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2018–19 Season
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2017–18 Season: Week 5 – 13 November 2018

Specialist Rounds

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Round 1: All Answers Start With An 'O'

All answers start with an 'O'. Answers to questions 1 to 8 are in alphabetical order.

1 In which town in Bavaria is a passion play performed every ten years as an act of thanksgiving for deliverance from the Plague?
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2 According to Shakespeare, who was King of the Fairies?
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3 What was the only single by Marmalade that made it to the top of the UK charts in January 1969?
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4 On a standard Monopoly board, what is the only property south of the River Thames?
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5 Which 1975 film became only the second to win the big five major Oscars: Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Film, Best Director and Best Screenplay?
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6 Big Brother was the title of the first episode of which long–running TV comedy series?
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7 What did John Lennon change his original middle name to before he died?
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8 In Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, what were the little people called who worked for Willy Wonka and loved to sing?
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1 What was the name of the first ventriloquist's dummy to have a Top 10 hit in the UK charts? Click for more information
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2 The Elvis Presley song It's Now or Never was based upon which Italian folk song? Comments on the question
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3 Which play was Abraham Lincoln watching when he was assassinated?
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3 Which famous London street was formerly known as Tyburn Way?
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Round 2: History

1 Which British monarch was crowned at Westminster Abbey on Christmas Day 1066?
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2 Which future British monarch hid in an oak tree after the battle of Worcester in 1651?
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3 How was the Third Battle of Ypres, fought between July 1917 and November 1917, also known?
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4 Three of the codenames for the five allied beachhead D–Day landings along the Normandy coast on 6 June 1944 were Utah, Omaha and Juno. Name either of the other two.
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5 Which American President was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?
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6 Where in France was Joan of Arc burned at the stake in 1431 at the age of 19?
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7 What was the name of the competition between five locomotives, held on 6 October 1829 and won by Stephenson's Rocket?
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8 Which explorer discovered Newfoundland in 1497?
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1 Fought on 23 October 1642, which was the first battle of the English Civil War?
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2 What historical event was Alfred Lord Tennyson referring to in his poem that started "Half a league, half a league, half a league onward, All in the valley of Death, Rode the six hundred"?
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3 Fought on 21 July 1861, which was the first major battle of the American Civil War?
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4 Invented in 1764, which invention did James Hargreaves name after his daughter? Comments on the question
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Round 3: Sport

1 Which country has hosted the Winter Olympics on the most occasions? Click for more information
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2 Who are the only non–English team to win the FA Cup? Click for more information
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3 What nationality was five–times Formula 1 champion Juan Fangio? Click for more information
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4 Name the Macclesfield born sailor with four Olympic Gold Medals.
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5 Which Rugby League team plays its home games at The Jungle (Wheldon Road)?
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6 Which cricket ground is home to the T20 Vitality Blast Finals Day?
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7 Which British Tennis Player won the French Open in 1976?
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8 Who was the American captain in this year's Ryder Cup?
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1 In Track & Field athletics, which men's world record currently stands at 74.08 metres? Click for more information
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2 What is the connection between Manchester United and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers?
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3 How long does a professional NBA basketball match last? Comments on the question
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4 Which London football club's ground is on South Africa Road? Click for more information
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Round 4: Food and Drink

1 A carpetbag steak or carpetbagger steak is a thick steak with a pocket cut into it which is filled with what? Click for more information
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2 An anchovy is a member of which family of fish? Comments on the question
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3 What is mixed with Guinness to make a Black Velvet?
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4 What spirit is added to coffee to make a Coffee Balalaika? Click for more information
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5 What is the most eaten fruit in the world? Comments on the question
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What name is given to the fruit that's a cross between a grapefruit and a tangerine? More about the answer
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7 In which country is the wine growing region called the Barossa Valley?
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8 What type of meat is used to make a Wienerschnitzel?
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1 What spirit is the base of a Pina Colada?
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2 Which English City is home to Colman's mustard?
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3 Which spice is made from the pods of the bell or sweet pepper Capsicum annum?
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4 Taramasalata is made from the roe of which fish?
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Round 5: Arts and Entertainment

