Question: Nicknamed 'The Staggies', which First Division team were runners-up in the 2010 Scottish FA Cup Final?
Answer: Ross County

Question: In which 1970's police drama did Karl Malden play 'Detective Lieutenant Mike Stone'?
Answer: 'The Streets Of San Francisco'

Question: In the 'Millennium Trilogy' by Stieg Larsson, all the novels begin with which two words?
Answer: 'The Girl..'

Question: In which West Central African country was Ali Bongo Ondimba elected President in 2009?
Answer: Gabon

Question: 'Equivalent VIII' by Carl Andre is in Tate Modern in London. It comprises 120 of which item?
Answer: (Fire) BRICKS

Question: Give either of the middle names of David Cameron?
Answer: William Donald

Question: What name was given to the 57 constituencies with very small electorates, such as Old Sarum with two MP's for 11 electors, which were abolished by the 1832 Reform Act?
Answer: 'Rotten Boroughs'

Question: On which major river does Bamako, the capital of Mali stand?
Answer: Niger

Question: With eight goals which Barcelona player was the leading scorer in the 2009-10 Champions League?
Answer: Lionel Messi

Question: Which character, who first appeared in 'Detective Comics' in 1948, has been played on TV in the 1960's by Frank Gorshin and John Astin and on film in 1995 by Jim Carrey?
Answer: 'The Riddler'

Question: Which novelist whose original first names were Margaret Ann before she changed them, won the 2005 Orange Prize for the book 'We Need To Talk About Kevin'?
Answer: Lionel Shriver

Question: Which band, formed in 2001, includes Ana Matronic, Babydaddy and Jake Shears?
Answer: 'Scissor Sisters'

Question: Which member of the Royal Family is known as 'Brian' in 'Private Eye'?
Answer: Prince Of Wales

Question: Elizabeth of York, the mother of Henry VIII, was the daughter of which king?
Answer: Edward Iv

Question: Which sport, played with sticks and a ball, whose rules are governed by the Camanachd Association, is mainly played in the highlands of Scotland?
Answer: Shinty

Question: On which material is the Hereford Mappa Mundi drawn?
Answer: Vellum

Question: In which constituency was voting postponed in the 2010 General Election due to the death of the UKIP candidate? The name of either North Yorkshire town is acceptable?
Answer: Thirsk & Malton

Question: Which Russian Tsar, known as 'The Liberator', was assassinated in March 1881?
Answer: Alexander Ii

Question: In which US state is the Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railway?
Answer: Colorado

Question: What colour of cap is worn by a Water Polo goalkeeper?
Answer: Red

Question: Which country is the setting for Alexander McCall Smith's series of novels 'The No 1. Ladies' Detective Agency'?
Answer: Botswana

Question: Which female singer released the album 'Rated R' in 2009?
Answer: Rihanna

Question: On which major river does Vientiane, the capital of Laos stand?
Answer: Mekong

Question: With 302, cricketer Mahela Jayawardene was the leading run scorer in the 2010 ICC World Twenty20. What is his nationality?
Answer: Sri Lankan

Question: The Clore Gallery at Tate Britain in London contains work by which British artist (1775-1821)?
Answer: J.M.W. Turner

Question: Give either of the middle names of George Osbourne?
Answer: Gideon Oliver

Question: In 1843 stamps were issued in two more countries. Those from Switzerland were issued by the cities of Zurich and Geneva. Which country was the second to issue stamps, known as 'Bull's Eyes', which were valid throughout the entire country?
Answer: Brazil

Question: In which decade was the Bernardo Bertolucci directed film 'Last Tango In Paris' released?
Answer: 1970's

Question: Which Shakespeare play features 'Feste', a jester?
Answer: 'Twelfth Night'

Question: What was the most used first name of the composer Mussorgsky (1839-1881).
Answer: Modest

Question: Which singer and actress, married to Lee Mead, gave birth to baby Betsy on May 1st.?
Answer: Denise Van Outen

Question: What type of bridge is the Golden Gate Bridge?
Answer: Suspension

Question: Albert II, the Sovereign Prince of Monaco is a member of which Royal House?
Answer: Grimaldi

