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|---|---|---|
Who does the commentary in the UK tv programme ‘Come Dine With Me’? | qb_1285 | [
"Dave Lamb",
"Dave lamb"
] |
What type of sportsman is a Rikishi? | wh_1264 | [
"SUMO WRESTLER",
"Rikishi",
"Sumo wrestler"
] |
What is the US state capital of Vermont? | bb_7518 | [
"Mountpelier",
"Montpelier (disambiguation)",
"Montpelier"
] |
What was the first name of the character played by John Travolta in Saturday Night Fever. | qz_4576 | [
"Tony (Manero).",
"Tony Manero"
] |
With which song did Lulu represent the UK in the 1969 Eurovision Song Contest? | wh_1332 | [
"BOOM BANG A BANG"
] |
Which anti-conformist movement in 1950's fashion began in New York's West Village and was characterised by black slim trousers , thick sweaters and untucked shirts ? | wh_3295 | [
"Beatnick",
"Beatnik",
"BEATNIK",
"Beatniks"
] |
Trick question: what was Eleanor Roosevelt's maiden name? | jp_742 | [
"Roosevlet",
"Roosevelt (disambiguation)",
"Roosevelt",
"Rossevelt",
"ROosevelt"
] |
The Transandine Railway runs between which two South American countries? | qb_2370 | [
"Chile and Argentina"
] |
Pete Sampras won the Men's Singles at Wimbledon every year from 1993 to 2000 except one. Who won in 1996? | odql_8865 | [
"Richard Krajicek",
"RICHARD KRAJICEK"
] |
Name the year: John F Kennedy was elected president; U-2 spy plane was shot down and Hollywood actor Clark Gable died? | odql_4497 | [
"one thousand, nine hundred and sixty",
"1960"
] |
Which Florentine painter 1535-1607 used the name Bronzino after the death of his 'uncle'? | sfq_18245 | [
"Alessandro Allori",
"ALESSANDRO ALLORI"
] |
What is Prince William's second christian name? | wh_1820 | [
"ARTHUR",
"Arthur (newspaper)",
"The Arthur"
] |
"Which singer/songwriter, who began releasing hit singles in 1958, has had 3 albums (""The Definitive Collection"", ""Waking Up Is Hard to Do"" & ""The Music of My Life"") on Billboard's Top 200 Albums chart between 2007 & 2010?" | qw_14764 | [
"Dara Sedaka",
"Neil Sedaka",
"Sedaka"
] |
"In the original British series of ""Who Wants To Be A Millionaire"", question 8 was worth what amount?" | qw_5712 | [
"8,000",
"eight thousand",
"8000"
] |
In which decade were Nobel Prizes first awarded? | sfq_5622 | [
"1900s",
"1900s (disambiguation)",
"1900's",
"Nineteen-hundreds"
] |
Which single word connects 'The Spanish Armada, and the TV series 'The Worker'? | sfq_6642 | [
"The Drake (disambiguation)",
"The Drake Hotel",
"DRAKE",
"The Drake"
] |
How many months is the gestation period for an elephant? | qb_3092 | [
"twenty-two",
"22"
] |
The bitter 19th century rivalry between paleontologists Edward Drinker Cope and Othniel Charles Marsh during their search for dinosaur fossils is usually described with what 2-words? | tb_1931 | [
"Bone Wars",
"The Bone Wars",
"Bone wars",
"Dinosaur Wars"
] |
What is the Intel Corporation's famous and strangely apple-related processor brandname? | bb_3951 | [
"Core",
"Core (disambiguation)",
"Core (Album)",
"Core (album)"
] |
The collective noun for which British mammal is a 'cete'? [say “Seat”] | dpql_2831 | [
"Badger (animal)",
"Melinae",
"Badger",
"Brock (animal)",
"Badgers"
] |
Which musical instruction or notation indicates a piece should be played with a tempo having slow movement; restful, at ease? | odql_12632 | [
"Adagio",
"Adagio (album)",
"Adagio (disambiguation)"
] |
At the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards, Lady Gaga wore a controversial dress made of what? | bb_497 | [
"Raw meat"
] |
Which German mathematician, physicist and astonomer (1777 - 1855) was involved in the first worldwide survey of the Earth's magnetic field and gives his name to a unit of magnetic induction ? | wh_2069 | [
"GAUSS (program)",
"GAUSS (software)",
"GAUSS",
"GAUSS (programming language)"
] |
