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1 What was Richard Burton's real surname? Jenkins
2 What D is the name of the Flintstone’s family pet? Dino
3 With which song did Katrina And The Waves win the Eurovision Song Contest? Love Shine A Light
4 By what colourful name was Diana Moran known on TV? The Green Goddess
5 Which New Zealand city is known as “The Garden City”? Christchurch
6 Who was the first artist to have three UK No 1 hits in the same year? Frankie Laine
7 Which element was named after a 1781 discovery? Uranium named after the planet Uranus
8 What is the first name of the character played by David Jason in Open All Hours? Granville
9 What title connects a hit for The Hollies and a film starring Marilyn Monroe? Bus Stop
10 What creature boasts the heaviest brain in the animal kingdom? Sperm whale
11 Appropriately what was the first ever song played on MTV? Video Killed The Radio Star
12 Who was the first boxer to beat Lennox Lewis in a pro fight? Oliver McCall
13 Colonel K is the boss of which cartoon character? Dangermouse
14 Domino, Cardinal and Inverness are all types of what? Cape or cloak
15 Which Dickens character adopted Oliver Twist? Mr Brownlow
16 What is the name of the beaver in Wacky Races? Sawtooth
17 In terms of population what are the three largest cities in Austria? Vienna, Graz and Linz
18 From which language does the word alphabet derive? Greek
19 Who lived next door to the Goods in The Good Life? The Leadbetters
20 Which pop star played the wife of Don Johnson in Miami Vice? Sheena Easton
21 Who wrote the song Blue Suede Shoes? Carl Perkins
22 Opened in 1957 what was Britain’s first safari park? Longleat
23 In which city is the world famous Kronk Boxing Gymnasium? Detroit
24 By what three-letter name is the wildebeest also known? Gnu
25 What title is shared by a 1961 film and a 1996 No 1 hit? Breakfast At Tiffany’s
26 What was the first city in the world to have two TV stations? New York
27 Which Scottish outlaw was the subject of a Walter Scott novel and a Liam Neeson film? Rob Roy
28 In which TV series did Dirk Benedict play Lieutenant Starbuck? Battlestar Galactica
29 In which 1991 film did Kurt Russell play a fire fighter? Backdraft
30 What name has been used for three Scottish Kings, eight Popes and three Russian Tsars? Alexander
31 In London what is nicknamed The Street of Ink? Fleet Street
32 Which British newspaper was endorsed on TV by Eric Cantona? The Guardian
33 Which was the first Beatle to become a granddad? Ringo Starr
34 In 1688 what became the first British city to have pavements? Edinburgh
35 Which famous car company was founded by William Lyons? Jaguar
36 Who was the first player to miss a penalty in a Wembley FA Cup Final? John Aldridge
37 Which three countries beginning with M border China? Macau, Mongolia and Myanmar
38 Which European capital city was destroyed by an earthquake in 1755? Lisbon
39 What was Abba’s last No 1 hit in the UK? Super Trouper
40 Who wrote the play Man and Superman? George Bernard Shaw
41 In which US sitcom does Ted Danson play a bad tempered doctor? Becker
42 In which TV programme, first broadcast in 1964 did Leeds beat Reading in the first show? University Challenge
43 What is the name of the school attended by Sandy and Danny in the film Grease? Rydell High
44 Of Blackpool’s three piers, which is the longest? North Pier
45 What is the connection between WG Grace, David Owen and Roger Bannister? All doctors
46 What four-letter word is the name given to the ankle of a horse? Hock
47 What is the name of Adrian Mole’s girlfriend? Pandora
48 Which religious groups HQ is called Watchtower House? Jehovah’s Witness
49 With which team did Michael Jordan win six NBA basketball titles? Chicago Bulls
50 Who married Soon Yi Previn in 1997? Woody Allen
51 What are the first names of the duo Hale and Pace? Gareth and Norman
52 Which five cities beginning with M hosted the Summer Olympics in the 20th century? Melbourne, Mexico City, Munich, Montreal and Moscow
53 Which US city used to be called Fort Dearborn? Chicago
54 HB is an abbreviation for which constituent of the blood? Haemoglobin
55 In which TV drama does Amanda Burton play a pathologist? Silent Witness
56 Who has been played on TV by Diana Rigg and on film by Uma Thurman? Emma Peel
57 What name is shared by the state capital of Delaware and an English port? Dover
58 In which range of hills is the source of the River Thames? Cotswolds
59 Yul Brynner, Rock Hudson and Orson Welles all died in which year? 1985
60 Which country used to be called Upper Peru? Bolivia
61 What is the Spanish word for river? Rio
62 What is the name of the title character in The Merchant of Venice? Antonio
63 Bus is a shortened version of which word? Omnibus
64 Which Tom Jones album topped the charts in 2000? Reload
65 Although you never saw his face, who did Peter Mayhew play in the Star Wars films? Chewbacca
66 In which country was England cricket captain Nasser Hussein born? India
67 Who played the mother of Elvis Presley in the film Blue Hawaii? Angela Lansbury
68 On a ship what is housed in a binnacle? Compass
69 What name is given to French soldiers who perform police duties? Gendarmes
70 Which sex symbol actress was born Camille Javal? Brigitte Bardot
71 Which British city is served by Temple Meads Railway Station? Bristol
72 What is a cyclist doing when honking? Standing out of the saddle
73 Which comedian committed suicide in a Sydney hotel in 1968? Tony Hancock
74 In which country was Ferdinand Porsche born? Austria
75 Who was on the back of a £10 note directly before Charles Dickens? Florence Nightingale
76 which actress was married to both Charles Bronson and David McCallum? Jill Ireland
77 How many yards are in a furlong? 220
78 Until 1962 what was the capital of Uganda? Entebbe
79 Which Rolling Stones hit was a tribute to the ex-wife of David Bowie? Angie
80 In the toothpaste brand Gibbs SR, what does the S stand for? Sodium
81 Which Commonwealth country abolished the death penalty in July 1976? Canada
82 Who did Kirk Douglas portray in the film Lust For Life? Vincent Van Gogh
83 True or false, Bondi Beach in Sydney was named after an Australian surfer named James Bondi? False
84 In The Spice Girls Movie which actor played the manager of the Spice Girls? Richard E Grant
85 Which Grand National winning horse of the 1980s was named after a lighthouse? Corbiere
86 Who is the oldest person to win a Best Actress Oscar? Jessica Tandy
87 What is the surname of Terry and June in the sitcom of the same name? Medford
88 What type of snake appeared on the crowns of Egyptian pharaohs? Cobra
89 Which film featured a pregnant Darryl Hannah and an epileptic Julia Roberts? Steel Magnolias
90 In which London street is Selfridges? Oxford Street
91 Which pop group took their name from the Greek meaning from the womb? Del Amitri
92 What percussion instrument took its name from the Spanish word for chestnuts? Castanets
93 Who plays the role of Twiggy in the Royle Family? Geoffrey Hughes
94 What piece of sporting equipment takes its name for the Norwegian for snowshoe? Ski
95 Who did frame Roger Rabbit? Judge Doom
96 Who wrote The Singing Detective? Dennis Potter
97 Who preceded Sir John Betjeman as Poet Laureate? Cecil Day Lewis
98 At which sport was Fred Perry World Champion in 1929? Table tennis
99 What connects the songs Telegram Sam, C’mon Everybody and Rock Me Amadeus? The singers Marc Bolan, Eddie Cochran and Falco all died in car crashes
100 Theodore Geisel is the real name of which literary doctor? Dr Seuss