Question: Which 1961 UK number one single contains the lines, "And then there suddenly appeared before me, the only one my arms will ever hold. I heard someone whisper 'Please adore me' "?
Answer: 'BLUE MOON' by The Marcels

Question: What kind of creature is a Serval?
Answer: CAT (wild)

Question: What was built in Berlin in 1778, after a victory of the Prussian Army?
Answer: Brandenburg Gate

Question: Which of Christ's 'Twelve Apostles' is buried in Spain?
Answer: ST. JAMES (The Great)

Question: Which cruise liner caught fire and burned out in Gladstone Dock, Liverpool in 1953?
Answer: Empress Of Canada

Question: Cauliflower and Broccoli belong to which family of vegetables?
Answer: Brassicas

Question: In which opera is the heroine a Druid priestess?
Answer: 'Norma'

Question: Which legislation, passed in 1799 and 1800, banned Workers Associations (Trade Unions)?
Answer: Combination Acts

Question: In which year was 'Oxfam' founded?
Answer: 1942

Question: Which European city is served by 'Malpensa Airport'?
Answer: Milan

Question: In the magazine 'Private Eye', on which subject is 'Piloti' a regular columnist?
Answer: Architecture

Question: In which Charles Dickens novel does the character 'Bentley Drummle' appear?
Answer: 'Great Expectations'

Question: This is the first non-cathedral medieval church in England. Only its proximity to York prevented it being raised to cathedral status in the 19th century. Where is it?
Answer: Beverley

Question: Which distiller produces 'Famous Grouse' whisky?
Answer: Mathew Gloag & Son

Question: Which bird is also known as the 'Yaffle', an imitation of its cry?
Answer: The Green Woodpecker

Question: Crockford's Directory is a reference book for which profession?
Answer: THE CLERGY (C of E)

Question: Which French artist, 1780-1867, painted 'The Turkish Bath' and 'Odalisque With Slave'?
Answer: Jean-Auguste Ingres

Question: Who directed the 1968 film 'The Producers'?
Answer: Mel Brookes

Question: Which city was the capital of the Untied States from 1790 to 1800?
Answer: Philadelphia

Question: In which opera would you hear 'The Wedding Chorus'?
Answer: 'Lohengrin'

Question: Give the name of the villain from the 'Friday the 13th.' series of movies?
Answer: JASON (Vorhees)

Question: From which Disney animated picture does the song 'When You Wish Upon A Star' come?
Answer: 'Pinocchio'

Question: Which city was the capital of the Philippines from 1946 to 1975?
Answer: Quezon City

Question: What is the fruit of the Carambola tree called?
Answer: Star Fruit

Question: Emma Thompson has won an 'Oscar' as Best Actress and for which other category?
Answer: (adapted) SCREENPLAY

Question: Which 1956 science fiction film was based on Shakespeare's 'The Tempest'?
Answer: 'The Forbidden Planet'

Question: Which car manufacturer makes the 'Lucida' model?
Answer: Toyota

Question: Which rider was the first to win the Tour de France six times?
Answer: Lance Armstrong

Question: Who directed the 1951 film 'The African Queen'?
Answer: John Huston

Question: From which Disney animated picture does the song 'The Bare Necessities' come?
Answer: 'The Jungle Book'

Question: Which chemical element, number 67 takes its name from the Latin for Stockholm?
Answer: HOLMIUM (Holmia)

Question: Which book is the best selling contemporary book of recent years?
Answer: Guinness Book Of Records

Question: What is L. Frank Baum's most famous story?
Answer: 'The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz'

Question: Which French artist, 1839-1906, painted 'The Card Players' and 'Mont Sainte Victoire'?
Answer: Paul Cezanne

Question: Name one of the two British scientists who won the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 2001?
Answer: SIR PAUL NURSE or Dr. TIM HUNT

Question: Name the 1992 Tory Party Chairman who lost his Bath seat?
Answer: Chris Patten

Question: In World war II, what were 'Hotspurs' and 'Hamilcars'?
Answer: Gliders

Question: Which actor was nominated for two posthumous Best Actor 'Oscars'?
Answer: James Dean

