Question: What was the name ofthe dinosaur in the Saturday morning TV show, 'Swap Shop'?
Answer: 'Posh Paws'

Question: The 'Taka' is the currency of which Asian country?
Answer: Bangladesh

Question: In which Australianis Philip Island, a tourist attraction for its Penguins?
Answer: Victoria

Question: How is the common shrub Ligustrum more usually known?
Answer: Privet

Question: The West Somerset Railway runs from Bishop's Lydeard towhere?
Answer: Minehead

Question: Which popular name isused for Beethoven's symphony No. 6 in F Major?
Answer: Pastoral

Question: In the Liverpoolversion of the Monopoly game, which is the most expensive property?
Answer: The Royal Liver Building

Question: Where was William Shakespeare's portrait preceded by those of both Edward Elgar and Michael Faraday?
Answer: On A £20 Poundnote

Question: Which German city isserved by 'Schkeuditz Airport'?
Answer: Leipzig

Question: Which Seaseparates the islands of Corsica and Sicily from mainland Italy?
Answer: Tyrrhenian Sea

Question: Which country has the internet domain name '.no' (dot no)?
Answer: Norway

Question: Which film producer was the son of a British Prime Minister?
Answer: Anthony Asquith

Question: What was the firstname of the character played by John Thaw in 'The Sweeney'?
Answer: Jack

Question: The 'Nineteenth Amendment' to the US Constitution provided for which change, in August 1920?
Answer: Votes For Women

Question: 'Billy Bigelow' is the name of the tragic hero in which film musical?
Answer: 'Carousel'

Question: The chemical element 'Lutetium' is named after which city?
Answer: Paris

Question: 'Andean' and 'Californian' are the only two species of which bird?
Answer: Condor

Question: In which US state is Princeton University situated?
Answer: New Jersey

Question: What was the nationality of the racing driver Jody Scheckter, who was World Champion in 1979?
Answer: South African

Question: Who in Roman mythology, was the goddess of strife?
Answer: Discordia

Question: Who was the 27th US President, assuming power in 1909?
Answer: William Howard Taft

Question: Which country has the internet domain name '.is' (dot is)?
Answer: Iceland

Question: Which chief Persian deity was the god of light and wisdom?
Answer: Mithras

Question: The 'Thirteenth Amendment' to the US Constitution provided forwhich change in March 1865?
Answer: Abolition Of Slavery

Question: The 'Kip' is the currency of which Far Eastern country?
Answer: Laos

Question: Who played the title role in the 1945 film 'Mildred Pierce'?
Answer: Joan Crawford

Question: 'Ombrophobia' is the morbid fear of what?
Answer: RAIN (Rainfall)

Question: Whose portrait preceded those of both Charles Darwin and Charles Dickens on the back of a British £10 note?
Answer: Florence Nightingale

Question: What is the name of the stretch of water that separates Java and Sumatra?
Answer: The Sunda Strait

Question: In the new 'Here And There' version of Monopoly, which Art Gallery has replaced Vine Street?
Answer: The Tate Modern

Question: How is the common shrub Syringamore usually known?
Answer: Lilac

Question: What was the first name of the character played by George Wendtin 'Cheers'?
Answer: 'Norm'

Question: Which actress played opposite Nicholas Cage in the film 'Captain Corelli's Mandolin'?
Answer: Penelope Cruz

Question: In naval history, who was the captain of the ship, the 'Bonhomme Richard'?
Answer: John Paul Jones

Question: At which port was the French fleet scuttled in November 1942, to stop it falling into German hands?
Answer: Toulon

Question: 'Olfactophobia' is the morbid fear of what?
Answer: Smells

Question: The chemical element 'Gallium' is named after the Latinword 'Gallia', which is what European country?
Answer: France

Question: In the Beatles cartoon 'The Yellow Submarine', who were the 'baddies'?
Answer: Blue Meanies

Question: In which 'New England' state is Harvard University situated?
Answer: Massachusetts

