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2018–19 Season
Week 2

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2018–19 Season: Week 2 – 16 October 2018

All questions set by the Dolphin Dragons, vetted by the Sutton Mutton and Brewers Arms.

Specialist Rounds

Round 1: Geography

1 On which river does Florence stand?
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2 Which mountains form the spine of Italy?
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3 Name a national park in Wales, other than Snowdonia.
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4 Name one of the two villages at either end of the Pennine Way.
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5 In which country do the Pindus mountains run North to South?
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6 Which US State borders on four of the five Great Lakes?
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7 In which range of hills is the Cheddar Gorge?
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8 On which major European river do you find the gorge known as the Iron Gates?
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Supplementaries

1 What is the county town of Wiltshire?
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2 What is the county town of Surrey?
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3 What is the county town of Cumbria?
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Round 2: History

1 Who succeeded Abraham Lincoln as US president?
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2 What is the alternative name for the Battle of Hastings?
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3 Which king was murdered in Pontefract Castle? Comments on the question
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4 Who was Obama's Republican opponent in 2012?
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5 What is Margaret Bondfield's claim to fame? Click for more information
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6 Why was Edward VII's coronation delayed for six weeks?
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7 What age did women have to be when they were first allowed to vote? Comments on the question
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8 In what movement was Annie Kenney a leading light? Comments on the question
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Supplementaries

1 Which king was the youngest son of William the Conqueror?
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2 Which king, other than Henry VIII, reigned when divorced? Click for more information
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Round 3: Arts & Entertainment

1 Which film star was born Camille Javal? Comments on the question
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2 Who played Private Walker in Dad's Army?
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3 Shakespeare wrote three plays with couples as titles. Romeo and Juliet was one of them; name one of the other two.
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4 Who wrote the Poldark novels?
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5 What was the name of the holiday camp in Hi–di–Hi?
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6 Who was the first person to be eliminated from this year's Strictly Come Dancing?
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7 The painter, Domínikos Theotokópoulos (theo–to–ko–pol–os) (1541–1614), is better known as what?
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8 Who was the conductor at this year's Last Night of the Proms?
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Supplementaries

1 Which duo sang of The Gnu and The Hippopotamus?
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2 Which Gilbert and Sullivan Opera features the character Bunthorne, a take–off of Oscar Wilde? Comments on the question
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Round 4: Sport

1 Which County Cricket team travels furthest from its base to play some of their first class matches? Comments on the question
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2 Which fence in the Grand National is named after the 1967 winner?
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3 Name the Olympic Gold medal winning long jumper who has recently announced his retirement from the sport?
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4 Simon Yates has recently doing Britain proud in which sport?
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5 Who was the non–playing captain of the recent (Sept 2018) successful European Ryder Cup Team?
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6 Who knocked Manchester United out of this season's Carabao Cup on 25 September?
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7 20–year–old Sam Curran has recently been making a name for himself in which sport?
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8 Name the former Welsh Rugby Captain who recently announced his retirement from the game.
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Supplementaries

1 Who won the 2018 Giro d'Italia?
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2 The inaugural multi–sport European Championships were held this year in and around Glasgow (that includes Edinburgh) and which other city?
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Round 5: Science (etc.)

1 Name one of the two types of chambers found in the human heart.
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2 Where on the human body would you find an auricle?
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3 Two members of the thrush family are winter visitors to Britain. Name either. Click for more information
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4 How is a diamond shape known in geometry?
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5 In chemistry, what do nihonium, moscovium, tennessine and oganesson have in common?
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6 Name one of the six naturally occurring so–called 'noble' gases.
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7 'Half the base times the height' is the formula for discovering the area of which shape?
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8 The reindeer is called what in North America?
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Supplementaries

1 What astronomical discovery did Clyde Tombaugh make in 1930?
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2 The main telescope at Jodrell Bank is named after which scientist?
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Round 6: Fictional Siblings

Name the book, play or programme (etc.) in which you find these:

1 Biff and Happy Loman
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2 John, Michael & Wendy Darling
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3 Michael & Jane Banks
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4 Elinor & Marianne Dashwood
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5 Adam, Debbie, Kate, Alice Aldridge
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6 Martin, Mark and Michelle Fowler
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7 Edgar and Isabella Linton Comments on the question
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8 Sebastian and Viola (surname not given)
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Supplementaries

