Question: In which Kent castle did Ann Boleyn grow up?
Answer: Hever Castle

Question: In which city can you visit Michaelangelo's 'Statue of David' in the Piazza della Signoria?
Answer: Florence

Question: In which series of films did Mel Gibson play L.A. detective 'Martin Riggs'?
Answer: 'Lethal Weapon'

Question: Which month of the French Revolutionary calendar started in late March?
Answer: Germinal

Question: Joe Anderson became the first directly elected Mayor of which city in May this year?
Answer: Liverpool

Question: Which American playwright has won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama the most times-four-including posthumously in 1957?
Answer: Eugene O'Neill

Question: Yorkshire Bank is a division of Clydesdale Bank, which is itself a subsidiary of which country's National Bank?
Answer: Australia

Question: In which year did James Callaghan become Prime Minister?
Answer: 1976

Question: """..A tale of the riots of eighty"" completes the title of which work by Charles Dickens?"
Answer: 'Barnaby Rudge'

Question: Who was the last British player to win the Ladies' Singles title at Roland Garros?
Answer: Sue Barker

Question: What is the title of the debut album by Ed Sheeran, released last year - also a sign used in mathematics?
Answer: + (plus)

Question: Who was the wife of Odysseus?
Answer: Penelope

Question: Which African country has the largest population?
Answer: Nigeria

Question: Haiti occupies the western part of which island?
Answer: Hispaniola

Question: Which group did Ringo Starr leave to join 'The Beatles'?
Answer: 'Rory Storm & The Hurricanes'

Question: Which element has the chemical symbol 'V'?
Answer: Vanadium

Question: At 'minus twenty three feet', in which country is the lowest point in the EU?
Answer: Netherlands

Question: Kelly Rowland was a founding member of which group?
Answer: 'Destiny'S Child'

Question: What was the name of the series of 100 pocket-sized mainly hardback books published from 1937 to 2003, many of which are now collector's items?
Answer: Observer'S Books

Question: Which of the apostles was crucified on a diagonal or X- shaped cross?
Answer: Andrew

Question: Who preceded Al Gore as US Vice-President?
Answer: Dan Quayle

Question: Name any of Shakespeare's three children?
Answer: SUSANNA, HAMNET or JUDITH

Question: Which 1968 film features the character 'Truly Scrumptious'?
Answer: 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang'

Question: The 1815 Battle of New Orleans was part of which war?
Answer: War Of 1812

Question: Which architect's works include the Queen's House at Greenwich and the Banqueting House in Whitehall?
Answer: Inigo Jones

Question: Who painted the famous picture the Laughing Cavalier?
Answer: Frans Hals

Question: What is the currency unit of Finland?
Answer: Markka

Question: Which dance, based on the Charleston, was named for 1927 aviation first?
Answer: Lindy Hop (Charles Lindbergh's Atlantic Crossing)

Question: What is the capital of Guernsey?
Answer: St Peter Port

Question: In Greek mythology who was the son of Zeus and Alcmene?
Answer: Heracles

Question: Which engineer built the Bridgewater canal?
Answer: James Brindley

Question: In which English seaside resort would you find Peasholm Park?
Answer: Scarborough

Question: Who in 1962 became the first Prime Minister of a fully independent Uganda?
Answer: Milton Obote

Question: If a plastic milk bottle in the UK has a green top, what type of milk is normally contained inside?
Answer: Semi Skimmed

Question: The 1961 film One-Eyed Jacks was the only one directed by which famous actor?
Answer: Marlon Brando

Question: Murano in Italy has been famous since the middle ages for the production of what?
Answer: Glass

Question: Who co-wrote “Some Other Rainbow” with Jill Morrell?
Answer: John McCarthy

Question: What is the common name of the disease Herpes zoster?
Answer: Shingles

Question: In Which English town or city is Bartram’s Brewery?
Answer: Bury St Edmunds

Question: What was the real surname of British science fiction writer John Wyndham?
Answer: Harris

