Series 7 – Episode 50
Addis Ababa – means New Flower
Robert Neville main character in which movie – I am Legend
Guggenheim Museums are there in Bilbao and Berlin, not in Barcelona
Noah’s sons were Shem, Ham and Japheth
Which newspaper exposed Watergate scandal? - Washington Post
Bluebottle is slang term for which profession – Police Officers
In the US, Stonewall riots coincided with funeral of who? – Judy Garland
John Couch Adams discovered which planet? – Neptune
States aim of the BBC is educate, inform and entertain
What nuts are used to make the Italian liqueur Nocino? – Walnuts
Where would a cowboy wear a rowel? – On his boots
Lemon and goblin are species of which aquatic creature? – Shark
On what date on 1944 did Anne Frank make her last entry in the diary? – August 1
The 1520 meeting where Henry VIII had a wresting match with the King of France is called the Field of the Cloth of Gold
Check up the soaps – Hollyoaks, Coronation Street, Emmerdale
Who is the first solo male singer to represent the UK at the Eurovision Song Contest? – Bryan Johnson
In a traditional gurning competition, participants pull faces while wearing what item? – Horse collar
In a suit of armour, a jambeau protects what part of the body? – Leg
Winston Churchill’s parliamentary career spans which period? – 1900 – 1964
What ancient title is given to judicial officers with responsibility for the Royal Forests? – Verderer
A demitasse is a small cup used to serve Turkish coffee or espresso
In Old Possums Book of Practical Cats, what is Skimbleshanks called – Railways Cat
PM when Neil Armstrong went to the Moon – Harold Wilson
Chancing your arm = taking a risk
Only Beatles to have published an autobiography – George Harrison
Right or privilege to pasture pigs in a forest – pannage
What 18th century theatrical work is said to have made the “Gay rich and rich Gay”? – The Beggar’s Opera
In 2012, guitarist Brian May led a campaign against culling of what animals? – Badgers
Love In a Cold Climate – Nancy Mitford
What couple about whom Katharine Hepburn said “He gives her class and she gives him sex” – Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers
In 1987, on what TV show did Princess Anne, Prince Edward, Prince Andrew and the Duchess of York captain teams? – It’s a Knockout
London Underground is celebrating its 150th anniversary in 2013
Who deliberately wore Prada to the premiere of The Devil Wears Prada? – Anna Wintour, editor of Vogue
Meaning at top speed, the phrase “at full tilt” comes from which sport? – Jousting
Leslie Stephen, the first editor of “Dictionary of National Biography” was the father of which writer? – Virginia Woolf
What capital city renamed itself “The Middle of Middle Earth” for the title of Hobbit: an Unexpected Journey”? – Wellington Which country singer starred alongside John Wayne in “True Grit”? Glenn Campbell
Which of these words of Yiddish Origin means to travel in discomfort or to traipse? – Schlep
The Houses of Parliament (UK) are designed in what architectural style? – Gothic
Name of Hollywood film based on life of Edvard Grieg? – Song of Norway

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