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Harder Randoms 5
Will the madness never end
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Besides gold, silver and platinum, which other metal is hallmarked? | Palladium |
| The crown prince of Belgium, currently Prince Philippe, is the Duke of where? | Brabant |
| Which country, with kings on the throne since 1720, has an heiress apparent? | Sweden |
| Which bridge bidding system is named after a road in London NW6? | Acol |
| What time of day goes from civil, through nautical to astronomical? | Twilight |
| What is the stage name of comedian Geoffrey Rowe, born in 1948 in the village of St Buryan in Cornwall? | Jethro |
| Bulgogi, a dish of grilled marinaded beef, means "fire meat" in which language? | Korean |
| Which dish of rice and beans, popular in Costa Rica and Nicaragua, has a name meaning "spotted chicken"? | Gallo pinto |
| Which US sports footwear company, founded in 1906, usually features a capital "N" logo on each shoe? | New Balance |
| Which California based sports footwear company was founded in California in 1966 by two Swiss brothers (Art and Ernie Brunner)? | K-Swiss |
| Who led the Al-Qaeda group that took 800 people hostage at a gas plant near In Armenas in Algeria in 2013? | Mokhtar Balmokhtar |
| American fashion designer L'Wren Scott is also known for being the long term girlfriend of which singer? | Mick Jagger |
| Tinglan Hong has two children by which English actor with the middle names John Mungo? | Hugh Grant |
| Who, in February 1913, became the first person to drive a car over 100mph, dying in a crash eight months later? | Percy Lambert |
| Which expression for a ready meal was originally a trademark for prepackaged meals made by CA Swanson and Sons in 1953? | TV Dinner |
| '"Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior" was a controversial article featuring excerpts from Amy Chua's 2011 book popularising which two word term for a strict parent? | Tiger mother |
| At 15 years and 35 days who in 2003 became the youngest footballer to debut in the Argentine Premier Division, playing for Independiente? | Sergio Aguero |
| The works of which Aussie bush poet include 1889s "Clancy of the Overflow" and "The Man From Snowy River"? | Banjo Paterson |
| Henry Lawson's 1891 poem "Freedom on the Wallaby" was a comment on a strike that year by which Australian workers? | Sheep shearers |
| In 2013, the Bank of New York Mellon became the main sponsor for which annual British sporting event? | The University Boat Race |
| Which two of the four DNA nucleotide bases are purines? | Adenine and guanine |
| What form of diazine are the DNA nucleotides which bond with purines? | Pyramidines |
| Who was the first US President to be born after the Second World War? | Bill Clinton |
| Who was the last US President to be born in the 19th century? | Dwight D Eisenhower |
| What name meaning "crunch in the mouth" is given to a high-piled cone of chocolate & cream profiteroles bound together with threads of caramel? | Croquembouche |
| Which puff pastry desert, similar to a vanilla slice, has a name meaning a thousand sheets? | Mille-feuille |
| What name is given to the campaign, made public by Bill Gates and Warren Buffet in 2010, to encourage billionaires to give away at least half their wealth to philanthropic causes? | The Giving Pledge |
| Which character in Greek myth is best known for stretching people or cuttiing them to fit his bed? | Procrustes |
| In Greek myth, who was the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, who is sacrificed to the gods? | Iphigenia |
| In February 2013, an armed gang stole $50 million dollars of uncut diamonds from which airport? | Brussels |
| Who released his fourth novel, "The Man Who Forgot His Wife" in 2012 and stood for Labour in the 2013 Eastleigh by-election? | John O'Farrell |
| Which MP's death in unusual circumstances led to a bi-election in Eastleigh in 1994? | Stephen Milligan |
| Which public park saw the Amrtsar Masscre of 1919, ordered by Brigadier General Reginald Dyer? | Jallianwala Bagh |
| Numbers of red squirrels have increased in Ireland due to predation of grey squirrels by which mustelid mammal? | Pine marten |
| Which late sports commentator was commemorated in 2013 by a statue in his home town of Hawick? | Bill McLaren |
| Which car company introduced the brand Lexus for its luxury exports to the US? | Toyota |
| Who succeeded Brendan Barber in 2013 to become the first woman General Secretary of the TUC? | Frances O'Grady |
| In Melbourne in 1888,US brothers William and Ralph founded a brewery but sold it the following year and returned to New York. What was their surname? | Foster |
| A tenor who fell on his face and had to sing with a bloody nose, breaking guitar strings, a cat on stage attacking an actress and audience boos hampered the opening night of which famous opera in Rome in 1816? | The Barber of Seville |
| What name was given to the notorious asylums, set up in Ireland to house fallen women from the 18th to the late 20th century? | Magdelene Laundries/Asylums |
| Who was the surprise winner of British Breakthrough Act and Best Solo Male Artist at the 2013 Brits? | Ben Howard |
| Which art collector and scholar died leaving paintings worth over £100 million to six museums and galleries on condition that they never charge for admission? | Denis Mahon |
| Which UK national park became, in 2013, the US based International Dark Sky Association's fifth dark sky "reserve"? | Brecon Beacons |
| R Madhavan, Sharman Joshi and Aamir Khan play the three title roles in which 2009 comedy, which became the highest grossing Bollywood film of all time? | 3 Idiots |
| Who has been married to Don Johnson, Steven Bauer and, since 1996, Antonio Banderas? | Melanie Griffiths |
| Which Hollywood actor has been married to attorney and businesswoman Lisa Gottsegen since 1980? | Dustin Hoffman |
| Which Hollywood actress has been married to sculptor Don Gummer since 1978? | Meryl Streep |
| Which Hollywood actor has been married to Anne Buydens since 1954, his son having been born during his first marriage? | Kirk Douglas |
| The tallest skyscraper in the City of London, and the third tallest in London after The Shard and One Canada Square, has which avian name? | The Heron Tower |
| Since made into a TV series and a musical, who wrote the 1999 children's book "I Was A Rat"? | Philip Pullman |
| Who was the wife of farceur Brian Rix who played Blackadder's mother and died in 2013? | Elspet Gray |
| Dying in 2013, which Border TV presenter was National Association of Hairdressers' Head of the Year in 1980? | Derek Batey |
| The lowest point in Africa and the saltiest lake outside Antarctica, Lake Assal is a crater lake in which country? | Djibouti |
| What E is the study of the influence of soils on living things, especially plants? | Edaphology |
| What E means the fear or hatred of young people? | Ephebiphobia |
| Werner Klemperer, son of renowned conductor and composer Otto Klemeper, was best known for playing which part in a US sitcom? | Colonel Klink in "Hogan's Heroes" |
| What were the BRIT Awards called prior to 1989? | THe BPI Awards |
| At the 2013 BRITs Emeli Sande won the Best British Female Solo Artist and also the Mastercard Album of the Year award for which album? | Our Version of Events |
| Who co-hosted the BRIT Awards in 2009 and hosted it every year from 2011 to 2014? | James Corden |
| Which Dickens novel has chapters called "Knitting", "Still Knitting" and "Knitting Done"? | A Tale of Two Cities" |
| What is the more common name for the facial features known as palpebrae? | Eyelids |
| What are the two groups of fish of Agnatha, the superclass of jawless fish? | Lampreys and hagfish |
| In a vote to determine the capital of which country did Shakespeare come second? | Australia |
| Which Asian places were in the titles of the first and last of Bob Hope and Bing Crosby's "Road" films? | Singapore & Hong Kong |
| Which 1973 dystopian film starring Charlton Helston also featured Edward G Robinson in his last film? | Soylent Green |
| Which 1958 film starring Ingrid Bergman also featured Robert Donat playing a Chinaman in his final film role? | Inn of Sixth Happiness |
| Since covered by NWA in 1989 and Labrinth in 2012, which soul and funk band originally recorded "Express Yourself" in a 1970 album of the same name? | Charles Wright and the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band |
| In which US state is Duke University Medical Center which, in 2013, saw a pioneering experiment in which rats communicated brain to brain via a cable? | North Carolina |
| What is the full name of the Taiwan based CGI-news service NMA? | Next Media Animation |
| Which US cyber security firm rose to prominence in 2013 when it accused a unit of the Chinese Army of cyber attacks on the west? | Mandiant |
| Introduced in 2012, Google Glass is an augmented reality HMD. What is an HMD in this context? | Head-Mounted Display |
| What name was given to the asteroid, 98 feet in diamater, which on February 15th 2012 passed within 17,200 miles of earth? | (367943) Duende formerly 2012 DA14 |
| What name do Alaskans give to the contiguous states that make up the major part of the US? | Lower 48 |
| K2 and Spice are both brand names for synthetic what? | Cannabis |
| It's products include the E220 and Ascend smartphones, which Chinese company in 2012 overtook Ericsson as the biggest telecommunications equipment maker in the world? | Huawei |
| Scolar Visari, ruler of the Helghast Empire and voiced by actor Brian Cox, is the main antagonist in which PSP video game series? | Killzone |
| Which word can mean a type of spider, a nipple showing through clothing or a slot machine in Australia and New Zealand? | Pokie |
| In February 2013, five teenagers from Queensland, Australia, on a Youtube video entitled "The Sunniy Coast State" started which internet meme? | Harlem Shake |
| Which country has the longest coastline on the African mainland? | Somalia |
| Which European country has an area of over 50,000 sq km but a coastline of only 20 km? | Bosnia-Herzegovina |
| What is the surname of brothers Marco and Giuseppe, the heroes of Gilbert and Sullivan's "The Gondoliers"? | Palmieri |
| Which bridge in Milton near Dunbarton has been nicknamed the Dog Suicide Bridge after 50 dogs jumped to their deaths in 50 years? | Overtoun Bridge |
| Named after a 19th century US illustrator and printer, which printing technique of pulp comic books of the 1950s/60s is a hallmark of the works of Roy Lichtenstein? | Ben-Day dots |
| How are Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton's Hansel and Gretel described in the title of a 2013 movie? | Witch Hunters |
| Which Chinese action-comedy opened in February 2013 in China to a record opening day of $12.6 million? | Journey To The West:Conquering The Demons |
| Which British actor presents the 2013 environmental documentary "Trashed"? | Jeremy Irons |
| 26/11 is a controversial film about the 2008 terrorist attacks in which city? | Mumbai |
| Which actor who won a supporting Oscar for "They Shoot Horses, Don't They?", shot his wife then himself in his Manhattan apartment in 1978? | Gig Young |
| At his Olympic debut in 2012, which US athlete won a bronze in the long jump and a silver in the triple jump? | Will Claye |
| The Scandinavium is an indoor sports arena in which European city? | Gothenburg |
| At the 2013 Daytona 500, who became the first woman to win a pole position in Sprint Car history? | Danica Patrick |
| Who in 2009 became the first racing driver to be the US Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year? | Jimmie Johnson |
| In Norfolk, Alex Marshall won a record nineteenth world title in which sport? | Bowls (Lawn) |
| At the 2013 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Belarus, who won both the women's sprint and kieran? | Becky James |
| At the 2013 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Belarus, who won the men's points race? | Simon Yates |
| Since 2008 the Paris-Dakar Rally has been held in which continent? | South America (Peru to Chile) |
| The Paris-Dakar Rally has four categories: bikes, cars, trucks and what? | Quads |
| Which country were the "Stallions" beaten by Nigeria in the final of the 2013 African Cup of Nations in South America? | Burkina Faso |
| Announced as the launch game for the Play Station 4, Shadow Fall is the sixth game in which series by Guerilla Games? | Killzone |
| Nintendo 3DS, the Play Station 4 and the Wii-U belong to which generation of games consoles? | Eighth |
| Who worked on various programmes for the BBC but is best remembered for designing the Daleks? | Raymond Cusick |
| Peter Hawkins and Roy Skelton, who provided voices for the Daleks, also both voiced puppets on which ITV show? | Rainbow |
| In 2013, Jennifer Lawrence became the second youngest person to win a Best Actress Oscar. Who was the youngest? | Marlee Matlin |
| In 2013, Quvenzhané Wallis became the second youngest person to be nominated for an acting Oscar. Who was the youngest? | Justin Henry (Kramer v Kramer) |
| In 2004, which disgraced sportsman was voted the 11th greatest South African? | Hansie Cronje |
| Who was the only sportsman in the top ten of 2004's TV show "Great South Africans"? | Gary Player |
| Which independent school in Suffolk was founded in 1921 by AS Neill with the motto "Freedom not Licence" and has for years been the most inspected school in the country? | Summerhill |
| Which song meaning "Touch Touch" in Xhosa was the signature song of South Africa's Miriam Makeba? | Pata Pata |
| Mopane worms, a source of protein for millions of South Africans, are not actually worms but are what? | Caterpillars |
| On BBC's "Question of Sport", which jockey did Emilyn Hughes once famously mistakenly think Princess Anne was in the Picture Board round? | John Reid |
| Amateur photographer Marc Weinstein, who bluffed his way back stage, was the only one back stage at the Beatles sell-out of which stadium in August 1965 after the official photographer ran out of film? | Shea Stadium, New York |
| Aged 3, Oliwia Dabrowska was the girl in the red coat in which 1993 movie? | Schindler's List |
| In Ohio, special yellow vehicle license plates with scarlet lettering indicate what? | The driver was convicted of drunken driving (DUI) |
| The 2013 version of the video game "Tomb Raider" was storylined by which daughter of a famous author? | Rhianna Pratchett |
| In criminology, what word is used to mean fingerprints which are visible so can be photographed rather than needing to be lifted? | Patent |
| Which Miss UK, runner-up in Miss World and wife of an Americas Cup winner wrote the All Saints hit "Black Coffee"? | Kirsty Bertarelli |
| Starting with the bands The Herd and Humble Pie, which English musician's solo debut album in 1976 sold over six million copies in the US? | Peter Frampton |
| Which US reggae group are best known for a cover of "Baby I Love Your Way"? | Big Mountain |
| Who can barely be heard effing just less than three minutes into the song "Hey Jude"? | Paul McCartney |
| Which regular character on "The Big Bang Theory" has yet to reveal their surname? | Penny |
| In 1921, which Austrian scientist showed hormonal contraception in rabbits using ovaries from a pregnant rabbit, paving the way for the development of oral contraceptives? | Ludwig Haberlandt |
| Which US scientist was branded a Dr Frankenstein and refused tenure at Harvard for achieving in vitro fertilisation of rabbit eggs in 1934? | Gregory Pincus |
| Which famous composer was the great-great-grandson of potter Josiah Wedgewood and great-nephew of Charles Darwin? | Ralph Vaughan Williams |
| Which Irish professor at the Royal College of Music was a highly regarded composer, but his music was eclipsed by his pupils who included Holst and Vaughan Williams? | Charles Villiers Stanford |
| '"It is true but I believe it isn't" is an example of a paradox named after which English founder of Analytic philosophy? | G E Moore |
| Vaughan Williams's "Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis" and "Sea Symphony" both premiered in 1910 in which cathedral as part of the Three Choirs Festival? | Gloucester |
| The Vaughan Williams tune Sine Nomine is widely used as the tune for which William Walsham How hymn, often sung on November 1st? | For All The Saints |
| Which Christmas carol is traditionally sung to an adaption of the tune "Forest Green" by Ralph Vaughan Williams? | O Little Town Of Bethlehem |
| Who wrote for Kenneth Williams, Frankie Howerd and Les Dawson, and penned the Henry Pratt novels, but is probably best known for creating Reggie Perrin? | David Nobbs |
