Summer League 1-8 Flashcards
1
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In April which prestigious horse race was won by Tiger Roll for the second year in succession?
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Grand National
2
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Which Tory politician the current environment secretary last month admitted to taking cocaine at several social events in the 1990s?
A
Michael Gove
3
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Sharing its name with one of Queen’s biggest hits what is the name of the Freddie Mercury biopic released last year?
A
Bohemian Rhapsody
4
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The site of a major nuclear disaster in 1986 in which present-day country is the now closed Chernobyl power plant?
A
Ukraine
5
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With which of its neighbours which it almost completely encircles was Senegal joined in a confederation for much of the 1980s?
A
Gambia
6
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Rows in the periodic table are usually referred to as periods. What term is commonly used to refer to the columns?
A
Groups (accept families)
7
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Which of Ireland’s provinces lends its name to a coat popular in Victorian times and often seen in Sherlock Holmes adaptations?
A
Ulster
8
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What two-word alliterative term can describe Shakespeare’s All’s Well That Ends Well Measure for Measure and Troilus & Cressida reflecting the fact they can’t easily be categorised as tragedies or comedies?
A
Problem plays
9
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Which action film franchise which began in 2010 features Sylvester Stallone and Jason Statham as former SAS soldier Lee Christmas?
A
The Expendables
10
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Give any year in the reign of Henry III the longest-reigning English king from the House of Plantagenet.
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1216-1272
11
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One of only two British men to reach a tennis Grand Slam singles final between WWII and 2008 who lost the 1997 US Open final to Pat Rafter?
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Greg Rusedski
12
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Re-elected this year Joko Widodo has been president of which Southeast Asian nation since 2014?
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Indonesia
13
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Singer-songwriter Ralph McTell had his biggest hit in 1974 reaching Number Two in the UK singing about the streets of which British city?
A
London
14
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According to Alexander Pope’s An Essay on Criticism a little of what is a dangerous thing?
A
Learning (accept knowledge)
15
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Which island nation and EU Member State has its capital at Valetta?
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Malta
16
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Sharing its name with an American desert what is the name of Apple’s current Mac operating system released in 2018?
A
Mojave
17
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Which former Yugoslav republic has one of the world’s shortest coastlines – a 12-mile stretch around the resort town of Neum?
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Bosnia-Herzegovina
18
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Also a verb meaning to rummage around in search of something what name is given to the domesticated form of the European polecat?
A
Ferret
19
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Premiering in 1893 Falstaff was the last opera by which Italian composer best known for his many operas?
A
Giuseppe Verdi
20
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The works of which 18th century philosopher include The Social Contract in which he declares ‘Man is born free and everywhere he is in chains’?
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau
21
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Which major world religion’s calendar in which it is currently the year 1440 includes the months of Muharram and Ramadan?
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Islam / Muslim
22
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Active during their country’s so-called Golden Age what nationality were artists Johannes Vermeer and Rembrandt?
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Dutch
23
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Known for his frequent collaborations with Johnny Depp which director’s films include Ed Wood and Sleepy Hollow?
A
Tim Burton
24
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Established in Glasgow in 1849 which group of department stores was last year bought by Sports Direct shortly after going into administration?
A
House of Fraser
25
What six-letter word beginning with 'V' follows 'Like A' in the title of Madonna's second studio album?
Virgin
26
Which fictional character has encounters with a chamber of secrets and goblet of fire according to titles of books in the series?
Harry Potter
27
Meaning 'weight' in Spanish what is the unit of currency in a number of Latin American countries including Argentina and Chile?
Peso
28
Danish chemist Soren Sorensen is credited with the introduction of which scale for measuring acidity and alkalinity on which 7 is neutral?
pH
29
Which actress played the lead role a sexual health worker and whistle- blower in the award-winning 2017 BBC miniseries Three Girls?
Maxine Peake
30
The Gallic and Palmyrene Empires were short-lived entities which broke away from which larger empire in the 3rd century CE?
Roman Empire
31
In football the Premier League attendance record was set in 2018 when over 83000 watched the North London derby at which stadium?
Wembley
32
Which man a former Downing Street Director of Communications was expelled from the Labour Party recently having admitted to voting Lib Dem in the European elections?
Alistair Campbell
33
Known for his frequent collaborations with Robert De Niro which director's films include Mean Streets and Casino?
Martin Scorsese
34
Which Tory politician the current international development secretary last month admitted to smoking opium at a wedding in Iran?
Rory Stewart
35
Which major world religion's calendar in which it is it currently the year 5779 features the holidays of Purim and Yom Kippur?
Judaism / Jewish
36
In which series of novels do the protagonists encounter a magician's nephew lion and witch according to titles of books in the series?
The Chronicles of Narnia
37
Premiering in 1829 William Tell was the last complete opera by which Italian composer best known for his numerous operas?
Gioachino Rossini
38
What term describes elements such as boron and silicon with properties between those of metals and non-metals?
Metalloids
39
Located on its namesake gulf Piran is the main resort town on which former Yugoslav republic's 28-mile coastline – one of the world's shortest?
Slovenia
40
The Yuan Dynasty and Ilkhanate were among the successor states to which large empire when it broke up in the 13th century CE?
Mongol Empire
41
In 1993 which South London stadium saw the Premier League's lowest ever attendance – fewer than 4000 watching Wimbledon play Everton?
Selhurst Park
42
The works of which 20th century philosopher include Existentialism is a Humanism in which he declares humans are 'condemned to be free'?
Jean-Paul Sartre
43
Which actor played the lead role a TV comedian accused of rape in the award-winning 2016 Channel 4 miniseries National Treasure?
Robbie Coltrane
44
Re-elected this year Muhammadu Buhari has been president of which West African nation since 2015?
Nigeria
45
Derived from the Sanskrit for 'wrought silver' what is the unit of currency in a number of South Asian countries including India and Nepal?
Rupee
46
Established on Wigmore Street in 1778 which group of department stores went into administration in April with over 20 stores set to close?
Debenhams
47
What six-letter word beginning with 'P' follows 'Like A' in the title of Madonna's fourth studio album?
Prayer
48
Sharing its name with a baked dish which can be savoury or sweet what is the name of the current Android operating system released in 2018?
Pie
49
Which Scottish city lends its name to a coat or cape popular in Victorian times and particularly associated with Sherlock Holmes?
Inverness
50
Also a heraldic term for a pattern of black shapes on a white background what name is given to a stoat in its white winter coat – and the fur thereof?
Ermine
51
Lasting from 1958 to '61 the United Arab Republic was a union between Egypt and which other nation located to the north-east of Israel?
Syria
52
Give any year in the reign of Henry I the longest-reigning English king from the House of Normandy.
1100-1135
53
Also the name of one of his biggest hits what is the name of the Elton John biopic released last month?
Rocketman
54
Active during their country's so-called Golden Age what nationality were artists Diego Velázquez and Bartolomé Murillo?
Spanish
55
In April this year which of golf's major tournaments did Tiger Woods win for the fifth time in his career?
US Masters
56
According to Pope's An Essay on Criticism what do fools do where angels fear to tread?
Rush in
57
Which island nation and EU Member State has its capital at Nicosia?
Cyprus
58
The site of a major nuclear incident in 2011 in which country is the now disabled Fukushima power plant?
Japan
59
Bruce Springsteen had one of his biggest hits in 1994 reaching Number Two in the UK singing about the streets of which US city?
Philadelphia
60
Danish astronomer Ole Romer is credited with making the first quantitative measurements of what now known to be just under 300000 km/s?
Speed of light
61
Who became the first British man to contest a tennis Grand Slam singles final post-WWII when he reached the Australian Open final in 1977?
John Lloyd
62
Give the name of either of the plays which together with Cymbeline and Pericles are often known as Shakespeare's 'Late Romances'.
The Tempest or
63
The Winter's Tale Which 2010 comedy action film and its sequel features Helen Mirren and Bruce Willis as retired CIA agent Frank Moses?
Red
64
Which veteran peer and former Deputy PM had the Tory whip withdrawn recently having admitted to voting Lib Dem in the European elections?
Michael Heseltine
65
In which country is the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup taking place?
France
66
Keats wrote and dated five of his six 1819 Odes in the spring of that year. Which did he write later in September?
To Autumn
67
On gaining its independence from Britain what spelling change did Guyana make to its name (in addition to dropping the word 'British')?
