2018-19 League Set 2 Flashcards
(496 cards)
1
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Amethyst and Rose Quartz are celebrity fragrances by which singer who has been a judge on both Britain’s Got Talent and Strictly Come Dancing?
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Alesha Dixon
2
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The North Face of which European mountain is known as the Murder Wall due to the number of climbers who have died there?
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Eiger
3
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Simeon 2nd deposed in 1946 was the last king of which country?
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Bulgaria
4
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Which town or city is the arrival point in England for Count Dracula in the 1897 novel by Bram Stoker? A statue of Captain James Cook has been erected there on the West Cliff.
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Whitby
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What name is given to non-placental mammals that carry their young in a pouch?
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Marsupalia or Marsupials
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Which county cricket team plays its home games in either Chelmsford or Colchester?
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Essex
7
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Three countries joined the EEC in the 1980s. Spain and Portugal joined in 1986 which country joined in 1981?
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Greece
8
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Later to become their manager who scored the winning goal for Liverpool when they won the European Cup for the second time defeating Bruges 1-0 in 1978?
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Kenny Dalglish
9
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With a 14 letter name what technique is used to separate different substances in a mixture? The mixture is dissolved in a fluid called the mobile phase which slowly moves through a stationary phase. The mixture’s constituents travel at different speeds and separate.
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Chromatography
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Which fiddle player singer and songwriter joined Fairport Convention in 1969 until it disbanded in 1979? In 1999 after his premature obituary appeared in The Daily Telegraph he commented “it’s not the first time I’ve died in Coventry.”
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Dave Swarbrick
11
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The UK digital channel Challenge TV specialises in what kind of programming?
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Quiz or Game Shows
12
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The Galapagos Islands and Easter Island are located in which ocean?
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Pacific
13
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Which York-based sweet manufacturer made the Kit Kat bar Fruit Pastilles and Fruit Gums? After the takeover of Mackintosh of Halifax in 1969 they traded under their joint names until Nestlé bought the company in 1988.
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Rowntree’s
14
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Which English city the birthplace of poet Stevie Smith is the site of the Queen’s Dock which is the departure point of Robinson Crusoe on his sea voyage in Daniel Defoe’s classic novel?
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Hull or Kingston-upon-Hull
15
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Which order of mammals has the most species and is characterised by large incisors used for gnawing?
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Rodentia or Rodents
16
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Which English jazz saxophonist is best known for his eponymous Soho music club founded in 1959 and now in Frith Street?
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Ronnie Scott
17
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Peter 2nd who went into exile in 1945 was the last king of which country?
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Yugoslavia
18
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The Stewards Cup run over six furlongs is one of the major horse races each year for sprinters and is staged at which racecourse?
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Goodwood
19
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Shh! is a celebrity fragrance launched by which Big Brother contestant before her death aged 27 in 2009? Either name only is acceptable.
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Jade Goody
20
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In the Old Testament who was married to Zipporah?
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Moses
21
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Which 2013 supernatural horror film which follows a pair of paranormal investigators is the first in a series of related films that include 2014’s Annabelle and 2018’s The Nun?
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The Conjuring
22
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Kumasi is the second largest city by population in which West African country?
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Ghana
23
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In Viz magazine Malcolm and Cressida Wright-Pratt are known by what name? They are obsessed with ethical and environmental awareness qualities which they force onto their children Tarquin and Guinevere?
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Modern Parents
24
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HD is the symbol on the Dow Jones Industrial Average for which DIY retailer the largest of its type in the USA?
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The Home Depot
25
What sauce made from a fruit is most commonly served with roast pork?
Apple Sauce
26
Which Australian journalist broadcaster and TV critic published a series of autobiographies including Unreliable Memoirs in 1980 and The Blaze Of Obscurity in 2009?
Clive James
27
Which Roman Emperor was a follower of Stoicism and ruled from 161 to 180 AD jointly with his brother Lucius Verus until the latter's death in 169 and from 177 with his son? He was the last of the Five Good Emperors.
Marcus Aurelius
28
First developed by DreamWorks Interactive which first-person shooter video game series includes instalments named Frontline Rising Sun and Warfighter?
Medal of Honor
29
Robert Koch won the Nobel Prize for Physiology and Medicine in 1906 for his work in combatting which contagious disease?
Tuberculosis
30
Which award-winning US singer-songwriter released the albums The Fame Artpop and Joanne? Her number 1 hit singles include Just Dance Poker Face and Telephone?
Lady Gaga
31
Adidas moved into cricket bats in 2006 when they designed the Masterblaster Elite bat for which Indian cricketer?
Sachin Tendulkar
32
Which Nazi-supporting philosopher had an affair with his student Hannah Arendt and was also a protegé of Edmund Husserl the founder of the school of Phenomenology?
Martin Heidegger
33
Who played Lord Percy in Blackadder II and Captain Darling in Blackadder Goes Forth?
Tim McInnerny
34
Which mountain over 8000 metres tall is known as the Savage Mountain has never been successfully climbed during the winter and is nearly always climbed from Pakistan as the Chinese side is much more dangerous?
K2 or Godwin-Austen or Chhogori
35
What is the fourth fundamental state of matter after solid liquid and gas? It exists when an ionised gaseous substance becomes highly electrically conductive to the point that long-range electric and magnetic fields dominate its behaviour.
Plasma
36
Which Italian violin virtuoso and composer who lived 1782-1840 and was a musical hero of Lizst generated hysteria amongst his female fans?
Niccolo Paganini
37
GDPR came into force in the EU in May 2018. For what does the letter D stand?
Data
38
Which county cricket team play its home games in Manchester Liverpool Blackpool or Southport?
Lancashire
39
In which TV drama series did the actress Gwyneth Powell play the character Bridget McClusky?
Grange Hill
40
Which term coined by John Ruskin describes the attribution of human emotions to inanimate nature?
Pathetic Fallacy
41
Which country is the world's largest producer of avocados which feature prominently in its cuisine?
Mexico
42
Made popular by Luciano Pavarotti in 1990 what is the title of the aria sung by Calaf in Puccini's Turandot that translates into English as None Shall Sleep?
Nessun Dorma
43
Who designed the Glass Pyramid at The Louvre and was awarded the Pritzker Prize in 1993?
I M Pei
44
Which British film director who achieved fame directing the TV play Abigail's Party won the Palme d'Or in 1996 with his film Secrets And Lies?
Mike Leigh
45
The capital city of the Northern Territory Australia is named after which 19th British scientist?
Darwin
46
Capet Valois and Bourbon were all Royal Houses of which country?
France
47
Which French fashion designer's high-end stiletto footwear incorporates shiny red-lacquered soles that have become his signature?
Christian Louboutin
48
If Shayne Ward was to lay claim to a disputed scoring effort during a football match he could do so by saying what the name of his only UK number one single?
That's My Goal
49
Which astronomical body named for the Hawaiian goddess of childbirth is after Pluto the second closest of the Kuiper Belt dwarf planets?
Haumea
50
Winner of the WBC World Featherweight title in 1984 and Super Featherweight world champion in 1988 what was the nationality of African boxer Azumah Nelson?
Ghanaian
51
The Charles Bridge in Praguespans which body of water?
Vltava or Moldau River
52
The Movement is a non-profit making organisation of far right political groups which was founded in 2018 by which journalist and former chief strategist to Donald Trump?
Steve Bannon
53
Table was named by The Royal Institution as the greatest science book ever written?
Primo Levi
54
Three members of which all-female pop group starred in the 2000 film Honest the directorial debut for ex-Eurythmics member Dave Stewart that was panned by the critics?
All Saints
55
What is the name of the process where a light ray bends as it moves from one material into another?
Refraction
56
Which European city will host the Summer Olympic Games for the third time when it hosts the games of 2024?
Paris
57
What is the popular one word name of the ranch in California owned bypop star Michael Jackson between 1987 and 2008? Its name originated in English literature.
Neverland
58
What profession is associated with the phrase "treading the boards"?
Acting
59
Which French chef who died in 2018 was described as 'Chef of the Century' by Gault Millau in 1989 and was awarded a record 31 Michelin stars during his career? Gordon Ramsey was among the many chefs he mentored.
Joel Robuchon
60
One of the European Union's 2020 Capitals of Culture the seaport of Rijeka is located in which country?
