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Hard Randoms 4
Where even world quiz champions are wary to tread...
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| In 1988, which minimalist US artist was tried and acquitted of the murder of his wife, fellow artist Ana Mendieta? | Carl Andre |
| Which birds can be either Horned, Tufted or Atlantic and belong to the genus Fratercula, meaning little brother? | Puffin |
| What was first identified by Danish scientist Henrik Dam in 1929 and named after the first letter of the German for coagulation? | Vitamin K |
| Meaning "land of the Romans" what was the Turkish name for the Balkan area when under the Ottomans? | Rumelia |
| In molecular biology, what name is given to proteins that assist in folding, assembling or disassembling large molecular structures without normally being part of those structures? | Chaperones |
| Which word specifically means the symbiotic association between a fungus and the roots of a vascular plant? | Mycorrhiza |
| In zoology, which word means a species that lives in the dwelling place of another species, benefitting without affecting the other species? | Iniquiline |
| Isabel Archer is the title character of which Henry James novel? | Portrait of a Lady |
| Which Henry James story is about a man called John Marcher who wastes his life in the expectation of a spectacular fate? | The Beast in the Jungle |
| Which Oscar-winning film, written, produced, directed and scored by Alejandro Amenibar starred Javier Bardem as a 29 year old quadriplegic campaigning for euthanasia? | The Sea Inside |
| Which US physicist is claimed to have invented the concept of nanotachnology in his 1959 talk "There's Plenty of Room at the Bottom"? | Richard Feynman |
| Which colourless flammable liquid used as a foaming agent and a rocket fuel has the formula N2H4? | Hydrazine or Diazane |
| Which capital city lies in an area of 16 million people known as the NCT or National Capital Territory? | New Delhi |
| Belgian chemist Ernest Solvay is best remembered for the Solvay Process for producing which chemical? | Sodium carbonate |
| Which short-lived US President defeated which Shawnee Chief in the 1813 Battle of the Thames? | William Henry Harrison & Tecumseh |
| Found guilty of theft in 2012, what was the name of the Pope's butler at the heart of the Vatileaks Scandal? | Paolo Gabriele |
| '"Downward Spiral: Memoirs of a Trader" is the English name for a book by which former employee of Societé General? | Jerome Kerviel |
| Which Croatian in 2002 and 2006 became the only woman to win four gold medals in Alpine skiing at the Olympics and the only one to win three golds in one games? | Janica Kostelic |
| Which Italian in 2006 skied downhill at a record 156 mph? | Simone Origone |
| Based on a fast food item, by what other name was freestyle skiing often known in the 1960s and 70s? | Hotdogging |
| When scoring diving or aerial skiing what does DD stand for? | Degree of difficulty |
| Which verb, named after an office furniture company, means to arrange items on a flat surface so that they are all parallel or at right angles to each other? | Knoll |
| In 1981, which Academy Award winning actor slipped on a rug, hit his head on a bedside table and bled to death, being found four days later? | William Holden |
| In 1964, which singer was fatally shot by the manager of the Hacienda Motel in LA, California at the age of 33? | Sam Cooke |
| Which highly regarded Egyptian singer, born Fatima Ibrahim was known as the Incomparable Voice by Maria Callas and is generally known as Star of the East? | Umm Kulthum or Oum Kalsoum |
| Along with Don and Iris Hunt which actress set up the William Holden Wildlife Foundation? | Stephanie Powers |
| Who, in 2012, became the first Bengali President of India, taking over the post from Pratibha Patil? | Pranab Mukherjee |
| Which British architect was a dominant force in South African architecture for two decades and designed New Delhi with Sir Edwin Lutyens? | Herbert Baker |
| Which previously little-known composer won an Academy Award, Golden Globe, BAFTA and César awards for the score of "The Artist"? | Ludovic Bource |
| The Italian composer Franco Alfano is best known for finishing which opera in 1926? | Turandot |
| Also called a muleteer, which Spanish word means one who transports goods with pack animals, still common in parts of Colombia? | Arriero |
| The largest food fight in Italy is a February carnival in Ivrea, Piedmont involving the throwing of which fruit? | Oranges |
| What is both the name of a Colombian sport involving throwing metal discs at a board spotted with gunpowder and the Portuguese name of the river flowing through Lisbon? | Tejo |
| Which hill on the west bank of the Tiber lies across the river from the Seven Hills and is thought to contain the site where St Peter was buried? | The Janiculum |
| Amulius overthrew which king of Alba Longa before burying his daughter alive and throwing her sons Romulus and Remus into the Tiber? | Numitor |
| Which German-American psychiatrist's 1954 book "Seduction of the Innocents" led to a US Congressional enquiry into the comics book industry? | Frederic Wertham |
| Which oil platform which collapsed in 1980 was named after one of the Four Greats of Norwegian literature? | Alexander L Kielland |
| The Tabernas is the largest desert in which country? | Spain |
| Which sandy desert found in southern Poland was used by the German Afrika corps for training? | Bledow(ska) Desert |
| Chapter 12 of which Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Jennifer Egan was presented as a series of Powerpoint slides? | A Visit From The Goon Squad |
| The Escapist was a comic book hero created in which Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Michael Chabon? | The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay |
| The world's biggest producer of dairy products and bottled water, the Danone Group started in 1919 as a small yoghurt factory in which European city? | Barcelona |
| Taking place mainly in the Aquitaine region of France, course landaine is a form of which sport? | Bullfighting |
| Who left "Saturday Night Live" and created much controversy in 1997 with his "Niggas v Black People" routine, since referenced by Barack Obama? | Chris Rock |
| Which brothers had seven of their first twelve films nominated for the Palm D'Or, winning in 1991? | Joel & Ethan Coen |
| Which Danish company produce the Beovision line of TVs and the Beoplayer media player? | Bang & Olafsen |
| Which Danish company has been the world's largest container ship operator and supply vessel operator since 1996? | Maersk |
| Which major banking/financial and insurance conglomerate has an orange lion as its logo alluding to its Dutch origins? | ING Group |
| Which Russian philosopher and revolutionary wrote "Statism and Anarchy"? | Mikhail Bakunin |
| If Google's Android 3 was nicknamed Honeycomb and Android 4.0 was Ice Cream Sandwich, what is Android 4.1? | Jelly Bean |
| Capuchon's are pointy hats associated with celebrations in which US state? | Louisiana |
| The Livingstone Memorial, marking where Dr Livingstone's heart was buried under a mvulu tree by the Bangweulu Swamps in 1873 is in which country? | Zambia |
| New employees at which multinational company are given the Green Apron Handbook? | Starbucks |
| Which of Italy's most famous directors was nominated for Best Supporting Actor in 1957 for his role in "A Farewell To Arms"? | Vittorio de Sica |
| Which of France's most famous directors played a scientist in "A Close Encounters of the Third Kind"? | Francois Truffaut |
| '"The Temple of the Golden Pavilion", a fictionalised account of the burning of a 500 year old temple in Kyoto in 1950, is by which author who committed ritual suicide in 1970? | Yukio Mishima |
| The 2012 Ryder Cup was held in which US state for the first time? | Illinois (Medinah Country Club) |
| Andrassy Avenue is one of the main shopping streets and a World Heritage Site in which capital city? | Budapest |
| Which move in bullfighting involves holding the cape in the same way as a certain saint is usually depicted holding the cloth Christ wiped his face on? | Veronica |
| Who helped to found the UN, but was accused of spying and convicted of perjury with the help of the "Pumpkin Papers", rolls of film that had been hidden in a pumpkin? | Alger Hiss |
| Which Austrian playwright called his country "a brutal and stupid nation" and in 1989 left a will prohibiting any new staging of his plays? | Thomas Bernhard |
| Which Austrian playwright and novelist wrote the 1966 play "Publikumsbeschimpfung" usually translated as "Offending the Audience"? | Peter Handke |
| Which Austrian novelist and playwright, in the 1920s and 30s one of the most famous writers in the world, wrote some works under the English translation of his name Stephen Branch? | Stefan Zweig |
| Which Austrian playwright was branded a pornographer for his play "Reigen", often known by its French title "La Ronde"? | Arthur Schnitzler |
| In 1911, which painter came to the Louvre to work on his painting of the painting "The Mona Lisa", so becoming the first to report its theft? | Louis Béroud |
| Raven-Symoné Pearson, star of the Disney series "That's So Raven" first appeared in which sitcom at the age of four? | The Cosby Show |
| Selena Gomez came to fame in which Disney series whose 2012 finale had an estimated 10 million viewers? | The Wizards of Waverly Place |
| Accord to the Ilead, Hector's body was dragged behind a horse in revenge for him killing who? | Patroclus |
| Wonderbras, peanut butter, IMAX cinemas and paint rollers were first made by people which country? | Canada |
| Which global sportswear company started in 1911 making clothes for people of the Italian Alps but is now based in South Korea? | Fila |
| Which city on the Rio Grande is the largest in its state, is the birthplace of Microsoft and named its baseball team the Isotopes after the team in "The Simpsons"? | Albuquerque |
| Which test in the UK was used to test for TB until being replaced in 2005 by the Mantoux Test? | Heaf Test |
| Vladimir Yashchecnko in 1977 became the last person to break the high jump world record using which technique? | Straddle |
| Which word, coined by US long-distance runner Fred Wilt, means exercises using explosive, fast-acting movements to develop muscular power and increase speed? | Plyometrics |
| US realist painter George Wesley Burrows is best known for a series of works depicting which sport? | Boxing |
| Which Belgian astronomer, mathematician, statistician and sociologist founded the Brussels Observatory and invented the body mass index? | Adolphe Queteler |
| Combining elements of polo and basketball, what since 1953 has been the national sport of Argentina, taking its name from the Spanish for duck? | Pato |
| '"The Bridge of San Luis Rey" by Thornton Wilder tells of the interconnected lives of people who die in a rope bridge accident in which country? | Peru |
| Al-Shabaab, from the Arabic for "The Boys" is a cell of Al Qaeda which has imposed Sharia law in parts of which country? | Somalia |
| The cities of Agra, Allahabad, Meerut and Varanasi are all found in which Indian state? | Uttar Pradesh |
| Which formerly French area made of four enclaves has a name meaning New Town in Tamil? | Pondicherry |
| Which Finnish speed skater won five golds at the 1924 and 1928 winter Olympics? | Clas Thunberg |
| Which two women have won golds at six consecutive European Championships? | Sonja Henie and Katarina Witt |
| Who in 1932 was in the victorious Olympic bobsleigh team having won a 1920 Olympic boxing title? | Eddie Eagan |
| Jacques Villeneuve, Mike Weir and Ben Johnson have all won which award given annually to Canada's greatest sportsman? | Lou Marsh Trophy |
| As well as "Remember the Alamo!", another rallying cry in the Texas Revolution was "Remember the ____", which 1836 massacre of prisoners of war by the Mexicans filling the blank? | Goliad |
| In April 1836, which 18 minute battle saw over 600 Mexicans dead and only nine dead on the Texas side? | San Jacinto |
| Which French DJ is probably best known for his 2010 hit featuring Dragonette, "Hello"? | Martin Solveig |
| Thelemites are followers of whose religion heralding the age of the Aeon of Horus? | Aleister Crowley |
| Which Kentucky based company operates Taco Bell, KFC and Pizza Hut making it the world's biggest fast food restaurant company? | Yum! (Brands) |
| In 2012, which Connecticut based company overtook McDonalds to be the largest single-brand restaurant chain in the world? | Subway |
| Which American industrial metal band, fronted by Al Jourgensen, released the 2004 song "No W" as part of the Rock Against Bush project? | Ministry |
| Which real estate development company based in Dubai made the Palm Islands and World Islands and also own the QE2 ocean liner? | Nakheel Properties |
| How many countries does the River Mekong flow through? | Six (China, Burma, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam) |
| A dish served A La Clamart has which vegetable as a side dish? | Peas |
| Named after a pupil of Careme, what term means serves with a garnish of shallots, onions and tomatoes? | A La Duglere |
| Now owned by Molson, which brand started with a man selling beer from a wheelbarrow in London, Onatario? | Carling |
| Steinlager is the biggest export beer of which Commonwealth country? | New Zealand |
| Which jockey in 1949 won the first Welsh Grand National to be run at Chepstow? | Dick Francis |
| Published in 1993, "Along Came A Spider" is the first novel in a series about which forensic pathologist? | Alex Cross (by James Patterson) |
| Which river, running over 1700 miles through China, Burma and Thailand has been proposed for a series of dams that would generate more power than the Three Gorges Dam? | Salween River |
| In Japanese, what sort of creature is the earthquake causing Namazu, such creatures appearing on earthquake awareness pictures? | Catfish |
| Which a name meaning stout lizards which dinosaur family are commonly known as duck-billed dinosaurs? | Hadrosauridae |
| Which Jamaican-born operatic bass, best known for playing Porgy in "Porgy and Bess", was knighted in 2004? | Sir Willard White |
| In Ancient Greece, the hoplite was named after his hoplon which is what? | Shield |
| Which famous character came from the Pat Sullivan Studio but Otto Messmer claimed to have created him? | Felix the Cat |
| The Canadian animator John Kricfalusi is best known for creating which show in 1991? | The Ren & Stimpy Show |
| Which American animator and marine biologist is best known as the creator of SpongeBob Squarepants? | Stephen Hillenburg |
| Who is the only one of Forbes magazine's ten richest royals who does not preside over a geographic territory? | Aga Khan (IV) |
| Hassanal Bolkhiah, who lives in the 1,788 room Istana Nurul Iman, is better known by what title? | Sultan of Brunei |
| What was the surname of the Italian-American restaurateur after whom the Caesar salad was named? | Cardini |
| With a name meaning Strychnine Hill, the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum is in which capital city? | Phnom Penh |
| Pha That Luang, a large gold covered Buddhist stupa, is regarded as a national symbol by which country? | Laos |
| What was Azar Nafisi reading in Tehran according to the title of her 2003 bestseller? | Lolita |
| The German-American gymnast George Eyser won six golds at the 1904 Olympics despite which disability? | Wooden leg |
| Which yellow liqueur is named after an Italian hero of the first Italo-Ethiopian War from 1895-6? | Galliano |
| Which car launched in 2011, with rebadged versions made by SEAT and Skoda, has an exclamation mark in its official name? | Volkswagen up! |
| Literally meaning three baskets, Tripitaka is a word meaning the general scriptures of which religion? | Buddhism |
| Which country has two Captains Regent elected every six months to be heads of state and government? | San Marino |
| In Switzerland how many people make up the Federal Council who form a collective head of state? | Seven |
