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The clock of which railway station became a powerful feature in the Noel Coward film Brief Encounter?
Carnforth
Lord Kagan invented which fabric made famous when Harold Wilson would wear these raincoats during his premiership?
Gannex
Gland in human body secretes the hormone responsible for growth?
Pituitary Gland
Official residence of French President
Elysee Palace
Alternative name for wars which include the 1639 to 1640 Bishops’ Wars, the First and Second English Civil Wars, the Irish Confederate Wars, the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland and the Anglo-Scottish war (1650–1652)
Wars of the Three Kingdoms
Lionesses beat brazil in April 2023 to win the first Womens what extending their unbeaten run to 30 game?
Finalissima
Denise van Outen born which Essex town?
Basildon
What colour is the triangle on South Africa flag?
Black
Which song was sung by character played by Rita Hayworth in 1950s film Pal Joey?
Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered
A “red biddy” was a mixture of cheap red wine and what?
methylated spirits
Who featured on first uk #1 for Michael andrews in 2003?
Gary Jules (mad world)
Hercules Poirot’s last case?
Curtain
On which golf course is the 8th hole postage stamp?
Troon
What was Sidney Poitier’s first film released in 1950 in which played Dr Luther Brooks?
No Way Out
Henry III first crowned in what cathedral in 1216?
Gloucester
In which town of USA did first Ryder cup take place in 1927?
Worcester
Battle of Antietam took place what year and state?
1862, Maryland, known as Battle of Sharpsburg
John Dunbar, British artist collector and 1960s counterculture was first husband of which person? Peter Asher, of Peter and Gordon, was best man.
Marianne Faithfull
Dukes of Beaufort family name and family house
Somerset is name
Badminton House in Gloucestershire is house
Choppy and tippy are words associated with grading of which drink?
Tea - highest orange pekoe, lowest as Fannings or Dust
2023 European athletics indoor championships held in which city?
Istanbul
Name of Fingal’s dog in Gaelic legend?
Bran
In fawlty towers full name of character played by Connie Booth
Polly Sherman
Canterbury in which river
Stour (or Great Stour)
Whippoorwill is better known as the North American _____? Bird
Nightjar
John Buchan baton title
Baron Tweedsmuir
Born Alexandra, name of former nanny to Prince William and Prince Harry and PA to Charles 1993-99?
Tiggy Legge-Bourke
First days events in a decathlon
100m
Long Jump
Shot Putt
High Jump
400m
Second days events in decathlon
110m hurdles
Discus
Pole vault
Javelin
1500m
Who was only person Mr Ed would talk to?
Wilbur Post
Schick test can be used to test for which disease?
Diphtheria
Tammy Wynette’s real name
Virginia Wynette Pugh
“The Drinking Song” comes from which Verdi opera?
La Traviata
Which country has the international vehicle registration M?
Malta
Name of castle used by I’m a celeb in wales for two seasons?
Gwrych Castle
In which year did Barclays install and ATM and first used by Reg Varney?
1967
Which brand of sports cars are manufactured in Malvern, Worcestershire?
Morgan
Two terms for collective noun for bears?
Sloth and Sleuth
In Greek mythology, what were female followers of Dionysus called?
Maenads
Very young babies can suffer from NEC serious issue stands for what?
Necrotising Enterocolitis
Who was mother of St. John the Baptist?
Elizabeth
Who hosts the tv programme Sort Your Life Out on bbc1?
Stacey Solomon
What’s the scientific name for the armpit?
Axilla
Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll are driving for which F1 team in 2023?
Aston Martin
Shakespeares shortest play
The comedy of errors
Second highest peak above sea level in UK
Ben Macdui
Highest mountain in any British territory or country? Mountain highest peak of eternity range in British Antarctic territory.
Mount Hope
For which king did Handel write water music?
George I / up the Thames in 1717
Title of officer who serves as police chief on board navy ship?
Master at Arms
Which fruit is called die Erdbeere (Earth berry) in German because of where the plant grows?
The strawberry
Name the states that make up New England
Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island
What were all Joseph grimaldi’s clowns called?
Joey
What name is given to the wild yellow iris?
Flag
Surname of father and son who appeared in Wall Street?
Sheen
How many us universities make up the Ivy League?
8 - Harvard, Princeton, Yale, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Brown, Pennsylvania
Which former polish prime minister was also a brilliant pianist and composer?
Ignacy Jan Paderewski
What type of plant is a Saguaro
Cactus
In america, what author writer six of the ten best selling books of 2022?
Colleen Hoover
In which dramatic work would you find Captain Cat, Polly Garter and Mrs Ogmore-Pritchard?
Under Milk Wood
Who was mother of kaiser Wilhelm II?
Princess Victoria (queen Vic eldest daughter£
On which Med island would you find Calvi and Corte?
Corsica
In which dramatic work would you find characters John Proctor, Abigail Williams and Reverend Hale?
The Crucible
Which city is having a “year of culture” in 2023 before Bradford have theirs in 2025?
Leeds
Which modern day city replaced a settlement that romans called Duroliponte?
Cambridge
Which poet wrote The Lamb, A Poison Tree, London and The Chimney Sweeper?
William Blake
Which is state in 2004 in USA became first to legalise same sex marriage?
Massachusetts
What gilber mad Sullivan opera has the alternative name Bunthornems Bride
Patience
How many teams in Scottish premier league for football?
12
In which former industrial building is The GreT Pottery Throwdowm filmed?
The Gladstone Pottery Museum in Stoke on Trent
Author of dystopian novel We
Yevgeny Zamyatin
Jewish philosopher and author who died 1940 in Catalonia by suicide after being told was being sent back to France by the Spanish police (as seen on Transatlantic tv show recent)
Walter Benjamin
American heiress who played an important role helping European Jews and intellectuals escape Nazi Germany in 1940–41, during World War II. Played by Gillian Jacobs in the 2023 Netflix show Transatlantic.
Mary Jayne Gold
Who was the was a West German far-left Marxist-Leninist urban guerrilla group founded in 1970 officially known as Red Army Faction also known as by names of two early leaders?
Baader-Meinhof Group
Eight Bridgerton children (go oldest to youngest A to G)
Anthony, Benedict, Colin, heroine Daphne, Eloise, Francesca, Gregory, and Hyacinth
Who writes Lessons in Chemistry
Bonnie Garmus
Czech sculptor who did “Head of Franz Kafka” in Prague, for 2012 Olympics did “London Booster” a double decker doing hydraulic push ups, Entropa sculpture, 2005 Shark (saddam hussein in formaldehyde).
David Cerny
17th century group of religious and political dissidents in England, associated with agrarian socialism. Split from levellers and named for attempts to farm on common land. Gerrard Winstanley and William Everard.
Diggers
in which european country were 12 plane spotters arrested for spying in 2001
Greece
Who and what
Oh, to be in England
Now that April’s there,
And whoever wakes in England
Sees, some morning, unaware,
Home-thoughts from abroad
Robert Browning
How many prongs does a tuning fork have?
2
Name of the syrian brown bear bought, as a young cub, at a railway station in Hamadan, Iran, by Polish II Corps soldiers who had been evacuated from the Soviet Union
Wojtek
Who wrote thrillers on a gold-plated typewriter?
Ian Fleming
Under what name was Margaret Anderson the first black female DJ on Radio 1?
The Ranking Miss P
1980s West London pirate radio station which is credited as Britain’s first black music pirate radio station
Dread Broadcasting Corporation
75% of whose paintings are in a 2023 Amsterdam exhibition?
Vermeer (28 of 37 known paintings)
Which sporting group is overseen by the PGMOL?
Football referees (Professional Game Match Officials Limited)
What varnish is named after its country of origin?
Lacquerware (Japanese)
Which encyclopedia was launched by Microsoft in 1993?
Encarta
What connects Jerez de la Frontera; Sanlúcar de Barrameda; El Puerto de Santa María?
Three points of Spain’s Sherry Triangle
What links: Indus script; Rongorongo (Easter Island); Linear A; Danube script?
Undeciphered scripts
British aircraft manufacturer of the first half of the 20th century based in Hayes in Middlesex and Heaton Chapel and RAF Ringway in Cheshire? went into receivership in 1977.
Fairey
Four rivers which flow from Garden of Eden?
Pishon
Gihon
Hiddekel (Tigris)
Perath (Euphrates)
For which 2014 #1 does Sam smith now pay 12.5% royalties to Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne for similarity to I Won’t Back Down?
Stay With Me
Which company now owned by Waterstones has since turn of century expanded wings from original central London location and now has stores at Royal Festival Hall, St Pancras and Waterloo railway stations and even since 2011 in Bristol?
Foyles
Name of the public aquarium in Hull which opened in 2002 and is home to 3500 sea creatures including 7 species of shark?
The Deep
Which Scottish football team, currently fighting relegation from League One, has nickname The Bully Wee?
Clyde
This Scottish footballer made 763 league appearances between 1982 and 2005. Beginning with Bradford City, where had two spells, he also played for Everton, rangers, Sheffield United. He played 40 times for Scotland and scored both Everton’s goals in their 1989 3-2 fa cup final defeat by liverpool. Who is he?
Stuart McCall
What is last bridge the crews pass under in the university boat race?
Barnes Bridge
What is the first bridge that oxbridge boat race passes? It starts just after Putney Bridge.
Hammersmith Bridge
How many bridges does Oxbridge boat race pass under?
Two - Hammersmith and Barnes (starts after Putney and finishes just before Chiswick)
Which batsman holds the England record for highest score in a ODI making 180 against Australia in 2018 - and along with Alex Hales, holds record for highest ODI partnership of 256 not out made against Sri Lanka in 2016? Born Durban, SA 1990.
Jason Roy
Who was first batsman to be given out for obstructing the field in T20 history? Known for ODI batting exploits for England.
Jason Roy
This cognac house founded in 1715 is oldest of Big Four cognac houses. It was bought by Seagram in 1987 but has been owned by Pernod-Ricard since 2001 after Seagram was broken up. What is its name?
Martell
This boxer was first South African to ever fight for and win a world heavyweight championship having held the WBA title from 1983 to 1984. He had notable wins against Leon Spinks and Michael Dokes on way to title. Later knocked out in first round at Wembley arena by Frank Bruno in 1986. Who?
Gerrie Coetzee
Which town fought from 9 April to 8 June 1940, as a naval battle in the Ofotfjord and as a land battle in the mountains surrounding the north Norwegian town? Netflix 2022 film.
Narvik
delicious Argentinian pizza topped with onion and is often considered a cousin to the Italian Focaccia
Fugazetta
lead vocalist and lead guitarist for the punk rock and new wave band the Stranglers from 1974 to 1990
Hugh Cornwell
a mythical animal of North American folklore described as a rabbit with horns
Jackalope
Who sung “I don’t wanna know”
Mario Winans
Who sings 2004 song Tipsy
J Kwon
Co-writer of River Cafe cook book in 1995 and married to architect
Ruth Rogers
TV game show 3-2-1 in 1980s presented by which presenter?
