglas Henshall

What precise item of cutlery did Owl and Pussycat use to dine on mince and slices of quince?

Runcible Spoon

According the New Testament who was father of Apostles James and John?

Zebedee

What’s the county town of West Sussex?

Chichester

Father of ALEXANDER THE GREAT

Philip II

According to Voltaire in England it is considered good from time to time To do what to encourage the others?

Kill an Admiral (referring to Admiral Byng)

Babe Ruth real first name?

George

Which imperial unit of measurement is equal to 33,000 foot pounds per minute or 550 foot pounds per second?

1 horse power

In which Cornish town is the Furry Dance celebrated on 8th May each year?

Helston

Name of naughty boy central character of 1963 Where The Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak?

Max

Mendelssohn’s third and fourth symphonies nicknamed after countries, which

3rd: Scottish 4th: Italian

The Leazes Stand, Milburn Stand and Gallowgate End are all to be found at which premier league football ground?

St James’s Park Newcastle

To which position did Paul Novak succeed in January 2023 after unopposed endorsement at general assembly in September 2022?

TUC General Secretary

Found in pre Colombian settlements, what’s the name of the throwing weapon made of weights on the ends of interconnected rope or cord which is used to capture animals by entangling their legs?

Bolas

Current president of European Commission German?

Ursula von der Leyen

Which Brit won silver in quadruple sculls 2004 athens and also gold in individual pursuit cycling 2008 Beijing?

Rebecca Romero

Famous French general for conquest of Algeria and Crimean war, said “it is magnificent, but it is not war, it is madness” about charge of the light brigade.

Pierre Bosquet

Crimean war battle known as “the soldier’s battle”, 5th November 1854 and followed by siege of Sevastopol. Was a uk/France victory over Russia. Named after Ukrainian city.

Battle of Inkerman

Name of psychopathic killer in Happy Valley played by James Norton

Tommy Lee Royce

Name any of the three traditional divisions of the historic county of Lincolnshire.

Holland, Kesteven and Lindsey

According to the proverb, who is king in the kingdom of the blind?

The One Eyed Man

What number and nickname symphony was Mozart’s last and longest?

Symphony No. 41 Jupiter

The eccentric but highly effective Liverpudlian charity fundraiser who is currently on his final charity walk from John of roars to lands end clad only in trunks and fur hat?

Speedo Mick

In bible story of the Good Samaritan, the victim of robbers was travelling along road from Jerusalem to which other city?

Jericho

Cordwainer makes what

Shoes

Who are the three candidates for SNP leader following Nicola Sturgeon’s reisgniation?

Kate Forbes Ash Regan Hamza Yousaf

By what popular name is garden flower antirrhinum generally known?

Snapdragon

What Latin phrase is used to refer to an action or condition that is essential or indispensable?

Sine qua non

Name of 16 year old from Sandbach who became youngest ever world champion in snowboarding (slope style specifically) at world championships in Georgia on 27th February?

Mia Brookes

What term is used by MPs in Parliament when referring to the House of Lords?

The other place

Fought in a snowstorm on Palm Sunday 1461 in North Yorkshire, which battle was bloodiest ever on English soil?

Towton

22nd July 2022 what record was set in the town of Conigsby, Lincolnshire?

Highest ever recorded temperature - 40.3 degrees

Currently leading their championship in England, London lions, who play their games at Copperbox Arena take part in which sport?

Basketball

The Doug Ellis Stand, the Trinity Road Stand and the Holte End are all found at which premier league football ground?

Villa Park

Who played Huggy Bear in original Starsky and Hutch 1976-79?

Antonio Fargas

Who played Kenneth Hutch Hutchinson in Starsky and Hutch

David Soul

Who played Dave Starsky in Starsky and Hutch?

Paul Michael Glaser

According to nursery rhyme story of gross agricultural irresponsibility, which led to the sheep being in the meadow and cows in the corn, where was the boy who looks after the sheep?

Under the haystack (little boy blue)

What did a Peruker make?

Wigs

Which Italian city is associated with balsamic vinegar?

Modena

Jamaican footballer play for Man City womens known by nickname Bunny?

Khadija Shaw

In which city are HQ of Boots?

Nottingham

Alternative name for fragrant garden shrub Philadelphus?

Mock Orange

Since tv Vera aired in 2011, which actor has played lead role of DCI Vera Stanhope?

Brenda Blethyn

In late 2022 who overtook Musk as richest in world!

Bernard Arnault

In anatomical terms, what S is an erectile fleshy protuberance on forehead of turkeys?

Snood

Who were two members of Beach Boys without surname Wilson (Brian, Dennis, Carl)?

Mike Love and Al Jardine

Which motorbike manufacturer makes the Super Cub? In continuous production since 1958, it is believed to be the best selling motorbike in history?

Honda

Mela is Italian word for what fruit?

Apple

Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation was 2003 book by which author?

Lynne Truss

The first ever game played by Brazilian mens national football team was in 1914 against which unlikely opponent? This club side are nicknamed the Grecian and play in red and white home kit.

Exeter City

Which south East Asian country did Kim Wilde sing about in 1981? Top ten across Europe.

Cambodia

Francois Nars is a professional what?

Make Up Artist

Dominic West won a BAFTA for his role as which serial killer in itv drama Appropriate Adult?

Fred West

What G is a cylinder of wickerwork filled with earth used as a military defence?

Gabion

Dub be good to me, Burundi Blues are both hits for beats international, band put together in Brighton by which man?

Norman Cook

What B is the outwork of a fortified place such as a castle?

Barbican

Which city in the south of Italian peninsula was captured by Ottomans in 1480? City gives name to strait which separates Italy and Albania.

Otranto

Who became greatest alpine skier of all time in March 2023 with 87th World Cup win beating Ingemar Stenmark 1989 record?

Mikaela Shiffrin

Which Leicester Tigers prop captained England against France in six nations in March 2023?

Ellis Genge

What Y is the old English or Scot’s word for a gate or grille of latticed wrought iron bars used for defensive purposes in castles?

Yett

In 1977, Jonathan richman and the modern lovers had a uk number 5 hit with “____ Reggae”, what nationality fills?

Egyptian

The Rose Window is a notable feature of which gothic cathedral of England?

York Minster

In 1923, the Yakut Revolt became one of final episodes in civil war of what country?

Russia

Under what two word name were books of Stereograms (as seen in Glass Onion) sold in the 1990s?

Magic Eye

What P is a secondary door or gate in a fortification such as city wall or castle curtain wall?

Postern

What number does Harry Potter wear in Quidditch?

7

Frenchman has held world record in decathlon since 2019?

Kevin Meyer

Which Norwegian has held mens 400m hurdles since august 2021?

Karsten Warholm

Name of which element comes from Greek for Acid Former

Oxygen

Released in 1981, which character aptly featured in the first Disney video game tie-in?’

Mickey Mouse

The Kroll Process used to extract what element from its ore? Replaced the Hunter Process for doing the same thing.

Titanium

Which Russian defector died in 2006 after being poisoned by polonium?

Alexander Litvinenko

Game of badminton played until a player reaches how many points?

21

Which Japanese designer was Steve jobs favourite? This man died in 2022.

Issey Miyake

Eglantyne Jebb founded which charity?

Save the Children

On which Hawaiian island is the naval base known as Pearl harbour?

Oahu

What P is a fence of stakes set firmly in the ground as for enclosure or defense?

Palisade

The Matterhorn overlooks which town beginning with Z in the Swiss canton of Valais?

Zermatt

What K is citadel of any of various North African cities?

Kasbah

Hollywood sign, observatory and Los Angeles Zoo all found in which municipal park?

Griffith Park

Soviet serial killer ANDREI CHIKATILO was the very loose subject of a 2015 mystery thriller film starring Tom Hardy and Gary Oldman. What was title of this movie which includes a number?

Child 44

Medical condition known as pruritus better known as ?

Itchy Skin

Highest hill on isle of man

Snaefell

Dwarf in seven dwarfs come first alphabetically

Bashful

Main protagonist of Murders in the Rue Mortgue 1841 short story said to be first detective story

Auguste Dupin

Bridge known as the CAuseway connecting mainland Malaysia and Singapore crosses which body of water?

Straits of Johor

WhAt two word term initial MH found in ceiling of gateway or passageway in fortification through which defenders could shoot, throw or pour harmful substances down on attackers?

Murder Hole

What B is a projecting portion of a rampart or fortification that forms an irregular pentagon attached at the base to the main work?

Bastion

Originally an iggy pop song David Bowie scored considerable chart success singing about his girl from what country in 1983?

China

Dutch runner who set womens mile world record in 2019 at 4 mins 12 seconds?

Sifan Hassan

Fermented tea drink with purported health benefits thought to originate from China and drunk by Janelle Monae character in glass onion

Kombucha

1999 movie Summer of Sam about which American serial killer who did eight shootings 1976-77?

David Berkowitz

What is most naturally diamagnetic element? It has one of the lowest values of thermal conductivity among metals.

Bismuth (83)

What E is an open area in front of fortified place where attackers are exposed to defenders fire?

Esplanade

From old English for corpse: gateway covered with a roof found at the entrance to a traditional English or English-style churchyard

Lychgate

Metal with highest boiling and melting point?

