Question: Which Scottish King was killed at the battle of Lumphanan in 1057?
Answer: Macbeth

Question: In astronomy, what name is given to the remnant of a star that once exploded as a supernova?
Answer: Neutron Star

Question: Which horse won the 2016 Grand National?
Answer: Rule the World

Question: The "Adventure Galley" was the name of which legendary pirate's ship?
Answer: Captain Kidd

Question: In the novel Animal Farm what type of animal is Snowball?
Answer: Pig

Question: Whose name is missing from the second line of the first verse of the Gospel of Matthew in the Authorized Version of the Bible – ‘Abraham begat _____; and ______ begat Jacob’?
Answer: Isaac

Question: Which word completes the chronic fungus disease that first appeared in the UK in 2012, ash _____ disease?
Answer: Dieback

Question: Who is the god of mischief and destruction in Norse myth?
Answer: Loki

Question: Which Canadian city was called Bytown until 1854?
Answer: Ottawa

Question: Edith Cavell, who was executed in 1915 by German firing squad after aiding the escape of allied prisoners from Belgium, was a member of which profession?
Answer: Nurse

Question: Traditionally used in cooking, which annual herb in the family Apiaceae is alternatively called Chinese parsley?
Answer: Coriander

Question: Which principality has been ruled by the Grimaldi dynasty since 1419ad?
Answer: Monaco

Question: 59 year old Dene Michael Betteridge was jailed for six months last week for falsely claiming almost £25,000 in disability benefits, the fact he was still performing on stage as the singer of which band probably gave the game away?
Answer: Black Lace

Question: The city of London in Ontario, Canada stands on which river?
Answer: The Thames

Question: In which British city is the Royal Northern College of Music?
Answer: Manchester

Question: Chinese inventor Cai Lun is credited with inventing what in 105bc? The first instance of his invention was created from a mixture of tree bark, rags, pieces of rope and worn fishing nets.
Answer: Paper

Question: Who wrote The Charlie Chan detective novels?
Answer: Earl Biggers

Question: What flavour is the liqueur Kahlua?
Answer: Coffee

Question: Which saint's day is on the 31st December?
Answer: St Sylvester's

Question: Citron Vert is French for which fruit?
Answer: Lime

Question: Who Sculpted "The Discus Thrower"?
Answer: Myron

Question: In Greek Cuisine which dish consists of vine leaves stuffed with rice and vegetables?
Answer: Dolmades

Question: What was the nickname of the American serial killer John Wayne Gacy who was executed in 1994 for the rape and murder of 33 boys and young men?
Answer: 'Killer Clown'

Question: The giant bird Dinornis robustus, found in New Zealand, was unique in the bird kingdom in having no wings. It stood at up to 10 feet tall and was hunted to extinction around 1500 AD. By what name is this bird commonly known?
Answer: Moa

Question: Complete the title of this famous novel by George & Weedon Grossmith: 'Diary Of A ....'?
Answer: '..Nobody'

Question: Which astronomic unit of measurement is equal to 3.26 light years?
Answer: Parsec

Question: The group of Russian composers known as 'The Five' or 'The Mighty Handful' were Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov, Modest Mussorgsky, Mily Balakirev, Cesar Cui and which other?
Answer: Aleksandr Borodin

Question: Which Asian capital city is situated at the confluence of the rivers Klang and Gombak?
Answer: Kuala Lumpur

Question: According to legend, who was King Arthur's half-sister who is said to have taken the mortally wounded Arthur to be buried in 'Avalon'?
Answer: Morgan-Le-Fay/ Morganna

Question: Which spirit gives 'Sauce a la Normandie' its name?
Answer: Calvados

Question: Which actor was nominated for a Best Actor 'Oscar' for the film 'The People Vs Larry Flynt'?
Answer: Woody Harrelson

Question: Which actor was nominated for a Best Actor 'Oscar' for the film 'Starman'?
Answer: Jeff Bridges

