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General knowledge IV

General knowledge IV quiz questions and answers

Question	Answer
Which object took almost seven hours to rise from the Solent in 1982?	The Mary Rose
Which ocean is crossed to sail from San Francisco to Sydney?	Pacific
Which ocean is the world's deepest?	Pacific
Which ocean lies to the north of Russia?	The Arctic Ocean
Which of Charles Dickens' novels was left unfinished in 1870?	The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Which of Shakespeare's plays involves a pound of flesh?	The Merchant of Venice
Which of the following can vote in a general election: the mentally ill, criminals, people under 18?	None
Which of the seven deadly sins begins with G?	Gluttony
Which of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World survives today?	Pyramids
Which of Verdi's operas is set in Ancient Egypt?	Aida
Which office block is located at the junction of Charing Cross Road and Tottenham Court Road?	Centrepoint
Which Old Testament book is about the sufferings of one man?	Job
Which 'ologists' study bumps on the human head?	Phrenologists
Which 'ologists study the future through the movement of the planets?	Astrologists
Which 'ology' is concerned with fossils?	Palaeontology
Which 'ology' is concerned with the human skin?	Dermatology
Which 'ology' is concerned with the study and treatment of crime?	Criminology
Which 'ology' is the art of ringing bells?	Campanology
Which 'ology' is the study of human life?	Biology
Which Olympic water sport includes twists, tucks and pikes?	Diving
Which opera features the song 'Take A Pair Of Sparkling Eyes'?	The Gondoliers
Which orange seller became mistress of Charles II?	Nell Gwyn
Which Order did Edward III found in 1350?	Garter
Which order in the classification of animals has most members?	Beetles
Which organ in the body is affected by otitis?	The ear
Which organ of the body is affected by Bright's Disease?	The kidneys
Which organ of the body secretes insulin?	Pancreas
Which organisation was founded in Ontario, Canada, by Mrs Hoodless in 1897?	Women's Institute
Which organisation's motto is 'Fidelity, Bravery, Integrity'?	F.B.I
Which Oscar said, 'I have nothing to declare except my genius.'	Wilde
Which painter caught the loneliness of city life in the 1930s and 1940s?	Edward Hopper
Which painter was born at East Bergholt?	John Constable
Which painting medium uses egg yolk and water?	Tempera
Which painting was stolen and kept for two years by V. Peruggio?	The Mona Lisa
Which Palace in London started a television service?	Alexandra
Which paper was first published as the 'Daily Universal Register'?	The Times
Which paradise holiday island is the most easterly of the West Indies?	Barbados
Which part did Michael Jackson play in 'The Wiz'?	The Scarecrow
Which part of a rhubarb plant is poisonous?	The leaves
Which part of Captain Jenkins was cut off to start a war?	His ear
Which part of his anatomy did Van Gogh cut off?	An ear
Which part of its body does a snake use to detect noise?	Tongue
Which part of the body is described by the word labial?	The lips
Which part of the body would be affected by astigmatism?	Eye
Which part of the brain controls the heart rate?	Medulla oblongata
Which part of the foot is between the sole and the heel?	Instep
Which part of the gut absorbs water from the food?	Colon
Which part of the mint plant is used to make mint sauce?	Leaves
Which pear-shaped tropical fruit has given its name to a bathroom suite colouring?	Avocado
Which Phil became famous for presenting 'One Man And His Dog'?	Drabble
Which philosopher invented 'the Superman'?	Friedrich Nietzsche
Which pianist had hits with 'Side Saddle' and 'Roulette'?	Russ Conway
Which piece of furniture is Benjamin Franklin credited with creating?	Rocking chair
Which planet did Herschel discover in 1781?	Uranus
Which planet did Mariner 9 photograph in 1971-72?	Mars
Which planet did Mork come from?	Ork
Which planet does Superman come from?	Krypton
Which planet has a Great Dark Spot?	Neptune
Which planet has a pink appearance?	Mars
Which planet has at least 13 moons?	Jupiter
Which planet has the Great Red Spot?	Jupiter
Which planet has the largest number of moons?	Saturn
Which planet has the lowest density?	Saturn
Which planet is 4,500 million years old?	Earth
Which planet is also known as the Red Planet?	Mars
Which planet is fourth from the sun?	Mars
Which planet is nearest to the sun?	Mercury
Which planet lies between Venus and Mars?	Earth
Which planet other than Venus does not have moons?	Mercury
Which planet was discovered by Johann Galle in 1846?	Neptune
Which plant-sucking insect caused huge disruption to the wine industry of Europe in the 19th century?	Phylloxera
Which playing card is referred to as the 'curse of Scotland'?	Nine of diamonds
Which playwright told besuited actress Edna Furber that she looked like a man, and was given the reply 'So do you.'?	Noel Coward
Which playwright wrote 'Barefoot in the Park' and 'The Odd Couple'?	Neil Simon
Which poet drowned while sailing off the coast of Italy in 1822?	Shelley
Which poet sold his home, Newstead Abbey, to pay his debts?	Byron
Which poet wrote about the charms of Miss Joan Hunter Dunn?	John Betjeman
Which poetess had a dog named Flush?	Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Which poisonous gas is given off from a car exhaust?	Carbon monoxide
Which political party takes its name from a band of Irish outlaws?	The Tories
Which politician had a dog called Pushinka?	John F. Kennedy
Which politician's memoirs appeared in the book 'Upwardly Mobile'?	Norman Tebbit
Which pop singer played in goal for Real Madrid?	Julio Iglesias
Which pop singer's real name is Mary O'Brien?	Dusty Springfield
Which pop star began legal proceedings against Sony in 1993?	George Michael
Which pop star was Jeff Banks married to?	Sandie Shaw
Which pope occupied the Holy See for only two days?	Stephen II
Which pope was shot by Mehmet Ali Agca on May 13th, 1981?	Pope John Paul II
Which position did Pope John Paul II play in the Polish amateur soccer team?	Goalkeeper
Which precinct does Ed McBain write about?	The 86th Precinct
Which pre-decimal coin do you shove in a table game?	Ha'penny
Which prefix denotes a one thousand millionth part?	Nano
Which premier was Huddersfield's most famous son?	Harold Wilson
Which prime minister brought in a 10.30pm TV curfew in 1973?	Edward Heath
Which prime minister of South Africa was assassinated in 1966?	Hendrik Verwoerd
Which principality lies between France and Spain in the Pyrenees?	Andorra
