17 What is the official language of Andorra?
18 Which country sponsored the voyages of Christopher Columbus?
19 In which sea are the islands of Samos and Lesbos located?
20 Bratislava is the capital city of which country?
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1 Who was the Norse god of war and poetry?
2 What is the common name of the Felis genus?
3 Which Canadian territory has Whitehorse as its capital?
4 Who played the title role in the 1953 western Shane?
5 Bogota is the capital of which South American country?
6 Which Verdi opera of 1871 is set in Egypt?
7 Which US state is nicknamed “The Granite State”?
8 On which continent is the city of Campinas?
9 Which group of stars is also known as the Seven Sisters?
10 In 1778, who became the first European to discover the Hawaiian islands?
11 In a maritime vessel’s name, for what does “SS” stand?
12 Augusta is the capital of which state?
13 Of what is tachophobia a fear?
14 From which club did Manchester United sign Ruud van Nistelrooy in 2001?
15 In which forest does the River Danube rise?
16 Which Trojan king, the husband of Hecuba, was defeated by the Greeks?
17 In which year was Coronation Street first broadcast?
18 Who directed the 1958 film Touch of Evil?
19 The clarinettist Arthur Jacob Arshawsky (b.1910) was better known by which name?
20 Tony Hill and Carol Jordan are characters in books by which author?
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1 Which 1997 film featured the song You Can Leave Your Hat On?
2 In which decade of the 20th century was Sophia Loren born?
3 In which Carry On film did Sid James first feature?
4 Who played May Day in the Bond film A View to a Kill?
5 Dolly Parton and Julia Roberts starred in which 1989 film?
6 Who played Jim Graham in the 1987 film Empire of the Sun?
7 In Dial M for Murder, what sport did Ray Milland play?
8 Which star of TV’s The Avengers featured in A View to a Kill?
9 Who played Meryl Streep’s long-suffering assistant in the 2006 film The Devil Wears Prada?
10 At the 2017 Oscars, who won the Best Supporting Actor award?
11 In which film do the male and female stars go to a diner called Jack Rabbit Slim’s on a date?
12 Clint Eastwood directed himself as a character called Dave Garland in which 1971 film?
13 Which comedy team first appeared in One Night in the Tropics (1940)?
14 Who played the title role in the 1996 film Michael Collins?
15 In the 1950s, which film gave Elizabeth Taylor her third successive Oscar nomination?
16 Which actress starred as Meg Altman in the 2002 film Panic Room?
17 Which of his films won Al Pacino the 1993 Oscar for Best Actor?
18 Who directed The Blues Brothers?
19 The 1996 sci-fi comedy Mars Attacks! featured which legendary male singer?
20 Who played the part of Billy in the 1963 film Billy Liar?
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1 What does the musical instruction “con brio” indicate?
2 Zane Grey was famous for writing what type of book?
3 Who was Tom Cruise’s first wife?
4 In which century was Venetian painter Canaletto born?
5 Who ordered the building of St Basil’s Cathedral in Moscow?
6 Which pope did Francis succeed in 2013?
7 Charles Ross and Epicure are types of which fruit?
8 With what colour are Carmelite friars associated?
9 How many parts did Sir Alec Guinness play in the 1949 film Kind Hearts and Coronets?
10 What is the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo?
11 Which great English batsmen (d.2000) had the initials MCC?
12 What is the name of Claudio’s beloved in Shakespeare’s Much Ado about Nothing?
13 What word can refer to both faith and a holding fund?
14 Which poem by Keats begins “Oh what can ail thee, knight-at-arms”?
15 By what name is Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor better known?
16 Which sporting activity features in the film Touching the Void?
17 In which decade of the 20th century was Joan Baez