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Kylie Minogue character z Charlene Robinson in neighbours worked as an apprentice in what profession?
Car Mechanic
Dinosaur with distinctive dome on skull meaning thick headed lizard
Pachycephalosaurus
War of Romantics is term for schism among composers in second half of nineteenth century: one side of war was new German school containing Richard wagner and which composer of Hungarian rhapsodies?
Franz Liszt
The grouse shooting season in England famously begins on August 12th known as the Glorious Twelfth but ends on 10th of which month?
December
Largest by population of canadas First Nations people are known in their language as Nehinaw or in English by what four letter name!
Cree
Which Ian was a member of short lived 1970s liverpool punk band big in Japan alongside Bill Drummond and Holly Johnson? He is best known as the lead singer of an indie pop band whose 1@90 debut album was Cloudcuckooland
Ian Broudie (of the lightning seeds)
Traditional welsh law is known as the laws of which king who ruled most of wales in the 940s? Nicknamed the Good, he also gives his name to the Cardiff government building immediately behind and connected to The Welsh Senedd?
Laws of Hywel Dda
The other side of war of the romantics were the conservatives led by Clara Schumann, Joseph Ioachim and which composer of A German Requiem?
Johannes Brahms
The three month close season during which coarse fishing not permitted on English rivers begins on 15th of which month?
March
According to Christian tradition the first recorded incidence of stigmata was received by which Italian Saint in 1224?
St Francis of Assisi
Which type of dinosaur whose name means near crested lizard is known for the distinctive long cranial crest protruding backwards from top rear of the skull, whose function was uncertain, being variously theorised as for sexual display, sound amplification or thermal regulation?
Parasaurolophus
What term denoting a collection of evidence and documents relating to a criminal investigation is also title of popular true crime podcast, launched in 2016, whose Australian host remains anonymous?
Casefile
Which caribbean team nickname Calypso Girls were joint winners of netball World Cup in 1979 with three way tie with Oz and NZ and remain only country other than those two ever to have won it?
Trinidad and Tobago
Natalie Imbriglia character in neighbours Beth Brennan was another tomboy working as an apprentice in which profession?
Builder/construction
A 1988 paper by Jacques Benveniste published in Nature controversially claimed to demonstrate Water Memory, the purported ability of water to retain a memory of dissolved substances after many dilutions. Although it has been thoroughly disproven as a concept, it is still promoted by followers of which pseudoscience?
Homeopathy
Which Asian newspaper that feature country in name was founded in 1838 and thought to be biggest selling English language newspaper in world
Times of India
The ancient laws of Ireland or Feinechus, are known as ____ Law, where blank is which word for type of medieval Irish judge? It is not to be confused with name of non Irish Celtic language from which it differs by only single letter.
Brehon Law
In the 1820s the Native American polymath Sequoyah devised the 85 character syllabary that is used to write which indigenous language known to its speakers as Tsalagi?
Cherokee
Which Ian was member of short lived 1970s liverpool punk band the Crucial Three alongside Pete Wylie and Julian Cope? He is best known as the lead singer of a post punk band whose 1980 debut album was Crocodiles.
Ian McCulloch of Echo and the Bunnymen
Released in 1969, living in the past was biggest hit single for which group?
Jethro Tull
Leicester city played what stadium before moving to King Power Stadium on 2002?
Filbert Street
Derby County played which stadium before Pride Park in 2003
Baseball Ground
Released in 1989, the living years was biggest hit single for which band?
Mike + the Mechanics
The title character’s mother undergoes human combustion in the 1834 novel Jacob Faithful by which naval officer who went into write The Children of the New Forest?
Captain Frederick Marryat
Which comedian styled himself as German comedy ambassador in London
Henning Wehn
Heidi stern was original name of which singer who had her only uk number one in 1985
Jennifer Rush
Which 2017 musical has a song called Omar Sharif
The Bands Visit
Who wrote the 2023 best new play Olivier award winning Prima FAcie
Suzie Miller
Play by Ryan Calais Cameron nominated for Olivier award in 2023, title based on Ntozake Shange’s For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainboe is Enuf?
For Black Boys who have considered suicide when the hue gets too heavy
Best new musical at 2023 Olivier awards based on estate in Sheffield
Standing at the Skys Edge
Tom Hollander nominated for Olivier award for best score for playing which real life businessman in Peter Morgan’s Patriots?
Boris Berezovsky
American evangelist and singer who is title character of a musical 2023 which won Katie Breyben an Olivier award and a 2021 movie which won Jessica Chastain an Oscar.
Tammy Faye Messner
Who played Vladimir putin in play Patriots and won best supporting actor Oliver award for efforts? Father of a child actor/
Will Keen
Term for the coalition of German states formed to manage tariffs and economic policies within their territories.
Zollverein
The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank who issue the eastern Caribbean dollar are based in which Caribbean capital city?
Basseterre
The Bank of Central African States which issue the Central Africa CFA Franc is based in which Central African capital?
Yaounde
The Central Bank of West African States which issue the west African cfa Franc is based out of which west African capital city?
Dakar
The Mousetrap first performed what year
1952
Who is subject of current autobiography The Lives of Brian
Brian Johnson
In recent film adaptation of novel where the crawford sing stars which actress in lead role?
Daisy Edgar-Jones
Historic site the Alamo is in which is city?
San Antonio
If you travel due east from New York which is first European country you come to?
Portugal
The football team called Young Boys play in which city!
Bern
Johnny Wakelin sang song Black Superman in praise of M Ali in 1974 which capital city is named in his support band?
Kinshasa
Madness sang a song about a night boat to where
Cairo
Complete first line of the hymn: Jesus wants me for a …
Sunbeam
Irish washer woman portrayed in music hall and film by Arthur Lucan in 1930: to 1950/!
Old Mother Riley
Reed, marsh, sedge and grasshopper all type of which bird!
Warbler
Which metal used to coat iron or steel when it is galvanised?
Zinc
The iodine test used to find presence of which substance!
Starch
Washington redksins new name
Washington Commanders
When was first womens World Cup fifa?
1991
Maximum number of letters used to name racehorse
18
Europa League final will be on what city in 2022/23 season
Budapest
What number car does Lewis hamilton drive in F1
44
Who is captain of European team in 2023 Ryder cup replacing Stensen
Luke Donald
The Anglican cathedral of st Mary’s famous for its 160m spire is in which English city?
Lincoln
Which film of 1961 starred Elvis and Angela Lansbury as his mother ?
Blue Hawaii
1970s itv rival childrens programme to Blue Peter?
Magpie
How many uk prime ministers served Queen Elizabeth II in her 70 year reign?
Fifteen
Cheltenham Green Top, Crimson Globe and Nutting’s red Globe are varieties of which vegetable?
Beetroot
What is more common name for the royal regiment of Scotland)
The black watch
According to world rugby; what is max number of substitutes that can be nominated per team in rugby Union game
Eight
Who played title role in 1965 film role doctor who and the daleks?
Peter Cushing
Who is father of the house as of April 2023
Sir Peter bottomley
Who is third oresenter of top gear with McGuinness and Flintoff?
Chris Harris
Sir Graham Brady; chair of 1922 committee; mp for which north west constituency?
ALTRINCHAM and Sale
Otters usually leave a small deposit of faeces to mark their territory, what is deposit called?
Spraint
What is name given to flag flown by ship when it leaves port?
Blue Peter
According to FA rules what is the maximum dimensions of a football pitch
130 yards length and 100 yards wide
Name of which printing process is derived from Greek for stone?
Lithography
In which year did nasa space shuttle Columbia disintegrate over Texas?
2003
I’m what year was the Challenger disaster?
