Question: On which lake was Sir Donald Campbell killed in 1967 while attempting to break the World water-speed record?
Answer: Coniston Water

Question: In July 1946, which hotel in Jerusalem was bombed by Jewish terrorists because it was the HQ of the British administration?
Answer: King David Hotel

Question: Who was the first non-American golfer to win the US Masters?
Answer: Gary Player

Question: What gas is produced when water is added to calcium carbide?
Answer: Acetylene

Question: Which comedian's catchphrase was "Can you hear me, Mother?"?
Answer: Sandy Powell

Question: Which musical instrument was associated with Jacqueline du Pre?
Answer: Cello

Question: What type of meat is the main ingredient of traditional Wiener Schnitzel?
Answer: Veal

Question: In the television sitcom "Allo Allo", what is Mimi's surname?
Answer: Le Bonk

Question: Which chemical has the formula SO2?
Answer: Sulphur Dioxide

Question: Who wrote the poem "The Wreck of the Hesperus" in 1842?
Answer: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Question: Television: which British police series of the 1960s starred Raymond Francis as Chief Superintendent Lockhart?
Answer: No Hiding Place

Question: Who was the only World Heavyweight Boxing Champion to finish his career undefeated when he retired in 1956?
Answer: Rocky Marciano

Question: What was the name of the dog which found the football World Cup, the Jules Rimet Trophy, in 1966?
Answer: Pickles

Question: Which British actress was married to Sir Laurence Olivier at the time of his death?
Answer: Joan Plowright

Question: In which American state are the cities of Dayton, Akron and Cincinnati?
Answer: Ohio

Question: What are the metal discs on a tambourine called?
Answer: Jingles

Question: In the Spanish Civil War, what name was given to the band of volunteers from 53 nations who fought against Franco between 1936 and 1939?
Answer: International Brigade

Question: In the famous Headingley test match in 1981, which English bowler took 8 wickets for 43 runs against Australia?
Answer: Bob Willis

Question: In which English cathedral is the "Five Sisters" window?
Answer: York Minster

Question: What name (one word only) is given to the process whereby a substance gasses from a solid state to a gas without going through a liquid stage?
Answer: Sublimation

Question: Which comedian's catchphrase was "I won't take me coat off, I'm not stopping"?
Answer: Ken Platt

Question: Which Latin phrase3, meaning "under judgement", refers to a court case which is still under consideration?
Answer: Sub Judice

Question: In the Muslim religion, how many times a day does the muezzin call the faithful to prayer?
Answer: Five

Question: Who broke the World land-speed record in 1939 at Bonneville Flats in his "Railton Special"?
Answer: John Cobb

Question: In the Bible, who had sons called Ham, Shem and Japheth?
Answer: Noah

Question: America, the Pacific coast: which state is between Washington and California?
Answer: Oregon

Question: Who wrote the novel "The Painted Veil"?
Answer: Somerset Maugham

Question: In which London borough is the Oval Cricket Ground?
Answer: Lambeth

Question: Which spirit is used as the base for a Sea Breeze cocktail?
Answer: Vodka

Question: Velma Kelly and Billy Flynn are two of the leading characters in which 2002 musical?
Answer: Chicago

Question: Which country is bordered by Tanzania, Uganda, South Sudan, Somalia and Ethiopia?
Answer: Kenya

Question: Which British playwright wrote "Stags and Hens"?
Answer: Willy Russell

Question: Who had a 1978 hit with "Love is in the Air"?
Answer: John Paul Young

Question: Which pop group comprised David van Day and Thereza Bazar?
Answer: Dollar

Question: Which creatures were known as urchins to the English in medieval times?
Answer: (Baby) Hedgehogs

Question: Who painted the picture known as "The Rokeby Venus"?
Answer: Velazquez

Question: Which Scottish island is separated from the mainland by the Firth of Lorn(e)?
Answer: Mull

