Question: Which North Wales town is included in the name of a pop group which had a Number Two hit in 1970 with When I'm Dead and Gone?
Answer: (MacGuinness) FLINT

Question: At this years American "EMMY" television awards, which British actor won the 2012 best actor award?
Answer: Damian Lewis

Question: Which helicopter, manufactured by Sikorsky has been commonly used by US forces in combat areas over the last thirty years?
Answer: Black Hawk

Question: Which Cole Porter musical was based on Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew?
Answer: Kiss Me Kate

Question: How many American states begin with the letter A ?
Answer: 4

Question: Which Iain Banks novel has the name of a bird in the title? The book was also made into a television series.
Answer: The Crow Road

Question: Which French artist painted "Cotton-brokers Office", "L'Absinthe" and "Dancer at the bar"?
Answer: Degas

Question: What insect acts as the transmitting agent in the spread of the infectious disease "Bubonic Plague"?
Answer: Flea

Question: The element of the Periodic Table HAFNIUM has its name derived from the Latin name for the city in which it was discovered. Which city?
Answer: Copenhagen

Question: Who was the British Prime Minister during the War of American Independence? He was blamed for the inept policy and military failures leading to the loss of the American colonies?
Answer: Lord North

Question: Written in honour of his friend Arthur Hallam, the poem, "In Memoriam" was published in 1850. Who was the author of this poem, who was appointed Poet Laureate in the same year?
Answer: Tennyson

Question: Who was the British Prime Minister who reluctantly involved his country in the Crimean War and was subsequently blamed for its mismanagement and obliged to resign?
Answer: Lord Aberdeen

Question: Which British composer wrote the music used as the theme for the BBC coverage of the London Marathon? He also composed "633 Squadron" and the Miss Marple theme.
Answer: Ron Goodwin

Question: Which French artist painted "Haystacks", "Rouen Cathedral" and "Sunrise"?
Answer: Monet

Question: Which insect acts as the transmitting agent in the spread of the infectious disease "Sleeping Sickness"?
Answer: Tsetse Fly

Question: Football - former Italian star Paulo de Canio became manager of which football club in 2011 ?
Answer: Swindon

Question: The element of the Periodic Table LUTETIUM has its name derived from the Latin name for the city in which is was discovered. Which city?
Answer: Paris

Question: ANAGRAMS - Which sport is the link between the follwing anagrams of two famous Americans? "MERGE OF ORANGE" and "MONKEY SIT".
Answer: Boxing

Question: ANAGRAMS - What is the aspect of American life, currently in the news, linking the following two anagrams? "PELICAN RUB" and "COT DREAM"
Answer: POLITICS or POLITICAL PARTIES

Question: What was the name of the German terrorist gang of the 1970s and 80s? With a Marxist ideology they committed over thirty murders and around 300 bomb attacks.
Answer: Baader Meinhof

Question: What was the name of the Italian terrorist gang of the 1970s and 80s? With a Marxist ideology they committed many crimes and murders, including that of Prime Minister Aldo Moro.
Answer: Red Brigade

Question: One of the most successful children's TV shows of all time was The Magic Roundabout. Which French animator created the show?
Answer: Serge Danot

Question: Who created several children's shows for TV, including Bagpuss, Ivor the Engine and Noggin the Nog?
Answer: Oliver Postgate

Question: The failing economy of Spain has been much on the news. Who is the Prime Minister of Spain?
Answer: Mariano RAJOV

Question: The failing economy of Greece has been much on the news. Who is the Prime Minister of Greece?
Answer: Antonia SAMARAS

Question: The pop group "Madness" had over 20 hit records in the top twenty. What was their only Number One?
Answer: House Of Fun

Question: The pop group "Simply Red" had over 20 hit records in the top twenty. What was their only Number One?
Answer: Fairground

Question: AWFUL JOKES - Which four words comlete this awful joke? "Two peanuts walked into a bar and ..........................................."
Answer: Was Was A Salted

Question: Bourbon whiskey is named after a county in which US state?
Answer: Kentucky

Question: Which football team would you associatewith the cartoon character Tweetie Pie ?
Answer: Norwich City

Question: Which football team would you associatewith the cartoon character Sylvester ?
Answer: Sunderland

Question: The status of which planet in the Solar System was changed in 2006 by the International Astronomic Union when it was re-classified as a "dwarf planet" ?
Answer: Pluto

Question: Who developed the first suvvessful vaccine for Smallpox ?
Answer: Edward JENNER

Question: Who was the chief executive of RBS bank who resigned in 2009, a month before RBS announced a loss of £24 billion, the largest loss in UK corporate history ?
Answer: Fred Goodwin

Question: Who was the chief executive of Barclays bank who resigned in July 2012 after Barclays had been severely fined for fixing LIBOR rates ?
Answer: Bob Diamond

Question: Who developed the first successful vaccine for Polio ?
Answer: Jonas SALK

Question: Which planet in the Solar System is closest to earth in size and mass ?
Answer: Venus

Question: The pop group "The Small Faces" had 11 top twenty records in the 60s and 70s but only one number one hit - what was it ?
Answer: All Or Nothing

Question: What is the second biggest city in Libya ?
Answer: Benghazi

Question: In what year was the first Eurovision Song Contest held ?
Answer: 1956

Question: Which French scientist (1736 -1806) is best known for his law of electrostatic force and gives his name to the unit of electric charge ?
Answer: Coulomb

Question: In French, what bird is known as Aloutte ?
Answer: Lark

Question: Which car manufacturer, based in Asia, was named as "Best Car Manufacturer" of 2012 ?
Answer: Kia

Question: What is the name of the starch used for puddings which is obtained from the leaves of Palm trees ?
Answer: Sago

Question: Which 10 letter word is used to describe the following geographical feature - "a point of high land or a cliff jutting out over the sea or other expanse of water" ?
Answer: Promontory

Question: Which 10 letter word is used to describe the following geographical feature - "a long steep slope at the edge of a plateau" ?
Answer: Escarpment

Question: What spice is obtained from grated hard aromatic seeds, sharing its name with the evergreen tree from which the seeds are obtained ?
Answer: Nutmeg

Question: In what year was the first BBC Sports Personality if theYear held ?
Answer: 1954

Question: Which creature hunts in family groups called "pods" and is the longest and fastest member of the dolphin family ?
Answer: KILLER WHALE or ORCA

Question: The species name "Fagus" as in Fagus Sylvatica and Fagus Purpurea has the common English name for which tree ?
Answer: Beech

Question: The record "Red Red Wine" was a huge hit for the group UB40 reaching number one in the charts in both the UK and USA. Which singer wrote the song ?
Answer: Neil Diamond

Question: John Newcombe was one half of a famous tennis pairing who were Wimbledon Doubles Champions three times. Who was his partner ?
Answer: Tony Roche

Question: Shakespeare coined which three word phrase in the play "Othello" which has become a commonly used cliche for Jealousy ?
Answer: Green Eyed Monster

Question: Who painted "Girl reading a letter" ?
Answer: Jan VERMEER

Question: Golf - Which Australian golfer won the 1965 British Open, beating Gary Player into second place ?
Answer: Peter Thompson

Question: The species name Picea as in Picea Abies and Picea Sitchensis has the common English name for which tree ?
Answer: Spruce

Question: Bob Hewitt was one half of a famous tennis pairing who were Wimbledon Double Champions three times. Who was his partner ?
Answer: FREW McMILLAN