1 | Point of Ayre is the northernmost tip of which large island in the British Isles? |
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Isle of Man |
2 | Which Olympic gold medal winning swimmer played Tarzan in 12 films in the
1930s and 40s? |
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Johnny Weissmuller |
3 | What was Tommy Cooper's catchphrase? |
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Just Like That |
4 | Rutger Hauer starred in a series of adverts for which alcoholic drink using
the slogan "Pure Genius"?? |
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Guinness |
5 | Katerina Witt, of East Germany, won gold in both the 1984 and 1988 winter Olympics.
In which discipline? |
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Figure Skating |
6 | Urquhart Castle overlooks which loch, the second biggest in Scotland? |
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Loch Ness |
7 | Which Shakespeare play contains the characters Sir Toby Belch, Sir Andrew
Aguecheek and Malvolio? |
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Twelfth Night |
8 | And which contains the characters Touchstone, Rosalind and Orlando? |
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As You Like It |
9 | James Lind 1716–1794 was a pioneer in helping to eradicate which disease amongst
sailors? |
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Scurvy |
10 | During the reign of which British monarch was the battle of Trafalgar? |
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George III |
11 | Why are vegans avoiding new £5 notes? |
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Animal fats are used in manufacture |
12 | Zac Goldsmith was MP for a Constituency in which town? |
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Richmond |
13 | Of the six Orders of Chivalry in the UK, three are the St Michael and
George order, the Royal Victorian Order and the Order of the British Empire. Name one of the remaining three. |
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Garter, Thistle or Bath |
14 | What is the highest rank in the British Army? |
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Field Marshal |
15 | What game comprises 54 wooden blocks stacked in a tower, where one block
is removed from the tower and placed on top until it falls? |
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Jenga |
16 | What is the oldest surviving form of Japanese theatre, having been developed
in the 14th Century? |
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Noh |
17 | During the reign of which British Monarch was the Battle of Blenheim fought? |
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Queen Anne |
18 | Who is most famed for his 1817 work An Essay on the Shaking Palsy,
in which he was the first to describe paralysis agitans? This condition was later renamed after him |
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(Dr James) Parkinson (1755–1824) |
19 | Lady with an Ermine and Virgin of the Rocks are paintings by which artist? |
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Leonardo da Vinci |
20 | Where is sculptor Ian Rank Broadley's image of the queen most commonly viewed? |
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On UK Coinage |
21 | In which country was muesli invented? |
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Switzerland |
22 | What is the state capital of Montana? |
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Helena |
23 | Which Spanish singer was on the books of Real Madrid as a goalkeeper in his youth? |
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Julio Iglesias |
24 | What's the chief ingredient of the Irish dish boxty bread? |
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Potato |
25 | Providence is the capital of which state? |
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Rhode Island |
26 | What is the 24th and last letter of the Greek alphabet? |
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Omega |
27 | Which animated sitcom features the Smith family, parents Stan and Francine and
their children Steve and Hayley? |
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American Dad |
28 | Which trip–hop band compromises Beth Gibbons, Geoff Barrow and Adrian Utley? |
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Portishead |
29 | In Roman numerals, which letter is used to represent 500? |
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D |
30 | Which fictional detective solved the Mysterious Affair at Styles? |
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Hercule Poirot |
31 | In Arthurian legend who was the lover of Tristan? |
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Isolde |
32 | Geographically which is the westernmost football team currently playing
in the Premier League? |
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Swansea City |
33 | If you landed at Carthage airport, in which country would you be? |
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Tunisia |
34 | Which river rises in Tibet, then flows 1800 miles through India, Pakistan
and into the Arabian sea? |
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Indus |
35 | Which detective solved the Adventure of the Copper Beeches? |
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Sherlock Holmes |
36 | The name of which desert means waterless place in Mongolian? |