Which prison closed on March 21st, 1963?	Alcatraz
Which prison did Mike Hammer actor, Stacy Keach, spend time in?	Reading Jail
Which product was advertised by Supermodel Eva Herzagovia using the slogan 'Hello Boys'?	The Wonderbra
Which profession would use the terms occlusion, isohyet and adiabatic?	Meteorology
Which 'Professionals' were played by Lewis Collins and Martin Shaw?	Bodie and Doyle
Which programme features Jilly Goolden, Oz Clarke and Michael Barry?	Food and Drink
Which programme featuring Prunella Scales and Joan Sanderson transferred from radio to TV?	After Henry
Which programme has Judith Harn and Carol Vorderman presented?	Tomorrow's World
Which programme started with the words, 'There is nothing wrong with your television set....'?	The Outer Limits
Which psychiatrist wrote 'Bird of Paradise'?	R. D. Laing
Which public school did Sir Winston Churchill go to?	Harrow
Which puppet appeared with Terry Hall?	Lenny the Lion
Which purple precious gem is the birthstone for February?	Amethyst
Which queen of England had 11 fingers?	Anne Boleyn
Which queen started a nursing service for soldiers?	Queen Alexandra
Which race meeting is as famous for its hats as for its horses?	Ascot
Which Radio 4 show does Antony Clare host?	In The psychiatrist's chair
Which radio DJ urged listeners to 'fight the flab'?	Terry Wogan
Which radio programme featured the saying, 'Left hand down a bit'?	The Navy Lark
Which radio serial is 'an everyday story of country folk'?	The Archers
Which radio show featured Jimmy Edwards and June Whitfield?	Take It From Here
Which radio show was originally called 'Crazy People'?	The Goon Show
Which record label did Jesus and Mary Chain first record on?	Blanco y negro
Which record label turned down The Beatles?	Decca
Which record producer Phil produced a 'wall of sound' in the 1960s?	Spector
Which religion observes the Passover?	Judaism
Which religious body publishes a magazine called 'The War Cry'?	The Salvation Army
Which religious sect was founded by J. N. Darby and E. Cronin?	The Plymouth Brethren
Which religious writer was born in Elstow, near Bedford?	John Bunyan
Which reporter fronted the film footage that sparked off Band Aid?	Michael Buerk
Which residence of the Queen's was opened to the public in 1993?	Buckingham Palace
Which residential university college was founded in 1899 for working people?	Ruskin College
Which revolution began in 1917?	Russian Revolution
Which Richard starred in 'Ever Decreasing Circles'?	Briers
Which river does the water in real Irish Guinness come from?	The Liffey
Which river flows through Cambridge?	The Cam
Which river flows through the Grand Canyon in the United States?	Colorado river
Which river forms part of the frontier between Spain and Portugal?	The Guadiana
Which River provided hits for Andy Williams and Danny Williams?	Moon
Which river runs through the Grand Canyon?	Colorado
Which rock forms the greater part of the White Cliffs of Dover?	Chalk
Which rock group's name is the Latin for the existing state of things?	Status Quo
Which rock guitarist had a band called the Experience?	Jimi Hendrix
Which rock guitarist prophetically said, 'When you're dead you're made for life'?	Jimi Hendrix
Which rock star, known as 'Slowhand', received an OBE in 1995?	Eric Clapton
Which rock superstar is a former chairman of Watford football club?	Elton John
Which Roger has played James Bond?	Moore
Which Roman emperor died at York in AD 211?	Severus
Which Roman emperor ordered St Peter to be crucified?	Nero
Which Roman goddess of flowers is the name of a brand of margarine?	Flora
Which romantic poet wrote 'The Bride of Abydos'?	Lord Byron
Which Ron played Fagin on film?	Moody
Which Ronnie Barker comedy was set inside a prison?	Porridge
Which Rovers does veteran cartoon character Roy play for?	Melchester
Which royal estate was bought by Prince Albert for £31,000?	Balmoral Castle Estate
Which royal residence is in Norfolk?	Sandringham House
Which royal sport would you see at Cowdray Park and Hurlingham?	Polo
Which royal was quoted by the press as saying 'Why don't you naff off'?	Princess Anne
Which rugby nation was readmitted to international competition in 1993?	South Africa
Which Russian city used to be called Leningrad?	St Petersburg
Which Russian ruler imposed a beard tax?	Peter the Great
Which Russian ruler was known as 'the Terrible'?	Ivan
Which Saint's day falls on 30 November?	St Andrew
Which Samuel kept a famous diary in the seventeenth century?	Pepys
Which satellite sent the first live TV transmission between America and Europe?	Telstar
Which satellite TV station began broadcasting topless darts in 1996?	Live TV
Which Saudi Arabian king was assassinated in 1975?	King Faisal
Which scale measures the effects of an earthquake at a particular place?	Mercalli scale
Which Scandinavian alcoholic spirit is made from potatoes?	Aquavit
Which Scandinavian animals are famous for running over cliff tops?	Lemmings
Which school did Billy Bunter go to?	Greyfriars
Which school did Queen Elizabeth II attend as a youngster?	None at all
Which scientist was known as the 'father of the Soviet H-bomb'?	Andrei Sakharov
Which Scottish group took their name from a Scritti Politti lyric?	Wet Wet Wet
Which Scottish Isle became linked to the mainland by a bridge in 1995?	Skye
Which Scottish mathematician invented logarithms?	John Napier
Which Scottish soccer team are known as 'The Dons'?	Aberdeen
Which sea does the River Rhone flow into?	Mediterranean
Which sea has no coast?	The Sargasso Sea
Which sea is north of Turkey?	Black Sea
Which sea lies between New Zealand and Australia?	Tasman Sea
Which sea provides much of Britain's domestic gas?	The North Sea
Which season do Americans call the Fall?	Autumn
Which season does the word vernal relate to?	Spring
Which secret society refers to God as 'the great architect of the Universe'?	Freemasons
Which section do you look for in the newspaper to read what the stars have in store for you?	Horoscope
Which series featured the firm McKenzie, Brackman, Chaney and Kusak?	L.A. Law
Which sex chromosomes are possessed by a human male?	XY
Which Shakespeare play is in three parts?	Henry VI
Which Shakespearean play takes place in Illyria?	Twelfth Night
Which short-legged dog is named after the 18th-century parson who bred them?	Jack Russell
Which show became in 1981 the most heavily insured in British theatre?	Barnum
Which show has featured Christopher Biggins, Bob Carolgees and Gordon Burns?	Surprise, Surprise
Which sign of the zodiac follows Capricorn?	Aquarius
