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2017–18 Season
Week 14

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2017–18 Season: Week 14 – 27 February 2018

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Specialist Rounds

Round 1: History

1 During which year was Korea divided into North Korea and South Korea? Click for more information
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2 Who was the wife of King Charles II?
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3 The British Women's Institute was founded, photos were required in UK passports for the first time and the British nurse Edith Cavell was executed by German firing squad. All of these events happened in which year of the 20th century?
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4 Which Scottish King died at the Battle of Flodden in 1513? Comments on the question
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5 During which year during the American Civil War did Abraham Lincoln deliver the Gettysburg Address? Comments on the question
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6 During which century did Richard the Lionheart rule England?
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7 Whose famous last words in 1999 reportedly were, "I finally get to see Marilyn"? Comments on the question
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8 Which King of England, born in 1452, was the son of Richard, 3rd Duke of York and Cecily Neville? Click for more information
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1 How many children did Queen Victoria have? Click for more information
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2 Which laws of 1797 made trade unions punishable as a conspiracy?
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Round 2: AKA What's in a name?

Please give the better known stage names of the people described.

1 Film actress, born 1938: real name Natalia Nikolaevna Zakharenko
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2 Filmaker, actor and writer, born 1935: real name Allen Konigsberg
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3 Actor, born 1943: real name Krishna Pandit Bhanji
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4 Pop musician, born 1946: real name Farrokh Bulsara
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5 Actor, born 1933: real name Maurice Micklewhite
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6 Actor, comedian, director, born 1890 : real name Arthur Stanley Jefferson
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7 Pop musician, born 1963: real name Georgios Panayiotou
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8 Pop musician, born 1954: real name Declan Patrick McManus
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1 Pop musician, born 1971: real name Florian Cloud de Bounevialle Armstrong
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2 Actress, born 1945: real name Ilyena Lydia Vasilievna Mironov
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Round 3: Science

1 In which part of the human body does mydriasis occur?
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2 How many molar teeth are in a fully–developed adult's mouth? Click for more information
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3 Where in the human body would you find the soleus muscle?
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4 The French inventor Joseph–Marie Jacquard revolutionized the textile industry when he developed a programmable version of what type of machine in 1804?
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5 Who won both the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1903 and the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1911?
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6 What does ADHD stand for? Comments on the question
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7 The genus 'Quercus' is the scientific term for which type of tree?
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8 Which German mathematician, astrologer and astronomer defined three laws of planetary motion, describing the movement of planets around the sun?
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1 A 'keloid' on the human body is a type of what? Click for more information
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2 In which year did Yuri Gagarin become the first human to travel into outer space?
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Round 4: A Capital Idea

1 What is the capital of Gabon?
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2 What is the capital of the island of Jersey?
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3 Which pacific island's capital is Suva?
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4 Florence is the capital of which Italian region?
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5 What is the capital of the US state of Wisconsin?
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6 What is the capital of Papua New Guinea?
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7 What is the capital of the French region of Nouvelle Aquitaine?
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8 Of which semi–independent territory is Nuuk the capital?
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1 What is the capital of Morocco?
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2 What is the capital of the German state of Bavaria?
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Round 5: Sport

1 Which footballer has made the most appearances in the Premier League since its inception in 1992?
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2 Which tennis player won her first grand slam at the Australian Open in January?
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3 Which English football team are nicknamed the Posh?
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4 Which Nation's Football Team were managed by TV's Gabby Logan's father?
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5 Which Premier League team has won the League Cup the most often?
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6 Which MBL baseball team are associated with San Fransisco?
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7 Who was the Australian Cricket captain in the recent Ashes series?
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8 Which sports playing surface is 2.7m by 1.5m
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1 At which course are the Coventry Stakes run?
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2 In darts, what is the lowest score that is impossible to make with just a single dart?
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Round 6:Geography

1 Which river runs through Leeds?
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2 Kenya is bordered by 5 countries. Ethiopia, Tanzania and Somalia are 3. Name either of the other 2. 
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3 Romania has land borders with 5 countries. Bulgaria, Serbia and Hungary are 3. Name either of the other 2.
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4 What is the highest mountain in Antarctica?
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5 How many UN recognised independent countries are there in South America?
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6 Which mountain range straddles Morocco and Algeria?
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7 In which city is St Basil's cathedral, one of its most popular tourist attractions?
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8 In which country is the Komodo National Park?
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1 Which river runs through Canterbury?
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2 Which African country has the highest population?
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Round 7: Arts and Entertainment