1986
Before decimilation how many pennies in a pound?
240 - 20 shillings in a pound and 12 pennies in a shilling
Whcih disciple was originally called Levi and was a tax collector?
Matthew
Which Italian word for detached describes method of playing musical note so it’s shortened and thus detached from successor?
Staccato
Which river flows into the North Sea at Whitby?
Esk
Female swan name
Pen
Corinium was second largest town in Roman Britain, what modern nameV
Cirencester
Greenpeace founded in 1971 in which city?
Vancouver Canada
55th wedding anniversary name?
Emerald
During Falklands war which journalist famously said “I’m not allowed to say how many planes joined the raid but I counted them all out and I counted them all back”?
Brian Hanrahan
I’m which film was the iconic song Rock Around the Clock first sung?
The Blackboard Jungle
By what name is Kaolin better known!
China Clay
Common poppy has how many petals?
Four
Which animal has breeds Birman, Maine Coon, Munchkin and Russian Blue?
Cat
What name is standard design of chess pieces known after 19th century English chess master?
Staunton
Before which year must a car have been built to participate in the London to Brighton vintage car run?
1905
Which university did the Prince attend in the student Prince operetta by Sigmund Romberg?
Heidelberg
Three strokes under par bird nickname
Albatross
Four strokes under par bird name
Condor
Who is central character in John Braine’s Room at the Top?
Joe Lampton
What are metal discs in the tambourine called?
Jingles/zills
Who was father of disciples James and John?
Zebedee
What creature is a turnstone?
Bird
During which classical music did king George II stand thereby starting a tradition which has endured ever since?
Hallelujah chorus of the Messiah oratorio
MLK year of life
1929-1968
Which current premier league manager managed Spain from 2016-18?
Julen Lopetegui
Who is oldest winner of oscwr for best director at 74 at time of win?
Clint Eastwood
Longest subway system in world at 499 miles?
Shanghai
Who is only person to have led the Labour Party on three separate occasions?
Arthur Henderson
Winning three Tony’s and blacklisted in 1950s, which actor played Tevye on stage in fiddler on the roof and pseudolus on stage and screen in a funny thing happened on way to forum?
Zero Mostel
What was name of district of San Francisco which became a centre of counterculture in the late 1960s and which was home to many psychedelic bands and countless hippies?
Haight-Ashbury
During whose presidency of France, between 1895 and 1899 death was Emile Zola’s J’accuse letter written? Died during activity with mistress.
Felix Faure
President of France 1887-94 before assassinated by anarchist Sante Geronimo Caserio?
Sadi Carnot
Which poet wrote Idylls of the King an allegorical narrative poem about legend of King Arthur!
Tennyson
What links a mass by Haydn, a town in Lancashire and radio 2 show Rhythm Nation?
Trevor Nelson
What word links 1947 film The Ghost and Mrs Muir, a 70s pop group and breed of cat originally from Devon?
Rex (Harrison, T Rex, Devon Rex)
What word links the biggest selling uk 12 inch single of all time, minister of Middlesex new synagogue between 1960-63 who was regular contributor to Thought for the Day for 25 years, a poem by AE Housman?
Blue (Monday, Lionel, Remembered Hills)
Word connects satirical work by Samuel Butler, satirical work by Thomas More and track from Rubber Soul?
Nowhere (Erewhon origins, meaning of Utopia, nowhere Man)
Novel famous by Mikhail Sholokov most famous
And Quiet Flows the Don
April/May 1942 German bombed attacked number of cultural targets like Norwich, Canterbury, Bath and York. Nikcname given to raids after popular guide book of time?
Baedeker Raids
Five Good Emperors of Rome
Nerva
Trajan
Hadrian
Antoninus Pius
Marcus Aurelius
Standard accompaniment to Osso Buco, ingredients for which Italian condiment include parsley, garlic, lemon juice, lemon zest and olive oil?
Gremolata
April 1942 which city was the target of the Doolittle raid?
Tokyo (by B25 bombers which took off from aircraft carrier and landed in China)
Which organisation whose motto is “challenging religious privilege” founded in 1866 by Charles Bradlaugh who later became liberal Mp for Northampton!
National Secular Society
Which welsh composer born 1944 did the Adiemus album series: Palladio, The Armed Man and his Requiem?
Karl Jenkins
In WW2 a group of
Which Biplanes played a large part in the sinking of the Bismarck?
Swordfish
Which city is capital of the Vaucluse department? It’s bridge is subject of famous French song.
Avignon
Which 1956 film featured songs Wel Did You Evah, I Love You Samantha and Now You Has Jazz?
High Society
Which Ukrainian born composer’s works include operas War and Peace and the Gambler, and the cantata Alexander Nevsky?
Prokofiev
Which 1952 film featured songs Good Morning, Make Em Laugh and All I Do Is Dream Of You?
Singing in the Rain
In world war 2 how was the Junkers Ju 87 better known?
Stuka
In WW2, three Gloster Gladiator biplanes became famous in defence of Malta? How were they popularly known?
Faith, Hope and Charity
Which Moravian born composer’s operas include Katya Kabanova, From the House of the Dead and The Makropulos Affair?
Janacek
Fillmore’ term of office as President ended 1853 but in 1856 he was nominee for the American party also known as what after party supporters drilled reply to law enforcement!
Know Nothing Party
A self declared but hideously ineffectually opponent of slavery, Fillmore signed into law the Fugitive Slave Act. By what name did abolitionists refer to this act?
Bloodhound Bill
Which president’s presidency saw more states admitted to the Union than any other? Six states joined between 1889-90. north and South Dakota, Montana, Washington, Idaho and Wyoming.
Benjamin Harrison
JFK speechwriter who helped draft his inaugural address and his “we choose to go to the moon” and rumoured to ghost write the1957 Putlizer winning biography Profiles in Courage for JFK?
Ted Sorensen
An image of JFK appears on largest and heaviest us coin i. Circulation. What value does it have!
50 Cent
Who is only person to have led the conservative party on two separate occasions?
Andrew Bonar Law
Which city subway has most stops with 472!
New York City
Dancing on Ice winner 2023 series is which bronze medalist at 2016 Rio on the horizontal bar?
Nile Wilson
Which son of a footballer won the 2022 series of Dancing on Ice?
Regan Gascoigne
Which British couple who finished sixth place in 1984 Olympic ice dance competition behind Torvill and Dean and have been longstanding judges on Dancing on Ice with one of them now Head Coach
Karen Barber and Nicky Slater
Which country musician who died in 1953 sang Im So Lonesome I could cry
Hank Williams
Malory Towers protagonist main in Enid Blyton books about fictional Cornwall boarding school!
Darrell Rivers
Which London football club has lost the last three FA Cup finals in a row?
Chelsea
Algal blooms are common effect of which process in which a body of water becomes progressively enriched or saturated with nutrients, typically phosphorus or nitrogen, sometimes due to detergent and fertiliser run-offs?
Eutrophication
Which horticultural company, now HQ in Paignton is named after surname of Thomas the man who founded them in Reading in 1806 and is best known as supplier of seeds?
Suttons
Line drawn up during partition dividing India and Pakistan named after who!
Cyril Radcliffe
Who won the edinburgh comedy Award for 2009 show The Slutcracker and was contestant on first series of Taskmaster?
Tim Key
Created by David Dortort, which western drama tv series, first shown from 1967 to 1971, starred Leif Erickson as head of Cannon family and was set in the arizona territory close to Mexican border in 1870s?
The High Chaparral
Which Swiss choc brand owned by Mondelez has attempted to trademark lilac colour used in branding?
Milka
Scottish singer Mary Sandeman, who had her only UK number one single in 1981, is better known by what stage name?
