Question: The Gulf of Aqaba is an inlet of which sea?
Answer: The Red Sea

Question: Which fruit, with the botanical name Rubus idaeus, has varieties called “Lloyd George”, "Hailsham” and "Malling Jewel"?
Answer: The Raspberry

Question: Which German-born, French composer, wrote "Orpheus in the Underworld1' and "The Tales of Hoffmann”?
Answer: Jacques Offenbach

Question: Humphry Repton(1752-1818} was most closely associated with which occupation or profession?
Answer: Landscape Gardening or Horticulture

Question: What was the name of the lasagne loving cat created by Jim Davis?
Answer: Garfield

Question: The Guarani is the principal unit of currency of which country?
Answer: Paraguay

Question: Who sang the theme tune to the James Bond film "Thunderball"?
Answer: Tom Jones

Question: As what is a bowler hat known as in the USA?
Answer: Derby

Question: Under which nom-de-plume did Ronnie Barker write most of the material be submitted secretly for use in 'The Two Ronnies?
Answer: Gerald Wylie

Question: What is the name of the fruit which has varieties called "Royal George", "Rochester" and "Peregrine" and the botanical name Prunus persica?
Answer: The Peach

Question: Who starred in the role of The Mariner in the 1995 film "Waterworld"?
Answer: Kevin Costner

Question: In Guatemala, what is the principal unit of currency called?
Answer: The Quetzal

Question: Alex Turner is the lead singer with which Yorkshire based band?
Answer: The Arctic Monkeys

Question: Which British golf-course, for the first time in its history, hosted the Walker Cup competition in September, 2015?
Answer: royal lytham and st annes golf club

Question: Roy in 'The Old Guys" and Richard Bucket pronounced "Bouquet") in "Keeping Up Appearances" were major TV roles for which Liverpool-born actor?
Answer: Clive Swift

Question: Who played Lieutenant Jordan O'Neil, the titular G.l. Jane in the 1997 film?
Answer: Demi Moore

Question: Which famous showman styled himself the "Prince of Humbugs"?
Answer: Phineas T Barnum

Question: As well as Marquis of Douro, what title was granted to General Arthur Wellesley in 1814?
Answer: Duke of Wellington . ; '

Question: """Mary Poppins"", ""Peter Pan"" and ""Soho Cinders"" are among the musicals of which composer, in association with lyricist Anthony Drewe, a partnership formed at Exeter University?"
Answer: George Stiles

Question: On a map of scale 1:100,000, What distance is represented by 10 centimetres?
Answer: 10 kilometres

Question: Originally commissioned by IBM in 1955, which typeface quickly became a standard throughout the typewriter industry?
Answer: Courier

Question: Who was the father of John of Gaunt and Edward, the Black Prince?
Answer: Edward 3

Question: Which unit of weight is used to measure the fineness of nylon?
Answer: Denier

Question: Who was the first British woman to win an Olympic gold medal at a track and field event?
Answer: Mary Rand

Question: Patricia Arquette won the 2015 Oscar for Best Supporting Actress playing Olivia Evans in which film?
Answer: Boyhood

Question: Which long-distance walk usually starts on top of Mt. Snowden and finishes at the O.S. trig point on Foel Fras some 24 miles later?
Answer: The Welsh 3000

Question: Appointed in May 2012, as qf January 2016, who is the Secretary of State for Health?
Answer: Jeremy Hunt

Question: The Ghost Road by Pat Barker, which won the Booker Prize in 1995, is the third volume in which trilogy?
Answer: Regeneration Trilogy

Question: Name one of the three fire signs of the zodiac.
Answer: Aries/Leo/Sagittarius

Question: With a book by Neil Simon, which song-writing team composed the 1968 musical Promises, Promises based on the Billy Wilder film The Apartment?
Answer: Burt Bacharach & Hal David

Question: What is the capital of the Northwest Territories, Canada?
Answer: Yellowknife

