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To mark the Centenary of the granting of the first stage of Women's Suffrage in the UK the following questions concern women who have made their
mark in any political context anywhere in the world – some more recently than others.
Some questions about our neighbours across the Irish sea.
1 |
The Giant's Causeway is part of a World Heritage site on the northern
coast of Ireland in which county? |
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Antrim
(three miles northeast of Bushmills) |
2 |
Maratho is Greek for which herb? |
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Fennel
('Marathon' literally means a plain with fennel) |
3 |
What is the surname of Raymond in the US hit television show Everybody
Loves Raymond? |
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Barone |
4 |
Which French Impressionist had a son called Jean, who became a famous
film director of more than 40 films including La Grande Illusion? |
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Pierre–Auguste
Renoir |
5 |
English singer songwriter Pixie Lott is a judge on which TV talent
show? |
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The Voice Kids UK |
6 |
In the novel Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, what is the name of
Mr. Darcy's country estate? |
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Pemberley |
7 |
Which deceased English football manager once said "I wouldn't say I was
the best manager in the business, but I was in the top one"? |
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Brian Clough |
8 |
Silver Car Crash (Double Disaster) is a 1963 Serigraph (painting) by
which North American artist? |
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Andy Warhol |
9 |
Flatford Mill (scene on a navigable river) is a 1816 painting by which
English Artist? |
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John Constable |
10 |
What is the title of the last novel by Charles Dickens, left unfinished
due to his death in 1870? |
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The Mystery of Edwin Drood |
11 |
Where on the body would you find the phalanges? |
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Foot, they are the toes (accept foot or toes) |
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12 |
Guildford Cathedral in Surrey, England, was one of the filming locations for which 1976 horror film? |
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The Omen (Damien wouldn't go into the Church and threw a
tantrum) |
13 |
In December 1993 Peter Boross became Prime Minister of which European country? |
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Hungary |
14 |
In which year was the Golden Gate Bridge in California officially opened? |
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1937 (27 May) – allow +/- 5 years |
15 |
What type of creature is a potoo? |
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Bird
(related to the nightjar, from tropical Central and South America) |
16 |
A group of which birds is known as a murmuration? |
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Starlings |
17 |
Relating to holiday companies, what does the A stand for in ATOL? |
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Air Travel Organisers' Licensing |
18 |
Time Warp and Dammit Janet are songs from which 1975 musical film? |
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The Rocky
Horror Picture Show |
19 |
Which late London strip–club/revue bar owner, publisher of Men Only and property developer, was born Geoffrey
Quinn in 1925 and died in 2008? |
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Paul Raymond |
20 |
What was the first name of Mr. Birdseye, who is considered to be the founder of the frozen food industry? |
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Clarence |
21 |
Which English cricketer was known as Fiery Fred? |
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Fred Trueman |
22 |
Barry, jazz and Worcester pearmain are varieties of which fruit? |
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Apples |
23 |
Michael Jackson suffered burns during the filming of a commercial in 1984 for which brand of soft drink? |
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Pepsi–Cola
(accept Pepsi) |
24 |
On February 10th 1996 what was the name of the computer which became the first machine to win a chess game against a reigning
world champion under regular time controls? |
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Deep Blue |
25 |
Prairie wolf is another name for which animal? |
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Coyote |
26 |
Which bird is depicted on the bottle of Gloria Vanderbilt eau de toilette? |
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Swan |
27 |
Which sports clothing and equipment label has fragrances called Fizzy Energy, Happy Game and Fruity Rhythm? |
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Adidas |
28 |
Businesswoman Wendi Deng divorced which media mogul in 2013? |
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Rupert Murdoch |
29 |
What is the highest straight flush in a game of poker? |
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Royal flush |
30 |
The Philippines islands are surrounded by three bodies of water: the Philippine Sea, the Celebes Sea and which other? |
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The South China Sea |
31 |
What is the name of the medal known internationally as the animals' Victoria Cross? |
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The (PDSA) Dickin Medal |
32 |
Mount Aconcagua is in which South American country? |
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Argentina |
33 |
Vivaldi, Anya and Desiree are all varieties of which vegetable? |
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Potatoes |
34 |
In human anatomy, what is another name for the mandible? |
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The lower jawbone |
35 |
Which US heavyweight world champion boxer was born Joseph Barrow in 1914? |
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Joe Louis |
36 |
Take Me Home is a 1995 autobiography by which late US singer? |
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John Denver |
37 |
Which English city is known as The Faithful City? |
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Worcester |
38 |
The mountain ash, Sorbus aucuparia, and its berry are called what? |
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Rowan (shrub or tree) |
39 |
A mouflon is a Coriscan wild species of what domesticated creature? |
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Sheep |
40 |
The nymph Daphne became a laurel tree escaping which Greek god? |
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Apollo |
41 |
What does Rene Descartes' quote "Cogito ergo sum" mean in English? |
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I think therefore I am |
42 |
Crown Derby is what sort of antique? |
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Porcelain |
43 |
The removal of salt from brine to produce fresh water is commonly named what? |
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Desalination |
44 |
What was the German WWII air force called? |
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The Luftwaffe |
45 |
Who played the title role in the 1996 film The English Patient? |
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Ralph Fiennes |
46 |
How is the year 2018 represented in Roman numerals? |
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MMXVIII |
47 |
According to Dart Board Regulations, how high should the centre of the bullseye be from the floor in feet and inches? |
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5 feet 8 inches (accept +/- 2 inches) |
48 |
Which Bolton comedian and actor played the Doctor Who monster Abzorbaloff, which appeared in the 2006 episode Love and Monsters? |
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Peter Kay |