Ted Rogers
Born Matilda wood in 1870-1922. English music hall singer singer of the boy I love is up in the gallery, my old man (said follow the van), oh mr Porter what shall I do, She Sits Among the Cabbages and Peas?
Marie Lloyd
Author of Tarka the Otter
Henry Williamson
Australian 3 time Olympic 100m gold medallist between 1956 to 1964?
Dawn Fraser
British space scieintist and space educator since 2014 has copresented The Sky at Night with Chris Lintott.
Maggie Aderin-Pocock
Writer of At Home with Braithwaites, Scott & Bailey (Suranne jones and Lesley sharp),last tango in Halifax, Gentleman Jack.
Sally Wainwright
Designer of the covid vaccine and an Oxford professor based at Jenner institute, made into barbie.
Sarah Gilbert
Popular contemporary poet with poems including The Orange, Flowers, married to Lachlan Mackinnon. Books: Making Cocoa for Kingsley Amis, Serious Concerns, If I Don’t Know, Family Values, Anecdotal Evidence.
Wendy Cope
Which actress played Barbara Parker in Funny Woman in February 2023?
Gemma Arterton
Iranian-British citizen released from Iran on March 16th 2022.
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe
The first female judge in the Supreme Court UK
Baroness Hale
Bill Treacher died aged 92 in 2022, in 1985 he was in first scene of a long running drama serial playing which character?
Arthur Fowler in Eastenders
Robbie Coltrane played who in Cracker name of character 1993-95?
Dr Edward Fitzgerald
George Lansbury leader of Labour Party what years
1932-35
Name of multiple escapee of jail, escaped Durham jail in 1968, played by Roger Daltrey in 1980 film name after his surname.
John McVicar
Third of trilogy starting wolf hall by Hillary mantel
The mirror and the light
Sister of Duggie Brown, who best known as Mrs Casper in Ken Loach’s 1969 Kes, Mrs Petty in Queenie’s Castle and as Ivy Tilsley in Coronation Street?
Lynne Perrie
Who was founder of Topshop and ceo of the Burton group from 1979-91? Owned Dorothy Perkins, evans, principles and Debenhams.
Sir Ralph Halpern
What was Olivia Newton John entry in eurovision in 1974?
Long Live Love
Bernard Cribbins died aged 93 in 2022, playing Albert Perks in The Railway Children, who directed that film? He appeared in CCBB, Two Way Stretch and Camelot.
Lionel Jefferies
Germany’s captain in 1966 World Cup final, he scored one of three goals in 1970 to knock England out of the mexico World Cup.
Uwe Seeler
Lester Piggott tan how many wins at the Derby 1954-83?
9 - Never Say Die (1954), Crepello, St Paddy, Sir Ivor, Nijinsky, Roberto, Empery, The Minstrel, Teenoso (1983)
Which Latin phrase translates as “out of the depths of misery or dejection”?
De Profundis
What is German word normally associated with thin slice of breaded veal?
Schnitzel
Whcih 1993 film stars Clint Eastwood as a secret service agent trying to stop John Malkovich killing US President?
In the Line of Fire
What surname links the family behind a merchant bank, a county championship winning Yorkshire and England cricket captain and an American actress famous for a 1987 bath scene in which appeared dead but bursts unexpectedly from water brandishing a knife?
Close (brothers, Brian, Glenn)
Which unesco world heritage site was opened in 1890, just under 2500m long, stands 110m above high water level that passes under it?
The Forth Railway Bridge
What was name of iconic itv 26 part documentary series narrated by Laurence Olivier?
World at War
Stephen Spielberg first came to prominence with which 1971 made for tv film pitted lone car driver played by Dennis weaver against an anonymous tanker lorry in mojave desert?
Duel
Who won 2023 Masters?
Jon Rahm
What term is used for both a political strategy associated with Bill Clinton and a method in surveying for determining the location of a position by measuring angles to it from known points at either end of a fixed baseline by using trigonometry?
Triangulation
committee of all backbench Conservative MPs that meets weekly when the Commons is sitting named after a year?
1922 Committee
GCHQ has appointed a female director for the first time in its 104-year history, she’ll replace Sir Jeremy Fleming. All I want is her name.
Anne KEAST-BUTLER
What name links disgraced former Chairman of Conservative Party, pug faced character in Harry Potter, English talk show host and official royal photographer?
Parkinson (Cecil, Pansy, Michael, Norman)
Which conservative Mp was chairman of Tory party 1981-83, 1997-98? While Sec of State for Trade and Industry forced to resign following former Secretary Sara Keays pregnant with his child?
Cecil Parkinson
Which former England rugby player who played for England in 1991 rugby World Cup final between Jason Leonard and Jeff Probyn was dropped from bbc commentary team for this years six nations?
Brian Moore
Which racecourse in Devon is most westerly racecourse in England?
Newton Abbott
Which one of NASA’s great observatories satellites was launched in 1990 with flawed optical system since corrected by space shuttle missions and expected remain in service until 2030s?
The Hubble Space Telescope
Which book by Simon Brett, illustrated by Tony Ross, chronicles the first year of life in a diary format and was made into a 10 episode bbc series starring Rik Mayall as main character?
How to be a little sod
Whose law is never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake?
Napoleons Law
Which law observes that people in a hierarchy tend to rise to “a level of respective incompetence” above their competence?
Peter Principle
Which law states that companies tend to promote incompetent employees to management to minimize their ability to harm productivity?
Dilbert Principle
Which motor manufacturer which won the first two formul one drivers championship in 1950 (Nino Farina) and 1951 (Juan Fangio) is due to end its involvement with formula one racing at end of this season?
Alfa Romeo
Which former England test batsman died suddenly in 2007 the night that the team he coached, Pakistan, who were 20-1 on to win the game, lost to Ireland in the World Cup in Jamaica?
Bob Woolmer
An onomatopoeic word derived from Latin, which human reaction is described by “cachinnation”?
Laughter
Which is most populous country to drive in the left?
India
What name is given to the stance in boxing where the boxer has left hand and the left foot forward leading with left jabs?
Orthodox (right hand and right foot forward is Southpaw)
Which term derived from baseball has come to mean unconventional, experimental or radical?
Out of left field
What name given to surfers, skateboarders and snowboarders who prefer to stand with their left foot on back of board?
Goofy
Which French dessert thought to have been named a French actress who appeared at the Comedie FrNcaise in 1897 in role of a maid who served pancakes?
Crepes Suzette
Which type of cloth whose name sometimes thought to have derived from French for king known in parts of Europe as Manchester and in Iran as a word which means matchstick?
Corduroy
Which T is the line of lowest elevation within a valley or watercourse? In international law, taken to be middle of primary navigable channel of a waterway defining boundaries. During 2023 boat race, both teams departed from this of the river.
Thalweg
most famous for her television portrayals of Margaret Pynchon on Lou Grant and Livia Soprano (mother of Tony) on The Sopranos
Nancy Marchand
Singer co-wrote Smelly Cat for tv show Friends, sang with UB40 on I Got You Babe and on 1995 number one Love Can Build A Bridge with Cher and Eric Clapton?
Chrissie Hynde
Which British walking organisation was founded in 1935?
Ramblers
Which rugby Union position known in French as “Demi melee”?
Scrum Half
WhT fruit is used to make alcoholic drink Pommeau?
Apple
What piece of clothing can be worn in diamond point, butterfly or batwing styles?
Bow Tie
Which springtime flower known in wales as “cuckoos boots”?
Bluebell
Screeving is a form of art created on what surface?
Pavements
Which large fish in the Ray family can be bought from a fishmongers as “wings” or “nobs”?
Skate
In which month is Anzac Day observed?
April
Lake Volta, largest man made lake in world by surface area and made by Akosombo Dam, is located in which African country?
Ghana
Hermann, Horsfield and Marginated are all types of which pet?
Tortoise
In guitar playing what does term Pulgar mean?
Thumb (Spanish for)
Leader of 1953 British expedition to climb Mount Everest?
John Hunt
State Highway 1, running from Cape Reinga to Stirling Point, is longest road in which country?
New Zealand
Which French detective was introduced in Edgar Allen Poe short story Murders in Rue Morgue?
C Auguste Dupin
Inge de Bruijn was four time Olympic champion in which sport? Won four golds 2000 and 2004 Olympics.
Swimming
Which Spanish painter is most famous for his 1909 en Plein air work Strolling Along the Seashore?
Joaquin Sorolla
What fruit is used to make Mexican fermented drink Tepache?
Pineapple
Which John Ford film starring Henry Fonda was based on Graham greene novel The Power and the Glory?
The Fugitive
In which part of the body are the hypothenar muscles?
Hand (palm)
Which Chilean football club has a badge depicting the head of a 16th century Mapuche chieftain?
Colo-Colo
Which character in Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales dreams of an Elf Queen and meets a three headed giant?
Sir Thopas
Which South African mountain range is only region where rooibos tea is grown?
Cederberg
What was unusual about the combatants in the Four Year War 1974-78 in Tanzania?
Chimpanzees (as detailed by Jane Goodall, Gombe Chimpanzee War)
How many dice are used per player in a game of Liar’s Dice?
5
Which itv news journalist wrote the 2021 political thriller The Whistleblower?
Robert Peston
Nick Hornby 2022 non fiction book tells parallels of which two people?
Dickens and Prince
Founded in 1988 which gambling company has HQ in Dublin
Paddy Power
What is maximum engine size for a 17 year old on a light motorcycle in terms of CC’s?
125
How many counties does Suffolk share border with?
Three - Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, Essex
Of 13 historical welsh countries, which coastal county had Caernarfonshire and Cardiganshire as neighbours?
Merionethshire
Which county in Northern Ireland shares borders with County Armagh and County Antrim?
County Down
“Alfie” is nickname of retired welsh rugby international Gareth Thomas, what position did he primarily play?
Full Back
Appearing from its creation 1958-2001, what was The Bunty’s longest running story?
The Four Mary’s
Four March sisters in age order old to young
Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy
Played by Geoffrey Hughes, name of brother in law to hyacinth bucket in 90s tv sitcom?
Onslow
“By a lonely prison wall/ I heard a young girl calling/Michael they are taking you away…” opening lines to what song written in 1979 in style of an Irish folk ballad?
The Fields of Athenry
“pack up all my cards and woes” opening line to which 1920s standard?
Bye bye blackbird
Lady Jane Grey marry in 1553?
Guildford Dudley
The Facebook reaction emoji depicting amazement or extreme surprise is accompanied by which three letter word?
Wow
What Facebook reaction emoji with a four letter name was introduced for covid crisis but has retained ever since?
Care
In very first episode of eastenders who had murdered Reg Cox?
Nick Cotton
“She wanted to be Betty Grable” and “She sings songs for the lost and the lonely” - lines from which 1977 top 10 hit?
