1 |
Which constituency was the first to declare a result in the general election of December 2019? |
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Newcastle Central (Labour's Chi Onwurah was announced as the first MP
of the new parliament at 11.27pm) |
2 |
In what year was the radio telescope (now the Lovell Telescope) at Jodrell Bank completed? |
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1957 – no leeway – its 70th birthday was celebrated in 2017 |
3 |
Which band, founded by Glenn Frey, Don Henley, Bernie Leadon and Randy Meisner, began when they backed Linda Ronstadt? |
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Eagles |
4 |
Two African countries began as settlements for freed slaves from the United States. Liberia was one – what was the other? |
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Sierra Leone |
5 |
Why is the atomic weight of an element not a whole number? |
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It is an average weight of the different isotopes of the element according
to their relative abundance |
6 |
Prestbury postman Larry Heard was noted for doing what between Macclesfield and Buxton? |
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Walking backwards (for charity) |
7 |
Which cocktail is made from cognac, Cointreau, and lemon juice? |
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Sidecar |
8 |
Jamón ibérico de bellota is the best quality iberico ham. Bellota means the pigs
have been fed on what? |
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Acorns |
9 |
Admiral Canaris was which country's head of military intelligence in 1942? |
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Germany |
10 |
Which rugby team play at the Mend–a–Hose Jungle stadium on Wheldon Road? |
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Castleford Tigers |
11 |
Politician and gambler John Montagu took his seat in the House of Lords in 1739. What popular comestible is named after
him? |
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The sandwich (he was the 4th Earl) thereof |
12 |
Eureka! The National Children's Museum is in which English town? |
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Halifax |
13 |
What is former glamour model Jordan's real name? |
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Katie Price (accept also Katie Andre, Katie Reid or Katie Hayler) |
14 |
Which cocktail is made from Kahlua, Baileys and Grand Marnier? |
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B–52 |
15 |
What is the Shiraz grape called in France? |
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Syrah |
16 |
Whose body was taken from Waterloo to Hanborough on the 30th January 1965 on a special train hauled by
'Battle of Britain' class steam locomotive number 34051? |
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Sir Winston Churchill's (the locomotive was named Winston
Churchill) |
17 |
Which building was Queen Elizabeth II in at 1116 am on 2 June 1953? |
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Westminster Abbey (for her coronation) |
18 |
POTUS (Papa Oscar Tango Uniform Sierra) is the acronym, or abbreviation, for which (now much devalued) political,
executive and military role? |
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President of the United States |
19 |
Kumasi is the second largest city, by population, in which African nation? |
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Ghana |
20 |
Fat Freddy, Phineas T and Freewheelin' Franklin are the primary human characters in which underground comic strip by
American artist Gilbert Shelton? |
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The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers
(answers containing any two of the words furry, freak and brothers are acceptable) |
21 |
What is the capital of Belarus? |
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Minsk |
22 |
Who won the Champion's League final in 2018? |
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Real Madrid |
23 |
Who in 1984 invented and then developed genetic fingerprinting, also known as DNA profiling? |
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Alec Jeffreys |
24 |
Which film won the award for Best Film at the 2019 Oscars? |
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Green Book |
25 |
Name either of the two films for which Meryl Streep has won the Oscar award for Best Actress. |
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Sophie's Choice (1982) or Iron Lady (2011) |
26 |
Lithium is the first alkali metal in the group 1 elements in the periodic table. Which element is second? |
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Sodium |
27 |
Who was Ben Stokes's partner in the famous last stand in the 2019 Ashes third test? He scored just 1 run.