Croatia
61
What name is shared by a family of flowers of the buttercup family and a group of predatory marine invertebrates of the order Actinaria?
Anemone
62
With a surname which is also a species of fish who captained the South African cricket team in twenty-six Tests between 2000 and 2003?
Shaun Pollock
63
Which French artist painted The Death of Marat The Oath of the Horatii and Napoleon Crossing the Alps?
Jacques-Louis David
64
Hosted by Jim Bowen the TV game show Bullseye was based on what sport?
Darts
65
What name is given to the traditional women's dress of the Alpine regions of Austria and Bavaria as famously worn by Julie Andrews in The Sound of Music? It comprises a bodice and skirt or a pinafore dress a low-cut blouse with short puff sleeves a full skirt and apron.
Dirndl
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What was the name of the ship on which James Cook undertook his first Pacific voyage upon which he discovered Australia?
Endeavour or Bark Endeavour
67
Derived from the Latin for ‘three heads' what name is given to the muscle that straightens the elbow?
Triceps
68
The Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy is a rugby union prize competed for by France and which other international side?
Italy
69
In the 1980s two different companies used I Heard it Through The Grapevine in their UK TV advertisements set in laundrettes. Name either company.
Carling Black Label or Levi Jeans
70
What word is defined as a figure of speech containing words that seem to contradict each other? Common examples are the same difference bitter sweet and deafening silence.
Oxymoron
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What is the largest public open space within the boundaries of the City of London district also known as the Square Mile?
Finsbury Circus
72
What name is given to the 1936 confrontation on Whitechapel London and the eponymous adjacent road between the Metropolitan Police who had been sent to protect order at a march by the British Union of Fascistsand anti-fascist demonstrators?
The Battle of Cable Street
73
Which god in Greek mythology gives his name to a gentle west wind?
Zephyr(us)
74
Founded by Peter Cook and Nicholas Luard in Greek Street Soho in 1961 which nightclub allowed the opportunity for comedians and satirists to perform new material without being subject to censorship by the Lord Chamberlain?
Establishment Club
75
What is the name of the lace or silk veil or shawl traditionally worn over the head and shoulders by Spanish women and held up by a large comb known as a peineta? Michelle Obama and Melania Trump wore one when meeting the Pope in 2009 and 2017 respectively.
Mantilla
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Which British film director who achieved fame directing the TV play Cathy Come Home won the Palme d'Or in 2016 with his film I Daniel Blake?
Ken Loach
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Which English artist painted The Blue Boy and Mr and Mrs Andrews?
Thomas Gainsborough
78
The Nelson Mandela Challenge Plate is a rugby union trophy competed for by Australia and which other country?
South Africa
79
What common name is shared by a flower with violet petals and Littorina Littoreaa species of edible whelk?
Littorina
80
If Rihanna was to ever forget what she was called she could find out by saying what the title of her 4th UK number one single featuring Drake?
What's My Name
81
Which chef described in his 2018 obituary as the 'Pope of French cuisine' was closely associated with nouvelle cuisine and owned the 3 Michelin star restaurant L'Auberge du Pont de Collonges near Lyon?
Paul Bocuse
82
Also known as the Battle of Stepney what name was given to the gunfight in the East End of London between a combined police and army force and two Latvian revolutionaries in January 1911?
Siege of Sidney Street
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Which monster in Greek mythology is considered the father of all monsters and his name is given to tropical cyclones in the Western Pacific?
Typhon accept Typhoon
84
With a surname which is also a species of fish who captained the Scotland rugby union team in 25 matches between 1989 and 1992?
David Sole
85
The London Stone currently displayed in the Museum of London is traditionally housed in which street in the City of London district also known as the Square Mile?
Cannon Street
86
The 2003 film Seeing Double featured which British boy/girl vocal pop group including Jo O'Meara and Hannah Spearitt? It was directed by prolific music video director Nigel Dick although panned by the critics.
S Club or S Club 7
87
In 1995 which company paid The Rolling Stones 3 million dollars to use the song Start Me Up in their advertising campaign?
Microsoft
88
In 1497 commissioned by Henry VII of England which navigator set sail on the Mathew and discovered Newfoundland and the east coast of North America?
John Cabot
89
With atwo word name what is the largest muscle in the human body?
Gluteus Maximus
90
In what profession might one "take silk"?
Law
91
Which dwarf planet discovered in 2005 by a team lead by Mike Brown named after the Rapa Nui creator god and god of fertility is perhaps the second largest Kuiper Belt object its diameter being about 66% that of Pluto?
Makemake
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One of the European Union's 2022 Capitals of Culture the city of Esch is located in which EU member country?
Luxembourg
93
Known for his white hair and black sunglasses who is the German Creative Designer of Chanel the Italian house Fendi and has his own eponymous fashion label?
Karl Lagerfeld
94
The Open Society Foundation is an organisation which offers financial aid to socially inclusive groups round the world and which was founded by which Budapest-born political activist who has pledged money to anti-Brexit groups in the UK?
George Soros
95
The capital city of South Australia is named after which 19th century Queen Consort of William IV?
Adelaide
96
Hosted by Jim Davidson the TV game show Big Break was based on what sport?
Snooker
97
Who designed The Shard in London and was awarded the Pritzker Prize in 1998?
Renzo Piano
98
Which American city will host the Summer Olympic Games for the third time when it hosts the games of 2028?
Los Angeles
99
What is the name of the mansion in Memphis Tennessee that was purchased by Elvis Presley in 1957 and is still owned by his estate?
Graceland
100
Balliol Bruce and Stuart were all Royal Houses of which country?
Scotland
101
Which effect describes the apparent change in a wave's frequency due to the movement of its source? There is an apparent upward shift in frequency for observers when the source is approaching and downwards when the source is receding.
Doppler Effect
102
Which French composer and army medic wrote Quartet For The End of Time while incarcerated in a prisoner of war camp during the Second World War?
Olivier Messiaen
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Winner of the WBC Heavyweight title in 2008 what was the nationality of African boxer Samuel Peter? His compatriot Dick Tiger was successively World Middleweight and Light Heavyweight champion in the 1960s.
Nigerian
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The Ponte Vecchio Bridge in Florence spans which body of water?
River Arno
105
Run by Laura Henderson and Vivian Van Damm which London variety and revue theatre was best known for its nude tableaux vivants or living statues? The theatre's motto was We Never Closed referring to the blitz but it did eventually close in 1964.
Windmill Theatre
106
Which South African tech entrepreneur played himself in three episodes of South Park in 2017?
Elon Musk
107
Known for its large number of endemic species which Ecuadorian archipelago gives its name to the only penguin living north of the equator in the wild?
Galapagos
108
What is the name of the female incarnation of The Master in Doctor Who played by Green Wing star Michelle Gomez?
Missy
109
What is the term for a substance transitioning directly from gaseous to solid without passing through a liquid phase? It is effectively the opposite of sublimation.
Deposition
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Commemorating the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles and other followers of Jesus Christ which Christian feast day takes place seven weeks after Easter Sunday?
Pentecost or Whitsun
111
First published in The Eagle in 1950 what is the name of the comic strip hero subtitled Pilot Of The Future?
Dan Dare
112
Which sea is bordered by Iran Kazakhstan Russia Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan?
Caspian Sea
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What was the name of the oil production platform in the North Sea which was destroyed by an explosion on 6 July 1988 killing 167 people?
Piper Alpha
114
There are two letters of the Greek Alphabet whose names begin with the letter O. Omega is one what is the other?
Omicron
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In which comic opera by Gilbert and Sullivan is the title character a fairy who commits the capital crime under fairy law of marrying a mortal human?
Iolanthe
116
The interior angles of which regular polygon are all 108 degrees?
Pentagon
117
In 1998 which UK male athlete won the 400 metres titles at the World Cup the European Championships and the Commonwealth Games?
Iwan Thomas
118
Dulles International Airport which serves Washington DC is named after a man who held which senior government position under President Eisenhower between 1953 and 1959?
US Secretary of State - John Foster Dulles
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Which now independent Caribbean country was one of the main locations of conflict in the Spanish-American War of 1898?
Cuba
120
What nationality is investigative journalist Svetlana Alexeivich the recipient of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Literature? Her books include War's Unwomanly Face.