Question: Which town is the administrative headquarters of Shropshire?
Answer: Shrewsbury

Question: In which city were the 2002 Winter Olympic Games held?
Answer: Salt Lake City

Question: Name the film starring Gwynneth Paltrow and Joseph Fiennes about an author who gets writers' block whilst writing 'Romeo and Ethel the Pirate's Daughter'?
Answer: 'Shakespeare In Love'

Question: Give the middle name of former US Vice-President Hubert H. Humphries?
Answer: Horatio

Question: Who launched the 'Today' newspaper in 1986?
Answer: Eddy Shah

Question: Who is the wife of singer Jamie Cullum?
Answer: Sophie Dahl

Question: Which country is the home of football club Shakhtar Donetsk?
Answer: Ukraine

Question: What is 10 degrees Celsius in degrees Fahreheit?
Answer: Fifty (50)

Question: Who is the subject of the 1961 biography 'The Agony And The Ecstasy' by Irving Stone?
Answer: MICHELANGELO (Buonarroti)

Question: How were musical duo Bill Medley and Bobby Hatfield known?
Answer: 'The Righteous Brothers'

Question: What is the title of the recent BBC 4 comedy series about the organising of the London Olympics?
Answer: ' Twenty Twelve'

Question: Who was Master of the King's Music from 1924 until 1934?
Answer: Edward Elgar

Question: Who played 'Sabrina Duncan' in the 1970's TV series 'Charlie's Angels'?
Answer: Kate Jackson

Question: Which Hungarian born Modernist was the architect of 2, Willow Road in Hampstead?
Answer: Erno Goldfinger

Question: In which subject did Margaret Thatcher obtain a B.Sc. at Oxford?
Answer: Chemistry

Question: The Hoover Dam is on the border of Arizona and which other state?
Answer: Nevada

Question: Which fishing boat, which sank in 2000 off the Isle of Man, was salvaged and is now moored in Douglas?
Answer: 'Solway Harvester'

Question: Who did Henry Cooper fight in his last bout?
Answer: Joe Bugner

Question: """It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of good fortune, must be in want of a wife"", is the first line of which Jane Austen novel?"
Answer: 'Pride And Prejudice'

Question: Which man, who is credited with being the first 'white- faced clown', died on May 31st. in 1837?
Answer: Joseph Grimaldi

Question: Which part does Matt Damon play in the film 'Invictus'?
Answer: Francois Pienaar

Question: What is the next line, which is also the title, of this national song: "Land of my high endeavour. Land of the shining river. Land of my heart forever. ....."?
Answer: """Scotland The Brave"""

Question: Which 'Beatle' had a hit single with 'Photograph'?
Answer: Ringo Starr

Question: Which Middle East airline has an in-flight magazine called 'Oryx', the antelope which is on its logo?
Answer: Qatar Airways

Question: 'CL' is the international vehicle code for which country?
Answer: Sri Lanka

Question: Which Roman Emperor came between Claudius and Galba?
Answer: Nero

Question: Which sport uses the terms 'Set', 'Spike' and 'Block'?
Answer: Volleyball

Question: 'Old Salopians' went to which school?
Answer: Shrewsbury

Question: Who is the husband of Dutch model Lara Stone?
Answer: David Walliams

Question: Which newspaper was re-branded as 'The Sun' in 1964?
Answer: Daily Herald

Question: On which island is the resort of Ayia Napa?
Answer: Cyprus

Question: Who partnered Bill Medley on the hit single '(I've Had) The Time Of My Life'?
Answer: Jennifer Warnes

Question: What is the name of the Neurosurgeon played by James Nesbitt in a recent ITV drama series?
Answer: 'Monroe'

Question: The prefix 'tera' means 10 raised to what power?
Answer: Twelve (12)

Question: Which Harvard Professor features in the novels 'Angels And Demons' and 'The Da Vinci Code' by Dan Brown?
Answer: 'Robert Langdon'

Question: In which city is the 'Sixth Floor Museum' at Dealey Plaza?
Answer: Dallas