|
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Jack Leach |
28 |
What is the capital of the US state of New Hampshire? |
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Concord |
29 |
During April 2019, what astronomical phenomenon was shown to the world for the first time? |
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The first photographic image of a black hole |
30 |
Who was the first Plantagenet king? |
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Henry II (lived 1133 to 1189) |
31 |
Who won the 2019 series of I'm a Celebrity, Get me out of Here? |
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Jacqueline Jossa |
32 |
Which animal represents 2020 in the Chinese calendar? |
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The rat |
33 |
Which Jewish holiday commemorates the freedom of the Israelites from the Egyptians? |
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Passover (or Pesach) |
34 |
Who won the 2019 series of Strictly Come Dancing? |
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Kelvin Fletcher |
35 |
Which was the first pitched battle of the English Civil War in 1642? |
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Edgehill |
36 |
Which French king was called the Sun King? |
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Louis XIV (the fourteenth) |
37 |
Four American presidents have been assassinated. Abraham Lincoln and John Kennedy are two of them; name either of the
other two. |
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James Garfield or William McKinley |
38 |
As of 31st December 2019, who is the current Vice President of the USA? |
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Mike Pence |
39 |
Which country or pop singer was born Eilleen (sic) Regina Edwards? |
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Shania Twain |
40 |
John Mayall's band, that helped launch Eric Clapton's career, was called what? |
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The Bluesbreakers |
41 |
The world's largest and most extensive civil engineering project ensemble prior to the Industrial Revolution was the
Grand Canal of the 7th century AD. This is now a Unesco World Heritage Site in which country? |
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China |
42 |
Which airline opened its Hythe flying boat base on the 5th March 1937, on Southampton Water, for operation of
its Empire services? |
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Imperial Airways |
43 |
The world's oldest surviving single arch railway bridge was built in 1725–26 to link Tanfield collieries with
the River Tyne. What is it called? |
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Causey Arch |
44 |
In which London square is the plaque with the legend "On the site now occupied by the statue of King Charles was
erected the original Queen Eleanor's Cross, a replica of which stands in front of Charing Cross station"? Mileages from London are measured
from the site of the original cross. |
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Trafalgar Square |
45 |
What does the letter N (November) stand for in the airline name QANTAS? |
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Northern (Queensland And Northern Territories Air Services) |
46 |
Levenshulme, Heaton Chapel, Stockport, Cheadle Hulme, Bramhall, Poynton ... what place is next on the list? |
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Adlington – this is the order of the stations on the railway
line from Manchester Piccadilly to Prestbury and Macclesfield |
47 |
In 1972, Birkett's Bakers and John and Barbara Dunning opened which British motorway services, the only services that
has been owned by families local to it? |
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Tebay |
48 |
The bridges on which canal are numbered from 3 (Eccles Bridge) at Hawk Green to 94 (Moss Lane) at Hall Green?
|
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The Macclesfield Canal |
49 |
In the acronym RIDDOR (Romeo India Delta Delta Oscar Romeo) what does the letter I (India) represent? |
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Injuries (Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences
Regulations 2013) |
50 |
In 1983 Robin Gloag founded Highwayman Coaches to run scheduled bus services between Errol and Perth, in Scotland. He was
undercut, and driven out of the bus business by which bus company? The company whose actions elsewhere have been described by the MMC as
"predatory", "deplorable" and "against the public interest" was owned by his ex–wife Ann and her brother
Brian Souter and is now a leading public transport company, with operations in England, Scotland and Wales. |
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Stagecoach |
51 |
In 2001, Peter Mandelson was forced to resign from the Government having misled Parliament over his involvement in a passport
application for whom? |
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Srichand Hinduja |
52 |
Cecil Parkinson resigned from the Cabinet in 1983 as a result of whose pregnancy? |
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Sara Keays (his "personal" secretary) |
53 |
Which English actor/comedian played the leading role of Tony Wilson in the 2002 film, 24 Hour Party People? |
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Steve Coogan |
54 |
Which American actor and comedian played the role of Papa Elf in the 2003 film Elf? |
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Bob Newhart |
55 |
Name either of the two sons of King Canute who succeeded him as English Monarch? |
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Harold I or Hardicanute |
56 |
Who died of smallpox at Kensington Palace on the 28th December 1694? |
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Queen Mary II |
57 |
Who shared the Booker Prize of 2019 with Margaret Atwood? |
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Bernadine Evaristo |
58 |
Which UK band won the Mercury Music Prize in 2006 with the album Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm
Not? The band's lead singer has a total of five Mercury Music Prize nominations. |
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Arctic Monkeys |
59 |
What does the medical term 'Nulligravida' signify? |
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A woman who has never been pregnant |
60 |
What does the medical term Syncope (SIN–ko–pee) mean? |
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Fainting (accept also a temporary loss of consciousness
or blackouts) |
61 |
Who wrote the play Present Laughter? |
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Noel Coward |
62 |
Argentina is the eighth largest country by area in the world. Which landlocked Asian country is the ninth largest? |
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Kazakhstan |
63 |
On what date are Christmas presents traditionally opened in Italy? |
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January 6th (the epiphany, when the Magi gave gifts to the Baby Jesus) |
64 |
Who wrote The History of Mr Polly? |
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H. G. Wells |
65 |
Which diminutive comedian had the catchphrase "Hello my darlins"? |
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Charlie Drake |
66 |
Who is the author of the humorous English Grammar book Have You Eaten Grandma?? |
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Gyles Brandreth |
67 |
The English name for which soft fruit is derived from the Latin for 'Persian apple' (Malum persicum)?