Changed I to Y [Guiana to Guyana]
68
Give any year in the 72-year reign of France's Louis XIV.
1643-1715
69
James Dean Bradfield is the lead singer with which Welsh rock band?
Manic Street Preachers
70
Which group of artists was founded by William Holman Hunt John Everett Millais and Dante Gabriel Rossetti?
Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood
71
Taking over from Nick Grimshaw in August 2018 who is the current presenter of the Radio 1 Breakfast Show?
Greg James
72
What is the capital city of Slovakia?
Bratislava
73
Which American general was leader of all of the coalition forces in the First Gulf War?
Herbert (Stormin') Norman Schwarzkopf Jr.
74
As cats are feline and dogs are canine which mammals are lutrine?
Otters
75
When Sunderland beat Arsenal 1-0 to win the 1973 FA Cup who scored the goal?
Ian Porterfield
76
Which car manufacturer produces the Duster Latitude and Logan models?
Renault
77
Which late magician was known for his catchphrase 'Not a lot!'?
Paul Daniels
78
Which river a tributary of the Yare flows through Norwich?
Wensum
79
The instruction 'con legno' tells a musician to do what?
Play with the wood of the bow
80
Which famous novel ends: 'The knife came down missing him by inches and he took off'?
Catch 22 (Joseph Heller)
81
In American football who are the current Super Bowl champions?
New England Patriots
82
Which brand of beer was advertised as 'the cream of Manchester'?
Boddingtons
83
Who was UK Prime Minister in between Harold Wilson's two terms of office?
Edward Heath
84
Organic chemistry is concerned with which chemical element?
Carbon
85
What epithet has been given to William the Conqueror's campaigns to subjugate Anglo-Danish rebellion encouraged by Edgar Atheling?
Harrying of the North
86
Who won the 1935 Nobel Prize in Psychics for the discovery of the neutron?
James Chadwick
87
In 2015 Leander Paes (pron. pace) won the Australian US and Wimbledon mixed doubles titles with which partner?
Martina Hingis
88
In Greek myth who was the goddess of the moon?
Selene
89
Who composed the operas The Marriage of Figaro Don Giovanni and The Magic Flute?
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
90
In Treasure Island what is the name of Long John Silver's parrot?
Captain Flint
91
In the first three series of Only Fools and Horses who played Grandad?
Lennard Pearce
92
Which country lies immediately to the north of Namibia?
Angola
93
How many players are on the field at the start of a rugby union match?
Thirty (2x15)
94
Thor Heyerdahl's raft 'Kon-Tiki' was made from which wood?
Balsa wood
95
From 1983-9 Manuel Noriega was dictator of which country?
Panama
96
In the computer programming language BASIC what does the 'B' stand for?
Beginner's (All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code)
97
Since 2010 former Blue Peter presenter Konnie Huq has been married to which comedian?
Charlie Brooker
98
Aconcagua Monte Pissis and El Muerto are in which mountain range?
Andes
99
The song Yesterday first appeared on which Beatles album?
Help!
100
In Richmal Crompton's Just William stories what is the first name of William's elder sister?
Ethel
101
From series four of Only Fools and Horses until his death in 1999 who played Uncle Albert?
Buster Merryfield
102
Which group of writers artists philosophers and intellectuals included Virginia Woolf E.M. Forster and Lytton Strachey?
Bloomsbury Group / Set
103
Who composed the operas Rigoletto Aida and Otello?
Giuseppe Verdi
104
In the Bible Noah's ark was made from which wood?
Gopher wood
105
In 2017 Martina Hingis won the US and Wimbledon mixed doubles titles with which partner?
Jamie Murray
106
As crows are corvine and eagles are aquiline which birds are psittacine?
Parrots
107
What epithet has been given the war between England and Scotland intended to break the 'Auld Alliance' and to force Scotland to agree to the marriage of Mary Queen of Scots and Edward son of Henry VIII?
Rough wooing
108
Mount Massive Mount Harvard and Mount Lincoln are in which mountain range?
Rocky Mountains/Rockies
109
The song Yellow Submarine first appeared on which Beatles album?
Revolver
110
In Roman myth who was the goddess of the hearth?
Vesta
111
From 1990-98 former Blue Peter presenter Anthea Turner was married to which DJ?
Peter Powell
112
Which famous novel ends: 'unquiet slumbers for the sleepers in that quiet earth'?
Wuthering Heights (Emily Brontë)
113
From 1973-90 Augusto Pinochet was dictator of which country?
Chile
114
Which country lies immediately to the south of Egypt?
Sudan
115
How many players are on the field at the start of a rugby league match?
Twenty-six (2x13)
116
Aerobic respiration describes the breathing of which chemical element?
Oxygen
117
When Ipswich beat Arsenal 1-0 to win the 1978 FA Cup who scored the goal?
Roger Osborne
118
Who won the 1921 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for investigations into the origin and nature of isotopes?
Frederic Soddy
119
In 1989 who was the first African-American to be appointed Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and played a major role in the Desert Shield and Desert Storm operations in Iraq?
Colin Luther Powell
120
Which river a tributary of the Trent flows through Leicester?
Soar
121
Taking over from Chris Evans in January 2019 who is the current presenter of the Radio 2 Breakfast Show?
Zoe Ball
122
In Oliver Twist what is the name of Bill Sykes' dog?
Bulls Eye
123
Kelley Jones is the lead singer with which Welsh rock band?
Stereophonics
124
Which brand of lager was advertised as reassuringly expensive'?
Stella Artois
125
Who was UK Prime Minister in between Winston Churchill's two terms of office?
Clement Attlee
126
What is the capital city of Slovenia?
Ljubljana
127
In baseball who are the current World Series champions?
Boston Red Sox
128
In the computer programming language COBOL what does the 'B' stand for?
(Common) Business (Oriented Language)
129
The instruction 'con sordino' tells a musician to do what?
Play with the mute
130
Which car manufacturer produces the Jetta Tiguan and Up models?
Volkswagen
131
Which late magician was known for his catchphrase 'Just like that'?
Tommy Cooper
132
In Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories what is the first name of Sherlock's elder brother?
Mycroft
133
General George Armstrong Custer died at which 1876 battle?
Little Bighorn
134
How many Olympic gold medals has Sir Chris Hoy won?
Six
135
Which French chanteuse was known as 'The Little Sparrow'?
Edith Piaf / Gassion
136
What is the capital city of The Faroe Islands?
Torshavn
137
Photographer Steve McCurry is best known for his photo 'Afghan Girl' which first appeared on the June 1985 cover of which monthly magazine?
National Geographic
138
Which two words describe a video game genre most closely associated with Fortnite? The genre sees multiple competitors bid to eliminate each other to become the sole survivor and takes its name from a dystopian Japanese film released in the year 2000.
Battle royale
139
Which word can succeed 'Equatorial' and precede 'Bissau' to form the names of two different African countries?
Guinea
140
The first state funeral held at St Paul's Cathedral was in 1806 for which naval hero who had died the year before when shot at the Battle of Trafalgar?
Horatio Nelson
141
In Shakespeare's The Tempest Ariel tells Ferdinand 'Full fathom five thy father lies'. This means that Ferdinand's father lies how many feet underwater?
30
142
Which brass instrument similar to the tuba is named after the American bandleader known as 'The March King'?
Sousaphone
143
The dhole a mammal of Central and South Asia belongs to which family of animals?
Canidae/dog
144
What is the family name of Norwegian brothers Henrik Filip and Jakob who all represent their country at distance running? Youngest brother Jakob notably won the 1500m and 5000m on consecutive days at the 2018 European Championships.
Ingebridtsen
145
Peak Cavern and Blue John Cavern are two of the four tourist caves in Castleton located in which county?
Derbyshire
146
Which Scottish botanist and collector best known as the namesake of a species of fir tree died in 1834 when he fell into a pit trap in Hawaii and was subsequently crushed by a bull who fell into the same trap?
David Douglas
147
As per the title of Max Beerbohm's only novel from 1911 what is the surname of the character whose first name is Zuleika [pron. ZOO-LEE-KA]?
Dobson
148
The podcast 'Athletico Mince' is hosted by Andy Dawson and which 60-year-old comedian best-known as part of a double act?
Bob Mortimer
149
What is the chemical formula for ozone?
