What was English novelist Virginia Woolf's actual first name? Adeline.
Which country was ruled from the Peacock Throne? IRAN (Prior To 1979).
In which year was Capital Gains Tax first introduced in the UK? (6th April) 1965.
A CASQUE is a piece of armour, which part of the body does it cover? The Head.
Which songs containing the word "GOODBYE" in the title were UK top ten hits for the following artists, [a] Mary Hopkin (1969), [b] S Club (2003), [c] The Glitter Band (1975), [d] Atomic Kitten (2002) and [e] The Communards (1987)? [a] "Goodbye" reached number 2, [b] "Say Goodbye", no. 2, [c] "Goodbye My Love", no. 2, [d] "Last Goodbye", no.3 and [e]"Never Can Say Goodbye",no.4.
Rudyard Kipling was the cousin of which British Prime Minister? Stanley Baldwin.
Who were the SIX monarchs who ruled England and Scotland from the House of Stuart? James I (VI of Scotland),Charles I, Charles II, James II (VII of Scotland), Mary II (Who ruled with her husband William of Orange) and Anne.
Which English fashion designer is often credited with inventing both the mini-skirt in the 1960s and hot pants in the 1970s? Mary Quant.
From which country does the meat and fried rice dish NASI GORENG originate? Indonesia.
Which FIVE Countries share a LAND border with Senegal? The Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali and Mauritania.
What was the Roman name for Portugal? Lusitania.
On which London station did WH Smith open its first book shop in 1848? Euston.
Which is the only Dickens' novel to have a female narrator? Bleak House.
What were the first names of the THREE Waterbury children in E Nesbit's book "The Railway Children"? Roberta (Bobbie), Phyllis & Peter.
Which is the most southerly of the sea areas used in the Shipping Forecasts by the BBC? Trafalgar.
Known as the PAMPAS in Argentina and Paraguay, by what name are the grasslands in other South American countries known by? Llanos.
Who did tennis player Andy Murray defeat in the final of the 2012 Olympic men's final? Roger Federer.
Which FOUR towns make up the Medway towns in Kent? Chatham, Gillingham, Rochester & Strood.
Which cartoon character first made an appearance in the 1940 short called "Knock-Knock"? Woody Woodpecker.
The medical condition BLEPHARITIS is an inflammation of which part of the body? Eyelids.
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