Question: 'My Life Would Suck Without You' was a 2009 number one hit for which singer?
Answer: Kelly Clarkson

Question: In which country are the headquarters of the supermarket chain 'Aldi'?
Answer: Germany

Question: The 'Hautboy' is an old name for which woodwind instrument?
Answer: Oboe

Question: Which British physicist discovered the electron in 1897?
Answer: J.J.Thomson

Question: The 'Sackbut' was a forerunner of which modern brass instrument?
Answer: Trombone

Question: Which British physicist discovered the neutron in 1932?
Answer: James Chadwick

Question: What name was given to the unidentified serial killer who murdered three young girls in Rochester, New York during the 1970's – the name was given because each of the girls had a first and second name beginning with the same letter?
Answer: 'Alphabet Killer'

Question: Which Cuban athlete won the men's 110m hurdles gold medal at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing?
Answer: Dayron Robles

Question: The Spanish explorer Francisco de Orellano completed the first known navigation of which river?
Answer: Amazon

Question: What is the capital of the Turks and Caicos Islands?
Answer: Cockburn Town

Question: Which of Shakespeare's plays opens with the lines "Proceed, Solinus, to procure my fall"?
Answer: 'The Comedy Of Errors'

Question: In 'The Simpsons', by what name is the performer 'Herschel Shmoikel Pinchas Yerucham Krustofski' better known?
Answer: 'Krusty The Clown'

Question: An example includes describing someone as "not unattractive" instead of "attractive". What name is given, in rhetoric, to a figure of speech in which a statement is expressed by denying its opposite?
Answer: Litotes

Question: To within ten years either way, in which year was the author Henry Fielding?
Answer: 1697 – 1717 (actual year 1707)

Question: In 'The Simpsons', by what name is the evil genius 'Robert Underdunk Terwilliger' better known?
Answer: 'Sideshow Bob'

Question: After the Isle of Wight, which is England's next largest island?
Answer: Isle Of Sheppey

Question: Robert Downey Jnr. was nominated for the 2008 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as 'Kirk Lazarus' in which film?
Answer: 'Tropic Thunder'

Question: Reaching 50 off 24 balls in 2005, who holds the record for the fastest Test half-century in Cricket history?
Answer: Jacques Kallis

Question: Philip Seymour Hoffman was nominated for the 2008 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as 'Father Brendan Flynn' in which film?
Answer: 'Doubt'

Question: Who was the wife of King Henry III of England?
Answer: ELEANOR of PROVENCE

Question: In which city are the headquarters of the European
Answer: Frankfurt

Question: Who wrote the novels 'Go Tell It On The Mountain' and 'Giovanni's Room'?
Answer: James Baldwin

Question: Which cyclist won the first ever Tour de France in 1903?
Answer: Maurice Garin

Question: For his role in which 1987 film did Michael Douglas win an Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of 'Gordon Gecko'?
Answer: 'Wall Street'

Question: UNITA was the name of the guerrilla army that fought for independence for which African country?
Answer: Angola

Question: Which SAS soldier wrote the book 'Bravo Two Zero', an account of a failed mission during the (1st) Gulf War?
Answer: ANDY McNAB

Question: For his role in which 1997 film did Jack Nicholson win an Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of 'Melvin Udall'?
Answer: 'As Good As It Gets'

Question: 'Shining Path' is the name of the guerrilla organisation operating in which South American country?
Answer: Peru

Question: Which Italian design company, best known for its jeans, was founded by Renzo Rosso in Molvena in 1978?
Answer: Diesel

Question: In 'The Simsons', what is the name of Springfield's baseball team who play their home games at 'Duff Stadium'?
Answer: 'Springfield Isotopes'

Question: Which breed of dog is 'Scooby Doo'?
Answer: Great Dane

Question: In 'The Simpsons', what is the name of the shop owned by 'Ned Flanders' that caters for left-handed people?
Answer: 'The Leftorium'

Question: Founded by Thomas Stemberg in Massachusetts in 1985, it now has over 2,000 stores in 27 countries. Which is the world's largest office supply company?
Answer: Staples

Question: The 'Haber Process' is a reaction of nitrogen and hydrogen in order to produce which gas?
Answer: Ammonia

Question: Who was the legendary king of Greek mythology who changed all he touched into gold?
Answer: Midas

Question: On which Filipino island is the capital city, Manila, located?
Answer: Luzon

Question: Which 2010 3D computer-animated fantasy film follows a young teenager called 'Hiccup' in a mythical Viking world?
Answer: 'How To Train Your Dragon'

Question: Caroline Lucas became which party's first MP when she won the Brighton Pavilion seat in last week's General Election?
Answer: Green Party

Question: What name is given to the traditional Welsh dish made from boiled seaweed rolled in oatmeal and fried in bacon fat?
Answer: Laverbread

Question: Which former Cabinet Minister lost her Redditch parliamentary seat in last week's General Election?
Answer: Jacqui Smith

Question: What name for the Devil is taken from the Latin word for 'light bearer'?
Answer: Lucifer

Question: Which English dish, originating in India, consists of smoked haddock, boiled rice, eggs and butter?
Answer: Kedgeree

Question: Which British cyclist won the Men's Individual Pursuit at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing?
Answer: Bradley Wiggins

Question: What was the pen-name used by the short-story writer H.H. Munro?
Answer: Saki

Question: Which BAFTA Award winning TV series stars Kenneth Branagh as the eponymous Swedish police inspector?
Answer: 'Wallander'

Question: In which European capital city did an earthquake kill around 30,000 people on All Saint's Day in 1755?
Answer: Lisbon

Question: The British archaeologist Arthur Evans was responsible for the excavation of which ancient Minoan palace-city?
Answer: Knossos

Question: In which American city were 250,000 people left homeless after a major earthquake in 1906?
Answer: San Francisco

Question: What was the pen-name used by the short-story writer William Sydney Porter?
Answer: O. Henry

Question: With 127 goals, who is the top scoring Dutchman in Premier League history?
Answer: Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink

Question: Charlotte is the largest city in the 'Tar Heel State'. Which state?
Answer: North Carolina

Question: 'Italian' and 'Reformation' are the popular names given to symphonies by which composer?
Answer: Felix Mendelssohn

Question: Bridgeport is the largest city in the 'Nutmeg State'. Which state?
Answer: Connecticut

Question: Which duo had number one hits during the 1990's with 'Block Rockin' Beats' and 'Setting Sun'?
Answer: 'Chemical Brothers'

Question: What was the first name of Mr. Fahrenheit, after whom the temperature scale was named?
Answer: Gabriel

Question: Which English Civil War General later led the English forces at the 'Sieges of Limerick' and was made Lord Deputy of Ireland by Oliver Cromwell in 1650?
Answer: Henry Ireton

Question: Bute House is the official residence of the holder of which position?
Answer: First Minister Of Scotland

Question: Which General and Commander-in Chief led the New Model Army at the Battle of Naseby in 1645?
Answer: Thomas Fairfax

Question: Which duo had number one hits during the 1980's with 'Heart' and 'It's A Sin'?
Answer: 'Pet Shop Boys'

Question: Named after the German bacteriologist who invented it, what name is given to the cylindrical lidded dish used by biologists to culture cells?
Answer: Petri Dish

Question: Losing in 1997, who was the last Frenchman to reach the Wimbledon Men's Singles Final?
Answer: Cedric Pioline

Question: What is defined in physics as "the product of the mass and velocity of an object"?
Answer: Momentum

Question: Losing in 2002, who was the last Argentinian to reach the Wimbledon Men's Singles Final?
Answer: David Nalbandian