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Which television western series always ended with the words ‘Head ‘em up, move ‘em out’

Rawhide

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In what form of government do paid officials exercise controlling influence

Bureaucracy

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Who wrote David Copperfield

Charles dickens

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The constellation Norma has what English name

Level

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In Fargo North Dakota you can be jailed for dancing with what

Your Hat on

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What title did Zola give to the letter he wrote to the newspaper L’Aurore in 1898

J’accuse

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The Alaska highway terminal is in

Edmonton

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What Did A E Housemans Initials Stand For

Alfred Edward

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What country which has the same name as a bird

Turkey

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As mad as a _______

Wet hen

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Which Animal Has The Longest Gestation Period?

The African Elephant

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Princeton University is in which state

New jersey

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Who was kidnaped on the night of March 1, 1932

Charles Lindbergh

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In which country is the calabria region

Italy

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What kind of machine is built to be ‘booted’

Computer

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What is the slogan on New Hampshire license plates

Live free or die

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Who was the 31st president of the U.S.

Herbert c hoover

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What Colour Is The Art and Literature Wedge In (Trivial Pursuit)?

Brown

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Type of Pakistani curry cooked and served in a shallow dish

Balti

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Which RSPB reserve is located on the River Ouse near to the junction of the three rivers at Trent Falls?

Blacktoft Sands

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In Hamlet who is Ophelia’s father

Polonius

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Which Member Of The Police Starred In The Film Quadrophenia

Sting

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In the U.S. comedy series Sergeant Bilko, what is Bilko’s first name

Ernie

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What do revelers drink at a “pivince” tavern in Prague

Beer

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In what sport does herringboning take place

Skiing

Collective nouns an erst of what creatures

Bees

Florizel & Perdita are characters in which Shakespeare play

The winter's tale

Which creatures communicate by touch, smell and dance

Bees

A group of partridges is called a

Covey

Which Record Company Did Blondie Spend Their Sucessful Career With

Chrysalis

What's The Name Of The British Pop Sensation Comprising Of A Number Of Oap's That Released Their Debut In June 2007

The Zimmers

In Christian tradition what day is known as the festival of lights

Candlemas 2 Feb

Which U.S. state is sometimes known as 'Seward's Folly'

Alaska

What's one round of a polo match called

Chukkah

What is the technical name for 'falling stars'?

Meteors

In The Simpsons, what is the first name of Mr Burns assistant Smithers

Waylon

What is the basic unit of currency for Sweden ?

Krona

Which comedienne's alternative persona is 'Mrs. Merton'

Caroline aherne

Popeye's chief adversary has two names, Bluto and ______?

Brutus

What is the small grey and brown titmouse

Bird

Which Roy Orbison Track Entered The Top 10 In The 90's

I Drove All Night

Which society cared - plague victims when physicians left 1665

Apothecaries

Which country did the French know as Terra Napoleon

Australia

According To The Lyrics Of The Eagles Classic Hotel California When Can You Check Out?

Anytime You Like

What charles manson follower attacked a fellow inmate with a hammer

Lynette

Who was known as guardian of the safety of the world

Captain video

The Portuguese capital, Lisbon, stands on which river

Tagus

Which Royal Property Did Prince Albert Pay 31,000 Pounds For In 1846?

Balmorral

Whe Are Were Typically Tropical Going To

Barbados

Which nation did Moshoeshoe found?

Basotho

Music: This Vienese piano manufacturer includes 3 extra bass keys. It is the favorite piano of such performers as Tori Amos.

Bosendorfer

What was the Acta Diurna introduced by Julius Caesar 59 BC

Daily News (paper) posted in forum

Who Was The Very First Artist Managed By Louis Walsh To Have A Number One In the UK ?

