2) As a 15-year-old, she had a worldwide hit single in 1988 and is the mother of Johnny Depp's children Lily-Rose and John Christopher Depp? Who is she? Vanessa Paradis
3) Geordie Greig is the editor of which national newspaper? Daily Mail. An Eton graduate, a great grandson of the 24th Lord Mowbray, his twin sister a lady-in-waiting to Princess Diana
4) Who is the co-founder and CEO of the social networking service, Twitter? Jack Dorsey
5) President Alexander Lukashenko is the President of which country? Belarus
6) Who is the new manager of Aston Villa? Steven Gerrard
7) What is fashion designer, Manolo Blahnick, famous for designing? Shoes
8) In the NATO phonetic alphabet, what is the code word for the letter, 'U'?
1) Which 1927 musical features the song ‘Old Man River’? Show Boat
2) In which year did Julius Caesar first invade England? 55bc
3) Who did Mark Chapman murder on 8 December, 1980? John Lennon
4) Which acid is usually known as Vitamin C? Ascorbic
5) Which comedian played the part of Father Ted in 'Father Ted?' Dermot Morgan
6) If you are a Captain in the Royal Navy, what would your equivalent rank be in the army? Colonel
7) Shakespeare: "To be, or not to be: that is the question: Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer..." Next 4 words - 'The slings and arrows'
8) The theorems of which ancient Greek mathematician, found in his book, 'Elements,' formed the basis for the teaching of geometry from the time of the book's publication around 290 BC, until the mid 20th century? Euclid
1) What country has the most islands in the world? (Sweden has over 220,000!)
2) Into which body of water do the rivers Ganges and Brahmaputra drain? The Bay of Bengal?
3) Which lake holds by far the largest volume of water in the UK? Loch Ness
4) The Niagara Falls straddle the border between the province of Ontario in Canada and which American state? New York
5) What is the capital of Vietnam? Hanoi
6) Cleeve Hill is the highest point in which range of English hills? Cotswolds
7) In which country is the most easterly point of mainland Africa? Somalia
8) Which is the smallest country in Central America? El Salvador
1) In the UK, the Ford Sierra replaced which iconic Ford car in 1982? Cortina
2) Genesis, Exodus... which is the third book of the Old Testament? Leviticus
3) Which author wrote 'The Da Vinci Code?' Dan Brown
4) Which chemical element makes up about 75% of the Universe? Hydrogen
5) To which family of birds does the Blackbird belong? Is it the Crow, the Bunting, the Plover or the Thrush?
6) Between August 1961 and November 1989, the E. German authorities called it an "anti-Fascist Protection Rampart." How was it known to us? Berlin Wall
7) In the game of polo, how long is each chukka? (period of play) Is it 7 minutes, 10 minutes, 12 minutes, 15 minutes
8) Which Dutch artist painted 'The Girl with a Pearl Earring' in 1665? Jan Vermeer
1) Dance of the Knights, the theme tune of BBC 1's 'The Apprentice,' may be found in the ballet, 'Romeo and Juliet.' Which Russian composer composed the music to the ballet, 'Romeo and Juliet?'
Sergei Prokoviev
2) Which notorious couple lived at 25 Cromwell Street, Gloucester? Rose and Fred West
3) Who was the last man to walk on the moon? Was it Pete Conrad, Eugene Cernan, Alan Shepherd or Alan Bean?
4) Gymnophobia is the fear of what? FEAR OF BEING NAKED
5) Which fruit contains the most calories? Avocado
6) Babylon - In which modern country would ancient Babylon be situated? Iraq
7) Which former Cabinet Minister is currently the Editor-in-Chief of The London Evening Standard? George Osborne
8) Spell the 11-letter word Haemorrhage
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