O3
150
Which team have won the most Formula 1 Constructors' Championships in the sport's history with 16? The wins included a six-year streak from 1999 to 2004 when Michael Schumacher was among their drivers.
Ferrari
151
If a fish has been filleted what exactly has been removed?
Bones
152
Beginning with the letter J which country completes these thought-provoking lyrics from the band Right Said Fred: 'I'm too sexy for Milan too sexy for Milan New York and...'
Japan
153
In 2014 which American pharmaceutical company bought Alliance Boots for cash and shares worth more than US$15bn?
Walgreens
154
From 1961 to 1962 the singer Billy Fury was supported by a backing band named 'Georgie Fame and the...' what?
Blue Flames
155
Mass multiplied by velocity provides what property of a moving body?
Momentum
156
Kim Kardashian's second husband Khloe Kardashian's former husband and Khloe Kardashian's current partner all play or played which sport professionally?
Basketball
157
Which Italian building contains multiple frescos by Sandro Botticelli and Pietro Perugino on its walls and most famously Michelangelo's 'The Last Judgment' on its ceiling?
The Sistine Chapel
158
The most watched TV programme of 2019 so far was the final episode of which Jed Mercurio-scripted BBC police procedural drama starring Martin Compston and Vicky McClure?
Line of Duty
159
In 2020 New York will see the opening of the ninth location of which theme park? Its first park was opened in Billund Denmark and it has a notable UK outpost in Windsor.
Legoland
160
The American radio journalist Herbert Morrison is remembered for his phrase: 'Oh the humanity!' when reporting live on which 1937 event?
The Hindenburg disaster
161
The cardiology section of a hospital deals with problems pertaining to which body part?
Heart
162
The TV programmes Pot Black and Big Break prominently featured which sport?
Snooker
163
Which nine-letter word a plural containing only one vowel forms one of the letters of the strategic planning technique known as a SWOT analysis?
Strengths
164
Which rock band has had two of the most lucrative tours in history: Voodoo Lounge and A Bigger Bang?
Rolling Stones
165
Cres [pron. TS-RES] the 20th-largest Mediterranean island by area is the biggest island belonging to which European country?
Croatia
166
Which Democrat became the youngest woman to serve in the US Congress when defeating incumbent Joe Crowley in the 2018 midterms and has also gained headlines for her proposed Green New Deal? You may give either her name or the three initials by which she is often known.
Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez / AOC
167
In 2018 BBC2 showed the arts series Civilisations a follow-up to the 1969 series Civilisation that was written and presented by which art historian?
Kenneth Clark
168
In the 2012 Avengers film and its three direct sequels culminating in Endgame which actor played the role of the Incredible Hulk?
Mark Ruffalo
169
Hong Kong Shanghai and Tokyo are three of the four non-American locations of which famous theme park chain? The fourth is located in Marne-la-Vallée Paris.
Disneyland
170
In 2019 Nintendo released a battle royale version of which title a tile-matching video game first released in 1984?
Tetris
171
Milan's Santa Maria delle Grazie church has an altarpiece designed by Titian and a famous mural in its refectory named 'The Last Supper' created by which Italian polymath?
Leonardo da Vinci [accept either underlined part]
172
The TV programmes One Hundred and Eighty and Bullseye prominently featured which sport?
Darts
173
Mass divided by volume provides what measure of an object?
Density
174
Which string instrument similar to the zither derives its name from the Latin for 'sweet melody'?
Dulcimer
175
In 2010 Kraft Foods bought Cadbury for nearly US$19bn. In 2012 Kraft's confectionery business became which new name of which Cadbury is now a subsidiary?
Mondelez International
176
Which German politician became leader of the Christian Democratic Union in 2018 succeeding Angela Merkel and is widely tipped to be Merkel's replacement as Chancellor? You may give either her name or the three initials by which she is often known.
Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer / AKK
177
In 2019 Radio 4 played the arts series New Ways of Seeing a follow-up to the 1972 series Ways of Seeing that was written and presented by which art critic and Booker Prize winner?
John Berger
178
Tennis player Ana Ivanovic's husband and singer Shakira's partner of the last eight years both play which sport professionally?
Football (soccer)
179
Djerba the 15th-largest Mediterranean island by area is the biggest island belonging to which African country?
Tunisia
180
Which 51-year-old comedian best-known as part of a former double act presents the Leicester Square Theatre podcast interview series commonly abbreviated as 'RHLSTP' [pron. RUH HUH LUSTER PUH and spell out]?
Richard Herring
181
Which nine-letter word containing six vowels describes a group of blood cancers that usually begin in the bone marrow and is the most common type of cancer in children?
Leukaemia
182
In 1941 an NBC affiliate in Honolulu provided the only live reporting of which event commenting: 'It is no joke. It is a real war'?
Attack on Pearl Harbour
183
The neurology section of a hospital deals with problems pertaining to which body part or parts?
Accept brain spinal cord or nervous system
184
Beginning with the letter J which country completes these lyrics from a release by Mint Royale: 'Round about now since dey say I am da sexiest man in...'
Jamaica
185
Distributed around Central and South America what sort of creature is a tamandua?
Anteater
186
From 1962 to 1963 Billy Fury used which backing band an instrumental group who had a number one single and a subsequent top 5 hit with the song Globetrotter?
The Tornados
187
If a cowboy was literally wearing a ten-gallon hat this would mean it held how many pints?
80
188
Which explorer closely associated with the search for the source of the Nile accidentally killed himself in 1864 during a shooting expedition?
John Speke
189
Which compass point can precede both 'Africa' and 'Sudan' to form the names of two different African countries?
South
190
The most watched non-sports TV programme of 2018 was which Jed Mercurio-scripted BBC drama starring Richard Madden and Keeley Hawes?
Bodyguard
191
Published by Life magazine in 1945 photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt is best known for his photo depicting a sailor grabbing and kissing a stranger to celebrate VJ Day. In which New York location was it taken?
Times Square
192
Which team have won the past five Formula 1 Constructors' Championships? They are odds-on to make it a sixth this year with a team of Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton.
Mercedes
193
If an olive has been pitted what exactly has been removed?
Stone (accept pit grumpily)
194
The second state funeral held at St Paul's was in 1852 for which duke? He was twice Prime Minister but was best known for leading the British army at the Battle of Waterloo.
Duke of Wellington (Arthur Wellesley)
195
What is the chemical formula for carbon monoxide?
CO
196
Which rock band has had two of the most lucrative tours in history: Vertigo and 360° the latter being the highest-grossing tour ever?
U2
197
As per the title of Sinclair Lewis' satirical novel of 1926 what is the surname of the character whose first name is Elmer?
Gantry
198
What is the family name of Belgian siblings Jonathan Kevin Dylan and Olivia who all represent their country at athletics distances between 100m and 400m? Though twins Jonathan and Kevin have the higher profile Olivia is the only member with an Olympic gold medal.
Borlée
199
The Wookey Hole caves can be found in which range of hills that run between Weston-Super-Mare and Frome?
Mendips
200
In the 2012 Avengers film and its three direct sequels which actor played the role of Captain America?
Chris Evans
201
Which variety of gelato a milk-based ice cream with irregular shavings of chocolate ultimately derives its name from the Italian for 'shredded'?
Stracciatella
202
Seeing a spike in usage in recent months what verb means to discontinue a session of parliament without dissolving it?
Prorogue
203
Also the response of many quizzers when faced with questions on post-2010 chart music what is the name of the single by Justin Bieber and Ed Sheeran that reached number one in May 2019?
I Don't Care
204
Borough Market is located alongside which notable cathedral?
Southwark cathedral
205
For what does the Y stand in the CMYK colour model?
Yellow
206
The children's book Up In The Tree is by which author better known for novels such as The Handmaid's Tale and The Blind Assassin?
Margaret Atwood
207
The longest serving character in which British soap opera is Eric Pollard who has been played by Chris Chittell since 1986?
Emmerdale
208
In which country would you find airports named after Saint John Paul II Nicholas Copernicus and Frederic Chopin?
Poland
209
Which political party commonly known by its three initial letters finished with the third highest number of seats in the 2017 UK General Election with 35 seats? Its leader Nicola Sturgeon did not stand for election to the House of Commons in 2017.
Scottish National Party
210
First name or surname accepted. In the second most high-profile Royal Wedding of 2018 Princess Eugenie married in October. What is her husband's name?
