Question: In a Roman house what activity took place in the triclinium?
Answer: Dining

Question: Which term is used for a painting of Mary supporting the body of the dead Christ?
Answer: Pieta

Question: What was invented and first described by Dr Ludovic Zamenhof in 1887?
Answer: The language Esperanto

Question: Which organisation refers to God as ‘The Great Architect of the Universe’?
Answer: Freemasons

Question: In Sikhism men take the last name Singh – what name do women take?
Answer: Kaur

Question: Which term is commonly used for members of the Unification Church?
Answer: Moonies

Question: What was found in 1872 in the Atlantic with no-one on board but the cargo secure?
Answer: Mary Celeste

Question: Which element is basic to all organic chemistry?
Answer: Carbon

Question: Which Dickens novel features the Gordon Riots?
Answer: Barnaby Rudge

Question: Who invented the lightning conductor after flying a kite in a storm?
Answer: Benjamin Franklin

Question: Which 1973 thriller film features a malevolent dwarf in a red coat?
Answer: Don’t Look Now

Question: What famous bridge is considered part of the motorway the M180?
Answer: Humber Bridge

Question: Which current BBC drama sees Anne Reid and Derek Jacobi rekindle an old romance?
Answer: Last Tango in Halifax

Question: In which year did the world’s first ‘expo’ the Great Exhibition in London take place?
Answer: 1851

Question: Haneda Airport is one of the busiest in the world - which city does it serve?
Answer: Tokyo

Question: What was his first UK chart No.1?
Answer: Only The Lonely

Question: Which super-group did he help form in 1988?
Answer: The Travelling Wilburys

Question: The Tunisian revolt started the ball rolling what name was given to it?
Answer: The Jasmine Revolution

Question: Which Cairo square was the centre of the Egyptian revolution?
Answer: Tahrir Square

Question: In which country did the protests break out at the Pearl Roundabout?
Answer: Bahrain

Question: Hanged in 2010 Ali Hassan al-Majid had what nickname?
Answer: Chemical Ali

Question: Anosmia is the loss of what?
Answer: Sense of Smell

Question: Who played football for Argentina, Colombia and Spain?
Answer: Alfredo Di Stefano

Question: Which world figure is married to quantum chemist Joachim Sauer?
Answer: Angela Merkel

Question: Who thought Sebastian Moran ‘the second most dangerous man in London?
Answer: Sherlock Holmes

Question: Politics. At Westminster what is a ‘spad’?
Answer: Special Adviser

Question: According to Voltaire who was shot ‘to encourage the others’?
Answer: Admiral Byng

Question: The middle title of which famous trilogy is entitled In Chancery?
Answer: The Forsyte Saga

Question: Which Dickens hero went to Salem House School under headmaster Mr Creakle?
Answer: David Copperfield

Question: A plant termed a halophyte has adapted to life in which type of conditions?
Answer: Saline/Salty

Question: What do ‘scandent’ plants do?
Answer: Climb

Question: What was the first of the ten plagues of Egypt?
Answer: The Plague of Blood

Question: Who plays Miss Havisham in Mike Newell’s latest film adaptation of Great Expectations?
Answer: Helena Bonham Carter

Question: Which boxer was The Bronx Bull?
Answer: Jake la Motta

Question: Which Shakespeare play was set in Ephesus probably 14century?
Answer: The Comedy of Errors

Question: Which boxer was The Brockton Blockbuster?
Answer: Rocky Marciano

Question: Which Shakespeare play was set in Navarre probably in 14 century?
Answer: Love’s Labour’s Lost

Question: The Thin White Duke ?
Answer: David Bowie

Question: Where is Europe’s largest open air theatre ?
Answer: Scarborough

Question: What sort of creature is a Monarch ?
Answer: Butterfly

Question: What is the largest specie of monkey ?
Answer: Mandrill

Question: The author of “The Snowman” wrote which novel about a nuclear attack ?
Answer: When The Wind Blows

Question: From which Shakespeare play does the phrase “Brave New World” come from ?
Answer: The Tempest

