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Who was President when the first Peanuts cartoon was published? | Harry Truman | |
Which American-born Sinclair won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1930? | Sinclair Lewis | |
Where in England was Dame Judi Dench born? | York | |
William Christensen of Madison, New Jersey, has claimed to have the world's biggest collection of what? | Beer Cans | |
In which decade did Billboard magazine first publish and American hit chart? | 30s | |
Where was horse racing's Breeders' Cup held in 1988? | Churchill Downs, Louisville, Kentucky | |
From which country did Angola achieve independence in 1975? | Portugal | |
Which city does David Soul come from? | Chicago | |
Who won Super Bowl XX? | Chicago Bears | |
Which was the first European country to abolish capital punishment? | Norway | |
What first appeared in Ohio in 1914 to affect transport? | First Traffic Lights | |
In what field did the brother of the author of The Turn of the Screw find fame? | Psychology (William James was the brother of Henry) | |
In which country did he widespread use of ISDN begin in 1988? | Japan | |
What is Bruce Willis' real first name? | Walter | |
Which William wrote the novel Lord Of The Flies? | Golding | |
Which innovation for the car was developed by Prince Henry of Prussia in 1911? | Windshield wipers | |
How is musician William Lee Conley better known? | Big Bill Broonzy | |
To ten thousand square miles what it the area of New Mexico? | 121,364 square miles | |
How is Joan Molinsky better known? | Joan Rivers | |
In which branch of the arts is Patricia Neary famous? | Ballet | |
Which country is Europe's largest silk producer? | Italy | |
The VS-300 was a type of what? | Helicopter | |
At which university did Joseph Goebbels become a doctor of philosophy? | Heidelberg | |
Which prince is Queen Elizabeth II's youngest son? | Edward | |
When did the founder of Jehovah's Witnesses say the world would end? | 1914 | |
Who found the remains of the Titanic? | Robert Ballard | |
What was the profession of Sir David Frost's father? | Clergyman | |
Who was the only Spice Girl not to have a middle name? | Posh Spice | |
What are the international registration letters of a vehicle from Algeria? | DZ | |
How did Jock die in Dallas? | Helicopter accident | |
"Who said, ""Anybody wishing to banish theft from the world must cut off the thief's hands?" | Ayatollah Khomeini | |
To the nearest 10,000 square miles, what is the area of Arkansas? | 53,187 | |
What star sign is Michael Caine? | Pisces | |
Who wrote the novel Evening Class? | Maeve Binchy | |
Which country does the airline Air Pacific come from? | Fiji | |
In which branch of the arts does Allegra Kent work? | Ballet | |
What are the international registration letters of a vehicle from Belize? | BH | |
Who had a 70s No 1 hit with Billy, Don't Be A Hero? | Bo Donaldson & The Heywoods | |
Banting and Best pioneered the use of what? | Insulin | |
Who directed the movie La Dolce Vita? | Federico Fellini | |
Which country does the airline LACSA come from? | Costa Rica | |
Who directed 2001: A Space Odyssey? | Stanley Kubrick | |
Which is the largest of the Japanese Volcano Islands? | Iwo Jima | |
Ezzard Charles was a world champion in which sport? | Boxing | |
Who was the first woman to make a solo flight across the Atlantic? | Amelia Earhart | |
Which port lies between Puget Sound and Lake Washington? | Seattle | |
In which city were Rotary Clubs set up in 1905? | Chicago | |
Who became US Vice President when Spiro Agnew resigned? | Gerald Ford | |
In which decade of the 20th century was Billy Crystal born? | 1940s | |
Which George invented the Kodak roll-film camera? | Eastman | |
Which series had the characters Felix Unger and Oscar Madison? | The Odd Couple | |
Who along with Philips developed the CD in the late 70s? | Sony | |
Where is the multinational Nestle based? | Switzerland | |
Do You Know Where You're Going To? was the theme from which film? | Mahogany | |
19969 was the Chinese year of which creature? | Rat | |
In the 90s how many points have been awarded for finishing second in a Grand Prix? | 6 | |
Stapleton international airport is in which US state? | Colorado | |
What was Kevin Kline's first movie? | Sophie's Choice | |
Which actor had a Doberman Pinscher called Kirk? | William Shatner | |
Which country became the first in the world to issue the dreaded parking ticket? | France | |
What day of the week was the Wall Street Crash? | Thursday | |
The US signed a treaty with which country to allow the construction of the Panama Canal? | Columbia | |
What was Prince's last No 1 of the 80s? | Batdance | |
Man In The Mirror first featured on which Michel Jackson album? | Bad | |
Where was the first battle with US involvement in the Korean War? | Suwon | |
On which Caribbean island did Princess Diana spend he first Christmas after her divorce was announced? | Barbuda | |
In which decade was Arnold Schwarzenegger born? | 1950s | |
Which musical featured the song Thank Heaven for Little Girls? | Gigi | |
The Queen Elizabeth liner was destroyed by fire in the 70s in which harbour? | Hong Kong | |
What breed of dog did Columbo own? | Basset hound | |
What combined with Metro Pictures and Goldwyn Pictures to form MGM? | Louis B Mayer Company | |
What was the first movie western called? | Kit Carson | |
Which Oscar-winning actress was born on exactly the same day as actress Lindsay Wagner? | Meryl Streep | |
Which Amendment to the Constitution brought in prohibition in 1920? | 18th | |
In Richard Nixon's famous Checkers speech, who or what was Checkers? | His daughter's dog | |
Which oil scandal hit the US in 1924? | Teapot Dome Scandal | |
Phil Collins appeared in which Spielberg film with Robin Williams? | Hook | |
1998 was the Chinese year of which creature? | Tiger | |
Which country does musician Alfred Brendel come from? | Austria | |
Theodore Francis international airport is in which US state? | Rhode Island | |
In which soap did Demi Moore find fame? | General Hospital | |
To the nearest million, what is the population of London, England? | 7 million | |
What did Clarice Cliff create? | Pottery | |
Which James Bond film features a song by Louis Armstrong? | On Her Majesty's Secret Service | |
In which decade of the 20th century was William Hurt born? | 1950s | |
In what year were US ground troops first dispatched to Vietnam? | 1965 | |
In 1999 Anna Kournikova signed a lucrative contract to model what? | Bras | |
Which member of the Monkees came from Washington DC? | Peter Tork | |
Which ship was sunk by a German submarine in 1915 with a loss of 1400 lives including 128 Americans? | Lusitania | |
In what decade were video recorders first developed? | 50s | |
Who had the noels Spy Hook and Spy Line published in the 80s? | Len Deighton | |
the first credit cards were for use in what type of establishments? | Restaurants | |
In which country was Ursula Andrews born? | Switzerland | |
What was CBS TV news broadcaster Walter Cronkite's stock closing phrase? | And that's the way it is | |
Which item of clothing cost Isadora Duncan her life? | Scarf- it was caught in a moving car wheel | |
Who had a 70s No 1 hit with Let Your Love Flow? | Bellamy Brothers | |
Which state renewed Mike Tyson's boxing license in 1998? | Nevada | |
Neil Armstrong was a pilot in which war? | Korean | |
Which English-born US citizen hosted Masterpiece theater? | Alistair Cooke | |
Nickelodeon was founded in 1979 by which company? | Warner Amex |
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