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Four members of the Million Dollar Quartet jam session took place at Sun Record studios in Memphis Tennessee in 1956?
Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, Elvis Presley
Starring Jeremy Renner, The McLusky brothers are still untangling the web of corruption in titular Michigan town in which 2021 tv show?
Mayor of Kingstown
Last Catholic monarch of Britain
James II
picau ar y maen welsh for which food
Welsh Cake (also bake stones or pics)
Set in Lancashire, what itv drama 2019 starred Morven Christie as a detective sergeant family liaison officer. Marsha Thomason took over the leading role from series three as DS Jenn Townsend? Nicknamed Broadchurch North.
The Bay
10 mile long Sandbank off Deal in Kent which has caused 2000 shipwrecks?
Goodwin Sands
New Oleato Starbucks range contains which controversial ingredient?
Olive Oil
Which international delivery service founded in San Francisco in 1969 by
Adrian Dalsey, Larry Hillblom, Robert Lynn? Now HQ in Bonn.
DHL
Which delivery service founded 1971 in Little Rock Arkansas by Frederick W Smith?
Fedex
Judas Priest named after a song by which act
Bob Dylan
Boyz II Men named after song by which act
New Edition
What links: Strangeways prison; Holborn Bars; Girton College; Eaton Hall
Designed by Alfred Waterhouse
Rolling Stones are named after a song by which act
Muddy Waters
Name of incident which germany used as excuse to invade Poland 31 august 1939 during ww2?
Gleiwitz incident
Johnny Sexton beat whose record for most points scored for Ireland rugby Union on 18th March 2023?
Ronan O’Gara
1966 seventh album of Bob Dylan
Blonde on Blonde
Which eponymous band had hits with “Fox on the Run” and “The Mighty Quinn”?
Manfred Mann
Who was Rolling Stones lead guitarist between Brian Jones and Ronnie Wood?
Mick Taylor
Which sixties group had lead guitarists including Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page and Eric Clapton?
The Yardbirds
In which Scottish glen were about 30 members of the MacDonald clan killed by government troops in 1692?
Glencoe
Which Russian city was scene of mass shooting of unarmed civilians by soldiers in 1905?
St Petersburg
How many victims were shot in St Valentines Day Massacre on the orders of Al CPone?
7
A large number of Danes were killed in London and Oxford on a massacre named after which Saint in 1002 on orders of Ethelred II?
St Brice’s Day Massacre
Characters Eustacia Vye and Clym Yeobright in which 19th century novel?
Return of the Native
Characters of 1898 novel include Narrator, Artilleryman, Curate?
War of the Worlds
Characters in which 19th century novel include Daughter of Isaac of York, Rebecca and Rowena?
Ivanhoe
Characters of which 19th century novel Archdeacon Grantley and Mrs Proudie?
Barchester Towers
Gabriel Oak, Bathsheba Everdene, Francis Troy book 1874?
Far from Madding Crowd
Rev Edward Casaubon, Dorothea Brooke, Tertius Lydgate all characters in which 1871 novel?
Middlemarch
Which novel contains characters Edgar Linton and Nellie Dean?
Wuthering Heights
Which British prime minister had a long term relationship with Frances Stevenson whom he eventually married?
David Lloyd George
Which year did Clinton get impeached following scandal with intern?
1998
Which British prime minister died in 1865 allegedly during an encounter with a maid on a billiard table?
Palmerston
Which singer released a song in 1980 called Love on the Rocks?
Neil Diamond
What womens premier league team does Beth mead play for
Arsenal
First female winner of 1962 SPOTY
Anita Lonsbrough
Which Mediterranean island: Es Cana, Portinatx, Playa Den Bossa?
Ibiza
Which Mediterranean island: st Paul’s Bay, Qawra, Mellieha?
Malta
Which Mediterranean island: Son Bou, Punta Prima, Es Castell?
Menorca
Which welsh resort close to Great Ormes Head?
Llandudno
Which English resort close to Beachy Head?
Eastbourne
Portobello close to which Scottish city?
Edinburgh
Salthill is adjacent to which Irish city on estuary of the River Corrib?
Galway
Which Mediterranean island: Argostoli, Trapezaki, Svoronata?
Kefalonia
Where in Sussex is the modernist De La Warr Pavilion opened in 1935?
Bexhill-on-Sea
Which king had nickname Old Rowley
Charles II
Which British king was known as the First Gentleman of Europe?
George IV
In what year did wearing of front seatbelts become compulsory in UK?
1983
In what year did wearing of rear seatbelts become compulsory in UK?
1991
Front seat belts were compulsory equipment on all new cars registered in the UK from which year?
1968
Which Sri Lankan batsman was twice named Wisden leading cricketer in world for his performances in 2011 and 2014? His selection as a Cricketer of the Year in 2012 meant he is also recognised twice in same edition of Wisden.
Kumar Sangakara
What word follows “water” in name of brown and yellow aquatic insect that uses its powerful oar like hind legs to locomotor across surface of lake, pond or ditch? One species known as backswimmer.
Boatman
Which American national forest, located in south eastern Ohio, is named after a Revolutionary general and founding father nicknamed “Mad Anthony”?
Wayne National Forest
Which academy award nominated composer whose works include the 1968 ballet Jazz Calendar scored several hammer horror films in 1950s and 60s including The Man Who Could Cheat Death and The Witches?
Richard Rodney Bennett
Used in weightlifting what piece of gym equipment is a metal bar typically around 6ft in length with weighted plates attached to either end? It is longer version of the dumbbell and normally used for two handed exercises.
Barbell
What name given to part of a cruciform church that forms wings at right angles to the nave?
Transept
Who awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for predicting the existence of the pion, a type of meson?
Hideki Yukawa
Poland’s most prestigious educational institution the Jagiellonian University was named after the dynasty but was founded by which earlier king known as Polish Justinian for his legal code reforms?
Casimir III the Great
What large tapered pole usually made from larch tree is tossed in an event at Scottish Highland games?
Caber
Which Serbian director has won the Palme D’Or twice doing so for films When Father Was Away On Business and Underground?
Emir Kusturica
Located next to O2 in London, which Anthony gormley sculpture is his tallest work and is formed of many 1.5m long steel sections that form the outline of a human body in the centre of the sculpture?
Quantum Cloud
What name is given to the often semicircular recess at eastern end of many churches? This section which developed from the Roman exedra, extends beyond the choir or chancel which contains the altar.
Apse
Which tv series airing from 2010-16 and set in Boston started Angie Harmon and Sasha Alexander as the titular duo a police detective and chief medical examiner?