Question: Which novel opens with the diary of Jonathan Harker ?
Answer: Dracula

Question: What is the official language of Mozambique ?
Answer: Portuguese

Question: What is the official language of Brunei ?
Answer: Malay

Question: What is the official language of Cambodia ?
Answer: Khmer

Question: Which female swimmer won two Gold and one Silver for GB ?
Answer: Ellie Simmonds

Question: Which British Gold medallist might be said to be Pavonine ?
Answer: Johnny Peacock

Question: Which President abolished racial segregation in the Armed Forces & the Civil Service ?
Answer: Harry Truman

Question: To within 5 years in which year was Ghandi born ?
Answer: 1874 - 1884

Question: What is the nickname of Oscar Pistorious?
Answer: Blade Runner

Question: London Olympics 200 metres, who did Pistorius accuse of cheating ?
Answer: Alan Oliveira

Question: Precisely, in which event did Pistorius win individual Olympic gold at London 2012 ?
Answer: T44 400 Metres

Question: Whose real name was falsely stated to be Camille Javal ?
Answer: Brigitte Bardot

Question: Which method of strangulation was once the official method of execution in Spain?
Answer: Garotte

Question: Players shoot from a line called the ‘taw’ in what game?
Answer: Marbles

Question: In which country have 9 missing episodes of Dr Who been discovered?
Answer: Nigeria

Question: Which important person’s arrival at events is announced by playing Hail to the Chief?
Answer: President of the USA

Question: Which hit Croft comedy was criticised for homosexual and racial stereotyping?
Answer: It Ain’t Half Hot Mum

Question: Which member of the German army was not so secretly in love with Rene in Allo Allo?
Answer: Lieutenant Gruber

Question: Australian Capital Territory is entirely surrounded by what state?
Answer: New South Wales

Question: Which office worker has a name that used to mean ‘keeper of secrets’?
Answer: Secretary

Question: Which playing card is ‘the curse of Scotland’?
Answer: Nine of Diamonds

Question: The Hospital’s Cup is contested at which sport?
Answer: Rugby Union

Question: ‘Uncle’ is slang for which kind of businessman?
Answer: Pawnbroker

Question: Which language is said to have been the mother tongue of Jesus?
Answer: Aramaic

Question: Which brewery produces Tiger Best Bitter?
Answer: Everards

Question: Which spirit is present in a white lady cocktail?
Answer: Gin

Question: Which type of road crossing allows bicycles to be ridden across?
Answer: Toucan Crossing

Question: A sign with a red circle and red diagonals on a blue background means what?
Answer: No Stopping

Question: Who was the Duke of Mantua’s jester?
Answer: Rigoletto

Question: In which opera does Mimi fall for Rodolfo?
Answer: La Boheme

Question: Who composed the opera Pelleas et Melisande?
Answer: Debussy

Question: In which film did he play a DJ stalked by a crazed fan?
Answer: Play Misty For Me

Question: From which country did the Duffel Coat originate?
Answer: Belgium

Question: From 1978 to 1984, who were coached by a lady called Betty Callaway?
Answer: Torvill & Dean

Question: In which film did Michael Caine say ‘not a lot of people know that’?
Answer: Educating Rita

Question: What was created by the Limehouse Declaration of 1981?
Answer: The SDP

Question: Which country is home to the majority of species of Bird of Paradise?
Answer: New Guinea

Question: The New Zealand kea is known for attacking sheep – what kind of bird is it?
Answer: Parrot

Question: Which best selling Norwegian author created the detective Harry Hole?
Answer: Jo Nesbo

Question: Who has written several successful novels about DS Roy Grace of the Brighton force?
Answer: Peter James

Question: Created by Leslie Thomas, Who was ‘The Last Detective’?
Answer: Dangerous Davies

Question: Which ship was hijacked by Palestinian terrorists in the Mediterranean in 1985?
Answer: Achille Lauro

Question: What is the alternative name for Japanese green horseradish?
Answer: Wasabi