Question: In which Australian state is the town of Newcastle?
Answer: New South Wales

Question: Which nursery rhyme was originally a satire on the political instability during the reign of Charles II?
Answer: 'Rock-A-Bye Baby'

Question: Which work ends with the line "They have a world to win, working men of all countries unite !"?
Answer: The Communist Manifesto

Question: Which of the Mitford sisters married Sir Oswald Mosley?
Answer: Diana

Question: If a champagne is described as 'Blanc de Blancs', from what grape is it made?
Answer: Chardonnay

Question: Which pop group recorded the hit album 'Back In Black' in 1980?
Answer: Ac/Dc

Question: On which motorway is the Clacket Lane Service Area?
Answer: M25

Question: On which motorway is the Leigh Delamere Service Area?
Answer: M4

Question: Syrah is a variety of grape originating from the Rhome region of France. By what name is it grown under in Australia?
Answer: Shiraz

Question: In Norse mythology, who was the father of 'Odin'?
Answer: 'Bor'

Question: Who in 2001 paid £14 million to become the first space tourist?
Answer: Dennis Tito

Question: Which is the most southerly point of Scotland?
Answer: Mull Of Galaway

Question: 'Brontophobia' is the fear of what?
Answer: Thunder

Question: 'Br' is the chemical symbol for which element?
Answer: Bromine

Question: Which nursery rhyme is based on the events at Mount Kenmel on the border of France and Belgium?
Answer: 'The Grand Old Duke Of York'

Question: In which year was the English Football League founded?
Answer: 1888

Question: Which actor's last appearance before his death in 1985 was as 'Daniel Reece' in 'Dynasty'?
Answer: Rock Hudson

Question: Which actor has won a 'Golden Raspberry' award as Worst Actor on the most occasions?
Answer: Sylvester Stallone

Question: What was the first name of American President Grover Cleveland?
Answer: Stephen

Question: In which year was the English Football Association founded?
Answer: 1863

Question: Which of the Mitford sisters wrote the semi- autobiography 'Pursuit Of Love'?
Answer: Nancy

Question: 'Astraphobia' is the fear of what?
Answer: Lightning

Question: Which politician wrote the autobiography 'An American Life'?
Answer: Ronald Reagan

Question: Which American state capital is on the River Jordan?
Answer: SALT LAKE CITY (Utah)

Question: Which river rises in the Massif Centrale, flows north and east to enter the Bay of Biscay at St. Nazaire?
Answer: Loire

Question: Which American state capital is on the Cumberland River?
Answer: NASHVILLE (Tennessee)

Question: Which British politician wrote the autobiography 'Full Circle'?
Answer: Anthony Eden

Question: From which Disney animated picture does the song 'A Whole New World' come?
Answer: 'Aladdin'

Question: What was the first name of American President Ulysses Grant?
Answer: Hiram

Question: Who, together with Vince Clarke, formed the pop duo 'Erasure'?
Answer: Andy Bell

Question: On a map, what name is given to a line linking places in the sea that are of equal depth?
Answer: Isobath

Question: By what title was the British Prime Minister William Lamb better known?
Answer: Viscount Melbourne

Question: Name the internet millionaire who became the second space tourist?
Answer: Mark Shuttleworth

Question: Which work of literature starts with the lines: "It was a bright cold day in April and the clocks were striking thirteen"?
Answer: '1984'

Question: Which US actress and star of 'Dallas' died in August 2005?
Answer: Barbara Bel Geddes

Question: The 'Coast Starlight Express' runs between Los Angeles and which other city?
Answer: Seattle

Question: What would a Wainwright have made?
Answer: Wagons

Question: In which year did Mother Theresa of Calcutta win the Nobel Peace Prize?
Answer: 1979

Question: What is the capital city of the FYR of Macedonia?
Answer: Skopje

Question: Which country issues a 2 Euro coin showing an eagle, surrounded by the stars of Europe?
Answer: Germany

Question: Which high street company has a logo featuring a two- tailed mermaid?
Answer: Starbucks

Question: With which 19th century plot was Arthur Thistlewood associated?
Answer: Cato Street Conspiracy

Question: Which British Prime Minister made the first telephone call from the Post Office Tower?
Answer: Harold Wilson

Question: 'The Headhunters' are/were a gang of football hooligans who supported which London club?
Answer: Chelsea

Question: Who plays 'George Smiley' in the 2011 film adaptation of 'Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy'?
Answer: Gary Oldman

Question: Who became the first Briton to win gold at the 5000 metres in the World Athletics Championships?
Answer: Mo Farah

Question: Who directed the 2011 film entitled 'W.E.', based on the romance between Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson?
Answer: Madonna

Question: Which Scandinavian king was known as 'The Lion of the North'?
Answer: GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS (Gustav II Adolf)

Question: Only one world record was broken at the World Athletics Championships 2011 - in which event was it?
Answer: MEN'S 4x100 METRES RELAY

Question: Who composed the oratorio 'Belshazzar's Feast'?
Answer: Sir William Walton

Question: By what name is entertainer Graham Walker better known?
Answer: Graham Norton.

Question: Which 18th century British novelist, also served as London's chief magistrate, helped found the Bow Street Runners in 1749?
Answer: Henry Fielding

Question: What name is shared by a former British Davis Cup captain and the drummers of two British rock bands? (full names required)
Answer: Roger Taylor

Question: Which city hosted the 2011 Labour Party Conference?
Answer: Liverpool

Question: Which American President made the first telephone call to the Moon?
Answer: Richard Nixon

Question: Which of Henry VIII's wives is said to haunt Hampton Court?
Answer: Catherine Howard

Question: In which English town or city is Her Majesty's Prison 'Cookham Wood'.
Answer: Rochester

Question: In American Football what name is given to a very long forward pass made in desperation with only a small chance of success, especially at or near the end of a half?
Answer: 'Hail Mary Pass'

Question: The Otago Stadium is staged some of the 2011 Rugby World Cup matches, in which city can it be found?
Answer: Dunedin

Question: Which Scottish town was designated a city in March 2012?
Answer: Perth

Question: With which 17th century plot was Francis Tresham associated?
Answer: The Gunpowder Plot

Question: The Declaration of Independence is depicted on the reverse side of which United States banknote?
Answer: $2 Bill

Question: Which brewery, established in Manchester in 1863 makes 'Owd Oak' Mild?
Answer: Hydes

Question: Who composed the oratorio 'Judas Maccabeus'?
Answer: George Frederick Handel

Question: The Lincoln Memorial is depicted on the reverse side of which United States banknote?
Answer: $5 Bill

Question: Which company's logo was an open eye with the motto 'We Never Sleep'?
Answer: Pinkerton Detective Agency

Question: What name is shared by 'the voice of the book' in the original 'Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy', a renowned football commentator, and one of television's 'Dragons'? (full name required)
Answer: Peter Jones

Question: Which book of the Bible tells of the parting of the Red Sea?
Answer: Exodus

Question: The character 'James Bond' was created by Ian Fleming, but who wrote the book 'License Renewed' featuring 'James Bond'?
Answer: John Gardner

Question: What name is given in Rugby Union to a high short punt onto or behind the defending team, it gets its name from the Irish team that favoured this tactic?
Answer: Garryowen

Question: Georgetown is the capital of which group of islands in the British West Indies?
Answer: Cayman Islands

Question: To what political office was Dean Rusk appointed in 1961, as a result of which he played a leading role in the 'Cuban Missile Crisis' the following year?
Answer: U.S. Secretary Of State