Rizzoli & Isles
Nicknamed the “Horror Queen”, which composer born into a well known artistic and aristocratic family composed the score for several Hammer films in the 1960s including Paranoiac and Never Take Sweets From a Stranger?
Elisabeth Lutyens
What word follows “pond” in the name of a brownish-black aquatic predatory insect that can move across surface of a pond lake or ditch because of water repellent hairs on bottom of feet? This insect also sometimes known as water strider.
Skater
Which American national forest, located north of Charleston, South Carolina, is named after a general of the revolutionary war nicknamed “Swamp Fox”?
Francis MARION National Forest
David guetta teamed up which British group and Galantis Swedish group on 2021 single Heartbreak Anthem?
Little Mix
In 1989 essay, which American civil rights advocate developed the concept of intersectionality to analyse how links between a persons race gender sexual orientation social class and other factors affect discrimination and privilege?
Kimberle Williams Crenshaw
Which Sri Lankan cricketer was named the MVP at 1996 cricket World Cup and was named one of five Wisden cricketers of years in 1997 despite not playing previous season in England? Nicknamed Master Blaster.
Sanath Jayasuriya
Which Danish director has won Palme D’Or twice for his films Pelle the Conqueror and The Best Intentions?
Bille August
Which public artwork by Anthony Gormley, which has science inspired name, consists of 27 sculptures cast from artists own body? This artwork similar to Gormley’s Another Place on Crosby beach was first installed across prominent buildings in London and has since been displayed in New York and Rio de Janeiro.
Event Horizon
“The state of men without civil society […] is nothing else but a mere war of all against all” is a quotation from 17th century work of political theory by which English philosopher?
Thomas Hobbes
Polish Renaissance or Golden Age considered to have reached peak during reigns of last two kings of Jagiellonian dynasty who share what regnal name?
Sigismund
Named the third best podcast of 2021 by The Guardian, Comfort Eating is a podcast hosted by which English journalist? She began writing The Guardian in 1999 and became their restaurant critic in 2018.
Grace Dent
Otto Lidenbrock is professor who discovers a subterranean world in which novel?
Journey to the Centre of the Earth
What name did pacific territory Pleasant Island adopt upon gaining independence in 1968? This is worlds second least populous country.
Nauru
Mesons can ultimately decay to what type of uncharged fermion with a near zero mass and that typically passes through normal matter undetected? Wolfgang Pauli proposed the existence of this particle to explain beta decay.
Neutrino
Which singer songwriter whose songs include Love Song, Brave and Once Upon Another Time wrote the Broadway show Waitress?
Sara Bareilles
Discovered by Mary Claire King the BRCA1 gene is resonnsible for hereditary version of which disease?
Breast Cancer
After giving birth to a daughter in 1999 and returning to training only ten days later, which Irish athlete went on to win silver in 5000m at 2000 Sydney Olympics?
Sonia O’Sullivan
Which contemporary American composer wrote a one movement percussion concerto, completed in 2005? Her 2010 Putlizer prize winning violin concerto which includes movements 1726 and fly forward was composed for Hilary Hahn.
Jennifer Higdon
Dorothy Hodgkin is well known for her work with which scientific imaging method? 1964 won Nobel for confirming structure of insulin and B12.
X Ray Crystallography
Two Vietnamese sisters with which surname launched rebellion against Han dynasty in China from 40-43AD?
Trung
Ballet academy in st Petersburg is named after which ballerina? She pioneered standardised ballet education in 20th century with a method also being named after her.
Agrippina Vaganova
Which queen of Arthurian legend was played by Angel coulby in bbc Merlin?
Guinevere
Who played Merlin in bbc show Merlin?
Colin Morgan
Sharing its name with a type of penguin, which region of Antarctica is claimed by France?
Adelie Land
2021 Met Gala, AOC contro as wore white Aurora James gown emblazoned with which three word slogan?
Tax the Rich
Donna Strickland best known for her work with which optoelectronic devices? For her work she won the Nobel prize physics 2018 3rd to do so.
Lasers
Lauren Mayberry is lead singer of which Scottish band? Formed 2011 this group won 2022 best song by NME Award for How Not to Drown from album Screen Violence?
Chvrches
Which enchantress of Arthurian legend was played by Katie McGrath in bbc merlin?
Morgana
Three sisters with which surname opposed Rafael Trujillo in Dominican Republic ? They were assassinated in 1960.
Mirabal
Which woman ruled Habsburg Empire from 1740 until 1780? She funded Englightment style education partly to train enough administrators to meet needs of her absolutist monarchy.
Maria Theresa
Who designed the logo for google which was used between 1999 to 2015?
Ruth Kedar
Which conductor was first woman to conduct at the last night of the proms? She often collaborated with Higdon and spent 15 years with Baltimore symphony orchestra?
Marin Alsop
Anne Frank was born what city and year?
Frankfurt in 1929
Discovered by Mary F Lyon, X-inactivation or Lyonization is responsible for determining which feline coat colour?
Tortoiseshell or Calico
Katie Price in 2001 ran as independent candidate in the Urmston and Stretford ward of which city?
Manchester
Which two women won 2020 Nobel prize chemistry?
Emmanuelle Charpentier
Jennifer Doudna
Who sings Goo Goo Muck as heard on Wednesday?
The Cramps
Four stages of infections of zombies on The Last of Us
1) Runners
2) Stalkers
3) Clickers
4) Bloaters
Neapolitan filled pastry filled with custard like mixture and sometimes called lobster tail in USA? Originated from Campania.
Sfogliatella
Musical direction to play a note with sudden strong emphasis.
Sforzando
Who did South African referee send off in Ireland v England March 18th during Ireland winning the six nations grand slam? He hit Riise player Hugo Keenan.
Freddie Steward
NEOM is planned smart city in Saudi Arabia: which planned region will be first major outdoor skiing destination in Arabian peninsula? Cooler there than rest of Neom’s territory.
Trojena
Which Czech theologian and reformer was burnt at stake for Heresy against the doctrines of Catholic Church in 1415?
Jan Hus
Branded Scottish’s biggest festival of light, what festival takes place Nnually in Aberdeen? First in 2014, 115k visited in four days in feb 2023.
Spectra
In board game chess, how many possible moves does each player have available with their first turn?
20
Which jazz composer, born in New Jersey, played piano with two early swing bands before forming his own Kansas based outfit in 1935. Various iterations of band included stats like Lester Young and Freddie Green. Known for “One O’Clock Jump” 1937 jazz standard.
William James “Count” Basie
Name of statue depicting the Buddha Amitabha in Japan, was tallest statue in 1993-2008?
Ushiku Daibutsu
In original series of Star Trek, a uniform of which colour worn to indicate wearer is in medical or science?