Belarussian
121
Known for their stoner lifestyle which veteran comedy duo voiced the guest parts of Carlos Ramirez and Chief Running Pinto in the TV show South Park?
Cheech and Chong
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What is the second largest fish in the world (by overall mass) weighing as much as 19 tonnes? Its binomial name is Cetorhinus Maximus and it is often seen in British waters.
Basking Shark
123
Black Ops 4 released in October 2018 is the latest instalment in which video game franchise?
Call Of Duty
124
Often accompanied by a bow "Konnichiwa" pronounced: [KON-NEE-CHEE-WAH] is an informal greeting in which language spoken by more than 120 million native speakers?
JAPANESE
125
Elvis Costello sang about whose army in the title of his 1979 hit?
Oliver's Army
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Which former lover of Prince Harry is a businesswoman who created a jewellery brand called 'Aya' in 2016? Her father is one of the biggest private landowners in Zimbabwe. Either her forename or surname only are acceptable.
Chelsea or Davy
127
What was the animal-based nickname of noted Reggae musician Neville O'Riley Livingston?
Bunny (Wailer)
128
Schistosomiasis also known as bilharzia is a tropical disease of the intestines or urinary tract. It is caused by flatworms that are passed into to humans via which creatures?
Freshwater Snails
129
What name is given to the par-4 17th Hole on the Old Course at St Andrews? Since 1982 it has proven to be the hardest hole played in a round in the British Open. It is 495 yards long and guarded by a deep pot bunker.
Road Hole
130
Co-written with Roddy Doyle - which controversial and now retired footballer called the second instalment of his autobiography The Second Half? He captained Nottingham Forest Ireland and Manchester United and is now a TV pundit.
Roy Keane
131
Which 1992 film starring Mike Myers & Dana Carvey started life as a TV sketch on Saturday Night Live?
Wayne's World
132
Calculated daily by the eponymous financial newspaper what is the name of the stock market index of the Tokyo Stock Exchange?
Nikkei
133
The MP for Birkenhead who resigned the Labour Party parliamentary whip in August 2018 after criticism from their constituency party over their Brexit stance?
Frank Field
134
Which chemical element liquid at room temperature shares its name with the planet in our Solar System closest to the Sun?
Mercury
135
One of number of sportsman with this nickname which US swimmer was nicknamed GOAT - Greatest Of All Time? He holds the record for the most Olympic gold medals in any sport.
Michael Phelps
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What coloured garment connects Star Fleet security officers Garibaldi‘s followers and Tiger Woods on the final round of a golf tournament?
Red Shirts
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Nominated for Best Musical at the 2017 Tony Awards which stage musical is based on the eponymous1993 Harold Ramis film includes the songs Punxsutawney Phil There Will Be Sun and Stuck?
Groundhog Day
138
Mount Triglav appears on the coat of arms of which European country in which it is the highest point?
Slovenia
139
What Latin name was given to a neighbourhood or district in a Roman town and also to ad-hoc civilian settlements close to military encampments? The word can be found modified as a suffix in the names of many British towns and cities.
Vicus or plural Vici
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Which Young British Artist created the sculpture Alison Lapper Pregnant which occupied the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square between 2005 and 2007? His other works include Self a series of self-portraits cast from his own blood.
Marc Quinn
141
Who played the wife of Arnold Schwarzenegger who was sent to spy on him in the film Total Recall?
Sharon Stone
142
The Straits Times Index calculated daily by the eponymous newspaper is the stock market index of which city?
Singapore
143
First published in The Tiger in 1954 what was the name of the comic strip footballer or the title of his own weekly publication from 1976 until 1993?
Roy Race or Roy Of The Rovers
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In the year that he retired from the commentary panel of Test Match Special whose 2017 autobiography was called Over & Out? He attended Eton College and Kings College Cambridge and is known for his observation of buses pigeons and for saying "My dear old thing."
Henry Blofeld
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One of number of sportsman with this nickname Valentino Rossi was nicknamed GOAT - Greatest Of All Time and is the only racer to be world champion in 4 different classes in which sport?
Motorcycling
146
Glanders is a contagious respiratory disease that occurs primarily in which animals from which it can be passed onto humans – with potentially fatal results?
Horses or Donkeys
147
In which comic opera by Gilbert and Sullivan does Sir Ruthven [pronounced RIV-VEN] Murgatroyd disguise himself as Robin Oakapple a young farmer to avoid inheriting a baronetcy?
Ruddigore
148
Which It Girl who was Prince Harry's lover from 2012 to 2014 is an actress and model and is the granddaughter of Edward Curzon 6th Earl of Howe? Either forename or surname only is acceptable.
Cressida or Bonas
149
What Latin name was given to the fermented fish sauce used as a condiment throughout Ancient Greece Rome and Byzantium?
Garum or Liquamen
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Which Young British Artist created the sculpture Untitled Monument which occupied the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square in 2001 and was an 11-ton resin cast of the plinth itself?
Rachel Whiteread
151
What name is given to the par-3 8th Hole on the Royal Troon course? It is just 123 yards long (112 m) but its diminutive green measures a mere 293 square yards.
Postage Stamp
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Mount Ararat appears on the coat of arms of which European country although it is now situated in a different country?
Armenia
153
When she voiced a guest appearance as Ms Ellen on the TV show South Park who was simply credited as ‘The Chick from Species'? She might also have been credited as ‘The Kidnapped Wife in The Whole Nine Yards.'
Natasha Henstridge
154
What colour links The Financial Times Alecia Moore and the Manchester United away shirts for 2018-19 season?
Pink
155
Who is the MP for Vauxhall whose Constituency Labour Party called for the Labour Party parliamentary whip to be withdrawn in July 2018 after the member voted with the Tory government over Brexit?
Kate Hoey
156
Which radioactive chemical element used in nuclear weapons and reactors is named after an astronomical body that was once thought to be the furthest planet from the Sun until it was downgraded to the status of dwarf planet in 2006?
Plutonium
157
The White Stripes sang about what army drawn across a number of countries The interior angles of which regular polygon are all 135 degrees?
Octagon
158
What is the weapon-based pseudonym of the noted Reggae musician Winston Rodney? (2-word answer required)
Burning Spear
159
There are two letters of the Greek Alphabet whose names begin with the letter T. Theta is one what is the other?
Tau
160
Which now independent Asian country was one of the main locations of conflict in the Spanish-American War of 1898?
Philippines
161
Which sea is bordered by Turkey Russia Georgia Ukraine Bulgaria and Romania?
Black Sea
162
Which 1980 film starring Dan Ackroyd & John Belushi started life as a TV sketch on Saturday Night Live?
The Blues Brothers
163
In the Catholic Church August 15th marks which feast day that celebrates the body and soul of the Virgin Mary being received in Heaven at the end of her earthly life?
Assumption
164
Odyssey released in August 2018 is the latest and the eleventh major instalment the successor to Origins in which action role-playing video game franchise?
Assassin's Creed
165
Which form of interactive musical entertainment gets its name from the Japanese words for empty orchestra?
Karaoke
166
What was the name of the ferry which capsized moments after leaving the Belgian port of Zeebrugge on the night of 6 March 1987 killing 193 passengers and crew?
Herald of Free Enterprise
167
Whereas sharks are cartilaginous what is the world's largest bony fish by overall mass? It is a disc-shaped fish with two large fins towards the rear and is an occasional visitor to British waters weighing up to 2.5 tonnes.
Ocean Sunfish or Mola Mola or Common Mola
168
Nominated for Best Musical at the 2018 Tony Awards which stage musical based on the 2013 Disney film of the same name includes the songs Reindeer Are Better Than People Do You Want To Build A Snowman and Let It Go?'
Frozen
169
What nationality is José Saramago the recipient of the 1998 Nobel Prize in Literature? His novels include The Gospel According to Jesus Christ.
Portuguese
170
show Gladiators.
Du'aine Ladejo
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La Guardia airport is named after a man who served three terms in which elected office in USA between 1934 and 1945?
Mayor of New York - Fiorello La Guardia
172
Who played Arnold Schwarzenegger's wife in the film True Lies?
Jamie Lee Curtis
173
Which New York borough gave its name to the Dodgers baseball team before their move to Los Angeles?
Brooklyn
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Which American leader of the Branch Davidians died after a gun battle with ATF agents in Texas in 1993?
