Question: Which region of France is bordered by Spain to the south and by the Bay of Biscay to the west ?
Answer: Aquitane

Question: In what classic novel are the two principal male characters called Pierre and Andre ?
Answer: War And Peace

Question: Which Italian composer wrote the film music for the mocies "Midnight Express", "Flashdance" and "Electric Dreams" ?
Answer: Giordio MORODER

Question: In 2012, who was elected as "General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party" and will serve as the leader of China until 2022, arguably becoming the most powerful man in the world ?
Answer: Xi Jinping

Question: Which poet laureate wrote the poems "Mount Zion", "New bats in old belfries" and "A nip in the air" ?
Answer: John Betjeman

Question: Shostakovish's symphony number 2 has the name of which month ?
Answer: October

Question: Which poet laureate wrote the poems "the hawk in the rain", Moortown" and "Birthday letters" ?
Answer: Ted Hughes

Question: Who is the Prime Minister of Italy ?
Answer: Mario Monti

Question: Which Italian composer wrote the film music for the movies "A fistful of dollars", "The good, the bad and the ugly" and "The mission" ?
Answer: Enrico MORRICONE

Question: From the "King Charls Tower" in a royalist city, King Charles I watched the scattered remains of his army retreating in which civil war battle of 1645 ?
Answer: ROWTON Moor

Question: In 1958 what was the first airline to fly a jet airliner "The Comet" across the Atlantic ?
Answer: Boac

Question: The name of which chemical element of the Periodic Table ends with the letters ALT ?
Answer: Cobalt

Question: Which is the only Shakespeare play with an animal on the title ?
Answer: The Taming Of The Shrew

Question: In 1958 a film called 'The Matchmaker' was released starring Anthony Perkins and Shirley McLaine. Based on a Thornton Wilder play it was later remade, in 1969, as what musical ?
Answer: Hello Dolly

Question: In the classic TV comedy series 'Men Behaving Badly', what were the first names of the to men ?
Answer: Gary And Tony

Question: In 1940 a film called 'The Philadelphia Story' was released starring Cary Grant, Katherine Hepburn and James Stewart. Based on a Philip Barry play it was later remade, in 1956, as what musical ?
Answer: High Society

Question: Which is the only Shakespeare play with a British place name in the title ?
Answer: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Question: Which French phrase meaning " a decisive action which ends a troubled enterprise", literally translates as "blow of mercy" ?
Answer: Coup De Grace

Question: Cricket - which West Indian was the first to play in 100 test matches ?
Answer: Clive Lloyd

Question: The "Goldwing" is a famous motor-cycle model, produced by which company ?
Answer: Honda

Question: Which T.V. Quiz show host used the catchphrase :- I mean that most sincerely, friends ?
Answer: Hughie Green

Question: The capital of Morocco is Rabat. What was its former capital ?
Answer: Marrakesh

Question: Which fashion house markets the perfume "Addict" ?
Answer: Christian Dior

Question: What is the world's largest poisonous snake, at up to 5 metres long ?
Answer: King Cobra

Question: What is the world's most widespread poisonous snake ? It is found in most of Europe and Northern Asia to the Pacific coast ?
Answer: Adder

Question: Which French phrase meaning " freedom of action" literally translates as "blank sheet of paper" ?
Answer: Carte Blanche

Question: Cricket - which Indian was the first to play in 100 test matches ?
Answer: Sunil Gavaskar

Question: The "Electraglide" is a famous motor-cycle model, produced by which company ?
Answer: Harley Davidson

Question: The capital of Uganda is Kampala. What was its former capital ?
Answer: Entebbe

Question: The pop group UB40 were very popular in the 80's and early 90's. How many number 1 hit records did they have ?
Answer: 3

Question: Which fashion house markets the perfume "Elle" ?
Answer: Yves Saint Laurent

Question: On this day, February 19th. In 1906 , The Battle Creek company of Michigan introduced onto the market which well-known foodstuff ?
Answer: Corn Flakes

Question: In which country is Lake Disappointment ?
Answer: Australia

Question: London landmarks - Which building was built principally for the Great Exhibition held in London in 1851 ?
Answer: The Crystal Palace

Question: Tennis - What became the first brother and sister team to win the Wimbledon mixed doubles championship in 1981 ?
Answer: John And Tracy Austin

Question: What is the name of Sherlock Holmes's housekeeper ?
Answer: Mrs Hudson

Question: What was thename of Alexander the Great's horse , said to have been given to him by his father King Philip, after Alexander succeeded in taming the horse ?
Answer: Bucephalus

Question: Margaret Thatcher, prime minister from 1979 to 1990, served as M.P. For which constituency ?
Answer: Finchley

Question: John Major, prime minister from 1990 to 1997, served as M.P. For which constituency ?
Answer: Huntingdon

Question: Above which number on a computer keyboard is the Percentage sign ?
Answer: 5

Question: In which country is Fiordland National park, established in 1952 and one of the largest in the world ?
Answer: New Zealand

Question: Tennis - Who was the first black person to win a Wimbledon championship, in 1957 ?
Answer: Althea Gibson

Question: In the Sherlock Holmes stories, what is Doctor Watson's first name ?
Answer: John

Question: Which 17th century English ruler re-admitted Jews to the country ?
Answer: Oliver Cromwell

Question: Which group won the BRIT award for "Best British single record" in the years 1993, 1994 and 1996 ?
Answer: Take That

Question: Which singer won the BRIT award for "Best British single record" in the years 1999, 2000 and 2001 ?
Answer: Robbie Williams

Question: What undersea rail tunnel, 33.5 miles long is the longest operational underground railway tunnel in the world ? It was completed in 1988 and connects the islands of Honshu and Hokkaido in Japan.
Answer: SEIKAN Tunnel

Question: A Royal Society report of 1713 found in favour of Isaac Newton, in a long running dispute with which mathematician over the invention of Calculus ?
Answer: Gottfried Liebnitz

Question: In what opera does Police Chief Scarpia appear ?
Answer: Tosca

Question: The Swiss have completed construction of which underground rail tunnel which is over 35 miles long ? This tunnel will provide a railway link through the Alps and will become operational in 2017.
Answer: GOTTHARD Tunnel

Question: What is the connection between the films "West Side Story" and The Magnificent Seven ?
Answer: Film Music By Namesakes

Question: What is the name of the substance obtained from the dried bladders of fish, used in brewing and wine-making ?
Answer: Isinglass

Question: In which Eastern Mediterranean country is the city of Tyre ?
Answer: Lebanon

Question: What type of foodstuff is a MORELLO ?
Answer: Cherry

Question: In the periodic table of elements, which chemical element would come last alphabetically ?
Answer: Zirconium

Question: Which comedian had a top ten hit record in 1958 with the record "Splish Splash" ?
Answer: Charlie Drake

Question: What is the anthem of the European Union ?
Answer: Ode To Joy

Question: Who took over the important position of Pope in 2013 ?
Answer: Jorge Bergoglio

Question: What is the national anthem of Australia ?
Answer: Advance Australia Fair

Question: In the periodic table of elements, which chemical element is the only one to begin with the letter "V" ?
Answer: Vanadium

Question: Which American pop group, who did not reach the number 1 spot in the U.K., had their most successful number 1 hit in America with "Livin' on a Prayer" in 1986 ?
Answer: Bon Jovi

Question: In which famous musical, widely seen on the stage and made into a 1955 film, does SERGEANT SARAH BROWN appear ?
Answer: Guys And Dolls