1 Whose autobiography, published in 1988, has the title That's Not All Folks?
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2 The first volume of which film actor's autobiography, published in 1971, was entitled The Moon's a Balloon? Click for more information
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3 Which actress played Fantine in the 2012 film version of Les Misérables, winning a Best Actress Oscar for her performance?
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4 Which film released in 1984 was the second in the Indiana Jones franchise?
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5 What is the name of Pink Floyd's first album, released in 1967, that takes its name from a chapter in Kenneth Grahame's children's novel The Wind in the Willows?
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6 Which 1970s rock group, led by Ian Hunter, took its name from a novel written by Willard Manus?
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7 The name of which popular game is derived from the Swahili word for 'to build'?
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8 'Sparrows' is the literal meaning of the name of which popular game of Chinese origin?
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1 Which Andrew Lloyd Webber musical based on a book by Mary Hayley Bell and a film directed by Brian Forbes in 1996 contains the song No Matter What, which was a UK Number 1 hit for Boyzone in 1998?
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2 Private Eye magazine refers to the Queen as Brenda, but which royal is referred to as Brian?
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3 Oscar winners are not permitted to sell their Oscars without first offering them to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences for what price? Click for more information
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4 The 1974 Eurovision Song Contest (at which Abba won with Waterloo) was held in Brighton. Which British group with four Top Ten hits in that year provided the interval entertainment?
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Round 6: Science

1 What would you be suffering from if you had myalgia?
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2 What is the chemical symbol for arsenic?
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3 What name is given to the group of five chemically related elements in the periodic table that includes chlorine, bromine and iodine?
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4 How many sides/faces does an icosahedron have?
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5 Which element is extracted from the ore called galena?
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6 Titan is the largest satellite (moon) of which planet in the solar system?
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7 What important medical discovery and subsequent classification was made by Karl Landsteiner at the University of Vienna in 1901?
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8 How is the medical term Periorbital haematoma more commonly known?
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1 What name is given to the bending of light when passing through another medium?
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2 Which smelting process for converting molten pig iron into steel, invented in 1855, was named after its inventor?
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3 Ozone is mainly found in which layer of the Earth's atmosphere?
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4 Which company was the first to introduce the 'widget' into beer cans, in 1997?
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Round 7: Geography

1 What was the name of the hurricane that struck North Carolina in August?
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2 The large village of Lambourn, the second largest centre for horse training in England after Newmarket, is in which county?
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3 What is the capital city of Yemen?
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4 What is the state capital of North Carolina?
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5 Which long–distance footpath runs from near Chepstow to Prestatyn?
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6 Which long–distance footpath runs from Kidsgrove to Disley?
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7 Afghanistan has borders with four "stans", of which Pakistan and Turkmenistan are two. Name one of the others. Comments on the question
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8 In which country are the Cantabrian Mountains?
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1 What is the capital city of Saudi Arabia?
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2 Which Shipping Area includes the Channel Islands?
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3 Which river flows past Quarry Bank Mill?
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4 The High Court has currently granted permission for fracking to restart at a site close to which major English town?
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Round 8: British Prime Ministers

Each answer contains the surname of a British Prime Minister.

1 Who was the longest serving of the original Radio 1 DJs, broadcasting from 1967 until his death in 2004?
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2 Who wrote 1984 and Animal Farm, under the pseudonym of George Orwell?
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3 Johnny Briggs played which character in Coronation Street from 1976 to 2006?
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4 Covering 792 acres what is London's highest open space?
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5 Which visitor attraction in Bodelva near St. Austell in Cornwall, opened to the public in May 2000?
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6 Which sports equipment company supplies the rackets for Roger Federer and golf clubs for Padraig Harrington?
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7 Which author's best–selling novels include Angels and Demons, The Lost Symbol and Inferno?
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8 What is the name given to a small portmanteau suitcase built over a rigid frame which could separate into two equal sections, typically made of stiff leather and often belted with lanyards? Comments on the question
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1 Which American fast food company was founded in 1940, its first restaurant being in San Bernardino, California?
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2 Which underground station lies between North Greenwich and West Ham on the Jubilee Line?
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3 What is the name of the Edgar Allan Poe short story first published in 1842? Several film adaptions of the story have been made including a 1961 film starring Vincent Price and Barbara Steele. Comments on the question
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General Knowledge

... set by the Sutton Club, and vetted by the British Flag.

