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2019–20 Season
Week 3

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2019–20 Season: Week 3 – 15 October 2019

All questions set by the British Flag, and vetted by the Chester Road Tavern and the Pack Horse Bowling Club.

Specialist Rounds

1. A Colourful Round

2. On This Day in History

3. Science

4. Geography

5. Sport

6. Arts and Entertainment

7. History

8. Animal Magic

Round 1: A Colourful Round

Each question features a colour either in the question or in the answer.

1 Who had a top 10 hit in 1967 with Mellow Yellow?
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2 What colour is the neutral wire on a British domestic plug?
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3 On the coast of which island can the famous Blue Grotto be found?
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4 Which shipping company owned the ill–fated Titanic?
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5 What's the name of the murder victim in the UK version of the board game Cluedo?
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6 Complete the set of red properties on a British Monopoly board: The Strand, Trafalgar Square, ... ?
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7 Which terrorist group killed eleven Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics?
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8 Which group had a hit in the 1980s with the song Fade to Grey?
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Supplementaries:

1 Name the author who wrote the novel The Color Purple.
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2 Which television talent show was hosted by Hughie Green?
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Round 2: On This Day in History – 15 October

1 The musical symphonic sketch La Mer was premiered in Paris on this day in 1905. Which Frenchman composed the piece?
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2 Name the French international footballer, born on this day in 1968, who went on to coach his country to World Cup success in 2018.
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3 Name the US novelist, born on this day in 1920, whose books include The Cotton Club and The Godfather. Comments on the question
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4 On this day in 1993, Nelson Mandela was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. With whom did he controversially share this honour?
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5 On this day in 1815, Napoleon Bonaparte began his exile on which island?
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6 What's the professional name of the singer born Christopher John Davidson in Santa Fe province, Argentina, on this day in 1958, whose hits include A Spaceman Came Travelling? Comments on the question
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7 Name the Head of the Luftwaffe in World War II, a former German World War I fighter ace, who poisoned himself with cyanide on this day in 1946 – the night before he was due to be hanged.
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8 Name the co–founder of Microsoft, who died at the age of 65 on this day in 2018 from non–Hodgkin's Lymphoma.
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1 Who wrote and starred in the film called The Great Dictator, which was released on this day in 1940?
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2 Name the British athlete who on this day in 1968 set a world record time of 48.12 sec in winning the gold medal in the men's 400m hurdles race at the Mexico Olympics.
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Round 3: Science

1 The mineral iron pyrites, commonly called Fool's Gold, is a compound of iron and which other element?
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2 The moons of which planet are named after the sons of Ares and Aphrodite?
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3 A regular dodecahedron has twelve identical faces, which all have what shape?
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4 Which is the second most abundant chemical element in the universe?
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5 Castor and Pollux are the brightest stars in which constellation?
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6 What's the more common name for magnesium sulphate?
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7 In 1909, the Danish chemist, Soren Sorensen, first introduced the concept of which scientific scale?
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8 Which element, atomic number 56, was first isolated in 1808 by Sir Humphrey Davy, and derives its name from the Greek word for 'heavy'?
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1 What's the name of the process by which a solid turns directly to vapour without an intermediate state?
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2 Which flowering plants are commonly named after the feast day that is traditionally held on the 29th of September?
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Round 4: Geography

1 What's the only country through which both the Equator and the Tropic of Capricorn run?
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2 The rivers Fleet, Tyburn and Westbourne in London have what in common?
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3 Which is the only US state that contains an English county in its name?
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4 What's the capital of Kazakhstan?
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5 What was the name of Malawi until 1964?
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6 By what name has Upper Volta been known as since 1984?
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7 Paramaribo is the capital of which country?
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8 Which body of water is bounded by the islands of Corsica and Sardinia to the West, mainland Italy to the East, and the island of Sicily to the South?
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1 Alaska, Texas and California are the three largest US states by area. What's the fourth largest?
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2 Which European country shares its border with most neighbouring countries?
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Round 5: Sport

1 Cricket: name one of the three first class counties that have never won the County Championship.
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2 Football: who is the current manager of the Scotland men's team?
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3 Formula 1: in which city is the Russian Grand Prix held?
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4 Darts: who is the current men's PDC World Darts Champion?
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5 Rugby Union: the 2019 Rugby Union World Cup is currently being played in Japan. Which country will host the 2023 Rugby Union World Cup?
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6 Golf: on which English golf course will the men's 2020 Open be held?
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7 Cycling: What's the nationality of 2019 Tour de France winner, Egan Bernal?
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8 Horse Racing: which horse won the Grand National in 2018 and 2019?
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1 American Football: the Oakland Raiders will relocate to which city for the 2020 season?
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2 Rugby League: how many points are awarded for a drop goal?
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Round 6: Arts and Entertainment

