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On which mountain did Moses receive the Ten Commandments? |
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Mount Sinai |
2 |
In which traditional industry were children once employed as 'trappers'? |
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Coal mining (They opened and closed the doors in the mines to ensure a
regular movement of air and prevent the build–up of dangerous gases) |
3 |
Abdelaziz Bouteflika has this month resigned in the face of widespread public protests after 20 years as president of which
country? |
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Algeria |
4 |
Which Russian–born Hollywood actor's final screen appearance was in 1985 for an anti–smoking commercial, made
six months before he died of lung cancer? |
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Yul Brynner |
5 |
Which range of mountains includes Carrauntuohil, the highest mountain in Ireland? |
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McGillicuddy's Reeks |
6 |
March to the Scaffold is a movement of a symphony by which composer? |
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Berlioz (the Symphonie Fantastique, or Fantastic Symphony) |
7 |
In human anatomy, where would you find the parietal bone? |
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The skull |
8 |
If a dish is described as Parmentier, what ingredient must it have? |
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Potatoes |
9 |
Which 16th and 17th century poet became Dean of St. Paul's Cathedral in 1621? |
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John Donne |
10 |
Sarah Vine, a columnist for the Daily Mail, is married to which British politician? |
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Michael Gove |
11 |
Who is the current US and Australian Women's Singles Tennis Champion? |
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Naomi Osaka |
12 |
The film The White Crow, directed by Ralph Fiennes, deals with which dramatic cultural happening of the
1960s? |
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The defection to the west of Soviet ballet dancer
Rudolph Nureyev |
13 |
A popular subject for Renaissance religious art, how was St. Sebastian martyred? |
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He was shot to death with arrows |
14 |
How many numbers are there on a traditional bingo card? |
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15 |
15 |
Which Indian cricketer, known as 'The Wall', retired in 2012 as the 4th highest test match
run–scorer? |
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Rahul Dravid |
16 |
Who was the Jewish Labour MP who led the walkout from her party to form the independent group? |
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Luciana Berger |
17 |
The 1963 bus boycott occurred in which British city? |
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Bristol |
18 |
Popular in Chinese and Japanese cuisine, mooli is a variety of what type of vegetable? |
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Radish |
19 |
The final movement of Mussorgsky's suite Pictures at an Exhibition is a musical portrait of the great
gate of which city? |
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Kiev |
20 |
The adrenal glands, which produce adrenalin, are located above which organs in the body? |
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The kidneys |
21 |
What is a valetudinarian? |
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Someone excessively concerned with his health; a
hypochondriac |
22 |
Which engineer's major achievement was the creation of London's sewage network in the 19th
century? |
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Joseph Bazalgette |
23 |
Of which UK–based multinational chemical corporation is Sir James Ratcliffe the chairman and CEO? |
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INEOS |
24 |
Which actor played Ben in Butterflies and Lionel in As Time Goes By? |
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Geoffrey Palmer |
25 |
The incurable optimist Dr. Pangloss is a character in which novel first published in 1759? |
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Candide (by Voltaire) |
26 |
How did football fan Paul Mitchell make the news in March of this year? |
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He attacked Aston Villa player Jack Grealish on the pitch
during a match |
27 |
Typically consisting of guitars, violins, trumpets and vocals, what is the name given to the style of music and musical
performance which evolved in the countryside of western Mexico? |
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Mariachi (also accept Son Mexicano) |
28 |
What is the world's best–selling commercial jet airliner? |
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Boeing 737 |
29 |
Which actor plays the part of the villain, Thanos, in the film Avengers: Infinity War? |
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Josh Brolin |
30 |
Which river rises in the Yorkshire Dales and runs through Kirby Stephen, Appleby–in–Westmorland and Carlisle on its way to the Solway Firth? |
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The Eden |
31 |
In chemical engineering, Reynolds, Prandtl and Sherwood numbers are all examples of what type of numbers? |
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They are all dimensionless (the Reynolds number is used in fluid