Jack Brooksbank
211
What was the name of the new ferry company (with no ferries) that the Department for Transport contracted to provide additional cross-channel freight capacity in the event of a no deal Brexit? In February 2019 the contract was terminated.
Seaborne Freight
212
What is the common name of the insects that make up the order Ephemeroptera?
Mayflies
213
The Australian Football International Cup is an Aussie Rules tournament for countries other than Australia. Which southern hemisphere country has been most successful in the men's tournament reaching all 6 finals held and winning 3?
Papua New Guinea
214
In which East Coast US city are Faneuil [fan-yul] Hall Marketplace and Quincy Market major tourist attractions?
fan-yu
215
In 1969 which man pled guilty to the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr the previous year?
James Earl Ray
216
Constable's Dedham Vale Rossetti's The Day Dream and Botticelli's Venus are all housed in the collection of which London gallery?
Victoria & Albert
217
Ant Payne hosts the traditional 4–7pm drivetime slot on which UK radio station?
Capital FM
218
By what term would the salt sodium hydroxide carbonate be better known to a contestant on the Great British Bake Off?
Baking soda or Bicarbonate of soda
219
On which piece of Olympic apparatus might a gymnast perform flares scissors a spindle or Russian circles?
Pommel Horse
220
Two shots of rye whiskey one shot of sweet red vermouth and a dash of angostura bitters. These are the ingredients of which cocktail that shares its name with a borough of New York City?
Manhattan
221
In the LadBaby version of We Built This City that was Christmas number one in 2018 what is described as 'a cylindrical bit of pork wrapped / In a puff pastry case'?
Sausage Roll
222
Which singer hosts the podcast Table Manners? In each episode she interviews a celebrity about food and family from her kitchen.
Jessie Ware
223
Birgit [BEER-git] Nilsson and Kirsten Flagstad feature on bank notes issued in Sweden & Norway. They were best known for their work in which field?
Opera / Singing / Music
224
Sometimes abbreviated to LLN which fundamental result from Statistics states that if you run a trial many times the average of the observed values from the trials approaches the expected value as the number of trials increases?
The Law of Large Numbers
225
The Lotus 78 and Lotus 79 propelled which American Formula One driver to the F1 World Driver's championship in 1978?.
Mario Andretti
226
Which Rossini opera features the aria Stay completely still after which the title character uses a bow and arrow to shoot an apple from his son's head? It is best known for its famous overture.
William Tell
227
In which 1942 Disney film is the title character's mother shot and killed by a hunter halfway through the film?
Bambi
228
Salisbury is the only city in which English county?
Wiltshire
229
Which empire existing from c550-330 BCE reached its greatest territorial extent under the reign of Darius I around 500 BCE?
First Persian/Achaemenid Empire
230
Which is the smallest planet in the solar system? It is also the stage surname of the former lead singer of the rock band Queen.
Mercury
231
Similar to the game Bulls and Cows what name did Mordecai Meirowitz give to the code-breaking game he designed in 1970? It shares its name with a TV quiz show.
Mastermind
232
The ZOE is a supermini electric car produced by which car brand?
Renault
233
Marco Rubio Michael Bloomberg and 'Rocket Man' Kim Jong-un have all been ascribed which 6-letter nickname by Donald Trump?
Little
234
The White Nile flows through which capital city before joining the Blue Nile and flowing through Khartoum and Cairo?
Juba
235
José Miguel Carrera led forces in support of independence of which South American country throughout the 1810s? He is considered one of the Fathers of the Nation of this country.
Chile
236
The opening lines to a famous poem who wrote 'April is the cruellest month breeding / Lilacs out of the dead land'?
T.S. Eliot
237
John Lennon's last stage performance was as a guest at which performer's 1974 Madison Square Garden concert shortly after the release of that performer's album Caribou?
Elton John
238
St Albans is the only city in which English county?
Hertfordshire
239
The longest serving character in which British soap opera is Tony Hutchinson who has been played by Nick Pickard since 1995?
Hollyoaks
240
Act 3 Scene 2 of which Humperdinck opera features the title characters nibbling on a gingerbread house. This is followed by the witch singing 'Greedy little mousey who's nibbling at my housey'?
Hansel & Gretel
241
Under what name did Mattel market the board game reversi from the 1970s? It shares its name with a Shakespeare play.
Othello
242
Sometimes abbreviated to CLT which fundamental result from Statistics states that if you perform a large number of trials the results of those trials will be normally distributed around the mean?
The Central Limit Theorem
243
From which port in Kent did Seaborne Freight plan to operate? The intended destination of its ferries was Ostend if indeed it ever found any.
Ramsgate
244
Name either of the comedians who host the podcast Off Menu. In each episode they interview a celebrity while discussing the courses of their favourite meal.
Ed Gamble/James Acaster
245
José Gervasio Artigas led forces in support of independence of which South American country in the 1810s? He is considered the father of this country's nationhood.
Uruguay
246
The opening lines to a famous poem who wrote 'Oh to be in England /Now that April's there'?
Robert Browning
247
The Lotus 108 also known as the LotusSport Pursuit Bicycle propelled which cyclist to win a gold medal in the men's individual pursuit at the 1992 Barcelona OIympics?
Chris Boardman
248
The Mekong river flows through which capital city before following through Phnom Penh and into the South China Sea?
Vientiane
249
Andy Bush and Richie Firth host the traditional 4–7pm drivetime slot on which UK radio station?
Absolute Radio
250
The LEAF is a hatchback electric car produced by which car brand?
Nissan
251
Which Empire existing from c1900-1600 BCE reached its greatest territorial extent under the reign of Hammurabi around 1750 BCE?
Babylonian Empire (prompt on Akkadian Empire)
252
Which is the second smallest planet in the solar system? It is also the stage surname of the Hawaiian born singer whose hit songs include Grenade The Lazy Song and Just The Way You Are.
Mars
253
Both beginning with G name either of the two British companies that feature in the second verse of the LadBaby version of We Built This City. Both are known for making sausage rolls.
Ginsters or Greggs
254
What is the common name of the insects that make up the order Colioptera
Beetles
255
Catherine Helen Spence and Kate Sheppard feature on bank notes issued in Australia & New Zealand. They were best known for their work in which field?
Women's suffrage
256
First name only required. The second most high-profile Royal Baby of 2018 what is the name of the daughter of Zara and Mike Tindall born in June? She is 20th in line to the British throne.
Lena Elizabeth Tindall
257
In 1969 which man was convicted of the assassination of Robert F Kennedy the previous year?
Sirhan Sirhan
258
In which country would you find airports named after Saint Giles the scientist Galileo Galilei and the composer Giuseppe Verdi?
Italy
259
In which 1941 Disney film is the title character's mother locked up by a circus ringmaster at the start of the film?
Dumbo
260
The children's book The Widow and The Parrot is a work by which author better known for her novels for adults such as To The Lighthouse and Mrs. Dalloway?
Virginia Woolf
261
On which piece of Olympic apparatus might a gymnast perform a giant a butterfly a Yamawaki or an iron cross?
Still rings
262
Tequila vodka white rum triple sec and gin in equal measures with lemon juice gomme syrup and cola. These are the ingredients of which cocktail taking part of its name from the land mass that is home to two boroughs of New York City?
Long Island Iced Tea
263
Which political party commonly known by its three initial letters finished with the fifth highest number of seats in the 2017 UK General Election with 10 seats? Its leader Arlene Foster did not stand for election to the House of Commons in 2017.
Democratic Unionist Party
264
By what term would the salt potassium hydrogen tartrate be better known to a contestant on the Great British Bake Off?
Cream of tartar
265
Ted Cruz Hillary Clinton and James Comey have all been ascribed which 5-letter nickname by Donald Trump?
Lying
266
Manet's A Bar At The Folies Bergère Van Gogh's Self Portrait With Bandaged Ear and Degas' Two Dancers On A Stage are all housed in the collection of which London gallery?
Courtauld Gallery /Somerset House
267
The Australian Football International Cup is an Aussie Rules tournament for countries other than Australia. Which northern hemisphere country has been most successful in the women's tournament reaching all 3 finals held and winning 2?
Ireland
268
In which West Coast US city is Pike Place Market a major tourist attraction?
Seattle
269
George Harrison's last public performance was a rendition of Your True Love at which singer's memorial service in 1998? He was one member of the so-called million dollar quartet.
