Question: In the novel ‘Oliver Twist’ by Charles Dickens, what is the first name of Oliver’s mother?
Answer: Agnes

Question: What is the title of late actor Charlie Chaplin’s last completed film, launched in the UK in 1967?
Answer: A Countess From Hong Kong

Question: A complete set of Endangered Species prints, by which artist, was sold for auction at Sotheby’s in London in March 2013?
Answer: Andy Warhol

Question: Which English port in the county of Kent is the only one which has the right to call itself a Royal Harbour?
Answer: Ramsgate

Question: Butterfly, Deke, Kneeing and Sniper are all terms used in which sport?
Answer: Ice Hockey

Question: Who plays Jean Valjean in the 2012 film ‘Les Miserables’?
Answer: Hugh Jackman

Question: What does the Latin phrase ‘Omnia Vincit Amor’ translate to in English?
Answer: Love conquers all

Question: Mount Catherine is the highest mountain in which African country?
Answer: Egypt

Question: How many time zones does Brazil have?
Answer: Three

Question: Which British city is known as ‘Copperopolis’?
Answer: Swansea

Question: Which former Olympic gymnast was known as ‘The Sparrow From Minsk’?
Answer: Olga Korbut

Question: Chenjeh, Kakora, Beyti and Shami are all types of which food dish?
Answer: Kebab

Question: Which World War II US General was given the nickname ‘Dugout Doug’?
Answer: General Douglas MacArthur

Question: What is the name of the concert venue in Glasgow, completed in September 2013, becoming the largest entertainment venue in Scotland?
Answer: The SSE Hydro

Question: Which element has the atomic number 6?
Answer: Carbon

Question: What is the name of the pet dog in the UK children’s television series ‘The Woodentops’?
Answer: Spotty Dog

Question: Chlorophobia is the irrational fear of which colour?
Answer: Green

Question: Which 19th Century figure was known as ‘The Lady With the Lamp’?
Answer: Florence Nightinglae

Question: What was the middle name of former British Prime Minister William Gladstone?
Answer: Ewart

Question: Which French airport is also known as Roissy Airport?
Answer: Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport

Question: House, Hogline, Hacks and Button are all terms used in which sport?
Answer: Curling

Question: Which British singer released an eight CD box set in 2008 entitled ‘And They Said It Wouldn’t Last (My 50 Years in Music)’?
Answer: Cliff Richard

Question: Which spirit is traditionally used to make a Bronx Cocktail?
Answer: Gin

Question: The harbour wall known as ‘The Cobb’ features in which novel by John Fowles?
Answer: The French Lieutenant’s Woman

Question: Mastrophobia is the irrational fear of which part of the body?
Answer: Breasts

Question: Former US President Ronald Regan’s ‘Strategic Defence Initiative’, to use ground-based and space-based systems to protect the USA from attack by nuclear missiles, was known in the media by what nickname?
Answer: Star Wars

Question: St Helier is the capital of which Channel Island?
Answer: Jersey

Question: ‘The Rhubarb Triangle’, famous for producing early forced rhubarb, is in which English county?
Answer: West Yorkshire

Question: Jack Worthing is the main character in which Oscar Wilde play?
Answer: The Importance of Being Earnest

Question: Which country is known as ‘Switzerland of the Middle East’?
Answer: Lebanon

Question: Who was the first British sovereign to take up residence at Buckingham Palace?
Answer: Queen Victoria

Question: Kosciuszko is the highest mountain in which Southern Hemisphere country?
Answer: Australia

Question: In the game of chess, ‘en passant’ involves which chess pieces?
Answer: Pawns

Question: What is the only city in the English county of Wiltshire?
Answer: Salisbury

Question: In the Hebrew calendar, Yom Chamishi corresponds with which day of the week?
Answer: Thursday

Question: ‘Have it your way’ was an advertising slogan for which fast-food outlet?
Answer: Burger King

Question: Bonnie Brae, Eureka and Ponderosa are all varieties of which fruit?
Answer: Lemon

Question: The names of how many US states begin with the letter ‘L’?
Answer: One

Question: Spoon Curve, Casio Triangle and Dunlop Curve are all sections of the Formula One Grand Prix circuit in which country?
Answer: Japan

Question: What is the surname of US television courtroom show host Judge Judy?
Answer: Sheindlin

Question: Caviglia is Italian for which part of the body?
Answer: Ankle

Question: Mintonette was the original name of which ball game?
Answer: Volley ball

Question: Who plays the role of Lieutenant Aldo Raine in the 2009 film ‘Inglorious Basterds’?
Answer: Brad Pitt

Question: Fictional superhero Batman is known as ‘The Caped ‘what’?
Answer: Crusader

Question: Succotash is a dish of mainly maize and usually what type of beans boiled together?
Answer: Lima beans

Question: Which are the only two planets in our solar system that have no moons?
Answer: Mercury and Venus

Question: During which year did Switzerland become a full member of the United Nations?
Answer: 2002

Question: Lois Maxwell played which part in the first 14 James Bond films?
Answer: Miss Moneypenny

Question: On a standard dartboard, what number lies opposite 10?
Answer: 14

Question: Who was elected leader of the British Labour Party in October 1983?
Answer: Neil Kinnock

Question: Republic Day is celebrated in Malta during which month of the year?
Answer: December – 13th

Question: Martial arts actor Lee Yuen Kam was better known by what name?
Answer: Bruce Lee

Question: Who played Cardinal Wolsey in the 1971 film ‘Carry On Henry’?
Answer: Terry Scott

Question: Which former US President was said for a time to be an FBI informant with the code name T-10?
Answer: Ronald Reagan

Question: The first Winter Youth Olympic Games were held in which European country in January 2012?
Answer: Austria

Question: The medical condition dysphoria is a commonly known as what?
Answer: Anxiety

Question: Which actor played the title role in the 1960’s UK television series ‘Adam Adamant’?
Answer: Gerald Harper

Question: Yankee Stadium is located in which borough of New York City?
Answer: The Bronx

Question: Which two singers had their microphones switched off after running over the time limit during a concert in London’s Hyde Park in July 2012?
Answer: Bruce Springsteen and Paul McCartney

Question: Candlemas Day is celebrated during which month of the year?
Answer: February

Question: What is the title of the third ‘Road’ film starring Bob Hope and Bing Crosby?
Answer: Road To Morocco

Question: Which political figure was best man at the 1927 second wedding of Italian inventor Guglielmo Marconi?
Answer: Benito Mussolini

Question: Dydd Gwener is Welsh for which day of the week?
Answer: Friday

Question: The bride and groom are  known as Kallah and Chatan in which religion?
Answer: Judaism

Question: A previously unknown painting by which 17th Century artist was discovered on the BBC ‘Your Paintings’ website in March 2013?
Answer: Anthony van Dyke

Question: What are ‘Purple Badges’ awarded for on the children’s television show ‘Blue Peter’?
Answer: Sending in a review of a Blue Peter epoisode

Question: What is the title of director Ridley Scott’s first feature film, released in 1977?
Answer: The Duellists

Question: Who won the 1970 Eurovision Song Contest for Ireland?
Answer: Dana

Question: Which two British boxers were threatened with a life ban after brawling at a news conference in Munich in February 2012?
Answer: Derek Chisora and David Haye

Question: The community of Dull is in which US state?
Answer: Ohio

Question: In 2006, which 19th Century American novelist was finally reunited with his wife, Sophia, when her remains were taken from London to Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Massachusetts, and buried with him?
Answer: Nathaniel Hawthorne

Question: Which football team won the English FA Cup in 1971?
Answer: Arsenal FC