Question: What is the leather made from shark's skin called?
Answer: Shagreen

Question: What was the name of the pirate ship captained by 'Blackbeard'?
Answer: Queen Anne'S Revenge

Question: 'Bloody Mary' is a character in which film musical?
Answer: 'South Pacific'

Question: Who was the 29th USPresident, assuming power in 1921?
Answer: Warren G. Harding

Question: Which French film Director was the son of a famous painter?
Answer: Jean Renoir

Question: From which French club did Liverpool sign John Arne Riise?
Answer: Monaco

Question: Where are the oldest passenger railway buildings in the world,still in daily use?
Answer: Edge Hill Station, Liverpool

Question: Which German composer's only opera was 'Fidelio'?
Answer: Beethoven

Question: In the 'Paso Doble', what is the female dancer supposed to be?
Answer: BULLFIGHTER'S CLOAK or CAPE

Question: Which musical is based on 'The Taming Of The Shrew'?
Answer: 'Kiss Me Kate'

Question: Which film star, upon splitting with her partner said,"At least I can wear high heels now"?
Answer: Nicole Kidman

Question: What is the more common name for the minor medical complaint 'Epistaxis'?
Answer: Nosebleed

Question: In David Hockney's famous painting 'Mr. & Mrs. Clark and Percy', what type of creature is 'Percy'?
Answer: A Cat

Question: Which English explorer died off the coast of Canada in 1611 after being cast adrift by his mutinous crew?
Answer: Henry Hudson

Question: Which British explorer was buried on South Georgia Island in the Atlantic Ocean upon his death in 1922?
Answer: Ernest Shackleton

Question: Starring Steven Strait and Camilla Bell, which is the highest grossing film worldwide of 2008, so far?
Answer: '10,000 B.C.'

Question: What is the more common name of the medical condition 'Otalgia'?
Answer: Earache

Question: The'Skeleton Coast' is shared between two countries in Africa.Name either?
Answer: NAMIBIA or ANGOLA

Question: Which South American country became landlocked after 'The War of the Pacific' in 1884?
Answer: Bolivia

Question: Found in South East Asia, which is the world's smallest member of the bear family?
Answer: Sun Bear

Question: Against which Sout American country was Bolivia fighting during 'The War of the Pacific'?
Answer: Chile

Question: Which tea growing region in India has a name meaning 'Land of the Thunderbolt' in Hindi?
Answer: Darjeeling

Question: Originating in South America, which is the world's smallest breed of horse?
Answer: Falabella

Question: Which Australian Prime Minister went missing while swimming in 1967?
Answer: Harold Holt

Question: In July 1989, which former Celtic footballer became the first high-profile Roman Catholic Scotsman to sign for Rangers in 100 years?
Answer: Maurice 'Mo' Johnston

Question: What is the name of the 'Griffin' family's witty, talkingdog in the television series 'Family Guy'?
Answer: 'Brian'

Question: In September 1989,which Anglo-Irish footballer became the first non-Basque player to sign for Real Sociedad?
Answer: John Aldridge

Question: Which Australian Prime Minister was dismissed by the Governor-General in 1975?
Answer: Gough Whitlam

Question: In which African country does the majority of the Kalahari Desert lie?
Answer: Botswana

Question: Often seen in school science labs, what name is given to an electrostatic machine which uses a moving belt to accumulate very high voltages on a hollow metal globe?
Answer: Van Der Graff Generator

Question: In which American state is the majority of Yellowstone National Park?
Answer: Wyoming

Question: Commonly used in the textiles industry, which unit of thermal resistance is used to measure the thickness of duvets?
Answer: Tog

Question: Somerset Maugham's novel 'The Moon And Sixpence' is basedon the life of which painter?
Answer: Paul Gaugin

Question: Only three British groupshave had ten or more UK number one hits.'The Beatles' is one - name either of the other two?
Answer: 'THE SHADOWS' or 'TAKE THAT'