Question: Which William led a gang called The Outlaws?
Answer: William Brown

Question: Who had a number one in 2000 with Rock DJ?
Answer: Robbie Williams

Question: Who did Margaret Thatcher defeat to become Conservative Party leader?
Answer: William Whitelaw

Question: Who was the first black goalkeeper to play in the old first division?
Answer: Alex Williams

Question: Who was the gay Admiralty clerk who was arrested for spying in 1962?
Answer: William Vassall

Question: What is the name of the liqueur made from pears?
Answer: Williamine

Question: What is the name of the bridge that connects Manhattan and Brooklyn?
Answer: Williamsburgh bridge

Question: Which Scottish patriot was executed in 1305?
Answer: William Wallace

Question: Which Victorian murderer was known as The Staffordshire Poisoner?
Answer: William Palmer

Question: Who are the only sisters to have played each other in a Wimbledon singles final?
Answer: Venus and Serena Williams

Question: Who is considered to be the first English printer?
Answer: William Caxton

Question: Who was known as the Shh You Know Who Man?
Answer: William Franklyn

Question: What is the correct name of the Rugby World Cup trophy?
Answer: William Webb Ellis Trophy

Question: What is the name of the high school in the TV series Glee?
Answer: William McKinley High School

Question: What was Harold Wilson's secretary's name before she took the title Lady Falkender?
Answer: Marcia Williams

Question: Which English composer wrote A Sea Symphony and A London Symphony?
Answer: Ralph Vaughan Williams

Question: Who was Mary Arden's famous son?
Answer: William Shakespeare

Question: By what name is 'William Michael Albert Broad' better known?
Answer: Billy Idol

Question: Who played Keith Partridge in 'The Partridge Family'?
Answer: David Cassidy

Question: 'We Didn't Start the Fire' was a 1989 hit for which singer?
Answer: Billy Joel

Question: The Wombles had two hits in 1974. The title of one is 'Banana Rock' what's the title of their other hit?
Answer: Minuetto Allegretto

Question: What do 'Eden Kane and Peter Starstedt have in common?
Answer: Parents! They are brothers

Question: Which singer/comedian once compered Buddy Holly's British tour?
Answer: Des O'Connor

Question: We all remember Lee Marvin's 'Wand'rin' Star. Who sang what on the 'B' side?
Answer: Clint Eastwood - I Talk To The Trees

Question: Who sang the 'Dance version' of Petula Clarke's hit 'Downtown' and reached the top ten in 1988?
Answer: Petula Clarke!

Question: Which 'Dr. Hook' member wore the eye patch?
Answer: Ray Sawyer

Question: Queen's mid 70's albums 'A Night at the Opera' and 'A Day At the Races', got their titles from who's films?
Answer: The Marx Brothers

Question: Who had a hit in 1983 with 'It's Raining Men'?
Answer: The Weather Girls

Question: Which 'Beatle' was missing fro Mick and Bianca Jagger's wedding in 1971?
Answer: -John Lennon - See the wedding here

Question: On which London street would you find the famous 'Harrods' store?
Answer: Brompton Road

Question: On which London street would you find the Selfridges store?
Answer: Oxford Street

Question: What is the name of the lake in London's Hyde Park?
Answer: The Serpentine

Question: And in which gardens will you find the Albert Memorial?
Answer: Kensington Gardens

Question: In which London establishment will you find the 'Domesday Book'?
Answer: The National Archives at Kew - Formerly - Public Record Office

Question: Where in London can you find the 'Rosetta Stone'?
Answer: The British Museum

Question: Which London street is traditionally associated with newspapers?
Answer: Fleet Street

Question: Which London Street is known for it's diamond trade?
Answer: Hatton Garden

Question: Madame Tussaud's and it's neighbour the London Planetarium are to be found on which London Street?
Answer: Marylebone Road

Question: Who, traditionally, lives at 'Lambeth Palace'?
Answer: The Archbishop of Canterbury

