Question: Rafael Trujillo was dictator of which state for nearly 20 years?
Answer: Dominican Republic

Question: Which cricket team play home matches at the Riverside Ground?
Answer: Durham

Question: Which other composer said of Wagner's music that it had "lovely moments but awful quarters of an hour"?
Answer: Rossini

Question: What was the last Inspector Morse novel called? It was published in 1999.
Answer: The Remorseful Day

Question: Which poet wrote The Wild Swans at Coole, in 1917?
Answer: W B Yeats

Question: The Swaythling Cup is competed for in which sport?
Answer: Table Tennis

Question: Of which country is Helen Clark Prime Minister?
Answer: New Zealand

Question: Which singer married Bobby Brown in 1992?
Answer: Whitney Houston

Question: Who in 1986 wrote the novel 'Wolves Eat Dogs'?
Answer: Martin Cruz Smith

Question: What was the name of the squire in Treasure Island?
Answer: Trelawney

Question: In which Dickens novel would you find the Barnacle family?
Answer: Little Dorrit

Question: In which country is Cape Agulhas?
Answer: South Africa

Question: What is the meaning of the Latin phrase 'Deo Volente'?
Answer: God Willing

Question: Who is the only Irishman present in any of Shakespeare's plays?
Answer: Captain MacMorris

Question: In terms of population, Cordoba is the second largest city of which country?
Answer: Argentina

Question: Which UK pop group was formed in London in 1989 by the singer Damon Albarn?
Answer: Blur

Question: Who directed the first two Batman films that starred Michael Keaton?
Answer: Tim Burton

Question: What was Dylan Thomas's middle name?
Answer: Marlais

Question: Which chemical compound is responsible for the 'furring' on the inside of a kettle?
Answer: Calcium Carbonate

Question: Which group had a No. 1 hit in 2001 with their version of Billy Joel's' Uptown Girl'?
Answer: Westlife

Question: What is the northernmost point of mainland Australia?
Answer: Cape York

Question: Which British author wrote under the pseudonym Peter Porcupine?
Answer: William Cobbett

Question: In which country is Cape Matapan?
Answer: Greece

Question: In which Dickens novel would you find Dick Swiveller?
Answer: The Old Curiosity Shop

Question: In a suit of armour which part of the body was protected by the rerebrace?
Answer: (The upper) Arm

Question: What is the meaning of the Latin phrase 'Omnia Vincit Amor'?
Answer: Love Conquers All

Question: Natal is a city in which South American country?
Answer: Brazil

Question: What is the name of the Welsh captain in Henry V?
Answer: Fluellen

Question: Who directed the first Superman film in 1978 starring Christoper Reeve?
Answer: Richard Donner

Question: Which UK pop group was formed in Sheffield in 1978 by singer Jarvis Cocker?
Answer: Pulp

Question: In which British city would you find Barlinnie prison?
Answer: Glasgow

Question: Which horse won the 2009 Cheltenham Gold Cup?
Answer: Kauto Star

Question: What is the name of the holy book of the Sikh religion?
Answer: Adi Granth

Question: The Galapagos Islands are a province of which South American country?
Answer: Ecuador

Question: Which English king founded the Order of the Garter in 1348?
Answer: Edward III

Question: Which ancient site was excavated by Sir Arthur Evans from 1900 to 1925?
Answer: Knossos

Question: What is the capital of Gambia?
Answer: Banjul

Question: Which gas is produced by the action of water on Calcium Carbide?
Answer: Acetylene

Question: For which 2004 film did Clint Eastwood win his second Best Director Oscar?
Answer: Million Dollar Baby

Question: What is the southernmost point of India?
Answer: Cape Comorin

Question: Which British author wrote the novel 'The Antiquary' in 1816?
Answer: Sir Walter Scott

Question: Who became the drummer of The Who after the death of Keith Moon in 1978?
Answer: Kenny Jones

Question: Which porcelain company was founded in 1953 by three Spanish brothers in Valencia?
Answer: Ladro

