Question: In 1960 Dr. Thomas Creighton was the first victim of what now everyday occurrence?
Answer: Parking Ticket

Question: """It will be the greatest show on earth"", is attributed to which American showman after his merger with another show?"
Answer: P.T. Barnum

Question: If you ordered 'Pollo' in an Italian restaurant, what would yoube eating?
Answer: Chicken

Question: Which US state has a 'Golden Poppy' as the state flower?
Answer: California

Question: Who played by the title role in the 2002 film comedy 'Maid In Manhattan'?
Answer: Jennifer Lopez

Question: Who recognised the "wind of change blowing through Africa"?
Answer: Harold Macmillan

Question: According to Arthurian Legend, who as well as Arthur, loved Guinevere?
Answer: Lancelot

Question: Who produced the classicwestern'The Wild Bunch'?
Answer: Sam Peckinpah

Question: In the game of 'Scrabble', how many points are awarded for the letter 'K'?
Answer: Five Points

Question: Who won an 'Oscar' for Best Director at the 2001 'Oscars'?
Answer: Steven Soderbergh

Question: Which artist painted the picture entitled, "Les Parapluies"
Answer: Pierre August Renoir

Question: Which city was served by Kai Tak airport?
Answer: Hong Kong

Question: Who at July 2003 is the 'Shadow' Secretary of State for Health?
Answer: Liam Fox

Question: Under what name did Michael Barratt have four No.1 hits in the 1980's?
Answer: Shakin' Stevens

Question: What was the capital of Scotland from the 12th century to 1437?
Answer: Perth

Question: In the Hindu religion, who is the goddess of destruction and the wife of Siva?
Answer: Kali

Question: Created in 1896, as an aid to housewives, what invention by Josephine Cochran, was only used in hotels and restaurants until the 1950's when it became very popular in homes accross the world?
Answer: Dish Washer

Question: Which beer has been advertised on TV as "smooth enough to sell itself"?
Answer: John Smith'S

Question: Who was the first woman to be featured on the reverse of a British banknote?
Answer: Florence Nightingale

Question: Postage stamps of which country bear the name 'Suomi'?
Answer: Finland

Question: Which is the wold's largest rodent?
Answer: Capybara

Question: Pompey the Great and Marcus Licinius Crassus were two members of the 'First Triumvirate' in 60 BC. Who was the third?
Answer: Julius Caesar

Question: What is the southern hemisphere's equivalent of the Aurora Borealis?
Answer: Aurora Australis

Question: The following is a misquote from a poem by Alexander Pope, "A little knowledge is a dangerous thing", which word is misquoted?
Answer: KNOWLEDGE (it should be "Learning")

Question: Tom, the dancing cat, appears in adverts for which beverage?
Answer: Bacardi Breezers

Question: The name of which James Thurber character has passed into language as a daydreaming fantasist?
Answer: 'Walter Mitty'

Question: In which war was the Battle of Poitiers, fought?
Answer: Hundred Years War

Question: The Parthenon in Athens stands on which hill?
Answer: Acropolis

Question: What name appears on the postage stamps of Switzerland?
Answer: Helvetia

Question: Which British singer was the first white woman to be signed to the 'Tamla Motown' music label?
Answer: Kiki Dee.

Question: Which city was the capital of India, until being replaced by Delhi in 1912?
Answer: Calcutta

Question: Which film won four 'Oscar's' at 2001 ceremony, including Best Art Direction, Best Original Score and Best Cinematography?
Answer: 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'

Question: What type of fish is pickled to make 'Gravadlax'?
Answer: SALMON (accept Trout)

Question: Who at July 2003 is the 'Shadow' Secretary of State for Trade and Industry?
Answer: Tim Yeo

Question: What type of foodstuff are 'Shropshire Blue' and 'Limburger'?
Answer: Cheeses

Question: In which Midlands city is the University of Central England?
Answer: Birmingham

Question: The following is a misquote from the title of a poem by Amy Lowell, "Tomorrow to fresh fields and pastures new", which word is misquoted?
Answer: FIELDS (it should be woods)

