1 |
Name either the sailor or the rower who were flag bearers for Team GB in the opening ceremony at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. |
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Hannah Mills or Mohamed Sbihi |
2 |
The name of the Minor League Baseball team, the Albuquerque Isotopes, was inspired by which TV show? |
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The Simpsons |
3 |
In Cluedo, which character replaced Mrs White in 2016? |
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Dr. Orchid |
4 |
Sometimes described as "the world's most dangerous bird", which flightless bird found in Australia, New Zealand
and New Guinea is the world's second heaviest living bird? |
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The cassowary |
5 |
In the sequel to The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, what is the Restaurant at the End of the Universe called? |
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Milliways |
6 |
'Cupra' is the luxury and high–performance brand of which European carmaker? |
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Seat |
7 |
Who succeeded Judi Dench in the role of M, and has played the role since Skyfall (2012)? |
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Ralph Fiennes |
8 |
Which footballer recently became the first to score in five men's FIFA World Cups? |
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Cristiano Ronaldo |
9 |
A 'superb' variety of what bird is the subject of a tongue–in–cheek celebration in the US in early February each
year? |
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Owl (Superb Owl –> Superbowl) |
10 |
Name either of the British gold medal winners in BMX events at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. |
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Bethany Shriever (racing) or Charlotte Worthington
(freestyle) |
11 |
Which Scottish writer and philosopher, who died in 1881, was nicknamed Sage of Chelsea? |
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Thomas Carlyle |
12 |
Sometimes referred to as the "Google of China", what's the second most–used internet search engine in the world? |
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Baidu |
13 |
What's the lowest region of the atmosphere called? |
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The troposphere |
14 |
Which Macclesfield pub featured on the TV show Most Haunted in 2018? |
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The Bate Hall (accept Bate Inn) |
15 |
Which racecourse in Surrey shares its name with a town on the Isle of Wight? |
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Sandown (Park) |
16 |
In what village was the peace agreement that ended the Korean War signed? |
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Panmunjom |
17 |
Dick Swiveller is a character in which Charles Dickens novel? |
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The Old Curiosity Shop |
18 |
In biochemistry, arginine, lysine and phenylalanine are three of a set of twenty molecules best known by what two–word name? |
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Amino acids |
19 |
The Chaco War was fought between 1932 and 1935 between Bolivia and what other country? |
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Paraguay |
20 |
Which German philosopher is best known for his 1818 work The World as Will and Representation? |
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Arthur Schopenhauer |
21 |
Kate Bush's Running Up That Hill reached No. 1 in the singles chart earlier this year after featuring in the fourth
series of what TV show? |
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Stranger Things |
22 |
The Towy, the longest river in Wales, flows into what bay? |
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Carmarthen Bay |
23 |
The Ioniq and the Kona are electric vehicles produced by which Asian carmaker? |
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Hyundai |
24 |
Jane Fairfax is a character in which Jane Austen novel? |
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Emma |
25 |
Which Central American country's team were defeated 7–0 by Spain in the World Cup recently? |
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Costa Rica |
26 |
Which actor, who died in 2016, played Severus Snape in the Harry Potter films? |
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Alan Rickman |
27 |
Which Chinese company was the target of angry protests at its iPhone factory recently? |
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Foxconn |
28 |
Which Monopoly playing piece was retired from the set along with the wheelbarrow and shoe in 2017, but restored in 2022?
|
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The thimble |
29 |
Which restaurant in Macclesfield's Castle Quarter featured on the BBC's The Restaurant Man? |
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The Salt Bar |
30 |
In Terry Pratchett's Discworld series, what's the name of the biggest city in Discworld? |
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Ankh–Morpork |
31 |
Which famous picture, by John Constable, shows a wagon in the water on the River Stour, near Flatford? |
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The Haywain |
32 |
The name of which chemical element comes from the Latin for charcoal or coal? |
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Carbon |
33 |
Which 1965 Beatles song contains the line "When I was younger, so much younger than today"? |
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Help |
34 |
Lucy Honeychurch is the heroine of which E. M. Forster novel, later made into an award–winning film? |
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A Room with a View |
35 |
There are three National Parks in Wales – Snowdonia, The Pembrokeshire Coast, and which other? |
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The Brecon Beacons |
36 |
Which fruit juice cordial is mixed with gin to make a Gimlet? |
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Lime |
37 |
In which present day country was the composer Jean Sibelius born? |
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Finland |
38 |
The name of which friend of Odysseus is used for someone who is a wise and faithful adviser?
