Database - A

What was Jeremy Beadle Game for?    A  Laugh
Under Patrick Steptoe's guidance what was produced from a test tube for the first time in July 1978?    A baby
What does an invertebrate not have?    A backbone
What is the collective noun for a group of mules?    A barren
What kind of animal is a pipistrelle?    A bat
What kind of creature is a flying fox?    A bat
What device was originally used to explore the depths of an ocean?    A bathyscaph
What did Brian Connell have that no other newsreader had?    A beard
What did Dora Bryan want for Christmas in 1963?    A Beatle
What is the devil's coach horse?    A beetle
Which word is used for a group of quails?    A bevy
What sort of creature is a capercaillie?    A bird
What did the Italian soldier Garibaldi give his name to?    A biscuit
Who would wear an orphrey, morse and cope and carry a crozier?    A bishop
Which comedy series married David Jason to Gwen Taylor?    A Bit of a Do
How did master escapologist Harry Houdini die?    A blow to his stomach
Which film about Arnhem was criticized as 'A film too long'?    A Bridge Too Far
What is a male rabbit called?    A buck
What sits on a dolly in a television studio?    A camera
What was Herbie?    A car
What sort of vehicle is a limousine?    A car
In 'The Colditz Story' what type of building was Colditz?    A castle
What would you have seen if there is a Fringilla coelebs outside?    A chaffinch
In 1993 what was Snoop Doggy Dogg arrested for?    A charge of murder
What name is given to a flock or gathering of starlings?    A chattering
Which musical is the song 'One' from?    A Chorus Line
What did Sunderland become in 1992 which Manchester, Liverpool and Birmingham became in the 19th century?    A city
Which sound is unique to many African languages including Xhosa?    A click, made in the throat
What is a group of cats called?    A clowder
What is a male swan called?    A cob
Although a silent movie, what did 'Way Down East' contain?    A colour sequence
From which film, for which Chaplin wrote the music, did Petula Clark have a No 1 with 'This Is My Song'?    A Countess from Hong Kong
In 'I Belong To Glasgow', how many drinks do I get on a Saturday?    A couple
What is the term for a group of partridges?    A covey
What is a mazuka?    A dance
What is a saraband?    A dance
What do Americans call a pack of cards?    A deck
What does it mean if the Union Jack is flown upside down from a ship?    A distress signal
What is Beethoven in the 1992 film?    A dog
What kind of creature was Lassie?    A dog
In the USA what is a greenback?    A dollar bill
What is a lift for food in a restaurant known as?    A dumb waiter
Haydn's Symphony No 96, the 'Mracle', is supposed to commemmorate what event?    A falling chandelier that injured no-one
What did Perry Como ask you to catch and put in your pocket?    A Falling Star
What name is given to a litter of piglets?    A farrow
Who was Priapus in Greek mythology?    A fertility god
What must an umpire raise to show that a player is out?    A finger
What is a dactylogram?    A fingerprint
Which film was considered to be the first of the spaghetti westerns?    A Fistful of Dollars
What name is given to swallows in the air?    A flight
In a 1980 tragedy who or what was Alexander Keilland?    A floating hotel for North Sea workers
In the song 'I Believe', what happens for every drop of rain that falls?    A flower grows
What type of animal was J. Worthington Foulfellow?    A fox
What is a cassoulet?    A French stew
What is Casper?    A ghost
What kind of aircraft was the World War II Horsa?    A glider
What starts an oyster developing a pearl in its shell?    A grain of sand
What is a solecism?    A grammatical error
What fell in Coffeyville, Kansas, the size of a melon, in September 1970?    A hailstone
What is a misanthrope?    A hater of mankind
In politics what is the opposite of a dove?    A hawk
What is a filbert?    A hazelnut
What is an ungulate?    A hoofed mammal
What is a group or flock of sparrows called?    A host
What destroyed millions of British trees in October 1987?    A hurricane
A plant produced by crossing different species is known as what?    A hybrid
Viscum album provides an excuse for stealing what?    A kiss
Who would have worn a gorget, pauldron, beaver and greave?    A knight in armour
What is the collective noun for several moles?    A labour
What kind of clothing is a dolly varden?    A large hat
What is an encyclical?    A letter from the pope
A composition by Mozart was translated by Stephen Sondheim into the name of which musical?    A Little Night Music
What was Nicole's 'Ein bisschen Frieden' in English?    A Little Peace
According to 1950s star Kitty Kalen what do 'Little Things Mean'?    A lot
In the war song 'Pack Up Your Troubles' what do you need to light a fag?    A lucifer
In the 1960s series 'Compact', what was Compact?     A magazine
What was a doublet?    A man's jacket
In the Victorian age what did Mary Ann Cotton gain notoriety as?    A mass murderer
In the Book of Genesis, what did Esau get in return for his birthright?    A mess of pottage
What is the high tower of a Muslim mosque called?    A minaret
The shipworm is not a worm. What is it?    A mollusc
What is a Mexican 'black howler'?    A monkey
In dyeing, what name is given to the substance used to fix the colour?    A mordant
What  kind of a race is a 'Bumper'?    A National Hunt flat race
What is a person who collects coins called?    A numismatist
Nowadays, who might wear a wimple?    A nun
What is the term for a group of ducks?    A paddling
What is a batsman said to collect if he scores 0 twice in a match?    A pair
What type of word reads the same forwards and backwards?    A palindrome
What is a rentier?    A person who obtains income from investments
In the film 'Babe' who or what is 'Babe'?    A pig