dynamics, the others in mass transfer) |
32 |
Which specialist sports car manufacturer's Blackpool factory was damaged by fire in 1975? |
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TVR |
33 |
Which French newspaper takes its name from a famous character created by the 18th century French
playwright Beaumarchais? |
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Le Figaro |
34 |
Which cricketer's nickname is 'Universe Boss'? |
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Chris Gayle |
35 |
Which actress, who won the Best Actress Oscar for the 1957 film The Three Faces of Eve, was awarded the first star
on the Hollywood walk of fame? |
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Joanne Woodward |
36 |
Bryony Frost is a noted participant in which sport? |
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Horse racing (National Hunt) |
37 |
In Greek Mythology, who was the mother of Helen of Troy? |
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Leda |
38 |
Which political party has recently appointed Annegret Kramp–Karrenbauer as its new leader? |
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The German CDU (Christian Democratic Union) |
39 |
Complete this rhyming couplet from a classic children's story, first published in 1999: "Silly old Fox, doesn't
he know, There's no such thing as a ... ?" |
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Gruffalo (by Julia Donaldson) |
40 |
What name is given to the traditional ensemble music of Java and Bali in Indonesia, predominantly using
percussion instruments, though flutes and string instruments may be included? |
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Gamelan |
41 |
Which brand of cheese spread, named after a flower, was invented in 1924 by Norwegian Olav Kavli and marketed as the
world's first spreadable cheese with a long shelf–life? |
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Primula |
42 |
Who was the Greek god of wine? |
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Dionysus |
43 |
Which English actress plays Louisa Durrell in the TV series The Durrells, and Home Secretary Julia Montague in
Bodyguard? |
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Keeley Hawes |
44 |
Which king of Lydia in the 6th century BC was noted for his great wealth? |
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Croesus |
45 |
In Scotland, what public office combines the roles of coroner and public prosecutor? |
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Procurator Fiscal |
46 |
When, in February 1960, Prime Minister Harold MacMillan gave his "Wind of Change" speech, what body was
he addressing? |
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The South African Parliament |
47 |
Which rock group's albums include Force It, No Place to Run, Lights Out and
Mechanix? |
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UFO |
48 |
Which actress plays Captain Marvel in the new film of that name? |
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Brie Larson |
49 |
Central, Queen Street, Buchanan Street and St. Enoch were all station termini in which British city? |
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Glasgow |
50 |
At 2,099 metres above sea level, Kebnekaise is the highest mountain in which European country? |
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Sweden |
51 |
Gertrude Jekyll, 1843–1932, achieved fame in which professional field? |
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Garden design |
52 |
According to the Bible, in which city did Samson pull down the pillars of the temple, thereby killing all the
Philistines, and himself as well? |
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Gaza |
53 |
Who said, "I agree with the Bogart theory that all the actor owes the public is a good performance"? |
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Lauren Bacall |
54 |
What was the first name of Paddington Bear's aunt, who adopted him and was voiced by Imelda Staunton in the
2014 film Paddington? |
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Lucy |
55 |
In which body of water would you find the islands of Flatholm and Steepholm? |
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The Bristol Channel |
56 |
If you were advised to use SAE 20–50 oil for the engine of your car, what property of the oil is measured by
the numbers? |
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Viscosity |
57 |
Mark Hollis, who died earlier this year, was the lead singer of which band? |
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Talk Talk |
58 |
In communication, what is a lapsus linguae? |
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A slip of the tongue |
59 |
Where, in 1931, was there a serious mutiny in the Royal Navy? |
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Invergordon |
60 |
Baghdad–born Dame Zaha Mohammad Hadid, who died in 2016, achieved international renown in which professional field? |
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Architecture |
61 |
Little Johnny Thin and Little Tommy Stout are respectively the villain and hero of which nursery rhyme? |
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Ding Dong Bell (Pussy's in the well) |
62 |
What is produced by adding palmitic and naphthenic acid to petrol? |
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Napalm |