Blue
Team based out of Bergamo, Lombardy who play in Serie A with name from Ancient Greece
Atalanta Bergamasca
One of biggest business acquisitions in 2022 saw which Indian food delivery platform acquire the quick commerce company Blinkit for $567 million? This company mainly operates in food delivery and restaurant hosting industry.
Zomato
Born in 1710, which Scottish composer, arranger, cellist, and music publisher, was appointed as Chamber Composer for King George III? He published his chamber works under the Nom de Plume “Dottel Figlio”.
James Oswald
Who won the 1968 academy award for best actor for role of Charly Gordon in 1968 film Charly?
Cliff Robertson
Most common of four main human blood group types?
O
Formerly part of a single book alongside book 16, what is the 15th book in the Old Testament? This book is named for its author, who led a group of Jews returning to Jerusalem and rebuilding the temple after their Babylonian exile.
Ezra
What name of statue depicting the Buddha Vairocana found in China and tallest statue in world 2008-18?
Spring Temple Buddha
Who bought Air India from Indian government in 2022, they actually founded the airline in 1932 but took over by Gov in 1953?
TATA Group
On board game draughts/checkers, how many possible moves does each player have available with their first turn?
Seven
How many checkers does each player have on start of game of draughts/checkers?
12 each making 24 total (24/64 - 6/16)
Best known as leader of own long running orchestra which jazz composer most recorded in history with tunes like Satin Doll, Don’t get Around Much Anymore and Mood Indigo?
Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington
Least common of four main human blood groups
AB
Which fellow Czech follower of Jan Hus was also burned at the stake of heresy a year after Hus? A depiction of his execution appears in John Foxe’s Book of Martyrs published over 200 years later.
Jerome of Prague
Which neom planned region is to be a 8 sided floating industrial complex? Prime Minieter bin Salman expects this complex to be focal point for global trade flows.
Oxagon
15th and 16th books in Old Testament are considered a single book in Jewish canon, what is 16th book in Old Testament? This book chronicles the return of titular cupbearer of the Persian king, and rebuilding of the walls at Jerusalem.
Nehemiah
Born in 1732, which Scottish composers surviving compositions have led to him being reevaluated as one of most important British composers of 18th century as well as leading exponent of Scotland’s music? Best known is Overture to Isaac Bickerstaff’s comic opera The Maid of the Mill.
Thomas Erskine, 6th Earl of Kellie
Which Italian football team from Veneto ultimately takes name from Greek word for Greece?
Hellas Verona
In original Star Trek, uniform of what colour worn to indicate that wearer is in security or operations?
Red
Seven men to have attempted to assassinate Queen Vic
Edward Oxford
John Francis
John William Bean
William Hamilton
Robert Pate
Arthur O’Connor
Roderick McLean
What year were England beaten by Norway 2-1 provoking the Lord Nelson, Lord Beaverbrook, Winston Churchill, Clement Attlee, Henry Cooper, Lady Diana, …, Maggie Thatcher?
1981
In tennis who was John McEnroe’s doubles partner with whom McEnroe won 7 Grand Slam titles?
Peter Fleming
Which series of 24 childrens novels were written by Anthony Buckeridge and document the humorous escapades of a schoolboy at an English prep school?
The Jennings series
Which English, teacher and social reformer campaigned for strong reform of postal system based on uniform Penny post and proposed adhesive stamp on letters?
Rowland Hill
Zabid, hottest city on earth, in which country?
Yemen
Name of rural locality found in Sakha Republic which by average winter temperatures is coldest permanently inhabited settlement on earth?
Oymyakon
John Motson famous photo reporting from 1990 blizzard at which high Wycombe stadium?
Adams Park
English author who published 31 novels including The Life and Loves of a She Devil (tv 1986 with Patricia hodge and Dennis waterman), Puffball, The Cloning of Joanna May, Wicked Women and The Bulgari Connection.
Fay Weldon
Pele two clubs in career
Santos and New York Cosmos
David Crosby died aged 81, following departure from The Byrds, with which three artists did he perform with at Woodstock?
Stephen Stills
Graham Nash
Neil Young
Which Spanish fashion designer born 1934 and dies February 2023 designed costumes for 1968 Barbarella?
Paco Rabanne
Tom Verlaine died January 2023 and was most known as frontman of which New York City rock band whose debut album in 1977 and entitled Marquee Moon?
Television
Gary Rossington died 71 in 2023, guitarist and last surviving member of which Ill fated rock band
Lynrd Skynrd
Daughter of Asclepios who is associated with cleanliness
Hygiaea
Nickname acquired by cricketer Ashley Giles after an infamous spelling mistake on his testimonial merchandise in 2000
King of Spain
Tv detective series starring Lesley Sharp and Suranne Jones in title roles?
Scott and Bailey
14th century allegorical English poem by William Langland where eponymous character is a farm worker?
Piers Plowman
Henry Deutschendorf real name of which singer?
John Denver
Which book of bible between Jeremiah and Ezekiel consists of a series of poems concerning the destruction of Judah, Jerusalem and The Temple by the Babylonians?
Lamentations
Which book of the Bible between Ecclesiastes and Isaiah consists of a number of love poems narrated by a man and a woman?
Song of Solomon
Which childrens story by Oscar Wilde tells of ogre who builds a wall around his garden to stop children playing there?
The Selfish Giant
The commander of the 14th army in Burma during WW2 this much decorated career soldier later became Governor General of Australia and was created a Viscount in 1960. Who was he?
William Viscount Slim
This Canadian actor best known for SNL, the films The Three Amigos, Mars Attacks and The Spiderwicke Chronicles. Who is he?
Martin Short
Architectural term for circular building with a domed roof such as Capitol building in DC and pantheon in rome?
Rotunda
Which US archipelago is connected by the Overseas Highway?
Florida Keys
Name for the “tower of silence” In Zoroastrianism where the dead left on towers for vultures to eat for excarnation?
Dakhma
Charles Warrell created what series of spotters’ guides?
I Spy Books
What links: Boat; head; moon; pea (plus four more)?
Bones in wrists name derivations
Which manifesto was launched in Glasgow in 1838?
The People’s Charter (The Chartists)
What is the last surviving member of the family Phascolarctidae?
Koala
Title 11 of the United States Code relates to what predicament?
Bankruptcy
Which England cricket captain had the initials MCC?
Michael Colin Cowdrey
1903 born in Kiev, wrote in French and most known for posthumous work Suite Francaise? Killed auschwitz in 1942.
Irène Némirovsky
What is the world’s largest trade book fair?
Frankfurt
Marduk was chief god of which city?
Babylon
Which songwriter was musical director for Marlene Dietrich? Las Vegas did show together.
