The 20th century mass-market paperback format was pioneered by this German publishing company
Albatross Books;Albatross
Out in space, Mir was this
Space station;spacestation
This British singer's real name is Reginald Dwight
Elton John
It is the largest sea mammal in the world
Blue whale;Blue whales
Clint Eastwood is most famous for starring in these types of movies
Westerns;Western
Koalas are native to this country
Australia
This kind of factory is linked with Charlie in Roald Dahl's book
Chocolate;Chocolates
He invented the phonograph
Thomas Alva Edison;Edison
In the 'Jungle Book' Baloo was this animal
Bear
He found a way to preserve food by freezing it
Clarence Birdseye;Birdseye
This was Academy Award-winning actress Audrey Hepburn's first American film
Roman Holiday
An anaesthetic that numbs only part of the body is known as this
Local;Local anaesthetic;local anesthetic
Michael Schumacher is an athlete involved in this kind of racing
Auto;Car;Formula 1;F1;F 1;Formula one
This explosion may have created the Universe
Big Bang
It was the home Toad in 'Wind in the Willows'
Toad Hall
The longest bone in your body is here
Thigh;Thighs
This Spielberg movie is certainly not just a walk in the 'park'
Jurassic Park
It is traditional to kiss under this plant at Christmas
Mistletoe
The puppet Pinocchio is made of this material
Wood
It is the largest galaxy of the Local Group
Andromeda
In the second Harry Potter book and film, it was home to the Basilisk
Chamber of Secrets
The scientific study of mollusks is known as this
Malacology
The hotels in Monopoly are this colour
Red
It is the smallest breed of dog in the world
Chihuahua;Chihuahuas
In millimetres, its the diameter of a standard CD
120
Hyenas, or the Hyaenidae are a mammalian family in this order
Carnivora
Jim Carrey played this pet detective in the film of the same name
Ace Ventura
It is commonly called a shooting star
Meteor;meteors
In music, this instrument has 47 vertical strings set in a triangular wooden frame
Harp;harps
Haemoglobin, Cytochrome c, and urease are all examples of these organic compounds
Proteins;protein
These toys speak Furbish
Furbies;Furby;Furbys
A young seal is referred to as this
Pup;pups
This type of crime has been committed in the game Clue
Murder
It is the largest living species of bird
Ostrich;ostriches
This country will host the Winter Olympics for the first time in 2014
Russia
It is the biggest land mammal in the world
African elephant;African elephants
The Brothers Grimm wrote these types of tales
Fairy tales;fairy tale;fairytales;fairytale
This element is Number 20 on the Periodic Table of Elements
Calcium
This company launched Playstation
Sony
It is a very light wood used to make model airplanes
Balsa
The movie 'Babe' starred this type of animal
Pig
The central part of an atom is called this
Nucleus
It was the sequel to 'The Lion King'
Simba's Pride;simbas pride
It is the largest octopus species known
North Pacific Giant Octopus
This top golfer's first name is also the name of a big cat
Tiger Woods;Tiger
Bees produce honey, and this other substance that is used by humans
Beeswax
The game of ping pong, or table tennis originated in this country in the late 1880s
England
This insects carry the deadly disease malaria
Mosquito;mosquitoes
She was the lead singer of No Doubt
Gwen Stefani
This Ancient Greek symbol is associated with the practice of medecine
Rod of Asclepius
This famous musical has the name of pets in its title
Cats
The giant panda is native to this country
China
The Corrs, a folk rock group, come from this country
Ireland
He received the 1921 Nobel Prize for Physics
Albert Einstein;Einstein
She's the host of the gameshow 'The Weakest Link'
Anne Robinson;Robinson
It is the third-largest feline in the world after the tiger and the lion
Jaguar;jaguars
The first collection of records to be actually called an album was released in this year
1909
The colour crimson was originally produced using the dried bodies of these insects
Kermes;Kermes insects;scale insects
This cowboy was Buzz Lightyear's rival
Woody
This flightless bird native to Mauritius has been extinct since the 17th century
Dodo;dodos
This Michael Jackson album has a name meaning awful
Bad
With a magnitude of 9.5, it was the largest earthquake ever recorded
Great Chilean Earthquake;1960 Valdivia Earthquake
This Olympic event requires a pole
Pole Vault
This country has more species of flightless birds than any other
New Zealand
In business, the abbreviation Ltd stands for limited, because the companies are limited by these
Shares;share;number of shares
A silkworm's preferred food is the leaves of this tree
White Mulberry
This 'park' was a best selling Nintendo game
South Park
A group of wolves is called this
Pack
In the filme 'Billy Elliott' the main character wanted to be this
ballet dancer
Yeasts are microorganisms classified in this kingdom
Fungi
This singer's first No.1 single was 'Oh Carolina'
Shaggy
Having two differently colored irises is known as this ocular condition
Heterochromia
This song from 'Beauty and the Beast' won an Oscar
Beauty and the Beast
According to the Census of Marine Life, this approximate percent of the world's oceans are shark free
70
This number refers to a famous spy
007
In weather, a depression is a period of this
low pressure
These animals are used to play polo
horses;horse
The human pharynx is divided into three sections, the nasopharynx, the oropharynx, and this
laryngopharynx
This is the sport most often shown on 'Baywatch'
Surfing
Everyday ice and snow have a crystal structure in this shape
Hexagon;Hexagonal
In the 1896 Olympic Games, what colour were winners' medals?
