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Science
In
which organ of the body is insulin produced?
Pancreas
What
is the boiling point of water in Fahrenheit?
212
What
is the largest type of shark?
Whale shark
Which
disease is characterised by spasmodic contraction of muscles is also
called lockjaw?
Tetanus
How
many bits are there in a byte?
Eight
What
type of clock was first introduced by the US National Bureau of Standards
in 1949?
Molecular Atomic Clock
Which
organ is inflamed when one is suffering from Nephritis?
Kidney
From
the hue of which tree do the Blue Mountains in Australia receive their
name?
Eucalyptus
W
is the symbol for which chemical element?
Tungsten
Which
planet has an orbital period of 687 days?
Mars
History
What
did Dr John S. Pemberton concoct in his backyard in 1886?
Coca-cola
Who
made the first telephone call to the moon?
Richard Nixon
Who
said on March 17 1912 "I am just going outside and may be some
time"?
Captain Oates
Who
designed the dome of St. Peter's, Rome?
Michelangelo
The
Battle of Edgehill was the first battle in which conflict?
English Civil War
The
eruption of Mount Vesuvius destroyed the city of Pompeii and which
other city?
Herculaneum
At
the outbreak of World War I, who was the British Prime Minister?
Herbert Asquith
What
was the relationship of Octavian to Julius Caesar?
Great nephew
In
which war was Winston Churchill imprisoned?
Boer
Who
won the Battle of the Nile against Napoleon in 1798?
Nelson
Geography
In
which country would you find both the rivers Oder and Vistula, which
flow into the Baltic Sea?
Poland
What
is the capital of Iran?
Tehran
Lusitania
was the Roman name for which EU country?
Portugal
In
which country is Timbuktu?
Mali
If
you are at 0° latitude, 0° longitude, where in the world are
you?
The Atlantic Ocean just below Ghana
What
name is given to the notorious tidal current in the Lofoten islands
off northern Norway?
Maelstrom
Paraguay
has borders with Argentina, Brazil and which other country?
Bolivia
What
percentage of the world’s population is contained in the United States?
5%
Rabat
is the capital of which Kingdom?
Morocco
What
word meaning a low pressure belt of surface winds at the Equator,
can mean a bout of emotional depression?
Doldrums
Sport
The
'Green Jacket' is presented to the winner of which sporting event?
US Masters
From
what bridge does the Oxford/Cambridge boat race start?
Putney
In
which Olympics did Steve Redgrave win his first Olympic gold medal?
Los Angeles 1984
In
what sport do players take long and short corners?
Hockey
Give
the nationality and the team of Fernando Alonso, the youngest-ever
grand prix winner?
Spanish & Renault
What
is the 'perfect score' in a game of ten pin bowling?
300
Which
football team has an obsolete nickname of the Glaziers?
Crystal Palace
What
is the name of the new Leicester Football club stadium?
Walkers Stadium
What
is the highest possible break in snooker?
155 (one free ball, one black then full 147 break)
How
many times have Bath Rugby been top of the league at the end of the
season?
7. Courage League Champions: 1988 - 89, 1990 - 91, 1991 - 92, 1992
- 93, 1993 - 94, 1995 - 96. Zurich Premiership: 2003 - 04 [League
season, not Cup]
TV and films
What
was Don Diego De La Vega's secret identity?
Zorro
Which
comedy duo lived in Oil Drum Lane?
Steptoe and Son
Which
duo foiled master criminal Feathers McGraw?
Wallace & Gromit
Who
wrote The Sound of Music?
Rodgers & Hammerstein
From
which musical does "You’ll never walk alone" come?
Carousel
Who
replaced Rick Waller in the finals of the UK TV programme in 2002
Pop Idol?
Darius Danesh
One
half of a comedy duo, by what name was Arthur Jefferson better known?
Stan Laurel
What
is the name of the cross eyed lion in Daktari?
Clarence
In
which BBC TV series did Jean Alexander play Auntie Wainwright?
Last of the Summer Wine
Alison
Hannigan plays which character in the TV series Buffy the Vampire
Slayer?
Willow
Language and Literature
Who
wrote: A Short History of Nearly Everything?
Bill Bryson
According
to Beatrix Potter, what type of animal was Mr Jeremy Fisher?
A Frog
What
English military term translates as little war in Spanish?
Guerrilla
What
is the official language of Brazil?
Portugese
Greenmantle,
dating from 1916, was the sequel to which other novel published in
1915?
The Thirty Nine Steps
Who
wrote: Finnegan's Wake?
James Joyce
In
Bram Stoker's Dracula, where did Dracula come ashore in England?
Whitby
Of
what was the Vulgate a version?
The Bible
Who
wrote: Ben Hur?
Lew Wallace
How
many syllables make up a Haiku?
17
General knowledge.
What
is the official national anthem of the USA?
Star Spangled Banner
Ambassador
to the Court of Saint James is the official title for Ambassadors
of which country?
UK
Which
is the only vowel on a standard keyboard that is not on the top line
of letters?
A
How
many people take part in the dance of a quadrille?
Eight
What
is the world record speed attained in a helicopter?
249 mph
In
Scrabble how many letters have a value of 2?
Two, D and G
Who
was the Greek Goddess of Victory?
Nike
How
much money is a monkey?
£500
Who
is the longest serving member of the Privy Council?
The Duke of Edinburgh (appointed in 1951)
On
which day of the year does All Souls Day fall?
Nov 2nd
In which year?
Since
World War 2 in which year did the Conservative Party achieve its highest
ever number of votes in a general election?
1992
In
which year was the dog license abolished?
1988
In
which year was 3rd Class rail travel abolished in the UK?
1956
In
which year was Desert Island Discs first broadcast?
1942
In
which year was dynamite invented?
1866
In
which year was the SS Great Britain built?
1843
In
which year was Napoleon crowned Emperor of France?
1804
In
which year was Sir Christopher Wren born?
1632
In
which year was Richard the Lionheart born?
1157
In
which year was The Royal Mint established?
886
Music
Please give the singer or the band or the composer (for classical pieces) and the name of the piece.
Cream
Strange Brew
Mozart
Horn Concerto #1
Mary
Black
Donegal Breeze
G
F Handel
Messiah – Comfort Ye My People
Jethro
Tull
Living in the past
Gregorio
Allegri
Misere mei, Deus
Kenny
G
The joy of life
The
Doors
Riders on the storm
Sky
Vivaldi
James
Taylor
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