Question: If a dish were to be described as ' du lapin ' in a French restaurant , what animal's meat should it contain ?
Answer: Rabbit

Question: The rock temple complex at Abu Simnel was built by which pharaoh ?
Answer: RAMASES II or RAMASES THE GREAT

Question: The sequel to Robert Louis Stevenson's Kidnapped takes its title from the girl the hero David Balfour falls in love with. What is its title ?
Answer: Catriona

Question: Which TV programme makes use of a signature tune called College Boy ?
Answer: University Challenge

Question: Ludo is the children's version of which long-established board game ?
Answer: Backgammon

Question: Which artist became the first President of the Royal Academy in 1768 ?
Answer: Joshua Reynolds

Question: Which Greek word meaning ' union ' refers to the proposed union of the island of Cyprus and Greece ?
Answer: Enosis

Question: Which musical instrument was patented in Hawaii in 1917 ?
Answer: Ukelele

Question: In the traditional game table skittles , what name is usually given to the ball or disc or ' lump ' cast at the pins ?
Answer: The Cheese

Question: Which of his silent film epics did Cecil B. De Mille remake in the 1950's ?
Answer: The Ten Commandments

Question: Who made a century on his Test debut for England v New Zealand in 2004?
Answer: Andrew Strauss

Question: Stephen King's acclaimed novel 11.22.63. is centred on which historical event ?
Answer: Assassination Of President Kennedy

Question: What nickname was given to Lloyd George's budget of 1909 ?
Answer: The People'S Budget

Question: Which 1925 film starring Ramon Novarro was reshot in 1959 , to much box office and Academy Award success ?
Answer: Ben Hur

Question: What term describes the point at which a celestial object in orbit around the Earth , such as the Moon , makes its closest approach to Earth ?
Answer: Perigee

Question: Which actor's last TV appearance before his death in 1985 was as Daniel Reece in Dynasty ?
Answer: Rock Hudson

Question: Which county won Cricket's County Championship for the first time in its history in 1979 ?
Answer: Essex

Question: What form of entertainment , not necessarily musical , has a name which means ' empty orchestra ' ?
Answer: Karaoke

Question: Which Wagner opera features the Good Friday music ?
Answer: Parsifal

Question: What type of implement is an Indonesian kris ?
Answer: Dagger

Question: Which Welsh town was granted city status in 2012 ?
Answer: St Asaph

Question: The Blowfly is known in the UK by what other common name ?
Answer: Bluebottle

Question: Which UK TV game show introduced us to Dusty Bin ?
Answer: 3-2-1

Question: In which country is the Kensington Oval cricket stadium ?
Answer: Barbados

Question: From which Shakespeare play do we get the quotation " hubble bubble toil and trouble fire burn and caluldron bubble " ?
Answer: Macbeth

Question: What was the name of the U.S. Space station , launched into Earth orbit in May 1973 ?
Answer: Skylab

Question: On which TV show did Mr Blobby first make his appearance ?
Answer: Noel'S House Party

Question: Who is the queen of Denmark ?
Answer: Magrethe

Question: With which section of the community is the organization called Gingerbread concerned ?
Answer: Single Parents

Question: Scamper is a dog in which series of Enid Blyton stories ?
Answer: Secret Seven

Question: What rank does an officer in the British Army hold who wears the insignia of a crown and two stars on his shoulder straps ?
Answer: Colonel

Question: By what specific term are the step pyramids of ancient Mesopotamia known?
Answer: Zigurrat

Question: Which type of pastry canape's name literally means ' flight in the wind ' ?
Answer: Vol-Au-Vent

Question: Which Russian revolutionary was born Lev Davidovich Bronstein in 1879 ?
Answer: (Leon) TROTSKY

Question: Name the last pitched battle fought on English soil.
Answer: Sedgemore

Question: What name did the Beckhams give to their fourth child and first daughter ?
Answer: Harper Seven

Question: Which was the second bridge to be built over the Thames in central London?
Answer: Westminster

Question: Which singer duetted with Joe Cocker on their 1982 smash hit record ' Up Where We Belong ' ?
Answer: Jennifer Warnes

Question: By what name is the former Marriage Guidance Council now known ?
Answer: Relate

Question: By what name is the Russian city of Stalingrad now known ?
Answer: Volgograd

Question: In Troy weight , how many grains are there in a pennyweight ?
Answer: 24

Question: Which bridge in central London was originally known as the Strand Bridge when opened in 1817 ?
Answer: Waterloo

Question: Which type of coal contains the highest carbon count and the fewest impurities ?
Answer: Anthracite

Question: In which century were the Royal Marines founded ?
Answer: 17th

Question: Gideon , whose story is told in the Book of Judges , was a member of which tribe ?
Answer: Mannaseh

Question: The Eiffel Tower has a restaurant named after which author ?
Answer: Jules Verne

Question: Who wrote the music of the oratorios The Apostles and The Kingdom ?
Answer: Elgar

Question: What was the name of the first Aintree Grand National winner to be trained by a woman ?
Answer: Corbiere

Question: Rudyard Kipling was the cousin of which British Prime Minister ?
Answer: Stanley Baldwin

Question: Who was the last English king to die in battle ?
Answer: Richard Iii

Question: Which sister ship of the Titanic never entered commercial service and was sunk by a mine while serving as a hospital ship in 1916 ?
Answer: Britannic

Question: What is the name of the ' world's highest ' restaurant , on the 122'nd floor of the Burj Khalifa in Dubai ?
Answer: Atmosphere

Question: According to Dr Johnson , " Claret is the liquor for boys ; port , for men " , but he " who aspires to be a hero " must drink - what ?
Answer: Brandy

Question: Which was the first horse to complete the Cheltenham Gold Cup-Grand National double in the same season ?
Answer: Golden Miller

Question: Which British Prime Minister had a son who became a famous film director ?
Answer: (Herbert) ASQUITH

Question: Who is the mother of the actor Toby Stephens ?
Answer: (Dame) MAGGIE SMITH

Question: Who wrote the music of the oratorios The Creation and The Seasons ?
Answer: Haydn

Question: Two of the planets in our Solar system don't have moons: Venus - and which other ?
Answer: Mercury

Question: How much were you entitled to receive per week as a single pensioner , assuming you were over 70 and your income was less than £21 a year , when Old Age Pensions were introduced in 1909 ?
Answer: 5 Shillings

Question: Which U.K. pop group of the 1980's had No.1 hits with their first three releases ?
Answer: Frankie Goes To Hollywood

Question: Which Scottish scientist is generally credited with the invention of the telephone?
Answer: Alexander Graham Bell

Question: Which is the world's longest range of mountains?
Answer: The Andes

Question: Which peace treaty ended the Russo-Japanes war?
Answer: Portsmouth

Question: Which is the only Australian state capital not named after a person?
Answer: Perth

Question: What was Lester Piggott's last Derby winner?
Answer: Teenoso

Question: What name is given to the fur of the Coypu?
Answer: Nutria

Question: Which sporting event takes place in Pasadena, California on New Year's Day?
Answer: Rose Bowl

Question: Which city was the interim capital of Pakistan while Islamabad was being constructed?
Answer: Rawalpindi

Question: In Norse mythology, who was the wife of Odin?
Answer: FRIGGA or FREYJA

Question: Which native American tribe were also known as the Dakota?
Answer: Sioux

Question: Which horse, the 1977 Grand National winner, was owned by Fred Pontin?
Answer: Specify

Question: What is the German name for the Danube?
Answer: Donau

Question: How is the fragrant white spring flower with the botanical name Convalleria Majalis popularly known?
Answer: Lily Of The Valley