Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester, was killed in which battle of 1265?
10 Which Italian city is served by Marco Polo airport?
11 What term is given to a native of Monaco?
12 December 6 is the feast day of which saint?
13 What name is given to a graph showing a normal distribution?
14 What is the name for a church service held in the evening?
15 The artist Roy Lichtenstein (d.1997) was born in which country?
16 Which two of the eight main points of the compass are not used as London postcode areas?
17 Who was the father of the Grand Duchess Anastasia?
18 Euclid established the foundations of which branch of study?
19 Which band had a 1970 hit in the UK with Make It with You?
20 Of what is heliophobia a fear?
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1 Boy George made a guest appearance in which US TV series in 1986?
2 Georgetown University is in which US city?
3 Who had a 2014 hit with Budapest?
4 In which county is Royal St George’s golf course?
5 St George’s is the capital of which Caribbean island?
6 The town of Nuits-Saint-Georges is in which French wine-producing region?
7 What is the name of the scheming musician in George du Maurier’s 1894 novel Trilby?
8 George of Denmark married which Stuart queen?
9 Which UK Prime Minister was in born in Manchester on January 17, 1863?
10 What is georgette?
11 Which US baseball legend’s first names were George Herman?
12 The phrase “George, don’t do that”, was associated with which comedienne?
13 Who sang The Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde in 1967?
14 What relation was singer Rosemary Clooney to actor George Clooney?
15 George C Scott played which US general in a 1970 film of the same name?
16 Which South American country has Georgetown as its capital?
17 Who wrote the play Arms and the Man?
18 George W Bush was Governor of which US state before he became President in 2001?
19 Which British architect was one of the main designers of the Georges Pompidou Centre in Paris?
20 Which French writer lived with the composer Chopin?
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1 What forms the staple diet of the orang-utan?
2 Which novel is set around the events of June 16, 1904?
3 Doha is the capital of which Gulf state?
4 Which religion was called Dhamma-vinaya by its founder?
5 On a ship, what is kept in the binnacle?
6 Brixton and Euston are linked by which London Underground line?
7 Which type of butterfly can be grizzled, large or dingy?
8 In Greek mythology, who was the prophetess daughter of King Priam?
9 Are greyhounds classed as scent hounds or sighthounds?
10 Bootham Crescent is a sports stadium in which city?
11 The Simplon Pass links Italy to which country?
12 Which artist released albums titled Face Value and No Jacket Required?
13 Who wrote the 1937 play Time and the Conways?
14 Which group sang I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing in 1971?
15 Julio Iglesias played in goal for which junior Spanish team?
16 Of which southern African country is Windhoek the capital?
17 Which former champion figure skater starred as Bibi Dahl in the Bond film For Your Eyes Only?
18 Which singer had a 2005 hit with Crazy Chick?
19 The Jurassic period occurred during which geological era?
20 What part of the body would a phrenologist study?
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