Question: Of which Canadian Province is Toronto the capital city?
Answer: Ontario

Question: Who won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Anita in the 1961 film, "West Side Story"?
Answer: Rita Moreno

Question: William Frawley and Vivian Vance played Fred and Ethel Mertz in which popular 1950's American TV comedy show?
Answer: I Love Lucy

Question: Which tennis player beat Boris Becker in the all German men singles final at Wimbledon in 1991?
Answer: Michael Stich

Question: The title of Frederick Forsyth's novel, "The Dogs of War" is taken from a line in which Shakespeare play?
Answer: Julius Caesar

Question: In which US State is Jamestown, site of the first settlement in 1609?
Answer: Virginia

Question: """Camelot"" in 1960 was the last Broadway musical of which famous duo?"
Answer: LERNER and LOEWE

Question: The wine "Lachryma Christi" is made from grapes grown on the slopes of which mountain?
Answer: Vesuvius

Question: Which King of England, from 1399-1413, was born at Bolingbroke Castle in Lincoln shire in 1366?
Answer: Henry Iv

Question: For which county did Harold Larwood play cricket from 1924-38?
Answer: Nottinghamshire

Question: What was the name of the Nottinghamshire fast bowler, who, together with Harold Larwood, took part in the infamous Bodyline tour in Australia, in 1932-33?
Answer: Bill Voce

Question: Who played the title role in the 1959 film, "Our Man in Havana"?
Answer: Alec Guinness

Question: The green coloured melon liqueur, Midori, was originally produced in which country?
Answer: Japan

Question: Who played the part of Major Seth Adams in the 1950's TV series, "Wagon Train"?
Answer: Ward Bond

Question: Jamestown is the major seaport and capital of which island colony?
Answer: St Helena

Question: Sir Joseph Porter and Ralph Rackstraw are characters in which Gilbert and Sullivan opera?
Answer: H.M.S. Pinafore

Question: The character of Archie Bunker in the American comedy series, "All in the Family", was based on which character from a BBC series?
Answer: Alf Garnett

Question: Who won the Oscar for best actress in 1977, for her title role in the film, "Annie Hall"?
Answer: Diane Keaton.

Question: What is the capital city of the Canadian province of Manitoba?
Answer: Winnipeg

Question: Who is the Greek equivalent of the Roman God, Cupid?
Answer: Eros

Question: Litmus is a mixture of dyes used as an indicator. It is extracted from which types of plant?
Answer: Lichens

Question: Who was the Prime Minister of Gt. Britain at the outbreak of The First World War?
Answer: Herbert Asquith

Question: The Ministry for State Security of Communist East Germany was more commonly known by which abbreviated name?
Answer: Stasi

Question: Original Mock Turtle soup is made from the head of which animal?
Answer: Calf

Question: In which area of the world is Queen Maud Land situated?
Answer: Antarctica

Question: Who was the husband of Elizabeth Taylor, killed in an air crash in 1958?
Answer: Mike Todd

Question: Which common, gaseous element has the atomic Number 8, and an Atomic Weight of 16?
Answer: Oxygen

Question: Allan Quartermain is the hero of which adventure novel, first published in 1895?
Answer: King Solomon'S Mines

Question: Gymnasium instructors often use a machine to determine a person's BMI reading. For what does the letter B stand?
Answer: Body

Question: The Bloody Assizes under Judge Jeffries occurred during the reign of which English King?
Answer: James Ii

Question: Alan Breck Stewart is one of the leading characters in which adventure novel, first published in 1886?
Answer: Kidnapped

Question: With the Atomic Number 3, which is the first metal in the Periodic Table of elements?
Answer: Lithium

Question: Which toothpaste was advertised with the slogan, "You'll Wonder Where the Yellow Went"?
Answer: Pepsodent

Question: Which physical characteristic easily distinguishes weevils from other types of beetle?
Answer: A Long Snout

