Question: What is the name of the female pie-maker in the 2007 film ‘Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street’?
Answer: Mrs Lovett

Question: In the 1990’s which supermodel famously fell over on the catwalk while wearing a pair of Vivienne Westwood shoes?
Answer: Naomi Campbell

Question: What was the name of the Los Angeles hotel in which Robert F Kennedy was shot in June 1968?
Answer: Ambassador Hotel

Question: During which month of the year was William Shakespeare born?
Answer: April

Question: A ‘pod’ is a group of which mammals?
Answer: Whales

Question: Oliver Mellors was the lover of which fictional character?
Answer: Lady Chatterley

Question: What are the first names of crime writer P D James?
Answer: Phyllis Dorothy

Question: Which confectionery items are named after Forrest Mars and Bruce Murrie?
Answer: M&M’s

Question: Which crime writer’s first published novel is entitled ‘The Mysterious Affair at Styles’?
Answer: Agatha Christie

Question: In astronomy, how many stars make up The Plough?
Answer: Seven

Question: Statues of Hans Christian Anderson, William Shakespeare, Christopher Columbus and Alice in Wonderland are located in which famous park?
Answer: Central Park

Question: A Shar Pei is what type of animal?
Answer: Dog

Question: In which European city is the famous Arch of Hadrian?
Answer: Athens

Question: How many matching numbers are required to win a prize in the UK National Lottery?
Answer: Three

Question: Who plays escaped convict Ulysses Everett McGill in the 2000 film ‘O Brother, Where Art Thou’?
Answer: George Clooney

Question: 1986 saw the 900th anniversary of which famous English book?
Answer: The Domesday Book

Question: Which company manufactured the Tristar aircraft?
Answer: Lockheed

Question: Who was leader of the British Conservative Party  between June 1997 and September 2001?
Answer: William Hague

Question: The city of Dubrovnik is in which European country?
Answer: Croatia

Question: Axel, Lutz and Salchow are all terms used in which sport?
Answer: Figure skating

Question: Which British poet wrote ‘A Child’s Christmas in Wales’?
Answer: Dylan Thomas

Question: Sancerre wine is produced in which country?
Answer: France

Question: British comedians Katy, Joe and Russell all share which surname?
Answer: Brand

Question: Manzana is Spanish for which fruit?
Answer: Apple

Question: What was late actress Elizabeth Taylor’s middle name?
Answer: Rosemond

Question: Oscar Wilde described which ‘sport’ as ‘The unspeakable in full pursuit of the uneatable’?
Answer: Foxhunting

Question: What type of animal is fictional character Babar?
Answer: Elephant

Question: The Bonneville Salt Flats are in which US state?
Answer: Utah

Question: Lutraphobia is the fear of which animals?
Answer: Otters

Question: What was the name given to a series of five yachts owned by former British Prime Minister Edward Heath?
Answer: Morning Cloud

Question: The phrase ‘Trust in God and keep your powder dry’ is attributed to which historical English figure?
Answer: Oliver Cromwell

Question: In betting, what odds are known as ‘Pony’ or ‘Macaroni’?
Answer: 25 to 1

Question: Which two colours make up the NATO flag?
Answer: Blue and white

Question: What is the name of cartoon character Bugs Bunny’s girlfriend?
Answer: Lola Bunny

Question: Which jazz musician and clarinet player was known as the ‘King of Swing’?
Answer: Benny Goodman

Question: Dormant volcano Mount Elbrus is in which mountain range?
Answer: Caucasus

Question: Pulmonary relates to which part of the human body?
Answer: Lungs

Question: Who played tutor Stephen Potter in the 1960 film ‘School for Scoundrels’?
Answer: Alastair Sim

Question: In the British Royal Navy, which rank is between Captain and Rear-Admiral?
Answer: Commodore

Question: What does the largest star on the national flag of Australia represent?
Answer: The Commonwealth

