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What was the name for a form of stencil duplicator used for making numerous copies of a document?	mimeograph
What links the ship Dr Crippen was caught on in 1910 and a coastal resort town in Scotland?	montrose
Which pair of time travellers declared Joan of Arc was the wife of Noah?	bill and ted
In which sea is the Great Barrier Reef?	coral sea
Which large-flowered plant is named after Paeon/Paean, Greek god of medicine and healing?	peony
In which American state is Martha's Vineyard	massachusetts
the Naked Civil Servant starred which character?.	quentin crisp
Rugby league. Which European Super League team are known as the ‘Giants’?	huddersfield
Who was the beautiful sister of the twins Castor and Pollux and mother to Hermione?	helen of troy
What disease claimed the life of notorious American gangster, Al Capone?	syphilis
In the sitcom Terry and June, what was the title characters surname?	medford
Also known as mother's ruin, which alcoholic drink is distilled from juniper berries?	gin
Which BAFTA award winning British drama series follows the work of a group of MI5 intelligence officers based at the service's Thames House headquarters, in a highly secure suite of offices known as 'The Grid'?	spooks
On what material was the Mona Lisa painted?	poplar wood
Which astronomer proposed the theory of the expanding universe?	edwin hubble
What nation is scheduled to host the 2022 World Cup?	qatar
Who was the Republican candidate who lost the Presidential election to Barack Obama in 2012?	mitt romney
Which type of spaniel takes its name from a stately home in Nottinghamshire?	clumber
Which island in the Inner Hebrides became a burial place for several kings of Scotland, Ireland and Norway?	iona
"During World War II, in north Africa, who was known as ""The Desert Fox""?"	erwin rommel
Which scientist was the first, in 1888, to demonstrate the existence of electromagnetic waves?	heinrich rudolf hertz
"Who hosted the travel programmes ""Around the World in 80 Days"" (1989), ""Pole to Pole"" (1992), ""Full Circle"" (1997), and ""Hemingway Adventure"" (1999)?"	michael palin
"What best-selling book was orginally a work of ""Twilight"" fan fiction?"	fifty shades of grey
What is the worlds most common blood type?	type o
Which constellation features on the flag of Papua New Guinea?	southern cross
Which Canadian/American novelist won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1976?	saul bellow
‘Duck and dive’ represents which number in the game of Bingo?	25
In which Asian country is the resort of Pattaya?	thailand
How many players are on the court in a korfball team?	eight
Who succeeded Trajan as Roman Emperor in 117 AD	hadrian
Which former ‘TOWIE’ star thought that Ebola virus was the name of a pop group?	amy childs
Which country ended its combat role in Iraq on 1 June 2008 with the withdrawal of its 500 troops from Nasiriyah?	australia
Which country is bordered by Georgia to the north, Turkey to the west and Azerbaijan to the east?	armenia
The Jigsaw Serial Killer is a fictional character in which series of horror films?	saw
Who was captain of the England men's cricket team during the 2015 One Day International World Cup?	eoin morgan
What number Star Trek movie was called The Wrath of Khan?	ii
Where is the volcano Olympus Mons?	on mars
What is the name of the Government laboratory at the centre of the outbreak of foot and mouth disease in 2007?	pirbright
Medicine: What is a patient suffering from, based on the following description - Partial or complete blockage of a blood vessel by a blood clot?	thrombosis
Which European country is often referred to as ‘The Hexagon’, because of its geometric shape?	france
Which is the only letter of the alphabet that does not appear in the name of any of the states of America?	q
What is the symbol for a fifth wedding anniversary?	wood
In which US state did Bill Gates found Microsoft in April 1975?	new mexico
Who became Vice-President of the USA in December 1973?	gerald ford
Which 80s sitcom starred Penelope Wilton as Ann Bryce and Peter Egan as Paul Ryman?	ever decreasing circles
July 2, 1961 saw Nobel Prize winner Ernest Hemingway commit suicide at his farm in Ketchum in what state?	idaho
'II Dolce' refers to what in an Italian restaurant?	dessert
Who was the 'father of medicine' to whom a code of medical ethics is attributed and which bears his name?	hippocrates
