Question: Which Commonwealth country is the smallest nation on mainland Africa in terms of area?
Answer: The Gambia

Question: Released in March 2008, the film 'Horton Hears A Who !',starring Jim Carrey, was based on a book of the same name by which author?
Answer: Dr. Seuss

Question: Which novel by Thomas Hardytakes its title from a line in Shakespeare's 'As You Like It'?
Answer: 'Under The Greenwood Tree'

Question: The name for which disease drives, ultimately, from the Low Middle German for 'spot' or 'speck'?
Answer: Measles

Question: Which Stanley Kubrickfilm takes its title from a line in Gray's 'Elegy Written In An English Country Churchyard'?
Answer: 'Paths Of Glory'

Question: Which disease takes its name from that of a village innorthwest Nigeria, where it was first identified?
Answer: Lassa Fever

Question: Nicknamed 'Tom Thumb of The Americas', which former Spanish colony is the smallest country in continental America?
Answer: El Salvador

Question: Artsoppa is a pea and ham soup originating in which country?
Answer: Sweden

Question: Which former 'Pop Idol' contestant is starring as 'Rhett Butler' in the musical adaptation of 'Gone With The Wind' that premiered in London earlier this month (April 2008)?
Answer: DARIUS or DARIUS DANESH

Question: In which city is the EUFA Champions League final due to beheld next month (May 2008)?
Answer: Moscow

Question: Which American scientist won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1936 for his discovery of the Positron?
Answer: Carl David Anderson

Question: Based on a 1980 filmof the same name, what is the title of the musical written by Dolly Parton that is due to open on Broadway next year (2009)?
Answer: '9 To 5'

Question: Which American scientist won the Noble Prize for Physics in 1960 for his invention of the Bubble Chamber?
Answer: Donald Arthur Glaser

Question: The dish 'Rijsttafel' (Pron. rice-taffel), that takes its name from the Dutch for 'rice-table', originated in which country?
Answer: Indonesia

Question: In 2005, Sir Mark Thatcher was given a suspended sentence by a South African court after being implicated in an attempted coup, in which country?
Answer: EQUATORIAL GUINEA (do NOT accept Guinea or Guinea-Bissau)

Question: The basketball team are the 'Bucks', the ice hockey team are the 'Admirals' and the baseball team are the 'Brewers'. Which city?
Answer: Milwaukee

Question: Which 1991 film, starring River Phoenix and Keanu Reeves, and written and directed by Gus van Sant, was loosely based on Shakespeare's 'Henry IV, Part I'?
Answer: 'My Own Private Idaho'

Question: The basketball team are the'Super Sonics', the ice hockey team are the 'Thunderbirds' and the baseball teamare the 'Mariners'. Which city?
Answer: Seattle

Question: In 'The Old Curiosity Shop', what was the name of the dwarf from whom 'Littel Nell's' grandfather borrows money?
Answer: 'Danielquilp'

Question: Which 1995 film, starring Alicia Silverstone, and directed by Amy Heckerling, was loosely based on Jane Austen's 'Emma'?
Answer: 'Clueless'

Question: Who was the highest ranking Nazi officer to be tried at the Nuremburg Trials?
Answer: Hermann Goring

Question: Who became British Prime Minister in 1754, upon the death of his brother?
Answer: DUKE OF NEWCASTLE or THOMAS PELHAM-HOLLES (do NOT accept Pelham)

Question: 'Cerberus' in the 2004 film 'Man About Dog', and 'Santa's Little Helper' in 'The Simpsons' are both examples of which breed of dog?
Answer: Greyhound

Question: The surname of which Wimbledon Champion can be formedusing the chemical symbols for silver, arsenic, and erbium?
Answer: Andre AGASSI

Question: According to official EU population statistics, which is the largest city in the European Union to begin with the letter 'T'?
Answer: Turin

Question: 'Astro' owned by the animated television family 'The Jetsons', and 'Schmeichel' owned by 'Chesney' in 'Coronation Street' are both examples of which breed of dog?
Answer: Great Dane

