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1 Which American actress who died in 1989 was nominated for ten Oscars and won two -- Bette Davis
2 FROG is a NATO name for a Russian weapon what does FROG stand for -- Free Rocket Over the Ground
3 Who had a number one in the fifties with 'Yes Tonight Josephine' -- Johnny Ray
4 In Downton Abbey Lady Edith decided to help the war effort by driving a tractor for local farmer, John Drake, but why was the job short-lived -- The farmer’s wife saw them kissing
5 Which American actor accompanied Martin Bell on his 1997 Election campaign -- David Soul
6 Who were the first married couple to serve in a British Parliamentary Cabinet -- Ed Balls and Yvette Cooper
7 Which commentator said answers on a postcard please the winner will be the first one opened -- Brian Moore
8 How many times was Marilyn Monroe nominated for an academy award -- None
9 What river is spanned by Thorp Arch Bridge in West Yorkshire -- Wharfe
10 What's the most frequently diagnosed cancer in men -- Prostate cancer
11 What colour is the badge of the Open University -- Blue
12 In 1961 Granada TV prepared a TV documentary on TV censorship why was it never shown -- It was banned
13 What were 8 inches in 1971, 5¼ inches in 1976 and 3½ inches in 1983 -- Floppy disks
14 Sugar Belle is a variety of which fruit -- Tangerine or Mandarin
15 Lyrics (Name The Song): 'The Salvation Army band played and the children drank lemonade' -- Life In a Northern Town Dream Academy
16 Thomas Wall of London manufactured the first wrapped blocks of ice cream in the 1920's and sold them from tricycles in the street, what was the slogan on the front of the tricycles -- Stop Me and Buy One
17 What was the name of the first British magazine devoted wholly to motor cars, first published in 1895 and was still going strong in 2002 -- Autocar
18 In Disney`s 'The Incredible Journey' what type of dog was Badger -- Bull terrier)
19 Name the rock singer who is known as The Groover from Vancouver -- Bryan Adams
20 Who wrote 'The Night Manager' -- John le Carre

 

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1 Who recorded the album American Fool in 1982 -- John Cougar Mellencamp
2 Calypso is a variety of which fruit -- Strawberry
3 Who had an eighties number one with Shaddap You Face -- Joe Dolce Music Theatre
4 What would you expect to find in a sarcophagus -- A corpse
5 In musicals which fictional professor lived at Wimpole Street -- Henry Higgins
6 Who was the fourth wife of Henry V111 -- Anne of Cleves
7 Which famous cowboy star was killed in a 1942 fire at the Coconut Grove nightclub in Boston -- Buck Jones
8 Who wrote a regular newspaper column under the alias the Wednesday Witch -- Anne Robinson
9 Which country withdrew from NATO in 1966 -- France
10 Which of the bridges over the Thames can be raised to allow shipping to pass through -- Tower Bridge
11 In Benidorm what is the name of Geoff (The Oracle) Maltby's mother who he is on holiday with -- Noreen
12 Which English artist painted A Fight in 1935 -- LS Lowry
13 What is the most popular team sport in the Philippines -- Basketball
14 What is the Scottish term for a sea estuary -- Firth
15 From which country does Cape North vodka originate -- Sweden
16 Which company advertised with the slogan: It could be you -- National Lottery
17 In which children's story did Mr and Mrs Dearly live in the outer circle of Regent's Park with Pongo and Missus -- 101 Dalmations
18 What year was the first VCR made -- Nineteen fifty six
19 The electric light was the first available electrical product what was second -- Electric oven
20 Who was the Dickie in the sixties sitcom 'A Present For Dickie', which flopped so badly it finished his career as a sitcom character and had to make a living back on the stage -- Dickie Henderson

