1.

What is the capital of the Italian region of Liguria?

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Naples is the capital of which Italian region?

3.

What is the name of the butler in Upstairs Downstairs?

4.

In fiction, at what address did housekeeper Mrs Hudson live?

5.

How many years of marriage does a crystal anniversary represent?

6.

Where would you find The Line of Mars and The Girdle of Venus?

7.

Who was the first of the Lancastrian Kings?

8.

Which English King was born at Caernarvon Castle in 1284?

1.

What rank in the Royal Navy is equivalent to that of Brigadier in the Army?

2.

What rank in the British Army is equivalent to a Flight Lieutenant in the RAF?

3.

In which year of the 1960s did Sandie Shaw have a number one hit with Puppet on a String and Procol Harum with Whiter Shade of Pale?

4.

Who had a hit in 1961 with Poetry in Motion?

5.

Who, in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, was the first British swimmer to win 2 gold medals since 1908?

6.

Give the year or venue of the most recent Olympics in which a British woman won gold in a swimming event - prior to the 2008 Olympics.

7.

Cyclist Tommy Simpson died whilst taking part in the 1967 Tour de France.   What first had he previously achieved in the event?

8.

Who was the last Englishman before Lewis Hamilton to win the Formula One World Championship?

1.

In which Dickens novel would you find Dick Swiveller?

2.

In which Dickens novel would you find the Barnacle family?

3.

Natal is a city in which South American country?

4.

In terms of population, Cordoba is the second largest city of which country?

5.

What is the southernmost point of India?

6.

In which country is Cape Matapan?

7.

"I'll have what she’s having" is a quote from which 1989 film?

8.

"Life is like a box of chocolates" is a quote from which 1994 film?

1.

The title of Agatha Christie's novel The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side is taken from a line in which poem?

2.

The title of Agatha Christie's novel The Moving Finger comes from the line “The moving finger writes; and, having writ, moves on” in which poem?

3.

During which conflict was the battle of Blenheim fought?

4.

During which conflict was the battle of Plassy fought?

5.

Which British Prime Minister was the last to have been born in the nineteenth century?

6.

Which US President was the last to have been born in the nineteenth century?

7.

Who was the Premier League's top goal scorer for three consecutive seasons between 2004 and 2006?

8.

Who was the Premier League's top goal scorer for three consecutive seasons between 1994 and 1997?

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8.

1.

In the middle of which Roman square is Bernini's Fountain of the Four Rivers found?

2.

Where in Paris would you find an obelisk from the temple of Rameses II at Thebes?

3.

Which British city has cathedrals dedicated to St Nicholas and St Mary?

4.

Which British city has cathedrals dedicated to St Philip and St Chad?

5.

In Greek myth, who was the daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta who was entombed alive by her uncle for trying to bury her brother Polyneices after the civil war in Thebes?

6.

In Greek myth, who was the son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, who killed his mother to avenge his father's death?

7.

In which English county is Beamish Museum?

8.

In which English county is Ironbridge Gorge Museum?

1.

What is the more common name for birds of the passeridae family?

2.

What is the more common name for birds of the troglodytidae family?

3.

Who wrote the lines of poetry “Hail to thee, blithe spirit! Bird thou never wert”?

4.

“Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness” was an opening line of a poem written by whom?

5.

Stratocracy is what type of government?

6.

Ergatocracy is a type of government by whom?

7.

In the New Testament, who is father of John the Baptist?

8.

Which Old Testament prophet was summoned by the Witch of Endor?

1.

In which year was: the Battle of Gettysburg; David Lloyd George’s birth; the opening of the first section of the London Underground?

2.

In which year was: Mata Hari arrested; the Battle of Cambrai fought; the Royal family surname changed to Windsor by King George the Fifth?

3.

If a dish is described as "à la forestiere" what essential ingredient must be present?

4.

The Indian dish Aloo Gobi (Gorbee) is made up of two vegetables.  Name either.

5.

Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, known as the Kingmaker, was killed at which battle in 1471?

6.

Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester, who called the Model Parliament, was killed in which battle of 1265?

7.

Which American car manufacturer is named after the founder of Detroit?

8.

Which Australian car manufacturer is a division of the worldwide General Motors?

1.

What is the date of Trafalgar Day?

2.

Graves Disease is caused by a malfunction of which gland in the human body?

3.

Who were the Greek equivalents of the Norns of Norse mythology?

4.

In which Shakespeare play does Dogberry appear?

5.

What is the common name for the garden plant Alchemilla Mollis?

6.

What is the name of the stiff, full white skirt worn by men in some parts of Greece and Albania?

7.

Whose first film was Intermezzo in 1939 starring with Leslie Howard?

8.

Which birds belong to the order strigiformes?

1.

What is the capital of the Italian region of Liguria?

Genoa

2.

Naples is the capital of which Italian region?

Campania

3.

What is the name of the butler in Upstairs Downstairs?

Mr Hudson

4.

In fiction, at what address did housekeeper Mrs Hudson live?

221B Baker Street

5.

How many years of marriage does a crystal anniversary represent?

15

6.

Where would you find The Line of Mars and The Girdle of Venus?

On the palm of the hand

7.

Who was the first of the Lancastrian Kings?

Henry IV

8.

Which English King was born at Caernarvon Castle in 1284?

Edward II

1.

