Question: Buried on the 4th September 1965, the 'Saint of Lamberene' was laid to rest in a grave dug by lepers, by what more familiar name was he known?
Answer: Dr. Albert Schweitzer

Question: In nature, 'Reeves', 'Lady Amherst's', 'Hume's bar-tailed' and 'Cheer', are all varieties of which bird?
Answer: Pheasant

Question: Which singing duo appeared in 'The Man From U.N.C.L.E.', in 1967?
Answer: Sonny And Cher

Question: Who was the Archbishop of Canterbury at the time of Edward VIII's abdication?
Answer: Cosmo Gordon Lang

Question: Russian President, Vladimir Putin is an accomplished exponent of which 'martial art'?
Answer: Judo

Question: Politics. Who was the Russian President after Yuri Andropov and before Mikhail Gorbachev?
Answer: Konstantin Chernenko

Question: Who captained Essex County Cricket team during the 1994 season?
Answer: Graham Gooch

Question: In which port was much of the French navy destroyed by the Royal Navy in July 1940?
Answer: Oran

Question: According to Genesis,how old was Methuselah when he died (within 10 years)?
Answer: 969

Question: Which horse won this year's (2007) Cheltenham Gold Cup?
Answer: Kauto Star

Question: In World War II, on which of the Pacific islands was the bloodiest battle fought, resulting in the deaths of 12,000 American troops and 121,000 Japanese?
Answer: Okinawa

Question: In which country do the Ibo people live?
Answer: Nigeria

Question: What is 'Crocodile Dundee's' first name?
Answer: Mick

Question: What is the sum of the interior angles of a pentagon?
Answer: 540

Question: Which city was the setting for the TV series 'Hollyoaks'?
Answer: Chester

Question: Now known as the 'Assistant Brownie Guider', what name was previously given to the assistant leader of a Brownie Pack?
Answer: Tawny Owl

Question: What was the former name of Kiribati?
Answer: The Gilbert Islands

Question: Who played scientist Barnes Wallis in the film 'The Dambusters'?
Answer: Michael Redgrave

Question: Who in 2003 was expelled from the Labour Party for his extreme criticism of the Iraq War made on Dubai television?
Answer: George Galloway

Question: Canterbury in Kent, lies on which river?
Answer: Stour

Question: Who is the Member of Parliament for South Shields?
Answer: David Milliband

Question: In one word, what does 'Perestroika' literally mean?
Answer: Reconstruction

Question: 'Sarah Gamp', 'Tom Pinch', and 'Mark Tapley' are characters in which Dickens novel?
Answer: 'Martin Chuzzlewit'

Question: Which 'Oscar' winning film of 2002 starring Adrien Brody, was an autobiographical film about a Polish musician who survived World War II living in Warsaw?
Answer: 'The Pianist'

Question: What is the name of the longest bone in the upper arm?
Answer: Humerus

Question: According to legend, who was King Arthur's illegitimate son who fought against Arthur at the Battle of Camlann?
Answer: Mordred

Question: Which American writer shot and killed his ex-wife during a drunken party game in Mexico City in 1951?
Answer: William S. Burroughs

Question: The Cotswold Way runs from Chipping Camden to which city?
Answer: Bath

Question: In which town are Moorhouses Beers produced?
Answer: Burnley

Question: Carole Klein achieved fame under what name?
Answer: Carole King

Question: Which eighty-five year old jazz singer and 'Battle of the Bulge' veteran has just released an album where he duets with Amy Whitehouse in reputedly her final recording?
Answer: Tony Bennett

Question: Which surname originated from carrying the leaves to show that one had been on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land?
Answer: Palmer

Question: What is the North African dish of crushed wheat or course flour steamed over broth called?
Answer: Couscous

Question: Which mountain in Europe do the French call 'Mount Cervin', and the Italians 'Monte Silvio'?
Answer: Matterhorn

Question: Which Swiss cheese was named after a valley near the city of Berne?
Answer: Emmenthal