Which sign of the zodiac is represented as a man pouring water from a jug?	Aquarius
Which signal replaced the CQD signal in 1906?	SOS
Which Simon and Garfunkel song features the words 'Jesus loves you more than you can say'?	Mrs Robinson
Which singer had a No 1 with 'All Kinds Of Everything'?	Dana
Which singer said, 'You're not drunk if you can lie on the floor without holding on'?	Dean Martin
Which singer was born in Rochdale and lived on the Isle of Capri?	Gracie Fields
Which singer was launched into 'The Big Time' by Esther Rantzen?	Sheena Easton
Which singer's name is Ciccone?	Madonna
Which singer's real name is Declan McManus?	Elvis Costello
Which sisterhood established at Assisi around 1212 adopted the Franciscan rule and habit?	The Poor Clares
Which sisters had snakes on their heads in place of hair?	The Gorgons
Which sisters recorded 'I'm In The Mood For Dancing'?	Nolan
Which sit com shared its name with a food called the staff of life?	Bread
Which sit com was set in and around St Ogg's Cathedral?	All Gas and Gaiters
Which situation comedy had Wendy Craig and Geoffrey Palmer as a married couple?	Butterflies
Which sleuth drove round East Anglia in a vintage Lagonda?	Campion
Which soap character had a secretary called Sly?	J.R. Ewing
Which soap features The Woolpack pub?	Emmerdale
Which soap has the pub The Malt Shovel?	Emmerdale
Which soap pub sells Newton and Ridley?	Rovers' Return
Which soccer club did Boris Becker have trials with?	Bayern Munich
Which soccer side has Alexandra in its name?	Crewe
Which soccer side play at a Cottage?	Fulham
Which soccer side plays at St Andrews?	Birmingham
Which soccer team did England cricketer Denis Compton play for?	Arsenal
Which soccer team did Ian Botham play for?	Scunthorpe United
Which soccer team is nicknamed 'The Pensioners'?	Chelsea
Which soccer team plays at Ninian Park?	Cardiff City
Which social security benefit was introduced in 1909?	Old age pension
Which society requires a belief in the Great Architect of the Universe?	Freemasons
Which society was founded in London in 1884 to promote socialist ideas peacefully and to establish a socialist state in Britain?	Fabian Society
Which Sondheim musical tells the story of a murdering barber?	Sweeney Todd
Which song contains the line, 'Each had a wooden horse'?	Two Little Boys
Which song contains the words, 'If you lose your teeth when you're out to dine borrow mine!'	Friendship
Which song contains the words, 'Johnny is a joker, he's a bird'?	Bird Dog
Which song did Lulu sing in the Eurovision Song Contest?	Boom Bang-a-Bang
Which song features the line 'I bet you think this song is about you'?	You're So Vain
Which song starts, 'The taxman's taken all my dough...'?	Sunny Afternoon
Which song was a hit for both Buddy Holly and Mud?	Oh Boy
Which song was a hit for both The Bachelors and Robson and Jerome?	I Believe
Which space probes failed to find life on Mars?	Viking probes
Which spacecraft was commanded by Steve Zodiac?	Fireball XL5
Which spaceman appeared on the front page of the original 'Eagle' comic?	Dan Dare
Which special day follows Shrove Tuesday?	Ash Wednesday
Which special name is given to a group of ravens?	Unkindness
Which spice comes from the crocus?	Saffron
Which Spike said, 'Money can't buy friends, but you can get a better class of enemy'?	Milligan
Which spiky tree has the scientific name Ilex aquifolium?	Holly
Which sport awards the Harmsworth Trophy?	Power boat racing
Which sport did Bill Beaumont play?	Rugby
Which sport did David Duckham play?	Rugby Union
Which sport do the Harlem Globetrotters play?	Basketball
Which sport do the Pittsburgh Pirates play?	Baseball
Which sport does Murray Walker comment on?	Motor racing
Which sport does Sam Torrance play?	Golf
Which sport has its headquarters in St John's Wood, London?	Cricket
Which sport has two main styles, called freestyle and Greco-Roman?	Wrestling
Which sport is a mixture of map reading and cross country running?	Orienteering
Which sport is Chris Boardman famous for?	Cycling
Which sport is played at Rosslyn Park?	Rugby Union
Which sport is played at Sunningdale?	Golf
Which sport was banned in England in 1849?	Cockfighting
Which stage direction means to go off stage?	Exit
Which star is situated almost exactly above the North Pole?	Polaris or the Pole Star
Which star sign has the bull as its symbol?	Taurus
Which star sign is shared by Pat Cash and Steffi Graf?	Gemini
Which steam bath originated in Finland?	Sauna
Which stinging weed can be used to make a kind of beer?	Nettle
Which strait links San Francisco Bay with the Pacific?	Golden Gate
Which strait links the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara?	The Bosporus
Which stretch of water separates Alaska from the Russian mainland?	Bering Strait
Which stretch of water separates Sicily from Italy?	The Straits of Messina
Which structural tissue is found in between the vertebral discs?	Cartilage
Which subatomic particle is named after the Greek word for 'first'?	Proton
Which substance is most used for pencil lead?	Graphite
Which Sunday paper was launched in January 1990?	The Independent on Sunday
Which sweets vanished in 1984, but were reintroduced in 1994?	Spangles
Which swimmer starred in the film 'Bathing Beauty'?	Esther Williams
Which swimmer won seven gold medals at the 1972 Olympics?	Mark Spitz
Which swimming stroke is named after an insect?	Butterfly
Which tanker suffered a severe oil spill in Alaska in 1989?	Exxon Valdez
Which tavern was the favourite of Falstaff?	The Boar's Head
Which team did Alf Garnett support?	West Ham
Which technique developed by the painter Seurat uses small dabs of colour laid side by side?	Pointillism
Which tenor took the title role in 'The Great Caruso'?	Mario Lanza
Which term means dying without having made a will?	Intestate
Which term means related to the moon?	Lunar
Which term means that material can be decomposed by natural means?	Biodegradable
Which theme from a film did the BBC use for the 1984 Olympics?	Chariots of Fire
Which theory compares the Earth to a living organism?	Gaia hypothesis
Which three Lloyd brothers have played at Wimbledon?	David, John and Tony
Which three South American countries does the Equator cross?	Brazil, Colombia and Ecuador
Which title gave hits to both Jennifer Rush and Frankie Goes To Hollywood?	The Power of Love
Which toilet roll ad features a Labrador puppy?	Andrex
Which Tom starred in 'Magnum'?	Selleck
Which toy is named after US president Theodore Roosevelt?	Teddy bear
Which traffic light follows green?	Amber
Which traveller had the unusual first name of Lemuel?	Gulliver