Silver
These carnivorous arthropods were associated with the god Set in Ancient Egypt
Scorpions;scorpion
In auto racing, it's the name of the place where tires are changed
The pit;pit;pits
In 'The Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy' these animals commissioned the building of and now own Earth
Mice
This man was 'The Caped Crusader'
Batman
They represent the simplest of animals
Sponges;sponge
In 'Tom and Jerry', Jerry is this
Mouse
According to Business Week, it's the happiest country in Asia and the eight-happiest in the world
Bhutan
This show is the longest-running American sitcom
The Simpsons;Simpsons
The supporting structure of the tooth is known as this
Periodontium
The character Woody wore this type of hat in 'Toy Story'
Cowboy hat;cowboy
In China, this practice was once used to stop the growth of female feet
foot binding;binding
Ice hockey was first played as an organized indoor game in this Canadian city
Montreal
It is the third most abundant element in the universe by mass
Oxygen;O
This singer holds the record for the most consecutive No.1 singles in the US
Whitney Houston;Houston
An eagle's nest is called this
Eyrie
The Titanic was owned by this British shipping company
White Star Line;Oceanic Steam Navigation Company
The adjective of relation pertaining to deer is this
Cervine
This Oscar-winning actress starred in 'Bugsy Malone' when she was a girl 100
Jodie Foster;Foster
The QWERTY design was patented by this man in 1874
Christopher Sholes;Sholes
The 'wireless' is an old-fashioned name for this type of entertainment device
Radio
Most ground-based observatories are located far away from major centers of population in order to avoid the effects of this
Light pollution
This doctor could talk to the animals
Dr Doolittle;Doolittle
An infant marsupial is more commonly referred to as this
joey
It was the first country in the world to have TV
UK;United Kingdom
A rainbow is the most common example of this optical phenomenon
Dispersion
In the movie 'Beethoven', the dog was this type
St.Bernard;Saint Bernard;Saint Bernards;St.Bernards;StBernard;St Bernard;St Bernards;StBernards;St.Bernards
According to the saying, 'birds of a feather' do this
Stick together;Flock together;Stay together
The first artificial satellite, launched by the Soviets, was named this
Sputnik 1;Sputnik I;Sputnik One
If you watched Pete Sampras playing, you'd be watching this sport
Tennis
This part of the body is affected by bunions
Feet;foot
The last soccer World Cup of the 20th century was held in this country
France
The binomial name for domestic sheep is this
Ovis aries
The grueling Le Mans motor race lasts this many hours
24
This country produces the most bananas in the world
India
The Davis Cup is competed for in this sport
Tennis
Cereology is the study of these
Crop circles
There are this many Teletubbies
4;Four
An icosahedron has this many faces
20
The VCR was introduced by this company
Philips
It is the smallest flightless bird in the world today
Inaccessible Island Rail
Disneyland in Europe is near this city
Paris
It controls the amount of light entering the eye
Pupil
Madame Tussauds' first wax figure was of this Frenchman
Voltaire
Neil Armstrong set foot on the Moon in this year
1969
In the film 'Casper', the ghost fell in love with Kat, who was played by this young actress
Christina Ricci
You would find a Portuguese man-of-war in here
Ocean;Sea
This track and field champion was stripped of all Olympic medals since Sept 2000 after admitting to have used performance-enhancing drugs
Marion Jones;Jones
This confection consists mainly of sugar and ground almonds and is commonly used to ice cakes
Marzipan
In this European city, you can travel on the Eye
London
It is the scientific name for the tailbone
coccyx
The first 'Star Wars' film was released in this year
1977
Hangtown fry is a type of this made popular during the California Gold Rush
Omelette
Bollywood is the term used to referred to this language's movie industry
Hindi
There are this many minutes in 7 hours
420
This many human characters were seen in 'The Lion King'
None;0
Bosc and Bartlett are types of this
Pear;Pears
MTV was launched in this year 
1981
In the 19th and early 20th century, the walrus was commercially exploited for blubber and this substance
Ivory
This was the second album by Destiny's Child
The Writing's on the Wall
An ornithologist would be interested in these
Birds;bird
This princess was the subject of Elton John's 'Candle in the Wind 1997'
