Question: John Reid holds which Government post as at October 2006?
Answer: Home Secretary

Question: How many countries now form the European Union?
Answer: Twenty-seven

Question: Who partnered George Michael in the group 'Wham'?
Answer: Andrew Ridgeley

Question: The English classic horse race The Derby in run at which race course?
Answer: Epsom

Question: Who wrote the tragedy-opera "The Masked Ball" ("Ballo in Maschera")?
Answer: Giuseppe Verdi

Question: In which British city is the National Railway Museum?
Answer: York

Question: """Lord Malquist and Mr Moon"" is the only novel written by which famous British playwright?"
Answer: Tom Stoppard

Question: What type of fruit is an early Red Windsor?
Answer: An Apple

Question: """O Soave Fanciulla"" and ""Si, Mi Chiamo Mimi"" are arias from which Puccini opera?"
Answer: La Boheme

Question: In the 1980's, which MP was known as "The Chingford Skinhead"?
Answer: Norman Tebbitt

Question: A Koala Bear is not a bear. To which family of animals does it belong?
Answer: Marsupials

Question: Which British woman, in 2007, became he oldest person ever to be awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature?
Answer: Doris Lessing

Question: The Hill of Tara, where once Irish kings were crowned, is in which Irish county?
Answer: Meath

Question: After their poor showing in the 2007 Rugby Union world cup, which New Zealand coach was made to re-apply for his job, a task which he successfully achieved?
Answer: Graham Henry

Question: Gertrude was the mother of which eponymous Shakespearian character?
Answer: Hamlet

Question: In architecture, what is a campanile?
Answer: A Bell Tower

Question: Which Persian emperor was defeated by the Greeks at the naval Battle of Salamis in 480 B.C.?
Answer: Xerxes

Question: Which 1977 romantic comedy film, directed by Woody Allen, had Diane Keaton in the title role?
Answer: Annie Hall

Question: In the TV cartoon series, Homer Simpson shares his middle name with which colourful bird?
Answer: Jay

Question: In the Simpson's TV cartoon series, what was Marge Simpson's maiden name?
Answer: Bouvier

Question: Which liquid, also known as milk plasma, remains after milk has been curdled and strained?
Answer: Whey

Question: For her role as Lindy Chamberlain, in which 1988 film, was Meryl Streep nominated for the Oscar for best actress?
Answer: A Cry In The Dark

Question: In architecture, what is a cupola?
Answer: (The Ceiling Of) A Dome

Question: In which John Steinbeck novel does a man named Adam, have two sons, Cal and Aaron?
Answer: East Of Eden

Question: After failing to qualify for the finals of Euro 2008, which England football coach paid for this failure with his job?
Answer: STEVE McLAREN

Question: The Cliffs of Moher, Ireland's most visited tourist attraction, stand on the coast of which Irish county?
Answer: Clare

Question: Which man, born in Cornwall in 1911, was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1983?
Answer: William Golding

Question: The Horned Toad is not a toad. To which family of creatures does it belong?
Answer: Lizards.

Question: Having been the M.P. for this constituency since 1970, Labour M.P. Dennis Skinner has acquired the nickname, "The Beast of ---- where?
Answer: Bolsover

Question: """Vissi d'Arte, Vissi d'Amore"", ""E Lucevan le Stelle"" and ""Recondita Armonia"" are all arias from which Puccini opera?"
Answer: Tosca

Question: Who is the fictional pilot created by W. E. Johns?
Answer: Biggles

Question: Which city in Southern France, contains a Roman amphitheatre? Nearby stands the famous Pont du Gard, a Roman built aqueduct?
Answer: Nimes

Question: Who was the first athlete to win successive Olympic Gold Medals in the 1500m, since before the First World War, doing so in 1980 and 1984?
Answer: Sebastian Coe

Question: In which 18th century ballad opera do the characters MacHeath, Jenny Diver and Sukey Tawdrey appear?
Answer: The Beggars Opera

Question: Which Lawn Tennis player of the 1970's later had a brief acting career, appearing in the 1983 James Bond film, "Octopussy"?
Answer: Vijay Amritraj