1 Celie & Nettie (surname not given)
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2 Maggie & Tom Tulliver
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3 Anne, Julian and Dick (surname not given)
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Round 7: Davids

Name the David who:

1 ... was a member of the crew of Red Dwarf
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2 ... was the first Prime Minister of Israel
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3 ... was the first European to see the Victoria Falls
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4 ... played Che in the original production of Evita
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5 ... was MP for Whitney, 2001–16
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6 ... was a Frenchman who played for Newcastle, Spurs, Aston Villa and Everton in the late 1990s and early 2000s
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7 ... led England to victory in the 1985 Ashes
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8 ... was born in Manchester, and was the UK's last Liberal Prime minister
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Supplementaries

1 ... was a royal, known to the Royal family as David
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2 ... was the first English football player to win league titles in four countries: (England, Spain, the United States and France)
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Round 8: Trains and Boats and Planes

1 Which Brunel ship is now a tourist attraction in Bristol? Click for more information
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2 Which city is served by Vaclav Havel airport?
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3 What is the name the name of the Fat Controller (in the Thomas the Tank Engine books?)
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4 Who drives Ivor the Engine?
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5 Which engine was common to Spitfires and Lancasters?
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6 Which museum ship re–opened to visitors on 25 April 2012, after a fire destroyed much of the interior in May 2007 while undergoing conservation?
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7 Which Paris station is the terminus for Eurostar?
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8 Which aircaft designer was responsible (along with Henry J. Kaiser) for the wooden Spruce Goose?
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Supplementaries

1 Which train leaves, according to the song, from track 29?
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2 Which London Station does the Eurostar leave from?
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3 For what was Peter Twiss famous?
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General Knowledge

