Question: Which European country found itself without a government from June 2010 into 2011 because of failed coalition talks between its seven political parties?
Answer: Belgium

Question: Which book of the Bible features Noah's Ark?
Answer: Genesis

Question: A 'salt eel' is a nautical term for the end of a what?
Answer: Rope

Question: Which species of animal at an East German zoo had a hip replacement operation in January 2011?
Answer: Tiger

Question: In his 2011 memoir, Known and Unknown, which US ex-politician deflected blame onto others including Colin Powell and Condoleeza Rice for Iraq War mistakes?
Answer: Donald Rumsfeld

Question: Which football club broke the British transfer record in January 2011 by paying Liverpool F C £50million for Fernando Torres?
Answer: Chelsea

Question: How many vertices (corners) has a regular dodecahedron (a dodecahedon is a 3D form with 12 faces)?
Answer: 20

Question: English 17th century 'Hearth Money' was a tax on which part of a house?
Answer: Chimney

Question: The Salmon River in Idaho USA is known by what nickname, (also the name of a 1954 film, whose title soundtrack was recorded by each of its stars, Marilyn Monroe and Robert Mitchum)?
Answer: The River of No Return

Question: Which prolific 18th century German-British composer created Water Music, Music for the Royal Fireworks and the opera Serse?
Answer: George Frideric Handel

Question: An English folk name for the green woodpecker, based on an aspect of its behaviour is a?
Answer: Yaffle

Question: A major critic of the conventional notion of God, who wrote the 1976 book, extending ideas of natural selection in evolution, The Selfish Gene?
Answer: Richard Dawkins

Question: First made in 18th century France, a bergere (correctly bergère, confusingly meaning shepherdess), is what type of furniture?
Answer: Chair

Question: British photographer Carl Warner's collection of landscapes went on display in London in October 2010. What did he use to create the landscapes?
Answer: Food

Question: Brougham, Hackney, Buckboard, and Phaeton are horse-drawn vehicles with how many wheels each?
Answer: Four

Question: A papal cross has how many horizontal sections?
Answer: Three

Question: Discovered by Ben Corson and Roger Stoughton in 1928, 2-chlorobenzalmalononitrile is more commonly called what sort of gas?
Answer: C S Gas

Question: A pun on a precious metal, a slang word for a fraud or 'rip-off', and a quest by Jason in Greek mythology, what award has been presented to officials in the US whom the judges consider waste public money?
Answer: The Golden Fleece Award

Question: Which World War II leader was captured in April 1945 trying to flee to Switzerland with gold and looted Ethiopian sovereigns which became known as The Treasure of Dongo?
Answer: Mussolini

Question: In what country are/were violent demonstrations in 2011 against President Hosni Mubarak and his 30-year leadership?
Answer: Egypt

Question: Who beat Andy Murray in final of the Australian Open tennis championship in January 2011?
Answer: Novak Djokovic

Question: Which British film secured the most Oscar nominations, and top commendation at the Directors Guild of American Awards, in January 2011?
Answer: The King's Speech

Question: What were the first names of retailer F W Woolworth, the second of which was a store brand?
Answer: Frank Winfield

Question: """Hale knew before he had been in Brighton three hours that they meant to murder him..."" are the opening words to which Graham Greene novel?"
Answer: Brighton Rock

Question: Bayern is the German name for which region of Germany?
Answer: Bavaria

Question: Skiving, beading and perforating are terms used in which industry?
Answer: Shoemaking

Question: What number is topaz on the Mohs scale of hardness?
Answer: Eight

Question: Which British high street retailer started selling DNA/paternity tests over the counter in January 2011?
Answer: Boots

Question: Famille-rose porcelain originated in which country?
Answer: China

Question: Actress Maria Schneider who died in 2011 age 58 was famous for her role in what iconic sexually explicit film?
Answer: Last Tango in Paris

Question: What is the top-level internet domain suffix for the country of Turkey?
Answer: tr

Question: Basrelief, cameo, restrike, and anaglyph and technical terms within what art form?
Answer: Sculpture

Question: The Middle Eastern dish falafel or felafel usually contains onions, parsley, coriander and what main ingredient?
Answer: Chickpeas

Question: What mineral is an Alaskan diamond?
Answer: Quartz

Question: The Portuguese Man o' War (a sea-dwelling jellyfish-like invertebrate) alludes to a warship design devised in which country?
Answer: England

Question: In the story of Cinderella (the French medieval version, which gave us the modern Western version) what were Cinderella's slippers made from?
Answer: Squirrel fur

Question: From what type of creature is Bombay duck made?
Answer: Fish

Question: What colour is orange blossom?
Answer: White

Question: Where did Panama hats originate?
Answer: Ecuador

Question: What type of animal inspired the creation of Bugs Bunny, Brer Rabbit, and the Easter Bunny?
Answer: Hare

Question: What is the main fruit ingredient of the traditional (orange) Jaffa Cake biscuit?
Answer: Apricot

Question: What type of creature is a prairie dog?
Answer: Rodent

Question: What meat is hamburger made from?
Answer: Beef

Question: How many people were in the band The Thompson Twins?
Answer: Three

Question: What type of alcoholic drink is barley wine?
Answer: Beer

Question: What is the main ingredient of the dish Welsh Rabbit?
Answer: Cheese

Question: What colour is the black box on a plane?
Answer: Orange

Question: In what continent did camels first evolve?
Answer: North America

Question: In what country was Canadian Club whiskey first distilled?
Answer: Usa

Question: What are toy marbles made from?
Answer: Glass

Question: What is kitchen tin foil made from?
Answer: Aluminium

Question: What is the traditional main ingredient of mock-turtle soup?
Answer: Calve's head

Question: How long was the 100 Years War?
Answer: 116 years

Question: What is the lead in a lead pencil made from?
Answer: Graphite

Question: Who first devised the central relativity principle within Einstein's Theory of Relativity?
Answer: Galileo

Question: What is the foodstuff head cheese made from?
Answer: Meat

Question: What type of insect is a velvet ant?
Answer: Wasp

Question: Catgut (for old musical instrument strings and tennis rackets, etc) was usually made from the intestines of which animal?
Answer: Sheep

Question: What type of creature is a horned toad?
Answer: Lizard

Question: What is the liquid inside a coconut?
Answer: Coconut water

Question: What colour are white grapes?
Answer: Green

Question: Where does a busboy or busgirl work?
Answer: Restaurant

Question: In what country was the game Chinese Checkers (or Chinese Chequers) invented?
Answer: Germany

Question: What was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's (original) middle name?
Answer: Wolfgang

Question: What creatures are the Canary Islands named after?
Answer: Dogs

Question: What sort of fruit is a Chinese gooseberry?
Answer: Kiwifruit

Question: What colour is a (male) purple finch?
Answer: Red

Question: Arabic numerals originated in which country?
Answer: India

Question: What are sticks of blackboard chalk made from?
Answer: Gypsum

Question: A geography term from French and Arabic, what is an erg made of?
Answer: Sand

Question: Which famous Belfast born guitarist, who played with Thin Lizzy for a while, died on 6th February 2011?
Answer: Gary Moore

Question: Ex-US president George W Bush cancelled a trip to which European country in February 2011 due to fears that he could be arrested for ordering the torture of prisoners?
Answer: Switzerland

Question: Which Formula One racing driver was injured in a high-speed rally accident in Italy in February 2011?
Answer: Robert Kubica