Question: Which work of literature begins with the lines.: When that April with its showers sweet the drought of. March has pierced to the root'?
Answer: The Canterbury Tales

Question: Fontwell Park, Fakenham, Ffos Las and which other horse racing venue in Great Britain begin with F?
Answer: Folkestone

Question: Who plays the Dowager Countess of Grantham in the TV series 'Downton Abbey'?
Answer: Dame Maggie Smith

Question: Which city is served by Louis Armstrong International Airport?
Answer: New Orleans

Question: Whose violin concerto in B Minor was composed for the violinist Fritz Kreisler?
Answer: Edward Elgar

Question: In the Bible, who was the mother of Esau?
Answer: Rebecca

Question: His birth name was Leslie Lynch King. How was he better known?
Answer: Gerald Ford

Question: In which city is Sabina Park cricket ground?
Answer: Kingston

Question: What is the equivalent in the French Army to the British Army rank of Major?
Answer: Commandant

Question: Operation Tannenbaum was the codename for the proposed German invasion of which country?
Answer: Switzerland

Question: Which of Noel Coward's works was written especially for Gertrude Lawrence?
Answer: Private Lives

Question: What first met at the Freemasons' Tavern, Great Queen Street, London on 26/10/1863?
Answer: The Football Association

Question: Rhea and Tethys are moons of which planet?
Answer: Saturn

Question: Which elderly entertainer presenter 'hoofer' received a knighthood in 2011?
Answer: Sir Bruce Forsyth

Question: Which musical show and film features the song 'Springtime for Hitler'?
Answer: The Producers

Question: Originally named The Shaftesbury Memorial, by what name is this statue more commonly known?
Answer: Eros

Question: In which year was the Battle of Balaclava (including the Charge of the Light Brigade)?
Answer: 1854

Question: Which British artist created the work 'Benefits Supervisor Sleeping'?
Answer: Lucian Freud

Question: Which NFL American Football team play their home games at Arrowhead Stadium?
Answer: Kansas City Chiefs

Question: In which month of the year is the London Marathon normally held?
Answer: April

Question: Which actor on television played Dennis in 'Auf Wiedersehen, Pet' and Foxy in 'Common As Muck'?
Answer: Tim Healy

Question: What is the county town of Rutland?
Answer: Oakham

Question: To whom did James Bond actor Daniel Craig get married in 2011?
Answer: Rachel Weisz

Question: Which Premier League club's home shirt is sponsored by Fx Pro?
Answer: Fulham

Question: Who wrote the 'Sabre Dance'?
Answer: Aram Khachaturian

Question: Who made the phrase 'And so to bed' famous?
Answer: Samuel Pepys

Question: Which 'Emmerdale' family has had members called Shadrach, Eli and Samson?
Answer: Dingle

Question: What position in Parliament is held by the MP for Buckingham?
Answer: The Speaker

Question: Which company did Alliott Verdon Roe establish in Manchester in 1910?
Answer: Avro

Question: In which city is the car company Fiat based?
Answer: Turin

Question: What is the official name of Walsall FC's ground, still known to some fans as the Bescot Stadium?
Answer: Banks'S Stadium

Question: What animal has breeds named American Bobtail, Balinese and Japanese Bobtail?
Answer: Cat

Question: Which King of England was the son of a Matilda, had a daughter called Matilda, married Matilda, or Edith, of Scotland and later Adelicia of Louvain?
Answer: Henry I

Question: Collectively, as what are the towns of Torquay, Paignton and Brixham known?
Answer: Torbay

Question: Which 1960s group was fronted by Colin Blunstone?
Answer: The Zombies

Question: Which actress in a school-based drama serial, danced in the 2011 'Strictly Come Dancing' competition?
Answer: Chelsee Healey

Question: The 'Oasis of the Seas' is a cruise liner operated by which company?
Answer: Royal Caribbean

