Question: Which man-made material was first marketed in the USA in the 1950s as Dacron?
Answer: Terylene

Question: What was formerly on the site of the Mersey Court in Liverpool?
Answer: Exchange Railway Station

Question: What is the title of the book written by radio personality Pete Price?
Answer: """Name Dropper"""

Question: Who wrote the Irish classic play "Cock A Doodle Dandy"?
Answer: Sean O'Casey

Question: What cat food did Arthur promote?
Answer: Cattomeat

Question: Which Duran Duran song was the theme of a Bond film?
Answer: """A View to a Kill"""

Question: The song "Send in the Clowns" comes from which musical?
Answer: """A Little Night Music"""

Question: What was the name of Honor Blackman's character in the TV series "The Avengers"
Answer: Cathy Gale

Question: Who is the Speaker of the House of Commons?
Answer: Michael Martin

Question: What name is given to the historical meeting site of King Henry VIII and King Francis I in 1520?
Answer: The Field of the Cloth of Gold

Question: By what name is the railway bridge that spans the River Mersey from Widnes to Runcorn known?
Answer: The Aethelfreda Bridge

Question: Which actor plays the title character in the TV series "Judge John Deed"?
Answer: Martin Shaw

Question: In British place names what does the prefix Aber denote, e.g. Aberdeen, Aberystwyth?
Answer: River mouth / Estuary

Question: Which sea area is adjacent to Sole, Plymouth and Biscay?
Answer: Fitzroy

Question: What is the connection between Jonathan Swift, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Laurence Sterne, Lewis Carroll and John Donne?
Answer: All in holy orders

Question: With which song did Brotherhood of Man win the 1976 Eurovision Song Contest?
Answer: Save All Your Kisses For Me

Question: How long have you been married when you celebrate your lace wedding anniversary?
Answer: 13 years

Question: Which TV family was created by Matt Groening?
Answer: The Simpsons

Question: Who wrote the novel 'To Kill A Mockingbird'?
Answer: Harper Lee

Question: Who is the patron saint of politicians?
Answer: Sir Thomas More

Question: Who is the only person in Britain allowed to have a private army?
Answer: Duke of Atholl

Question: Who originally illustrated A A Milne's Winnie the Pooh' stories?
Answer: E(rnest) H(oward) Shepard

Question: In Greek mythology who was the wife of Orpheus?
Answer: Eurydice

Question: Which religion was founded by Joseph Smith in 1827?
Answer: Mormons

Question: What is the Royal Navy rank equivalent to Air Marshal in the Royal Air Force?
Answer: Vice Admiral

Question: Which sport did Mark Twain describe as 'a good walk ruined'?
Answer: Golf

Question: For what medical condition would a doctor administer an antitussive?
Answer: Coughs

Question: An informal meeting is said to be 'ad hoc'. What does this actually mean?
Answer: To or for this

Question: 'The Road to Xanadu' by Simon Callow is a biography of which actor?
Answer: Orson Welles

Question: Which former Prime Minister died in 1947?
Answer: Stanley Baldwin

Question: Whose famous last words were allegedly 'I am just going outside and may be some time'?
Answer: (Captain Lawrence) Oates

Question: In the place names Chipping Norton and Chipping Sodbury what does 'Chipping' mean?
Answer: Market

Question: Which sea area is adjacent to Rockall, Sole and Fastnet?
Answer: Shannon

Question: Sister Sledge got to number 1 in June 1985 with which song?
Answer: Frankie

Question: What is the main ingredient of food cooked 'a la lyonnaise'?
Answer: Onions

Question: How long have you been married when you celebrate your ivory wedding anniversary?
Answer: 14 years

Question: Sciophobia is the fear of what?
Answer: Shadows

Question: Who was editor of Private Eye before Ian Hislop?
Answer: Richard Ingrams

Question: Which US TV cartoon features a cat and a chihuahua?
Answer: The Ren and Stimpy Show

