1. Stephen King’s new novel ‘Doctor Sleep’ is the sequel to which novel set at the Overlook Hotel? The Shining
  2. What does a philographist collect? Autographs
  3. What word describes the killing of an uncle? Avunclicide(specifically maternal uncle)
  4. Which fashion designer was a supplier to the Nazi Party? Hugo Boss
  5. The first cat cloned in 2001 was given the initials ‘CC’. What did these initials stand for? CopyCat (also known as Carbon Copy)
  6. Which airport lies within the London Borough of Hillingdon? Heathrow or R. A. F. Northolt
  7. What name is given to the hairs used for filtering food by whale with no teeth? Baleen
  8. Which National Park runs from Winchester in Hampshire to Beachy Head in East Sussex? South Downs
  9. Which Italian car company has a trident for a logo? Maserati
  10. Which film starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney was nominated for eleven BAFTAs in 2014? Gravity
  11. What was the first name of the composer Schubert? Franz
  12. Actor James Drury starred as the main character in which sixties TV western? The Virginian
  13. The border of North and South Korea lies roughly along which line of latitude? 38th parallel
  14. In which year was Comic relief founded? 1985
  15. Which autism spectrum disorder was named after an Austrian paediatrician? Asperger syndrome
  16. W. D. And H. O. Willis’ factories in Bristol, Swindon, Dublin, Newcastle and Glasgow produced which product? Cigarettes
  17. There are only four schools for boys in the U. K. Winchester and Radley are two, name the others. Eton, Harrow
  18. Which classic B. B. C. sitcom featured a char wallah and a punkah wallah? It Ain’t Half Hot Mum
  19. Which Nairnshire castle featured in Macbeth, even though it was not built at the time the play was set? Cawdor (built fourteenth century, Macbeth was eleventh century)
  20. Steve Gadd, Buddy Miles and Cozy Powell played which instrument? Drums
  21. What was the common name for the H1N1-09 virus? Swine flu
  22. Which branch of mathematics is concerned with lengths and angles of triangles? Trigonometry
  23. Georgetown University is in which U, S, city? Washington D. C.
  24. What was the London Underground’s first line? Metropolitan Line in 1863
  25. Which English king was crowned on Christmas Day? William I
  26. Which U. K. daily newspaper was the first to be published in full colour? Today in 1986
  27. Which soap dedicated an entire episode to a dog named Bouncer? Neighbours
  28. Paedophile Ian Watkins was lead singer with which band? Lostprophets
  29. In fashion, what is an L. B. D.? Little black dress
  30. How is the asterism ‘The Plough’ known in the U. S. A.? The Big Dipper
  31. Which lettuce takes its name from a Greek island? Cos
  32. What was the name of Belize until 1973? British Honduras
  33. John Hinckley shot Ronald Reagan to impress which actress? Jodie Foster
  34. Which estate is the ancestral home of the Spencer family? Althrop
  35. Who did the Monty Python animation? Terry Gilliam
  36. Smaller than a llama, which mammal is farmed for specifically for its wool? Alpaca
  37. Which part of a website takes its name from the Latin for ‘marketplace’ or ‘public place’? Forum
  38. Otoplasty is surgical or non-surgical procedures for repairing what part of the human body? Ears
  39. What title is given to the head electrician on a film set? Gaffer
  40. The title of which Kate Bush hit translates as ‘old woman’ or ‘grandmother’ in Russian? Babooshka