QuestionId | Question | Answer | Web | Wikipedia |
qw_3199 | Miami Beach in Florida borders which ocean? | Atlantic | Evidence | Evidence |
bt_1255 | What was the occupation of Lovely Rita according to the song by the Beatles | Traffic Warden | Evidence | Evidence |
qg_77 | Who was Poopdeck Pappys most famous son? | Popeye | Evidence | Evidence |
wh_1026 | The Nazi regime was Germany's Third Reich; which was the first Reich? | HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE | Evidence | Evidence |
bb_1342 | At which English racecourse did two horses collapse and die in the parade ring due to electrocution, in February 2011? | Newbury | Evidence | Evidence |
wh_2759 | Which type of hat takes its name from an 1894 novel by George Du Maurier where the title character has the surname O'Ferrall ? | TRILBY | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_8522 | What was the Elephant Man's real name? | Joseph Merrick | Evidence | Evidence |
dpql_3555 | Which number Beethoven symphony is known as ‘The Pastoral’? | SIXTH | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_15024 | Which man won a record 26 Academy Award 'Oscars'? | Walt Disney | Evidence | Evidence |
tb_2282 | In golf, a six under par score has never been, and is unlikely to ever be recorded, as it requires a hole in one on a par-seven hole. What is the 'mythical' term for such a hypothetical performance? (hint: think about the names of under par scores) | Phoenix | Evidence | |
qf_620 | Who taught Eliza Dolittle to be a lady ? | Professor Henry Higgins | Evidence | Evidence |
qw_2310 | Which virus spread by fleas was deliberately introduced into Australia to control rabbits in 1951? | Myxomatosis | Evidence | Evidence |
odql_7706 | Name either of the detectives created by Reginald Hill in novels such as 'A Pinch of Snuff' and 'Ruling Passions', who later featured in a popular TV series? | DALZIEL & PASCOE | Evidence | Evidence |
dpql_1709 | What is the official march of the Royal Navy? | Heart of Oak | Evidence | Evidence |
tc_2128 | On which label did Chuck Berry record in the 1950s and 1960s? | Chess | Evidence | Evidence |
wh_1934 | "Which British king, famous for his string of mistresses,said ""I do not believe God would damn a man for a little irregular pleasure"" ? He made pleasure-seeking an art form, &was keenly interested in theatre and horse-racing, and was the first monarch to have his own yacht." | CHARLES II | Evidence | |
bb_15 | Who wrote The Railway Children? | Edith Nesbit | Evidence | Evidence |
bb_5147 | Technically a shoal of fish becomes a school of fish when it is? | Swimming in the same direction | Evidence | Evidence |
qz_4911 | Who plays the role of Bubble in Absolutely Fabulous? | Jane Horrocks | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_5173 | On which island was the famous photograph taken showing US Marines raising the US flag over Mt Suribachi in February 1945? | Iwo Jima | Evidence | Evidence |
qw_14413 | A mill in Woodbridge, Suffolk, England, built in the 12th century, reconstructed in 1792, further restored in 2010 and currently in full working order is a early English example of a mill powered by what? | Tide | Evidence | Evidence |
qf_1346 | Moon River is an Oscar winning song from which movie? | Breakfast At Tiffany's | Evidence | Evidence |
odql_9955 | In the TV sit-com 'Red Dwarf', what was the name of the ship's sentient computer? | 'HOLLY' | Evidence | Evidence |
qw_1158 | Which film starring Steve McQueen featured a car chase through the streets of San Francisco? | Bullitt | Evidence | Evidence |
qz_4576 | What was the first name of the character played by John Travolta in Saturday Night Fever. | Tony (Manero). | Evidence | Evidence |
qb_3803 | Maria Dickin was the founder of which British animal charity in 1917? | Peoples Dispensary for Sick Animals | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_7643 | Which river flows from northern Moscow to the Caspian Sea? | Volga | Evidence | Evidence |
bb_3822 | What hero from Greek mythology was killed by a discus thrown by Apollo, who then named a flower after him, made from his spilled blood? | Hyacinth | Evidence | Evidence |
dpql_3475 | What is the historical subject matter of Arthur Miller’s 1953 play The Crucible? | Salem Witch Trials | Evidence | |
sfq_22341 | What is the surname of the TV sibling characters Chris, Meg and Stewie (and pet Brian)? | GRIFFIN | Evidence | Evidence |
wh_847 | Caroline of Brunswick was the queen consort of which British King? | GEORGE IV | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_13456 | Which football league championship side plays home games at Keepmoat Stadium? | DONCASTER ROVERS | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_20420 | In which US state is Green Bay? | Wisconsin | Evidence | Evidence |
qb_9851 | What is the name of the perfume launched by British boyband JLS in January 2013? | Love | Evidence | Evidence |
qf_3745 | Who said sex is a bad thing it rumples the clothes? | Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis | Evidence | |
sfq_12385 | Jonas Salk developed a vaccine against what? | Polio | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_16656 | The site of Carthage is now in a suburb of which modem capital city? | Tunis | Evidence | |
sfq_21466 | Which is the largest island in Canada? | Baffin Island | Evidence | |
tb_885 | Which organization of the Catholic church whose name is Latin for 'Work of God' received world attention with the publication of The Da Vinci Code in which it is portrayed as participating in a sinister international conspiracy? | Opus Dei | Evidence | Evidence |
jp_3864 | Who is said to have cut the Gordian Knot? | Alexander the Great | Evidence | Evidence |
bt_4365 | Who in verse sailed to the land where the bong tree grows | The owl and the pussycat | Evidence | |
bt_1773 | On which river is Kings Lynn | The Great Ouse | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_6704 | Which 1969 film, based on a stage musical, marked the directorial debut of Richard Attenborough? | OH! WHAT A LOVELY WAR | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_25056 | Stylised as a lower case x, the album ‘Multiply’, which topped the UK charts for 8 weeks in 2014, is by which Brit award-winning singer-songwriter? | Ed Sheeran | Evidence | Evidence |
jp_1920 | "What beer is advertised by ""The World's Most Interesting Man""?" | Dos Equis | Evidence | |
qb_5298 | Which tennis player, born in 1946, was nicknamed ‘Nasty’? | Ilie Nastase | Evidence | |
bb_3171 | What commonly used English Latin expression means literally 'so' or 'thus' or 'in this manner', and generally refers to a quoted error? | Sic | Evidence | Evidence |
jp_1177 | What is the name for a person who tried to turn base metals into gold? | Alchemist | Evidence | |
qw_881 | Which US State ended prohibition in November 1948, a law that had been in place there for 68 years? | Kansas | Evidence | Evidence |
qb_7212 | In humans, microcephaly is having an abnormally small what? | Head | Evidence | Evidence |
bb_8857 | Who is the engineer with the big triangular hair-style in the Dilbert cartoons? | Alice | Evidence | Evidence |
bt_1682 | Martin, Mandy and Mathew were flatmates in which comedy series | Game On | Evidence | Evidence |
qw_16426 | The Italian cheese called dolcelatte translates into English as what? | Sweet milk | Evidence | Evidence |
dpql_4205 | Which is the most northerly county in the Republic? | Donegal | Evidence | Evidence |
qg_3086 | On Monday, Samoa became the first nation in nearly 40 years to switch sides of the road. On what side do they now drive? | Left | Evidence | Evidence |
qz_4186 | Which British band named themselves after a South African football team? | Kaiser Chiefs | Evidence | |
qz_2397 | In Greek mythology, where do righteous souls go after death? | Elysian Fields | Evidence | |
qb_3798 | Who played factory boss Danny Baldwin in the British television soap ‘Coronation Street’? | Bradley Walsh | Evidence | Evidence |
qg_2060 | Born on June 27, 1880, who was the deaf and blind author who wrote such works as The Story of my Life, The World I Live In, and the Socialist tract Out of the Dark? | Helen Keller | Evidence | Evidence |
jp_338 | What group was led by Mullah Mohammad Omar? | The Taliban | Evidence | Evidence |
qb_10209 | In the UK children’s television series ‘Button Moon’, on which planet does Mr Spoon and his family live? | Junk Planet | Evidence | Evidence |
qf_2680 | Which former Neighbours star links the films Memento and The Time Machine? | Guy Pearce | Evidence | Evidence |
bb_3775 | The old British slang to 'shop' someone, meaning to betray someone, or inform an authority of someone's wrong-doing, derives from 'shop' meaning? | Prison | Evidence | |
bb_951 | In what Eastern European country did violence arise against Uzbeks during 2010? | Kyrgystan | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_25944 | In which body of water are the Mascarene Islands? | INDIAN OCEAN | Evidence | Evidence |
jp_923 | What airline had two high-profile plane crashes in 2014? | Malaysia Airlines | Evidence | Evidence |
wh_1222 | Which French chemist, regarded as the father of modern chemistry, was guillotined in 1794? | LAVOISIER | Evidence | Evidence |
qw_7600 | Which shipping passage was closed from 1967 to 1975? | Suez Canal | Evidence | |
tb_2225 | What American city has suffered two (separate) outcomes of what are now called 'The Move' and 'The Decision' in sports lore? | Cleveland | Evidence | |
odql_13755 | Which organisation was founded in 1863 after the publication of the book 'A Memory Of Solferino' by the Swiss businessman Henri Dunant? | RED CROSS | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_2318 | What is the title of the last Harry Potter novel, published in 2007? | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_13042 | Dmitri, Ivan and Alexei are the eponymous central characters of which 1880 novel by Fyodor Dostoyevsky? | The Brothers Karamazov | Evidence | Evidence |
qw_4372 | What is the next in this series: St. Devote, Massenet, Casino Square , Mirabeau, Loews ... ? | Portier | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_7873 | Wisent is an alternative name for which animal? | (European) Bison | Evidence | Evidence |
odql_1002 | Between 1959 and 1967 which city was the capital of Pakistan (Islamabad was being built)? | RAWALPINDI | Evidence | Evidence |
bb_7262 | What animal is Snowball in George Orwell's book Animal Farm? | A pig | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_26140 | In a 1934 novella which title character taught at Brookfield School? | Mr Chips | Evidence | |
qw_257 | In which country did Juan Domingo Peron seize power in 1943, become president, and resign in 1955? | Argentina | Evidence | Evidence |
bb_9374 | Fremantle prison, which was closed in 1991 and is now a heritage site, is in which country? | Australia | Evidence | Evidence |
bb_8453 | Before the tradition of hanging stockings up at Christmas what did Dutch children hang by the fireside? | Shoes | Evidence | |
sfq_19711 | Where does the draw for the Euromillions lottery prize usually take place? | Paris | Evidence | Evidence |
bb_5413 | Name the popular music identification app founded in 1999 whose paid-for version is sub-titled Encore? | Shazam | Evidence | |
bb_8833 | Who was the first professional cricketer to captain England? | Len Hutton | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_9630 | Which car manufacturer produces the Jimmy model? | SUZUKI | Evidence | |
sfq_19603 | What is the name of the charity for single parents founded in the 1970s which currently has J K Rowling as its President? | GINGERBREAD | Evidence | Evidence |
qw_8139 | In 1973 the Paris Peace Accords were held in an attempt to end which war? | Vietnam | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_14862 | High Willhays is the highest point of what National Park? | DARTMOOR | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_19717 | David Balfour and Alan Breck are characters in books by which author? | ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON | Evidence | Evidence |
odql_11810 | 'Original Pirate Material' was the 2002 debut album of which UK act? | 'THE STREETS' | Evidence | Evidence |
wh_984 | The human brain is made up of between 10 billion and 100 billion nerve cells known as what? | NEURONS | Evidence | Evidence |
odql_14838 | According to the rhyme which day’s child is ‘full of woe’? | Wednesday | Evidence | |
qw_12561 | What was the Olympics venue announced by Jacques Rogge as his last before he resigned as President of the IOC? | Tokyo 2020 | Evidence | |
bt_1328 | What does a camel store in its hump | Fat | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_7154 | Which foreign car manufacture has a rams head on its badge? | DODGE | Evidence | |
qw_15027 | "The US TV series ""Mad Men"" centres around what industry or profession?" | Advertising | Evidence | Evidence |
odql_6763 | The Larkspur is also known as what? | DELPHINIUM | Evidence | Evidence |
wh_1555 | "Published in 1883, who was the author of the children's book ""The Adventures of Pinocchio""?" | Carlo COLLODI | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_17705 | Which millionaire introduced a free school milk programme in Chicago to combat rickets? | AL CAPONE | Evidence | Evidence |
tc_282 | Dave Gilmore and Roger Waters were in which rock group? | Pink Floyd | Evidence | Evidence |
dpql_3540 | Who resigned in October 1983 after a scandal over his ‘lovechild’? | CECIL PARKINSON | Evidence | |
dpql_1989 | Which title characters adventures took place on the Isle of Sodor? | Thomas the Tank Engine | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_4426 | What does a manometer measure? | Pressure | Evidence | Evidence |
qw_15314 | What was Sweeney Todd's occupation in Stephen Sondheim's work? | Barber | Evidence | Evidence |
qb_6447 | Uncas is a principle character in which 1826 novel by James Fenimore Cooper? | The Last of the Mohicans: A Narrative of 1757 | Evidence | Evidence |
wh_1647 | In which book of the Old Testament does the destruction of the walls of Jericho occur? | JOSHUA | Evidence | Evidence |
odql_5788 | Codlin and Short are Punch and Judy men in which novel by Charles Dickens? | The Old Curiosity Shop | Evidence | Evidence |