Aneka
Which fictional boarding school named for a saint is setting for series of six novels by Blyton published between 1941 and 1945, with protagonists Pat and Isabel O’Sullivan the title sisters of the first book The Twins at…
St Clare’s
Along with Robin Cousins and Torville and Dean name either of the other two gold medalists who have served as a judge on the tv show Dancing on Ice? Both were champions in 1988.
Katarina Witt
Natalia Bestemianova
Border between Pakistan and Afghanistan is a line named for which British diplomat?
Mortimer Durand
Which parallel split south and north Vietnam?
17th Parallel
Which parallel splits south and North Korea
38th Parallel
Which parallel splits UsA and Canada?
49th Parallel
Which boundary line was drawn up between China and India?
McMahon Line
Named after two rivers what is the name of the line demarcating the Poland Germany border according to Potsdam conference.
Oder-Neisse Line
Colourful names line used as a border demarcation between Lebanon and Israel published by UN in 2000
Lebanon and Israel
Who won the edinburgh comedy award for his 2014 show Shtick and was a contestant on the 14th and most recently concluded series of taskmaster?
John Kearns
The polish born fashion designer Barbara Hulanicki was founder of which clothes store first opened in kensington in 1964? Company folded in 1975, but the brand has had various revivals and now owned by HoF.
Biba
Named after two horticulturalists who founded the business in Ipswich, what is full name of purveyor of plants bulbs seeds and gardening sundries sometimes abbreviated as T&M?
Thompson and Morgan
Harmful algal blooms in freshwater are often formed from which phylum of organisms commonly known as blue-green algae?
Cyanobacteria
Which flower, with the scientific name nelumbo necifera is used to flavour a type of green tea that is a speciality of Vietnam and often consumed at festivals or celebrations?
Lotus
Dry friction is divided into static friction between non moving surfaces and which other type between moving surfaces?
Dynamic/Kinetic/Sliding friction
Which Hungarian composer’s operettas included the count of Luxembourg and the Merry Widow?
Franz Lehar
During both wars, British soldiers known as Tommies, what slang term was used for Australian soldiers?
Diggers
Which source of vitamin B invented by Fred Walker and Cyril callister first appeared on Australian shelves in 1923?
Vegemite
Name of train that goes from Darwin to Adelaide?
The Ghan
Which word meaning scented in Spanish is a dark and nutty variety of sherry?
Oloroso
Which city to the north of London was a major Roman centre called Verulamium?
St Albans
Which holiday resort town is at the heart of the Devon coastal area known as The English Riviera
Torquay
Clifford’s Tower is all that remains of which city’s centre?
York
The womens magazine featured in which national Sunday newspaper is called You?
The Mail on Sunday
Current name of newspaper previously called the daily worker
The Morning Star
In which country is newspaper La Stampa published?
Italy
“All the news that’s fit to print” is slogan of whcih newspaper?
The New York Times
Name of newspaper featured in the tv series Lou Grant starring Edward Asner?
The LA Tribune
1988 - Phil Collins remake of a 1966 hit for the mindbenders
A Groovy Kind of Love
1964 the supremes first and only number one
Baby Love
1977 Donna Summers only number one
I Feel Love
Lottery Winners #1 album May 2023 title?
Anxiety Replacement Therapy
London rapper born Courtney Angelines Leon Freckleton, #2 album in May 2023 with title Crop Circle 2
Nines
Highest point in Peak District
Kinder Scout
By surface area what is largest country in European Union?
France
Athlete who won three gold in 1952 Olympics - 5k, 10k and marathon?
Emil Zatopek
Phil and Nige are policemen in which British tv comedy?
Early Doors
What is name of Peter Kay’s female alter ego?
Geraldine McQueen
Lou Reed and John Cale founding members of which American group?
The Velvet Underground
1982 - Renee and Renato only number one?
Save Your Love
1971 - T Rex first number
Hot Love
Year of Battle of Midway
1942
Year of Battle of Leyte Gulf
1944
What is name of Cart used to transport victims to guillotine?
Tumbril
Island off northwest coast of scotland abandoned due to infected with anthrax?
Gruinard Island
Which famous motor racing event was first held in January 1911 and won by Henri Rougier?
The Monte Carlo Rally
When Bobby Charlton left Man U he went where for two seasons as player manager?
Preston North End
Only two England cricketers have scored more than 10k test runs?
Alistair Cook and Joe Root
What is length of Olympic rowing course
2000m
Badminton is country seat of what duke
Duke of Beaufort
Five sports in Modern Pentathlon
Shooting, Show Jumping, Fencing, Swimming, Cross Country Running
Which is only non English team in rugby league super league?
Catalans Dragons
Catalans Dragons play in which city?
Perpignan
Nicknamed Bully Boy who won the latest PDC World Darts Championship?
Michael Smith
Who overtook Ronan O’ Gara record of 560 points in rugby six nations this year?
Johnny Sexton
Who did Tyson Fury beat in December 2022 after coming out of retirement?
Derick Chisora
2009 Nobel prize lit winner born in Romania, books The Land of Green Plums, The Hunger Angel, The Fox Was Ever The Hunter, Nadirs, The Appointment.
Herta Muller
Chin Ping Mei is better known as what title when translated into English? Completed during latter half of 16th century during Ming dynasty?
The Plum in the Golden Vase
What is an essential biochemical procedure that makes use of noncompetitive inhibitors to regulate some enzyme reactions? Final product in this process blocks the enzyme that catalyses the first reaction in a series.
Feedback Inhibition
Portmanteau word used to describe sub genre of action adventure games focuses on guided non/linearity and utility gated exploration and progression. One game 1986, one game series from Konami.
Metroidvania
Series of action role playing games created by Hidetaka Miyazaki in 2011 debut and sequels in 2014/16. Dark medieval fantasy setting against knights dragons phantoms demons.
Dark Souls
Subgenre of action role playing and action adventure games known for high levels of difficulty and emphasis on environmental storyline typically in dark fantasy setting. Origin in Demon’s Souls and Dark Souls.
Soulslike
From Latin for white, measure of diffuse reflection of solar radiation out of total solar radiation and measured from 0 for black body that absorbs all incident radiation to 1 corresponding to a body that reflects all incident radiation.
Albedo
Born Coventry 1937, English musician and composer of electronic music. Carried out notable work with bbc radio phonic workshop during 1960s including theme music to Dr Who.
Delia Derbyshire
Lithuanian violin prodigy and virtuous o performer of the theremin. Sister of pianist Nadia Reisenberg.
Clara Rockmore
Scottish composer and performer of electronic and acoustic music. Debut album Varmints 2016. 2019 FIBs.
Anna Meredith
What is the term for the moulting of the exoskeleton in arthropods and other animals?
Ecdysis
What is the term from Latin for “form” and “likeness” in the developmental stage of arthropods between each ecdysis until sexual maturity reached?
Instar
Byproduct of winemaking used in cooking processed from potassium acid salt of namesake acid. Used in baking or cleaning solution.
Cream of Tartar
1893 born berlin painter is Berlin Dada and New Objectivity groups, painted Eclipse of the Sun, The Funeral, Cain or Hitler in Hell, Berlin Street.
George Grosz
Born 1886 Pochlarn, Austria, painter who drew Bride of the Wind, had passionate affair with Alma Mahler who also had affair with Walter Gropius and had been wife of Gustav.
Oskar Kokoschka
Born 1891 in Untermhaus Germany, Neue Sachlichkeit movement, drew The War, The Skat Players, Portrait of the Journalidt Sylvia von Harden.
Otto Dix
Born 1884 Leipzig, expressionist artist who drew The Night, Departure, Christ and the Woman Taken in Adultery?