Tungsten 74

February 2023 which luxury car manufacturer announces today that it will cease production of its 12-cylinder petrol engine in April 2024

Bentley

On the last Sunday in July, thousands of pilgrims climb Ireland's holiest mountain, Croagh Patrick (764 metres) in County Mayo, four letter term for this Sunday

Reek Sunday

Northamptonshire manor mid-16th century Tudor hall house built by Lawrence Washington, the great-great-great-great-grandfather of George Washington

Sulgrave Manor

Which literary character was born Marion Tweedy in Gibraltar?

Molly Bloom (1922’s Ulysses)

Chablis is the northernmost district of which wine region?

Burgundy

In the Bible, who asked “what is truth?”

Pontius Pilate

What is measured by a nit?

Luminance (usually of electronic displays from Latin for shine nitere)

World record for stacking M&Ms

7

ASDA convenience store name

On the Move

Morrisons convenience store name

Morrisons Daily

Waitrose convenience store name

Little Waitrose

Sainsbury convenience store name

Sainsburys Local

Which diarist debuted in The Independent in 1995?

Bridget Jones

What are euro banknotes made from?

Cotton

Which company buys about 15% of the UK’s annual potato crop, the most of any company?

McCain

Pig farmer and businessman Jim Watkins is claimed to be behind which conspiracy theory?

QAnon

Which singer is the Dowager Countess of Plauen?

Anni-Frid Lyngstad of ABBA

What are Kohs Block; Miller Analogies; Turing; Wonderlic?

Intelligence Tests

Born Anna Italiano and married to Mel Brooks from 1964, won Oscar best actress for The Miracle Worker in 1963?

Anne Bancroft

1987 film about book shop starring Anne Bancroft and Anthony Hopkins.

84 Charing Cross Road

Indigenous people of Hokkaido believe everything in world has spirit even rocks

Ainu

In which mythology is forest god Tane, sky god Rangi and earth goddess Papa?

Māori

Bill Tidy died in March 2023. Which of his cartoon strips ran from 1967 to 1981 in the fortnightly satirical magazine Private Eye?:

The CLOGGIES

Bill Tidy died in March 2023. Which of his cartoon strips ran from 1971 to 1984 in the Daily Mirror?:

The FOSDYKE SAGA

Which British actor took best actor in play at 2022 Tony’s? Also won bafta in tv of A Dance to the Music of Time.

Simon Russell Beale

Which British video game developer based in Southam, England, founded by brothers Richard and David Darling in October 1986 making them one of oldest video games studios in uk? Now part of EA group.

Codemasters

Video game focuses on Marcus Fenix and Dominic Santiago and their efforts in the Delta Squad to wipe out Locust forces on planet Sera.

Gears of War

Gene Kelly cohosted and appeared in 3 MGM compilation movies in 1970s, films comprised segments from golden age of Hollywood. Their two word title also name of song by The Jam which was never released in the UK. Name?

That’s Entertainment

General Orlov in Octopussy 1983, Victor Maitland in Beverly Hills Cop 1984, Lt Podovsky in Rambo First Blood Part II. Head legal counsel for Vanger Industries in Girl with Dragon Tattoo. His plays sometimes seen as example of in-yer-face theatre.

Steven Berkoff

Which 2019 Gurinder Chadha movie was inspired by journalist Sarfraz Manzoor and his love of Bruce Springsteen? Name of movie was Springsteen penned song made famous by Manfred Mann’s Earth Band.

Blinded By The Light

The 1976 mini series I Claudius, which actor played Castor in that show, played Gibbs in Pirates of Caribbean and Bernard Ingham in The Crown?

Kevin McNally

Who was Margaret thatcher’s chief press Secretary through her time as PM? Died in February 2023. Played by Kevin McNally in The Crown. Known for Hillsborough and cake Brass Eye scandal

Bernard Ingham

What tv show created by Chris Morris did Cake fake drug appear on? Known to affect Shatner’s Bassoon in the brain.

Brass Eye

In the 1990s work by Irvine Welsh appeared in an anthology titled The Children of _____ _______. The name of whcih Scottish football team fills blank? Extremely unsuccessful football team play at Cliftonhill in town of Coatbridge.

Albion Rovers

Which athlete won British javelin championship for ten years running 2003-13? Real first name Katherine. Won bronze medal at 2008 Beijing.

Goldie Sayers

Which John Sullivan sitcom starred Paul Nicholas and Jan Francis as former lovers?

Just Good Friends

Which comedy writing team wrote original book for early iteration of Joseph and his Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat called Jacob’s Journey?

Galton and Simpson (Hancock’s Half Hour and Steptoe and Son)

Which man the current defence coach for England national rugby Union team is current record top scorer in rugby league super league history?

Kevin Sinfield

Playing Cosmo Brown, which other male star shared top billing alongside gene Kelly and Debbie Reynolds in Singin in the rain? Similar to Mickey Rooney.

Donald O’Connor

Which Irvine welsh novel adapted in 2013 and movie James mcavoy stars as scheming police officer?

Filth

Janet Brown played Maggie Thatcher in which 1981 James Bond movie? In this movie Bond attempts to locate a missile system whilst becoming involved in web of deception spun by Greek businessmen.

For Your Eyes Only

The Lieber and Stoller song “On Broadway” was big hit for the Drifters in 60s but which man took it back into the charts in the 70s? The version recorded by this Breezin’ singer was used in Bob Fosse movie “All That Jazz”.

George Benson

Which athlete was British javelin champion 8 times during the 1980s? He took silver at 1984 Olympics and then won gold at the 1986 edinburgh commonwealth games.

David Ottley

Blizzard Entertainment first person shooter takes place on Earth in near future in years after Omnic Crisis a period in which robots rose up in rebellion worldwide.

Overwatch

Japanese term for flower arrangement?

Ikebana

Japanese term for art of using pressed flowers and other botanical materials to create an entire picture from those elements.

Oshibana

Which 2008 Gurinder Chadha teen romcom stars young Aaron Johnson? Plot follows 14 year old as she tried to find boyfriend while planning 15th birthday party?

Angus Thongs and Perfect Snogging (by author Louise Rennison)

Which English javelin thrower from leeds took silver for England at 3 commonwealth games running 1986-94? Since been Jessica Ennis’ coach.

Mick Hill

Who played Claudius in 1976 tv series in I Claudius? Bafta nominated for Last Tango in Halifax decades later.

Derek Jacobi

Diane Bull and David Ashford starred in which John Sullivan bbc sitcom of 1992? The series followed the travails of a woman whose millionaire husband dies suddenly and leaves her penniless in his Will.

Sitting Pretty

Set in Land of the Dead, which lucasarts game was first of theirs to use 3D computer graphics overlaid on pre-rendered static backgrounds?

Grim Fandango

Which actress played character Lisbeth Salander in original Swedish Girl with dragon tattoo? Later in Sherlock Holmes game of shadows.

Noomi Rapace

Which British actress and singer, an 8 time Olivier award nominee, was the narrator in TV movie version of Joseph? She is more recently known for her role as Elaine Peacock (Linda Carter’s mum) in eastenders.

Maria Friedman

Irvine welsh novel trainspotting was mainly set in area of edinburgh? Also area welsh comes from and area that Hibs call home.

Leith

In Lieber and Stoller song “Pearl’s a singer”, lyrics tell us “she wanted to be ____ _______ but now sits there at that beer stained table”? Name of which pin up girl 1916-73 fills the blanks.

Betty Grable

Which John Sullivan sitcom of 1986 starred Ralph Bates as secondary school teacher whose wife leaves him for his best friend? Only 14 episodes ever costarring Belinda Lang.

Dear John

Which British actress of Sikh heritage appeared in Chadha’s Bend It Like Beckham?

Parminder Nagra

Who played Tiberius in I Claudius? Later played chief inspector Wexford on tv.

George Baker

Who wrote about chief inspector reginald Wexford

Ruth Rendell - first appearance From Doon with Death

Gene Kelly starred alongside Leslie Caron in 1951 An American in Paris. Which George Gershwin standard from that movie was later used as the theme tune to 1990s cybill shepherd sitcom “Cybill”?

Nice Work If You Can Get It

Fifth instalment of Elder Scrolls franchise is Skyrim and set in which continent?

Tamriel

Nickname of Leeds Rhinos as well as Rhinos, same as leeds citizens?

The Loiners

What is the name of the sausage roll that has featured in two books by LadBaby?

Greg

Which character from The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo has been portrayed on film by both Daniel Craig and Michael Nyqvist?

Mikael Blomkvist

Impressionist Janet Brown’s daughter in law was actress Janet Dibley. She costarred with Nicholas lyndhurst in which sitcom from 1986-90 playing a young couple deciding whether to marry or not?

The Two of Us

“Just finish clean in’ up your room, let’s see that dust fly with that broom”, are opening lines in the second verse of which lieber and stoller penned song about teenage life?

Yakety Yak

Steve Backley got silver Javelin at 1996 Atlanta and 2000 Sydney and bronze in 1992. Who beat him at gold every time?

Jan Zelezny

Set in Birmingham, Clive russell was a guest and Tim Healy the proprietor in which John Sullivan sitcom running 1998-2000?

Heartburn Hotel

Gurinder Chadha directorial debut sees group of Asian woman take day trip to Blackpool illuminations?

Bhaji on the Beach

Real name of LadBaby

Mark Hoyle

In 2021, Kevin Sinfield tan from liectester tigers to leeds rhinos home ground in order raise money, name both grounds?