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Mentor |
39 |
Who won the first of his seven Wimbledon Men's Singles titles in 1993, when he beat Jim Courier in the final? |
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Pete Sampras |
40 |
Members of which religious order, also known as the Black Friars because of the colour of the cloak they wear, are named after the
Spanish priest who founded the order? |
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The Dominicans |
41 |
Which legendary soul singer appeared as the Reverend Cleophus James in the film The Blues Brothers? |
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James Brown |
42 |
What word, of Arabic origin, is used for a dry valley, or watercourse found in arid regions and subject to flash flooding? |
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Wadi |
43 |
Which actress co–starred with Geena Davis in Thelma & Louise? |
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Susan Sarandon |
44 |
Which Greek philosopher killed himself with hemlock after being sentenced to death on charges of corrupting the young? |
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Socrates |
45 |
In the third part of Gulliver's Travels, what's the name of the flying island run by mad scientists? |
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Laputa |
46 |
In sailing, what's the name for steering a zigzag course in order to make progress upwind? |
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Tacking |
47 |
On which major river does the city of Worcester stand? |
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The Severn |
48 |
In a suit of armour, what part of the body is protected by the greave? |
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The leg (below the knee) |
49 |
Ranunculus repens is the creeping form of which common wild flower which spreads very rapidly? |
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Buttercup |
50 |
The city of Sunderland stands at the mouth of which river? |
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The Wear |
51 |
Where, on the human body, will you find the Mount of Apollo, Mount of the Moon and the Girdle of Venus? |
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The (palm of the) hand |
52 |
Who played Idi Amin in The Last King of Scotland? |
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Forest Whitaker |
53 |
The period of industrial unrest at the end of the 1970s is known by what name, borrowed from a Shakespeare play? |
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The Winter of Discontent |
54 |
Which famous 1818 novel contains the words "I beheld the wretch – the miserable monster whom I had created"? |
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Frankenstein |
55 |
Yokozuna is the highest attainable rank in which sport? |
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Sumo wrestling |
56 |
Which famous street in New York is named after an embankment, built by Dutch settlers around 1653 to repel attacking forces? |
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Wall Street |
57 |
Which fashion designer launched the Rive Gauche range in 1966? |
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Yves Saint Laurent |
58 |
Who was the manager of the Beatles from 1961 to 1967? |
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Brian Epstein |
59 |
The ruins of which Cistercian abbey lie on the banks of the River Wye between Monmouth and Chepstow? |
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Tintern |
60 |
The notorious naval mutiny against Captain Bligh took place on which ship? |
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HMS Bounty |
61 |
The adjective 'vulpine' refers to which animal? |
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The fox |
62 |
Antananarivo is the largest city of which island republic off the coast of Africa? |
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Madagascar |
63 |
Angus Deayton was the original host of which quiz show, first broadcast in 1990? |
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Have I Got News for You |
64 |
What's the name of the chalk headland near Eastbourne which is one of the highest cliffs on the south coast of England? |
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Beachy Head |
65 |
Who wrote the plays Dirty Linen and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead? |
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Tom Stoppard |
66 |
Who led the Liberal Party from 1976 to 1988, when it merged with the SDP? |
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David Steel |
67 |
Which group did Graham Nash leave to become a founder member of Crosby, Stills and Nash? |
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The Hollies |
68 |
An 'unkindness' or a 'conspiracy' is the collective name for which members of the crow family? |
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Ravens |
69 |
Doctor Evil is the arch–enemy of which spoof film hero? |
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Austin Powers |
70 |
The Taj Mahal is in which city? |
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Agra |
71 |
Who wrote the music and lyrics for the musical Oliver? |
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Lionel Bart |
72 |
The word for which financial arrangement comes from the old French words for 'death' and 'pledge'? |
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Mortgage |
73 |
In geometry, what name is given to a triangle with two equal sides and two equal angles? |
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Isosceles |
74 |
Which James Joyce novel features Leopold Bloom and his estranged wife Molly? |
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Ulysses |
75 |
Montgomery is the capital of which US state? |
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Alabama |
76 |
The Siberian or Amur is a sub–species of which endangered animal? |
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Tiger |
77 |
What vegetable is the essential ingredient of a dish described as Lyonnaise? |
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Onions |
78 |
On board a ship, what is housed in a binnacle? |
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The compass |
79 |
Lara's Theme was part of the Oscar–winning score for which 1965 film? |
