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2018–19 Season
Week 4

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2018–19 Season: Week 4 – 6 November 2018

All questions set by Waters Green Rams and vetted by Harrington Academicals and the Cock Inn.

Specialist Rounds

Round 1: Watch with Mother

A round on children's television.

1 What is the name of the thoroughfare where Mr Benn lives?
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2 What is the surname of the firemen that are twins in Trumpton?
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3 Who piloted Thunderbird 2? (first and last names required)
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4 Who was the pilot of Fireball XL5?
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5 What intelligence organisation did Joe 90 work for?
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6 In which city does SpongeBob SquarePants live?
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7 In the British version of Bob the Builder, who provided the voice of Bob?
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8 What is Postman Pat's surname?
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1 What is the name of the Teletubbies' vacuum cleaner?
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2 What is Noddy's profession?
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Round 2: Geography

1 Named after the type of boat formerly used in the area, in which county of England is the Wherryman's Way long–distance footpath?
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2 Which Bronze Age site near Penrith in Cumbria, consists of a red sandstone monolith overlooking a nearby circle of stones known as "her daughters"?
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3 The Nullarbor Plain, the world's largest single exposure of limestone bedrock, is in which country?
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4 Which city in Kentucky, nicknamed the "Gateway to the South", is home to the Muhammad Ali Center? Comments on the question
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5 The Brocken, famed for its connection to witches, is one of the highest mountains in which European country? Comments on the question
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6 The village of Kemble in Gloucestershire is the closest settlement to the source of which major English river? Comments on the question
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7 What is the better–known name of the London Orbital Motorway?
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8 Name–checked in the Beatles song Get Back, which city is, after Phoenix, the second largest in the US state of Arizona?
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1 The River Niger flows through the country of Niger, but empties into which gulf, which shares its name with the country of its source?
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2 A large proportion of which English county is covered by the IP postcode area?
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Round 3: Sport

1 Which team won the 2018 rugby league Challenge Cup?
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2 Who will replace Kimi Raikkonen at Ferrari for the 2019 Grand Prix season?
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3 Who secured the winning point for Europe in the 2018 Ryder Cup?
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4 Which county does the cricketer Ben Stokes play for?
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5 Which Premiership rugby team does Danny Cipriani play for?
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6 In Manchester City's record–breaking 2017–2018 season, who scored the winning goal in their last game to ensure that they were the first team to reach 100 points?
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7 Who was the only player to miss a penalty when Derby County defeated Manchester United in a Carabao Cup tie in September 2018?
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8 At which racecourse is the St. Leger run ?
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1 Football – who are the current Europa Cup holders? Comments on the question
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2 In which sport do teams play for the Laver Cup? Click for more information
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Round 4: Science

1 Only two chemical elements have symbols that consist of two vowels. One is Europium – what is the other?
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2 Human blood pressure measurement consists of two numbers one is your diastolic pressure, what is the other number called?
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3 Which branch of mathematics takes its name from the Arabic for 'reunion of broken parts'?
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4 Which chemical element, atomic number 55, is used in the manufacture of atomic clocks?
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5 In 1903, who became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?
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6 In classical mechanics what name is given to the product of the mass and velocity of an object; it is measured in kilogram metres per second? Comments on the question
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7 What name is given to each of the two main arteries that carry blood to the head and neck?
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8 Which Cornish chemist was the first to isolate calcium, potassium and sodium: he also invented a miner's safety lamp?
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1 In approximately 90% of cases a goitre, a swelling of the thyroid gland that causes a lump to form in the front of the neck, is caused by a deficiency of which chemical element?
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2 Opened in 1916 as the War Department Experimental Station, where in Wiltshire is the site of the Ministry of Defence's Defence Science and Technology Laboratory?
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Round 5: Arts and Entertainment

The questions each contain clues to the identity of somebody in the world of entertainment who has made a significant switch from their former profession or job. Identify the person described.

