Question: Who was the Barrister defending Paul Burrell, when he was accused of stealing belongings of the late Princess of Wales?
Answer: Lord Carlisle Q.C

Question: Which British sports carcompany was founded by Jem Marsh and Frank Costin?
Answer: Marcos

Question: Name either of the Prime Ministers named in the Beatles song 'Taxman'?
Answer: Harold Wilson / Ted Heath

Question: Who headed the enquiry into the Dr. Harold Shipman murders?
Answer: Damejanet Smith

Question: Which element, with the Atomic Number 23, takes its name from analternative to Freya the Norse goddess of beauty and youth?
Answer: VANADIUM (Vanadis is the alternative name)

Question: On the 21st. July 1961, which American astronaut had in the spacecraft Liberty Bell 7 a flight lasting 15 mins- 37secs; his spacecraft sinking on 'splashdown'?
Answer: Gus Grissom

Question: What was the name of the ship on which Dr. Crippen was apprehended on docking in America?
Answer: S.S. Montrose

Question: Discovered by W. Cruikshankand named after a highland village in Scotland, which chemical element has the Atomic Number 38?
Answer: Strontium

Question: Who was the leader of the House of Commons from 1998 - 2001?
Answer: Margaret Becket

Question: In which play by Shakespeare does the character 'Sir Andrew Aguecheek' appear?
Answer: 'Twelfth Night'

Question: Which former Music Hall comedian played 'Harry Payne' in television's 'Coronation Street' in 1978?
Answer: Max Wall

Question: Who succeeded Betty Boothroyd as Speaker of the House of Commons, in 2000?
Answer: Michael Martin

Question: In which novel by Thackeray does the character 'Blanche Amory' appear?
Answer: 'The History Of Pendennis'

Question: Who took over as presenter of the natural history programme 'Zoo Time' in 1967?
Answer: Chris Kelly

Question: In the Bible, who was the wife of Uriah?
Answer: Bathsheba

Question: On the banks of which English river does the city of Colchesterstand?
Answer: River Colne

Question: The 'Saro Lerwick' and the 'Short Sunderland' were what type of aircraft?
Answer: Flying Boats

Question: Which Spanish golferwon the 1994 US Masters tournament?
Answer: Jose-Maria Olazabal

Question: Which Britishaeroplane of World War II was known as a 'Wimpey'?
Answer: Wellington Bomber

Question: Who was the winner of the 1999 Australian Formula One Grand Prix?
Answer: Eddie Irvine

Question: Which artist painted a portrait of Sir Winston Churchill that was later destroyed by Lady Churchill?
Answer: Graham Sutherland

Question: Which river was known to the Romans as 'Rhenus'?
Answer: River Rhine

Question: The Council For Mutual Economic Assistance is known by what acronym?
Answer: Comecon

Question: Which principality joined the United Nations in 1993?
Answer: Monaco

Question: What name is given to a Medieval war engine used for catapulting stones?
Answer: Mangonel

Question: What is the capital of Lichtenstein?
Answer: Vaduz

Question: Cricket Test Matches are played at 'Sahara Park', Newlands, in which city is it?
Answer: CAPE TOWN, South Africa

Question: Which company has used the advertising slogan "Where Do You Want To Go Today?"?
Answer: Microsoft

Question: Which car manufacturer has produced models called 'Bravo' and 'Tempra'?
Answer: Fiat

Question: In which European city would you be if you landed at 'Ruzyne Airport'?
Answer: Prague

Question: Which traditional pudding was named after the wife of George III, she was the patron of the growers of its main ingredient?
Answer: Apple Charlotte

Question: Born in 1791, which scientist was assistant to Sir Humphrey Davy at the Royal Institute?
Answer: Michael Faraday

Question: Two 'Shipping Forecast Areas' touch the coast of Denmark. 'German Bight' is one, name the other?
Answer: 'Fisher'

Question: Which British city has suburbs called Normanton, California, and New Zealand?
Answer: Derby

Question: Which singer postponed his civil ceremony with long-time partner Kenny Goss in 2006?
Answer: George Michael

