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2021–2 Season: Week 10 – 1 March 2022

Specialist Rounds

Set by the Nags Head; vetted by the King's Gambit.

1History 2Partygate 3Geography 4Gold
5Science 6Sport 7Arts & Entertainment 8Peace In Our Time

Round 1: History – a round on notable historical events and people in the USA

1 In which year did the American Civil War end?
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2 What was the name of the female passenger that drowned when Senator Edward Kennedy drove off Chappaquiddick Bridge in 1969?
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3 In which theatre was Abraham Lincoln assassinated?
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4 Which lawman and customs agent was responsible for killing Billy the Kid?
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5 Which city gave its name to both the treaty that ended the American War of Independence and the Accords that ended the Vietnam War?
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6 St Augustine, founded by the Spanish in 1565, is the oldest European settlement in mainland USA. In which US state can it be found?
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7 James Earl Ray assassinated Martin Luther King Jr in which US city?
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8 Donald Trump became the 5th US President to have never been previously elected to public office. Name any of the previous four.
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Supplementaries:

1 Give either of the surnames of the bank robbers known as Bonnie and Clyde.
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2 Name either of the states that formed the terminal points of the Pony Express.
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Round 2: Partygate – a round on parties of all types

1 Who founded the Official Monster Raving Loony Party in 1983?
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2 On 30th November last year which was the first national newspaper to break stories of drinks events being held in 10 Downing Street?
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3 Who was the first Prime Minister to represent the Labour Party?
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4 Which group had a hit with (You've Gotta) Fight For Your Right (to Party!) from their 1986 debut album?
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5 Who famously sang Happy Birthday to President Kennedy at his 45th birthday party?
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6 Which magazine traditionally hosts the glitziest Oscars after party?
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7 Who is the founder and leader of French political party La Republique en Marche!?
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8 In which year was the Boston Tea Party?
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Supplementaries:

1 Which Dutch master was responsible for painting Belshazzar's Feast?
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2 Which Scottish band had a hit in 1982 with Party Fears Two?
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Round 3: Geography

1 Which Pacific Island is known as the Big Island?
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2 The Giant's Causeway is located in which Northern Ireland county?
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3 Which is the largest African country by area?
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4 The Welland Canal connects two of the Great Lakes. Name either.
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5 In which sea is the Great Barrier Reef?
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6 In which American state is Big Sur, one of the most beautiful coastlines in the world?
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7 The Great Orme Tramway is Britain's only cable operated street tramway. In which town is it?
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8 England's highest unbroken, single drop waterfall is Hardraw Force. In the boundaries of which National Park does it lie?
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1 One of the largest monoliths in the world is Uluru in Australia. By what name was it formerly known?
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2 In which Middle Eastern country would you find the world's largest airport by area? It covers nearly 300 square miles.
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Round 4: Gold

1 Lamont Marcell Jacobs won the 100m gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics last year, representing which country? Click for more information
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2 What is the name of the liquid that can be used to dissolve gold?
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3 Four presenters have hosted ITV's The Golden Shot, which ran from 1967 to 1975. Jackie Rae and Bob Monkhouse were two of them; name either of the other two.
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4 Which is the only country to have won a gold medal at every Summer Olympic Games?
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5 The largest alluvial gold nugget ever found was the Welcome Stranger, weighing 72kg. It was discovered in 1869 in which country?Click for more information
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6 What was the name of the Pullman train that ran from 1926 to 1972 between London Victoria and Dover, and connected with the Calais to Paris train via ferry?
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7 The theme song for the film GoldenEye was performed by Tina Turner. Two members of which world–famous group wrote it?
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8 Which artist had a 1972 single hit with Heart of Gold and a 1970 album After the Gold Rush?
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Supplementaries:

1 Until independence in 1957, which country was called Gold Coast?
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2 Which male competitor has won the most Olympic (not Paralympic) gold medals for Great Britain?
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3 After the 2012 Olympics, which athlete had a gold post box painted in Macclesfield Market Place?
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Round 5: Science – O I Hate Science!

1 What carries sensory nerve impulses from the retina towards the visual centres in the brain?
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2 What's the name of the muscular tube connecting your mouth to your stomach?
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3 In the computing term OS, what does the O most commonly stand for?
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4 Electrical resistance is measured in what SI units?
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5 The chemistry of carbon–containing compounds is known as what?
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6 What is the name for the branch of medicine specializing in the study and treatment of cancer?
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7 Animals that eat both plant and meat–based foods are called what?
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8 Os is the chemical symbol for which metallic element?
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1 Which inorganic molecule is produced at ground level by lightning?
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2 What is the scientific term for the study of mountains and their formation?
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Round 6: Sport – celebrating sports men and women associated with the North East

