Misbehaving students in the first British universities had their names written in black books providing inspiration for which modern day popular phrase?

Blacklist

 

'It was love at first sight' is the first line from which Joseph Heller novel?

Catch-22

 

Blathers, Charlotte and Fagin are characters from which Charles Dickens tale?

Oliver Twist

 

Wet Wet Wet had three UK number ones but only one was an original song written by the band. It was released in 1992. Can you name it?

In 1958 the first artificial satellite launched in 1957 fell back to earth. What was its name?

Sputnik 1

 

In January 871 the forces of Ethelred and his brother Alfred were defeated at the Battle of Reading by an invasion army from where?

Denmark

 

2010 saw the official opening of which building, the tallest in the world (as of January 2020) in Dubai?

Burj Khalifa

 

In 1918 Finland declared its independence from which country?

Russia

 

Nicolas Cage starred opposite which former James Bond actor in the 1996 film The Rock?

Sean Connery

 

 

‘Floreat Etona’ is the motto of which British public school?

Eton

 

 

Which British comedian was known for the catchphrase ‘rock on, Tommy’?

Bobby Ball

 

 

The last words of which rock and roll star were said to be ‘I’m going to the bathroom to read’?

Elvis Presley

 

 

 

The Spanish Civil War started in 1936 and ended in which year?

1939

 

Franco became leader of which side, Republican or Nationalist?
Nationalist

 

The Nationalists were supported principally by which two countries?
Germany and Italy

 

Guernica was a small town that was bombed by German aircraft even though it was of no military significance and was condemned as terror bombing, but in which region of Spain was it?
Basque