1 Footballer turned TV pundit and Homes Under The Hammer co–presenter (age 49)
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2 Welsh singer turned TV presenter of such programmes as Escape to the Country and Songs of Praise (age 47)
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3 Former Maths teacher turned stand up comedian and panel game member (age 40)
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4 Former music producer, judge on Popstars and Pop Idol, who now presents the annual coverage of the Chelsea Flower Show as well as Escape To The Country (age 51) Comments on the question
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5 Former Cabinet Minister, now a TV presenter and past Strictly Come Dancing contestant (age 51)
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6 Former car polisher at the TVR factory, now an opera singer with many West End and Broadway appearances (age 45) Comments on the question
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7 Former psychiatric nurse, now a TV presenter and panel member on such programmes as QI and Would I lie to You? (age 61)
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8 Former physical education teacher, now an auctioneer and expert on many antique–related programmes (age 64)
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1 Former footballer dogged by knee injuries now a successful chef on both sides of the Atlantic (age 51) Comments on the question
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2 Doctor who became a comic TV show presenter (age 54)
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Round 6: Books of the Old Testament

All answers contain a book of the Old Testament of the Bible. A full answer is required, not just the book. In this round, where a person's name is required, both forename and surname must be given.

1 Which artist, born in 1993, with the surname Barnett, has had Top Three hits with Shotgun and Budapest? Comments on the question
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2 The Silver Chair, Prince Caspian and The Last Battle are three of the seven novels in which series by CS Lewis?
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3 Born in 1952, which West Indian sportsman had the nickname Big Bird?
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4 Which TV presenter, who founded the charity Childline in 1986, was married to film–maker Desmond Wilcox until his death in 2000?
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5 Born in County Durham, which surveyor, along with Charles Mason, was instrumental in settling a boundary dispute between the provinces of Pennsylvania and Maryland in the 1760s?
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6 In the TV series Rising Damp, what was the name of the character, played by Frances De La Tour, who was in receipt of much unwanted attention from Rigsby?
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7 Who wrote Moll Flanders and A Journal Of The Plague Year?
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8 Tony Banks, Anthony Phillips and Chris Stewart were founding members of which band in the late 1960s?
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1 Which British boxer won the Super–Heavyweight title at the 2012 Olympics?
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2 Which English player won the British Open Squash title six times between 1967 and 1973?
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Round 7: History

1 Living from 1863 to 1951 which "WRH" was one of the giants of US media? (Full name required) Comments on the question
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2 Living from 1867 to 1959 which "FLW" was one of the USA's most famous architects? (Full name required)
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3 Which war was fought mainly along the 38th parallel?
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4 In which country did the My Lai massacre take place?
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5 John Brown, born in Crathienaird, Aberdeenshire, was a servant of which monarch?
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6 What was British Prime Minister Gladstone's middle name?
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7 In 1488 who became the first navigator to sail around the Cape of Good Hope?
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8 Whose theory first placed the sun at the centre of the solar system?
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1 Living from 1856 to 1950 who was "GBS", one of Ireland's most famous playwrights? (Full name required)
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2 The Victoria Cross was originally made from guns from which war? Comments on the question
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Round 8: Saints and Sinners

1 Which Southampton forward won the BBC Goal of the Month competition three times in the space of two years, in 1993 and 1994?
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2 'Saint and Sinner' was a 2000 autobiography of which rugby league half–back, who played 320 games for Saint Helens, his hometown club, between 1956 and 1966?
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3 Published in 1928, the Leslie Charteris novel Meet the Tiger saw the introduction of which criminal and antihero known as 'The Saint'?
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4 A well–known example being the Shrine of the Three Kings in Cologne Cathedral, what word refers to a container housing the relics of a saint, or saints?
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5 Also the title of a 1958 romantic comedy starring James Stewart and Kim Novak, what expression was used for the procedure to excommunicate sinners from the Roman Catholic Church?
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6 In the title of a 1970s song, who is described as being: "a picker", "a grinner, "a lover", and "a sinner"?
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7 Acedia is an alternative name for which of the seven deadly sins, defined by Thomas Aquinas as 'sorrow about spiritual good', but now generally meaning 'laziness'?
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8 What was the name of the dog that was a Newfoundland in J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan, but was a St. Bernard in a 1953 Disney adaptation?
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1 What term was used in the early Christian Church to refer to a saint who had suffered persecution defending the faith, but not to the point of death – such as Edward, the Anglo–Saxon king of England of 1042 to 1066?
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2 What two–word term links a series of graphic novels by Frank Miller, and the city of Las Vegas?
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General Knowledge