David Koresh
175
Haleb is the Arabic name of a city in Syria by what name is it known in English?
Aleppo
176
What does the C stand for in the high explosive substance C-4?
Composition
177
Who wrote A Vindication of the Rights of Women in 1792 considered to be one of the earliest works of feminist philosophy?
Mary Wollstonecraft or Godwin
178
Released in 2018 what is the subtitle of the film sequel to 2008's Mamma Mia!?
Here We Go Again
179
The Ural Mountains are traditionally seen as a boundary between Asia and which other continent?
Europe
180
According to a 2017 report by The Reputation Institute which Commonwealth country whose Prime Minister is Justin Trudeau topped a list of the world's most reputable countries?
Canada
181
Made in France since 1961 Sophie is a big-selling 7-inch-high rubber teether in the form of which animal?
Giraffe
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Which Richard Strauss opera based on a play by Oscar Wilde was first performed in 1905 although it was censored or banned from being performed in its early years?
Salome
183
The Organ of Corti is found in which part of the human body?
Inner ear (accept Cochlea)
184
Individual fat bone and skin layers are simulated for each limb of the title creatures in which famously complicated indie video game created by Tarn and Zach Adams?
Dwarf Fortress
185
What is the second largest city of Hungary it served as the national capital city during the Revolution of 1848 and again at the end of World War II?
Debrecen
186
Which Spanish explorer and conquistador led the first known European expedition to Florida which he named during his first voyage to the area in 1513? In popular culture he was supposedly searching for the Fountain of Youth.
Juan Ponce de León
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Robert Henri George Luks and Everett Shinn were all members of which early 20th century American art movement that is best known for works portraying In which music hall song is one invited to "hear the little German band" it was made famous by Florrie Forde and was an adaptation of a beer garden song commissioned by the Anheuser-Busch brewery?
Down At The Old Bull and Bush
188
Which French scientist shared the 1903 Nobel Prize for Physics with Pierre and Marie Curie for discoveries regarding radioactivity?
Henri Becquerel
189
Which footballer played the whole of his professional career at Blackpool before managing Bolton Wanderers and taking Leeds United to the 1975 European Cup final? He won 43 caps for England and was a BBC radio pundit before he died in 2018 aged 82.
Jimmy Armfield
190
His creations were made famous by the film American Gigolo which Italian fashion designer has Giorgio as first name?
Armani
191
The Revolution and The New Power Generation were bands most associated with which late singer from Minneapolis?
Prince
192
The traditional Scottish dish Clapshot is made from mashed swede and potatoes and the addition of what herb of the allium genus?
Chives
193
What was Billy Ocean's surname at birth? It is a common male forename.
Charles
194
What name is given to a plant that can survive in an environment with very little water?
Xerophyte
195
Which club returned to the Rugby Union Gallagher Premiership for the 2018-19 season having been promoted from the Championship at the end of the previous season?
Bristol Bears
196
Which Greek mythological hero is known for his role as the leader of the Argonauts and his quest of the Golden Fleece?
Jason
197
Who featured in nine Carry On films before being cast as Peggy Mitchell in EastEnders?
Barbara Windsor
198
Which author was on the back of a £10 note between 1992 and 2003?
Charles Dickens
199
Which English king died of dysentery at Newark Castle in 1216?
John
200
What is measured by a hygrometer?
Humidity
201
The 1000 Guineas and 2000 Guineas are run annually at which Suffolk racecourse?
Newmarket
202
Which TV presenter and former pop singer is the father of Katie Price's children Junior and Princess?
Peter Andre
203
What instrument was played by jazz musicians Artie Shaw Eddie Daniels and Woody Herman?
Clarinet
204
In a 2018 referendum which overseas territory in the Pacific Ocean voted against independence from France? Its capital is Noumea.
New Caledonia
205
The Ishtar Gate was the entrance to the inner part of which ancient city?
Babylon
206
What is the German word for the type of novel which concentrates on one or more characters' moral and psychological development over time?
Bildungsroman
207
The 1992 film To Catch a Killer and the book Killer Clown are about which Chicago-based Serial Killer?
John Wayne Gacy
208
Which man who was the first Governor of the Bank of England was on the back of a £50 note between 1994 and 2011?
Sir John Houblon
209
Released in 2018 what is the subtitle of the film sequel to 2015's Jurassic World?
Fallen Kingdom
210
Married to the faithful Penelope which legendary Greek king of Ithaca is the hero of an epic poem by Homer?
Odysseus
211
The Lincoln Handicap and The St Leger Stakes are run annually at which Yorkshire racecourse?
Doncaster
212
What name is given to a plant that can survive in an environment with high levels of salt?
Halophyte
213
Sir Arthur Sullivan and Gioachino Rossini both composed operatic adaptations of which novel by Sir Walter Scott?
Ivanhoe
214
The Scottish Seafood soup Partan Bree is made from rice milk stock and which sea creature?
Crab
215
The Lion Gate was the main entrance to the citadel of which Bronze Age city in Southern Greece now mainly associated with King Agamemnon?
Mycenae
216
What is the three-word French term for a novel which is a thinly fictionalised version of real life with real people represented by fictitious names?
Roman à Clef
217
Which team was relegated to the Rugby Union Championship for the 2018-19 season having won only three games in the Premiership in season 2017-18?
London Irish
218
In 1980 which was the last country to gain independence from France whereupon it changed to its present name? This Pacific island nation's capital is Port Vila. Either the old or the new name of the country are acceptable.
Vanuatu or New Hebrides
219
Which music hall song made famous by Vesta Tilley is usually sung by a woman dressed in male attire such Anita Bryant's rendition at the 1981 Royal Variety Performance? The title character "rises at ten-thirty" and walks down the Strand wearing gloves on his hands.
Burlington Bertie from Bow
220
Which retired international footballer is the father of Katie Price's son Harvey?
Dwight Yorke
221
Which English king died of dysentery at Vincennes Castle in 1422?
Henry the Fifth
222
What does an ammeter measure?
Electric Current
223
The Spiders From Mars and Tin Machine were bands most associated with which late singer from London?
David Bowie
224
The Circle of Willis is found in which part of the human body?
Brain
225
What was Eartha Kitt's surname at birth? It has been a common male forename although fallen from favour in recent decades.
Keith
226
What is the name of the giraffe mascot of the retailer Toys R US?
Geoffrey
227
Which Spanish explorer was searching for gold when in 1541 his party was recorded as the first Europeans to see the Mississippi river?
Hernando de Soto
228
The Suez Canal is now thought of as a boundary between Asia and which other continent?
Africa
229
Who played Matron in Carry On Nurse and reprised the role in three more Carry On films on TV she played Eric Sykes' sister and numerous roles on Hancock's Half Hour and on radio played Hancock's secretary Griselda Pugh?
Hattie Jacques
230
Which 19th century English utilitarian philosopher was a follower of Jeremy Bentham and also a Liberal MP who in 1866 became the first person in parliament to call for women to get the vote?
John Stuart Mill
231
Which footballer died in 2018 aged 61 he won 84 caps for England and played for amongst others Chelsea Manchester United AC Milan Glasgow Rangers and Queens Park Rangers?
Ray Wilkins
232
Gianni was the first name of which late Italian fashion designer who created his eponymous Italian luxury fashion company known for its Medusa logo?
Versace
233
According to a 2017 report by The Economist which Commonwealth country whose Prime Minister is Jacinda Ardern has the most unaffordable house prices in the world?
New Zealand
234
What is the name of the New Zealand-born scientist who shared the 1962 Nobel Prize for Medicine with James Watson and Francis Crick for hiswork in determining the structure of DNA?
Maurice Wilkins
235
What instrument was played by the musicians Glenn Miller Jack Teagarden and Kid Ory?
Trombone
236
Landscape painters Thomas Cole Asher Durand and Frederic Church were all members of which mid-19th century American art movement?
Hudson River School
237
Italian forces must be provided with an extra water ration for cooking their pasta in which famously complicated strategy board game created by Richard Berg?
The Campaign for North Africa
238
Situated on the Maritsa river what is the second largest city of Bulgaria and is one of the European Capitals of Culture for 2019?
Plovdiv
239
The 1986 film The Deliberate Stranger and the 2003 film The Stranger Beside Me are about which necrophilic serial killer who prior to his execution confessed to murdering 30 women across 7 states including Washington State and Florida between 1974-78?