Diana;Princess Diana
The three extinct subspecies of the tiger are the Balinese Tiger, the Javan Tiger, and this
Caspian;Caspian Tiger'Persian;Persian Tiger
She is the fictional heroine of 'Tomb Raider'
Lara Croft
Magnetite was also commonly known as this
Lodestone;Loadstone
This company developed the Dreamcast video game console
SEGA
It's the surface temperature of the Sun in Kelvins
5778
Nintendo's Mario works as this
Plumber
This large bird of prey is a prominent emblem on the coat-of-arms of both Sudan and South Africa
Secretary Bird;Secretary-Bird;secretarybird
Apple's first logo depicted this man sitting under an apple tree
Sir Isaac Newton;Isaac Newton;Newton
The Venus flytrap is named after Venus, the Roman goddess of this
Love
These dogs are commonly known as firehouse dogs
Dalmatians;dalmatian
It is the rhythmic contraction of smooth muscles to propel contents through the digestive tract
Peristalsis
This athlete won the first Wimbledon of the new millennium
Venus Williams
Saran is the trade name for a number of polymers made from this organochloride
Vinylidine Chloride;Polyvinylidene chloride
As the newest swimming style swum in competition, it was first swum in 1934
Butterfly stroke;butterfly
In aerodynamics, this term refers to the point at which an aircraft moves from transonic to supersonic speed
sound barrier
This company developed the Game Boy
Nintendo
She was the first earthling to orbit the Earth
Laika
She is the queen in 'Star Wars: The Phantom Menace'
Amidala;Queen Amidala
This term refers to a plant that keeps its leaves all year round
Evergreen;evergreens
Anna Kournikova is originally from this country
Russia
This term refers to the change in direction of a wave due to change in its speed
Refraction
In 1999, 'Christian Power Cards' were introduced in the UK as a response to cards from this apparently Satanic franchise
Pokemon
This time is quarter to four in the afternoon on a 24-hour clock
15:45;1545;15.45;15 45
The first Disneyland in Asia was opened in this country
Japan
According to Irish legend these creatures hide their pots of gold at the end of rainbows
leprechauns;leprechaun
One of the world's most visited beaches is in this British town
Blackpool
This type of hound has a coat of long, fair, silky hair
Afghan;Afghans
In the Scooby-Doo series, Shaggy's real name is this
Norville;Norville Rogers
The complementary colour of azure is this
Orange
Winnie the Pooh is a fictional bear created by this author
A.A.Milne;AAMilne;Milne;A A Milne;A. A. Milne
The emu is endemic to this country
Australia
This company developed the first Walkman
Sony
The average human heart beats at this rate per minute
72
CDs were first on sale in this decade of the 20th century
80s;80;1980s
This occurs whenever the Moon passes through some portion of the Earth's shadow
lunar eclipse;eclipse
The Sydney Opera House was designed by this Danish architect
Jorn Utzon;Utzon
This species of snake found in the islands of the Lesser Antilles, is at 11 cm, the  smallest snake in the world
Thread snake;threadsnake
An entrechat and a glissade appear in this type of dancing
Ballet
It's Daniel Handler's nom de plume
Lemony Snicket
The Globe Theatre is in this city
London
F, Cl, Br, I, and At make up this family
Halogens;Group 17;halogen
The acronym FIFA, the football organization, stands for this
Federation Internationale de Football Association
It controls the ocean tides
tidal force
In the cartoon 'Popeye', Popeye's favourite food is this
Spinach
The dromedary is a type of this
Camel
In Disney's 'The Emperor's New Groove', the Emperor's name is this
Kuzco
The smallest bone in the body is in this part of it
ear;ears
Bondi Beach, famous for its surfing, is in this country
Australia
Scuba, now a common word, is actually an acronym for this
Self-contained underwater breathing apparatus;selfcontained underwater breathing apparatus;self contained underwater breathing apparatus
We know these mute entertainers as mimes, but in England in earlier times they were referred to as these
mummers;mummer
An osprey is this kind of creature
Bird;birds
In the famous puppet show, Punch's wife is named this
Judy
A starfish usually has this many arms
5;Five
It was the first full length computer generated film
Toy Story
Tibia and fibia are names of types of these
Bones
Stirrups and a hard hat are used in this activity
Horseriding;Horse riding;horseback riding; horse back riding;riding
18% of Brazil's automotive fuel is provided for by this
Ethanol