Pearls a Singer
What was name of the girl who had a dog named Alistair in a childrens tv programme that ended in 1974?
Crystal Tipps
Title of 1940s film that starred Cary Grant, what three words followed a chemical element, often used as a poison whose atomic number is 33?
And Old Lace
What is more specific scientific name for gullet?
Oesophagus
Hadrons are particles that interact through the strong nuclear force. What name is given to particles that do not interact in this way?
Leptons
Real first name of Rab Butler 1902-82?
Richard
Who was 6’9” actor who played Lurch the butler in the addams family?
Ted Cassidy
Three Men in a Boat names along with Montmorency the dog
J (the author), George and Harris
Jamie Cook, Nick O’Malley and Matt Helders three less famous members of which band?
Arctic Monkeys
Living from 1917-98, who was cartoonist who created the Andy Capp cartoons?
Reg Smythe
In the original 1970s tv series, what was Reggie Perrin’s middle name?
Iolanthe
In Ruth Rendell detective novels, what is name of Reg Wexford’s wife?
Dora
Two states before Hawaii and Alaska to join the USA
New Mexico and Arizona
After a traffic accident in 1972, who had 200 stitches to his face as well as 100 micro stitches inside socket of right eye?
Gordon Banks
First name of Wallace’s love interest in A Close Shave?
Wendolene
“If you hear a clap of thunder / but there is no sign of rain / then you know it must be …” whom or what?
Champion the Wonder Horse
How many feet in a chain?
66
Name the electric car battery start up from Blyth, Northumberland that went into administration on January 27th?
Britishvolt
In recent ads for Compare the Market what is name of wombat who is Aleksandr’s nephew?
Carl
Sudbury, Stowmarket and Beccles towns in which English county?
Suffolk
Earliest known ballads featuring Robin Hood from which century?
15tj
What instrument used to measure humidity of gas or the air?
Hygrometer
Guillemots are members of Alcidae family. How this family of birds more commonly known?
Auks
Kniphofia botanical name for what colourful and distinctively shaped flowers?
Red Hot Poker
What is Scotopic vision?
Being able to see in dark
On what part of body can you find Ebner’s gland and Weber’s glands ?
Tongue
Latin term for upper jawbone?
Maxilla
In 60s film Summer Holiday, the double decker bus is originally destined for the south of France. To which European capital city is destination changed?
Athens
After consumer research in mid 80s what were removed from double decker chocolate bars?
Raisins
In majority of nine dart finishes at 501, how many points altogether are scored in the 20 sectors?
420
In bridge, how many games must be won to win a rubber?
Two
Despite a lack of historical evidence that he ever lived, Little John is reputed to be buried in which Derbyshire village?
Hathersage
What three words precedes Tailors in an alternative name for table skittles played with one ball?
Devil Among the Tailors
In first series Reggie is unhappily employed as a sales executive by which company?
Sunshine Desserts
Darts what name given to act of winning a leg by hitting a single, a double and a treble of same number?
Shanghai
Little women two sequels names
Little Men or Jo’s Boys
Which actress played Ma Joad in 1940 The Grapes of Wrath for which she won best supporting actress and also the bird woman in Mary Poppins 1964?
Jane Darwell
In terms of chart hits, Little Miss Dynamite was most successful female artist of 1960s, what was stage name?
Brenda Lee
In phantom of opera managers receive instruction to leave what number box empty during performance of opera Il Muto?
Five
In 1992, song “Little Miss Can’t be Wrong” reached #23 in uk, which group performed?
Spin Doctors
What sort of foodstuff is Fougasse popular in Provence area?
Bread
Porridge Oats, Honey, whisky, raspberries and double cream are ingredients for what Scottish dessert?
Cranachan
In what year and state was Bonnie and Clyde killed?
1934 in Bienville Parish, Louisiana
Music hall, in title of old song Yorkshireman Joseph Jaggger said to broken what?
The Bank at Monte Carlo
What song often sung by Huckleberry Hound in cartoon show?
Oh my darling clementine
name of a farmer who is Tess husband in Tess of DUrbervilles?
Angel Clare
Played by Spike Milligan on The Goon Show, who was radio character an intellectually limited teenager who often suffered as result of schemes of arch-villain Hercules Grytpype Thynne?
Eccles
Who is former Home Secretary (1985-89) and former foreign Secretary (1989-95) who 93 in 2023?
Douglas Hurd
1984 he joined Celtic and scored 72 goals in 128 matches, won the Scottish Cup in 1985 and the Scottish league championship in 1986. signed for Nantes in 1987. He returned to Glasgow with Rangers in 1989, becoming the second player to cross the Old Firm divide since World War II (Alfie Conn was first) and the first open Catholic to play for Rangers since World War I.
Mo Johnston
Which group of islands were only US incorporated territory to be occupied by Japanese in WW2
Aleutian Islands
Raquel Welsh’s son Damon married which famous cricketer’s daughter in 1991?
Fred Trueman
Which English king was nicknamed “soft sword”?
King John
Two patrons saints of Italy? Male and female
Francis of Assisi and Catherine of Siena
Second year college student in USA known as sophomore, what does sophomore translate as from Greek?
Wise Fool
Near which Derbyshire town would you find Solomon’s Temple?
Buxton
Desmond Dekker’s hit Israelites was used to sell what product in an advert where lyrics were misspelt?
Maxell Tapes
More famous as location in raiders of lost ark, what former capital of egypt stood at head of Nile delta?
Tanis
Which actor played Caligula in 1979 film of same name?
Malcolm McDowell
Caligula literally means what?
Little Boots
King Alfred secured a treaty in 880AD with King of Danes - what was his name?
Guthrum
Archaeologists discovered what rare and significant Anglo Saxon artefact at Benty Grange, Monyash, Derbyshire in 1848
Boar Crested Helmet
In Norse mythology how many legs did Odin’s horse Sleipnir have?
8
How long is Bayeaux Tapestry in metres?
70 metres
In suit of armour where would you wear a Bevor?
Around the neck
According to legend, what was name of minstrel who found Richard the lionheart when he was held captive at Durnstein Castle?
Blondel
The Whitefriars Company were famous for making what?
Glassware
Chemin de Fer is variation of which card game?
Baccarat
Jazz musician Mose Allison best known for playing which instrument?
Piano
Current leader of Plaid Cymru
Adam Price
Current leader of SNP
Humza Yousaf
Current leader of DUP
Jeffrey Donaldson
Current leader of Ulster Unionist Party?
Douglas Beattie
Who is current leader of Sinn Fein since 2018
Mary Lou McDonald
Who was inaugural leader of Sinn Fein
Arthur Griffith
Current leader of Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Naomi Long
Who was inaugural leader of Ulster Unionist Party?
Edward Saunderson
Who is leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party since 2015 in Ni?
Colum Eastwood
Who founded and inaugural leader of SDLP in NI in 1970?
Gerry Fitt
Leader of Welsh Conservatives since 2021?
Andrew RT Davies
Who is current leader of Plaid Cymru in Westminster?
Liz Saville Roberts
SNP Westminster leader since December 2022
Stephen Flynn
secretary Dawn Chambers in the AMC drama series Mad Men (2012–2015) and starring in the 2014 independent film Dear White People, portrayed an adult Monica Rambeau in Wandavision and reprising role in The Marvels (2023)?
Teyonah Parris
Who played Ms Marvel in the tv show and will also be in The Marvels 2023?
Iman Vellani
Who plays Dar-Benn: A Kree warrior who wields an Accuser’s hammer in 2023 The Marvels? Played Joyce Carol Vincent in Dreams of a Life. Also in Fresh Meat, Not Safe for Work.
Zawe Ashton
Creator and actor of Gary: Tank Commander and Howard in Fresh
Meat?
Greg McHugh
Actress plays Alison in Ghosts, Oregon in Fresh Meat, plays Alison in Dead Pixels and Barbara Gilbert in Call the Midwife.
Charlotte Ritchie
Who is Neil Sutherland in The Inbetweeners? Also played Medium Dan in Kate and Koji.
Blake Harrison
Brenda Blethyn and Jimmy Akingbola about two title characters, cafe owner and an asylum seeker doctor 2020-22
Kate & Koji
Which band chose their name in the hope of finding sponsorship from the Mitchells and Butlers Brewery?
The Moody Blues
Famous for eye patch who was Israeli minister of defence during 1967 six day war?
Moshe Dayan
Sonny Liston defeated who to become world heavyweight champion in 1962?
Floyd Patterson
Who did Elvis Presley sign with in 1953-55 before off to RCA?
Sam Phillips for Sun Records
Which record label took over elvis’ sun records contract as negotiated by Colonel Tom Parker in 1955 for $35k?
RCA Records
RCA Records stands for
Radio Corporation of America
Which racing driver was kidnapped by communist revolutionaries during the 1957 cuban Grand Prix?
Juan Manuel Fangio
The Skylon and the Dome of Discovery were key attractions of which event?
Festival of Britain
In 2002 which uk singer was signed by EMI for world record of £80m?
Robbie Williams
Which driver won four consecutive world rally championships from 1996 to 1999?
Tommi Makinen
Who shot at the queen with six blanks during the 1981 trooping of the colour leading to arrest and prison time?
Marcus Sarjeant
Hot drink of port, sugar, Lemon and spice. Also, a title of monarch in Ethiopia Semitic languages.
Negus
On January 19th 1915 three Norfolk towns suffered britains first aerial bombardment. Name them?
Kings Lynn, Great Yarmouth, Sheringham
Company Holland and Holland are best known for the manufacture of what?
Guns
Who was Annie Walker’s long suffering potman at Rovers return 1976-84?
Fred Gee
Who did Deirdre Barlow marry following a holiday in Morocco?
Samir Rachid
Jack and Vera Duckworth renamed their home 9 Coronation Street to give it a more clerical feel, what did they call it?
The Old Rectory
Robert E Lee middle name
Edward
Scott Engel and Gary Leeds were two thirds of which singing trio?
Walker Brothers
Which singer was married to legendary wolves wanderer footballer Billy Wright?
Joy Beverley
Earl van Dyke, James Jameson and Jack Ashford among others formed the Motown house band, how collectively known?
The Funk Brothers
Which blue Peter presenter played assistant Steven Taylor to William Hartnell?
Peter Purves
Which emmerdale farm regular played assistant Jamie McCrimmon to Patrick Troughton?
Fraser Hines
Which actress played assistant, Mel Bush, to Colin Baker and Sylvester McCoy?
Bonnie Langford
What line follows “now is the winter of our discontent”?
Made glorious summer by this son of York
What line follows “to die, to sleep…” in Hamlet?
To sleep, perchance to dream. Ay there’s the rub. That makes calamity of so long life.
Lone Ranger rode a horse called Silver, what was Tonto’s horse called?
Scout
Which country is worlds largest producer of platinum?