Carl Perkins
270
By what name was the MV Monte Rosa a German cruise ship known after it was captured by British forces in Kiel in 1945? It is best known today for a voyage from Kingston Jamaica to Tilbury in June 1948.
HMT (Her Majesty's Troopship) Empire Windrush
271
American screenwriter Dustin Lance Black married which British sports star in 2017? The couple had their first child in June 2018.
Tom Daley
272
Which card in the major arcana in the tarot deck shares its name with the US game show hosted by Pat Sajak and Vanna White since the early 1980s?
Wheel of Fortune
273
According to the theme that played at the start of each episode name any of the departments on the ground floor of Grace Brothers department store from Are You Being Served.
ANY OF: Perfumery Stationary Leather Good Wigs Haberdashery Kitchenwear Food
274
The Roman cities of Lutetia and Lugdunum were located in territory that belongs to which modern day country?
France
275
In which athletics event did Greg Rutherford win the gold medal on 'Super Saturday' at the London 2012 Olympic Games?
Men's long jump
276
Cobalt powder and baby are all shades of which colour?
Blue
277
Consistently ranked among the top albums of the 1990s which Nirvana album produced the singles Come As You Are Lithium and Smells Like Teen Spirit?
Nevermind
278
Which presenter of Tipping Point also presented the two series of the 2009 revival of The Krypton Factor?
Ben Sheppard
279
Founded in 1936 in a garage in Palo Alto which US technology company often regarded as the symbolic founders of Silicon Valley is the world's largest personal computer vendor by unit sales?
Hewlett-Packard
280
Which city located on the Rhine is the capital and largest city of the German federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate?
Mainz
281
The uppercase form of which letter of the Greek alphabet is identical to an uppercase H in the Roman alphabet?
Eta
282
Niels Bohr and Werner Heisenberg devised the Copenhagen interpretation an expression of meaning of what fundamental theory of science that was developed at the beginning of the 20th century?
Quantum mechanics/quantum theory
283
Ex-Factor and Doo Wop (That Thing) were 1998 hits for which R&B artist who also found success as a member of the Fugees?
Lauryn Hill
284
Which President is depicted on the obverse of both the United States two-dollar bill and the nickel? He was the first President to be elected from what is now called the Democratic-Republican Party which he co-founded to oppose the Federalist Party.
Thomas Jefferson
285
Founded in 1903 and won by Barcelona a record 30 times what is the premier knockout competition in men's football in Spain equivalent to the English FA Cup?
Copa del Rey
286
Operation Mercury was the codename for the German invasion of which island in World War II also the location of the archaeological sites of Phaistos and Knossos
Crete
287
Which French artist painted the Impressionist works Bal du moulin de la Galette in 1876 and Luncheon of the Boating Party in 1881?
Pierre-Auguste Renoir
288
The television characters Trigger Mister Ed and Silver are all which type of animal?
Horse
289
What foodstuff has varieties that include paneer havarti and Emmental?
Cheese
290
Forename or surname sufficient: Who is the protagonist of Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games trilogy played on film by Jennifer Lawrence?
Katniss Everdeen
291
Send for Kelly Beryl the Peril and Tricky Dicky were comic strips that made their first appearances in which comic founded in 1953 and after various mergers closed in 1993 though a few characters resurfaced in The Dandy?
The Topper
292
In which south coast city is the headquarters of the Ordnance Survey mapping company?
Southampton
293
Charles Primrose is the title character of which novel by Oliver Goldsmith published in 1766?
The Vicar of Wakefield
294
In office from 1961 until 1971 the Burmese diplomat U Thant was the first Asian Secretary-General of which intergovernmental organisation founded in 1945?
United Nations
295
Lead piping and a revolver are among the weapon tokens in which classic board game?
Cluedo
296
Which part of the electromagnetic spectrum was discovered by Heinrich Hertz in 1887 and used in communication by Guglielmo [goo-lee-el-mo] Marconi in the 1890s?
Radio waves
297
According to the title of a 1939 song made popular by Vera Lynn amongst others what type of songbird 'sang in Berkeley Square'?
Nightingale
298
Which Caribbean island having changed hands during colonial rule more times in history than any other (33) is combined with Trinidad in the name of an independent sovereign nation?
Tobago
299
Which verse form with an AABBA rhyme scheme was developed in England despite sharing its name with an Irish city?
Limerick
300
Which colour links the Teletubby Po and the eye mask of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Raphael?
Red
301
A representation of the granite Half Dome in Yosemite National Park in white on a red background is the appropriate logo of which American outdoor recreation product retailer?
The North Face
302
Which geological period names a so-called 'explosion' around 541 million years ago when the majority of animal phyla appeared in the fossil record signifying a rapid diversification of life forms?
Cambrian
303
Based on poems by Alexander Pushkin who wrote the operas The Golden Cockerel and The Tale of Tsar Saltan?
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
304
Which goddess in Greek mythology who turned Arachne into a spider after being beaten in a weaving contest is sometimes given the epithets Pallas and Promachos?
Athena or Athene
305
Scoring five goals against Thailand as part of a 13-0 demolition what is the first name of the co-captain of the USA team at the 2019 women's football World Cup whose surname is Morgan?
Alexandra
306
Sometimes also bearing his name which part of the electromagnetic spectrum was discovered by Wilhelm Röntgen [rurnt-ghen] in 1895?
X-Rays or X-Radiation
307
In which athletics event did Jessica Ennis-Hill win the gold medal on 'Super Saturday' at the London 2012 Olympics?
Heptathlon
308
Despite its member states existing on three continents the Secretaries-General of which intergovernmental military alliance an implementation of a 1947 treaty have always been European such as the incumbent Norwegian Jens Stoltenberg?
North Atlantic Treaty
309
Organisation Which verse form from Japan is based on a juxtaposition of two concepts with a cutting word and is usually written in three phrases of 5 7 and 5 syllables?
Haiku
310
In which south coast town famous for its expansive harbour is the headquarters of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution?
Poole
311
Founded in 1984 in a Texas University dorm room and named after its founder which US technology company is the third-largest personal computer vendor in the world after HP and Lenovo?
Dell Technologies
312
Forename or surname sufficient: Who is the primary female protagonist of Stieg Larsson's Millennium series of novels played on film by Rooney Mara in the first three instalments including The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo?
Lisbeth Salander
313
Based on historical events and a poem by Alexander Pushkin respectively who wrote the operas A Life for the Tsar and Ruslan and Lyudmila?
Mikhail Glinka
314
Beginning with F what is the usual name for the goddess in Norse mythology whose pseudonyms include Gefn and Vanadis? She rules over the Fólkvangr in Vanaheim aided by her chariot pulled by cats.
Freyja
315
Helen Graham is one of the names used by the title character of which novel first published in 1848 under the pseudonym Acton Bell?
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
316
Around 250 million years ago an event known as the P-T extinction occurred in which around 57% of biological families became extinct. Which geological period does the P stand for the event marking the boundary between it and the Triassic period?
Permian
317
Currently held by River Plate and won by Independiente a record seven times which continent-wide contest is the premier knockout competition in men's football in South America equivalent to Europe's Champions League?
CONMEBOL/Copa Libertadores
318
Which colour links the Teletubby Tinky Winky and the eye mask of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Donatello?
Purple
319
According to the title of a 1941 song made popular by Vera Lynn what type of bird will be 'over the white cliffs of Dover'?
Bluebird
320
Which Caribbean island the birthplace of American Founding Father Alexander Hamilton is combined with the neighbouring island of St Kitts to give the name of an independent sovereign state?
Nevis
321
What foodstuff has varieties that include chapati soda and pumpernickel?
Bread
322
Located on the other side of the Rhine from Mainz which spa town is the capital city of the German federal state of Hesse? It is the second largest city in the state after Frankfurt am Main.
Wiesbaden
323
The Numskulls and Baby Crockett were comic strips that made their first appearance in which comic that merged with The Topper in 1990?
The Beezer
324
Who replaced Bob Holness as presenter of Call My Bluff in 2003 and also presented the two series of Hive Minds?
Fiona Bruce
325
No More Drama and Family Affair were 2001 hits for which R&B artist who also covered Stevie Wonder's As with George Michael?
Mary J. Blige
326
Which hair colour has shades that include dirty strawberry and platinum?