Johnny Logan

Julius Caesar Hamlet Macbeth Richard III links not Obvious

All plays contain ghosts

Who was Chancellor of the Exchequer during the 1949 devaluation of the Pound

Sir stafford cripps

Whose Albums Include "Kind Of Blue, In A Silent Way, Bitches Bru & Tutu"

Miles Davis

What is the flower that stands for: sleep

White poppy

You have a foursome and a shag what have you done

Dance they are types of dance

Muppet vampire enjoyed doing this.

Counting

Symbolic addmission to Christianity and name giving

Baptism

Mstislav Rostropovich was a maestro on what instrument

Cello

The Hardy Boys and ______?

Nancy Drew

What is the Capital of: New Caledonia

Noumea

When did prohibition end in the USA

1933

Dire straits sings that 'we're fools to make war on our ______'

Brothers in

Which Flightless Bird From Mauritus Is Now Extinct

The Dodo

For Which Formula One Team Did Both Nigel Mansell & Damon Hill Drive

Williams

What organisation was founded Canada by Mrs Hoodless 1897

The Women's Institute

What is the birthstone for May?

Emerald

In Which London Building Is The Annual Lord Mayor's Banquet Held?

The Guild Hall

What Do You Call A Person From Manchester

Mancunion

What do trees get 90% of their nutrients from

Air

What do you offer someone as a peace gesture?

An Olive Branch

The Housemartins Had A Caravan Of What

Love

In the play, "Death of a Salesman", what was the name of the salesman

Willy loman

Who discovered the vaccination against smallpox in 1796?

Edward Jenner

The Sugarcubes Are From Which Country

Iceland

Four Japanese carriers were destroyed in this battle.

Midway

What french painter was the subject of somerset maugham's 'the moon and sixpence'

Gauguin

What do itchy people call the "rhus radicans" they were sorry they came into contact with

Poison ivy

What system is based on the number 60

Sexagesimal

Which is the largest landlocked country

Mongolia

What did Hannibal Lecter like to eat with liver?

Fava Beans

Corolla, filament and stigma are parts of a(n) _________.

Flower

Which was the first South American country to gain independence from Spain

Paraguay

The covering on the tip of a shoelace is a(n) _____.

Aglet

What is the oldest ship commissioned in the Royal Navy

HMS Victory from 5/7/1775

Virginia woolf what two rivers join forces on the outskirts of st louis

Missouri and

Pidge appeared in which Disney film

Lady and Tramp pet name Lady

Is Belfast in Northern or Southern Ireland?

Northern

What are the longest cells in the human body

Neurones

The duckbill platypus of Australia can store up to 600 worms in its large cheek __________

Pouches

Name the strait joining the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.

Gibraltar

Brilliant Bumper Bubbles Bigheart Boofuls Baby Bonny are who

Jelly Babies

Mastigophobia is the fear of what

Flogging

Who killed jesse james

Robert ford

How many dice are used in Backgammon

Five

In HG Wells "The Time Machine," two races of the future are the child-like Eloi, and the underground monsters called the ____?

Morlocks

What Spirit Is Used To Fortify Red Wine Thereby Creating Port

Brandy

What nation did 23 African countries sever relations with in 1974

Israel

The era that followed the Mesozoic

Cenozoic

Who ruled judea and had john the baptist beheaded at the request of salomen

Herod antipas

Who was Cuisine Minceur designed for

Slimmers (Fine cooking)

What is San Francisco's equivalent to Sydney's 'City To Surf' race?

Bay to Breakers footrace

Who Was Tossing & Turning In 1965

Ivy League

What is the capital of the state of West Virginia

Charleston

What is the more common title of the sovereign of the state of Vatican City

Pope

How was Alexander the Greats body preserved

In large jar of honey

Which musical instrument did Dizzy Gillespie play

Trumpet

Ben Veeren played what character in Arthur Hailey's roots

Chicken George

In which country did the Gallipoli Campaign take place

Turkey

How is something cooked if done en papillote

In Paper

What animal could be Siberian or Caspian

Tiger

Who was sports illustrateds sportsman of the year in 1954

Roger bannister

What does the girls name Zoe mean

Life

What is the official language of Ethiopia

Amharic

Who had an acting career in the u.k and got his first break in music when he was chosedn to be a replacement drummer in genesis in 1970

Phil collins

Graham McPherson changed his name to what

Suggs from Madness

What was the name of Elizabeth Taylor's character in 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof'?

