Which comedian wrote the autobiography "Dear Fatty" in 2008?Dawn French.
Who is Warren Beatty's famous older sister?Shirley MacLaine.
Which planet in the solar system has moons called "Phobos" and "Deimos"?Mars.
Which sporting event in 1931 became the first to be broadcast live on television?The Derby.
Which songs with MONDAY in the title were UK top 10 hits for the following artists, [a] Duran Duran (1984), [b] Mamas and the Papas (1966), [c] New Order (1983), [d] The Bangles (1986) and [e] The Boomtown Rats (1979)[a] "New Moon on Monday" reached no. 9, [b] "Monday, Monday", no.3, [c] "Blue Monday", no.9, [d] "Manic Monday", no.2 and [e] "I Don't Like Mondays", no.1.
Which city was due to host the 1940 Olympic games until prevented by the outbreak of world War Two?Tokyo.
Which scientist born in New Zealand was the first to "split" the atom?Ernest Rutherford.
Which town in the English Lake District is home to a pencil museum?Keswick.
Who is the only British Prime Minister to have been born outside the British Isles?Andrew Bonar-Law [He was born in the colony of New Brunswick, now part of Canada].
Which FOUR countries share a land border with THAILAND?Burma, Cambodia, Laos and Malaysia.
What is the name of the main airport serving Tokyo?Narita International.
Of which US States are the following the capitals, [a] Albany, [b] Baton Rouge, [c] Helena, [d] Providence and [e] Santa Fe[a] New York, [b] Louisiana, [c] Montana, [d] Rhode Island and [e] New Mexico.
What building now stands on the site of London's Newgate prison?The Old Bailey [The Central Criminal Court of England & Wales].
What was the name of the dog that accompanied "Three Men in a Boat" in Jerome K Jerome's novel?Montmerency.
Catherine of Braganza, the wife of Charles II, was largely responsible for popularising which drink?Tea.
What are the SIX colours on a Rubik's Cube?White, Red, Blue, Orange, Green and Yellow.
Which vitamin has the chemical name of RETINOL?Vitamin A.
Where in the human body are the SCAPHOID, TRAPEZOID and LUNATE bones?The Wrist.
Who were the SIX members of "Monty Pythons Flying Circus"?Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin.
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