Question: Name the ship on the voyage in 1907 in which Ernest Shackleton located the magnetic South Pole?
Answer: Nimrod

Question: California is bordered by 3 states, Arizona and Nevada are two name the third,
Answer: Oregon

Question: What is a cloud of gas and dust called in space?
Answer: Nebula

Question: 'If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs and blaming it on you' is the first line of which piece of work by Rudyard Kipling?
Answer: If

Question: In which country was the actress Julie Christie born?
Answer: India

Question: In the coalition government who holds the post of Home Secretary?
Answer: Teresa May

Question: If you land at Reina Scofia Airport, which island are you on?
Answer: Tenerife

Question: Who had the nickname the Galloping Gourmet?
Answer: Graham Kerr

Question: If your phobia is cynophobia what is your fear?
Answer: Dogs

Question: On whish river does Newport (Isle of Wight) stand?
Answer: Medina

Question: Name the film where a Scottish Village awakens only once every hundred years?
Answer: Brigadoon

Question: Who was the first British monarch to abdicate?
Answer: Edward Viii

Question: What is the habitat of a mole called?
Answer: Citadel

Question: Which film did the Oscar winning song 'Secret Love' come from?
Answer: Calamity Jane

Question: What is the young of a grouse called?
Answer: Poult

Question: The Lord Temporal, The Lord Spiritual and the House of Commons are known as the 3 estates, what is the fourth?
Answer: The Press

Question: Which artist painted 'The Cardplayers'?
Answer: Paul Cezanne

Question: In the acronym OFSTED, what one word do the letters ST represent?
Answer: Standards

Question: In the Bible who as the 11th son of Jacob?
Answer: Joseph

Question: Who wrote the novels on which the TV dramas 'Vera' and 'Shetland' were based?
Answer: Ann Cleves

Question: Which is the only country in the world whose name does not appear on its postage stamps?
Answer: The UK

Question: Who, in 1974, was the first PFA Player's Players of the Year?
Answer: Norman Hunter

Question: 'Whoever controls the Ohio and Mississippi rivers controls the continent' which American Civil War general said this?
Answer: William T Sherman

Question: What was the name of the resort in the film 'Dirty Dancing'?
Answer: Kellermans

Question: Which sea battle was the first in which aircraft carriers engaged each other and also the first in which the opposing ships never directly saw each other?
Answer: The Battle Of The Coral Sea

Question: From which club did Everton sign Jonny Heitinga in 2009?
Answer: Atletico Madrid

Question: Which Puccini opera contains the aria 'Nessun Donna'?
Answer: Turandot

Question: Buckland Abbey was the home of which historical figure?
Answer: Sir Francis Drake

Question: Which Shakespeare play takes place mainly in Vienna?
Answer: Measue For Measure

Question: If Calvin Coolidge was number 30, who was number 31?
Answer: Herbert Hoover

Question: Who played the young Bilbo Baggins off to adventure in the 2012 film 'The Hobbit - an Unexpected Journey'?
Answer: Martin Freeman

Question: Which player scored the most goals for England during 2012?
Answer: Danny Welbeck

Question: In Norse mythology who or what was Mjollnir?
Answer: Thor'S Hammer

Question: What is the brightest star in the constellation Canis Major?
Answer: Sirius

Question: Who was the only female judge in the Bible?
Answer: Deborah

Question: Symond's Yat is a high rock outcrop on the bend of which British river?
Answer: The Wye

Question: There are three types of woodpecker native to Britain. Name one?
Answer: Lesse Spotted, Greater-Spotted Or Green

Question: On which key of a standard computer keyboard will you find the 'percentage' sign?
Answer: On The 5 Key

Question: James Arthur was the winner of which TV reality programme in December 2012?
Answer: X-Factor

Question: Who played the part of Betty Rizzo in the film 'Grease'?
Answer: Stockard Channing

Question: Which major waterfall lies on the River Tees at Forest-in-Teesdale?
Answer: High Force

Question: 'Rodeo', 'Billy the Kid' and 'Fanfare for the Common Man' are all works by which composer?
Answer: Aaron Copland

Question: No.5, 1948 was the world's second most expensive painting (after 'The Card Players') when it was sold in 2006. Who was the American artist?
Answer: Jackson Pollock

Question: In the southwest of the UK who or what is often referred to as a 'grockle?
Answer: A Tourist

Question: What is the provincial capital of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia?
Answer: Halifax

Question: Who, in 2013, released the hit album 'Our Version of Events'?
Answer: Emeli Sande

Question: In Greek mythology who gave Theseus the ball of thread so he could find his way out of the Minotaur's Labyrinth?
Answer: Ariadne

Question: What nationality is Yann Martel who won the Mann-Booker prize in 2002 for 'Life of Pi'?
Answer: Canadian

Question: The Koran contains 114 sections; by that name are these usually known?
Answer: Suras

Question: In the Bible what was bought with the 30 pieces of silver returned to the Chief Priests by Judas?
Answer: The Potter'S Field

Question: Which England player was sent off during the England/Ukraine game in September 2012?
Answer: Steven Gerrard

Question: In computing for what does the P stand in the term http?
Answer: Protocol

Question: In which English country is the Neolithic henge monument of Avebury?
Answer: Wiltshire

Question: The American Civil War battle known as Manassas by the Confederacy was more widely known by that other name?
Answer: Bull Run

Question: George W Bush and his father were the second father and son to become US Presidents. What was the surname of the first father and son to do so?
Answer: (John & John Quincy) Adams

Question: Who plays Dr Joan Watson in the TV series Elementary?
Answer: Lucy Liu

Question: In terms of English brewery cast units, how many gallons are in a beer firkin?
Answer: 9 Imperial Gallons

Question: Which American general commanded the allied forces in the first Gulf War in 1991?
Answer: Norman Schwartzkopf

Question: In 1759 two generals died as a result of the battle of Quebec, General Wolfe was one, name the other.
Answer: General Montcalm

Question: Which James Bond villain was played by Joseph Wiseman?
Answer: Doctor No

Question: Who in the summer of 2012 resigned as CEO of Barclays?
Answer: Bob Diamond

Question: Which car manufacturer's branded slogan is "New Thinking, New Possibilities"?
Answer: Hyundai

Question: For what does the "K" stand in the author's name J.K. Rowling?
Answer: Kathleen

Question: """She was more like a beauty queen from a movie scene"" are the opening lines from which song?"
Answer: Billie Jean

Question: Which horse won the 2013 Grand National at 66 to 1?
Answer: Auroras Encore

Question: Which Dickens character married Dora Spenlow?
Answer: David Copperfield

Question: By what name is the comedian Leigh Francis currently better known on TV?
Answer: Keith Lemon

Question: The fashion brand "Nutmeg" was launched by which company in 2013?
Answer: Morrisons

Question: Which is the only country in Central America that does not have a border on the Caribbean Sea?
Answer: El Salvador

Question: Lucie Manette married Charles Darnay in which Dickens novel?
Answer: A Tale Of Two Cities

Question: To what global branded name did "Opal Fruits" change?
Answer: Starbursts

Question: Which pop artist won the Oscar for the best original song for Skyfall in 2013?
Answer: Adele

Question: Thomas Woodward is the real name of which male singer?
Answer: Tom Jones

Question: Which is the only country in Central America that does not have a border on the Pacific Ocean?
Answer: Belize

Question: Give a year in the life of Flemish artist Jan Van Eyck?
Answer: 1390 - 1441

Question: Which author created the fictional character "Tracey Beaker"?
Answer: Jacqueline Wilson

Question: Which ITV crime drama series stars Brenda Blethyn in the title role?
Answer: Vera