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The Gobi |
37 | You'll Never Walk Alone, theme of Liverpool supporters, is a
song taken from which Rogers and Hammerstein musical? |
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Carousel |
38 | According to some legends, and various writers, who was the lover of Cressida? |
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Troilus |
39 | In which English county are the Quantock Hills? |
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Somerset |
40 | What is the opposite of nocturnal? |
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Diurnal |
41 | Which actor plays the character Jason Bourne in the various Bourne films? |
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Matt Damon |
42 | Where on the body should spats be worn? |
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Feet |
43 | What one word was Punch magazine's advice to persons about
to marry, in an 1845 edition? |
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Don't |
44 | Harold Wilson, Eric Morecambe, Fred Trueman and Sir Ian Botham were amongst the
winners of which (possibly redundant) award? |
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Pipe Smoker of the Year |
45 | Where on the body should a cummerbund be worn? |
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Waist |
46 | Which actor plays the character Jack Reacher in the various Reacher films? |
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Tom Cruise |
47 | Hicham El Guerrouj is the current men's record holder with his time of 3:43.13,
but what is the event? |
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The Mile |
48 | Who is the current holder of the women's marathon world record? |
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Paula Radcliffe |
49 | London houses all but two of the various Tate Museums. Name either of the other
locations. |
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Liverpool or St Ives |
50 | Piri–piri sauce comes from the cuisine of which country and its colonies? |
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Portugal |
51 | John Everett Millais, William Holman Hunt and Dante Gabriel Rossetti formed which
artistic movement? |
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Pre–Raphaelite Brotherhood |
52 | How much was the old coin, a groat, worth? |
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Four (old) pence |
53 | Which breakfast cereal was advertised with the slogan "They're grrrreat!"? |
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Frosties |
54 | The Guggenheim Museum is located in New York and which European city? |
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Bilbao (Spain) |
55 | With Which football club did Kevin Keegan start his footballing career? |
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Scunthorpe United |
56 | And which famous cricketer also played football for Scunthorpe United? |
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Ian Botham |
57 | Which international company was founded in 1919 by Jack Cohen (or Sir John Edward Cohen,
to give his proper name)? |
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Tesco |
58 | Roy Lichtenstein, Andy Warhol and David Hockney belong to which genre of art? |
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Pop Art |
59 | Prior to decimalisation in U.K., what was term given to a coin worth two shillings? |
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Florin |
60 | Which international company did Jeff Bezos (born Jeffrey Preston Jorgensen) found? |
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Amazon |
61 | The TV shopping channel QVC is an acronym, self–describing the business. The Q
stands for quality. Give either of the other two words. |
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Value or Convenience |
62 | In millimetres, what is the standard diameter of copper piping used to
supply UK kitchen sinks? |
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15mm |
63 | Which US president was assassinated the year Queen Victoria died? |
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McKinley |
64 | In which film is the quad of Trinity College Cambridge used for the scene of the
'running race to beat the clock chimes'? |
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Chariots of Fire |
65 | From which club did Manchester United sign the Armenian midfielder
Henrik Mkhytarian? |
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Borussia Dortmund |
66 | What is the surname of the Jennifer Saunders character in
Absolutely Fabulous? |
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Monsoon |
67 | Lord Frederick Cavendish and Thomas Henry Burke were fatally stabbed while on British
government business in 1882. In which city? |
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Dublin |
68 | Identify the film from its last line: "You finally really did it. You maniacs!
You blew it up! God damn you, God damn you all to hell!" |
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Planet of the Apes |
69 | Another last line: "I hope I can make it across the border. I hope to see my friend
and shake his hand. I hope the Pacific is as blue as in my dreams. I hope ..." |
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The Shawshank Redemption |
70 | Which scientific law states that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction?