South Africa
The Jamnapari, Anglo Nubian and Saanen are all breeds of what animal?
Goat
In Oliver Postgate’s animated childrens tv show, Noggin the Nog, who was noggin’s arch enemy?
Nogbad the Bad
Later Foreign Secretary, who served as Minister of Labour and National Service in the wartime coalition government?
Ernest Bevin
Which war poet is buried on the Greek island of Skyros?
Rupert Brooke
Which poet wrote epitaphs “Their name liveth for evermore”, “their glory shall not be blotted out” and “a solider of the Great War known unto God” for commonwealth war graves commission?
Rudyard Kipling
Which city’s cathedral at 247ft boasts highest church spire in Yorkshire?
Wakefield
Which east Anglian river rising in Cambridgeshire flows for 47 miles to meet North Sea at Harwich?
River Stour
Name of the mechanism which gives Northern Ireland assembly power to object to changes to EU laws that apply in Northern Ireland?
Stormont Brake
Which female Belarusian tennis player won the 2023 Australian open
Aryna Sabalenka
Which championship team beat Leicester City at King Power Stadium in 5th round of fa cup 2022/23 season?
Blackburn Rovers
Who played Douglas Reynholm, owner of Reynholm Industries, in IT Crowd?
Matt Berry
In what year did wearing crash helmet, whilst riding a motorbike or scooter, become compulsory in the UK?
1973
In 1978, Diego maradona was due to sign for whcih English club until financial difficulties ended the deal?
Sheffield United
Longest river in New Zealand
Waikato
Which snooker player would famously drink six pints of lager before each match later claiming the cost back as tax deductible expense?
Bill Werbeniuk
Comedy script writer Eddie Braben was best known for his work with which act?
Morecambe and Wise
Jerry Dammers, Terry Hall, Pauline Black and Ranking Roger were all performers associated with which musical movement founded in Coventry in late 1970s?
Two Tone
With population of 8000, what is traditional county town of Northumberland?
Alnwick
What became UK’s newest national park when it was established in 2010?
South Downs
UK’s smallest national park in 2005?
New Forest
Who wrote “The Eye of the Needle”?
Ken Follett
Who wrote “The Winds of War”?
Herman Wouk
Who wrote “Shout at the Devil”?
Wilbur Smith
Zambian born author of Courtney series, Ballantyne series and Ancient Egypt, debut novel was “When the Lion Feeds”?
Wilbur Smith
Name shared by brothers: one a Hybrid/electric car pioneer and one wrote Caine Mutiny.
Wouk (Herman and Victor)
Badger State is which US state?
Wisconsin
According to Washington Irving where did rip van winkle sleep and for how long?
Catskill Mountains for 20 years
Which actress won the Best Actress Oscar in 1957 for her role of Eva White in movie “The Three Faces of Eve”? This woman was first person to receive a star on the Hollywood walk of fame.
Joanne Woodward
The third version of which video game series may well be up for children/family awards in 2023? As per previous games in series, the player choose to be an “inkling” or “octoling”. Both wield weaponry that uses coloured ink.
Splatoon
Celine Dion announced in December 2022 that she has SPS what does that mean?
Stiff Person Syndrome
Which comedian is soon to join cast of eastenders as Rita, a love interest for Mitch Baker? This keen quizzer presents “Fingers on Buzzers” podcasts alongside Jenny Ryan.
Lucy Porter
What was name of English cricket coach who died under suspicious circumstances just a few hours after his Pakistan team were knocked out of 2007 World Cup at hands of Ireland?
Bob Woolmer
First CSI spin-off was CSI: Miami. Who played Horatio Crane? This actor had career success when he appeared in first blood and then. Long run in nypd blue.
David Caruso
“Save Rock and Roll” and “Mania” were both top 5 uk studio albums for which emo band?
Fall Out Boy
Rare substance “Seastone” appears in which Japanese manga series? These stories follows adventures of Monkey D Luffy a boy whose body gained properties of rubber.
One Piece
“Dear Daniel” is boyfriend of which character who first introduced on vinyl coin purse in 1975?
Hello Kitty
Nicknamed the Velvet Fog, composed music for “the Christmas song” (chestnuts roasting on an open fire) and co-wrote lyrics with Bob Wells. His version of gave yourself a merry little Christmas was on soundtrack of John hughes (wrote and produce) home alone.
Mel Torme
Muff Winwood played guitar in which band who had 1960s number ones including “Somebody Help Me”?
Spencer Davis Group (formed in Birmingham 1963 by title guitarist and brothers Steve and Muff Winwood)
All heard of guitar hero but game released by Holy Wow in September 2022 featured what instrument? Name was _______ Champ.
Trombone
Which American actor and producer was “Gil Grissom” in CSI? Biggest hit was 1986 film Manhunter.
William Petersen
“Pretty odd” and “pray for the wicked” are studio albums from which American emo pop band?
Panic at the disco
Name the characters plays by Paul Keane and Elaine Smith in early years of neighbours. On-off romance was central storyline at this time.
Des and Daphne
Both Jim Clark and Graham Hill won the F1 driver’s championship whilst driving for what team?
Lotus
Which Jim Steinman love song provided Celine Dion with worldwide hit in 1996? Also recorded by meat loaf and Pandora’s box, ALW described as greatest love song ever written.
It’s All Coming Back To Me Now
Which Perrier comedy award nominee was Terry Spraggan, partner of Bianca in eastenders? Earlier in career, bald man had cohosted national lottery red alert with Lulu.
Terry Alderton
Imperial Gold and Celestial Bronze are fictitious minerals appearing in what book series written by Rick Riordan?
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Set in 1532, anime series follows adventures of young Spanish boy called Esteban who joins a voyage to new world in search of lost cities.
The Mysterious Cities of Gold
The first Australian to coach the England mens cricket team?
Trevor Baylis
Hello Kitty closely associated with which culture beginning with K? Word translate as cuteness or lovable and prominent aspect of Japanese pop culture.
Kawaii
Which song by Spencer Davis group was used in opening credits of the film Buster? It played over a scene of Buster stealing a suit from the shop window.
Keep on Running
Annie Leibovitz Demi Moore photo naked and pregnant was august 1991 cover of which magazine?
Vanity Fair
Which actress won Best Actress Oscar in 1954 for Georgie Elgin in “The Country Girl”?
Grace Kelly
Celine Dion’s “A New Day” residency in Vegas was highest grossing all time and at what hotel? 3 million attended.
Caesar’s Palace
Which Las Vegas singer is most associated with song “Danke Schoen” as heard in John Hughes movie “ferris buellers day off”?
Wayne Newton
Which actress took role of Dr Avery Ryan in CSI Cyber, fourth series of CSI? Nic CAGE FIRST WIFE
Patricia Arquette
What was name of nosy and interfering character played by Vivean Gray in neighbours between 1986 and 1988?
Mrs Mangel
Which team was John Surtees driving for when won 1964 F1?
Ferrari
Which comedian was Andrew Cotton in Eastenders? This man was “Bulla” on 11 o clock show, and he starred and co-wrote the feature length film Big Fat Gypsy Gangster.
Ricky Grover
What was name of character played by Ian smith in neighbours between 1987-2022?
Harold bishop
Which Brazilian driver gave mclaren f1 team their first Grand Prix win in 1974?
Emerson Fittipaldi
In September 2005, which Zimbabwean was England cricket team coach when won Ashes for first time in 18 years?
Duncan Fletcher
Which band sang “Love Missile F1-11” from John hughes movie Ferris Bueller?
Sigue Sigue Sputnik
An Annie Leibovitz photo was used as cover for which singer’s 1979 live album “Steppin’ Out”? Tracks include “Love and Affection”.
Joan Armatrading
The song “keep on running” hit the charts again in 1996 when it was released by what actor? He played Billy Ray on itv series London Burning (1993-98).
John Alford
Which American singer songwriter died in 2019 regarded as leading figure in Emo Rap? Scored top ten hit with Lucid Dreams and Come & Go.
Juice Wrld
Current northern premier league from Crosby who reached 3rd round of fa cup in 2021?
Marine
What was name of Celine dion husband and manager? On her voice in 80s he mortgage his house and made her a star.
Rene Angelil
Which band sang Pretty in Pink from John Hughes movie of the same name?
The Psychedelic Furs
What role did Anne Haddy play in Neighbours between 1985 and 1997?
Helen Daniels
What is name of fictional mineral being mined for in planet Pandora on Avatar?
Unobtainium
Hello Kitty surname?
White
Which comedian has played role of Tom “Rocky” Cotton since 2021? As a comedian his most well known catchphrase was “it’s a puppet!”?
Brian Conley
In 1999, the actor John Alford was convicted of supplying drugs to which New of the World undercover reporter? Later convicted of perverting course of justice was nicknamed the Fake Sheikh.
Mazher Mahmood
Which Cape Town bron English cricketer who resigned from international cricket due to stress and anxiety, had been head coach of Afghanistan since 2022?
Jonathan Trott
Aqua’s song “turn back time” was #1 in 1998, music video heavily based on scenes from what film same year starring John Hannah and Gwyneth Paltrow?
Sliding Doors
Where was F1 British Grand Prix held in even numbered years between 1963 and 1986? Found West Kingsdown, Kent, now owned by Jonathan Palmer.
Brands Hatch
What lively and somewhat risqué show tune opens act 2 of Oliver!? Sing by Nancy at the Three Cripples tavern.
Oom Pah Pah
Which English actor has catchphrases Ding Dong and Hello? Died in 2022.
Leslie Phillips
1994 revival of Oliver in West End had several child actors including which man whose band had uk number one in 2007 with “Baby’s Coming Back” and “Transylvania”?
Tom Fletcher
Jonathan Ross wife name. Written Stardust, Kingsman: The Secret Service, X-Men First Class and Kick-Ass.
Jane Goldman
Farah Fawcett left her art to Uni of Texas in Will, found that Andy Warhol painting missing. After legal battle courts decided painting belonged to what man, the father of Fawcett’s only child?
Ryan O’Neal
Screenwriting duo who created popular sitcoms starting from the mid-1960s until the mid-1990s such as Please Sir!, The Good Life, Get Some In!, Ever Decreasing Circles, and Brush Strokes.
Esmonde and Larbey
1958 jidaigeki (period drama) by Akira Kurosawa tells story of two peasants who agree to escort man and woman across enemy lines for gold stars Toshiro Mifune as General Rokurota and Misa Uehara as Princess Yuki.
The Hidden Fortress
Two part French film by Marcel Carne produced under war conditions in 1943/44/45 in both Vichy France and occupied France. Set in 1830s paris tells story of courtesan (played by Arletty) and four men - a mime, an actor, a criminal and an aristocrat.
Children of Paradise
Whcih man was nominated for best supporting actor in Oliver!? Played artful dodger.