qg_158 | What popular opera, penned by George Bizet, is a story about a female cigarette factory worker? | Carmen | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_5786 | 'Travellers Joy' and 'Old Man's Beard' are alternative names for which plant? | CLEMATIS | Evidence | Evidence |
tc_719 | River Phoenix died during the making of which movie? | Dark Blood | Evidence | Evidence |
bt_2079 | What sport is played by the Cincinnati Bengals | American football | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_18839 | Which sculptor's works include St Michael's Victory over the Devil at Coventry Cathedral and Jacob and the Angel? | JACOB EPSTEIN | Evidence | |
odql_10067 | Who was the first Tory Prime Minister of Great Britain (May, 1762 to July, 1765)? | 3RD EARL OF BUTE | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_19115 | Under what name is the American singer/songwriter Steveland Judkins better known? | STEVIE WONDER | Evidence | |
tc_2359 | Which writer and politician became Lord Tweedsmuir? | John Buchan | Evidence | Evidence |
qg_2870 | According to the proverb, what is the better part of valor? | Discretion | Evidence | |
qb_1253 | Which US gangster was released from Alcatraz prison in November 1939? | Al Capone | Evidence | Evidence |
qf_3390 | Named after a town in Lincolnshire, what is a more common name for bath metal? | Pinchbeck | Evidence | |
qg_812 | What product demanded you “Obey your thirst”? | Sprite | Evidence | |
dpql_1632 | In which ‘business’ did John Davidson Rockefeller make his fortune? | OIL | Evidence | Evidence |
qb_4796 | Bearoff, Nullo Play and Quadrant are all terms used in which board game? | Backgammon | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_2319 | Lacock Abbey in Wiltshire, now in the hands of the National Trust, was the home of which pioneer of photography? | William Fox Talbot | Evidence | Evidence |
odql_9627 | Which famous family lived at '50 Wimpole Street, London'? | THE BARRETTS | Evidence | Evidence |
qw_9337 | Italian brothers Francesco and Edoardo Molinari play what sport? | Golf | Evidence | Evidence |
qw_10812 | When was the current theme for the BBC television programme Top Gear first released on an album? | 1973 | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_23723 | Mark Bolland is the current Dutch born CEO of which retail chain? | Marks & Spencer | Evidence | Evidence |
qf_2313 | Which city is the home of the Palais du Luxembourg? | Paris | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_17026 | Which word begining with V describes the type of image formed when light is reflected from a plane mirror? | VIRTUAL | Evidence | Evidence |
bb_4917 | American Callan Pinckney's eponymously named system became a best-selling (1980s-2000s) book/video franchise in what genre? | Fitness | Evidence | Evidence |
odql_3651 | With a surface area of 56km2, which Scottish loch is, in terms of surface area, the second largest inland body of water in Great Britain? | LOCH NESS | Evidence | Evidence |
odql_4978 | Kingsley Amis, John Gardner and Raymond Benson have written novels about which character, after the death of the original author? | 'JAMES BOND' | Evidence | Evidence |
qg_3080 | US President Harry S. Truman famously had a sign on his desk saying the what stops here? | The buck | Evidence | |
sfq_14229 | What sort of cross can be seen on a former flag of Hungary and the current flag of Slovakia? | A TWO-BARRED CROSS | Evidence | |
qb_9902 | Marble Arch in London was once the ceremonial entrance to which British palace? | Buckingham Palace | Evidence | Evidence |
qf_818 | English royalty who mourned her husband's death for 40 years? | Queen Victoria and Prince Albert | Evidence | |
dpql_373 | Yarg and gevrik are cheeses from which county? | Cornwall | Evidence | Evidence |
qg_1785 | Which actor, who died in Los Angeles on Jue 11, 1979, holds the record as the actor with the most leading parts with 142, and has a marina named for him near the city of Sequim? | John Wayne | Evidence | |
dpql_2831 | The collective noun for which British mammal is a 'cete'? [say “Seat”] | Badger | Evidence | |
odql_14686 | In which country is the annual International Alphorn Festival held? | SWITZERLAND | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_26114 | Who composed the 1965 choral work Chichester Psalms? | Leonard Bernstein | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_14502 | Name the French artist (1839-1906) whose painting 'The Card Players' is one of the most expensive ever sold? | Paul Cézanne | Evidence | |
qb_365 | Aconcagua is the highest mountain in which mountain range? | Andes | Evidence | Evidence |
bt_4154 | "Which famous children's novel begins with the words ""The mole had been working very hard all morning, spring cleaning his little home""" | The Wind in the Willows | Evidence | |
qg_1054 | A year ago today saw an explosion on what Gulf of Mexico oil drilling platform, operated by BP? | Deepwater Horizon | Evidence | Evidence |
odql_14658 | 238 AD is known in Roman history as the Year of the ........ (how many) Emperors? | SIX | Evidence | Evidence |
bt_4438 | What was photographed for the first time in October 1959 | The dark side of the moon | Evidence | |
qb_6323 | What is the extra murder weapon in the 1999 50th Anniversary Cluedo game? | Bottle of poison | Evidence | |
wh_4109 | What do students at Oxford call their formal academic attire ? | SUBFUSC | Evidence | Evidence |
dpql_6089 | The number ten raised to the power of one hundred is known by what name? | Googol | Evidence | Evidence |
odql_9217 | Traditionally with what were the seams of wooden ships caulked? | OAKUM | Evidence | |
bt_2178 | England and Surrey cricketing twins Alec and Eric had what surname | Bedser | Evidence | Evidence |
qw_7439 | Which company was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on 4 April 1975 to develop and sell BASIC interpreters for a new microcomputer, the Altair 8800? | Microsoft | Evidence | Evidence |
odql_12016 | Herb of Grace is the name given to which strong- smelling herb? | Rue | Evidence | |
dpql_1491 | The cover of which of Pink Floyd’s LP covers features Battersea Power Station? | ANIMALS | Evidence | Evidence |
qb_3652 | Who wrote the novel ‘The Eagle Has landed’? | Jack Higgins | Evidence | Evidence |
wh_991 | Which microprocessor was introduced by Intel in 1993? | PENTIUM | Evidence | Evidence |
qz_2884 | Which serial killer hanged himself in Wakefield Prison in January 2004, four years after being found guilty of 15 murders? | Dr Harold Shipman | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_25218 | The oak furniture maker Robert Thompson included a carving of which animal on almost every piece he made from the 1920s until his death in 1955? | A MOUSE | Evidence | Evidence |
qb_5371 | Who played Brad Pitt’s wife Theresa Mills in the film ‘Seven’? | Gwyneth Paltrow | Evidence | |
sfq_4779 | Which TV detective drove a car with the registration plate 248RPA? | Inspector Morse | Evidence | |
sfq_12368 | Highclere Castle in Hampshire is the filming location for which current ITV1 series? | Downton Abbey | Evidence | Evidence |
qw_7415 | In November 2010, Genoveva Aonma and sisters Bilguissa Simpor and Salimata Simpor of which national women's soccer team were accused by newspapers in Nigeria and Cameroon of being men, not women? | Equatorial Guinea | Evidence | Evidence |
dpql_362 | What do 4 roods equal? | An Acre | Evidence | |
bt_4342 | Which female American actress, and singer had a hit in 1991 with From a Distance | Bette Midler | Evidence | |
wh_4010 | "Which US City has the nickname ""Beantown"" ?" | BOSTON | Evidence | Evidence |
bb_1614 | The most northerly point of mainland Europe is in which country? | Norway | Evidence | Evidence |
dpql_2039 | Which city is the destination of the yacht race which leaves Sydney every Boxing Day? | Hobart | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_23524 | In which range of hills is the Cheddar Gorge? | Mendips | Evidence | Evidence |
qw_14240 | "Which author famously upset her publisher by beginning a book with ""I am quite tired of making goody goody books about nice people""?" | Beatrix Potter | Evidence | |
qb_1179 | Who was the first poet to be buried at Poet’s Corner in London’s Westminster Abbey? | Geoffrey Chaucer | Evidence | Evidence |
qw_1405 | What is the world's biggest car maker? | Toyota | Evidence | |
sfq_7913 | What was invented in 1907 by Murray Spangler? | Vacuum cleaner | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_9920 | "In which 1932 movie did Greta Garbo say I want to be alone""?" | Grand Hotel | Evidence | Evidence |
odql_7325 | "In which film did Bacall say to Bogart, ""If you want me just whistle""?" | 'TO HAVE AND TO HAVE NOT' | Evidence | |
sfq_1253 | What is the common name of the garden weed urtica dioica? | Nettle | Evidence | Evidence |
qw_4635 | With which sport is O J Simpson associated? | American football | Evidence | Evidence |
qg_3920 | What can be a legislative body, a collective name for type of bird, and a funk band? | Parliament | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_22946 | Canal+ TV is based in which country? | France | Evidence | Evidence |
bb_9261 | A pickerel is a young what? | Pike | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_13543 | The Hunter Valley is which country's oldest wine region? | Australia | Evidence | Evidence |
bb_1549 | Which canal is known as the 'Highway to India'? | Suez Canal | Evidence | |
sfq_5599 | In which US state is New Haven? | Connecticut | Evidence | Evidence |
qw_3450 | In which country is Lake Como? | Italy | Evidence | Evidence |
odql_11788 | In which country were both the 'G8' and 'G20' summits held in June 2010? | CANADA | Evidence | Evidence |
dpql_576 | Who presents the new BBC documentary Science Britannica? | Professor Brian Cox | Evidence | Evidence |
qw_3670 | Who was Europe's captain in the 2008 Ryder Cup? | Nick Faldo | Evidence | Evidence |
odql_9757 | What is the appropriate name of the largest type of 'frog'? | GOLIATH | Evidence | Evidence |
qw_4266 | "Founded in London in 1766, what activity are ""Christie, Manson and Woods"" involved in?" | Auctioneering | Evidence | |
bt_1361 | Which millionaire's daughter married Imran Khan in 1995 | Sir James Goldsmith | Evidence | Evidence |
bb_8929 | Whose second 'breadfruit voyage' as captain was on the ship HMS Providence, 1791-94? | William Bligh | Evidence | Evidence |
jp_1076 | What U.S. state is closest to Africa (geographically)? | Maine | Evidence | Evidence |
jp_2233 | A drupe is a type of what? | Fruit | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_2414 | To whom did the risen Jesus say 'Touch me not'? | Mary Magdelene | Evidence | Evidence |
qz_3878 | If you heard the catchphrase "They're great" what would expect to be advertised? | Frosties | Evidence | Evidence |
qb_10302 | The 1992 film ‘Wayne’s World’ was a spin-off of a sketch from which US television show? | Saturday Night Live | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_26192 | Who was the main female singer with the groups Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship and Starship? | Grace Slick | Evidence | Evidence |
qf_3416 | What is the nickname of the New Zealand women's cricket team? | The White Ferns | Evidence | Evidence |
qw_4687 | On 15 February 1990 the United Kingdom restored diplomatic relations after 8 years, with which country? | Argentina | Evidence | Evidence |
qw_11507 | "Which American country singer, the younger sister of singer Loretta Lynn, had 18 #1 country hits during the 1970s and 1980s, and is best known for a series of country-pop crossover hits including ""Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue""?" | Crystal Gayle | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_17004 | What separates East and West Malaysia? | South China Sea | Evidence | Evidence |
odql_1646 | Who is the United Nations and Arab League envoy to Syria? | KOFI ANNAN | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_13527 | The currency of Venezuela is named after which revolutionary? | Simon Bolivar | Evidence | Evidence |
odql_272 | For what did the 'T' stand in the name of 'Captain James T. Kirk' in 'Star Trek'? | 'TIBERIUS' | Evidence | Evidence |
odql_8893 | Who was the only judge on 'X Factor' to return for series eight in 2011? | LOUIS WALSH | Evidence | Evidence |
qg_50 | Eddie, Lou, and Clancy are the face of law and order on what long running tv show? | The Simpsons | Evidence | |
sfq_12070 | Which island off Cape Cod was once the site of the world's biggest whaling port? | NANTUCKET | Evidence | Evidence |
odql_1187 | In the bible, who was the husband of Jezebel? | King Ahab | Evidence | Evidence |
wh_860 | What was the name of the British teacher jailed in Sudan in 2007 for allowing a teddy bear to be called Mohammed? | GILLIAN GIBBONS | Evidence | |
qw_16389 | Which city is sited on the Absheron Peninsula which juts into the Caspian Sea? | Baku, Azerbaijan | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_7739 | Fleurie, Morgon and Brouilly are wines from which French wine region? | BEAUJOLAIS | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_14813 | In the Sherlock Holmes book 'The Sign of Four', what is the 7% solution? | Cocaine | Evidence | Evidence |
bt_1545 | The Arsacid Dynasty ruled which country from 250 B.C. until 224 A.D. | Persia | Evidence | Evidence |
odql_6312 | In which film does Dustin Hoffman play Enrico Salvatore (Ratso) Rizzo? | MIDNIGHT COWBOY | Evidence | Evidence |
qw_13734 | Cable News Network (CNN), the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, was founded by Ted Turner in what year? | 1980 | Evidence | Evidence |
odql_13554 | The white wine, Chablis, originates from which wine producing region of France? | Burgundy | Evidence | Evidence |
odql_14979 | A duodecennial event occurs every how many years? | Twelve | Evidence | |
qb_1438 | The Oroville Dam is in which US state? | California | Evidence | Evidence |
dpql_3154 | Which play is featured in the film The Producers? | Springtime for Hitler | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_9980 | Which country scored the first goal in the 2010 World Cup tournament? | South Africa | Evidence | Evidence |
qw_2648 | What was the name of the Flintstones' pet? | Dino | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_24964 | In which UK County is Lydd Airport? | KENT | Evidence | Evidence |