Burt Bacharach
Where is England’s only statue of Bonnie Prince Charlie?
Derby
What links: Labino; Lalique; Lipofsky; Liskova; Littleton?
Glass artists and designers
Who invented bitcoin?
Satoshi Nakamoto
Who invented ethereum?
Vitalik Buterin
Three South American countries that equator goes through?
Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia
In Despicable Me franchise what does AVL stand for
Anti Villain League
In which American city is there a full scale replica of Parthenon from athens Greece?
Nashville, Tennessee
Which Filipino was assassinated at the airport later named after him?
Ninoy Aquino
In the Bible, who lived to the age of 962?
Jared
Which dynasty originated in the second marriage of Catherine of Valois?
Tudor (she married Owen Tudor)
Link: Bob Hayes (100m and wide receiver); Roger Kingdom (110m hurdles and speed coach)?
Olympic Gold and Super Bowl Ring
French professional boxer who has held the IBO female lightweight title since 2019, won 2016 rio gold.
Estelle Mossely
French swimmer and three-time Olympic medalist, won 400m freestyle gold and silver/bronze at 2012 Olympics. She died in the Villa Castelli helicopter collision, at age 25, during the filming of French TV reality show Dropped for the TF1 network.
Camille Muffat
Dutch darts player he has become known for his job with an aubergine company, which has led to him having the nickname ‘Aubergenius’.
Dirk van Duijvenbode
Straw hat the national symbol of Lesotho. An image of it appears on the Lesotho flag, and on Lesotho license plates.
Mokorotlo
Born 1912 Pennsylvania, African American leader in social movements for civil rights, socialism, nonviolence, and gay rights as a homosexual male?
Bayard Rustin
a preserved British steam locomotive completed in 1960. It was the last steam locomotive to be built by British Railways
Evening Star
Who wrote Democracy in America
Tocqueville
Which Furniture restorer acts as the foreman of The Repair Shop on tv?
Jay Blades
Which mountain range splits Europe and Asia and goes from Arctic Ocean to Kazakhstan
Urals
Also known as a Peewit or Green Plover, what bird was declared Ireland’s national bird in 1990?
Lapwing
With chemical formula Mg(OH)2, stomach aid used as antacid and laxative discovered by Irish physician James Murray?
Milk of Magnesia
The Mayfly was tbe first aeroplane designed constructed and flown by a woman in 1910, which woman?
Lilian Bland
From what wood are hurling sticks traditionally made out of? Killed by dieback.
Ash
What effect is scattering of light by a medium containing small suspended particles? Unlike Rayleigh scattering which is caused by particles much smaller than wavelength of light, similar sized particles to the wavelength of light are involved. Visible rays of light, the blueish colour of smoke and blue irises are some examples that arise from this effect.
Tyndall Effect
Located on grounds of Birr Castle, who constructed the Leviathan of Parsonstown? A 72 degree reflecting telescope that largest in world 1845-1917.
William Parsons Lord Rosse
In March 2023, which male tennis player ended a record 912 week streak in the top 10 of ATP rankings?
Rafael Nadal
In B52s song love shack, what make of car is big as a whale?
Chrysler
What was first marvel comic to reach issue #700?
Amazing Spider-Man
Josh Groban and Annaleigh Ashford starred in 2023 Broadway revival of what Stephen sondheim musical?
Sweeney Todd
Which billionaire cameo appearance in Iron Man 2?
Musk
The brachialis is a muscle used to move which joint in the body?
Elbow
What two player board games includes pieces called Spies, Flags and Bombers?
Stratego
Tokyo-X is a Japanese breed of what edible animal?
Pig
Which auto company designed and constructed formula one race cars called the W11, W12 and W13?
Mercedes-Benz
“The Best of Times” and “Too Much Time on My Hands” are singles off concept album Paradise Theatre by which rock band?
Styx
What form of basketball is played with four trampolines in front of each net and boards around the edge of the court?
Slamball
What valve on right side of heart allows deoxygenated blood flow though right atrium and right ventricle?
Tricuspid
Which actress played mother of J Lo in 2001 movies Angel Eyes and 2022 movie Shotgun Wedding
Sonia Braga
Burhanuddin Rabbani president of which country while in exile from 1996-2001?
Afghanistan
Which model of SUV manufactured by Hyundai since 2000 named after US state capital?
Santa Fe
Which is by mass the most common element on earth?
Iron
Word connects fictional characters created by Leslie Charteris, liverpool footballer who scored winner in 1965 fa cup final, student newspaper at oldest uni in Scotland?
Saint (Ian St John)
What type of cheese popular with dieters is made by adding cream to curds and whey?
Cottage Cheese
Which type of bird are usually divided into one of four categories: fish, booted, snake and giant forest?
Eagle
Winifred Phillips who enlisted in Womens Royal Army Corps in 1949 while serving in Egypt, and Dorothy Hughes, who joined the British army in 1941 aged 18, were first two women what in 2006?
Chelsea Pensioners
1940 version of pinocchio disney, two main antagonists are what named cat and what named fox?
Cat: Gideon
Fox: J Worthington Foulfellow (Honest John)
Modern Pentathlon five sports
Fencing, Swimming, Riding, Shooting, Running
According to recent study, only mammals on earth whcih if you add combined weight would weight more than human beings?
Cows
Which is only motorway in england which does not connect to any other motorway?
M2 in Kent
Which is only motorway in England which only connects to other motorways?
M49 (links the M4 and M5 northwest of Bristol)
What connects Alex Clockwork Orange, Cornelius Fudge in HP, Oddjob in Bond, Captain Peacock, Bradford and Bingley?
Bowler Hat wearers
Which two cathedral cities were part of same country from 1974 to 1998 and connected to Oxford and Paddington by The Cathedrals Express originating in 1957?
Hereford and Worcester
What name based on colour of livery adopted in 1937 is given to daily rail service connects Cape Town and Pretoria?
The Blue Train
The Don Giovanni train originates in Venice and goes via vienna to which European city, where the first opera on the subject of the licentious Don Juan was produced?
Prague
Which railway runs from the National Trust property at Sheffield Park to East Grinstead, stopping at Horsted Keynes and Kingscote? West Sussex
The Bluebell Railway
Which of apostles is patron saint of desperate cases and lost causes?
St Jude
Four capital cities beginning with W in alphabetical order
Warsaw
Washington DC
Wellington
Windhoek
“You deserve a break today” was an advertising slogan for what fast food restaurant chain?
McDonalds
Which comic strip dropped by loads after Scott Adams made racist comments on YouTube in 2023?
Dilbert
What first name was shared by first two wives of Andrew Lloyd Webber?