Jack Wild
Frank Loesser wrote which Guys and Dolls song taking viewpoint of Sky Masterson who hopes he will win a bet the outcome of which will decide whether or not he is able to save relationship with girl of dreams?
Luck be a lady
Where was F1 British Grand Prix located in 1926? This concrete track located near Weybridge in Surrey is now major motoring and aviation museum.
Brooklands
American composer and lyricist who produced Bat Out of Hell with Meat Loaf, wrote Total Eclipse Of the Heart, Air Supply’s Making Love Out of Notjing at All, Meat Loaf’s I’d do anything for love (but I won’t do that), boy zone’s No Matter What.
Jim steinman
Martha Plimpton, Goonies and raising Hope, part of which famous acting family? Member of this family died Bangkok hotel room.
Carradines
Who was only other British driver other than hamilton to take a pole position in 2021 Grand Prix season? This Belgian-Brit driving for mclaren was born in Bristol.
Lando Norris
Alan lake was third and final husband of which English actress and singer who lived from 1931-84?
Diana Dors
Which 1998 movie starred Jason Schwartzman as Max and Olivia Williams as Rosemary? The movie tells story of a school pupil who falls for his teacher. This film launched career of wes Anderson.
Rushmore
Which comedian and tv presenter’s catchphrase was “ooh! I could crush a grape”? Even released a 1983 single under that name.
Stu Francis
The Manchester band “The Mock Turtles” achieved some chart success in 1991 with “can you dig it”. Lead singer James was elder brother of what man a comedian whose creations include Gareth Cheeseman.
Steve Coogan
Who was only British driver to win a race in 2022 formula one season? Did so at São Paulo Grand Prix while driving for Mercedes’.
George Russell
Andrew Lloyd Webber is probably most associated with Tim rice but who wrote lyrics for Starlight Express (1984)? Man appeared over 200 times in countdown’s Dictionary Corner.
Richard Stilgoe
Which Mexican driver won Azerbaijan Grand Prix in 2021? Nicknamed Checo or The Mexican Wunderkind he drove for Red Bull-Honda.
Sergio Perez
Where was F1 British Grand Prix located in odd numbered years between 1955 and 1962?
Aintree
Winning in 1980, last f1 champion from Australia?
Alan Jones
Who starred as title character in 1968 Oliver!? Persistent rumour suggests he is real father of michael Jackson ’s children.
Mark Lester
Laurel and Hardy costar, scotsman James Finlayson, often credited as originator of what catchphrase, now much more commonly associated with a cartoon character?
Doh
Who first used the catchphrase “if its up there I’ll give you the money myself”? This man did not let the death of his comedy partner Dustin Gee hold back his career.
Les Dennis
Driving for Alfa Romeo who became first Chinese man to drive for F1 in 2022?
Zhou Guanyu
Now a knight, which actor was one of Fagin’s pickpocketing gang in original 1960 west end run of Oliver! The musical? His tv credits include The Worst Jobs in History, Walking through History, dreadful sitcom Big Top and narrating the fly in the wall doc Airline.
Tony Robinson
Who played Monica Lewinsky in series American Crime Story: Impeachment?
Beanie Feldstein
1996 Demi moore paid 12.5 million dollars to star in what panned movie?
Striptease
The actor James Mason had a famous daughter in law. Who is she? American singer had early career as part of the band who scored highly with “we got the beat” in U.S. charts of 1982.
Belinda Carlisle
Perfection, Nevada an isolated settlement in high desert east of Sierra Nevada mountains is located of which 1990 movie? Giant prehistoric worms named Snakeoids are hungry for human flesh.
Tremors.
Who played Bela Lugosi in 1994 Ed Wood winning Oscar?
Martin Landau
“Awight” was catchphrase from which tv presenter in 1980s and 1990s?
Michael Barrymore
After Nigella Lawson, Charles Saatchi is now in relationship with which fashion expert who works with susannah Constantine?
Trinny Woodall
Who was most likely to be heard shouting “come on down”! On original uk run of price is right between 1994 and 1998? He had beat Joe brown for the role.
Leslie Crowther
Winning in 1967 who is only f1 world champion from New Zealand?
Denny Hulme
Who would say “you’ll like this, not a lot”? This man achieved international fame through eponymous show whcih tan on bbc from 1979-1994.
Paul Daniels
Who was first premier league player to win titles with two different teams?
Henning Berg - Blackburn and man u
Yellowstone tv show starring Kevin Costner as John Dutton III has two prequels with which two years?
1883
1923
In 1979 which Tory Mp and shadow sec of state for NI was killed car bomb in Westminster car park by ira?
Airey Neave
Disease malaria caused by plasmodium, single called parasitic organism transmitted by which Genus of mosquito?
Anopheles
Lake Powell formed by Glen canyon dam between which two states
Utah and arizona
Which eponymous principle states that “roughly 80% of consequences come from 20% of causes”? Concept first developed by Joseph M Juran after inspired by works of economist for which principle is named.
Pareto Principle
In 1990, which Tory Mp for Eastbourne killed outside his East Sussex home by car bomb planted by Irish nationalists? Earlier in career, worked with Airey Neave to develop policy in NI.
Ian Gow
Named for creator, which London dry gin has been uk leading brand since 19th century? Owned by Diageo it is sold in green in uk but clear in export market.
Gordon’s
Eleanor of Aquitaine’s court not located in Province of Aquitaine itself but instead in which French city? Dukes of Aquitaine’s were also counts of this city the site of a major battle of 100 years war.
Poitiers
Which 20th century German mathematician made important discoveries in field of topology and Algebra and named two theorems of mathematical physics? Also lends name to moon crater.
Emmy Noether
British peer and racing manager to Queen Elizabeth II from 1969. Died on 9/11 watching news from Highclere Castle. Portrayed on The Crown.
Earl of Carnarvon, Lord Porchester, “Porchey”
In which 2022 tv series did Sylvester Stallone make his scripted tv series debut? Co-created by Taylor Sheridan, Stallone stars as a Mafia Capo who is sent to titular Oklahoma City.
Tulsa King
For each of five years prior to The Signalman, the BBC’s a ghost story for Christmas featured programmes based on stories by which medieval scholar and provost of Kings College Cambridge?
MOntague Rhodes James
Whcih Scottish scientist and polymath was elected honorary member of the royal astronomical society alongside Caroline Herschel? She gives her name in moon crater as well as college at Oxford uni and currently features on RBS £10 note.
Mary Somerville
Which tv series cocreated by Taylor Sheridan stars jeremy renner and Dianne wiest as members of a family who control activities in titular Michigan prison town?
Mayor of Kingstown
Schalcken the Painter on bbc in 1979, adaptation of short story by which Irish author?
Sheridan Le Fanu
Which British artist created a poster entitled Love for the London 2012 Olympics? Although this creator sounds like they may be brother and sister it’s actually pseudonym of Reading born Patrick Brill?
Bob and Roberta Smith
Eleanor of Aquitaine, along with Henry II and Richard I, was buried in which French abbey in Loire Valley? It was disestablished as a monastery during French Revolution and served as prison until 1963.
Fontevraud
Which British artist designed a poster for 2012 Olympics entitled Swimming? In 1985 this artist became the second person to win the Turner Prize and he passed away in 2017.
Howard Hodgkin
In 1984, which conservative Mp for Enfield Southgate killed when Irish nationalists bombed grand hotel in Brighton? Subsequent by/election won by Michael Portillo.
Anthony Berry
One of Taylor Sheridan’s best known acting roles prior to transition into screenwriting was in which Kurt Sutter tv series? In this show, Sheridan played Deputy David Hale a police officer in small Californian town who is killed during a drive-by shooting.
Sons of Anarchy
The fictional mineral tiberium, which must be collected as ore and refined, is the main resource in which video game franchise? Instalments in this franchise include Red Alert and Generals.
Command and Conquer
Which eponymous self referential law states that “It always takes longer than you expect, even when you take this law into account”? This concept was first developed in a 1979 book by the author.
Hofstadter’s Law
Now owned by Pernod Ricard, which brand of gin dates to 1863 and is fourth best selling in world? With a distillery in Kennington, this brands name reflects London origins.
Beefeater
In 2007, a repeat of the original A Ghost Story for Christmas series was accompanied by The Haunted Airman a film starring Robert Pattinson. Film was adaptation of novel The Haunting of Toby Jugg by which best selling author also known for The Devil Rides Out?
Dennis Wheatley
Law says work expands to fill time available for completion?
Parkinson’s Law
Who starred as private detective John Shaft in 1971’s Shaft one of most iconic blaxploitation movies of era?
Richard Rowntree
In which state of USA is Fort Peck Lake? It was formed by its namesake dam, furthest upstream of major dams on Missouri River.
Montana
Which Irish-British astronomer lends her name to crater on moon and is best known for recording first evidence of cyclical movement of sunspots from poles toward the equator? Elected in 1916.
Annie Scott Dill Maunder
Prior to marriage to Henry II, Eleanor of Aquitaine was married to Louis VII. Became estranged and annulled on what grounds? Means too closely related.
Consanguinity
Since 1956, the Indian government had prohibited travel within three miles of which island in Bay of Bengal? This island is home to an isolated tribe who are hostile to outsiders, most recently killing an American missionary in 2018.
North Sentinel Island
Which brand of London dry gin, named for founder, is also owned by Diageo and is third best selling in world? Sold in distinctive green bottles it introduced higher ABV brand known as Number Ten in 2000.
Tanqueray
Which malarial treatment discovered by Tu Youyou and her research team in 1972 is extracted from sweet wormwood plant? It has greater efficacy than quinine and it’s discovery wss breakthrough.
Artemisin
In 1882, which liberal MP was stabbed to death by Irish nationalists in Phoenix Park, Dublin? Had been sworn in as chief sec of Ireland he was not target of murder plot.
Lord Frederick Cavendish
In February 2022, which Leicester tigers scrum half surpassed Jason Leonard as most capped player in history of England mens rugby Union team?
Ben Youngs
Name meaning finger pressure, Japanese form of alternative medicine invokes joint manipulation, acupressure and massage?
Shiatsu
In 1980, which Australian became the first non British conductor to conduct Last Night of the Proms?
Charles Mackerras
Located on Mount of Remembrance in Western Jerusalem what is name of Israel’s official memorial to victims of holocaust?
Yad Vashem
Which Netflix comedy series starring Steve Carell and John Malkovich and based on sixth branch of us armed forces, cancelled in 2022?
Space Force
In george Eliot’s Middlemarch, what is occupation of Tertius Lydgate? He shares this profession with Charles Bovary in Gustave Flaubert’s Madame Bovary.
Doctor
Copa Libertadores de America is most prestigious competition in South American football. Which Brazilian side based on Rio de Janeiro are current holders and most successful team from that city?
Flamengo
Written as tribute to their late guitarist James Honeyman-Scott, 2000 Miles was a 1983 festive hit for which new wave band?