Max Beckmann
Which Holy Roman Emperor rules from 1792-1806? Founder and emperor of Austrian empire. president of German confederation following establishment in 1815. His daughter married Napoleon as his second wife Marie Louise.
Francis II
Patron saint of lost causes?
St Jude
In which film does James Stewart play the character Elwood P Dowd?
Harvey
Who won best male actor at 2023 Oscar’s
Brendan Fraser (The Whale)
Who headlines Glastonbury 2023v
Elton John, Guns N Roses, Arctic Monkeys
In the Uk what other name is rubella known as !
German Measoes
Who played part of PC Fancy Smith in original series of Z Cars?
Brian Blessed
Which Irish county stretches furthest north?
Donegal
What is final word of the book of Revelation the last book of New Testament?
Amen
What is only French city that stands on the Rhine?
Strasbourg
What image was depicted on badge of Rover cars?
Viking zlongship
What was name of first pitched battle of the English civil war which took place on 23rd October 1642
Edgehill
Who designed the bronze lion statues in Trafalgar Square
Edwin Landseer
The Beggars Opera was written in 1728 by John Gay with music by who?
Johann Christoph Pepusch
What would a florin be worth in decimal currency?
10 pence (it was 1/10 of a pound or 24 pence in old money)
Heinz established what year
1869
What’s the name of the actress who played Michelle of the resistance Dubois in Allo Allo?
Kirsten Cooke
When was Lego brick invented?
1958
Which American actor was born mark Sinclair?
Vin Diesel
Which test cricket nation has most wins!
Australia
Under what name was Noel coward play Still Life adapted for cinema?
Brief Encounter
University boat race passes under which two bridges!
Hammersmith and Barnes
Which English king is commemorated in a statue situated just outside the House of Lords showing him braidnishijg sword while sat on horse?
Richard I
Who wrote Ozymandias poem?
Percy Bysshe Shelley
Cecil Kimber was engineer and main driving force behind establishment of whcih British sports car establishment?
MG
Who won 2022 Open Golf Championship?
Cameron Smith
Who invented first roll film cameras in 1886
George Eastman
Which Paris fashion designer introduced the famous New Look collection in 1947?
Christian Dior
Mock the week theme tune news of the world by which band?
The Jam
Who played title role in 1961 film El CID?
Charlton Heston
Which three word Latin phrase means literally in blazing crime and means being caught in act of doing something h
In Flagrante Delicto
Which pleasure craft was sunk by the Bowbelle on the river Thames in 1989?
The Marchioness
Whcih band’s early albums included Murmur, Reckoning and Doucment?
REM
What is only professional football league team in Kent?
Gillingham
What was name of the character played by Arnold Ridley in Dads Army?
Private Charles Godfrey
What is singular of opera?
Opus
In which Italian city would you find Capodichino Airport?
Naples
What is name of the air base in Berkshire where demos took place against sitting of cruise missiles in 1980s?
Greenham Common (aldermarston marches took place in 1950/60s)
Father Ted Crilly and Father dougal McGuire lived on Craggy island with which other priest?
Father Jack Hackett
Which US actor delivered the line “made it Ma top of the world” in the 1949 white heat?
James Cagney
Think Different was an ad campaign from 1997-2002 by which us tech company?
Apple
After leaving John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers Peter Green became a founding member of which famous band?
Fleetwood Mac
According to Old Testament who was first king of Israel
Saul
What’s the name of the largest active cruise ship in the world both by gross tonnage and passenger capacity?
Wonder of the Seas
Which son of Saul ruled Israel between his father and brother David?
Ish-bosheth
Who is father of Absalom in bible?
David
Who was ancient Levantine deity associated with Seir, Edom, Paran and Teman and national god of ancient Israelites and judahites?
Yahweh
Who is Solomon’s parents in bible?
David and Bathsheba
Who succeeded Solomon as a king of Israel in bible? Eventually became king of Judah while Norrhern Kingdom of Israel ruled by Soenoenelsen
Rehoboam (Jeroboam ruled Israel whulenRehoboam took Judah)
Dwelling of an otter
Holt
Living from 34-23 million years ago in Oligocene epoch, Paraceratherium was a hornless land mammal in which animal family? Probably largest land mammal exited at height of 5m.
Rhinos
On a circuit board diagram what current regulating electrical component is represented by a rectangle internationally or by zigzagged line america?
Resistor
Which leg bone of the human body has latinnname from brooch? Along with tibia it resembles a pin.
Fibula
Also called a failed star, what name given to astrophysical objects that aren’t massive enough to start nuclear fusion and convert hydrogen to helium? They can however fuse deuterium and light they emit peaks in the infrared region of the spectrum.
Brown Dwarf
What series of critically endangered, fish-eating crocodilian takes its name from ttype of hindustani earthenware pot, that resembles the protuberance on snouts of males? Found on Indian subcontinent they are longest crocodiles reaching up to 6m in length.
Gharial
Causing asphyxiation what name given to rare type of natural disaster whereby large amounts of CO2 are released from lake? Happened twice in Cameroon at Lake Monoun in 1984 and at Lake Nyos in 1986. They also fears could happen at Lake Kivu on Rwanda/DRC border.
Limnic Eruption
Which family of hadronic subatomic particles are made up of quark and antiquark pair? Include pions and kaons.
Meson
What name is given to a scientific instrument that separates incoming light by its wavelength (or frequency) and records the resulting spectrum at a detector (usually CCDs)? Astronomers use these fitted to telescopes to classify and measure the motions of stars and galaxies.
Spectrograph
With an area of 250k km sq which small tectonic plate (sometimes said to be smallest) lies wedges between pacific and North American platesV named after Greek explorer with Hispanic name
Juan de Fuca Plate
Created by David Baszucki and Erik Cassel in 2004, platform hosts user created games of multiple genres coded in programming languages Lua. Have a namesake currency and a famed “oof” sound when character dies which now a meme.
Roblox
Type of terrier named after a fictional character in Walter Scott’s novel Guy Mannering?
Dandie Dinmont Terrier
Who was refused entry to George IV’s coronation in 1821?
Caroline of Brunswick
Which 2011 single is UK’s biggest selling never to reach #1?
Moves Like Jagger
Who captained the carrack Victoria in 1522 circumnavigation?
Juan Sebastien Elcano
Which breakfast food developed by Dr Bircher-Benner?
Muesli
Who address 25 poems to Lesbia?
Catullus
Term for French boxing/foot fighting martial art created in France.
Savate
Eclectic martial art and self defence method originally developed in England 1898-1902 combining elements of boxing, jujitsu, cane fighting and French savate. Immortal led by Arthur Conan Doyle in sherlock story.
Bartitsu
Brazilian martial art
Capoeira
Brazilian black bean stew
Feijoada
Term for an unarmed combat sport introduced in Greek Olympic Games in 648 bc combining boxing and wrestling.
Pankration
What bird comes in Golden, Grey, ringed, little ringed?
Plover
Puff Daddy record label
Bad Boys Records
Which American boxer at 21 years old, the second youngest fighter to hold the world heavyweight championship having won the nba and nysac belts in victory over Archie moore in 1956? Nicknamed the gentleman of boxing he went on to accumulate 8 title fight wins across career.
Floyd Patterson
In online gaming terminology, the term DLC stands for what? Refers to additional expansions to a game that weren’t included at initial release.
Downloadable content
Which card game touted as strategic card game about cats and destruction? Involves 2-5 players attempting to avoid titular felines.
Exploding Kittens
Which American record label founded in LA in 1991 by Suge Knight, Dre, Dick Griffey, has a logo featuring hooded figure strapped to an electric chair?