1 What is the official residence of the French President?
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2 How often does something occur which is described as diurnal? Click for more information
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3 Which famous English screen personality started his early career in the USA with the Fred Karno Company of Vaudeville troupers before moving to the Keystone Film Company to make slapstick one–reelers?
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4 What was created in 1869 by the Russian chemist Dimitri Mendeleev and modified by Henry Moseley in 1913? Click for more information
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5 Which rodent like piece of computer hardware was invented by Douglas Engelbart of Stanford Research Institute in 1963? Comments on the question
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6 Where was "The shot heard all around the world" fired in 1914? Click for more information
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7 What does the legend say will happen to you if you throw a single coin into Rome's Trevi Fountain?
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8 Into what would you be entering if you went through the Traitors' Gate?
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9 How many stars are there on the Australian flag? Click for more information
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10 Which cartoonist created Andy Capp?
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11 What is the meaning of the Latin phrase caveat emptor?
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12 What type of creature is a fer–de–lance?
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13 Which large lake is accepted as the highest in the world at 12,500 feet above sea–level?
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14 Of which group were John Everett Millais, William Holman Hunt and Dante Gabriel Rosetti founder members?
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15 Who holds a trumpet on the album cover of the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band?
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16 Alfred Nobel, the man after whom the Nobel Prizes are named, was originally best known for inventing what?
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17 Which English city stands on the river Nene? Click for more information
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18 What name is given to the cabin below an airship?
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19 Name either of the two South American countries which are land–locked.
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20 Name either of the two English football clubs who play their home games at St. James's Park. Click for more information
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21 What is the more common name for the medical condition epistaxis?
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22 Which iconic map did Harry Beck design in 1931?
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23 Which Caribbean island has the capital of St. Johns? Click for more information
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24 What is a Flemish Giant?
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25 In which sport would a 'toxophilite' indulge?
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26 Which musical includes the song Secret Love?
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27 Who married the man destined to become Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Lawrence in 1992?
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28 Which tax was introduced in 1986 to replace Capital transfer Tax?
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29 If you flew into Carthage International Airport, which country would you be in? Comments on the question
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30 In the film Notting Hill, what is Hugh Grant's occupation when he first meets Julia Roberts?
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31 Which singer had a hit in 2008 with Chasing Pavements?
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32 What is the main ingredient of the condiment tahini?
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33 Name either of the two books of the New Testament which follow the four Gospels. Click for more information
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34 Orchitis or orchiditis is inflammation of what part of the male anatomy?
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35 The film character Diana Prince is better known as whom?
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36 Which American company was the first to manufacture nylon? Click for more information
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37 What is the first name of TV's Blackadder?
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38 In which year was the Battle of Trafalgar fought?
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39 Ayrton Senna was killed in 1994, at which race–track?
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40 As of 2015, GSK was the world's sixth largest pharmaceutical company. What does any one of the initials stand for?
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41 How did Claire Waight Keller rise to prominence this year?
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42 Which medical reference book shares its name with a Channel 5 drama series?
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43 Who wrote the Thomas the Tank Engine series of children's books?
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44 How many dots are there on a pair of dice?
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45 Which South American capital city has a name that means 'our lady of peace' in Spanish?
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46 Gymnophobia is the fear of what?
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47 Which Shakespeare play begins with the line "Now, is the winter of our discontent, made glorious summer by this son of York"?
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48 In a plane crash in 1959 Buddy Holly and his two supporting acts, famous in their own right, were killed. Name either of them.
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49 What is the capital of Sudan?
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50 What is the US equivalent of the Bank of England? Click for more information
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51 Which singer has released albums entitled I am ... Sasha Fierce, Dangerously in Love and Lemonade?
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52 Which was England's first garden city?