Blonde
327
An iron a car and a boot are among the player tokens in which classic board game?
Monopoly
328
The Roman cities of Tarraco and Caesar·augusta were located in territory that belongs to which modern day country? The contemporary names of both cities derive from the Roman ones.
Spain
329
Le Moulin de la Galette also titles multiple works in the 1886 Montmartre series of which artist who gained greater recognition after moving to Arles with works such as Bedroom at Arles The Yellow House and The Night Café?
Vincent van Gogh
330
The television and film characters Brian Griffin Wellard and Marley are all which type of animal?
Dog
331
Consistently ranked as one of the top albums of the 1990s which Radiohead album produced the singles Karma Police Paranoid Android and No Surprises?
OK Computer
332
Operation Husky was the codename for the Allied invasion of which island in World War II also the location of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites Valle dei Tempi and Syracuse and the Necropolis of Pantalica?
Sicily
333
A stylised version of Hokusai's Great Wave off Kanagawa is the appropriate logo of which Australian-American surfing and boardsport fashion and equipment retailer?
Quiksilver
334
Which President is depicted on the obverse of the United States twenty-dollar bill? He was the first President to be elected from the Democratic Party which was founded by his supporters.
Andrew Jackson
335
The uppercase form of which letter of the Greek alphabet is identical to an uppercase P in the Roman alphabet?
Rho
336
By applying a quantum mechanical interpretation to an existing theory Niels Bohr developed an eponymous model of what structure?
Atom
337
Scoring a record seventeen sixes against Afghanistan en route to 148 as part of a crushing 398-6 score what is the first name of the England captain at the 2019 men's cricket World Cup whose surname is Morgan?
Eoin
338
Which French artist painted a work titled Au bal du moulin de la Galette in 1889 though his paintings featuring the Moulin Rouge are better known such as La Goulue [goo-loo] arriving at the Moulin Rouge?
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
339
In which geological period around 350 million years ago did an extinction event described as a 'rainforest collapse' occur resulting in a lowering of oxygen in the atmosphere and the extinction of megafauna?
Carboniferous
340
Founded in 1935 under a different name and later merged with an East German equivalent what is the premier knockout competition in men's football in Germany sometimes called the German Cup in English and won by Bayern Munich a record 19 times?
DFB-Pokal
341
Banned in the EU on health grounds but used in the United States chlorine-washing of which food product made the news again in 2019 after fears it may turn up in UK supermarkets as part of a US free trade deal?
Chicken
342
Which surname is shared by two players who have represented England in World Cups in 2019: one a left-back in the women's football World Cup and another an all-rounder in the men's cricket World Cup who has scored 89 twice already in that tournament?
(Demi and Ben) Stokes
343
Known for her weekly Saturday column and 'Celebrity Watch' which Times columnist is the author of How To Build A Woman?
Caitlin Moran
344
Which former GMTV presenter was notoriously referred to as 'Princess Tippy-toes' by Eamonn Holmes? Other career highlights include building a replica Tracy Island on Blue Peter posing with a chocolate bar at her wedding and being blown up on live TV
Anthea Turner
345
Beloved of geography students everywhere what term is given to a pronounced bend in a river? It takes its name from a notably convoluted river in Turkey.
Meander
346
Located in Arlington Virginia what is the name of the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense?
Pentagon
347
Which pasta dish a classic of Roman cuisine and taking its name from a town in Lazio is made with tomatoes pecorino and cured pork cheek?
Pasta Amatriciana
348
Which presenter on BBC Radio 6 Music from 10am-1pm on Saturdays was the frontman of Fun Lovin' Criminals?
Huey Morgan
349
Which French mathematician gives his name to a series of prime numbers that are one less than a power of two such as 31 or 127?
Marin Mersenne
350
Which former Arsenal player was capped 140 times for England between 2004 and 2017 before she retired to become a highly regarded pundit for the BBC?
Alex Scott
351
Despite its name suggesting it's in a bordering state what is the largest city in Missouri?
Kansas City
352
What regnal and papal number connects Ivan The Terrible the only English Pope and the British monarch nicknamed 'Silly Billy'?
IV / The Fourth (Adrian IV William IV)
353
A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy is a 1768 work by which author?
Laurence Sterne
354
Born in Enniskillen which actor plays Superintendent Ted Hastings in the series Line of Duty?
Adrian Dunbar
355
Only visible in the Northern Hemisphere which natural light show occurs when charged particles from the sun become trapped in the Earth's magnetic field? It's mostly seen near the North Pole or localised entirely within Seymour Skinner's kitchen.
Aurora Borealis /Northern Lights
356
What is the numerical difference between the number of players on a baseball team and a cricket team?
2 (9 and 11)
357
Hendricks Tanqueray and Drumshanbo Gunpowder are varieties of which alcoholic drink?
Gin
358
The Flower Duet from Lakmé was famously used in advertising campaigns for which airline whose current 100-year anniversary campaign features stars including Olivia Colman?
British Airways
359
Which 'supposedly feminist website' (according to their own subtitle) has sections including The Muse That's What She Said and a daily political round up called Barf Bag?
Jezebel
360
Which Swedish singer provides the vocals for Mark Ronson's 2019 hit Late Night Feelings? Previous hits include I Follow Rivers and Get Some.
Lykke Li
361
Which French chemist developed an experimentally based theory of the chemical reactivity of oxygen and co-authored the modern system for naming chemical substances?
Antoine Lavoisier
362
Which Serbian-American tennis star who won 9 Grand Slam titles from 1991 to 1996 was attacked on court in 1993 forcing her out of tennis for two years?
Monica Seles
363
According to the title of the novel by Thomas Mann 'Death' was in which Italian city?
Venice
364
Which Agatha Christie detective a Belgian immigrant has been portrayed on stage and screen by Peter Ustinov Albert Finney John Malkovich and David Suchet?
Hercule Poirot
365
As seen in the flags of Jordan Libya and Kuwait the Pan-Arab Colours are red white green and which other?
Black
366
The assassinated politicians Olaf Palme and Anna Lindh were national figures in which Nordic country?
Sweden
367
Known for its rank smell NH3 is the chemical symbol for which gas beginning with A?
Ammonia
368
Father and son Keke and Nico Rosberg are former world champions in which sport?
Formula One
369
Which express logistics company founded in the US but now based in Germany has a red three letter logo on a yellow background?
DHL
370
Which German composer did Tchaikovsky call a 'scoundrel' and a 'giftless bastard'? He was famed for his Hungarian Dances and Lullaby.
Johannes Brahms
371
Bordering Northern Ireland but not in Ulster which county in Connacht has the smallest population of any in Ireland?
Leitrim
372
Which Northern Ireland political party affiliated with ALDE took a European Parliament seat for the first time in the Northern Ireland constituency when Naomi Long was elected in May 2019? As a result all 3 of NI's MEPs are now women.
Alliance
373
Born in Belarus to a Jewish family but later becoming a French citizen which artist (1887–1985) was well-known for his striking use of colour and his work with stained glass windows?
Marc Chagall
374
Which song by REM features a rapid-fire recitation of experiences and references to influential world figures including Leonard Bernstein and Leonid Brezhnev?
It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)
375
As seen in the flags of Ethiopia Burkina Faso and Mali the Pan-African Colours are green red and which other?
Gold (accept Yellow)
376
Which former GMTV presenter was notoriously snubbed on live TV by Lorraine Kelly in 2019? Other career highlights include becoming an MP first for Wirral West and later for Tatton and being blown up as a Tory leadership candidate.
Esther McVey
377
According to the title of the Ernest Hemingway book 'Death' was at what part of the day?
In The Afternoon
378
Father and son Cesare and Paolo Maldini have both played for Italy at World Cups for which sport?
Football
379
Which English scientist and clergyman notable or his own work with oxygen is often dubbed 'The Father of Chemistry' and occasionally 'The Father of the Soft Drink' for his work on carbonation?
Joseph Priestley
380
Which presenter on BBC Radio 6 Music from 10am-1pm on Sundays was the singer in Catatonia?
Cerys Matthews
381
Which satirical website specialising in 'Women's News: Feminized' (according to their own subtitle) has featured headlines including 'Gatsby-Themed Wedding Ideas That Say 'I Didn't Read The Book'' and ''Devil's Advocate Boy' Statue Erected On Wall Street Next To 'Fearless Girl''
Reductress
382
Which Irish political party of whom the majority of the current cabinet are members took the highest number of seats in the Republic of Ireland's European Parliament elections? 4 out of their 5 MEPs are women.