| The Musée Galleria in Paris is a museum dedicated to which subject? | Fashion |
| Which designer associated with wedge heels and cage heels has a museum dedicated to him in the Palazzo Spini Ferroni in Florence? | Salvatore Ferragamo |
| El Greco painted views of which city where he lived from 1577 to his death in 1614? | Toledo |
| The Academy Award winning Bergman film "Through A Glass Darkly" takes its name from a famous speech in which book of the New Testament? | Corinthians |
| The first Danish film to win the Best Actor Oscar was Gabriel Axel's 1987 film "Babette's Feast" based on a short story by which writer? | Karen Blixen |
| On which Asian island nation is the Knuckles Mountain Range? | Sri Lanka |
| Phnom Aural, the highest mountain in Cambodia, is in a range named after which spice, a member of the ginger family? | Cardamom |
| During the dictatorship of Manuel Cabrera from 1898 to 1920, the United Fruit Company became a major political force in which country, possibly giving rise to the term banana republic? | Guatemala |
| Rosh Hashanah, Jewish New Year, occurs on the first date of which month of the Hebrew calendar? | Tishrei |
| In Judaism, Hanukkah starts on the 25th day of which month? | Kislev |
| Which pier at the end of Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco is notable for its views of Alcatraz, the Golden Gate Bridge and seals which have migrated from Seal Rock to the pier? | Pier 39 |
| Launched by David Karp in 2007, which site became the first blogging site to host President Obama's blog? | Tumblr |
| Launched in 2004 by Vancouver-based company Ludicorp, which image and video hosting site contained over 6 billion images by June 2011? | Flickr |
| Who won the 1976 Olympic men's decathlon, replaced Erik Estrada in TV's "CHiPs", but is now better known as stepfather to the Kardashian siblings? | Bruce Jenner |
| Who played Alfred Bester in Babylon 5 but is better known for his role of Pavel Chekov in "Star Trek"? | Walter Koenig |
| Which Athens based basketball team, sharing its name with a football team, in 2011 became the first to win six Euroleague titles? | Parathanaikos |
| Known as the Father of the Pan Flute, which Romanian can be heard on "Picnic at Hanging Rock", "Once Upon A Time In America" and "The Karate Kid"? | Gheorghe Zamfir |
| '"Argonauts of the Western Pacific" was a 1922 work by Bronislaw Malinowsky about the tribespeople of the Kiriwina Islands, part of which country? | Papua New Guinea |
| Which Swedish actor has played in four Lars Von Trier films, played Bootstrap Bill in "Pirates of the Caribbean" films and Dr Erik Selvig in "Thor" and "The Avengers"? | Stellan Skarsgard |
| Who directed the 2011 film "Thor"? | Kenneth Branagh |
| Which actor who played Louis XVI in the 2006 film "Marie Antoinette" is son of actress Talia Shire, so is therefore a cousin of the director Sofia Coppola? | Jason Schwartzman |
| Which Shrewsbury born writer's novels include "Aberystwyth Mon Amour", "Last Tango in Aberystwyth" and "Don't Cry For Me Aberystwyth"? | Malcolm Pryce |
| Which French director consolidated his reputation in 1959 with the film "Hiroshima Mon Amour"? | Alain Resnais |
| Barbaresco, Barolo and which red wine of Montalcino make up the Killer B's of Italian wine? | Brunello |
| What creatures were the Tsavo Maneaters, claimed to have killed 135 people up to their deaths in 1898? | Lions |
| Quentin Compson appears in two of the best known novels by which American author? | William Faulkner |
| By winning the 2012 Giro D'Italia, Ryder Hesjedal became the first cyclist to win a Grand Tour by which country? | Canada |
| Which Backstreet Boys album sold over 40 million copies worldwide making it one of the ten bestselling albums of all time? | Millennium |
| The title of Taylor Swift's 2006 debut single refers to which country singer married to Faith Hill? | Tim McGraw |
| Lucien Febvre and Marc Bloch founded which school of French history emphasising social rather than political themes and dealing with the premodern world (before the French Revolution)? | Annales School |
| Lakes Victoria, Albert and which other lake, also named after a British royal, make up the three African Great Lakes on Uganda's borders? | Edward |
| Digambara and Svetambara are the two main sects of which religion? | Jainism |
| Which South African actor starred in the sci-fi film "District 9" and played Murdock in the 2010 film of "The A Team"? | Sharlto Copley |
| Between 1915 and 1920, Japan's best known opera singer, Tamaki Miura, won fame playing which operatic heroine? | Cio-Cio San (Madame Butterfly) |
| An appendent body of the Freemasons in the US known for their red fezzes, by what one word name are members of the AAONMS commonly known? | Shriners |
| Regarded as one of the six biggest annual rock festivals in Europe, in which country is the Paléo Festival? | Switzerland |
| In 2012, Snoop Dogg, The Killers, Korn, The Stone Roses and Sum 41 played at which festival which takes its name from the Hungarian for island? | Sziget Festival |
| Who sent his first tweet in June 2011 to launch a website with the address News.va? | Pope Benedict XVI |
| Which city in Monterey, California is designated "by-the-Sea" and is best known for its artists, poets, writers and having a celebrity mayor from 1986-88? | Carmel |
| Which national park in the Alligator Rivers area of Northern Australia surrounds the Ranger Uranium Mine, one of the most productive in the world? | Kakadu National Park |
| In an iconic Australian statue five miles from Gundegai, New South Wales inspired by the poem "Bullocky Bill", what is the dog sitting on? | Tuckerbox |
| Which country withdrew from the Eurovision Song Contest in 1994 having won it five times? | Luxembourg |
| The largest non-subglacial underground lake, the largest cheetah population and the oldest desert are all claimed features of which country? | Namibia |
| Which Caribbean country contains the Piton Mountains and the Sulphur Springs, the world's only drive-in volcano? | St Lucia |
| Which country has a name that originally meant honey island? | Malta |
| Which writer's third law states that any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic? | Arthur C Clarke |
| What aspect of the face is measured on the Martin-Schultz scale? | Eye colour |
| What surgical device was invented by English pastor Stephen Hales, originally for the removal of bladder stones? | Forceps |
| Who played John Lennon in the film "Nowhere Boy"? | Aaron Johnson |
| What two word term widely associated with judo is kuro obi in Japanese? | Black belt |
| Which sea lies between the Gulf of Carpentaria and Papua New Guinea? | Arafura Sea |
| What is the significance of Arbat Street in Moscow, Rue de la Paix in Paris, Schlossallee in Germany and King's Avenue in Canberra? | Most expensive property in their countries' version of Monopoly |
| In the HG Wells novel, which island does Edward Prendick land on that turns out to be "The Island of Dr Moreau"? | Noble's Isle |
| Whose gold led to the most northerly of the Royal Mail's Gold Postboxes? | Andy Murray |
| Thanks to equestrian Carl Hester, the most southerly Royal Mail Gold Postbox is on which island? | Guernsey |
| Mary Baker Eddy, Buckminster Fuller, Winslow Homer and BF Skinner are all buried in America's first garden cemetery, which is Mt Auburn Cemetery in which US state? | Massachussetts |
| The bodies of Igor Stravinsky, Sergei Diaghilev and Ezra Pound were taken by funeral gondola to which Venetian island, a cemetery since 1807? | € |
| In which city is the Recoleta Cemetery, most famous for one body buried their in the 1970s over 20 years after her death? | Buenos Aires (Eva Peron's body is there) |
| In 2012, which French microcar manufacturer made a Coupé light enough to be legally driven by 16 year olds in the UK? | Aixam |
| Sold as a food in Ireland, Iceland, Atlantic Canada and the Northeast United States, what sort of plant is dulse? | Seaweed |
| What was the name of the cow that went on the run in Germany from May to September 2011? | Yvonne |
| In 1998, two pigs called Butch and Sundance became known as the Tamworth Two after escaping an abattoir in which county? | Wiltshire |
| Fred Flintstone's catchphrase "Yabba Dabba-Do" was inspired by a slogan for which product? | Brylcreem (A Little Dab'll Do) |
| In "The Flintstones", what was Fred Flintstone's bowling nickname? | Twinkletoes |
| Which vampire coven led by Aro in the "Twilight" novels is named after a town and comune in Tuscany? | Volturi |
| Which film production company that made films that helped London, Sochi and Pyongchang win Olympic bids shares its name with a book in the Twilight series? | New Moon |
| With Vernon Loeb, who wrote the New York Times bestseller "All In: The Education of General David Patraeus"? | Paula Broadwell |
| Which Spielberg biopic starring Daniel Day-Lewis was released on the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation? | Lincoln |
| Who plays Abraham Lincoln in the 2012 film "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter"? | Benjamin Walker |
| Which "Coronation Street" actor discovered the body of Yorkshire Ripper victim Jean Jordan? | Bruce Jones |
| Which plant is mixed with olive oil to make the Levantine dish baba ganoush? | Aubergine (eggplant) |
| Which European country is known to its locals as Sakartvelo? | Georgia |
| Which European country is known to its locals as Crna Gora? | Montenegro |
| Which well known song based on Psalm 118 has a title which means "Let's rejoice"? | Hava Nagila |
| Which famous American painting shares its name with a 1981 cop movie featuring Sylvester Stallone dressed as a woman in the opening scene? | Nighthawks |
| Who played the matriarch of a ghoulish TV family and alongside Rod Steiger in the 1988 horror film "American Gothic"? | Yvonne de Carlo |
| Which British judoka was better known for doing a hundred bar dips in a minute and twice winning the British and European versions of BBC's "Superstars"? | Brian Jacks |
| In 1975, who ran 100 metres in 10.9 seconds on BBC's "Superstars" and scored all five England goals in a 5-0 defeat of Cyprus? | Malcolm Macdonald |
| Which South American trading bloc was founded in 1991 by the Treaty of Asuncion? | Mercosur |
| In 2011, the ousting of British chief executive Michael Woodford from which Japanese company precipitated a major scandal? | Olympus |
| Who directed the films "Pleasantville", "Seabiscuit" and "The Hunger Games"? | Gary Ross |
| In which 2012 film did singer Rihanna make her acting debut? | Battleships |
| In April 2012, what became New York's tallest building? | One World Trade Center |
| René Redzepi was the head chef of which Danish restaurant which Restaurant magazine voted as the best in 2010, 2011 and 2012? | Noma |
| In April 2012, which owner of Mineralogy mining company announced plans to build a replica called Titanic II? | Clive Palmer |
| In Britain, what is the WCML which, in 2012, carried 43% of all UK rail freight traffic? | West Coast Main Line |
| What team was Fabrice Muamba playing for when he suffered a heart attack? | Bolton Wanderers |
| Which British cyclist, riding for the UCI Continental team, won the 2012 Tour of Britain? | Jonathan Tiernan-Locke |
| In 2012, with which New Jersey furniture designer did Brad Pitt team up to create a range of Art Deco furniture? | Frank Pollaro |
| Which foundation was a charity founded by Brad Pitt in 2006 to rebuild affordable housing for those in New Orleans affected by Hurricane Katrina? | Make It Right |
| Which company was fined $4.5 billion in November 2012? | BP |
| Which French-Russian perfumer is best known for creating Chanel No 5 in 1921? | Ernest Beaux |
| Which town in southern France has an annual Fete du Jasmines? | Grasse |
| Which posthumus Pulitzer Prize winning novel for James Agee was made into a play and film called "All the Way Home"? | A Death In The Family |
| Which book of short stories by Ernest Hemingway has a title story featuring a writer regretting not having recorded his experiences while on safari in Africa? | The Snows of Kilimanjaro |
| Which American author's 1837 book of short stories previously posted in newspapers and magazines was called "Twice-Told Tales"? | Nathaniel Hawthorne |
| The life of St Cuthbert, the completion of the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem and the start of the Tang dynasty and paper banknotes in China all occur in which century? | Seventh (600s) |
| An English pope, the first known mariner's compass and the start of construction of the Leaning Tower of Pisa all occur in which century? | 12th century (1100s) |
| Named after the place in Egypt where it was found, which pre-dynastic mummy in the British Museum since 1900 is nicknamed "Ginger"? | Gebelein Man |
| Ketchum, where Ernest Hemingway commited suicide, and the neighbouring resort of Sun Valley are in which US state? | Idaho |
| In 1992 a band with a two character name had a UK chart hit with a three letter name. Name both. | One by U2 |
| Active since 2011, what is the name of the mobile all-weather defence system that defends Israeli cities from short-range rocket attacks? | Iron Dome |
| In the wine industry what is a stelvin? | Screw cap |
| Becoming the number one imported wine to the US in 2003, which brand took its name from a type of rock wallaby? | Yellow Tail |
| Which US wine critic is widely known for his newsletter "The Wine Advocate" and his 100-point rating system? | Robert M Parker |
| Which Australian group were first to release "Living Next Door to Alice" but failed to follow up the success of their songs"Tom Tom Turnaround" and "Sister Jane"? | New World |
| By winning the Japan Open in 2012, Heather Watson became the first British woman to win an ATP singles title since which player won the North California Open in 1988? | Sara Gomer |
| In 2012, Laura Robson reached the fourth round of the US Open, being the first British woman to reach the fourth round of a major since which player did so at Wimbledon in 1998? | Samantha Smith |
| The four members of which successful pop group came from Jamaica, Monserrat and Aruba? | Boney M |
| Which 70s chart topping pop duo consisted of Mayte Mateos and Maria Mendiola? | Baccara |
| Which singer was married to Kris Kristofferson from 1973 to 1980? | Rita Coolidge |
| Which singer did Cher marry in 1975, three days after divorcing Sonny Bono? | Gregg Allman |
| Which sport is the title of a short Andrew Lloyd-Webber and Tim Rice musical written for the Queen's 60th birthday? | Cricket |
| Which Lloyd-Webber and Rice musical about Thomas Barnardo was written in 1965 but was not performed until 2005? | The Likes of Us |
| Which 2000 song appears on the albums "Sing When Your Winning" and "Light Years"? | Kids |
| What substance is made by bees as a sealant to plug up small spaces in a hive? | Propolis |
| Which US clergyman revolutionised beekeeping by using bee-space in his upper hive to increase honey production? | LL Langstroth |
| In which country did Thomas Angove invent the wine cask involving a plastic bag in a cardboard box in 1965? | Australia |
| In 1893 who made a famous demonstration involving a copper egg rotating in a magnetic field? | Nikola Tesla |
| Which English co-driver of Estonian rally star Markko Martin died in 2005 at the Welsh Rally Great Britain? | Michael Park |
| Which Monegasque won the first Michael Park Trophy for best co-driver? | Daniel Elena |
| The fungus Botrytis cinerea, said to improve certain white wines such as Tokay, is known by what English name? | Noble Rot |
| According to his page on his site, which US internet entrepreneur has the middle name Donal? | Jimmy Wales |
| Which Nobel Prize winning economist wrote the 2011 bestseller "Thinking, Fast and Slow"? | Daniel Kahneman |
| Which Welsh-born British journalist wrote the 2011 book "The Psychopath Test"? | Jon Ronson |
| Which famous Englishman conducted the London Symphony Orchestra in 1918 in the first performance of Gustav Holst's "Planets" suite? | Adrian Boult |