Welford Road and Headingley

I Claudius: which welsh wife of Peter O’Toole was Livia?

Sian Phillips

Three word title of 1949 movie with gene Kelly and Frank Sinatra? The basis of story was three US navy sailors excited for 24 hour shore leave in NY.

On the Town

The X fold is the flagship device of which Chinese smartphone manufacturer? Company sponsor Steph curry in China and have sponsored IPL in cricket too.

Vivo

Who wrote the song Private Dancer made famous by Tina turner?

Mark Knopfler

2017 adventure video game developed by giant sparrow sees player investigate a family who are afflicted by curse that causes all but one of each generation to die in unusual ways. What remains of ____ _____?

Edith Finch

Comedy writing duo of Chesney and Wolfe had some success with bbc with “The Rag Trade” and “Meet the Wolfe” but the corporation were not keen on their next offering so they took it to Frank Muir’s LWT for which next offering running 1969-73 and spawned three films?

On the Buses

Directed by Penny Marshall and featuring Jonathan Pryce as “Jack” which 1986 is summarised here: an American computer wiz works for New York bank is thrust into world of international espionage after receives coded message from spy.

Jumping Jack Flash

Griff Rhys Jones played their title character in which 1989 movie based on Tom sharpe book of same name? Story follows comic misadventures of eponymous character as accused of murder of wife when goes missing after argument at party of friend.

Wilt

The drag racing scene in which 1989 US movie was filmed at Orlando Speed World Dragway? Keanu Reeves was drag racer but Steve Martin and Mary steenburgen were big stars.

Parenthood

Characters of which show were based on real life NYC detectives Lou Telano and John Sepe?

Starsky and Hutch

The British game designer Steve Jackson was Co-founder of which retail chain which won the licence to distribute Dungeons and Dragons in Europe?

Games Workshop

Stanley tucci, Lucy liu, Bruce Willis all in which 2006 film by Paul McGuigan? About innocent man dragged into middle of war being plotted by two of NYC crime bosses.

Lucky Number Slevin

Taking place in small English village where inhabitants have mysteriously disappeared, please complete name of 2015 game published by The Chinese Room?

Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture

What was exciting ring name of Ms Schrull, a woman known as prof wrestling manager in 1980/90s? Along with Randy savage she had long running feud with hulk hogan and miss Elizabeth.

Sensational Sherri

Who sang the country song “Rose Garden”?

Lynn Anderson

Which survival horror video game series was first launched by Capcom in 2006? Frank West is protagonist in first game of series which is set within fictional shopping mall filled with hordes of zombies.

Dead Rising

Which board game consist of grid of 24 intersections or points? In this 2 player game which dates back to Roman Empire each player has nine pieces at the outset.

Nine Men’s Morris

The P and Mate lines are mobile phones series released by which Chinese smartphone company believes to be second largest in the world?

Huawei

Whcih English actor played Paul Collier in Doctor in the House and Solly in “it ain’t half hot mum” received writing credits for On the Buses? Later in his career started in “Sunburn” alongside Michelle Collins.

George Layton

Directed by Penny Marshall and starring Drew Barrymore as single mother with dreams of writing having son at 15 and goes through failed marriage with drug addicted father.

Riding in Cars with Boys

Nicknamed “The Brain” and later a commentator for wwe, which managers stable included Andre the Giant, King Kong Bundy, Mr Perfect, Ravishing Rick Rude?

Bobby Heenan

Reece Shearsmith turned up in couple episodes of which Julia Davis comedy set in 1830s? It was about woman who is washed ashore after ship is wrecked off english coast.

Hunderby

Name either member of Jane’s Addiction or RHCP who joined with Alanis Morisette to record “You Oughta Know”? Moves to rock sound.

Dave Navarro or Flea

Teddy Sheringham scored 100 goals almost for which club between 1983-91? Scotsman George Graham, John Docherty and Bruce Rioch in charge at time.

Millwall

The Freaker virus turned humans into zombies in which 2019 Sony game for the PS4? In this game former outlaw turned drifter Deacon St John searches Oregon for his wife.

Days Gone

The F series and Reno series are mobile phones produced by which Chinese smartphone company based on Dongguan.

Oppo

A parasitic race of beings called The Flood are your enemies in which video games franchise launched in 2001 and had new one in 2021?

Halo

The Redmi and the Mix are mobile phone series released by Chinese smartphone company?

Xiaomi

Scotland rugby Union head coach at 2023 six nations

Gregor Townsend

Ireland rugby Union head coach at 2023 six nations

Andy Farrell

Brentford FC manager

Thomas Frank

Aston Villa manager 2023

Unai Emery

Wolves Mananger from novemver 2022

Julen Lopetegui

Everton manager since January 2023

Sean Dyche

Current manager of Coventry, fifth on list of longest serving managers in football league

Mark Robins

Manager of Harrogate Town since May 2009, longest serving manager of a football league team currently

Simon Weaver

Accrington Stanley manager since 2014, second longest serving football league manager currently

John Coleman

Which American First Lady was Francophile who hired Rene Verdon as White House chef?

Jackie Kennedy

What fashion designer founded his namesake brand in Milan in 1975 with Sergio Valentino his partner in business and in life?

Giorgio Armani

Which actress married 50 year old Frank Sinatra when she was 21?

Mia Farrow

Ava Gardner three husbands in order

Mickey Rooney 1942-43 Artie Shaw 1945-46 Frank Sinatra 1951-57

Artie Shaw instrument

Clarinet

Jackie Coogan one of first child stars: The Kid 1921, Uncle Fester in The Addams Family, married to who between 1937 and 1939?

Betty Grable

Members of which musical trio wrote memoirs: Broken Music, Strange Things Happen and One Train Later?

The Police Broken Music: Sting Strange Things Happen: Stewart Copeland One Train Later: Andy Summers

Which new formalist novelist wrote books “How the Garcia Girls Lost their Accents” in 1991 and “In the Time of the Butterflies” in 1994?

Julia Alvarez

Which American rock band is depicted as a group of miners on the cover of their 1979 album Night in the Ruts?

Aerosmith

In which Stephen king novel does high school teacher Johnny Smith wake up after being in a coma for four years?

The Dead Zone

Sanrio created what cartoon series in 2013 about a lazy and depressed anthropological egg yolk?

Gudetama

British PM 1855-58 and 1859-65

Viscount Palmerston (Henry John Temple)

British PM 1868 and 1874-80

Benjamin Disraeli

British PM 1834-35, 1841-46

Robert Peel

Band sang “Fantastic Day” in 1982, Love Plus One, Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl), Lemon Firebrigade.

Haircut 100

Band sang Hurry Up Harry in 1978 and Borstal Breakout

Sham 69

Band sang “Mama told me (not to come)” in 1970, Joy to the World, Shambala, Never Been to Spain.

Three Dog Night

Band sang Lessons in Love (1987), Something About You, Running in the Family?

Level 42

What was introduced as a temporary wartime measure in 1915 and not withdrawn until 1988?

Afternoon closing time of public houses

What was the name of the hill defended by Harold Godwinson in Battle of Hastings?

Senlac Hill

What WW2 torpedo Bomber biplane was nicknamed the Stringbag?

Fairey Swordfish

Feeding of the 5000 was used how many original bread and fish?

Five loaves and two fish

What fish is Cullen skink?

Haddock

What fish used for Stargazy Pie?

Pilchards

Who were parents of Ganesha?

Shiva and Parvati

Spear of Odin

Gungnir

Roman god of hunt

Diana (Greek is Artemis)

Rusty Nail two ingredients

Scotch and Drambuie

Tyson Fury two word autobiography November 2022

Gloves Off

From the pith of which family of perennial flowering plants with large compound evergreen leaves is the starch sago extracted?

Palm

According to Orwell “is bound up with hatred, jealousy, boastfulness, disregard of all rules and sadistic pleasure in witnessing violence, war minus the shooting”?

Sport

Four McNuggets shapes

Bell, Boot, Ball, Bone

Thornborough Henges are in which uk county?

North Yorkshire

David Lynch plays which director in The Fabelmans?

John Ford

New David Attenborough tv show for bbc 2023 about uk wildlife

Wild Isles

Uk Eurovision entry for 2023

Mae Muller

Who began her career as a child actress in 1964, appearing in East of Sudan, Star!, and two adaptations of The Railway Children—the BBC's 1968 television serial and the 1970 film version? Was in Call the Midwife and The Avengers film.

Jenny Agutter

Band with songs “Broken Wings”, “Kyrie”? Albums: Welcome to the Real World, I Wear the Face, Go On.

Mr Mister

French fabric/yarn French word for caterpillar whose fur the yarn is supposed to resemble

Chenille

Played Sophia Burset on OrNge is the New BlCk, first barbie mDe I. 2022 9 Of transgender woman was this actress?

Laverne Cox

Played Sophia Burset on OrNge is the New BlCk, first barbie mDe I. 2022 9 Of transgender woman was this actress?

Laverne Cox

Japanese Manga series by Haruichi Furudate following Shoyo Hinata. Title is Japanese for volleyball.

Haikyu!!

Which horse won Cheltenham Gold Cup two years running: 2019 and 2020? Both times ridden by Paul Townend

Al Boum Photo

Which horse won Cheltenham gold cup thrice in row 2002/03/04? Ridden by Jim Culloty each time.

