Question: T.V. Sitcoms - What was the name of "The Vicar of Dibley", played by Dawn French ?
Answer: Geraldine Grainger

Question: Which Welsh author, born in Newport, has written over 30 books, including "The Virgin Soldiers", "The Last Detective" and "Ormerod's Landing" ?
Answer: Leslie Thomas

Question: Who was Margaret Thatcher's most famous press secretary ?
Answer: Bernard Ingham

Question: In a John Betjemen poem, where does Betjeman urge the "friendly bombs" to fall ?
Answer: On Slough

Question: In a John Betjeman poem, what lady was... "burnished by the Aldershot sun" ?
Answer: Joan Hunter Dunn

Question: Geography - which "Strait" in the North Atlantic lies between Greenland and Iceland ?
Answer: Denmark Strait

Question: Which American pop group, who did not reach the number 1 spot in the U.K., had a number 1 hit in America with "Sweet Child O' Mine" in 1988 ?
Answer: Guns 'N' Roses

Question: T.V. Sitcoms - What was the name of the lead character, the time traveller, played by Nicholas Lyndhurst in "Goodnight Sweetheart" ?
Answer: Gary Sparrow

Question: Who was the oldest monarch to become king of the U. K. ?
Answer: William 4Th

Question: In baseball, how many players are in a team ?
Answer: 9

Question: Thick footballers ? Which Chelsea footballer has an I.Q. Of over 150. He is an ex-public schoolboy who obtained 12 GCSE's, including an "A star" in Latin ?
Answer: Frank Lampard

Question: What was the Roman name for Wales ?
Answer: Cambria

Question: Much in the news at budget time,exactly what body is known by the acronym OBR ?
Answer: OFFICE for BUDGET RESPONSIBILITY

Question: In which city would you find Frederic Chopin airport ?
Answer: Warsaw

Question: What Chinese dish is described as "meat-filled dumplings" ?
Answer: Wonton

Question: What is the second largest castle in England and Wales ?
Answer: Caerphilly

Question: Alphabetically speaking, which British prime minister of the 20th century would come first ?
Answer: Asquith

Question: What was the Roman name for England ?
Answer: Albion

Question: Which Welsh town is near to the old Roman fort of Segontium ?
Answer: Caernarfon

Question: What is the world's highest capital city, at a height of 11,942 feet ?
Answer: La Paz

Question: What is the Europe's highest capital city, at a height of 1,929 feet ?
Answer: Madrid

Question: Tennis - How many Wimbledon singles titles did Billie Jean King win?
Answer: 6

Question: Which Roman poet's most famous work is known simply as "ODES" ?
Answer: Horace

Question: Which Italian composer who lived from 1678 to 1741 was nicknamed "The Red Priest" after taking holy orders in 1703 ?
Answer: Vivaldi

Question: Which Italian composer who lived from 1792 to 1868 was nicknamed "Monsieur Crescendo" ? He was a gourmet and had a famous meat dish named after him.
Answer: Rossini

Question: The Co-operative acquired which building society in 2009 ?
Answer: The Britannia

Question: Tennis - How many Wimbledon singles titles did Steffi Graf win?
Answer: 7

Question: Which Roman poet's famous work is known simply as "SATIRES" ?
Answer: Juvenal

Question: Which unusually named bird fits the following description ? Found in Africa, this bird is 5 foot high, coloured grey and black with a distinctive crest above the head. It is long-legged and runs on the ground catching snakes and small mammals.
Answer: Secretary Bird

Question: Which unusually named bird fits the following description ? A black tropical seabird, having pointed wings with a span of 6 feet. They attack other birds , forcing them to disgorge fish and also catch flying fish as they leap out of the ocean.
Answer: Frigate Bird

Question: What country has 3 capital cities, depending on the function ?
Answer: South Africa

Question: In March 1980, "The Jam" had a number 1 hit, with which song ?
Answer: Going Underground