| Which famous German composer assisted Mahler in the 1910 premiere of his Symphony of a Thousand? | Otto Klemperer |
| In "The Matrix" films what is the name of the underground city that is the last remaining human city on planet Earth? | Zion |
| What are the first names of the Wachowski Brothers, best known for directing "The Matrix" films? | Andy and Larry |
| What All Saints chart topper shares its name with the only Agatha Christie Poirot story David Suchet has not appeared on TV in? | Black Coffee |
| In which sport is the annual best-of-three State of Origin series played between New South Wales and Queensland? | Rugby League |
| Of the sixteen teams playing in Australia's National Rugby League, which is the only team from New Zealand? | New Zealand Warriors |
| The Gagarin Cup is awarded to the winners of Russia's national league in which sport? | Ice Hockey |
| The MLB's World Series MVB and All-Star game MVP were both won by players from which country? | Venezuela (Pablo Sandoval & Miguel Cabrera) |
| The negative reaction to whose 1884 work "The Portrait of Madame X" is thought to have led to his move from Paris to London? | John Singer Sargent |
| Which Canadian thoroughbred who died in 1990 is the most successful stud of the 20th century, being a direct ancestor of champions including Nijinsky, Sadler's Wells, Frankel and Black Caviare? | Northern Dancer |
| Which horse, grandsired by Sadler's Wells, won the 2012 Prix de L'Arc de Triomphe? | Solemia |
| Portugal and Manchester United striker Nani was born in which African country? | Cape Verde |
| Which hand-planted rainforest in Rio de Janeiros is the world's largest urban forest covering over 12 square miles? | Tijuca Forest |
| Which beachfront territory of Rio gives its name to a move in the samba and a football team that play at the Rio's Estadio Olimpico? | Botafogo |
| Which Dutch hill is the highest point in the European Netherlands and lies on the tripoint with Germany and Belgium? | Valserberg |
| What is the Swedish name for Sweden's most northerly point and Finland's most westerly which also borders Norway? | Treriksroset |
| Which famous poet was born the son of a hosier in Soho in 1757? | William Blake |
| Which famous poet was born the son of a composer in Bread Street, London in 1608? | John Milton |
| By what numerical name has the Nat West Tower in London been known since 1998? | Tower 42 |
| When completed in 2006 it was the tallest UK building outside London. In which city is the Beetham Tower? | Manchester |
| Which US Vogue war photographer, married to surrealist camouflage expert Roland Penrose, covered the London Blitz, Paris liberation and the concentration camps of Buchenwald and Dachau? | Lee Miller |
| Florence Owens Thompson was the 1936 Migrant Mother of which American's most famous photo? | Dorothea Lange |
| In which German city near the Luxembourg border was Karl Marx born in 1818? | Trier |
| After Luzon, what is the second largest island in the Philippines? | Mindanao |
| Named after a French physicist, what name in maths and crystallography, is given to the infinite lattice of points generated by adding integer multiples of three vectors? | Bravais Lattice |
| Which two towns, one English and one Welsh, became cities for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee in 2012? | Chelmsford and St Asaph |
| Which trophy replaced the FA Amateur Trophy and was won three times by Whitley Bay from 2009 to 2011? | FA Vase |
| In 1991 and 1993, Martin O'Neill managed which side to two FA Trophies? | Wycombe Wanderers |
| Which Spanish golfer in 2012 won the Hong Kong Open becoming, aged 48, the oldest winner on a European Tour? | Miguel Angel Jiminez |
| Which year saw Ryder Cup's "Battle of Brookline" where the US came back from 10-6 down to win the Ryder Cup thanks to infamous bad sportsmanship by fans on the 17th hole? | 1999 |
| Which Ukrainian born actress appeared in "Black Swan", voices Meg Griffin in "Family Guy" and had an eight year relationship with Macaulay Culkin? | Mila Kunis |
| Which British playwright coined the term "Theatre of the Catastrophe", his plays exploring violence and power, deliberately seeking to fragment audience response? | Howard Barker |
| With novels such as "High Time To Kill" and "Doubleshot", who was the first US author to official write James Bond novels? | Raymond Benson |
| The trilogy about the long 19th century divided into volumes called "Age of Revolution", "Age of Capital" and "Age of Empire" was written by which British Marxist historian who died in 2012? | Eric Hobsbawm |
| In Eric Hobsbawm's work, the long 19th century meant the period between which two years? | 1789 and 1914 |
| The 2005 overthrow of President Askar Akayev, known as the Tulip Revolution, took place in which country? | Kyrgyzstan |
| Kumis, often drunk by people of Turkic, Bulgar or Mongol origin, is the fermented milk of which animals? | Mares |
| Which Sunday Telegraph journalist founded the news digest magazine "The Week" in 1995? | Jolyon Connell |
| Which founder of a publishing company that owns "The Week", "Viz", "Auto Express" and "Maxim", who in 1970, was the first to say the c-word on British TV? | Felix Dennis (Dennis Publishing) |
| In November 2012, which team's run of unbeaten matches was ended by Inter Milan at 49? | Juventus |
| Who was manager of Juventus when it was linked to the Caliciopoli match fixing scandal and relegated to Serie B? | Fabio Capello |
| The father of modern Chicago blues, McKinley Morganfield, is better known by which stage name? | Muddy Waters |
| Which BBC Radio 4 comedy science programme is presented by Brian Cox and Robin Ince? | The Infinite Monkey Cage |
| For many years of the 20th century, the standard pregnancy test, involving injection of urine into a xenopus frog, was named after which British physicist? | Lancelot Hogben |
| The life of which famous Texas cowman who coined the word cattalo for buffalo-cattle crosses and has his life fictionalised in Larry McMurtry's Pulitzer Prize winner "Lonesome Dove"? | Charles Goodnight |
| The Brazilain footballer Dos Santos Emboaba Junior is better known by his first name which is what? | Oscar |
| In 2004, the controversial 2-0 win by Manchester United that ended Arsenal's unbeaten run of 49 games was known as the "Battle of the" what, due to foodstuffs thrown at Alex Fergusson? | Buffet |
| The 1,000th player to be capped by Wales, who took over from Gareth Thomas as Welsh rugby captain in their 2005 Six Nations Grand Slam? | Michael Owen |
| Which former All Black coached Wales to their 2012 Six Nations Grand Slam? | Warren Gatland |
| The 2006 film "Hollywoodland" centres on a fictional account of the investigation into the real death of which actor in 1959, played by Ben Affleck? | George Reeves |
| The 1979 Canadian Caper involving the rescue of six US diplomats from Tehran was the basis of which 2012 film directed by and starring Ben Affleck? | Argo |
| British boxer Carl Froch has been twice WBC world champion and IBF world champion at which weight? | Super-middleweight |
| Which 2012 Olympic gold medalist's great grandfather played in five FA Cup finals for Newcastle United? | Greg Rutherford |
| Winner of a gold and silver at the Bobsleigh World Championships, Britain's Nicola Minichiello is married to the coach of which 2012 Olympic gold medalist? | Jessica Ennis |
| In which track and field event at the 2012 Olympics were five medals awarded? | Men's high jump (3 way tie for bronze) |
| The South African national cricket team are nicknamed after which genus of flowering plants, also called sugarbushes? | Proteas |
| Which UK city became UNESCO's first City of Literature in 2004? | Edinburgh |
| Who wrote a 1973 book with the unassuming title of "The Great American Novel"? | Philip Roth |
| Which two times BDO World darts champion, missed five successive shots during the 2012 Grand Slam of Darts, due to suffering a minor stroke? | Ted Hankey |
| From 2006-2011, Kauto Star won every King George VI Chase at Kempton but one. Which horse won it in 2010? | Long Run |
| From 2011 to 2012, which horse won the Sussex Stakes, the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes and the 2000 Guineas? | Frankel |
| Which British group in 2012 had their first two albums debut at number one in the Billboard album charts? | One Direction |
| Which often contraversial US film director made a ten part TV series called "The Untold History of the United States"? | Oliver Stone |
| Which British light cruiser launched in 1914 is the last survivor of the Battle of Jutland that is still afloat? | HMS Caroline [Nothing to do with the radio station] |
| In Northern Ireland, someone miserable is said to have a face like a spade from which town 18 miles south west of Belfast? | Lurgan |
| Which German company making water filtration products was named after the daughter of the 1966 founder Heinz Hankammer? | Brita |
| Rochelle Wiseman and Marvin Humes married in 2012 while members of which girl group and boy band? | The Saturdays and JLS |
| Which 16-year old US gymnast's unimpressed face on winning a Olympic silver in 2012 became an internet meme? | McKayla Maroney |
| Which US programme which ran from 2003 to 2006 had the catchphrase "I've made a huge mistake"? | Arrested Development |
| The Bambis are international media awards for those who have affected or inspired the people of which country? | Germany |
| The Logie Awards are TV awards in which country? | Australia |
| In 2012, which company made the last typewriters in to roll of British production lines? | Brother (International) |
| Which Loughborough based sweet company, the country's biggest seller of pick 'n' mix was sold in November 2012 for £50 million? | Hancock's |
| In November 2012, Ellinah Wamukoya became Africs's first woman bishop in which country? | Swaziland |
| Which period of mourning for a relative coming from the Hebrew for seven shares its name with a Hindu god? | Shiva |
| What did the USS Carl Vinson do in 2011 that was confirmed with the secret message "FedEx has delivered the package"? | Buried Osama bin Laden at sea |
| Who wrote "Jesus of Nazereth", a three volume meditation on the teachings of Christ ending in "The Infancy Narratives"? | Pope Benedict XVI |
| The western grey example of which mammal is nicknamed the stinker because mature males smell like curry? | Kangaroo |
| Which Hollywood star formed the bands "Thirty Odd Foot of Grunts" and "The Ordinary Fear of God"? | Russell Crowe |
| Keanu Reeves was a bass guitarist with which band? | Dogstar |
| Which US band, formed by Alex Band, is best remembered for their song "Wherever You Will Go"? | The Calling |
| Which company owns the controversial US patent D670,286 for portable displays that are rectangular with rounded corners? | Apple |
| Dr Franz Messerli questioned statistical p-values by showing that number of Nobel Prize winners per capita is directly proportional to consumption of what? | Chocolate |
| In 2012, which Irish singer became the first artist to have an album in the UK charts every year for 25 years? | Daniel O'Donnell |
| At IKEA, a popular line of which item of furmiture is called Billy? | Bookcase |
| Which English county has the largest museum of witchcraft? | Cornwall (at Boscastle) |
| Who was the A&R man at Decca Records who signed the Rolling Stones but is better remembered as the man who didn't sign the Beatles? | Dick Rowe |
| Which city in the Meuse department of France had the Roman name Verodunum? | Verdun |
| Who hosted the quiz "Take It or Leave It" on Challenge, was showbiz editor of "Daybreak" and appeared in the 2012 series of "Strictly Come Dancing"? | Richard Arnold |
| Which played children's TV's Tracey Beaker and appeared in the 2012 series of "Strictly Come Dancing"? | Dani Harmer |
| Apparent under some diseases, what usually invisible stripes on the human skin are named after the German dermatologist who discovered them in 1901? | Blaschko's lines |
| Whose law gives the relation between air temperature and the rate of chirping of snowy tree crickets? | Dolbear's law |
| What is the second largest country by area in Oceania? | Papua New Guinea |
| What is the fourth largest country by area in Oceania? | Solomon Islands |
| Which US band fronted by John Rzeznik are best known for their song "Iris", written for the "City of Angels" soundtrack? | Goo Goo Dolls |
| Who is the frontman of "Nickelback" credited with the song "Hero" from the soundtrack to the 2002 film "Spider Man"? | Chad Kroeger |
| The Starship hit "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" was written for which 1987 film with Kim Cattrall playing a shop dummy? | Mannequin |
| In the 5th century AD, Simeon Stylites stayed for 37 years on a pillar situated in which country? | Syria |
| Which video game series made by Danish company IO Interactive starting in 2000 revolves around the assassin Agent 47? | Hitman |
| Corvo Attano becomes framed for the murder of the Empress in Dunwall and seeks revenge in which 2012 video game by Arkane Studios? | Dishonored |
| In 309 AD, Sassanid Emperor Shapur II the Great became the only king in history known to have been crowned in what circumstances? | Before birth (the crown was placed on his mother's belly) |
| What was the real middle name of architect Frank Lloyd Wright, used by his son as a brand name for his toy logs, still popular in the US? | Lincoln |
| Which deceased world leader had his hands stolen in 1987? | Juan Peron |
| In the pop video for which UK chart-topper are the band playing Fia-spel, a Swedish version of ludo? | The Name of the Game |
| Which Canadian Nobel Laureate for Medicine died of wounds from a 1941 air crash in Newfoundland? | Frederick Banting |
| Funding from what is now called the March of Dimes Foundation by which US President helped Jonas Salk to develop a polio vaccine? | Franklin D Roosevelt |
| Why does nobody know whether they have an 1804 US half-dollar? | They were struck with the 1803 date |
| Who succeeded Benjamin Franklin on the back of a US half dollar? | John F Kennedy |
| There are now over 100 million registered but in 1985 the computer company Symbolics became the world's first what? | Dot com domain |
| In 1960, who was the first actress to be photographed with her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame? | Joanne Woodward |
| Which pronoun was "Time" magazine's controversial 2006 Person of the Year? | You |
| What was St Petersburg called from 1914 to 1924? | Petrograd |
| Bruce Robinson, writer and director of "Withnail and I", claimed to have based the lecherous Uncle Monty character on which Italian film director? | Franco Zeffirelli |
| Which 11th century Persian physician's Latinised name is used for a UNESCO prize for ethics in science? | Avicenna (Prize) |
| Which founding father of logical positivism and the Vienna Circle was shot by one of his students in 1936? | Moritz Schlick |
| Which famous philosopher temporarily gave up the subject from 1922 to 1926 to become a primary school teacher? | Ludwig Wittgenstein |
| Which famous methodological principal is named after a 13th/14th century philosopher named after a village in Surrey? | Occam's Razor |
| In Greek mythology, which daughter of Titans Coeus and Phoebe is the mother of twins Apollo and Artemis? | Leto |
| In Greek mythology, who was the first great spouse of Zeus and the mother of Athena? | Metis |
| Thought to derive their names from words for ash and elm trees, who were the first man and woman created by the gods in Norse mythology? | Ask and Embla |
| Which word containing one of the four seasons is the name Wiccans usually give to their conceptualisation of the afterlife? | Summerland |
| Who founded a Church of Satan, authored "The Satanic Bible" and died in 1997? | Anton LaVey |
| Which 1924 book by Robert Athlyi Roberts is regarded as an important foundation text of Rastafarian theology? | The Holy Piby |
| Which spiritual discipline was introduced to China by Li Hongzhi in 1992 and 20 years on, is thought to have over 10 million adherents? | Falun Gong |