|
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Peach |
68 |
Whose first wife was Athina Mary Livanos, the daughter of the shipping magnate Stavros G. Livanos? |
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Aristotle Onassis |
69 |
The Welsh alphabet regards seven letters as vowels. A, E, I, O and U are five of them; what is either of the other two letters? |
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W or Y |
70 |
Of which country was Enver Hoxha a dictator for 41 years of the twentieth century? |
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Albania |
71 |
What is the name of Bill Sykes's dog in Oliver Twist? |
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Bulls–eye |
72 |
Born in 1819, under what pseudonym did Mary Ann Evans write? |
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George Eliot |
73 |
What was the last black and white film to win the Oscar for Best Picture? |
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The Artist (in 2011) |
74 |
Which painting by Vermeer was the inspiration for the 2003 film starring Scarlet Johansson? |
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Girl with a Pearl Earring |
75 |
What is the highest mountain on Antarctica? |
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Mount Vinson (also accept Vinson Massif) |
76 |
What is the highest mountain on the Isle of Man? |
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Snaefell |
77 |
Which band has released albums including Take me Home, Up All Night and Four? |
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One Direction |
78 |
Which British singer won the Best New Artist Award at the 2019 Grammys? |
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Dua Lipa |
79 |
Which inventor, businessman and computer pioneer was born Abdul Lateef Jandali? |
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Steve Jobs |
80 |
Which country is the world's largest coffee producer? |
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Brazil |
81 |
Earl Grey tea is flavoured with oil from which variety of orange? |
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Bergamot |
82 |
In which country was Mo Farah, the multiple gold medal athlete, born? |
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Somalia |
83 |
In Series 3 of The Crown, HRH Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, was portrayed by Tobias Menzies. Who played
him in Series 1 and 2? |
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Matt Smith |
84 |
Who has replaced Warren Gatland as the Coach of the Welsh Rugby Union team? |
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Wayne Pivac |
85 |
If a plant is described as 'albiflorus', what colour would you expect its flowers to be? |
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White |
86 |
What would you produce from a 'viniferous' plant? |
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Wine |
87 |
Which is the only song by the same artist to have been Christmas No. 1 in the UK twice? First in 1975 and then again in 1991. |
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Bohemian Rhapsody |
88 |
Which honour was awarded to Elton John in the most recent New Year's Honours List? |
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Companion of Honour |
89 |
Which League One football team plays their home games at Kingsmeadow? |
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AFC Wimbledon |
90 |
Who came second to Lewis Hamilton in the 2019 Formula One Drivers' Championship? |
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Valtteri Bottas |
91 |
On which island would you find the Talisker whisky distillery? |
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Skye |
92 |
Which was the first James Bond film to feature Roger Moore in the title role? |
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Live and Let Die (1973) |
93 |
Who was the last Plantagenet king? |
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Richard III (lived 1452 to 1485) |
94 |
Who wrote the books on which the TV series Game of Thrones is based? |
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George R. R. Martin |
95 |
Which English author created the priest detective, Father Brown? |
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G. K. Chesterton |
96 |
Who was the father of Goneril, Regan and Cordelia? |
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King Lear |
97 |
Who was the first ever winner of Britain's Got Talent? |
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Paul Potts |
98 |
Which London underground line has the most stations? |
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The District Line (60 stations) |
99 |
What is the collective noun for a group of rhinos? |
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A crash (also accept a stubbornness) |
100 |