Question: In which city is the 'Basin Reserve' Cricket Test Match venue?
Answer: WELLINGTON, New Zealand

Question: Which car manufacturer hasproduced models called 'Almiera' and 'Primera'?
Answer: Nissan

Question: The songs 'If I Loved You' and 'When The Children Are Asleep'are from which 1956 stage musical?
Answer: 'Carousel'

Question: From which song do the following lines come "Crimsondress that clings so tight, she's out of reach and out of sight"?
Answer: 'Pretty Flamingo'

Question: Name either of the Scottish Football League clubs which have 'Rovers' as part of their name?
Answer: RAITH or ALBION

Question: From which island does 'Marsala Wine' come?
Answer: Sicily

Question: Which artist who lived from 1445 to 1510 painted 'The Birth Of Venus'?
Answer: Sandro Botticelli

Question: Which metallic element takes its name from the Roman name for Stockholm?
Answer: HOLMIUM (Holmia)

Question: The songs 'Sing, Sing, Sing' and 'Sabine Women' are from which 1954 stage musical?
Answer: 'Seven Brides For Seven Brothers'

Question: In which building did Platodo most of his teaching?
Answer: The Academy

Question: 'Staying Alive' was a sequel to which other film?
Answer: 'Saturday Night Fever'

Question: What name, from the Latin for tortoise, was given to the Roman battle formation, where shields were used to form a protective shell above attacking soldiers?
Answer: Testudo

Question: What was the name of Captain Scott's ship on his last Antarctic voyage?
Answer: Terra Nova

Question: Which Biblical character is the son of Isaac and the twin brother of Jacob?
Answer: Esau

Question: We call this item a 'Mobile Phone', what do Americans call it?
Answer: Cell Phone

Question: Which artist who lived from 1450 to 1516, painted 'The Garden Of Earthly Delights'?
Answer: Hieronymous Bosch

Question: Who wrote 'The Good Soldier' in 1915?
Answer: Ford Madox Ford

Question: To which family of birds does the 'Bittern' belong?
Answer: Heron

Question: Which comedian married his partner Kevin McGee in a civil ceremony in 2006?
Answer: Matt Lucas

Question: Which British city has thoroughfares called Saltmarket, Candleriggs, and Trongate?
Answer: Glasgow

Question: In which European countryis 'Bourgas International Airport'?
Answer: Bulgaria

Question: Francis bacon caught a chill which killed him, whilst he was demonstrating what?
Answer: Refrigeration

Question: Name either of the two'Shipping Forecast Areas' that touch the coast of Norway?
Answer: NORTH UTSIRE or SOUTH UTSIRE

Question: Which unsweetened biscuit was invented by the founder of the Royal Mineral Hospital and takes its namefrom him and the city in which he invented it?
Answer: Bath Oliver

Question: In the Bible, what was the name of Abraham's wife?
Answer: Sarah

Question: Excluding Albion Rovers, name the Scottish Football League club that has 'Albion' as part of its name?
Answer: Stirling Albion

Question: Who wrote 'The Soldier's Art' in 1966?
Answer: Anthony Powell

Question: Which company has used the advertising slogan "The Appliance Of Science"?
Answer: Zanussi

Question: What was the name of Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton's ship?
Answer: Endurance

Question: The Australianscall it a 'Glory Box', what do the British call it?
Answer: 'Bottom Drawer'

Question: In World War I, the British soldiers were nicknamed 'Tommies', what name was given to Frenchsoldiers?
Answer: Poilu

Question: From which song doesthe following line come, "I may go out tomorrow if I can borrow a coat towear"
Answer: 'Simon Smith And His Amazing Dancing Bear'

Question: After which capital city is the metallic element Hafniumnamed?
Answer: COPENHAGEN (Hafnia)

Question: Which city on the River Tagus, once the capital of Castile and later Spain, is the capital of the Castile-La-Mancha region?
Answer: Toledo

Question: Who stood as American Presidential candidate for the Bull Moose Party in 1912, effectively splitting the Republican vote and ensuring Wilson's election?
Answer: Theodore Roosevelt