Margaret Pollitt 'Maggie the Cat''

Linonophobia is the fear of

String

What Was The Name Of Dustin Hoffman's Character In The 1967 Film The Graduate

Ben Braddock

Scary Spice Wed In 1998 But Where Was The Wedding Held

Little Marlow In Buckinghamshire

Elsinore Castle is the setting for which of Shakespeare's plays

Hamlet

Gynecomania is what compulsion

Female sex partners

Graham bell His ship was the H.M.S. Beagle

Charles darwin

In 1939 in the US what was the first patented plant

New Dawn Rose

What is on a 5000 acre landfill at the head of Jamaica Bay near New York City?

John F. Kennedy Airport

Who was 'hooked on a feeling'?

Blue Suede

What Was Singing Duo "Chan N Dave's" First UK Top Ten Hit

Rabbit

What year was The Bible printed using moveable type

1455

What ball contains 216 stitches

Official baseball

Who is the elder statesman of 'british blues', and fronted 'The Bluesbreakers'?

John Mayall

What is viewed by a stroboscope

Rapidly moving objects

What type of men's jacket featured it's name on the outer breast pocket,and epaulets on the shoulders?

Member's Only

What is the proper name for falling stars?

Meteors

She was the first woman to fly the atlantic solo

Amelia earhart

I Love The Dead', 'Call It Evil' and 'Prince Of Darkness' are all singles released by whom

Alice Cooper

Name the superspy man from Z.O.W.I.E. played James Coburn

Our Man Flint

Sergey Bubka broke world record over 30 times in which event

Pole Vault

Collective nouns - a Trip of what

Goats

What's the largest & most powerful of the American cats

Jaguar

Where is the lowest point in south america

Argentina

Group of American artists from 1908 to 1918. Their work featured scenes of urban realism.

Ash Can School

With What Art Movement Was (Salvador Dali) Associated

Surrealism

What is Cher's maiden name?

Sarkassian

What is the collective name for a group of hummingbirds

Charm

Shakespeare - Antony, Romeo, Othello - what in common

Suicide

A __________ helps to set and maintain your tempo while playing.

Metronome

Of which Spanish province is Santander the capital city

Cantabria

Which City Is The Capital Of New Zealand

Wellington

What nationality was formula one driver Ayrton Senna?

Brazilian

Where is the Parthenon located

Athens

Who replaced the assassinated Giacomo Matteotti in 1924

Benito

Which Soft Cell Single Was Dismissed In A Melody Maker Review As "Some Of The Most Appallingly Limp Music It's Ever Been My Misfortune To Hear"

Soft Cell / Tainted Love

What is grimace of the Mcdonald's characters

Tastebud

If you Absterse something what do you do

Clean it

Zero on a roulette wheel is what colour

Green

Which Is The Fastest Growing Plant?

Bamboo (15 Inches A Day)

The ELO system is used to rate players of which board game

Chess

A sun_dried grape is known as a(n) ___________.

Raisin

Name Def Leopards one armed drummer

Rick Allen

Which planet has a moon called Europa

Jupiter

Name the first king to ever make an official visit to communist China?

Juan Carlos

Turkish city and port on the Bosporus

Istanbul

What Scottish city does a Glaswegian call home

Glasgow

Which Science Fiction Story Centres Around Alien Children In A Village

The Midwitch Cuckoos

Paramount Pictures logo has 22 what

Stars

Which duo wrote the musicals Brigadoon and My Fair Lady?

Alan Lerner and Fredric Loewe

In Which State Is Fort Knox, The Location Of The USA's Gold Reserves To Be Found?

Kentucky

What actress played mrs margaret williams in the danny thomas show?