Question: Who wrote the book 'Trainspotting'?
Answer: Irvine Welsh

Question: Who is the patron saint of dancers and entertainers?
Answer: St Vitus

Question: What is the name of the Queen's bodyguard in Scotland?
Answer: Royal Company of Archers

Question: The illustrator Donald McGill is most famous for which type of 'art' work?
Answer: Seaside postcards

Question: In Greek mythology what was the peculiar property of the waters of the River Lethe?
Answer: They brought forgetfulness

Question: Which religion was founded by Guru Nanak?
Answer: Sikhism

Question: What is the highest rank in the Royal Air Force?
Answer: Marshal of the Royal Air Force

Question: Which country's flag is a plain green rectangle?
Answer: Libya

Question: Which sport did William Temple, Archbishop of Canterbury, describe as 'organised loafing'?
Answer: Cricket

Question: What is the colour of the mineral cinnabar?
Answer: Red

Question: Who asked Jesus 'What is truth'?
Answer: Pontius Pilate

Question: A free gift may be said to be 'Ex Gratia'. What does this actually mean?
Answer: Out of pleasure, from kindness

Question: Which Hollywood star wrote an autobiography entitled 'In the Arena'?
Answer: Charlton Heston

Question: Who dominated women's swimming in the mid-70s winning 4 gold medals in the 1976 Olympics?
Answer: Kornelia Ender

Question: Which is England's largest castle?
Answer: Windsor Castle

Question: What form of poem can be Petrarchan or Elizabethan depending on its structure?
Answer: Sonnet

Question: Phasmaphobia is the fear of what?
Answer: Ghosts

Question: Which South American country will host the 2014 FIFA World Cup?
Answer: Brazil

Question: Which was the first and last European colony in China?
Answer: Macau

Question: According to Douglas Adams what number is the meaning of life?
Answer: 42

Question: In Egyptian mythology who was the god of embalming who also watched over the dead?
Answer: Anubis

Question: What is the lightest chemical element?
Answer: Hydrogen

Question: How many dots in total are there on a pair of dice?
Answer: 42

Question: What gas do all fuels need in order to burn?
Answer: Oxygen

Question: In Roman mythology who was Chief of the gods?
Answer: Jupiter

Question: Professor Robert Langdon is the hero in which best-selling novel?
Answer: Da Vinci Code

Question: What was the name of Billy J Kramer's backing group in the 1960s?
Answer: The Dakotas

Question: N'djamena is the capital of which country?
Answer: Chad

Question: In which Shakespeare play would you find the character Ophelia?
Answer: Hamlet

Question: Which country's national flag features a black two-headed eagle on a red background?
Answer: Albania

Question: In opera, how is the character Marenka better known?
Answer: The Bartered Bride

Question: What is added to gin to make a pink gin pink?
Answer: Angostura Bitters

Question: In opera, how is the character Cio-Cio San better known?
Answer: Madame Butterfly

Question: How many hurdles are there in a men's 110m race?
Answer: 10

Question: Which was the first X-rated film to win an Oscar for Best Picture?
Answer: Midnight Cowboy

Question: Which Caribbean island of the Leeward Islands is divided equally between France and Holland?
Answer: St Martin

Question: What was the last silent film in which Chaplin's little tramp appeared?
Answer: Modern Times

Question: Which common male Christian name derives its name from the Greek for horse lover?
Answer: Philip

Question: Hepatitis is the inflammation of which organ?
Answer: Liver

Question: With which sport would you associate the commentator Sid Waddell?
Answer: Darts

Question: How many stars are on the European Union Flag?
Answer: 12

Question: Who as at August 2008 is the Lord Chancellor?
Answer: Jack Straw

Question: From what is the oil lanolin obtained?
Answer: Wool

Question: The TV series 'Angel' is-a spin off from which other
Answer: Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Question: Which element takes its name from the Greek for pale green?
Answer: Chlorine

Question: Which leading politician is the MP for Witney?
Answer: David Cameron