Best Mate

Which horse won cheltenHm gold cup 2007 and 2009noth times ridden by ruby walsh (real name Rupert)

Kauto Star

2022 winner of Cheltenham gold cup ridden by Rachel Blackmore

A Plus Tard

First Pokémon ever designed

Rhydon

British songwriter known for singles Before I Go and Good Without, EP Seven Shades of Heartbreak and debut album Amelia in March 2023?

Mimi Webb

Three letter acronym refers to growing number of older people in western society who prefer to spend their savings on travel rather than leave to Children?

SKI (spending kids inheritance)

Which David Bowie album of 1977 has come to be regarded as some of his best work, including #2 Sound and Vision? Title reflects mood as he emerged from period of cocaine addiction.

Low

What do Leon Trotsky, Lenny Bruce, Sancho Panza, William Shakespeare and Nero have in common?

Lyrics of The Strangers song No More Heroes

In 1879, constantin fahlberg a chemist working on coal tar derivatives in a laboratory at John Hopkins university noticed a sweet taste on hand one evening inventing what?

Saccharin

Roy Plunkett invented what in 1938 for DuPont?

Teflon

In 1952 patsy Sherman a chemist at 3M was trying to develop rubber not deteriorate from exposure to jet fuel. When experimenting with mixture dropped on tennis shoe and impervious to water or alcohol?

Scotchgard

Which iconic vehicle (according to met in 1972 used in 95% of bank raids) was produced at Swaythling near Southampton from 1972 to 2013 when production moved to Turkey?

Ford Transit

Which 5 piece from Salisbury had a number one uk with Legend of Xanadu in 1968 took band name from actual nicknames?

Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich

Sharing name with number of plants in Veronica family and a rabbit in watership down, what was inappropriate name of ship which launched with the mayflower to go to new world in 1620 but was forced to turn back as taking on water?

Speedwell

Who was Methodist minister who became the first president of Zimbabwe in 1980?

Canaan Banana

What comprises the entire diet of silkworms

Mulberry Leaves

Who was the minstrel who accompanied Robin Hood’s men?

Alan-a-Dale

Who was hero of Legend of Sleepy Hollow and other books by Washington Irving?

Ichabod Crane

In Beatrix potter’s book beginning “once upon a time there were four little rabbits; flopsy, mopsy, Peter and…. Who?

Cottontail

Appointed by Charles II in 1675 who was first astronomer royal?

Sir John Flamsteed

Which French term is a recommendation to bring a wine to room temperature prior to consumption?

Chambre

What is name of parrot in Dr Doolittle stories by Hugh Lofting?

Polynesia

Two adult canines in dodge smithe’s 101 dalmatians and sequel The Starlight Barking?

Pongo and Perdita

Name of flying island in Gullivers Travels

Laputa

What courtesy title is conferred in eldest son of dukes of Devonshire?

Marquis of Hartington

Also called a bolt, what is alternative name of a projectile fired by crossbow?

Quarrel

In tiddlywinks, what are the larger discs called which are used to propel the smaller winks into a pot?

Squidgers

What is name of fictional village where Rupert the bear lives?

Nutwood

In Blackadder who played lord Percy Percy and captain darling?

Tim McInnerny

Which character in porridge had the same surname as the actor who played him?

Mr Mackay (played by Fulton Mackay)

Who was commander of British grand fleet at battle of Jutland in 1916?

Sir John Jellicoe

Name of tavern from which Robert louis stevenson’s treasure island begins?

The Admiral Benbow Inn

Who was Roman admiral and general who defeated fleet of mark Anthony and Cleopatra at battle of actium in 31BC?

Marcus Agrippa

Which English playwright wrote plays Entertaining Mr Sloane, what the butler saw and loot among others?

Joe Orton

largest island of the Northern Mariana Islands

Saipan

Which song by The New Vaudeville Band reached #4 in uk charts in October 1966

Winchester Cathedral

Who was British army officer who founded the Special Air Services?

David Stirling

Title character of Oliver Goldsmith novel The Vicar of Wakefield

Reverend Charles Primrose

Name of traditional Irish melody to which ballad Danny Boy is sung?

Londonderry Air

PhotogrPher Thomas Patrick John Anson held which title 1960-2005 death

Earl of Litchfield

One hit wonder by folk group Fiddlers Dram reached #3 in uk charts in 1979 with which song?

Day Trip to Bangor

Which loose fitting wife trousers were popular attire from mid 1920s until late 1950s and especially favoured by uni undergraduates?

Oxford Bags

An actor famous for playing smooth upper class comedy roles in several Carry On films and The Navy Lark amongst many others and died in 2022?

Leslie Phillips

Official residence of Lord Mayor of London

The Mansion House

With which type of business would you associate Lombard Street?

Banking/Finance

In British folk lore what was name of sorceress sister of King Arthur who revealed Guinivere’s infidelity by means of magic potion?

Morgan-Le-Fay (Morgana)

Which writer is famed for many occult novels including “The Haunting of Toby Jugg”, “The Gateway to Hell” and “The Devil Rides Out”, and many more?

Dennis Wheatley

Who was conservative MP who was killed by an IrA bomb in car park of House of Commons in 1979

Airey Neave

Inspector Bucket in which dickens novel? As is Lady Honoria Dedlock

Bleak House

Newman Noggs and Smike characters in which dickens novel?

Nicholas Nickleby

Sissy Jupe and Mr M’Choakumchild in which dickens novel?

Hard Times

In the sitcom Hi-de-Hi! What was name of grumpy and drunken Punch and Judyman played by Leslie Dwyer?

Mr Partridge

Who led second expedition to successfully reach South Pole in January 1912?

Captain Robert Falcon Scott

What is the location of the international airport which serves the island of Newfoundland, Canada? Setting of the musical Come from Away, 9/11 musical.

Gander

In Christian church, what name is given to first day of Holy Week?

Palm Sunday

What was name of cheap transatlNtic air service inaugurated in 1977 by Freddie laker?

Sky Train

Founded in 1924, MG Motor Company stands for what?

Morris Garages

What is name for casing in which a ships compass and other navigational instruments are kept?

Binnacle

Real name of Ozzy Osbourne?

John

Real name of Jools Holland

Julian

Real name of Noddy Holder?

Neville

Historically official residence of government chief whip?

12 Downing Street

Name of Spanish Parliament

The Cortes

A former unit of length equivalent to five and a half yards, fishy name

Perch

Whose family seat is the Highclere Castle used in downton abbey?

Earls of Caernarvon

Which comic strip character resided in Bunkerton Castle with his aunt Matilda?

Lord Snooty

Border Leicester and Romney Marsh animal

Sheep

Invented by Michael faraday in 1831? Which device transforms mechanical energy into electrical energy?

Dynamo

Which device is used to illustrate the dynamics of rotating bodies and to measure angular velocity and acceleration?

Gyroscope

We call it a Cos Lettuce. What do Americans call it?

Romaine Lettuce

A windhover is an alternative name for which bird?

Kestrel

Family name of dukes of Marlborough

Spencer-Churchill

English crickets so called Bazball style of ply has been aided by one of greatest bursts of batting in test history by which ginger haired Yorkshireman, who scored four centuries in summer of 2022?

Jonny Bairstow

Which word precedes kite in name of rare example of bird that exclusively eats one food? Some diet, same creature.

Snail Kite

Which river which flows through north east England has a name which is homophone of a word for prong of fork?

Tyne (tine)

Name of island inhabited by Circe in the odyssey

Aeaea (ee/ee/a)

In US known as staff, common British name for five parallel lines used in musical notation to help indicate a notes pitch

Stave

The 2022 world championships of which sport saw Leon Marchand judged to be top male competitor? The award based on scoring system of points to top four finishes.

Swimming

Star of Sex Education has major roles in BBC’s Vigil and SAS Rogue Heroes?

Connor Swindells

Which minor tectonic plate takes its name from Costa Rican island and national park which lies upon it? The subduction of this plate beneath the North American plate caused the 1985 Mexico City earthquake.

Cocos Plate

Which inventor added lead to gasoline and also selected Chlorofluorocarbons for use in domestic refrigeration?

Thomas Midgley

Tony Banks was keyboardist and ever present in line up of which British progressive rock group with albums such as Selling England by the Pound and Nursery Cryme?

Genesis

Two amino acids have acidic side chains at neutral PH. Which two? A and G

Aspartate Glutamate

Three amino acids have basic side chains at neutral PH. Which ones: H, L and A?

Histidine Lysine Arginine

Changing the first letter of which American state would give you a Japanese term for culture of “cuteness” as seen in manga and anime?

Hawaii (turns to Kawaii)

Writer Stephen Brown’s most recent play Dr Semmelweis started which actor Noted for not believing Shakespeare wrote own plays? Probably best known for playing Thomas Cromwell in BBC’s Wolf hall.

Mark Rylance

Name of brothers Jason and Travis who played on opposing sides of Super Bowl 2023?

Kelce

Who was judged to be best female swimmer at 2022 world aquatics championship meet? She won all four events she took part in including 400/800/1500m freestyle.

Katie Ledecky

Which actress won a BAFTA for her role in Netflix sex education and subsequently started opposite bill nighy in the film Living?

Aimee Lou Wood

Pixelated Boat went viral in 2018 when posting a fake excerpt from Michael Wolff’s Fire and Fury claiming then president trump insisted White House create tv channel exclusively showing documentaries on which large animals?