Which planet when discovered was originally called the Georgian planet?	uranus
Which North Sea port lies at the mouth of the Riyer Esk?	whitby
The American Football Super Bowl final in 2012 is branded by what Roman numerals?	xlvi
Goat Fell is the name of hole number 8 on the Ailsa Course at which Open Championship Golf venue?	turnberry
Sabena Airlines was the national airline of which European country 1923 – 2001?	belguim
Cardinal Richelieu served as chief minister to which French king?	louis xiii
The National Motor Museum is in which English county?	hampshire
Which aircraft company manufactured the Spitfire?	supermarine
Yellowstone National Park is located in which US state?	wyoming
In November, which film (full title) broke UK box office records; Biggest 3-day opening, biggest single day in ticket sales and biggest Friday, Saturday & Sunday openings?	harry potter and deathly hallows part 1
Tavel and Hermitage wines are produced in which French wine growing area?	rhone valley
What famous building did John Nash rebuild in 1825?	buckingham palace
Sastrugi are parallel wave-like ridges caused by winds on the surface of what?	snow
"What Arabic word means ""struggle"" but is often interpreted as ""Holy War""?"	jihad
In the human body, a set of well-developed abdominal muscles is known as a ‘What’…pack’?	six
Which city hosted the 2010 Paralympic Games?	vancouver
Which river rises in the Massif Centrale, flows north and east to enter the Bay of Biscay at St. Nazaire?	loire
Which clothing fabric is named after a town in southern France?	denim
Thermodynamics is the study of what?	heat
What is the scientific name for the tube connecting the mouth with the stomach?	oesophagus
What name is given to the external set of floral leaves or sepals in a flower?	calyx
Which Irish author was Sir Henry Irving's business manager?	bram stoker
At a French McDonald's, what would they call a quarter pounder with cheese?	royal cheese
The metric prefix femto is shown as ten to the power of minus what?	15
Petrography is the study of what?	rocks
Roger Moore first played James Bond in which film?	live and let die
A two-wheeled self-powered and self-balancing vehilce unveiled in 2001 is called what?	segway
"""Hale knew before he had been in Brighton three hours that they meant to murder him..."" are the opening words to which Graham Greene novel?"	brighton rock
Petite Borgeoisie is an Anglicized French term referring to what traditional notion of social demographics class?	lower middle class
The city of London in Ontario, Canada stands on which river?	thames
Munich is on which river?	isar
According to the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke, who was compelled by the Romans to carry the cross of Jesus as he was taken to his crucifixion?	simon of cyrene
Which (liquid) foodstuff has the chemical formula CH3COOH?	vinegar
Who wrote the novel Evening Class?	maeve binchy
"What is the first line of the speech by the 3 witches in Shakespeare's Macbeth that ends ""toil and trouble, fire burn and cauldron bubble""?"	double double
Who was voted Time Magazine person of the century in 1999?	albert einstein
Which US President is depicted on a $50 banknote?	ulysses s grant
What is Decompression Sickness commonly called?	bends
What sort of creature is a Malamute?	dog
Which city links Haydn's symphony number 104 and Vaughan Williams' symphony number 2?	london
What is the name of the 'theme park' near Ripon in Yorkshire?	lightwater valley
"Who directed the 2005 film ""Munich""?"	steven spielberg
In alphabetical order, what is the first US state?	alabama
In which year did the world’s first ‘expo’ the Great Exhibition in London take place?	1851
Morbilli is the technical term for which childhood illness?	measles
What endangered bird is the largest bird in North America?	california condor
According to Edward Lear, who went to sea in a sieve?	jumblies
"Which composer, born in Pesaro in Italy in 1792, based his opera, ""The Barber of Seville"" on the trilogy by French playwright, Pierre de Beaumarchais?"	rossini
What is the correct representation of the burger chain brand?	mcdonald s
The United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing is also known as what?	shakers
In the Bible who put Daniel in the lions den?	king darius
Which daughter of Agamemnon was sacrificed for a fair wind?	iphigenia