1 According to a NASA website, which planet has the most known moons, currently 79?
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2 Six races are known as World Marathon Masters. Three are in the USA. London is one. Name one of the other two. Comments on the question
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3 Known to the Germans as the Battle Of Skagerrak, it was the most important sea battle of the First World War. How do we know this Battle which started on 31 May 1916 and lasted for 36 hours?
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4 What name is given to the music quiz in Ken Bruce's morning programme on Radio 2?
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5 Who is the third longest–reigning British monarch?
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6 Hogget is meat obtainable from which animal? Click for more information
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7 The Rochdale Principles set out the founding rules of which organisation?
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8 In which city did the Saint Valentine's Day Massacre take place in 1929?
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9 What London address is infamous for the crimes of John Christie in the 1940s and 1950s? (Thoroughfare and number required)
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10 In which city was the TV series Friends set?
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11 In which Italian city did the Morandi Bridge collapse in August 2018, killing 43 people?
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12 In which county would you find the Lost Gardens Of Heligan?
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13 What is Barack Obama's middle name?
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14 Of the eight British kings named Henry, which one reigned the longest?
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15 One of the best–selling and most enduring Adidas shoes is a (generally) plain white shoe that carries the name of which tennis player, who won the Wimbledon Mens' Singles title in 1972?
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16 In Coronation Street, what is the two–word name of the local (fictional) football team?
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17 The Transport & General Workers' Union and Amicus joined in 2007 to form which union?
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18 Who was the leader of the 1953 Everest Expedition that culminated in Mount Everest being conquered for the first time?
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19 The TV series Softly, Softly, which ran from 1966 to 1976, was a spin–off from which other series?
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20 The appointment of Poet Laureate is for how long? Click for more information
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21 Malcolm X, assassinated in 1965, was born with what surname?
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22 When were fish fingers first marketed in the UK? (there is leeway)
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23 Which country did the controversial athlete Caster Semenya represent at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics?
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24 How many lines are there in a clerihew?
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25 Which identical seven words start the titles of two books, one by Dylan Thomas and one by James Joyce? Click for more information
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26 Which country was the birthplace of Donald Trump's wife Melania?
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27 In what event did Mary Peters win an Olympic gold medal for Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 1972?
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28 In which TV soap was Doctor Harold Legg a long–lasting character? Click for more information
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29 Marie Antoinette, executed in 1793, was married to which French king?
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30 Which British city holds a prestigious piano competition every three years?
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31 Who said, as part of an acceptance speech in 1982, "The British are coming"?
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32 Which Shakespeare play includes the line "The course of true love never did run smooth"?
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33 Which TV presenter did David Mitchell marry in 2012?
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34 In June 2018, Lee Ridley won the Britain's Got Talent competition using what three–word stage name?
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35 In Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein, what was the title character's first name?
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36 In 1993, Cuban Javier Sotomayor set an athletics world record that still stands – in which event? Click for more information
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37 In children's TV programmes, Elmer Fudd was principally the arch enemy of which character?
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38 Three countries have both an Atlantic and a Mediterranean coastline. Spain and France are two – what is the third?
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39 Since 1971, a reconstructed London Bridge has stood in Lake Havasu City in which US state?
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40 The 2014 film The Imitation Game was based on the life of which scientist?
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41 The origins of Boot's The Chemist can be traced back to a shop opened by John Boot in 1849 in which city?
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42 Sir Winston Churchill is buried in the graveyard of St Martin's Church in the village of Bladon, in which county?
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43 Three African cities have a population of over 10 million. Cairo is one; name one of the other two. Click for more information
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44 "It was a queer, sultry summer, the summer they electrocuted the Rosenbergs, and I didn't know what I was doing in New York" are the opening words of which novel, published one month after the author's death in 1963?
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45 What is the name of Herman Melville's most famous novel, published in 1851?
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46 In which European capital city would you find Wenceslas Square?
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47 Which clerical detective was created by G. K. Chesterton?
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48 In 2010, who became the Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom?
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49 To be found in Lincolnshire, what is the Boston Stump?