Ted Bundy
240
In the technology hardware abbreviation USB - what does the U stand for?
Universal
241
In the 1983 television drama Boys from the Blackstuff who played the increasingly desperate Yosser Hughes?
Bernard Hill
242
Which Enrique Iglesias single was taken to the top of the UK singles chart by the X-Factor Finalists in 2008?
Hero
243
Mount Triglav appears on the coat of arms of which European country in which it is the highest point?
Slovenia
244
Give either forename of the suffragette daughter of Emmeline Pankhurst who was granted a state funeral by Haile Selassie and is the only foreigner buried in front of the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Addis Ababa in a section reserved for patriots of the Italian War?
Sylvia or Estelle
245
Beeswing is a translucent crust of tartar that has formed on what type of food or drink?
Port or fortified wines
246
Between 1978 and 1990 which New Zealand fast bowler took 26 test wickets at Lords the joint highest by a non-England player?
Richard Hadlee
247
Who composed the operetta The Merry Widow?
Franz Lehár
248
What is the name of the 47 administrative divisions into which Japan is divided?
Prefectures
249
Which horse that won the 1877 Grand National shares its name with an 1805 battle victory by Napoleon and is the original surname of Fred Astaire?
Austerlitz
250
What word completes the title of a 1935 Marx Brothers film and a 1975 Queen album; A Night At The...?
Opera
251
The Royal Navy adopted the compulsory use of lime juice in 1795 to combat which disease?
Scurvy
252
In chess what word is used for a scenario where one player is put at a disadvantage by having to make a move when they would prefer not to move at all?
Zugzwang
253
Which Russian writer was forced by the Communist Party to decline the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1958?
Boris Pasternak
254
Which Prime Minister of India was assassinated by Sikh members of her bodyguard on 31st October 1984?
Indira Gandhi
255
Since the 1970s what sort of animal has appeared on the Nesquik range of milk-shakes and a toy version in advertisements for Duracell batteries?
Rabbit or Hare
256
Which member of the X-Men has the power to manipulate the weather and to control atmospheric pressure?
Storm or Ororo Munroe
257
Which word is a quantity measurement of the amount of solar radiation that astronomical bodies reflect?
Albedo
258
Which capital city stands at the confluence of the White Nile and the Blue Nile?
Khartoum
259
Which four letter word can mean all of the following; a dish of cooked meat cut into small pieces a mess or a symbol commonly found on Twitter?
Hash
260
The flags of China and Vietnam have a red field with one or more stars of what colour?
Yellow
261
In the financial product that was widely mis-sold and abbreviated to PPI what does the first letter P stand for?
Payment
262
Which actor born in 1957 who specialises in playing hard men was 3 times a London schoolboy boxing champion played Will Scarlett in ITV's Robin of Sherwood and appeared in a single episode of Auf Wiedersehen Pet as deserting soldier Colin Latham?
Ray Winstone
263
What name is given to the colloidal substance formed when one liquid is evenly dispersed in another liquid?
Emulsion
264
Between 1948 and 1989 Securitate [Seh-Cure-Eat-Tar-Tay] was the name of the secret police service of which Communist country?
Romania
265
Which German fashion designer founded his eponymous clothing company in 1923 and produced uniforms for various Nazi party organisations?
Hugo Boss
266
Which Russian won the gold medal in the men's singles tennis tournament at the 2000 Olympic Games?
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
267
Which British writer accused of being a Russian spy married Evgenia Shelepina who was at one time secretary to Leon Trotsky?
Arthur Ransome
268
What is the surname of the actor siblings with the forenames Patricia David and Rosanna?
Arquette
269
Which plant is commonly known as the butterfly bush?
Buddleia
270
Being brought fully online in September 2018 the world's largest offshore wind farm The Walney Extension can be found off the coast of which English county?
Cumbria
271
What single word links a technology associated with Theodore H Maiman a class of Olympic yachting and an ITV Gladiator played by Tina Andrew?
Laser
272
Which current English Premier League club is the only Welsh team to win the FA Cup?
Cardiff City
273
English painters William Holman Hunt John Everett Millais and Dante Gabriel Rossetti founded which artistic group in 1848?
Pre Raphaelite Brotherhood
274
Taking place in 1860-61 which two men led the expedition which had the goal of crossing Australia from Melbourne in the south to the Gulf of Carpentaria in the north a distance of around 2000 miles? Only one man completed the expedition and survived.
Burke and Wills
275
In 2016 American actor Steven Seagal was granted citizenship of two other countries name either.
Russia or Serbia
276
Which Russian won the gold medal in the women's singles tennis tournament at the 2008 Olympic Games?
Elena Dementieva
277
Which fortified wine has varieties including Sercial Bual and Malvasia?
Madeira
278
What is the name of the Romanian President executed in 1989 with his wife Elena following the revolt against Communism?
Nicolae Ceausescu
279
Which flowering climbing plant is sometimes known as traveller's joy or old man's beard?
Clematis
280
Which actor who died in 2002 specialised in playing hard men he played Harry Slater in EastEnders and had a recurring role in Auf Wiedersehen Pet as the violent Irishman Magowan?
Michael Elphick
281
Which horse that won the 1848 Grand National shares its name with a character in Friends and the author of The Big Sleep?
Chandler
282
The flags of Turkey Pakistan and Singapore all feature a crescent moon and star of which colour?
White
283
Which Victorian movement in decorative and fine art was founded in England by designer and poet William Morris and inspired by the ideas of the architect Augustus Pugin and art critic John Ruskin?
Arts and Crafts
284
What is the name of the Lemhi Shoshone woman who helped the Corps of Discovery expedition of the Louisiana Territory led by Lewis and Clark especially in their dealings with native American tribes?
Sacagawea
285
What name is given to the colloidal substance where a liquid is evenly dispersed in a gas?
Aerosol
286
Which team currently in Scottish League Two is the only English club to participate in the Scottish Football League?
Berwick Rangers
287
In the 1950s designer Art Paul created the tuxedoed rabbit logo that became synonymous with which American magazine?
Playboy
288
The European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre lies offshore close to the Balmedie Golf Club where Donald Trump intends to build "the world's greatest golf club." Both lie along the coast of which Scottish county?
Aberdeenshire
289
Which British writer married Erika Mann the daughter of author Thomas Mann so she could gain a British passport and not become stateless under the Nazis?
W.H. Auden
290
What is the surname of the actor siblings with the forenames Chris Liam and Luke?
Hemsworth
291
Which four letter word can mean all of the following; a stray shot in golf a fictional pirate or the catchy part of a hit song?
Hook
292
What word completes the title of a 1937 Marx Brothers film and a 1976 Queen album; A Day At The...?
Races
293
In the financial product known as an ISA what does the letter S stand for?
Savings (Individual Savings Account)
294
The Russian Federation is divided into 46 first level administrative divisions of what name?
Oblasts
295
Which French writer declined the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1964?
Jean-Paul Sartre
296
Between 1997 and 2005 which Australian fast bowler took 26 test wickets at Lords the joint highest by a non-England player?
Glenn McGrath
297
Which German fashion designer founded his eponymous Gallery clothing company was chief designer at Chloe from 1963 and at Chanel since 1983?
Karl Lagerfeld
298
What is the first name of the suffragette and daughter of Emmeline Pankhurst who founded both the Communist Party of Australia and the Australia First Movement?
Adela
299
Derived from a Latin word for star what time measurement system is based on Earth's rate of rotation relative to the fixed stars and is used by astronomers to locate celestial objects?
Sidereal
300
Which capital city lies at the confluence of the Sava and the Danube?
Belgrade
301
Who composed the operetta The Tales of Hoffman?
Jacques Offenbach
302
Otherwise known as Raven Darkholme which enemy of the X-Men is the mother of Nightcrawler has natural blue skin and yellow eyes but is a shapeshifter who can mimic the appearance and voice of others?
Mystique
303
What single word links the lead singer of Iron Maiden from 1994-1999 a cartoon monster truck voiced by Nolan North and an ITV Gladiator played by Eunice Huthart?
Blaze
304
Which President of Egypt was assassinated by members of his armed forces during the annual victory parade in Cairo on 6th October 1981?
Anwar Sadat
305
Edward Jenner and Benjamin Jesty were important pioneers in the development of a vaccine against which disease?