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Doctor Zhivago |
80 |
Which is the larger of the two human lower leg bones, also known as the shin bone? |
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The tibia |
81 |
In which English town are the headquarters of the Open University? |
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Milton Keynes |
82 |
Which Graham Greene novel features a sociopathic teenager named Pinkie? |
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Brighton Rock |
83 |
Whose last recorded words were, "I'm just going outside – I may be some time"? |
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Captain Laurence ('Titus') Oates |
84 |
Which monarch was the intended victim of the Rye House Plot? |
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Charles II |
85 |
Which US city provides the setting for the popular TV drama series The Wire? |
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Baltimore |
86 |
What type of creature is a hawksbill? |
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A turtle |
87 |
What type of food is chateaubriand? |
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A cut of (fillet) steak |
88 |
What style of headdress was commonly worn by women in the middle ages, but is now mainly associated with nuns? |
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The wimple |
89 |
Who was the lead guitarist of The Smiths, and co–operated with Morrissey in writing most of their songs? |
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Johnny Marr |
90 |
Which county on the East coast of Ireland borders Northern Ireland and is the smallest in the Republic by area? |
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Louth |
91 |
Who wrote the plays Tamburlaine and Edward II? |
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Christopher Marlowe |
92 |
Which famous speech began with the words, "At last I am able to say a few words of my own"? |
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The abdication speech of Edward VIII |
93 |
Who was succeeded as monarch of England by Lady Jane Grey? |
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Edward VI |
94 |
Which 1970s TV detective kept his gun in a cookie jar? |
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Jim Rockford |
95 |
What type of creature is an alewife? |
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A fish |
96 |
Which popular Italian dish consists of dumplings made with potato, flour or semolina? |
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Gnocchi |
97 |
What stopped appearing on British coins after 1982? |
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The word new (as in 'new penny' or 'new pence') |
98 |
Which song was the Labour Party's theme in its Election campaign of 1997? |
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Things Can Only Get Better (by D:Ream) |
99 |
Which country is Australia's closest neighbour? |
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Papua New Guinea |
100 |
Who wrote the play The Madness of George the Third? |
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Alan Bennett |
101 |
How is or was Samuel Langhorne Clemens better known? |
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Mark Twain |
102 |
Who was Henry the Eighth's elder brother, and the first husband of Catherine of Aragon? |
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Prince Arthur |
103 |
What was the name of the character played by John Thaw in The Sweeney? |
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Jack Regan |
104 |
What is the SI unit of force? |
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The newton |
105 |
Who first appeared in the arcade game Donkey Kong, has gone on to star in over 200 video games, and has an antagonist called
Bowser? |
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Mario |
106 |
What was the name of the dog that found the Jules Rimet Trophy in 1966? |
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Pickles |
107 |
What was the name of the oil tanker that caused the world's first major oil spill, when it broke up off Cornwall in 1967? |
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Torrey Canyon |
108 |
What's the name of the major ocean current that flows northwards along the Pacific coast of South America? |
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The Humboldt Current |
109 |
In which literary work did the phrase "brave new world" first appear? |
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The Tempest (Shakespeare) |
110 |
What's the shortest book in the Bible, consisting of one chapter with 21 verses? |
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Obadiah |
111 |
Which Westminster constituency was represented from 1964 to 1970 by Robert Maxwell, and later by the House of Commons Speaker,
John Bercow? |
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Buckingham |
112 |
Which TV series brought together David McCallum and Joanna Lumley? |
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Sapphire and Steel |
113 |
Who was the captain of England's cricket team on the infamous Bodyline tour of Australia in 1932–3? |
|
Douglas Jardine |
114 |
What's the surname of Barbie's boyfriend Ken? |
|
Carson |
115 |
Which English king is said to have ridden a horse called White Surrey? |
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Richard III |
116 |
Which London underground line serves only two stations and is colloquially known as The Drain? |
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The Waterloo and City Line |
117 |
Which famous Paris landmark stands in the Place Charles de Gaulle, previously known as the Place de l'Etoile? |
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The Arc de Triomphe |
118 |
From which work of literature did the TV series Room 101 and Big Brother get their names? |
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Nineteen Eighty–Four |
119 |
In the Bible, who was turned into a pillar of salt for looking back at the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah? |
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Lot's wife |
120 |
Who was replaced by Idi Amin as President of Uganda in 1971, but returned to power in 1980? |
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Milton Obote |