In ‘Dad’s Army’, what was the surname of the air-raid warden? | dpql_3054 | [
"Hodges (disambiguation)",
"HODGES",
"Hodges"
] |
Which actress played Lillie Langtree in the 1970s TV drama series Lillie? | sfq_18511 | [
"Francesca Annis",
"FRANCESCA ANNIS"
] |
Who was the husband of Lady Jane Grey? | sfq_6197 | [
"Guilford Dudley",
"Guildford Dudley",
"Lord Guildford Dudley",
"Lord Guilford Dudley"
] |
In which decade of the 17th Century was the new model army created? | sfq_22127 | [
"40’s",
"40-49",
"40s",
"40's"
] |
Eunice was the mother of which New Testament figure, the recipient of two epistles from Saint Paul? | sfq_18346 | [
"Timothy",
"Timothy (disambiguation)",
"TIMOTHY"
] |
Which orchestral conductor was married to one of the subjects of the film Hillary and Jackie? | tc_2350 | [
"Daniel Barenboim and Wagner",
"Daniel barenboim",
"Daniel Barenboim"
] |
Born in 1927, which pianist had hits with 'Side Saddle' and 'Roulette'? | qf_1507 | [
"Trevor Stanford",
"Russ Conway"
] |
In the Shakespeare play ‘King Lear’, what is the name of King Lear’s youngest daughter? | qb_7761 | [
"Cordelia",
"Cordelia (astronomy)"
] |
Which is the only sign of the Zodiac represented by an object, rather than a person or animal? | qb_6399 | [
"Libra (disambiguation)",
"Librae",
"Libra",
"Libra (album)",
"Libras (disambiguation)"
] |
"Which police station is at the centre of the long-running UK TV series ""The Bill""?" | qw_14543 | [
"Sun Hill (disambiguation)",
"Sun hill",
"Sun Hill"
] |
Which acid is found in rhubarb leaves ? | wh_3567 | [
"OXALIC",
"Oxalyl",
"Oxalic"
] |
Which popular dessert was invented at the Hungry Monk in Alfriston, Sussex? | sfq_22835 | [
"SUSSEX POND"
] |
How many grooves are there on a 45rpm record? | qf_3026 | [
"2",
"two"
] |
By what name was Australia known before British colonisation? | odql_6295 | [
"Nova Hollandia",
"New Holland (disambiguation)",
"New Holland"
] |
Who is currently the Prime Minister of New Zealand? | sfq_7221 | [
"John Key",
"Ponytail-gate",
"JOHN KEY",
"J Key"
] |
Who was said to have presented the baby Jesus with Frankincense? | bb_8448 | [
"Balthazar",
"Balthazar (disambiguation)",
"Baltazar",
"Balthasar",
"Baltasar"
] |
Which car manufacturer produced models called ‘The Imp’ and ‘The Husky’? | odql_10051 | [
"Hillman",
"HILLMAN",
"Hillman Motor Car Company"
] |
In which U S state is Arches National Park located just outside the city of Moab? | odql_12623 | [
"Utah Coal Railway",
"UTAH",
"Utah Railway"
] |
In 1961, who famously scored six goals in a match but still ended up on the losing team in a FA Cup tie? | qz_2654 | [
"Denis Law"
] |
Which Lancashire football club plays home games at the Globe Arena, moving from Christie Park in 2010? | sfq_22326 | [
"Morecambe",
"Morecambe, Lancashire",
"MORECAMBE"
] |
How many US states are prefixed by the word New? | qz_6834 | [
"four",
"4"
] |
"What is the name of the short actor who plays the main role in the BBC2 comedy series""Life's too short""?" | wh_961 | [
"Warwick Davis",
"Warwick A. Davis",
"WARWICK DAVIS",
"Warwick Ashley Davis",
"Warwick Davies"
] |
In which pastime/game would you use the Forsyth-Edwards Notation or the GBR code? | sfq_11783 | [
"Chess (disambiguation)",
"Chess (application)",
"CHESS",
"Chess (film)"
] |
Which Oscar winning song came from the film Pocahontas | bt_239 | [
"Colours of the Wind",
"Colours of the wind",
"Colors of the Wind",
"Colors Of The Wind",
"Colors of the wind"
] |
The Sagrada Famlia in Barcelona, which began construction in 1882, was consecrated and declared a basilica by the Pope in what year? | qw_8577 | [
"two thousand and ten",
"2010"
] |
Give an example of an 'ordinal number'? | odql_8447 | [
"FIRST, SECOND, THIRD etc"
] |
Which actress featured in both autumn dramas River and Unforgotten? | dpql_825 | [
"Nicola Walker"
] |
The 'Vuvuzela' is traditionally made from the horn of which antelope? | odql_2895 | [
