Question: What is the name of the process in which ore is heated to obtain a mineral?
Answer: Smelting

Question: In 'Eastenders', what part is played by Patsy Palmer - full name required?
Answer: 'Bianca Jackson'

Question: Which is the smallest cell in the human body?
Answer: The Male Sperm

Question: Which Prime Minister had the middle names Charles Lynton?
Answer: Tony Blair

Question: Prince William attended which University?
Answer: St. Andrews

Question: In fencing, what word of acknowledgement is used by competitors to indicate that a scoring hit has been made?
Answer: Touche

Question: Which two French words on an envelope indicate that a letter is to be sent by Air Mail?
Answer: Par Avion

Question: In baseball, what word is used when a batsman completely misses the ball?
Answer: Strike

Question: In which year did the American Civil War begin?
Answer: 1861

Question: What do David Beckham, Greg Rusedski and Michael Owen have in common?
Answer: All Won Bbc Sports Personality Of The Year

Question: In which field might one utilise the mnemonic 'Lazy French Tarts Lie Naked In Anticipation'?
Answer: MEDICINE (it tabulates certain types of nerves)

Question: In which US state is the atomic and space research centre at Los Alamos?
Answer: New Mexico

Question: In 1963, who was the first Communist peer to sit in the House of Lords?
Answer: Lord Mitford

Question: In 1999 who became the First Minister of Scotland?
Answer: Donald Dewar

Question: Which museum is on Great Russell Street in London?
Answer: British Museum

Question: In which country is the Serengeti National Park?
Answer: Tanzania

Question: How many Psalms are there in the Old Testament.
Answer: 150

Question: Which South African scored the first goal in the 2010 FIFA World Cup Finals?
Answer: Siphiwe Tshabalala

Question: What is the title of the first novel by Robert Ludlum featuring 'Jason Bourne'?
Answer: 'The Bourne Identity'

Question: Who played 'Chandler Bing' in the US TV series 'Friends'?
Answer: Matthew Perry

Question: Who became Prime Minister of Australia last month?
Answer: Julia Gillard

Question: Which of Henry VIII's wives had previously been married twice, to Edward Borough and John Neville?
Answer: Catherine Parr

Question: Which politician did English actress Thandie Newton play in the 2008 film 'W' (pron. Dubya)?
Answer: Condoleeza Rice

Question: Which South African choral group first came to prominence after featuring on the Paul Simon album 'Graceland'?
Answer: Ladysmith Black Mambazo

Question: In which class did boxer Amir Khan win the Silver medal at the 2004 Olympics?
Answer: Lightweight

Question: Which TV comic character who lived from 1461 to 1498 was styled as 'Duke of Edinburgh, Laird of Roxburgh, Selkirk and Peebles, and Lord Warden of the Royal Privies'?
Answer: 'EDMUND BLACKADDER' (series 1)

Question: The 'Pet Shop Boys' are Neil Tennant and who?
Answer: Chris Lowe

Question: In which city did the 2010 Tour de France begin?
Answer: Rotterdam

Question: In which country is Grossglockner (Big Bell) the highest mountain?
Answer: Austria

Question: Who was the ancient Egyptian Sun God?
Answer: RA or RE

Question: Which monastery founded by St. Benedict was bombed by the Allies in February 1944?
Answer: Monte Cassino

Question: On which continent does the 'Impala' live in the wild?
Answer: Africa

Question: To where was 'Captain Tobias Wilcock' flying on 'Coconut Airways flight 372' in a 1975 number one?
Answer: Barbados

Question: Name either of the stars of the 1970's sitcom 'Love Thy Neighbour' who are now in 'Eastenders'?
Answer: RUDOLPH WALKER or KATE WILLIAMS

Question: If an object is described as sagittate, what shape is it?
Answer: Arrowhead Shape

Question: Which civil servant at the Ministry of Defence was tried and acquitted in 1985 of leaking documents to Tam Dalyell MP about the sinking of the 'Belgrano' during the Falklands War?
Answer: Clive Ponting

Question: If an object is described as navicular, what shape is it?
Answer: Boat Shaped