Question: What was the first novel in the Inspector Morse series of novels, published in 1975?
Answer: Last Bus to Woodstock

Question: 'Life is like a box of chocolates' is a quote from which 1994 film?
Answer: Forrest Gump

Question: Which famous playwright used the pseudonym 'Como di Bassetto' when he worked as a music critic?
Answer: George Bernard Shaw

Question: The Orkney Islands are located in which Shipping Forecast Area?
Answer: Fair Isle

Question: In the Simpsons cartoon series what is the first name of Principal Skinner'?
Answer: Seymour

Question: Whose right to the English throne did Lady Jane Grey challenge in 1553?
Answer: Mary I

Question: What word meaning doorway in Punjabi is the name of a Sikh place of worship?
Answer: Gurdwara

Question: Easter Island (Rapa Nui) belongs to which country?
Answer: Chile

Question: Macaroni, Chinstrap and Rockhopper are all species of which bird?
Answer: Penguins

Question: Which Prime Minister was once the MP for Bootle from 1911 until 1918?
Answer: Andrew Bonar Law

Question: Which English king founded Eton College in 1440?
Answer: Henry VI

Question: Which Italian village, north of Naples, has been known for porcelain production since 1743?
Answer: Capo di Monte

Question: Who replaced Brian Jones in the Rolling Stones in 1969?
Answer: Mick Taylor

Question: 'I'll have what she's having' is a quote from which 1989 film?
Answer: When Harry Met Sally

Question: What was the last novel in the Inspector Rebus series of novels, published in 2007?
Answer: Exit Music

Question: The Farne Islands are located in which Shipping Forecast Area?
Answer: Tyne

Question: Which English king used the pseudonym Ralph Robinson when writing to gardening magazines?
Answer: George III

Question: Whose right to the English throne did the Duke of Monmouth challenge in 1685?
Answer: James II

Question: In the Simpsons cartoon series what is the name of Police Chief Wiggum's son?
Answer: Ralph

Question: Which team won the 2009 Superbowl?
Answer: Pittsburgh Steelers

Question: On which racecourse does the British flat racing season begin and end?
Answer: Doncaster

Question: Bute House is the official residence of which politician?
Answer: First Minister of Scotland

Question: What did the Romans call the River Severn?
Answer: Sabrina

Question: Which city has sports teams known as the 'Maple Leafs' and the 'Blue Jays'?
Answer: Toronto

Question: In Greek mythology, what sort of creature was Polyphemus?
Answer: Cyclops

Question: The fortified wine 'Marsala' is produced on which island?
Answer: Sicily

Question: In mathematics, what is a quarter of a circle called? (an area bounded by two radii at right angles to each other)
Answer: A Quadrant

Question: With more than 60,000 of them, which country is known as 'the Country of a Thousand Lakes'?
Answer: Finland

Question: Which comedian starred in the 1961 film 'The Rebel'?
Answer: Tony Hancock

Question: The merger of British Steel and its Dutch equivalent formed which company?
Answer: Corus

Question: In which TV 'soap' did the character Benny Hawkins appear?
Answer: Crossroads

Question: In the Charles Dickens book 'Oliver Twist', who is the bully who kidnaps Oliver?
Answer: Bill Sykes

Question: The trademark of which famous Austrian chocolate cake was registered by a Viennese hotel in the 1870's?
Answer: Sachertorte

Question: Which European capital city has districts called Alfama and Baixa?
Answer: Lisbon

Question: In a circle what name is given to a part of the circle bounded by a chord and an arc?
Answer: Segment

Question: The name Malmsey is now used almost exclusively for a sweet variety of wine from the Malvasia grape produced on which island?
Answer: Madeira

Question: The paradise `Shangri La' was created by James Hilton in which book?
Answer: Lost Horizon

Question: Throughout his political career Enoch Powell held only one ministerial post, which was it?
Answer: Minister of Health

Question: Which Greek heroine was hatched from an egg?
Answer: Helen of Troy