"KUDU"
] |
Which English weaver and carpenter invented the 'Spinning Jenny' in 1764? | odql_271 | [
"JAMES HARGREAVES",
"James Hargreaves"
] |
Which multi-talented actor played Mr Burns and Derek Smalls? | bb_5737 | [
"Harry Shearer",
"Harry schearer",
"Harry sheerer",
"Harry scheerer"
] |
Anna Nicole Smith was controversially married to which oil billionaire? | qz_2280 | [
"J. Howard Marshall II",
"Jay Howard Marshall",
"J Howard Marshall",
"J. Howard Marshall"
] |
The Aran Islands are located at the mouth of which bay? | sfq_4725 | [
"Galway Bay Drowning Tragedy",
"Loch Lurgain",
"Galway Bay drowning tragedy",
"Galway Bay"
] |
Which London Underground rail line was nicknamed the ‘Twopenny Tube’ for its flat fare? | qb_8115 | [
"Richmond extensions of the Central Line",
"Central line",
"Richmond extensions",
"Central line depots",
"Central Line"
] |
In Pride and Prejudice what was the first name of Mr Darcy? | sfq_14433 | [
"Fitzwilliam (disambiguation)",
"Fitzwilliam"
] |
Who played 'Callan' in the TV series of the same name? | qf_1010 | [
"Edward Woodward",
"Ewar Woowar"
] |
"In what year did Glen Campbell have a hit with ""It's Only Make Believe""?" | qf_2326 | [
"one thousand, nine hundred and seventy",
"1970"
] |
In World War I, the British soldiers were nicknamed 'Tommies', what name was given to French soldiers? | odql_8118 | [
"Poilu",
"'POILU'",
"Poilus"
] |
Greek philosopher Socrates was sentenced to death by drinking which kind of poison ? | wh_2671 | [
"Hemlock (disambiguation)",
"Hemlocks",
"Hemlock",
"Hemlock, West Virginia",
"HEMLOCK"
] |
What is 1009 when expressed as Roman Numerals? | qz_5487 | [
"MIX",
"MIXAL",
"MIXAL programming language",
"MIX (computer programming)"
] |
Johnny Weissmuller and Ron Ely are famous for playing which character on screen ? | wh_4011 | [
"Lord Greystoke",
"Tarzan",
"TARZAN"
] |
What was the name of the cruise liner that capsized near the rocky island of Giglio off the Tuscan coast in 2012? | sfq_19103 | [
"COSTA CONCORDIA",
"Costa concordia",
"Costa Concordia",
"M/S Costa Concordia",
"IMO 9320544"
] |
What, generally, is the par on a 300 yard golf hole? | qb_6291 | [
"Four",
"four",
"4"
] |
"What is the setting for the 1942 painting, ""Nighthawks"" by American artist, Edward Hopper?" | sfq_4513 | [
"The Diner",
"Dinner/Archive 1",
"Het Diner",
"Dinner",
"A DINER"
] |
"Which ""Bond girl"" met Ringo Starr when they starred in the 1981 film ""Caveman"", and later married him?" | qw_9502 | [
"Barbara Bach"
] |
What may be described as a 'red earthworm with rings of a brighter colour, often found in manure and used as fishing bait? | odql_6789 | [
"BRANDLING",
"Brandling"
] |
Which play by Sir Peter Shaffer was made into a film with Tom Hulce in the title role? | sfq_19838 | [
"AMADEUS",
"Amadeus",
"Amadeus (play)"
] |
"What ""C"" is a name given to any straight line that joins two places on a curve?" | dpql_3319 | [
"Chord",
"Chord (disambiguation)",
"Chords"
] |
Sidney Poitier, Eartha Kitt, Val Doonican and Ferenc Puskas were all born in what year? | dpql_2986 | [
"one thousand, nine hundred and twenty-seven",
"1927"
] |
Gordon Ramsay opened a restaurant in 2001 in which London hotel? | qw_13980 | [
"Claridges Hotel",
"Claridge's",
"Claridge's Hotel",
"Mivart's Hotel",
"Claridges"
] |
Which French author wrote the 1909 novel The Phantom Of The Opera ? | wh_3823 | [
"Gaston Louis Alfred Leroux",
"Gaston LEROUX",
"G. Leroux",
"Gaston Leroux"
] |
"One of Australia's oldest and most important industrial disputes and the subject of Henry Lawson's poem ""Freedom on the Wallaby"", in 1891 brought central Queensland to the brink of civil war. What group of people was involved?" | qw_14800 | [
"Shearers"
] |
What is the only language that is historically African in origin among the six official working languages of the African Union? | tb_1104 | [