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1 In the latest driving test how many minor faults now means automatic failure -- Fifteen
2 What brewery makes the beer drank in The Archers -- Shires
3 Napoleon was defeated at the Battle of Waterloo, in which country is Waterloo -- Belgium
4 Which Frank Sinatra song is forbidden to be heard in many US hospitals -- My Way (and now, the end is near etc)
5 In Cornish folk law what type of creature was Blunderbore -- Giant
6 What would be collected by an Aerophilatelist -- Airmail Stamps
7 In which South American country is the port of Barranquilla -- Colombia
8 From which film is this quote taken “You've got to remember that these are just simple farmers. These are people of the land. The common clay of the new West. You know... morons” -- Blazing Saddles
9 Who starred in and sang the theme song for Hi-De-Hi -- Paul Shane
10 In Roseanne what was the home town of the Connor family -- Landford
11 What is the name of the cowboy in Toy Story -- Woody
12 Alabama Rot is an often terminal disease particularly afflicting which breed of dog -- Greyhounds
13 In which English county is Windermere -- Cumbria
14 Howard Brown fronted which bank/building society's TV adverts until 2008 -- Halifax
15 In medicine what is the name of the system that uses sound waves to form a picture of internal tissues -- Ultrasound
16 Released posthumously in 1959, which Australian actor's autobiography was titled My Wicked, Wicked Ways -- Errol Flynn
17 What was New York's magazine Broadside concerned with -- Folk Music
18 From which musical does the song What Kind of Fool Am I come -- Stop The World I Want to Get Off
19 What connects Mrs Peel, Mrs Gale and Mrs King -- The Avengers
20 JILL HOGS VERNON is an anagram of what 18th century fictional character -- Long John Silver

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CRAZY

1 LAST CRAZY THEME (ANAGRAM OF A TV programme) - The Crystal Maze
2 What sport was the subject of the 1974 film Dirty Mary Crazy Larry - NASCAR racing
3 Which band had a number one in 1961 with You're Driving Me Crazy - The Temperance Seven
4 From which state does the American beer Crazy Horse come - Wisconsin
5 When Cameras Go Crazy was the official biography of which band - Culture Club
6 How were Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor dressed when they were arrested in the film Stir Crazy - As chickens
7 Which football team were nicknamed 'The Crazy Gang' - Wimbledon FC
8 The Windmill, Caterpillar and Crazy Legs are movements in which type of dance - Breakdance (accept Street dance)
9 Which former England football international was nicknamed Crazy Horse - Emlyn Hughes
10 Of which Red Indian tribe was Crazy Horse a chief - Sioux
11 Which eccentric musician was known as Crazy Diamond - Syd Barrett
12 An American would call it the crazy bone, what would we call it - Funny bone
13 What was the original name of the Goon Show - Crazy People
14 What wild flower in the Cotswold region is known as Crazy - Creeping buttercup
15 In which capital city is the famous Crazy Horse Saloon that was famous for its Apache dancers - Paris
16 In which golfing world championship event staged in the Netherlands in 1999 did three of the competitors go round in eighteen strokes - Crazy golf
17 Let me see if I get this straight, in order to be grounded I've got to be crazy and I must be crazy to keep flying, but if I ask to be grounded that means I'm not crazy and have to keep flying is a quote from which novel and film - Catch-22
18 Who won the Best Actor Oscar in 2009 for his part as Bad Blake in Crazy Heart - Jeff Bridges
19 What type of bear is Crazy Keith in the children’s TV series Bear Behaving Badly - Koala
20 Fact or Fib, Crazy Cryptics and Star Sign were all parts of which nineties game show - Takeover Bid
21 Who wrote the song Crazy, made famous by Patsy Cline - Willie Nelson
22 In the US TV show The Sopranos, what is the name of the club in Long Beach, New Jersey, in which Christopher set Adriana up as manageress - Crazy Horse
23 What biscuit was advertised with Joe Brown singing the jingle to the tune of What a Crazy World We're Living In - Burton's Bingo caramel bar
24 In 2005, what the best-selling ring-tone in the world - The Crazy Frog
25 Where did the music group 36 Crazy Fists take their name - Jackie Chan film The 36 Crazy Fist