Sarah
Which female comic strip character battled fascism during WW2 as a member of the junior commandos?
Little Orphan Annie
Johann II was monarch of which country for over 70 years between 1858 and 1929?
Liechtenstein
Which Belgian race driver won the 24 hours of Le Mans six times during 1969-82?
Jacky Ickx
Several pubs claiming to be oldest in England - Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem, the bell inn, and ye olde salutation inn - all located in which city?
Nottingham
Largest denomination of coin in circulation in Japan?
500 Yen
Which English king held off Danish invasion led by Cnut the Great?
Edmund II
WHat singer was subject of 2022 hot 100 song by Armani White?
Billie Eilish
Michael J Fox married which actress who played his girlfriend on sitcom Family Ties?
Tracy Pollan
Who is English composer of the operas At the Boars Head and The wandering Scholar?
Gustav Holst
Which actress from Kill Bill movies appears in music video for SZA Kill Bill?
Vivica A Fox
Which of Seven Sages of Ancient Greece often credited with pioneer of applying deductive reasoning to geometry and astronomy?
Thales
President of Germany since 2017
Frank-Walter Steinmeier
Who has been prime minister of France since 2022
Elisabeth Borne
Which Australian capital once called Palmerston?
Darwin
Name of medieval mosaic floor on Westminster Abbey named after Italian craftsman who created in 13th century?
Cosmati Pavement
Man played by Don Cheadle in Hotel Rwanda, saved 1200 people during 1994 genocide.
Paul Rusesabagina
Which country’s foreign intelligence agency is known as DGSE?
France
Floorball is an indoor sport similar to which sport?
Hockey
What is both a hat worn by jesters and a paper size?
Foolscap
Israeli commander of the Jerusalem front in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces (1953–1958) during the 1956 Suez Crisis, but mainly as Defense Minister during the Six-Day War in 1967, he became a worldwide fighting symbol of the new state of Israel, eye patch
Moshe Dayan
Found in estuaries and mangroves of Asia, which family of fish famous for its ability to squirt water from mouth to dislodge insects and spiders from overhanging branches up to 3m above the water?
Archerfish
What P produced by honey bees is a mixture of saliva, beeswax and the buds of trees, used as a cement to repair their nests/hives?
Propolis
With the Latin name Drosera, what is largest genera of carnivorous plants? To attract and catch insects, these plants use tentacles that secrete a sweet-smelling, hydrogel adhesive.
Sundews
B vitamin number for B3
Niacin
Vitamin B5 name
Pantothenic acid
Vitamin B6 name
Pyridoxine
B7 vitamin
Biotin
Vitamin B9 name
Folate
What two legged carnivorous theropod dinosaur living in late Jurassic 155-45 million, has name meaning different lizard as vertebrae unique at time when discovered?
Allosaurus
Beginning with “R”, what fine grained extrusive, igneous rock is chemically equivalent to the grained intrusive rock Granite?
Rhyolite
What name given to hypothetical elementary particle that consists of only one magnetic pole? Despite searches, to date no evidence of them.
Magnetic Monopole
Identified as being one of the first “spiral nebulae” by Lord Rosse in 1850. Which spiral galaxy - messier number 33 - is third largest galaxy in the Local Group after the Andromeda Galaxy and our Milky Way?
Triangulum Galaxy
Female scientist who first measured abundances of helium and hydrogen in sun in 1925 phd thesis.
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin
Named after German scientist born 1825, otherwise known as conical flask, type of lab flask with flat bottom and cylindrical neck?
Erlenmeyer Flask
Comprising of an ovary, style and a stigma. What is female reproductive part of a flower known as?
Pistil
Residing in the Amazon basin, and with Latin name Paracheirodon innesi. What small (4cm) freshwater fish of the characin family, is one of the world’s most commonly kept aquarium fish due to its striking red and blue colours?
Neon Tetra
Named after German town, what viral hemorrhagic fever affects human and primates? Carried by Egyptian fruit bats recent outbreaks occurred in Equatorial Guinea in February 2023 and Tanzania in March 2023.
Marburg Virus Disease
In which American country would you find the Bosawas Biosphere Reserve? It is the 2nd largest tropical rainforest in the Western Hemisphere after the Amazon rainforest.
Nicaragua
Animal said to be limivorous what does it feed upon?
Mud/Soil
With two species found in southern and east Africa what nocturnal medium sized kangaroo like rodent was discovered to have bioflurozescent fur in 2021? Despite name not a hare.
Springhare
What igneous rock beginning with G, Latin for smooth, is chemically equivalent to Basalt, but has larger crystals due to it being an intrusive rock (cooled slowly underground) as opposed to extrusive (cooled quickly at the surface)?
Gabbro
Which geological period succeeded the Cretaceous period ranging from 66-23 million years ago, has name combining the Greek words for old and birth?
Paleogene
What does CHat GPT stand for? Open AI own the chat bot.
Generative Pre-trained Transformer
Which 1990s Tony Award winning musical includes number “As If We Never Said Goodbye” performed by Norma?
Sunset Boulevard
England were defeated finalists in 2021 womens rugby World Cup final taking place in NZ in 2022. Who did England defeat in semis? Karen Paquin, Alysha Corrigan and Tyson Beukeboom were scorers for this team.
Canada
Which actor played variations of Biff in Back to the Future trilogy?
Thomas F Wilson
In which James Bond film of 1965 did Claudine Auger play Domino and Luciana Paluzzi play Fiona?
Thunderball
Which US city is mentioned in chorus of 1988 Prefab Sprout song “The King of Rock n Roll”? This New Mexican city was birthplace of Jeff Bezos.
Albuquerque
School in Buffy tv show
Sunnydale High
Which Irish author has seen her works such as Tara Road, Circle of Friends and Light a Penny Candle all become international bestsellers?
Maeve Binchy
Which actress played various versions of Lorraine McFly in Back to the Future trilogy?
Lea Thompson
Sharing their name with two American cities, which band are most remembered for the 1967 hit “For Whats Its Worth (stop hey what’s that sound)”?
Buffalo Springfield
First name of actress who plays Denise Fox in Eastenders? Also Kelly MacDonald’s character name in Trainspotting.
Diane (Parish)
Eric Moussambani, nicknamed Eric the Eel, represents which country at the 2000 Olympics? His time in 100m freestyle was slowest by far in Olympic history.
Equatorial Guinea
Which woman set British records of 1500m time in 2021?
Laura Muir
In which 1981 bond film did Lynn-Holly Johnson play Bibi and Carole Bouquet play Melina?
For Your Eyes Only
What name of 2022 Amazon prime tv series where JK Simmons started alongside Sissy Spacek? Played elderly couple who possess an underground chamber which leads to another planet.