| George Bellamy, father of Muse frontman Matthew Bellamy, was bassist with which band, the first British band to have a US number one? | The Tornados |
| The song "Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft" was originally recorded by which Canadian band, named after the alien in "The Day The Earth Stood Still"? | Klaatu |
| Which fictional city based on LA is the setting for Grand Theft Auto V? | Los Santos |
| Which TV series starred Johnny Depp as part of a youthful looking team of cops who go undercover to investigate crimes in high schools? | 21 Jump Street |
| Which NFL team is the only one not to have a logo on its helmets? | Cleveland Browns |
| Who won the Lester Award for Lady Jockey of the year every year from 2004 to 2009? | Hayley Turner |
| Who was the first woman to ride in the 1,000 Guineas and the Epsom Derby and in 1997, the first to ride a Group One winner? | Alex Greaves |
| Who became the first (and as at 2012 only) woman Formula 1 driver to win points at the 1975 Spanish Grand Prix? | Lella Lombardi |
| Who scored his 14th rugby league try for England in November 2012, overtaking the record of 13 set by Alf Ellaby in 1935? | Sam Tomkins |
| Which Wales and Lions player retired from international rugby having scored a record 58 tries for Wales and 2 for the Lions? | Shane Williams |
| Which Japanese rugby union player from 1996-2006 became the leading Test try scorer of all time? | Daisuke Ohata |
| The Committee of the Armed Forces, Police and Territorial Army that ran which country from 1974 to 1987 were known as the Derg? | Ethiopia |
| A caption error in the "Aberdeen Evening Express" led to "Private Eye" referring to which PM as Baillie Vass? | Alec Douglas-Hume |
| Which king of Great Britain officially dropped the title "king of France" maintained by Kings of England since Edward III? | George III |
| What name is given to the parallel scratches on iron meteorites named after a 19th century German meteorite collector? | Neumann Lines |
| The mixture of copper sulphate and slaked lime used as a fungicide in vineyards is named after which French city? | Bordeaux (mixture) |
| Which Welsh Nobel Prize winning physicist gives his name to the effect of supercurrent in coupled superconductors? | (Brian David) Josephson |
| As part of the Crisis of the Third Century, which splinter empire was led in a revolt by Queen Zenobia and crushed by Emperor Aurelian in 270 AD? | Palmyrene Empire |
| Which Batavian led the breakaway Gallic Empire in the Crisis of the Third Century until his assassination in 268 AD? | Postumus |
| How was the man who sparked the Patraeus affair generally referred to by the press before he was revealed as Frederick W Humphries II? | Agent Shirtless |
| Augusto C Sandino International Airport, code MGA, is in which country? | Nicaragua |
| Seeb International Airport, code MCT, is in which country? | Oman |
| In a series of children's books by Norman Bridwell, what is the name of the big red dog? | Clifford |
| In a series of children's books by Marc Brown, what sort of animal is Arthur Read? | Aardvark |
| Which well known doll was introduced in 1918 in stories by US writer Johnny Gruelle? | Raggedy Ann |
| Route Irish was a nickname given to the road to the airport of which capital city? | Baghdad |
| Which 2010 chart hit was based on Zangalewa, a traditional soldiers song that was a 1986 hit for Cameroon band Golden Sands? | Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) by Shakira |
| '"Lloyd George Knew My Father" was a 1972 play by the brother of which UK Prime Minister? | Alec Douglas-Home (William) |
| Which 559 mile long tributary of the Murray river flows through Gundegai, Wagga Wagga and not far from Canberra? | Murrumbidgee River |
| Which character, played by Jessica Brown Findlay, died of eclampsia in the third season of "Downton Abbey"? | (Lady) Sybil (Branson née Crawley) |
| Since 1994 held in even years before 2001 and odd years after 2001, which golf tournament pits the US versus an international team minus Europe? | Presidents Cup |
| Which Royal Navy ship, named after the bay where the navy of the Dutch republic of Batavia surrendered in 1796, was shipwrecked by a storm off Donegal and lost all 253 lives on board? | HMS Saldanha |
| Which African-American wrote the 1953 semi-autobiographical novel "Go Tell It On The Mountain"? | James Baldwin |
| Poet William Wordsworth, composer Ludwig van Beethoven and philospher Georg Hegel were all born in which year? | 1770 |
| Which planet has the largest equatorial bulge in the Solar System? | Saturn |
| A Sator Square or Rotas Square was a commonly occurring Latin square with which word through the middle? | Tenet |
| Which Zambian born English new atheist philosopher wrote "The Meaning of Things" and "The Good Book"? | AC Grayling |
| Which American wrote 20 books on literary criticism, but only one novel, "The Flight to Lucifer"? | Harold Bloom |
| Laurence Perrine's textbook "Sound and Sense" was the inspiration for "Understanding Poetry" by Dr J Evans Pritchard, whose pages are ripped out in which 1989 film? | Dead Poets Society |
| Which scale, abbreviated to SSHS, categorises hurricanes from one to five? | Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale |
| Armaud de Tilh was executed in 1560 for pretending to be which man who went missing in 1548? | Martin Guerre |
| Tiraspol is the capital city of which would be breakaway republic? | Transnistria |
| Which skeptic, former magician and professor of psychology wrote "Did You Spot the Gorilla?" and "Quirkology"? | Richard Wiseman |
| The name of works by both Plato and Xenophon, which word literally means a "drinking party" in Greek? | Symposium |
| Which Belgian born socialist writer founded the "New Reasoner", "New Left Review" and the "Social Register" with John Savile? | Ralph Miliband |
| Which famous 1938 satire takes place in the fictional African state of Ishmaelia? | Scoop by Evelyn Waugh |
| Which 1985 dystopian novel is set in the fictional Republic of Gilead? | The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood |
| Whose success at directing Take That's comeback tours led to him being chosen to direct the 2012 Olympic closing ceremony? | Kim Gavin |
| Which Slovene physicist is associated with a law and a constant regarding the proportionality of black body energy emissions to thermodynamic temperature raised to the fourth power? | Jozef Stefan |
| In mathematical physics, whose problem aims to describe the temperature distribution in a homogenous medium undergoing phase change such as water to ice? | Stefan's problem |
| Who designed the cauldron for the 2012 Olympic games? | Thomas Heatherwick |
| Which 1813 battle was also called the Battle of the Nations because of the number of nations taking part? | Leipzig |
| In famous 1950s works of fiction Archenland and Calormen are enemy nations of which land? | Narnia |
| Which bird with a black head, neck, back and feet but white underparts is the closest living relative of the great auk? | Razorbill |
| Touched by Queen Anne in 1712, which famous author was one of the last people to receive the monarch's touch for scrofula? | Dr Samuel Johnson |
| With the formula C40H55, which red pigment gives tomatoes their colour? | Lycopene |
| Which Realist art movement of the 19th century, inspired by Constable, took its name from a village near the Forest of Fontainbleau? | Barbizon school |
| Which Post-Impressionist school of artists, including Maurice Denis and Pierre Bonnard, were named after the Hebrew for prophets? | Les Nabis |
| Which US political philosopher is best known for his 1971 work "A Theory of Justice" expounding the idea that Justice is Fairness? | John Rawls |
| Literally meaning "fist" which word meant the relatively rich farmers in Russia and the USSR after the Stolypin reform of 1906? | Kulak |
| Which Admiral in "Return of the Jedi" is associated with the line "It's a trap"? | Admiral Ackbar |
| According to a line spoken by character Han Solo in "Star Wars", the Millennium Falcon is the ship that made the Kessel Run in less than how many parsecs? | Twelve |
| According to a famous line spoken by the character Dale Arden, how long does Flash Gordon have to save the earth? | 14 Hours |
| The Essel World theme park, the rock hewn Kanheri Caves and the new Global Pagoda are features of which city? | Mumbai |
| The People's Square, the Jade Buddha Temple and a waterfront area called the Bund are features of which city? | Shanghai |
| Which confectionary is similar to marzipan but using peach or apricot kernels instead of almonds? | Persipan |
| Which 20th century musicologist actually composed Albinoni's Adagio in G Minor? | Remo Giazotto |
| The song "The Loveliest Night of the Year" has the tune "Sobras las Olas" ("Over the Waves") composed by which Mexican composer? | Juventino Rosas |
| The phenomenon whereby a newly learnt fact seems to then crop up often is named after which German criminal group? | Baader Meinhof phenomenon |
| Which capital city of central Asia was called Stalinabad from 1929 to 1961? | Dushanbe (of Tajikistan) |
| Which city, the third largest in Bulgaria, was named Stalin from 1949 to 1956? | Varna |
| Which Shakespearean character declares he is as "constant as the Northern star" shortly before being killed? | Julius Caesar |
| Which novel by Yevgeny Zamyatin set in a dystopian future police state was a major influence on Orwell when writing "1984"? | We |
| Which city in the western state of Gujarat is best known as the birth place of Mohatma Gandhi? | Porbandar |
| Sanand in Gujarat has, since 2008, been the producer of which famous car model? | Tata Nano |
| In which year was the Ryder Cup extended to include Europeans from outside the UK? | 1979 |
| Britain's first Ryder Cup victory in 1957, the first since 1933, led to which Welshman winning that year's BBC Sports Personality of the Year? | Dai Rees |
| Who played for West Ham 793 times between 1967 to 1988? | Billy Bonds |
| Who played for Liverpool 857 times between 1960 and 1978? | Ian Callaghan |
| The Great Daffodil Appeal is a feature of which charity established in 1948? | Marie Curie Cancer Care |
| In 832 AD, which Scottish village, 20 miles east of Edinburgh, was in legend home to a battle where a white cross appeared in the sky leading to St Andrew being adopted as patron saint of Scotland? | Athelstaneford |
| St George was decapitated in Nicomedia in 303 AD for defying which Roman Emperor? | Diocletian |
| Which Trinidadian born singer refers to her fans as Barbz? | Nicki Minaj |
| Which pop rock band grew out of a California band called Kara's Flowers? | Maroon 5 |
| Founded in the 1980s by Barry and Andrea Coleman, which charity provides healthcare to rural African villages using motorcycles and motorcycle ambulances? | Riders For Health |
| How did Neil Papworth make history on December 3rd 1992 by wishing Richard Jarvis "Merry Christmas"? | First SMS (text) message |
| Which actress is married to "Eastenders" and "Miranda" star Tom Ellis? | Tamsin Outhwaite |
| Which Hollywood actor and actress married after co-starring in the 1958 film "The Long Hot Summer" and stayed married up to the husband's death in 2008? | Paul Newman & Joanne Woodward |
| Which world famous Somali-born model has a tattoo of a knife on her ankle? | Iman Bowie (it's a Bowie knife) |
| With the capital Thiruvanathapuram, which Indian state lies on the Malabar Coast? | Kerala |
| With the capital Patna, which northern Indian state is the most densely populated in India? | Bihar |
| The crew of Apollo 11 were all born in which year? | 1930 |
| In 1960, which Danish cyclist was the first person to die while competing in the Summer Olympics? | Knud Jensen |
| The TV series, "Degrassi Junior High" and "Degrassi High" were set on and named after a street in which city? | Toronto |
| Which Russian attorney who uncovered fraud by Russian authorities was found dead in prison in November 2009, becoming an international cause célèbre? | Sergei Magnitsky |
| In 2012, who took over from Bill Bryson as the President of the Campaign for the Protection of Rural England? | Andrew Motion |
| Caribbean dancehall artist Vybz Cartel had an international hit singing about which British shoe brand causing great demand for the shoes in Jamaica? | Clarks |
| In September 2012, who became both Secretary for Justice and the first non-lawyer to be Lord Chancellor since 1558? | Chris Grayling |
| The 2012 Turner Prize winner Elizabeth Price was formerly a member of which indie guitar-pop band? | Tallulah Gosh |
| Which 18th century Bavarian composer revolutionised French opera under the patronage of his former pupil Marie Antoinette? | Christoph Willibald Gluck |
| Alec Guinness was first to play the central role of unidentified guest in the original 1949 production of which TS Eliot play? | The Cocktail Party |
| TS Eliot himself is the voice of the unseen fourth tempter in the 1951 film of which of his plays? | Murder in the Cathedral |
| US writer August Wilson's "Century Cycle", involving ten plays, each set in a different decade was also known by which US city? | (The) Pittsburgh (Cycle) |
| Officially released in 2006, which media format is named after the colour of laser used to read it? | Blu-Ray Disc |
| Which Canadian actor, musician, author, director and horse breeder in 2006 sold his own kidney stone for $250,000? | William Shatner |
| Which actress in "Grease" also played the First Lady in TV's "West Wing"? | Stockard Channing |
| As well as having major roles in "LA Law", "NYPD Blue" and "Dexter", who played Presdent Santos in "West Wing"? | Jimmy Smits |
| Which former girlfriend of Billy Childish told him he was "stuck! stuck! stuck!" with his art, poetry and music leading him to cofound, with Charles Thomson, the Stuckist art movement? | Tracey Emin |
| Whose tower appears on the crest of Everton Football Club? | Prince Ruperts's |
| In the 2008-9 season, which English Premiership team decided to forgo commercial sponsorship to advertise Acorns Children's Hospice? | Aston Villa |
| With a population of over 100,000 Sebatik Island is divided between which two countries? | Indonesia and Malaysia |
| How many red balls are used in a game of Power Snooker? | Nine |
| Nicknamed the Welsh Wizard, who won the 2011 Snooker Shoot Out in Blackpool? | Darren Morgan |
| Which French-American anthropologist became famous in the 1860s as the first modern outsider to confirm the existence of gorillas? | Paul du Chaillu |
| Which chain of volcanoes in Rwanda, DRC and Uganda, home to mountain gorillas, share their name with Africa's first national park? | Virunga Mountains |
| Which 1979 13-part documentary series had episodes called "The Infinite Variety", "Lords of the Air" and "The Hunters and Hunted"? | Life on Earth |
| Which plant of the chysanthemum genus has been used for centuries as an insecticide, such as in the lice remedy Persian Powder? | Pyrethrum |
| Also called firethorn, which ornamental evergreen shrubs have red, orange or yellow berries? | Pyracantha |
| Which Madagascan mammal related to the sifakas, also called a babakoto, is the largest living lemur? | Indri |
| Which mission to Mercury is named after the Padua acientist and engineer who developed the gravity-assist manoeuvre used by planetary probes? | BepiColombo |
| Also called the Tears of St Lawrence, the Perseid meteor shower peaks in which month? | In August |
| The Leonid meteor shower peaks in which month? | In November |
| Which Precambrian fossil, discovered by schoolboy Roger Mason in 1957, was named after the Leicestershire forest where it was found? | Charnia (after Charnwood) |
| Which American astronomer, with Swift and Tempel respectively, co-discovered comets seen to be the source of the Perseid and Leonid meteor showers? | Horace Tuttle |
| Which sort of arch is thought to been introduced in Spain by the Visigoths before being adopted by Islamic architects? | Horseshoe arch |
