Question: What type of animal is the South African dik-dik ?
Answer: Antelope

Question: For which metal is Quicksilver another name ?
Answer: Mercury

Question: What type of pie is particularly associated with American Thanksgiving dinners?
Answer: Pumpkin Pie

Question: What is the longest book in the Old Testament ?
Answer: Psalms

Question: With which instrument is jazz musician 'Kid' Ory principally associated ?
Answer: Trombone

Question: Which King of England was married to Anne of Bohemia ?
Answer: Richard Ii

Question: Which British city forms the background to the 2013 TV series The Fall starring Gillian Anderson and Jamie Doran ?
Answer: Belfast

Question: In the Bible who was the father of twin sons, Jacob and Esau ?
Answer: Isaac

Question: The musical Man of La Mancha is based on the story of which hero ?
Answer: Don Quixote

Question: Which playwright was the designer of Blenheim Palace and Castle Howard ?
Answer: (Sir John) VANBRUGH

Question: Who set up Habitat in 1964 ?
Answer: Terence Conran

Question: Which organ of the body is affected by nephritis ?
Answer: The Kidneys

Question: The Jewish language Yiddish is based on which other language ?
Answer: German

Question: Established in 1951, which was Britain's first National Park ?
Answer: The Peak District

Question: Which jazz singer was known as 'The King of Hi de Ho' ?
Answer: Cab Calloway

Question: Pashto and Dari are the two official languages of which country ?
Answer: Afghanistan

Question: Which acid has the chemical formula HNO3 ?
Answer: Nitric Acid

Question: What is a young whale usually called ?
Answer: A Calf

Question: Which sharp-tasting red fruit is used to make a sauce popular at Xmas and at Thanksgiving dinners ?
Answer: Cranberry

Question: Which King of England was married to Caroline of Ansbach ?
Answer: George Ii

Question: Who scored the winning goal of the 2013 FA Cup final ?
Answer: Ben Watson

Question: Which musical is based on the play The Matchmaker by Thornton Wilder ?
Answer: Hello Dolly

Question: The four bronze lions that surround Nelson's column in Trafalgar Square were sculpted by which British artist ?
Answer: (Sir Edwin) LANDSEER

Question: What is the country of origin of the cult Channel 4 TV series The Returned ?
Answer: France

Question: What is a young eel usually called ?
Answer: Elver

Question: Who founded Body Shop in 1976 ?
Answer: Anita Roddick

Question: Moonraker is a name given to a native of which English county ?
Answer: Wiltshire

Question: In the Arabian Nights, what was the name of the giant bird of prey supposedly able to carry off elephants ?
Answer: Roc

Question: An orrery is a mechanical device used to illustrate what ?
Answer: Solar System

Question: Which sporting event, first held in July 1903, was the idea of Geo Lefevre, a journalist on L'Auto newspaper ?
Answer: Tour De France

Question: Which country declared war on Japan - the day before the atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki ?
Answer: Soviet Union

Question: In the coalition government who is the Business Secretary ?
Answer: Vince Cable

Question: What is a cloud of gas and dust called in space ?
Answer: Nebula

Question: Which work by Elgar is dedicated to "My Friends Pictured Within" ?
Answer: Enigma Variations

Question: What is the name of Victoria and David Beckham's daughter ?
Answer: Harper Seven

Question: In what decade were Zebra crossings introduced into law in the UK ?
Answer: 1950's

Question: Which character in a novel by Charles Dickens lived at Satis House ?
Answer: Miss Havisham

Question: Which Conservative MP resigned as Government Chief Whip after the 'Plebgate' scandal ?
Answer: Andrew Mitchell

Question: The death of which world leader in April 1945 prompted Goebbels to exclaim: "Bring out our best champagne!" ?
Answer: Franklin D Roosevelt

Question: What is the official London residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury ?
Answer: Lambeth Palace