qb_8277 | In February 1987, which UK airline was privatised and listed on the London Stock Exchange? | British Airways | Evidence | Evidence |
qf_423 | Where did comic book character 'Desperate Dan' live? | Cactusville | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_4682 | "Musically speaking, what do the words ""a cappella"" signify?" | Without musical accompaniment | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_9746 | Who was Pope during World War Two? | Pius XII | Evidence | Evidence |
odql_11795 | Caroline of Brunswick was the queen of which British king? | GEORGE IV | Evidence | Evidence |
wh_3288 | Who wrote the short story on which the much admired film The Shaw - shank Redemption was based ? | STEPHEN KING | Evidence | Evidence |
qg_3182 | Next Sunday, Sept 19, is International what day? | Talk Like A Pirate Day | Evidence | |
odql_3603 | If you order 'Gambas' in a Spanish restaurant what will you get? | PRAWNS | Evidence | Evidence |
odql_1641 | What name is given to the open carts used during the French Revolution to transport the condemned to the guillotine? | TUMBRELS | Evidence | Evidence |
qz_3745 | Which snooker player was simply known as 'The Grinder'? | Cliff Thorburn | Evidence | Evidence |
qw_15697 | Who of these musicians was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014? | Cat Stevens | Evidence | |
bb_8072 | Which US lead singer's real name is William Baily? | Axl Rose | Evidence | |
odql_13017 | What is the common name for the species of large cattle, Bos primigenius, once prevalent in Europe, that was hunted to extinction in 1627? | AUROCHS | Evidence | Evidence |
qg_1462 | What is the deepest male singing voice? | Bass | Evidence | Evidence |
wh_658 | What is the correct title of the 1967 hit by Keith West that is often called Grocer Jack? | EXCERPT FROM A TEENAGE OPERA | Evidence | Evidence |
dpql_5545 | “Dreams from my father, a story of race and heritance” is about which politician? | Barack Obama | Evidence | Evidence |
jp_1386 | Who is also known as Jove? | Jupiter | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_3201 | "From which musical does the song ""If I Ruled The World"" come from?" | PICKWICK | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_23518 | According to the rules of golf, what is the maximum number of golf clubs that a player is permitted to carry in his bag? | 14 | Evidence | Evidence |
odql_6788 | Which country's national railway has bought out 'English, Welsh and Scottish Railways' and is negotiating to buy the government's one third share in Eurostar? | GERMANY | Evidence | Evidence |
qw_11340 | In which sport is it forbidden for anyone to play left handed? | Polo | Evidence | |
qw_6561 | What part of the world has been ruled by Aelle, Ceawlin, Ethelberht, Rdwald, Edwin, Oswald, Oswy, Wulfhere, Ethelred, Ethelbald, Offa, Cnwulf and Egbert? | England | Evidence | Evidence |
odql_12841 | "Which singer recently made a surprise return to the top of the UK charts after 29 years, with his album ""50""?" | (Rick) Astley | Evidence | |
qw_12886 | Saint Therese is associated with which town? | Lisieux | Evidence | Evidence |
dpql_2091 | Had war not intervened, which city would have hosted the 1916 Olympics? | Berlin | Evidence | Evidence |
qz_4910 | In which sitcom did Penelope Wilton play the wife of Richard Briers? | Ever Decreasing Circles | Evidence | Evidence |
qf_1615 | What criminal offence took place in Cheddington, Buckinghamshire in August (8th) 1963? | The Great Train Robbery | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_8171 | Which controversial movement was founded in 1928 by the Spaniard Josemaria Escriva de Balaguer y Albas? | Opus Dei | Evidence | Evidence |
odql_9397 | "In which play by William Shakespeare does the quote ""All that glisters is not gold"" appear?" | 'MERCHANT OF VENICE' | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_21205 | Which US state is nicknamed The Equality State? | WYOMING | Evidence | Evidence |
dpql_1416 | Whose is the first tale in Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales? | The Knight | Evidence | Evidence |
jp_2776 | What type of whale was Moby Dick? | Sperm Whale | Evidence | Evidence |
qw_11763 | What is a Jacob's Ladder? | Toy | Evidence | |
qw_3601 | "What type of clothing is a ""sou-wester""?" | Hat | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_14806 | In 1956, which peninsula was the first part of Britain to be designated an 'Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty'? | Gower | Evidence | |
wh_3810 | Some Americans claim to have seen a Sasquatch; by what name is it better known ? | BIGFOOT | Evidence | Evidence |
dpql_590 | Which entertainer had a gospel minister character called Brother Lee Love? | Kenny Everett | Evidence | |
sfq_7712 | Where in the human body might you develop Meibomian cysts? | THE EYELID | Evidence | |
tc_2295 | In which city was John Lennon murdered? | New York | Evidence | Evidence |
odql_982 | Who was Prime Minister of China from 1949 to 1976? | CHOU EN LAI | Evidence | Evidence |
qz_2090 | Wayne Rooney signed for Manchester United from which other Premiership Club? | Everton | Evidence | Evidence |
dpql_2379 | Who wrote the collection of Gothic horror stories entitled In A Glass Darkly in 1872? | Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu | Evidence | Evidence |
tc_1321 | Which sports event was first held at Worcester, Massachusetts in 1927? | Ryder Cup | Evidence | Evidence |
odql_2681 | In which Irish county is the castle that contains the famous 'Blarney Stone'? | COUNTY CORK | Evidence | Evidence |
qw_9247 | What is traditionally written in a ledger? | Accounts | Evidence | |
qz_1797 | Which famous book features the character of Bob Cratchit? | A Christmas Carol | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_11200 | Gary Busey played which pop star in a 1978 film? | Buddy Holly | Evidence | Evidence |
qw_7924 | "The ""Three Laws of Motion"" are named after which scientist who published them in 1687?" | Isaac Newton | Evidence | Evidence |
qb_9153 | The badge/logo of which car is a circle with a three-pointed star in the centre? | Mercedes-Benz | Evidence | |
qw_6084 | "A novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs, first published in ""All-Story Magazine"" in October 1912, was ""Tarzan of the ... "" what?" | Apes | Evidence | Evidence |
bb_7939 | What is the colour of the bull of an archery target? | GOLD | Evidence | |
tc_2914 | How many chambers has the heart? | Four | Evidence | Evidence |
qw_8793 | The mountain massif called Maxwell Montes contains the highest point on the surface of which planet? | Venus | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_8498 | What special name is given to Tibetan monks? | Lamas | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_3898 | In the book David Copperfield what was Mr Micawber's first name? | WILKINS | Evidence | Evidence |
qb_9599 | In which 1956 film did actress Gina Lollobrigida make her debut in American films? | Trapeze | Evidence | Evidence |
qb_2764 | The Cuatro Torres Business Area is in which European city? | Madrid | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_3900 | "From which musical does the song ""Till There Was You"" come from?" | THE MUSIC MAN | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_18325 | Who is the lead singer of the Sheffield band the Arctic Monkeys? | ALEX TURNER | Evidence | Evidence |
qw_11123 | Michael Phelps who during the Summer Olympics 2012 brought his swimming medal total to a record 18 golds represents which country? | USA | Evidence | Evidence |
wh_1262 | Which castle near Deal in Kent has served, since 1708, as the official residence of the Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports? | WALMER CASTLE | Evidence | Evidence |
jp_3497 | What U.S. state has the most coastline? | Alaska | Evidence | Evidence |
odql_13345 | In 'Coronation Street', what was the name of the character played by Roy Hudd? | 'ARCHIE SHUTTLEWORTH' | Evidence | Evidence |
bb_7851 | In which year did Foinavon win the Grand National? | 1967 | Evidence | Evidence |
qw_12620 | On the buttons of a VCR or DVD player, what does the sign in the shape of a double right pointing arrow mean? | Fast forward | Evidence | |
bt_1383 | Which double glazing firm used a feather in their advertising commercials | Everest | Evidence | |
sfq_15154 | In which Bond film does the villain's car turn into a small aeroplane to enable him to escape? | The Man With the Golden Gun | Evidence | |
bb_8448 | Who was said to have presented the baby Jesus with Frankincense? | Balthazar | Evidence | |
qw_169 | What organisation was formed in 1670 when King Charles II of England granted a charter to Prince Rupert and others to give them large tracts of land and the trading rights over a large area? | Hudson's Bay Company | Evidence | Evidence |
qw_9352 | Which tree, native to Western Australia, has flowers that are used to make honey, and long, straight trunks which provide a deep rich reddish-brown, termite-resistant wood with an attractive grain? | Jarrah | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_25375 | Of what does the usual base of a Florentine biscuit consist? | CHOCOLATE | Evidence | Evidence |
bb_3143 | 'The Immortal Game' between a Frenchman and a German in 1851 at Simpsons in London's Strand was contested in what discipline? | Chess | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_24876 | "Who sang the theme tune to the James Bond film ""Die Another Day""?" | Madonna | Evidence | Evidence |
jp_1331 | What painter is sometimes confused with Claude Monet because their last names differ by just a single letter? | Édouard Manet | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_8783 | Which Mexican revolutionary was born Doroteo Arango in 1878? | PANCHO VILLA | Evidence | Evidence |
tc_1945 | Which of the founders of United Artists had the last name nearest the beginning of the alphabet? | Chaplin | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_2666 | 'Sunrise, Sunset' and 'Tradition' are songs from which musical? | Fiddler on the Roof | Evidence | Evidence |
jp_2838 | What did Cinderella's carriage turn into after midnight? | a Pumpkin | Evidence | Evidence |
qf_2121 | The male lead roll was played by whom in the 2001 film Moulin Rouge? | Ewan McGregor | Evidence | Evidence |
odql_4053 | What is the name of the Police Chief in 'The Simpsons'? | CHIEF Clancy WIGGUM | Evidence | Evidence |
wh_432 | What items would be collected by a horologist? | CLOCKS | Evidence | Evidence |
qb_8500 | What is the first name of Nurse Ratched in the 1975 film ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’? | Mildred | Evidence | |
sfq_2229 | Who opened the first stretch of motorway in 1959? | Ernest Marples | Evidence | |
tb_1985 | Every simply connected, closed 3-manifold is homeomorphic to the 3-sphere. Stated above is what mathematical problem named for a Frenchman that defied experts for a century before it was solved by Grigori Perelman in 2006? | Poincaré conjecture | Evidence | Evidence |
jp_1236 | What type of tower is the Muslim version of a steeple? | a Minaret | Evidence | Evidence |
odql_3731 | Who created the cartoon character Hagar the Horrible? | Dik Browne | Evidence | Evidence |
qg_3005 | On what country did the U.S. declare war on May 11, 1846? | Mexico | Evidence | |
sfq_19296 | Snakes are the symbol of which saint? | St Patrick | Evidence | Evidence |
bb_7193 | What is the common word for the monosaccharide substance found in certain fruit, flower nectar and honey, with the chemical formula C6H12O6? | Fructose | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_625 | In which U.S. State is the University of Harvard to be found? | MASSACHUSSETS | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_15005 | Who was on the English throne when Jack Cade led the Men of Kent in a short lived revolt? | HENRY THE SIXTH | Evidence | Evidence |
qf_3075 | At which film festival could you be awarded the 'Palm d'Or'? | Cannes | Evidence | |
qw_8193 | What name is given to describes the phenomenon of the gradual mixing of two different substances which are in contact? | Diffusion | Evidence | |
qg_3948 | What is the name of the train station that services Amtrak and Sound Transit's Sounder commuter train for the city of Seattle? | King Street Station | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_25968 | Shirley Temple served as US Ambassador to which African country from 1974 – 1976? | GHANA | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_8710 | Zamalek is a top football club from which African country? | EGYPT | Evidence | Evidence |
bt_3162 | Which British submarine sank the General Belgrano in the Falklands War | HMS Conqueror | Evidence | Evidence |
qw_14348 | One of the largest countries in Africa derived its food wealth for thousands of years from the regular flooding of which river? | Nile | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_9070 | What is the more common name for the disease variola? | Smallpox | Evidence | Evidence |
tb_1517 | What is the subject of the best-known works of writers Theodor Mommsen and Edward Gibbon? | Roman history | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_3627 | Who was the former wife of war hero Leonard Cheshire who founded, in 1953, a charitable organisation with the emphasis on care homes and hospices? | Sue Ryder | Evidence | Evidence |
qw_13616 | The oldest still operating national parliament in Europe governs which country? | Iceland | Evidence | Evidence |
tc_2736 | What kind of an organism is a truffle? | Fungus | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_9816 | What was depicted on the reverse side of a pre-decimal halfpenny? | SHIP | Evidence | Evidence |
qf_3128 | Who played 'Peter Pan' in Spielberg's 'Hook'? | Robin Williams | Evidence | Evidence |
qw_8853 | Which English town is known for its collection of concrete cows? | Milton Keynes | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_23929 | What type of creature is a fennec? | Fox | Evidence | Evidence |
odql_12444 | What is the first word at the top of the front cover of a UK passport? | EUROPEAN | Evidence | |
sfq_10673 | What 1859 historical novel contains chapters called 'Knitting', 'Still Knitting' and 'The Knitting Done'? | A TALE OF TWO CITIES | Evidence | Evidence |