Which treaty, signed by 32 countries, agreed to peaceful scientific research?	The Antarctic Treaty
Which tree family includes the sycamore and maple?	Acer
Which tree has English, white and slippery varieties?	Elm
Which tree has the alternative name of 'cob'?	Hazel
Which tribe rose in revolt against the Romans and was led by Boadicea?	The Iceni
Which Trilogy was written by Olivia Manning?	The Balkan Trilogy
Which trio took their name from characters in the Tintin cartoons?	Thompson Twins
Which Tropic is further north, Capricorn or Cancer?	Cancer
Which tsar conquered Kazan and Siberia in the 16th century?	Ivan the Terrible
Which Tudor figure is the main character in 'A Man For All Seasons'?	Thomas More
Which TV newsreader presented 'Treasure Hunt'?	Kenneth Kendall
Which TV newsreader was married to cartoonist Mark Boxer?	Anna Ford
Which TV programme began broadcasting daily on July 29th, 1949?	The weather forecast
Which TV series featured a painter and decorator called Jacko?	Brush Strokes
Which TV sleuth has the car registration number ST1?	The Saint
Which TV soap pub sells Churchill Strong?	Queen Vic
Which twins are represented by the zodiacal sign Gemini?	Castor and Pollux
Which two Argentinean footballers were bought by Spurs after the '78 World Cup?	Ardiles and Villa
Which two cities were the first two capitals to have a telephone link?	Paris and Brussels
Which two colours appear on the flag of Denmark?	Red and white
Which two colours appear on the UN flag?	Blue and white
Which two colours are mixed in a television to produce yellow?	Red and green
Which two countries are divided by the Palk Strait?	India and Sri Lanka
Which two countries fly supersonic passenger aircraft?	France and Great Britain
Which two countries fought for supremacy in the Punic Wars?	Rome and Carthage
Which two explorers did Jefferson send to find a land route to the Pacific?	Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
Which two fruits are anagrams of each other?	Lemon and melon
Which two fruits were crossed to produce a nectarine?	Peach and plum
Which two leaders had a meeting in the Brenner Pass in World War II?	Hitler and Mussolini
Which two London teams have been involved with ground share schemes at Crystal Palace's Selhurst Park?	Charlton, Wimbledon
Which two men were awarded the Nobel peace prize in 1993?	Nelson Mandela and F. W. de Klerk
Which two people created 'EastEnders'?	Julia Smith, Tony Holland
Which two South American countries produce the most coffee?	Brazil and Colombia
Which two stouts are brewed in Cork?	Murphy's and Beamish
Which two surveyors drew a line to set the boundary of Pennsylvania and Maryland?	Mason and Dixon
Which two TV comedians say 'It's goodnight from me...' '...And it's goodnight from him'?	Ronnie Barker, Ronnie Corbett
Which two words does the word modem come from?	Modulate, demodulate
Which two writers created 'Auf Wiedersehen Pet'?	Clement and La Frenais
Which type of bond is most common in organic molecules?	Covalent
Which type of calendar is used today in the western world?	Gregorian
Which type of flower has pods which are a source of vanilla?	Orchid
Which type of headgear did Procol Harum sing about?	Homburg
Which UK coin has a diameter of 3cms?	50 pence piece
Which UK soap staged a murder trial in May 1995?	Brookside
Which Underground line is Marble Arch station on?	Central
Which university featured Hugh Laurie, Tony Slattery and Emma Thompson in its 1981 revue?	Cambridge
Which university is based at Milton Keynes?	Open University
Which university is situated at Uxbridge in Middlesex?	Brunel University
Which US actress was known as 'the sweater girl'?	Lana Turner
Which US film director's work includes 'Taxi Driver' and 'Raging Bull'?	Martin Scorsese
Which US politician shares his name with Duke Ellington?	Edward Kennedy
Which US president achieved the highest grade in the boy scouts?	Gerald Ford
Which US president was assassinated in a Washington theatre?	Abraham Lincoln
Which US state is called the Nutmeg state?	Connecticut
Which US statesman defined the 'four freedoms'?	Franklin D. Roosevelt
Which US writer created Tarzan?	Edgar Rice Burroughs
Which vegetable did Sir Walter Raleigh bring to England?	Potato
Which vegetable is also known as the egg plant?	Aubergine
Which vegetable is the main ingredient in coleslaw?	Cabbage
Which veteran DJ Tony was the first voice on Radio 1?	Tony Blackburn
Which veteran entertainer brought his 'odd odes' to TV?	Cyril Fletcher
Which Viennese opera title when translated is 'The Bat'?	Die Fledermaus
Which village does Jane Marple live in?	St Mary Mead
Which village is the setting for 'Noel's House Party'?	Crinkley Bottom
Which viral disease is also called grippe?	Influenza
Which volcano erupted to give the greatest explosion in recorded history?	Krakatoa
Which war in Europe took place between 1936-9?	Spanish Civil War
Which war started with the bombardment of Fort Sumter?	American Civil War
Which war was fought in the Far East from 1950 to 1953?	Korean War
Which was Channel 4's first soap?	Brookside
Which was the first British daily paper to sell a million copies a day?	Daily Mail
Which was the first British newspaper to issue a colour supplement?	Sunday Times
Which was the first British soccer side to win the European Cup?	Celtic
Which was the first country to make seat belts compulsory?	Czechoslovakia
Which was the first country, in 1824, to legalise trade unions?	Britain
Which was the first stately home to open to the public?	Wilton House
Which was the only case that Perry Mason ever lost in court?	The Case of the Terrified Typist
Which was the second of the Star Wars films?	The Empire Strikes Back
Which watch is from 8pm to midnight at sea?	First watch
Which Wendy starred in 'Butterflies'?	Craig
Which Wilkie Collins' book is said to be the first detective story written in English?	The Woman in White
Which William did Queen Victoria succeed to the throne?	William IV
Which William featured as a team captain in 'A Question of Sport'?	Bill Beaumont
Which William featured in the title of a Benjamin Britten opera?	Billy Budd
Which William led a gang called the Outlaws?	William Brown
Which William was concerned with abolishing slavery?	William Wilberforce
Which William was married to Mary II?	William III
Which William wrote a poem about daffodils?	Wordsworth
Which woman climber perished on K2 in 1995?	Alison Hargreaves
Which wooden puppet was first written about by Carlo Collodi?	Pinocchio
Which woodland area of Hampshire is noted for its ponies?	New Forest
Which word can be someone in an army or a piece of toast?	Soldier