Gorillas

Ultimately deriving from Latin for key what is name of musical symbol used to indicate which notes are represented by lines and spaces on a musical stave?

Clef

English cricket stunning Bazball resurgence could be sustained by one of the other greatest bursts of batting in test history by which 2022 debutant, who has scored four spectacular centuries since Bairstow broke his leg playing golf?

Harry Brook

Changing the letter of which American state would give you the Egyptian creator god and patron deity of craftsmen?

Utah (god is Ptah)

What foodstuff is also nickname given to losing set of tennis 6-1? 6-0 is a bagel.

Breadstick

Richard Wright was cofounder and keyboardist with which enduring British group whose albums include The Division Bell and A Saucerful of Secrets?

Pink Floyd

American colonel William Tate led most recent invasion of mainland Britain when he landed in which welsh town? Led to namesake battle February 1797.

Fishguard

Sharing name with group of islands in Malay archipelago, which minor tectonic plate straddling the equator includes both the south China and andaman seas? The indo-Australian plate dips beneath this plate generating frequent earthquakes.

Sunda Plate

French author born 1804 wrote The Mysteries of Paris and The Wandering Jew?

Eugene Sue

Which water skier is five time world jump champion at water ski world championships and holds the world water ski jumping record at 95.10m?

Freddy Krueger

Toulouse is largest city of which southernmost administrative region of mainland France?

Occitania

Address of Vice President

One Observatory Circle

A leading figure on the Catholic side of 30 years war which flamboyant general was supreme commander of Habsburg forces in early years of the war, but fell from favour after losing Battle of Lutzen and was assassinated with Emperor Ferdinand II’s approval in 1634?

Albrecht von Wallenstein (accept Waldstein)

In tv series Ninja Warrior, what alliterative name is given to notorious final obstacle of the course in the heats? When competitors reach the top of this curved ascent, they hit a button on a pole to end their run.

Warped Wall

Which childrens crafting crazy of 2010s is a bracelet and charm making craft involving brightly coloured silicone bands twisted and woven into patterns using a hook?

Loom Bands

In 2021, university of liverpool renamed a hall of residence from William Gladstone to which anti racism campaigner?

Dorothy Kuya

Who took the famous photograph of sailor and woman kissing on VJ Day in Times Square?

Alfred Eisenstaedt

Sawel Mountain on border between Counties Tyrone and Derry is the highest peak of whcih range of mountains in Northern Ireland that were designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in 1968?

Sperrins

Which nursery rhyme character reportedly “met a pieman going to the fair”?

Simple Simon

The Victory Arch, or Hands of Victory, are pair of triumphal arches each consisting of giant hands holding pair of crossed swords, that mark the entrances to Grand Festivities Square in which Middle Eastern capital city?

Baghdad

Phlebitis is an inflammation of which type of body parts most often those in the legs?

Veins

The DFT is a form of the Fourier Transform commonly used in signal processing. What does letter D stand for in that abbreviation?

Discrete

2021 Brazilian Grand Prix known by what name on the Interlagos racetrack?

São Paulo Grand Prix

In which 1988 film starring Geena Davis, Jeff Goldblum, Jim Carrey and Damon Wayons does a woman from Southern California befriend 3 aliens after their spaceship lands in her swimming pool?

Earth Girls Are Easy

Which Italian singer born in 1922 and often ranked as one of greatest sopranos of 20th century was known for her rivalry with Maria callas and was described by Arturo Toscanini as the voice of an Angel?

Renata Tebaldi

Aurelia, daughter of senator Lucius Aurelius Cotta, was mother of which ruler and also of his elder sisters Julia Major and Julia Minor, latter of whom was grandmother of emperor Augustus?

Julius Caesar

Who took the famous 1945 of a soviet flag being raised over reichstag in berlin?

Yevgeniy Khaldei

Moel Famau, on the border between Denbighshire and Flintshire, is the highest peak of which range of hills in north wales, that were designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in 1985?

Clwydian Range

Which childrens crafting craze of 2000s is type of knotting craft involving thin plastic tubing usually in bright colours woven together to create a braided strand? Originating in France in 1950s their name detives from Sacha Distel song rather than a cartoon character.

Scoubidous or Scoobys

John Isner took records for both fastest serve and most career aces in tennis from previous holder / which Croatian player who retired in 2021 and remains joint tallest player ever on ATP Tour at 6 feet 11 inches?

Ivo Karlovic

What does NERD band stand for initials?

No-one Ever Really Dies

The aphorism that “nothing can come from nothing” is associated with which pre Socratic philosopher, founder of the Eleatic School, whose belief in the oneness of all nature and the impossibility of change is frequently contrasted with Heraclitus’ doctrine of flux?

Parmenides

A leading figure on the Protestant side of the thirty years war which man served as Lord High Chancellor of Sweden from 1612-54 and was a close confidant of Gustavus Adolphus and later regent and mentor to Queen Christina?

Axel Oxenstierna

Which Norwegian singer born in 1895 and often ranked as one of greatest sopranos of 20th century, was particularly known for her roles in Wagner operas? She and Sonja Henie aRe only two Norwegians to have star on hollywoods walk of fame.

Kirsten FLAGSTAD

Italian opera manager who was general manager of La Scala 1898-1908 and then metropolitan opera in New York City 1908-35?

Giulio Gatti-Casazza

Italian lyric tenor then dramatic tenor one of first major singing talents recorded born 1873 in Naples? Died 1921 at 48.

Enrico Caruso

The Bone People concerning three characters on the coast of the South Island of New Zealand was 1985 Booker prize winning novel by which author?

Keri Hulme

Mother of Alexander the Great name ? His younger sister was called Cleopatra of Macedon.

Olympias

In which 1988 film starring Dan Aykroyd, Kim Basinger and Jon Lovitz, is an extra terrestrial woman sent to earth to try and seduce a physicist into sending a radio wave that will save her planet?

My Stepmother Is An Alien

The FFT is an algorithm used to compute the Discrete Fourier Transform or its inverse. What does first F stand for?

Fast

Previously home to San Marino GP, Imola racetrack has since 2020 hosts which Grand Prix?

Emilia Romagna Grand Prix

Which nursery rhyme character reportedly “kissed the girls and made them cry”?

Georgie Porgie

The Azadi Tower, white marble Sassanian arch with distinctive sloping sides, is a landmark at the western entrance of which Middle Eastern capital city?

Tehran

Which type of animal is nickname of guitarist Jeff Baxter known for his stints in the bands Steely Dan and the Doobie Brothers?

Skunk

Sharing full name with former governor of BoE, which darts player was runner up in both 2002 and 2004 BDO world darts championship?

Mervyn King

Sharing his full name and nickname with character who was eldest of seven children in 1970s American tv series which dart player won 2001 bdo world championship?

John “Boy” Walton

Which word for home of certain type of animal was nickname of Ron McKernan, keyboard player and founder member of Grateful Dead?

Pigpen

Which footballer who played for Brighton in 1983 fa cup final was brother of former England cricket captain Mike Gatting?

Steve Gatting

Also known as parhelia or mock suns, what is common name for atmospheric phenomena, whereby bright spots appear either side of the sun at an angle of 22 degrees? They are produced by the refraction of sunlight from ice crystals in citrus clouds.

Sun Dogs

Smallest muscle in the body found in the ear

Stapedius Muscle

Used in perfumes, as a food additive and other med reasons, beavers were hunted for their meat, pelts and what yellow liquid produced by the beavers castor glands they use to scent their territories?

Castoreum

Located in Mozumi Mine, 1000m under Mount Ikeno and used to detect neutrinos produced by sun and supernovae?

Super-Kamiokande

Used in vector calculus, what is name of symbol resembling an inverted delta? Named after Greek word for Phoenician harp, it can be used to denote the gradient of a scaler field, or divergence and curl of a vector field?

Nabla

In mechanics, what name is given to the coefficient that is the ratio of the final and initial relative velocities between colliding objects? Usually denoted by the letter “e”, for a perfectly elastic collision e=1.

Restitution

Residing in the forests of Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco, what is the only deer species found on continent of Africa?

Barbary Stag (Atlas Deer)

Originally known as Mechta, which soviet spacecraft was first to spacecraft to pass the moon and the first artificial object to reach the earths escape velocity in 1959? Placed in heliocentric orbit, it still orbits between earth and Mars.

Luna 1

Named after 11th Greek letter, the ______ point is the temperature at which normal fluid helium (Helium I) becomes a superfluid (Helium II)? At 1 atmosphere, this occurs at -270.98C or 2.17K.

Lambda

EcoRI and BamHI are examples of what type of enzymes that cleave foreign DNA into fragments at recognition sites, and are widely used in genetic engineering? Werner Arber, Daniel Nathans and Hamilton Smith won the Nobel Physiology or Medicine in 1978 for discovery of these enzymes.

Restriction Enzymes

What two stringed lute with body made from wood or coconut shell is an essential elaborating instrument in Indonesia Gamelan? Arab in origin instruments with this names sometimes have more than two strings in other parts of the world.

Rebab

Which Irish fly-half won world rugby’s mens player of the year in 2018? He is irelands second highest international point scorer behind only Ronan O’Gara.

Johnny Sexton

Which game on horseback and combining polo and basketball is national sport of Argentina?