| Which female star of 60s films "Help!", "Alfie" and "Bedazzled" had a first name thought to have inspired a Beatles song title and can be heard on BT messages such as "The number you have dialled has not been recognised"? | Eleanor Bron |
| Named after a Hoagy Carmichael word for "something supreme" what is sold under the name Eukanuba? | Pet foods |
| Who coined the word "panorama" and made a fortune by building a Rotunda in Leicester Square to display his panoramic paintings? | Robert Barker |
| Haydn's symphonies numbers 93 to 104, known as the London Symphonies, are sometimes named after which German violinist, composer and impressario who brought Haydn to London in 1791? | Johann Peter Salomon |
| Named after the square on which they were situated, which rooms, demolished in 1900, were from 1774 to 1874 the principal concert venue in London? | Hanover Square Rooms |
| Built in 1748 and part of Wadham College, Oxford, what is the oldest purpose built music room in Europe? | Holywell Music Room |
| Potassium, sodium, barium, boron, calcium, chlorine, magnesium, strontium, iodine and argon were all first discovered and/or isolated in which London building on Albermarle Street? | Royal Institution |
| Which English firm of piano makers increased their instruments' range to six octaves and were popular with Haydn, Beethoven and Chopin? | Broadwood and Sons |
| '"At the Castle Gate" is the first part of which Sibelius suite, written for a Maeterlinck drama, and familiar to viewers of "The Sky At Night"? | Pelléas et Mélisande |
| Which astrophysicist, working at the University of Oxford, took over from Sir Patrick Moore as primary presenter of "The Sky At Night"? | Chris Lintott |
| Which settlement on Unst is the most northerly in the UK? | Skaw |
| Named after Englishman John Trudgen, the trudgeon is a formerly popular technique used in which sport? | Swimming (a stroke that became the front crawl) |
| Living from the 3rd to the 2nd century BC, which Greek geometer from Perga is best known for identifying and naming conic sections? | Apollonius (of Perga) |
| Which racecourse south of Glasgow is the only Scottish course which hosts only flat racing? | Hamilton Park |
| Aldus Manutius who, in 1501 is said to have introduced italic type, is also credited with being first to use which punctuation? | Semicolon |
| Which dry, hot, dusty wind of North Africa is named after the Arabic for 50 because it was believed to blow sporadically over a fifty day period? | Khamsin |
| In 1910, amateur pilot Eugene Ely flew a Curtis Model D biplane from which US ship, so becoming the first to fly a plane from the deck of a warship? | USS Birmingham |
| In 2009 who became holder of the title of US Attorney General, the first African American to do so? | Eric Holder |
| Which common four letter word is usually used rather than the medical term pruritus? | Itch |
| The One Park West building in Liverpool, LA International Airport and the Petronas Towers were all designed by which US-Argentine architect? | César Pelli |
| Which 16th century French writer popularised the essay and is often regarded as the father of modern skepticicsm? | Michel de Montaigne |
| Which English physicist's name is given to a cathode discharge tube invented between 1869 and 1875 and used inthe famous Maltese cross experiment? | William Crookes |
| Which Swiss football pioneer founded FC Basel, FC Zurich and in 1899 FC Barcelona? | (Hans) Joan Gamper |
| Which FC Barcelona home stadium replaced the Camp del carrer Industria in 1922 before being replaced in 1957 by the Nou Camp Stadium? | Camp de Les Corts |
| In 1929, by winning 4-3, Spain became the first football team from outside the British Isles to defeat England. Which Spanish goalkeeper played the whole game despite breaking his sternum? | Ricardo Zamora |
| Which Englishman coached Barcelona from 1917 to 1923 and in 1939, became the only non-South American coach to win the Copa America, doing so with Peru? | Jack Greenwell |
| Which was the first Pope to be born outside Europe? | St Peter (born Bethsaida in the Middle East) |
| Which 2006 song by Chamillionaire featuring the rapper Krayzie Bone was parodied by Weird Al Yankovich as "White & Nerdy"? | Ridin' (Dirty) |
| The artist Marc Chagall was born in 1887 in Liozna which lies in which modern day country? | Belarus |
| The 1903 birthplace of artist Mark Rothko is in which modern day country? | Latvia (Daugavpils, then Dvinsk) |
| Which professional wrestler, sharing his name with a Puerto Rican singer, won series eight of "The Apprentice UK"? | Ricky Martin |
| Who won series six of "The Apprentice UK" in 2010 and in 2013 was suing Alan Sugar for unfair dismissal? | Stella English |
| Which African country has Spanish as an official language? | Equatorial Guinea |
| Reputed 16th century seer Nostradamus lived and died in which French region? | Provence |
| Spanish is the official language of Cuba and which other Caribbean island nation? | Dominican Republic |
| Which theory, developed by George Gerber, suggests that long term exposure to television have a profound effect on a viewer's perception of reality? | Cultivation theory |
| Invented by Mitch Altman of Cornfield Electronics, which controversial device is a simple universal remote which can turn off TVs in public places? | TV-B-Gone |
| JT McNamara went into a coma after falling from which horse at the 2013 Cheltenham Festival? | Galaxy Rock |
| Which disease, its name being German for cattle plague, became in 2010 the second disease to be declared eradicated by the UN? | Rinderpest |
| Which boxer and former Sheffield and Peterborough United midfielder won a new set of fans in 2013 when he tracked a Twitter troll to his house? | Curtis Woodhouse |
| The rhythm guitarist Paul Arthurs, a founding member of a famous band, is better known by which nickname? | Bonehead (of Oasis) |
| Which cathedral city has been described as the most godless in Britain after the highest proportion recorded "no religion" in the 2011 census? | Norwich |
| In 1976, the 1920s Welsh fashion model Lillian May Davies married Prince Bertil to become a princess of which country? | Sweden |
| Her first solo album in 1968 being self titled, whose fifth album "A" in 2013 included a duet with Gary Barlow? | Agnetha Faltskog |
| In March 2013, disgraced MP Chris Huhne and his ex-wife Vicky Pryce went to which two prisons? | Wandsworth and Holloway |
| in 1975, which MP was imprisoned for fraud in Wormwood Scrubs? | John Stonehouse |
| What is sushi-meshi, an ingredient common to all sushi? | Vinegared rice |
| Made with the help of a bamboo mat, what is the Japanese for rolled sushi? | Makizushi |
| In 2013 Uhuru Kenyatta was elected to succeed who as President of Kenya? | Mwai Kibaki |
| The Syrian-born Gregory III, the last non-European born pope before Pope Francis, reigned in which century? | Eighth (700s) |
| The sideways spinal curvature which the body of Richard III was found to have had has what medical name? | Scoliosis |
| Named after a set of Mediaeval Latin poetry, which 1936 cantata is probably the most famous musical work composed and premiered in Nazi Germany? | Carmina Burana |
| Which piece featuring a xylophone and marimba by Carl Orff and Gunild Keetman can be heard in the films "Badlands" and "True Romance"? | Gassenhauer |
| Who played the female starring role of Florimel in the 1667 premiere of John Dryden's play "Secret Love, or The Snow Maiden"? | Nell Gwyn |
| Which double bassist, nicknamed the "Angtry Man of Jazz" was charged with assault in 1963 for punching trombonist Jimmy Knepper in the mouth? | Charles Mingus |
| Ethelred the Unready, John of Gaunt and John Donne were all buried in which building that later burnt down? | Old St Paul's Cathedral |
| What colour is the outer skin of the prickly fruit of the soursop tree? | Green |
| Which flatfish with a brown skin and red spots derives its name from the Latin for flatfish? | Plaice (Latin:platessa) |
| In the UK commercially, a small Dover sole is known by what other four-letter name? | Slip |
| What does it mean to say a species is semelparous rather than iteroparous? | It gives birth once in a lifetime |
| Sometimes also called a primat, how many standard bottles of Champagne are in a Goliath? | '36 |
| Which Biblical King of Salem, mentioned in Genesis and frequently in the Letter to the Hebrews, gives his name to a Champagne bottle equal to forty standard bottles? | Melchizedek |
| In which US state is the Evergreen Aviation Museum, home of the Hughes H4 Hercules or Spruce Goose? | Oregon |
| Of which wood is the plane known as the Spruce Goose made? | Birch |
| Which noted geologist and palaeontologist made the first full account of a dinosaur fossil which he called Megalosaurus? | Dr William Buckland |
| In 1952 Grossinger's Catskill Resort Hotel became the first resort in the world to use artificial what? | Snow |
| Although born elsewhere, who, with Titian and Tintoretto, completes the triumvirate of pre-eminent Venetian painters of the late Renaissance and is known for "The Wedding at Cana"? | Paolo Veronese |
| Which US state capital was founded in 1864 as Last Chance, its main street still being called Last Chance Gulch? | Helena |
| The opposite of miosis, which part of the body is too large in the condition known as mydriasis? | Eye pupils |
| Popular in central Europe in the 18th century, what was the Landler? | A dance (in 3/4 time) |
| Including The Cults and Tom Odell on its books, In The Name Of is a record label set up in 2011 by which singer? | Lily Allen |
| Ruling from 1916 to 1918 Charles IV was the last king of which European country? | Hungary |
| Roth v United States and Regina v Hicklin are famous legal cases often quoted when attempting to define what? | Obscenity |
| Which sacred number in Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism is also the number of stitches on an official baseball and the number of cards in an UNO pack? | '108 |
| Kings of which Asian dynasty claim to be personifications of the god Vishnu? | Chakri (of Thailand) |
| Held every third year, the modern version of which Belgian town's Cat Festival has replaced real cats thrown from the belfry with toy ones? | Ypres |
| Hans Island in the Kennedy Channel has been claimed by which two countries? | Canada and Denmark |
| Claimed to be the world's largest indoor water park in the world's largest freestanding hall and containing the world's largest indoor rainforest, Tropical Islands Resort is in which European country? | Germany |
| Sarasaland, divided into the four kingdoms of Birabuto, Muda, Easton and Chai, is known by what name in the title of the 1989 game in which it first appears? | Super Mario Land |
| Which modern day country contains the birthplace of Rihanna's mother and Michael Caine's wife? | Guyana |
| James Scott, Britain's first serving newspaper editor to be arrested over the phone hacking scandal, was editor of which paper at the time of his arrest? | Sunday People |
| What is the number plate of the papal limousine? | SCV 1 |
| Which Argentine journalist uncovered the Swiftgate and Milkgate scandals under Menem and wrote a bestseller called "The Flight" about the Dirty War? | Horacio Verbitsky |
| Who was the bandleader of the Titanic whose voilin was found in an attic in Yorkshire? | Wallace Henry Hartley |
| Which Sunday newspaper was edited by Tina Weaver from 2001 to 2012? | Sunday Mirror |
| Dame May Whitty in 1938, Angela Lansbury in 1979 and Selina Cadell in 2013 played the title role in versions of which film? | The Lady Vanishes |
| Which 2012 film has been widely reported as the film in which Nicole Kidman urinates on Zac Efron? | The Paperboy |
| Which US state has the second longest border with Canada after Alaska? | Michigan |
| In 1954, the lowest US temperature outside Alaska was recorded of -70 deg F at Rogers Pass in which US state? | Montana |
| Which US state has the highest bear population outside Alaska? | Washington |
| Which Irish star of US drama "Touched By An Angel" married TV producer Mark Burnett? | Roma Downey |
| Which animated series featured Babs and Buster Bunny and Plucky Duck studying at the Acme Looniversity? | Tiny Toon Adventures |
| Which green clay humanoid character created by Art Clokey has been the title character in over 200 TV episodes and a feature film? | Gumby |
| Which word is the Latin gerund of a verb meaning to nod towards? | Innuendo |
| In which country is the Dag Hammerskjold Crash Memorial Site? | Zambia |
| Named after the Congolese prime minister who was executed there by separatists in 1961, Lubumbasha is the capital of which province of the DRC? | Katanga |
| Which New York urban planner, often compared to Baron Haussman in the Second Empire Paris, designed New York's parkway system? | Robert Moses |
| Cover songs by Paloma Faith, Fyfe Dangerfield and Gabrielle Aplin have been used to advertise which department store? | John Lewis |
| Which US actor, nephew of a famous travel writer and cousin of a British documentary maker, married Jennifer Aniston in 2013? | Justin Theroux |
| Named after a language group what was the name given to the ten territories in South Africa and ten in South West Africa set aside for blacks as part of apartheid? | Bantustans |
| Which university's campus and offices are based at Wilton Hall? | Open University |
| Westlife's Nicky Byrne was once signed on for two years as a goalkeeper for which English league club? | Leeds United |
| Who is the father in law of Westlife singer Nicky Byrne? | Bertie Ahern |
| Which 1979 remake of a Hitchcock film was the last movie made by Hammer Films for 29 years? | The Lady Vanishes |
| The British rapper and comedian Doc Brown is the younger brother of which author? | Zadie Smith |
| Who is editor of the Daily Bugle in the Spider Man comics and films? | J Jonah Jameson |
| Tom of the Tom and Jerry cartoons was known by what name when he first appeared in "Puss Gets The Boot"? | Jasper |
| Denmark's Lauge Koch was, in 1921, the first to set foot on which island, the most northerly in the world? | Kaffeklubben (Coffee Club) Island |
| Who was the British Ambassador to Germany from 1937 to 1939? | Neville Henderson |
| The active volcano Chances Peak is the highest point on which island? | Montserrat |
| After which god are the near Earth asteroids named after the first discovered in 1862 and thought to include the one that hit Chelyabinsk in 2013? | Apollo (asteroids) |
| Which author wrote the controversial 2010 work "The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ"? | Philip Pullman |
| In 2013, Nicos Anastasiades became president of which financially troubled country? | Cyprus |
| Which titular character of a Biblical book says "I am nothing but skin and bones; I have escaped with only the skin of my teeth"? | Job |
| Which titular character of a Biblical book asks "Can an Ethiopian change his skin or a leopard its spots"? | Jeremiah |
| What, in 1993, was David Bowie's eighteenth studio album and the last until "The Next Day" in 2013? | Black Tie, White Noise |
| What colour is the new black according to the title of a Netflix comedy-drama starring Taylor Schilling and Jason Biggs? | Orange (Is The New Black) |
| Which poison gives its name to the grove in a title of a Netflix horror/thriller series starring Famke Janssen and Bill Skarsgard, based on Brian McGreevy's novel? | Hemlock (Grove) |
| Which comedy actor and traveller became president of the Campaign for Better Transport in 1986 and spent 2009-2012 as President of the Royal Geographical Society? | Michael Palin |
| Ernst van de Wetering is best known as the world's foremost authority on which 17th century artist? | Rembrandt |
| Which actor was in the first episodes of "The Prisoner", "The Goodies", "Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em" and "I, Claudius"? | George Baker |
| John Fitzherbert is the long term partner of which famous artist? | David Hockney |
| Who played Dr McTaggart in the famous "Hancock'" episode "The Blood Donor"? | Patrick Cargill |
| Who played the nurse in the famous "Hancock" episode "The Blood Donor"? | June Whitfield |
| Built in the 1650s with an underlying structure dating back to the 12th century, Nizwa Fort is the most visited national monument in which country? | Oman |
| Following the death of Frank Thornton, Nicholas Smith became the last surviving original cast member of "Are You Being Served?" What part did he play? | Mr (Cuthbert) Rumboldt |
| Playing for the England football team from 1929 to 1936, which Middlesbrough player scored 18 goals in 9 games, the highest ratio of goals to games of anyone who has played more than one international? | George Camsell |
| From 1895, which legendary Derby and Middlesbrough player scored in all of his first ten England matches? | Steve Bloomer |
