Question: After her death on 26 July 1952, whose embalmed body was displayed in her office for almost 2 years, buried in a crypt in Milan, Italy, under the name "Mara Maggi", exhumed In 1971 and flown to Spain (where her widower kept it in his home), and buried in the family tomb in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1974?
Answer: Eva Pern

Question: At the start of "Scream 2", what was the name of the film that was shown about the "Woodsboro Murders"?
Answer: Stab

Question: Who was appointed captain of Great Britain's Davis Cup team in 2006?
Answer: John Lloyd

Question: In the Bible's book of Genesis, which of Jacob's sons was sold into slavery by his brothers?
Answer: Joseph

Question: Which planet is named after the Greek god of the sky?
Answer: Uranus

Question: When was the ICC, official base in The Hague in the Netherlands, established?
Answer: 2002

Question: The symptoms for which poisoning include seizures, a "sawhorse" stance, rigid extension of all four limbs and respiratory paralysis?
Answer: Strychnine

Question: In the film "Batman Forever", released in 1995, who played the villain called "The Riddler"?
Answer: Jim Carrey

Question: Early raids by British Commando units between March 1941 and April 1943, Operations "Claymore", "Anklet", "Archery", "Musketoon" and "Checkmate", destroyed fish-oil factories, petrol dumps, sank ships, damaged factories and warehouses, resulted in permanent closure of a hydroelectric power plant and an aluminium plant, and captured German troops, encryption equipment and codebooks; where were they carried out?
Answer: Norway

Question: Where were the 2012 Paralympics held?
Answer: London, UK

Question: Leaders in a cub scout pack are named after the characters in which book?
Answer: """The Jungle Book"" by Rudyard Kipling"

Question: A person whose pessimism lowers the spirits of others is called a what?
Answer: Wet blanket

Question: Whose famous painting, "The Potato Eaters", is of five peasants sitting down to dinner?
Answer: Vincent Van Gogh

Question: The Volta River flows from central Ghana to where?
Answer: Gulf of Guinea

Question: In 1939, how did German Erich Warsitz make history?
Answer: Flew a jet plane

Question: Who opened a clothing shop together at 430 King's Road, Chelsea, London in 1971?
Answer: Malcolm McLaren & Vivienne Westwood

Question: At the Freediving Individual World Championships in Aarhus, Denmark in September 2009, competitors from which country won two gold (in the Mens Static & Mens Dynamic events), two silver (Womens Static & Womens Dynamic) and two bronze medals (Womens Dynamic & Womens Dynamic No Fins)?
Answer: New Zealand

Question: What is the name of a family of satellites launched since 1995 and operated by Eutelsat, located at 13E over the Equator (orbital position) with a transmitting footprint over Europe, North Africa and the Middle East?
Answer: Hot Bird

Question: What are the first words of the 1851 song by Stephen Foster called "Old Folks at Home"?
Answer: Way down upon the Swannee River

Question: By what name is William Thomson better known?
Answer: Lord Kelvin

Question: The first band-specific game in the "Rock Band" series of music video games, where players simulate playing music using controllers shaped like musical instruments was "The Beatles: Rock Band". Who was the subject of the next one to be released?
Answer: Green Day

Question: The blend of tea known as Earl Grey was named after someone in what profession?
Answer: British Prime Minister

Question: In 1963, US President Kennedy sanctioned a coup d'tat in which country to overthrow Ngo Dinh Diem, the Roman Catholic President, by his own army generals?
Answer: South Vietnam

Question: In motor racing, what are "slicks"?
Answer: Tyres

Question: In which US Senate election were all senators popularly elected for the first time?
Answer: 1914

Question: Who sang, backed by U2, as the first song in the Live 8 concert in Hyde Park, London, in 2005?
Answer: Paul McCartney

Question: The discovery of what Earth-like planet with the greatest potential for harbouring life found so far, was announced in late September 2010?
Answer: Gliese 581 g

Question: At the 1976 Summer Olympics, who was the only female competitor not to have a sex test?
Answer: Princess Anne of the UK

Question: Which country declared war on Mexico on 13 May 1846?
Answer: Usa

Question: In what month is Thanksgiving in the USA ?
Answer: November

Question: When was the period of English history known as "The Anarchy" or "The Nineteen-Year Winter"?
Answer: 12th century

Question: Muesli was developed around 1900 by Swiss physician Maximilian Bircher-Benner to feed who?
Answer: Hospital patients

Question: What is a sleep disorder characterized by pauses in breathing during sleep?
Answer: Sleep apnoea

Question: Which player made a comeback to international tennis in 2006 after 4 years?
Answer: Martina Hingis

Question: Elizabeth II is the Queen regnant of how many independent sovereign states known informally as the Commonwealth realms, for which she holds each crown separately and equally in a shared monarchy?
Answer: 16

Question: In the fairy tale "Sleeping Beauty", who kissed the princess to wake her up?
Answer: Handsome Prince

Question: Which part of the body would be treated if the patient was suffering from lumbago?
Answer: Back

Question: In July 2009, why did Russian physicists begin trying to synthesize Ununseptium?
Answer: It is an undiscovered chemical element

Question: Which 18th century self-taught Liverpudlian, who studied human anatomy and spent 18 months dissecting horses, is best known for his paintings of horses (such as "Whistlejacket"), sometimes accompanied by hounds, and of animals such as lions, tigers, giraffes, monkeys, and rhinoceroses?
Answer: George Stubbs

Question: Which Wonder of the Ancient World begun in 356 BC at Ephesus under the direction of Dinocrates took over a century to build?
Answer: Temple of Diana

Question: Which country was divided at the 17th parallel in 1954?
Answer: Vietnam

Question: What was Beethoven's last symphony?
Answer: 9th

Question: What is a curling tournament called?
Answer: Bonspiel

Question: In 1346, Edward III and his son the Black Prince were repeatedly attacked by French forces in which forest?
Answer: Crcy

Question: What arcade game, based on the concept of eating, was developed primarily by Tru Iwatani over the course of a year in 1979/80, with a nine-man team?
Answer: Pac-Man

Question: What Christian church observes The Sabbath on Saturday?
Answer: The Seventh Day Adventist Church

Question: What is the name of the condition where the sufferer can fall asleep at any time?
Answer: Hypersomnia

Question: Whose alter egos have included Ziggy Stardust, Aladdin Sane and "The Thin Whte Duke"?
Answer: David Bowie

Question: What region covers most of the "toe" of "the boot of Italy"?
Answer: Calabria

Question: Bigfoot, a supposedly large, hairy, bipedal humanoid which lives in forests in the Northwest of North America, is also known as what?
Answer: Sasquatch

Question: Gordon Bennett, a leading figure on the world stage in the 19th century, made his substantial fortune in what field?
Answer: Journalism

Question: What landlocked, mountainous, Central Asian country is bordered by Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and the People's Republic of China?
Answer: Kyrgyzstan

Question: In a 1980 episode of the TV series "Dallas", what character was Sue Ellen's scheming sister, who shot J.R. after having an affair with him?
Answer: Kristin Shepard

Question: What is the common name of the chemical NH3, which is found in cleaning products?
Answer: Ammonia

Question: What award is the equivalent of the Oscars for British industries involved in film, television, video games and forms of animation?
Answer: BAFTAs

Question: Key Largo, Key West, Plantation Key and Big Pine Key are islands of the coast of are part of which US state?
Answer: Florida