Night Sky
Age of only 19, which British woman won silver medal for 800m at 2020 Tokyo Olympics breaking British record set by Kelly Holmes in 1995?
Keely Hodgkinson
What distance does Eilish McColgan win gold in at 2022 Birmingham and also silver at 2022 Munich Europeans?
10000m
Saved by the Bell school name ran from 1989-93?
Bayside High School
Who won 2022 Epsom derby? Two word name.
Desert Crown
What was operatic nickname of three gold medal winning swimmer Mary T Meagher?
Madam Butterfly (her preferred stroke)
Which swimmer born 1965, winning of 8 gold medals and other medals, was nicknamed “The Californian Condor”?
Matt Biondi
Which actor was Barry’s dad “Roy Evans” in Eastenders? His long tv careeer included a stint in Z Cars.
Tony Caunter
Which Japanese boxer is included in most current lists of best pound for pound boxers in world? 2022 he defeated Paul butler and nonita Donaire. Current record 24 wins and 0 losses.
Naoya Inoue
Written light and humourous, which best selling Irish novelist has written books including Lucy Sullivan is Getting Married and This Charming Man?
Marian Keyes
Which 1990s Tony award nominated musical includes numbers “let me see his western nose” and “the American dream”?
Miss Saigon
Fans of which American hip hop duo are called The Juggalettes? This horror themed band comprises Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope.
Insane Clown Posse
In Harry Potter world what B was name of Lavender Brown’s rabbit? Also
Nikcname of made in Chelsea star whose real first name is Alexandra?
Binky
Michael Phelps Us City based nickname (28 medals, 23 golds)
Baltimore Bullet
Hugh Grant character name in Paddington 2?
Phoenix Buchanan
Which woman is currently British record holder both indoors and outdoors for pole vault?
Holly Bradshaw
Which Irish novelist won goldsmiths award for debut 2013 novel A Girl is a Half Formed Thing”
Eimear McBride
Due to unavailability of Michael J Fox at time which actor began filming as Marty McFly in BTTF before dropped but found success elsewhere particularly as Rocky Dennis in Mask?
Eric Stoltz
Japanese composer member of Yellow Magic Orchestra, won bafta for Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence and Oscar for The Last Emperor?
Ryuichi Sakamoto
What does initials of non-governmental advisory body ACAS stand for?
Advisory Conciliation Arbitration Service
Which musical artist became the first to have over 100 million monthly listeners on Spotify?
The Weeknd
St Kilda’s only populated island until 1930 when evacuated?
Hirta
What is most northerly point on the UK mainland?
Dunnet Head
What is most westerly point of the uk?
Ardnamurchan Point
Most easterly point of mainland UK?
Lowestoft Ness
Most southerly point of uk mainland?
Lizard Point
Who was on the British throne at the Battle of Culloden?
George II
Deepest Loch in Scotland?
Loch Morar
What is castle which stands on promontory about halfway along Loch Ness?
Urquhart Castle
Scotch whisky have to mature in an oak barrel before it is officially whisky?
3 years
Which poet born in Lancaster wrote the WW1 poem “for the fallen”?
Laurence Binyon
In which city would you find MacArthur Park made famous in the song by Jimmy Webb?
San Francisco
Which Wiltshire town was home to GWR Works from 1843 to 1986?
Swindon
In which country is the Otago region?
New Zealand
Which south hemisphere location is nicknamed the Apple Island?
Tasmania
The Nine Ladies is a stone circle in which county?
Derbyshire
In which county is the legend of the Hounds of Wild Edric set?
Shropshire
In 1925, Quintinshill was site of britains worst rail crash, which Scottish county?
Dumfriesshire
In which county is Nailsea, noted for glass manufacturing from 1788?
Somerset
In what year did Ayatollah Khomeini issue fatwa after Rushdie?
1989
Who was Greek god of marriage?
Hymen
Mother of Oedipus?
Jocasta
Frances highest form of civil medal?
Legion d’Honneur
What charity was originally founded in 1918 as national council for unmarried mother and her child?
Gingerbread
Fictional setting for tv series Z Cars?
Newtown
Musical “Standing at the Sky’s Edge” 2023 best musical Olivier by which member of Longpigs and Pulp and named after his seventh solo album?
Richard Hawley
best known for her Obie Award-winning play, For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf (1975). She also penned novels including Sassafrass, Cypress & Indigo (1982), Liliane (1994), and Betsey Brown (1985), about an African-American girl run away from home.
Ntozake Shange
2021 play by Ryan Calais Cameron, inspired by Ntozake Shange’s For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow Is Enuf
For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When the Hue Gets Too Heavy
2022 play Patriots by Peter Morgan follows which billionaire businessman?
Boris Berezovsky
Based on life of Tammy Faye Messner, musical Tammy Faye 2022 musical had music and lyrics by which two musicians? Book by James Graham.
Music: Elton John
Lyrics: Jake Shears
Which doctor who companion Actor won Best Musical Actor in 2023 for role as curly McLain in Oklahoma?
Arthur Darvill
Who was best actor as Stanley Kowalski in A Streetcar named desire in 2023 Olivier Awards?
Paul Mescal
Who won Best Actress in musical at Olivier awards in 2023 for playing Tammy Faye Messner in Tammy Faye? Won one in 2015 for portrayal of Carole King in Beautiful.
Katie Brayben
Named for the river close to where uprising began, by what name do we know the slave revolt led by Jemmy Cato that took place near Rantowles, South Carolina in 1739?
Stono Rebellion
Which fashion model a guest judge on second series of Ru Paul’s Drag Race UK became the first black British model to make Forbes top earning models doing so in 2014 at age of 24
Jourdan Dunn
Ital is word to describe dietary principles of which religion
Rastafarianism
Roger Lloyd Pack and Clive Swift starred as Tom and Roy a pair of suburban pensioners that live together in which bbc comedy that ran for two series from 2009-10?
The Old Guys
One of many cities known as steel city, what is capital of state of Upper Austria and third largest city in Austria?
Linz
Name given to root like structure of a fungus, used to absorb nutrients from its surrounding environment?
Mycelium
Concerning activities of guerilla gardening group working a tract of land acquired by billionaire, Birnam Wood is a 2023 thriller novel written by which author?
Eleanor Catton (of the Luminaries)
Which Stockport born choreographer has served as resident choreographer for the royal ballet since 2006 and first appointee to come from background in contemporary dance? His most notable works include Chroma and three act ballet Woolf Works.
Wayne McGregor
One of many cities known as Steel City, which city is the capital of province of Silesia in southern Poland? It is main city in the largest metropolitan area in Poland, upper Silesia.