Who or what was the Empress of Blandings?    A pig
In the nursery rhyme, what did Tom, Tom the piper's son steal?    A pig
Who or what is Sweet William?    A plant
What is an awl?    A pointed handtool
Where does the name Fray Bentos come from in connection with corned beef?    A port on the River Uruguay
Where did Ken Barlow's father get the money that enabled him to move out of Coronation Street?    A Premium Bond win
On TV who or what was Fred Barker?    A puppet dog
In which TV programme did Ian Botham and Bill Beaumont appear as team captains?    A Question of Sport
What is a pulsar?    A rapidly rotating neutron star
What type of fish is a torpedo fish?    A ray
What did Brian Epstein manage before The Beatles?    A record store
What animal is shown in the painting 'The Monarch Of The Glen'?    A red deer stag
According to proverb, what is a change as good as?    A rest
What is the longest snake in the world?    A reticulated python
What type of animal is the tucotucco?    A rodent
On a ship or  boat what is a painter?    A rope
What can be HT, floribunda or a rambler?    A rose
What is the collective noun for whales?    A school
What is the only male creature to carry and hatch eggs?    A seahorse
Which creature took a starring role in 'Jaws'?    A shark
What was 'The Mary Rose' which saw sunlight after 400 years?    A ship
In Greek mythology what was the Sword of Damocles suspended by?    A single horse hair
What is a dik-dik?    A small African antelope
What is a basenji?    A small hunting dog
What is a lacuna?    A space
What is a 'sorus'?    A spore-producing body in a fern
What is a copper's nark?    A spy or informer
What does each star on the flag of the United States stand for?    A state
What is brighter than a hundred million suns?    A supernova
What does an Isle of Man Manx cat not have?    A tail
What kind of dancer was Mr Bojangles?    A tap dancer
What, in English history, was the Danegeld?    A tax
In 'Brideshead Revisited' what was Aloysius?    A teddy
What would you see if there was a Turdus on your window sill?    A thrush
What kind of creature is a natterjack?    A toad
What was the 'Flying Scotsman'?    A train
What is the term for a group of monkeys?    A troop
What did the baton replace for conducting an orchestra?    A violin bow
What sort of creature is a tarantula hawk?    A wasp
What is the collective noun to describe a number of nightingales?    A watch
What forms when a tornado runs over water?    A waterspout
What is a palmiped?    A web-footed bird
In the film 'Free Willy' what was Willy?    A whale
'Her face at first just ghostly turned' what colour?    A whiter shade of pale
What is a peruke?    A wig
What is shepherd's purse?    A wild flower
What type of animal is a markhor?    A wild goat
What is the Harmattan?    A wind
In which book does Emma Harte first appear?    A Woman of Substance
What is an eponym?    A word formed from a name
What was awarded to winners in the original Olympic Games?    A wreath
What has subdivisions comprising 12, 52 and 365 units?    A year
What is a smolt?    A young salmon
Who lives in a kraal?    A Zulu
Who wrote Winnie The Pooh?    A. A. Milne
Which animal's name comes first in the dictionary?    Aardvark
Which animal's name literally means 'earth pig'?    Aardvark
What was Elvis Presley's middle name?    Aaron
Which Swedish group met their Waterloo in 1974?    Abba
Who had a No 1 hit with the song 'Dancing Queen'?    Abba
What is Dublin's most famous theatre called?    Abbey Theatre
Remains of what type of building are at Kelso and Jedburgh?    Abbeys
In which film do Abbott and Costello land on Venus?    Abbot and Costello Go To Mars
Which Moroccan was sent off in his first international for France in 1990?    Abdel Benazzi
Which was the first horse to win two Grand Nationals?    Abd-el-Kader
Which city is at the mouth of the rivers Don and Dee?    Aberdeen
Which east coast port is known as The Granite City?    Aberdeen
Which Scottish soccer team are known as 'The Dons'?    Aberdeen
Which famous person did John Wilkes Booth shoot?    Abraham Lincoln
Whose face is on an American five-dollar bill?    Abraham Lincoln
Which US president was assassinated in a Washington theatre?    Abraham Lincoln
In which TV programme do Patsy and Edina appear?    Absolutely Fabulous
In which group did Angus Young wear short trousers?    AC/DC
Which body ensures the purity of the French language?    Academie Francaise
In ads, who is 'your flexible friend'?    Access card
What dramatic event happened to Terry Kath of rock group Chicago at a party in 1978?    Accidentally shot himself dead
RoSPA is the Royal Society for the Prevention of what?    Accidents
In tennis, what name is given to a serve which cannot be returned?    Ace
Which tree family includes the sycamore and maple?    Acer
What is the opposite of alkali?    Acid
Which clarinettist had an early 1960s hit with the theme for a TV serial?    Acker Bilk
What do the letters AIDS stand for?    Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
What sort of word is made up from initial letters of other words?    Acronym
In which art did John and Ethel Barrymore achieve fame?    Acting
Before success as a writer what did Hans Christian Andersen do?    Actor
What type of angle is less than 90 degrees?    Acute
Which musical direction means at ease, at a slow comfortable pace?    Adagio
What was the first name of sci-fi adventurer Adamant?    Adam
Which Edwardian adventurer, trapped in ice, thawed out in 1966?    Adam Adamant
Who were the parents of Cain, Able and Seth?    Adam and Eve
'Young Parisians' was a hit for which UK band?    Adam and the Ants
In pop, who was King of the wild frontier?    Adam Ant
By what name is singer/actor Terrence Nelhams better known?    Adam Faith
Who asked 'What do you want, if you don't want money'?    Adam Faith