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53 On which island is Pearl Harbour situated? Comments on the question
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54 If an animal is described as 'laniferous', what does this mean?
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55 Which word describes seemingly contradictory figures of speech such as "cruel to be kind" and "bitter sweet"?
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56 Which English monarch was the last in the Stuart dynasty?
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57 What does an anti–emetic drug stop?
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58 Who composed The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra?
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59 What is the county town of Northumberland?
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60 In the Tour de France series of cycle races, what design of jersey is worn by the King of the Mountains?
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61 In which city were the British Empire and Commonwealth Games held in 1958?
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62 What name is given to the steak which has been cut from between the ribs? Click for more information
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63 In the Premier League, Luis Suarez scored 12 times in 4 matches, including 3 hat–tricks, against which team? Comments on the question
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64 Whose illustrated storybooks for children included The Snowman?
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65 On which piece of equipment would one find a skirt, a flap, a cantle and a pommel? Click for more information
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66 What does the 'B' stand for in BMW?
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67 An 'escritoire' is a type of what?
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68 The name of which printing process is derived from the Greek for stone?
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69 In the film The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, which actor played the Ugly?
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70 Which British designer and business entrepreneur died in 1985 as a result of falling down stairs?
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71 Which song by Reg Presley of the Troggs, was used in the film Four Weddings and a Funeral, and spent 15 weeks at No. 1 in 1994 in a version by the Scottish pop band Wet Wet Wet?
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72 Which element must be added to steel to make it stainless?
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73 Which traditional Labour Party supporting weekly publication did Michael Foot edit for a total of nine years?
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74 Which bird was Snoopy's companion in the Peanuts cartoon strip?
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75 Which Mexican revolutionary gave his name to a style of moustache, and was assassinated in 1919?
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76 Who directed the films The Wild Bunch, Straw Dogs and Cross of Iron?
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77 What is South Africa's administrative capital? Click for more information
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78 The ancient emblem called a 'fylfot' or 'gammadion' had a much more sinister connotation in the 20th century. By what name do we know it now?
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79 What type of creature is a turnstone?
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80 Name any one of the 'four Cs' used in valuing diamonds.
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81 Apart from the hedgehog, name one of the two other British mammals that hibernate.
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82 Who composed the music for Onward Christian Soldiers, The Lost Chord and the Savoy Operas?
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83 What is the family name of the owners of Gawsworth Hall?
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84 Anne Elliot is the heroine in which 19th century English novel?
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85 In children's TV, what was the name of Philip Schofield's side–kick in the Broom Cupboard?
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86 What subject does Professor McGonagall teach at Hogwarts in the Harry Potter books?
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87 When a toast is offered to the health of the Duke of Lancaster, who is being toasted?
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88 What is the national airline of Oman? Comments on the question
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89 Built as part of the rebuilding of Manchester following the IRA bombing, what is the name of the futuristic exhibition centre behind the Arndale Centre which houses the National Football Museum?
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90 What do Germans call their mobile phone?
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91 What was the name of the Lone Ranger's horse?
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92 What name is given to the culinary preparation involving oysters wrapped in bacon?
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93 Phasmaphobia is a fear of what?
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94 What is the hard tag at the end of a shoelace called?
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95 What is the correct way to address a duke, a duchess or a bishop? Comments on the question
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96 In which American state did the battle of Gettysburg take place? Click for more information
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1 How old does a motor vehicle need to be to qualify for exemption from VED tax under the 'Historic / Classic vehicle' rule? Some leeway allowed.
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2 Crockford's is a published directory of what? Comments on the question
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3 Who was the first pilot to break the sound barrier?
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4 What was Tchaikovsky's 1880 celebration of Russia's successful defence of the invasion by Napoleon's Grande Armée?
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5 In which publication founded in 1922 would you find the features Laughter, the best medicine, It pays to increase your word power, and Life's like that?
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