| Founded in Oberlin, Ohio in 1893, which league was the leading organisation campaigning for US prohibition in the early 20th century? | Anti-Saloon League |
| In March 2013, JOGMEC became the first company to successfully separate what substance from ice at the sea bed? | Methane |
| Which gems make up over half the exports of French Polynesia? | Black or Tahiti Pearls |
| Still performing in 2012 at the age of 90 after six marriages, which singer, half Iropuois Indian, had hits in the 50s with songs such as "Wheel of Fortune"? | Kay Starr |
| How many characters appeared on screen in the TV play "Abigail's Party"? | Five |
| Which rock band was formed when "Chain Reaction" and "Jam Band" merged in 1970? | Aerosmith |
| After being The Big Thing, the band called themselves what before shortening their name to Chicago in 1970? | Chicago Transit Authority |
| In 2013 it was announced that the 2000 Laureus Sportsman of the Year and the 2010 Laureus Sportswoman of the Year were dating. How are they better knwon? | Tiger Woods & Lindsay Vonn |
| Which actor in Hancock's famous "Blood Donor" episode appeared over 590 times in a London production of "Me & My Girl"? | Frank Thornton |
| Which model, first in Maxim magazine's Hot 100 List of 2012, was due to promote Israel until objections were raised about her dodging military service? | Bar Refaeli |
| Canadian Estella Warren, number one in Maxim magazine's first Hot 100 in 2000, prior to being a model and actress won three national titles in which sport? | Synchrinised swimming |
| Jocelyn Eve Stoker is known worldwide by what stage name? | Joss Stone |
| Which football League Two side play at Highbury Stadium? | Fleetwood Town |
| Containing depths in excess of 720 feet, what is the deepest river in the world? | Congo |
| In which country would you find the source of the Niger river? | Guinea |
| The Tokyo Monorail was opened in which year to coincide with a major event? | '1964 |
| Which US President once grabbed Canadian PM Lester B Pearson by the lapels and shouted "Don't you come into my living room and piss on my rug"? | Lyndon B Johnson |
| Who composed the scores for films such as "Crimson Tide", "The Lion King", "Gladiator" and "The Dark Knight" and the theme tune for TV quiz "Going For Gold"? | Hans Zimmer |
| Which TV quiz show opened with an animated image of a surfer? | Wipeout |
| Which 1991 musical started as a Tom Jones concept album containing his hit song "A Boy From Nowhere"? | Matador |
| There are eight characters who appeared more than twice in "Fawlty Towers". They are Basil, Sibyl, Polly, Manuel, the Major and who? | Terry the Chef, Miss Tibbs & Miss Gadsby |
| A clock invented by American Simon Willard in 1802 was named after which musical instrument whose shape it resembles? | Banjo (clock) |
| Starting in the Rila Mountains in Bulgaria, which river forms the border between Greece and Turkey? | Maritsa |
| Which river is the longest tributary of the Mississippi and is even larger than the Mississippi at its confluence? | Ohio |
| According to Matthew, Mark and Luke, who was compelled by the Romans to carry Jesus's cross on the way to his crucifixion? | Simon of Cyrene |
| With types including the grugru, talipot, passiava and gebang, how are plants of the family Arecaceae more commonly known? | Palm trees |
| What is the English name for the area consisting of parts of Belgium, France, Germany and all of Luxembourg that was designated a European city of culture in 2007? | Greater Region |
| Noted for its Roman Odeon, Amphitheatre and for its carnival, what, in 2006, was the last city not to share its European City of Culture status? | Patras |
| In aviation, VTOL is vertical take-off and landing and STOL is short take-off and landing but what is ATOL? | Air Travel Organisers' Licensing |
| Militarily, AAM is an air to air missile and ABM is an anti-ballistic missile, but what is an ACM? | Air Chief Marshall (or possibly an Advanced Cruise Missile) |
| Who created stained glass for The Bauhaus School, taught famous artists at the Black Mountain College in North Carolina and ran the Department of Design at Yale, but is best known for his Homage to the Square series of paintings? | Josef Albers |
| Which Regensberg landscape painter is best known for his epic 1529 "Battle of Alexander in Issus", depicting Alexander, Darius and their armies in 16th century armour? | Albrecht Altdorfer |
| '"The Roses of Heliogabalus" and "Spring" showing the festival of Cerealia are two of the best known paintings of Roman decadence by which Dutch born Victorian British artist? | Lawrence Alma-Tadema |
| In masonry, what term is used to mean a finely squared cut stone that is as close as possible to a perfect cuboid? | Ashlar |
| In geometry, what name is given to a torus created when the axis is tangential to the circle of rotation? | Horn torus |
| In geometry, what name is given to a torus created when the axis is a chord of the circle of rotation? | Spindle torus |
| '"Madonna of the Harpies" is the best-known work of which High Renaissance artist who was son of a tailor? | Andrea del Sarto |
| Which deaf and dumb 16th/17th century Dutch painter became famous for ice skating scenes? | Hendrick Avercamp |
| Which Birmingham based extreme metal band, led by Mark "Barney" Greenway, had to cancel their participation in an art project at the British Museum after fears their playing might damage the building? | Napalm Death |
| Which director made the 2013 "Trance", a film in which a criminal gang employ a hypnotherapist to help recover a lost painting? | Danny Boyle |
| Alabama 3 was the band who recorded the theme tune to "The Sopranos". It's band member Nick Reynolds had which notorious father? | Bruce Reynolds (Great Train Robber) |
| In December 2012, which 65 year old rock musician married the 34 year old theatrical producer Sally Humphreys? | Ronnie Wood |
| The cucamelon, with a taste resembling cucumber and lime, is native to which continent? | North & Central America |
| Which "Home and Away" actor played Agent Jones in "The Matrix", Father Sheahan in "Ballykissangel" and the Wyoming sheriff in title of the 2012 TV series "Longmire"? | Robert Taylor |
| Which site in Powys was salted with artefacts from Bronze Age to Georgian leading to an unusual 2001 episode of "Time Team"? | Llygadwy |
| Which capital city is the most densely populated city proper with over 1.6 million in an area of less than 15 square miles? | Manila |
| In 2000, seismologists estimated that the chances of a 7.8+ magnitude earthquake hitting which city, with a population over 13 million, before 2030 were 60%? | Istanbul |
| A form of chess played on a 10x8 chessboard with two extra pieces called archbishops was advocated by which world chess champion? | José Capablanca |
| Which Latvian born world chess champion had a congenital hand defect called ectrodactyly, causing his left hand to have a lobster claw shape? | Mikhail Tal |
| Larger than Timbuktu, which city was provisional capital of Azawad, the region fighting for independence in the North Malian War of 2012-13? | Gao |
| Which Aaron Spelling soap opera, which ran from 1992 to 1999, had the letters MP making up its logo? | Melrose Place |
| Who played Donna Martin in the Aaron Spelling produced series "Beverley Hills 90210"? | Tori Spelling |
| Which US physicist invented the body worn hearing aid and kept his part in Millikan's famous oil drop experiment to find the charge on an electron secret for many years? | Harvey Fletcher |
| In which year of the 1980s was The Computer chosen instead of a usual Time Magazine Person of the Year? | '1982 |
| In which year of the 2000s was the Time Magazine Man of the Year chosen to be "You"? | '2006 |
| The Flynn effect is the increase in which scores over time suggesting that such tests need to be continually restandardised? | Intelligence Tests |
| Wu Xing, or the Five Elements, of Taoism or Daoism are water, fire, earth and which two others? | Wood and metal |
| The Three Treasures of Taoism or Daoism are usually translated as Compassion, Moderation and what? | Humility |
| After Île-de-France, which of the 21 regions of mainland France has the highest population? | Rhône-Alpes |
| Which of the 21 regions of mainland France has the lowest population? | Limousin |
| Taking place every December to January in Perth, Australia, which trophy is awarded for the ITF World Mixed Team Championships? | Hopman Cup |
| Who beat defending champions the Bryan brothers in the semifinal and went on to win the 2012 Wimbledon Men's Doubles Final? | Jonathan Marray & Friedrick Nielsen |
| Which 16 year old was cleared of drug tests after winning the 200m and 400m medleys at the 2012 Olympics? | Ye Shiwen |
| Wave Rock and the Hippo's Mouth are famous rock fomations in which Australian state? | Western Australia |
| Which month is named after the mother of Hermes in Greek myth? | 'May |
| Which capital city's main square is nicknamed El Zocalo meaning "the plinth" because that is as far as the city ever got in building its memorial column? | Mexico City |
| Independence Arch stands in Black Star Square in which African capital city? | Accra |
| In 1798, the people of Campione chose to be part of Lombardy, hence Campione d'Italia is now an Italian exclave in which country? | Switzerland |
| Which star of "Robin of Sherwood", "Casualty" and "Game of Thrones" had his ear bitten in a Travelodge in Newcastle? | Clive Mantle |
| Onychocryptosis is a usually very painful condition known by which more common name? | Ingrown Nail |
| Featuring Mark Quashie, which US electronic reggae duo had a 1993 hit later covered by Sacher Baron-Cohen in the film "Madagascar" with "I Like To Move It"? | Reel 2 Real |
| Which Australian dance music duo are best known for the UK top three hit "I Like The Way You Move"? | BodyRockers |
| What is the usual two wrod name for the medical condition lateral epicondylitis? | Tennis elbow |
| What is the usual two word name for the medical condition medial epicondylitis? | Golfer's elbow |
| In sport, what is the one word name for the form of the yips whose sufferers have included Mark Walsh, Richie Burnett and Eric Bristow? | Dartitis |
| Who in 2013 was the Archdeacon of Canterbury and so became the first woman to enthrone an Archbishop of Canterbury? | Ven Sheila Watson |
| Which British Sunday newspaper publishes an annual Pink List of 100 prominent LBGT people? | Independent on Sunday |
| Which Olympic gold medalist kept Clare Balding from the top of the 2012 Pink List? | Nicola Adams |
| Which comedian is the star of "Car Share", the first BBC comedy to have a whole series premiere on iPlayer before being shown on TV? | Peter Kay |
| Which genus of Amazon freshwater fish have been known to reach over 8ft long and weigh 440 pounds? | Arapaima |
| '"Lair", "Domain" and the graphic novel "The City" were all sequels to which popular 1974 horror novel? | The Rats |
| A 1969 science fiction anthology by Ray Bradbury, the closing song of the 1980 film "Fame" and a Lana Del Ray song were all named after which 1855 Walt Whitman poem? | I Sing The Body Electric |
| The largest ski resort in the eastern US and the largest vertical drop in New England, Killington Ski Resort is in which US state? | Vermont |
| Named after a cloth used in Bavarian clothing, loden is a shade of which colour? | Green |
| Celadon pottery is particularly associated with which part of Asia? | Korea |
| Marmotinto is an art form where pictures are created in which medium? | Sand |
| Which bay of the Isle of Wight is noted for its multicoloured sands? | Alum Bay |
| In 1923 Asia's first radio station began broadcasting in which country? | Sri Lanka (Radio Ceylon) |
| In which canton of Switzerland is Romansch still spoken? | Graubünden |
| After China, which country is the world's second largest producer of cashmere wool? | Mongolia |
| In the US, the term Interbellum Generation usually refers to people born in which decade of the 20th century? | 1900s |
| Founded by US actor Daniel Singer in 1981, which acting troupe are known as the "bad boys of abridgement"? | Reduced Shakespeare Company |
| Awarded annually for the physical sciences since 1902, which organisation gives out the Hughes Medal? | Royal Society |
| Which car model's name was made by compounding the German words for tiger and iguana? | VW Tiguan |
| Which film, one of the top ten grossing films of 2012, in January 2013 was awarded the Razzie for Worst Picture? | The Twilight Saga :Breaking Dawn Part 2 |
| Which 1902 novel by George Barr McCutcheon has been adapted into a 1906 play, a 1914 film, a 1921 film starring Fatty Arbuckle, films in 1935 and 1945 and one in 1985 starring Richard Pryor? | Brewster's Millions |
| Coming from the Greek for "wild animal" and "arch", what is the group of dinosaurs that lived from Permian to the Triassic era which are considered the ancestors of modern mammals? | Therapsids |
| Making his debut in "Sonic the Hedgehog 3", what sort of animal is knuckles? | Echidna |
| Which two Australian states do not have indiginous koalas? | Tasmania and Western Australia |
| Unusually for a mammal, what aspect of a koala is difficult to distinguish from those of a human even under a microscope? | Fingerprints |
| A crossbreed of which two dogs has the same name as a baby echidna? | Pug and beagle (puggle) |
| Which baptist church in Kansas, run by Fred Phelps and his family, was the subject of the BBC Louis Theorux documentary "The Most Hated Family In America"? | Westboro Baptist Church |
| In which Dickens novel is Master Bates a major character? | Oliver Twist |
| In which Dickens novel is Dick Swiveller a major character? | The Old Curiosity Shop |
| English model, dancer and actress Bunty Bailey is best known for being the star of the 1985 pop video for which song? | Take On Me |
| Which iPhone ap, introduced in 2011, is named the Stanford Research Institute? | Siri |
| In the mid 1980s the company Norman & Hill changed its name to that of its most popular product. What did it become? | Filofax |
| Which capital city has XXX on it's flag? | Amsterdam |
| The dunnart, antechinus and monito del monte all belong to which order of mammals? | Marsupials |
| A series of runs around the world are named after which Canadian cancer campaigner who ran on one leg across Canada until succumbing to the disease in 1981? | Terry Fox |
| What is both the name of a right wing newspaper published in Milan and the Italian name for a sweeper in football? | Libero |
| Who became chief executive of the Royal Opera House in 2001? | Tony Hall, Lord Hall of Birkenhead |
| The controversial proposed fertilisation method involving transfer of an egg to a donor with healthy DNA has been generally labelled in the press by what name? | Three Parent IVF |
| In 2013, who became the first woman to enthrone an Archbishop of Canterbury? | Ven Sheila Watson (Archdeacon of Canterbury) |
| Which 17th century queen's son was rumoured to be illigitimate despite 200 people having been packed in to witness his birth? | Mary of Modena (wife of James II) |
| Which famous railway starting in Sheffield Park joined the mainline in 2013 for the first time since 1958? | The Bluebell Railway |
| Which famous band started in 1962 as the Ronnie Drew Ballad Group? | The Dubliners |
| The Tank Museum is at Bovington in which English county? | Dorset |
| With which sport are the Trinidad born brothers Delon and Steffon Armitage associated? | Rugby Union |
| Derek Watkins, who died in 2013, played which instrument on every official Bond film from "Dr No" to "Skyfall"? | Trumpet |
| Which former rivals hugged at the 2012 BRITs and duetted at a Teenage Cancer Trust gig in 2013? | Damon Albarn & Noel Gallagher |
| In a collaboration with artist Cornelia Parker called The Maybe, which British actress has appeared sleeping in a glass box at MoMA? | Tilda Swinton |
| In 2013, gases released by a growing sink hole caused by a salt mining company have led the people of Assumption Parish, Louisiana to meet with which lawyer and environmental activist? | Erin Brockovich |
| In March 2013, 18 year old British-Australian programmer sold which text condenser to Yahoo for $30 million? | Summly |
| The Spirit of Chartwell, used in 2012 as the royal barge for the Diamond Jubilee, was sold to which country where it does river tours? | Portugal |
| Which 19th century Italian archaeologist was director of excavation at Pompeii, his technique of making plaster casts from the victims of Vesuvius is named after him? | Giuseppe Fiorelli |
| Sir Robert Walpole's collection of art at Houghton Hall was sold by his grandson Horace and became the bedrock of which world famous museum? | Hemitage Museum, St Petersburg |
| By 2013, the UN Convention on the Rights of a Child had been signed by all UN member states but three; Somalia, South Sudan and which other? | United States |