Jean hagen

George W Trendle and Fran Striker created what Western hero

The Lone Ranger

What is the flower that stands for: ardent love

Balsam

What is mixed with kahlua to make a 'black russian'

Vodka

What famous airborne event occurred May 21, 1927

Lindbergh flight

What are Petrol, Naphta, Kerosine, Diesel and Oil ?

Hydrocarbons

In DC comics Linda Lee Danvers is whose alter ego

Supergirl

Who were believed to celebrate Walpurgis Night on the eve of May Day

Witches

Who pulled the thorn from the lion's paw?

Androcles

The term red herring comes from what activity

Foxhunting

What creatures sex act lasts exactly two seconds

Mosquito

April fool's day came from ________ when the Gregorian calendar was adopted.

France

Who directed the 1968 film Rosemarys Baby

Roman Polanski

For what sport is the Camanachd cup contested

Shinty

With Which European City Is Ultravox Linked Songwise

Vienna

Someone who dibbles is drinking like what

A Duck

What is the flower that stands for: come down

Jacob's ladder

What company is dubbed "BUD" on a stock exchange ticker tape

Anheuser busch anheuser busch

Duran Duran were the 'wild boys' of which year

1984

We know who Darth Vader is but what's Vader mean in Dutch

Father

There must be 15 banked turns on what sporting course

Championship Bobsleigh

Halcyon is a poetic name used for what bird

Kingfisher

Only 10,000 people visited Disney World, Florida during the first year. With time, however, the attendance numbers rose to more than _________ people an hour.

10000

What are falling stars

Meteors

An unfolding of the leg in the air.

Développé

The sweetener saccharin is made from what

Coal Tar

What were the B-52's named after? (Hint, it's not a plane)

Beehive

Lansing is the capital of ______?

Michigan

What is the term for precipitation that has been polluted by sulfur dioxide & nitrogen oxides

Acid rain

Which Actor Voices Homer Simpsons Brother “Herb” In The Simpsons ?

Danny De Vito

Indiana smoking banned in the legislature building except when

Building is being used

Which word comes from the Roman "where three roads meet" as a place where messages were left

Trivia

There are five stars on the flag of which country

Peoples republic of China

Cocci, Spirilla, and Streptococci are types of ________.

Bacteria

Capital cities: Jamaica

Kingston

In Which Film Did Doris Day Sing The Oscar Winning Song "Secret Love"

Calamity Jane

What kind of biscuits were named after Australian & New Zealand soldiers

Anzac biscuits

Where are the 'wallops'

Hampshire

Who betrayed king arthur by sleeping with his wife guinevere

Sir lancelot

Who Invented Tthe Aqua Lung

Jacques Cousteau & (Emil Gagnan)

What Couldn't REO Speedwagon Fight

This Feeling

Which Descriptive Term Is Applied To “Force 11” On The Beaufort Scale

Violent Storm

His ship was the H.M.S. Beagle

Charles darwin

In Florida its illegal for a housewife to do what more 3 times daily

Break a dish

Who Claimed He Was "An Innocent Man"

Billy Joel

What is a peanut if it is not a pea or a nut

Legume

Eliza Doolittle Appears In Which Play

Pygmalion/My Fair Lady

What is the national flower of Spain?

Carnation (Red)

How many bonus points in Scrabble if all seven tiles played at once

Fifty 50

In Gustav Holsts Planets suite which planet represents old age

Saturn

What animal can hop as fast as 40 mph

Kangaroo

What U.S. state is the golden state

California

What part of a face, according to research, do infants like most to look at

Eyes

Who had the UK Christmas NO 1 single in 1995 with Earth Song

Michael jackson

In The Beatles Song "I Am The Walrus", who were they kicking?

Edgar Allen Poe

What holiday does Japan celebrate on December 23?

Birthday of the Emperor

Which state has Cape Hatteras

North carolina

Operation Market Garden WW2 involved the invasion of where

Arnham

Who was the pilot in the first fatal air crash

Orville Wright

Italy's equivalant to the dollar is the ______?