"Swahili",
"Swahili (disambiguation)",
"Swehili"
] |
What type of seaweed grows up to 100 meters in length, and is farmed for its alginates? | tc_2818 | [
"Laminariales",
"Kelp",
"Kelps"
] |
What country changed its name to Burkina Faso? | qw_11383 | [
"Republic of Upper Volta",
"Voltaic Republic",
"The Republic of Upper Volta"
] |
The Bells of Shandon are housed in the Church of St Anne in which Irish city? | sfq_295 | [
"Cork (disambiguation)",
"Cork (Parliament of Ireland constituency)",
"Cork",
"CORK",
"Corks"
] |
Which Gilbert and Sullivan opera has the alternate title 'Bunthome's Bride'? | sfq_16651 | [
"Patience",
"Patiently",
"Patiency",
"Impatience",
"Patience (character trait)"
] |
In the Inspector Morse series what is the christian name of Sergeant Lewis' wife | bt_4078 | [
"Valerie (song)",
"Valerie",
"Valerie (disambiguation)"
] |
Which literary character is the best known creation of the writer Earl Derr Biggers? | sfq_18010 | [
"Charlie Chan",
"CHARLIE CHAN",
"Number One Son",
"Birmingham Brown",
"Charley Chan"
] |
Two golfers have won the Open Championship in consecutive years since 2000. One is Tiger Woods. Which Irishman is the other? | odql_13258 | [
"Pádraig Harrington",
"Padraig Harrington",
"Padraig Harington"
] |
In which year did Reference Point win the Derby and Maori Venture win the Grand National? | sfq_13320 | [
"1987",
"one thousand, nine hundred and eighty-seven"
] |
What is the correct term for a 'shooting star'? | qf_2575 | [
"A meteoroid"
] |
Name the trademarked bass-frequency cinematic effect developed by Cerwin-Vega and Universal Studios initially for the 1974 film Earthquake? | bb_4900 | [
"Sensurround",
"SENSURROUND"
] |
On September 28th, NASA announced that what had been detected on Mars? | dpql_5235 | [
"Flowing WATER"
] |
Which bird uses a stone for breaking the shells of snails | bt_3583 | [
"Thrush (disambiguation)",
"Thrush (zoology)",
"Thrush"
] |
Which Roxy Music hit single features Robert E Lee? | qb_9102 | [
"Virginia Plain"
] |
"Who wrote the novel ""Hawksmoor""?" | sfq_9261 | [
"Ackroyd, Peter",
"PETER ACKROYD",
"Peter Ackroyd"
] |
What story introduced the Cybermen? | qz_3920 | [
"The Tenth Planet",
"Dr Who – Music from the Tenth Planet",
"Dr Who - Music from the Tenth Planet",
"The Tenth Planet (Doctor Who)"
] |
What is the name of the estuary north of Bordeaux in SW France, formed by the confluence of the Garonne and Dordogne rivers ? | wh_4331 | [
"Gironde (département)",
"GIRONDE",
"Gironde"
] |
What is the parrot's name in Enid Blyton's 'Adventure' series of books? | bb_7675 | [
"Kiki (disambiguation)",
"Kiki (film)",
"KIKI (Radio station)",
"Kiki"
] |
In WTF taekwondo competitions points are scored for a kick to the head or body, a turning kick to the head, and what else? | qw_11363 | [
"Punch to the body"
] |
In 1216, English monarch King John was said to have lost the crown jewels while crossing which body of water? | qb_1147 | [
"Wash River",
"The wash",
"The Wash"
] |
Which US athlete won a gold medal for the high jump in the 1968 Summer Olympics? | qb_2925 | [
"Richard Fosbury",
"Dick Fosbury"
] |
Davy Crocket was killed at the Alamo, which other famous American pioneer died in the same action? | sfq_3796 | [
"Colonel Bowie",
"Jim Bowie",
"James Bowie"
] |
In which year did Picasso die? | sfq_2520 | [
"one thousand, nine hundred and seventy-three",
"1973"
] |
During the Falklands War which ship was the British flagship? | sfq_15588 | [
"HMS Hermes",
"Hms hermes",
"HMS HERMES"
] |
Complete the title of the debut novel by Tony Hawks 'Round Ireland with a
.' | sfq_19745 | [
"The Fridge",
"Electric Brixton",
"The fridge",
"Escape from Samsara",
"FRIDGE"
] |
"Who won ""Hell's Kitchen 2009"" on Television?" | sfq_3203 | [
"Linda Evans",
"Linda Evans (actress)",
"LINDA EVANS"
] |
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