Which 1960s pop star played the lead in 'Love Hurts'?    Adam Faith
How is Terry Nelhams better known?    Adam Faith
Who wrote 'The Wealth of Nations'?    Adam Smith
Which is the only snake to be found regularly north of the Arctic Circle?    Adder
What was the capital of Italian East Africa between 1936 and 1941?    Addis Ababa
Which Australian city hosted its final Formula 1 race in 1995?    Adelaide
Which Australian city is named after William IV's queen?    Adelaide
Who was the commander of the British fleet at the Battle of Jutland?     Admiral John Jellicoe
What is the top rank in the Royal Navy?    Admiral of the Fleet
Which beer is made in Southwold in Suffolk?    Adnams
Who officially opened the 1936 Olympiad?    Adolf Hitler
Who once said: 'What good fortune for those in power that people do not think'?    Adolf Hitler
Which beautiful youth did the Greek goddess Aphrodite love?    Adonis
Who is Jennifer Saunders' 'alternative' comedian husband?    Adrian Edmondson
Whose first Secret Diary was written when he was 13 3/4?    Adrian Mole
Who was the first man to do the 100-metre breast stroke in under a minute?    Adrian Moorhouse
Which sea lies between Italy and the former Yugoslavia?    Adriatic
At what stage of development is the imago stage of an insect?    Adult
What shall you not commit according to the seventh commandment?    Adultery
What was ITV given permission to include with its programmes that BBC could not?    Advertisements
What is the Republic of Ireland's airline called?    Aer Lingus
Which airline was originally called Dobrolet?    Aeroflot
What was a Sopwith Camel?    Aeroplane
The invasion of which country caused a boycott of the Moscow Olympics in 1980?    Afghanistan
Where did the mujahideen resist Soviet attack?    Afghanistan
Which continent was El Alamein in?    Africa
Out of which continent were Meryl Streep and Robert Redford in 1985?    Africa
In which continent is the CFA franc a widespread currency?    Africa
In which continent is the world's longest river, the Nile?    Africa
On which continent is the Kariba Dam?    Africa
Madagascar is to the east of which continent?    Africa
Chad is in which continent?    Africa
On which continent is the Kalahari desert?    Africa
The aardvark is a native of which continent?    Africa
On which continent have the Leakey family made discoveries about man's evolution?    Africa
Which elephants have the bigger ears, Indian or African?    African
Which programme featuring Prunella Scales and Joan Sanderson transferred from radio to TV?    After Henry
From which album was the US chart entry 'Mother's Little Helper'?    Aftermath
Which author said, 'An archaeologist is the best husband a woman can have; the older she gets, the more interested he becomes in her'?    Agatha Christie
Who created the character of Miss Marple?    Agatha Christie
Which famous writer was married to archaeologist Sir Max Mallowan?    Agatha Christie
Who wrote the long-running play 'The Mousetrap'?    Agatha Christie
Which Concern is a charity about the needs of the elderly?    Age Concern
Who made up Abba with Benny, Bjorn and Annifrid?    Agnetha
What was the follow up to 'Agony' with Maureen Lipman?    Agony Again
Which area of the economy is the CAP concerned with?    Agriculture
To which king in the Bible was Jezebel married?    Ahab
Which of Verdi's operas is set in Ancient Egypt?    Aida
What is the first name of TV cook Harriott?    Ainsley
What was the first thing Scaffold said 'Thank U Very Much' for?    Aintree Iron
How would you be travelling if you arrived at Shannon from abroad?    Air
Which work by Bach became famous in a cigar advertisement?    Air on a G String
Freddie Laker brought cut-price travel to what type of transport?    Aircraft
What is another name for an Old English terrier?    Airedale terrier
Which Thatcher aide was killed by a bomb in the House of Commons car park in March 1979?    Airey Neave
What was Norman Tebbitt's job before entering Parliament?    Airline pilot
Which type of transport is Zeppelin associated with?    Airships
Who was the leader of the wolfpack in 'The Jungle Book'?    Akala
Who succeeded Hirohito as emperor of Japan?    Akihito
Who directed 'The Seven Samurai'?    Akira Kurosawa
Which term in Italian cooking means 'soft but firm'?    Al dente
By what name was Asa Yoelson better known?    Al Jolson
Who was chosen for the role of Johnny Fontane (reputedly based on Frank Sinatra) in 'The Godfather'?    Al Martino
In which film was Robin Williams the voice of the genie?     Aladdin
Who was driving for Ferrari when they became the first manufacturer to have 100 Grand Prix wins?    Alain Prost
What is the first name of gardener and presenter Titchmarsh?    Alan
Which comic playwright wrote the trilogy 'The Norman Conquests'?    Alan Ayckbourn
Who was DJ on 'Pick of the Pops' which featured the Top Twenty?    Alan Freeman
Who hit a golf shot on the moon?    Alan Sheppard
Instead of Palin, who was originally to go round the world in 80 days?    Alan Whicker
What was the first series starring Smith and Jones called?    Alas Smith and Jones
What is the largest state of the USA?    Alaska
Which is the largest US state?    Alaska
Which US state has the Arctic Circle running through it?    Alaska
Where would you experience a williwaw?    Alaska
Whose cookery book is called 'Food of the Sun'?    Alastair Little
Zog was king of which country from 1928 to 1939?    Albania
Which country's capital is Tirana?    Albania
Which eastern European country maintained close relations with China?    Albania
Which bird gave Fleetwood Mac a No 1 instrumental?    Albatross
Which is the only bird capable of flying all day without flapping its wings?    Albatross
What is Sinatra's middle name?    Albert
What was the first name of German scientist Einstein?    Albert