jp_745 | Lucrezia, Cesare, and Rodrigo were part of what papal family? | Borgia | Evidence | Evidence |
jp_3234 | What is the only country to share a land border with Denmark? | Germany | Evidence | Evidence |
qb_2647 | What is the title of the 1944 film starring Barbara Stanwyck as the wife who seduces an insurance salesman into killing her husband? | Double Indemnity | Evidence | Evidence |
qb_7965 | Who played Saffron Monsoon in the UK television comedy series ‘Absolutely Fabulous’? | Julia Sawalha | Evidence | Evidence |
odql_10221 | Which is last book of the Old Testament? | Malachi | Evidence | Evidence |
odql_14689 | Which character is known as Ursinho Puff in Portugal and Vinni Pukh in Russia? | WINNIE THE POOH | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_8028 | Who was the only fictional character to feature in Time Magazine's 100 most important people of the 20th Century? | BART SIMPSON | Evidence | |
qw_14470 | Who was crowned MotoGP World Champion after he finished third in the Malaysian Grand Prix on 10 October 2010? | Jorge Lorenzo | Evidence | Evidence |
wh_542 | In which decade did the following all occur in Britain - the first electric pylons (erected by South Wales Power Co), the first dogems (in Skegness) and the first pedestrian crossing (in Parliament Sqaure, London)? | 1920s | Evidence | Evidence |
qz_6806 | In the 'Jungle Book' what type of creature was 'Bagheera'? | Panther | Evidence | Evidence |
qb_3887 | Who discovered the electrical nature of lightning through his famous kite experiment in 1750? | Benjamin Franklin | Evidence | Evidence |
qz_2135 | Name the game show, presented by Leslie Grantham and Melinda Messenger, where contestants were set physical and mental challenges? | Fort Boyard | Evidence | Evidence |
wh_3081 | Three Men in a Boat was a famous novel of 1889 by which famous author? | JEROME K JEROME | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_15421 | Haiti and the Dominican Republic share which island? | HISPANIOLA | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_22096 | In which children?s cartoon series have you 'gotta catch em all'? | POKEMON | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_19142 | Whose portrait (other than the Queen) is depicted on the current £20 note? | Adam Smith | Evidence | |
qw_8715 | What Scottish city is at the confluence of the rivers Dee and Don? | Aberdeen | Evidence | Evidence |
bb_403 | What number has the square root (to the nearest four decimal places) of 1.4142? 1; 2; 3; or 4? | 2 | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_20830 | Which top National Hunt trainer's establishment is based at Seven Barrows? | NICKY HENDERSON | Evidence | |
sfq_23587 | Excluding the star balls, how many balls are used in the Euro Millions Lottery? | FIFTY | Evidence | |
qb_4776 | American singer Katheryn Hudson is better known by what name? | Katy Perry | Evidence | |
jp_1898 | Apple, Microsoft, and Intel are listed on which stock exchange? | NASDAQ | Evidence | Evidence |
qw_4035 | Which English electronic dance music duo was made up of Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe? | Pet Shop Boys | Evidence | Evidence |
qb_1683 | Which member of the British royal family married on the 29th April 2011? | Prince William | Evidence | |
sfq_23907 | In the 1950s which tennis player entered the Wimbledon Ladies Singles three times winning oh each occasion? | Maureen Connolly | Evidence | Evidence |
qw_13673 | According to Greek legend, who was the muse of Music? | Euterpe | Evidence | Evidence |
qw_14800 | "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?" | Shearers | Evidence | Evidence |
tb_500 | The Dodecanese Campaign of WWII that was an attempt by the Allied forces to capture islands in the Aegean Sea was the inspiration for which acclaimed 1961 commando film? | The Guns of Navarone | Evidence | Evidence |
wh_2809 | Which Spanish soup containing onions, tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers and traditionally thickened with stale breadcrumbs is always served cold ? | GAZPACHO | Evidence | Evidence |
dpql_5058 | In the Sherlock Holmes stories who was Moriarty’s second in command? | Sebastian Moran | Evidence | Evidence |
qw_777 | "What is the longest running emergency medical drama series in the world, and the second-longest-running medical drama in the world behind America's ""General Hospital""?" | Casualty | Evidence | |
odql_416 | What is the capital city of Croatia? | ZAGREB | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_2500 | The Vinson Massif is the highest mountain of which continent? | Antarctica | Evidence | Evidence |
qw_3465 | Gordon Ramsay's first foray in TV was in which 1998 fly-on-the-kitchen-wall documentary? | Boiling Point | Evidence | Evidence |
bb_5904 | Tom Parker, who famously managed Elvis Presley, was known by the title of, and as 'the..'? | Colonel | Evidence | Evidence |
bb_956 | Name Microsoft's hands-free gaming system launched in June 2010, a made-up word alluding to joining? | Kinect | Evidence | Evidence |
odql_10964 | What sort of game would you be playing if you played 'Spoil five'? | CARDS | Evidence | Evidence |
qg_3942 | Used primarily to talk to the dead (and the scare the snot out of younger siblings), what is the name of the Parker Brothers game that consists of a flat board marked with letters, numbers, and other symbols, and a wooden disc known as a planchette? | Ouija Board | Evidence | Evidence |
odql_6179 | What type of plant is a 'Silver Slipper'? | AZALEA | Evidence | |
tc_1730 | In which events did Gert Fredriksson win six Olympic gold medals? | Canoeing | Evidence | |
sfq_4432 | Who was known as Dr Angelicus? | Thomas Aquinas | Evidence | Evidence |
odql_12890 | Dame Judi Dench and which other actress played the Widdington sisters in the 2004 film Ladies in Lavender? | Maggie Smith | Evidence | Evidence |
odql_8774 | This quiz is printed on A4 paper which has a length of 297mm. How wide, in millimetres, is A4 paper? | 210 | Evidence | Evidence |
bb_196 | A sequence of numbers beginning 0, 1, in which each number is the sum of the previous two numbers is named after what Italian mathematician who devised the system? | Fibonacci | Evidence | Evidence |
qb_8250 | The Royal Shakespeare Company is based in which British town? | Stratford-upon-Avon | Evidence | Evidence |
qb_5157 | Who created the Star Wars series of films? | George Lucas | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_11232 | The opera Carmen was first performed in which decade? | 1870's | Evidence | Evidence |
qg_884 | According to the song's lyrics, what did Yankee Doodle stick in his hat (and call macaroni)? | a feather | Evidence | Evidence |
odql_5476 | Which pop star had the real name of Ernest Evans? | 'CHUBBY CHECKER' | Evidence | |
bb_6993 | A warm sunny period in Autumn (Fall) in the northern hemisphere is called an? | Indian Summer | Evidence | |
qw_7457 | "The song ""Love is All Around"" by Wet Wet Wet featured on the soundtrack for which 1994 film?" | Four Weddings and a Funeral | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_16363 | Which Scotsman became the first European to reach the River Niger in 1796? | Mungo Park | Evidence | Evidence |
qb_9584 | What is the name of the Lord played by Rik Mayall in the UK television series ‘Blackadder Goes Forth’? | Lord Flashheart | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_2550 | "Who said in 1935 ""The Pope: how many divisions has he got?""" | Joseph Stalin | Evidence | |
sfq_13812 | Made in Cornwall, Yarg cheese is wrapped in what? | NETTLES | Evidence | |
jp_570 | What are the two major European cities that start with the letters Bel? | Belfast | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_12415 | What is the most common gas in the Earth's atmosphere? | Nitrogen | Evidence | Evidence |
odql_11086 | Which 'Inn of Court' in London is missing - Lincoln's Inn, Inner Temple, Middle Temple and ........? | GRAY'S INN | Evidence | Evidence |
bb_4306 | In physics, what is a substance that continually deforms/flows under applied stress, including liquids, gases and plasmas? | Fluid | Evidence | Evidence |
qw_6702 | Set up in 1954 as a merger of smaller groups, the Front de Libration Nationale fought a war for independence from France until 1962, when the French government signed a cease-fire agreement. The FLN became the only legal party in which country? | Algeria | Evidence | Evidence |
odql_8742 | As which bird is the ancient Egyptian god Horus represented? | FALCON | Evidence | Evidence |
qw_3671 | What name was given to the fossils, discovered in 2004, of humans with large feet, that stood about a metre high? | Homo floresiensis | Evidence | |
sfq_25241 | Who became the acting leader of the Labour Party following the sudden death of John Smith in 1994? | MARGARET BECKETT | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_12882 | The world's deepest known cave is in which country? | Georgia | Evidence | |
tc_962 | What was the profession of Paul Strand (1890 - 1976)? | Photographer | Evidence | Evidence |
qw_14995 | What profession was Jean-Paul Marat, noted for his involvement in the French Revolution at the end of the 18th century? | Journalist | Evidence | Evidence |
odql_13474 | Who wrote the book 'Friends, Voters, Countrymen' about his election as MP for Henley-on-Thames in 2001? | BORIS JOHNSON | Evidence | Evidence |
odql_2605 | In 1964, who became the youngest winner of the Nobel Peace Prize? | MARTIN LUTHER KING | Evidence | |
odql_5149 | Which flower has the Latin name Hyacinthoides non scripta? | BLUEBELL | Evidence | Evidence |
bt_264 | Who was the first woman to fly the Atlantic solo | Amelia Earheart | Evidence | Evidence |
bt_3743 | "Who has the motto ""Nation shall speak peace unto nation""" | The B.B.C. | Evidence | Evidence |
qw_11850 | Where is The Bridge of Sighs? | Venice | Evidence | Evidence |
qw_6296 | "The ""phylloxera epidemic"" affects what?" | Grapevines | Evidence | Evidence |
odql_4779 | By what nickname was the American prisoner Robert Franklin Stroud better known? | 'THE BIRDMAN OF ALCATRAZ' | Evidence | Evidence |
dpql_2238 | In which of Shakespeare’s plays does the fool Feste appear? | Twelfth Night | Evidence | Evidence |
qw_2493 | Which winter sport was contested as an Olympic sport only once, at the 1908 Summer Olympics? | Special figures figure skating | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_16651 | Which Gilbert and Sullivan opera has the alternate title 'Bunthome's Bride'? | Patience | Evidence | Evidence |
jp_3278 | What kind of bean is used to make tempeh? | Soybean | Evidence | Evidence |
qb_406 | Singer and musician Bono called which venue ‘Rock and roll’s great cathedral’? | Madison Square Garden | Evidence | |
qg_207 | Named after an abduction at the Japanese Embassy in a South American city in 1996, what syndrome, the opposite of the Stockholm Syndrome, is characterized by the abductors developing sympathy for their hostages? | Lima Syndrome | Evidence | Evidence |
qz_6316 | Which actor does the interviewing in 'Interview with a Vampire'? | Christian Slater | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_23841 | "Nicknamed the ""She Wolf of France"", Isabella the wife of Edward II, was from which French royal house?" | House of Capet | Evidence | |
odql_5188 | "Which American President used the slogan: ""It's the economy, stupid"" for his presidential campaign?" | BILL CLINTON | Evidence | Evidence |
dpql_2858 | Which 'Regal' male singer provided the half-time entertainment for the 2007 Superbowl? | Prince | Evidence | Evidence |
qg_4147 | How long do NFL football teams have to get a play off (the play clock)? | 40 seconds | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_1674 | Which Pacific nation consists of over 800 islands and islets, the largest being Viti Levu? | FIJI | Evidence | Evidence |
qw_1182 | What word best describes a triangle where one angle is equal to 90 degrees? | Right angled | Evidence | Evidence |
qb_1850 | Who wrote the 1930’s novel ‘Tender is the Night’? | F. Scott Fitzgerald | Evidence | Evidence |
qb_5316 | What type of food dish is a ‘London Particular’? | Soup | Evidence | |
sfq_23511 | Which country’s President resides in a mansion called the Casa Rosada (Pink House)? | Argentina | Evidence | Evidence |
qz_1745 | Author Dick Francis is famous for writing novels based around which sport? | Horseracing | Evidence | Evidence |
wh_1199 | Which country left the Commonwealthin 1972 and rejoined in 1989? | PAKISTAN | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_7366 | John Chapter 11 Verse 35 is the shortest verse in the Bible. How many words make up the verse? | Two | Evidence | Evidence |
dpql_4895 | Luzon is an island of which country? | Philippines | Evidence | Evidence |
qz_147 | What is the minimum number of darts a person needs to throw to complete a leg from 501? | 9 | Evidence | Evidence |
dpql_2956 | In American football and other sports, who or what is a M.V.P.? | MOST VALUABLE PLAYER | Evidence | |
odql_2716 | Who composed the music for the oratorio, 'Belshazzar's Feast'? | WILLIAM WALTON | Evidence | Evidence |
dpql_2271 | What is a ‘mullet’ on a coat of arms? | Star | Evidence | Evidence |
wh_4264 | Which sidekick rode a horse called Scout ? | TONTO | Evidence | |
dpql_6238 | Whose personal aircraft is known as ‚Shepherd One‛? | The Pope | Evidence | |
qb_4801 | In which European city was the 1968 Eurovision Song Contest held? | London | Evidence | Evidence |
qg_966 | The 3rd of his vice presidents (after John Nance Garner and Henry Wallace), who took over the reins of power when FDR kicked off? | Harry Truman | Evidence | Evidence |
bb_9301 | In 1725 Catherine the First succeeded which Russian emperor, also her husband? | Peter the First | Evidence | |
odql_1300 | "Which Latin legal term means ""You should have the body""?" | HABEUS CORPUS | Evidence | |
bb_6443 | Who wrote/directed the movies The Hateful Eight and Inglourious Basterds? | Quentin Tarantino | Evidence | Evidence |
bb_6860 | Jazz musician Jelly Roll Morton played which instrument? | Piano | Evidence | Evidence |
qz_4147 | What is the name of the chain of islands in the southwestern Philippines? | The Sulu Archipelago | Evidence | |
bt_3047 | What type of animal is a nyala | Antelope | Evidence | Evidence |