Which word can go after blue and before neck?	Bottle
Which word can go after funny and before china?	Bone
Which word can go after jumbo and before black?	Jet
Which word can mean suspicious or to do with seafood?	Fishy
Which word could go before cab, skirt and van?	Mini
Which word describes architecture dating from the time of James I?	Jacobean
Which word follows 'paper' and precedes 'gammon' to make two new words?	Back
Which word for a wide view is the name of a TV news programme?	Panorama
Which word goes after lime and before house to make two new words?	Light
Which word goes after piece and before times to make two new words?	Meal
Which word is a German city and a light perfume?	Cologne
Which word is used for a group of quails?	A bevy
Which word meaning letter is in titles of books of the Bible?	Epistle
Which word means faster than the speed of sound?	Supersonic
Which word of four letters can go after beach and before gown to make new words?	Ball
Which word, meaning 'I forbid' in Latin, means the right to prevent a law being enacted or an action being taken?	Veto
Which work does Anitra's Dance come from?	Peer Gynt
Which world-famous scientist said that any man who likes marching had been given a brain for nothing: just the spinal column would have done?	Albert Einstein
Which writer created Philip Marlowe, the private eye?	Raymond Chandler
Which writer established the Three Laws of Robotics?	Isaac Asimov
Which writer featured Jonathan Harker in his most famous novel?	Bram Stoker
Which year did Britain launch its first submarine?	1901
Which year did Hong Kong become a British crown colony?	In 1842
Which year saw the deaths of James Hunt and Les Dawson?	1993
Which year was the Victoria Cross instituted?	1856
Who along with Sitting Bull led the Native Americans at the Battle of Little Big Horn?	Crazy Horse
Who anonymously entered a contest in Monaco to find his lookalike and came third?	Charlie Chaplin
Who answers the phone by saying, 'the lady of the house speaking'?	Hyacinth Bouquet
Who appeared with Keith Chegwin on 'Multi Coloured Swap Shop' and later married him?	Maggie Philbin
Who appeared with the coconuts?	Kid Creole
Who appears with Lamb Chop?	Shari Lewis
Who appoints the BBC's board of governors?	The Queen
Who are the only two English sovereigns from whom Prince Charles is not descended?	Charles II and James II
Who asked for the head of John the Baptist?	Salome
Who asked Wendy Richard to 'Come Outside'?	Mike Same
Who assumed the guise of Betty Burke?	Charles Edward Stuart
Who assured viewers there were no hurricanes on the way in 1987?	Michael Fish
Who at the age of fourteen became Britain's youngest chess International Master?	Nigel Short
Who backed B. Bumble?	The Stingers
Who became an overnight sex symbol when she made the film '10'?	Bo Derek
Who became Earl of Stockton on his 90th birthday?	Harold Macmillan
Who became known as 'Darwin's bulldog'?	Thomas Huxley
Who became known as 'The King of the Wild Frontier'?	Davy Crockett
Who became known as 'The Old Groaner'?	Bing Crosby
Who became Lord Warden of the Cinque ports in 1978?	The Queen Mother
Who became potter to King George III in 1806?	Josiah Spode
Who became queen of The Netherlands in 1980?	Beatrix
Who became ruler of Spain after the Spanish Civil War?	General Franco
Who bought Queen Elizabeth II her first corgi?	Her father
Who brews London Pride?	Fullers
Who broke Muhammad Ali's jaw in 1973?	Ken Norton
Who burned his guitar at the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967?	Jimi Hendrix
Who came directly after Pope John Paul I?	John Paul II
Who came first as monarch, Queen Elizabeth I or Henry II?	Henry II
Who came first as Prime Minister, Macmillan or Chamberlain?	Chamberlain
Who came first as US President, Washington or Lincoln?	Washington
Who came first King Edward VIII or George VI?	Edward VIII
Who came first, Edward II or George II?	Edward II
Who came to the throne of England on the death of Henry I?	Stephen
Who captained England in the 1991 Rugby World Cup?	Will Carling
Who carried the spirits of dead warriors to Valhalla?	The Valkyries
Who charted with 'Virginia Plain'?	Roxy Music
Who chronicled the cases of Lord Peter Wimsey?	Dorothy L. Sayers
Who circumnavigated the world solo in 'Gipsy Moth IV' in 1966-67?	Francis Chichester
Who claimed that 'History is Bunk'?	Henry Ford
Who claimed to be the Listening Bank?	Midland
Who classified the elements into the periodic table?	Mendeleyev
Who commanded the Allied ground forces in the Normandy invasion of 1944?	Bernard Montgomery
Who commanded the Prussian troops at the Battle of Waterloo?	Marshal Blucher
Who composed 'Finlandia'?	Sibelius
Who composed 'Peter Grimes'?	Benjamin Britten
Who composed the opera 'Carmen'?	Bizet
Who composed the Symphony No 7, known as 'the Leningrad'?	Shostakovich
Who composed the '1812 Overture'?	Tchaikovsky
Who composed the 'Enigma Variations'?	Elgar
Who composed 'The Flight Of The Bumble Bee'?	Rimsky-Korsakov
Who composed the music for 'West Side Story'?	Leonard Bernstein
Who composed the opera 'The Tales of Hoffman'?	Offenbach
Who composed the piece of music known as the 'Moonlight Sonata'?	Beethoven
Who composed the theme for 'Neighbours'?	Tony Hatch and Jackie Trent
Who composed the 'Thunder and Lightning' Polka?	Johann Strauss the Younger
Who composed the tune to 'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star'?	Mozart
Who composed the tune to 'Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star'?	Mozart
Who conducted the Three Tenors concert?	Zubin Mehta
Who confessed to opium eating?	Thomas de Quincy
Who converted the Louvre from a palace to an art gallery?	Napoleon
Who co-wrote a 'Liverpool Oratorio' with Carl Davis?	Paul McCartney
Who created a garden at Sissinghurst in Kent?	Vita Sackville-West
Who created and provided the voice of Basil Brush?	Ivan Owen
Who created Biggles?	Captain W. E. Johns
Who created Billy Bunter?	Frank Richards
Who created 'Brookside'?	Phil Redmond
Who created Chief Inspector Alleyn?	Ngaio Marsh
Who created 'Dalziel and Pascoe'?	Reginald Hill
Who created Jimmy Porter?	John Osborne
Who created Mickey Mouse?	Walt Disney
Who created Monsieur Pamplemousse?	Michael Bond
Who created 'Star Trek'?	Gene Roddenberry
Who created the character Kiki the parrot?	Enid Blyton
Who created the crazy Captain Kremmen?	Kenny Everett
Who created the detective Paul Temple?	Francis Durbridge
Who created 'The Flintstones'?	Hanna-Barbera
Who created the German Luftwaffe?	Goering
Who created The Muppets?	Jim Henson
