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| Which famous Hollywood director, then an eight year old boy, played the part of Winthrop Paroo in the 1962 film, 'The Music Man'? | |
| Which writer won the 1998 Booker Prize for his novel 'Amsterdam'? | |
| Which dance gets its name from the Spanish word for sauce? | |
| The Long Parliament occurred during the reign of which English King? | |
| The 'psychic' Uri Geller was born in which country? | |
| The Stanislawski method is associated with which profession? | |
| In Greek myth, on which island did the Minotaur live? | |
| Which actor replaced Richard Harris in the role of Dumbledore in the Harry Potter films? | |
| WWE wrestler David Otunga is engaged (as of November 2012) to which Oscar-winning actress and singer? | |
| In which city is Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' set? | |
| The name of which Apollo astronaut is also the title of a 1996 historical film directed by Neil Jordan? (full name required) | |
| Who was Hitler's architect and Minister for Arms and Industrial Production? | |
| The asteroid belt in our solar system is found between which two planets? | |
| What is the name of the blue cactus used to make Tequila? | |
| How was Harry Longabaugh better known? | |
| What does the Spanish word 'cuando' mean? | |
| What is the Islamic equivalent of Kosher food? | |
| In which city are the headquarters of the Coca Cola Company? | |
| Who succeeded Charles de Gaulle as French President in 1969? | |
| What is the commonly used Latin word meaning 'Elsewhere'? | |
| What is the capital of Suriname? | |
| Pori, Tampere, and Turku are cities in which European country? | |
| Blanket and honeycomb are the two main types of which food? | |
| Which Russian composer composed 'Pictures at an Exhibition' in 1874? | |
| Which US President became ill at his inauguration, dying 30 days later? | |
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| Which 20th century war began with a raid over the 38th parallel? | |
| Who also writes novels under the name Richard Bachman? | |
| Which famous author wrote screenplay for 1949 film 'The Third Man'? | |
| Which rock band recorded the albums 'Ten', 'VS', 'Vitalogy' and 'Riot Act'? | |
| In literature, Abel Magwitch is the financial benefactor of which character? | |
| What is the technical name in human beings, for the lower jawbone? | |
| What was Frankenstein's first name, in the book by Mary Shelley? | |
| Rhea and Phoebe are satellites of which planet? | |
| Rozencrantz and Guildenstern are characters in which of Shakespeare's plays? | |
| What type of foodstuff is Ricotta? | |
| Which Alfred Hitchcock film climaxes atop the Statue of Liberty? | |
| In Greek mythology, who was the wife of Orpheus? | |
| Yuri Gagarin was the first man in space, who was the second? | |
| Which emperor was killed by Cassius Chaerea in 41AD? | |
| What is the four letter Bengali word for 'country' or 'land'? | |
| What was Bangladesh called between 1947 and 1971? | |
| Klaus Voorman won a Grammy Award for his cover design on The Beatles Revolver album. Voorman was also the bassist for which successful British band between 1966 and 1969? | |
| What is the sum of a maximum break in snooker, the highest checkout in darts and a perfect score in ten-pin bowling? | |
| What colour is the semi precious stone Lapis Lazuli? | |
| Fez is a city in which North African country? | |
| What is the Latin phrase for 'seize the day'? | |
| Who directed the 1957 film 'The Bridge on the River Kwai'? | |
| Which European capital city lies on the River Manzanares? | |
| Name any capital city in the world starting with the letters 'Ka'. | |
| Which US President kept pet opossums named Mr Reciprocity and Mr Protection while in office? | |
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| Which is the closest galaxy to 'The Milky Way'? | |
| Who wrote the controversial book 'Atlas Shrugged'? | |
| The final appearance in film for both Clark Gable and Marilyn Monroe was in which 1961 movie? | |
| Which prominent British-American journalist, political commentator, literary critic and noted atheist died on December 15th 2011? | |
| Who had a hit in 1984 with 'Love is a Battlefield'? | |
| Who was assassinated by her own bodyguard on 31st October 1984? | |
| Which chemical element has the shortest name? | |
| The girls in the opera 'Carmen' work in what kind of factory? | |
| Who was the first American to have a personal fortune of one billion US dollars? | |
| Which actress was nominated for the Oscar for best actress, on no fewer than twelve occasions between 1933 and 1981? | |
| Which artist (1606-1669) painted 'Belshazzar's Feast'? | |
| If you ordered 'Ebi' in a Japanese restaurant, what would you be served? | |
| Christiania is the old name for which European capital? | |
| What was the name of the Ernest Hemingway novel which mirrored his own experiences as an Italian ambulance driver during WWI? | |
| The Sandinistas were a revolutionary political party, active in which country? | |
| Who wrote the sonnet 'On First Looking into Chapman's Homer'? | |
| Which Oscar winning film is based on a novel by Thomas Keneally? | |
| What is the three letter word for the egg mass from fish used to make caviar? | |
| The name of which African country, once a colony called 'German South-West Africa', translated means 'Area where there is nothing'? | |
| The Flemish Giant is the world's largest breed of which animal? | |
| Which English rock band recorded the albums 'OK Computer', 'Kid A', and 'Amnesiac'? | |
| 'Redemption Island' was the title given to the 22nd season of which reality TV show? | |
| What is the shortest word in the English language to contain each of the first six letters of the alphabet (i.e. A, B, C, D, E and F) at least once? | |
| Who is the only player in the Open era to win the Wimbledon mens' singles title without losing a set? | |
| Who became the first Japanese footballer to play for Manchester United after signing from Borussia Dortmund in the summer of 2012? | |
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