Question: Who wrote tyhe Barchester novels ?
Answer: Anthony Trollope

Question: Which playwright was born on this day on 1564 and died also on this day, on his 52nd birthday, in 1616 ?
Answer: William Shakespeare

Question: Which 73 year old King of Munster was killed at the Battleof Clontarf, near Dublin, on this day in 1014 ?
Answer: Brian Boru

Question: On this day in 1993, in a UN backed referendum, Eritreans voted overwhelmingly in favour of independence from which country ?
Answer: Ethiopia

Question: Born in Birmingham on this day in 1955, which highly controversial chess player became Britain's first Grandmasterin 1976, aged 21 ?
Answer: Tony Miles

Question: How old is former Mid-Ulster MP Bernadette Devlin today ? Is she 60, 62 or 66 ?
Answer: 66

Question: What was the name of the son of Ethelred the Unready who was crowned King of England on this day in 1016, but died in November the same year, shortly after being defeated in battle by hios successor, Canute ?
Answer: Edmund

Question: On this day in 1968, the first two decimal coins were introduced in the UK. Name either of them.
Answer: 5p and 10p

Question: On this day in 1941 the reigning monarch, King George II and his government left which European country as German troops invaded ?
Answer: Greece

Question: What was the name of the cinema, situated next to the Seven Stars in Lampit Street which closed for business in 1956 ?
Answer: Empire

Question: In the UK a public limited company uses the initials plc after its name. According to the Companies Act (2006), which three letters can be used by similar firms in Wales ?
Answer: ccc

Question: When Corporation Tax was first introduced in 1965, what was the basic rate? Was it 20%, 30% or 40% ?
Answer: 40%

Question: What was the surname of the German chemist who, in 1867, established the chemical works in Cefn Mawr, which later became part of Monsanto and then Flexsys ?
Answer: (Robert) GRAESSER

Question: Vince Cable is the current Secretary of State for Businees, Innovation and Skills, but who was his predecessor and first holder of that title ?
Answer: Peter Mandelson

Question: Which soft drink manufacturer launched a new formula version of its most popular product in 1985, but withdrew it three months later after a massively negative reaction from the public ?
Answer: Coca Cola

Question: Which 30 year old pop diva gave birth to daughter called Blue Ivy Carter on 7th January 2012 ?
Answer: Beyonce

Question: Loreen, singing Euphoria, won the 2012 Europvision Song Contest for which country ?
Answer: Sweden

Question: Released last month, People, Hell and Angels is a posthumous album made up of songs recorded by which artist in 1969 ?
Answer: Jimi Hendrix

Question: Which British pop star was born Jessica Ellen Cornish on March 27th 1988?
Answer: Jessie J

Question: Henry Charles Albert David are the christian names of which famous 28 year old ?
Answer: Prince Harry

Question: Later this year, Jonathon Sacks (aka the Lord Sacks) is due to retire from which religous position that he has held in Britain since 1991 ?
Answer: Chief Rabbi

Question: Cheers actress Rhea Perlman has been married to which Hollywood actor and comedian for over 30 years ?
Answer: Danny De Vito

Question: In which city was London Mayor, Boris Johnson born ? Was it New York, Calcutta or Warsaw ?
Answer: New York

Question: What is the first name of the mother of Jemima Khan and widow of Sir James Goldsmith, after whom one of London's most exclusive night clubs was named?
Answer: Annabel

Question: Cristina Kirchner is currently the President of which South American country?
Answer: Argentina

Question: Which celebrity chef is the owner of the three Michelin-starred restaurant, The Fat Duck, in Bray, Berkshire, which has been voted the Best Restaurant in the UK for the past six yearsby The Good Food Guide ?
Answer: Heston Blumenthal

Question: Which Swedish actress has been married twice - to Peter Sellers in 1964 and to Slim Jim Phantom in 1984 ?
Answer: Britt Ekland