Philip Glass wrote an opera about which scientist?    Albert  Einstein
What are Prince Andrew's three other first names?    Albert Christian Edward
Which world-famous scientist said that any man who likes marching had been given a brain for nothing: just the spinal column would have done?    Albert Einstein
Who turned down the role of T. E. Lawrence in 'Lawrence of Arabia' ?    Albert Finney
Which prison closed on March 21st, 1963?    Alcatraz
What name was given to the practice which tried to turn lead into silver and gold?    Alchemy
Zymase is a natural catalyst which acts on glucose to produce which drug?    Alchohol
What is a crapulous person full of?    Alcohol
What did George V ban in his household to encourage others to do the same, and help the war effort?    Alcohol
Which is the third largest of the Channel Islands?    Alderney
Which football club folded in 1992 after 66 years in the League?    Aldershot
Who play the getaways in the remake of 'The Getaway'?    Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger
Which veteran actor played Ben (Obi-Wan) Kenobi?    Alec Guinness
Who played eight different characters in 'Kind Hearts and Coronets'?    Alec Guinness
On TV, who played George Smiley in 'Smiley's People'?    Alec Guinness
Who won an Oscar as the Colonel in 'The Bridge on the River Kwai'?    Alec Guinness
Who developed the Mini?    Alec Issigonis
Which Russian dissident's memoirs were called 'The Oak and the Calf'?    Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Who was the first manager to win the Premier League?    Alex Ferguson
Who won the world professional snooker championship for the first time in 1972?    Alex Higgins
Which secretary of state announced to the world that he was in charge after the assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan?    Alexander Haig
Who had a horse called Bucephalus?    Alexander the Great
Which Palace in London started a television service?    Alexandra
Which London building is nicknamed 'Ally Pally'?    Alexandra Palace
What part did Joan Collins play in 'Dynasty'?    Alexis Carrington
In which blues band did both Mick Jagger and Charlie Watts perform?    Alexis Korner's
Who was the manager when England won the 1966 World Cup?    Alf Ramsey
Which king is said to have burnt the cakes?    Alfred
Which British suspense film director worked in Hollywood from 1939?    Alfred Hitchcock
Who wrote the poem 'The Lady of Shallot'?    Alfred Lord Tennyson
Which English king invented a candle clock?    Alfred the Great
Whose victory over the Danes is celebrated in Wiltshire's White Horse?    Alfred the Great
What is Al Pacino's full first name?    Alfredo
Which is further west Algeria or Ethiopia?    Algeria
Where in North Africa did a war for independence take place between 1954 and 1962?    Algeria
Which little girl had Adventures Through the Looking Glass?    Alice
Whose stage act included simulated 'killings' of a doll and a chicken?    Alice Cooper
Which gender-bender name did rock star Vincent Furnier adopt?    Alice Cooper
Which is the nearest major town to the southwest of Ayers Rock?    Alice Springs
In 'A Town Like Alice' what does 'Alice' refer to?    Alice Springs
Which canal takes food through your body?    Alimentary
Which woman climber perished on K2 in 1995?    Alison Hargreaves
Who wrote 30 books, with 28 of them selling a million in Britain?    Alistair MacLean
Who wrote the novel on which 'Where Eagles Dare' was based?    Alistair MacLean
In which film did Bette Davis play Margo Channingt?    All About Eve
Which 1950 film with Monroe in a minor role is famous for the line, 'Fasten your seatbelts - it's going to be a bumpy night.'?    All About Eve
What is the link between the words act, flow, loin and shore?    All anagrams of animals
What have Thistle, Brent and Ninian in common?    All are oilfields
Where was Love in the 1994 record breaking hit by Wet Wet Wet?    All Around
The Haka is a dance performed by which rugby union team?    All Blacks
What is the nickname of the New Zealand rugby team?    All Blacks
Which series was about Yorkshire vet James Herriot?    All Creatures Great and Small
How many Beatles appeared on one 'Juke Box Jury' in 1963?    All four
Which sit com was set in and around St Ogg's Cathedral?    All Gas and Gaiters
When was the shop with David Jason and Ronnie Barker Open?    All Hours
What was remarkable about the 16 overs that South Africa's Hugh Tayfield bowled against England at Durban in 1957?    All maidens
What do maiden, mother-of-all and footman have in common?    All parts of a spinning wheel
If tonight is the night how is Whitney Houston feeling?    All right
What was his first UK No 1?    All Shook Up
According to the proverb what makes Jack a dull boy?    All work and no play
Who wrote home from Camp Grenada?    Allan Sherman
In which series would you find the Fallen Madonna with the Big Boobies?    Allo Allo
Where was Robbie Burns born in Ayrshire?    Alloway
Why didn't some of the cast of 'Gone With the Wind' see its premiere?    All-white cinema
In 'Coronation Street', what is the name of Mike Baldwin's wife?    Alma
Who was the singer on the radio classic 'Take It From Here'?    Alma Cogan
Which nuts are used to make marzipan?    Almonds
How was Macaulay Culkin left at Home in 1990?    Alone
What is the name of the long staff with an iron tip used in mountaineering?    Alpenstock
What is the nearest star to the solar system?    Alpha Centauri
What was Al short for in Al Capone's name?    Alphonse
In which Swiss mountain range is the Jungfrau?    Alps
What is a polyptych?    Altarpiece with more than one panel
What is the stately home owned by the Spencer family in Northamptonshire called?    Althorp
Which instrument measures a plane's height above sea level?    Altimeter
Which metal do we make from bauxite?    Aluminium
In the Earth's crust which metal is the most abundant?    Aluminium
