What Type of Board Requires the User to Facilitate a Planchette? Ouija Board
What type of board requires the user to facilitate a planchette? Ouija board
Obie Benson, Duke Fakir, Larry Peyton and Levi Stubbs made up which soul quartet? The Four Tops
Annapurna is a mountain within the boundaries of which country? Nepal
On a ship, what would you find in a binnacle? Compass
What are the two showpiece races at the Cheltenham festival? Gold Cup and Championship Hurdle
‘Man’s Best Friend’ (1984), was the first book in which bestselling series by Peter Mayle and Gray Jolliffe featuring a talking penis? Wicked Willie
Which U. S. banking giant was declared bankrupt on 15th Sept 2008? Lehmann Brothers
‘Knots and Crosses’ was the first novel to feature which detective by which author? Rebus and Ian Rankin
Which type of sports equipment is associated with the brand ‘Taylor Made’? Golf
What new mode of marine transport was launched from Southampton in 1959? Hovercraft
What was the slogan given to the World War II campaign promoting self-sufficiency and increased food production? Dig for victory
Which weekly current affairs programme ran on ITV for 35 years from 1963 until 1998? World in Action
Shakespeare was describing whom, when he professed, ‘Age cannot wither her, nor custom stale her infinite variety’? Cleopatra
When Belgium gained independence from the Netherlands in 1830, it divided into two parts. Flanders and which other? Wallonia
Liverpool bought Andy Carroll and Luis Suarez with money from whose transfer? Fernando Torres
Which song has the first line, ‘Poor old Johnny Ray, sounded sad upon the radio, moved a million hearts in mono…’? Come On Eileen
The Greek god Apollo was proficient on which instrument? Lyre
California has three out of the ten most populated cities in the USA. Los Angeles is number two. What are numbers eight and ten? San Diego, San Jose
Which golfer won the U. S. Open in 1999, but was dead a few months later? William Payne Stewart
Which sports star played the bodyguard of Robbie Coltrane’s character Zukovsky, in the Bond film, ‘The World Is Not Enough’? Jonah Lomu
What name is given to the supercontinent that formed the Earth’s only landmass 240million years ago? Pangaea
What type of shop was legalised on 01stMay 1960? Betting shops/bookmakers
Which rugby team was formed by William Percy Carpmael in Bradford in 1890? Barbarians
In which modern day country is the city of Troy? Turkey
The Russian Social Democratic Party split in two in 1904, into the Bolsheviks and what other faction?Menshevik
Showbiz duos. Dr Evadne and Dame Hilda. What were their surnames? Hinge and Bracket
What does G. I. stand for in the G. I. diet? Glycaemic index
Aneto, Posets and Perdido are the three highest peaks in which mountain range?Pyrenees
Nantucket is an island belonging to which U. S. state? Massachusetts
Lynne Truss’ bestselling 2003 novel is entitled ‘Eats, shoots and leaves: The zero tolerance approach to’ what? Punctuation
Name the stadium in which the Liverpool v Juventus match saw the death of thirty nine Juventus fans and for how many years/seasons were English clubs banned from Europe? Heysel and six seasonsWrong: clubs banned for five years, Liverpool for six
Who became Lord Foy of Hartlepool in 2008? Peter Mandelson
What name is given to the walled citadel found at the heart of North African cities and towns? Kasbah
Who was the oldest astronaut to fly on a space shuttle mission in 1998? John Glen
Which dance act pipped Susan Boyle into second place on ‘The X-Factor’? Diversity
Independence Referendum. In a referendum in France in 1961, the people of France voted for independence for which country? Algeria
In what year did the U. S. invade Iraq in response to the 9/11 attacks? 2003
Who in 1921 was born into the house of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderberg-Glucksburg? Prince Phillip
What range of mountains was the setting for the movie ‘Deliverance’? Appalachian Mountains
Which TV comedy character had the middle name Iolanthe? Reggie Perrin