| Rosh Hashanah is the first day and Yom Kippur the tenth day of which month in the Hebrew calendar, whose name comes from the Akkadian for "to begin"? | Tishrei |
| According to the Anno Mundi system used by the Hebrew calendar, the Creation took place in which year of the Gregorian calendar? | 3761 BC |
| In West End productions of "Wicked", who has played both Glinda and Elphaba, but is most widely heard singing on Confused.com adverts? | Louise Dearman |
| Which 1991 Sega Mega Drive game is largely remembered for the line "All your base are belong to us"? | Zero Wing |
| Which Space Shuttle made the most space flights, 39, including flying the Hubble Space Telescope into orbit, and was the first to be retired in April 2012? | Discovery |
| Until a campaign by Star Trek fans led to it being called Enterprise, what was the first Space Shuttle orbiter due to be called? | Constitution |
| Under what name did Sharon Lee Myers perform "What The World Needs Now is Love" and "Put A Little Love In Your Heart" and co-write "Bette Davis Eyes"? | Jackie DeShannon |
| Which American US/UK chart topper was born Charles Weedon Weston and had hits with "Hey! Little Girl" and "The Swiss Maid"? | Del Shannon |
| Which classic science fiction film and its 2008 remake were based on a short story called "Farewell to The Master" by Harry Bates? | The Day The Earth Stood Still |
| Which four-letter maths term comes from a mistranslation into Latin of the abbreviated Arabic for half a chord? | Sine |
| Which mammal of the genus Physeter is the largest of the toothed whales? | Sperm whale/cachalot |
| Commerson's, Haviside's, Hector's, Risso's and Fraser's are all specifically what kind of sea creature? | Dolphins |
| Supposedly the model for Chloe in Alexander Pope's "Rape of the Lock", Henrietta Howard was a mistress of which king? | George II |
| Mancini, a mistress of Charles II and Schneider, a singer believed to be a mistress of Edward VII shared which first name? | Hortense |
| '"St Jerome in the Wilderness", "Portrait of a Musician" and "La Belle Feronnaire" are paintings by which famous artist? | Leonardo da Vinci |
| In "Lord of the Flies" how do the boys end up on the desert island? | Their plane is shot down |
| What was the name of the vigilante played by Charles Bronson in the film "Death Wish"? | Paul Kersey |
| What was the name of the actress played by Julia Roberts in the film "Notting Hill"? | Anna Scott |
| Albert Stevens, also known as patient CAL-1, was notoriously injected with which chemical element in 1945 without his knowledge or informed consent? | Plutonium |
| From 1932 to 1972, the US Public Health Service ran an experiment on 600 black men in Tuskagee to examine the long term effects of which disease? | Syphilis |
| Which 2004 pop song starts with a Spanish count of "one, two, three, fourteen"? | Vertigo |
| Which church denies frequent accounts that it has a punishment facility in Riverside County, California known as The Hole? | Scientology |
| Which 1954 book and 1958 film about Operation Copperhead were written by and starred the man involved? | '"I Was Monty's Double" (by ME Clifton James) |
| Rudolph Gantenbrink's 1990s project to explore shafts of the Great Pyramid of Giza with a robot were named after which wolf god, also called Wepwawet, whose name means "opener of the ways"? | (The) Upuaut (Project) |
| In which country did Idi Amin live in a palace with some of his 40 children until his death in 2003? | Saudi Arabia |
| Which of Africa's Great Lakes was named Lake Idi Amin Dada from 1973 to 1979? | Lake Edward |
| Which philosopher coined the term felicific calculus for the calculation of how much happiness an action was likely to cause? | Jeremy Bentham |
| What did Philip K Dick define as "That which, when you stop believing in it doesn't go away"? | Reality |
| The idea that justification of anything ends in circular argument, an infinite series of proofs or an assumption is a trilemma, often named after which ancient Greek skeptic? | Agrippa |
| Which Italian fashion boss designed the tracksuits worn by the Italian team at the 1948 Olympics and took part in the 400 metres hurdles? | Ottavio Missoni |
| Which son of a sports presenter stars as Marcus in the ITV2 sitcom "Plebs"? | Tom Rosenthal |
| Consisting of six vertical stripes of blue, yellow, red, white, orange and the last being striped horizontally with the other colours. the Buddhist flag was first flown in which country? | Sri Lanka |
| Which popular collection of sayings by the Buddha contains 423 sayings in 26 chapters? | Dhammapada |
| Who in January 2013 chose the Abhidhamma as her book on Radio 4's "Desert Island Discs"? | Aung Sung Suu Kyi |
| What is the name of the antihero in William Hogarth's set of engravings entitled the "Four Stages of Cruelty"? | Tom Nero |
| Who is the title character who deserts Ann Truelove in the company of Nick Shadow in Hogarth's "A Rake's Progress"? | Tom Rakewell |
| Which Frenchman reputedly said "When I have painted a woman's bottom so that I want to touch it, then the painting is finsihed"? | Auguste Renoir |
| Rembrandt's 1654 depiction of which Biblical character bathing is one of his best known nudes? | Bathsheba (In The Nude) |
| In Seurat's "A Sunday on La Grande Jatte", what animal does the woman on the right of the painting have on a leash? | A Monkey |
| Which founding member of Der Blaue Reiter group of artists painted "The Large Blue Horses", "The Red Horses" and "The Little Yellow Horses"? | Franz Marc |
| Which battle between Mamlukes under Baibars and the Mongols near Galilee in Sepetember 1260 was the first major Mongol defeat and is regarded by many as a turning point in history? | Battle of Ain Jalut (Spring of Goliath) |
| Which Syrian city, site of a siege from 2011 to 2012 was, in December 1260, the site of a battle in which the Mongols were driven out of Syria? | Homs |
| In 2013, Miloš Zeman became the first ever directly elected president of which country? | Czech Republic |
| The son of the first president of which country was elected to be its fourth in March 2013? | Kenya (Uhuru Kenyatta) |
| Which 2013 Sam Raimi film is set 20 years before the events of the first book in the series on which it is based? | Oz The Great And Powerful |
| A 2013 remake of which 1981 film was produced by Robert G Tapert, Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell? | Evil Dead |
| Despite the title, which 2013 film about Brooklyn Dodgers player Jackie Robinson has nothing to do with the works of Douglas Adams? | '42 |
| Which company of Amsterdam designers takes its name from the Dutch for dry, not from characters in "A Clockwork Orange"? | Droog Design |
| Which film with fourteen different storylines and a huge ensemble cast has been roundly panned by critics, with the Chicago Times Sun calling it the "Citizen Kane of awful"? | Movie 43 |
| From 2002 to 2013 Meredith Viera hosted the US version of which quiz show, having replaced Regis Philbin? | Who Wants to Be A Millionaire |
| After seven seasons, which US TV comedy came to an end in January 2013, with an episode which included a cameo from Nancy Pelosi? | 30 Rock |
| Which 2013 US TV drama series is set in and named after the location of a 1960 movie? | Bates Motel |
| They are frequently played with to pass the time in Greece and Cyprus. What are komboloi? | (Worry) Beads |
| The Lomography Society is an analog camera movement founded by Viennese students in 1992. It is named after the Lomo camera made in which country? | Russia |
| Gedogen is a word for the non-enforcement of certain laws in which country? | The Netherlands |
| Founded in 1915, which satirical magazine is often described as the French equivalent of "Private Eye"? | Le Canard enchainé |
| Which future Australian PM survived being shot down over Singapore in WW2 and then his evacuation ship being sunk by a Japanese sub? | Sir John Gorton |
| In 1986, which Australian PM was found in the foyer of a Memphis hotel that was popular with prostitutes and drug dealers wearing only a towel and confused about where his trousers were? | Malcolm Fraser |
| Which former prime minister was assassinated by Thenmozhi Rajaratnam? | Rajiv Gandhi in 1991 |
| Which town in Emilia Romagne is a site of pilgrimmage for Italian neo-fascists as the birthplace of Benito Mussolini? | Predappio |
| Created mainly between 1863 and 1870 by Sir Edward Reed what was a breatwork monitor? | Ship (named after the USS Monitor) |
| From 2006 to 2007, which European country had identical twins as head of state and head of government? | Poland (Lech & Jaroslaw Kacynski) |
| From a Latin word meaning "pertaining to sitting", which word describes animals which are unable to move such as barnacles, sponges or corals? | Sessile |
| In the History Channel series "The Bible", which character, played by Muhamen Mehdi Ouazanni, was widely thought to resemble President Obama? | Satan |
| Which people are associated with the group of monotheistic religions known as Yazdanism? | Kurds |
| Who was married to Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle from 1908 to 1925 and was the first leading lady of Charlie Chaplin? | Minta Durfee |
| Which silent star of Charlie Chaplin and Fatty Arbuckle films inspired the character name Norma Desmond and was the subject of a 1974 Broadway musical? | Mabel Normand (of "Mack and Mabel") |
| Lady Gaga came sixth in the BBC Sound of 2009 poll and fourth in the 2009 MTV Brand New poll. Which English vocalist topped both polls? | Little Boots |
| Which obsolete destroyer went down in history in March 1942 when it was used in Operation Chariot to blow up the dry dock at St Nazaire? | HMS Campbelltown |
| Which port was the target of the unsuccessful Operation Jubilee in August 1942 when over half of the 6,000 predominantly Canadian infantrymen were killed, wounded or captured? | Dieppe |
| After holding office, which US political figure wrote film reviews for The Huffington Post, appeared in over 60 Hollywood films and TV shows as himself and was the judge for two seasons of The People's Court before dying in 2013? | Ed Koch |
| Which Hollywood star made his Broadway debut in 2013 in the Nora Ephron play "Lucky Guy"? | Tom Hanks |
| In 2010 they were declared a UNESCO Masterpiece of Intangible Heritage, what name is given to the human towers built as part of Catalonian tradition? | Castells |
| Named after Ancient Roman purification ceremonies, what name is given to the regulation of the participation of former communists in politics in ex-Communist European countries? | Lustration |
| Who was widely criticised in Germany in 2013 for bringing a cappuchin monkey called Mally into the country without the required paperwork? | Justin Bieber |
| What is the name of Pixar's sequel to the film "Finding Nemo"? | Finding Dory |
| Which football team did Paolo di Canio manage from 2011 to 2013? | Swindon Town |
| In 2011, Alassane Ouattara took control from Laurent Gbagbo to become President of which country? | Cote'd'Ivoire |
| In 2013, Michel Djotodia took control which country from François Bozizé? | Central African Republic |
| In which country is a dad working at home while his wife and children live in an English-speaking country known as a "Gireogi appa" or "Goose Dad"? | South Korea |
| Which widely used decentralised digital currency was introduced by person(s) with the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto in 2009? | Bitcoins |
| Who did Pietro Badoglio succeed as Prime Minister? | Benito Mussolini |
| Since 2011, in which East European city will you find the Museum of Broken Relationships? | Zagreb (sadly not Split) |
| Which Nobel Physicist, a chief proposer of the Superconducting Super Collider, claimed he entitled his book "The God Particle" because publishers wouldn't let him use "Goddam"? | Leon Lederman |
| Beckton in London is the proposed site of the world's first power station fuelled by which source? | Fat |
| The main Danish writer behind the TV series "Borgen" has which non-Danish sounding name? | Adam Price |
| Who won his first Aintree Grand National in 2013 and then fell off his horse at Hexham the next day? | Ryan Mania |
| Which Zambian boxer died in 2013 in the UK's first post-match boxing fatality of the 20th century? | Michael Norgrove |
| Which former rider who was paralysed from the waist down, ran the 2012 London Marathon in 17 days with a ReWalk suit? | Claire Lomas |
| As leader of the Siumut party, Aleqa Hammond became the first female PM of which autonomous country in 2013? | Greenland |
| Filmed in Cambodia, what was the ill-fated 2013 French version of "Survivor" in which a contestant had a heart attack and died leadnig a doctor on the show to commit suicide? | Koh-Lanta |
| Which 2013 US reality show set in Charleston, West Virginia was cancelled after a contestant died of carbon monoxide poisoning? | Buckwild |
| Margaret Thatcher stood for and failed to win which seat at the 1950 and the 1951 UK General Elections? | Dartford |
| Which theatrical voice coach's clients included Sir Lawrence Olivier, Sir Anthony Hopkins and Margaret Thatcher? | Kate Fleming |
| Which Carry On film had the alternative titles "What A Package" and "Swiss Hols in the Snow"? | Carry On Abroad |
| Which Carry On film had the alternative titles "Womb At The Top" and "The Preggers Opera"? | Carry On Matron |
| Which Hollywood actress married sculptor Don Gummer in 1978 with whom she has four children? | Meryl Streep |
| Commanded by Admiral Sir John Fieldhouse, what was the Operation name of British military action in the Falklands War? | Operation Corporate |
| Which city was the birthplace of Che Guevara and the Operation name of the Argentine invasion of the Falklands? | Rosario |
| Going online in 1995, which nuclear reactor was the UK's first pressure water reactor? | Sizewell B |
| Which type of obsolete nuclear power station of which there have been many in the UK is named after the alloy used to clad the fuel rods? | Magnox |
| Which famous South American writer was exhumed in April 2013 so that tests may answer questions about his death? | Pablo Neruda |
| '"Merry Christmas, Maggie Thatcher" is a song from which musical? | Billy Elliot |
| Which German singer with a Sicilian mother and Ugandan father is best known for a 1999 cover of a Perez Prado song? | Lou Bega |
| In the opera by Puccini, what is the first name of Tosca? | Floria |
| Two of which type of measuring devices make up a psychrometer? | Thermometers (wet & dry bulb) |
| In the human body, Cooper's ligaments are partly responsible for maintaining the shape and structure of which body parts? | Breasts |
| According to the title of a comedy released in December 2012 and the first Chinese film to make over a billion yuan, in which country are its heroes lost? | Thailand ("Lost In Thailand") |
| Which former chairman of The Rugby League and the World Snooker Association and NSPCC campaign fundraiser bought the Scarborough holiday home of Sir Jimmy Savile? | Sir Rodney Walker |
| In 2013, which famous entrepreneur became owner and chief executive of Jessops camera chain? | Peter Jones |
| Which controversial operation is abbreviated to FGM? | Female Genital Mutilation |
| Which fruit has, since the late 19th century, been a symbol of racism against African Americans including a controversial statue in Kentucky showing Barrack Obama holding one? | Watermelon |
| Founded in 1904 and based in Sandford, North Somerset, which company made "Wurzel Me" cider in 2007? | Thatchers |
| What is the more common Tagalog derived name for the plant Cananga odorata, used in perfumery? | Ylang-ylang |
| Which US word for a rural unsophisticated area comes from the Tagalog for "mountain"? | Boondocks |
| Cedar cubes or balls are commonly sold for what purpose? | Insect (esp. moth) repellent |
| A famous sufferer being the singer Gabrielle, what is ptosis? | Drooping eyelid |
| The Nissan Qashqai is named after a semi-nomadic tribe in which country? | Iran |
| Uppatasanti Pagoda in Naypyidaw is a replica of which more famous pagoda? | Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon |
| Which TV series which ran from 1977 to 1978 starred Dan Haggerty and a 500-lb co-star called Ben? | The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams |
| Farmhouses called masseria, Primitivo wine and the 13th century mysterious octagonal Castel del Monte are features of which Italian region? | Apulia or Puglia |
| No motorways, casu marzu, a cheese containing live maggots and towers called nuraghe are features of which Italian region? | Sardinia |
| Who played the title role in the film "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" and in the TV series "Veronica Mars"? | Kristen Bell |