Pato

Which ITVX biopic series which premiered in February 2023 stars Helena Bonham Carter as a former star of the soap opera Crossroads?

Nolly

The biopic series Nolly by russel T Davies stars Helena bonham Carter plays which crossroads actress who played Meg Mortimer on Crossroads from 1964-81?

Noele Gordon

Mark Gatiss plays which English comedian and tv presenter in tv show Nolly in 2023? Hosted The Generation Game in 1970s/80s born in Banbury but has home town of Nuneaton museum.

Larry Grayson

Copresenter of The School of Hard Sums with Dara O’Briain, which mathematician and professor of the public understanding of science at Oxford university wrote the 2003 popular science book The Music of the Primes concerning the Riemann hypothesis?

Marcus du Sautoy

Which city, the commercial centre of northern Nigeria and formerly one of the seven medieval Hausa Kingdoms is second largest city in nigeria by population?

Kano

Which city, the commercial centre of northern Nigeria and formerly one of the seven medieval Hausa Kingdoms is second largest city in nigeria by population?

Kano

The 1915 war poem In Flanders Fields was a work by which Canadian poet?

John McCrae

The philosopher Juan de Sepulveda was key figure in 16th century debate that sought to establish the nature of the relations between indigenous people of Americas and Spanish colonial settlers. That debate took place in which Spanish city? This city was briefly the capital of Habsburg Spain and Columbus died here although he is buried in Seville.

Valladolid

Which 1450 mile long river is longest to flow through of states of arizona california Nevada and Utah?

Colorado

In February this year, Louis Vuitton announced the appointment of which record producer rapper and singer as their new artistic director of menswear following death of Virgil Abloh?

Pharrell Williams

Which Sky Comedy series which premiered in February 2023 stars Gemma Arterton as a young woman from north of England who moves south to find fame as a tv star in 1960s London?

Funny Woman

Which game alternatively known as kick volleyball is widely considered the national sport of Malaysia?

Sepak Takraw

Which New Zealand fly half won world rugbys player of the year 2015/16? This player with an alliterative name is one of only three people to win the award more than once, along with Dan Carter and Richie McCaw.

Beauden Barrett

To clone a gene fragment into a vector, the gene and vector DNA are cut with the same restriction enzyme, and joined together by what class of enzyme that catalysed the formation of phosphodiester bonds?

Ligase

Which two headed barrel drum from the Indonesian archipelago is among the most important instruments in a Gamelan ensemble? Unlike the bedug, which is struck with a mallet, these drums are hit with the hands.

Kendang

Main figure opposing Juan de Sepulveda in the Valladolid debate was which Spanish priest? Among the first European settlers in the Americas, in 1515 he emancipated his Native American slaves and later named the first “protector of the indians”?

Bartolome de las Casas

Sharing name with other us state, which 981 mile long river is longest river to flow through us states of Pennsylvania, Indiana and West Virginia? It is largest tributary of the Mississippi by volume although Missouri is longer.

Ohio

Which activewear brand, one of whose cofounders was actor Kate Hudson, operates subscription model whereby uk members pay £54.99 monthly fee that allows them to buy an outfit to the value of £80? The company recently partnered with Lizzo to release a size inclusive range.

Fabletics

The 1914 war poem “For the Fallen” was a work by which English poet?

Lawrence Binyon

The Manic Street Preachers album Futurology contains a track named after which Russian futurist poet who was known for his poem “Talking with the Taxman About Poetry” and his play The Bedbug?

Vladimir Mayakovsky

Which city the centre of nigeria petroleum industry and named with reference to a British colonial Secretary is the fifth largest city in nigeria by population?

Port Harcourt

Bob Dylan’s concert at the Manchester Free Trade Hall in 1966 is best remembered for a member of the audience shouting what single word at Dylan apparently out of frustration at the musicians perceived abandonment of folk?

Judas

Jennie Bond, Susan Calman and Andi Oliver have been the three hosts of which bbc cooking competition?

Great British Menu

Mostly living near the Chari and Logone rivers, the Sara people are the largest ethnic group in which African country?

Chad

The Accumulation of Capital is a work by which German political theorist who cofounded the Spartacus League with Karl Liebknecht and Clara Zetkin?

Rosa Luxembourg

Which snacks with a marmite like flavour are shaped like small tree offshoots?

Twiglets

The world reached 1 billion population in which century?

19th century

Lennon is son of which Gallagher brother?

Liam

The annual Pepperkakebyen in Bergen Norway is largest model town from which baked product?

Gingerbread

Quechua and Aymara are two of the thirty seven official languages of which South American country?

Bolivia

In Greek mythology which cretian princess helped Theseus escape the labyrinth?

Ariadne

In which us state does Monterey Jack cheese originate from

California

Cachinnation is another word for which human response?

Laughing

Which historical figure has been played on screen by Charles Laughton, Trevor Howard and Anthony Hopkins?

William Bligh

Which english rock band had a uk hit in 1967 and again in 1975 with Itchycoo Park?

Small Faces

Small Faces lead vocalist

Steve Marriott

Mr Mister lead singer

Richard Page

Which Mexican revolutionary has a style of moustache named after him?

Emiliano Zapata

Moheli and Anjouan are two of the islands that make up which African country?

Comoros

Which years summer Olympics was first to use the new gymnastics scoring system after the Perfect 10 was discontinued?

2008

Which moth is so-named because the markings on its wings look like the “nun” symbol in the Ktav Ashuri script?

Hebrew character moth

The Underrated Youth was a 2019 EP by which English singer and former Disney actor?

Yungblud

In which year did Mary Rose sink?

1545

Which Japanese physician is considered to be first person to carry out an operation under general anaesthesia?

Seishu Hanaoka

According to international standards, how many quires of paper make up a ream?

Twenty

Which celebrity chef runs The Blind Pig in Soho?

Jason Atherton

In which African country is there a Voodoo Festival held each year on 10th January?

Benin

Which character sings “the laughing song” in operetta Die Fledermaus?

Adele

Which country joined Tri-nations in 2012 resulting in it being renamed the Rugby Championship?/

Argentina

British author of YA novels: This Book Is Gay, Mind Your Head, Margot & Me, The Gender Games, Clean and Meat Market.

Juno Dawson

YA author from Ireland of Only Ever Yours, Asking for It, Almost Love and The Surface Breaks (reimagining of The Little Mermaid).

Louise O’Neill

First novel Solitaire, Heartstopper, I Was Born for This and Loveless all by which YA novelist?

Alice Oseman

Which horse won the 2023 Cheltenham Gold Cup. The 7-5 favourite gave jockey Paul Townend and trainer Willie Mullins, who triumphed twice with Al Boum Photo, their third win in five years.:

GALOPIN DES CHAMPS

Thick As a Brick is an album by which folk rock band led by flute playing Ian Anderson? Other albums for this band include Aqualung.

Jethro Tull

In Hollywood Babylon, it was claimed which actress from golden age was found drowned in her own vomit with her head in the toilet? In 2013 it was confirmed she had died on her bedroom floor.

Lupe Velez

Which French overseas collectively lies just off coast of Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador? 1888 execution of Joseph Neel here was only time guillotine used in North America?

St Pierre and Miquelon

Later to appear in one of the biggest action shows of the 1980s who played Starbuck in original version of Battlestar Galactica?

Dirk Benedict

What word beginning with C refers to practice of tree management where tree stems are repeatedly cut down to near ground level?

Coppicing

What name given to any of the imposters who claimed to be the son of Ivan the Terrible during time of troubles? Most successful of these ruled as Tsar of Russia from 1605-06.

False Dmitry I

Which German general released a 1950 autobiography entitled Panzer Leader in which he described himself as innovator of German panzer divisions and a pioneer of blitztieg tactic?

Heinz Guderian

Currently playing in RFL Championship, the second tier of rugby league in England the bulldogs based in which West Yorkshire town?

Batley

Rugby League championship team playing in Barrow

Barrow Raiders

Rugby League championship team playing out of Post Office Road in West Yorkshire?

Featherstone Rovers

Rugby League championship team playing out of The Shay in Halifax?

Halifax Panthers

Keighley rugby league championship team playing out of Cougar Park

Keighley Cougars

Sheffield Rugby League championship team playing out of Olympic Legacy Park

Sheffield Eagles

Rugby League championship team out of Sale, Greater Manchester?

Swinton Lions

Widnes rugby league championship team playing out of Halton Stadium in Cheshire?

Widnes Vikings

Which historic route linked DOVER to Wroxeter in Shropshire running roughly along the route of the modern A5?

Watling Street

What term, from Sanskrit for “ancient” is given to genre of literature found in Hinduism and jainism? Many are named after Hindu gods and contain intricate symbolism.

Puranas

Todd Field’s 2022 Tar film is first film he directed since 2006 film that was based on novel by Tom Perrotta? It starred Kate Winslet and Patrick Wilson as neighbours who having affair when a sex offender moves into their neighbourhood.

Little Children

1957 experiment by Chien-Shiung Wu established that weak interCtion unexpectedly violated P symmetry. Here P stands for which property, which can be seen as measure of whether a physical interaction works identically when reflected in a mirror?

Parity

What term was coined by composer Pierre Schaeffer for music created by recording sounds and modifying them through audio signal processing and tape signal techniques? This form of music which uses “sound objects” is contrasted with the pure Elektronische Musik of Karlheinz Stockhausen which uses electronically generated sounds.

