1 Who is sometimes known as the Scottish Robin
Hood |
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2 In The Wizard of Oz what did the Tinman want |
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3 Ben Connan, Ben Avon and Ben Gairn are all types
of which fruit |
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4 What was the name of King Arthur's mother |
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5 What is the main item in a badger's diet |
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6 Which was the first county cricket side to go
through a season undefeated |
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7 Which British motor manufacturer used to make
the Husky |
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8 Where is the divorce capital of Nevada |
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9 Whose husbands were Alexander McCorquodale and
then his cousin Hugh |
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10 Which union did John Prescott work full time for
before becoming an MP |
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11 What colour flame does mercury burn with |
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12 In American CB jargon what was a Thermos Bottle |
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13 Until the 15th century, which basic beer
ingredient was not added to ale |
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14 Which town did heavy metal group Black Sabbath
come from |
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15 Which City's Bishop signs his name as Lindum |
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16 What is the nickname of Burton Albion |
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17 In United States history what is known as Seward's
Folly |
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18 What is the name of the fruit of the beech tree
which is used as pig food |
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19 Who succeeded Elizabeth 1 |
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20 What was the name of the first spacecraft to land
on Mars |
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21 Who has often been credited as the first person to
draw plans for a helicopter |
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22 According to the Guinness Book of Records, what
was the biggest gift in the world |
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23 What is the meaning of the postal abbreviation CP |
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24 The computer file format .wav is conventionally
used for what |
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25 What is the collective noun for Bustards |
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26 Which Scottish actor played Doctor Gibbon in the
TV series The Singing Detective |
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27 Who had a UK number one in 2002 with Crossroads |
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28 Complete the proverb, advice most needed |
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29 Which islands are serviced by a car ferry from
Thurso in Scotland |
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30 What type of weapon is an assegai |
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Round 2. DISASTERS |
31 How many millionaires were aboard the ill-fated
Titanic |
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32 At which London underground station did a crash
kill 35 people when the train ran into the buffers |
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33 What was the name of the Alton Towers ride that
failed with disastrous results in 2015 |
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34 Since records began which country has suffered the
most earthquakes |
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35 Which famous ship was damaged by fire in May 2007
while undergoing restoration at Greenwich in London |
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36 Which London palace was destroyed by fire in 1936 |
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37 What was the name of the chemical plant
responsible for the Bhopal disaster |
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38 Where did 21 cockle pickers lose their lives in
2004 |
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39 What was the name of the dredger that sank the
pleasure boat The Marchioness in the Thames |
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40 What caused the fire at York Minster in July 1984 |
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