| Which king beat the Visigoths and killed their king Alaric II in 507 AD at the Battle of Vouillé? | Clovis (of the Franks) |
| Which Italian city served as the capital of the Kingdom of the Ostrogoths from 476 to 554 AD and contains the Mausoleum of Theodoric the Great? | Ravenna |
| The Codex Argenteus, displayed in Uppsala, Sweden, contains bishop Ufila's 4th century translation of the Bible into which language? | Gothic |
| In 428 AD, who led 80,000 Vandals and Alans from Andalusia into Africa, later conquering Carthage and sacking Rome? | Genseric or Geiseric |
| The world's highest mediaeval nave, a reliquary for John the Baptist's head and the Weeping Angel are features of which European cathedral? | Amiens |
| Who designed the Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme containing over 72,000 names of British and South African soldiers with no grave? | Sir Edwin Lutyens |
| Members of which family formed an Amsterdam diamond company in 1854 and patented a signature diamond cut in 1902? | Asscher |
| Which family of chocolatiers invented the Belgian praline and the choclate ballotin or gift-wrapped box? | Neuhaus |
| Hiëronymus Duquesnoy the Elder is best known for making which small public statue? | Manneken Pis |
| Who donated $1.5 million for the construction of the Peace Palace in The Hague and was there for the opening in 1913? | Andrew Carnegie |
| Ashley Abram compiled numbers 2 to 81 in the original UK version of which series? | Now That's What I Call Music! |
| Which 2010 album had seven of its eight songs hit the UK top 10, and six of its eight songs top the US Billboard Hot 100? | Teenage Dream (by Katy Perry) |
| Which screenwriter, director and brother of a more famous director and producer co-hosted the first Oscar ceremony with Douglas Fairbanks and single-handedly hosted the second? | William C DeMille |
| At the first Academy Awards, Charlie Chaplin and Warner Brothers were given Honorary Awards, although Chaplin had originally been in the running for three categories for which 1928 film? | The Circus |
| Which calendar year saw two Academy Award ceremonies? | '1930 |
| After Batman, Superman, Spider-Man and Wolverine, which Disney character is the most published comic book character in the world? | Donald Duck |
| Who hosted the Academy Awards five times from 1979 to 1984? | Johnny Carson |
| Although one was eventually given an honorary one, which two British actors between them had fifteen acting Oscar nominations without ever winning one? | Peter O'Toole & Richard Burton |
| Marcia Gay Harden won a Best Supporting Actress for playing Lee Krasner in a film about which American artist | Jackson Pollock |
| For which award in 2006 did Fidel Castro come second to England spin-bowler Monty Panesar? | Beard of the Year |
| As at the 2010 general election, what was the smallest UK constituency by area? | Islington North |
| Which constituency won by Charles Kennedy at the 2010 election was the largest UK constituency by area? | Ross, Skye and Lochaber |
| A UK water tanker, an Australian petrol pump and Mario's archenemy share what name? | Bowser |
| Which evil version of Mario is the antagonist in "Super Mario Land 2" and "Super Mario Land 3"? | Wario |
| A 1987 Japanese novel by Haruki Muarakami is named after which Beatles song, which might make one think it was set in Europe? | Norwegian Wood |
| Which 2012 film directed by Baltasar Kormakur starring Mark Wahlberg and Kate Beckinsale was based on a 2008 Icelandic film starring Kormakur? | Contraband |
| By what stage name is US singer, rapper, model and actress Dana Elaine Owens better known? | Queen Latifah |
| Rocky Duer, Jasper Newell and Ezra Miller all played the child in the title of which 2011 film drama? | We Need To Talk About Kevin |
| Which British character actor who died in 1988 had a father who played rugby union for the Lions, rugby league for Great Britain and 81 tries for Wigan? | Roy Kinnear |
| Who directed "We Need To Talk About Kevin" and is married to one of its stars, Rory Kinnear? | Lynne Ramsay |
| Which Alabama city gives its name to the first African-American military aviators who served in WW2 and whose story is told in the 2012 film "Red Tails"? | Tuskegee |
| Which series of films sees Selene (played by Kate Beckinsale) fighting against the Lycans? | Underworld |
| The film "Miss Bala" about a beauty pageant contestant caught up in drug trafficking and loosely based on real events is set in which country? | Mexico |
| Two of which species were rescued in 1988s Operation Breakthrough at Point Barrow, Alaska? | Gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus) |
| Which 2012 Hammer horror film was based on a novel by Susan Hill and written by Jane Goldman? | The Woman in Black |
| Which portmanteau word, deriving from a Disney trademark, means the use of robotics to make machines which appear animate? | Animatronics |
| Which city, divided into two by the state line, lies on the boundary of Texas and Arkansas and thirty miles from Louisiana? | Texarkana |
| Kentuckiana is a metropolitan area in Kentucky and Indiana, consisting largely of which Kentucky city? | Louisville |
| Which 1973 film and subsequent TV series were based on the 1972 novel "Cyborg" by Martin Caidin? | The Six Million Dollar Man |
| In 2010, Lauren Chinchilla became the first woman president of which country, one that abolished its standing army in 1949? | Costa Rica |
| Which word for a beginner, especially a recent religious convert, originally meant a newly introduced plant? | Neophyte |
| Which island is the foggiest in the world, often experiencing over 200 foggy days in a year? | Newfoundland |
| Which 2012 movie had the tagline "The lucky ones died in the blast"? | The Divide |
| Which islands make up the northernmost and southernmost of Japan's 47 prefectures, the northernmost also being the largest? | Hokkaido and Okinawa |
| The famous Itsukushima Shrine, the headquarters of Mazda and the only tram network in Japan are features of which prefecture? | Hiroshima |
| Which city lies at the south of San Francisco Bay with a bigger population than San Francisco? | San José |
| Which city and major port across San Francisco Bay from San Francisco has professional teams in baseball, basketball and American Football? | Oakland |
| Named after noted Hungarians the Bolyai Prize and Alfred Renyi Prize are awarded for work in which field? | Mathematics |
| In chemistry, what properties of a solution are those that depend purely on ratio of solute particles to solvent molecules? | Colligative |
| Which artist's grandfather completed Fort Dearborn on the site of the future city of Chicago and was the fort's first commandant? | James Whistler |
| In 1913, who wrote "I think that I shall never see, a poem lovely as a tree"? | Joyce Kilmer |
| What is the first line of the 1826 poem "Casabianca" by Felicia Dorothea Hemans? | The boy stood on the burning deck |
| Who has been played on film by Samuel West, Lawrence Fox and Colin Firth? | King George VI/Duke of York/Bertie |
| Andrea Riseborough played the title role in which 2012 film? | W/E |
| Who was chairman of the short lived United Country Party in the 1970s and once nominated women newsreaders to go into TVs "Room 101"? | Patrick Moore |
| Which 1959 song, originally listing Australian places, is referenced by Rihanna in her song "Where Have You Been?", but is most associated with Johnny Cash? | I've Been Everywhere" |
| Which actor is sometimes credited by his WWE ring name, The Rock? | Dwayne Johnson |
| '"Journey 2; The Mysterious Island", a film starring The Rock, Vanessa Hudgens and Michael Caine, takes its name from a book by which author? | Jules Verne |
| Which major film company, founded in 1924, filed for bankruptcy on November 3rd 2010? | MGM (Metro-Goldwyn-Meyer) |
| The Rampart Scandal of the late 90s resulted in over 140 civil lawsuits against which city? | Los Angeles |
| Which Italian biscuit, with a name indicating its city of origin, is made of nuts and candied cherries in a caramel disc coated underneath in chocolate? | Florentine |
| Which animation studio, which made "Spirited Away" and "Arrietty", was founded by Hiyao Miyazaki and named after the Arabic for the sirocco wind? | Studio Ghibli |
| Joseph McGinty Nichol, who directed "Charlie's Angels", "Terminator Salvation" and "This Means War", is usually known by which three-letter name? | McG |
| Which breath mints originated in England in 1780 but are better known in the US than their country of origin? | Altoids |
| '"This Is Not A Film" by Jafar Panahi was shown at the 2011 Cannes film Festival, having been smuggled inside a birthday cake out of which country? | Iran |
| Which 2012 movie was based on the first of the Barsoom novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs, originally serialised in 1912? | John Carter |
| Which 2012 real time horror movie starring Elizabeth Olsen is based on a 2010 Uruguayan film called "La casa muda"? | Silent House |
| In October 2012, whose 'Abstraktes Bild' set an auction record for a living artist of £21 million? | Gerhard Richter |
| Pencak silat, as featured in the 2012 film "The Raid: Redemption", is a name for the traditional martial arts of which Asian country? | Indonesia |
| Starring Michel Piccoli, what is the English name of the 2011 Italian comedy with the Latin title "Habemus Papam"? | We Have A Pope |
| Which famous comedy trio had the surnames Fine, Howard and Howard? | The Three Stooges |
| The 2012 Norwegian thriller "Headhunters" is based on a book by which author? | Jo Nesbo |
| The 2012 film "Crooked Arrows" starring Brandon Routh centres on which sport? | Lacrosse |
| Vasomotor symptoms (VMS) is the medical name for which condition? | Hot flushes/flashes OR night sweats |
| Initially called the Jubilee Stadium and now called the King Baudouin Stadium, what was it called inbetween? | Heysel Stadium |
| The lion-devil Benelucky was the mascot of which sporting tournament? | Euro 2000 |
| Which tree is so named because its fruit were believed to cure a farm animal of chest complaints although they are actually poisonous to them? | Horse chestnut |
| Which Greek was UEFA Player of the Tournament in Euro 2004? | Theodoros Zagorakis |
| Which Ancient Egyptian god, a subordinate of Ra, was usually depicted with a head that looked like a scarab beetle? | Khepri |
| The 2011 film "Water For Elephants" starring Reese Witherspoon and Robert Pattinson is based on a 2006 novel by which Canadian novelist? | Sara Gruen |
| The 2011 film "I Don't Know How She Does It" starring Sarah Jessica Parker is based on a novel by which Welsh novelist? | Allison Pearson |
| Which 2011 film based on a novel by Alex Flinn is a retelling of "Beauty and the Beast"? | Beastly |
| In "Blackadder Goes Forth" what is the name of General Melchett's beloved pigeon? | Speckled Jim |
| According to the IBA, which classic Cuban cocktail is made with white rum, lime juice, mint and sugar? | Mojito |
| According to the IBA, which official cocktail is made from vodka, cranberry juice and grapefruit juice? | Sea breeze |
| '"Come", "Musicology" and "3121" are all UK top ten albums for which US singer? | Prince |
| Who, in 1984, became the first man to have lost four Wimbledon men's singles finals? | Jimmy Connors |
| Who, in 1995, became the second man to have lost four Wimbledon men's singles finals? | Boris Becker |
| Who beat whom in the 2004, 2005 and 2009 Wimbledon men's singles finals? | Federer beat Roddick in all three |
| If the 1955 book "That Uncertain Feeling" was an author's second novel, what was that author's first? | Lucky Jim |
| '"The Vampire Lestat" is the 1986 sequel to which more famous novel? | Interview With a Vampire |
| '"I Will Repay" is the 1906 sequel to which famous 1905 adventure novel? | The Scarlet Pimpernel |
| Which broadcaster with a famous voice was the unseen host of the Sky One quiz "Dirty Money"? | Marcus Bentley |
| Robin Houston was the unseen host of which Channel 5 quiz show? | '100%' |
| Although not explicitly stated, choirmaster John Jasper is widely believed to have murdered the title character of which novel? | The Mystery of Edwin Drood |
| What is the Latin name for the muscle at the front of the thigh, also called the tailor's muscle? | Sartorius |
| Which gland, part of the immune system, lies in front of the heart behind the sternum? | Thymus |
| Which gland between the two hemispheres of the brain is shaped like a tiny pine cone, hence its name? | Pineal gland |
| The T&M is a 93.5 mile long canal by James Brindley joining which two rivers? | Trent and Mersey |
| Introduced by James Brindley, what technique of making a canal bed waterproof involved mixing clay with sand? | Puddling |
| On the spacecraft Zond 5 in 1968, the first vertebrates to orbit the Moon and return unharmed to Earth were what creatures? | Tortoises |
| The first man to spend over a day in space (1961) and one of the first two men to spend over a year in space (1986-7) shared which surname? | Titov |
| Who was the Chief Designer of the Russian space program who died in 1966? | Sergei Korolev |
| Which Russian rocket, the equivalent of NASA's Saturn V, was abandoned after four failed launch attempts? | N1 |
| Who played the haughty continuity announcer in "Victoria Wood: As Seen On TV"? | Susie Blake |
| Which wartime drama starring Victoria Wood as the title character was based on the diaries of Nellie Last? | Housewife 49 |
| The Clent Hills and Lickey Hills are nearest to which English city? | Birmingham |
| Who played the neurosurgeon in the title role of the ITV series "Monroe"? | James Nesbitt |
| Which American ring announcer trademarked his catchphrase "Let's get ready to rumble"? | Michael Buffer |
| Aokigahara, a forest which is thought to be the site of over 30 suicides a year, lies at the foot of which mountain? | Mount Fuji |
| Since it opened in 1937, which landmark has been claimed to be the world's worst suicide site with over 1,500 fatalities? | Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco |
| Besides South Africa, which African country took part in the 2011 Rugby Union World Cup? | Namibia |
| What is the largest of the five boroughs of New York? | Queens |
| The flag of New York City is a vertical tricolour of blue, white and which other colour? | Orange |
| On which Czech former Olympic skier has Jennifer Saunders claimed she based the look of Lumley's "Ab Fab" character Patsy Stone? | Ivana Trump |
| Which famous singer was born in Africa and originally named after a town in Gujurat? | Freddie Mercury née Bulsara |
| Which commune of southern France received media attention in December 2012, as cultists believed aliens in the so-called "upside down mountain" there would save them from the Apocalypse? | Bugarach |
| With a name invented in the works of ancient astronaut theorist Zecharia Sitchin, what was the name of the planetary body expected by some to collide with Earrh in December 2012? | Nibiru |
| With the 13th starting on December 21st 2012, what is the name of a period of 394.26 years in the Mayan Long Count calendar? | Baktun |
| Which company has a name which is Japanese for the Pleiades star cluster which is reflected in its logo? | Subaru |
| The Trishield is the logo of which famous US brand of motor vehicles? | Buick |
| Infiniti is the luxury brand of which Japanese car manufacturer? | Nissan |
| What are the colours of the flag of Bavaria also seen in the logo of BMW? | Blue and white |
| Which Christmas song was named after a novel by JP Donleavy? | A Fairy Tale of New York |
| Who won the last Orange Prize for Fiction with her debut novel "The Song of Achilles"? | Madeline Miller |
| In 2012, "The Last Guardian" was the eighth and final book about which children's character? | Artemis Fowl |
| Which children's author wrote "Grimm Tales for Young and Old"? | Philip Pullman |
| Which sport was at the centre of Chris Cleave's 2012 novel "Gold"? | Cycling |
| Which ten year old Scottish school dinners blogger also raised over £100,000 for the African charity Mary's Meals? | Martha Payne |