The Pretenders
Name of fourteen year old who in 1858 had visions in Lourdes
Bernadette Soubirous
At over 4500m high, Ras Dashen is highest point of which African country? It located in Simien Mountains.
Ethiopia
Which musician plays Vect Nokru in 2022 Obi Wan Kenobi?
Flea
Who played Jolene in The Queens Gambit and Reva Sevander/the Third Sister in Obi Wan Kenobi?
Moses Ingram
Which passerine bird is member of finch family and derives name from fondness for hemp and flax seeds?
Linnet
What type of enthalpy can be stated as strength of the forces between ions in an ionic solid? This type of enthalpy is named for the structured pattern adopted by ions in a solid.
Lattice Enthalpy
Mandalorian real name as per Pedro Pascal
Din Djarin
MPs Yvette Cooper, Hilary Benn and Philip Davies all represent constituencies in which modern English county?
West Yorkshire
Which country has won eurovision only once, 1986 with song Jaime Le vie by Sandra Kim?
Belgium
Which Uruguayan club won first two Copa Libertadores competitions in 1960 and 1961 and appeared in ten finals overall? Dominated urugay football alongside Montevideo neighbours Nacional.
Atletico Penarol
Highest peak in Sahara, it is located in Tibesti Mountains, in Chad?
Emi Koussi
Meadow, tree and water are three species of which passerine bird of genus Anthus to be found in Uk?
Pipit
Which Chilean football club based in Santiago are only side from country ever to win the Copa Libertadores doing so in 1991?
Colo-Colo
Which car manufacturer a subsidiary of TATA Motors is holder of three royal warrants? Named after two brands.
Jaguar Land Rover
MPs Damian Green, Greg Clark and Laura Trott all represent constituencies in which modern English county?
Kent
Monaco won eurovision in 1971 with Severine singing which song?
Un Banc, Un Arbre, Un Rue
Which 2022 Disney+ series is direct prequel to movie Rogue One and by extension original Star Wars? Diego Luna stars as titular thief who is converted to cause of rebel alliance.
Andor
Three kingdoms of Korea history 57BC to 668ce?
Goguryeo
Baekje
Silla
MPs Suella Braverman, Maria Miller and Desmond Swayne all represent constituencies in which county?
Hampshire
Which country has won eurovision once doing so in 2007 with song Molitva by Marija Serifovic?
Serbia
Which village in county Mayo was reported site of Marian apparition in summer of 1879? The village is now pilgrimage site attracting over one million visitors per year.
Knock
Which London based gunmaker a holder of three royal warrants was founded in 1814 and manufacturers bespoke shotguns and rifles for royal family?
James Purdey and Sons
Lattice enthalpy cannot be measured directly but can be calculated via the application of which process, named for the two scientists who developed it in 1919?
Born-Haber cycle
Which Argentinian football team based in Buenos Aires still holds record for most Copa Libertadores titles despite not reaching a final since 1984?
Independiente
Charadrius morinellus is which species of wading bird? Member of plover family this birds name is also an antiquated term for stupid or foolish old man.
Dotterel
Who was first person to win Pulitzer Prize for LiterTure twice, for Magnificent Ambersons in 1919 and Alice Adams in 1922?
Booth Tarkington
Which actor player French poet ARTHUR RIMBAUD a stated influence on Bob Dylan in Im Not There? Actor has been bafta nominated five times including tv roles for Richard II in The Hollow Crown and Norman Scott in A Very English Scandal.
Ben Whishaw
Hundred Mile High City was second top 5 single for which British rock band formed in Solihull in 1989? They had earlier reached top five with The Day We Caught the Train.
Ocean Colour Scene
Which US author was second person to win Pulitzer Prize for fiction twice? Won for A Fable in 1955 and again The Reivers in 1963 year after death.
William Faulkner
Another triple royal warrant holder, which company based on Chancery Lane are robemakers for royal family? Perhaps better known for academic dress for unis and wigs for legal profession.
Ede & Ravenscroft
MPs Andrea Leadsom, Peter Bone and Philip Hollobone are which county’s constituencies?
Northamptonshire
Mount Tahat is highest peak of which African country? It is located in Hoggar Mountains in Sahara.
Algeria
In which 2021 Disney+ series does Pedro Pascal reprise his role as Din Djarin? Temuera Morrison plays title character of this series, bounty hunter who previously appeared in empire strikes back and return of Jedi.
The Book of Boba Fett
2007, which Finnish formula one driver flying Finn won only world title while driving for Ferrari?
Kimi Raikkonen
Similar to curlew, the black-tailed and the bar-tailed are two uk species of which shorebird of genus Limosa?
Godwit
Which village now suburb of Mexico City gives its name to 16th century Marian apparition in which Virgin Mary said to have left image in cloak? Basilica now major catholic pilgrimage site.
Villa de Guadelupe
The Born-Haber cycle is an application of which law that states that the enthalpy change in a chemical reaction is independent of the path by which the chemical change takes place?
Hess’ Law
Which Montserrat born artist became oldest winner of Turner Prize when she won the award in 2022?
Veronica Ryan
In Le Morte d’Arthur, which knight of the round table returns Excalibur to the lady of the lake following arthur death?
Sir Bedivere
Which French architect designed the ARC DU TRIOMPHE IN PARIS BUT DIED IN 1811 before project could be completed?
Jean Chalgrin
Name given to protein shell of a virus that encloses its genetic material?
Capsid
Which Italian brand the oldest continually operated cycling company in world traditionally produces bikes in distinctive turquoise hue called Celeste?
Bianchi
Which British comedy that lasted only one six episode series was tv adaptation of radio On The Hour and featured Chris Morris as newsreader of parody programme. Followed by Brass Eye.
The Day Today
Which king of France who ascended in 1830 forced to abdicate in French Revolution of 1848? Spent remaining years in exile of uk.
Louis Phillippe
Which 1962 drama did kartherine hepburn star alongside Ralph Richardson? Adaptation of Eugene o Neil play they both won Cannes awards for roles as Mary and James Tyrone’s
Long Days Journey Into Night
678m high skyscraper Merdeka 118 located in which city? Worlds second tallest building after Burj Khalifa and 200m taller than other building in city which was once worlds tallest.
Kuala Lumpur
Which British comedy, that lasted only one six episode series starred Rik Mayall as an out of work comedian, Adrian edmonson as minder and nigel planer as sleazy agent?
Filthy, Rich and Catflap
Which franchise selected Joe Burrow as first overall draft pick in 2020 nfl draft? He has been franchise starting QB since then and has lined up alongside Jamarr Chase and Tee Higgins.
Cincinnati Bengals
Which object arrived at Sun-Earth Lagrange point L2 in January 2023?
James Webb Space Telescope
Mexico: what name given to distilled spirits made from agave plant? Tequila made from blue agave is N example of this spirit.
Mezcal
Which highly regarded Rococo artist produced more than 550 paintings during latter decades of Ncien regime, including a Young Girl Reading and The Bolt both in 1770s?
Jean-Honore Fragonard
Which 2002 biographical Michael Winterbottom movie about Factory Records was given the catalogue number FAC401 despite label having gone bankrupt ten years earlier?
24 hour party people
Which franchise selected Trevor Lawrence as first overall draft pick in 2021 nfl draft? Starting QB ever since and lined up alongside Christian Kirk and Jamal Agnew.
Jacksonville Jaguars
In which 1975 western film did Katherine Hepburn star alongside John Wayne? Wayne plays title characyer of this movie a sequel to 1969 True Grit.
Rooster Cogburn
What is the compound word used to describe businesses such as PayPal, Square and RobinHood that utilise modern computing power and internet to facilitate global commerce and transactions?
Fintech
Which 1985 novel by Cormac McCarthy follows a teenage runaway who joins a gang of Indian hunters near the US-Mexican border? His story is punctuated by encounters with the hairless, seven foot tall figure of Judge Holden.
Blood Meridian
Lee Harvey Oswald also shot and seriously injured which governor of Texas who was riding in the presidential limousine when the Kennedy assassination took place?
Governor John Connally
In which Middle Eastern city is the Abram Al Bait complex of Towers also known as The Clock Towers? They form part of endownment of King Abdulaziz and the tallest of them is 601m, 4th tallest building in world?
Mecca
In March 2023 which athlete broke womens indior British record in long jump? Crowned European champion, 7m jump.
Jazmin Sawyers
Which broadcaster and journalist founded Factory Records alongside Alan Erasmus? Upon his death in 2007, his coffin was given the catalogue number FAC501.
Tony Wilson
What name given to the large group of asteroids that orbit Lagrange points L4 and L5 between Jupiter and Sun?
Trojans
What name is given to spirit made by distilling fermented grape juice that is made in chile and especially Peru? A sour made with this as the base spirit in cocktails.
Pisco
The catalogue number FAC511 was given to a poster about a memorial event for which man, manager of joy division and new order? A partner in both factory records and the hacienda, portrayed by paddy Considine in 24 hour party people.
Rob Gretton
Who was emperor of Russia from 1825-55? Helped Austrians crush the Hungarian Revolution of 1848 and later led into Crimean war.
Nicholas I
Which British comedy tv show that lasted one six episode series was created by Richard Ayoade and Matthew Holness and presented as fictional 1980s horror series with commentary from writer and director?
Garth Merengi’s Darkplace
What term for a hairstyle with central ridge of upright hair? Play on the name of a similar type of cut in which sides of head are shaved.
Fauxhawk
In which 1959 southern gothic mystery did Katherine Hepburn star alongside Montgomery Clift? Movie based on Tennessee Williams play and features Hepburn as aunt of Elizabeth Taylor’s character a young woman being evaluated for a lobotomy.
Suddenly Last Summer
Which 1992 Cormac McCarthy novel comprises the first of his Border Trilogy? Novel follows John Grady Cole who travels into Mexico looking for work and finds romance with ranch owners daughter Alejandra.
All the Pretty Horses
Which franchise selected the 2019 nfl Draft first pick Kyler Murray? This franchises starting QB since then and has lined up alongside DeAndre Hopkins and Zach Ertz.
Arizona Cardinals
Warren Commission also concludes that which Dallas police officer was shot dead by Lee Harvey Oswald around 45 mins after assassination of John F Kennedy?
JD Tippit
In which 1985 black comedy film did Katherine Hepburn star alongside Nick Nolte? In her final starring film role, Hepburn plays title character an elderly widow who hires Noltes hitman to kill her.
Grace Quigley
In which city is the Ping An International Finance Centre? It was topped out in 2015 and at 599m high is currently worlds fifth highest building.
Shenzhen
In February 2023, which athlete broke Katarina Johnson-Thompson’s British record in high jump? This athlete originally competed in Heptathlon before focusing on high jump.
Morgan Lake
Which master of Rococo painting was inspired by work of Jean-Antoine Watteau and achieved huge popularity for paintings of mythological scenes such as 1740s Triumph of Venus?