Question: Which writer, more usually associated with horse racing, had a first novel called 'On The Edge'?
Answer: Jenny Pitman

Question: What is the better known name of the bird Cygnus olor?
Answer: Mute Swan

Question: 'Tame' is the national airline of which South American country?
Answer: Ecuador

Question: What sport did James Gibb invent in 1890?
Answer: Table Tennis

Question: In 1895 Arturo Vaccari named his new alcoholic drink after an Italian Major killed in Ethiopia, what was the drink?
Answer: Galliano

Question: In which English town would you find the 18th century Assembly Rooms and Royal Crescent?
Answer: Bath

Question: Named after the Californian who accidentally created it in 1871, what is a cross between a blackberry and a raspberry called?
Answer: Loganberry

Question: Which artist’s final works in the early 1950s were gouaches découpées or paper cut-outs such as “La Négresse” and “he Blue Nudes”?
Answer: Henri Matisse

Question: Of the US states with four letters in their name which does NOT contain the letter O?
Answer: Utah

Question: Which character was played by Arthur Bostrom in the TV sitcom 'Allo 'Allo!?
Answer: Officer Crabtree

Question: Which word completes the title of the recent album by Paolo Nutini - Caustic ____?
Answer: Love

Question: The hypnotist Svengali is a character in which 1894 novel by George du Maurier?
Answer: Trilby

Question: Which King died from complications after falling from his horse when it stumbled over a molehill?
Answer: William III

Question: Torquay United and which other team were promoted from the Conference to the Football League Division Two at the end of the 2008/9 season?
Answer: Burton Albion

Question: Which enormously successful painter was knighted in both Spain and England?
Answer: Sir Peter Rubens

Question: In which century was the artistic term "purism" first used?
Answer: TWENTIETH (20th)

Question: In January 1985, the rock group 'Foreigner' had their only UK number one. What was the name of the song?
Answer: 'I Want To Know What Love Is'

Question: In 1998 David Trimble and which other Northern Ireland politician jointly won the Nobel Peace Prize for their work on the 'Good Friday Agreement'?
Answer: John Hume

Question: Food and Drink - what is a 'Madeleine'?
Answer: A Small Spongecake

Question: Yersinia pestis is the bacterium that causes which disease?
Answer: Bubonic Plague

Question: Which band had a 1968 hit entitled 'Sabre Dance'?
Answer: 'Love Sculpture'

Question: Who was King of England when the 'Stone of Scone' was removed to England in 1296?
Answer: Edward I

Question: In geometry, what is the name for a triangle with three
Answer: Scalene

Question: In which city did General Wolfe die in 1759?
Answer: Quebec

Question: Which national newspaper has been edited by William Rees-Mogg, Charles Douglas-Home and Peter Stoddard?
Answer: The Times

Question: Who designed Park Guell in Barcelona, in the early years of the last century?
Answer: Antoni Gaudi

Question: Which 1996 film had characters 'Renton', 'Sick Boy', 'Spud' and 'Begbie'?
Answer: 'Trainspotting'

Question: Which international cricket captain had the middle names ‘George Dylan’?
Answer: Bob G D Willis

Question: Who disappeared from Bootle Strand on 12 February 1993?
Answer: Jamie Bulger

Question: Sharing their name with a type of whale, which group had a chart -topping single in 1975 with 'January’?
Answer: Pilot

Question: Vulcan was the Roman equivalent of which Greek god?
Answer: Hephaestus

Question: Which British unit of currency ceased to be legal tender on November 21st 1970?
Answer: Ten Shilling Note

Question: What flavour of jam is used to make a traditional Sachertorte cake?
Answer: Apricot

Question: The 1968 film '2001: A space Odyssey' was based on which story by Arthur C Clarke?
Answer: The Sentinel

Question: In which BBC T.V. Programme do families consider staying in Britain or emigrating to Australia?
Answer: Wanted Down Under