Question: What type of foodstuff is a jalapeno?
Answer: A Pepper

Question: In the TV comedy series, "'Allo, 'Allo", what was the name of Rene Artois' wife, played by Carmen Silvera?
Answer: Madame Edith

Question: """Hey There"" and ""Hernando's Hideaway"" are songs from which stage & film musical?"
Answer: The Pajama Game

Question: What is the proper name of the flowering plant commonly known as the Red Hot Poker?
Answer: Kniphofia

Question: What was the first name of the famous 18th century British sailor and explorer, Captain Cook?
Answer: James

Question: What nationality was the writer Oliver Goldsmith?
Answer: Irish

Question: In Greek mythology, from what did the winged horse Pegasus spring to life?
Answer: The Blood Of The Slain Medusa

Question: What nationality was the composer Edvard Grieg?
Answer: Norwegian

Question: Which garden plant, with small, white bell shaped flowers, has the Latin name Convallaria Majalis?
Answer: Lily Of The Valley

Question: Which Cypriot born, Greek general led the guerrilla organisation, EOKA, in Cyprus, during the 1950's?
Answer: George Grivas

Question: In India, what are the Eastern and Western Ghats?
Answer: Mountain Ranges

Question: """Music of the Night"" and ""All I Ask of You"" are songs from which stage musical?"
Answer: The Phantom Of The Opera

Question: In the TV comedy series, "'Til Death Us Do Part", what was the name of Alf Garnett's daughter, played by Una Stubbs?
Answer: Rita

Question: What is the more common name of the fruit of the shrub, vaccinum myrtillus, sometimes known as the whortleberry?
Answer: The Bilberry

Question: Which gas, which constitutes a danger in mines, is also known as Firedamp or Marsh Gas?
Answer: Methane

Question: Which famous sportsman, whose real Christian names were George Herman, was nicknamed, "The Sultan of Swat"?
Answer: Babe Ruth

Question: Who composed the music for "The Threepenny Opera", the 1928 adaptation of "The Beggar's Opera"?
Answer: Kurt Weill

Question: Who was the first British athlete to win an Olympic medal in the 400 m since 1936, winning the silver medal in Atlanta in 1996?
Answer: Roger Black

Question: Which German City, close to the border with Luxembourg was the birthplace of Karl Marx, and contains the Porta Nigra, a well-preserved Roman city gate?
Answer: Trier

Question: How did Orde Wingate, leader of the Chindits in Burma during WWII meet his death?
Answer: In A Plane Crash

Question: Which legendary queen is reputed to have founded Carthage?
Answer: Dido

Question: Which Italian defender was voted the 2006 FIFA World Footballer of the Year?
Answer: Fabio Cannavaro

Question: The "Cirque de Soleil" show, based on the Beatles music, is called what?
Answer: Love

Question: The founder of the PDSA has what medal named after her?
Answer: (Maria) Dickin Medal

Question: Reuben and Rose Mattus established which American ice cream in 1961?
Answer: Haagen-Dazs

Question: Which African football nation reached the last 16 in the 2006 World Cup?
Answer: Ghana

Question: Elizabeth Ann Bloomer was the maiden name of which US First Lady?
Answer: Betty Ford

Question: Goathland, near Whitby, is the setting for which TV show?
Answer: Heartbeat

Question: The "Cirque de Soleil" originated in which city of the North Americas?
Answer: Montreal

Question: In which New England State are the HQ of Ben and Jerry's ice cream; also well known for maple syrup and cheese and dairy products?
Answer: Vermont

Question: Who played the title role in the 1997 film "The Saint"?
Answer: Val Kilmer

Question: What is the capital of Slovenia?
Answer: Llubjlana

Question: Who wrote the poem "The Walrus and the Carpenter"?
Answer: Lewis Carroll

Question: The late Jean Muir founded what type of store in London in 1966?
Answer: Fashion house

Question: In Indian cookery, what is brinjal?
Answer: Aubergine/Egg Plant