What was American inventor Thomas Edison's middle name?    Alva
What was Mozart's middle name?    Amadeus
What name is given to an alloy of mercury?    Amalgam
What is the first name of actress/presenter Ms de Cadenet?    Amanda
How is Shirley Ann Broadbent better known?    Amanda Barrie
Who was once a hostess on 'Double Your Money' and became a 'Coronation Street' regular in 1988?    Amanda Barrie
What is the status of competitors in the Walker Cup?    Amateurs
Which post did Joseph Kennedy hold at the outbreak of World War II?    Ambassador to Britain
Which traffic light follows green?    Amber
Where is the surgery of Dr Richard Locke?    Ambridge
'A Farewell to Arms' is based on Hemingway's own experience as what in World War I?    Ambulance driver
What type of work did Ernest Hemingway do during World War I?    Ambulance driver
In 1937 which woman flyer vanished without trace over the Pacific?    Amelia Earhart
Who was the first woman to fly the Atlantic single-handed?    Amelia Earhart
On the south of which continent are the Andes?    America
What did the navigator Amerigo Vespucci give his name to?    America
Which country did Michelle go to when she left Albert Square?    America
What nationality is tennis player Michael Chang?    American
What was the nationality of ballet composer Aaron Copland?    American
What nationality was the notorious murderer Dr Crippen?    American
What sort of Pie provided a classic hit for Don McLean?    American
What was the nationality of Mario Andretti?    American
What was the nationality of boxer Sugar Ray Robinson?      American
In which war was the Battle of Shiloh?    American Civil  War
Which war started with the bombardment of Fort Sumter?    American Civil War
Which charge card was launched in Britain in September 1963?    American Express
The Princetown College rules drawn up in 1867 affect which sport?    American football
Which sport do the Miami Dolphins play?    American football
What are Micmac, Cree and Ojibwa?    American Indian Tribes
Marlon Brando refused to accept his Oscar for 'The Godfather' because of the oppression of which people?    American Indians in the United States
Which purple precious gem is the birthstone for February?    Amethyst
Who formulated a law of electromagnetism and pioneered techniques in measuring electricity?    Ampere
Where in India is the Golden Temple, centre of the Sikh religion?    Amritsar
In which Indian city did British troops open fire without warning on a crowd of 10,000 in 1919?    Amritsar
Which Dutch river is also the name of a beer?    Amstel
Where were the tulips from, which Max Bygraves sang about?    Amsterdam
What is tattooed on Popeye's arm?    An anchor
What occurs when the central zone of the Sun is covered?    An annular eclipse
What does 'hors d'oeuvre' mean on a menu?    An appetizer
What is a Blenheim Orange?    An apple
In geography what is a shoal?    An area of sandbanks
What did Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen lose in a car accident?    An arm
Which part of his anatomy did Van Gogh cut off?    An ear
What did the US Post Office issue in 1993?    An Elvis stamp
What is a golden hello?    An enticement to join a company
In the world of computing what is a bug?    An error in a program
What do we call a group of larks?    An exaltation
What is a Sinologist?    An expert on China
What causes Down's syndrome?    An extra chromosome
In a book, what is a frontispiece?    An illustration
What was Queen Victoria first 'not amused' by?    An imitation of herself
In art, what is a pantograph used for?    An instrument for enlarging or reducing drawings
What was Richard Gere in the film with Debra Winger?    An Officer and A Gentleman
'Up Where We Belong' was the theme from which film?    An Officer And A Gentleman
Lack of iron in the diet may cause which disease?    Anaemia
What word is used for the science dealing with the body structure?    Anatomy
Which fish is the main ingredient of Scotch Woodcock?    Anchovy
An ampersand is a sign for which word?    And
Over which mountains does the pampero blow?    Andes
Which principality lies between France and Spain in the Pyrenees?    Andorra
What is the capital of Andorra?    Andorra la Vella
Who won the 1994 US Open tennis title?    Andre Agassi
Who was the first player Martina Navratilova beat to win Wimbledon after her first three victories over Chris Evert ?    Andrea Jaeger
Which physicist who contributed to the development of Soviet nuclear weapons  was  also a civil rights campaigner?    Andrei Sakharov
Which scientist was known as the 'father of the Soviet H-bomb'?    Andrei Sakharov
Which composer had a Broadway hit with 'Song and Dance'?    Andrew Lloyd  Webber
Who was The Rolling Stones' manager in the 1960s?    Andrew Loog Oldham
Which toilet roll ad features a Labrador puppy?    Andrex
What do we call human-like robots?    Androids
Which constellation represents a princess in Greek mythology?    Andromeda
What did 'A' stand for in the name of the 1960s series?    Andromeda
What was the first name of pop artist Warhol?    Andy
Who took over from Phillip Schofield as presenter of Children's BBC?    Andy Crane
Who painted Campbell soup tins and Marilyn Monroe?    Andy Warhol
Who designed the sleeve and logo on 'Sticky Fingers'?    Andy Warhol
Who recorded film themes 'Moon River' and 'Love Story'?    Andy Williams
Which minister of health inaugurated the National Health Service?    Aneurin Bevan
Where are the Shankly Gates ?    Anfield, Liverpool
How are Mrs Barrett and Mrs Janes better known?    Angela Mortimer, Christine Truman
Who was the first British newsreader to lose an earring on television?    Angela Rippon
Who was Sharon's mum in 'EastEnders'?    Angie Watts
What does a theodolite measure?    Angles
Which island lies off the north west coast of Wales?    Anglesey