| ''"The Fugitive", "The Middle" and "Parks and Recreation" are TV shows largely set in which US state? | Indiana |
| '"Family Ties", "Glee" and "3rd Rock From the Sun" are TV shows largely set in which US state? | Ohio |
| In geology what term, derived from ancient myth, means igneous rock which is cooled below the ground? | Plutonic rock |
| In chemistry what name is given to a reaction in which a species is oxidised and reduced to produce two distinct products? | Disproportionation |
| Which voluntary consumer organisation was founded in 1971 in a bar in the village of Dunquin, County Kerry? | CAMRA |
| Which English city is the headquarters of the Campaign for Real Ale? | St Albans |
| The Swedish author Jan Arnald writes crime novels under which pen name? | Arne Dahl |
| Which rose also known as sweet briar shares its name with Angela Lansbury's character in "Bedknobs and Broomsticks"? | Eglantine |
| With Dr R D Lawrence, which author in 1934 created the Diabetic Association which later became Diabetes UK? | HG Wells |
| In 2012, which country won both the Davis Cup and the Federation Cup? | Czech Republic |
| As of 2013, which two actors won a record four Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, both for playing a police detective? | Peter Falk & Dennis Franz |
| Which US brand of household products, a registered trademark of Church and Dwight, takes its name and logo from a symbol of the Socialist Labour Party of America? | Arm & Hammer |
| Who authored the Codex Leicester, which was sold to Bill Gates in 1994 for $30.8 million, with pages issued as screen savers in Microsoft Plus? | Leonardo da Vinci |
| Which 18th century French physician, engineer and botanist wrote a treatise on fruit trees which sold at a Brussels auction in 2006 for $4.5 million? | (Henri-Louis) Duhamel (du Monceau) |
| Nicknamed the Amorous, who was king of the Franks from 1060 to 1108 throughout the reign of William the Conqueror and the first Crusade? | Philip I |
| Ruling from 1180 to 1223 through the reigns of Richard I and John of England, who was the last King of the Franks and the first King of France? | Philip II Augustus |
| Alceste is the title character of which 1666 Molière play which was a flop in his lifetime? | Le Misanthrope |
| Molière died in 1673 while playing Argan, the title role in which of his plays? | Le Malade Imaginaire |
| The third Monday in April, known as Marathon Monday in Boston, is known by what name in Massachussetts, Maine and Wisconsin where it marks the anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord? | Patriots' Day |
| Which street marked the end of the Boston Marathon where two bombs exploded in 2013? | Boylston Street |
| Which Wallsall based leather goods manufacturer are best known as makers of handbags for Margaret Thatcher and the Queen? | Launer |
| In 2009, which French born singer was appointed Armenian ambassador to Switzerland? | Charles Aznavour |
| In 1316, for how long did John I Posthumous live and reign as King of France? | Five days |
| Portrayed by Jaimie Alexander in the 2011 movie about him, which goddess in Norse mythology is the wife of Thor? | Sif |
| Who has refused to discuss his first novel 1972's "The Haunted Storm" and had it removed from his "Who's Who" entry? | Phillip Pullman |
| Which pioneering French surgeon was, in 1968, the first to perform a heart transplant in Europe? | Dr Christian Cabrol |
| Which salesman and convicted felon is known for books such as "Natural Cures 'They' Don't Want You To Know About"? | Kevin Trudeau |
| Which poet in his "Epistle to Dr Arbuthnot" asks "who breaks a butterfly on a wheel?"? | Alexander Pope |
| Which British media executive became CEO of the New York Times Company in November 2012? | Mark Thompson |
| Who stepped down as editor of The Times at the end of 2012? | James Harding |
| Running from 2012 to 2013, which entertainer's Australian farewell tour was called "Eat, Pray, Laugh"? | Barry Humphries |
| In March 2013 it was announced that a former British Foreign Secretary would become President of which US based relief and development organisation? | International Rescue Committee |
| What was the inevitable name given by father-of-two Dave Evans to his £50 feline tracking device? | Cat Nav |
| In March 2013, which Dutch internet service provider launched a cyber attack on Spamhaus slowing the Internet across Europe? | CyberBunker |
| Katie Holmes plays a nurse, Mel Gibson is Dr Gibbon and Robert Downey Jr has a skin disease in the 2003 film version of which TV series? | The Singing Detective |
| Isabelle Caro, Ana Carolina Reston and Luisel Ramos were all models who died from complications due to which disorder? | Anorexia |
| Which author asked his publisher to bring forward publication of 2013 novel "Quarry" by four months to "give him a better chance of being alive when it hits the shelves"? | Iain Banks |
| The Great British Class Survey of 2013 divided people into seven classes of which the lowest was called what? | The Precariat |
| Which French surgeon and politician stepped down as Junior Minister for the Budget after admitting he had had a secret foreign bank account for twenty years? | Jerome Cahuzac |
| In March 2013, Yury Zarutsky confessed to an acid attack on which director of the Bolshoi ballet? | Sergei Filin |
| In April 2013, which principal dancer of the Royal Ballet walked out on a performance of "Midnight Express" days before opening night due to artistic differences with the choreographer? | Sergei Polunin |
| Who in 2013 was presented by Kenneth Brannagh with an honorary BAFTA? | Queen Elizabeth II |
| Which class of neuro-active insecticides, named after their chemical relation to nicotine, have been widely blamed for colony collapse disorder in bees? | Neonicotinoids |
| Tom and Anthea Seafurth's popular US beer Mamma Mia has what unusual flavour? | Pizza |
| Who called Fox News "a media colostomy bag that has begun to burst at the seams and should be emptied before it becomes a public health issue"? | Jim Carrey |
| In 2013, who was announced as Jay Leno's replacement on "The Tonight Show"? | Jimmy Fallon |
| Born Josephine Esther Mentzer in 1906, who was the only woman on Time magazine's 1998 list of 20 business geniuses of the 20th century? | Estée Lauder |
| Which grandson of a famous sportsman scored the highest number of first-class runs in the English 2012 season? | Nick Compton |
| In 2010, which Dutchman became CEO at Marks and Spencer? | Marc Bolland |
| In medicine, a TIA or transient ischemic attack, is more commonly known as a mini what? | Stroke |
| Which porn baron is played by Steve Coogan in the 2013 film "The Look of Love"? | Paul Raymond |
| Which 1989 film was the festure film debut of Richard Curtis as writer and Mel Smith as director? | The Tall Guy |
| By what names are UK based hairdressers Giuseppe and Gaetano Mascolo better known? | Toni & Guy |
| Which Hollywood couple married a year after working on the 1995 film flop "Two Much"? | Antonio Banderas & Melanie Griffith |
| Which Hollywood couple married a year after working together on the 1997 film "Gattaca"? | Uma Thurman & Ethan Hawke |
| Which Danish scientist is best known for his 1884 technique for differentiating bacteria by staining? | Hans Christian Gram |
| German chemist Felix Hoffman is best known for isolating aspirin and being the first to create a stable version of diacetylmorphine, which is better known by which name? | Heroin |
| Lake Héviz, which is claimed to be the largest thermal lake in Europe, is in which country? | Hungary |
| After the Severn, Thames and Trent, what is the fourth longest river in the UK? | Great Ouse |
| Named "Person of the Year" by Russian newspaper 'Vedomosti', who in April 2013 announced his intention to stand in the Russian Presidential election? | Alexei Navalny |
| Which US born principal conductor of the Sao Paolo Orchestra was named as the first woman to conduct the Last Night of the Proms? | Marin Alsop |
| In which 2013 film does the central character wear the Mark XLII suit? | Iron Man 3 |
| Who beat Roberto Cammarelle down into silver medal position at the 2012 Olympics? | Anthony Joshua |
| Who beat Hou Yuzhuo down into silver medal position at the 2012 Olympics? | Jade Jones |
| Which British born actress was Oscar nominated for her film debut in the 1944 movie "Gaslight"? | Angela Lansbury |
| Which English actress was Oscar nominated for her film debut in Lars von Trier's 1996 film "Breaking the Waves"? | Emily Watson |
| Who was Oscar nominated for his film debut in 1984's "Places in the Heart"? | John Malkovich |
| Who was Oscar nominated in 1983 for her film debut in "The World According To Garp"? | Glenn Close |
| Which former presenter of "Countdown" was born in Ennis, County Clare in Ireland? | Des Lynam |
| Coming from the Latin for "insert" which word can mean a knitting technique for creating patterns with multiple colours or a technique for inlaying wood within a stone matrix? | Intarsia |
| Which knitted fabric of loops and curls takes its name from the French for buckled? | Bouclé |
| In 1959, which world leader said "It is better to let half of the people die so that the other half can eat their fill"? | Mao Zedong |
| Which Hong Kong based Dutch historian won the Samuel Johnson Prize in 2011 for the book "Mao's Great Famine"? | Frank Dikötter |
| Which unit of shale running from New York to Kentucky has been of interest due to the vast reserves of natural gas it contains? | Marcellus (Formation) |
| From 2008 onwards, incandescent light bulbs have been replaced by CFLs. What does the C of those CFLs stand for? | Compact (Fluorescent Lamps) |
| Which country, in 2005, was the first to ban the sale and import of incandescent light bulbs? | Cuba |
| Which song which has twice topped the UK charts is an English version of Jacques Brel's "Le Moribond"? | Seasons in the Sun |
| Which song, a minor hit for Scott Walker that was also covered by Marc Almond, was a version of a 1965 Jacques Brel song? | Jackie |
| Which Roman Catholic king was declared temporarily unable to reign on August 4th 1990 so that an abortion bill could be passed without his consent? | King Baudouin of Belgium |
| With his team, which Belgian has discovered a record four of the WHO's list of essential medicines and has an award for biomedical research named in his honour? | Paul Janssen |
| By what name did the 19th century Belgian priest Jozef de Veuster who worked with lepers on the Hawaiian Island of Molokai become better known to Belgians? | Father Damien |
| Which Belgic chieftain who wiped out fifteen Roman cohorts at the time of Julius Caesar is commemorated by a statue in Tongeren in Belgium? | Ambiorix |
| How many round trips between Spain and the Americas did Christopher Columbus make? | Four |
| Who in 1976 was Spain's first democratically elected prime minister since the death of Francisco Franco? | Adolfo Suarez |
| In human resources management, which controversial absenteeism measure named after an English city, is given by the square of the number of absences times the total days absent in a 12 month period? | Bradford Factor |
| Which word is used to mean the act of attending work while sick? | Presenteeism |
| H Richard Hornburger, writing under the name Richard Hooker, penned which 1968 book spawning sequels and a famous film and TV series? | M*A*S*H |
| In the book "The Hundred and One Dalmatians" and its film versions what are the names of Cruella de Ville's two henchmen? | Horace and Jasper (Badun) |
| What are the names of the two eels who are minions to the sea witch Ursula in Disney's "The Little Mermaid"? | Flotsam and Jetsam |
| Who was 2012 South American Footballer of the Year? | Naymar (da Silva Santos Jr of Brazil & Santos) |
| In January 2013, which Norwegian chess number one's ELO rating broke Kasparov's 13 year record? | Magnus Carlsen |
| In 2012 who won FIFA's Ballon D'Or for a third consecutive year? | Lionel Messi |
| Described as the largest structure in the universe on its discovery at the University of Central Lancashire in 2013, what is the name of the Huge LQG in full? | Huge Large Quasar Group |
| In 2013, there were calls from some physicists to rename what the BEHGHK, pronounced "berk"? | Higgs boson |
| Which former manager of the Netherlands was sacked as manager of Saudi Arabia in 2013 after poor results in the Gulf Cup? | Frank Rijkaard |
| Which popular dish has a name whose name is a diminutive form of the Italian for turnip? | Ravioli |
| Which Greek form of fast food has a name whose name is a diminutive form of the Greek for skewer? | Souvlaki |
| In 2012, which Swiss watchmaker chose David Beckham as the face of its Transocean Chronograph Unitime worldtimer watch? | Breitling |
| '"The Starlight Barking" is a 1967 sequel to which 1956 children's book? | The Hundred and One Dalmatians |
| Which singer who has had hits with "Skinny Genes" and "Pack Up" is granddaughter of Sylvia Young of theatre school fame? | Eliza Doolittle |
| In 2010, which PSV Eindhoven player was bitten by Luis Suarez during a game against Ajax? | Otman Bakkal |
| In 2006, which Spurs player was accused of biting the arm West Ham's Javier Mascherano? | Jermaine Defoe |
| Who, in 1984, became the second professional cricketer to hit six sixes in one over? | Ravi Shastri |
| In 2013, which member of Lancashire's 2nd XI became the first Englishman and only the fifth player to hit six sixes in professional cricket? | Jordan Clark |
| In a Twenty20 game for West Indies versus Australia, which player in 2013 scored a century in a record 30 balls? | Chris Gayle |
| Elected in 1946, for how many days was Alfred Dobbs MP for Smethwick? | One (then killed in a car accident) |
| Why did footballer Luis Suarez name his daughter Delfina? | Anagram of Anfield |
| Which US psychologist and high school friend of Stephen Milgram is best known for the 1971 Stanford prison experiment? | Philip Zimbardo |
| Which country's flag is based on the coat of arms of the 15th century hero Skanderbeg? | Albania |
| Of the 55 assassination attempts on King Zog, the best known was in 1931 and involved him shooting back after a visit to the opera in which city? | Vienna |
| In 2005, which Albanian novelist won the inaugural Man Booker International Prize? | Ismail Kadare |
| Which Devon born architect designed the Blackpool Grand Theatre, the Hackney Empire, the London Coliseum and the London Palladium? | Frank Matcham |
| Which Wigan born comedian starred in the films "Somewhere in England", "Somewhere in Camp" and "Somewhere On Leave"? | Frank Randle |
| Archaeological sites dating from the Bronze Age to the 19th century, including the Roman Triconch Palace and amphitheatre are features of which national park in the southern tip of Albania? | Butrint Palace |
| Which word means a Jewish person trained in the practice of brit milah or the "covenant of circumcision"? | Mohel |
| Which word has been coined in America and is generally used to mean those who protest against male circumcision? | Intactivists |
| What word is generally used to mean those opposed to obtaining gas or oil by hydraulic fracturing? | Frac(k)tivists |
| Which word, also known by the Latin name pallium, is the name for the layer of epidermal tissue around a mollusc which often exudes calcium carbonate creating a shell? | Mantle |
| Dark, coarse-grained and chemically equivalent to basalt, which rocks named after a town in Tuscany, are formed by magma crystallisaing under the earth's surface? | Gabbro |
| Which 2000 Grammy Award winning rap song contained the line "You think I give a damn about a Grammy"? | The Real Slim Shady |
| In 1984, which Newspeak word means to speak without thinking? | Duckspeak |
| Which football code was created in the 1960s to allow Australian rules teams to play Gaelic Football teams? | International Rules Football |
| Essendon, Carlton and Collingwood are all suburbs of which city? | Melbourne |
| Which invention was first called the Black Maria on its introduction in Oklahoma City in 1935? | Parking meter |
| Which BBC comedy is set amid a bomb disposal attachment in Afghanistan and has been described as "The Hurt Locker" meets "Miranda"? | Bluestone 42 |
| What name for the process of nutrition carried out by all animals involving ingestion, digestion, absorption, assimilation and egestion, comes from the Greek for 'whole' and 'animal'? | Holozoic nutrition |
| In biology, what name is given to organisms that cannot feed by fixing carbon directly like autotrophs? | Heterotrophs |
| What is the name of either of the two children's charities founded by Iranian born businesswoman and flamboyant dresser Camila Batmanhelidjh? | Place2be and Kids Company |
