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2017–18 Season
Week 8

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2017–18 Season: Week 8 – 12 December 2017

Specialist Rounds

Set by the Waters Green Lemmings.

Round 1: Arts & Entertainment

1 David Jason and Cilla Black were both born with the same surname – what was it?
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2 Which American actress and dancer was born Virginia Katherine McMath in 1911?
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3 Who was made England's first poet laureate in 1668?
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4 The Pigeon Tunnel is the autobiography of which British writer?
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5 Which 1990s sitcom starring Rowan Atkinson was set in the town of Gasforth?
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6 Ivan Petrovich Voynitsky features in which Chekhov play?
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7 The 2017 film Rebel in the Rye is a bio–pic of which American writer?
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8 Who wrote the music for the ballet Les Sylphides?
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Supplementaries:

1 The Murder at the Vicarage was the first Agatha Christie novel to feature which sleuth?
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2 Which Boney M song is about "Russia's greatest love machine"?
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3 Which Cuban was the Royal Ballet's first black principal dancer?
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Round 2: Quotes

You will be given a quotation, and be asked either to complete it or to give a little information about it. For example:

0 "All roads lead to ...
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1 Complete the following from Karl Marx: "Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, and the soul of soulless conditions ..."
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2 Oliver Cromwell "I beseech you in the bowels of Christ ...
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3 What is being described? "Power without responsibility – the prerogative of the harlot throughout the ages." Click for more information
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4 See Naples and ...
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5 Bliss was it in that dawn ...
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6 He's not the messiah ...
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7 Mary Tudor said "When I am dead and opened, you shall find ...
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8 Martin Luther said "Here I stand ...
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1 From a Little Richard song: "Gonna tell Aunt Mary ...
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2 An old TV advert "For mash get ...
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3 "Ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do ...
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4 "Blessed are the peacemakers" was introduced into the English language by whom?
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5 A brilliant line from Arthur Daley: "The world is your ...
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Round 3: Sport

1 The Goodwill Games, first held in 1986, were conceived by which American media mogul?
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2 Who is the only person to be world champion on both two and four wheels?
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3 Known as the Paddington Express which former world middleweight champion in the 60's died in October 2017?
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4 NHL ice hockey pucks are made from what substance?
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5 How many players on a polo team?
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6 Jason Doyle is the current world champion in which sport?
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7 Water polo consists of four quarters of what duration?
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8 In the Ironman competition what is the cycling distance?
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Supplementaries:

1 The Iroquois Trophy is awarded in what sport?
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2 Not counting the Chase resident, who was known as the Dark Destroyer?
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Round 4: Geography

1 Tegucigalpa is the capital of which country?
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2 What are drumlins in Ireland? Comments on the question
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3 Which is the largest island by area in the Irish Sea? Comments on the question
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4 Which river has the largest discharge of water in the world?
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5 The river Alna runs through which European capital city
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6 Opened in 1761 from Worsley to Manchester, what was commissioned by Francis Egerton (1736–1803)? Click for more information
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7 Until the end of 1971, how was Bangladesh known?
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8 The River Bollin rises in the Peak District – where does it end?
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1 What is the capital of Cyprus?
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2 Two south American countries have no coastline, name either
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Round 5: History

1 In 1910 which country declared a republic when King Manuel II fled to the UK?
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2 Who was the first president of the State of Israel?
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3 In which decade was the Night of the Long Knives? Comments on the question
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4 Who was England's last Roman Catholic Archbishop of Canterbury (1556–58)?
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5 Who was the last Roman Catholic monarch of England?
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6 Which husband of Mary Queen of Scots was killed at Kirk O' Field, Edinburgh in 1567?
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7 This being the 100th anniversary of the Russian Revolution, who was the long–standing friend of Lenin and leader of the Mensheviks?
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8 Also on the anniversary: who wrote the novel Dr. Zhivago?
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1 What is the popular name for Arminius, who led the German tribes to victory over the Romans in the Battle of Teutoberg Forest? Comments on the question
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2 The Evian Accords in the 1960s resulted in independence for which country?
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Round 6: Science

