17 In the TV series Flight of the Conchords, from what country are Bret and Jemaine?
18 In which decade was the series ’Allo ’Allo! screened for the first time?
19 How many points is a K worth in Scrabble®?
20 Which word means both to begin and to give a jump in fright?
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1 Borderline was a 1983 single by which singer?
2 What item of clothing can be described as A-line?
3 What does a double white line in the centre of a road indicate?
4 If someone is short of money, on what line would they be described as being?
5 Which item accompanies “hook” and “line” in a phrase meaning “completely deceived”?
6 What term is given to soldiers that are closest to the enemy?
7 What two-word term referencing a bird is sometimes given to laughter lines?
8 In which sport is play restarted with a line-out after the ball goes into touch?
9 If someone takes the easiest option, which line are they said to be taking?
10 What is a Plimsoll line used to indicate?
11 “Saline” descibes a medical solution of what compound in water?
12 What is the colour of the Jubilee Line on the London Underground map?
13 Which country built the Maginot Line in WWII?
14 Who played Secret Service agent Frank Horrigan in the 1993 film In the Line of Fire?
15 Kevin Federline was married to which singer from 2004 to 2006?
16 What is the American term for petrol?
17 Previously called a linesman, what is a football official at the side of the pitch now called?
18 What term is given to the chief act at a music festival?
19 Pauline Quirke is best known for playing which character in the TV series Birds of a Feather?
20 I Can Do That and One are songs from which 1975 musical, filmed with Michael Douglas in the starring role in 1985?
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1 Which international tennis trophy did Great Britain win in 2015?
2 What was the title of Bryan Adams’ first UK top twenty single?
3 What is a souk?
4 Moving clockwise on a dartboard what number is next to 15?
5 Simon Sebag Montefiore writes books on which general subject?
6 What affliction is also known as scrivener’s palsy?
7 How are whiskers grown on the cheek edges referred to?
8 What form of entertainment is associated with La Scala in Milan?
9 In the Old Testament, what name was given to the chest that contained the Ten Commandments?
10 Provence and Brittany are both parts of which country?
11 How many yards are there in half a mile?
12 Which word means both a roasting device and a narrow strip of land sticking out into the sea?
13 What is a kalanchoe?
14 Jacob Marley appears in which Charles Dickens story?
15 On UK roads, what is the standard national speed limit for a car on a dual carriageway or motorway?
16 Which two countries share the world’s longest frontier?
17 Which English poet wrote Paradise Lost (1667)?
18 Which “ology” is concerned with the human skin?
19 Edgar Rice Burroughs created which jungle hero?
20 Which South American river is the second longest in the world?
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1 In a 1954 song, who was entreated to “Bring me a dream”?
2 Which non-existent character is said to make “Exceedingly good cakes”?
3 Who portrayed the Star Trek character of Mr Spock?
4 In the novel and film Goodbye, Mr Chips, what was Mr Chipping’s profession?
5 Who played Mrs Robinson in the 1967 film The Graduate?
6 Winnie McGoogan is a character in which sitcom?
7 Which novel by Mrs Gaskell was adapted for TV in 2007 and starred Dame Judi Dench?
8 Who wrote the Book of Household Management, published in 1861?
9 Who played the starring roles in the 2005 film Mr & Mrs Smith?
10 In literature, who is adopted by Mr Brownlow, who is eventually revealed to be his grandfather?
11 Which instrument did Mrs Mills play?
12 Who played Mrs Hudson in the TV series Sherlock?
13 Which 1992 Quentin Tarantino film featured Mr Pink, Mr White and Mr Orange?
14 Broken Wings and Kyrie were 1980s hits for which group?
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