Question: What is the common name of the disease Tinea pedis?
Answer: Athlete's Foot

Question: Name the Nuclear powered submarine which sank the Argentine cruiser General Belgrano on May 2nd 1982.
Answer: Hms Conqueror

Question: Who painted the picture of The Fighting Temeraire?
Answer: Turner

Question: Which Scottish Football League club has the nickname “The Honest Men”?
Answer: Ayr United

Question: On television which actor played Jim Hacker MP?
Answer: Paul Eddington

Question: Which former Beirut hostage wrote “An Evil Cradling”?
Answer: Brian Keenan

Question: Which Sunday newspaper, renowned for stones about aliens, was founded by David Sullivan?
Answer: Sunday Sport

Question: In Greek mythology who was the daughter of Zeus and Demeter?
Answer: Persephone

Question: What is the capital of The Scilly Isles?
Answer: Hugh Town

Question: Who in 1964 became the first president of a fully independent Zambia?
Answer: Kenneth Kaunda

Question: What is comedian Jasper Carrot's real name?
Answer: Robert Norman Davis

Question: Which car company manufactures the Rascal van?
Answer: Vauxhall

Question: Articles described as "Treen" are made from which material?
Answer: Wood

Question: What do Americans call a "Bottom Drawer"?
Answer: Hope Chest

Question: What is the real surname of Nevil Shute?
Answer: Norway

Question: Name the Royal Navy destroyer commissioned 1939 that was commanded by Lord Louis Mountbatten that was sunk during the battle for Crete on May 23rd 1941.
Answer: HMS Kelly

Question: The main airport of which capital is located at Schwechat?
Answer: Vienna

Question: Which creatures belong, to the order Ranidae?
Answer: Frogs / Toads

Question: Who composed The Enigma Variations?
Answer: Elgar

Question: Name the type of illumination originally developed for light houses in 1826 and used in theatres of the day.
Answer: Limelight

Question: On television which actor played Alan B'stard MP?
Answer: Rik Mayall

Question: Name the singer or group, whose record in January 1967 kept the double A side "Strawberry Fields Forever /Penny Lane" by The Beatles off the number one spot in the hit parade?
Answer: Engelbert Humperdink / Release Me

Question: What term is used to describe the practice of delaying or obstructing legislation by means of prolonged speeches, motions or amendments?
Answer: Filibustering

Question: Which railway station in London, designed by Edward Wilson and opened in 1874, serves East Anglia?
Answer: Liverpool Street

Question: Which catholic saint is associated with the pilgrimage site of Lourdes in France?
Answer: St Bernadette

Question: Who was Elton John's collaborator in most of his early hits, such as "Yellow Brick Road", "Candle In The Wind", etc.?
Answer: Bernie Taupin

Question: In which Gilbert and Sullivan Operetta does the Character of Bunthorne appear?
Answer: Patience

Question: What do the French call Holland?
Answer: PAYS BAS (Low Country)

Question: Eve Pollard is an 'Agony Aunt' for which newspaper?
Answer: Daily Mirror

Question: What may be described as 'Clout', 'Lost Head', 'Box', and 'French'?
Answer: Nails

Question: Which British Formula One World Motor Racing Champion was also World Motorcycling Champion?
Answer: John Surtees

Question: Which is the first day of Lent?
Answer: Ash Wednesday

Question: Which pop group consisted of Huw Bunford, Clan Caren, Dafydd Leuan, Guto Price and Gryff Rhuys?
Answer: 'Super Furry Animals'

Question: How many racecourses were there in Lancashire in 1960?
Answer: 4 (four) (Haydock,Aintree, Manchester and Cartmel)

Question: In 1899 Churchill lost his first election to become an MP.In which Lancashire town did he stand?
Answer: Oldham

Question: Alphabetically, which is the second country in South America (not Central America)?
Answer: Bolivia

Question: In which 2004 film was New York covered in 40 feet of snow as a consequence of global warming?
Answer: 'The Day After Tomorrow'