1 Which musical note is equivalent in length to four quavers?
2 Carmina Burana was a 1930s work by which composer?
3 What was Tchaikovsky’s middle name?
4 Who wrote the opera Tosca (1899)?
5 Who composed the Symphonie fantastique (1830)?
6 Which musical instrument has dampers, hammers and strings?
7 Which series of concerts is held in late summer at the Albert Hall?
8 What name is given to a composition for nine performers?
9 For which musical instrument did Chopin mostly write music?
10 What was the nationality of the composer Claude Debussy?
11 Which composer wrote the music for Land of Hope and Glory (1902)?
12 In which country was Antonio Vivaldi born?
13 Who wrote the 1871 opera Aida?
14 What fabric is often used in musical instruments to act as a sound damper?
15 Which woman is mentioned in the common title of Beethoven’s Bagatelle no. 25 in A Minor?
16 In which Austrian city was Mozart born?
17 Which brass musical instrument shares its name with an ice cream?
18 What was the first name of the German composer Wagner?
19 What term is used to indicate that a piece of music should gradually get louder and louder?
20 Andrés Segovia was associated with which musical instrument?
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1 Who plays Ian Beale in EastEnders?
2 Who is paired with Cleopatra in the title of a Shakespeare play?
3 Which store group’s slogan is “Never Knowingly Undersold”?
4 On mobile phones with a keypad on the handset, which letters appear on the number 5 key?
5 What two colours are Friesian cattle?
6 The Jazz car is manufactured by which company?
7 Villa Park is the home ground of which football team?
8 What word is ascribed to someone who holds the view that it is impossible to know whether or not God exists?
9 What is the unit of currency of Austria?
10 Where are rods and cones found in your body?
11 In a traditional song, what was the destination of Bill Brewer, Jan Stewer and Peter Gurney, amongst others?
12 Which figure symbolises the astrological sign Sagittarius?
13 Who was the lead singer of T Rex?
14 The novel Doctor Zhivago (1957) was written by which author?
15 Which three colours are on the flag of Australia?
16 Which American mammal is famed for its plated exterior?
17 What is the age of majority in the UK?
18 A bagel is what type of food?
19 Which gas is used in modern airships?
20 Which book title links Jules Verne and Michael Palin?
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1 What was the name of Aaron Paul’s character in the TV series Breaking Bad?
2 What is the setting for Paul O’Grady’s series For the Love of Dogs?
3 What was the name of the retired barrister played by Paul Whitehouse on The Fast Show?
4 What was the real first name of Paul Hogan’s character in the Crocodile Dundee films?
5 Which 1990 film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger was directed by Paul Verhoeven?
6 What was the title of Billy Paul’s 1972 hit single?
7 For which national football team does Paul Pogba play?
8 In which 2001 film did Paul Bettany play Geoffrey Chaucer?
9 With whom did Lynsey de Paul duet on the 1977 UK Eurovision Song Contest entry Rock Bottom?
10 Graceland was a 1996 album by which musician?
11 Paul Newman played Fast Eddie Felson in which 1986 film?
12 São Paulo is the largest city in which South American country?
13 In which century was artist Paul Cézanne born?
14 Paul Giamatti played which US President in a 2008 mini-series?
15 What is Paul Merton’s real surname?
16 What is the Spanish version of the name “Paul”?
17 Before becoming a TV presenter, what was Paul Hollywood’s occupation?
18 Which football club did Paul Ince manage from 2013 to 2014?
19 In the New Testament, what was St Paul’s original name?
20 Paul Keating (b.1944) is a former Prime Minister of which country?
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