63 |
Who played the title role in the film Johnny Mnemonic? |
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Keanu Reeves |
64 |
What is the name of the stretch of water separating Cuba from Mexico? |
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The Yucatan Channel |
65 |
'Sitooterie' is a Scottish word recently added to the Oxford English Dictionary. What is a sitooterie? |
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An external structure, such as a summerhouse or gazebo, where one can sit out
("sit oot") to eat or drink |
66 |
Which band had a hit single in 1970 with 25 or 6 to 4? |
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Chicago |
67 |
Which actor did the voiceover for the original Carlsberg "probably the best lager in the World" adverts? |
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Orson Welles |
68 |
Who, in 1729, wrote A Modest Proposal, suggesting that the Irish could solve their economic problems by selling their
children to the rich as food? |
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Jonathan Swift (In case there are any doubts, it was, of course, a satirical
proposal) |
69 |
Which British TV presenter, journal and music promoter, with the real name Kim Taylor, died aged 61 on March 6th
this year? She presented Young, Gifted and Broke for ITV, amongst other programmes. |
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Magenta Divine |
70 |
What extremely distorted object, only recognisable when viewed from the side and close to the picture, appears in the foreground
of Hans Holbein's painting "The Ambassadors"? |
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A skull |
71 |
The seal of the President of the USA depicts an eagle. In one talon it clutches an olive branch; what does it hold
in the other? |
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A bundle of arrows (specifically, 13 in number) |
72 |
Founded in France in 1945, and currently having 43 international editions, which woman's monthly fashion
magazine published its first UK edition in 1985? |
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Elle |
73 |
Which mythical creature was part lion, part goat and part serpent? |
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The Chimaera |
74 |
Which film festival was founded in 1978 by Robert Redford? |
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The Sundance Festival |
75 |
Western grey, eastern grey, red and antilopine are all species of what animal? |
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Kangaroo |
76 |
Which city, the capital of the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh, was once the summer capital of British India? |
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Shimla (accept Simla) |
77 |
On what subject did the actor Omar Sharif write regular newspaper columns? |
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Bridge (the card game) |
78 |
Which British company was co–founded in 2004 by its current CEO, Angus Thirlwell, and Peter Harris, and now employs 700
people and has 81 shops, restaurants and hotels with sales of £40m, as well as its own cocoa plantation on St. Lucia? |
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Hotel Chocolat |
79 |
What is the title of the film, released on 5th April, based on the life of Bert Trautmann? |
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The Keeper |
80 |
Name the English golfer who finished second in the 2018 US Open. |
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Tommy Fleetwood |
81 |
In 1909 the suffragette Theresa Garnett attacked which politician with a whip at Bristol Temple Meads Station? |
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Winston Churchill |
82 |
Which singer, prominent in the 1950's, was nicknamed 'The King of Rockabilly'? |
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Carl Perkins |
83 |
Who, in April 1968, made the controversial "Rivers of blood" speech to a meeting in Birmingham? |
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Enoch Powell |
84 |
Who wrote the poem that begins, "Oh to be in England, now that April's there"? |
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Robert Browning |
85 |
From where did the Juventus Football Club get their black and white striped kit? |
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Notts County FC |
86 |
According to tradition, what was unusual and distinctive about the way St. Peter the Apostle was martyred? |
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He was crucified upside down |
87 |
In 2015, Katherine Viner became the first female editor–in–chief of which national daily newspaper? |
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The Guardian |
88 |
Elbridge Gerry, governor of Massachusetts and Vice–President of the USA, is credited with the introduction of which
practice into US politics? |
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Gerrymandering (The drawing of artificially distorted electoral
boundaries to benefit one party over another). Perhaps the word should be discredited |
89 |
What is the name of the Cajun dish, similar to paella, consisting of rice cooked with other ingredients such as prawns,
chicken, sausage and vegetables and seasoned with chilli and cayenne pepper? |
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Jambalaya |
90 |
Pollution of water and water bodies by which metallic element causes minamata disease? |