49 |
What type of animal is a macaque? |
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Monkey |
50 |
Who was elected in March 1990 as the first–ever President of the Soviet Union? |
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Mikhail Gorbachev |
51 |
Beaker, Janice, Sweetums and The Swedish Chef are all characters in which children's television show? |
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The Muppet Show (Muppets Tonight) |
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52 |
Saga and Stichelton are types of which foodstuff? |
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Cheese |
53 |
In which country was the former Formula One racing driver Nelson Piquet born? |
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Brazil |
54 |
The 2005 US film Fever Pitch, starring Drew Barrymore, is about which sport? |
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Baseball |
55 |
In Europe, which colour denotes the easiest ski slope for skiers? |
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Green |
56 |
What was the first name of the Irish author Bram Stoker? |
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Abraham |
57 |
Templeton Peck, or Face, is a character in which US television and film series? |
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The A Team |
58 |
Ancient Greek playwright Aeschylus (Escalus) was killed by having which creature dropped on his head by
an eagle? |
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Tortoise |
59 |
Who plays Winston Wolf in the television advertisements for Direct Line Insurance? |
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Harvey Keitel |
60 |
Which British politician was dubbed 'Big Beast' by the press, is currently the Father of the House, and
was also known for his fondness for Hush Puppies'? |
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Kenneth Clarke |
61 |
Which cricketer won the fourth series of the British television show Strictly Come Dancing in 2006, with
dance partner Karen Hardy? |
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Mark Ramprakash |
62 |
What is the name of the paranoid android in the novel The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas
Adams? |
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Marvin |
63 |
Sarah Burton (for Alexander McQueen) designed the wedding dress worn by which member of the Royal Family? |
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Kate Middleton,
the Duchess of Cambridge |
64 |
Used in church advent services, a Christingle is made using which fruit? |
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Orange |
65 |
The original Ferris Wheel was erected in which US state for the 1893 World's Fair and Columbian Exposition? |
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Illinois (it was in Chicago, invented by George W. Ferris –
264 feet high) |
66 |
Which US author, poet, critic and satirist coined the phrase "Men seldom make passes at girls who wear glasses"? |
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Dorothy Parker |
67 |
The state of Baja California is in which country? |
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Mexico |
68 |
Which Roman god was said to be the father of Romulus and Remus, the legendary 'founders' of Rome? |
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Mars |
69 |
What is the title of the second novel featuring Sherlock Holmes, by Arthur Conan Doyle? |
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The Sign of Four, (the first being A Study in Scarlet,
the third The Final Problem and the fourth novel The Hound of the Baskervilles) |
70 |
What is the title of the last UK number one hit for Swedish group Abba in 1980? |
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Super Trouper |
71 |
Galilean, Keplerian, Newtonian and Conde are types of what instrument? |
|
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Telescope |
72 |
Founded in 1950, whose flag is a white compass rose/star in a circle on blue background? |
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NATO |
73 |
In which year were driving tests first introduced into the UK? |
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1935 |
74 |
The first UK drink–driving law was introduced in October 1967. At that time, 80mg alcohol was allowed in 100
ml of blood. What are the current limits in breath in England, Wales and Northern Ireland? |
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35 mg per 100 ml of breath (in Scotland it's 22mg per 100ml) |
75 |
What ancient rulers wore a double–crown (a Pschent) symbolizing their joined upper and lower lands? |
|
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The Pharoahs of Egypt |
76 |
The arbalest (or arblast) is a medieval more powerfully developed version of which weapon used today in some hunting
and shooting sports? |
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Crossbow |
77 |
The finding of which precious mineral, on a farm, caused the founding of S Africa's Johannesburg in 1886? |
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Gold – it was a gold mining settlement |
78 |
What chemical element has the symbol Sr and is named from the village in Scotland near which it was discovered? |
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Strontium (from Strontianite – a mineral found in 1791
near Strontian, a village in the Highlands of Scotland) |
79 |
The Cyclades are an eastern island group of which nation? |
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Greece |
80 |
Which band headlined the opening and rebranding of London's
Millennium Dome as O2, in June 2007? |
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Bon Jovi |
81 |
What part of Manhattan is named after a Dutch city famous for its bulb trade? |
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Harlem (after Haarlem just outside Amsterdam) |
82 |
Insurgents of what nation took part in the Easter Rising of 1916? |
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Ireland |
83 |
What Greek mythological horse sprang from the blood of Medusa? |
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Pegasus |
84 |
What was disestablished as the state religion of Japan after WWII? |
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Shinto |
85 |
Which chemical element is named after Cyprus? |
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Copper |
86 |
A 'classical' guitar is popularly referred to as what nationality? |
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Spanish |
87 |
Who sang with James Taylor on the hits Mockingbird and How Sweet It Is? |
|
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Carly Simon |
88 |
Bosworth Field was Richard III's final battle in 1485, thus marking an end to the Plantagenet dynasty. Whose
army defeated him? |
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Henry Tudor, Earl of Richmond |
89 |
Name the USSR's world–beating 1959–76 Moon program/craft. |
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Luna |
90 |
What was South Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City called before 1976? |
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Saigon |
91 |
The moss genus sphagnum produces what traditional ancient fuel? |
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Peat |
92 |
The Mossbauer effect refers to which sort of radiation? |
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Gamma |
93 |
To what colour is the human eye most sensitive? |
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Green |
94 |
St Moritz in Switzerland has which famous bobsled track? |
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Cresta Run |
95 |
What marten, with the scientific name Martes zibellina, was a prized fur and erroneously a fine paintbrush? |
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Sable |
96 |
What orange black and white creature is Vanessa cardui? |
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Painted Lady (butterfly) |