| Which US advertising exec, who lived from 1891 to 1971, is credited with inventing the Jolly Green Giant, Tony the Tiger, the Pillsbury Doughboy and the Marlborough Man? | Leo Burnett |
| What name is given to the rooster who has appeared on boxes of Kelloggs since 1957? | Cornelius |
| Which US cereal pioneer had the middle name Drushel? | Henry D Perky |
| Who wrote a much panned book of party tips in 2012 called "Celebrate"? | Pippa Middleton |
| Which Daily Mail columnist caused much amusement in 2012 with her article "Why Do Women Hate Me For Being Beautiful"? | Samantha Brick |
| Which actress won Celebrity Big Brother 9 in January 2012, a month before announcing on "Loose Women" that she and her husband had been separated for some time? | Denise Welch |
| Which English comedian with the middle names Peter McDonald won the second 2012 series of "Celebrity Big Brother"? | Julian Clary |
| Who announced her engagement to Jack Cockings in 2012 after a three-month affair on Twitter? | Melanie Sykes |
| The selling point of which 2012 film was that among the actors were active duty US Navy SEALs using real weapons and tactics? | Act Of Valor |
| The View Askewniverse, usually set in New Jersey and involving the characters Jay and Silent Bob, is associated with which film writer and director? | Kevin Smith |
| '"Payback:Debt and the Shadow Side of Wealth" is a non-fiction work by which Canadian novelist? | Margaret Atwood |
| What is the superhero alter ego of Natalia Romanova, played by Scarlett Johansson in movies? | Black Widow |
| In which gothic TV soap opera which ran from 1966 to 1971 did Jonathan Frid play the vampire Barnabus Collins? | Dark Shadows |
| '"Under African Skies" is a 2012 film about the making of which 1980s album? | Graceland - Paul Simon |
| '"Where Do We Go Now?", a 2012 film in which the women of a village containing Muslims and Christians try to keep their men ignorant of a civil war going on, is set in which country? | Lebanon |
| In Sacher Baron Cohen's film "The Dictator", a map suggests the fictional republic of Wadiya is which real East African country? | Eritrea |
| Which 2012 film starring Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Lopez and Chris Rock and a cameo from Cheryl Cole is named after a pregnancy guide? | What To Expect When You're Expecting |
| The Ukrainian ghost town of Pripyat, near the Belarusian border, is the setting for which 2012 horror movie? | Chernobyl Diaries |
| '"Snow White and the Huntsman" is the last film to star which famous British actor who announced his retirement from acting due to Parkinson's disease? | Bob Hoskins |
| Jennifer Grey, Donny Osmond and Nicole Scherzinger have all won series of which TV show? | Dancing With The Stars |
| In a church near Zaragoza in 2012, Cecilia Jiminez infamously restored the 19th century fresco "Ecce homo" by which artist? | (Elias Garcia) Martinez |
| What was the name of Harry Redknapp's pet dog after whom he named a Monaco account? | Rosie |
| What was the name of the police horse at the centre of the 2012 "Horsegate" scandal involving Rebecca Brooks and David Cameron? | Raisa |
| Which choux fritters which take their name from the French for bump are the official state doughnuts of Louisiana? | Beignets |
| Which Finnish-German-Australian comic sci-fi action film tells of Nazis who fled to the Moon in 1945 and their plan to invade Earth in 2018? | Iron Sky |
| Which Sierra Leone born singer-songwriter had her first UK hit in 2012 with "Play the Game Boy"? | A*M*E |
| Which Glasgow synth band, fronted by Lauren Mayberry, had a debut hit in 2012 with "The Mother We Share"? | Chvrches |
| In Sweden in July 2011, the world's first artificial organ transplantation involved which body part made up of stem cells? | Trachea |
| Along with Christmas Island and Kiribati, which country was first to enter 2013 in the Gregorian calendar? | Samoa |
| Who scored his 13th goal for Newcastle in 11 games against Chelsea from 37 yards out, being BBCs Goal of the Season? | Papiss Cissé |
| Who was runner-up to Bradley Wiggins in the vote for the 2012 BBC Sports Personality of the Year? | Jessica Ennis |
| Which UK pole vaulter in 1982 became the only European to win the World Championship of TVs "Superstars"? | Brian Hooper |
| Which UK 1968 hurdling bronze medalist came second in the 1980 World Superstars Final? | John Sherwood |
| Which Watford born gold medalist won the Men's 2012 Olympic edition of "Superstars"? | Anthony Joshua |
| Which Truro born gold medalist won the Women's 2012 Olympic edition of "Superstars"? | Helen Glover |
| From 2009 to 2012, the King George VI Chase at Kempton was won by which two horses? | Kauto Star (2009 &11), Long Run (2010 & 12) |
| Which UK horse racing Grand National usually takes place at the end of December? | The Welsh Grand National |
| After his death in 2012 the PDC World Darts Championship trophy was named after whom? | Sid Waddell |
| Which darts player was nicknamed Jackpot after winning $72,000 at a casino during the Las Vegas Desert Classic but being unable to collect it as he was underage? | Adrian Lewis |
| The UK number one "Good Feeling" by Flo Rida samples "Levels" by Avicii which in turn samples "Something's Got A Hold on Me" by which singer who died in 2012? | Etta James |
| Who won the last Channel 4 series of "Big Brother"? | Josie Gibson |
| What single did Leanne Mitchell release on winning "The Voice UK" in 2012? | Run To You |
| At the 2011 Tory conference, who asked Steven Bell to "get that condom off my head"? | David Cameron |
| Which of Ian Fleming's James Bond novels is narrated by a woman? | The Spy Who Loved Me |
| Which mechanical device can be breast shot, overshot or undershot? | Water wheel |
| What is the largest lake in Italy? | Lake Garda |
| Lake St Clair, Australia's deepest lake is in the Central Highlands in which state? | Tasmania |
| Who lost the 1963 Labour leadership election and combined his first name with his surname on ascending to the peerage? | George Brown, later Lord George-Brown |
| Who returned to New Zealand in 1994, two years after unsuccessfully standing as leader of the UK Labour Party? | Bryan Gould |
| Containing the sulphide, sphalerite is the main ore of which metallic element? | Zinc |
| Pentlandite is a sulphide and a primary ore of which metallic element? | Nickel |
| Which 19th century Hampshire cricketer gave his name to Cambridge University's cricket ground? | Phillips Fenner |
| Which New York borough contains both JFK and LaGuardia airports? | Queens |
| Which US singer-songwriter was born Harry Ray Ragsdale in 1939? | Ray Stevens |
| Which South American form of salted dried meat using strips of llama is the origin of a similar Englsh term? | Charqui (cf Jerky) |
| Considered the national dish of Ecuador, which South American stew includes pieces of tripe and is considered a hangover cure? | Guatitas |
| Formed on the death of William Pitt the Younger in 1806, who formed the Ministry of All The Talents? | 1st Lord Grenville |
| Who became Prime Minister in 1754 on the death of Henry Pelham? | 1st Duke of Newcastle |
| Which historical mistress was the most famous muse of English portrait painter George Romney? | Emma Hamilton née Amy Lyon |
| Which predatory arthropods have over 1,750 named species including the venomous fat-tails? | Scorpions |
| What was the name of the woman whom Ted Hughes left Sylvia Plath for who killed herself and her child in 1969? | Assia Wevill |
| Who was the subject of the first London Blue Plaque, unveiled in 1867 and destroyed in 1889 along with the house of his birth? | Lord Byron |
| Which Emperor was the subject of the first surviving Blue Plaque, also unveiled in 1867 in King Streey, St James's? | Napoleon III |
| Why, in 2013, did Welsh fly half Jason Tovey miss a Heineken Cup match against Toulon? | Dog Buster ate his passport |
| In which 1683 battle did the Holy League defeat the forces of the Ottoman Empire on Kahlenberg Mountain? | Battle of Vienna |
| Which song, whose French writer claimed to have heard it hummed in Morocco, came full circle when it was used to advertise Easyjet flights from Gatwick to a city on the Moroccan coast? | Agadoo |
| Which mutton chops and moustache combination is named after a palace in Hawaii? | Hulihee |
| The original Searchers drummer Chris Curtis also formed which famous band in its original incarnation as "Roundabout"? | Deep Purple |
| Which actress, probably best remembered for being hit in the face with a water polo ball in "Meet The Parents" died five years later from pneumonia? | Nicole Dehuff |
| Who was the lead singer-songwriter of Alice in Chains who died of a drug overdose in 2002? | Layne Staley |
| Which New York Yankees pitcher died in 2006 when his private plane crashed into a high-rise apartment in Manhattan? | Cory Lidle |
| Which African-American actress was probably best known for the title role in the 1973 film "Cleopatra Jones"? | Tamara Dobson |
| Which song from the film "Going My Way" won the 1944 Academy Award for Best Original Song? | Swinging On A Star |
| Which New York graphic designer and marketing executive (1952-2013) invented the brand names of Tivo and the Amazon Kindle? | Michael Cronan |
| Which US singer, born Clara Ann Fowler in 1927 and dying in 2013, was the best-selling female artist of the 1950s, selling over 100 million records? | Patti Page |
| Which Italian lady architect was best known for turning the Beaux Arts Paris railway station into the Musée d'Orsay? | Gae Aulenti |
| Which two word nickname was commonly given to former Iraqi Defence Minister Ali Hassan al-Majid who was hung for war crimes in 2010? | Chemical Ali |
| Any US Air Force plane with the US President on board is designated Air Force One. Similarly, how is any civil aircraft carrying the US President designated? | Executive One |
| What would be the call sign of a Nighthawks helicopter carrying the US Vice President? | Marine Two |
| In which year did twins Sam and Amanda Marchant spend a record 94 days in the UK Big Brother house? | 2007 |
| Schmidt and Starr are pain scales indicating the pain on a scale going up to 4.0 caused by what? | Insect stings |
| Which German city with a chemical element named after it has a name that literally means "Intestine City"? | Darmstadt |
| Which biscuit was created to celebrate the marriage of Queen Victoria's fourth child, Prince Alfred to Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia? | Marie biscuit |
| Named after a title of Queen Victoria's fourth child, Prince Alfred, what is the main settlement of Tristan de Cunha? | Edinburgh of the Seven Seas |
| Which Irish woman was the long term mistress of President Francisco Lopez of Paraguay? | Eliza Lynch |
| What famous name did Enoch Powell give to Tam Dyell's question about people in Scotland being able to vote on English matters but not the other way around? | The West Lothian question |
| Which Berkshire town has given its name to wooden seated chairs whose backs and legs are pushed into holes drilled in the seat rather than being continuous? | Windsor |
| Which two popular long distance walks cross at the village of Keld in North Yorkshire? | Coast to Coast and the Pennine Way |
| The Tour de Takong, a race in which women race in a minimum of 3 inch heels, is part of the Shoe Festival in which Asian capital? | Manila |
| Which "Gadget Show" presenter was chosen to replace Jake Humphrey as BBC's F1 presenter from the 2013 season onwards? | Suzi Perry |
| Which BBC F1 trackside reporter has also competed as a co-driver in the World Rally Championships? | Lee McKenzie |
| In February 2009, who became the world's first openly lesbian head of government? | Johanna Sigurdardottir |
| Ambergris Caye in the Caribbean is the largest island in which country? | Belize |
| What is the name of the female character at the centre of Hogarth's series of engravings "A Harlot's Progress"? | Moll Hackabout |
| In which institution does Thomas Rakewell end up in the last plate of Hogarth's "A Rake's Progress"? | Bethlem Royal Hospital (Bedlam) |
| The VCA Stadium is a test cricket ground in which Maharashtra city known as the Tiger Capital of India? | Nagpur |
| Formerly the Gujarat Stadium, renamed after a Deputy PM, the Sardar Patel Stadium is in which city, the fifth largest in India? | Ahmedabad/Karnavati |
| Which famous US sportsman was named after something seen by his parents on a Japanese menu? | Kobe Bryant |
| Which country lies furthest from any of the world's oceans? | Kyrghyzstan |
| Victory Peak is the highest peak of which range whose name is Chinese for "celestial mountains"? | Tian Shan |
| Entonox is a trademark for a 50:50 mixture of which two gases used together as an anaesthetic? | Nitrous oxide and oxygen |
| Which brand of shoes sold in most American malls were used by Michael Jackson in his dance routines? | Florsheim |
| According to the Worldwatch Institute on nuclear waste, which lake in the southern Urals in the most polluted spot on earth? | Lake Karachay |
| Colin Hanton on drums and John "Duff" Lowe on piano are the two lesser known members on the first recording of which band in 1958? | The Quarrymen |
| Which Swiss player lost a five hour five set match against Novak Djokovic in the 2013 Australian Open? | Stanislas Wawrinka |
| The darbuka is an instrument which also has what name after a drinking vessel? | Goblet drum |
| Which card game which first appeared at the Great Exhibition of 1851 is generally thought to have been illustrated by Sir John Tenniel? | Happy Families |
| Which family company made the original Staunton chess sets, was first to distribute tiddlywinks and also trademarked the term ping-pong for its table tennis equipment? | Jaques of London |
| Named after a comet, which horse ended Camelot's 2012 bid for the Triple Crown by beating him in the St Leger? | Encke |
| Which British bred horse became in 2005, the first to win the Melbourne Cup on three occasions? | Makybe Diva |
| Which group of domed rock formations 16 miles west of Uluru together with Uluru make an Australian national park? | Kata Tjuta or The Olgas |
| Which actress played Sunita in "Coronation Street" and was, with John Barrowman, the 2012 Rear of the Year? | Shobna Gulati |
| Which writer, actor and TV presenter was, in 2003, the last Pipe Smoker of the Year before the award was discontinued? | Stephen Fry |
| With a name meaning "Big Red Robe" which premium tea can sell for up to 30,000 US dollars per kilogramme? | Da Hong Pao |
| Which co-founder of Intel is at least as well known for his law about computer transistors doubling every two years? | Gordon Moore |
| Which famous company is named after a position in the Japanese game go? | Atari |
| What annual title was awarded in successive years to Labour MPs Frank Dobson, Jeremy Corbyn and Charles Clarke? | Beard of the Year |
| Ustad Ahmad Lahauri is best known for being credited as the chief architect of which building? | Taj Mahal |
| Engineer Chris Taylor was the first man in the UK to be fitted with an advanced bionic hand named after which Renaissance man? | Michelangelo |
| In January 2013, what was the name of the man who was the first UK recipient of a hand transplant? | Mark Cahill |
| Which Nepalese town contains the Tenzing-Hillary Airport and is the usual starting point for climbs to Mount Everest Base Camp? | Lukla |
| The most famous massif of the Bernese Alps consists of the Jungfrau, the Eiger and which other mountain, the fourth highest in the range? | Mönch |
| The name of which district of Seoul, whose name means south of the river, became famous around the world in 2012? | Gangnam |
| Marie Louise of Austria, Duchess of Parma, was the less famous second wife of which historical figure? | Napoleon Bonaparte |
| According to Mormon teachings, the Garden of Eden was in which US state? | Missouri |
| Which American singer songwriter is probably best known for duetting with Dean Friedman on the song "Lucky Stars"? | Denise Marsa |
| Which actor starred as Clark Kent in the TV series "Smallville"? | Tom Welling |