1 Which element is named after the Italian physicist who directed the first controlled nuclear chain reaction?
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2 Which word describes the closest point to the sun in a planet's orbit?
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3 Which Russian psychologist came up with the theory of conditioned reflex after studying his dogs' behaviour?
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4 Which is the only bone in the human body that is not connected to any other?
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5 Dyspepsia is the medical term for what complaint?
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6 What is the most common sedimentary rock?
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7 What is the SI unit of magnetic flux?
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8 A fish's caudal fin is usually referred to as what?
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1 In mathematics, what do the initials LCM stand for?
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2 The supercontinent Pangea broke up into two supercontinents; name either.
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Round 7: Weird Words

1 What part of a rowing boat has a spoon and a loom? Comments on the question
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2 If you are loquacious (low–kway–shus), what do you like doing?
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3 What does it mean to have consanguinity with someone?
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4 What is the more common name for the saucy Victorian entertainment called a mutoscope?
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5 In literature, what is a clerihew?
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6 If you have aphonia, what can't you do?
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7 To which body part does the word 'otic' pertain?
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8 Members of which profession would wear a toque blanche?
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1 If you "go commando", what are you not doing?
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2 Americans call it the rutabaga, but how is it known in Europe?
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3 If you are a pontist, what are you interested in?
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4 Named after a renaissance painter, what colour is Titian?
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5 In Japan, the name of which traditional female entertainers translates as 'art person'?
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Round 8: 2017, Give or Take

1 What, in the summer of 2017, were Wanna Cry and Petya?
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2 With what are the recently–leaked Paradise Papers concerned?
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3 Name the explorer from Prestbury who went missing in Papua New Guinea in November 2017.
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4 What ceremonial position did Sarah Clarke take up in 2017, the first time a woman has held the post.
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5 Robert Mugabe was recently removed from power in Zimbabwe, but which party did he represent?
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6 In May, 22 people died during a terrorist attack in Manchester as fans left a concert by which pop star?
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7 Which Californian cult leader died in 2017?
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8 The Queen celebrated how many years of marriage in 2017?
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1 Name the acclaimed British sci–fi author who died in August.
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2 From which Netflix series was Kevin Spacey dropped recently when allegations of sexual misconduct were made against him?
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4 Name one of the three acts that headlined Glastonbury this year.
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5 Since November, which item of ecclesiastical garb has Archbishop of York John Sentamu decided to wear again?
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6 In November 2017, which classic wartime romance celebrated 75 years since its release?
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General Knowledge

Set by the Chester Road Tavern.