Question: The US animated television series ‘South Park’ is set in which state?
Answer: Colorado

Question: How many moons does the planet Mercury have?
Answer: None

Question: Which English aristocrat and explorer secretly married Elizabeth Throckmorton in 1591?
Answer: Sir Walter Raleigh

Question: Which American football player was nicknamed ‘The Juice’?
Answer: O J Simpson

Question: How many players in one team are on the field in a game of shinty?
Answer: 12

Question: Which television series, created by Russell T Davies, is a spin-off from Doctor Who?
Answer: Torchwood

Question: Jovian relates to which planet in our solar system?
Answer: Jupiter

Question: Which British-based clothing and adult toy company is named after the secretary of the male founder Caborn Waterfield?
Answer: Ann Summers

Question: Which music act closed the Pyramid Stage on Sunday night at Glastonbury in 2011?
Answer: Beyonce

Question: What was the surname of the brother and sister who won the 1980 Wimbledon Mixed Doubles final?
Answer: Austin

Question: The Pedro Miguel lock is on which canal?
Answer: Panama Canal

Question: Who plays Bret Maverick in the 1994 film ‘Maverick’?
Answer: Mel Gibson

Question: The Bayeux Tapestry depicts events leading up to which battle?
Answer: Battle of Hastings

Question: Which 18th Century novelist wrote ‘The History of Tom Jones, A Foundling’?
Answer: Henry Fielding

Question: Vodka, Galliano and fresh orange juice are the ingredients of which cocktail?
Answer: Harvey Wallbanger

Question: In the UK television series ‘On The Buses’, what is the first name of Inspector Blake?
Answer: Cyril

Question: Tower, Albert and Vauxhall are all bridges in which European city?
Answer: London

Question: Francoise de Maintenon was the second wife of which French king?
Answer: Louis XIV

Question: If something is ‘stannic’ which metal does it contain?
Answer: Tin

Question: Hippology is the study of which animal?
Answer: Horse

Question: Brewed by Scottish firm Brewdog, at 41 per cent alcohol content, what is Britain’s strongest beer?
Answer: Sink the Bismark

Question: What is the name of fence 15 on the Aintree Grand National racecourse?
Answer: The Chair

Question: Which British television programme featured Zippy, Bungle and George?
Answer: Rainbow

Question: The thistle is the national emblem of which European country?
Answer: Scotland

Question: Stomatology is the branch of medicine concerned with which part of the human body?
Answer: Mouth

Question: In 1964, which British actor was the first man to appear on the cover of Playboy magazine?
Answer: Peter Sellers

Question: The Batavian Republic is now known by what modern-day name?
Answer: The Netherlands

Question: Sarking is found in which part of a building?
Answer: Roof

Question: Which musical instrument depicts the bird in Prokofiev’s ‘Peter and the Wolf’?
Answer: Flute

Question: In cooking, 230 degrees Celsius is the equivalent of which gas mark?
Answer: 8

Question: Silence Dogwood was a pseudonym used by which Founding Father of the United States to get his satirical pieces of writing published?
Answer: Benjamin Franklin

Question: Which British fashion designer created the UK television series ‘The Clothes Show’ in 1986?
Answer: Jeff banks

Question: Which English author’s novels are set in the imaginary county of Barsetshire?
Answer: Anthony Trollope

Question: Bell, Chum, Kohte and Tipi are all types of what?
Answer: Tent

Question: How many bones, altogether, does a horse have in its neck?
Answer: Seven

Question: Cannis Vulpes is the scientific name for which animal?
Answer: Fox

Question: Which Hampshire castle was used for the exterior shots of the UK television series ‘Downton Abbey’?
Answer: Highclere Castle

Question: In fashion Peter Pan, Wing, Eton and Fichu are all types of what?
Answer: Collar

Question: What is the surname of Scottish-born singer and musician Donovan?
Answer: Leitch

Question: Which planet in our solar system is known as ‘The Blue Planet’?
Answer: Earth