Katowice
Dan Clark starred as Don Danbury a socially awkward man who has just moved into his deceased grandmothers house in which bbc comedy 2007-11?
How Not To Live Your Life
In 1831 Nat Turner led a slave insurrection in which county of Virginia? Although suppressed in two days it was deadliest revolt in U.S. history.
Southampton County
Which fashion model, guest judge on RPDR UK was first black British model to become a Victoria’s Secret Angel and was named on Forbes 30 under 30 in 2020?
Leomie Anderson
The Eagles is the nickname of which rugby league team who compete in Betfred Championship? Their win against Wigan in 1998 challenge cup final is among biggest upsets in history of competition.
Sheffield
As well as being term for any depression in a structure in anatomy, what name is given to the small depression in the retina of the eye, containing tightly packed cones, where visual acuity is highest?
Fovea Centralis
The first modern dance ensemble to perform Wayne McGregor’s Chroma was which contemporary dance company named for the African American dancer, activist and choreographer who founded it in New York in 1958?
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre
Published in 2019 and 2022, Black Leopard Red Wolf and Moon Witch Spider King are first two books in planned trilogy by which author?
Marlon James (of A Brief History of Seven Killings)
Claude Debussy dedicated his only string quartet to which Belgian violinist?
Eugene Ysaye
What name is given to individual branch like filaments that make up the mycelium of a fungus? They can be identified as generative, skeletal or binding in the fruiting body of a fungus.
Hyphae
In 2010, journalist Peter Riddell produced a ranking of uk prime ministers. Which PM came last? In office only 144 days 1827-28 following death of George Canning.
Frederick John Robinson, Viscount Goderich
Which TikTok feature named for a musical term allows users to appear alongside an existing video while creating content on app?
Duet
What is name given to period of Chinese history between 220 and 280AD? 14th century novel about this period makes up one of four Great Classical Novels of Chinese Literature?
Three Kingdoms Period (Romance of the Three Kingdoms)
Which video game series features Ryu, Ken and Akuma? First released in 1987, it is highest grossing fighting series of all time.
Street Fighter
Densest moon in solar system is Jupiter’s innermost moon, known for having over 400 active volcanoes?
Io
The Om is most common symbol of what major religion? As a sound, it is commonly used in many rituals in this religion, such as prayers, weddings and meditation.
Hinduism
What strait connects Andaman Sea and South China Sea? Main shipping Lane between Indian and pacific oceans, lies between Malay peninsula and Indonesian island of Sumatra.
Strait of Malacca
Which American pop star and actress released make up line REM beauty in 2021? Named after song that featured on her 2018 album Sweetener.
Ariana Grande
What chess opening sees a player move their king to the space vacated by their pawn in turn 1? Regarded as a joke opening, it’s name suggests that to make such a bad decision the player must be using a certain piece of equipment to smoke cannabis.
Bongcloud Opening
In graph theory, what adjective describes a tree that covers all vertices of a graph? Prim’s and Kruskal’s algorithms can be used to find the minimum kind of these trees, which use the fewest edges possible.
Spanning Tree
Which Hungarian striker, teammate of Ferenc Puskas and member of Mighty Magyars has highest goals per game at mens World Cup of players to play more than one game? Scored 11 goals in five games at 1954 World Cup including two hat tricks.
Sandor Kocsis
The Khanda is the symbol fo what major religion?
Sikhism
Tv show love island what is name of phase of show which boys and girls split into two separate villas then brought back later?
Casa Amor
Which Brit AwRd nominated Bradford based baseline and rap group have had hits “don’t you worry about me”, “450” and “bmw”? Group have also had self titled reality series broadcast on itv2.
Bad Boy Chiller Crew
Chemical element is most electronegative element?
Fluorine
What is name given to period of Chinese history between 475 and 221 BC? The end of the period saw the unification of China and establishment of the Qin dynasty
Warring States Period
Which moon has smoothest surface of any known o heft in solar system? Suggest could be water under surface.
Europa
Which video game series based around king of iron fist tournament features characters such as Jin Kazama, Kazyua Mishima and Paul Phoenix? First in 1994, third best selling fighting game series of all time.
Tekken
Which American pop star and actress released make up brand Rare Beauty in 2019? Shares name with singers third album.
Selena Gomez
In chess’s Sicilian defence, early moves of pawn to G6 and bishop to G7 can be known as accelerated and hyper accelerated versions of a variation named for what sort of creature? Said that black pawns structure resembles a constellation of this creatures tail.
Dragon
In graph theory, what adjective after an Irishman, is given to a cycle that visits every vertex of a graph exactly once before returning to the origin? Finding one of these cycles for a graph with edge weights can be extended into the Travelling Salesman problem:
Hamiltonian Cycle
Which coronation street villain’s victims include Andy Carver and Michael Rodwell? He met his demise in 2018 when he was stabbed by long time nemesis Anna Windass.
Pat Phelan
Henry David Thoreau was major part of which 19th century American philosophical movement? Another author from this movement, Ralph WAldo Emerson, described its belief of finding divine experience in the everyday in the essays “Nature” and “Self-Reliance”.
Transcendentalism
Which TikTok feature allows users to play part of pre existing video before following it with their own material? Name suggests how the two videos are being combined.
Stitch
Crime ridden village where Miss Marple lived.
St Mary Mead
The 1937 comedy film in black and white starring Will Hay, set at the fictitious Irish railway station of Buggleskelly.
Oh Mr Porter
The of Macc LAds 1985 debut album
Beer & Sex & Chips & Gravy
The Pogues second studio album whose title taken from a quote attributed to Winston churchill about naval tradition.
Rum, Sodomy and the Lash
Which formula 1 motor racing circuit is named after the Pastis magnate who financed it?
Circuit Paul Ricard
Which cognac brand sponsored and had naming rights to the Grand National between 1992 and 2004?
Martell
Prize and name of the oldest rowing race in the world raced since 1715 on the Thames between Old Swan Tavern and the Swan Inn?
Doggett’s Coat and Badge
The Dramathon Single Malt marathon from the Glenfarclas distillery to the Glenfiddich distillery is run through valley of which river?
Spey
Who are current sponsors of Six Nations as of 2023?
Guinness
Which snooker player was noted for consumption of lager before and after matching following doctors advice to counteract a tremor? Canadian and died at 56 of heart failure.
Bill Werbeniuk
What was name of the field where wine ran through a fountain outside a temporary palace built in 1520 for Henry viii?
The Field of the Cloth of Gold
Which Faversham brewery founded in 1698 claims to be britains oldest brewer?