Question: The Great Seal of the United States is on the reverse side of which United States banknote?
Answer: $1

Question: Which book by Mark Haddon was the Booker Prize winner in 2003?
Answer: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time

Question: Who directed and starred in the 2008 film “Grand Torino”?
Answer: Clint Eastwood

Question: Which famous architect designed the Albert Memorial in London?
Answer: George Gilbert Scott

Question: Which group, prominent in the 1990’s, featured Chris Novoselic on bass and Dave Grohl on drums/
Answer: Nirvana

Question: Although not necessarily wearing them, which item of clothing does a grabologist take great pleasure in collecting?
Answer: Ties

Question: Which is England’s southernmost landlocked county?
Answer: Wiltshire

Question: The Bishop of Durham signs himself “Dunelm”. Similarly, which name is used by the Bishop of Rochester?
Answer: Roffen

Question: In November 1943 Winston Churchill met the other allied leaders for a conference in which capital city?
Answer: Tehran

Question: The prefix micro- means a factor of ten to what negative power?
Answer: 6

Question: Which element in the periodic table has the fewest letters in its name?
Answer: Tin

Question: Add the word ‘no’ to the name of which South American country to get the name of its currency?
Answer: BOLIVIA (the BOLIVIANO)

Question: The world record for which athletics event is 8.95 metres for men?
Answer: Long Jump

Question: Which dramatist died as he tried to save a young lady who had fallen into a lake at his home?
Answer: W S Gilbert

Question: What is the summer residence of the French President?
Answer: Fontainebleau

Question: On which river is the Cabora Bassa dam situated?
Answer: Zambesi River

Question: In which part of your body would you find the 'Pyramids of Malpighi'?
Answer: The Kidneys

Question: What is the largest member of the Dolphin family?
Answer: Orca / Killer Whale

Question: Who was the female actress that starred with Bob Hope and Bing Crosby in the famous 'Road To' films?
Answer: Dorothy Lamour

Question: What wasthe 'Prisoners Temporary Discharge For Ill- Health Act of 1913' better known as?
Answer: 'Cat And Mouse Act'

Question: Give a year in the life of French philosopher and satirist Voltaire?
Answer: 1694 - 1778

Question: In Greek mythology, which mountain nymph fell in love with Narcissus?
Answer: Echo

Question: Who won the Men's Singles at the 2001 Australian OpenTennis Championships?
Answer: Andre Agassi

Question: Who was known as 'Longshanks'?
Answer: Edward I

Question: In France, what are 'Huitres'?
Answer: Oysters

Question: Which ship rescued most of the survivors of the 'Titanic'?
Answer: S.S. Carpathia

Question: Who is fifth in line to the throne?
Answer: Princess Beatrice

Question: Drill, Poplin and Velour are all types of what?
Answer: Fabric

Question: Who is credited with the design of the 'New Look' in 1947?
Answer: Christian Dior

Question: Which European country was ruled by the House of Braganza, 1640-1910?
Answer: Portugal

Question: After which film star is the airport in Orange County, California named?
Answer: John Wayne

Question: In the 13th century French tales about 'Reynard the Fox', what is the name of the cockerel?
Answer: 'Chanticleer'

Question: What was the name of the Irish dancer who founded the Royal Ballet School?
Answer: Ninette De Valois

Question: Mikhail Fokine was the chief choreographer to which ballet company from 1909-1914?
Answer: Ballet Russe

Question: In Greek mythology who was the sister of Helen and wife of Agamemnon?
Answer: Clytemnestra

Question: Who left BBC TV to become ITV's chief political editor, replacing Michael Brunson?
Answer: John Sergeant

Question: From which Disney animated picture does the song 'I'll Make A Man Of You' come?
Answer: 'Mulan'

Question: Who was Mrs. Larry Fortensky until early 1996?
Answer: Elizabeth Taylor

Question: Dunkery Beacon is the highest point of which moorland in the UK?
Answer: Exmoor