Question: In Greek mythology, who built the Labyrinth?
Answer: Daedalus

Question: Which organisation was established in London by Eglatine Jebb and her sister Dorothy Buxton in 1919, originally to alleviate starvation in Germany after the war?
Answer: Save the Children Fund

Question: How many characters are there in the "Cyrillic Alphabet?
Answer: 32

Question: Who played Alex Jeffreys, the discoverer of genetic fingerprinting, in the recent ITV drama "The Code of a Killer", the story of the first murderer convicted by DNA?
Answer: John Simm

Question: Henry Fleming is the narrator and hero of which 1894 war novel?
Answer: The Red Badge of Courage

Question: Which vegetable has the Latin name Apium graveolens?
Answer: Celery

Question: Her best known creation was played by George Baker on TV, she died on the 2nd May 2015 aged 85 - who was she?
Answer: Ruth Rendell

Question: Who composed the orchestral march "Crown Imperial", it was used for the coronation of King George VI in 1937?
Answer: William Walton.

Question: Which European country's flag is an upside - down version of the Russian flag?
Answer: Serbia

Question: Which Ex Chief Secretary to the Treasury (2010 - 2015) was defeated by Drew Hendry of the Scottish National Party (SNP) in the General Election in May 2015?
Answer: Danny Alexander

Question: Released in 1976, on which album would you find the songs, "Life in the Fast Lane", "New Kid in Town" and "Wasted Time"?
Answer: Hotel California

Question: Which shipping forecast area lies immediately east of Fair Isle?
Answer: Viking

Question: What is the main ingredient of Coulibiac, a type of Russian pie?
Answer: Fish

Question: Who makes the car models called Legend and Prelude?
Answer: Honda

Question: Who wrote the plays “Nuts in May” and “Abigail’s Party”?
Answer: Mike Leigh

Question: Which painting cost John Ruskin one farthing in a famous 19 century court case?
Answer: The Falling Rocket by Whistler

Question: What would you find in a "Harden's Guild"?
Answer: Restaurants

Question: Who was Sepp Blatter's opponent for the job of FIFA President on 29th June 2015?
Answer: Prince Ali Bin Al- Hussein

Question: What links the ship Dr Crippen was caught on in 1910 and a coastal resort town in Scotland?
Answer: Montrose

Question: Which medical condition comes from the Greek for "Set on Fire"?
Answer: Heartburn

Question: The Lemur is native to where?
Answer: Madagascar

Question: Who makes the car models "Jetta" and "Passat"?
Answer: Volkswagen

Question: """Prince of Wales"", ""Gunpowder"" and ""Russian Caravan"" are all types of what?"
Answer: Tea

Question: Which historical figure has been played on film by Gerard Depardieu, Marlon Brando and Jim Dale?
Answer: Christopher Columbus

Question: Which fruit has the Latin name Rubus fruiticosis?
Answer: Blackberry

Question: Peter Kay and Sian Gibson star in which BBC sitcom about two supermarket employees who are forced to commute together?
Answer: Car Share

Question: Who was the last man to win two consecutive British Open Golf Championships?
Answer: Padraig Harrington (2007 - 2008)

Question: Jean Nidetch who died on 29th April 2015 was the founder of which organisation?
Answer: Weightwatchers

Question: If Grover Cleveland is on the US bill, how much is it worth?
Answer: $1000

Question: Who composed the "War Requiem" for the opening of the new Coventry Cathedral in 1962?
Answer: Benjamin Britten

Question: Which European Country's flag is an upside-down version of Monaco's flag?
Answer: Poland

Question: Which German city has a name meaning "Mare's garden"?
Answer: Stuttgart

Question: In the recent general election, who lost his seat to conservative Andrea Jenkins at Morley and Outwood?
Answer: Ed Balls

Question: In which Scottish city is Dalcross Airport?
Answer: Inverness

Question: Released in 1977, on which album would you find the songs "Go Your Own Way", "Dreams" and "Never Going Back Again"?
Answer: Rumours