Musique Concrete

Which character, the daughter of King Pastoria, appears as an immortal 14 year old in L Frank Baum’s Oz series? Initially appearing as human, she is later revealed to be a fairy.

Princess Ozma

What name of Greek origin is given to branching appendages of neurons that receive signals from other neurons? A nerve cell typically has 5-7 of these structures, which branch extensively and form a dense tree around cell body.

Dendrites

Which fictional beer with German name is lager of choice in video games GTA IV and GTA 5? It is advertised on tv, radio and billboards within game.

Pisswasser

“Around the world” and “da funk” were singles from which debut album by daft punk released in 1997?

Homework

Which Roman road linked London to York and Lincoln, running roughly along the route of the modern A1 and A10? It is known as the Old North Road.

Ermine Street

Thomas Mann, Dietrich Buxtehude and Willy Brandt all came from which city in Schleswig-Holstein which was formerly capital of Hanseatic League and is known also for its production of marzipan?

Lubeck

Which Hindu goddesss features in Brahmanda, Skanda and Matsya Puranas? This goddess of music art speech wisdom and learning is consort to Brahma.

Saraswati

Another director with limited output is Whit Stillman, whose 2011 film Damsels in Distress came 13 years after what previous film, a 1998 comedy drama starring Kate beckinsale and Chloe Sevigny as young graduates in the Manhattan nightclub scene in early 1980s?

The Last Days of Disco

Which German SS commander was highest ranking officer convicted of war crimes at the Malmedy massacre trial? He commanded the 6th Panzer Army at Battle of Bulge and had earlier served as Hitler’s chauffeur and bodyguard.

Sepp Dietrich

Previously seen in long running western series, who played commander Adama in original version of Battlestar Galactica ?

Lorne Greene

What word beginning with P means practice of tree management where the upper branches are removed to promote the growth of a dense head of foliage and branches?

Pollarding

First Romanov tsar in 1613

Michael I

Unhalfbricking and Liege & Lief are albums by which band with Richard Thompson as a member?

Fairport Convention

In Hollywood Babylon claimed which Canadian actress was “turned into mincemeat” by her dog as he consumed her remains to survive? Later confirmed that her dogbit her legs to wake her

Marie Prevost

Which French overseas collectivity in caribbean located between Saint Martin and Dutch municipalities of Sint Eustatius and Saba? Name of its capital city of Gustavia reflects fact it was Swedish territory until 1878.

Saint Barthélemy

Seen in both GTA San Andreas and Manhunt, what is name of the drinks brand that produces both a beer and a brand of lemon lime soft drink.

Sprunk

Sexy Boy and Kelly Watch The Stars were singles taken from which debut album by Air released in 1998?

Moon Safari

French cities of Orleans, Tours and Nantes lie on which river?

Loire

Which baker who won GBBO in 2012 became first male only Same sex couple on strictly? Paired with Johannes Radebe, second to Rose Ayling-Ellis.

John Whaite

In Oz series, under what name was Princess Ozma raised by Mombi, witch of north? Mombi transferred Ozma into Hoy who created Jack Pumpkinhead, who she would later raise as her child.

Tip

Cabinet reshuffle in 2023 saw creation of DepRtment for Energy security and net zero. Which politician who was very briefly Home Secretary in 2022, was appointed as Sec State of this department?

Grant Shapps

After the Wu experiment, it was incorrectly suggested that although P symmetry was violated, CP symmetry may be conserved in that the weak interaction would maintain mirror symmetry if particles were replaced with their antiparticles. What property does C stand for here?

Charge

Whcih composer, who worked at Pierre Schaefer’s studio, coined the term “organised sound” for his own style of music? He was among the first musicians to combine electronic and acoustic musics in works such as Deserts and is also known for his large orchestral works such as Ameriques which uses sirens.

Edgard Varese

Lancaster Bomber and WainWright are beers brewed by which brewery located in the Ribble Valley that was acquired by Marstons in 2015?

Thwaite’s

Which New Zealand city takes name for Scottish Gaelic name for edinburgh? Second largest city on South Island and said to have worlds steepest residential street, Baldwin Street.

Dunedin

What French term, which means the creation of things out of objects that are readily available, did Claude Levi-Strauss use in his work The Savage Mind to refer to patterns of mythical thought among less tech advanced societies?

Bricolage

Brand of matches popularly known as “the smokers’ match”

Swan Vesta

1962 song sung by Mark Wynter that reached number 4 in uk charts

Venus in Blue Jeans

The owners of the ship Red Dwarf in TV comedy

Jupiter Mining Corporation

Company that owns Nostromo in Alien franchise

Weyland-Yutani

2015 film starring Mila Kunis as title character ___ Jones and Channing Tatum as Caine, directed by Lana and Lilly Wachowski.

Jupiter Ascending

American actress playing Vulcan first officer and science officer T’Pol on Star Trek: Enterprise.

Jolene Blalock

Who wrote the Inspector George Gently novels starting with Gently Does It 1955?

Alan Hunter

Who plays George Gently in adaptation of Alan Hunter’s works on bbc?

Martin Shaw

Lee Ingleby plays which sidekick of George Gently in north east constabulary on bbc adaptation of George Gently?

John Bacchus

An American record label founded in 1945 that introduced such artists as frankie Laine, Vic Damone and Patti Page to international pop market?

Mercury Records

Born Matilda Alice Powles, born 1864, English music hall performer became one of best known male impersonators of the era.

Vesta Tilley

English singer-songwriter best known for work with Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band and in Sir Henry at Rawlinson End and acted as Master of Ceremonies for Mike Oldfield’s Tubular Bells album.

Vivian Stanshall

Rugby league team playing at Crown Flatt stadium in Dewsbury

Dewsbury Rams

Rugby league team playing at Crown Oil Arena in Greater Manchester, Rochdale.

Rochdale Hornets

Rugby league team currently in league 1 playing out of portway stadium in Birmingham

Midlands Hurricanes

Greek mythology who was mother of Perseus?

Danae

In Greek mythology who was mother of Heracles/Hercules?

Alcmena

Doctors who specialise in colorectal procedures and knowledge

Proctologist

Miley Cyrus 2023 #1 album in March 2023

Endless Summer Vacation

Which athlete and 800m Olympics champion in 1964 is the mother of former Manchester City players Ian and David Brightwall?

Ann Packer

Which athlete and 800m Olympics champion in 1964 is the mother of former Manchester City players Ian and David Brightwall?

Ann Packer

Jarrow born playwright who became better known as screenwriter for British television? He made his name writing scripts for Z cars and Softly Softly and his tv adaptation of Chris mullin novel A Very British Coup. His comedy drama The Beiderbecke Trilogy became a cult classic.

Alan Plater

Also known as Parliamentary Novels, what name given to series of novels by Anthony Trollope? Taken from name of politician who married Lady Glencora.

Palliser

Also known as Parliamentary Novels, what name given to series of novels by Anthony Trollope? Taken from name of politician who married Lady Glencora.

Palliser

Blood curdling death scream of which plummy voiced character in The Archers as he plummeted from his rooftop in 2011 was Radio 4’s most requested playback moment for that year?

Nigel Pargeter

Originally from Sanskrit for “learned”, word entered English through Hindi for respect for wise person? Used in media a lot now.

Pundit

Originally from Sanskrit for “learned”, word entered English through Hindi for respect for wise person? Used in media a lot now.

Pundit

What name given to Latvian anarchist who found fame as an anti-hero in London’s east end after supposedly fighting in and escaping from the violent Siege of Sidney Street in 1911?

Peter the Painter

With a melody in the chorus adapted from score of 1940 Pinoccchio, what song was #6 in uk for Tom Jones in May 1972?

The Young New Mexican Puppeteer

This phrase used by Winston churchill to assess the possible significance of allied victory in 1942 battle of El Alamein?

The End of the Beginning

Last word spoken by Gustav Mahler on deathbed in 1911?

Mozart

1987 British art house was directed by Derek Jarman as protest against policies of thatcher government. Tilda Swinton and scene depicting her mourning executed husband. Name?

The Last of England

Name of restaurant at the end of the universe in hitchhiker world?

Milliways

Which PM reportedly said “die my dear doctor? That is the last thing I shall do”?

Lord Palmerston

This Cornish peninsula is precisely where lands end is located, name it?

Penwith

Located on north coast of Scotland about 11 miles NW from John O’Groats this is actually the northernmost part of the Uk?

Dunnet Head

Title of 1961 film directed by Alain Resnais and starring Delphine Seyrig and Giorgio Albertazzi as two unnamed people who may or may not have met some time before and had an affair.

Last Year at Marienbad

Greek shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis died on this day in 1975. On what Greek island which he owned is he buried along first wife and two children?

Skorpios

To date there have been 13, first being Sir Maurice Hankey in 1916, current party loving incumbent is youngest ever and appointed by Boris Johnson in 2020, what role?

Cabinet Secretary (Simon Case)

Introduced in China as early as 581BC and uk in 1870? What innovation greatly assisted the administration of these imperial powers?

Civil Service exams

Located between Harlesden and Shepherds Bush and opened 1833 what was first commercial cemetery in London? Boasts many famous residents including isambard kingdom Brunel and Anthony Trollope.

Kensal Green Cemetery

In which city is Cnut the Great buried in 1035?

