Which baron married Maria Kutschera on November 26, 1927?
3 Who painted An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump (1768)?
4 Who was the last Norman King of England?
5 Who wrote and directed the 2001 TV film Perfect Strangers?
6 Aged 18, Fiona Butler posed for which iconic poster in 1976?
7 What is a male hawk, especially one used in falconry, called?
8 The red Budget box was created for which Chancellor in 1859?
9 Named from a cockatoo, ‘galah’ is Australian slang for what?
10 What surgical first was performed by Argentine cardiologist Dr Rene Favaloro in 1967?
11 Which Basque Country city is the capital of Guipúzcoa, Spain’s smallest province?
12 Which Cuban cigar brand derives its name from the Taino word for ‘tobacco’?
13 Alain Delon, John Malkovich and Matt Damon have all played which con artist?
14 Which US mobile phone maker pioneered the “flip phone” with the MicroTAC in 1989?
15 Who gathered 100 nude models in Berlin’s Neue Nationalgalerie for her artwork VB55?
16 The Shah-e Cheragh mosque is which Iranian city’s most important pilgrimage site?
17 What would you do with Onionskins, Commies, Chinas and Aggies?
18 The “Maroons” (Queensland) play the “Blues” (New South Wales) in which rugby league series?
19 Which athlete was the first man to win consecutive Olympic 1500m titles?
20 What is the pictured particle accelerator?
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1 What is Berlin’s only remaining city gate?
2 What medical journal was founded by Thomas Wakley in 1823?
3 Dick Bruna created which cartoon rabbit in 1955?
4 What holy city was called Yathrib in pre-Islamic times?
5 The Airedale is the largest breed of which group of dogs?
6 What did the USA buy from Spain for $20 million in 1898?
7 Which British pop group’s second no.1 was the 1977 single Angelo?
8 What is the largest artery in the human body?
9 In Greek mythology, who were Clotho, Lachesis and Atropos?
10 Which Brazilian actor learnt Spanish to play Pablo Escobar in the Netflix series Narcos?
11 Which Swiss watchmaker introduced the Carrera in 1963 and Monaco in 1969?
12 Which cellist became principal conductor of the Hallé Orchestra in 1943?
13 In 1821, Pierre Berthier discovered which aluminium ore near a village in Provence?
14 Which former member of The Humblebums is nicknamed “The Big Yin”?
15 Who formed the Second Triumvirate with Octavian and Lepidus?
16 The Troubled Man is the last novel to feature which Swedish inspector?
17 23 Kirkgate, Thirsk is home to The World of… which vet?
18 Who won his first Grand Slam singles title at the 1933 US Championships?
19 Which Formula One team won its first Constructors’ Championship in 1974?
20 Which ocean liner is pictured?
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1 Referring to their hands, which monkeys derive their name from the Greek for ‘maimed’?
2 Which fir tree is named after a Scottish botanist who died in Hawaii in 1834?
3 What is the largest living marsupial?
4 Which farm animals belong to the genus Capra?
5 Which gamebird’s “Grey” species has the Latin name Perdix perdix?
6 The Lammergeier (Gypaetus barbatus) is known by which other name?
7 A lithophyte is a type of plant that grows where?
8 The Samoyed dog breed developed in what vast region?
9 Ciconia ciconia is the Latin name for which long-necked large bird?
10 Which extinct animal appears twice on the Tasmanian Coat of Arms?
11 “Aurelian” is a term for people interested in which creatures?
12 A zedonk is a rare cross between which two animals?
13 A member of the woodpecker family, the wryneck feeds mostly on what?
14 The Tarpan is an extinct subspecies related to which domesticated animal?
15 A ‘binky’ is a twisting jump made by which animal being joyful?
16 Which species of penguin is second only in size to the emperor penguin?
17 Which amphibian and “aquatic Panda” is called the wawa yu, or crying baby fish, by locals in China?
18 What is the world’s largest living structure composed of living entities?
19 Panama disease is a type of Fusarium wilt that threatens which fruit plants?
20 Which weasel family member is pictured?