Lira

What means of transport was invented in Marin County, California, in the 1970s

Mountain bike

Which toilet fittings name comes from baggage laden pony

Bidet

What other name is Mellor’s famously known by

Lady Chatterlys Lover

What shape were the sailors plates in Nelsons navy

Square Thus Square Meal

Complete the Lyrics To The Following “I am the eggman, they are the Eggmen, I am… (2 Words)

The Walrus

Which famous country park surrounds the village of Edwinstowe in Nottinghamsire?

Sherwood Forest

Who is the only South African driver to have won the World Formula One Championship?

Jody Scheckter

Who was the first man to win the 1500m swimming back to back at 2 olympics

Kieren perkins

In Dead or Alive 2, Hayabusa informs you that "If your soul is imperfect," what?

Living will be difficult

What Is The Pitch Called In American Football

The Grid Iron

Where did Ronald and Cindy go on there last date together in the movie "Can't Buy Me Love"?

Airplane junkyard

The word "cumulus" refers to a type of ___________.

Cloud

Who was the first person inducted into the u.s. swimming hall of fame

Johnny

These are words in different languages that have the same original source, eg: "water" (english) and "wasser" (german)?

Cognates

Water freezes at _ degrees Celcius.

Whats the largest library in the world

The library of congress

This is the sandy area nearest the ocean.

Beach

Mr Spocks blood was green - but what group

T - Negative

Actor: __________ Nimoy.

Leonard

A non_cancerous tumor is said to be _______.

Benign

Miso a traditional Japanese cooking ingredient is what

Soybean Paste

What country excludes women from the graveside rituals

China

What colours are on the Belgian flag?

Yellow, black and red

Which Australian city is named after William IV's Queen

Adelaide

Native American Indians are of which human subrace? (e.g. Caucasian)

Mongoloid

On Which Shakespeare Play Was Kiss Me Kate Based

The Taming Of The Shrew

Collective nouns - which creatures are a clamour or building

Rooks in a rookery

Although He Never Set Foot Here Which Elvis Presley Movie Is Actually Set In England

Double Trouble

Which large tuned orchestral drum is also known as a kettledrum?

Tympani

Japheth, Shem and Ham were sons of which biblical man

Noah

In late 1957, Buddy Holly's solo release 'Peggy Sue' challenged which song recorded with The Crickets?

Oh Boy

The raised reflective dots in the middle of highways are called what

Botz dots

What colour would one associate with the Spanish volunteer force on the eastern front in the WWII

Blue

In which state of the U.S.A. would you find Mount Rushmore

South dakota

"What Did My True Love Give To Me On The ""Eighth"" Day Of Christmas"

8 Maids A Milking

Route 66 Composer Bobby Troup Was Married To Which Sultry Singer

Julie London

On which scale are there 180 degrees between freezing point and boiling point

Fahrenheit scale

Henry The 8 th Had A Bit Of Bad Rep When It Comes To His Wives But He Only Executed 2 (PFE)

Anne Boleyn, Katheryn Howard

Give a year in the life of the painter Frans Hals.

1580-1666

There is just one known species of __________ in the world _ it is in the order of Struthioniformes.

Ostrich

Which Female Minister Of Transport Introduced The Breathalyzer?

Barbara Castle

Which country is the smallest population ?

Vatican City

What is a lift for food in a restaurant known as?

A dumb waiter

Who was Abraham Lincoln's first choice to lead the Union Army

Robert e lee robert e. lee

What is used in the game of Bettle Drive?

Dice

Which river produces the most sediment?

Yellow River

Who is known as 'The Big Yin'?

Billy Connolly

What Is Spains Largest Port

Barcelona

What name is given to the tidal wave which travels up to 800km upstream on the Amazon with waves up to 4 metres high?