Question: Give the full name of the villain from the 'Nightmare On Elm Street' series of movies?
Answer: 'Freddie Kruger'

Question: Which legislation, passed in 1662 forced all clergy to accept the '39 articles' of the Church of England?
Answer: Act Of Uniformity

Question: Which manufacturer was the first to win two hundred Formula One Grand Prix?
Answer: Ferrari

Question: What could have been looked up in 'Bradshaw's' between 1839 and 1961?
Answer: Train Timetables

Question: Who was Athina Roussel's multi-millionairess mother?
Answer: Christina Onassis

Question: Which former chart topping British duo re-formed in 1999 to record an album titled 'Peace'?
Answer: Eurythmics

Question: Which constituency was represented by Tony Blair?
Answer: Sedgefield

Question: Which country does the pop group 'Savage Garden' come from?
Answer: Australia

Question: Who wrote the book and presented the recent t.v. series 'Empire'?
Answer: Jeremy Paxman

Question: At which sport is Briton Nick Matthew the current World Champion?
Answer: Squash

Question: Who presented the weekday mid-morning show on BBC Radio 1 from 1967 to 1973, moving to Radio 2 until his retirement in 2002?
Answer: Jimmy Young

Question: To be eligible for 'Jury Service' you have to be younger than what age on the day service is due to start?
Answer: Seventy (70)

Question: Who was Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1993 to 1997?
Answer: Kenneth Clarke

Question: What is the two-word name of the airport at Castle Donington in Leicestershire?
Answer: East Midlands

Question: Who had the 'Christmas Number One' in 1986 with 'Reet Petite'?
Answer: Jackie Wilson

Question: To the nearest 10 million km., how far is the Earth from the Sun?
Answer: 150 MILLION Km

Question: In which Welsh county are Rhyl, Llangollen and Prestatyn?
Answer: Denbighshire

Question: The hymn 'I Vow To Thee My Country' is sung to music from which of 'The Planets' by Gustav Holst?
Answer: Jupiter

Question: How are the poems 'Burnt Norton', 'East Coker', 'The Dry Salvages' and 'Little Gidding' by TS Eliot known collectively?
Answer: 'The Four Quartets'

Question: Which 17th century painting in the National Gallery was slashed in 1914 by suffragette Mary Richardson?
Answer: 'Rokeby Venus'

Question: Which Orrell winger scored a hat-trick of tries against Scotland, helping England to win the Rugby Union Grand Slam in 1980?
Answer: John Carleton

Question: Which word completes the title of the 1991 Booker Prize winner 'The Famished ..........'?
Answer: 'Road'

Question: Which London thoroughfare runs between Hyde Park Corner and Marble Arch?
Answer: Park Lane

Question: 'Cio-Cio San' and her maid 'Suzuki' appear in which Puccini opera?
Answer: 'Madame Butterfly'

Question: What is the maiden name of Michelle Obama?
Answer: Robinson

Question: Of which trade union was Jack Jones, General Secretary in the 1960's and 1970's?
Answer: TRANSPORT AND GENERAL WORKERS UNION (accept TGWU or T&G)

Question: With which English city is the 18th century artist Joseph Wright associated?
Answer: Derby

Question: Which genus of cloud is denoted by the letters 'Ns'?
Answer: Nimbostratus

Question: In the Bible, who was the oldest of Jacob's twelve sons?
Answer: Reuben

Question: How many hurdles are there in a 60metre hurdles race in indoor athletics?
Answer: Five (5)

Question: Who won a Best Actor 'Oscar' for playing the character 'Charles Edward Chipping'?
Answer: Robert Donat

Question: Give a year in the life of Scottish chemist and physicist James Dewar?
Answer: 1842 - 1923

Question: John Crome and John Sell Cotman were associated with which provincial art movement founded in 1803?
Answer: Norwich School

Question: In the Bible, who was the mother of Joseph and Benjamin?
Answer: Rachel

Question: 'Gilda' is the daughter of which eponymous character in a Verdi opera?
Answer: 'Rigoletto'

Question: What is the maiden name of Samantha Cameron?
Answer: Sheffield