What rank in the Royal Navy is equivalent to that of Brigadier in the Army?

Commodore

2.

What rank in the British Army is equivalent to a Flight Lieutenant in the RAF?

Captain

3.

In which year of the 1960s did Sandie Shaw have a number one hit with Puppet on a String and Procol Harum with Whiter Shade of Pale?

1967

4.

Who had a hit in 1961 with Poetry in Motion?

Johnny Tillotson

5.

Who, in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, was the first British swimmer to win 2 gold medals since 1908?

Rebecca Adlington

6.

Give the year or venue of the most recent Olympics in which a British woman won gold in a swimming event - prior to the 2008 Olympics.

1960 or Rome

(Anita Lonsborough)

7.

Cyclist Tommy Simpson died whilst taking part in the 1967 Tour de France.   What first had he previously achieved in the event?

First Englishmen ever to wear the Yellow Jersey

8.

Who was the last Englishman before Lewis Hamilton to win the Formula One World Championship?

Damon Hill

(1996)

1.

In which Dickens novel would you find Dick Swiveller?

The Old Curiosity Shop

2.

In which Dickens novel would you find the Barnacle family?

Little Dorrit

3.

Natal is a city in which South American country?

Brazil

4.

In terms of population, Cordoba is the second largest city of which country?

Argentina

5.

What is the southernmost point of India?

Cape Comorin

(accept Kanyakumari)

6.

In which country is Cape Matapan?

Greece

7.

"I'll have what she’s having" is a quote from which 1989 film?

When Harry Met Sally

8.

"Life is like a box of chocolates" is a quote from which 1994 film?

Forrest Gump

1.

The title of Agatha Christie's novel The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side is taken from a line in which poem?

The Lady of Shalott

2.

The title of Agatha Christie's novel The Moving Finger comes from the line “The moving finger writes; and, having writ, moves on” in which poem?

The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

3.

During which conflict was the battle of Blenheim fought?

War of the Spanish Succession

4.

During which conflict was the battle of Plassy fought?

Seven Years War

5.

Which British Prime Minister was the last to have been born in the nineteenth century?

Harold Macmillan

(1894)

6.

Which US President was the last to have been born in the nineteenth century?

Dwight D Eisenhower

(1890)

7.

Who was the Premier League's top goal scorer for three consecutive seasons between 2004 and 2006?

Thierry Henry

8.

Who was the Premier League's top goal scorer for three consecutive seasons between 1994 and 1997?

Alan Shearer

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7.

8.

1.

In the middle of which Roman square is Bernini's Fountain of the Four Rivers found?

Piazza Navona

2.

Where in Paris would you find an obelisk from the temple of Rameses II at Thebes?

Place de la Concorde

3.

Which British city has cathedrals dedicated to St Nicholas and St Mary?

Newcastle upon Tyne

4.

Which British city has cathedrals dedicated to St Philip and St Chad?

Birmingham

5.

In Greek myth, who was the daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta who was entombed alive by her uncle for trying to bury her brother Polyneices after the civil war in Thebes?

Antigone

6.

In Greek myth, who was the son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, who killed his mother to avenge his father's death?

Orestes

7.

In which English county is Beamish Museum?

Durham

8.

In which English county is Ironbridge Gorge Museum?

Shropshire

1.

What is the more common name for birds of the passeridae family?

Sparrow

2.

What is the more common name for birds of the troglodytidae family?

Wren

3.

Who wrote the lines of poetry “Hail to thee, blithe spirit! Bird thou never wert”?

(Percy Bysshe) Shelley

4.

“Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness” was an opening line of a poem written by whom?

John Keats

5.

Stratocracy is what type of government?

Government by the military

6.

Ergatocracy is a type of government by whom?

Workers

7.

In the New Testament, who is father of John the Baptist?

Zacharias

8.

Which Old Testament prophet was summoned by the Witch of Endor?

Samuel

1.

In which year was: the Battle of Gettysburg; David Lloyd George’s birth; the opening of the first section of the London Underground?

1863

2.

In which year was: Mata Hari arrested; the Battle of Cambrai fought; the Royal family surname changed to Windsor by King George the Fifth?

1917

3.

If a dish is described as "à la forestiere" what essential ingredient must be present?

(Wild) mushrooms

4.

The Indian dish Aloo Gobi (Gorbee) is made up of two vegetables.  Name either.

Potatoes or Cauliflower

5.

Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, known as the Kingmaker, was killed at which battle in 1471?

Barnet

6.

Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester, who called the Model Parliament, was killed in which battle of 1265?

Evesham

7.

Which American car manufacturer is named after the founder of Detroit?

Cadillac

8.

Which Australian car manufacturer is a division of the worldwide General Motors?

Holden

1.

What is the date of Trafalgar Day?

21st October

2.

Graves Disease is caused by a malfunction of which gland in the human body?

Thyroid

3.

Who were the Greek equivalents of the Norns of Norse mythology?

The Fates

4.

In which Shakespeare play does Dogberry appear?

Much Ado About Nothing

5.

What is the common name for the garden plant Alchemilla Mollis?

Lady's mantle

6.

What is the name of the stiff, full white skirt worn by men in some parts of Greece and Albania?

Fustanella

7.

Whose first film was Intermezzo in 1939 starring with Leslie Howard?

Ingrid Bergman

8.

Which birds belong to the order strigiformes?

Owls