Question: Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood are judges on which UK television cookery show?
Answer: The Great British Bake Off

Question: Which James Bond villain has the first name Auric?
Answer: Goldfinger

Question: What was the first name of Anglo-Irish statesman and diplomat Downing, who Downing Street in London was named after?
Answer: George

Question: The name of which element comes from the Greek word for sun?
Answer: Helium

Question: Which Ray Bradbury book was expanded and had the original title ‘The Fireman’?
Answer: Fahrenheit 451

Question: Which 1851 novel has the alternative title ‘The Whale’?
Answer: Moby Dick

Question: Holden Caulfield is the anithero in which novel by J D Salinger?
Answer: Catcher in the Rye

Question: Charlotte Bronte wrote the novel Jane Eyre under which pen name?
Answer: Currer Bell

Question: British novelist Zadie Smith won the 2006 Orange Prize for Fiction for which novel?
Answer: On Beauty

Question: What is the name of the fictional forensic psychologist in the series of novels by US author James Patterson?
Answer: Alex Cross

Question: Wife of Bath, Manciple, Man of Law and Nun’s Priest are all stories in which collection?
Answer: The Canterbury Tales

Question: ‘Light a Penny Candle’ was the debut novel of which Irish author?
Answer: Maeve Binchy

Question: Which novel by Charles Dickens has sold the most copies?
Answer: A Tale of Two Cities

Question: ‘What a lot of hairy-faced men there are around nowadays’ is the opening line of which book by Roald Dahl?
Answer: The Twits

Question: Which 1886 novel by Thomas Hardy is subtitled ‘The Life and Death of a Man of Character’?
Answer: The Mayor of Casterbridge

Question: In the 1876 novel ‘The Adventures of Tom Sawyer’ by Mark Twain, what is the name of Tom’s half brother who lives with Tom and his aunt Polly?
Answer: Sid

Question: Which British author wrote the 1928 novel ‘Orlando: A Biography’?
Answer: Virginia Woolf

Question: What is the first name of Gatsby in the novel ‘The Great Gatsby’ by F Scott Fitzgerald?
Answer: Jay

Question: Which of Agatha Christie’s novels was the first to feature Miss Marple?
Answer: The Murder at the Vicarage

Question: What is the nickname of the youngest child of late US singer Michael Jackson?
Answer: Blanket (Prince Michael II)

Question: Food brand Knorr was founded in which country?
Answer: Germany

Question: Cronian relates to which planet in our solar system?
Answer: Saturn

Question: Who wrote the 1869 novel ‘Lorna Doone’?
Answer: R D Blackmore

Question: The song ‘Tossed Salad and Scrambled Eggs’ is sung at the end of each episode of which US television series?
Answer: Frazier

Question: Greenburst, Zohar, Munchkin and Kong are all varieties of which flower?
Answer: Sunflower

Question: What is the name of the loose, white wide-sleeved linen vestment worn over a cassock by clergy and choristers at Christian services?
Answer: Surplice

Question: English highwayman Dick Turpin was executed in 1739 in which city?
Answer: York

Question: In the play by Shakespeare, what is the first name of Hamlet’s mother?
Answer: Gertrude

Question: Which chemical compound  has the molecular formula H2O2?
Answer: Hydrogen peroxide

Question: A Spur Royal was a rare English gold coin, first issued during the reign of which monarch?
Answer: King James I

Question: Who was the leader of the Greek forces during the Trojan War?
Answer: Agamemnon

Question: Which New York landmark is known as ‘The Crossroads of the World’?
Answer: Times Square

Question: Who directed the 1994 film ‘Natural Born Killers’?
Answer: Oliver Stone

Question: What is the surname of Cliff in the US television series ‘Cheers’?
Answer: Clavin

Question: French professional footballer Thierry Henry played for which English football club from 1999
Answer: Arsenal FC