Shepherd Neame
In 1855, the best wines in which French wine producing region were ranked in importance from first to fifth growths, with chateau Latour being one of those in top premier cru rank?
Bordeaux
Which country in 2004 became first in world to ban smoking in pubs?
Ireland
The drinking habits of which Labour Party politician were supposed to have given rise to the expression “tired and emotional” to describe being under influence of alcohol?
George Brown
Which Notts forest football recently discussed in a podcast his struggles with xeprezzzion and alcohol at final years of old Trafford?
Jesse Lingard
Which England cricketer fell off a pedalo after drowning his sorrows following a first ball duck against NZ in St Lucia in 2007?
Freddie Flintoff
Which drummer, with reputation of smashing kit on stage and destroying hotel rooms in tour, died in September 1978 from overdose of Heminevrin. Drug intended to treaT symptoms of AlcOhio withdrawal?
Keith Moon
The “heads”, “heart” and “tails” are vapours produced when making drinks by what process?
Distillation
Guiness brewing company patented which device to use in beer cans to produce and maintain the head?
Widget
Cascade, Fuggle and Goldings are varieties of what?
Hops grown commercially in uk
From Latin for “same kind”, name given to natural chemicals in alcohol drinks that irritate blood vessels and tisssue in brain and can make hangover worse?
Congeners
Which alcoholic beverage was marketed under the slogan “anytime, anyplace, anywhere”?
Martini
When Lotraine chase asked in Campari advert “were you truly wafted here from paradise” what was her reply?
Nah, Luton Airport
The Bellini cocktail invented by Giuseppe Cipriani, head bartender at Harry’s Bar in which city?
Venice
How many gallons are there in a firkin of beer?
Nine
How many standard 75cl bottles are there in a Methuselah bottle?
Eight
The phrase “I’m only here for the beer” derive from advert campIgn for what drink?
Double Diamond
In which country is the Wachau wine producing region - noted for wines from Gruner Veltliner and Reisling grapes and riparian to the River Danube?
Austria
Which country is home to Sagres beer?
Portugal
What is English counterpart of the welsh CADW?
English Heritage
In tv sitcom Are You Being Served full name of character played by Wendy Richard
Shirley Brahms
Name of milk based sauce used to make lasagne
Bechamel Sauce
In acronym DEFRA what does it stand for
Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs
What cartoon crime fighter was assisted by a striped cat called Spot?
Hong Kong Phooey
Which Australian singer had a #1 hit in 1960s with I Remember You? (Although born in England he grew up in Australia)
Frank Ifield
In which card game is the expression “one for his nob” used?
Cribbage
Which university the largest in Britain in number of students enrolled awarded first degrees in 1973?
The Open University
Led by a campaign by Patrick Vernon, June 22nd is a celebrated day of which event and first celebrated in 2018 the 70th anniversary of said event?
Windrush Day
Which 1960s show featured title character Dog, Zsazsa the cat and Kiki the frog?
Hector’s House
Two films Glenda Jackson won Best Actress Oscar for?
Women in Love
A Touch of Class
Two gulfs separated by Straits of Hormuz
Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman
The Dutch football team FC Twente play out of which city?
Enschede
The Buxton, Perrier and San Pellegrino mineral water brands are owned by which multinational food and drink conglomerate?
Nestle
Who was Bobby Ewing (son of Miss Ellie) in Dallas and also Mark Harris in 1977 Man from Atlantis?
Patrick Duffy
Who was the creator of Welcome to Sweden, real life brother to famous female comedian? Show cancelled in second season.
Greg Poehler
Who played Miss Ellie Ewing in Dallas? She was Maggie in original Broadway production of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof in 1955 and was in Vertigo also in 1958.
Barbara Bel Geddes
From April 2023 price of first class stamp (previously 95p) and second class stamp (previously 68p)
1st: £1.10
2nd: 75p
Character name of Roger Lloyd Pack in Vicar of Dibley
Owen Hewitt
Film actress married John McEnroe in 1986?
Tatum O’Neil
Which is only species of newt, native to Britain, that is (still) a European protected species?
Great Crested Newt
Which cartoon law enforcer dealt with Muskie Muskrat and Vince van Gopher in course of duties?
Deputy Dawg
Name for nfl player picked last player in nfl draft
Mr Irrelevant
Goalkeeper in team gb womens hockye team saved four pens in final 2016 shootout
Maddie Hinch
First name of Major Hot Lips Houlihan in Mash?
Margaret
The Dockers Umbrella was nickname given to a railway in which city?
Liverpool
Leeds United Elland Road has four stands name after who
Don Revie
John Charles
Norman Hunter
Jack Charlton
Which snooker player is known as Wizard of Wishaw
John Higgins
“It’s four o clock and we’re in trouble deep” are lines from which Everly Brothers hit single?
Wake Up Little Susie
In which British city do stagecoach operate the stagecoach super tram tram network?
Sheffield
What documentation was signed on 10th April 1998
Good Friday Agreement
What’s the name of Rishi Sunak’s fox red Labrador?
Nova
“Concrete Bob” was nickname of man whose construction company built the Glenfinnan Viaduct. What was his surname?
McAlpine
Intended for children 18 months to 5 years, what is junior version of Lego called?
Duplo
In 1957, who became first black tennis player to win a singles title at Wimbledon?
Althea Gibson
Who is patron saint of craftsmen including carpenters
St Joseph
As of January 2023, Minette Batters was president of which Union?
National farmers Union
Aslef Union stands for
Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen
Fulmoth Kearney was born in Moneygall, in what is now County Offaly. He emigrated from Ireland to US in 1850 and was ancestor of which now former President?
Barack Obama
What is the order of an individual medley in swimming (not medley relay)?
Butterfly
Backstroke
Breaststroke
Freestyle
What is the order of swimming strokes for a MEDLEY RELAY (not individual relay)?
Backstroke
Breaststroke
Butterfly
Freestyle
Which Hungarian swimmer has three golds: 100m backstroke, 200m medley and 400m medley all won at Rio 2016? Also got 200m backstroke silver at Rio.
Katinka Hosszu
American swimmer with six golds across four Olympics, four relays, holds records for relays, controversial garage robbery claims in Rio.
Ryan Lochte
Mike Brewer and Edd China presented thirteen series of which tv programme between 2003 and 2017?
Wheeler Dealers
German word for cheers or good health?
Prost
Danish word for cheers or good health?
Skol
What 23-year-old jazz singer was named Best New Artist at the 2023 Grammy Awards, becoming only the second jazz musician to win the award?
Samara Joy
In solid state physics, what six letter word denotes a quantum of vibrational energy in a Crystal lattice? In 2019, researchers isolated individual examples of these quantised sound waves for first time.
Phonon