Smallpox
306
In chess what two word term describes a move where a player moves a piece such that another of their own pieces immediately puts their opponent's king in check?
Discovered Check
307
In June 2018 Roman Abramovich was granted citizenship of which country?
Israel
308
Much in the news in 2018 what Russian term meaning "newcomer" refers to a class of nerve agents developed in the 1970s and 1980s?
Novichok
309
Which drummer is the only man to have played on every Pink Floyd album?
Nick Mason
310
Author Richmal Crompton created which fictional 11 year old schoolboy in 1922 and wrote a series of over 50 children's books based on him?
William Brown or Just William
311
For what major reason was the capital of Belize moved from Belize City to Belmopan in 1970?
Belize City was devastated by a Hurricane
312
The three-day Korean festival of Chuseok marked by visits to ancestral home towns and feasts including rice wine celebrates which annual event that has been celebrated worldwide since ancient times and is part of the calendar of the Christian church?
Harvest
313
Which island in the Aegean Sea completes the title of this 1824 painting by Eugene Delacroix: The Massacre at...?
Chios
314
Which English rock duo formed in Brighton in 2013 consists of lead vocalist and bass guitarist Mike Kerr and drummer Ben Thatcher? Their second album How Did We get So Dark? was released in 2017.
Royal Blood
315
In the radio comedy The Goon Show which character played by Spike Milligan was given the forenames 'Mad' Dan and was often referred to as 'The famous...'? He shares his name with an area of Greater Manchester.
Eccles
316
A golf hazard known as a Sand Trap in USA has what name in the UK?
Bunker
317
Commonly used to cool chemical reactions to minus 78 degrees Celsius dry ice is the name given to the solid form of what compound?
Carbon Dioxide
318
Who was President of Haiti from 1957 until his death in 1971 having declared himself President for life? He was succeeded by his son Jean-Claude who was overthrown in 1986.
Papa Doc (Francois) Duvallier
319
Running from 2005-2015 which Korean electronics company is the longest serving shirt sponsor for Chelsea FC?
Samsung
320
Having been Lost In France she later had a Total Eclipse Of the Heart who represented the UK at the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest with the song Believe in Me?
Bonnie Tyler
321
In 2003 Chris Hughes became one of the first members of the eponymous team of which BBC2 quiz show which asks challenger teams to defeat the greatest quiz team in Britain?
Eggheads
322
A Wulfrunian is a person from which English city?
Wolverhampton
323
In A.A. Milne's Winnie the Pooh which character lives in a place described on the map as rather boggy and sad?
Eeyore
324
Assassinated in 96AD which was the last Roman Emperor who was a member of the Flavian dynasty?
Domitian
325
What name is shared by a character from the original release of Mortal Kombat a predatory arachnid and a US TV series which tells the life of Walter O'Brien a genius with a 197 IQ?
Scorpion
326
Which US racing driver won the Indianapolis 500 in 1969 and the Formula One World Championship in 1978?
Mario Andretti
327
What is the process whereby salt in solution migrates to the surface of a porous material and forms a coating as its solvent evaporates?
Efflorescence
328
Neverwinter Nights Sword Coast Legends and Eye of the Beholder are all computer game series based on which fantasy role-playing tabletop game?
Dungeons and Dragons
329
Taking its name from figures in Greek mythology what word is used to describe immature stages of insects that resemble the adult stage such as in grasshoppers and dragonflies.
Nymph
330
Which famous battle took place in Texas between Feb 23 and March 6 1836?
Battle of The Alamo
331
Chipolatas Cumberland or Lincolnshire are types of which foodstuff that can be cooked on a BBQ?
Sausages
332
Which national capital city in mainland South America is the furthest north?
Caracas
333
Which Edinburgh born Empiricist philosopher wrote the 1739 work A Treatise of Human Nature?
David Hume
334
Which jazz pianist composed and performed Rockit which was a UK top ten hit in 1983 when it was accompanied by a memorable music video featuring robot-like movable sculptures?
Herbie Hancock
335
Nathan Algren Joel Goodson Joseph Donnelly Barry Seal and Vincent are lesser known characters played by which Hollywood A-lister?
Tom Cruise
336
Margaret Tudor the daughter of Henry VII became Queen of Scots when she married which Scottish king?
James IV
337
What alternative name for the Premolar tooth is also the name of an aortic valve in the human heart?
Bicuspid
338
With three title wins which is the most successful team to compete in the Indian T20 cricket Indian Premier League?
Mumbai Indians
339
The Agnatha superclass of fish that includes lampreys and the hagfish derives its name from what body part that its members lack but all other vertebrates possess?
Jaw(less)
340
In Prokofiev's Peter & The Wolf which instrument represents the Cat?
Clarinet
341
Echoing the Rat Pack by what two word name was the group of actors that included Rob Lowe Demi Moore Emilio Estevez Molly Ringwald Judd Nelson and others known collectively?
Brat Pack
342
What is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Queensland?
Brisbane
343
Which French author's novel Madame Bovary (1856) is generally regarded as his masterpiece?
Gustave Flaubert
344
Which jazz guitarist has had two UK top ten hit singles as a vocalist with Give Me The Night in 1980 and In Your Eyes in 1983?
George Benson
345
Which town in western Greece where poet Lord Byron died completes the title of this 1826 painting by Eugene Delacroix: Greece on the Ruins of...?
Missolonghi or Messolonghi
346
Which national capital city in mainland Central America is the furthest north?
Belmopan
347
Which part of the tooth between the crown and the root is also the name for part of the human body which has the Latin name collum?
Neck
348
Which famous battle is also referred to as Custer's Last Stand?
Battle of Little Bighorn
349
Commonly used to cool chemical reactions to minus196 degrees Celsius which element is the major component of air?
Nitrogen accept N
350
Battlefront Knights of the Old Republic and Tie Fighter are all computer game series based on which Science Fiction film franchise?
Star Wars
351
Following the Brat Pack another group of actors starred in some of the biggest comedy films of the 21st century. By what two word name was this group known? It included Ben Stiller Jack Black Owen Wilson Will Ferrell and Vince Vaughn?
Frat Pack
352
What is the capital of South Australia which is home to more than 75 percent of the South Australian population?
Adelaide
353
Halloumi originating from Cyprus and Provolone from Italy are both what type of which foodstuff that can be grilled on a BBQ?
Cheese
354
In Prokofiev's Peter & The Wolf which instrument represents the Grandfather?
Bassoon
355
In A.A.Milne's The House at Pooh Corner which character calls his home The Wolery? [spell out]
Owl
356
With three title wins which is the most successful team to compete in the Australian T20 cricket Big Bash League?
Perth Scorchers
357
Jimmy Dugan Viktor Navorski Allen Bauer Sam Baldwin and Joe Fox are lesser known characters played by which Hollywood A-lister?
Tom Hanks
358
Mary Stuart Queen of Scots was abducted by and later married to which Earl who had killed her second husband?
James Hepburn or Earl of Bothwell
359
What is the process by which a substance absorbs moisture from the atmosphere until it dissolves in the absorbed water forming a liquid solution?
Deliquescence
360
Who was President of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986 ruling as a dictator under martial law from 1972 until 1981?
Ferdinand Marcos
361
Taking its name from the Greek word for "gold" what name is given to the pupal form of a butterfly?
Chrysalis
362
In the USA this golfing achievement is known as an Ace how is it known in the UK?
Hole-In-One
363
In 2017 25 year old Chris Hughes and certainly no Egghead finished third in which ITV2 reality series which asks improbably attractive young single people to couple up in a villa in Mallorca?
Love Island
364
Which pop-rock band formed in 2004 in Brighton has Luke Pritchard on lead vocals and had a UK top ten hit single in 2006 with She Moves in Her Own Way?
The Kooks
365
Which English philosopher considered to be one of the first empiricists wrote the 1690 work An Essay Concerning Human Understanding?
John Locke
366
The Korean festival of Dongji named after the 22nd of 24 solar cycles in the East Asian calendar marks which astronomical annual event that was celebrated by pagan cultures and is still in many Asian countries?
Winter Solstice
367
What name is shared by an ornamental variant of the mineral Nephrite a member of the girl band Little Mix and a playable character introduced in the game Mortal Kombat II?
