Question: What word is used in betting slang for odds of 7/4 (seven to four)?
Answer: 'Shoulder'

Question: Who was the first 'celebrity' to be voted off the 2011 series of 'Strictly Come Dancing'?
Answer: Edwina Currie

Question: Ian Gillan and David Coverdale have both provided lead vocals for 'Rock' group?
Answer: 'Deep Purple'

Question: Which British composer's works include 'The Protecting Veil' and 'Song For Athene', which was performed at Princess Diana'a funeral?
Answer: John Taverner

Question: Which product was advertised to the tune of Bach's 'Air On A G-String'?
Answer: Hamlet Cigars

Question: Which long-armed orange character was the subject of the first 'Mr. Men' book by Roger Hargreaves, first published in 1971?
Answer: 'Mr. Tickle'

Question: What creature is portrayed on the Victoria Cross?
Answer: Lion

Question: Goodluck Jonathan is the current President (2011) of which African country?
Answer: Nigeria

Question: The Albery Theatre in London was renamed in 2006 after which knighted playwright, composer, director, actor and singer, who was responsible for writing 'London Pride' amongst others?
Answer: Noel Coward

Question: Brenda Mae Tarpley achieved fame under what name?
Answer: Brenda Lee

Question: In which year was the wearing of crash helmets for motor cycle riders made compulsory?
Answer: 1973

Question: Who voiced the character 'Buzz Lightyear' in 'Toy Story'?
Answer: Tim Allen

Question: Which god, in Egyptian mythology, had the head of a Jackal?
Answer: Anubis

Question: On which lake or inland sea does Buffalo stand?
Answer: Lake Erie

Question: The White House is on the reverse side of which United States bank note?
Answer: Twenty Dollar Note ($20)

Question: Whose autobiography was entitled 'From Drags To Riches'?
Answer: Danny La Rue

Question: On which lake or inland sea does Kampala stand?
Answer: Lake Victoria

Question: What is the largest member of the Tuba family?
Answer: Sousaphone

Question: Hamid Karzai is the current (2011) President of which Asian country?
Answer: Afghanistan

Question: What was the value of the Old English coin the 'Mark'?
Answer: TWO THIRDS OF A POUND (13/4d)

Question: In which year was it made compulsory that passengers in the rear sets of a car had to wear seat belts?
Answer: 1991

Question: Assassinated by his nephew in 1975, of which country was Faisal the king?
Answer: Saudi Arabia

Question: What domestic appliance was invented in 1901 by Alva J. Fisher?
Answer: Electric Washing Machine

Question: Which historical figure had a hound called 'Gelert'?
Answer: PRINCE LLWELLYN (ap Gruffudd)

Question: Which singer was married to actor Emilio Estevez from 1992 - 1994?
Answer: Paula Abdul

Question: Welsh leader Owen Glendower rebelled against which English king?
Answer: Henry Iv

Question: What now common devise was proposed by Townes in 1958 and built by Maiman in 1960? Townes got the Nobel Prize and Maiman filed the patent?
Answer: Laser

Question: Whose figure is depicted on the American award 'The Purple Heart'?
Answer: George Washington

Question: What is the capital of the Spanish region of Andalusia?
Answer: Seville

Question: Which radio presenter's autobiography is called 'The Whispering Years'?
Answer: Bob Harris

Question: What was the middle name of the character 'Bob Collier' from the t.v. series 'The Likely Lads'?
Answer: 'Scarborough'

Question: What word is used in betting slang for odds of 3/1 (three to one)?
Answer: 'Carpet'

Question: Which component of Microsoft Office generates files with a .doc or .docx file suffix?
Answer: Word

Question: For which Middle Eastern national football team has the Wigan (& previously Bolton) goalkeeper Ali Al-Habsi won at least 70 caps?
Answer: Oman

Question: The Treasury Building is on the reverse side of which United States banknote?
Answer: Ten Dollar Note ($10)