Who created the popular 1920s cartoon character Felix the Cat?	Pat Sullivan
Who created the series 'Prime Suspect'?	Lynda La Plante
Who created 'Till Death Us Do Part'?	Johnny Speight
Who defeated Richard III at Bosworth in 1485?	Henry VII
Who designed Blenheim Palace?	Sir John Vanburgh
Who designed Coventry cathedral?	Basil Spence
Who designed the city of New Delhi?	Edwin Lutyens
Who designed the first lightning-conductor?	Benjamin Franklin
Who designed the first mechanical adding machine in 1641?	Blaise Pascal
Who designed the Spitfire?	Reginald Joseph Mitchell
Who designed the Volkswagen Beetle?	Ferdinand Porsche
Who devised the modern system for naming and classifying plants and animals?	Linnaeus
Who did 1975 Miss World Wilnelia Merced marry in the 1980s?	Bruce Forsyth
Who did Dr Hook speak to when trying to get through to Sylvia?	Sylvia's Mother
Who did Frank Bruno beat to become WBC heavyweight champion in 1995?	Oliver McCall
Who did Harry Enfield play in 'Men Behaving Badly'?	Dermot
Who did Michael Caine play in 'The Ipcress File'?	Harry Palmer
Who did Morecambe and Wise not want to sing on their show?	Des O'Connor
Who did Ringo Starr replace as drummer with The Beatles?	Pete Best
Who did Robbie Coltrane play in 'Tutti Frutti'?	Danny McGlone
Who did Sirhan Sirhan assassinate?	Robert Kennedy
Who did Sri Lanka beat in the quarter finals of the '94 cricket World Cup?	England
Who did Tony Robinson play in the 'Blackadder' series?	Baldrick
Who directed and starred in 'A Bronx Tale'?	Robert De Niro
Who directed himself in 'Sharky's Machine'?	Burt Reynolds
Who directed Mia Farrow in 'Rosemary's Baby'?	Roman Polanski
Who directed the film 'Tommy'?	Ken Russell
Who directed 'The Seven Samurai'?	Akira Kurosawa
Who discovered oxygen in 1774?	Joseph Priestley
Who discovered that the universe is expanding?	Edwin Hubble
Who discovered the electron?	J. J. Thomson
Who discovered the neutron?	James Chadwick
Who discovered the pain-killing properties of cocaine?	Carl Koller
Who discovered the three basic laws of planetary motion?	Kepler
Who 'discovered' whom at Ujiji in 1871?	Henry Morton Stanley discovered David Livingstone
Who does Paul Drake do private investigations for?	Perry Mason
Who does The Beast fall in love with?	Beauty
Who drew the cartoon comic-strip character Andy Capp?	Reg Smythe
Who drew the Katzenjammer Kids for the 'New York Journal' in 1910?	Rudolph Dirks
Who earned the nickname 'Slow-hand'?	Eric Clapton
Who exclaims 'Dagnabit!'?	Deputy Dawg
Who executed a one-man stage invasion to disrupt Michael Jackson's appearance at the 1996 Brit Awards?	Jarvis Cocker
Who first claimed that the world was not flat but a sphere?	Pythagoras
Who first recorded 'A Whiter Shade Of Pale'?	Procol Harum
Who first urged Beethoven to 'roll over' in 1956?	Chuck Berry
Who forms a trio with Clegg and Foggy?	Compo
Who formulated the law of gravity?	Sir Isaac Newton
Who formulated the periodic table of elements commonly used today?	Mendeleyev
Who founded Eton?	Henry VI
Who founded the first public library in the City of London?	Robert Ford
Who founded the Methodist movement?	John Wesley
Who founded the Microsoft Corporation?	Bill Gates
Who founded the Rocket record label?	Elton John
Who founded the Royal Hospital in Chelsea?	Charles II
Who fronted the Tijuana Brass?	Herb Alpert
Who gained an honorary Oscar in 1985 for 50 years of performing?	James Stewart
Who gave Henry II the right to invade and conquer Ireland?	The English pope, Adrian IV
Who gave his name to the absolute scale of temperature?	Kelvin
Who gives his name to Radio 2's 'News Huddlines'?	Roy Hudd
Who got one in the eye at the Battle of Hastings?	King Harrold
Who had a CD called 'But Seriously'?	Phil Collins
Who had a daily help called Mrs Scrubbit?	Mummy Woodentop
Who had a flagship called 'Victory'?	Lord Nelson
Who had a hit with 'Positively Fourth Street'?	Bob Dylan
Who had a hit with 'This Little Bird'?	Marianne Faithful
Who had a horse called Bucephalus?	Alexander the Great
Who had a No 1 hit with the song '(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction'?	Rolling Stones
Who had a No 1 hit with the song 'Bachelor Boy'?	Cliff Richard
Who had a No 1 hit with the song 'Bohemian Rhapsody'?	Queen
Who had a No 1 hit with the song 'Bridge Over Troubled Water'?	Simon and Garfunkel
Who had a No 1 hit with the song 'Dancing Queen'?	Abba
Who had a No 1 hit with the song 'I Just Called To Say I Love You'?	Stevie Wonder
Who had a No 1 hit with the song 'Imagine'?	John Lennon
Who had a No 1 hit with the song 'Lady In Red'?	Chris de Burgh
Who had a No 1 hit with the song 'Maggie May'?	Rod Stewart
Who had a No 1 hit with the song 'Wuthering Heights'?	Kate Bush
Who had a No 1 in 1995 with 'You Are Not Alone'?	Michael Jackson
Who had a No 1 with 'Any Dream Will Do'?	Jason Donovan
Who had a rifle called 'Old Betsy'?	Davy Crockett
Who had sons called Ham, Shem and Japheth?	Noah
Who had the first No 1 with 'Unchained Melody'?	Jimmy Young
Who had the word 'Skytrain' printed on one side of his aircraft?	Sir Freddie Laker
Who has been married to Gemma Craven and Liz Hobbs?	Frazer Hines
Who has been world darts champion a record five times?	Eric Bristow
Who has had hits with 'Tutti Frutti' and 'Rip It Up'?	Little Richard
Who has played Lord Peter Wimsey and Bertie Wooster on TV?	Ian Carmichael
Who has presented both 'Newsnight' and 'University Challenge'?	Jeremy Paxman
Who headed the inquiry into the Brixton Riots in 1981?	Lord Scarman
Who headed the report into the 1981 Brixton riots?	Lord Scarman
Who hit a golf shot on the moon?	Alan Sheppard
Who hosted 'The Last Resort'?	Jonathan Ross
Who hosted TV's 'Every Second Counts'?	Paul Daniels
Who hosts 'Blockbusters'?	Bob Holness
Who in 1934 took the name meaning 'Father of the Turks'?	Kemal Ataturk
Who in 1982 went topless at the England v Australia rugby game?	Erica Roe
Who in 1984 scored the first nine-dart 501 finish in a major event?	John Lowe
Who in 1989 said, 'The Communist party has no God-given right to rule'?	Mikhail Gorbachev
Who in the Bible had a coat of many colours?	Joseph
Who in the Old Testament is eaten by dogs?	Jezebel
Who instituted the penny post in England?	Rowland Hill
Who invented frozen food?	Clarence Birdseye
Who invented gas street lighting?	William Murdock
Who invented neon lights in 1911?	Georges Claude
Who invented the caricature John Bull?	John Arbuthnot
Who invented the coordinate system to compare relationships on a graph?	Rene Descartes
Who invented the first motion picture camera?	William Friese Green
Who invented the first replaceable razor blade?	King Camp Gillette