Question: By what name are Dewsbury Rugby League team known?
Answer: 'Rams'

Question: Which 'duck' opened a 1982 number four with "I wish I could fly way up to the sky, but I can't"?
Answer: 'Orville'

Question: Whose recent book is called 'At Home: A Short History of Private Life'?
Answer: Bill Bryson

Question: Which star of the 1970's sitcom 'The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin' has been a regular in 'Coronation Street' since the 1980's?
Answer: Sue Nicholls

Question: At which RAF base in Lincolnshire were 617 Squadron 'The Dambusters' based in 1943?
Answer: Scampton

Question: On which continent does the Vicuna live in the wild?
Answer: South America

Question: What was the first name of 'Captain Darling' in the TV series 'Blackadder Goes Forth'?
Answer: 'Kevin'

Question: How are the duo comprising Marc Almond and David Ball known?
Answer: 'Soft Cell'

Question: In which country was the first Formula One Grand Prix of 2010 held?
Answer: Bahrain

Question: Who was the model for Millais' 'Ophelia' and later the wife of Dante Gabriel Rossetti?
Answer: Elizabeth (Lizzie) Siddal

Question: Who plays the title role in the 1995 film 'Jefferson In Paris'?
Answer: Nick Nolte

Question: What was the name of the group formed by Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel in 1957?
Answer: 'Tom & Jerry'

Question: In which cycling event did Rebecca Romero win the Gold medal at the 2008 Olympics?
Answer: Individual Pursuit

Question: Brittany Ferries run a service from Plymouth to which Spanish port?
Answer: Santander

Question: Of which Caribbean Commonwealth country, named by Columbus after the Italian for Sunday, is Nicholas Liverpool the Prime Minister?
Answer: Dominica

Question: After the death of Henry VIII, Catherine Parr married Thomas, the brother of which of Henry's other wives?
Answer: Jane Seymour

Question: With atomic number 40, which is the last element alphabetically in the Periodic Table?
Answer: Zirconium

Question: What is the surname of the half-brothers who played on opposite sides in a match in the 2010 FIFA World Cup Finals?
Answer: BOATENG (for Germany and Ghana)

Question: 'One Step Behind' is a tribute act to which band?
Answer: 'Madness'

Question: Who played 'Sam Malone' in the US TV series 'Cheers'?
Answer: Ted Danson

Question: In 1999 who became First Minister of the Northern Ireland Executive?
Answer: David Trimble

Question: Whose statue is on top of City Hall in Philadelphia?
Answer: William Penn

Question: Which model was born Eleanor Gow in Sydney, Australia in 1963?
Answer: Elle Macpherson

Question: What name completes these lyrics from a hit by 'The Crystals': "I met him on a Monday and my heart stood still, Da-do ron-ron-ron, da-do ron-ron, somebody told me
Answer: 'Bill'

Question: In which city was Napoleon Bonaparte born?
Answer: Ajaccio

Question: How are 'Jean de Dinteville' and 'Georges de Selve' described in a famous painting by Holbein?
Answer: 'The Ambassadors'

Question: Who is the chief Rabbi of the United Kingdom?
Answer: Jonathan Sacks

Question: Who wrote nonsense poems about the 'Yonghy-Bonghy- Bo', the 'Dong with the Luminous Nose' and the 'Pobble that has no toes'?
Answer: Edward Lear

Question: Who was the England scrum-half in the 2003 Rugby Union World Cup Final?
Answer: Matt Dawson

Question: What is the one word name of the recently popular activity in which a person lies face down with their arms by their sides, most usually in a public place, with a photograph then placed on the internet?
Answer: Planking

Question: Who was the headline act on the 'Pyramid Stage' on Sunday at the 2011 Glastonbury Festival?
Answer: Beyonce

Question: Jill Gascoine played 'Detective Inspector Maggie Forbes' in a 1980's ITV series and its spin-off. Name either series?
Answer: 'THE GENTLE TOUCH' or 'C.A.T.S. EYES'

Question: The novels of Jo Nesbo which feature detective 'Harry Hole' were originally written in which European language?
Answer: Norwegian