Francois Boucher
Which American astronomer gives his name to regions of the asteroid belt where a low density of asteroids is observed? In these regions, orbital resonance with Jupiter causes asteroids to be ejected from belt:
Kirkwood Gaps
Which welsh singer 1996 hit I Love You Always Forever spent 9 weeks at #2 on billboard hot 100 without ever making it to #1?
Donna Lewis
Which franchise selected Baker Mayfield as the first overall draft pick in 2018 nfl draft? He was this franchise’s starting QB until his 2022 trade to Carolina panthers and while at this franchise alongside Nick Chubb and Donovan Peoples-Jones.
Cleveland Browns
Which Pope served from 1846-78, a reign that saw the permanent loss of the Papal States to the kingdom of Italy? He was initially seen as a champion of liberalism but his policies took a sharp change in direction following revolutions of 1848.
Pius IX
Which British comedy tv show that lasted only one six episode series, featured Alan Cumming and Forbes Masson as cabin crew on fictional airline Air Scotia flying out of Prestwick Airport?
The High Life
Kingswear Castle, a Grade I listed fort dating to the end of the 15th century was built to protect the harbour of which town in Devon?
Dartmouth
Which British rock band recorded the 1967 concept album Days of Future Passed?
The Moody Blues
Which French musician and physician is credited with invention of the stethoscope in 1816?
Rene Laennec
Which jockey rode Affirmed to American Triple Crown victory in 1978 the last horse to win until American pharoah in 2015?
Steve Cauthen
The English architect and classicist Michael Ventris was a central figure in the decipherment of which ancient Mycenaean Greek script?
Linear B
Which itv show the second most watched tv drama of 2022 starred Vicky McClure as an army veteran now working as bomb disposal expert for met police?
Trigger Point
Which Indian hockey player scored a reputed 570 international goals by some distance highest of all time? Won three consecutive Olympic gold medals with India between 1928 and 1936.
Dhyan Chand
Which strictly numerical programming language that can be displayed as a series of binary instructions is most basic code through which a programmer may typically deliver instructions to a computer?
Machine Code
Which Trinidadian Marxist historian wrote The Black Jacobins, a history of Haitian Revolution and Beyond a Boundary which combines memoir social commentary and cricket?
CLR James
In video gaming what four letter word is used to describe the reconfiguration of a. Character or weapon to make it less powerful? This action has recently been performed on kv broadside shotgun in call of duty modern warfare 2.
Nerf
Which creator god in Egyptian mythology is father of Shu and Tefnut? Often named interchangeably with sun god Ra.
Atum
What name given to a corporate defence against hostile takeovers in which target company attempts to turn
Tables on prospective buyer by acquiring stock in that company?
PAC Man Defence
In computer programming, what term is used to describe a programming language such as Python or Java that has a significant degree of abstraction from machine code? This type of language may use natural language elements and allows developers to write complex programs with less efforts than writing in machine code.
High-level language
Which Japanese architect won Pritzker prize in 2014? Known for innovative use of cardboard in disaster relief.
Shigeru Ban
Which religious movement of middle ages initially led by John Wycliffe, demanded reform of western Christianity? It was unsurprisingly condemned as heretical by the dominant Catholic Church.
Lollardism
Which bbc series was most watched uk tv drama of 2022? In this show Jamie Dornan starred as a man who wakes up in an outback hospital with no memory of who he is.
The Tourist
Which English academic of the new left movement wrote the 1957 book The Uses of Literacy? His two sons become journalists one in politics and one on tv.
Richard Hoggart
Which designer created a gold bullfighter bolero, was creative director of Hermes 2003-10, fragrances Classique and Le Male?
Jean-Paul Gaultier
With 348 international goals which Pakistani player is highest goal scorer in modern field hockey? A penalty corner expert, this defenders drag flick conversion rate of over 60% marks him out as one of greatest of all time.
Sohail Abbas
Which comedian has been host of bbc radio 4’s The News Quiz since 2020 and also works as statistician on Test Match Special?
Andy Zaltzmann
Whcih Jamaican born Marxist sociologist of New Left succeeded Richard Hoggart as director of the centre for contemporary cultural studies at Birmingham university? First editor in chief of New Left Review and developed the encoding and decoding model of communication.
Stuart Hall
Which religious movement of Middle Ages arose in kingdom of Bohemia and like Lollardism was precursor to Protestant reformation? Movements founder executed Heresy in 1415.
Hussites
What name given to chain of events in 1970 that began when Quebec separatist group the FLQ kidnapped the vice premier of Quebec Pierre Laporte and a British diplomat James Cross?
October Crisis
Also known as Shareholder Rights Plan, what alliterative name given to corporate defence tactic in which shareholders are typically offered shares at a discount should any individuals holding reach a certain point? In 2022, Twitter announced they were implementing this provision in face of takeover bid from Musk.
Poison Pill Defence
With 244 international goals, who is the all time leading goal scorer for Australia’ mens hockey team? Widely regarded as one of best of modern era, man wannthree consecutive medals at Olympics beginning with gold at athens 2004.
Jamie Dwyer
Which bbc drama of 2022 starred Martin FreemN S a police officer working night shifts in liverpool following demotion from inspector? Series went directly up against itv trigger point and was fourth most watched drama in 2022
The Responder
In 2021, who replaced Jane Garvey as a secondary presenter on bbc radio 4’s woman’s hour? A regular face on tv, lead presenter on Countryfile since 2015 too.
Anita Rani
According to Prose Edda, which figure in Norse mythology was formed from venom that dropped from icy rivers of the Elivagar? Ancestor of all jotnar, his body parts were used by Odin, Vili and Ve to create earth and heavens.
Ymir
The Hall-Heroult process is major industrial process for extraction of which element via electrolysis of its oxide mixed with molten cryolite?
Aluminium
In video gaming, what four letter word is used to describe the current optimal strategy to play a game, including the best weapon loadout?
Meta
The Claus Process is the major industrial process for extraction of which element from rAw unrefined natural gas or gaseous by products of other industrial processes?
Sulphur
Designer Daniel Day is better known by which DD name and New York boutique helped introduce high fashion into hip hop in 1980s and 1990s?
Dapper Dan
In 1997, who became first female composer to win Oscar for best musical or comedy score doing so for Emma? Further nominations for Cider House Rules and Chocolat.
Rachel Portman
Name either of twin brother and sister who in Japanese creation myth were seventh and final generation of deities called kami. They begat the Eight great islands of Japan and various gods including Amaterasu.
Izanagi or Izanami
What name is given to a program which translates the entire source code of a high level computer language into machine code? These programs differ from interpreters which translate source code one instruction at a time.
Compiler
With 147 international goals, who is all time leading British goal scorer in mens international field hockey? Active 2006-21 he went to three consecutive Olympic Games with Great Britain but never did better than a fourth place finish at London in 2012.
Ashley Jackson
Which defence against hostile takeovers involves preventing shareholders with a stake of more than 10% from converting securities into voting stock? The name is reference to idea that large investors are retained whilst allowing smaller ones to leave.
Lobster Trap
What three words phrase did Canadian prime minister Pierre Trudeau use when asked by Tim Ralfe how far he would go in suspension of civil liberties during October crisis? This phrase was repeated by trudeU’s own son Justin during his campaign for leadership of liberal party.
Just Watch Me
With a title similar to that of 1989 Peter greenWY film, which 2022 itv series featured Eddie Marsan as real life figure of John Darwin who faked death while kayaking? Third most watched in uk 2022.
The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe
Which Christian movement of Languedoc region of France notably asserted that there was a good god and an evil god, a belief that led to adherents being heavily persecuted by Catholic Church? Movements name derives from medieval for pure as they considered themselves good Christian’s.
Catharism
Which statute did Pierre Trudeau invoke in response to October crisis, three days after saying “just watch me”? This act removes right of habeas corpus and 1970 remains the only occasion when it has been invoked during peacetime.
War Measures Act
Which primordial being in Chinese creation myth emerged from cosmic egg to separate yin From yang and with them Earth from sky? As with Ymir, after his death his body parts became parts of the world including his eyes becoming sun and moon.
Pangu
Solvay Process is major industrial process used to produce which inorganic compound from relatively inexpensive precursors of brine and limestone?
Sodium Carbonate
Which German architect and engineer was awarded the 2015 Pritzker Prize shortly before death? Known for membrane like roof of Olympic stadium in Munich.
Frei Otto
Which left wing English academic and literary theorist wrote 1983’s Literary Theory: An Introduction and 2011’s Marx was Right?
Terry Eagleton
In call of duty game series, what four letter word is used to describe a modifier that grants. PlYer additional abilities in online play?
Perk
Could I Leave You, I’m Still Here and Losing My Mind are songs from which Stephen Sondheim musical? 2017 production had Imelda Staunton as former showgirl Sally Plummer.
Follies
What name given to set of Jewish and early Christian religious ideas in which personal spiritual knowledge is seen as taking precedence over orthodox teachings? Deriving name from Greek for “having knowledge” it was condemned as heretical by orthodox Christian figures.
Gnosticism
What two word name is given to last resort defence against hostile takeover that involves deliberately making a company less attractive to a prospective buyer? Named for a military strategy, examples including taking on substantial debt or selling off assets.
Scorched Earth defence
Who wrote score for 1990s movies Tom and Viv and Wilde? She was voted most popular living composer in 2022 classic fm ball of fame with her work The Glorious Garden placing fourth overall. She is composer in residence at classic fm.
Debbie Wiseman
Which low level programming language is a level of abstraction higher than machine code and allows programmers to write human readable programs that correspond very closely to it?
Assembly Language
In Egyptian hieroglyphs, which word of French origin is an oval with a line at one end that indicates the text contained within is a royal name?
Cartouche
What was name of Japanese Akita dog, renowned for loyalty, who waited at Shibuya Station each day for nine years after master death in 1925?
Hachiko
Which city in Illinois was named by Joseph smith after 1839 purchase by Latter Day Saints? Most followers moved to Salt Lake City after smiths death.
Nauvoo
Which composer is known for 1964 composition “In C” and his 1969 LP A Rainbow in Curved Air?
Terry Riley
Which Spanish cyclist has won the most medals in mens world Road race championships? He won two silver medals and four bronzes before becoming world champion himself in 2018?
Alejandro Valverde
Which crime author has died aged 84 in Los Angeles? She served 5 years in prison aged 15 under her birth name Juliet Hulme and was played by Kate Winslet in Heavenly Creatures, the Peter Jackson film based on her case.
Anne Perry
Rachel Joyce wrote the best-selling hardback book in the UK from a new novelist in 2012, and also won the UK National Book Award for New Writer of the Year for what book, made into a 2023 film? Title character played by Jim Broadbent.
The UNLIKELY PILGRIMAGE OF HAROLD FRY
Kenyan sprinter 100m commonwealth 2022 gold champion, 9th fastest man of all time at 9.77 seconds in 2021.