Who invented the first safety match?	Johan Edvard Lundstrom
Who invented the Flying Shuttle in 1733?	John Kay
Who invented the game roulette?	Blaise Pascal
Who invented the method by which the blind can read by touch?	Louis Braille
Who invented the Polaroid camera in 1947?	Edwin Land
Who invented the sextant?	John Hadley
Who is actress Sandra Dickinson married to?	Peter Davison
Who is Alison Clarkson better known as?	Betty Boo
Who is chat show host Alan Partridge?	Steve Coogan
Who is Cockney Chas's singing partner?	Dave
Who is credited with the invention of scat singing?	Louis Armstrong
Who is Debbie McGee married to?	Paul Daniels
Who is Emma Forbes's mother?	Nanette Newman
Who is generaly said to be the first Englishman to sail around the world?	Sir Francis Drake
Who is George Logan better known as?	Evadne Hinge
Who is Griff Rhys-Jones' comic partner?	Mel Smith
Who is Hale's comic partner?	Pace
Who is Julie Elizabeth Edwards better known as?	Julie Andrews
Who is known as 'The Big Yin'?	Billy Connolly
Who is known as the founding father of eugenics?	Francis Galton
Who is Lady Antonia Fraser's father?	Lord Longford
Who is Magnus Magnusson's TV presenter daughter?	Sally Magnusson
Who is papa's daughter in the Renault ad?	Nicole
Who is Reg Dwight better known as?	Elton John
Who is said to have introduced the habit of smoking into this country?	Sir Walter Raleigh
Who is Stephen Fry's comic partner?	Hugh Laurie
Who is Steve Punt's comic partner?	Hugh Dennis
Who is Sweet Baby James?	James Taylor
Who is the author of 'Crossing the Threshold of Hope'?	Pope John Paul II
Who is the author of the 1994 book 'The Swan'?	Naomi Campbell
Who is the dictatorial father figure in Dickens' 'Hard Times'?	Thomas Gradgrind
Who is the grocer's assistant in 'Open All Hours'?	Granville
Who is the husband of Queen Noor?	King Hussein of Jordan
Who is the lead singer with folk-rock group Steeleye Span?	Maddy Prior
Who is the magical spirit of the air in Shakespeare's 'The Tempest'?	Ariel
Who is the only British prime minister to have been assassinated?	Spencer Perceval
Who is the only cricketer to score 501 in first class cricket?	Brian Lara
Who is the only singer to have No 1 hits in the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s?	Cliff Richard
Who is the patron saint of Germany?	St Boniface
Who is the patron saint of grave diggers?	St Anthony
Who is the patron saint of metal workers?	St Eligius
Who is the patron saint of mountaineers?	Saint Bernard
Who is the patron saint of music?	St Cecilia
Who is the patron saint of music?	St Cecilia
Who is the patron saint of tax collectors?	St Matthew
Who is the patron saint of travellers?	St Christopher
Who is the patron saint of wine growers?	St Vincent
Who is the Queen's eldest grandchild?	Peter Phillips
Who is the resident Lord in 'Private Eye'?	Lord Gnome
Who is the sister of Joey Boswell?	Aveline
Who is told the tales of 'The Thousand and One Nights'?	Scheherazade
Who is UNICEF responsible for?	Children
Who is Victoria Wood's comic partner?	Julie Walters
Who joined forces with The Pogues on 'Jack's Heroes'?	The Dubliners
Who joined French and Saunders in the quartet of 'Girls on Top'?	Tracey Ullman, Ruby Wax
Who joined Richard Branson in his transatlantic hot-air balloon flight?	Per Lindstrand
Who jumped off the Tallahatchee Bridge?	Billy Joe McAllister
Who kills the bull in a bullfight?	Matador
Who launched the 'Daily Mail'?	Viscount Northcliffe
Who led the Argonauts in their quest for the Golden Fleece?	Jason
Who led the British forces during the Siege of Mafeking?	Robert Baden-Powell
Who led the crew of the 'Argo' in their search for the golden fleece?	Jason
Who left a fortune in his will to develop a new phonetic alphabet?	George Bernard Shaw
Who left an unfinished novel called 'Sanditon'?	Jane Austen
Who left Channel 4 to become Director of the Royal Opera House?	Jeremy Isaacs
Who left 'Take That' in July 1995?	Robbie
Who lives at Clarence House in London?	The Queen Mother
Who lives at Number 12 Downing Street?	The government chief whip
Who lives in a kraal?	A Zulu
Who lost her pocket?	Lucy Locket
Who made his last stand at Little Bighorn?	General Custer
Who made history with the 1st front-wheel drive vehicle in 1934?	Citroen
Who made their screen debut in 'Puss In Boots'?	Tom and Jerry
Who made up Abba with Benny, Bjorn and Annifrid?	Agnetha
Who married Josephine de Beauharnais and Princess Marie Louise?	Napoleon Bonaparte
Who murdered Catherine Eddowes on September 30th, 1888?	Jack the Ripper
Who narrated the Paddington cartoon series?	Michael Hordern
Who officially opened the 1936 Olympiad?	Adolf Hitler
Who on the break-up of her marriage said 'Gimme the Plaza, the jet and 150 million dollars'?	Ivana Trump
Who on TV has been 'Game For A Laugh' and on 'A Busman's Holiday'?	Sarah Kennedy
Who on TV issued the command to 'sit'?	Barbara Woodhouse
Who on TV often used the phrase 'you are, are you not...'?	Russell Harty
Who once said: 'What good fortune for those in power that people do not think'?	Adolf Hitler
Who opened the original Woodstock rock festival?	Riche Havens
Who or what are Effingham, Grenville, Benbow and Collingwood?	British admirals
Who or what is meant by the Fourth Estate?	The press
Who or what is Sweet William?	A plant
Who or what live in a holt?	Otters
Who or what lived in Honalee?	Puff The Magic Dragon
Who or what was Laika?	The first dog in space
Who or what was the Empress of Blandings?	A pig
Who ordered the building of the Pavilion at Brighton ?	The Prince Regent
Who ordered the execution of Mary Queen of Scots?	Elizabeth I
Who painted the 80th-birthday portrait of Sir Winston Churchill?	Graham Sutherland
Who painted the most famous version of 'The Last Supper'?	Leonardo
Who painted 'The Nightwatch?'	Rembrandt
Who picked up the nickname the 'Louisville Lip'?	Muhammad Ali
Who played Aunt Sally on TV in 'Worzel Gummidge'?	Una Stubbs
Who played Beattie Bellman in the TV commercials?	Maureen Lipman
Who played David Vincent in 'The Invaders'?	Roy Thinnes
Who played every instrument on Cliff Richard's 'She's So Beautiful'?	Stevie Wonder
Who played King Henry VIII in the film 'Carry On, Henry'?	Sid James
Who played Len Fairclough?	Peter Adamson
Who played Ma Larkin to David Jason's Pa?	Pam Ferris
Who played Marty Hopkirk in 'Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)'?	Kenneth Cope
Who played Miss Brahms?	Wendy Richard
Who played Ned Kelly in the 1970 film of the same name?	Mick Jagger
Who played Peter Mayle in BBC's 'A Year In Provence'?	John Thaw
Who played Remmington Steele?	Pierce Brosnan