| Caroline of Ansbach and Princess Augusta of Hesse-Kassel are the only two previous encumbents of which current British title? | Duchess of Cambridge |
| '"When sorrows come, they come not single spies, but in batallions" is a line spoken by which Shakespearean character? | Claudius in "Hamlet" |
| In 2013, which Uzbek-born buinessman ousted Lakshmi Mittal from the top of the Sunday Times Rich List? | Alisher Usmanov |
| Born as Slavica Radic, she was 28 years younger, 11.5 inches taller and spoke different languages to the ex-hisband who made her Britain's richest divorcée in 2013. Who was her husband? | Bernie Ecclestone |
| In which Colorado town in 2012 did James Eagan Holmes kill 12 people at a cinema screening "The Dark Knight Rises"? | Aurora |
| Who played Tom Kane, a mayor of Chicago suffering from dementia, in the TV series "Boss"? | Kelsey Grammer |
| Which star of 2013 sitcom "The Job Lot" and "Horrible Histories" is probably best known as Stevie Sutton in "Miranda"? | Sarah Hadland |
| The wrap around the 2012 Olympic stadium was controversially sponsored by which company who bought Union Carbide? | Dow Chemical |
| In 2011, Danny Boyle directed which play at the National Theatre in which Benedict Cumberbatch and Johnny Lee Miller alternated the main roles? | Frankenstein |
| Which 2012 film featuring a rescue of people in a retirement home from the undead in the East End of London was the last film role of Richard Briers? | Cockneys vs Zombies |
| Which Sicilian artist of Flemish influence is wrongly credited by Vasari with bringing oil painting to Italy? | Antonello de Messina |
| Which Oscar winning director had played Alan A Dale in the 1950s TV series "The Adventures of Robin Hood"? | John Schlesinger |
| Superb, Roomster, Yeti, Rapid and Citigo are all models made by which carmaker? | Skoda |
| Who was Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1924 to 1929, his father having been Chancellor in 1886? | Winston Churchill |
| Which French footballer made headlines when he tried to steal a purse from a Nigerian prostitute and was caught with the help of her transexual colleague? | Ousmare Dramé |
| Which word for the structure holding a casket or coffin at a funeral or memorial service comes from the Italian for scaffolding? | Catafalque |
| Which two word phrase meaning "castle of grief" is used to mean the flowers, candles, coffin portraits or any other decorations accompanying the catafalque or bier at a funeral? | Castrum doloris |
| Which member of Led Zeppelin plays guitar, koto, mandolin, autoharp, ukulele, sitar and cello? | John Paul Jones |
| The Scottish born American naval hero John Paul Jones served which country's navy in 1788? | Russia |
| Which two word term, the first word being an ordinal number, is the usual translation of the Greek New Testament term "parousia"? | Second coming |
| Which writer claims to have adopted his pen name in order to put his works on shelves between Raymond Chandler and Agaitha Christie? | Lee Child |
| Headquartered in City Hall, and formed in 2000 to oversee the Mayor of London, the London Assembly has how many members? | '25 |
| Who was the wife of sixth century Byzantine emperor Justinian I, regarded by many historians as his co-regent until her death in 548? | Theodora |
| The Mitchell Library is the main public library in which British city? | Glasgow |
| Named after the city's first multi-millionaire, where is the John Rylands Library? | Manchester |
| Which English astronomer is most associated with sunspot studies and the period from 1645 to 1715 named after him? | (Edward) Maunder |
| Although unofficial, which scientist's name is often given to one unified atomic mass unit? | Dalton |
| In 2011, which pop star co-purchased Myspace with Specific Media Group for £35 million? | Justin Timberlake |
| Mollie King of pop group The Saturdays has competed for Great Britain in which sport? | Skiing |
| Before being in The Saturdays, Frankie and Rochelle were members of which spin-off pop group? | S Club 8 |
| In April 2013, which album overtook the record of 62 weeks held by "Please Please Me" by The Beatles for the longest spell in the UK Album Charts Top Ten? | '"Our Version Of Events" by Emeli Sandé |
| Portuguese settlers gave the island of Ichirouganaim which name, more familiar today? | Barbados |
| Which popular geological formation, once owned by Thomas Jefferson, is crossed by US Highway 11 in Virginia? | The Natural Bridge |
| Along with Godspeed and Discovery, what was the largest of the three ships of the 1606-7 voyage that resulted in the settling of Jamestown, Virginia? | Susan Constant |
| Fort Macquarie Tram Depot on Bennelong Point was bulldozed to make way for which world famous landmark? | The Sydney Opera House |
| The Hell Gate Bridge, which was the main inspiration for designers of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, joins which New York boroughs? | Manhattan and Queens |
| On May 24th 1844, "What hath God wrought", the first ever telegraph message was sent by Samuel Morse from Washington DC to which other US city? | Baltimore, Maryland |
| What is the most common diameter of a CD in millimetres? | '120 |
| CDs are made of a PC plastic which is short for what? | Polycarbonate |
| In which city will you find the Harland Sanders Café and Museum, the birthplace of Kentucky Fried Chicken? | Corbin, Kentucky |
| In 2011, which Shadow Cabinet minister sparked an Internet meme every April 28th by accidentally tweeting his own name on Twitter? | Ed Balls |
| Former child actor Lee MacDonald is largely known for playing which character remembered for his 80s descent into drug addiction? | Zammo Maguire (Grange Hill) |
| Which 70s/80s sitcom star created the dyslexic hero of 17 children's books Hank Zipser? | Henry Winkler |
| Which Canadian played Moloch the Mystic in "The Watchmen" and voiced the usually taciturn Pink Panther but is best known for appearing from the neck up on 80s TV? | Matt Frewer |
| For playing which 80s TV role was Jan Michael-Vincent at one time the highest paid man on television? | Stringfellow Hawke (in Airwolf) |
| Tom Watts who ghost wrote David Beckham's autobiography "My Side", is better known for having played which soap character? | George "Lofty" Holloway |
| In which 80s/90s US sitcom was the son named after the father's favourite beer? | Married...With Children (Bud Bundy) |
| Which state in central west Mexico is the birthplace of mariachi bands and contains the town of Tequila, after which the drink was named? | Jalisco |
| On February 20th 1943, Mexican farmer Dionisio Pulido and his wife witnessed the birth of which volcano, which in less than a year had grown over 1,000 feet in height? | Paricutin |
| In the 1958 hit "Tequila" by The Champs, how many times is the title spoken? | Three |
| The history of the Maya Classic period is dominated by the rivalry between Tikal and which city 62 miles north in modern day Mexico? | Calakmul |
| As part of which group did Cheryl Baker first take part in the Eurovision Song Contest? | Co-Co |
| In Aztec myth, who was the brother of Quetzalcoatl, who gives his name to creatures of the scientific name Ambystoma mexicanum? | Xolotl |
| Which South American president, after election in 2010, continued to live in a farmhouse, drive an old VW Beetle and gave 90% of his salary to charity? | José Mujica (of Uruguay) |
| From 2006 to 2010, who was Chile's first female president? | Michelle Bachelet |
| From 2008 to 2011, who was Italy's Minister for Equal Opportunity, voted number one on Maxim's list of "World's Hottest Politicians"? | Mara Carfagna |
| Pitbull's 2013 hit "Don't Stop the Party" is based on the 1973 hit "Funky Kingston" by which reggae group? | Toots & the Maytails |
| Which group of birds whose name begins with U are known for their conspicuous crests? | Umbrellabirds |
| Her husband was an editor of Winston Churchill formerly married to Enid Blyton. Which romantic novellist released her autobiography in 2009 at the age of 101? | Ida Pollock |
| It was reported in 2013 that over 80% of frog's legs in Europe came from which Asian country? | Indonesia |
| Ranked second by The World's Greatest Restaurants in 2011 and 2012, which Catalonian restaurant took the top spot in 2013? | El Celler de Can Roca |
| Which plant is named after the first ever US ambassador to Mexico in the 1820s? | Poinsettia |
| The 2003 Japanese-French film "Interstella 5555" is a feature length animation without dialogue representing the album "Discovery" by which pop duo? | Daft Punk |
| Because of fighting in Mali, the annual Festival of the Desert was renamed the Caravan of Peace and held in which country? | Burkina Faso |
| Which rude sounding word is used by birdwatchers to mean the general impression or appearance of a bird garnered from shape, posture, flying style and so on? | Jizz |
| What was the name of the dog widely reported to have become a star not just in name when he survived the Titanic sinking having barked to alert the Carpathia to survivors? | Rigel |
| What is the highest mountain entirely within Italy? | Gran Paradiso |
| Which French sailor was the first to sail solo round the world in under 80 days and in 2008 he retained his record from Ellen Macarthur by circumnavigating solo in under 58 days? | Francis Joyon |
| In which country was Queen Maxima of the Netherlands born? | Argentina |
| In which country was Queen Silvia of Sweden born? | Germany |
| In 2009, who was the first woman to referee a World Snooker Championship final? | Michaela Tabb |
| Coming from the Hebrew for room, what is the name for a school teaching the basics of Judaism and the Hebrew language? | Cheder |
| Which old Polish word for a Lithuanian is now used to mean Lithuanian Jews? | Litvak |
| Eaten in Japan on January 7th as a simple dish to counter the excesses of New Year, nanakusa gayu consists of seven herbs cooked with what? | Rice |
| Named the greatest Japanese invention of the 20th century, what were first made by Mamofuku Ando of Nissin Foods? | Instant noodles/ramen |
| What was the original fare of passengers on the Central Line when it opened in 1900? | 2d (Known as the Tuppeny Tube) |
| Which Solicitor to the City and MP for Lambeth was the principal campaigner for an underground line in London, but died in 1862, one year before the first line opened? | Charles Pearson |
| Independence Day on August 15th is one of India's three national holidays. Held on January 26th and October 2nd, what are the other two? | Republic Day and Gandhi Jayanti (Gandhi's Birthday) |
| Which Russian director was known for his comedies featuring Three Stooges-style crooks called "Coward", "Fool" and "Experienced"? | Leonid Gaidai |
| Stuart Franklin, President of Magnum Photos from 2006 to 2009, is best known for a 1989 photograph taken where? | Tiananmen Square, Beijing |
| Who took the Pulitzer Prize winning photo of nine year old Phan Phuc fleeing a napalm attack in the Vietnamese village of Trang Bang? | Nick Ut |
| What was the Roman name for the city of Zurich? | Turicum |
| Which Spanish city is built on the Roman city of Gades? | Cadiz |
| Hugh Grant, Julian Fellows, the Lloyd-Webber brothers and Princes William and Harry all went to which London School, indirectly named after a town in West Yorkshire? | Wetherby School |
| Who was the founder of the Monaco Grand Prix who has the last turn of the circuit named after him? | Anthony Noghès |
| Who, in 2005, was caddied by his golfing brother when he became the first continental European to win the US Amateur Championship? | Eduardo Molinari |
| Which act won "Opportunity Knocks" in 1967 and "New Faces" in 1974 but only gained real success from their 1987 children's show? | The Chuckle Brothers (Barry & Paul Elliott) |
| First running in 1951, which UK food and catering company used LEO I, the first computer used for commercial business applications? | J Lyons & Co (Lyons Electronic Office) |
| Inaugurated by Bertrand-Delanoé, the mayor of Paris in 2002, which riparian scheme was started to relieve the misery of those having to stay in the city during the summer, and became plural in 2006? | Paris-Plages |
| Launched in 2007, what is the name of Paris's bicycle sharing scheme which became the largest such system outside China? | Velib |
| Invented by author Aksel Sandemose, and named after a Danish town, which law regards the tendency of Nordic countries to negatively view individual success as unworthy and inappropriate? | Law of Jante |
| Porcupine Bank is an area of raised sea bed 120 miles off the coast of which country? | Ireland |
| Xtra-vision is the name given in Ireland to which US chain of shops across Great Britain? | Blockbuster |
| In May 2013, which actress married Klaxons keyboard player James Righton in Provence? | Keira Knightley |
| Sometimes also called the Barnum effect, what name is given, after a US psychologist, in which any personality reading is more likely to be seen as accurate if favourable to the subject? | Forer Effect |
| Jean-Hippolyte Michon, a 19th century French Catholic priest, is generally regarded as the father of which study of personality analysis? | Graphology or Handwriting analysis |
| In May 2013, when Lazio beat Bologna 6-1, which German became the first player to score five goals in a Serie A match since Roberto Pruzzo in 1986? | Miroslav Klose |
| Which seven times Italian PM, serving during the death of Aldo Moro and tried for links to the Mafia, died in 2013? | Giulio Andreotti |
| Which British artist (1911-1989) was noted for mass reproduced images of sultry women such as "Nymph" and "Woodland Goddess" which were seen in "A Clockwork Orange"? | JH Lynch |
| In 2001, which country became the first in the world to grant same-sex marriages? | The Netherlands |
| In 2004, what became the world's first country to institute a nationwide, smoke-free workplaces law? | Ireland |
| In 1957, which country hosted the first African Cup of Nations, won by Egypt with only four teams taking part including South Africa, who were ultimately disqualified for apartheid? | Sudan |
| In 1978, which country kept the Abdelaziz Abdalla Salem Trophy outright after winning the African Cup of Nations for the third time? | Ghana |
| Which year saw fifteen African countries declare independence? | '1960 |
| In 2012, the remains of which king were repatriated to his own country from France where he died in 1961? | King Zog of Albania |
| Which European king's name appears in the title of the national anthem of Andorra? | Charlemagne |
| Which diocese, associated with Andorra, makes up the northwest corner of Catalonia? | Urgell |
| Affecting the 18th chromosome, which genetic disorder is the second most common autosomal trisomy that carries to term after Down's Syndrome? | Edwards Syndrome |
| Downs Syndrome is a trisomy of which chromosome? | No 21 |
| In 2013, which insect was found to be capable of hearing sound frequencies as high as 300 kHz? | Greater wax moth |
| Which Jewish festival celebrates the deilvery of the Jews in Persia from extermination by Haman the Agagite as told in the Book of Esther? | Purim |
| What is the name of Esther's uncle of whom she is the adopted daughter in the Biblical Book of Esther? | Mordecai |
| Which Times journalist in 2011 became the focus of a cycling safety campaign when she was seriously injured in a crash with a lorry? | Mary Bowers |
| The first Summer Youth Olympics for athletes from 14 to 18 were held in 2010 in which country? | Singapore |
| Which Asian city is host to the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics? | Nanjing |
| One of the world's largest bicycle sharing schemes involving over 90,000 bikes is in which Chinese city, the most populous in Central China? | Wuhan |
| Which fighting force released a 2013 album called "Heroes" including a song whose title translates as "Tough, True and Tattooed"? | French Foreign Legion |
| Based in Liverpool and founded in 1976, which UK retail chain has been owned by the Arora brothers since 2005? | B&M |
| Which Hungarian currency experienced the worst hyperinflation in recorded history before being replaced by the forint? | Pengo |
| American Thomas E Kurtz and Hungarian born John Kemeny are best known for developing which language in the 1960s? | BASIC |
| Which country is third on the all time Olympic medal table despite having only secured 22 medals at Winter Olympics? | Great Britain |
| The 2005 Eli Roth horror movie "Hostel" is set in which European country? | Slovakia |
| Which 2008 Carter Smith horror movie is largely set on top of a Mayan step pyramid? | The Ruins |
| Since 2006, which Michigan based company has been the world's largest home appliance maker? | Whirlpool |
| Which Swedish based company is the world's second largest home appliance maker with over 40 brands including AEG, Frigidaire and Zanussi? | Electrolux |