1 Which former Spitfire pilot was the original presenter of Tomorrow's World?
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2 Name either of the presenters of the TV series Long Lost Family.
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3 What was the name of the Beatles' television film, first shown on BBC 1 on Boxing Day 1967?
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4 The musical Viva Forever! features the songs of which pop group? Click for more information
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5 Which American author wrote the books Jaws and The Deep?
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6 Which film won the Oscar for Best Picture at the 91st Academy Awards, held at the end of February this year?
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7 How long is the fixed–term tenure of the UK Poet Laureate? Click for more information
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8 Which influential American singer–songwriter turned 70 on the 23rd of September this year?
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1 In which Charles Dickens novel would you come across the characters Augustus Snodgrass, Alfred Jingle and Sam Weller?
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2 Which Italian composer was born in 1813 and died in 1901? Comments on the question
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Round 7: History

1 Who was the British Prime Minister in 1936 when Edward VIII abdicated?
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2 The first legislation affecting working conditions in Great Britain was passed in 1802. To which group of workers did it apply? Comments on the question
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3 The first Plantagenet monarch was Henry II. Who was the last monarch of this Royal House? Click for more information
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4 Who was the first monarch in the House of Windsor?
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5 In what year did men aged 21 years and over get the vote in Great Britain and Ireland? Comments on the question
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6 Since the start of World War II, two men have served non–consecutive terms as Prime Minister of the UK. Churchill was one; who was the other?
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7 Name either of the two pretenders to the throne of Henry VII.
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8 What name was given to the uprising led by Wat Tyler in England in 1381?
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1 What was the name of the notorious English perjurer who fabricated the so–called 'Popish Plot' in 1678, a supposed Catholic conspiracy to kill King Charles II?
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2 In which decade of the 15th century was Joan of Arc burned at the stake in Rouen?
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Round 8: Animal Magic

Each question features the name of an animal, in either the question or the answer.

1 Who wrote the book The Day of the Jackal?
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2 Name the former England and Northamptonshire cricketer who was born in South Africa in 1954.
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3 What type of animal connects the American Football teams of Baltimore, Atlanta, and Seattle?
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4 From which hit film does the phrase 'bunny boiler' originate?
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5 Which band released the albums Foxtrot and The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway?
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6 Who wrote and recorded the song Iron Lion Zion?
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7 Who invented the road safety device known as the the cat's eye?
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8 Which biblical character was thrown into the lion's den, but was not harmed?
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1 Which biblical character was swallowed by a whale?
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2 What was the name of the dog, a Great Dane, owned by Norman Scott – that was shot in a bungled murder attempt in 1975? Comments on the question
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General Knowledge

