Question: What is fictional Inspector Maigret’s first name?
Answer: Jules

Question: ‘A thing of beauty is a joy forever’ is the first line of ‘Endymion’ by which poet?
Answer: John Keats

Question: Who was the longest-serving presenter of UK children’s tv show ‘Blue Peter’?
Answer: John Noakes

Question: Which, now defunct, political party was founded by Declan Ganley in April 2009?
Answer: Libertas Ireland

Question: Which animal is known as the ‘Waller’s Gazelle’?
Answer: Gerenuk

Question: In the novel ‘The Lord of the Rings’ by Tolkein, what is the name of the horse given to Gandalf by King Theoden?
Answer: Shadowfax

Question: Philip Morris launched which cigarette brand in 1924?
Answer: Marlboro

Question: Which British monarch is portrayed in the 1940 film ‘The Sea hawk’, starring Errol Flynn?
Answer: Queen Elizabeth I

Question: What is the title of William Shakespeare’s longest play?
Answer: Hamlet

Question: The International Society of Krishna Consciousness, also known as The Hare Krishna Movement, has its headquarters in which Indian city?
Answer: Mayapur

Question: Errol Barrow Day is celebrated in Barbados during which month of the year?
Answer: January – 21st

Question: Dendrophilia is the love of what?
Answer: Trees

Question: Which British TV chef co-founded a band called ‘Scarlet Division’ in 1989?
Answer: Jamie Oliver

Question: Which actress played the Red Queen in the 2010 film ‘Alice in Wonderland’?
Answer: Helena Bonham Carter

Question: The Nigerian port of Lagos lies on which Gulf?
Answer: Gulf of Guinea

Question: In which English county is the town of Ashby-de-la-Zouch?
Answer: Leicestershire

Question: Who played hitman Martin Q Blank in the 1997 film ‘Grosse Pointe Blank’?
Answer: John Cusack

Question: In surfing, ‘Men in Grey Suits’ is another name for what?
Answer: Sharks

Question: John Ridd is the hero of which novel by R D Blackmore?
Answer: Lorna Doone

Question: What is the nickname of the Beijing National Stadium?
Answer: The Bird’s Nest

Question: Dina Ruiz married which Hollywood actor and director in March 1996?
Answer: Clint Eastwood

Question: An Aswang, or Asuwang, is a mythical vampire-like creature in the folklore of which Asian country?
Answer: Philippines

Question: Which Venetian artist painted ‘The Stonemason’s Yard’?
Answer: Giovanni Canaletto

Question: An Izba is a type of log house traditional to which country?
Answer: Russia

Question: In the 2009 animated film ‘Up’ who is the voice of explorer Charles F Muntz?
Answer: Christopher Plummer

Question: Convalleria majalis is the Latin name for which flower?
Answer: Lily of the Valley

Question: Who was the 2003 winner of the UK tv show ‘I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here’?
Answer: Phil Tufnell

Question: Blinky, Pinky, Inky and Clyde are the enemies of which game character?
Answer: Pac-Man

Question: Jacob’s Creek wine comes from which country?
Answer: Australia

Question: Which Charles Dickens character has a pet dog called Bull’s Eye?
Answer: Bill Sykes

Question: The Creamfields Dance Music Festival takes place annually in which English county?
Answer: Cheshire

Question: The London Bridge, built in 1831, was transported stone by stone to which US state?
Answer: Arizona

Question: In which year was women’s football officially introduced into the Summer Olympics?
Answer: 1996

Question: Which sea creature has been adopted as the symbol of the Parramatta Rugby League Club in Sydney, Australia?
Answer: Eel

Question: What is the first name of Mildred’s sister in the UK television sitcom ‘George and Mildred’?
Answer: Ethel

Question: 19th Century Hungarian-born newspaper proprietor, whose first name was Joseph, had which award named after him?
Answer: Pulitzer (Prize)

Question: Freddy Eynsford Hill is a character in which play?
Answer: Pygmalion

Question: Which breed of dog won Best In Show at Crufts 2011?
Answer: Flatcoated Retriever