Question: Although not the capital, Douala is the largest city of which country?
Answer: Cameroon

Question: In which English city is the E4 dama series 'Skins' set?
Answer: Bristol

Question: Although not the capital, Guayaquil is the largest city of which country?
Answer: Equador

Question: What is the name of the pub frequented by 'Frank Gallagher' in the Channel 4 drama series 'Shameless'?
Answer: 'The Jockey'

Question: Which moon of Uranus shares its name with 'Caliban's' mother in 'The Tempest'?
Answer: 'Sycorax'

Question: Dr. Byron McKeeby was the model for a figure in which painting of 1930?
Answer: 'American Gothic'

Question: Which Premiership footballer, currently playing for Bolton Wanderers, has a surname that translates into English as 'field'?
Answer: Ivan CAMPO

Question: Which murderous goblin of British folklore takes its namefrom its supposed habit of dying its hat with the blood of its victims?
Answer: 'Red Cap'

Question: First published in 1981, which music magazine takes its title from the sound made when smashing an electric guitar?
Answer: Kerrang !

Question: The NATO membership bid of which European country was rejected earlier this month (April 2008) due to opposition from Greece?
Answer: Macedonia

Question: Which word meaning 'expert' or 'aficionado', is taken from the colour of the coats worn by 19th century New York firemen?
Answer: Buff

Question: Which country is referred to as a 'Co-Operative Republic' in its full name?
Answer: Guyana

Question: In which English county is Dedham Mill, made famous by the paintings of John Constable?
Answer: Essex

Question: Similarly, give any year in the life of the painter Paul Cézanne?
Answer: 1839 - 1906

Question: Easter Island, famous for its stone statues, is administered by which country?
Answer: Chile

Question: In which 2002 film and musical does a nightclub star called 'Velma' shoot dead her cheating husband?
Answer: 'Chicago'

Question: Which perfume house introduced a brand called 'Amarige' in 1991?
Answer: Givenchy

Question: In 2008 who was convicted of kidnapping her own daughter in order to raise ransom money?
Answer: Karen Matthews

Question: Who took over the leadership of Italy in July 1943 after the downfall of Mussolini?
Answer: Marshal Badolglio

Question: In the folklore of which country does 'Diedre' kill hersel after being forced to marry 'King Conchobar'?
Answer: Ireland

Question: Bouganville, an island in the Solomon Sea, is administered by which country?
Answer: Papua New Guinea

Question: 'Prelude', 'Minuet', 'Claire de Lune' and 'Passé pied' are all parts of which piano suite by Debussy?
Answer: Suite Bergamasque

Question: What is the main ingredient of the Italian dish 'Frito Misto'?
Answer: Seafood

Question: In Norse mythology, 'Baldur' the son of 'Odin', was invulnerable to everything except what?
Answer: Mistletoe

Question: How many points are there on a Maltese Cross?
Answer: Eight

Question: Who is the only sportsperson to have won 'I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here'?
Answer: Phil Tuffnel

Question: In November 1943 which South American country sent 60,000 troops plus aircraft to assist allied forces in Europe?
Answer: Brazil

Question: Which group had number one hits in 1966 with 'Somebody Help Me' and 'Keep On Running'?
Answer: Spencer Davis Group

Question: A 'Rafter' is the collective noun for which group of creatures?
Answer: Turkeys

Question: The 'Sclera' forms part of which part of the body?
Answer: THE EYE (it is the white outer coat of the eye)

Question: An 'Array' is the collective noun for which group of creatures?
Answer: Hedgehogs

Question: What was founded in 1948 as 'The Goldsborough Orchestra'?
Answer: The English Chamber Orchestra

Question: Which group had number one hits in 1974 with 'Angel Fingers' and 'See My Baby Jive'?
Answer: 'Wizzard'

Question: Who wrote the novels 'The Planet Of The Apes' and 'Bridge On The River Kwai'?
Answer: Pierre Boulle