Question: The Houses of Parliament and the London Eye are on the same side of the River Thames. True or false?
Answer: False

Question: Where in London can you find 'Nelson's Column'?
Answer: Trafalgar Square

Question: By what name is the Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster better known?
Answer: Westminster Abbey

Question: Pocahontas, the native American Princess, appears in which British family's family tree?
Answer: Mountbatten

Question: What is the capital of Uruguay?
Answer: Montevideo

Question: The battle known as 'The Charge of the Light Brigade' was fought during which war?
Answer: The Crimean War in 1854

Question: Who uttered the 'famous' quotation "We are not amused"?
Answer: Queen Victoria

Question: In which Indian city can you find the 'Taj Mahal'?
Answer: Agra

Question: Match these cheeses to their country of origin: a) Stilton; b) Edam; c) Parmesan; d) Roquefort; and e) Gorgonzola?
Answer: a) England b) Holland (Netherlands) c) Italy d) France and e) Italy

Question: Who was the first British female cabinet minister?
Answer: Margaret Bondfield

Question: Which port stands at the mouth of the river Seine?
Answer: Le Havre

Question: How much does ten gallons of water weigh in pounds?
Answer: 100

Question: 'Knocking on Heavens Door' was re-released in 1996 following which tragedy?
Answer: Dunblane (Bill commented: Latest quiz, number 17 Knocking on Heaven's door was not a re-release, it was a cover by a group calling themselves Dunblane. Bob Dylan wrote the song and it was featured in the film Pat Garret and Billy The Kid, it was also covered by Eric Clapton, and Guns n' Roses) Use it how you wish - Jim

Question: Who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 jointly with F W de Klerk?
Answer: Nelson Mandela

Question: Who was Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova?
Answer: A Soviet cosmonaut, the first woman to go into space

Question: London's first railway terminus opened on 20th July 1837. What was it called?
Answer: Euston

Question: Who/what was David Ben Gurion?
Answer: Zionist leader

Question: What was a clippie ?
Answer: A bus conductor

Question: Who/what was Llewelyn ap Gruffydd, or Llewelyn the Great?
Answer: The last Welsh Prince of Wales

Question: Which British national newspaper went on sale for the first time on 7th October, 1986?
Answer: The Independent

Question: The population of Malta is reputed to be descended from which ancient people?
Answer: The Carthaginians

Question: In the Vietnam War, what was the name of the North Vietnam communist forces?
Answer: The Vietcong

Question: Mother Teresa received the Order of Merit from whose hands in 1983?
Answer: The Queen

Question: In 1886, the longest railway tunnel in Britain to date, opened. What was its name?
Answer: The Severn

Question: Who was the Supreme Commander of the Allies at the end of World War One?
Answer: Marshal Ferdinand Foch

Question: The Witan was the name for a parliament held by which early people in Britain?
Answer: The Saxons

Question: Who was the first of the Plantagenet kings?
Answer: King Henry II

Question: Where did Italy invade in 1935?
Answer: Ethiopia

Question: In what year did clothes rationing end?
Answer: 1949

Question: These Boots are Made for Walkin?
Answer: 1966 Nancy Sinatra

Question: Can you name the 5 human senses?
Answer: Touch, taste, hearing, sight and smell

Question: In 'The Fellowship of the Ring', how many hobbits are there?
Answer: 4

Question: Elvis Presley died in which year?
Answer: 1977

Question: Ray Reardon won his last World Snooker Championship in what year?
Answer: 1978

Question: Who was the most prolific Wimbledon Women's singles champion in the 1980s?
Answer: Martina Navratilova

Question: Who presented the first ever 'Top of the Pops'?
Answer: Jimmy Saville

Question: Which country was called 'Albion' by the Romans?
Answer: England

Question: Which English football team plays ay Upton Park?
Answer: West Ham United

Question: In what year did Magnus Magnusson say "I've started, now I've finished"?
Answer: 1997