Fine Gael
383
Born in Latvia to a Jewish family but becoming an American citizen which artist (1903-70) was well-known for his striking use of colour and for painting one of the most expensive paintings ever?
Mark Rothko
384
Which Czech tennis star who won 2 Grand Slams was attacked in her home in 2016 forcing her out of tennis for five months?
Petra Kvitova
385
Bordering Northern Ireland but not in Ulster which county in Leinster is the smallest in area of any in Ireland?
Louth
386
Born in Enniskillen actor Charlie Lawson has claimed Adrian Dunbar was the first Catholic friend he'd ever had: which legendary soap character has Lawson played on and off since 1989?
Jim McDonald
387
Which fast food company founded in the US has a white three letter logo on a red background and was forced to close for days in 2018 due to a logistical failure from DHL?
KFC
388
The assassinated politicians Aldo Moro and Vittorio Bachelet were national figures in which Mediterranean country?
Italy
389
Known for its rank smell CH4 is the chemical symbol for which gas beginning with M?
Methane
390
A section of Symphony No. 9 'From The New World' by Dvo?ák [D-vor-zhak] was famously used in an advert for which bakery directed by Ridley Scott and which returned to TV screens this year nearly 50 years after it was first shown?
Hovis
391
What two-word term describes a pair of prime numbers that differ by exactly two such as 17 and 19?
Twin primes
392
Which singer whose mother is Swedish provided the vocals for Jax Jones's 2018 hit Ring Ring? Subsequent hits include Don't Call Me Up.
Mabel
393
Which pasta dish takes its name from a Bellini opera and is made with salted ricotta tomatoes basil and aubergines?
Pasta alla Norma
394
What regnal and papal number connects the current King of Sweden the Pope who retired in 2013 and the King of France married to Marie Antoinette?
XVI (The Sixteenth)
395
Beloved of geography students everywhere what term is given to a meander that becomes so pronounced it gets cut off from the flow of the river creating a free-standing body of water?
Ox Bow Lake
396
Which Agatha Christie detective who first appeared in a novel in The Murder At The Vicarage has been portrayed on stage and screen by Gracie Fields Angela Lansbury and Geraldine McEwan?
Miss Jane Marple
397
Known for her biting columns on politics sport and showbusiness who writes the column Lost in Showbiz for the Guardian and is the author of Celebrity: How Entertainers Took Over the World and why We Need an Exit Strategy?
Marina Hyde
398
What is the numerical difference between the number of players on an Aussie Rules team and a Gaelic Football team?
3 (18 and 15)
399
Kraken Mount Gay and Captain Morgan are varieties of which alcoholic drink?
Rum
400
The headquarters of which US government department is based at Foggy Bottom in Washington DC? It's the American equivalent of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
State Department
401
Only visible in the Southern Hemisphere which constellation takes its name from the Latin for table and also shares its name with an organisation made up of people with high IQs?
Mensa
402
Sir Thomas Beecham said of which famed German composer that his '...last quartets were written by a deaf man and should only be listened to by a deaf man.'
Ludwig van Beethoven
403
Travels Through France and Italy is a 1766 work by which author? His other works include The Expedition of Humphry Clinker.
Tobias Smollett
404
Which former Fulham and Liverpool player and singer-songwriter is now a regular voice on BBC TV and Radio including as a reporter for the FIFA Women's World Cup?
Chelcee Grimes
405
Sharing its name with a bordering state which river flows through the Grand Canyon in Arizona?
River Colorado
406
Which song by Billy Joel features a rapid-fire recitation of events and references to influential world figures including Brezhnev's predecessors Stalin and Khruschev?
We Didn't Start The Fire
407
Which postcode takes in the areas of Salisbury Andover and Gillingham?
SP
408
What given name initials are used by the composer whose works include the soundtrack for the film Slumdog Millionaire?
A.R.
409
What is the two-letter top-level internet domain for Spain?
ES
410
Gillian Donaldson who was awarded an MBE in this year's Queen's Birthday Honours list won a gold medal for Great Britain in what sport at the 1956 Melbourne Olympic games the only time Britain has ever won gold in this sport?
Fencing (foil)
411
Titania in Peter Hall's 1968 film version of A Midsummer Night's Dream was among the early roles of which actress who received a Damehood in 1988?
Judi Dench
412
The Gentleman and Cabinet Maker's Director published in 1754 was a celebrated work by which Yorkshire-born furniture maker?
Thomas Chippendale
413
A famous early 1960s work by Andy Warhol depicts 32 cans of what brand of soup?
Campbell's
414
Leith-born twin brothers Craig and Charlie Reid achieved chart success in the '80s and '90s under what name? Their hits include Letter From America and I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles).
The Proclaimers
415
Formerly called Seawell Airport Grantley Adams International Airport is located on what Caribbean island?
Barbados
416
The pigment Paris green also used as an insecticide and rodenticide is prepared by mixing cupric acetate with an oxide of which Group 15 metalloid?
Arsenic (trioxide)
417
Winning her twelfth title in 2019 Reanne Evans is a World Champion in what indoor sport or game?
Snooker
418
Which American fashion designer launched the fragrances Obsession and Eternity? He is also credited with creating the unisex fragrance market with his perfume One launched in 1994.
Calvin Klein
419
The works of which Spanish Impressionist painter are the subject of the National Gallery's 2019 exhibition Spanish Master of Light?
Joaquin Sorolla
420
Who originated the role of Mary Magdalene in Jesus Christ Superstar on Broadway? She went on to have a disco-era UK hit with If I Can't Have You which featured on the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack and was later covered by Kim Wilde.
Yvonne Elliman
421
Who did Zoe Ball replace as breakfast show presenter on BBC Radio 2 in January 2019?
Chris Evans
422
Forming part of the New7Wonders list announced in 2007 the city of Macchu Pichu in Peru was built by which pre-Columbian civilisation?
Inca
423
The FIG is the international governing body of which Olympic sport?
Gymnastics
424
With a German version called 'Leckerschmecker' and a Swedish version called 'Loop' which Cadbury's chocolate bar consists of chocolate-covered chewy caramel in a distinctive shape; it is often the subject of debate over its length.
Curly Wurly
425
By both population and area what is the largest country in South America?
Brazil
426
The adjective 'gastric' relates to what organ in the body?
Stomach
427
Which northern city was known to the Romans as Eboracum?
York
428
In the mathematical acronym 'BIDMAS' used as a mnemonic for the correct order of operations in an equation the initial 'B' stands for 'brackets'; what does the final letter 'S' stand for?
Subtraction
429
An English Heritage Blue Plaque at 101 Lexham Gardens Earl's Court commemorates which West Indian cricketer Britain's first black peer who lived there from 1949?
Learie Constantine
430
The original creation of which classic British dessert is claimed by Nigel Mackenzie and Ian Dowding of The Hungry Monk Restaurant in Jevington East Sussex in the 1970s?
Banoffee pie
431
Adam Woodyatt June Brown and Steve McFadden are among the longest-serving actors in which BBC soap opera?
EastEnders
432
In 2017 Emmerson Mnangagwa succeeded Robert Mugabe as President of which African country?
Zimbabwe
433
In 2008 Eoin Colfer was commissioned to write a continuation of which series of humorous books the author of the original 'Trilogy in Five Parts' having died in 2001?
The Hitch Hiker'sGuide to the Galaxy
434
Established in 1909 and with notable alumni including Cole Porter the Whiffenpoofs is the oldest collegiate a cappella singing group in the USA and is based at which Ivy League college?
Yale University
435
First appearing in 1991 which blue hedgehog replaced Alex Kidd as the official mascot of videogame company Sega?
Sonic the Hedgehog
436
In a common fashion-related abbreviation what do the letters 'LBD' stand for?
Little black dress
437
With an area of 2360 acres which is the largest of London's eight Royal Parks?
Richmond Park
438
Retinol is the name of a vitamin designated by which letter?
A
439
(First or surname acceptable) In Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory which child gets sucked up a pipe after falling into the Chocolate River in the Chocolate Room?
Augustus / Gloop
440
What colour is common to the titles of '80s number one hits by UB40 Nena and Chris de Burgh?
