Question: Which Victorian author lived at number 14 Great Russell Street, London?
Answer: Charles Dickens

Question: Dulcinea was the love of which fictional character?
Answer: Don Quixote

Question: What is the duration of a round in men’s professional boxing?
Answer: Three minutes

Question: Varsovians are natives of which European city?
Answer: Warsaw

Question: Rigatoni is what type of foodstuff?
Answer: Pasta

Question: What is the name of the lion in the children’s television programme ‘The Herbs’?
Answer: Parsley

Question: Which planet lies between Saturn and Neptune?
Answer: Uranus

Question: What is the name of the private investigator, played by Humphrey Bogart, in the 1941 film ‘The Maltese Falcon’?
Answer: Sam Spade

Question: Dunkery Beacon is the highest point in which English National Park?
Answer: Exmoor

Question: According to the Bible, which of Jacob’s sons was sold into slavery by his jealous brothers?
Answer: Joseph

Question: Roman numerals MCMLXVIII represent which year?
Answer: 1968

Question: Sandra, Gerry, Jack and Brian are all characters in which UK television fictional crime series?
Answer: New Tricks

Question: Which English football club is nicknamed ‘The Blades’?
Answer: Sheffield United

Question: A ‘Bloody Maria’ cocktail traditionally contains which spirit?
Answer: Tequila

Question: Sri Lanka lies in which ocean?
Answer: Indian Ocean

Question: Which singer-songwriter wrote the hit single ‘The First Cut is the Deepest’?
Answer: Cat Stevens

Question: Which British Prime Minister was the 1st Earl of Stockton?
Answer: Harold Macmillan

Question: How high in feet, normally, is a standard basketball hoop off the ground?
Answer: Ten feet

Question: Who plays Batman in the 2005 film ‘Batman Begins’?
Answer: Christian Bale

Question: Which rugby union team play their home games at the Madejski Stadium?
Answer: London Irish

Question: Which puppet hero is described as ‘Indestructible’?
Answer: Captain Scarlet

Question: Asiago is what type of food product?
Answer: Cheese

Question: Which British singer released albums entitled ’19’ and ’21’?
Answer: Adele

Question: The headquarters of fashion house Hardy Amies is in which London street?
Answer: Savile Row

Question: A ‘Sackbut’ was a medieval forerunner of which musical instrument?
Answer: Trombone

Question: Who was the only US President to have resigned from office?
Answer: Richard Nixon

Question: Reginald Doherty, Arthur Gore and Fred Perry are associated with which sport?
Answer: Tennis

Question: Which country has the internet domain .au?
Answer: Australia

Question: Sarafina, Banzai and Shenzi are all characters in which Disney series of films?
Answer: The Lion King

Question: In the International Morse Code a dash is equal to how many dots?
Answer: Three

Question: A left-handed boxer is called a ‘what’…paw?
Answer: Southpaw

Question: During which year did the pre-decimal halfpenny coin cease to be legal tender in the UK?
Answer: 1969

Question: What is the name of the dog in Enid Blyton’s ‘Famous Five’?
Answer: Timmy

Question: American singer Frank Castelluccio is better known by what name?
Answer: Frankie Valli

Question: The fruit ‘Carambola’ is better known by what name?
Answer: Star fruit

Question: Hibernia was the Roman name for which European country?
Answer: Ireland

Question: Devil’s Lair, Jacob’s Creek and Banrock Station are all wines from which country?
Answer: Australia

Question: In Greek mythology, who fell in love with and appeared in the form of a white bull to Europa and carried her off to Crete?
Answer: Zeus

Question: Who wrote the ‘Twilight’ series of books?
Answer: Stephenie Meyer

Question: The International Olympic Committee is based in which European city?
Answer: Lausanne

Question: In 1918 which newspaper mogul became the first UK Minister of Information?
Answer: Lord Beaverbrook

Question: Which word represents the letter M in the NATO Phonetic Alphabet?
Answer: Mike

Question: Xylography is the art of engraving on which natural substance?
Answer: Wood