Death Row Records
Appearing between 1996 and 2010, which border collie is Blue Peter’s 2nd longest serving dog? Distinctive for her heterochromatic eyes she was shows first rescue dog.
Mabel
Published by Conde Nast, which American monthly magazine is edited by Gideon Lichfield and primarily focuses on how emerging technologies affect culture, economy and politics? The magazines name is stylised in alternating black and white capital letters on its cover?
Wired
Which American tv and social media personality born Singapore launched her career with bisexual dating show A Shot At Love With ________, in 2007 expelled from Celeb Big Brother for anti semitic comments on social media?
Tila Tequila
Which party card game made by breaking games, involves players using apps, photos and messages contained on their mobiles to compete in challenges set on the game cards? The name is a pun on tv series which started in 2011.
Game of Phones
Between 2013-14, Maxine peake also played the character Grace Middleton in which bbc tv series set in Derbyshire? Created by Peter Moffat, who intended it as a British equivalent to epic German film saga Heimat following story of a single extended family across a century. Cancelled after two seeasons.
The Village
Released as part of bbc one anthology series Small Axe, letitia Wright stars as Altheia Jones-LeCointe in which 2020 legal drama by Steve McQueen? Tells story of group of black British activists on trial for inciting a riot in 1970 in protest at repeated police raids at titular caribbean restaurant in west London.
Mangrove
Which British strongman won 1993 edition of worlds strongest man? At 6 feet tall he is shortest man ever to win contest but serious knee injury in 1997 forced his immediate retirement from sport.
Gary Taylor
Appearing since 2019, which beagle/basset hound cross is current Blue Peter dog? Adopted from dogs trust, owned by current member of blue Peter production team.
Henry
Which two word term is used to describe an animal which manipulates a host into raising its young? In birds, this is almost always achieved via the adaptation of producing eggs that look similar to the hosts.
Brood parasite
In particle physics, which extension to the standard model posits that every elementary particle has a partner with a spin that differs by one half?
Supersymmetry
Which admiral of the Joseon NAVY regarded as one of koreas national heroes, won 23 documented victories against an invading Japanese fleet between 1592-98?
Admiral Yi
Who served as prime minister of Thailand from 2001-06 but later sentenced to two years imprisonment on charges of corruption related to land deal? Also bought Man City.
Thaksin Shinawatra
12th century Andalusian philosopher Ibn Rushd is widely known by what single word latinised name? This man wrote numerous commentaries on Aristotle and proposed all of humanity shares the same intellect.
Averroes
Which film production company was cofounded by JJ Abrams and Bryan Burk in 1999? Made films like Cloverfield, Star Trek and two Star Wars sequels.
Bad Robot
In 1968, which British author and animal welfare advocate began writing The Observer’s food column following a recommendation from her friend Elizabeth David? Her work was highly influential in the promotion of English cooking, for example in books such as 1974’s English Food.
Jane Grigson
Who served as President of Pakistan from 2001-08 but was sentenced to death in absentia in 2019 following charges of treason?
Pervez Musharraf
Which 1988 movie brought Pedro Almodovar to international attention and was nominated for Oscar best foreign language film? Banderas and Carmen Maura star in movie which features group of relationships in Madrid that dissolve into confusion, exasperation and anger.
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Which two word term is given to defence mechanism whereby a harmless species imitates the warning signals displayed by a toxic or harmful species? This phenomenon is named for the English naturalist who observed it in butterflies of Amazon rainforest.
Batesian Mimicry
Which Jewish scholar born in Cordoba and contemporary of Averroes, was the personal physician to Saladin and wrote The Guide for the Perplexed, an attempt to reconcile Aristotelianism with rabbinical Jewish theology?
Maimonides
Who was crowned Champion Trainer for flat racing ten times between 1981 and 2009, a total he shares with Sir Henry Cecil? Six of this trainers horses have won the Derby including Shergar in 1981. Born in Barbados.
Sir Michael Stoute
Which Iron Age hill fort, one of largest in Europe, is located southwest of Dorchester? It was excavated by Mortimer and Tessa Wheeler every season between 1934 and 1937.
Maiden Castle
Which England centre was top points scorer at most recent womens rugby World Cup? She is the time leading points scorer for the Red Roses and was nicknamed the 2019 world rugby womens player of year.
Emily Scarratt
Christian martyr patron saint of comedians, cooked on a gridiron turn me over I’m done.
St Lawrence
Supersymmetry has been suggested as one potential solution to which class of problem in particle physics? The most common example of this type of problem asks why the observable mass of Higgs Boson is so many orders of magnitude smaller than the scale of gravity as indicated by Planck mass.
Hierarchy Problem
What name given to set of six symphonic poems composed by Bedrich Smetana between 1874 and 1879 which represent the landscapes, history and legends of his native Bohemia?
Ma Vlast
Which 16th century dorset castle was gutted by fire in 1929 and not fully restored until 1990s? Located on its namesake estate, close to limestone arch Durdle Door and the adjacent Ministry of Defence firing range.
Lulworth Castle
Which 2002 Pedro almodovar film stars Javier camara as Benigno and Dario Grandinetti as Marco? The movies title refers to advice Benigno gives to Marco about dealing with lover Lydia who is in coma after being gored in a bullfight.
Talk to Her
Admiral Yi is credited with improving design of what type of Korean warship? This ship was notable for its increased armour, cannonry and covered deck to prevent boarding?
Turtle Ship
Which Milan born British food writer has played key role in raising profile of Italian cuisine in uk beginning with publication of her 1976 book Portrait of Pasta?
Anna Del Conte
According to some stories of Christian tradition, which apostle of Jesus was skinned alive in Armenia in 1st century? Martyrdom popular art and holding flayed skin on wall of Sistine chapel.
Saint Bartholomew
In which other form of mimicry do two or more unpalatable species adapt to mimic each other’s honest warning signals? In contrast to parasitic Batesian mimicry this form of mimicry benefits all participants.
Mullerian Mimicry
Another potential, although less intellectually appealing, solution to hierarchy problem is which process in which independent parameters of a physical model seem to have very precisely matched values? In the hierarchy problem, quantum corrections reduce the bare value of the Higgs Boson to its much smaller observable mass.
Fine Tuning
The movies Thelma and Louise, Gladiator and Kingdom of Heaven were all made by which film production company founded in 1970?
Scott Free Productions
Who served as PM of France from 2007-12 but was sentenced to five years in prison in 2020 for embezzling public funds in a fake job scandal?
Francois Fillon
Who is most successful trainer in history of British jump racing having been crowned champion trainer a record 15 times through to 2004? Won the grand national with Minnehoma in 1994.
Martin Pipe
England winger Lydia Thompson was sent off after 18 mins of the 2021 womens rugby World Cup final for dangerous tackle on which star New Zealand player? Winger was leading try scorer at World Cup having previously been named world rugby womens player of year both 2015 and 2017.
Portia Woodman
Which 13th and 14th century French Jewish philosopher wrote commentaries on the work of Averroes most notably The Wars of the Lord modelled after Maimonides Guide for the Perplexed? He also wrote commentaries on many books of the Hebrew Bible which were heavily criticised for his Aristotelian positions.
Gersonides
1894 Claude Debussy wrote symphonic work based on which poem by Stephane Mallarme?
The Afternoon of a Faun
Who is current Champion Trainer of National Hunt racing, winning his thirteenth title in 2022? Wins for this man, the most successful trainer of his generation, includes two Cheltenham gold cups with Kauto Star and 2012 GN with Neptune Collonges.