Jade
368
Which Canadian racing driver won the Indianapolis 500 in 1995 and the Formula One World Championship in 1997?
Jacques Villeneuve
369
In the radio series Round The Horne which characters supposedly named after writers with the surnames Slade and Wilson were played by Hugh Paddick and Kenneth Williams?
Julian and Sandy
370
Murdered by the Pretorian Guard in 193 AD who was the first Roman Emperor in the Year of the Five Emperors?
Pertinax
371
Referring to an internal organ they share with tetrapods but with few other fish what is the common name for the dipnoi subclass of fish?
Lungfish
372
A Haligonian is a person from which English town?
Halifax
373
Running from 1992-2010 which Danish brewery company is the longest serving shirt sponsor for Liverpool FC?
Carlsberg
374
In the 1960s he successfully sang Please Release Me and he had The Last Waltz who represented the UK at the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest with the song Love Will Set You Free?
Engelbert Humperdinck
375
Which French author's novel Germinal (1885) is generally regarded as his masterpiece?
Émile Zola
376
What tennis player was disqualified in the 2012 Queens Club final for kicking an advertising hoarding that injured a line judge's shin?
David Nalbandian
377
Who had himself crowned King of Scotland at Scone in 1306?
Robert the Bruce
378
In English law what is deemed to be the first priority for payment from the estate of a deceased person?
Funeral Expenses
379
What was the occupation of Ernie in the 1971 number 1 hit single by Benny Hill?
Milkman
380
What is the common name given to the loading line mark on the side of a ship's hull?
Plimsoll Line
381
Which piece of athletics equipment is used in relay events and comes from the French word for stick?
Baton
382
The 1937 stage musical comedy Babes In Arms featuring the songs The Lady is a Tramp and My Funny Valentine was written by which duo who worked together on 28 stage musicals between 1919-43?
Rodgers & Hart
383
The 1942 film Pride of the Yankees starred Gary Cooper as which baseball player who suffered from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis? The disease later became commonly known by his name.
Lou Gehrig
384
Which magical realism novel tells the story of seven generations of the Buendia Family from the town of Macondo?
One Hundred Years Of Solitude
385
Which actor previously best known for playing Peter Beale in Eastenders from 2013-5 played the drummer Roger Taylor in the Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody?
Ben Hardy
386
Nicolás Maduro who succeeded Hugo Chavez was re-elected President of which country in 2018?
Venezuela
387
Often carved from Western Red Cedar - which object common to the First Nations and indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest comes from the Algonquin word for 'Kinship'?
Totem Pole
388
Which 2018 opera by Rufus Wainwright is based on the life of the Roman Emperor who lived from 76-138 AD?
Hadrian
389
Living from 1867 to 1925 Eugen Sandow is considered to the father of the modern-day version of which competitive hobby? The most prestigious trophy for this activity is named after him.
Bodybuilding
390
In chemistry what name is given to the technique that uses a direct electric current to drive an otherwise non-spontaneous chemical reaction?
Electrolysis
391
Which board game first produced by Angel Games in 1985 requires the players to recognise words from sketches drawn by their playing partner?
Pictionary
392
In 1521 which Portuguese explorer was killed during a fight with natives in The Philippines?
Ferdinand Magellan
393
Of the countries whose name ends with the letters s-t-a-n which is by far the largest in area?
Kazakhstan
394
Photographer Dora Maar was a frequent collaborator and lover of which artist?
Pablo Picasso
395
In the famous Four Candles comedy sketch by The Two Ronnies what letter of the alphabet did Ronnie Barker need for his gate?
O
396
Trimalchio in West Egg was the rejected working title of which 1925 F. Scott Fitzgerald novel?
The Great Gatsby
397
In 2017 which controversial MEP joined LBC to host a phone-in show between 7PM and 8PM Monday to Thursday?
Nigel Farage
398
In post 1903-28 Randall Davidson was the longest-serving holder of which office since 1700 and the first to retire all his predecessors having died in office?
Archbishop of Canterbury
399
The Pilcomayo river in South America forms part of the border between Argentina and which other country?
Paraguay
400
Which deadly alkaloid poison is extracted from the seed of the Nux-vomica or Poison Nut Tree?
Strychnine
401
West Indies cricketers Viv Richards Richie Richardson & Curtley Ambrose were all born on which Caribbean island?
Antigua
402
Cheryl Cole was a member of which girl band the winning act of Popstars: The Rivals?
Girls Aloud
403
Which large city in Illinois is associated with a form of deep-dish pizza which is characterised by larger sides for extra cheese or tomato?
Chicago
404
Who was the King of Persia who led the Persian forces and defeated the 300 strong Spartan army at the Battle of Thermopylae?
Xerxes I or Xerxes The Great or Xerxes
405
Marshwood Vale including Eggardon Hill is an area of which current English county?
Dorset
406
In Arthurian legend what role was undertaken by Sir Dagonet and in Hamlet by Yorrick?
Jester
407
Which iconic British film character is known as Mr Kiss Kiss Bang Bang in Italy?
James Bond
408
In the title of a 2009 Top 10 hit Susan Boyle sang about what kind of horses?
Wild Horses
409
Dame Lesley Lawson the fashion model actress and singer born in 1949 is famous professionally under what name?
Twiggy
410
Named after the physicists who described it in 1957 what three letter name is given to the theory that describes superconductivity as a microscopic effect caused by a condensation of pairs of electrons into a boson-like state?
BCS theory
411
Which football club relegated to the Scottish League fourth tier in 2018 won the inaugural Scottish Cup in 1874 and won it a total of 10 times in the next 20 years but never since?
Queen's Park
412
Myleene Klass was a member of which band the first winner of the ITV talent show Popstars?
Hear'Say
413
Which piece of athletics equipment is used in a throwing event and has a name which comes from the Old French word for spear?
Javelin
414
Hyoscine also known as Scopalomine an alkaloid that is used medicinally as a travel sickness treatment and anti-emetic and in spy and detective fiction as the truth serum is derived from which family of plants?
Nightshade or Solanaceae
415
The Hambleton Hills including Sutton Bank are an area of which current English county?
North Yorkshire
416
Arthur Onslow in post 1728-61 whose uncle Richard Onslow had also held the same appointment some 20 years earlier was the longest-serving holder of which office?
Speaker Of the House of Commons
417
Which actor previously best known as a child star playing Tim Murphy in Jurassic Park played the bassist John Deacon in the Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody?
Joseph Mazzello
418
Strangers from Within was the rejected working title of which 1954 William Golding novel?
Lord of the Flies
419
Usually known only by her first name Abdulmajid is the surname of which fashion model actress and entrepreneur born in Somalia in 1955?
Iman
420
Thought to be the basis of superconductivity according to BCS theory which American physicist discovered and gave his name to a pair of loosely bound electrons of opposite spin that have the property of bosons and can thus reside together in a ground state?
Leon Cooper
421
The Bermejo river in South America forms part of the border between Argentina and which other country?
Bolivia
422
In the title of a 1968 Top 10 hit Jacky sang about what kind of horses?
White Horses
423
Which word game first produced in the 1970's by Parker Brothers is played using 16 lettered dice arranged in a 4x4 grid?
Boggle
424
What was the profession of Morgan Tud in Arthurian legend and of John Watson in the Sherlock Holmes stories?
Physician or Doctor
425
Which large city in Michigan long-associated with the car industry originated a form of pizza noted for its rectangular or square shape?
Detroit
426
Who was the King of Persia who led the Persian forces that were decisively defeated by the army of Alexander the Great at the Battle of Issus?
Darius III or Darius or Artashata or Codomannus
427
Which famous comedy sketch includes the line "Who'd a thought thirty years ago we'd all be sittin' here drinking Chateau de Chasselas wine?"
The Four Yorkshiremen
428
Recep Tayyip Erdo?an [UR-da-wan] was re-elected President of which country in 2018?
Turkey
429
Which controversial politician who was expelled by the Labour Party hosts The Mother of All Talk Shows on TalkRadio?
George Galloway
430
Which Haruki Murakami magical realism novel tells one story in the odd-numbered chapters and another in the even-numbered? One features a 15-year-old boy subject to an Oedipal curse and the other concerns an old man obtaining part-time work as a finder of lost cats?