Pororoca

U.S. captials Colorado

Denver

Which countries men use the most deodorant

Japan

In Huston its illegal to sell what on Sunday

Limburger Cheese

Which is the last of the year's four quarter days

Christmas day

What can withstand hundreds of bee stings

Honey badger

Who Was the First African American Group To Reach No.1 In the Singles Charts

The Platters

Who was the author of "The Moor's Last Sigh"

Salman rushdie

What kind of craft was the mast atop the Empire State Building intended to moor

Dirigibles dirigible

Who Sang The Hit "Take My Breath Away" From the Movie Top Gun

Berlin

Frankfort is the capital of which state

Kentucky

How many feet tall is London's monument to the Great Fire known simply as 'The Monument'?

202 Feet

Who Was The Lead Singer Of The Group TA-PAU

Carol Decker

Who Released The 70's Album Entitled Tea for the Tillerman

Cat Stevens

In Which European Countrv Will You Find The Headquarters Of Greenpeace

Amsterdam

What is the Maths equivalent of the Nobel prize ?

Fields Medal

Every day 2700 Americans find out what

They have gonorrhoea

What job Michael Cane Uma Thurman Sidney Poitier common

Dish washers

What Ray Charles song pines: "I'll just live my life in dreams of yesterday"

I can't stop loving you

The architect Edwin Lutyens is best known for his plans for which capital city

New delhi

What 1942 movie did the song white christmas come from

Holiday inn

What muscles move the ears?

Auricularis

What play has line - Shall there be no more cakes and ale

Twelfth Night

What was the name of Mother Goose's son

Jack

What Gilbert & Sullivan operetta was subtitled Bunthorns Bride

Patience

Who was born Anne Frances Robbins?

Nancy Davis Reagan

In which Chinese city is the tomb of Sun Yat Sen

Nanking

The average automatic dishwasher uses how many litres of water per wash cycle

What is the technical term for the bones in the fingers and toes

Phalanges

What did Mege-Mouries invent in 1870 winning a Napoleon prize

Margarine

A flat, round hat sometimes worn by soldiers is a _________.

Beret

"When I Need You" Was A No.1 Hit For Which Singer

Leo Sayer

How many times have the olympic games been cancelled due to war

Three

Hanoi Is The Capital Of Which Country

Cuba

What Shakespeare King was killed at Pontefract Castle

King Richard III

Which country lies between Tunisia and Egypt

Libya

A group of deer is called a

Herd

A husband and wife won gold medals 1952 Olympics who

Emile Dana Zatopek marathon javelin

What 1970's tv series gave larry hagman his start

I dream of genie

In Which Game Might You Castle

Chess

A __________ weighing 120 pounds exerts a force of about 1,540 pounds between its jaws. A human being's jaws exert a force of only 40 to 80 pounds.

Crocodile

What is the capital of Azerbaijan

Baku

What links Humphry Davie, Michael Faraday, Madam Curie

Poisoned by chemicals work

Which Group Used To Be Called The Primettes?

The Supremes

What was the nickname of Charlene Tilton, who played Lucy Ewing in Dallas?

Poison Dwarf

What was the pen name of author Charles Lutwidge Dodgson

Lewis Carrol

What river is known as china's sorrow because of its flooding

The yellow river

What is the name of the Buckinghamshire estate where the German Enigma codes were cracked during World War 2

Bletchley park

Which male Christian name derives from the Gaelic word for 'handsome'

Kenneth

What is the general name for a protein molecule which acts as a natural catalyst in the bodies of all bacteria, plants and animals

Enzyme

Cows Come In Herds, What Do Geese Come In?

Gaggles or Skeins

What is the Capital of: Central African Republic

Bangui

The island of Hispaniola consists of the Dominican Republic and this country.

Haiti

Collective nouns - A Down or Husk of what animals

Hares

In which city is Wembley Stadium

London

Where does George Jetson work?

Spacely Sprockets

Where Is Cape Horn

Bottom Of South America

Creek what position has been held by 266 men, 33 of whom have died violently

Pope

What measures blood pressure

Sphygmomanometer

What is the basic unit of currency for Botswana ?