Question: In music, an axe is a slang term for which instrument?
Answer: Guitar

Question: Which English author said ‘Freedom is the right to tell people what they do not want to hear’?
Answer: George Orwell

Question: Anpan is a sweet roll, usually filled with red bean paste, which originates from which country?
Answer: Japan

Question: Which Shropshire town is known for its gingerbread?
Answer: Market Drayton

Question: The Real Estate investments of which US President were investigated in the ‘Whitewater Scandal’?
Answer: Bill Clinton

Question: The disease bovine spongiform encephalopathy is commonly known by what name?
Answer: Mad Cow Disease

Question: Chirophobia is the irrational fear of which part of the body?
Answer: Hands

Question: In the 1964 film ‘Goldfinger’, what is the name of the team of Goldfinger’s all-female pilots?
Answer: Flying Circus

Question: The unicorn on the British coat of arms represents which country?
Answer: Scotland

Question: Which birds are depicted on the corners of the 61st floor of the Chrysler Building in New York?
Answer: Eagles

Question: Late American singer/songwriter Buddy Holly was born in which state in 1936?
Answer: Texas

Question: In May 1987 the first ever Rugby Union World Cup was won by which nation?
Answer: New Zealand

Question: The early medieval inhabitants of which English county were known as the Cantwara?
Answer: Kent

Question: The Fat ‘what’ is a cake make nationally famous by Bettys Cafe Tea Rooms in North Yorkshire?
Answer: Rascal

Question: The Stratocaster and Telecaster guitars are manufactured by which company?
Answer: Fender

Question: A ‘Gordie Howe Hat Trick’ is when a player scores a goal, notches an assist and gets into a fight all in the same game while playing what?
Answer: Ice Hockey

Question: Which actor appeared in the most ‘Carry On’ films?
Answer: Kenneth Williams

Question: The statue of Eros in Piccadilly Circus London is cast in which metal?
Answer: Aluminium

Question: Which two ingredients are used to make the alcoholic drink ‘Stinger’?
Answer: Brandy and white Creme de Menthe

Question: Pecora is Italian for which animal?
Answer: Sheep

Question: Boxer Lennox Lewis was born in which city?
Answer: London

Question: Who was the English voice of television cartoon character Danger Mouse?
Answer: David Jason

Question: ‘White Teeth’ was the award-winning 2000 debut novel of which British author?
Answer: Zadie Smith

Question: Taurophobia is the abnormal fear of which animal?
Answer: Bull

Question: ‘Dogsbody’ was the radio call sign for which World War II British fighter pilot?
Answer: Douglas Bader

Question: The 1857 Sepoy Mutiny took place in which country?
Answer: India

Question: Bohol, Masbate, Luzon and Jolo are all part of which island group?
Answer: Philippines

Question: The first ‘Heroes Welcome’, a scheme designed to encourage British communities to demonstrate support to members of the Armed Forces, was launched in 2008 in which North Yorkshire resort town?
Answer: Scarborough

Question: Which US boxer, born February 1977, has the nickname ‘Pretty Boy’?
Answer: Floyd Mayweather Jr

Question: Which English coastal resort is known as ‘London-by-the-sea’?
Answer: Brighton

Question: Which year saw the first commercial Concorde flight?
Answer: 1976

Question: In medicine, a spirometer is an instrument for measuring the air capacity of which part of the body?
Answer: Lungs

Question: How many legs does a wasp have?
Answer: Six

Question: The painting entitled ‘The View if Tinherir’ is a work by which British Prime Minister?
Answer: Winston Churchill

Question: A caldera is a feature of which natural structure?
Answer: Volcano

Question: In the US, National Ice Cream Day, the third Sunday in July, was designated by which President?
Answer: Ronald Reagan

Question: Bayer Designations relate to which celestial bodies?
Answer: Stars

Question: Bump, Campfire, Joust and Pancake are all terms used in which sport?
Answer: Volleyball

Question: According to the television advert, which website gets confused with ‘Compare The Market’?
Answer: Compare The Meerkat