Question: Who won The X Factor 2013 ?
Answer: Sam Bailey

Question: In Greek mythology, which beautiful young man was granted eternal sleep in order to remain forever young ?
Answer: Endymion

Question: Which British cyclist's last words during the 1967 Tour de France are said to have been " Put me back on my bike " ?
Answer: Tommy Simpson

Question: In what decade were windscreen - displayed tax discs introduced ?
Answer: 1920's

Question: Which Australian marsupial has 3 species, the Common, the Southern Hairy-nosed, and the Northern-Hairy nosed ?
Answer: Wombat

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

Question: In which region of Italy is the city of Turin ?
Answer: Piedmont

Question: Where, in the strip cartoon, is the home village of Rupert Bear ?
Answer: Nutwood

Question: David Mitchell is married to which TV quiz presenter and journalist ?
Answer: Victoria Coren

Question: On 60's TV who had the nickname 'The Galloping Gourmet'?
Answer: Graham Kerr

Question: Meles meles is the scientific name of which mammal ?
Answer: Badger

Question: Who preceded Phil Collins as lead singer with Genesis ?
Answer: Peter Gabriel

Question: Where in Mississippi was Elvis Presley born ?
Answer: Tupelo

Question: 'The Worm that Turned', where women ruled the world, was a serial from which TV sketch show ?
Answer: The Two Ronnies

Question: Which city is called Baile Atha Cliath in its native language ?
Answer: Dublin

Question: For which healing process does the body produce the soluble protein fibrin ?
Answer: Blood Clotting

Question: What part of a crustacean or turtle is the carapace ?
Answer: Shell

Question: Grossglockner is the highest mountain in which country ?
Answer: Austria

Question: Who founded the company which manufactures the earthmoving vehicles popularly known by his initials ?
Answer: (Joseph Cyril) BAMFORD

Question: Which building in Moscow started life as an insurance office and later became the headquarters of the KGB ?
Answer: The Lubyanka

Question: In Greek mythology, Stheno and Euryale were the immortal sisters of whom ?
Answer: Medusa

Question: What , during the First World War, was renamed 'liberty cabbage' in the UK and the US because of anti-German feeling ?
Answer: Sauerkraut

Question: What's the famous tourist attraction to be found at a castle founded by Cormac McCarthy in County Cork ?
Answer: The Blarney Stone

Question: Which chemical element is named after the Greek for 'hidden one' ?
Answer: Krypton

Question: Who sculpted the figure of the Statue of Liberty ?
Answer: Auguste Bartholdi

Question: Who led the team that succeeded in climbing Mount Everest in 1953 ?
Answer: Sir John Hunt

Question: What, in the US, became known as a 'Liberty Sandwich' in World War 1 ?
Answer: Hamburger

Question: 'Gourmet Night' and 'The Kipper and the Corpse' were the titles of episodes from which TV series ?
Answer: Fawlty Towers

Question: The name of which chemical element derives from the Greek word for 'lazy'?
Answer: Argon

Question: Ulysees is the Roman equivalent of which name from ancient Greek mythology ?
Answer: Odysseus

Question: What name was given to the Nazi takeover of Austria in 1938 ?
Answer: Anschluss

Question: Which sporting venue was known for a time as Billy Williams' Cabbage Patch ?
Answer: Twickenham

Question: Which country has launched its Mars Orbiter spacecraft, also known as Mangalyaan, from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre ?
Answer: India

Question: What was the name of the Benedictine monk who became the first Archbishop of Canterbury ?
Answer: St Augustine

Question: What was the title of the only UK No. 1 hit for Dusty Springfield ?
Answer: You Don'T Have To Say You Love Me

Question: In the Muppett shows, what is the name of Kermit the Frog's nephew ?
Answer: Robin

Question: 'The Knowledge' that London taxi drivers need to learn is an intimate knowledge of all streets within a 6 mile radius of which London mainline station ?
Answer: Charing Cross