Question: What was the currency of Austria before it adopted the Euro?
Answer: Schilling

Question: With which other cricketer does James Anderson hold the England record for the most successful bowler/wicket keeper combination with 68 wickets?
Answer: Matt Prior

Question: Amner Hall, home to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge is located within which larger crown estate?
Answer: Sandringham

Question: Which car company produces a compact MPV model called the Verso?
Answer: Toyota

Question: In The Mikado by Gilbert & Sullivan who introduces himself as "a wandering minstrel, I"?
Answer: Nanki Poo

Question: In the British Commonwealth, Canada is the largest country by area. Which Commonwealth country is the 2nd largest by area?
Answer: Australia

Question: Which well-known crime writer, who died in 2014, took the title Baroness of Holland Park in 1991?
Answer: P D James

Question: Which 1980's musical did Tim Rice write with ABBA members Benny Andersson and Bjorn Alvaeus?
Answer: Chess

Question: What is added to a croque monsieur to make a croquet madame?
Answer: A fried egg

Question: In which book of the bible is the story of the ten plagues of Egypt?
Answer: Exodus

Question: Bile is produced in which organ of the human body?
Answer: Liver

Question: The Epsom Derby and The 2,000 Guineas Stakes are 2 of the 3 races that make up British racing's Triple Crown. Name the third.
Answer: St. Leger

Question: The 1999 film 10 Things I Hate About You starring Julia Stiles and Heath Ledger is based on which of Shakespeare's plays?
Answer: The Taming of the Shrew

Question: What was the aim of the World War 2 allied operation Dynamo?
Answer: Evacuation from Dunkirk

Question: What is the first name of the Italian artist Caravaggio?
Answer: Michelangelo

Question: Which tea growing region of India has a Hindi name meaning 'Land of the Thunderbolt'?
Answer: Darjeeling

Question: Which element, atomic no. 33 derives its name from a Persian word for yellow?
Answer: Arsenic

Question: Who composed the 1928 symphonic poem An American in Paris?
Answer: George Gershwin

Question: For what purpose was the typeface Charles Wright 2001 designed?
Answer: Vehicle registration plates

Question: Who was the last native Welshman to hold the title Prince of Wales?
Answer: Owain Glendower

Question: Commonly used in the textile industry, which unit of thermal resistance is used to measure the thickness of duvets?
Answer: Tog

Question: J K Simmons won the 2015 Oscar for Best Supporting Actor playing Terence Fletcher in which film?
Answer: Whiplash

Question: Pen y Ghent is one of the Three Peaks Challenge Walk. Name either of the other two peaks.
Answer: Ingleborough/Whernside

Question: The Balkan Trilogy and The Levant Trilogy, both written by Olivia Manning were made into which 1987 BBC TV series starring Emma Thompson and Kenneth Branagh?
Answer: Fortunes of War

Question: Bacharach and David composed the music for a 1973 musical remake of which 1937 Frank Capra film?
Answer: Lost Horizon

Question: What is the capital of the Yukon, Canada?
Answer: Whitehorse

Question: What was the currency of Greece before it adopted the Euro?
Answer: Drachma

Question: During his playing career Dennis Lillee was Australia's leading test wicket taker, but with which wicket keeper does he hold the test record for the most successful bowler/wicket combination with 95 wickets?
Answer: Rodney Marsh

Question: Frogmore House, previously used as a royal residence and now largely used on ceremonial occasions only is located within which larger crown estate?
Answer: Windsor

Question: Which car company produces a convertible model called the Eos?
Answer: Volkswagen

Question: India is the most populous country in the British Commonwealth. Which country has the 2nd largest population in the Commonwealth?
Answer: Pakistan

Question: Which business woman and internet entrepreneur took the title Baroness of Soho in 2013?
Answer: Martha Lane Fox

Question: Opening in London in 1984, which Andrew Lloyd Webber musical had lyrics by Richard Stilgoe and choreography by Arlene Phillips?
Answer: Starlight Express