1 Which long distance footpath runs from Milngavie, North of Glasgow, to Fort William – a total of 154 kilometres (or 96 miles)?
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2 What name is given to the 154–kilometre (or 96–mile) stretch of the South coast of England, that runs from Orcombe Point near Exmouth in East Devon to Old Harry Rocks, Studland Bay, near Swanage in East Dorset?
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3 Who did the hosts Japan play in their first match in the Rugby Union World Cup on the 20th of September, winning by 30 points to 10?
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4 Which American, born in 1946, is the highest grossing film director of all time?
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5 Who, along with Neil Tennant, makes up the pop group the Pet Shop Boys?
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6 What's the name of the dog in the 1889 book Three Men In A Boat by Jerome K. Jerome?
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7 What codename was given to the largest peacetime repatriation ever conducted by the Civil Aviation Authority, which was put into place following the collapse of Thomas Cook on the 23rd of September?
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8 What was the name given to the operation described by the Government as the worst–case scenario planning should the UK end up with a no–deal exit from the European Union?
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9 What name has been given to the 25th James Bond film, due for release on the 3rd of April 2020?
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10 If you used the international country dialling code 0034, which European Country would you be calling?
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11 Eddie Izzard ran 27 marathons in 27 days in South Africa in March 2016, raising over £1 million for Sport Relief. What was the significance of the figure 27?
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12 Which property completes the set of pinky–purple properties on the standard UK Monopoly board: Pall Mall, Northumberland Avenue, ... ?
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13 Which potential murder weapon in the board game Cluedo shares its name with a 1948 Alfred Hitchcock film?
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14 How are The Royal Liver Building, The Cunard Building and the Port of Liverpool Authority Building, on the Liverpool waterfront, collectively known?
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15 Which football team is currently bottom of the English football Premiership?
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16 Name either of the two British athletes who won gold medals at the recent world athletics championship, held in Doha, Qatar.
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17 What's the name for the number above the line in a fraction? Comments on the question
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18 If you have dysphonia, what would you have difficulty in doing? Click for more information
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19 What's the more familiar, non–technical name for lateral epicondylitis?
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20 Who plays Freddie Mercury in the 2018 film Bohemian Rhapsody, which tells the story of the legendary rock band Queen? Comments on the question
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21 Who plays Elton John in the 2019 bio–pic Rocketman?
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22 Which Spanish city did El Cid conquer from the Moors in 1094? Click for more information
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23 On which moor is Jamaica Inn located? Click for more information
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24 Members of which comedy double act of the 1970s, 80s and 90s were born Cyril Mead and Edward McGinnis?
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25 Which fictional family live at 1313 Cemetery Lane? Comments on the question
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26 Which society, founded in 1884 and whose members included George Bernard Shaw and H. G. Wells, was named after a Roman General of the third century BC?
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27 Which product was advertised on television with the tagline "Central heating for kids"?
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28 In which present–day country is the site of the ancient Mediterranean city of Carthage?
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29 In the Old Testament, which book follows directly after the Pentateuch?
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30 Which tree is associated with Lebanon, and appears on its flag?
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31 Who holds the unenviable record for the shortest term as British Prime Minister, serving just 119 days in 1827?
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32 How much did the ring cost in Edward Lear's poem The Owl and the Pussycat?
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33 In which Carry On film did Kenneth Williams speak the famous (or one might say "infamous"!) line "Infamy! Infamy! They've all got it in for me!"?
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34 Which of Gilbert & Sullivan's fourteen comic operas has the alternative title The Town of Titipu?
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35 What's the name of the sprite in Shakespeare's The Tempest? Click for more information
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36 What's the literal translation of El Gordo, the name of the Spanish lottery?
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37 On an Ordnance Survey map, what do the letters MS represent?
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38 Which Carry On film tells the tale of industrial strife at W. C. Boggs lavatory factory?
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39 In the UK's National Lottery game (Lotto), what colour are all the balls numbered 50 to 59, which were added and first drawn on the 10th of October 2015?
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40 Which organ is surgically removed from the body in the operation known as a cholecystectomy (ko–lee–sis–teck–tomy)?
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41 Which comedy duo performed their 1976 'breakfast' sketch to the sound of David Rose's instrumental The Stripper?
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42 In the New Testament, which book follows directly after the Gospels?
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43 In 1983, which singer–songwriter married the Star Wars actress Carrie Fisher?
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44 Which product was advertised on television with the tagline "Chocolate that melts in your mouth, not in your hands"?
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45 Which monarch was on the throne in 1348, when the Black Death (or Plague) reached England?
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46 In the TV programme Bob the Builder, what's the name of Bob's pet cat?
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47 Which famous English writer, whose second husband was the archaeologist Sir Max Mallowan, famously said of him "I married an archaeologist because the older I get, the more he appreciates me"? Comments on the question
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48 Which Archbishop of Canterbury, who lived from 1489 to 1556, wrote and compiled the first edition of the Book of Common Prayer? Click for more information
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49 What's the English title of the third and last book in the Millennium trilogy, written by Stieg Larsson? Click for more information
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50 On the Abbey Road album cover, which Beatle is the last to cross the zebra crossing?
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51 Who was the first contestant to be voted off this year's Strictly Come Dancing?
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52 Give either of the first names of the Blues Brothers, played by Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi in 1976? Comments on the question
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53 What's the common, non–technical name for a 'peri–orbital haematoma'?
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54 Who directed the films Goodfellas and The Aviator, amongst others?
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55 If you used the international country dialling code 0049, which European country would you be calling?
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56 Who was appointed nearly a year ago as Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union?
