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Question 1

Fünf is German for which number?

Accepted Answer

5

Question 2

In which decade did Raul Castro succeed Fidel Castro as First Secretary of the Communist Party in Cuba?

Accepted Answer

2010s

Question 3

An image of which US president features on the Purple Heart medal?

Accepted Answer

George Washington

Question 4

The Red Sea is an inlet of which ocean?

Accepted Answer

Indian Ocean

Question 5

In the RAF, what rank is immediately below Group Captain?

Accepted Answer

Wing Commander

Question 6

In what field of study was JK Galbraith (d.2006) a famous name?

Accepted Answer

Economics

Question 7

What colour is Beaujolais Nouveau wine?

Accepted Answer

Red

Question 8

What word completes the title of the musical A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the______?

Accepted Answer

Forum

Question 9

What colour is watercress?

Accepted Answer

Green

Question 10

Veracruz is a state in which country?

Accepted Answer

Mexico

Question 11

Is St Andrews on the east, north or west coast of Scotland?

Accepted Answer

East coast

Question 12

"The rest is silence", spoken by the title character, are the final words in which play by Shakespeare?

Accepted Answer

Hamlet

Question 13

In which decade did Suzi Quatro have hits with Can the Can and Devil Gate Drive?

Accepted Answer

1970s

Question 14

How many funnels were there on the RMS Titanic?

Accepted Answer

4

Question 15

Which of these classic novels was published first?

Accepted Answer

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Question 16

The 1869 novel War and Peace was set in which country?

Accepted Answer

Russia

Question 17

Gascony is a historical region in which country?

Accepted Answer

France

Question 18

The food company Ginsters is based in which English county?

Accepted Answer

Cornwall

Question 19

Peaches are native to which continent?

Accepted Answer

Asia

Question 20

The 2004 film Million Dollar Baby featured which sport?

Accepted Answer

Boxing

Question 21

What colour dresses are the girls wearing in the song My Favourite Things?

Accepted Answer

White

Question 22

The Japanese dish sukiyaki is usually made with which meat?

Accepted Answer

Beef

Question 23

In which month does British Summer Time end?

Accepted Answer

October

Question 24

What name for a charity fundraising sale is taken from the Middle Eastern name for a market?

Accepted Answer

Bazaar

Question 25

What is the official language of Mexico?

Accepted Answer

Spanish

Question 26

Ingrid Kristiansen, four-times winner of the London Marathon, represented which country?

Accepted Answer

Norway

Question 27

Which of these countries does not play in the Six Nations rugby union tournament?

Accepted Answer

Spain

Question 28

Russ Conway (d.2000) had chart hits in the 1950s and 1960s on which instrument?

Accepted Answer

Piano

Question 29

How many Formula 1 World Championship titles did Michael Schumacher win?

Accepted Answer

7

Question 30

Is an angle of 140 degrees an acute or an obtuse angle?

Accepted Answer

Obtuse

Question 31

Which of these is NOT a city in Hampshire?

Accepted Answer

Salisbury

Question 32

In WWI, was Manfred von Richthofen a famous pilot, sailor or soldier?

Accepted Answer

Pilot

Question 33

What nationality was racing driver Ayrton Senna?

Accepted Answer

Brazillian

Question 34

The Bell 30 was an early prototype for which form of transport?

Accepted Answer

Helicopter

Question 35

Which comedian released the 1975 single Funky Moped?

Accepted Answer

Jasper Carrott

Question 36

Which planet is the second hottest in the solar system?

Accepted Answer

Mercury

Question 37

In which decade did Swing Out Sister have top ten hits with Breakout and Surrender?

Accepted Answer

1980s

Question 38

Pippa Funnell has won Olympic medals in what form of sport?

Accepted Answer

Eventing

Question 39

Which 1980s comedy series was written by Ben Elton, Lise Mayer and Rik Mayall?

Accepted Answer

The Young Ones

Question 40

How many monkeys are there in the title of the 1995 Bruce Willis film?

Accepted Answer

12

Question 41

What type of bird is a greylag?

Accepted Answer

Goose

Question 42

The name of which animal completes the title of the Aesop fable: Androcles and the ____?

Accepted Answer

Lion

Question 43

How many series of Scrubs were there?

Accepted Answer

9

Question 44

What do the Roman numerals CCCVI represent?

Accepted Answer

306

Question 45

In which century was The Wind in the Willows published?

Accepted Answer

20th

Question 46

In the name of the liqueur Tia Maria, what does the Italian word tia mean in English?

Accepted Answer

Aunt

Question 47

Geraldine Somerville played which character in the Harry Potter films?

Accepted Answer

Lily Potter

Question 48

Which island is listed in the Guinness World Records as being the largest volcanic island in the world?

Accepted Answer

Iceland

Question 49

In which decade was the BBC Sports Personality of the Year first presented?

Accepted Answer

1950s

Question 50

India and which other country have an estimated population of over 1 billion?

Accepted Answer

China

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