Question: """When she says jump, you jump!"" Who was the subject of the first 'Little Miss' books by Roger Hargreaves, first published in 1981?"
Answer: 'Little Miss Bossy'

Question: The Egyptian goddess Bast (or Bastet) had the head of which animal?
Answer: Cat

Question: Which perennial herb appeared on the twelve sided threepenny bit coin?
Answer: Thrift

Question: Which educational grant system to Oxford University, established by bequest in 1902, finally achieved sexual equality in 1976?
Answer: Rhodes Scholarship

Question: In which country is Punto Arenas, the most southerly city in the world?
Answer: Chile

Question: In 2012 which MP controversially took part in the TV show “I’m a Celebrity – Get Me Out of Here”?
Answer: Nadine Dorries

Question: In which country is the HQ of the mobile phone company Nokia?
Answer: Finland

Question: Which famous author lived at “Barnhill” on the island of Jura?
Answer: George Orwell

Question: What nationality was Trygvie Lie, first United Nations Secretary General?
Answer: Norwegian

Question: Tiger Beer originates in which Commonwealth country?
Answer: Singapore

Question: In 2012, which musical overtook The Phantom of the Opera to become the highest grossing show in Broadway history?
Answer: The Lion King

Question: In a statutory set of financial statements of a plc, for what does the I in the acronym EBIT stand?
Answer: Earnings before INTEREST and tax

Question: Anostopoli is the international airport for which African capital city?
Answer: Cairo Errata: No confirmation of this fact can be found – Cairo International replaced Heliopolis Airport in 1963

Question: Which architect designed the Queen’s House Greenwich and the Banqueting House in Whitehall?
Answer: Inigo Jones

Question: Which company created the perfume Nu in 2001 and Paris in 1983?
Answer: Yves Saint-Laurent

Question: Which company created the perfume Dolce Vita in 1995 and Poison in 1985?
Answer: Christian Dior

Question: Which architect designed Blenheim Palace and castle Howard?
Answer: John Vanburgh

Question: What type of creature was the now extinct Solitaire?
Answer: Bird

Question: In 2012 which MP resigned over the “Plebgate” affair?
Answer: Andrew Mitchell

Question: In 2012 which Russian girl group caused outrage by a performance in the cathedral of Christ the Saviour?
Answer: Pussy Riot

Question: Which music hall comedian was known as The Prime Minister of Mirth?
Answer: George Robey

Question: Which major flat handicap horse race, run in October over 2 miles 2 furlongs, starts in Cambridgeshire and finishes in Suffolk?
Answer: Cesarewich

Question: Name one of the two films for which Glenda Jackson was awarded an Oscar for best actress.
Answer: Women in Love Or A Touch of Class

Question: Which artist, described by Matisse as the father of modern painting, painted Apples and Oranges in 1899, The Bather in 1885-87 and The Card Players in 1890?
Answer: Paul Cezanne

Question: Which series of films evolved from a play called “The Bull Boys”?
Answer: Carry On Films (The play became Carry On Sergeant)

Question: What was the main wood used by Thomas Chippendale in the 18th century?
Answer: Mahogany

Question: Which South Wales castle is the largest in Wales and second largest, after Windsor, in the UK?
Answer: Caerphilly

Question: Who described herself as “The last of the red hot mommas”?
Answer: Sophie Tucker

Question: Mark Almond was the lead singer of 80’s pop duo Soft Cell, but who was the other member of the band?
Answer: David Ball

Question: Which TV series evolved from a 1961 drama series called “Jacks and Knaves” by Colin Morris?
Answer: Z Cars

Question: In which country is the HQ of clothing retailer H&M?
Answer: Sweden

Question: In which Cumbrian town was William Wordsworth born?
Answer: Cockermouth

Question: Which artist painted The Red Vineyard, the only painting he sold during his lifetime, in 1888 and The Potato Eaters in 1885?
Answer: Vincent van Gogh

Question: In which sport did South African Chad Le Clos win gold at the 2012 Olympic Games?
Answer: Swimming