Question: In which modern country is the ancient Roman province of Africa?
Answer: Libya

Question: In which modern country is the ancient Roman province of Asia?
Answer: Turkey

Question: Who painted 'Mr and Mrs Robert Andrews', 'The Watering Place' and The Blue Boy'?
Answer: Thomas Gainsborough

Question: Who was Fred Astaire's female leading lady in the 1948 film `Easter Parade'?
Answer: Judy Garland

Question: Who was Fred Astaire's female leading lady in the 1957 film 'Silk Stockings'?
Answer: Cyd Charisse

Question: Which company sponsored the 2013 Epsom Derby?
Answer: Investec

Question: Anne Hathaway won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar in 2013 for her role in which film?
Answer: Les Miserables

Question: Asmara is the capital city of which African country?
Answer: Eritrea

Question: Kigali is the capital city of which African country?
Answer: Rwanda

Question: 'Hoochie Coochie Man' and 'Got my mojo working' were originally recorded by which Chicago blues singer?
Answer: Muddy Waters

Question: 'Smokestack Lightnin' and 'Red Rooster' were originally recorded by which Chicago blues singer?
Answer: Howlin' Wolf

Question: Who wrote the detective novel 'The Nine Tailors' in 1934?
Answer: Dorothy L Sayers

Question: In which year was the M25 opened by Margaret Thatcher?
Answer: 1986

Question: Which Oscar winning actress plays Abraham Lincoln's wife in the film Lincoln?
Answer: Sally Field

Question: 'Who is the Director General of the BBC?
Answer: Lord Tony Hall

Question: Who wrote the 2012 book Ash?
Answer: James Herbert

Question: The United Nations Agency W.M.O. deals with what subject?
Answer: Meteorology

Question: Who replaced Hilary Clinton as U.S. Secretary of State?
Answer: John Kerry

Question: Pope Alexander VI who died in 1503 was a member of which family?
Answer: Borgias

Question: Amelia Bullmore plays DCI Gill Murray in which TV crime drama?
Answer: Scott And Bailey

Question: The Medici's were rulers of which region of Italy from 1569 to 1739?
Answer: Tuscany

Question: With which University did a Panorama reporter travel to North Korea to make an undercover film?
Answer: London School Of Economics

Question: Who plays Detective Inspector Richard Poole in the crime drama 'Death in Paradise'?
Answer: Ben Miller

Question: Which Country won the men's hockey gold at the 2012 Olympics?
Answer: Germany

Question: Who created the fictional character Alex Cross?
Answer: James Patterson

Question: The painting 'The Haywain' by Constable depicts a cart crossing which river?
Answer: River Stour

Question: With which of the arts is Twlya Tharp associated?
Answer: Dance

Question: Who was the Prince of Wales killed by forces of Edward 1st in 1282?
Answer: Llewelyn

Question: Give either of the Christian names of Margaret Thatcher's grandchildren?
Answer: Amanda Or Michael

Question: Only three players have won the double accolade of PFA Player of the Year and PFA Young Player of the Year. Gareth Bale did it in 2013 name either of the other two.
Answer: Andy Gray Or Cristiano Ronaldo

Question: What was the name of Boycie's wife in 'Only Fools and Horses?
Answer: Marlene

Question: Storm Thorgerson who died in April 2013 was particularly famous for designing what?
Answer: Album Covers

Question: Who was the first snooker player to have a maximum 147 break at the World Snooker Championships?
Answer: Cliff Thorburn

Question: What nationality was the painter Joan Miro?
Answer: Spanish

Question: Classical Noh drama is an art form from which country?
Answer: Japan

Question: In the Pop Song 'Tell Laura I Love Her' what was the name of the young driver the lover of Laura who died?
Answer: Tommy

Question: Which reality television programme was won by Natalie Coleman in 2013?
Answer: Masterchef