Paul Nicholls
Which England hooker took advantage of their forward dominance to score a hat trick of tries in the delayed 2021 rugby World Cup final? In doing so, she became the first English player of any gender to achieve this feat.
Amy Cokayne
By what five letter word are the 1590s Japanese invasions of Korea known in Korean? These invasions were launched by Toyotomi Hideyoshi with the intent of conquering Korean Peninsula.
Imjin War
Which film production company was cofounded in 1969 by Francis Ford Coppola and George Lucas? This studio has produced numerous movies by the Coppola family as well as Lucas early sci for film THX 1138.
American Zoetrope
2013 Sam Bailey reached uk number one with Skyscraper, had originally been a song by which American single from 2011 album Unbroken?
Demi Lovato
Which British food writer is credited with changing perception of Mexican cruise in the USA with the publication of 1972 book The Cuisines of Mexico?
Diana Kennedy
Which Scottish author best known for Booker long listed Any Human Heart, wrote the 2013 James Bond continuation novel Solo?
William Boyd
What name is given to display of warning signals by animals that lets potential predators know that attempts at predation are undesirable? Examples include bright colouration and toxic smells whcih may be imitated by harmless species in Batesian mimicry.
Aposematism
Which 2021 Pedro almodovar film stars Penelope Cruz as Janis and Milena Smit as Ana two women whose babies are switched shortly after birth? A secondary plot involves Janis seeking exhumation of a Spanish civil war mass grave in her home village.
Parallel Mothers
Named after the French word for sub machine gun, what name is given to popular Belgian fast food dish consisting of chips various meats and sauces and occasionally crudités served in demi baguette?
Mitrailette
In 2022, who became the first ever British gymnast to win the mens european all round title? He also was the 2019 world champion on parallel bars.
Joe Fraser
Paul Johnson has since 2011 been director of which independent economic research organisation, which specialises in UK taxation and public policy?
Institute for Fiscal Studies
The debut novel by Hugo award winning writer Nghi Vo, the chosen and the beautiful is a queer retelling of which novel from perspective of character Jordan Baker?
The Great Gatsby
Which morrocan city located in foothills of Rif Mountains is nicknamed blue city?
Chefchaouen
Possibly greatest of Admiral Yi’s voxtories wss which battle of 1597, where Korean navy 13 ships hugely outnumbered by Japanese yet still able to win with no losses?
Battle of Myeongnyang
Which Cairo born food writer and anthropologist of Jewish descent is credited with introduced Middle Eastern cuisine to US and UK audiences via books such as 1968’s A Book of Middle Eastern Food?
Claudia Roden
Which 14th/15th century Spanish Jewish philosopher wrote Or Adonai, the light of the lord, a refutation of Aristotelianism? Was teacher of philoopsher Joseph Albo.
Hasdai Crescas
Which 1927 tone poem by Gustav Holst is dedicated to author Thomas hardy and named after fictional place in Hardy’s Wessex)?
Egdon Heath
Which 1999 Pedro almodovar film stars Cecilia Roth as Manuela who travels to Barcelona after death of teenage son? Her life intertwined with three other characters transgender woman Lola, actress Huma and HIV positive nun Rosa by Penelope Cruz.
All About My Mother
Paul Nicholls’ domination of champions trainer title has been disrupted in recent years by which man who has triumphed four times since 2013? Notable wins by this trainers horses include Chelentham Gold Cup triumphs for long run and Bobs Worth.
Nicky Henderson
Who served as PM of Malaysia in 2009-18 later 12 years in prison in 2022 for role in scandal involving state owned wealth fund 1MDB?
Mohammad Najib bin Abdul RAZAK
Which dorset village boasts two castles, 12th century fortification that was slighted by parliamentariest during English civil wars and a Tudor lodge built by sir Walter Raleigh in 1592?
Sherborne
The hierarchy problem is a violation of which heuristic rule that states the ratio of parameters in a fundamental physical theory should generally be close to order of 1 and not be fine tuned?
Naturalness
Which river flows through St Petersburg?
Neva
Whcih conservative ex cabinet minister convicted of perjury in 1997 despite his vow to use in his defence the sword of truth and trusty shield of fair play?
Jonathan Aitken
Which guardian sportswriter described difference between cricket legend Don Bradman and stylish Frank Woolley as the flight of a bird and the flight of an aeroplane?
Neville Cardus
Che Guevara died which year? Which country?
1967 Bolivia
Name of Panamanian law company at centre of Panama papers scandal in 2016?
Mossack Fonseca
Which element has the lowest boiling point?
Helium
In dying material, what name given to substance used to fix the colouring?
Mordaunt
Which photographic system invented in 1947 by Edwin Land?
Polaroid Camera
On aircraft purpose of a pitot tube?
Measure air speed
Who directed films Side Effects, Behind the Candelabra, and Magic Mike?
Steven Soderbergh
Cary Grant and Eva Marie Saint were the stars of which 1959 Alfred Hitchcock film?
North by Northwest
2021-22 premier league season two joint top scorers, who both on 23?
Mo Salah and Son Heung-min
In which year did Roger Federer win first Wimbledon title?
2003
2019 netball World Cup champions and therefore current holders before 2023 Cape Town World Cup?
New Zealand
Three Formula One drivers have won SPoTy at least twice, Lewis hamilton is one, others?
Damon Hill and Nigel Mansell
What year did Bolt break world record 100m
2009
Berlin world championships
In rugby Union; who is all time top try scorer for England mens team?
Rory Underwood
Which petrol company invited drivers to “put a tiger in their tank”?
Esso
Which Latin word, now applied to retired person who has been permitted to retain as an honorary title the rank of the last office held, originally meant honourably discharged from public duty
Emeritus
How old did you have to be to get old age pension when first introduced in 1909?
70
What word from Latin from scattered indicates a reference will be found in several places throughout a text?
Passim
What is premier French order of distinction founded by Napoleon in 1802?
Legion of Honour
Who wrote play A Voyage Round My Father about his relationship with his blind barrister father?
John Mortimer
Which county known as the land of the Prince bishops?
Durham
The phrase “winning by a canvas” is sometimes used to describe a narrow win in which sport?
Rowing
Who is current Secretary of State for Northern Ireland!
Chris Heaton-Harris
Who created and scripted the tv shows One Foot in the Grave, Love Soup and Jonathan Creek?
David Renwick
Current editor of The Spectator magazine?
Fraser Nelson
Who created and scripted the tv shows 2point4 Children, dad, Health and Efficiency, and was also inspiration for Marvin the Paranoid Android in The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy?
Andrew Marshall
Current sec state for Scotland?
Alistair Jack
Bank founded in 1985, Hq in San Francisco and sold off to JP Morgan in May 2023 due to bankruptcy at
First Republic Bank
Which bank founded in 1983 and Hq in Santa Clara failed in March 2023 and assets sold off to First Citizens Bank?
Silicon Valley Bank
Which journalist producer and presenter of Man Alive was married to Esther Rantzen?
Desmond Wilcox
What is measured on Schmitt Index?
Severity of Pain from Stings
Which London borough was granted royal status in year of queens diamond jubilee 2012!
Greenwich
In which film, now considered a classic film noir, did Robert Mitchum play a serial killer who poses as a preacher and charms an unsuspecting widow in order to get his hands on $10k in stolen bank loot!
Night of the Hunter
Australian composer Ron Grainer wrote theme music to which tv series?
Dr Who (Delia Derbyshire remastered it electronically)
In which year did women over 21 get the vote in the uk?
1928
What farm animal known as a Stirk?
Cow - heifer 6-12 months old
Which is Charles dickens last completed novel?
Our Mutual Friend
Kelly Holmes won 800 and 1500m double in which Olympics?