Question: What is the name of the last passenger ship to hold the Blue Riband?
Answer: (SS) United States

Question: Snow, Bean, White-fronted, and Pink-footed are species of which bird?
Answer: Goose

Question: Slieve Donard is the highest summit in which Irish mountain range?
Answer: Mountains of Mourne

Question: What was the name of the sister ship to the Titanic, nicknamed The Old Reliable'?
Answer: (RMS) Olympic

Question: With which instrument is jazz musician Courtney Pine mainly associated?
Answer: Saxophone

Question: What type of food is a Berliner Pfannkuchen?
Answer: Doughnut

Question: What is the new Sky TV channel which opened in February 2011?
Answer: (Sky) Atlantic

Question: The 'Free Officers Movement' took control of which country in a 1952 coup?
Answer: Egypt

Question: Who beat Andy Murray in the final of the Australian Open in January 2011?
Answer: Novak Djokovic

Question: The Canadian province of Manitoba has a north east border with which body of water?
Answer: Hudson Bay

Question: Colonel Hall was a leading character in which US TV series? S
Answer: The Phil Silvers Show

Question: Panji(m) is the capital of which Indian state, popular with holiday makers?
Answer: Goa

Question: Which Scottish island is separated from the mainland by Kilbrannan Sound?
Answer: Arran

Question: How is the chemical sodium thiosuiphate, used as a fixer in photography, better known?
Answer: Hypo

Question: Odense and Aarhus are major cities in which European country?
Answer: Denmark

Question: Which straits separate Corsica and Sardinia?
Answer: (Straits of) Bonifacio

Question: In which year did Lenin die, and Mallory and Irvine disappear on Mount Everest?
Answer: 1924

Question: Which European capital city is on the River Tagus?
Answer: Lisbon

Question: Which human rights group appointed Sharmishta (Shami) Chakrabati as director in 2003?
Answer: Liberty

Question: Which Yorkshire town gives its name to a double lamb chop?
Answer: Barnsley

Question: Which internet service was set up by David Filo and Jerry Yang in 1994?
Answer: Yahoo

Question: Malachite is an ore of which chemical element?
Answer: Copper

Question: """Bound for Glory"" is the 1943 autobiography of which singer-songwriter?"
Answer: Woody Guthrie

Question: Lugnaquilla is the highest summit in which Irish mountain range?
Answer: Wicklow Mountains

Question: In the Sudanese wars, which British general was killed at Khartoum?
Answer: (Charles George) Gordon

Question: Which Italian city is the capital of the region Emilia-Romagna?
Answer: Bologna

Question: The journalist Polly Toynbee writes for which national newspaper?
Answer: The Guardian

Question: Which company purchased Pontin's holiday camps in 2011?
Answer: Britannia Hotel Group

Question: Which US actor, who appeared in the film "The 40 year old Virgin", also played the lead role in the US version of "The Office"?
Answer: Steve Carell

Question: What name is given to a Papal legate or ambassador to a civil government?
Answer: Nuncio

Question: Who wrote the book "Small Island"?
Answer: Andrea Levy

Question: What was Cliff Richard's first UK number one single in 1959?
Answer: Living Doll

Question: What term is given to the moon when it is between half and full?
Answer: Gibbous

Question: Which company built the USA's first turbojet-powered combat aircraft, the P-80 Shooting Star, which entered service in 1945?
Answer: Lockheed

Question: In the French original of 'Magic Roundabout, the character Pollux had a sweet tooth, what name did the character have in the English version?
Answer: Dougal

Question: Whose 2010 autobiography is called 'Smile though your heart is breaking'?
Answer: Pauline Prescott

Question: Ramon Mercader assassinated which C20th leader?
Answer: Leon TROTSKY

Question: Who has written a series of books featuring the character Jack Reacher?
Answer: Lee Child

Question: Cain't Say No' is a song in which musical?
Answer: Oklahoma