Question: The Book 'Best Kept Secret' is the third instalment of the Clifton Chronicles saga who is the author?
Answer: Jeffrey Archer

Question: Which company sponsors the 2013 County Cricket Championship?
Answer: Lv

Question: Apart from the oboe which other instrument in a standard orchestra has a double reed?
Answer: Bassoon

Question: The song 'The Impossible Dream comes from which film and stage musical?
Answer: Man Of La Mancha

Question: Who sponsored the First Division of the Scottish Football League for the 2012/13 Season?
Answer: Irn Bru

Question: Which veteran Hollywood Actor played Admiral Harriman Nelson in the T.V. Series 'Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea?
Answer: Richard Baseheart

Question: The film and stage musical Hairspray is set in which US City?
Answer: Baltimore

Question: In which County are Lulworth Cove and the natural limestone arch Durdle Door?
Answer: Dorset

Question: Vaughan William's The Lark Ascending was written for which solo instrument accompanied by piano or orchestra?
Answer: Violin

Question: Who won Dancing on Ice 2013?
Answer: Beth Tweddle

Question: On which island did the Colossus stand as one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?
Answer: Rhodes

Question: In which UK City is there a district called Splott?
Answer: Cardiff

Question: What is the name of the 30ft sculpture by Paul Day what stands as the centre piece of the refurbished St Pancras Station in London?
Answer: The Meeting Place

Question: Which company's original brief to Brian Eno was to compose a piece of inspirational music to last 3.25 seconds?
Answer: Microsoft

Question: Alfred Waterhouse built which historical building in South Kensington opened to the public in 1881?
Answer: The National History Museum

Question: Which Prime Minister signed the Common Market membership treaty?
Answer: Edward Heath

Question: Proton Cars were originally produced in which country?
Answer: Malaysia

Question: Who played Michael Murray in Alan Bleasdale's TV drama G.B.H.?
Answer: Robert Lindsay

Question: Charlotte Sophia was the Queen Consort to which King?
Answer: King George Iii

Question: The Red Sea is a submerged section of which geographical feature?
Answer: The Great Rift Valley

Question: Who was the father of IVF who died age 87 in April 2013?
Answer: Sir Robert Edwards

Question: Who composed music for many Hitchcock films including Psycho, North by North and Vertigo?
Answer: Bernard Hermann

Question: On an Indian restaurant menu what ingredient is found in a dish with `aloo' in its name?
Answer: Potato

Question: The Finch family of Maycomb, Alabama feature in which 1960 novel?
Answer: To Kill A Mockingbird

Question: Who wrote the poem that begins "Oh, to be in England, now that April's there"?
Answer: Robert Browning

Question: What is the surname of singer Adele?
Answer: Adkins

Question: The fashion retailer `H&M' has its headquarters in which country?
Answer: Sweden

Question: Sidney and Beatrice Webb founded which London educational establishment in 1895?
Answer: London School of Economics

Question: Which famous man featured on the £1 note from 1978 to when it was discontinued in 1988?
Answer: Isaac Newton

Question: Holden Caulfield is the main character in which 1951 novel?
Answer: Catcher In The Rye

Question: What is the surname of singer Florence of 'Florence and the Machine'?
Answer: Welch

Question: Which Egyptian goddess had the head of a cow?
Answer: Hathor

Question: The fashion retailer 'Zara' has its headquarters in which country?
Answer: Spain

Question: Which Chinese Year began on February 10th 2013?
Answer: Snake

Question: On an Indian restaurant menu what ingredient is found in a dish with `murgh' in its name?
Answer: Chicken

Question: Scott Quigg is a current British World Champion, at which sport?
Answer: Boxing

Question: Who succeeded Peter as Bishop of Rome, so becoming the second Pope?
Answer: Linus

Question: Who wrote the poem that begins "April is the cruellest month"?
Answer: TS Eliot

Question: What was patented in 1965 by Owen Finlay McLaren?
Answer: Baby Buggy