Question: Who was the actress wife of Clark Gable, killed in an air crash in 1942?
Answer: Carole Lombard

Question: What name is given to the underwater plateaus, which lie off the South East coast of Newfoundland, and which form a fishing area of major importance?
Answer: The Grand Banks

Question: Black Puddings differ in colour from White or Mealy Puddings because they contain which additional ingredient?
Answer: Blood

Question: Who wrote the book on which the 1959 film, "Ben Hur' was based?
Answer: Lew Wallace

Question: Which English athlete became the first woman to run a sub five-minute mile in 1954?
Answer: Diane Leather

Question: What was the name of the repressive militia employed by the Duvaliers in Haiti?
Answer: Tonton Macoute

Question: Who succeeded David Lloyd George as British Prime Minister in 1922?
Answer: Andrew Bonar Law

Question: Yosemite National Park lies in which American State?
Answer: California

Question: In the 1970's song "Daniel" by Elton John, to which country was Daniel travelling?
Answer: Spain

Question: Which is the only miracle mentioned in all four gospels?
Answer: Feeding Of The Five Thousand

Question: What name is given to a ring shaped reef, enclosing a lagoon?
Answer: An Atoll

Question: Because of its appearance, what common alternative name is given to iron pyrites?
Answer: Fool'S Gold

Question: Which was the 50th and last state to become part of the USA?
Answer: Hawaii

Question: What nationality was the pirate William 'Captain' Kidd who was hanged in 1701?
Answer: Scottish

Question: Where are the headquarters of the International Monetary Fund?
Answer: Washington

Question: Which is the smallest state by area of the United States?
Answer: Rhode Island

Question: In which city are the headquarters of OPEC (Organisation of Petrol Exporting Countries)?
Answer: Vienna

Question: Which pirate commanded the ship the Queen Anne's Revenge?
Answer: Blackbeard

Question: The Tan Hill Inn in North Yorkshire has what distinction?
Answer: The highest pub in Britain

Question: Who was shot by Mehmet Ali Agca in 1981?
Answer: Pope John Paul II

Question: Which is the oldest regiment of the regular British Army?
Answer: Coldstream Guards

Question: Name either the first or second most popular pub name in the UK.
Answer: Red Lion / Crown

Question: The Household Cavalry comprises two regiments - name one.
Answer: Life Guards / Blues and Royals

Question: Which language does the word Safari originate from?
Answer: Swahili

Question: After how many years marriage do you celebrate your Emerald Anniversary?
Answer: 55

Question: In Greek myth which was the sacred mountain of Apollo, and home to the muses?
Answer: Parnassus

Question: What does 3G mean in mobile phone advertisements?
Answer: Third Generation

Question: From which language do we get the word bungalow?
Answer: Hindi

Question: In Greek myth who solved the Riddle of the Sphinx?
Answer: Oedipus

Question: Which European country has the Kuna as its currency?
Answer: Croatia

Question: Which member of the Royal Family also has the titles Earl of Merioneth and Baron Greenwich?
Answer: Duke of Edinburgh

Question: In which city are the headquarters of Greenpeace International?
Answer: Amsterdam

Question: Until 31.12.2005, the tolar was the currency of which European country?
Answer: Slovenia

Question: Who was the brother of Sherlock Holmes?
Answer: Mycroft

Question: What was the maiden name of Wallis Simpson, the Duchess of Windsor?
Answer: Warfield

Question: b In the Flintstones cartoons what is the name of Fred and Wilma's daughter?
Answer: Pebbles

Question: According to the Bible who was the first Christian martyr?
Answer: Saint Stephen

Question: Botswana was until 1966 known as what?
Answer: Bechuanaland

Question: What are the Friendly Islands in the Pacific now known as?
Answer: Tonga

Question: Grantley Adams is the airport of which Caribbean island?
Answer: Barbados

Question: What was the constituency of former Prime Minister Tony Blair?
Answer: Sedgefield