What was the name for a form of stencil duplicator used for making numerous copies of a document?

mimeograph

What links the ship Dr Crippen was caught on in 1910 and a coastal resort town in Scotland?

montrose

Which pair of time travellers declared Joan of Arc was the wife of Noah?

bill and ted

In which sea is the Great Barrier Reef?

coral sea

Which large-flowered plant is named after Paeon/Paean, Greek god of medicine and healing?

peony

In which American state is Martha's Vineyard

massachusetts

the Naked Civil Servant starred which character?.

quentin crisp

Rugby league. Which European Super League team are known as the ‘Giants’?

huddersfield

Who was the beautiful sister of the twins Castor and Pollux and mother to Hermione?

helen of troy

What disease claimed the life of notorious American gangster, Al Capone?

syphilis

In the sitcom Terry and June, what was the title characters surname?

medford

Also known as mother's ruin, which alcoholic drink is distilled from juniper berries?

gin

Which BAFTA award winning British drama series follows the work of a group of MI5 intelligence officers based at the service's Thames House headquarters, in a highly secure suite of offices known as 'The Grid'?

spooks

On what material was the Mona Lisa painted?

poplar wood

Which astronomer proposed the theory of the expanding universe?

edwin hubble

What nation is scheduled to host the 2022 World Cup?

qatar

Who was the Republican candidate who lost the Presidential election to Barack Obama in 2012?

mitt romney

Which type of spaniel takes its name from a stately home in Nottinghamshire?

clumber

Which island in the Inner Hebrides became a burial place for several kings of Scotland, Ireland and Norway?

iona

"During World War II, in north Africa, who was known as ""The Desert Fox""?"

erwin rommel

Which scientist was the first, in 1888, to demonstrate the existence of electromagnetic waves?

heinrich rudolf hertz

"Who hosted the travel programmes ""Around the World in 80 Days"" (1989), ""Pole to Pole"" (1992), ""Full Circle"" (1997), and ""Hemingway Adventure"" (1999)?"

michael palin

"What best-selling book was orginally a work of ""Twilight"" fan fiction?"

fifty shades of grey

What is the worlds most common blood type?

type o

Which constellation features on the flag of Papua New Guinea?

southern cross

Which Canadian/American novelist won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1976?

saul bellow

‘Duck and dive’ represents which number in the game of Bingo?

25

In which Asian country is the resort of Pattaya?

thailand

How many players are on the court in a korfball team?

eight

Who succeeded Trajan as Roman Emperor in 117 AD

hadrian

Which former ‘TOWIE’ star thought that Ebola virus was the name of a pop group?

amy childs

Which country ended its combat role in Iraq on 1 June 2008 with the withdrawal of its 500 troops from Nasiriyah?

australia

Which country is bordered by Georgia to the north, Turkey to the west and Azerbaijan to the east?

armenia

The Jigsaw Serial Killer is a fictional character in which series of horror films?

saw

Who was captain of the England men's cricket team during the 2015 One Day International World Cup?

eoin morgan

What number Star Trek movie was called The Wrath of Khan?

ii

Where is the volcano Olympus Mons?

on mars

What is the name of the Government laboratory at the centre of the outbreak of foot and mouth disease in 2007?

pirbright

Medicine: What is a patient suffering from, based on the following description - Partial or complete blockage of a blood vessel by a blood clot?

thrombosis

Which European country is often referred to as ‘The Hexagon’, because of its geometric shape?

france

Which is the only letter of the alphabet that does not appear in the name of any of the states of America?

q

What is the symbol for a fifth wedding anniversary?

wood

In which US state did Bill Gates found Microsoft in April 1975?

new mexico

Who became Vice-President of the USA in December 1973?

gerald ford

Which 80s sitcom starred Penelope Wilton as Ann Bryce and Peter Egan as Paul Ryman?

ever decreasing circles

July 2, 1961 saw Nobel Prize winner Ernest Hemingway commit suicide at his farm in Ketchum in what state?

idaho

'II Dolce' refers to what in an Italian restaurant?