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Mercury |
91 |
What was the name of the temple in Athens in which Aristotle established his philosophical school? |
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The Lyceum |
92 |
Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club has been operating in Soho since 1959. Ronnie Scott was a renowned player of which
instrument? |
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Saxophone |
93 |
Malev is the airline of which European country? |
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Hungary |
94 |
Who said, "Husbands are like fires; they go out if unattended"? |
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Zsa Zsa Gabor |
95 |
What is the capital city of Angola? |
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Luanda |
96 |
Obelus is the correct name for which mathematical symbol? |
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The division sign |
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97 |
James Herriot's All Creatures Great and Small is set in which fictional town? |
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Darrowby |
98 |
Who was flying with Icarus when he made the mistake of flying too close to the sun? |
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His father, Daedalus |
99 |
Why has David Ibbotson been in the news this year? |
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He was the pilot of the plane that crashed carrying footballer
Emiliano Sala |
100 |
In the nursery rhyme There was a crooked man, what did the crooked man find on a crooked stile? |
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A crooked sixpence |
101 |
Which French composer and pianist, who died in March, became famous for blending classical music, especially that of J. S. Bach,
with Jazz? He arranged the music used to advertise Hamlet cigars. |
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Jacques Loussier |
102 |
Which was the first British ship sunk in the Falklands war? |
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HMS Sheffield |
103 |
Wynne Evans is a Welsh operatic tenor, but in what role has he become a well–known and frequently seen personality on
television? |
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He's the tenor in the Go Compare adverts (Gio Compario) |
104 |
Which city's transport system would you be using if you got off at Anchorage, Central Park or Pomona? |
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Manchester |
105 |
The M'Naghten Rules, first formulated in 1843 after an attempt to assassinate the prime minister, are used to determine
what? |
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Criminal insanity (i.e. whether someone accused of a crime may legitimately
offer insanity as a defence) |
106 |
Which battle of 1940 saw the first all–aircraft ship to ship naval attack in history? |
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The Battle of Taranto |
107 |
In the game of darts, if you hit 'Shanghai' on 19s, how many do you score? |
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114 (6 times 19. Shanghai is a single, double and treble of the same
number) |
108 |
What changes did the producers make to the quiz show Only Connect in response to accusations of pretentiousness for
using Greek letters to select questions? |
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They substituted Egyptian hieroglyphs |
109 |
Which village in Staffordshire is home to a sanitary ware manufacturer founded in 1817 by Thomas Bond? |
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Armitage |
110 |
What was the name of John Steinbeck's 1962 book which describes a road trip around the USA with his pet dog? |
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Travels with Charlie |
111 |
St. Joachim and St. Anne are traditionally identified as the parents of which biblical figure? |
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The Virgin Mary |
112 |
What was the name of the 2019 documentary about charges of abuse by Michael Jackson? |
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Leaving Neverland |
113 |
What material is tanalised to protect it from decay? |
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Timber |
114 |
By what nickname is Manchester solicitor Nick Freeman popularly known? |
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Mr. Loophole |
115 |
Which pink property on the UK Monopoly board is also the name of a lawn sport from which the modern game of croquet may have
evolved? |
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Pall Mall |
116 |
In which English city is the daily newspaper The Telegraph & Argus published? |
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Bradford |
117 |
In Western Australia, what is the Fremantle Doctor? |
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A wind |
118 |
What name is given to a swimming pool whose positioning gives the impression that it merges into the surrounding landscape? |
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An infinity pool |
119 |
Which member of the royal family was given the title Earl of Forfar in March 2019? |
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Prince Edward (accept Earl of Wessex) |
120 |
Who is the current Welsh Rugby Union captain? |
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Alun Wyn Jones |