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  1. What is the name of silver in heraldry?
  2. What is the fastest running British bird?
  3. Andy Capp is the work of which cartoonist?
  4. What does a cartographer draw?
  5. Who is the Greek God of the Sea?
  6. What type of creature is an alcid?
  7. What is the wife of a Marquess?
  8. What is the currency of Egypt?
  9. What is the usual anatomical name for a skull without a mandible?
  10. Which British Prime Minister followed Winston Churchill's first term as PM?
  11. TV chefs (UK) Simon King and David Myers are better known as?
  12. With what other large building society did the Nationwide merge in the 1980's?
  13. What type of fruit is a gean?
  14. What is the brightest star in the night sky?
  15. What is the world's second largest sea?
  16. Which English city is the setting for TV's Inspector Morse?
  17. Nephology is the study of what high subject?
  18. In which year did Esther Rantzen launch Childline?
  19. How many boroughs does New York have?
  20. Which Mediterranean plant used in medicine and magic was said to shriek when pulled from the ground?
  21. Ursine relates to which large furred animals?
  22. Cardiff in Wales is on which river?
  23. Sandra Goodrich was better known what 1960's singer?
  24. What (as at August 2006 is the world's longest running children's TV programme?
  25. How many British Open Golf Championships has Nick Faldo won (as at 2006?
  26. In which English county is Belvoir (pronounced 'beaver' Castle?
  27. Whish British Prime Minister followed Winston Churchill's first term as PM?
  28. TV chefs (UK Simon King and David Myers are better known as?
  29. Which Mediterranean plant used in medicine and magic was said to shriek when pulled from the ground?
  30. Which perfume was named for Coco Chanel's birthday?
  31. What is the art of decorative writing called?
  32. In which part of the human body would you find the talus?
  33. In which European city is the International Court of Justice based?
  34. What type of weather is Brontophobia a fear of?
  35. Sandra Goodrich was better known as what 1960's singer?
  36. Which American artist died in a car crash in 1956?
  37. What type of flower is a ladies slipper?
  38. In what type of establishment was Lloyds of London formed in 1688?
  39. A natatorium is what type of amenity?
  40. Who was Henry VIII's fourth wife?
  41. What (as at August 2006) is the world's longest running children's TV programme?
  42. What was Elvis Presley's first record label?
  43. Who designed London's Marble Arch?
  44. Which American writer created Tarzan?
  45. Whose autobiography is entitled Testing Times?
  46. What painful custom was outlawed in China in 1912?
  47. How many British Open Golf Championships has Nick Faldo won (as at 2006)?
  48. What was the first UK colour TV advertisement?
  49. Who was actor Tony Curtis' first wife?
  50. What is the birthstone for February?
  51. Who composed Peter and the Wolf?
  52. In which English county is Belvoir (pronounced 'beaver') Castle?
  53. What is the name of Al Pacino's character in the 1983 film Scarface?
  54. Who designed Princess Diana's wedding dress?
  55. If a floor or surface is marmoreal what is it made of?
  56. What does JPEG stand for?
  57. Who discovered Panama in 1503?

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  1. What is the name of silver in heraldry?
    Argent
  2. What is the fastest running British bird?
    Pheasant
  3. Andy Capp is the work of which cartoonist?
    Reg Smythe
  4. What does a cartographer draw?
    Maps
  5. Who is the Greek God of the Sea?
    Poseidon
  6. What type of creature is an alcid?
    Bird
  7. What is the wife of a Marquess?
    Marchioness
  8. What is the currency of Egypt?
    Egyptian Pound
  9. What is the usual anatomical name for a skull without a mandible?
    Cranium
  10. Which British Prime Minister followed Winston Churchill's first term as PM?
    Clement Atlee
  11. TV chefs (UK) Simon King and David Myers are better known as?
    The Hairy Bikers
  12. With what other large building society did the Nationwide merge in the 1980's?
    The Anglia Building Society
  13. What type of fruit is a gean?
    Cherry
  14. What is the brightest star in the night sky?
    Sirius
  15. What is the world's second largest sea?
    Caribbean
  16. Which English city is the setting for TV's Inspector Morse?
    Oxford
  17. Nephology is the study of what high subject?
    Clouds
  18. In which year did Esther Rantzen launch Childline?
    1986
  19. How many boroughs does New York have?
    5
  20. Which Mediterranean plant used in medicine and magic was said to shriek when pulled from the ground?
    Mandrake
  21. Ursine relates to which large furred animals?
    Bears
  22. Cardiff in Wales is on which river?
    Taff
  23. Sandra Goodrich was better known what 1960's singer?
    Sandy Shaw
  24. What (as at August 2006 is the world's longest running children's TV programme?
    Blue Peter
  25. How many British Open Golf Championships has Nick Faldo won (as at 2006?
    Three
  26. In which English county is Belvoir (pronounced 'beaver' Castle?
    Leicestershire
  27. Whish British Prime Minister followed Winston Churchill's first term as PM?
    Clement Atlee
  28. TV chefs (UK Simon King and David Myers are better known as?
    The Hairy Bikers
  29. Which Mediterranean plant used in medicine and magic was said to shriek when pulled from the ground?
    Mandrake
  30. Which perfume was named for Coco Chanel's birthday?
    Chanel No19
  31. What is the art of decorative writing called?
    Calligraphy
  32. In which part of the human body would you find the talus?
    Ankle
  33. In which European city is the International Court of Justice based?
    The Hague
  34. What type of weather is Brontophobia a fear of?
    Thunder
  35. Sandra Goodrich was better known as what 1960's singer?
    Sandy Shaw
  36. Which American artist died in a car crash in 1956?
    Jackson Pollock
  37. What type of flower is a ladies slipper?
    Orchid
  38. In what type of establishment was Lloyds of London formed in 1688?
    A Coffee House
  39. A natatorium is what type of amenity?
    An indoor swimming pool
  40. Who was Henry VIII's fourth wife?
    Anne of Cleves
  41. What (as at August 2006) is the world's longest running children's TV programme?
    Blue Peter
  42. What was Elvis Presley's first record label?
    Sun Records
  43. Who designed London's Marble Arch?
    John Nash
  44. Which American writer created Tarzan?
    Edgar Rice Burroughs
  45. Whose autobiography is entitled Testing Times?
    Graham Gooch
  46. What painful custom was outlawed in China in 1912?
    Binding the feet of young girls
  47. How many British Open Golf Championships has Nick Faldo won (as at 2006)?
    3
  48. What was the first UK colour TV advertisement?
    Birds Eye peas
  49. Who was actor Tony Curtis' first wife?
    Janet Leigh
  50. What is the birthstone for February?
    Amethyst
  51. Who composed Peter and the Wolf?
    Sergey Prokofiev
  52. In which English county is Belvoir (pronounced 'beaver') Castle?
    Leicestershire
  53. What is the name of Al Pacino's character in the 1983 film Scarface?
    Tony Montana
  54. Who designed Princess Diana's wedding dress?
    David and Elizabeth Emanuel
  55. If a floor or surface is marmoreal what is it made of?
    Marble
  56. What does JPEG stand for?
    Joint Photographics Expert Group
  57. Who discovered Panama in 1503?
    Christopher Columbus
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