dessert

Who was the 'father of medicine' to whom a code of medical ethics is attributed and which bears his name?

hippocrates

Which planet when discovered was originally called the Georgian planet?

uranus

Which North Sea port lies at the mouth of the Riyer Esk?

whitby

The American Football Super Bowl final in 2012 is branded by what Roman numerals?

xlvi

Goat Fell is the name of hole number 8 on the Ailsa Course at which Open Championship Golf venue?

turnberry

Sabena Airlines was the national airline of which European country 1923 – 2001?

belguim

Cardinal Richelieu served as chief minister to which French king?

louis xiii

The National Motor Museum is in which English county?

hampshire

Which aircraft company manufactured the Spitfire?

supermarine

Yellowstone National Park is located in which US state?

wyoming

In November, which film (full title) broke UK box office records; Biggest 3-day opening, biggest single day in ticket sales and biggest Friday, Saturday & Sunday openings?

harry potter and deathly hallows part 1

Tavel and Hermitage wines are produced in which French wine growing area?

rhone valley

What famous building did John Nash rebuild in 1825?

buckingham palace

Sastrugi are parallel wave-like ridges caused by winds on the surface of what?

snow

"What Arabic word means ""struggle"" but is often interpreted as ""Holy War""?"

jihad

In the human body, a set of well-developed abdominal muscles is known as a ‘What’…pack’?

six

Which city hosted the 2010 Paralympic Games?

vancouver

Which river rises in the Massif Centrale, flows north and east to enter the Bay of Biscay at St. Nazaire?

loire

Which clothing fabric is named after a town in southern France?

denim

Thermodynamics is the study of what?

heat

What is the scientific name for the tube connecting the mouth with the stomach?

oesophagus

What name is given to the external set of floral leaves or sepals in a flower?

calyx

Which Irish author was Sir Henry Irving's business manager?

bram stoker

At a French McDonald's, what would they call a quarter pounder with cheese?

royal cheese

The metric prefix femto is shown as ten to the power of minus what?

15

Petrography is the study of what?

rocks

Roger Moore first played James Bond in which film?

live and let die

A two-wheeled self-powered and self-balancing vehilce unveiled in 2001 is called what?

segway

"""Hale knew before he had been in Brighton three hours that they meant to murder him..."" are the opening words to which Graham Greene novel?"

brighton rock

Petite Borgeoisie is an Anglicized French term referring to what traditional notion of social demographics class?

lower middle class

The city of London in Ontario, Canada stands on which river?

thames

Munich is on which river?

isar

According to the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke, who was compelled by the Romans to carry the cross of Jesus as he was taken to his crucifixion?

simon of cyrene

Which (liquid) foodstuff has the chemical formula CH3COOH?

vinegar

Who wrote the novel Evening Class?

maeve binchy

"What is the first line of the speech by the 3 witches in Shakespeare's Macbeth that ends ""toil and trouble, fire burn and cauldron bubble""?"

double double

Who was voted Time Magazine person of the century in 1999?

albert einstein

Which US President is depicted on a $50 banknote?

ulysses s grant

What is Decompression Sickness commonly called?

bends

What sort of creature is a Malamute?

dog

Which city links Haydn's symphony number 104 and Vaughan Williams' symphony number 2?

london

What is the name of the 'theme park' near Ripon in Yorkshire?

lightwater valley

"Who directed the 2005 film ""Munich""?"

steven spielberg

In alphabetical order, what is the first US state?

alabama

In which year did the world’s first ‘expo’ the Great Exhibition in London take place?

1851

Morbilli is the technical term for which childhood illness?

measles

What endangered bird is the largest bird in North America?

california condor

According to Edward Lear, who went to sea in a sieve?

jumblies

"Which composer, born in Pesaro in Italy in 1792, based his opera, ""The Barber of Seville"" on the trilogy by French playwright, Pierre de Beaumarchais?"

rossini

What is the correct representation of the burger chain brand?

mcdonald s

The United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing is also known as what?

shakers

In the Bible who put Daniel in the lions den?

king darius

Which daughter of Agamemnon was sacrificed for a fair wind?

iphigenia