1 In what year was the first SMS text message sent?
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2 Name the world's most expensive painting, sold at auction in November 2017.
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3 Who is the current president of the European Union? Comments on the question
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4 Who is the current manager of Macclesfield Town football club?
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5 Which author created the character George Smiley?
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6 In which TV show would you have heard the phrase "could I have a P please, Bob"?
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7 In which English county would you find St Michael's Mount?
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8 New Hampshire, Silkie and Faverolles are all types of what?
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9 Who gave Pip his wealth in the novel Great Expectations?
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10 What might a numismatist collect as well as coins?
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11 In which country could you visit the De Efteling theme park?
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12 A hippophobe is afraid of which animals?
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13 Who won this year's X Factor?
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14 Which artist released the albums Let's Get It On and What's Going On?
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15 Rohingya Muslims are allegedly being persecuted in which country?
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16 The Japanese word kamikaze translates to what?
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17 Who composed the opera The Rake's Progress?
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18 What is a garganey
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19 Whose recordings include the albums In a Silent Way and Kind of Blue?
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20 Which is the only one of the Great Lakes situated entirely within the USA?
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21 The dollar sign appears above which number on a computer keyboard?
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22 What is the name of the poem by Wordsworth that begins: "I wandered lonely as a cloud"? Comments on the question
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23 In men's golf, who won the Open Championship in 2016?
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24 What is the gel–like substance that fills most of the eye? Click for more information
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25 In what year was the last manned mission to the moon?
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26 Who wrote the classic British sitcom Only Fools and Horses?
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27 Although not the largest city, Montgomery is the capital of which US state?
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28 In which English county is Leeds Castle?
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29 What is the collective name for a group of owls?
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30 Used in battle, what was a mangonel?
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31 Which European capital city translates to 'Merchants Harbour'?
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32 Edina and Patsy starred in which BBC comedy television series?
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33 The Kennington Oval hosted the final of which inaugural competition in 1872?
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34 Benedict Cumberbatch plays mathematician Alan Turing in which 2014 film?
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35 Actor Wagner Moura played which crime figure in the Netflix series Narcos?
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36 Leonardo, Donatello, Michelangelo and Raphael made up which children's TV crime fighting team?
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37 Which river runs through Leeds city centre?
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38 The Blackburn Hawks are a team that compete in which sport?
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39 Which playwright wrote Waiting for Godot?
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40 Oregon, Nevada and Arizona all border which US state?
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41 Who plays paralegal Rachel Zane in the US legal drama Suits?
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42 Who is the current Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer?
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43 Name any one of the 5 goalscorers in the 2017 FA Trophy final between Macclesfield Town and York City.
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44 What was the outcome of Operation Neptune Spear?
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45 What will trigger the implementation of Operation London Bridge?
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46 What was the name of the Brazilian football team whose plane crashed in November 2016?
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47 What is the name for the young of a puffin?
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48 What was Che Guevara's real first name?
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49 In which country was investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia murdered by a car bomb in October 2017?
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50 Who was the first person to be voted out of this year's I'm a Celebrity...?
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51 Who was appointed Governor of the Bahamas in July 1940?
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52 Nazanin Zaghari–Radcliffe is currently (4/12/17) being detained in which country?
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53 Who was the unsuccessful Democratic candidate in the 2004 US Presidential election?
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54 Whose debut solo album As You Were was released in October 2017?
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55 In which Oscar nominated film does Leonardo DiCaprio play Jordan Belfort?
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56 Who assassinated Martin Luther King Jr?
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57 What is the name of the surveyor's instrument used to measure vertical and horizontal angles?
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58 What was released in November 2017 with the slogan "Say hello to the future?"
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59 Eleanor Rigby is a song on which studio album by the Beatles?
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60 In which French city did Germany sign the instrument of surrender to end their involvement in WWII?
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61 Due for release on 15 December, what is the latest Star Wars film called?
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62 In which battle did the charge of the light brigade occur?
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63 Which fish has the Latin name Esox lucius?
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64 Which team won the 2017 Cricket County Championship?
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65 Who are the current FA Cup holders?
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66 Who directed the film The Hurt Locker?
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67 Who was announced this summer as the latest reincarnation of Doctor Who?
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68 Give a year in the life of William Shakespeare.
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69 In greyhound racing, what colour jacket does Trap 1 wear?
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70 Who was Henry VIII's first wife?
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71 What was Beethoven's only opera called?
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72 Which Gilbert and Sullivan operetta has the alternative title The Peer and the Peri?
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73 Who is the current leader of UKIP?
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74 Who is the President of FIFA?
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75 Who wrote the novels Emma and Persuasion?
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76 Who is the current health minister?
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77 In which year was the Battle of the Boyne?
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78 How many yards are in a chain?
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79 What is the capital of Senegal?
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80 What is the highest point in the Peak District?
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81 In US politics, the Republicans are often referred to as 'the G. O. P.' What does this stand for?
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82 Which real life person did Tom Hanks play in Saving Mr Banks?
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83 What is the name of the Australian cricket captain in the current Ashes series?
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84 Your Tiny Hand is Frozen is a song from which opera?
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85 Lisbon is situated on which river?
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86 Who did England play in this month's Rugby League World Cup final?
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87 Aluminium is obtained from which raw material?
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88 Which brewery's red triangle was the first registered trademark?
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89 How is the 18th century failure of a joint stock company, trading with South America, better known?
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90 Which TV character owned a car with the registration number FAB 1?
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91 In which jail was Oscar Wilde imprisoned in 1895?
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92 Who wrote the Roxy Music No. 1 Jealous Guy?
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93 Coeliac disease sufferers are intolerant to what?
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94 How is the wheel clamp better known in America?
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95 'Pixel' is an abbreviation of which two–word phrase?
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96 What was the name of the computer that defeated Garry Kasparov in 1996? Click for more information
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1 Which comic actor/writer plays brother and sister Paul and Pauline Calf?
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2 Who wrote the Man Booker prize winning novel, A Brief History of Seven Killings?
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3 What is the capital of Azerbaijan?
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