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50 One of his middle names was Mallord but what was the first name of the painter Turner?
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51 Which English king founded Eton College in 1440?
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52 Who was the oldest US President at the time of inauguration?
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53 The greyhound racing venue Monmore Green Stadium is in which British city?
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54 Give the next four words from this speech of 1969: "Houston, Tranquility Base here" ...
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55 In 1949, the Dutch East Indies changed its name to what?
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56 Born in Mississippi in 1897, who was sometimes known as the Father Of Country Music and The Singing Brakeman?
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57 What was the title of the first film in which Charlie Chaplin spoke? It was released in 1940 and was a parody on Adolf Hitler.
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58 What colour is the cross on the traditional flag of Cornwall?
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59 According to the Cornish Pasty Association (yes, it does exist) what meat should be used in a Cornish pasty?
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60 King Umberto II, whose reign ended in 1946, was the last king to rule over which European country?
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61 Andres Segovia was a virtuoso on which instrument?
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62 The band The Verve was originally founded about 1990 in which Northern town or city?
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63 What is the most populous US state capital?
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64 To what part of the body does the word hepatic refer?
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65 Who wrote the 1938 novel Scoop?
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66 The 1974 film The Towering Inferno was set in which city?
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67 Name one of the years in which the Long March took place in China. (There is leeway)
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68 Which company has had the motto "Never knowingly undersold" since its founding in 1929?
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69 In which present–day US state is the site of the Battle Of The Alamo, which took place in 1836?
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70 In what very precise location in the US would you find the 1,800–seater Delacourt Theater? Comments on the question
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71 Who wrote the poem Ode To A Nightingale in 1819?
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72 Who married Linda, Heather and Nancy?
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73 A Devon Rex is a breed of which animal?
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74 Which cosmetics brand uses the slogan "Live the London Life"? Comments on the question
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75 Shem, Ham and Japheth were the sons of which Biblical character?
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76 What nationality was the composer Bela Bartok (1881–1945)?
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77 Who was jailed for the murder of Reeva Steenkamp in 2013?
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78 Brian Faulkner was, in 1972, the last person to hold which post?
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79 What is defined as "the point on the Earth's surface that's vertically above the focus of an earthquake"?
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80 Which book, written in the 1920s, has characters with the forenames Oliver and Constance as two of the principal characters?
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81 What is the name of the Griffin family's dog in the TV series Family Guy?
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82 From 1920 onwards, Hugh Lofting wrote a series of books with which doctor as the central character?
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83 Who won the Men's Singles title at Wimbledon every year from 1976 to 1980?
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84 Winner of the 1971 Booker Prize and the 2001 Nobel Prize for Literature, which Trinidad–born writer died in August 2018?
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85 The TV programme The Big Breakfast was broadcast from 1992 to 2002 on which channel?
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86 What is the unit of currency in Mexico?
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87 In 2008, which actress launched the much–parodied "lifestyle brand" Goop, whose products include vampire repellents and coffee enemas?
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88 Which fictional character said, "When you have eliminated all which is impossible, then whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth"?
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89 Who, when asked in 2017, what was the naughtiest thing they'd ever done, said, "I, with a friend, used to run through fields of wheat. The farmers weren't too pleased about that"?
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90 Which English county has a land border with only one other?
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91 Munster rugby union club play most of their home matches at Thomond Park, in which city?
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92 What is the second most populous city in the Republic of Ireland?
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93 What name do the Mexicans have for the river that Americans call the Rio Grande?
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94 Which entertainer married Ayda Field in 2010?
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95 What is the chemical symbol for sodium?
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96 Off the coast of which country is the Gulf of Carpentaria?
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1 Of which country is Belgrade the capital?
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2 In which Indian city did a leakage of poisonous gas kill between 3,000 and 16,000 people in 1984?
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3 Who was the first king of the House of Windsor? Click for more information
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4 Which former sportsman is Prime Minister Of Pakistan?
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5 What is measured with an anemometer?
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6 Who is the current Speaker of the House Of Commons?
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