Athens 2004
Which Us golfer came second in major tournaments a record 19 times?
Jack Nicklaus
Female badger name
Sow
Which Salford born rock, blues and jazz singer was vocalist in band vinegar Joe?
Elkie Brooks
The fictional town of Clanton, Missouri, is setting for several novels by which American author?
John Grisham
What is meaning of Latin term Sui Generis?
Unique
Who was host of ITV’s world of sport in 1970s 1980s? He died February this year.
Dickie Davies
What does welsh word Heddlu mean in English?
Police
What English county is Gisburn forest in?
Lancashire
On which Hawaiian island was settlement established in 1866 for treatment of leprosy?
Molokai
Which horse won 2023 Cheltenham gold cup?
Galopin Des Champs
Who designed the high level bridge, which crosses the Tyne between Newcastle and Gateshead?
Robert Stephenson
In which county is the town of Bletchley
Buckinghamshire
In the novel of Witches of Easteick by John Updike, what state was east wick in?
Rhode Island
Which perennial yellow flowering shrub is named after a gardener to king George III?
Forsythia
Bob the Builder’s cat called?
Pilchard
Who is Claudia Winkleman’s journalist mother?
Eve Pollard
What’s family name of dukes of Northumberland?
Percy
Which French pianist has sold more than 100m albums in 57 countries?
Richard Clayderman
Known for its cork industry, Alcornocales Natural Park is located in south of which country?
Spain
The term “wriggler” is used to describe larva of which insect?
Mosquito
Stableford, Match Play, Stroke Play are all forms of plying which sport?
Golf
Drunk person said to be how many sheets to the wind?
Three
Who was PM of Indian 2004-14 before Narendra Modi?
Manmohan Singh
What sauce combined with pork with Cantonese dish Gu Lu Yuk?
Sweet and Sour
Name of the joints which connect the ribs to the vertebral column?
Costovertebral Joints
Compression, tube and no-show are all types of which article of clothing?
Socks
Oukaimeden africas highest ski resort is in which country?
Morocco
A huarizo is a cross between male and female versions of which animals?
Male alpaca and female llama
Which 19th century philosopher wrote under pseudonym Hilarius Bookbinder?
Soren Kierkegaard
Which king was alleged assassination of the Popish Plot invented by Titus Oates?
Charles II
What is first word sung in the French national anthem?
Allons
Who played runaway heiress to Clark Gable’s newspaper reporter in Frank Capra It Happened One Night?
Claudette Colbert
Which anaesthetic was created by chemist Alfred Einhorn in 1905?
Novocaine
Which son of Attila was the last known ruler of the Huns?
Ernak
Which South American country produces Panquehue cheese!
Chile
Which founding member of the Royal Academy was famous for her flower paintings and ceiling decoration at Frogmore House?
Mary Moser
Moosehead Lake is largest lake in which New England US state?
Maine
Which Latvian poet and playwright wrote the volume of poetry Far Off Reflections on a Blue Evening 1903?
Rainis
Which equestrian three day event is held at a Lincolnshire estate built in 16th century by William Cecil?
Burghley House Trials
Which director was Oscar nominated for film Dead Poets Society and The Truman Show?
Peter Weir
What links Machine Gun Kelly, William Shakespeare and Ingrid Bergman?
They all died on their birthday
Who played Tatiana Romanova in from Russia with Love 1963
Daniela Bianchi
A male rank of aristocracy lying below Duke and above Earl?
Marquis
What do you call a build up of hard snow on leeward side of mountain or ridge which often overhangs cliffs and other steep slopes below?
Cornice
What forms when layers of vegetation are subsumed over time into waterlogged anaerobic soils and bogs?
Peat
What is largest lake in uk by surface areA?
Lough Neagh
Deepest lake in uk
Loch Morar
Architecture; what word is name of 8.3M wide hole at centre of some of pantheon in rome?
Oculus
What is name given to meal which breaks the fast during Ramadan in islam?
The Iftar Meal
Many Japanese dishes end with yaki what does that mean I. That respect?
Grilled
Who played Cherie Blair in both The Queen 2006 and The Special Relationship 2010?
Helen McCrory
Who was youngest child of Queen Victoria? Shares name with a more modern royal.
Beatrice
First name of captain Hastings side of poirot? Also first name of queen Vic’s seventh child.
Arthur
Which scientist who died in 2022, invented the electron capture detector and using it became first to detect the widespread presence of CFCs in atmosphere?
James Lovelock
Which Italian dessert, that takes the form of a ball that is composed of two or more flavours of gelato, has a name which comes from Italian for “truffle”?
Tartufo
Sistine Chapel takes name from which pope exactly between 1471-1484?
Sixtus IV
Which European leader provided voice of titular bear in paddington and paddington 2 in his own country?
Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Name of informal literary discussion group which included JRR Tolkien and CS Lewis?
Inklings
What “s” is a dish famous in rome of veal layered with sage leaves and prosciutto then sautéed in white wine?
Saltimbocca
Which Japanese make of motorbike does Tim cruise ride in both top gun and maverick?
Kawasaki
In which decade did first part of London tube open between paddington and Farringdon!
1860s
A life size bronze statue of which man can be found on balmoral castle estate?
John Brown
Which biblical character seen drunk on Sistine chapel ceiling?
Noah
The Timberwolves are a nba team based on what us state?
Minnesota
Ful Medames is considered the national food of Egypt. It is basically a stew of what type of beans?
Fava Beans
Who was eldest child of Queen Victoria? She would go onto become Empress of German and mother of Kaiser Wilhelm II.
Victoria
Who was chancellor of Germany at unification in 1990, the 16 years between 1982 and 1998 was longest since Otto von Bismarck?
Helmut Kohl
What B is a Norse god of poetry? In art this god often portrayed with a harp.
Bragi
Swarkestone Bridge in Derbyshire, at just under a mile long, is the longest stone bridge in England. What river does it cross?
Trent
The Pacers are based in which state? NBA
Indiana
Heart too fast tachycardia, what is too slow?
Bradycardia
English parliamentarian wrote the decline and fall of Roman Empire?
Edward Gibbon
Who wrote play A taste of Honey?
Shelagh Delaney
What was name of princess daughter of George II who lived from 1713 to 1757? Status Quo sang about a girl with this name in uk top 5 hit of 1973.
Caroline
What type of clothing is a perizonium? It is often seen in religious images.
Loincloth
Two word name used to refer to experiment by John B Watson making kid scared of furry objects by associating with loud noises?
Little Albert
Which moon of Saturn believes to have own ring system? This moon named after wife of Kronos in Greek mythology.
Rhea
What S is generic Italian term for sparkling wine?
Spumante
Christ Church Cathedral, originally St Frideswide Priory, is reckoned to be smallest cathedral in England. In which English city is it located?
Oxford
Truman surname in The Truman Show?
Truman Burbank
Norse myth Geri and Freki were Odin’s accompaniment who were they creatures?
Wolves
Name of which spice mix associated with cuisine of Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria, means Head of the Shop in Arabic?
Ras El Hanout
Which bbc music quiz show hosted by Rochelle and Marvin Humes? Three pairs against each other.
The Hit List
Who has partnered Alfie Hewitt to numerous wheelchair tennis doubles grand slam championships over past five years!
Gordon Reid
Which lawyer represented Paul McCartney in divorce from Heather mills? She was rewarded by having water poured over head.
Fiona Shackleton
What S is Japanese delicacy consisting of fresh raw fish or meat sliced into thin pieces and eaten with soy sauce?
Sashimi
Visitors to which 18th century town would be ushered to meet the master of ceremonies Beau Nash? Tunbridge wells was said to be an offshoot off this original kingdom.