| James Van der Beek played the title role in which US teen drama? | Dawson's Creek |
| Who had a 1976 US number one hit with "Afternoon Delight"? | Starland Vocal Band |
| How many vaginas does a female kangaroo have? | Three |
| Which curved Scandinavian blowing horns have a brand of butter named after them and appear on its packaging? | Lurs (Lurpak) |
| Which 11th century Italian Benedictine monk is usually credited with inventing staff notation for music? | Guido d'Arezzo |
| Blythe Danner, who played the wife of Robert De Niro's character in "Meet the Parents" and its sequels, is the mother of which actress? | Gwyneth Paltrow |
| Which German-born British children's writer is best known for "When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit" and "The Tiger Who Came to Tea"? | Judith Kerr |
| Which pre-Web online service rolled out throughout France in 1982 ended in June 2012? | Minitel |
| Which film director, producer, novelist, playwright and journalist was married to Carl Bernstein of Watergate fame? | Nora Ephron |
| Which play by Nora Ephron tells of the feud between writers Mary McCarthy and Lillian Hellman? | Imaginary Friends |
| Which former GI in 1952 became the first widely reported recipient of a sex change? | Christine Jorgensen |
| Which facial secretion can be basal, reflex or psychic? | Tears |
| In which 1926 film with Ivor Novello in the title role does director Alfred Hitchcock make his first cameo appearance? | The Lodger: (A Story of the London Fog) |
| Often confused with the word isotope, which word means an atom type containing a given number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus? | Nuclide |
| Turron in Spain or torrone in Italy are equivalents of which popular French confectionary? | Nougat |
| What is the largest lake entirely in Switzerland? | Lake Neuchâtel |
| Which of tennis's Bryan brothers plays left handed? | Bob |
| Which word is used to mean the wall of icons and religious paintings separating the nave from the sanctuary in an Eastern Orthodox church? | Iconostasis |
| Which instrument was played by Dave Brubeck on his hit jazz recording "Take Five"? | Piano |
| Which actor played the evil Prince Humperdinck in "The Princess Bride" and was the voice of Jack Skellington in "The Nightmare Before Christmas"? | Chris Sarandon |
| Which star of TV's "Homeland" played the vengeful Inigo Montoya in "The Princess Bride"? | Mandy Patinkin |
| Which explosive acid is mixed with guncotton to make melinite or lyddite and burns with a high pitched whine leading to its use in fireworks? | Picric acid |
| Which brand of tablet computers for children includes the Explorer which was the 2011 British Toy Retailers' Toy of the Year? | LeapPad |
| With his experiments on cathode rays, JJ Thompson was the first person known to have separated two isotopes of a stable element. Which one? | Neon |
| Which Dean of Chichester is largely remembered for his poem Petra, about the city he called "a rose-red city half as old as time"? | John Burgen |
| In Chinese media what is the Xinhua? | The Government News Agency |
| The stifle joint found in quadrupeds such as sheep, horses or dogs is the equivalent of which joint in humans? | Knee joint |
| Edmond Halley, Leonhard Euler and John Cleves Symmes were three of the most notable proponents of which discredited idea? | Hollow Earth |
| In meteorology, what name is given to a low pressure system with a central pressure that falls 24 millibars or more in 24 hours? | Weather bomb |
| With regards to rocket engines for spaceplane technology, what do the AB in Alan Bond's SABRE stand for? | Air breathing |
| Since its founder retired in 1995, which fashion house has been led by John Galliano, Alexander McQueen, Julien Macdonald and Riccardo Tisci? | Givenchy |
| Which fashion designed spent 15 years from 1997 to 2012 as creative director for Balenciaga? | Nicolas Ghesquière |
| Which English actress complained on a plane to Jean-Louis Dumas, chief executive of Hermès, that she couldn't find a suitable leather bag, leading him to make one and name it after her? | Jane Birkin |
| In 2012, Hedi Slimane replaced Stefano Pialti as head of which fashion house? | YSL |
| Which war was a series of campaigns from 1482 to 1492 that completed the Reconquista in Spain? | Granada War |
| Which siblings, two brothers and a sister have played for England 85, 59 and 81 times respectively? | Gary, Phil and Tracey Neville (the latter at netball) |
| Who coached the England netball team that beat Australia 2-0 in a three match test series at Bath in 2013? | Anna Mayes |
| Which actor played Sir Humphrey alongside David Haig's Jim Hacker on stage and in the 2013 TV revival of "Yes, Prime Minister"? | Henry Goodman |
| The US remake of the BBC's "House of Cards" starring Kevin Spacey was first shown on which internet streaming network? | Netflix |
| Who, in the title of his 2013 comeback album, was "the Blueback Hussar in Marrying the Gunner's Daughter"? | Adam Ant |
| Which band's 10th album, released in October 2012, was "Oui Oui Si Si Ja Ja Da Da"? | Madness |
| Who co-stars with Ben Miller as Detective Sergeant Camille Bordey in TV's "Death in Paradise"? | Sara Martins |
| Who plays Vincent Chase's agent in the TV series "Entourage" and the title role in ITV's "Mr Selfridge"? | Jeremy Piven |
| In which city did the first Frank Jessop open his first photo shop in 1935? | Leicester |
| In which decade did the first HMV store open on Oxford Street? | 1920s (1921) |
| Which comedian has released DVDs entitled "1000 Years of German Humour" and "Four World Cups and One World Pope"? | Henning Wehn |
| Bracketology is the art of predicting tournament fixtures in which sport? | Basketball |
| Anthony Quinn won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for playing Paul Gauguin in which film? | Lust For Life |
| What term is generally used for the sort of diet advocated by Natasha Corrett and Vicki Edgson in their book "Honestly Healthy"? | Alkaline Diet |
| What numerical name is also given to the Fast Diet made popular by Michael Mosley on a BBC Horizon programme? | 'The 5:2 Diet |
| The Trevi fountain is to be renovated thanks to a €2.1 million donation from which Rome-based fashion house, famous for its baguette handbags? | Fendi |
| Which German Dadaist and Surrealist artist is best known for his collages known as Merz Pictures? | Kurt Schwitters |
| In which Fox TV series does Kevin Bacon play an FBI agent tackling a network of serial killers? | The Following |
| In January 1979, what famous reason did 16 year old Brenda Ann Spencer give for shooting dead two and injuring nine others? | I don't like Mondays" |
| In January 2013, which country learnt it would have its first king for 123 years? | The Netherlands |
| Which book of religious teachings did Aung San Suu Kyi choose as her luxury item on "Desert Island Discs"? | Buddhist Abhidharma |
| Which Institue in Timbuktu, which contained over 20,000 manuscripts, was burnt by Islamists in 2013? | Ahmed Baba Institute |
| Which province of Afghanistan is widely known for its large 6th century cliff-hewn statues of Buddha which were dynamited in 2001 on the orders of the Taliban? | Bamyan |
| Whose book, "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People" has sold over 25 million copied in over 30 languages? | Stephen R Covey |
| Who, with Mark Victor Hansen, is the co-author of the "Chicken Soup for the Soul" series of books? | Jack Canfield |
| What dance completes the name of the cycling team, Omega Pharma...? | Quick Step |
| Which brand of fixative silicone rubber which can be moulded like modelling clay takes its name from the Irish Gaelic for "play"? | Sugru |
| Which square biscuit was invented in 1885 by Joseph Haughton in Dublin? | Cream Cracker |
| Whose Fyffe banana boots worn in the 1970s are on display at the People's Palace in Glasgow? | Billy Connolly |
| Who plays Dain Ironfoot, the Dwarvish King of Erebor, in the Hobbit film series? | Billy Connolly |
| Which 1991 graphic novel, first serialised in RAW magazine, depicts Nazis as cats? | Maus |
| Who composed "Speak Softly Love" the theme to "The Godfather"? | Nino Rota |
| Based on a story by Robert E Howard, the creator of Conan the Barbarian, and illustrated by Richard Corben, which 1976 book was the first work to call itself a graphic novel? | Bloodstar |
| The inglamorous sounding Acne Studios, noted for their Pistol brand boots, is based in which country? | Sweden |
| Bandage dresses are most associated with which French fashion house founded in 1985? | Hervé Léger |
| Which German board game designer has won the Spiel des Jahres four times most famously for The Settlers of Catan? | Klaus Teuber |
| In 2010, which country was selected to host the 2018 FIFA World Cup? | Russia |
| In 2009, which country was selected to host the 2019 Rugby World Cup? | Japan |
| The transistor, the gas laser and UNIX and C programming languages were all developed at which New Jersey facility? | Bell Labs |
| Which Hollywood actor in 2012 released a series of his own compositions played by the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra entitled "Composer"? | Sir Anthony Hopkins |
| With seven golds, two silvers and three bronzes, where would Yorkshire as a country have finished in the 2012 Olympic medal table? | Twelfth |
| Originally called Baby Gays, the main US brand of cotton swabs became known as Q-Tips. What does the Q stand for? | Quality |
| What was the name of the Polish bon American Jew who invented the cotton swab in 1923 by attaching cotton to toothpicks? | Leo Gerstenzang |
| Meaning "rooster's comb" in German, which mountain, part of the Kitzbuhel resort in Austria, is the venue of World Cup Alpine ski races and the home of the notorious Streif course? | Hahnenkamm |
| Which mixed race Tory MP for Windsor was revealed in January 2013 to have been groomed as a possible successor to David Cameroon? | Adam Afriyie |
| Which 2012 play by James Graham starring Philip Glenister and Phil Daniels is set in the House of Commons of the 1970s? | This House |
| Which cheeseburger seller turned politician from Broughty Ferry, created by Neil Forsyth, has been portrayed on radio and TV by the actor Brian Cox? | Bob Servant |
| Which Rolling Stones number one hit featured a sitar and a title with a comma added by the record company? | Paint It, Black |
| Who was mentioned in her husband's song "Mack the Knife" thanks to an improvisation from Louis Armstrong? | Lotte Lenya |
| Alan Napier, who played the butler Alfred Pennyworth in the "Batman" TV series, was first cousin to which British Prime Minister? | Neville Chamberlain |
| Who created the film music for the "Apu Trilogy" by Satyajit Ray and for the 1982 film "Gandhi"? | Ravi Shankar |
| In which country were its people forced to celebrate the successful launch in 2012 of the Unha 3 rocket? | North Korea |
| In January 2013, Hawaiian surfer Garrett McNamara rode a 90 ft wave off the coast of which country? | Portugal |
| What is the maiden name of the character Gail McIntyre, played by Helen Worth, on "Coronation Street"? | Potter |
| Which Irish actress was wardrobe assistant on "The Tudors" before playing the scheming Morgana in the BBC's 2008-2012 TV series "Merlin"? | Katie McGrath |
| Punxsutawney, famous as the home of groundhog Punxsutawney Phil is in which US state? | Pennsylvania |
| Which form of doughnut has a name which is Italian for the Sphinx? | sfinge |
| What is the surname of the two brothers, John and Jim, who coached the Baltimore Ravens and the San Francisco 49ers in the 2013 Super Bowl? | Harbaugh |
| Selenochlamys ysbryda, or the ghost slug, is s species first discovered in 2006 in which UK city? | Cardiff |
| Operation Serval was a 2013 French military operation in which country? | Mali |
| Ugusisu no fun or the Geisha Facial is a facial treatment made from the faeces of which creature? | Japanese bush warbler (a nightingale) |
| Which 2013 Bollywood thriller set in Fiji has the tag line "You lie, you die"? | Table Number 21 |
| In the 1985 film "The Goonies", the children come from the Goon Docks area of Astoria, in which US state? | Oregon |
| '"Shadows of the Workhouse" and "Farewell to the East End" are the second and third books of a trilogy of 1950s memoirs by Jennifer Worth. What is the first? | Call the Midwife |
| What is the more common name in England for the herb used in curries, soups and sausages called Chinese parsley? | Coriander |
| Which lake with Pooley Bridge at the north end and Glenridding at the south formed much of the border between Cumberland and Westmorland? | Ullswater |
| Which word means glass that is crushed and ready to be remelted? | Cullet |
| Martello Towers, built throughout the British Empire, were inspired by a fortress at Mortella Point on which Mediterranean island? | Corsica |
| Which major company was founded in 1918 by four brothers with the surname Wonskolaser? | Warner Bros |
| Which gallery in the British Museum was purpose built to house the Elgin Marbles? | The Duveen Gallery |
| Who is best known for his marriage to Judy Garland, writing TV themes such as "Little House on the Prairie" and for the piece of music known as "The Stripper"? | David Rose |
| Who wrote the play "Our American Cousin" which was shown when Lincoln was shot? | Tom Taylor |
| Which long sideburns are named after a character is "Our American Cousin"? | Dundreary whiskers |
| In a book by WT Goodge, what was described as the great Australian adjective? | Bloody |
| Lookout Mountain lies at the north of Alabama and Georgia and looks out over which city in Tennessee? | Chattanooga |
| What were categorised in the Henry Draper Catalogue? | Stars |
| Calypso Deep is the deepest part of which sea? | The Mediterranean |
| In Greek myth, the chimera had the head of a lion, the tail of a snake and the body of which animal? | Goat |
| One of the largest mammals known, exactly what sort of creature was a megatherium? | Ground sloth |
| Which 1500 metre runner won Britain's first Olympic track and field gold in 1900? | Charles Bennett |
| In 2012, from which company did David Cameron stutteringly admit to having bought his last pasty at Leeds Station? | West Cornwall Pasty Company |
| Which word from the Greek for even-toed is the group of hooved mammals including pigs, hippos, camels, deer, giraffes, goats, sheep and cattle? | Artiodactyla |
| Which 19th century Essex architect and designer anticipated the Art Nouveau movement with the cover of his book on Wren's City Churches and founded the Century Guild of Artists? | WH Mackmurdo |
| The deepest point of the Atlantic Ocean in the Puerto Rico Trench contains the name of which Wisconsin city? | Milwaukee (Deep) |
| Which famous French 1850 novel opens with the real 1672 lynching of the Dutch Grand Pensionary John de Witt and his brother Cornelis by Orangists? | The Black Tulip, pere |
| Which novel by Alexandre Dumas pere is about the daughter of the late Henry II and the scheming Catherine de Medici? | Queen Margot |
| Kurmanji and Sorani are the two main forms of which language, spoken by over 20 million people in western Asia? | Kurdish |
| On behalf of the British Museum from 1853 to 1854, John George Taylor, British vice-consul at Basra, excavated the site of which ancient city? | Ur |
| '"American Prometheus" was the name of Kai Bird and Martin J Sherman's 2005 Pulitzer Prize winning novel about which physicist? | J Robert Oppenheimer |
| Who has been a three times Pulitzer Prize finalist with books on Chaos Theory, Ricahard Feynman and Isaac Newton? | James Gleick |
| Which obsolete letter of Middle English looked like a tailed Z and has been replaced by a Z in the names Dalziel and Menzies? | Yogh |
| Which letter of the Old English alphebet looked like a crossed small d and still appears in Faroese, Icelandic and can replace the "dd" in Welsh words like Eisteddfod? | Eth |
| Which Buddhist concept, indicating a question has no definitive answer and must be unasked, shares its name with a Greek letter? | Mu |