Red
441
Running for three series on BBC2 from 1995-98 which sitcom starred Samantha Janus Matthew Cottle and first Ben Chaplin and later Neil Stuke as 20-something flatmates Mandy Martin and Matthew?
Game On
442
Which Depression-Era gangster the first to be declared 'Public Enemy Number One' by the FBI was shot and killed by FBI agents outside Chicago's Biograph Theatre in July 1934?
John Dillinger
443
In 2013 David Lagercrantz was commissioned to write a continuation of which series of crime novels the author of the original trilogy having died in 2004?
The Millennium Trilogy
444
Starting in 1791 and published in four volumes The Cabinet Maker's and Upholsterer's Drawing Book was a notable work by which furniture maker born in County Durham?
Thomas Sheraton
445
William Roache Barbara Knox and Helen Worth are among the longest-serving actors in which ITV soap opera?
Coronation Street
446
In a common fashion-related abbreviation what do the letters 'VPL' stand for?
Visible panty line
447
A Blue Plaque at 73 Lancaster Road Stroud Green commemorates which footballer who lived there from 1967? His started his career with Orient before moving to West Brom and Real Madrid and was the first black player to represent England at Under-21 level.
Laurie Cunningham
448
The pigment Purple of Cassius used to give cranberry glass its red tint is prepared by mixing gold salts with a chloride of which Group 14 post-transition metal?
Tin (chloride)
449
Which southern town was known to the Romans as Camulodunum?
Colchester
450
What colour is common to the titles of '70s number one hits by both Christie and Dawn featuring Tony Orlando and a 1990 number one by Bombalurina?
Yellow
451
Running for three series on Channel 4 from 1995-98 which sitcom starred Beatie Edney as perennially single jewellery-maker Louise Holly Aird as her best friend Carla and Nigel Lindsay as Carla's boyfriend Dave?
Dressing For Breakfast
452
The original recipe of which classic British dessert was developed by Francis Coulson at the Sharrow Bay Country House Hotel in Cumbria in the 1970s?
Sticky toffee pudding
453
(First or surname acceptable) In Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory which child inflates into a giant blueberry after sampling an experimental three-course chewing gum?
Violet Beauregarde
454
Forming part of the New7Wonders list announced in 2007 the city of Chichen Itza in Mexico was built by which Pre-Columbian civilisation?
Maya
455
With an area of 47 acres which is the smallest of London's Royal Parks?
Green Park
456
Founded in 1946 and with notable alumni including star of The Munsters Fred Gwynne the Krokodiloes is the oldest a cappella singing group at which Ivy League college?
Harvard
457
First appearing in 1981 which pudgy Italian plumber serves as the official mascot for videogame company Nintendo?
Super Mario
458
The adjective 'pulmonary' relates to what pair of organs in the body?
Lungs
459
In 2019 Mikuru Suzuki became the first Asian female World Champion in what indoor sport or game?
Darts
460
In the acronym 'MRS GREN' used as a mnemonic for the seven features or processes found in living organisms the initial 'M' stands for 'movement'; what does the final letter 'N' stand for?
Nutrition
461
Formerly called Palisadoes Airport Norman Manley International Airport is located on what Caribbean island?
Jamaica
462
Who originated the role of Dionne in Hair on Broadway? She went on to have a disco-era UK hit with This Is It which was later covered by Dannii Minogue.
Melba Moore
463
A famous early '60s work by Andy Warhol depicts 112 bottles of what brand of soft drink?
Coca-Cola / Coke
464
In 2018 Cyril Ramaphosa succeeded Jacob Zuma as President of which African country?
South Africa
465
Hermia in Peter Hall's 1968 film version of A Midsummer Night's Dream was among the early roles of which actress who received a Damehood in 2003?
Helen Mirren
466
Marketed in Germany and Canada under the name 'Wunderbar' which Cadbury's chocolate bar consists of a milk chocolate covering filled with caramel and crushed roasted peanuts; it was briefly rebranded as 'Peanut Boost' in the 1980s.
Star Bar
467
By both population and area what is the largest country wholly in Asia?
China
468
Lewisham-born twin brothers Matt and Luke Goss achieved chart success in the '80s and '90s as part of what three-piece group? Their hits include When Will I Be Famous? and I Owe You Nothing.
Bros
469
The BWF is the international governing body of which Olympic sport?
Badminton
470
Calciferol is a generic name for vitamins designated by which letter?
D
471
In January 2019 Shaun Keaveny was replaced by Lauren Laverne after 12 years presenting the breakfast show on which digital radio station?
BBC Radio 6 Music
472
Which American fashion designer launched the fragrances Polo and Safari? He appeared as himself in one episode of Friends as Rachel worked for him.
Ralph Lauren
473
The works of which Swiss-born painter are the subject of the Royal Academy's 2019 exhibition Painter of Disquiet?
Félix Vallotton
474
Who was the leader of Chicago's mostly Irish North Side gang seven of whom were killed by Al Capone's Southsiders in the 1929 St. Valentine's Day Massacre?
George 'Bugs' Moran
475
The Last Watch of Hero and Electra at the Tomb of Agamemnon are works by which briefly ennobled 19th century British painter?
Frederic Leighton
476
The companies Birkenstock and FitFlop specialise in the manufacture of what fashion items?
Shoes / Sandals
477
Which female English social reformer was one of the three founders of the National trust along with Sir Robert Hunter and Hardwicke Rawnsley?
Octavia Hill
478
The argan tree which produces a nut that yields an oil used widely in food and cosmetics is endemic to two neighbouring north African countries. Name either.
Morocco / Algeria
479
Sold for 91.1 million dollars in 2019 which American artist's stainless-steel balloon rabbit broke the record for the most expensive work sold by a living artist?
Jeff Koons
480
On which structured-reality TV show based in West London would you find Fredrik Ferrier Victoria Baker-Harber and Mark-Francis Vandelli?
Made in Chelsea
481
Morden is the Southern Terminus of which black-coloured London Underground line?
Northern Line
482
One of Italy's three active volcanoes along with Etna and Stromboli which volcano erupted in 79 CE destroying Pompeii and Herculaneum?
Vesuvius
483
Which one of the 'Mighty Handful' of Russian composers whose works include Prince Igor and In the Steppes of Central Asia was an accomplished chemist publishing research on the aldol reaction as well as practising as a medical doctor?
Alexander Borodin
484
Who won the 2019 PDC World Darts Championship?
Michael Van Gerwen
485
What is the name of the heterocyclic tetrapyrrole ring structure found in haemoglobin surrounding the iron atom?
Porphyrin ring
486
If a ballet dancer has both arms horizontally to the side roughly equivalent to a wide in cricket which arm position in ballet are they demonstrating?
Second position
487
What has been the County Town of East Sussex since 1889?
Lewes
488
Who was the only US president never to have married?
James Buchanan
489
The widow of Jackson Pollock which American artist's work is the subject of a retrospective at the Barbican Art Gallery from May 2019?
Lee Krasner
490
Which 1981 ITV sit-com that only ran for 1 series starred John Inman as the secretary of a businesswoman played by Rula Lenska?
Take a Letter Mr Jones
491
A morbilliform red rash seen on the skin and Koplik's spots seen in the mouth are symptoms of which resurgent viral disease covered by the first M of the MMR vaccine?
Measles
492
Which New York Yankees baseball player who died in 1941 of a now eponymous neurological condition was known as 'The Iron Horse'?
Lou Gehrig
493
Which rock star known as The Boss released the album Western Stars in 2019?
Bruce Springsteen
494
Which coconut-containing chocolate bar was advertised as using the slogan 'The Taste of Paradise'?
Bounty
495
Which American film score composer wrote the music for Citizen Kane as well as many Hitchcock films such as Psycho?
Bernard Herrman
496
Which 1-inch tall dolls designed by Chris Wiggs for his daughter in 1989 had their own plastic world the size of a makeup compact?
Polly Pocket
497
Which part of the brain between the midbrain and the medulla oblongata has a name which is the Latin word for a bridge?
Pons
498
Which tennis player from Japan won the Australian Open women's singles in 2019?
Naomi Osaka
499
Which literary bear created by Michael Bond was a Peruvian refugee with a penchant for Duffel coats and marmalade sandwiches?
Paddington
500
Which broadcaster physicist and former musician narrates the 2019 BBC TV show The Planets?
Brian Cox