1 Which athlete was the only competitor to win a medal for Great Britain inside the stadium at the 1976 Montreal Olympics?
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2 Who was named Women's Footballer of the Year in 2018 and 2020 and, in 2019, became the first English player to win UEFA Women's Player of the Year?
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3 Which small pit village in Northumberland has famously spawned Bobby and Jackie Charlton, their uncle Jackie Milburn, and current England test bowler Mark Wood?Comments on the question
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4 Which athlete, known as the Jarrow Arrow, won the 1500m gold at the 1983 World Championships in Helsinki and silver at the 1984 LA Olympics?
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5 The father of footballing brothers Sean and Matty Longstaff played for Whitley Bay Warriors and Great Britain at which sport?
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6 Which former England Test cricketer has recently been appointed as interim coach for the test series against the West Indies?
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7 Who in 1996 became the world's most expensive footballer when he was sold by Blackburn Rovers?
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8 Which Newcastle Falcons rugby player won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award in 2003?
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1 Which former England Test batsman of the 1960s retired from first class cricket after losing an eye in a car accident and died at the age of 48?
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2 In 1871 Charles W. Alcock, the FA Secretary, proposed what became the FA Cup. What team did he captain to win the first FA Cup in 1872? (He also refereed the 1875 and 1879 finals)
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Round 7: Arts & Entertainment

1 The George Harrison song Taxman is the opening track on which Beatles album?
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2 Who composed the opera Hansel and Gretel?
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3 Who wrote the screenplay for the film Brief Encounter, based on his own 1936 play Still Life?
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4 The 1999 film The Talented Mr Ripley is largely set in which country?
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5 The artist Paul Cezanne is associated with which art movement?
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6 Which BBC TV programme, written by Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton, won Best Scripted Comedy at the 2021 BAFTAs?
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7 The jazz musician Thelonius Monk is associated with which instrument?
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8 Whose first novel was The Rachel Papers (1973)?
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1 Who painted The Birth of Venus in 1486?
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2 Which author won the 'Booker of Bookers' in 1994 (which judged the best winner in the first 25 years of the prize)?
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3 Which poet wrote the famous first line "Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone"
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Round 8: Peace In Our Time – the Nobel Peace Prize

1 Which former UN Secretary General won the only posthumous Peace Prize in 1961?
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2 The Peace Prize was established with the other categories in what year?
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3 Which US President was awarded the Prize in 2002, many years after leaving office?
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4 Which Polish Trade unionist and campaigner against Soviet rule won in 1983?
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5 In 1976, two women shared the Prize for their work fighting for peace in which region?
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6 Who was awarded the Prize in 1973, prompting the quote "Political Satire is Dead"? Click for more information
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7 With whom did Nelson Mandela share the award in 1993?
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8 Which international organisation has won three times (in 1917, 1944, and 1963)?
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1 Who was nominated five times (in 1937, 1938, 1939, 1947 and 1948) but never won? Click for more information
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2 The other Nobel Prizes are awarded in Physics, Chemistry, Medicine, Literature and what?
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General Knowledge