Ferdinand Omanyala
Who played Gianni Versace in 2018 assassination of Guiana Versace: American crime story? Born Venezuela 1977.
Edgar Ramirez
Who played bill Clinton in the 2021 impeachment American crime story? Sarah Paulson played Linda Tripp (who recorded the calls between bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky).
Clive Owen
Crocodile Dundee first name
Michael
The English cultural theorist with the surname Hebdige is the title character of which 1997 book, adapted on Amazon Prime in 2016?
I Love Dick
Ten Percent by Double Exposure was the first commercially available what?
12 inch single
What are listed in a catalogue raisonné?
Artists complete works
Which radical group assembled at St George’s Hill, Surrey in 1649?
Diggers (True Levellers)
Which animal breastfeeds for up to eight years?
Orangutan
Meteorologist James Stagg recommended the date for what event?
D Day Landings
CPIH inflation index stands for
Consumer price index housing
Who was a German Nazi Party official and head of the Nazi Party Chancellery?He gained immense power by using his position as Adolf Hitler’s private secretary to control the flow of information and access to Hitler.
Martin Bormann
Benin largest city
Cotonou
Name of “hands-off, eyes on” Ford technology signed off for use in April 2023 in the UK?
BlueCruise
Lingala for “one who stops the flow of rivers”, what is a water-dwelling entity that supposedly lives in the Congo River Basin, sometimes described as a living creature, sometimes as a spirit. Those that have allegedly seen the creature describe it as a large quadrupedal herbivore with smooth skin, a long neck and a single tooth, sometimes said to be a horn.
Mokele-mbembe
Info on Grand National 2023 winner
Winner of 2023 Grand National: Corach Rambler
Jockey: Derek Fox (who won with One for Arthur in 2017)
Trainer: Lucinda Russell (trained One for Arthur too and partner of jockey Peter Scudamore)
TEU used in logistics and stands for
Twenty-foot equivalent unit
What is the only municipio or district of Rome on the Tyrrhenian Sea, and many Romans spend the summer holidays there.
Ostia
his screen acting debut on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air in 1995, he portrayed the lead role on the short-lived series Opposite Sex in 2000 before landing his breakthrough role the following year as Jess Mariano on Gilmore Girls (2001–2007).
Milo Ventimiglia
Married couple characters and actors in Married with Children
Al Bundy - Ed O Neill
Peg Bundy (nee Wanker) - Katey Sagal
Americans call coriander what,
Cilantro
Americans call rocket food what,
Arugula
Nine Years War dates
1688-97
Largest freshwater lake in China, site of a 1363 battle between the rebel forces of Zhu Yuanzhang and Chen Youliang during the Red Turban Rebellion which led to the fall of the Yuan dynasty?
Poyang Lake
The Italian American expression “capiche” means what in translation?
Understand?
French company known for its bus-stop advertising systems, billboards, public bicycle rental systems, and street furniture. It is the largest outdoor advertising corporation in the world.
JCDecaux
In software terms what does DTP stand for?
Desktop Publishing
Type of undead creature from old English for corpse in fantasy fiction mostly.
Lich
Southernmost city in the world found in Tierra Del Fuego Argentina province?
Ushuaia
Part of the Canadian province of British Columbia, the islands were known from 1787 until 2010 as the Queen Charlotte Islands, and colloquially as “the Charlottes”. Now known as what, archipelago of British Columbia
Haida Gwaii
First series of Race Around the World UK finished which country?
Singapore
Second series of Race AROUND THE WORLD UK ENDED IN Ushuaia and started in which city?
Mexico City
Third series of race aRound the world uk from which two cities of Canada
Vancouver to St Johns (capital of Newfoundland and Labrador)
Taking place in the fifth scene of act five of Macbeth in response to the death of Lady Macbeth, what five word title is given to the soliloquy which contains the line “Out, out, brief candle, life’s but a walking shadow”. It gives its name to a Gabrielle Zevin novel of 2022.
Tomorrow, and tomorrow and tomorrow
What piece of machinery is the subject of Robert Frost’s poem about the fragility of life, titled “Out, Out” after the speech? At the beginning of the poem it is said to have “snarled and rattled in the yard and made dust and dropped stove length sticks of wood”.
Buzzsaw
Inspiring the title of a novel set in Mississippi to which a “Compson appendix” was later added by its author, what three words appear towards the end of the speech, completing the quote “it is a tale told by an idiot, full of…” ?
Sound and Fury
Karl Fischer lends his name to a method of what scientific technique? Other methods for this technique used in chemistry labs include complexometric and acid-base.
Titration
Awarded a share of the 1998 Nobel Chemistry prize, Walter Kohn pioneered a computational quantum modelling tool called DFT. For what do the letters DF stand for in the theory?
Density Functional
What art movement associated with, Natalia Goncharova, a Russian painter who also instigated the related Rayonist and Knave of Diamonds movements. Her works include Airplane over Train and her abstract portrait of Mikhail Larionov, both made in 1913.
Futurism
What French overseas département is the only one of the four main Comoro Islands not to belong to the country of Comoros?
Mayotte
The words ‘First’ and ‘Second’ can be concatenated with the name of which Athenian orator to form two possibly apocryphal Socratic dialogues? This figure also appears in The Symposium, where he enters inebriated, and compares Socrates to a statue of Silenus.
Alcibiades
Which 2011 indie roguelike by Edmund McMillen and Florian Himsl has similar dungeon mechanics and appearances to games in The Legend of Zelda franchise? It’s inspired by and named for a Biblical story.
The Binding of Isaac
In which influential 2008 hybrid platform-roguelike does the player explore tunnels and caves by controlling an unnamed adventurer?
Spelunky
Prominent in the work of Wes Anderson, which sans-serif typeface was designed by Paul Renner in 1927 for a contribution to the New Frankfurt project, and rooted in Bauhaus principles?
Futura
Born in 1945, which American conceptual artist used Futura in several of her magazine covers, such as Your Body is a Battleground and I Shop Therefore I Am?
Barbara Kruger
Which painter inserted themselves painting on a canvas next to a standing nude and dog in the large 1855 painting The Painter’s Studio?
Gustave Courbet
To the right of the painting is which Symbolist poet and coiner of the term ‘modernity’, a friend of Courbet’s? His most famous poetry collection features the poems “The Albatross” and “Spleen and Ideal”
Charles Baudelaire
Which parliamentarian and philosopher features near Baudelaire in the painting? In his most famous work of 1840, he answered the title question of the essay with the famous quote “property is theft!”
Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
Which B vitamin is essential to all animals as a precursor to coenzyme A?
Pantothenic Acid
What B vitamin is often taken as a supplement by pregnant women? It is also often added to various types of flour.
Folate
Changing a letter in the name of the setting of Generation Five of pokemon yields what statistical method, developed by Ronald Fisher and used to determine the statistical significance of difference in means?
ANOVA
Changing a letter in the name of the setting of Generation Six yields what mythological creature, created to protect Europa on Crete and slain by Medea?
Talos
Fluid running through veins of greek gods like blood
Ichor
The earliest known form of Chinese writing was found on what objects dated from the Shang dynasty? These objects were often made from ox scapulae and were used for divination in ancient China.
Oracle Bones
The king Lycaon, who was turned into a wolf by Zeus for serving him the remains of his son Nyctimus, ruled which kingdom in the highlands of the Peloponnese? Its name appears in the name of a mid 17th century painting by Nicolas Poussin.
Arcadia
Which daughter of Pandion was transformed into a nightingale by the gods after her tongue was cut out by the Thracian king Tereus, who forced himself upon her? She appears in the second section of The Waste Land where she shouts “Jug, jug” with her “inviolable voice”.
Philomela
American writer, musician, composer, and lyricist. He wrote the music and lyrics for the Broadway musicals The Full Monty (2000), Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (2005), Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (2010), The Band’s Visit (2017), and Tootsie (2019).
David Yazbek
Developed by Alonzo Church, what formal system of logic is named for a Greek letter? It can be used to simulate a Turing machine.
Lambda calculus
What other type of calculus is sometimes known as Ricci calculus? It is a certain extension of another type of calculus often used over Euclidean spaces.
Tensor Calculus
In the 1970s, which musician adopted the Sanskrit name Turiya·Sangita·nanda? She is one of the few renowned jazz harpists which she played on albums including Universal Consciousness and World Galaxy.
Alice Coltrane
Along with Joe Henderson, the 1970 Coltrane album Ptah, the El Daoud featured which tenor saxophonist? He was an influential part of the spiritual jazz scene and died in September 2022.
Pharoah sanders
Often labelled a “genocide of the subaltern”, the 1804 Haitian Genocide saw a massacre of European settlers in Haiti, and prominently featured which resident of Port-au-Prince, who horrified Jean-Jacques Dessalines with his brutality? His surname has been adopted as a term for the undead in Haitian Vodou tradition.
Jean Zombi
In a section of the Haitian Revolution labelled the ‘War of Knives’, Toussaint L’Ouverture defeated which other military leader, who controlled the south of Saint-Domingue? After his defeat, this leader returned to Haiti twice more, declaring himself President of the State of the South in 1810.
André Rigaud
Which two concepts are equated in the Ode on a Grecian Urn following the lines “when old age shall this generation waste, thou shalt remain in midst of other woe, that ours a friend to man, to whom thou say’st”?
Truth and Beauty
Thought to have been inspired by Keats, which American poet wrote the poem that begins “I died for Beauty but was scarce/ adjusted in the tomb when one who died for truth was lain in an adjoining room?
Emily Dickinson
Which exponent of New Criticism said of the lines of poetry by Keats that “Beauty is Truth, Truth Beauty has precisely the same status, and the same justification as Shakespeare’s ‘Ripeness is All’? He is best known for the book The Well-wrought urn: Studies in the structure of poetry.
Cleanth Brooks
Finally at number 10, Fringilla coelebs, with a red underbelly, grey head, black wings and a red and green back. A bird of the same type named for stripes of gold on their wings made number 7
Chaffinch
Secondly, at number 3, Sturnus vulgaris, noted for flocking behaviour and fast and direct flights, described as “smaller than blackbirds, with a short tail, pointed head, triangular wings”
Starling
Located on the Cap Diamant, the Chateau Frontenac hotel is located in which city’s ‘Old’ section, which is divided into ‘Haute-Ville’ and ‘Basse-Ville’ sections? Founded in 1608 by Samuel de Champlain, it is the second largest city by population located on the Saint Lawrence River.
Quebec City
Released in January 2023, 12 was the final studio album by which pioneer of electronic music? He was a founding member of Yellow Magic Orchestra, and wrote the song “Forbidden Colours” for the soundtrack to a film he also played Captain Yonoi in, Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence.
Ryuichi Sakamoto
The book of which of the twelve minor prophets is read by Jews in the afternoon of Yom Kippur? Its protagonist first attempts to go to Tarshish before inspiring the repentance of the inhabitants of Nineveh.
Jonah