| In the 6th century AD, who, while imprisoned until his execution by Theodoric the Great, wrote "The Consolation of Philosophy"? | Boetius |
| Who wrote "there has never yet been a philosopher who could endure the toothache patiently"? | Shakespeare (Leonato in "Much Ado About Nothing") |
| For saying that the universe contained an infinite number of worlds populated by other intelligent beings, which friar, mathematician, philosopher and astronomer was burnt at the stake in 1600? | Giordano Bruno |
| Four years after it was founded in San Francisco in 2008, which online site helping hosts rent out short-term lodgings had 250,000 listings in 192 countries? | Airbnb |
| Who co-hosted the BBC Film programme with Claudia Winkleman from 2010 onwards? | Danny Leigh |
| Played by Imelda Staunton in "The Girl" and Helen Mirren in "Hitchcock" who married film director Alfred Hitchcok in 1928 and became his collaborator on many films? | Alma Reville |
| Launched by NASA in 2009 and named after a 17th century astronomer, which space observatory has found hundreds of planets outside the solar system using the transit method? | Kepler |
| In what year did Wolszczan and Frail famously publish a paper on the first confirmed discovery of a planet outside our solar system? | '1992 |
| Which adjective describing any system which is non-deterministic comes from the Greek for an archer's target stick? | Stochastic |
| The title of which 1970 book did the author Alvin Toffler describe as a personal perception of too much change in too short a time? | Future Shock |
| After a public vote, Hasbro are replacing the iron shaped token in a game of Monopoly with which animal? | Cat |
| In which casual video game originating in the 1970s and a standard pre-loaded game on most Nokia phones is the aim not to bump into oneself or the walls? | Snake |
| Protestant reformer Martin Luther and geneticist Gregor Mendel both belonged to which monastic order? | Augustinian |
| Illustrated by Quentin Blake, which comic actor wrote the children's books "The Boy In The Dress" and "Mr Stink"? | David Walliams |
| Illustrated by Quentin Blake, the 1974 book "Great Day For Up!" is the only children's book that which well-known writer did not illustrate himself? | Dr Seuss |
| Which football team are nicknamed "Les Étalons" (The Stallions) after the legendary horse of Yennenga, mother of the Mossi people? | Burkina Faso |
| What was the name of Liberal MP Chris Hulme's press secretary whom he left his wife, Vicky Pryce, for in 2010? | Carlina Trimingham |
| Which famous writer married Constance Lloyd in 1884 with whom he had two children called Cyril and Vyvyan? | Oscar Wilde |
| Oscar Wilde had a two year affair with Florence Balcombe, who went on to marry which Irish writer in 1878? | Bram Stoker |
| Who wrote twelve novels starting with "The Primrose Path" and ending with "The Lair of the White Worm"? | Bram Stoker |
| Which Victorian wrote several novels starting with "Catherine" and ending with "The Adventures of Philip"? | William Makepeace Thackeray |
| Which 17th century French monk's name is given to prime numbers of the form 2^p-1 where p is prime? | Marin Mersenne |
| Who first proved that all even perfect numbers are of the form 2^(p-1)(2^p-1)? | Leonhard Euler |
| Which Native American reservation in Arizona, surrounded by the Navajo reservation, includes Oraibi, founded before 1100 so one of the oldest continuous settlements in the US? | Hopi reservation |
| Which leader of the First Crusade was, on Christmas Day 1100, the first to be crowned King of Jerusalem? | Baldwin I |
| Seen as a precursor to the Magna Carta, which charter was issued by Henry I on his ascension to the throne in 1100? | Charter of Liberties aka The Coronation Charter |
| Which republic lasted 26 days in 1846, had the capital Sonoma, and created the flag adapted by a US state? | Californian Republic |
| Who was nominated for a Best Actress Oscar for "Winter's Bone" and in 2013 became the youngest person to have a second Oscar nomination for Best Actress? | Jennifer Lawrence |
| In 2013 nine year old Quvenshané Wallis became the youngest ever Academy Award Best Actress nominee for which film? | Beasts of the Southern Wild |
| Danish actor Mads Mikkelsen played the main villain in which Bond movie? | Casino Royale (Le Chiffre) |
| L'Anse aux Meadows, famous for the 1960 discovery of a Viking settlement, is on the north tip of which island? | Newfoundland |
| Named after the Greek word for Vikings, what name was given to the elite guard of the Byzantine Emperor from the 10th to the 14th centuries? | Varangian Guard |
| Which pilgrimmage takes place every third year at one of four locations by rotation, namely Haridwar, Allahabad, Nasik and Ujjain? | Kumbh Mela |
| Which city, at the junction of the Ganges, the Yamuna and the Saraswati, is also known as Prayag? | Allahabad |
| Raoul Silva is the main villain in which 2012 film? | Skyfall |
| Which Bond villain in the Ian Fleming novel is buried alive in guano? | Dr No |
| Which city held the 1884 conference which established the Greenwich meridian as the prime meridian? | Washington DC |
| Signed in 1999, the Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules for International Carriage by Air is named after which city? | Montreal |
| Regarded as a Blue Zone, where men live to 100 at a very unusual rate, the Nuoro province is on which Mediterranean island? | Sardinia |
| One of the world's five Blue Zones, characterised by great human longevity, Nicoya is in which Central American country? | Costa Rica |
| The world's first fully underground railway, which opened in 1863, started at Paddington station and ended where? | Farringdon |
| People who have the gene for dry earwax also lack the gene for which undesirable feature? | Smelly armpits |
| In January 2013, NASA tested one-way laser communication with the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter by sending which famous image? | Mona Lisa |
| Where did Russian soldiers wear portyanki from the 17th century until they were replaced in 2013? | (Wrapped around their) feet |
| Worn by Catholic clergy, what is named after its resemblance to a planet in the Solar system? | Saturno hat |
| Traditionally worn by Popes in winter, which red hat with a white trim resembles a Santa Claus hat? | Camauro |
| Corning, the US glassmaker who invented Gorilla Glass, used in over a billion mobile devices, in 2012 made which bendable glass? | Willow Glass |
| A hundred years after its invention in 1913, North Shields and Newton Aycliffe are two of the 11 places in the world making which substance, associated with 1950s kitchens? | Formica |
| Christopher Plummer, Ryan Gosling, Ryan Reynolds, Rachel McAdams and Jim Carey were all born in which country? | Canada |
| Which film starring Marlon Brando, Jane Fonda and Robert Redford shares its name with a TV quiz show? | The Chase |
| Common in France, which given name, also seen as a surname, is a variant of the name Herman? | Armand |
| Gautier is a French variant of which common Germanic name? | Walter |
| Which famous couple invented the term bagism in the 1960s as a way of satirising prejudice and stereotyping? | John & Yoko |
| Which fictional character, who first appeared in 1912, spoke Mangani and had a son called Korak? | John "Tarzan" Clayton, Lord Greystoke |
| Who used a ventriloquist's dummy called Stooky Bill in famous experiments at 22 Frith Street, London? | John Logie Baird |
| In Dutch linguistics, what name is given to a word that appears between a first name and last name such as "van" in Vincent van Gogh? | Tussenvoegsels |
| Joss Whedon, creator of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and director of "The Avengers", got his first writing job on which TV show? | Roseanne |
| Which US comedy chat host was a script writer for the first two seasons of "The Simpsons", writing episodes such as "Marge vs the Monorail"? | Conan O'Brian |
| Which Chicago band's songs have been described as "anguished, bruised reports from Billy Corgan's nightmare land"? | Smashing Pumpkins |
| Anthony Kiedis and Michael "Flea" Balzary founded which band in LA in 1983? | Red Hot Chilli Peppers |
| The flag of Macau has a white lotus on a bridge all under a semicircle of five yellow stars on a background of what colour? | Green |
| The flag of Niue has a Union Flag containing five yellow stars in the upper hoist and a background of what colour? | Yellow |
| Which US game show host with the middle names Francis Xavier has held the Guinness World Record for most time spent in front of a TV camera? | Regis Philbin |
| Who hosted the US version of the same game show from 1972 to 2007 and also appears in the film "Happy Gilmore"? | Bob Barker |
| Dying of a brain tumour in 1970, who is best known for "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" and a number of songs recorded with Marvin Gaye? | Tammi Terrell |
| The subject of a US documentary called "Chasing Mummies", who was the first Egyptian Minister of Antiquities? | Zahi Hawass |
| The national anthem of Egypt is "Biladi, Biladi, Biladi". What does "Biladi" mean in English? | My country |
| Meaning "We We We" in the local language Bislama, which Pacific nation's anthem is called "Yumi Yumi Yumi"? | Vanuatu |
| Sakha in Russia is claimed to be the largest country subdivision by area. Which part of a Commonwealth country comes second? | Western Australia |
| Which two countries are joined by the Friendship Bridge on the river Yalu? | China and North Korea |
| Gabriel Amorth, a Roman Catholic priest and fan of a 1973 horror film has, since 1986 been Rome's chief what? | Exorcist |
| Who holed a ten foot putt on the 18th hole at the Belfrey against Jim Furyk to win the 2002 Ryder Cup for Europe? | Paul McGinley |
| Which Jewish golfer with the initials CAP caused controvversy with a "Desert Storm" cap at the 1991 Ryder Cup? | Corey (Allen) Pavin |
| What was the first even year in which a Ryder Cup took place? | '2002 |
| Mostly remembered for an upset knockout against Lennox Lewis in 1994, who was known as The Atomic Bull? | Oliver McCall |
| He survived a shooting where five bullets entered his body and was known as The Rock, but which boxer is best remembered for a shock defeat of Lennox Lewis in 2001? | Hasim Rahman |
| Who plays boxer James J Braddock in the 2005 Ron Howard film "Cinderella Man"? | Russell Crowe |
| With Kentucky and Badminton, which venue makes up the Rolex Grand Slam of Eventing? | Burghley |
| Findus, famous for its Crispy Pancakes, is a brand established in 1945 in which European country? | Sweden |
| Who is the author of "Tilly's Pony Tales" and the only person up to 2013 to have won the Rolex Grand Slam of Eventing? | Pippa Funnell |
| The 2013 meteor that hit Russia has been named after which city east of the Ural Mountains where glass broken by its shock wave injured at least 1,200 people? | Chelyabinsk |
| Which South African model was shot dead in 2013 at the home of her boyfriend Oscar Pistorius? | Reeva Steenkamp |
| Andre Cassagnes, who died in 2013, was the inventor of which 1960 Toy of the Year? | Etch-a-Sketch |
| Who married Mildred Williams in 1949, Kimberley Conrad in 1989 and his thrid wife Crystal Harris in 2013? | Hugh Hefner |
| In an OLED electronic display, what does the O stand for? | Organic |
| What was discovered in the 15th century and completed at Aldernay using linen and crewel wool? | The Bayeux Tapestry |
| Who played Rodrigo Borgia aka Pope Alexander VI in the 2011 TV series "The Borgias"? | Jeremy Irons |
| Which magazine, which controversially published pictures of Princess Diana's crash in 1997 and topless and bikini shots of Princess Kate in 2012/3, is Italian for "who"? | Chi |
| Which former Eastenders actress wrote the novel "The Mistress" and was declared bankrupt in 2013? | Martine McCutcheon |
| Which clapper bridge across the River Barle in Exmoor, thought to date back to 1000 BC, was half washed away by rains in December 2012? | Tarr Steps |
| Who published a series of children's books in 2013 called "Frankie's Magic Football"? | Frank Lampard |
| Australian-Israeli prisoner, Ben Zygier, who hanged himself in Ayalon Prison in 2010 was known to the press until 2013 by what name? | Prisoner X |
| '"Get Up (Rattle)" by which Dutch House duo features a video with killer mallard ducks? | Bingo Players |
| Songs of which West End musical by Alexander Dinelaris, based on a 1990s film, include "One Moment in Time" and "Saving All My Love"? | The Bodyguard |
| Songs of which musical by Jeanine Tesori, based on a 2000s film, include "I Know It's Today", "Welcome to Duroc" and "The Ballad of Farquaad"? | Shrek the Musical |
| Which Welsh courtier and dynasty founder was beheaded at Hereford in 1461? | Owen Tudor |
| Alan FitzFlaad, 11th century Baron of Oswestry, was the direct ancestor of which British royal dynasty, starting with King Robert II in 1371? | Stewarts |
| Manu Dibango, best known for his much sampled 1972 hit "Soul Mokassa", is from which country? | Cameroon |
| Born Angelo Correr, which Pope was forced to abdicate in 1415, effectively ending the Western Schism between Avignon and Rome? | Gregory XII |
| Which writer described the resignation of Pope Celestine V in 1294 as the Great Refusal? | Dante (Alligheri) |
| Formerly called Yell Group plc, which company makes the UK Yellow Pages directories? | Hibu |
| Vocalist Mike Smith, guitarist Lenny Davidson and bassist Rick Huxley were members of which group named after its drummer? | Dave Clark Five |
| In which pair of post-war years of the 20th century was there no horse racing in England from December 23rd to March 7th? | 1962/3 |
| Who has been the main spoonsor of the Aintree Grand National from 2005 to 2013? | John Smiths |
| In 2010, who succeeded Flora as official sponsor of the London Marathon? | Virgin |
| In 2009, who succeeded Vodaphone as official sponsor of the Epsom Derby? | Investec Bank |
| Associated with the Ping Pong diplomacy between China and the US, and romantically linked to the wife of Chairman Mao, who was three times table tennis champion in the early 1960s? | Zhuang (Zedong) |
| Which Irishman in 1997 became the first player to win the professional World Snooker Championship, having won the amatuer title? | Ken Doherty |
| Esther Vergeer retired in 2013 after an unbroken run of 470 wins spanning ten years in which Paralympic sport? | Wheelchair tennis |
| Iran won three gold medals at the 2012 Olympics in which sport, regarded as the country's national sport? | Wrestling |
| Which New Zealand cricketer nicknamed Bazz became international captain in all three forms of the game and the top run scorer in Twenty20 cricket? | Brendon McCullum |
| Who is the only writer to be in the PLR's top ten most borrowed authors in every year from 1983 to 2013? | Danielle Steel |
| Which Glasgow designer, with her husband Charles Rennie McKintosh, her sister and Herbert McNair, made the group known as The Four or The Spook School? | Margaret MacDonald |
| Which Italian was commissioned by Henry VII to write a history of England entitled "Anglica Historia"? | Polydore Vergil |
| Liam Neeson and Rupert Everett have both played which writer in David Hare's play "The Judas Kiss"? | Oscar Wilde |
| Their second album "Loveless" being released in 1991, which band's third album was the 2013 "Mbv"? | My Bloody Valentine |
| Who announced his retirement from streaking having done so 500 times including at Miss World, at Crufts, at the Turner Prize, live on "This Morning", at the Pamplona bull run and the Super Bowl? | Mark Roberts |
| A sign of the economic climate, what sort of shop topped the UK singles charts in February 2013? | Thrift Shop |
| Who was the longest serving UK Prime Minister after 1801? | (Robert Jenkinson) Lord Liverpool (1812-1827) |
| In the 1982 children's book by Michael Morpurgo and the subsequent film, what was the name of the "War Horse"? | Joey |
| Which member of the Beach Boys wrote the Barry Manilow hit "I Write the Songs"? | Bruce Johnston |
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