odql_11292 | In the 1950's who succeeded Winston Churchill as British prime minister? | Anthony Eden | Evidence | Evidence |
qb_2869 | In the novel ‘Jane Eyre’ by Charlotte Bronte, what is the name of Mr Rochester’s first wife? | Bertha Mason | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_829 | Which is the only element, from the group known as the Halogens, which is liquid at room temperature? | BROMINE | Evidence | Evidence |
wh_1552 | In which town in Greater Manchester did Coronation Street actress Betty Driver sadly pass away recently? | STOCKPORT | Evidence | Evidence |
jp_283 | Who was Bridget Jones's true love? | Mark Darcy | Evidence | Evidence |
odql_2576 | Which famous fishing town of east Scotland lies roughly half-way between Montrose and Dundee? | ARBROATH | Evidence | Evidence |
qf_623 | Where sitting on his suitcase was Paddington bear found ? | Paddington Station | Evidence | Evidence |
qg_3023 | Who broke Lou Gehrig's record by playing in his 2131st consecutive professional baseball game on September 6, 1995? | Cal Ripken, Jr | Evidence | Evidence |
odql_3292 | Which Cricket broadcaster is famous for his observations of passing traffic? | HENRY BLOFELD | Evidence | |
dpql_4810 | What was Her Majesty's Prison Manchester called until 1990? | Strangeways | Evidence | |
wh_4239 | What was the name of the secret society which led a revolt of the Kikuyu people of Kenya in 1952 ? | MAU MAU | Evidence | Evidence |
qb_8934 | ‘The Royal Hunt of the ‘what’ is a 1964 play by Peter Shaffer? | Sun | Evidence | Evidence |
qw_6435 | In 1848, Mexico ratified the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, officially ceding what to the USA? | Land | Evidence | Evidence |
odql_3663 | Nouakchott is the capital of which Islamic African republic? | MAURETANIA | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_12324 | Who discovered the planet Uranus? | WILLIAM HERSCHEL | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_21758 | On which motorway would you find the Blackburn with Darwen service area? | M65 | Evidence | |
sfq_22149 | Who played the part of Dr Mark Sloan in the TV series Diagnosis Murder? | Dick van Dyke | Evidence | Evidence |
odql_4439 | What was the first name of Queen Victoria? | ALEXANDRINA | Evidence | Evidence |
odql_2050 | 'Sir Oliver Martext' is avicar in which of Shakespeare's comedies? | 'AS YOU LIKE IT' | Evidence | Evidence |
tc_2556 | In which battle did Harold II, the last Saxon king, lose his life? | Battle of Hastings | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_2993 | Which TV series, filmed in and around Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire, is adapted from the novels of Caroline Graham? | MIDSOMER MURDERS | Evidence | Evidence |
tb_1889 | Wardenclyffe Tower in Shoreham, New York was designed by which genius who intended to showcase it for demonstrations of wireless power transmission? | Nikola Tesla | Evidence | Evidence |
qf_297 | What type of animal is a markhor? | Wild Goat | Evidence | Evidence |
qb_6895 | Which word can go after Cat, Board and Jay to make three other words? | Walk | Evidence | |
sfq_22152 | Name the year in which Driving Miss Daisy won the Best Picture Oscar, Mikhail Gorbachev is elected as the first executive President of the Soviet Union and Iraq invaded Kuwait? | 1990 | Evidence | Evidence |
qz_1872 | Who composed the musical theme for the Pink Panther? | Henry Mancini | Evidence | Evidence |
dpql_216 | Which is the highest position in the Metropolitan Police? | Commissioner | Evidence | Evidence |
qb_4550 | What is the longest river in Canada? | Mackenzie River | Evidence | Evidence |
qw_9990 | The Treaty of Kiel, between the UK, Sweden and Denmark-Norway was intended to ease hostilities relating to which war? | Napoleonic | Evidence | Evidence |
jp_3680 | What well-known mountain pass connects Pakistan and Afghanistan? | Khyber Pass | Evidence | Evidence |
qb_5210 | In the US, where would a busboy work? | Restaurant | Evidence | |
odql_8144 | Pompey the Great and Crassus were two of the 'First Triumverate' in 60 BC. Who was the third? | JULIUS CAESAR | Evidence | Evidence |
qw_3207 | What is the name given to something used to compress an artery to control bleeding? | Tourniquet | Evidence | |
odql_8192 | In the English translations of the 'Asterix' comics, what is the name of the village leader, a middle-aged, obese man with red hair, pigtails and a huge moustache? | 'VITALSTATISTIX' | Evidence | Evidence |
qw_8188 | The Misses World for both 1999 and 2000 represented which country? | India | Evidence | Evidence |
bt_1218 | What are double bitted, cruiser double bitted and cedar types of | Axes | Evidence | |
dpql_4151 | Who played the title role in the 1953 film ‘Shane’? | ALAN LADD | Evidence | Evidence |
jp_934 | What monkey is friends with the Man in the Yellow Hat? | Curious George | Evidence | Evidence |
qw_1253 | Charles Lindbergh became famous by flying which aeroplane? | The Spirit of St Louis | Evidence | Evidence |
bb_7429 | Which guitar innovator and player has a range of Gibson Guitars named after him? | Les Paul | Evidence | Evidence |
qb_6337 | What is the name of the female alter-ego of Turner Prize winner Grayson perry? | Claire | Evidence | Evidence |
bb_5550 | The Greek city Lacedaemon, (hence 'laconic' = minimal yet efficient language), also produced a word for frugality, from its more common name of what? | Sparta | Evidence | Evidence |
qw_14505 | The waters of the Gulf of Mexico flow to meet the Atlantic Ocean through what? | Florida Straits | Evidence | Evidence |
qw_1812 | "What is ""Too much money chasing too few goods""?" | Inflation | Evidence | Evidence |
odql_7865 | Which Shakespeare play could be summarised as 'Falstaff's cynical seduction of two wealthy women goes awry when they find out about each other and decide to return the compliment by making him a laughing stock'? | THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR | Evidence | Evidence |
qw_3191 | In 1960, who co-founded Motor Racing Developments Ltd., a British racing car manufacturer and Formula One racing team with designer Ron Tauranac? | Jack Brabham | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_7793 | Who played the female lead in the 1957 film 'An Affair To Remember'? | Deborah Kerr | Evidence | Evidence |
qb_7038 | The shortest chapter in the Bible is in which book? | Psalms 117 | Evidence | |
sfq_5573 | Which US President was the last to have been born in the nineteenth century? | Dwight D Eisenhower | Evidence | Evidence |
odql_13246 | Who plays the title character in the 2003 film Johnny English? | Rowan Atkinson | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_2004 | "Who in the wild west was known as ""Iron Eyes"" among his other nicknames?" | WILLIAM CODY | Evidence | Evidence |
odql_14551 | Which band, formed in Salford in 1976, contained Ian Curtis, Bernard Sumner and Peter Hook? | 'JOY DIVISION' | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_16522 | Which artist painted 'Monarch of the Glen'? | Edwin Landseer | Evidence | Evidence |
wh_2932 | "Which energy drink, introduced in 1987 has the advertising slogan ""gives you wings""?" | RED BULL | Evidence | Evidence |
odql_4592 | An American aided coup in Chile in 1973, deposed which President? | SALVADOR ALLENDE | Evidence | Evidence |
odql_12438 | "Complete the name of the group for whom Young Girl was a Number One single in 1968 – ""Gary ???? and the Union Gap""." | PUCKETT | Evidence | Evidence |
wh_3240 | "Which institution is known as 'The Old Lady of Threadneedle Street""?" | THE BANK OF ENGLAND | Evidence | Evidence |
odql_688 | In 'Moh's Scale' of hardness, Talc is at number 1, but what is number 2? | GYPSUM | Evidence | |
odql_12554 | Which country has the international car registration code HKJ? | Jordan | Evidence | Evidence |
bb_7795 | Ari Folman's acclaimed 2008 film was 'Waltz with...' whom? | Bashir | Evidence | Evidence |
odql_9920 | Known as the 'Phoenix Park Murders', the assassination of Lord Frederick Cavendish and Thomas Henry Burke in 1882 occurred in which city? | DUBLIN | Evidence | Evidence |
wh_2727 | What is the name of Tokyo's seaport ? | YOKOHAMA | Evidence | Evidence |
dpql_4699 | Which record label turned The Beatles down after an audition in 1962? | Decca | Evidence | Evidence |
odql_7185 | Which boxing champion had the nickname 'Hit-Man'? | THOMAS HEARNS | Evidence | Evidence |
odql_14335 | Which Rugby League team plays home games at Derwent Park? | WORKINGTON TOWN | Evidence | Evidence |
bb_7221 | Where was the first British Grand Prix motor race held? | Brooklands | Evidence | Evidence |
qg_4367 | Although it ended up being very ineffective, what was the name for the interconnected series of concrete fortifications built by France along its border with Germany between WWI and WWII? | Maginot Line | Evidence | |
bb_1566 | What is the originally north African dish made of coursely ground wheat whose Arabic name, kaskasa, means 'to pound'? | Couscous | Evidence | Evidence |
bb_3795 | Swede Carl Linnaeus, 1707-78, considered the father of taxonomy of living things, is the lectotype (example specimen) for which species? | Homo Sapiens | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_1323 | Which shocking fish is also known as a torpedo? | ELECTRIC RAY | Evidence | |
qg_1341 | Whom was Ronald Reagan referring to when he uttered the famous phrase "evil empire" in a 1983 speech? | Soviet Union | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_7483 | "Which actor, best known for his role in ""The Godfather"" series of films, shares his name with a member of TV's ""Dragon's Den""?" | JAMES CAAN | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_6730 | Which famous writer of children's books also made serious natural history studies of fungi and lichens? | BEATRIX POTTER | Evidence | |
odql_6494 | In which city is 'Armley Prison' located? | LEEDS | Evidence | Evidence |
qb_3200 | What type of leaves does a koala feed on? | Eucalyptus | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_24189 | "Which actress played 'Valeria"" in the film Carry On Screaming?" | Fenella Fielding | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_24596 | Who said “I married beneath me. All women do.”? | Nancy Astor | Evidence | Evidence |
qb_9867 | Which Cole Porter play won the first Tony Award for best musical in 1949? | Kiss Me Kate | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_18100 | "According to an advertising campaign in the 1990s, what beer was ""The cream of Manchester""?" | Boddingtons | Evidence | |
sfq_20503 | Which river flows into the North Sea at Hamburg? | Elbe | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_6104 | "Who is the composer of ""The L'Arlesienne Suite""?" | BIZET | Evidence | Evidence |
bb_77 | A dendogram is a diagram of what shape? | Tree | Evidence | Evidence |
tc_2417 | What is the Pacific terminus of the Trans Siberian Railway? | Vladivostok | Evidence | Evidence |
dpql_1477 | What is the name of the O’Haras’ plantation in ‘Gone with the Wind’? | TARA | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_11920 | Which city is known as the 'Pearl of the Danube'? | Budapest | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_2345 | During the 1970s which car maker produced the Triumph TR7 and the Jaguar XJS? | British Leyland | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_26204 | Alan Minter was World boxing champion at which weight? | Middleweight | Evidence | Evidence |
bb_7484 | What was Stephane Grappelli's instrument? | Violin | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_3685 | In which English city is the HQ of the Ordnance Survey? | Southampton | Evidence | Evidence |
qb_7914 | Hedonophobia is the irrational fear of what? | Pleasure | Evidence | Evidence |
wh_756 | Which geological perioed falls between the Triassic and the Cretaceous periods? | JURASSIC | Evidence | Evidence |
qg_564 | What company made headlines last week by claiming to own a trademark on the word "footlong"? | Subway | Evidence | |
odql_10257 | Singer Eleonara Fagan was better known by what stage name? | BILLIE HOLLIDAY | Evidence | Evidence |
odql_1774 | Whose horse was called Incitatus? | CALIGULA | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_16838 | Which disastrous amphibious landing in 1942 used British troops, Canadian troops and US Rangers? | DIEPPE | Evidence | Evidence |
odql_7272 | What well known alcoholic drink was originally known as 'Usquebaugh'? | WHISKY | Evidence | Evidence |
wh_1000 | The upper house of the Canadian parliament is known as the Senate; what is the lower house called? | HOUSE OF COMMONS | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_22825 | From the late 19th Century, which English town was known as Biscuit Town? | READING | Evidence | Evidence |
bb_1964 | What is the common term for the practice of freezing a human body in hope of a cure being developed enabling thawing and revival? | Cryonics | Evidence | |
sfq_14146 | Which Scottish league team play their home game at Victoria Park and have the nickname The Staggies'? | Ross County | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_1506 | In literature, whose girlfriend is Becky Thatcher? | Tom Sawyer | Evidence | |
sfq_24135 | Katherine Yiner is editor of which daily newspaper? | Guardian | Evidence | |
sfq_22691 | Which island is named after the world's largest bear? | Kodiak | Evidence | |
sfq_4647 | What do we call the fruit of the blackthorn? | Sloe | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_1264 | Who became President of the USA following the assassination of William McKinley in 1901? | Theodore Roosevelt | Evidence | Evidence |
qg_2206 | According to the proverb, what does a stitch in time save? | Nine | Evidence | |
bb_8625 | Divya Narenda and the Winklevoss twins, founders of the Connectu and Harvardconnection websites, agreed to a financial settlement from which big internet corporation? | Facebook | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_6369 | Which car company produces the Meriva model? | VAUXHALL | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_6422 | In Greek mythology, what was the name of Apollo's twin sister? | Artemis | Evidence | Evidence |
qz_2404 | What is the scientific name given to tea? | Camellia Sinensis | Evidence | |
odql_723 | What sort of plant is 'Bladderwrack'? | SEAWEED | Evidence | Evidence |