By what name is Portuguese West Africa now known?    Angola
What turns gin into a pink gin?    Angostura bitters
Which British dependent territory has a capital called The Valley?    Anguilla
In 'Upstairs, Downstairs' what was butler Hudson's first name?    Angus
Are sea-urchins animal, vegetable or mineral?    Animal
Is an okapi animal or vegetable or mineral?    Animal
What kind of farm did George Orwell write about?    Animal Farm
What was in the Carnival in the Saint-Sains composition?    Animals
What is zoophobia a fear of?    Animals
What are oviparous animals?    Animals which lay eggs
What was the first name of British Wimbledon champion Mrs Jones?    Ann
Which TV newsreader was married to cartoonist Mark Boxer?    Anna Ford
Who was the mother of the first Queen Elizabeth?    Anne Boleyn
Which queen of England had 11 fingers?    Anne Boleyn
Who wrote 'Agnes Grey'?    Anne Bronte
Who was the first regular woman DJ on Radio 1?    Anne Nightingale
Who was the first regular female presenter of 'Points of View'?    Anne Robinson
Who was Webster Booth's singing partner?    Anne Ziegler
Which personality, always ready for a Challenge, took part in a helicopter-oriented  'Treasure Hunt'?    Anneka Rice
Which actress played wife No 1 in 'The Six Wives of Henry VIII' and Mrs Victor Meldrew?    Annette Crosbie
What was Jim Hacker's wife called in 'Yes Minister'?    Annie
In 'Emmerdale' what did Annie Sugden's name change to?    Annie Kempinski
Who recorded the album 'Medusa'?    Annie Lennox
Who was the first female DJ on Radio 1?    Annie Nightingale
Who was Little Sure Shot according to Sitting Bull?    Annie Oakley
What is John Denver's only solo UK single hit?    Annie's Song
What type of plant grows from seed, flowers and dies in a year?    Annual
What is the term for a positive electrode?     Anode
Is the South Pole in the Arctic or the Antarctic?    Antarctic
Over which continent did the ozone hole form?     Antarctic
Is the South Pole at the Arctic or the Antarctic?    Antarctic
What is the continent around the South Pole called?    Antarctica
AdŽlie Land is a French territory on the coast of which continent?    Antarctica
Who was Bruce Forsyth's second wife?    Anthea Redfern
Who was the first female presenter of the National Lottery Live?    Anthea Turner
Who is former DJ Peter Powell married to?    Anthea Turner
What is the name of the body at the tip of a stamen?    Anther
Which Welsh actor starred with Jodie Foster in 'The Silence of the Lambs'?    Anthony Hopkins
Who were the first performers to win the Best Actor and Actress Oscars  in the same film after Henry Fonda and Katharine Hepburn in 1981?    Anthony Hopkins and Jodie Foster
Who was the star of 'Zorba The Greek'?    Anthony Quinn
Where in the West Indies did Brian Lara score his record-breaking 375?    Antigua
St John's is the capital of Antigua and Barbuda but on which island does it stand?    Antigua
What did Lovejoy deal in?    Antiques
What did Lister discover which stopped wounds becoming septic?    Antiseptic
Which Marie is supposed to have said, 'Let them eat cake'?     Antoinette
What is the first name of TV cook Mosimann?    Anton
Which Russian dramatist married one of the actresses in his company?    Anton Chekhov
Who wrote 'The Three Sisters'?    Anton Chekhov
What is the first name of the novelist A. S. Byatt?    Antonia
Besides Hadrian, which Roman emperor had a wall built across Britain?    Antoninus
Which rival of Mozart has been accused, falsely, of poisoning him?    Antonio Salieri
Which two of the counties of Northern Ireland begin with A?    Antrim, Armagh
Which creatures mutated in 'Them'?    Ants
In which city would you find the house of the painter Rubens?    Antwerp
The Shadows first record went to No 1 - what was it?    Apache
Whom did Paris select as the most beautiful goddess?    Aphrodite
What is the Capital of Western Samoa?    Apia
What is a Worcester Pearmain?    Apple
What does the French word pomme mean?    Apple
What three main ingredients are added to mayonnaise to make a Waldorf salad?    Apple, celery and walnuts
Which fruit is covered with toffee at a fairground?    Apples
Which is the first month of the year to have exactly 30 days?    April
Boob Day is the Spanish equivalent of what in Britain?    April Fool's Day
What name is given to an extension of a stage in front of a curtain?    Apron
What is the domed recess at the east end of a church called?    Apse
Which sign of the zodiac is represented as a man pouring water from a jug?    Aquarius
Which sign of the zodiac follows Capricorn?    Aquarius
Which Scandinavian alcoholic spirit is made from potatoes?    Aquavit
With which country is Lawrence associated in the film with Peter O'Toole?    Arabia
What language did Jesus speak?    Aramaic
Who scored a century in the 1996 cricket World Cup Final?    Aravinda de Silva
Whom might you expect to see working in a dig?    Archaeologist
What is the oldest known fossil bird?    Archaeopteryx
George Carey succeeded Robert Runcie in which post?    Archbishop of Canterbury
Whose official residence is Lambeth Palace?    Archbishop of Canterbury
Which politician Jeffrey wrote 'Kane and Abel'?    Archer
Which fish 'shoots' its food?    Archer fish
What sport would you practise if you were a toxophilite?    Archery
In which sport is there a york round?    Archery
What was the Alf Garnett character called in 'All in the Family'?    Archie Bunker
What was Cary Grant's real name?    Archie Leach
Brazilian Oscar Niemeyer followed which profession?    Architect
For what is Frank Lloyd Wright famous?    Architecture
In which Ocean is Greenland?    Arctic
Which two Argentinean footballers were bought by Spurs after the '78 World Cup?    Ardiles and Villa
In which TV programme did the staff of Grace Brothers appear?    Are You Being Served?