| Which Hungarian dynasty was named after the son of the 9th century first Grand Prince of the Magyars, Almos? | Arpad dynasty |
| Originating in the 16th century, what Hungarian term originally meant cattle drover, before going on to indicate an irregular soldier and ultimately a brigand? | Hejduk |
| Chrissy Amphlett, who died in 2013, fronted which Australian band best known for the song "I Touch Myself"? | The Divinyls |
| Which US singer-songwriter guitarist, who died in 2013, is best known for being the act that opened the 1969 Woodstock concert? | Richie Havens |
| Which Canadian star of light 1930s and 40s musicals, who died in 2013, was given an Academy Juvenile Award with Mickey Rooney in 1938? | Deanna Durbin |
| Chris "Mac Daddy" Kelly, who died of a drug overdose in 2013, was a member of which rap duo best known for their 1992 Billboard Number 1, "Jump"? | Kris Kross |
| Recognised by the "Guinness Book of World Records" as the smallest movie, the 2013 film "A Boy and His Atom" was a stop-motion animation using a tunnelling microscope to show still pictures of which gas? | Carbon monoxide |
| The ADE 651, sold by James McCormack for millions of pounds to at least 20 countries, was a fake bomb and drug detection device based on a $20 novelty device for finding what? | Golf balls |
| The Labour Party's Emma Lewell-Buck succeeded who as MP for South Shields in May 2013? | David Milliband |
| Which monastery in the Vatican City became the home of the first Pope Emeritus? | Mater Ecclesiae |
| Weighing 600 kg, the Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman made the world's largest example of which yellow aquatic toy, since exhibited in various harbours around the world? | Rubber duck |
| Composer, violinist and band director Enrique Jorrin is famous as the inventor of which well-known Cuban dance music style in the early 1950s? | Cha cha cha |
| Which Children's Laureate (2007-9) is well known as the presenter of Radio 4's "Word of Mouth"? | Michael Rosen |
| Which Children's Laureate (2009-11) was the first British illustrator to win the biennial Hans Christian Andersen Award? | Anthony Browne |
| Which German children's author wrote the 1931 book "The 35th of May", involving a fantasy land entered through a wardrobe, but is best known for his 1928 book "Emil and the Detectives"? | Erich Kästner |
| According to an IBM global report, in 2010 which country overtook India as the largest business process outsourcing centre? | The Philippines |
| When first flown in 1978, the 8-striped gay pride flag contained which colour that is not in the current rainbow flag? | (Hot) pink |
| Which US sitcom, running from 1985 to 1992, centred on the Seaver family, with later series featuring a young Leonardo Di Caprio? | Growing Pains |
| Which iconic US sitcom, running from 1957 to 1963, centred on a member of the Cleaver family, played by Jerry Mathers? | Leave It To Beaver |
| Which 6 feet 3 inch tall actress was the subject of "Bunny", a 2008 series of photos by Polly Borland? | Gwendoline Christie |
| Which actor married Imelda Staunton in January 1982? | Jim Carter |
| Which actor who died in 2013 played Captain James Onedin in 91 episodes of "The Onedin Line"? | Peter Gilmore |
| In March 2013, which game by King.com overtook Farmville 2 as the most played game on Facebook with over 45 million average monthly users? | Candy Crush Saga |
| Created by Marshall Pailet, Bryce Norbitz and Steve Wargo, which Off-Broadway musical re-imagines a famous film from the dinosaur's point of view and with more sex? | Triassic Parq |
| Which disease linked to bronchitis as part of COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder) comes from thr Greek for "To Inflate"? | Emphysema |
| The FBI Academy, the FBI Laboratory and the NCIS headquarters are all in which Virginia town? | Quantico |
| Which woman is usually credited with inventing the riddling rack for making Champagne? | Madame Barbe-Nicole (Veuve) Cliquot |
| Which architect won the 2013 Veuve Cliquot Business Woman of the Year? | Zaha Hadid |
| Which actress who played Narcissa Malfoy and has twice portrayed Cherie Blair on film married Damien Lewis in 2007? | Helen McCrory |
| '"The Most Exciting Two Minutes In Sport" and "The Run For the Roses" are nicknames of which US event held on a Saturday in May? | Kentucky Derby |
| Which animator who died in 2013 invented a form of stop motion animation called "Dynamation"? | Ray Harryhausen |
| Regarded by many as similar to R2D2 from "Star Wars" what was the name of the robotic owl in Ray Harryhausen's final film "The Clash of the Titans"? | Bubo |
| The generally reviled "fag"-hating Westboro Baptist Church is based about three miles west of which city, a state capital? | Topeka |
| The Janoskians (Just Another Name Of Silly Kids In Another Nation) are a Youtube comedy group of pranksters, singers and stunt performers based in which city? | Melbourne |
| Based on a 1937 song, there are at least four versions of Lulu and the Lampshade's hit "When I'm Gone" on Youtube that have over 7 million hits. By what one word name are these versions of the song usually known? | Cups |
| Which surname is shared by a pair of Hollywood acting sisters and a pair of Eurovision winning brothers? | Olsen |
| Which film director played Joe The Pig-Seller in 1980s/90s medical drama "A Country Practice"? | Baz Luhrmann |
| A daughter of which famous film director played an au pere in the sitcom "Mind Your Language"? | Ingmar Bergman (Anna) |
| Based on the Londonderry Air, which song, originally written and sung by Eurovision winning pair Secret Garden, has since been covered by over 100 artists? | You Raise Me Up |
| What, in 1980, was the first African country to perform in the Eurovision Song Contest? | Morocco |
| Which country's act in 2001 included the first black singer to win the ESC? | Estonia (Dave Benton) |
| The FIFA Confederations Cup started as a tournament hosted by which country? | Saudi Arabia (The King Fahd Cup) |
| Which European country won the FIFA Confederations Cup in 2001 and as the host nation in 2003? | France |
| After Long Island, the second largest island off the US eastern seaboard, Mount Desert Island is part of which US state? | Maine |
| After Long Island, which barrier island off the coast of Texas is second largest island of the 48 contiguous states? | Padre Island |
| Which international charity, founded by Abbé Piérre in 1949, takes its name from an ancient town in the Gospel of Luke where two men saw Jesus after his resurrection? | Emmaus |
| Restaurants de Coeur, is a charity for distributing food to the needy founded by which popular French comedian, who died in 1986 when his motorcycle hit a lorry? | Coluche |
| To which army rank did future French President Charles de Gaulles rise during World War II? | Brigade General (He was never a full general) |
| Along with Pasteur and Koch, he is regarded as one of the three main founders of microbiology. Which German classified bacteria into sphericals, short rods, threads and spirals, a system still used today? | Ferdinand Cohn |
| What did Ingram Frizer do that gained him infamy on 30th May 1593? | Stabbed Christopher Marlowe |
| In 1999, Francesco Ricci Bitti became president of which international sports organisation? | ITF |
| After which Frenchman, president of the ITF from 1973 to 1993, is the main court at Roland Garros named? | Philippe Chatrier |
| In 2000, which former US track athlete and bobsledder became chairman of the Laureus World Sports Academy? | Edwin Moses |
| Mount Mansfield is the highest mountain in which range after which a US state is nicknamed? | Green Mountains |
| Which peak in the White Mountains is the highest in the Northeastern United States? | Mount Washington |
| What is the common name for US rodents of the genus Dipodomys, named after larger mammals in another continent who move in a similar way? | Kangaroo Rats |
| Which country is in the same time zone and the closest in area to the UK? | Guinea |
| Which genus name of a common flower means "milk flower"? | Galanthus (snowdrop) |
| The genus name of which popular flowering plant comes from the Greek for "mouse's ear" due to the shape of its leaves? | Forget-me-nots (Myosotis) |
| Which perennial flowering herb, noted for its sedative qualities, shares its name with a 3rd century Roman Emperor? | Valerian |
| Which Akkadian of the 3rd millennium BC, whose name means "high priestess of the adornment of the god An", is thought to be the earliest known author of any gender? | Enheduanna |
| Dating from the 3rd millennium BC, the Eridu Genesis and Barton Cylinder were examples of the Sumerian creation myth found in which ancient city, also called Enlil City? | Nippur |
| Which US rock critic (1948-82) said he started rock interviews with "the most insulting question he could think of", was played by Philip Seymour Hoffman in "Almost Famous" and is mentioned in the REM song "It's The End of the World As We Know It"? | Lester Bangs |
| Opened in 2010 on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi as the world's largest indoor theme park, where is Formula Rossa, the world's fastest roller coaster? | Ferrari World |
| Which Abu Dhabi building, opened in 2007, claiming the world's largest marble mosaic, the largest carpet and the third largest chandelier? | Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque |
| The city of Königsberg, now Kaliningrad, the subject of a famous puzzle involving seven bridges lay on which river? | Pregel |
| Which 1937 massacre under President Trujillo of the Dominican Republic was named after a herb, the pronunciation of whose name determined the fate of many? | Parsley Massacre |
| As well as his film scores, who is known for his one act operas such as "Facing Goya" and "The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat"? | Michael Nyman |
| Though possibly more famous for something he certainly didn't do, who is usually credited with firing the first shot in defence of Fort Sumner at the start of the American Civil War? | Abner Doubleday |
| Kanak chief houses, topped by a flèche faîtière, a carved spear resembling a small totem pole, are features of which Pacific island? | New Caledonia |
| Who was the Norse god of heroic victory who lost his arm to the wolf Fenrir? | Tiw/Tyr |
| In Norse mythology, which god put one of his eyes into Mimir's well and is killed by Fenrir at Ragnorok? | Odin/Woden |
| Which Indian's 2004 debut novel "Five Point Someone" was loosely adapted into the popular Bollywood film "3 Idiots"? | Chetan Bhagat |
| The notorious rebel group, the Revolutionary United Front, are the villains of which 2006 film? | Blood Diamond |
| Found by H Brand in 1669, what is the first element known to have been chemically discovered? | Phosphorus |
| He was the uncle of Sir Walter Scott and shares his surname with an unrelated Nobel Prize winning physicist. Who in 1772 discovered nitrogen? | Daniel Rutherford |
| Which 2000 film parody is (as of 2013) the highest grossing movie directed by an African American? | Scary Movie |
| Which 1990 film was directed by Jerry Zucker of the comedy filmmaking trio Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker? | Ghost |
| Which river is described as "great, grey-green, greasy" in "The Elephant Child". one of Kipling's "Just So Stories"? | Limpopo |
| Which mountain the highest in DRC and Uganda and the third highest in Africa is named after a famous Welshman? | Mount Stanley |
| In 1916, the city of Berlin, Ontario changed its name to that of which recently deceased Field Marshal? | Kitchener |
| Potash mica is a silicate mineral known by what name due to its use at one time in Russian windows? | Muscovite |
| Coined by Robert K Merton and named after a book in the Bible, what name is given in sociology to the effect whereby the rich get richer and the poor get poorer? | The Matthew Effect |
| Coined by Edward Thorndike in 1920, what name is given to the effect whereby people presume someone is good or bad across the board because they are so in one area? | Halo effect |
| The Winstar World Casino, at 519,000 square feet the largest in the US, is in which state? | Oklahoma |
| Foxwoods Resort Casino, with 340,000 square feet of gaming space, is in which New England state? | Connecticut |
| Which museum on Berlin's Museum Island takes its name from an Ancient Greek city found in modern Turkey? | Pergamon Museum |
| The permanent injury to which famous composer's right hand in the 1830s, ending a promising career as a pianist, has been the subject of much speculation? | Robert Schumann |
| What was the six-wheeled car in which Jody Scheckter won the 1976 Swedish Grand Prix? | Tyrell P34 |
| Released in 2008, which influential Chinese computer game developed by 5 Minutes was played by 23 million people daily at its peak? | Happy Farm |
| In medicine, the term arbovirus is an acronym made from which three words? | Arthropod borne virus |
| Named after a town in Connecticut, what is the commonest tick borne disease in the Northern Hemisphere? | Lyme disease |
| Which capital city lies at the foot of the Entoto Mountains? | Addis Ababa |
| Which capital city lies at the foot of the Alborz Mountains? | Teheran |
| Who in February 2013, scored the first own goal of his career, sending Real Madrid to a shock defeat against Granada? | Christian Ronaldo |
| Whose own goal at the end of the 2008-9 season caused Newcastle United to be demoted to the Championship League? | Damien Duff |
| Which winter sport, dominated by Russia and Sweden, is governed by the FIB? | Bandy |
| In 2013, New Orleans equalled which city's record by hosting its tenth Super Bowl? | Miami |
| In February 2013, which President expressed his desire to be his country's first astronaut after the successful launch and return of a monkey in the rocket Pishgam? | Iran's (Ahmadinejad) |
| Which 1830 painting inspired Bartholdi to create his most famous work, appears on Coldplay's "Viva La Vida" album and was vandalised in 2013? | '"Liberty Leading the People" by Delacroix |
| Faber's 2013 edition of which iconic 1963 novel showing a woman puttin on make up on the cover led to a string of parody inappropriate book covers on the Internet? | '"The Bell Jar" by Victoria Lucas aka Sylvia Plath |
| A 2013 edition of which 1908 children's classic caused controversy by putting a buxom blonde farm girl with bedroom eyes on the cover? | Anne of Green Gables |
| Who won a BAFTA, a César and, at 85, became the oldest actress to be nominated for an Oscar for Best Actress for her role in the film "Amour"? | Emmanuelle Riva |
| Which TV actor, comedian, writer, impressionist and voice-over artist is son of a former bishop of Knaresborough then St Edmundsbury and Ipswich? | Hugh Dennis |
| Which TV actor and voice-actor is the son of The Reverend Sandy McDonald, a Church of Scotland minister? | David Tennant |
| Named after the gold mine in Lead, South Dakota where it took place, what was the name of Ray Davis's famous long-running experiment to find neutrinos using 100,000 gallons of dry-cleaning fluid? | Homestake Experiment |
| Which chemical element was first isolated from a uranium ore called cleveite by three people, including Per Teodor Cleve, after whom the rock was named, in 1895? | Helium |
| Which aluminium tectosilicate mineral is the main ore of lithium, in which it was discovered? | Petalite |
| The radiation emitted when a charged particle travels faster than the phase velocity of light in a medium, the light equivalent of a sonic boom, is named after which Russian Nobel Prize winning physicist? | (Pavel) Cherenkov |
| Beethoven's "Rondo alla ingharese quasi un capriccio" is commonly known as the Rage Over what? | A Lost Penny |
| With an altitude over 8,600 feet, what is the highest capital city outside South America? | Thimpu |
| With an altitude over 7,700 feet, what is the highest capital city in Africa? | Addis Ababa |
| Which word means the way the face and lips are shaped when blowing a wind instrument? | Embouchure |
| Candomblé, a syncretic religion in which individuals are possessed by gods called Orishas, originates in which country? | Brazil |
| How many stars are there in the globe on the flag of Brazil? | '27 |
| In 2006, which country added another star to its flag to bring the total to eight? | Venezuela |
| The film roles of which English theatre actor included a tinker in "Lassie Come Home" and Kris Kringle in the 1947 film "A Miracle on 34th Street"? | Edmund Gwenn |
| Who is one of only three actors to win Best Actor twice at the Cannes Film Festival, for "Compulsion" and "Long Day's Journey Into Night", but is probably better known for playing a holographic character in a US TV series? | Dean Stockwell |