Question: Who wrote the poem "For the Fallen"?
Answer: Laurence Binyon

Question: Alfred Harmsworth founded which newspaper in 1903, as a newspaper for women, run by women?
Answer: Daily Mirror

Question: Actress Wanda Ventham is the mother of which famous actor?
Answer: Benedict Cumberbatch

Question: The battles of Solferino and Magenta in 1859, were fought during which war?
Answer: Italian War of Independence or Unification

Question: In the 2015 Cricket Test Series between England and New Zealand, which batsman scored the first century?
Answer: Kane Williamson

Question: In French cooking terms what does "Al La Indienne" mean?
Answer: Curried

Question: In ballet what does the term "Plie" mean?
Answer: Bending the knees

Question: Who wrote the "Sword of Honour" trilogy of novels?
Answer: Evelyn Waugh

Question: Doberman, Paparelli and Zimmerman were regulars characters in which TV comedy show of the 50's and 60's?
Answer: The Phil Silvers Show (Bilko)

Question: 'Arrangement in Grey and Black' is the correct title of a painting better known by another name. What is the popular name of this painting?
Answer: 'Portrait Of Whistler'S Mother'

Question: What is the plural of Opus?
Answer: Opera

Question: What was the surname of the wartime British agent known as 'Odette'?
Answer: Churchill

Question: Similarly, which team finished top of the Vauxhall Conference this year and has been promoted to the Coca Cola Division Two?
Answer: Dagenham & Redbridge

Question: Which Yorkshire town shares its name with the capital of a Canadian Province?
Answer: Halifax

Question: What is the name of the Scandinavian alcoholic drink made from potatoes?
Answer: Aquavit

Question: In terms of population, which is the largest city in the world that is not a national capital?
Answer: Mumbai

Question: Name either of the British tennis players that together won the Mixed Doubles at Wimbledon in 1987?
Answer: Jo Durie & Jeremy Bates

Question: In 2007, by how many degrees does true north differ from magnetic north, as measured from Great Britain?
Answer: Three Degrees

Question: Which US city lies closest to the same latitude as Cairo?
Answer: New Orleans

Question: On an Ordnance Survey map,what do the letters 'PC' indicate?
Answer: Public Convenience

Question: In which year did Freddie Mercury die of AIDS?
Answer: 1991

Question: What is the German term indicating a high quality wine?
Answer: QmP (Qualtatswein mit Pradikat)

Question: What is the namegiven to 'fortune telling' by playing or tarot cards?
Answer: Cartomancy

Question: In 1969 troops from the Parachute Regiment invaded which West Indian island after it declared its independence from St. Kitts - Nevis?
Answer: Anguilla

Question: What was founded by Siddhartha Gautama in the 6th century BC?
Answer: Buddism

Question: in the version of the Morse Code used in Great Britain, what letter of the alphabetis represented by a single dash?
Answer: T

Question: The 'Ho Chi Minh Trail' was a network of concealed tracks mainly in which country?
Answer: LAOS (it began in North Vietnam and finished near Saigon, but most of it was in Laos)

Question: What word can mean a colour, or a type of rocket?
Answer: Maroon

Question: The author James Wight is better known as whom?
Answer: James Herriot

Question: 'Myeloid Tissue' is another name for what?
Answer: Bone Marrow

Question: In the version of the Morse Code used in Great Britain, what letter of the alphabet is represented by a single dot?
Answer: E

Question: In the year 2000 the pop group Queen last appeared on a No. 1 hit, what was the record?
Answer: 'We Will Rock You'

Question: What was founded by Nanak in the 15th century?
Answer: Sikhism

Question: What misfortune happened to the Valasquez painting 'The Rokeby Venus'?
Answer: IT WAS SLASHEDBY SUFFRAGETTES (whilst hanging in the National Gallery)