What was once measured in rods, poles, or perches?    Area
Which female soul star has recorded with Elton John, George Michael and George Benson?    Aretha Franklin
Which country did Juan Peron rule?    Argentina
Which team won the 1978 soccer World Cup staged in Argentina?    Argentina
The name of the capital of which country means 'good air'?    Argentina
Which is the nearest country to the Falkland Islands?    Argentina
In which country is Buenos Aires?    Argentina
In which country do the Monteneros guerrillas operate?     Argentina
Which country did Hugo Porta play for?    Argentina
Independiente are a leading club in which country?    Argentina
What is the nationality of short-story writer Jorge Luis Borges?    Argentinian
What nationality is lawn tennis player Gabriela Sabatini?    Argentinian
What nationality was the hero Valentino played in 'The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse'?    Argentinian
Who is the magical spirit of the air in Shakespeare's 'The Tempest'?    Ariel
Alphabetically, which is the second sign of the zodiac?    Aries
In which state is the Grand Canyon?    Arizona
Little Rock is the capital of which US state?    Arkansas
Of which US state is Little Rock the capital?    Arkansas
Which three places in Northern Ireland may officially use the title 'city'?    Armagh, Belfast, Londonderry
Where were you invited to sit in to watch some theatre?    Armchair
Which Soviet republic did Khachaturian come from?    Armenia
Which parts of the Venus de Milo are missing?    Arms
In which game did a group of National Service soldiers appear?    Army
What is the occupation of Scotland's Rob Wainwright?    Army doctor
What was the first name of US golfer Palmer?    Arnold
In a Pink Floyd song who had the strange hobby of collecting clothes?    Arnold Layne
Which famous American played his last British Open in 1995?    Arnold Palmer
Who was the star of 'The Terminator' films?    Arnold Schwarzenegger
Which tough guy was the star of 'Kindergarten Cop'?    Arnold Schwarzenegger
In 1993 which film star bought himself a £12 million Gulfstream G-3 jet?    Arnold Schwarzenegger
Who said, 'Make love in the afternoon ... It's the only time for it'?    Arnold Wesker
What is a group of hedgehogs called?    Array
What traditionally did a fletcher make?    Arrows
Which London underground station was named after a football club?    Arsenal
Which soccer team did England cricketer Denis Compton play for?    Arsenal
Which team had Radford and Kennedy as a strike force?    Arsenal
Which team are known as the Gunners?    Arsenal
Which London team won the League and FA Cup double in 1971?    Arsenal
What goes with Old Lace in the title of the Cary Grant film?    Arsenic
What type of school did he attend in Munich?    Art school
Which is the largest of all the animal phyla?    Arthropods
What is Prince William's second name?    Arthur
What is the name of the cat which dips its paw in the food tin?    Arthur
Who is the only black American to have won the men's singles at Wimbledon?    Arthur Ashe
Whose catchphrase was 'Hello, playmates'?    Arthur Askey
Who recorded - and set himself on - 'Fire'?    Arthur Brown
'2001: A Space Odyssey' was based on a short story by whom?    Arthur C. Clarke
Who recorded the soul classic 'Sweet Soul Music'?    Arthur Conley
Who wrote 'Hotel'?    Arthur Hailey
Whom did Monroe marry in June 1956?    Arthur Miller
Which famous castle is the country seat of the Duke of Norfolk?    Arundel Castle
In which unusual way does Yorick first appear on stage in 'Hamlet'?    As a skull
In mythology, in what form did Zeus visit Leda?    As a swan
Which Jagger-Richard song was Marianne Faithfull's first hit?    As Tears Go By
In what capacity was Mrs Susan Barrantes invited to the wedding of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson?    As the bride's mother
What was Sam asked to play by Rick in 'Casablanca'?    As Time Goes By
At which course are the Coventry Stakes run?    Ascot
Which race meeting is as famous for its hats as for its horses?    Ascot
What is pathetic fallacy?    Ascribing human feelings to objects
Which tree produces 'keys'?    Ash
Which special day follows Shrove Tuesday?    Ash Wednesday
Which Jane married Gerald Scarfe?    Asher
The teak is native to which continent?    Asia
The Gobi Desert is in which continent?    Asia
In land area which is the world's largest continent?    Asia
Of which union was Ray Buckton once a leader?    ASLEF
Which drug is derived from the willow, Salix alba?    Aspirin
Which animal is the symbol of the US Republican party?    Ass
Cleopatra supposedly bathed in the milk of which animal?    Ass
What name is given to the thousands of small bodies which orbit the Sun?    Asteroids
Which team plays home games at Villa Park?    Aston Villa
How is Terence Williams of UB40 better known?    Astro
Which 'ologists study the future through the movement of the planets?    Astrologists
What was the Six Million Dollar Man's previous occupation?    Astronaut
Sir Christopher Wren was a professor in which scientific field?    Astronomy
How do bevel gears engage with one another?    At right angles
Where are your clavicles?    At the base of the neck
Where was there Room in the film starring Laurence Harvey?    At The Top