1 Which English explorer was executed in 1618, fifteen years after being found guilty of conspiracy against King James I of England (and VI of Scotland)?
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2 Who has controversially recently been elected to the US Supreme court as one of the nine permanent judges?
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3 What did David Quayle and Richard Block found in Southampton in 1969?
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4 Which citrus fruit is used to flavour Earl Grey tea?
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5 Which scientific word means 'disease producer'?
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6 Which Gilbert and Sullivan opera has the sub–title The Slave of Duty?
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7 Which French town is known for producing nougat?
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8 What type of animal is a Turkish Van?
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9 Name one of the countries separated by the Palk Strait.
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10 Who was the father of King Arthur?
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11 Who is the highest ranked UK mens tennis player?
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12 What Channel 4 programme does Kevin McCloud introduce?
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13 For which role did Claire Foy recently win the Emmy for best actress?
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14 Which golfer won (the maximum) 5 points in this year's Ryder Cup? Comments on the question
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15 Two of Shakespeare's plays are set in Verona. One is the Two Gentlemen of said city. Which is the other?
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16 Of which US state is St Paul's the capital?
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17 Who is to take over from Chris Evans on BBC Radio 2's breakfast show?
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18 On silver, what is the assay mark for the Birmingham office? Comments on the question
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19 What is the connection between Frankie Valli and Vivaldi?
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20 Which sugar is found in milk?
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21 The name of which very popular edible product translated means 'twice cooked'?
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22 Which businessman recently took over the House of Fraser chain? Comments on the question
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23 Why was US politician Nikki Haley in the news earlier this month?
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24 Who was British PM when the US started the war of independence?
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25 Which film, in 1949, was the first non–US film to win the Oscar for Best Picture?
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26 Whose World War I Requiem used words by Wilfred Owen?
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27 Of what race was Goliath?
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28 In which late 20th century novel do we find the country of Gilead? Comments on the question
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29 Near which town was the armistice signed after the end of the first world war? Comments on the question
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30 Name one of the two countries, apart from the UK, that are in both the EU and the Commonwealth.
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31 Jimmy Donal Wales is best known as being the co–founder and promoter of which internet presence?
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32 What is the device called that mixes air and fuel in an internal combustion engine? Comments on the question
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33 Which team does Gareth Bale play for?
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34 Dry ice is a form of which gas? Comments on the question
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35 Which Prime Minister made Victoria Empress Of India? Click for more information
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36 In which country does the Zambesi River reach the sea?
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37 What name is often given to Franz Schubert's 'Symphony No. 8?
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38 Who is played by David Mitchell in the TV series Upstart Crow?
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39 Which time–saving device was invented by Percy Spencer?
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40 Who was England's youngest, and later, oldest, batsman? Comments on the question
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41 Which UK Scientist discovered oxygen?
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42 Who is supported by the charity Bliss?
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43 For what is Humphry Repton (1752–1818) famous? Click for more information
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44 Nobles, bezants and angels were old what? Click for more information
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45 Apart from Wales, only two countries have a dragon on their flag. Name one of them. Click for more information
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46 Which term defines the rate of change of speed?
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47 On which current TV programme do Dave Arch and his orchestra appear?
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48 Which recent film has Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper in roles played in an earlier version by Judy Garland and James Mason? Click for more information
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49 What was Zeus disguised as, when he seduced (or raped) Leda?
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50 Who was the manager of Macclesfield Town, briefly, from June to October this year?
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51 Who is credited with saying "To err is human, but it feels divine"?
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52 Which French hero of World War I was tried for treason after World War II?
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53 Name one of the two women who tell a story in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales.
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54 Who gave his name to a type of whirlpool bath?
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55 What word is used to describe fruit trees etc, when they are grown flat against a wall?
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56 Meng Honwei, who recently went missing in China, is the head of which international organisation?
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57 Which fashion business had its first factory in Carno, mid–Wales?
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58 Which garden designer (1843–1932), often worked in partnership with the architect Lutyens, designing gardens to go with his houses etc?
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59 Who was Sir Galahad's Father?
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60 What was the original name for the band The Shadows?
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61 Who is the leader of the Scottish Conservative Party?
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62 Who was killed by the king's horse at the 1913 Derby?
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63 Which country has the third largest population of Spanish speakers in the world?
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64 Which company has announced a two–week shutdown in production later this month?
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65 How is the combination of Anise, Pepper, Cinnamon, Cloves and Fennel better known?
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66 Which famous first was achieved by Constance Markievicz on 14 December 1918? Click for more information
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67 Who is the Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer?
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68 What is the Ordsall Cord? Comments on the question
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69 What would you classify using the Dewey Decimal System?
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70 Which union has been responsible for frequent rail strikes this year?
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71 What popular name was given to the European recovery programme after WWII?
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72 What is meant by treen?
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73 Who is the leader of the Democratic Unionist Party?
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74 In which country is Timbuktu?
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75 Which of the halogens is liquid at room temperature?
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76 Which former royal is now married to US sportswoman, Sandy Pflueger? Comments on the question
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77 As of 9 October, three Premier League teams have yet to win a match this season. Name one of them.
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78 Who solved the Riddle of the Sphinx?
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79 What was the surname of René in 'Allo, 'Allo?
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80 In which country will next year's Eurovision Song Contest be held?
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81 Why was Jack Brooksbank on the society and gossip pages this last week?
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82 Going Straight was the follow up to which sitcom?
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83 Of which US state is Helena the capital?
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84 What position in the government does Michael Gove hold (as of 4 October)?
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85 Which record is still held by the SS United States?
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86 Which type of bread has a name that translates as slipper?
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87 Other than Anthony Joshua, which other boxer holds a recognised World Championship Heavyweight title?
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88 Mistress Page and Mistress Ford are the eponymous heroines of which Shakespeare play?
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89 Who composed the opera Turandot?
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90 Which New York street is synonymous with the US advertising industry?
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91 Which word, used in modern day science and often preceding the word 'equation', is Latin for 'amount'? Comments on the question
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92 What was special about West Ham winning the FA Cup in 1975?
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93 Name either of the only two countries on the mainland of South America that drive on the left. Comments on the question
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94 On 27 March 2010, Russia had eleven; today they only have nine ... what? Comments on the question
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95 'Rich Uncle Pennybags', a round old man in a top hat, serves as the mascot for what? Comments on the question
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96 What is the name of the nineteenth century philanthropist who founded a horticultural institute, where a horticultural product bearing his name was developed? Both names, please!
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Supplementaries

1 What name is given to the men who accompanied Jason on his quest for the Golden Fleece?
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2 The Silkmen are on the brink of equalling whose all–time English league record for consecutive games without a victory?
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3 In which famous film does Dave "kill" Hal?
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4 Where were Vulcan bombers built?
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5 Who composed Moon River, as featured in the film Breakfast at Tiffany's? Comments on the question
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6 Who played Baby, alongside Patrick Swayze in Dirty Dancing?
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