Pula

Who Was Disqualified After Winning The Men's 100m At The 1988 Olympic Games

Ben Johnson

What is a Digamy?

A Second Legal Marriage

Who was the last British general who surrendered near Jamestown, Virginia

Cornwallis

What Was The Two-Word Title Of The England World Cup Team's 1970's Official Song?

Back Home

What traditional Maori insult was seen in the film Braveheart

Mooning

Where would you find the Sea of Tranquillity

On the moon

Narrow trench made by a plough

Furrow

Who banned Christmas in England between 1647 and 1660?

Oliver Cromwell

How or when can one eat angel hair or bridegrooms?

When eating pasta

Who sang Come on Eileen

Dexies Midnight Runners

Where is the largest volcano

Ecuador

What is new york city's 'street of forgotten men'

Bowery

Who In The World Of Music Has The Real Name "Marshal Mathers"

Eminem

San Francisco Bay is located near what city?

San Francisco

Thor Heyerdahl vessels were Kon Tiki, Ra and what

Tigris

Process by what an organism becomes better adapted to exist in an environment different from the one to what it was indigenous

Acclimatization

Who was the first Plantagenet monarch of England 1154 to 89

Henry II

What does a craftsman called a bodger make

Chair parts

Which Metal is Also Known As Quicksilver?

Mercury

If you were watching cricket at The Outer in which city are you

Melbourne Australia

Humans lose 27 what a day

Moulted Pubic Hairs

What is the most popular participation sport in Britain

Darts

A bilateral chips pact between the U.S. and this country expires July/1996

Japan

In what country are the ports Oran and Bone

Algeria

What was sharkskin once used as

Sandpaper

In Which English County Are The Clee Hills

Shropshire

Originally an exercise ring, Indonesia banned it as "might stimulate passion".

Hula hoop

Which country is the world's largest producer and exporter of Cobalt?

Zaire

Where is selfridges

Oxford street, london

What does the George Washington Bridge span?

Hudson River

How did King Arthur acquire the round table

A Wedding gift

Halcyon is the poetic name for which bird

Kingfisher

Which dog was originally bred to hunt badgers

Dachshund

What U.S. state includes the telephone area code 510

California

Who is the only American author to win both the Pulitzer & Nobel prizes

John steinbeck

What was the on flip side of the 45 of "She Loves You"?

I'll Get You

Who was the mistress of D.H. Lawrence's Wragley Hall

Lady chatterley

What nationality is Gerhard Berger

Austrian

Fill in the blank: ____ & shine

Rise

What is the flower that stands for: changeable disposition

Rye grass

Bovine is cow like but what does hircine refer to

Goat

Saint Augustine first argued for what

Missionary position only in sex

A shy retiring person is known as a shrinking what

Violet

What Radio Program Did Roy Plomley Dream Up

Desert Island Discs

Term for any number between one & 18 in Roulette

Manque

Tosk is a dialect of which country

Albania

In which sport is the term "love" used?

Tennis

The islands of _____________ have no rivers or lakes. The inhabitants must use rain for water.

Bermuda

What is the basic unit of currency for Bangladesh ?

Taka

On TV How Is The Modern Day Prankster "Kavan Novak" Better Known

The Phonejacker

What is the most extensively grown and eaten food

Wheat

If you had hemicrania what would you be suffering from

Migraine

Joan Jett Was Once A Member Of The All Girl Group The Go's-Go's Or The Runaways

The Runaways

Sardines are the young of which fish

Pilchard

What is a group of this animal called: Cobra

Quiver

What Is The Official Language Of Israel

Hebrew

Who Sang About A Strange Little Girl In 1980

Sad Cafe

Gathering in of a seasons crops

Harvest

What is the young of this animal called: Cow

Calf

Which country did the allies invade in 'Operation Avalanche'

Italy

Who played juliet in zeffirelli's romeo and juliet

Olivia hussey

What's the international radio code word for the letter "K"

Kilo

Who was the tallest of Robin Hood's men?

Little John

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