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The Queensberry Rules are standard rules of which sport? Boxing
From which of Shakespeare's plays does the term 'salad days'
originate? Anthony and Cleopatra
Which perfume house launched the 'Joy' perfume in 1930? Patou
(founded by designer Jean Patou)
In heraldry what colour is sable? Black
What type of fruit is a canteloupe? Melon
Which English artist was president of the Royal Academy in 1768? Sir
Joshua Reynolds
Who played the Riddler in the 1995 film Batman Forever? Jim
Carey
What is the fifth sign of the Zodiac? Leo
Who invented the steam engine? Thomas Newcomen (1712)
Which artist painted The Watering Place? Thomas Gainsborough
Which explorer gave Natal its name on Christmas Day 1497? Vasco da
Gama
An orchidectomy is the surgical removal of what? Testicles
What is the name of a word which reads the same backwards as
forwards? Palindrome
What does an ocularist make? Artificial eyes
An ennead is a group or set of how many? Nine
What do the US Marine Corps, the city of Exeter and Plymouth Argyle
FC have in common? The same motto (Semper Fidelis, Always Faithful)
In which castle was Charles I imprisoned from 1647-48? Carisbrooke
Castle
What chemical element has the symbol Fe? Iron
What is a Maori ceremonial war-dance called? Haka
What salad is named after the Mexican Restaurateur who invented it?
Caesar Salad (after Caesar Cardini)
Who became US president after Abraham Lincoln was assassinated?
Andrew Johnson
Which city hosted the 1992 Summer Olympic games? Barcelona
In which year did the Gunpowder Plot take place? 1605
Who was the original presenter of TV's University Challenge? Bamber
Gascoigne
Who was known as Little Sparrow? Edith Piaf
What is the minimum alcohol content under EU laws? 7%
From which English county do Bakewell tarts (technically 'Bakewell
puddings') originate? Derbyshire
What type of creature is a bandy-bandy? Snake
What is the largest gland in the human body? The liver
Who played Tom Hanks' wife in the film The Burbs? Carrie Fisher
Which Hindu God is depicted with the head of an elephant?
Ganesha
What is the young of a rabbit called? Kit
What is the collective name for a large number of islands?
Archipelago
Peanuts is the work of which cartoonist? Charles Shulz
Who wrote the story The Old Man And The Sea? Ernest Hemingway
In which US city was the first juke-box installed, in the Palais
Royal Saloon, 1889? San Francisco
Which British Prime Minister's mother, Jenny Jerome, invented the
Manhattan cocktail? Winston Churchill
What was the first underground railway line in London? The
Metroplitan Line (Paddington to Farringdon, 1863)
Which sea has no land borders? The Sargasso Sea
What is the currency of Iran? Rial (= 100 Dinars)
Who is the Roman God of the sea? Neptune
What does the H in H-Bomb stand for? Hydrogen
Which actress is the voice of Homer Simpson's mother? Glenn
Close
Lexicology is the study of what? Words
In which country is Interpol based? France
What is the line called behind which darts players stand when
throwing? Oche (pronounced 'ocky')
Who was the first leader of Polish trade union Solidarity? Lech
Walesa
Martial art Jeet Kune was devised by which US actor? Bruce Lee
Which pope commissioned Michelangelo to paint the ceiling of the
Sistine Chapel? Pope Julius II (1508)
Neroli is an essential oil distilled from the flowers of which fruit?
Orange (Seville)
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