Question: Who replaced George Stephenson on the British £5.00 note in 2002?
Answer: Elizabeth Fry

Question: What is the nickname of Brentford football team?
Answer: 'The Bees'

Question: Which film studio produced the 'Tom and Jerry' cartoons?
Answer: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (Mgm)

Question: Common Salt is a compound formed from two elements; one is Sodium, which is the other?
Answer: Chlorine

Question: In which British city is the Clifton Suspension Bridge?
Answer: Bristol

Question: Jacqui Abbot replaced Briana Corrigan in which pop group?
Answer: 'The Beautiful South'

Question: Who wrote the play 'Edward II'?
Answer: Christopher Marlowe

Question: Ian Gillan replaced Ronnie James in which pop group?
Answer: 'Black Sabbath'

Question: Who wrote the crime novels known collectively as 'The L.A. Quartet'?
Answer: James Elroy

Question: Who wrote the play 'The Duchess Of Malfi'?
Answer: John Webster

Question: Which best selling American author includes 'The Piranhas' and 'Descent From Xanadu' amongst his works?
Answer: Harold Robbins

Question: Can you identify the play by William Shakespeare in which the following quote appears, "If music be the food of love, play on"?
Answer: 'Twelfth Night'

Question: What was the first name of the song-writing brother of George Gershwin?
Answer: Ira

Question: In the 1974 comedy TV series 'It Ain't Half Hot Mum', who played the part of 'Rangi Ram'?
Answer: Michael Bates

Question: In which 'James Bond' film did Michelle Yeoh play the part of 'Bond girl - Wai Lin'?
Answer: 'Tomorrow Never Dies'

Question: Can you identify the play by William Shakespeare in which the following quote appears, "Cowards die many times before their deaths"?
Answer: 'Julius Caesar'

Question: Which American President used the slogan 'It's Morning Again In America' for his 1984 Presidential campaign?
Answer: Ronald Reagan

Question: With what instrument would you associate the classical performer Murray Parahia?
Answer: Piano

Question: What was the first town in Wales to gain city status?
Answer: BANGOR (gained city status in July 1883 whilst Cardiff did so in 1905)

Question: In which year was the voting age in Britain reduced from 21 to 18?
Answer: 1969

Question: Which was the only team in the 2010 World Cup Finals in South Africa not to lose a match?
Answer: New Zealand

Question: In which opera do the characters 'Annina', 'Alfredo Germont' and 'Duophol' appear?
Answer: 'La Traviata'

Question: What is the alternative name for the bird Philomel?
Answer: Nightingale

Question: In 'Thunderbirds', If 'Alan Tracy' was named after Alan Shepard and 'John Tacy' after John Glenn, after whom was 'Virgil Tracy' named?
Answer: Virgil 'Gus' Grissom

Question: Marsala is a fortified wine from which island?
Answer: Sicily

Question: Which car company produces the 'Stilo' model?
Answer: Fiat

Question: In the 1974 comedy TV series 'It Ain't Half Hot Mum' who played the part of 'Gunner Beaumont'?
Answer: Melvyn Hayes

Question: Who was the first woman, after the Queen, to be featured on the reverse of a British banknote?
Answer: Florence Nightingale

Question: Which flower has the Latin name Convallaria majelis?
Answer: Lily Of The Valley

Question: Which Cricket county's Twenty/20 team are known as the 'Dynamos'?
Answer: Durham

Question: In which 'James Bond' film did the character 'Honey Ryder' appear?
Answer: 'Dr. No'

Question: Who was the lyricist partner of Richard Rogers prior to Oscar Hammerstein?
Answer: Lorenz Hart

Question: What value American banknote has the United States Capitol on its reverse?
Answer: $50

Question: Who was the first female head of MI5?
Answer: Stella Rimmington

Question: 'Mr. Lockwood' rents 'Thrushcross Grange' and asks the housekeeper 'Nelly Dean' to tell him about the landlord and his family. This is the basis of which novel?
Answer: 'Wuthering Heights'