1 Which 1851 novel was first published in Britain under the title The Whale?
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2 Which painter is associated with the Stour valley on the Essex/Suffolk border?
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3 Who wrote The Day of the Jackal about an attempted assassination of Charles de Gaulle?
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4 Who painted a number of paintings of water lilies in his garden at Giverney?
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5 During the reign of which King of England was Hans Holbein the Younger a prominent painter?
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6 For which Henrik Ibsen play, first performed in 1876, did Edvard Grieg compose the instrumental music? Comments on the question
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7 Who wrote the Booker Prize winning novel The Life of Pi?
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8 Commemorated by a statue outside its headquarters in Burlington House, which painter was the first President of the Royal Academy?
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1 In which fictional county did Anthony Trollope set a series of novels?
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2 What is the name of Caractacus Potts' 12– cylinder, eight–litre, supercharged Paragon Panther?
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Round 8: Who Said That?

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1 Who said, "Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former"? Comments on the question
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2 Thomas Jefferson is quoted as having said "I find that the harder I work, the more [blank] I seem to have" – What is the missing word? Comments on the question
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3 Who said, "Whether you think that you can, or that you can't, you are usually right"? Comments on the question
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4 George Bernard Shaw said, "If you can't get rid of the skeleton in your closet, you'd best teach it to ... " what? Comments on the question
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5 "The course of true love never did run smooth" is a famous quote originating from which Shakespeare play?
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6 Jack Nicholson said, "The minute that you're not learning, I believe you're ... " what? Comments on the question
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7 John Wayne said, "Life's tough, but it's tougher when you're ... " what? Comments on the question
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8 Who said, "History will be kind to me, for I intend to write it."? Comments on the question
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1 Who said: "You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you cannot fool all of the people all of the time." Comments on the question
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2 Who said: "The unexamined life is not worth living"? Click for more information
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General Knowledge

