Question: Rugby union - for which club team do England internationals Stevens, Farrell and Vunipola play ?
Answer: Saracens

Question: Which predatory insect, with two pairs of large transparent wings, that are spread while resting, can fly the fastest ? The Australian variety can reach a speed of 36 mph ?
Answer: Dragonfly

Question: Millionaire businessman Alan Sugar hosts the BBC's popular reality show "The Apprentice". This show was adapted from the original U.S. Show, where it was hosted by which millionaire businessman ?
Answer: Donald Trump

Question: An Ipsos MORI survey carried out this year showed politicians to have the lowest level of trust of any occupation in the U.K. What percentage of people trusted politicians in general to tell the truth. ( accept within + or - 5 % ) ?
Answer: 18%

Question: Who was the winner of the U.K.'s 2010 "Apprentice" series, who recently lost a claim of constructive dismissal against Alan Sugar, after resigning and saying she had been treated like an "overpaid lackey" ?
Answer: Stella English

Question: In which classic T.V. crime series did Chief Superintendant Lockhart appear ?
Answer: No Hiding Place

Question: Rugby union - for which club team do England internationals Care, Easter and Robshaw play ?
Answer: Harlequins

Question: James Stewart played the character Elwood P. Dowd in which classic 1950 film ?
Answer: Harvey

Question: In 1862, the Guinness company adopted the harp as its' advertising logo. From 1935 till 1982 what creature was adopted as the main Guinness advertising symbol, becoming as synonymous with Guinness as the harp?
Answer: Toucan

Question: Which British king, famous for his string of mistresses, had an arranged marriage to Caroline of Brunswick ? His first words to her were "I am not well, pray get me a glass of Brandy". He did not accede to the throne until he was 57, when he was described as a "bloated ruin".
Answer: George Iv

Question: Which surname is shared by an American Jazz Singer and an American author ? ( It was also the middle name of an American president.)
Answer: Fitzgerald

Question: What surname is shared by a member of the cabinet and of the shadow cabinet ?
Answer: Alexander

Question: Geology - what word is used to describe rocks formed from volcanoes or from magma within the earth's crust ?
Answer: Igneous

Question: What songwriting partnership, wrote more than 20 hit records, with several of their songs becoming number 1 hits on both sides of the Atlantic, including "Hound Dog" , "Jailhouse Rock" and Stand by Me ?
Answer: Lieber And Stoller

Question: In what decade was Plaid Cymru founded ?
Answer: 1920's

Question: Now among the most praised and prolific people in the film industry, who made his screen acting debut in "What's New Pussycat" in 1965 ?
Answer: Woody Allen

Question: On the "Sunday Times" rich list for 2013, who will again top the list in the "under 30" music rich list with a personal fortune of £30 million ?
Answer: Adele

Question: If the radius of a circle is 5 centimetres, how long in centimetres is the circumference, to 1 decimal place ?
Answer: 31.4

Question: The 2013 "Sunday Times" rich list will again show Paul McCartney to be the U.K.' s richest musician. Who, with a personal wealth of £620 million, will again be the U.K.'s second wealthiest on the "Music" rich list ?
Answer: Andrew Lloyd-Webber

Question: Which is the most Northerly of the islands of Japan ? It's capital, Sapporo has hosted the winter olympics.
Answer: Hokkaido

Question: Geology - what word is used to describe rocks formed from sand, mud or silt deposited by wind and water ?
Answer: Sedimentary

Question: What songwriting partnership, wrote more than 20 hit records, with several of their songs becoming number 1 hits on both sides of the Atlantic, including "Take good care of my Baby", "Will you love me Tomorrow" and "The Loco-motion" ?
Answer: Goffin And King

Question: Zabaglione is an Italian dessert made from eggs, sugar and which fortified wine ?
Answer: Marsala

Question: Which British male athlete won an olympic gold medal in London 2012, at age 24 winning the Triathlon event ?
Answer: Alistair Brownlee

Question: In what decade was the Scottish National party founded ?
Answer: 1930's

Question: Now among the most praised and honoured people in the film industry, who made his screen acting debut in "Sunday, Bloody Sunday" in 1971 ?
Answer: Daniel Day Lewis

Question: The following lines are from a famous poem by Stevie Smith :- "Nobody heard him, the dead man But still he lay moaning I was much further out than you thought" What is the title of the poem ?
Answer: Not Waving But Drowning

Question: The following lines are from a famous poem by W.H.Auden :- "Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone, Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone, Silence the pianos with muffled drum" What is the title of the poem ?
Answer: Funeral Blues

Question: Which 2 scientists discovered the structure of DNA, for which they were awarded the Nobel prize for Medicine in 1962 ? ( both surnames required )
Answer: Crick And Watson

Question: In December 2012, in yet another American mass murder, 26 people (including 20 children) were killed in Newtown, Conneticut. What was the name of the 20 year old killer, who also shot himself ?
Answer: Adam Lanza

Question: Columbine high school was the setting in 199 for another mass murder. The elementary school in Newtown, Conneticut will be equally infamous. What is the name of the school ?
Answer: Sandy Hook

Question: Name the composer, born in Moravia in 1854, whose works include :- The rhapsody "Taras Bulba" and the opera "The Beginning of a romance"?
Answer: Janacek

Question: In which Dickens novel would you find the characters :- Esther Summerson, Allan Woodcourt, and Harold Skimpole ?
Answer: Bleak House

Question: Christianity - the writers of the 27 books of the New Testament were all Jewish, with one exception. Who was the only Gentile, or non-Jewish , writer of the New Testament ?
Answer: Luke

Question: What is the world's largest island ?
Answer: Greenland

Question: In which county of England would you find BERKELEY CASTLE ?
Answer: Gloucestershire

Question: In what novel would you find the Dashwood family ?
Answer: Sense And Sensibility

Question: On this day, Novenber 6th, 1860 who was elected as American President?
Answer: Abraham Lincoln

Question: Which 1986 movie, Oscar nominated for Best Screenplay, was advertised by the tag-line "He's survived the most hostile and primitive land known to man, now all he's got to do is make it through a week in New York"?
Answer: Crocodile Dundee

Question: On which river does Limerick stand?
Answer: Shannon

Question: An Orang Utan is a large primate found only on which two islands?
Answer: Borne, Sumatra

Question: Which 1972 movie, Oscar nominated for best picture, was advertised by the tag-line "Four men ride a wild river, a weekend turns into a nightmare"?
Answer: Deliverance

Question: Formula 1 - On which racetrack was the World Champion Jim Clark killed?
Answer: Hockenheim

Question: At this years American "EMMY" television awards, which British actress won the 2012 Best Supporting Actress award?
Answer: Maggie Smith

Question: Which name links that of a cricket commentator with a Bond villain?
Answer: Blofeld

Question: Which helicopter, manufactured by Westland has been commonly used by British forces in combat areas over the last thirty years?
Answer: Sea King

Question: Which North Wales town is included in the name of a pop star who had a Number One hit with It's Only Make Believe in 1958?
Answer: Conway

Question: Selcuk (pronounced SELCHOOK) - a Turkish town, is home to one of the seven ancient wonders of the world. What was the city's name in ancient times?
Answer: Ephesus

Question: Bodrum - a Turkish town, is home to one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. What was its name in ancient times?
Answer: Halicarnassus