qg_4308 | What is the official color of the UPS trucks? | Pullman Brown | Evidence | |
odql_8369 | In April 1814 which King gained the French throne to begin the Bourbon Restoration? | LOUIS XVIII | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_789 | What is the name of the seven-branched candelabra used in the Jewish religion? | Menorah | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_8391 | Who created the Barry McKenzie cartoon strip in the 1960s? | Barry Humphries | Evidence | Evidence |
bb_3041 | What metric prefix, denoting ten to the power of minus twelve, is named from Spanish meaning 'little bit'? | Pico | Evidence | Evidence |
jp_1192 | What is the biggest Italian automaker? | Fiat | Evidence | |
bb_5529 | American businessman and philanthropist Solomon Guggenheim (1861-1949) established a famous eponymous international network of? | Museums | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_18384 | Who created the fictional special agent Will Trent? | KARIN SLAUGHTER | Evidence | Evidence |
qb_6772 | Mr Worldly Wisemen appears in which 17th Century book? | Pilgrim’s Progress | Evidence | Evidence |
bt_2348 | What is the fifth event in the heptathlon | Long jump | Evidence | Evidence |
wh_4175 | What term is given to a piece of artwork that is painted directly onto a wall or architectural feature ? | MURAL | Evidence | |
bt_3768 | Which is the only sign of the Zodiac to start and finish with the same letter | Sagittarius | Evidence | |
qf_2326 | "In what year did Glen Campbell have a hit with ""It's Only Make Believe""?" | 1970 | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_24628 | In which part of the body might one sustain a Pott's Fracture? \ | The ANKLE | Evidence | Evidence |
qg_3171 | A. M. Best, Moodys, and Standard & Poors are all examples of what? | Credit Reporting Agencies | Evidence | |
bt_3512 | What is the name of the wooden panelled lining applied to a room | Wainscotting | Evidence | |
sfq_4040 | Which French painter was known as 'Le Douanier' because of his job as a customs official? | (Henri) Rousseau | Evidence | |
qb_2833 | How many players are on the field in a baseball team? | Nine | Evidence | Evidence |
qw_9369 | "Which composer wrote ""Night and Day"", ""I Get a Kick out of You"", ""Well, Did You Evah!"" and ""I've Got You Under My Skin""?" | Cole Porter | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_1293 | What name is given to the science or study of poisons? | Toxicology | Evidence | |
jp_4032 | "What movie featured the song ""The Time Warp""?" | The Rocky Horror Picture Show | Evidence | Evidence |
wh_1578 | "Who, in 1983 sang the theme song to the James Bond film ""Octopussy""?" | RITA COOLIDGE | Evidence | Evidence |
qf_1269 | Where was Dick Turpin executed by hanging? | York | Evidence | Evidence |
jp_2733 | What company's mascots include a gecko, a caveman, and a talking pile of money? | Geico | Evidence | |
sfq_8681 | Name the 2003 Turner Prize winning artist whose alter ego is Claire? | GRAYSON PERRY | Evidence | Evidence |
jp_740 | Shingles is an adult form of what illness? | Chicken Pox | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_4015 | Which group recorded the albums called 'Raintown', 'Fellow Hoodlums' and 'Homesick'? | Deacon Blue | Evidence | Evidence |
tc_3155 | Which force is nothing more than the bending of space and time? | Gravitational force | Evidence | Evidence |
qb_4106 | A Violent Storm is which number on the Beaufort Scale? | 11 | Evidence | Evidence |
wh_2424 | Which boy's name, according to website BabyCenter, is the most globally popular for the eigth year in a row? | AIDEN | Evidence | Evidence |
bt_1805 | What kind of flowers was the gunman holding when he shot Dirty Den in Eastenders | Daffodils | Evidence | Evidence |
qg_2063 | According to famous American architect Louis Henri Sullivan, known as the father of skyscrapers, "form follows what"? | Function | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_18303 | Which was the lightest of the three weight categories for women boxers at the 2014 Commonwealth Games? | FLYWEIGHT | Evidence | |
odql_3253 | What was the name of the company that 'Reginald Perrin' worked for in 'The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin'? | 'SUNSHINE DESSERTS' | Evidence | Evidence |
dpql_2695 | Which Asian country has the Tugrik as its currency? | Mongolia | Evidence | Evidence |
jp_661 | What is the only U.S. state that borders just one other? | Maine | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_23849 | Bill Wyman has had the highest chart entry of any of the Rolling Stones as a solo artist in the UK charts, with which song? | Je Suis un Rock Star | Evidence | Evidence |
odql_14222 | Which city lies at the confluence of the rivers Rhine and Moselle | Koblenz | Evidence | Evidence |
qg_1045 | Translating from the Greek as "separating circle", what is the name of the apparent line that separates the earth from the sky? | Horizon | Evidence | Evidence |
qz_2324 | Who was the author of 'The Old Curiosity Shop'? | Charles Dickens | Evidence | Evidence |
qg_1127 | Between 20 and 30 miles thick above water (3 to 6 miles thick beneath the ocean), what is the geologic term for the part of the earth that sits on top of the mantle? | Crust | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_17379 | Who played Richard DeVere in the TV sitcom To the Manor Born? | PETER BOWLES | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_14658 | Introduced in 1908, for what does the B in the degree-equivalent course MBA stand? | BUSINESS | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_21333 | What was the first name of Tory politician Enoch Powell? | JOHN | Evidence | Evidence |
jp_2379 | Which U.S. state was the first to legalize same-sex marriage, in 2004? | Massachusetts | Evidence | Evidence |
odql_7310 | Judge Hiller Zobel was seen worldwide during the televised trial of whom? | LOUISE WOODWARD | Evidence | |
bb_5131 | Latin 'collum' refers to which part of the human body? | Neck | Evidence | Evidence |
jp_3064 | What country's flag is a red circle in a field of white? | Japan | Evidence | Evidence |
qg_1629 | What is the traditional beverage hoisted by the winners of the Indianapolis 500, a tradition that dates back to 1936? | Milk | Evidence | Evidence |
tc_1816 | Who wrote My Life and Loves in 1926, originally banned in the US? | Frank Harris | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_17367 | Who was the longest serving US president (12 years 39 days)? | FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT | Evidence | Evidence |
odql_7981 | The South African currency unit, the Rand, is divided into a hundred what? | CENTS | Evidence | Evidence |
qb_1901 | Amarelo is Portuguese for which colour? | Yellow | Evidence | |
odql_10410 | The Appian Way ran from Rome to which Italian port? | BRINDISI | Evidence | Evidence |
bb_1263 | From which country did French horns originate? | Germany | Evidence | Evidence |
dpql_2584 | Which prophet secretly anointed David as King of Israel? | Samuel | Evidence | Evidence |
bb_7279 | Who became Lord Mayor of London in 1397? | Richard Whittington | Evidence | Evidence |
qw_5947 | Which team has played in 40 of the 105 Baseball World Series and won 27 World Series championships (between 1923 and 2009), the most of any Major League franchise? | The New York Yankees | Evidence | Evidence |
dpql_1096 | Which torture chamber was invented by George Orwell? | Room 101 | Evidence | Evidence |
bb_8318 | Philopobia is the fear of what basic human emotion? | Love | Evidence | Evidence |
tc_2202 | What are the international registration letters of a vehicle from Iceland? | IS | Evidence | Evidence |
wh_371 | "Which American President is credited with the quote ""If you can't stand the heat get out of the kitchen""?" | HARRY TRUMAN | Evidence | |
sfq_20362 | In which Dickens' novel does lawyer Mr Jaggers appear? | Great Expectations | Evidence | Evidence |
qz_3968 | Which common colour can also be known as heliotrope? | Purple | Evidence | Evidence |
qw_5039 | A novel by General Lew Wallace published in 1880 was made into which films in 1926 (a silent movie) and 1959 (produced by William Wyler)? | Ben Hur | Evidence | Evidence |
qz_5346 | Who played the character Mr Chips in the 2002 TV adaptation of Goodbye Mr Chips | Martin Clunes | Evidence | |
odql_5216 | What in law, does the term consanguinity mean? | RELATED BY BLOOD | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_10822 | 'The Castle of Otranto' often called the first gothic novel, was written in 1764 by whom? | HORACE WALPOLE | Evidence | Evidence |
qf_317 | In which country will you find the 'Carisbrook Rugby Stadium'? | New Zealand | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_11239 | Yigal Amir assassinated whom in 1995? | Yitzhak Rabin | Evidence | Evidence |
qb_7916 | What type of creature is a louvar? | Fish | Evidence | Evidence |
qg_1273 | According to Arthurian legend, Arthur's wife Guinevere, had a little on the side with which Knight of the Round Table? | Lancelot | Evidence | Evidence |
bt_1538 | What is cartoon character Mr. Magoo's first name | Quincy | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_19462 | In 480 BC, Leonidas led his 300 Spartans against the Persian army, led by Xerxes, in which land battle? | Thermopylae | Evidence | Evidence |
qw_8396 | "What organisation was founded in 1831 by James Winston, Samuel James Arnold, Samuel Beazley, Sir Andrew Francis Barnard, and Francis Mills to ""tend to the regeneration of the Drama""?" | The Garrick Club | Evidence | Evidence |
qf_1183 | Which black and white marine creature is the largest member of the Dolphin family? | Killer Whale | Evidence | |
odql_4791 | Which English poet and dramatist was jailed for murder of the actor Gabriel Spencer after a duel in 1598? | BEN JONSON | Evidence | Evidence |
qw_14565 | "After stints backing Little Richard and the Isley Brothers, who was discovered leading ""Jimmy James and the Blue Flames"" at the Caf Wha? in New York and taken to London on 26 September 1966 to make hit records?" | Jimi Hendrix | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_12902 | Libya was a colony of which country from 1911 to 1947? | Italy | Evidence | Evidence |
odql_12607 | Prince Rupert of the Rhine, who fought in the Thirty Years’ War, was nephew of which English King, who made him Duke of Cumberland? | CHARLES I | Evidence | Evidence |
qw_13177 | Who was the first Englishman to lead an expedition to circumnavigate the earth by sea, and died of dysentery in the West Indies 16 years later? | Francis Drake | Evidence | Evidence |
bb_3851 | What highly durable footwear is used to name a species of bat and crab, alluding respectively to nose and body shapes? | Horseshoe | Evidence | Evidence |
jp_2006 | What is the only 6 letter word that ends in mt? | Dreamt | Evidence | |
qg_4434 | What online travel agency uses The Roaming Gnome as its' TV spokesperson? | Travelocity | Evidence | Evidence |
tc_2524 | Which crusade was led by Philip II Augustus of France and Richard I of England? | Third crusade | Evidence | Evidence |
qw_7722 | What is identified by an I. S. B. N.? | Book | Evidence | |
bt_2106 | Gingivitis affects which part of the body | Gums | Evidence | Evidence |
bb_4341 | In what year was Band-Aid's Do They Know It's Christmas the UK Christmas chart-topping record (bonus point each for the years of reissue success by Band Aid II and Band Aid 20)? | 1984 | Evidence | Evidence |
odql_4409 | Which BBC2 comedy is set around the church of St Saviours in the Marshes in Hackney? | REV | Evidence | Evidence |
qb_816 | In medicine, epiphora affects which part of the human body? | Eye | Evidence | Evidence |
bb_896 | The Bacillus Calmette-Guerin vaccine is used for immunisation against what? | Tuberculosis | Evidence | Evidence |
qw_4395 | "Larry Levine, an American audio engineer, who won a Grammy Award in 1966 for ""A Taste of Honey"" by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass and contributed to The Beach Boys' 1966 album ""Pet Sounds"", was best known for his co-operation on the Wall of Sound recording technique with which producer?" | Phil Spector | Evidence | Evidence |
bb_4263 | Staphylococcus and Streptococcus are types of? | Bacteria | Evidence | Evidence |
qb_1009 | Which tennis player was known as the Rockhampton Rocket? | Rod Laver | Evidence | Evidence |
odql_13489 | What is the title of the first number one UK hit single for 'Oasis'? | 'SOME MIGHT SAY' | Evidence | Evidence |
wh_2290 | Which is the largest city in Scandinavia by population ? | STOCKHOLM | Evidence | Evidence |
bb_927 | In Mexico, it is said that wearing what colour/color underwear on New Year's Eve ensures finding new love the following year? | Red | Evidence | Evidence |
odql_8433 | The 'Colossus of Rhodes' was a bronze statue of who? | APOLLO | Evidence | Evidence |
qw_4545 | Australian Shane Warne is associated with which sport? | Cricket | Evidence | Evidence |
qw_7374 | Who was the first female artist to have a #1 album in the USA and the UK simultaneously? | Susan Boyle | Evidence | |
qw_15432 | The actor John Wayne was known by what nickname? | The Duke | Evidence | Evidence |
odql_12819 | Which animal completes the name of the stop-motion animated children’s TV series “Raa Raa the Noisy _____”? | Lion | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_20294 | Which major city is situated at the mouth of the Yangtze River in China? | Shanghai | Evidence | Evidence |
qb_8569 | What was the World’s first teletext information service? | Ceefax | Evidence | Evidence |
qw_3761 | Which British stage director won an Oscar for his feature-film directing debut, which starred Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, and Thora Birch? | Sam Mendes | Evidence | Evidence |
qb_7894 | How many squares does a Rubik’s Cube have on each side? | 9 | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_4653 | What type of animal is a bonobo? | Ape | Evidence | Evidence |
bb_5694 | In the 1970s British practitioner John McTimoney founded his eponymous type of (What?) treatment? | Chiropractic | Evidence | |
odql_9981 | Which American film director and writer is best known for his suspense and thriller films, including 'Carrie'. 'Scarface', 'Carlito's Way' and 'Mission: Impossible'? | BRIAN de PALMA | Evidence | Evidence |