Question: The format of which British television show is based on the American show ‘College Bowl’?
Answer: University Challenge

Question: The Buckingham Fountain, built in 1927, is in which US city?
Answer: Chicago

Question: Euronext is an electronic stock exchange based in which European city?
Answer: Amsterdam

Question: The alcoholic drink Absinthe originated in which European country?
Answer: Switzerland

Question: The company ‘Longines’ are famous for manufacturing which luxury items?
Answer: Watches

Question: Who became Prime Minister of New Zealand in August 1989?
Answer: Geoffrey Palmer

Question: Actress Audrey Hepburn won her only Oscar for which film?
Answer: Roman Holiday

Question: On a mobile phone keypad, the letters ‘tuv’ are on which number button?
Answer: 8

Question: What was the name of the tavern in London where the Masonic Grand Lodge of England was founded in the 18th Century?
Answer: Goose and Gridiron

Question: Actress Betty Joan Perske is better known by what name?
Answer: Lauren Bacall

Question: Cointreau, lemon juice and which spirit make a Sidecar cocktail?
Answer: Brandy/Cognac

Question: Which cigarette brand was launched in 1924 with the slogan ‘Mild As May’?
Answer: Marlboro

Question: Which US artist died in a car crash in August 1956, aged 44?
Answer: Jackson Pollock

Question: In humans, the condition erythema affects which part of the body?
Answer: Skin

Question: The Aviva Premiership is a professional English league competition in which sport?
Answer: Rugby Union

Question: In the game of darts, what is the name of the line behind which the players stand to throw their darts?
Answer: Oche

Question: What is the word for ‘Friend’ in Swahili?
Answer: Rafiki

Question: What type of acid is secreted by red ants and stinging nettles?
Answer: Formic acid

Question: How many pins are on a SCART connector, used to connect video equipment?
Answer: 21

Question: Pomiculture is the cultivation of what?
Answer: Fruit

Question: In September 2011, who became the oldest living artist to have a number one album, with Duets II, in the US charts?
Answer: Tony Bennett

Question: Tom, Barbara, Jerry and Margo are all characters in which 1970’s UK television sitcom?
Answer: The Good Life

Question: Russian dessert ‘Pashka’ is traditionally eaten during which religious holiday?
Answer: Easter

Question: What is the name of the jockey who won the 2011 English Grand National on Ballabriggs?
Answer: Jason Maguire

Question: In the UK television series ‘Sharpe’, starring Sean Bean, what is Sharpe’s first name?
Answer: Richard

Question: The diameter of a standard CD measures how many centimetres?
Answer: 12

Question: Olympus is the highest peak on which Mediterranean island?
Answer: Cyprus

Question: In the nursery rhyme, who met a Pieman going to the fair?
Answer: Simple Simon

Question: Who became US Secretary of State in 2009?
Answer: Hillary Clinton

Question: In Britain, ‘The Habeas Corpus Act’ of 1679 was passed during the reign of which monarch?
Answer: King Charles II

Question: In which 1984 film did Johnny Depp make his debut film appearance?
Answer: A Nightmare On Elm Street

Question: Which English actor played Pinhead in eight of the ‘Hellraiser’ series of films?
Answer: Doug Bradley

Question: Which star of the US television series ‘Friends’ made their film debut in the 1993 film ‘Leprechaun’?
Answer: Jennifer Aniston

Question: What is the name of the hotel in the 1980 film ‘The Shining’, starring Jack Nicholson?
Answer: The Overlook Hotel

Question: Who played the title roles in the 1941 film ‘Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde’?
Answer: Spencer Tracy

Question: The 1953 film ‘House of Wax’, starring Vincent Price, is set in which city?
Answer: New York

Question: Which UK-based film company, founded in 1934, was best known for producing horror films between the mid 1950’s until the 1970’s?
Answer: Hammer Film Productions

Question: The 1957 film ‘The Curse of Frankenstein’ was based on a novel by which author?
Answer: Mary Shelley