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1. In what year did Princess Diana die -- 1997
2. Who did Lisa Marie Presley marry in 1994 -- Michael Jackson
3. Palermo is the capitol of which island -- Sicily
4. Whom did Timothy Laurence marry in 1989 -- Princess Anne
5. What is the only nonexistent animal on a Chinese calendar -- Dragon
6. What is the principal mountain range of Mexico -- Sierra Madre
7. The Scottish Grand National is run over which course -- Ayr
8. French Guiana is part of which continent -- South America
9. On which American state's flag does the (British) Union Flag appear -- Hawaii
10. The Sargasso Sea is part of which ocean -- Atlantic
11. What was Mickey Mouse's original name -- Mortimer
12. What is French Somaliland now known as -- Djibouti
13. Who was the first man to set foot on all five continents -- Capt. James Cook
14. What is the holiest city of Islam -- Mecca
15. Which UK indie rock band take their name from a S African football team -- Kaiser Chiefs
16. In what part of the body would you find the pituitary gland -- Brain
17. Who is the mother of the late queens eldest grandchild -- Princess Anne
18. In which London park is there a statue of Peter Pan -- Kensington Gardens
19. In 1938 which steam locomotive set a speed record of 126 mph -- The Mallard
20. What is the anagram of ORGANIC EATON ( Clue: Age related) -- Octogenarian

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1 Which beer was advertised by Harry Enfield -- Worthington
2 Lyrics: 'You never close your eyes anymore', is the first line of which classic 60's song -- You've Lost That Loving Feeling
3 In which Bond film did he tip his Mustang onto two wheels to drive down a narrow alley -- Diamonds are Forever
4 In which English city was Rowntrees based -- York
5 What is the capital of the Spanish region of Catalonia -- Barcelona
6 Which group released an album in 1986 entitled The Queen is Dead -- The Smiths
7 How many of the Bronte sisters lived past their 40th birthday -- None
8 What is the main spirit in a Hoots Mon cocktail -- Whisky
9 Of the 20 largest hotels in the world 19 are in which city -- Las Vegas
10 In which conflict did the first helicopter assault from the sea take place -- Anglo French landings at Suez 1956
11 Who had a hit in 1963 with 'Limbo Rock' -- Chubby Checker
12 According to folklore rubbing with snow will cure what ailment -- Chilblains
13 Which word links Base, Room and Basket -- Ball
14 Which car manufacturer made the Fusion -- Ford
15 Who was the first female Poet Laureate (2009) -- Carol Ann Duffy (2009)
16 Which country was Adolf Eichmannn living in when the Israelis captured him and took him back to stand trial -- Argentina
17 What is the largest denomination of Euro note -- Five hundred Euros
18 On which LP cover can we read the words: 'Welcome The Rolling Stones' -- Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
19 What was the name of the drummer in The Muppet Show -- Animal
20 ANY ROUGH TEAT is an anagram of a seventies song -- Young At Heart

 

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1 SOD DIARY (anagram of an American actress and singer) -- Doris Day
2 Which district of London gave its name to the Prime Meridian -- Greenwich
3 What type of card game is Klondike Bob -- Poker
4 Which American singer said, "I knew that with a mouth like mine I just had to be a star or something" -- Barbra Streisand
5 What was the Norse god Thor's hammer made from -- Stone
6 What is the more common name for the rifle designated AR-18 -- Armalite
7 Who recorded an album titled Whoa Nelly -- Nelly Furtado
8 What are the two ingredients of the drink that Mexicans call a Submarino -- Beer and Tequila
9 What is the collective noun for chamois -- Herd
10 In which TV sitcom did the character Tony Smart appear -- Men Behaving Badly
11 What is the hawse hole in the side of a ship for -- Anchor chain
12 Complete the proverb, never test the depth of the water -- With both feet
13 Who had a hit in the two thousands with 'Jenny from the Block' -- Jennifer Lopez
14 Who was the third man to walk on the Moon -- Charles Peter Conrad
15 Who insisted that Gary Cooper play Alvin York in the film Sergeant York -- Alvin York
16 To which instrument does an orchestra normally tune -- Oboe
17 What did the band The Coventry Automatics become -- The Specials
18 What is the name of the scarecrow at Lords cricket ground -- Old Jem
19 What is the only bird that can see blue -- Owl
20 Which Scots actor is known in the tabloid papers such as the Daily Record as Big Tam -- Sean Connery