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1 Which drink – still popular today, more than 100 years after its invention – was the brainchild of an American pharmacist named Caleb Bradham?
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2 What was the last of the ten plagues of Egypt?
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3 Which capital city is served by Queen Alia international airport?
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4 A game of Scrabble is played on a board containing how many squares?
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5 Which African country was formerly known as the French Territory of the Afars and Issas?
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6 Which 1995 film directed by screen writer Wesley Strick, starred Keith Carradine and Daryl Hannah as psychotic parents?
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7 Where's the Rest of Me? is the autobiography of which US President? Click for more information
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8 Which Canadian poet, novelist and singer/songwriter wrote the poem Flowers for Hitler and the novel Beautiful Losers?Comments on the question
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9 What sport, apart from skiing, takes place on a piste?
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10 Usually, how many movements are there in a symphony?
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11 Who succeeded Joseph Smith as leader of the Mormon Church in 1844?
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12 Which capital city's airport is called Kastrup?
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13 Which ballet by Stravinsky caused a riot at its first performance in Paris in 1913? Comments on the question
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14 In which Italian city was the Mona Lisa recovered, two years after it had been stolen from the Louvre in Paris?
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15 What was the name of the character played by John Travolta in Pulp Fiction?
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16 Which golfer lost the 1991 Ryder Cup on the final putt?
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17 In which part of the human body is the organ of Corti? Comments on the question
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18 Who took over as Principal Conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic in 2002?
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19 In what year did the Spanish Civil War end?
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20 What's the name for a solid with twenty triangular faces?
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21 What lower–level clouds are commonly called 'rainclouds'? Comments on the question
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22 The Falashas are a Jewish people who live in which East African country? Click for more information
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23 For how many years did Mobuto Sese Seko rule the Democratic Republic of Congo and Zaire? Click for more information
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24 Which German author wrote the short novel Death in Venice?
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25 What metal is derived from sphalerite?
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26 Snake–necked and hawksbill are what types of creature?
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27 What does the 'W' stand for in George W. Bush?
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28 Which continent has the longest coastline?
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29 Which American Ivy League University is in New Haven, Connecticut?
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30 What is a sequidilla in Spain?More about the answer
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31 Name the other European country that the Ardennes Hills run through apart from France and Belgium?
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32 Which country in Europe was the last, in 1984, to give votes to women?
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33 Which British singer had a hit with The Universal Soldier in 1965?
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34 Name either of the fastest flying insects known to science.
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35 In 330 AD which Roman emperor re–named the ancient city of Byzantium after himself?
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36 Wilt Chamberlain held the record for scoring 100 points in a single game of which sport?
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37 Who composed the Music for the Royal Fireworks?
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38 What name is given to a semiconductor device with three or more electrodes?
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39 In March 2000, Bill Clinton said "I've wanted to come here all my life", when visiting what famous building?
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40 What was the name of Lesley Nielson's character in the Naked Gun series of films?
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41 How many were the Labours of Hercules?
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42 In which country is the ski resort of Sestrierre?
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43 'Windflower' is the alternative name of which flower?
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44 Which Old Testament book of the Bible is the shortest?
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45 Which Irish dramatist wrote The School for Scandal?
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46 After which politician was the Prohibition Act of 1919 named?
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47 What nationality was the prince known as Henry the Navigator?
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48 What is a paradiddle?
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49 Where would you find an upright centre pin called a gnomon?
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50 In the world of rock 'n' roll, how is Richard Penniman better known?
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51 What present day country did the Romans call Hibernia?
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52 What was the surname of the American physicist that led the Manhattan project to produce the Atom Bomb?
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53 With which planet, in 1994, did the comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 collide?
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54 Who wrote the book of short stories, Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dog?
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55 In which country is the Coptic Church based?
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56 What's the middle colour of the spectrum?
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57 Who was the commander of the Greeks in the Trojan War, who was then murdered by his wife Clytemnestra?
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58 What Asian capital city was known as Batavia until 1949?
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59 Which West Point cadet is widely credited with the invention of baseball in 1839? Click for more information
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60 Which group rang the Division Bell in 1994?
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61 What is the literal meaning of the Russian word Kremlin?
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62 Seven kings of which country have been called Haakon?
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63 What type of fruit grows on the Malus tree?
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64 Which country is sandwiched between Austria to the West and Romania to the East?
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65 What type of animal is an addax?
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66 Memphis was the ancient capital of which country?
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67 In The Simpsons, what's the name of Ned Flanders's wife?
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68 In biology, what name is given to the branch involving the study of fungi?
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69 Which fruit is a cross between a blackberry and a raspberry?
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70 After which saint is the massacre of the Huguenots that began in Paris on August the 24th 1572 named?
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71 What group was going in All Directions in their 1972 album?
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72 By what ironic name was the Colt 45 Revolver popularly known?
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73 What two–word name is given to the deterioration of metal caused by repeated stress?
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74 Which actor's dour expression earned him the nickname of 'the Great Stoneface'?
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75 What town in Bavaria is host to the Wagner Festival?
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76 Chevy Chase is a suburb of which major American city?
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77 What is the more common name of the disease varicella?
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78 Which country's Formula 1 circuit is currently sited at Portimão?
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79 What Prussian military leader, who fought at Waterloo, was known as Marshal Forwards?
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80 Which American actress was dubbed 'the world's oldest virgin'? Click for more information
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81 Which American writer created the character Pudd'nhead Wilson in his 1894 detective story?
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82 Mick Jagger, Ursula von der Leyen and Monica Lewinski all attended which university in London?
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83 What is the common name of the wasp Vespa crabro?
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84 Who wrote Other Voices, Other Rooms and Breakfast at Tiffany's?
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85 In 1962 who was the first man to orbit the earth?
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86 Which European River is crossed by the Vasco da Gama Bridge?
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87 In clothing, what is an Ulster?
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88 In 1781, at the end of the American Revolutionary War, where did the British Forces surrender?
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89 Which British painter was the first President of the Royal Academy?
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90 What name connects a leopard and a particular weight?
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91 Launched by the US in 1954, what was the name of the first nuclear submarine?
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92 In the Bible, the Decalogue is an alternative name for what?
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93 Which 1989 film starred Richard Pryor as a blind man and Gene Wilder as a deaf man?
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94 Where did the first Oxford versus Cambridge boat race take place, in 1829?
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95 Whose second piano concerto rose to fame in the wider world when it was used in the movie Brief Encounter?
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96 What is the name of an instrument used for detecting underwater sounds?
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1 Who is the present Prime Minister of Spain?
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2 Who are the current European Rugby Champions Cup holders?
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3 Macclesfield is home to an Augustus Pugin church. What is its name?
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4 How many countries are there in South America?
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5 Name Billy Connolly's latest book, which is an autobiography?
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6 Born Nathan Birnbaum, which American comedian was popular for over 70 years in vaudeville, radio, film and television?
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7 Apart from Ecuador and Brazil, which other country in South America does the equator pass through?
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8 Which actor's daughter, named Cheyenne, committed suicide in Tahiti in 1995?
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9 In what year was Ukraine's 'Revolution of Dignity'?
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10 Which country, with 221,800, has the most islands in the world?
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11 What is the collective noun for a group of lapwings?
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12 What was the name of the French General who was Supreme Allied Commander in 1918?
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