1 Who is the current Secretary of State for Defence?
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2 Who is currently the Shadow Foreign Secretary?
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3 Who directed the fim, The Hurt Locker, which won the Best Picture at the 2010 Oscars?
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4 Who has won the most best actor/actress awards at the Oscars?
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5 La Giaconda is better known as what?
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6 Which musician is nicknamed 'Slowhand'?
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7 Who was the third President of the United States of America?
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8 Who succeeded to the English throne on the death of King John in 1216? Name and regnal number required.
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9 Who invented the hovercraft?
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10 A 1990 ad for jeans helped put which early 70s Steve Miller Band song to the top of the charts?
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11 How many times has Meryl Streep received Oscar nominations? Click for more information
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12 Who invented the thermos flask? Comments on the question
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13 Name any one of the five pillars of Islam. Comments on the question
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14 Who wrote the eighteenth century novel, Joseph Andrews?
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15 Who wrote the novel Cold Comfort Farm?
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16 Who was the US President during the whole of the First World War?
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17 Which recent TV drama starred James Norton as Alex Godman, the British–raised son of a Russian mafia boss?
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18 Which early 1970s TV series, starring Roger Moore and Tony Curtis, featured the adventures of two millionaire playboys across Europe?
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19 In which children's novel does the antagonistic headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, appear?
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20 What was the name of the inn in the book, Treasure Island? Comments on the question
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21 Kate Bush had a 1985 album called The Hounds of ... what?
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22 How many square yards in an acre?
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23 The cocktail which contains Brandy, ginger ale, a squeeze of lime over ice is called what? Comments on the question
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24 Which spirit is a constituent of a Margarita? Click for more information
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25 Which pub in Whitechapel, London, was frequented by the Kray twins and was also the scene of William Booth's first sermon which led to the creation of the Salvation Army? Click for more information
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26 The Horse and Groom pub, where you might have expected to order a Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster featured in which book?
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27 What is a Bully Kutta?
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28 What was the given forename at birth of Martin Luther King Jr?
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29 Why did Sarah Clarke make national headlines in February 2018?
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30 The Houston Astros won the 2017 Baseball World Series. Who were the runners up?
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31 How many Winter Olympic games have there been including the current games in Korea? Comments on the question
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32 Who played Uncle Albert in Only Fools and Horses?
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33 Who played Uncle Fester in the original TV series of the Addams family?
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34 Shirley, Garnet and Ailsa Craig are varieties of what?
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35 What Georgian gentleman was the subject of a biography by Dorothy Bentley Smith? Click for more information
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36 Who is the only man to have won the 200m and 400m at the same Olympics games?
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37 Who wrote Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil? Click for more information
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38 Who links a novel by Norman Mailer and a 1977 song by The Adverts?
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39 What name is given to a Champagne bottle four times the size of a standard 750 ml bottle?
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40 In which Shakespearean play does the character of Malvolio appear?
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41 Who performed the theme music to the 2015 James Bond film Spectre?
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42 Which American actress provides the voice of Bart Simpson?
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43 In which decade was the first Now That's What I Call Music album released?
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44 "Check out Guitar George, he knows all the chords…" These are lyrics from which 1970s rock song?
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45 How many squares are there on a standard Scrabble board?
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46 Which video game character has been voiced by actresses including Shelley Blond, Keeley Hawes and Camilla Luddington?
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47 About which soap did Jasper Carrott say that the cast went on strike when they were threatened with rehearsal?
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48 'Perro' is the Spanish word for which animal?
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49 What is the highest possible hand in a game of poker?
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50 Who wrote the cautionary poem Matilda who told lies and was burned to death?
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51 A car with the international license plate code of IL comes from which country?
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52 In which year was Concorde first flown? Comments on the question
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53 Two people have hosted the BBC quiz show Eggheads. Jeremy Vine is one; who was the other?
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54 What is the national currency of Romania?
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55 How many sides has a tetradecagon?
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56 In which year was Dolly the Sheep – the first cloned mammal – born?
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57 At what height in hands does a pony become a horse?
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58 The names of how many US states begin with the letter 'I'?
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59 Which is the last book of the Old Testament?
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60 What nationality is Ernő Rubik, inventor of the Rubik's Cube?
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61 Which English ventriloquist had a dummy called Lord Charles?
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62 In Sergei Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf, which instruments represent the wolf?
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63 Who wrote the 1951 short novel The Old Man and the Sea?
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64 In which year was Halley's Comet last visible from Earth?
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65 The Shard is the tallest building in the UK, but which is second tallest?
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66 In which profession might the Stanislavski Method be used?
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67 What is the capital of the Seychelles?
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68 Which of London's theatres is the oldest to still be operating on its original site, despite being rebuilt four times?
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69 Who is King of Sicily in Shakespeare's A Winter's Tale?
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70 A cube has how many edges?
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71 Who was the Queen's first great–grandchild?
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72 How many times has Donald Trump been married?
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73 Name one of the two countries that have the the Durand Line as a border. Click for more information
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74 What is the scientific name for caustic soda?
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75 What was the name of the last film to be directed by Stanley Kubrick?
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76 Who was the first monarch in the house of Hanover?
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77 Which member of the original line–up of the Rolling Stones was born first? Click for more information
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78 Which country won the 2017 UEFA Women's Euro?
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79 Who created the cartoon cat Garfield?
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80 How many people have held the post of Prime Minister of the UK since Margaret Thatcher?
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81 On what date do the French celebrate Bastille Day?
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82 How many tarot cards are there in a pack?
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83 New Orleans owns an airport which is named after which famous jazz musician?
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84 Tony Blair represented which constituency between 1983 and 2007?
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85 Who was the first ever celebrity winner of Strictly Come Dancing?
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86 At which battle was Richard III killed?
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87 Who was German Chancellor before Angela Merkel took over the post in 2005?
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88 What is the traditional gift for a 15th wedding anniversary?
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89 Brussels, Honiton and Nottingham are all renowned for which product?
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90 Which is the hottest planet in our solar system? Click for more information
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91 Concha y Toro is a wine–producing company based in which country? Click for more information
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92 Noel Redding and Mitch Mitchell were the two less–famous members of which rock trio?
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93 How many official languages are spoken in Switzerland?
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94 Name one of the colours on the flag of Ukraine?
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95 Which vitamin is also known as biotin?
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96 Which of the X–Men characters was born James Howlett and is often known as Logan?
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1 Which British actor played Lucius Malfoy in the Harry Potter film series?
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2 According to the World Boxing Association, which weight class is just below 'heavyweight'?
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3 Which legendary US film actor got his first leading role in the 1930 western The Big Trail?
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4 Which character in the original Star Trek series was played by DeForest Kelly?
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5 Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was the first ever president of which country?
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6 What was the real first name of Che Guevara?
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