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1 WOMANS TEAM (anagram of an actress) -- Emma Watson
2 What is the name of the plate that connects two lengths of railway track together -- Fishplate
3 Which actor played Hopalong Cassidy -- Bill Boyd
4 Greek singer Nana Mouskouri once sang for which country in the Eurovision song Contest -- Luxembourg in 1963
5 Which is the smallest of the dairy cattle breeds -- Jersey
6 In the novel 1984, in which ministry is Room 101 -- Ministry of Love
7 Where does cod liver oil come from -- A cod's liver
8 What is the collective noun for groundhogs -- Repetition
9 Which comedian went on the Joy of Mincing Tour in 2016 -- Julian Clarey
10 Which word can go before the following to make three new words; Ground, Pedal and Water -- Back
11 Ba is the chemical symbol for which element -- Barium
12 Which TV personality used the catchphrase Shut that door -- Larry Grayson
13 Miss RD Tapscott was the first woman to play at Wimbledon without wearing what -- Stockings
14 Who is the Greek equivalent of the Roman god Pluto -- Hades
15 What meat is the main ingredient in the French dish pot-au-feu -- Beef
16 What trees can be Silver, Noble or Grand -- Birch
17 Which comedian said, "I once bought my kids a set of batteries for Christmas, with a note on it saying toys not included" -- Bernard Manning
18 Which car was advertised with the strap line: 'Safety fast' -- MG
19 Which musical featured the song 'Stranger In Paradise' -- Kismet
20 What type of flower is traditionally given at Easter -- Lily

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1 FULL FROSTIE (anagram of a film) -- Lust For Life
2 In Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, who was the first historical figure that they met -- Napoleon
3 What is the birth flower for November -- Chrysanthemum
4 What does the publisher Virago specialise in -- Feminist literature
5 In athletics, what is the shortest distance race for which starting-blocks are not used -- 800 metres
6 In Only Fools and Horses, by what name does Trigger always call Rodney -- Dave
7 What was the home town of the group 'Barclay James Harvest' -- Oldham
8 Which super hero vows: "In brightest day, in blackest night, no evil shall escape my sight" -- The Green Lantern
9 Which British motorcycle manufacturer made the Leader -- Ariel
10 Which chef’s autobiography is entitled Humble Pie -- Gordon Ramsay
11 What is the name of the coloured oblong cake covered in almond paste -- Battenberg
12 What is the nickname of Ipswich's speedway team -- The Witches
13 What make of car was being advertised on TV using the Hawkwind song, "Silver Machine" -- Mazda
14 What was John Lennon holding in his right hand on the cover of his book 'A Spaniard in the Works' -- A spanner
15 What in e-mail and texting is the meaning of the acronym 'AFAIK' -- As far as I know
16 What is the name of the imperial weight system based on sixteen ounces to the pound -- Avoirdupois
17 Who according to sailors is the evil spirit of the sea -- Davy Jones
18 What is the collective name for Faggots -- Bundle
19 The substances of the Boswellia and Commiphora plants are more commonly known as what -- Frankincense and Myrrh
20 Who won the mens 2022 University Boat Race. -- Oxford

 

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1 What is the name given to the people who make sure MPs attend important votes -- Whips
2 Which English county is known as God's Own County -- Yorkshire
3 In which city is Bizet's opera Carmen set -- Seville
4 Which American president abolished slavery -- Abraham Lincoln
5 What is the name of the Metropolitan police chief who resigned last week -- Cressida Dick
6 Which actress played Nurse Sandra May in Carry On Doctor -- Barbara Windsor
7 What Broadway musical was inspired by Cervantes's Don Quixote -- Man Of La Mancha
8 Who was the first jockey to be a team captain on a Question of Sport -- Willie Carson
9 In CB talk what is meant by Crotch Rocket -- Very fast motorcycle
10 In humans traumatic auricular haematoma is the medical term for which sporting injury -- Cauliflower ear
11 What was the Swiss Family Robinson's destination when they were shipwrecked -- North America
12 In which street is London's Tin Pan Alley -- Denmark Street
13 Berlin's Take My Breath Away was featured in which film -- Top Gun
14 In which English county is the TV series Downton Abbey set -- Yorkshire
15 Which lad’s mag which was sold on Tuesdays had the campaign slogan, Women, dont expect any help on a Tuesday -- Nuts
16 As well as being called the morning what other name is given to the period of time before midday -- Forenoon
17 Before leading the Gestapo in WW2, what did Heindrich Himler do for a living -- Chicken farmer
18 Complete the proverb, Many are called -- But few are chosen
19 From which song do the following lyrics come, You placed gold on my finger, You brought love like I've never known, You gave life to our children And to me a reason to go on" -- You're My Best Friend (Queen)
20 SCRAWLER HAND (anagram of a famous historical person) -- Charles Darwin