(A name and a number are required.) |
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Newton's 3rd Law (of Motion) |
71 | Which country produces 60% of the world's platinum? |
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South Africa |
72 | Which writer's lesser known books include Coming up for Air
and Homage to Catalonia? |
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George Orwell |
73 | In which novel does the character Gabriel Oak appear? |
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Far from the Madding Crowd |
74 | The 192 metre high Gateway Arch is in which American City? |
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St Louis |
75 | In 2012, which conservative MP and novelist resigned to spend more time with her
husband in New York? |
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Louise Mensch |
76 | The films The African Queen and Apocalypse Now are both based on
which book by Joseph Conrad? |
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Heart of Darkness |
77 | What top–selling computer game series lets you steal cars, buy weapons and
kill people, and go with prostitutes? |
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Grand Theft Auto |
78 | What animal is depicted within the company logo of Slazenger? |
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Puma |
79 | Complete this list: mustard, green, scarlet, peacock, white, ... |
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Plum |
80 | Red and yellow cards were introduced by FIFA in which World Cup? |
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Mexico 1970 |
81 | US film star Robert Vaughn died in 2016. What was the name of his
character in The Man from UNCLE? |
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Napoleon Solo |
82 | In Greek mythology, who supports the heavens on his shoulders as a
punishment from Zeus? |
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Atlas |
83 | Vladimir and who else are waiting for Godot? |
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Estragon |
84 | The Queen famously lives at SW1A 1AA, but who lives at SW1A 2AA? |
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The Prime Minister |
85 | The Victoria Falls Bridge over the Zambezi river connects Zambia to which
other country? |
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Zimbabwe |
86 | What was the pseudonym of the Japanese radio broadcaster Iva Tokuri whose
propaganda programme was aimed at US soldiers during World War 2? |
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Tokyo Rose |
87 | What was the name of the local in Only Fools and Horses? |
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The Nag's Head |
88 | Which Scottish soup is made from smoked haddock, potatoes and onions? |
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Cullen skink |
89 | How many centimetres or inches are there in a 'hand', the measurement used for horses? |
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Ten (4 inches) |
90 | What letter comes next: A, S, D, F, G, H, J, K...? |
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L |
91 | Nelson defeated Napoleon at the Battle of Aboukir Bay. What name do we
know it as? |
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Battle of the Nile |
92 | ACAS was set up in 1975 to advise and arbitrate in industrial disputes.
What does the C stand for in ACAS? |
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Conciliation |
93 | What is the legal term for 'A sudden and irresistible act of nature
that could not reasonably have been foreseen'? |
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Act of God |
94 | Whose queen was the city of Adelaide named after? |
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William IV |
95 | Who is the only British Pope? |
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Adrian IV |
96 | Madison Avenue in New York is associated with which industry? |
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Advertising |
97 | What would your job be if you were 'after–burning'? |
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Pilot (of a military jet) |
98 | Of which Southern African country is Maseru the capital? |
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Lesotho |
99 | Which former governor of Maryland was Vice President of the USA from 1971
to 1973? |
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Spiro Agnew |
100 | Giacomo Agostini was a world champion in the 1960's and 70's.
What was his sport? |
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Motorcycling |
101 | What do Mary Jane Kelly, Elizabeth Stride and Annie Chapman have in common? |
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All victims of Jack the Ripper |
102 | If you were standing on the sea–front at Algeciras in Spain and looked to the East,
what would you see? |
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Gibraltar |
103 | If you are accused of a crime, you may have an 'alibi'. What
does the Latin word 'alibi' mean? |
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Elsewhere |
104 | What is the fastest animal on two legs reaching speeds of 40 mph? |
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Ostrich |
105 | In 1931 what was the first ever televised sporting event? |
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The Derby |
106 | The Rolls Royce radiator ornament is called The Spirit of ... what? |
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Ecstasy |
107 | In texting what does the acronym BYOB mean? |
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Bring some drink |
108 | Who is actress Shirley MacLaine's younger brother ? |
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Warren Beatty |
109 | Who said that they "would not be going with the dough" in 2017? |
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Mel and Sue |
110 | In which US city are the NFL side The Steelers based? |
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Pittsburgh |
111 | Which city is served by Louis Armstrong airport ? |
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New Orleans |
112 | Whose most recent detective novel is called Rather Be The Devil? |
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Ian Rankin |
113 | Season 6 of which fantasy series featured the Battle of the Bastards? |
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Game of Thrones |
114 | Who is Northern Ireland's First Minister? |
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Arlene Foster |
115 | Jude Law starred in which recent Sky Atlantic series? |
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The Young Pope |
116 | Hugh Cornwell has recently collaborated with poet John Cooper Clarke on
an album entitled This Time it's Personal. Which punk band did he formerly lead? |
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The Stranglers |
117 | Which former Booker prize winner has recently published a novel called
Swingtime, which tells the tale of an African family moving to London? |
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Zadie Smith |
118 | How many consecutive Premier League games did Chelsea win, before losing
to Spurs on Jan 4th? |
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13 |
119 | Who is the current World Professional Snooker champion? |
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Mark Selby |
120 | Which Jazz singer was known as the First Lady of Song? |
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Ella Fitzgerald |