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57 The right–hand side of an open book is referred to as the recto. What term is used to refer to the left–hand page?
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58 How many member states are there in the European Union, currently?
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59 Which African country was renamed Eswatini last year?
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60 During the recent World Gymnastics Championship in Stuttgart, which American contestant became the most decorated gymnast in World Championships history?
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61 Which Hertfordshire town is considered to be the world's first Garden City – established in 1903 by Ebenezer Howard, the founder of the Garden City movement?
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62 Which actress is famous for sayings including "I was always a good housekeeper; whenever I divorced I always kept the house" and "I have never hated a man enough to give his diamonds back"? Click for more information
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63 Which book and film are based on the autobiographical novel written by Frenchman Henri Charrière, published in France in 1969?
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64 Billionaire Boy, Gangsta Granny and Mr. Stink are amongst the best–selling titles of which children's author?
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65 How is Marjorie Jacqueline Bouvier better known? Comments on the question
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66 Who painted the watercolour of the Old Registry Office in Munich, which sold at auction for just over £100,000 in 2014 despite being considered of little artistic merit?
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67 Ascending to the throne at the age of nine months, who was the youngest person ever to become an English monarch?
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68 Which British Monarch was on the throne at the turn of the 13th century, i.e. in 1201?
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69 Lester Piggott won his first race as a 12–year–old, in 1948, at Haydock Park, on a horse whose name is also now that of a well–known TV quiz show. What is that name?
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70 In an Indian restaurant, which vegetable is known as 'gobi'?
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71 Which igneous rock is seen in the hexagonal columns of the Giant's Causeway?
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72 Which beer is served at Moe's Tavern in The Simpsons?
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73 Which battle, fought on the 2nd of December 1805, is also known as the Battle of the Three Emperors?
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74 Which band released the studio album Don't Stop at the end of 2018, to mark fifty years in the music industry?
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75 Which group's studio albums include Off With Their Heads, The Future Is Medieval, and Education, Education, Education & War? Click for more information
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76 An electro–encephalogram (or EEG) is used to measure the functioning of which organ of the human body?
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77 The elusive artist known as Banksy set up a pop–up shop in a disused retail space in South London, where several items were on display for sale via the website linked to the shop. What name did he give to the shop?
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78 Which sport would you be playing if your opponent's balls were black and blue and yours were red and yellow?
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79 In an Indian restaurant, which vegetable is known as 'gajar'?
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80 Which BBC sitcom was the first to win Best Comedy Series at the 71st Emmy Awards, held recently at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles? Comments on the question
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81 Which Olympic bronze medallist and BBC commentator devised the Great North Run, which was first held in 1981?
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82 Which country will host the Ryder Cup for the first time in 2022?
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83 What's the name of the reservoir in Whaley Bridge where a major incident was declared on the 1st of August, after 1,500 residents were evacuated from parts of Whaley Bridge, Furness Vale and New Mills after concrete slabs on the 1969 overflow spillway were partially dislodged by high volumes of water following several days of heavy rain?
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84 Which film won the Best Picture Oscar earlier this year? Comments on the question
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85 Which 1967 Pink Floyd album took its name from a chapter in Kenneth Grahame's novel The Wind In The Willows?
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86 On an Ordnance Survey map, what do the letters CG represent?
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87 The words "For Valour" appear on the Victoria Cross; what words appear on the George Cross?
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88 South Sudan gained independence from the Republic of Sudan in 2011. The capital of Sudan is Khartoum, but what's the capital of South Sudan?
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89 How many yellow stars are there on the European Flag?
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90 On the 21st of January 1976, Concorde made its first commercial flight (flight BA300, piloted by Captain Norman Todd) from London Heathrow to which Middle East country?
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91 What name is given to the ancient Hebrew lampstand, with seven lamps, which is made of pure gold, has been a symbol of Judaism since ancient times, and is the emblem on the coat of arms of the modern state of Israel?
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92 In 1974, Michael O'Brien became the first person to do what at a major British sporting event? Click for more information
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93 'Aqua fortis' is the alternative name for which acid?
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94 Which chemical element and precious metal derives its name from the Spanish word for silver?
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95 Which mountain overlooks the Newlands test match cricket ground?
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96 What did Mel Blanc ask, in his will, to be inscribed on his gravestone – the catchphrase that was the hallmark of his character Porky Pig?
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1 On which river does the Australian city of Melbourne stand?
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2 Which musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber, based on a film directed by Bryan Forbes that was itself based upon a book by Mary Hayley Bell, contained the song No Matter What, which was a UK Number 1 for Boyzone?
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3 The name of which popular game is derived from a Swahili word meaning 'to build'?
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4 What does the M stand for in the acronym MRI (as in 'MRI scan' or scanner)?
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5 Give the forename of either of the Wright brothers, the first men to successfully engage in powered heavier–than–air flight in 1903 in their aircraft Flyer.
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6 Straddling the border between Nepal and India, which is the world's third–highest mountain?
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7 Rachel Riley is married to which professional dancer from Strictly Come Dancing?
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8 Earlier this month, which horse ridden by Frankie Dettori was trying to achieve an unprecedented record third win at the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe?
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9 Jacinda Ardern, the Prime Minister of New Zealand, made headlines when she became only the second woman to give birth whilst still in office. Who was the first?
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10 In which year did J. R. R. Tolkien, W. H. Auden, Noel Coward and Pablo Picasso all die?
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11 Which golfer holed the winning putt for Team Europe in the Solheim Cup, held recently at Gleneagles?
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12 Jodie Comer and Sandra Oh play the main protagonists in which BBC spy thriller television series?
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