Winchester

Plants of genus Erysimum are often planted in borders in autumn to give early spring flowers in a wide variety of colours. How are these plants commonly known?

Wallflowers

Non-native, what name are early flowering genus Galanthus better known?

Snowdrops

The Ekstraklasa is top professional league for mens football in which European country?

Poland

The Eliteserien is top pro league for mens football in which European country?

Norway

1980 novel by Anthony burgess with line about turning 81 with a catamite in bed with the narrator?

Earthly Powers

1927 novel by 1930 nobel lit winner (first American) which made into 1960 Oscar winning film?

Elmer Gantry

Coast to Coast Walk by Alfred wainwright from Irish sea to North Sea, terminus points?

St Bees (Irish) to Robin Hood’s Bay (North)

One of britains most popular national trails, The Offa Dyke’s Path, connects Sudbury by the Severn Estuary near Chepstow to which coastal town 177 miles to North?

Prestatyn

Who were four comedians in the original Four Yorkshiremen comedy sketch as shown on At Last the 1948 Show?

John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Tim Brooke-Taylor and Marty Feldman

The Spanish Inquisition began in 1478, when did it officially end?

1834

Name small marine isopod crustacean of genus Limnoria that destroys submerged timber by boring into it.

Gribble

Which burns poem begins with lines: “Hey! Where’re you going, you crawling hair fly? Your impudence protects you, barely?”

To a Louse

Which modern marvel of engineering, opened in 2002 in order to transfer canAl boats between the Forth & Clyde Canal and the Union Canal, height differential of 24m?

Falkirk Wheel

Which multitalented English actor novelist poet and painter born 1921 served in ww2 achieving rank of major? His film breakthrough occurred in 1950 with The Blue Lamp.

Dirk Bogarde

Name wetland area of France south Arles and between the Petit Rhone and Grande Rhone?

Camargue

May 2022 what became Scotland’s newest city as part of platinum jubilee? Was once capital of Scotland.

Dunfermline

In December 2022, which town became NI sixth city alongside Belfast, Derry, Armagh, Lisburn and Newry?

Bangor

Who wrote Revelations of Divine Love? Earliest surviving by a woman in English.

Julian of Norwich

Whose dictated story of her life is considered to be first known autobiography ever written in English by man or woman? Many pilgrimages to holy sites in Europe and holy land.

Margery Kempe

Name of retail park stands on site of former Manchester botanic gardens? Over the years it’s been amusement park, sports stadium for athletics and greyhound racing.

White City

Manchester City centre got its first new public park in more than 100 years in September 2022. Takes name from former railway station and industrial site what is new park called.

Mayfield Park

English translation of famous 1885 painting known in Artist languages as De Aardappeleters?

The Potato Eaters

Which post-WW2 style of Japanese cuisine, often confused with hibachi, is named after iron griddle used to cook food on?

Teppanyaki

From Japanese for “fire bowl”, what is traditional Japanese heating device and designed to hold burning charcoal? Used for heating not cooking.

Hibachi

The Shard is tallest building in UK but what is tallest building in City of London? Name of building is its address.

22 Bishopsgate

What species of dolphin, possibly extinct, is native to Yangtze River?

Baiji

Bidya Devi Bhandari was longest serving female head of state until 13 March 2023 when replaced by Ram Chandra Paudel. Which country?

Nepal

Who replaced Monica Galetti as a judge in most recent season of Masterchef: The Professionals?

Anna Haugh

In American football a safety, when the defence tackles the offensive player in the offensive player’s own end zone, is worth how many points?

Two

At 286 verses, the Surah Al-Baqarah is the longest sura in the Qur’an. It’s named after which animal?

The Cow Sura

Best selling British author of Ralph’s Party, Invisible Girl and The Family Remains took up writing when her friend challenged her to write three chapters of a novel in exchange of dinner at favourite restaurant?

Lisa Jewell

Which British American computer scientist and entrepreneur, founded a company that develops the software Mathematica and wrote a book called Combinators, on the topic of an abstract computational concept that pre dates Turing machines?

Stephen Wolfram

Founded in San Francisco by Greg Brockman, Ilya Sutkever and Sam Altman what AI research lab, heavily funded by Microsoft has among other things built the text to image deep learning model DALL-E?

OpenAI

In common law what is the four letter name for a formal written order issued by a body with administrative or judicial jurisdiction? Warrants and subpoenas are common type of this order.

Writ

Saxophonist Dexter Gordon was nominated for best actor academy award for his portrayal of an American jazz musician in Paris for what 1986 bertrand Tavernier film? Film title is taken from 1943 jazz standard by Thelonius monk.

Round Midnight

David Jolicoeur, stage names Trugoy the Dove and Plug 2, was member of which hip hop group when died February 2023?

De La Soul

What group of Jewish rebel warriors took control of Judea in 167BC seizing it from the Seleucid Empire?

Maccabees

What is name of the process that describes the breaking down aspect of metabolism, a set of metabolism pathways that break down molecules to release energy?

Catabolism

What is the name of the new Jez Butterworth black comedy series streaming on Amazon prime starring James Corden?

Mammals

Which St Helen’s winger became the first English rugby league player to score five tries in a match in the quarter final of the 2022 rugby league World Cup?

Tommy Makinson

What prominent rock outcropping located northwest of acropolis in athens, was site of a St Paul sermon and the trial of Orestes for killing his mother and lover in The Eumenides by Aeschylus? More recently it’s the name of a weekly newsletter by The Cultural Tutor on Twitter.

Areopagus

Chateau Petrus, Chateau d’Yquem, Chateua Cheval Blanc are among famous wineries of which region, known for blended reds, Sauvignon Blanc whites and Sauternes sweet wines?

Bordeaux

Whcih New Orleans music style popularised by brass bands such as the dirty dozen and the rebirth brass band, utilises improvised polyrhythmic marching beats? It is named after dancers that typically follow these bands at traditional parade and funeral matches.

Second Line

Strait beteeen Greenland and Baffin Island in Nunavut canada? Named after captain of Black Dog during Spanish Armada before killed by pirates near Singapore.

Davis Strait

In both civil and common law what is four letter name for a civil wrong that causes a claimant to suffer loss or harm, resulting in legal liability? Trespass, defamation and malpractice are common types of wrong.

Tort

The logarithm using base e=2.718 has what special name

Natural logarithm (ln)

Malik Taylor under stage name Phife Dawg died March 2016, part of which hip hop group?

A Tribe Called Quest

With a writing style compared to Agatha Christie, which best selling British author has written books such as In a Dark, dark wood, the woman in cabin 10 and The IT Girl?

Ruth Ware

Which American teenager became youngest woman to win an Olympic snowboarding gold medal at 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang? Won second Olympic gold in Beijing.

Chloe Kim

Which British American computer scientist and entrepreneur founded a venture capital fund called Y Combinator and has written several books on the programming language, Lisp, one of first high level programming languages?

Paul Graham

Founded in London by Demis Hassabis and Mustafa Suleyman what AI company now a subsidiary of Alphabet has among other things built the Go playing engine AlphaGo and the protein structure prediction engine AlphaFold?

Deepmind

Monica Galetti is chief proprietor of which charlotte street French restaurant?

Mere

In American football a field goal is worth how many points?

3

At 3 verses, the Surah Al-Kawthar is the shortest Sura in the Qur’an, in name translate into English as what noun?

Abundance Sura

What is the Spanish name of the flattop grill not to be confused with comal, that originated in 19th century in Mexico and Central America and was used for cooking corn dough? Used in variety of cuisines notably cuban, seafood and Mongolian bbq.

Plancha

The Shard tallest building in UK but what is tallest building in Canary Wharf? Name of building is address.

One Canada Square

What small species of porpoise endemic to gulf of california is smallest of all living cetaceans?

Vaquita

Indirectly named after former German general and politician, which investment research firm and activist short seller founded by Nathan Anderson in 2017 published report accusing The Adani Group of fraud?

Hindenburg Research

Which New Orleans funk band featuring Zigaboo Modeliste on drums and art Neville on keyboards combines guitar riffs with second line rhythms and noted for songs like Cissy Strut and Look-Ka Py Py.

The Meters

Which Newcastle knights winger made his debut for England at the 2022 rugby league World Cup and scored nine tries in his first four matches?

Dom Young

What steep Cliff on south side of capitoline hill in rome was a site of executions for murderers and traitors and briefly mentioned in act 3 Scrnr 3 of shakespeares Coriolanus?

Tarpeian Rock

Romanee-Conti, Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet are among famous villages of which French region known for Pinot Noir reds and Chardonnay whites?

Burgundy

Which Jewish social movement and school of thought in the Levant during the time of the Second Temple became the foundational basis for Rabbinic Judaism? Traditional rivals were the Sadducees.

Pharisees

What is name of process that describes the building up aspect of metabolism a set of metabolic pathways that construct molecules from smaller units?

Anabolism

What is name of Jez Butterworth’s previous tv series, a 2018 historical fantasy drama that aired in sky and Amazon prime?

Britannia

Which American polymath, former editor of whole earth review and founding executive editor of Wired magazine has recently published Vanishing Asia a photograph book.

Kevin Kelly

What functional programming language named after Penn State logician and mathematician, has a reference implementation whose name references the city of Glasgow and is maintained by British programmers Simon Peyton Jones and Simon Marlow?

Haskell

Who won 2024 masters?

Scheffler