Kafka On The Shore
431
Invented by a guide to Dartmoor around 1854 which hobby a forerunner of geocaching combines orienteering art and puzzle solving? A weatherproof box containing a rubber stamp and notebook is hidden in a publicly accessible place and clues are given to find it.
Letterboxing
432
I Could Write a Book and Bewitched Bothered and Bewildered are songs from which Rodgers and Hart musical about a nightclub performer whose ambitions lead him into an affair with the wealthy middle-aged and married Vera Simpson?
Pal Joey
433
In which present day country were the West Indies cricketers Clive Lloyd Carl Hooper & Shivnarine Chanderpaul born?
Guyana
434
On a ship what instrument is housed in a case known as a binnacle?
Compass
435
Of the countries whose name ends with the letters s-t-a-n which has by far the highest population 207 million at the nation's 2017 census?
Pakistan
436
Which American artist was the wife of photographer Alfred Stieglitz?
Georgia O'Keeffe
437
The 2013 film 42 is about which baseball player who was the first African- American player to break the baseball colour barrier? He wore the number 42 throughout his career.
Jackie Robinson
438
In 1779 which English explorer was killed by natives in Hawaii?
James Cook
439
Which iconic animated Disney character is known as Topolino in Italy?
Mickey Mouse
440
In chemistry what word describes the process of separating compounds within a crude mixture by extracting them as they evaporate upon reaching their individual boiling points?
compounds
441
Often observed in customs of Native Americans by what English term do we know the Calumet?
Peace Pipe
442
Which 2018 opera by Mark Anthony Turnage is based on a 2002 novel by fantasy novel Neil Gaiman that was also made into a film in 2009?
Coraline
443
Nicknamed The Sons which football club relegated to the third tier in 2018 were top flight champions in both of the first two seasons of the Scottish Football League in 1891 and 1892 but never since?
Dumbarton
444
What is the more common name for the vision disorder nyctalopia?
Night Blindness
445
The inactive volcano Chimborazo appears on the coat of arms of which South American country where it is the highest point?
Ecuador
446
Between the years 1998 and 2290 - which fictional country was ruled by 9 consecutive kings all called Caspian?
Narnia
447
Who played Cleopatra in Carry On Cleo before being cast as Alma Sedgewick later Alma Baldwin in Coronation Street?
Amanda Barrie
448
Which Stravinsky ballet choreographed by Nijinsky provoked audience violence during its Paris premiere in May 1913?
Rite of Spring
449
With Top 10 hits including Grenade and 24k Magic which American singer's fans are known as Hooligans?
Bruno Mars
450
What name is given to the Hindu festival of lights celebrated every autumn in the northern hemisphere?
Divali or Diwali or Deepavali
451
Which Italian leader who died in April 1945 was nicknamed 'Il Duce' (pro doo-che)?
Mussolini
452
Which hormone produced in the hypothalamus and released by the pituitary gland is used to induce childbirth and is thought to be involved in bonding between mothers and children?
Oxytocin
453
The FitzAlan-Howard family and its predecessors the Howard family has held which Dukedom since the 15th century?
Norfolk
454
Which Nobel-winning scientist's name is given to the temperature above which a material loses its permanent magnetic properties becoming paramagnetic instead of ferromagnetic?
Curie Temperature
455
He has appeared in six Quentin Tarantino movies which actor provided the voice of the corrupt police officer Frank Tenpenny the main antagonist in the computer game Grand Theft Auto San Andreas?
Samuel L Jackson
456
Cap Vert the westernmost point of mainland Africa is located in which country?
Senegal
457
Also known as Amenhotep IV Which Pharaoh of the 18th dynasty was the father of Tutankhamun?
Akhenaten
458
The Embarkation for Cythera painted in 1718 and hanging in the Louvre is by which French Rococo artist?
Jean-Antoine Watteau
459
Which actress played the role of Morticia Addams in the TV series The Addams Family?
Carolyn Jones
460
Which of the platonic solids has 8 faces 12 edges and 6 vertices?
Octahedron
461
Which country topped the medals table at the 2018 Commonwealth Games?
Australia
462
Steve Wozniak was the co-founder in 1976 of which American multinational technology company headquartered in California?
Apple Inc
463
Which one of the 12 signs of the zodiac has the shortest name?
Leo
464
Which Italian luxury eyewear brand owned by the Luxottica group has a name derived ultimately from the Italian meaning 'for the sun'?
Persole
465
What two-letter non-geographical UK post code is used as a return address by online retailers?
XX
466
What two-word name is given to the visual organs of insects and crustaceans consisting of hundreds or thousands of independent sensing units called Ommatidia each consisting of a discrete cornea lens and photoreceptor?
Compound Eye
467
What is the nickname of the New Zealand men's national basketball team?
Tall Blacks
468
Which 19th century poet who was Poet Laureate for over 40 years wrote The Lady Of Shallott and a series of Idylls about King Arthur?
Alfred Lord Tennyson
469
Until his death and replacement by Jack Dee who was the host for 35 year of the BBC Radio 4 comedy show I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue?
Humphrey Lyttleton
470
The Bromford Viaduct at 3.5 miles long is the longest viaduct in the UK. It carries M6 motorway traffic and is located in which English city?
Birmingham
471
In which war did Joan of Arc lead French troops in battle against the English?
One Hundred Years War
472
Which allotrope of carbon consists of flat layers of atoms with hexagonal symmetry and is used as a lubricant and in pencil leads?
Graphite
473
In which Colorado city does the Broncos NFL franchise play?
Denver
474
What is the main spirit ingredient in a Dark N Stormy Cocktail?
Rum
475
Which German word used in English means spirit of the age or spirit of the time?
Zeitgeist
476
In 2017 using satellite data a new survey in the British Antarctic Territory found that what was previously thought to be the highest mountain on British Territory was incorrect. What is the name of EITHER the newly established highest peak or of its predecessor?
Mount Hope previously Mount Jackson
477
Who was the first woman to hold a cabinet post in a Conservative government when she was made Education minister in 1951?
Florence Horsbrugh
478
In Norse mythology what is the name of the burning rainbow bridge between Asgard and Midgard?
Bifrost
479
Which Oscar winning director's movies include Pan's Labyrinth and The Shape of Water?
Guillermo del Toro
480
Completed in 1887 and 2.75 miles long the longest bridge in Scotland crosses which firth?
Firth of Tay (Tay Rail Bridge)
481
With Top 10 hits including Complicated and Girlfriend which Canadian singer's fans call themselves Black Stars?
Avril Lavigne
482
Which 20th century Poet Laureate wrote about the lonesome death of an elderly woman in Death in Leamington and expressed his desire for "friendly bombs" in "Slough"?
John Betjeman
483
In which Florida city does the Dolphins NFL franchise play?
Miami (Gardens)
484
In the respiratory system of insects what name is given to the pores and tubes that lead from the exoskeleton into the trachea allowing the deeper tissue to be oxygenated directly by gaseous diffusion or active pumping?
Spiracles
485
The Russell family has held which Dukedom since the 17th century?
Bedford
486
Based in Lake Forest California and a subsidiary of Luxottica who also own the Ray-Ban range which brand produces sports wear watches and sunglasses; including the Romeo range and took its name from founder Jim Jannard's pet dog?
Oakley
487
The second woman to be a cabinet minister which Labour MP was minister for Education from 1945 until she died in office in 1947?
Ellen Wilkinson
488
In Norse mythology what is the name of the ash tree that connects the nine worlds of the cosmos?
Yggdrasil
489
Also the name for alpha male kangaroos what is the nickname of the Australian national men's basketball team?
Boomers
490
At 705 metres tall what is the highest mountain on the British Overseas Territory of the Falkland Islands?
Mount Usborne
491
Which actress played the role of Herman Munster's wife Lily in the TV series The Munsters?
Yvonne De Carlo
492
What is the main spirit ingredient in a Sea Breeze Cocktail?
Vodka
493
The second Defenestration of Prague in 1618 precipitated the start of which war?
Thirty Years War
494
Which allotrope of carbon consists of a three-dimensional lattice with tetrahedral symmetry and is used in jewellery and for cutting very hard objects?
Diamond
495
Which one of the 12 signs of the zodiac has the longest name and also the only one whose name begins and ends with the same letter?
Sagittarius
496
What scientist's name is given to the temperature at which a gas behaves ideally as its second virial coefficient becomes zero?
Boyle Temperature