Who was the last emperor of the Incas?    Atahualpa
Which capital's main industrial area is Piraeus?    Athens
Name the three Musketeers?    Athos, Porthos and Aremis
Which Rowan played the bumbling Mr Bean?    Atkinson
Which airport was officially classified as the busiest in the world in 1999?    Atlanta
In which ocean are the Azores?    Atlantic
Which Ocean is to the west of Ireland?    Atlantic
Which ocean lies between Europe and America?    Atlantic
Which Ocean is to the west of Portugal?    Atlantic
Over which ocean did Alcock and Brown fly in 1919?    Atlantic
On which label did Aretha Franklin record in the 1960s?    Atlantic
In which ocean is the Sargasso Sea?    Atlantic
Mount Toubkal is the highest peak of which mountain range?    Atlas Mountains
Which Spanish side did Howard Kendall once manage?    Atletico Bilbao
What does a barometer measure?    Atmospheric pressure
What did John Dalton define as the smallest particle of substance?    Atom
What does Hans Geiger's counter detect?    Atomic particles
Which naturalist Sir David has a film director brother Richard?    Attenborough
Which forbidden river can no pure Hindu pass?    Attock
Which vegetable is also known as the egg plant?    Aubergine
What is the main vegetable ingredient of moussaka?    Aubergines
Which team did Andy Platt and Dean Bell join after leaving Wigan?    Auckland Warriors
On TV, what is the first name of Alf Roberts' wife?    Audrey
Which comedy drama had the theme song 'That's Living Alright'?    Auf Wiedersehen Pet
In which month does the grouse shooting season start in Britain?    August
What is the first month of the year to have exactly 31 days and follow a month of 31 days?    August
In which month in 1914 did the First World War begin?    August
When is a racehorse's official birthday south of the equator?    August 1st
Where is the US Masters held?    Augusta, Georgia
Which French brothers patented their cinematograph in 1895?    Auguste and Louis Lumiere
In 'Oliver Twist' what is Rose's relation to Oliver discovered to be?    Aunt
What is Goldfinger's first name?    Auric
What name is given to the phenomenon of bright lights in the atmosphere caused by the solar wind entering the ionosphere?    Aurora
What is the name of the southern lights?    Aurora Australis
What is another name for the Northern Lights?    Aurora Borealis
In which country is the wine-growing Barossa Valley?    Australia
Where would you experience a southerly buster?    Australia
In which country is the beginning of 'The Thorn Birds' set?    Australia
Where do koalas live?    Australia
Robert Menzies was prime minister of which country?    Australia
Snooker's Eddie Charlton comes from which country?    Australia
Which country originated the term 'plonk' for wine?    Australia
In 1930, which country did Amy Johnson fly to from England?    Australia
Which country are Qantas airlines from?    Australia
In which country would you see wild wombats?    Australia
The black swan is native to which country?    Australia
Where did Princess Diana's mother have a farm at the time of the royal engagement?    Australia
Lillee and Thomson formed a deadly pace attack for which country?    Australia
In which country do Sheffield Shield games take place?    Australia
In which country do Randwick play?    Australia
In which country south of the Equator were the 1956 Olympics held?    Australia
The America's Cup left home for the first time ever to go to where?    Australia
Which international teams contest The Ashes?    Australia and England
Anzac troops come from which two countries?    Australia and New Zealand
What is the nationality of Foster's?    Australian
What nationality did Hana Mandlikova take after leaving Czechoslovakia?    Australian
What nationality were tennis stars Lew Hoad and Ken Rosewall?    Australian
What nationality was 1962 Wimbledon champion Rod Laver?    Australian
In which European country is Salzburg?    Austria
In which country was Hitler born?    Austria
The Spanish Riding School is in which country?    Austria
The Brenner Pass links which two countries?    Austria and Italy
Which country's highest mountain is the Grossglockner?    Austria's
What is the prompting device used by TV presenters called?    Autocue
In yachting, what is a metal mike?    Automatic helmsman
What does the letter A stand for in Quango?    Autonomous
Which season do Americans call the Fall?    Autumn
Who was Sinatra's second wife?    Ava Gardner
Who is the sister of Joey Boswell?    Aveline
What was the occupation of the author of  'Le Petit Prince'?    Aviator
Which pear-shaped tropical fruit has given its name to a bathroom suite colouring?    Avocado
Which bird is the symbol of the RSPB?    Avocet
Which major river flows through Bristol?    Avon
Which county shares its name with a make-up selling lady?    Avon
Who was Sinatra's most frequent arranger in the 1940s?    Axel Stordahl
What name was given to the link between Hitler's Germany and Mussolini's Italy?    Axis
Which sacred rock is the world's largest monolith?    Ayers Rock
Over which course is the Scottish Grand National run?    Ayr
Name the teams in the Scottish League whose names end in United?    Ayr and Dundee
Which poetess Pam won 'Opportunity Knocks' in 1975?    Ayres