Bath
Name of mythological ash tree central to Norse cosmological order?
Yggdrasil
Which British newspapers motto is “was, is and will be”?
Daily Telegraph
Jimmy McGill and Kim Wexler were main characters in better call Saul which ended in 2022. Name both actors.
Bob Odenkirk and Rhea Seehorn
Which northern Irish seaside resort was awarded city status in 2022?
Bangor
Known by aboriginals of east central Australia as dandarabilla, what species of snake is by far the most toxic?
Inland Taipan
In 1899, which Essex town saw the opening of worlds first radio factory? Charles dickens had called it the dullest and most stupid place on Earth.
Chelmsford
What type of nuts are in dairy milk fruit and nuts?
Almonds
Ayrshire is only county in Britain to have three golf courses which have hosted open champs. Name three.
Prestwick, Troon, Turnberry
The oldest extant arch in rome was built by which emperor in AD81? This Flavian emperor was son of Vespasian and brother of Titus.
Domitian
What Friday night radio 4 show was hosted by Jonathan dimbleby between 1987-2019? Chris Mason replaced him.
Any Questions?
An annual award given to Canadian who has made outstanding contributions to public understanding of science it was named after man who promoted worldwide standard time zones?
SandFord Fleming
What is Indonesian dish Lontong
Rice cake
In which Cornish town would you find Murdock House believed to be first house in britainnlit by gas? Mick Fleetwood born in this town/
Redruth
Norse myth; which goddess word magical necklace Brisingamen and rode chariot pulled by cats?
Freyja
What is largest town to be found on Kintyre peninsula? Andy Stewart and his ilk would sing about wishing that the loch by this town was filled with whisky.
Campbeltown
Which golfer from New Zealand wore glasses at start of her career before switching to contacts? Golfer born in Seoul became youngest person to top world golf rankings when doing so in 2015 aged 17
Lydia Ko
Clisham is highest point on which Scottish island it main town of Stornoway? Name of island in outer Hebrides and scotlands biggest.
Lewis and Harris
Which radio comedy programme was successor to earlier show Beyond Our Ken and featured characters including folk singer Rambling Syd Rumpo and the camp pair Julian and Sandy played by Hugh Paddick and Kenneth Williams.
Round the Horne
Laura Kenny only gold medal at Tokyo Olympics was alongside Katie Archibald in which relay cycling event? First time event held for women at Olympics.
Madison
Which cricketer, New Zealand joint most capped, took 361 wickets with left arm spin between 1997-2014? Notably wore glasses throughout career.
Daniel Vettori
Main town on Skye?
Portree
Which actor who died 2015 was Lord Summerisle in The Wicket Man?
Christoper Lee
Which Belgian Artist caused controversy with painting Christs entry into Brussels 1899 which parodied Jesus? Painter, member of Les XX group.
James Ensor
Term for messengers of the Incan empires, agile and fit they were in charge of carrying the quipus, messages and gifts?
Chasquis
Which American beat Madison keys to win 2017 Us open her only grand slam title? Lost to Simona Halep in 2018 French open.
Sloane Stephens
Which 16th century Archbishop of Canterbury wrote first two editions of Book of common Prayer and was first to publish a vernacular service? Man was one of three Oxford Martyrs burned at stake by Mary I for heresy alongside Nicholas Ridley and Hugh Latimer.
Thomas Cranmer
Which radio comedy programme had a cast including Leslie Phillips and Jon Pertwee playing sailors with their own names on HmS troutbridge?
The Navy Lark
The Wicker Man considered an example of Subgenre of horror characterised by rural setting isolation and themes of religion and sacrifice?
Folk Horror
Which Swiss symbolist Artist is best remembered for work The Isle of the Dead in which figure clad in white ferried to rock location?
Arnold Bocklin
The site of Oxyrhynchus is in what Roman province which shares name with modern day African north country? Recognised as principal breadbasket province whose grain exports fed Italy during later Roman Empire.
Egypt
Which French Artist was described as “the symbolist painter par excellence” by Jean Cassou? This man painted mythological scenes such as Oedipus and the sphinx and Jupiter and Semele, as well as painting female characters from the Bible.
Gustave Moreau
Cassava, originally domesticated in Brazil, become principal staple of which pre Colombian people a subgroup of Arawak group who occupied cuba Jamaica and hisapaniola before Chris Columbus.
Taino
The largest cathedral in the world and some measures the second largest church building after St. Peter’s basilica, is the cathedral basilica of our lady aparecida located in town of Aparecida in which countryV
Brazil
Which French cyclist wore glasses throughout career which included winning Tour de France in 1983 and 1984? He missed out on a third win when finishing just 8 seconds behind Greg LeMond in 1989, the closest Tour de France in history.
Laurent Fignon
Which author of twenty love poems and a song of despair was second from his nation to win Nobel literature which he did in 1971?
Pablo Neruda
Which radio comedy programme used the unlikely theme of radio ventriloquism with ventriloquist Peter Brough and titular schoolboy doll who was tutored by a series of guest comedians including Tony Hancock, Harry Secombe and Hattie Jacques?
Education Archie
Which 16th century Protestant reformer was first to publish an English Bible which drew directly from Hebrew and Greek texts, with his translation being a significant influence on later bible translations, including the King James versions? This man was executed for heresy in what was then the Netherlands in 1536.
William Tyndale
Born Carleton Ridenhour, who founded Public Enemy with Flavor Flav?
Chuck D
What was surname of David who won the first three world Indoor singles bowls championships from 1979-81? This winner of five commonwealth gold medals for bowling is generally considered the greatest bowls player of all time.
Bryant
An out of court settlement reached between pacific island country and Australia in 1989 in particular over failure of previous Australian government to remedy damage caused by mass phosphate mining.
Nauru
Which radio comedy programme was written by Frank Muir and Denis Norden and perhaps best known for its segment The Glums about married couple Ron and Eth! June Whitfield’s breakthrough came playing Eth in this series which like Its That Man Again was often referred to by a four letter acronym.
Take It From Here
Which French symbolist painter and printmaker was known for dreamlike paintings including The Cyclops in which he depicts the love of Polyphemus for the naiad Galatea? Symbolist novel A Rebours by Huysmans features a decadent Aristdocat who collects his paintingsx
Odilon Redon
Goatfell is highest point on which Scottish island? The dukes of hamilton live at Brodick Castle on this island located to east of Mull of Kintyre and often referred to as Scotland in Miniature?
Arran
Which Puerto Rican boxer lost to Ireland Katie Taylor in an April 2022 lightweight fight at Madison Square Garden in what was first female headline fight at that venue?
Amanda Serrano
Another of ten largest church buildings in world is Basilica of Our Lady of Lichen completed in 2004 in a village of around 1k people near town of Konin in which European country?
Poland
Which Belgian high jumper who won Olympic gold at the event in Beijing 2008 ahead of Blanka Vlasic in silver wore glasses throughout career?
Tia Hellebaut
What energy unit is defined as the heat required to raise one kilogram of water by one degree Celsius in its large form and one gram of water by one degree Celsius in small form?
Calorie
What O is a German village famed for its ten yearly passion plays?
Oberammergau
Born in 1963 in Kingston Jamaica this England fast bowler is most remembered for figures of 9 wickets for 57 runs which destroyed the South African batting at the oval in 1994?
Devon Malcolm
Born in 1988, this welsh rugby Union star plays on wing or at full back, with 783 he is third highest points scorer for wales and was voted player of series in the 2013 lions tour of Australia?
Leigh Halfpenny
Born in 1993 in Dallas this putting sensation burst onto PGA tour in 2013 and has masters, open, us open amongst 16 pro wins.
Jordan speith