Who played Robin Hood in the original British TV series?	Richard Greene
Who played Rowdy Yates in 'Rawhide'?	Clint Eastwood
Who played student Alan Moore in 'Rising Damp'?	Richard Beckinsale
Who played the Bandit in 'Smokey and The Bandit'?	Burt Reynolds
Who played the character of Mrs Fawlty?	Prunella Scales
Who played the female lead in a sexual harrassment case in the film 'Disclosure'?	Demi Moore
Who played the incidental music for the BBC's acclaimed drama 'Edge Of Darkness'?	Eric Clapton
Who played the monster in the 1931 movie 'Frankenstein'?	Boris Karloff
Who played the part of Eccles in 'The Goon Show'?	Spike Milligan
Who played the part of Mrs Wembley in 'On The Up'?	Joan Sims
Who played the Riddler in 'Batman Forever'?	Jim Carrey
Who played the scarecrow, Worzel Gummidge, on television?	Jon Pertwee
Who played the sixth Dr Who?	Colin Baker
Who played Thomas A Becket to Peter O'Toole's Henry II?	Richard Burton
Who plays TV's Inspector Morse?	John Thaw
Who preferred '50,000 rifles to 50,000 votes'?	Benito Mussolini
Who presented a show from Crinkley Bottom?	Noel Edmonds
Who presented the first ever edition of 'Mastermind'?	Magnus Magnusson
Who pricked her finger on a spinning wheel and slept for 100 years?	Sleeping Beauty
Who produces 'the appliance of science'?	Zanussi
Who provided the voice for Woody Woodpecker?	Mel Blanc
Who provided the voice of The Book in 'The Hitch-Hiker's Guide To The Galaxy'?	Peter Jones
Who punched Russell Harty during a chat show?	Grace Jones
Who read 'The Gift Outright' at President Kennedy's inauguration?	Robert Frost
Who received the first gold disc and for which song?	Glen Miller, Chattanooga Choo Choo
Who recorded 'Michael Caine'?	Madness
Who recorded 'Sultans Of Swing'?	Dire Straits
Who recorded the album '12 Deadly Cyns ... And Then Some'?	Cyndi Lauper
Who recorded the album 'A Night At The Opera'?	Queen
Who recorded the album 'A Night At The Opera'?	Queen
Who recorded the album 'Bad'?	Michael Jackson
Who recorded the album 'Bat Out Of Hell'?	Meatloaf
Who recorded the album 'Both Sides'?	Phil Collins
Who recorded the album 'Brothers In Arms'?	Dire Straits
Who recorded the album 'Crocodile Shoes'?	Jimmy Nail
Who recorded the album 'Definitely, Maybe'?	Oasis
Who recorded the album 'Divine Madness'?	Madness
Who recorded the album 'Everything Changes'?	Take That
Who recorded the album 'From The Cradle'?	Eric Clapton
Who recorded the album 'Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me'?	Gloria Estefan
Who recorded the album 'Listen Without Prejudice'?	George Michael
Who recorded the album 'Made In England'?	Elton John
Who recorded the album 'Medusa'?	Annie Lennox
Who recorded the album 'Music Box'?	Mariah Carey
Who recorded the album 'Once Upon A Time'?	Simple Minds
Who recorded the album 'Parklife'?	Blur
Who recorded the album 'Post'?	Bjšrk
Who recorded the album 'Rumours'?	Fleetwood Mac
Who recorded the album 'Shepherd Moons'?	Enya
Who recorded the album 'Simply The Best'?	Tina Turner
Who recorded the album 'So Far So Good'?	Bryan Adams
Who recorded the album 'So far So Good'?	Bryan Adams
Who recorded the album 'Spark To A Flame'?	Chris de Burgh
Who recorded the album 'Stars'?	Simply Red
Who recorded the album 'Steam'?	East 17
Who recorded the album 'The Colour Of My Love'?	Celine Dion
Who recorded the album 'The Dream of the Blue Turtles'?	Sting
Who recorded the album 'The Immaculate Collection'?	Madonna
Who recorded the album 'Thriller'?	Michael Jackson
Who recorded the album 'Tubular Bells'?	Mike Oldfield
Who recorded the album 'Watermark'?	Enya
Who recorded the albums 'John Wesley Harding' and 'Nashville Skyline'?	Bob Dylan
Who recorded the LP 'Electric Ladyland'?	Jimi Hendrix
Who recorded the original of 'Love Is All Around'?	The Troggs
Who recorded the original track 'Stairway To Heaven'?	Led Zeppelin
Who recorded the seasonal song 'Merry Xmas Everybody'?	Slade
Who recorded under the aliases of Hector Grant, Charles Handy and Will Strong?	Peter Dawson
Who regularly joins Roy Hudd for 'The News Huddlines'?	June Whitfield and Chris Emmet
Who replaced Geoffrey Howe as foreign secretary in 1989?	John Major
Who replaced Gilly Coman as Aveline in 'Bread'?	Melanie Hill
Who represented the Queen at the funeral of Princess Grace in 1982?	Princess of Wales
Who retired as undefeated heavyweight boxing champion of the world?	Rocky Marciano
Who rode The Pie to victory to win the Grand National?	Velvet Brown
Who rolled down the hill last, Jack or Jill?	Jill
Who said - though not in English - 'I think therefore I am'?	Descartes
Who said about what, 'If they don't come down by midnight we are going to play Des O'Connor records'?	Prison officer about the Strangeways riots
Who said 'Father, I cannot tell a lie'?	George Washington
Who said of his troops, 'I don't know what effect these men will have upon the enemy but, by God, they terrify me'?	The Duke of Wellington
Who said there are 'lies, damned lies and statistics'?	Mark Twain
Who said 'When you are as great as I am, it's hard to be humble'?	Muhammad Ali
Who said, 'A Scout smiles and whistles under all circumstances'?	Robert Baden-Powell
Who said, 'All the art in the world isn't worth a good potato pie'?	L. S. Lowry
Who said, 'Am I dying beyond my means?'?	Oscar Wilde
Who said, 'Anyone can get old. All you have to do is live long enough'?	Groucho Marx
Who said, 'Anyone who hates children and dogs can't be all bad'?	W. C. Fields
Who said, 'For years politicians have promised the moon. I am the first one to be able to deliver it.'?	Richard Nixon
Who said, 'Genius is 1 per cent inspiration and 99 per cent perspiration'?	Thomas Edison
Who said, 'I never had any problems with drugs, only with policemen'?	Keith Richard
Who said, 'I shall hear in heaven'?	Beethoven
Who said, 'I used to be Snow White, but I drifted'?	Mae West
Who said, 'I want to be the white man's brother, not his brother-in-law'?	Martin Luther King
Who said, 'Juantorena opens his legs and shows his class'?	David Coleman
Who said, 'Just like that!'?	Tommy Cooper
Who said, 'Make love in the afternoon ... It's the only time for it'?	Arnold Wesker
Who said, 'Marriage is a wonderful invention - but so is the bicycle repair kit'?	Billy Connolly
Who said, 'Philosophy teaches us to bear with equanimity the misfortunes of others'?	Oscar Wilde
Who said, 'Rose is a rose is a rose is a rose'?	Gertrude Stein
Who said, 'There but for the Grace of God, goes God'?	Winston Churchill
Who said, 'To err is human but it feels divine'?	Mae West

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