What is the fourth most populated country in the world? |
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Indonesia (after China, India and USA) – 270 million people |
101 |
Where was Spencer Perceval assassinated on the 11 May 1812? |
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In the lobby of the House of Commons (accept
House of Commons) |
102 |
Which body of water separates Sweden from Finland? |
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The Gulf of Bothnia |
103 |
In which European country is the province known in English as South Tyrol? |
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Italy |
104 |
Cosima Liszt, the daughter of composer Franz Liszt, was married to which composer? |
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Richard Wagner |
105 |
Which 2004 computer–animated adventure film, set at Christmas, features Tom Hanks in several roles? |
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Polar Express |
106 |
Who was Duke of Bohemia from 921 until he was killed by his brother Boreslav in either 929 or 935 (depending on which
historic source is consulted)? |
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(King) Wenceslas I |
107 |
The Poinsettia plant is indigenous to which part of the Americas? |
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Central America (accept Mexico or
Guatemala) |
108 |
What is the name of the character played by Audrey Hepburn in the 1961 film Breakfast at Tiffany's? |
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Holly Golightly |
109 |
Eight elite colleges and universities in the north–eastern United States are known by which collective term, derived
from their intercollegiate sports competitions? |
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The Ivy League |
110 |
Which 1942 Irving Berlin song was originally sung by Bing Crosby in the film Holiday Inn? |
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White Christmas |
111 |
Which comedian, born in Belfast in 1926, was known for the catchphrase "It's a cracker", used in his live
performances? |
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Frank Carson |
112 |
Ankara is the capital of which country? |
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Turkey |
113 |
Which capital city is closest to the site of the Battle of Waterloo? |
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Brussels |
114 |
Which Irish rock band, founded in 1989, released their final album in 2019 after the lead singer was found drowned in the
bath of her London hotel room in 2018? |
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The Cranberries |
115 |
On which street did the baker's shop belonging to Thomas Farynor catch fire on Sunday, 2 September 1666?
|
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Pudding Lane |
116 |
What is the German word for the number eleven? |
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Elf |
117 |
In which country is the Santa Claus Village theme park in Rovaniemi, which is the official hometown of Santa Claus? |
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Finland (accept Lapland) |
118 |
Which DO (Denominacion de Origen) drink, traditionally offered at Christmas, is made using the solera
system in the southwestern corner of Spain? |
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Sherry |
119 |
Which reindeer is missing from this list? Rudolf, Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen. |
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Comet |
120 |
Which constituency was the last to declare a result in the general election of December 2019? |
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St Ives (at 14:40 on Friday 13th, after bad weather delayed
the arrival of ballot boxes from the Isles of Scilly) |
1 |
The former premises of which china manufacturer is part of the Ironbridge Gorge Museums? |
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Coalport |
2 |
How were eight of the Royal Navy's Britain's most iconic ships celebrated on the 19th September 2019?
|
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They were illustrated on a special issue of postage stamps
by the Royal Mail |
3 |
In 1849, which was the first city to be bombed from the air? |
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Venice |
4 |
In The Pickwick Papers, by Charles Dickens, what was Mr. Pickwick's first name? |
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Samuel |
5 |
Randle McMurphy is the central character in which 1975 film? |
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest |
6 |
What is the English translation of the French word librairie? |
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Bookshop (not a library; that's a bibliotheque) |
7 |
Who wrote the 1929 novel To the Lighthouse? |
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Virginia Woolf |