qb_2546 | What do the interior angles of a hexagon add up to in degrees? | 720 | Evidence | Evidence |
qb_4163 | What is the second event of a men’s decathlon? | Long jump | Evidence | Evidence |
qb_1762 | Scatology is the scientific study of what? | Excrement | Evidence | Evidence |
qw_14687 | What word is traditionally applied to clothes and linen collected by a woman before her marriage? | Trousseau | Evidence | |
sfq_4374 | "Who was the female member of the 1980's pop music duo, ""Eurythmics""?" | ANNIE LENNOX | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_18637 | What is commonly known as the 'sport of kings'? | Horse Racing | Evidence | |
qw_1225 | The War of the Triple Alliance (1864 - 1870) was fought between the allied countries of Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay and which other country? | Paraguay | Evidence | Evidence |
tb_1875 | Jimi Hendrix presented the broken parts of the guitar that he destroyed on-stage at the 1968 Miami Pop Festival to whom? Not sure if the recipient named it Moon Unit. | Frank Zappa | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_19040 | What is the distinctive colour of the soles of shoes designed by Christian Louboutin? | Red | Evidence | Evidence |
qz_5801 | What was the name of the World War I fighter ace nicknamed the Red Baron? | Manfred von Richtofen. | Evidence | Evidence |
tc_2699 | What was the nickname of the French singer Edith Piaf? | The Little Sparrow | Evidence | Evidence |
qw_12099 | Of those currently independent, which country was the first to give (and not subsequently revoke) full voting rights country-wide to women? | New Zealand | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_8105 | Who won Oscars for directing Platoon (1986) and Born on the Fourth of July (1989)? | Oliver Stone | Evidence | Evidence |
qb_4229 | Which British fashion designer was commissioned by Stanley Kubrick to design the costumes for the film ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’? | Hardy Amies | Evidence | |
qb_603 | The Strawberry Museum in the town of Wepion is in which country? | Belgium | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_24346 | In which city did Dylan Thomas die? | NEW YORK | Evidence | Evidence |
bt_2729 | In which town is the University of Surrey | Guildford | Evidence | Evidence |
tb_1104 | What is the only language that is historically African in origin among the six official working languages of the African Union? | Swahili | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_14197 | Which opera star was born Claire Mary Teresa Rawstron in 1944? | KIRI TE KANAWA | Evidence | |
sfq_17951 | Which family left Cliveden House in Buckinghamshire shortly after the Profumo Affair of the 1960s? | ASTOR | Evidence | Evidence |
jp_942 | Bohemia is a region of what country? | Czech Republic | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_22446 | Since the foundation of the Football League which is the only team from outside the League (or Premier League) to win the FA Cup, doing so in 1901? | Tottenham Hotspur | Evidence | Evidence |
bb_2130 | What is said to be the UK's loudest bird? | Bittern | Evidence | |
odql_13292 | Who was the mother of Edward VI? | JANE SEYMOUR | Evidence | Evidence |
bb_8426 | What animal is the Scandinavian Christmas Julbock symbol? | Goat | Evidence | Evidence |
qz_603 | In which city would you find O'Hare International Airport? | Chicago | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_19011 | A 'Clumber' is a breed of which dog? | Spaniel | Evidence | Evidence |
qb_3648 | Who became US President John Kennedy’s Vice President in 1961? | Lyndon B Johnson | Evidence | Evidence |
bt_488 | Which mediaeval author wrote The Canterbury Tales | Geoffrey Chaucer | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_25339 | "Who wrote the novels ""Berlin Game"", ""Mexico Set"" and ""London Match""?" | (Len) DEIGHTON | Evidence | Evidence |
qw_12773 | The composer Frdric Chopin had a decade-long affair with which French author? | George Sand | Evidence | Evidence |
jp_3155 | What religious text was recently adapted into a hit Broadway musical? | The Book of Mormon | Evidence | |
qw_7594 | What item of headwear is associated with Sherlock Holmes? | Deerstalker hat | Evidence | Evidence |
qz_1074 | In years and days, how old was Luigina Giavotti when she won a silver medal in gymnastics in 1928, and is still the youngest medal winner today? | 11 years and 302 days | Evidence | Evidence |
bb_854 | What was the title given to the daughters of the Kings of Spain and Portugal who were not the heir to the throne? | Infanta | Evidence | Evidence |
qf_220 | What was the name of the compere on the TV show 'Take Your Pick'? | Michael Miles | Evidence | Evidence |
odql_8879 | Which American naval destroyer was attacked in Aden in October 2000? | U.S.S. COLE | Evidence | |
dpql_4461 | From around 2566 B.C. to 1311 A.D. what was the world’s tallest building? | Great Pyramid of Giza | Evidence | Evidence |
qw_7873 | The Limpopo River separates Zimbabwe and Botswana from what country? | South Africa | Evidence | Evidence |
jp_856 | What is the capital of Washington state? | Olympia | Evidence | Evidence |
odql_10865 | "The character James Bond was created by Ian Fleming, but who wrote the book ""Carte Blanche"" featuring James Bond?" | Jeffery Deaver | Evidence | Evidence |
odql_6075 | Which Czech tennis player knocked out Andy Murray in the fourth round of the Men's Singles at the French Open? | THOMAS BERDYCH | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_17002 | The Washington Post reporters, Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward, wrote an account of the Watergate scandal, published in 1974. What was the book called? | All the President's Men | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_21708 | In the book by James Hilton what was the full surname of the character Mr Chips? | CHIPPING | Evidence | Evidence |
qw_402 | "Which horse race meeting, for ""The Gold Cup"", was first run in 1711 and is held on 7 June each year?" | Royal Ascot | Evidence | Evidence |
bt_4353 | Which female singer had a top ten hit in 1998 with My Favourite Mistake | Sheryl Crow | Evidence | Evidence |
qw_14177 | The writer Tolstoy fundraised for, and donated the proceeds from some of his writing towards, helping the practitioners of what religious movement? | Doukhobors | Evidence | Evidence |
bb_3515 | What language was first to be represented in dictionaries and related language theory? | Chinese | Evidence | Evidence |
qg_4093 | Friggatriskaidekaphobia (or triskaidekaphobia or paraskevidekatriaphobia) is the fear of what? | Friday the 13th | Evidence | Evidence |
odql_10461 | Of all the rugby teams to have participated in the 2008- 2009 Guinness Premiership, which team is furthest west? | BRISTOL | Evidence | Evidence |
bb_421 | How many feet are in a furlong? | 660 | Evidence | Evidence |
odql_3370 | Daman Albarn, Graham Coxon,Alex James and Dave Rowntree form or formed which band? | BLUR | Evidence | Evidence |
odql_6706 | In World War II, which company manufactured the 'Beaufighter'? | BRISTOL | Evidence | Evidence |
tc_1004 | Who had a 60s No 1 with Downtown? | Petula Clark | Evidence | |
jp_4137 | What house in New Orleans has been the ruin of many a poor boy? | The House of the Rising Sun | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_15643 | Which illness is commonly treated with the drugs lisinopril and ramipril? | High blood pressure | Evidence | Evidence |
jp_3393 | "What U.S. state did Ray Charles have ""on his mind""?" | Georgia | Evidence | |
qg_547 | Kirkland Signature is the house brand of what retail giant? | Costco | Evidence | Evidence |
tc_276 | Who had an 80s No 1 hit with Hold On To The Nights? | Richard Marx | Evidence | Evidence |
dpql_921 | In tennis, losing two sets 6-0 is known as a double what? | BAGEL | Evidence | |
sfq_13491 | The name of which European capital city means Merchants Harbour? | COPENHAGEN | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_9742 | What is the capital of Rwanda? | Kigali | Evidence | Evidence |
odql_14342 | In the 1870 'Siege of Metz', the French were besieged by which army? | PRUSSIAN | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_11176 | Who, in May 2006 when aged 17 years and 75 days, became the youngest footballer to play for England? | Theo Walcott | Evidence | |
qw_574 | On 6 February 1840, what document was signed by Captain William Hobson (on behalf of Queen Victoria) and a number of Maori chiefs as the basis for New Zealand to become part of the British Empire? | Treaty of Waitangi | Evidence | Evidence |
odql_13834 | Which philosopher, 1872 - 1970, co-wrote 'Principia Mathematica' with A.N. Whitehead? | BERTRAND RUSSELL | Evidence | Evidence |
qw_11414 | The Gunpowder Plot, by discontented Catholics including Guy Fawkes and Robert Catesby, was to blow up the British parliament as it was being opened by whom? | James I | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_18989 | George Lansbury et al founded which newspaper in 1912? | The Daily Herald | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_3072 | "Who produces the perfumes ""Opium"" and ""Rive Gauche""?" | Yves Saint Laurent | Evidence | Evidence |
qw_9742 | What is the term for the attribution of human characteristics to non-human creatures and beings, phenomena, material states and objects or abstract concepts, (e.g. animals, plants and forces of nature such as winds, the rain or the sun)? | Anthropomorphism | Evidence | |
dpql_2585 | Which counter-intelligence agency had a name meaning ‘death to spies’ in English? | Smersh | Evidence | Evidence |
qf_387 | How was Lady Mallowan better known? | Agatha Christie | Evidence | Evidence |
odql_8365 | Which is the oldest of the eight Ivy League Universities, founded in 1636 as New College? | HARVARD | Evidence | Evidence |
odql_15009 | """Abracadabra"" (1982) and ""The Joker"" (1990) were big hits for which group?" | The Steve Miller Band | Evidence | Evidence |
tc_397 | In Lewis Carroll's poem The Hunting of the Snark, what did the elusive, troublesome snark turn into to fool hunters? | A boojum | Evidence | Evidence |
qw_16669 | What is the largest (by population) landlocked country? | Ethiopia | Evidence | Evidence |
bt_1934 | Which city in Georgia was burned by General Sherman during the American Civil War | Atlanta | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_9725 | Which Briton won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1932? | John Galsworthy | Evidence | |
odql_12695 | "Which detective is the protagonist of the novels ""Dead Man's Folly"", ""Cards on the Table"" and ""Mrs McGinty's Dead""?" | (Hercule) Poirot | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_22602 | By what first name is golfer Gerry Lester Watson better known? | Bubba | Evidence | |
odql_10333 | Which river runs through York? | OUSE | Evidence | |
qb_9619 | In December 1965, who became President of the Philippines? | Ferdinand Marcos | Evidence | Evidence |
qg_2166 | Phobos and Deimos are the only two moons of what planet? | Mars | Evidence | Evidence |
qb_6189 | On a standard dartboard, what number lies opposite 18? | 7 | Evidence | |
sfq_6015 | Manchester United's Kevin Moran was the first player to he sent off in an FA Cup final, which Arsenal player was the second? | (Jose Antonio) Reyes | Evidence | |
tc_1070 | Benina international airport is in which country? | Libya | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_2516 | In which country did the Battle of El Alamein take place? | Egypt | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_11822 | "Which Gilbert and Sullivan operetta is sub titled 'The Witches Curse""?" | RUDDIGORE | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_21010 | Who played the wife of Alf Garnett on TV? | DANDY NICHOLS | Evidence | Evidence |
qw_5160 | What is the name for an argument presented in logical form, containing 2 premises and a conclusion? | Syllogism | Evidence | Evidence |
bb_1426 | What is solid carbon dioxide commonly called? | Dry ice | Evidence | Evidence |
odql_11608 | Of what is Oneirology the study? | DREAMS | Evidence | Evidence |
qw_5276 | """Yabba dabba doo"" was a catch-phrase in which cartoon series?" | The Flintstones | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_22208 | Former tennis player Vijay Armitrage apears in which James Bond film? | Octopussy | Evidence | Evidence |
bb_9124 | The Collegiate Church of St Peter in London is more popularly known by what name? | Westminster Abbey | Evidence | Evidence |
tb_2348 | In Japanese sporting world, one of the more unusual memorabilia that can be purchased is the 'tegata.' This is the sumo version of what? | Autograph | Evidence | |
qw_2876 | "The X-Files spawned two theatrical movies, ""The X-Files"" and ""I Want To Believe"", and which spin-off TV series?" | The Lone Gunmen | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_25106 | The Prime Minister of Greece, Alexis Tsipras, is the leader of which political party? | SYRIZA | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_22425 | What is the name of the fragrant essential oil obtained chiefly from the Damask Rose? | Attar | Evidence | Evidence |
qb_10205 | What is the name of the family’s pet goldfish in the US television cartoon series ‘American Dad’? | Klaus Heissler | Evidence | Evidence |
wh_3330 | Jupiter ; Saturn and Uranus are three of the so-called ' gas giants ' in our Solar System: what is the fourth ? | NEPTUNE | Evidence | Evidence |
qw_15057 | As at early 2015, how many Prime Ministers have served in Australia since 2013? | 3 | Evidence | Evidence |
qb_7441 | A skink is what type of reptile? | Lizard | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_20110 | Who was the mother of Queen Mary 1st of England? | Catherine of Aragon | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_10437 | Who was the first Scotsman to appear on a Bank of England banknote? | Adam Smith | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_23424 | Which Greek mythological creature has the body of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle? | Griffin | Evidence | Evidence |
qz_5172 | The Miller Brewing Company got its start in what U.S. city? | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_12134 | Pearl is composed of minute crystals of which compound? | Calcium Carbonate | Evidence | |