Question: Name one of the two states that joined the US in 1912.
Answer: ARIZONA or NEW MEXICO

Question: David Marks and Julia Barfield were the lead architects for which London landmark?
Answer: The London Eye

Question: Which rugby union team in 2009 was responsible for a fake blood injury during a Heineken Cup match?
Answer: Harlequins

Question: What name is given to the den of an otter?
Answer: Holt

Question: Apart from Gary Oldman, name an actor who has played Le Carre's Smiley character on film?
Answer: RUPERT DAVIES or JAMES MASON

Question: What term is used to describe an angle between 180 degrees and 360 degrees?
Answer: Reflex

Question: In which American TV series is Lilly Rush the leading character?
Answer: Cold Case

Question: From which Cabinet post did Liam Fox resign last year?
Answer: Defence Secretary

Question: Who had the 1965 instrumental hit 'Spanish Flea'?
Answer: Herb Alpert And The Tijuana Brass

Question: Which American won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007?
Answer: Al Gore

Question: As what is a Chinese gooseberry also known?
Answer: Kiwi Fruit

Question: What was the first name of the father of Frasier and Niles Crane in the TV series 'Frasier'?
Answer: Martin

Question: What is the name of Liam Fox's friend, whose friendship caused him to resign?
Answer: Adam Werritty

Question: In which city was the nightclub Copacabana in Barry Manilow's song?
Answer: New York

Question: What links these breeds of dogs: Alpine Spaniel, English White Terrier and St John's Water Dog?
Answer: They Are Extinct

Question: Which King of England's mother and first wife were both called Eleanor? He subsequently married Margaret of France.
Answer: Edward I

Question: What collective name is often used for Chatham, Gillingham, Rochester and Strood?
Answer: The Medway Towns

Question: What was the name given to shantytowns built in the US by the unemployed during the Great Depression?
Answer: Hooverville

Question: Who designed the Banqueting House in Whitehall, scene of the execution of Charles I?
Answer: Inigo Jones

Question: Which British boxer became WBA Heavyweight Champion in 2009?
Answer: David Have

Question: What name is given to the breeding den of a beaver?
Answer: Lodge

Question: The Lena River, the Ob River and the Yenisei River in Russia flow into which large body of water?
Answer: The Arctic Ocean

Question: Who holds the record for the most appearances as a track athlete in the Olympic Games? (7 appearances)
Answer: Merlene Ottey

Question: Complete the name of the 1960s group 'Junior Walker and the
Answer: All Stars

Question: How many 'syllables' should a Japanese Haiku poem contain?
Answer: 17

Question: The 'Ventura' is a cruise liner operated by which company?
Answer: P & O

Question: What was the cause of death of Carmen in the opera of that name?
Answer: Stabbed

Question: 7377 of which Avro bomber were manufactured during the course of World War 2?
Answer: Lancaster

Question: Who made the phrase 'Famous for fifteen minutes' famous?
Answer: Andy Warhol

Question: Which 'EastEnders' family has had members called Archie, Courtney and Ben?
Answer: Mitchell

Question: What was the name of the three day rock festival held near Wigan in May 1972?
Answer: Bickershaw

Question: Who became Governor of New South Wales in 1806 where his conduct led to his imprisonment for two years?
Answer: Captain William Bligh

Question: Which element has atomic number 3?
Answer: Lithium

Question: In the news in January 2011 for the murder of 37 people in a bombing incident, in which country is Domodedovo Airport?
Answer: Russia

Question: Who had hits in the 1960s with 'Hurdy Gurdy Man' and 'Mellow Yellow'?
Answer: Donovan

Question: Founded in 1858, which is Britain's oldest professional orchestra?
Answer: Halle

Question: Which US vice-president once said "It isn't pollution that's harming the environment but the impurities in the air and water"?
Answer: Dan Quayle

Question: What is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec?
Answer: Quebec City

Question: In the Bible, which was the first miracle performed by Jesus?
Answer: Water into wine