Question: Elizabeth, Jane, Mary, Lydia and Kitty are all characters in which novel by Jane Austen?
Answer: Pride and Prejudice

Question: Darius Danesh (Campbell) became the youngest actor to play the role of Billy Flynn in which Broadway musical since it opened in 1975?
Answer: Chicago

Question: Otology is the study of which part of the body?
Answer: Ear

Question: In the nursery rhyme ‘Ding Dong Bell’, who put the cat in the well?
Answer: Little Johnny Flynn

Question: A Poorwill is what type of creature?
Answer: Bird

Question: Which four London stations are represented on a British Monopoly board?
Answer: King’s Cross, Marylebone, Fenchurch St, Liverpool St.

Question: Dr Alec Harvey and Laura Jesson are the main characters in which 1945 film?
Answer: Brief Encounter

Question: Which US-based retail company has the motto ‘Save Money. Live Better’?
Answer: Walmart

Question: On which side of the road do motorists drive in Cyprus?
Answer: Left

Question: Someone born on the 1st August has which Zodiac sign?
Answer: Leo

Question: Which is the only written number in English that has all its letters in alphabetical order?
Answer: Forty

Question: The city of Cairo lies on which river?
Answer: River Nile

Question: Rhodesian Ridgeback is which breed of animal?
Answer: Dog

Question: In the Disney film Aladdin, what colour is the Genie?
Answer: Blue

Question: How many yards are in a UK mile?
Answer: 1760

Question: ‘That’s All Folks’ is the epitaph of which US comedian?
Answer: Mel Blanc

Question: Which US state has the abreviation AR?
Answer: Arkansas

Question: The country of Sri Lanka was formerly known by what name?
Answer: Ceylon

Question: Which British author created the fictional character George Smiley?
Answer: John Le Carre

Question: Steve Harley was the lead singer in which 1970’s band?
Answer: Cockney Rebel

Question: Brushback, Horsehide, Pearod and Wheelhouse are all terms used in which sport?
Answer: Baseball

Question: Which comedy duo starred in the 1942 film ‘Rio Rita’?
Answer: Abbott and Costello

Question: On the UK television game show ‘The Chase’, which chaser is known as the Dark Destroyer?
Answer: Shaun Wallace

Question: Arthur Balfour was British Prime Minister during the reign of which monarch?
Answer: Edward VII

Question: The hormone prolactin stimulates the production of what after childbirth?
Answer: Milk

Question: Who wrote the novel ‘Exodus’?
Answer: Leon Uris

Question: A fugu is what type of creature?
Answer: Fish

Question: What is the name of the scarecrow in the children’s television series ‘Bob the Builder’?
Answer: Spud

Question: Theravada and Mahayana are the main branches of which religion?
Answer: Buddhism

Question: In Greek mythology, which king of Phrygia was given the gift to turn everything he touched into gold?
Answer: King Midas

Question: Dipsomania is an uncontrollable craving for what?
Answer: Alcohol

Question: Lillehammer, the host of the 1994 Winter Olympic Games, is in which country?
Answer: Norway

Question: Kirk Douglas played the title role in which 1960 film about Roman slaves?
Answer: Spartacus

Question: In human anatomy, what is the first part of the intestine, located immediately beyond the stomach?
Answer: Duodenum

Question: Pseudocarp relates to which type of crop?
Answer: Fruit

Question: What is a young pilchard called?
Answer: Sardine

Question: In UK pre-decimal coinage, how many farthings were in one penny?
Answer: Four

Question: Who plays Wilhelmina Slater in the US television series ‘Ugly Betty’?
Answer: Vanessa Williams

Question: ‘There shall be no more cakes and ale’ is a line from which Shakespeare play?
Answer: Twelfth Night

Question: In the human body, a set of well-developed abdominal muscles is known as a ‘What’…pack’?
Answer: Six

Question: Who was appointed Creative Director of Paris fashion house Chloe in 1997?
Answer: Stella McCartney