bb_2929 | A 'wherry' is a Drink; Cheese; Wind; or Boat? | Boat | Evidence | Evidence |
qb_1373 | Who plays Daphne in the 2002 film ‘Scooby-Doo’? | Sarah Michelle Gellar | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_5501 | In the Lake District which is the only body of water to actually be called lake? | Bassenthwaite Lake | Evidence | Evidence |
qw_2206 | "Which 20th century English playwright wrote ""The Winslow Boy"" and ""Separate Tables""?" | Terence Rattigan | Evidence | Evidence |
wh_3542 | Who recorded the original version of the song When A Man Loves A Woman ? | PERCY SLEDGE | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_10251 | Buenos Aires is located on the estuary of which river? | RIVER PLATE | Evidence | |
qz_3923 | Who played the tenth Doctor? | David Tennant | Evidence | Evidence |
qf_2276 | Who was the first emperor of Rome? | Augustus | Evidence | Evidence |
qw_1329 | What is the Scottish word that applies to New Year's Eve? | Hogmanay | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_4265 | Who painted 'The Fighting Temeraire'? | JMW Turner | Evidence | Evidence |
odql_12839 | "Which political philosopher wrote ""The Theory of Moral Sentiments"" and ""An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations""?" | Adam Smith | Evidence | Evidence |
qb_7817 | How many ‘E’ tiles are provided in a Scrabble game? | 12 | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_14566 | Moroni is the capital of which Indian Ocean island group? | COMOROS | Evidence | Evidence |
jp_3159 | What city is famously 5,280 feet above sea level? | Denver | Evidence | |
bb_5199 | From the Latin meaning of clip/cut, what hairstyle symbolizes religious devotion? | Tonsure | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_7665 | In children's cartoons, which character lives in a pineapple under the sea? | SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS | Evidence | |
tc_288 | Which highway was Revisited in a classic 60s album by Bob Dylan? | 61 | Evidence | Evidence |
tc_2299 | How was President Kennedy assassinated? | Shot | Evidence | Evidence |
odql_9893 | Which Tim Burton film is the highest-grossing film of 2010 and, already, the fifth highest-grossing film of all time worldwide? | 'ALICE IN WONDERLAND' | Evidence | Evidence |
jp_2976 | Romaine & Butterhead are types of what? | Lettuce | Evidence | |
qz_4140 | Who was the only Prime Minister of Britain to be assassinated? | Spencer Percival | Evidence | Evidence |
odql_1190 | The Kalahari Desert lies chiefly in which country? | Botswana | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_23291 | Which team did Jose Mourinho manage to win the 2004 UEFA Champions League Final - beating Monaco 3-0? | PORTO | Evidence | Evidence |
bt_3777 | What drink was invented by oilmen who used to use their tools to stir it | The screwdriver | Evidence | |
wh_797 | What is the first name of Madame Bovary in Flaubert's 1856 novel? | EMMA | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_5476 | The name of which Russian spacecraft means 'travelling companion' or 'satellite'? | Sputnik | Evidence | Evidence |
dpql_2497 | In Shakespeare’s play what is the name of Hamlet’s mother? | Gertrude | Evidence | Evidence |
bb_9418 | What would you find at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington? | The White House | Evidence | Evidence |
wh_3823 | Which French author wrote the 1909 novel The Phantom Of The Opera ? | Gaston LEROUX | Evidence | |
tb_151 | What name given to an autumn full moon in the northern hemisphere alludes to the brightness of the night sky that aids the shooting of migrating birds? | Hunter's moon | Evidence | |
bb_8096 | What is the spiked stick or prod used for driving cattle called? | Goad | Evidence | |
odql_9683 | Who won Best Supporting Actor 'Oscar' for his role in 'Jerry Maguire'? | CUBA GOODING Jr | Evidence | Evidence |
qw_11987 | A second referendum is due to be held for which commonwealth to decide whether, among other options, to become the 51st state of the USA? | Puerto Rico | Evidence | Evidence |
dpql_5553 | In which county will you find Fountains abbey and Studley Water Gardens? | North Yorkshire | Evidence | Evidence |
bt_1659 | Who had a No 1 in the 80's with Karma Chameleon | Culture Club | Evidence | Evidence |
wh_3992 | Which two word named plant, also known as Dionaea Muscipala is characterised by having hinged two lobed leaves that snap closed when the sensitive hairs on it's surface are touched ? | VENUS FLYTRAP | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_1217 | Who was the last British male to reach the final of a Grand Slam tennis singles tournament? | Greg Rusedski | Evidence | Evidence |
dpql_1726 | What are the major suits in the card game Bridge? | Hearts and Spades | Evidence | |
qz_6036 | Who created the Miss World pageant? | Eric Morley. | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_20297 | Who was the original drummer/singer with the Monkees pop group? | Mickey Dolenz | Evidence | Evidence |
qb_4411 | English novelist Barbara McCorquodale was better known by what name? | Barbara Cartland | Evidence | |
qb_4017 | Ligustrum is the Latin name for which shrub? | Privet | Evidence | Evidence |
qw_1551 | Whose play about the Salem witch trials in the 17th century drew parallels to McCarthyism in the 1950s? | Arthur Miller | Evidence | Evidence |
dpql_6330 | Whose official country residence is Dorneywood, Buckinghamshire? | Chancellor of the Exchequer | Evidence | Evidence |
bb_1115 | Referring to a 1950s song what is the traditional bingo call for the number 76? | Trombones | Evidence | |
sfq_12180 | Who was the friend of Little Jackie Paper? | Puff the Magic Dragon | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_23498 | Wookey Hole is part of which range of hills? | Mendips | Evidence | Evidence |
qw_9600 | Which golf club is designed to hit the ball the furthest distance? | Driver | Evidence | Evidence |
qf_3440 | What was Grace Darling's father's job? | Lighthouse keeper | Evidence | Evidence |
bt_1591 | What was the name of Catherine Zeta Jones character in The Darling Buds of May | Mariette | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_4947 | In which State is USA's highest mountain, Mount McKinley? | Alaska | Evidence | Evidence |
qw_9959 | What ancient civilization was centred in the north of ancient Canaan, with its heartland along the coastal regions of modern day Lebanon, Syria and Israel? | Phoenicia | Evidence | Evidence |
qw_2544 | What is the astronomical term for the measure of the reflective ability of a heavenly body? | Albedo | Evidence | |
odql_333 | Which coral atoll, the largest island in the Chagos Archipelago, was forcibly depopulated in 1971 to make way for a joint UK/USA military base? | DIEGO GARCIA | Evidence | |
sfq_15686 | Who presents the BBC4 cerebral quiz show 'Only Connect'? | Victoria Coren | Evidence | Evidence |
qw_13383 | When did the Goa'uld first appear in the US/Canada TV series Stargate SG-1? | 1997 | Evidence | Evidence |
jp_3241 | Canuck is a nickname for someone from what country? | Canada | Evidence | |
dpql_250 | There were three major sieges in the Boer War – Mafeking, Kimberley and which other? | Ladysmith | Evidence | Evidence |
odql_12874 | Which world war 2 German SS captain and Gestapo member was known as ‘The Butcher of Lyon”? | (Klaus) Barbie | Evidence | Evidence |
tc_888 | Who was the youngest brother in the Beach Boys? | Carl Wilson | Evidence | Evidence |
qw_722 | If you divide a prime number by 4, the answer must result in ? | A fraction | Evidence | Evidence |
odql_12487 | Wednesday Friday is the youngest member of which TV family from the 1960s? | ADDAMS | Evidence | |
dpql_4024 | Subtitled ‘What You Will’, which play begins: ‘If music be the food of love, play on’? | TWELFTH NIGHT | Evidence | |
dpql_4118 | Who helped bring photography to the masses with his Kodak roll-film technology? | George EASTMAN | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_19414 | In the Sermon on the Mount, who would see God? | The pure in heart | Evidence | |
qw_1355 | The Republic of China (ROC) did not compete at the Montreal Olympics in 1976 because the People's Republic of China (PRC) pressured the organisers to stop them competing under that name. What name did the ROC use when it next competed in 1984? | Chinese Taipei | Evidence | Evidence |
qw_3289 | What name is given to an alcoholic drink that is taken in an effort to cure a hangover? | Hair of the dog | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_20392 | In 1705, who was the first scientist to be knighted? | Isaac Newton | Evidence | |
sfq_13320 | In which year did Reference Point win the Derby and Maori Venture win the Grand National? | 1987 | Evidence | Evidence |
qb_3614 | Tewkesbury Mustard is mentioned in which Shakespeare play? | Henry IV | Evidence | Evidence |
bt_279 | What is classed as the Blue Riband of the Henley Regatta | Diamond Sculls | Evidence | |
odql_6789 | What may be described as a 'red earthworm with rings of a brighter colour, often found in manure and used as fishing bait? | BRANDLING | Evidence | Evidence |
bt_1158 | Which Englishman was World Speedway Champion in 1992 | Gary Havelock | Evidence | |
odql_5703 | Who plays 'Hannibal Smith' in the 2010 film 'The A- Team'? | LIAM NEESON | Evidence | Evidence |
wh_52 | Which rider won the ladies European Three Day event Championship at Burghley in 1971? | PRINCESS ANNE | Evidence | Evidence |
qw_10253 | "Whose motto is ""Je Maintiendrai""?" | The Netherlands | Evidence | Evidence |
bt_1890 | What is the name of the local pub in Heartbeat | The Aidensfield Arms | Evidence | Evidence |
qw_12302 | Which 1944 musical film, directed by Vincente Minnelli, starred Judy Garland, Mary Astor, Leon Ames, Marjorie Main and Margaret O'Brien who were going to the Louisianna Purchase Exposition of 1904? | Meet Me In St. Louis | Evidence | Evidence |
bb_801 | The state of Oaxaca, hit by a devastating mudslide in October 2010, is in which country? | Mexico | Evidence | Evidence |
qw_11383 | What country changed its name to Burkina Faso? | Republic of Upper Volta | Evidence | Evidence |
qw_13750 | In 2009 Artem Silchenko was first in the Red Bull World Series held at Antalya, Turkey & Sisikon, Switzerland in which sport? | Cliff diving | Evidence | Evidence |
qz_860 | What is the name of Kevin the teenager's friend played by Kathy Burke in a series of sketches with Harry Enfield? | Perry | Evidence | Evidence |
odql_5313 | What was Kerry Packer's media company called? | CONSOLIDATED PRESS | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_6944 | "Who was appointed Chief Constable of Merseyside in 2004, and left the post in 2009, after being made an ""Inspector of Constabulary"" by the Queen?" | BERNARD HOGAN-HOWE | Evidence | |
odql_6389 | What sporting term, meaning a second chance, comes from the French word for fishing again? | Repechage | Evidence | Evidence |
qf_1364 | How many feet in a fathom? | Six | Evidence | Evidence |
qf_3554 | What name is used in the Roman Catholic Church for evensong? | Vespers | Evidence | Evidence |
qw_744 | What mountain system in the USA stretches over 1500 miles south to Alabama, through which pass the Hudson and Mohawk Valleys? | Appalachians | Evidence | Evidence |
bb_2 | Arctic King, Saladin and Tom Thumb are which types of vegetable? | Lettuce | Evidence | Evidence |
bt_858 | Who played the part of Samantha in Bewitched | Elizabeth Montgomery | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_12271 | Which Gilbert and Sullivan opera has the alternative title 'The Town of Titipu'? | The Mikado | Evidence | Evidence |
qw_6656 | The Ironman World Championship, which has been held annually in Hawaii since 1978, with an additional race in 1982, involves which sport? | Triathlon | Evidence | Evidence |
qw_186 | What game, created in 1904 by a quaker, Elizabeth (Lizzie) Phillips, when revised by Charles Darrow and others became one of the world's most played commercial board games? | Monopoly | Evidence | Evidence |
qb_7552 | Which train is the holder of the world speed record for steam locomotives? | Mallard | Evidence | Evidence |
qf_1441 | Name the Greek Mythological hero who killed the gorgon Medusa? | Perseus | Evidence | Evidence |
dpql_6155 | "Which Pixar character's first attempt to fly is comically described as ""falling with style""?" | Buzz Lightyear | Evidence | Evidence |
bb_4898 | 'Every good boy deserves favour' is a mnemonic in? | Music | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_12868 | What was the capital of West Germany from 1949 to 1990? | Bonn | Evidence | Evidence |
qg_3412 | John Lloyd Wright, son of famed architect Frank, invented what children's toy? | Lincoln Logs | Evidence | Evidence |
odql_14474 | The 'Subway Army' are/were a gang of football hooligans who supported which Midlands club? | WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS | Evidence | |
qf_2298 | The SS Titanic sank in which year? | 1912 | Evidence | Evidence |
qf_2264 | The Southern Alps can be found in which country? | New Zealand | Evidence | Evidence |
qb_5457 | Who wrote the play ‘Under Milk Wood’? | Dylan Thomas | Evidence | Evidence |
wh_532 | Whose single I saw mommy kissing Santa Claus sold three million copies in 1952 ? | JIMMY BOYD | Evidence | Evidence |
qb_3400 | Lupine relates to which animal? | Wolf | Evidence | |
wh_515 | In 1984, in Bophal, India, there was a leak of 30 tons of methyl isocyanate, which resulted in the deaths of 25,000 people. What American chemical company owned the plant where the leak occurred? | UNION CARBIDE | Evidence | Evidence |
odql_8845 | What is the profession of 'Paddy Kirk' in 'Emmerdale'? | VET | Evidence | Evidence |
tc_1333 | The world was first aware of the Chernobyl disaster after detectors were triggered at a nuclear plant in which country? | Sweden | Evidence | Evidence |
bb_6292 | Facebook's new music sharing/streaming feature launched in 2015 was called 'Music... ? | Stories | Evidence | Evidence |
sfq_11542 | Which French composer and pupil of Saint-Saens is best known for his requiem? | GABRIEL FAURE | Evidence | Evidence |
qb_8996 | Who became BBC Radio One Breakfast Show presenter in June 1973? | Noel Edmonds | Evidence | Evidence |