| Mexico is the world's second greatest producer of both lemons and limes. Which country is top? | India |
| Who is one of only three actors to win Best Actor twice at the Cannes Film Festival, for "The China Syndrome" and "Missing"? | Jack Lemmon |
| Who was the first Roman Emperor to succeed his own biological father to the throne? | Titus |
| Sounding as if it pertains to a fruit, which island in the Araguaia River in Brazil is the largest fluvial island in the world, with an area of 7,400 square miles (about twice the Lebanon)? | Bananal Island |
| Which island, partly in the Amazon and partly in the Atlantic is the largest island in South America? | Marajo Island |
| Vulcan Point is an island in Main Crater Lake on Volcano Island in Lake Taal on which island? | Luzon, The Philippines |
| The world's largest island on an island on an island is a four acre bit of land in a lake on an island in a lake on one of the ten largest islands in the world. Which one? | Victoria Island, Canada |
| Which US academic is known as "the father of cryonics" for his 1962 book "The Prospect of Immortality"? | Robert Ettinger |
| In his 1980 autobiography, "In Joy Still Felt", Isaac Asimov said he admitted only two men were cleverer than himself. One was Carl Sagan. Which pioneer of arificial intelligence was the other? | Professor Marvin Minsky |
| Which London-born rock guitarist had a mother who designed costumes for David Bowie and a father who designed album covers for musicians such as Neil Young and Joni Mitchell? | Slash |
| The banned 43-minute biopic "Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story" (1987) didn't use actors but instead depicted people using what? | Barbie and Ken dolls |
| Meaning the ruler, what was the name of the Fatimid Caliph known as the Mad Caliph, who destroyed the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in 1009? | Al-Hakim |
| Which 11th century Patriarch of Constantinople was served excommunication by and served it onto Pope Leo IX in 1054, causing the Great Schism between the Orthodox and Catholic Churches? | Patriarch Michael I (Cerularius) |
| Which 11th century Chinese scientist, inventor, finance minister, poet and musician was first to describe the magnetic compass, relief maps and the origin of fossils? | Shen Kuo/Shen Gua/Mengxi Wen/Cunzhong |
| The oldest items in the British Crown Jewels date back to the 11th century and are all what? | Swords |
| The venomous Acanthaster planci, which destroys great areas of coral reef, is commonly known by what name? | Crown-of-thorns starfish |
| Which major Australian highway, named after a politician, runs between Brisbane and Cairns? | Bruce Highway |
| Tully, Queensland, has marked its claim to be Australia's wettest town by erecting an eight metre high monument in the shape of what? | A gumboot (wellington boot) |
| Which 1862 novel famously makes long digressions into subjects such as cloistered religious orders, the Battle of Waterloo or the construction of the Paris sewers? | Les Misérables |
| The fictional rural community of Newt, featuring in a film horror series from 1974 onwards, is in which US state? | Texas |
| Jedidiah Sawyer was revealed in 2013 to be the name of which recurring film character? | Leatherface |
| Played by Donnie Yen in an eponymously titled biopic and by Anthony Wong in 2013's "The Grandmaster", which practitioner of Wing Chun had many students including Bruce Lee? | (Y)ip Man |
| What is the one word stage name of the Grammy winning rapper and film actor Lonnie Rashid Lyn, Jr? | Common |
| Which 2013 film was Schwarzeneggar's first lead role since "Terminator:Rise of the Machines" in 2003? | The Last Stand |
| Which career criminal is the protagonist of 24 novels written by Donald E Westlake under the name Richard Stark and is played by Jason Statham in the title role of a 2013 film? | Parker |
| Which 1960 musical contains the song "Try To Remember" and the "Rape Ballet", now often referred to as the "Abduction Ballet"? | The Fantasticks |
| The Dutch artist, Berndnaut Smilde, gained fame by creating what indoors? | Clouds |
| Founded in 1985 and a winner of the 2005 Sakharov Prize, Reporters Without Borders is an organisation based in which country? | France |
| Founded in 1987 and a winner of the 2009 Sakharov Prize, Memorial is a civil rights society based in which country? | Russia |
| In 2013, which British mountaineer became the first to scale Everest, Llotse and Nuptse in three days, climbing Everest for a record 11th time? | Kenton Cool |
| Which Russian extreme sports star celebrated the 60th anniversary of man climbing Everest by BASE jumping from a height of 23,680 ft off the mountain? | Valery Rozov |
| Which Caltech professor, whose teams discovered Eris, Sedna, Quaoar and Makemake, wrote "How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming"? | Michael E Brown |
| The planetoid Quaoar was named after a god worshipped by which Native American tribe whose terrirtory covered what is now Los Angeles? | Tongva |
| Who was the last monarch from the British Isles to die on the battlefield? | James IV of Scotland (1513 at Flodden) |
| Which Britpop band released their sixth album "Bloodsports" in 2013? | Suede |
| In May 2013, in the 8th season finale of which US sitcom did the title character first appear, played by Christin Milioti? | How I Met Your Mother |
| What is the name of the "I" played by Josh Radnor in the US sitcom "How I Met Your Mother"? | Ted Mosby |
| In 2013, which son of a pop icon made his acting debut on "90210" and became the youngest correspondent on CBS's "Entertainment Tonight"? | Prince Michael Jackson I |
| For the 85th Academy Awards in 2013, who announced that "Argo" had won Best Film? | Michelle Obama |
| Which 2013 US sitcom, created by Tyler Perry, is one letter "U" away from having the same title as a 1970s British sitcom? | Love Thy Neighbor |
| Which US series running from 2008 to 2013 involved a branch of the FBI investigating parallel universes? | Fringe |
| With a name deriving from the French for "compartments", in which style of painting are colours of images clearly separated by black outlines, typified by Gauguin's "Yellow Christ"? | Cloisonnism |
| With a name deriving from the Italian for "murky", in which style of painting are light and darkness heavily contrasted? | Tenebrism |
| The first ever Best Actor Oscar is on display in which city's film museum? | Berlin |
| Which Austrian-American director is best known for his work with Emil Jannings and Marlene Dietrich? | Josef von Sternberg |
| Which Booker Prize winner, who died in 2013, wrote the screenplay for over twenty films with Merchant Ivory Productions, winning two Academy Awards? | Ruth Prawar Jhabvala |
| What is the name of the Incan sun god which was also the Peruvian currency unit between the end of the sol in 1985 and the introduction of the nuevo sol in 1991? | Inti |
| Which South American currency shares a name with one of the country's official languages? | Guarani (Paraguay) |
| Which 1892 opera by Alfredo Catalani is seldom performed due to the difficulty of staging its heroine's death by avalanche? | La Wally |
| In most versions of the Hercules myth, he performs labours for which king of Tiryns? | Eurystheus |
| At the 2012 men's Olympic 100 metres final, who, with a time of 9.8 seconds, was just outside the medals by 0.01 seconds? | Tyson Gay |
| At the 2012 men's Olympic 100 metres final, which Jamaican, due to a hamstring injury, was the only runner to finish in over 10 seconds? | Asafa Powell |
| Parts of the Pangboche Hand, an artifact from a Buddhist monastery that is claimed to be part of a yeti, were smuggled out of Nepal by which actor? | James Stewart |
| After iron, which makes up over 30 per cent of the Earth by mass, which metal is the world's most plentiful? | Magnesium |
| Which Australian rock group had a hit with "Are You Gonna Be My Girl", the theme tune of BBC's "Live At The Apollo"? | Jet |
| In which year were TV shows "Shameless", "Hustle" and "Live At The Apollo" first broadcast? | '2004 |
| Coton in the Elms, stated by Ordnance Survey as Britain's furthest point from the sea, is in which Englsh county? | Derbyshire |
| According to 2002 studies by the Ordnance Survey, the centroid of the shape of Great Britain and, therefore, its midpoint lies in which forest? | Forest of Bowland |
| After Lambert Simnel was proclaimed as King Edward VI in Dublin, a Yorkist rebellion culminated in which 1487 Nottinghamshire battle, the last in the Wars of the Roses? | Battle of Stoke Field |
| Which double-barrelled umlauted brand name, established in 1961 by Reuben Mattus in New York, was created by mixing random syllables to find something intended to sound Danish? | Häagen-Dazs |
| In 2013, a controversial review of a book on Euripedes by Cypriot Vayos Liapis appeared in Classical Review, penned by which classicist with a more famous brother? | Donna Zuckerberg |
| Which infamous king banished his first wife, Doris and killed his second wife and two of his children, but historians doubt he committed the atrocity he is most famous for? | Herod the Great |
| Graham Walker, who died in 2013, fronted which comedy band who had their own show on Radio 2? | The Grumbleweeds |
| What name is given to insects of the genus Nicrophorus who pull small bird and mammal carcasses underground to feed their larvae? | Burying OR sexton beetles |
| Which British company publishes the Bluffer's Guide and Xenophobe's Guide series of books? | Oval Books |
| Originally published by IDG Books, now called Hungry Minds, which series of reference books has covered over 1,800 subjects starting with DOS in 1991? | For Dummies |
| Which actress, who died in May 2013, was known to US TV audiences as the long-suffering wife of Archie Bunker in "All In The Family"? | Jean Stapleton |
| In May 2013, Jairo Mora Sandoval was murdered on a beach in Costa Rica while trying to protect which creatures? | Leatherback turtles |
| In 2013, Ruler of the World won the Chester Vase and the Derby. Which was the last horse to win both? | Shergar |
| How many NBA Championships did Michael Jordan win in the 1990s with the Chicago Bulls? | Six (1991,2,3,6,7,8) |
| Michael Jordan ended his playing career from 2001 to 2003 with which NBA side? | Washington Wizards |
| Who, in 1994, was the most famous player in the minor league baseball side, the Birmingham Barons? | Michael Jordan |
| In 1961-2, who scored an average of over 50 points per game in his NBA season? | Wilt Chamberlain |
| Which US state has been nicknamed the Valentine State because it joined the union on February 14th 1912? | Arizona |
| Widely hailed as the worst decision ever made by the US Supreme Court, the 1857 decision that African-Americans could not be US citizens so had no right to sue, is usually known by the name of which slave? | Dred Scott (Decision) |
| In the classical world, Monte Calpe and Monte Abyla were the two what? | Pillars of Hercules |
| Which judge on Sky 1's "Got To Dance" is the leader of the dance troupe "Diversity"? | Ashley Banjo |
| Who ruled over almost the entire Indian subcontinent from about 269 to 232 BC? | Ashoka (Maurya) |
| Which essayist had an ill-fated affair with a girl called Sarah Walker, 22 years his junior, leading to him writing the 1823 work "Liber Amoris"? | William Hazlitt |
| Which allegedly deformed sixth century BC Greek poet, famed for his vulgar malicious wit, is thought to have inspired Aristophenes and was said to have verbally attacked sculptor Bupalus so harshly that he hanged himself? | Hipponax |
| In which capital city was Canadian citizen and Booker Prize winner Michael Ondaatje born? | Colombo |
| Booker Prize winning author Penelope Lively was born in 1933 in which capital city? | Cairo |
| Currently a capital city, where was author Monica Ali born in 1967? | Dhaka |
| What did Charles Dickens rename his cat William, after it gave birth to a litter of kittens? | Williamina |
| Which of Charles Dickens's pets inspired another author to write his most famous work? | Grip, The Raven (Edgar Allen Poe) |
| Under the centre circle of which stadium's pitch were the ashes of Stanley Matthews buried? | Stoke City's Britannia Stadium |
| What was the name of the Ontario town in which Nazi-sympathiser Unity Mitford was conceived? | Swastika |
| In which US sitcom spinoff did the title characters have the surnames De Fazio and Feeney? | Laverne & Shirley |
| From 1978 to 1982, Ralph James provided the voice of which unseen alien character in a US sitcom? | Orson |
| Which character is played by Tina Fey in her sitcom "30 Rock"? | Liz Lemon |
| Which Scottish border town shares its names with Ashton Kutcher's character in "That 70s Show" and the feared Chief of Medicine in "Scrubs"? | Kelso |
| In 2012, the Forbes Fictional 15 list of wealthiest fictional characters was topped for the first time by which red-golden dragon? | Smaug |
| The South African tycoon Flintheart Glomgold, 2012 runner up in the Forbes Fictional 15, is the villainous enemy of which previous winner of the title? | Scrooge McDuck |
| Regarded as the Portuguese equivalent of the peso, what is the main unit of currency in the Chinese administrative region of Macao? | Pataca |
| Psyche, as well as being the Ancient Greek word for the soul, was also their word for which creature? | Butterfly |
| Which 17th century Italian naturalist and poet carried out experiments with dead fish in jars which disproved Aristotle's theory of spontaneous generation? | Francesco Redi |
| In Ancient Egypt, a cubit was divided into how many palms? | Seven |
| The Ancient Egyptian measure known as a khet was equal to how many cubits? | '100 |
| In 1791, Pierre Méchain and Jean Delambre were assigned the task of measuring the Paris meridian between which two cities? | Dunkirk and Barcelona |
| Famously defeating Sony's Betamax in the videotape format wars, which company introduced the VHS system? | JVC (Victor Company of Japan) |
| Which heavyweight world boxing champion was father of the man who played Jethro Bodine in "The Beverley Hillbillies"? | Max Baer (Sr) |
| In 2011, Tilapia and Pangasius appeared at numbers five and six in an industry top ten list of the most consumed types of what in the US? | Seafood |
| Writer of music for many Wes Anderson films and the theme tune for "Rugrats", Mark Mothersbaugh was the founder in 1972 of which new wave group? | Devo |
| The cognitive bias in which unskilled workers overrate their abilities is often given which name, after two psychologists from Cornell University? | Dunning-Kruger effect |
| Whose "Razor" is defined by "Never attribute to malice, that which can be explained by stupididty"? | Hanlon's |
| Which 1990s Japanese fashion trend meaning "blackface" involved bleached hair, fake tans and heavy make up? | Ganguro |
| Kogal was a 1990s Japanese fashion, popularised by singer Namie Amuro, which involved dressing as what? | Schoolgirls |
| An inspiration to Larry Niven in creating his "Ringworld" series, an Alderson Disk is a proposed megastructure with what at its centre? | The Sun |
| Named after a theoretical physicist at Princeton, what name is given to a hypothetical megastructure of orbiting satelites which encompass a star and capture all or most of its energy output? | Dyson Sphere |
| Who directed "Dr No", "From Russia With Love" and "Thunderball"? | Terence Young |
| Who directed "Goldfinger", "Diamonds Are Forever", "Live and Let Die" and "The Man With The Golden Gun"? | Guy Hamilton |
| Which French novelist is best known for writing "The Bridge Over the River Kwai" and "Planet of the Apes"? | Pierre Boulle |
| How many original Commandments of Animalism are listed in Orwell's "Animal Farm"? | Seven |
| Which two symbols appear on the flag flown by the animals in Orwell's "Animal Farm"? | Horn and hoof |
| Émile Bayard is an artist best known for his depictions, used in promoting the stage musical version, of which character from Les Misérables, the daughter of Fantine? | Cosette |
| Which king is traditionally held to have died in the Battle of Camlann? | King Arthur |
| Takeru Kobayashi, nicknamed Tsunami, has been a frequent winner in which sort of controversial contests, overseen by the IFOCE? | Competitive Eating |
| Who painted the 1950 portrait of Monika Sing-Lee, known as the Chinese Girl or The Green Lady, one of the world's most popular print paintings? | Vladimir Tretchikoff |
| Including Berlin, how many teams in the 2012-13 Bundesliga were in the former East Germany? | None |
| The 1995 novel "Gradchester Grind" was the sequel to which 1974 comic novel? | Porterhouse Blue |
| What nationality was Blott in the Tom Sharpe novel "Blott On The Landscape"? | German |
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