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1. What is the yellow solid element with the
chemical symbol S |
Sulphur |
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2. In which film did Clint Eastwood play a big game
hunter called John Wilson |
White
Hunter, Black Heart |
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3. Bushy Grove and Proctor's Seedling are varieties
of which fruit |
Apples |
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4. In Norse mythology what type of animal is Fenrir |
Wolf |
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5. What are the largest and most colourful species
of the parrot family |
Macaw |
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6. What did the initials WG stand for in cricketer
WG Grace's name |
William
Gilbert |
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7. Which model of car made by Ford was named after
the Spanish word for a saw |
Sierra |
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8. What is the name of the governing body for dog
breeds and pedigrees |
The
Kennel Club |
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9. What is the poisonous alkaloid
C10 H14 N2 that is
consumed daily by millions - Updated by
Leigh Edwards, thanks |
Nicotine |
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10. The Greeks, they say, have a word for it, but what
do they call their own country |
Hellas |
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11. In the theatre what is a scruto |
Trapdoor |
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12. Along with corn flakes which cereal was exported by
Kellogg,s to the UK in 1922 |
All
Bran |
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13. What are Dominican Monks also known as |
Blackfriars |
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14. Which modern country was once known as Cambria |
Wales |
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15. What animal was Justin Timberlake dressed up as on
Top Of The Pops in 2003 |
Dolphin |
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16. Which artist's biography was titled The Fake's
Progress |
Tom
Keating |
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17. Who was the second Doctor Who |
Patrick
Troughton |
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18. What name is given in the USA to a bicoloured
domestic cat with a black and white coat |
Tuxedo
cat |
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19. In medieval Spain which city was noted for its high
quality steel |
Toledo |
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20. In modern archery what are the arrows usually made
from |
Tubular
aluminium |
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21. What was the name of the former East German Secret
Police |
The
Stasi |
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22. What does ASBO stand for |
Anti
Social Behaviour Order |
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23. What word links these: centre, certificate, record |
Medical |
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24. What is the capital of Azerbaijan |
Baku |
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25. When Abraham Lincoln was assassinated what play had
he been watching |
Our
American Cousin |
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26. If a ship is showing the flag for the letter V what
does it mean |
I am
carrying mails |
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27. An American would call it a grab bag, what would we
call it |
Lucky
dip |
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28. On the red, white and blue London underground signs
what colour is the word underground |
White |
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29. Which doll is the oldest Barbie or Sindy |
Barbie |
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30. In the World Chicken Flying Championships in 1977
how far did the winning chicken fly (in feet to the
nearest five) |
Two
hundred and twenty seven feet |
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Round 2. TOP OF THE POPS |
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31. What animal was Justin Timberlake dressed up as on
Top Of The Pops in 2003 |
Dolphin |
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32. Which male singer has made more 'Top of The Pops'
appearances than anyone else in the history of the show |
Cliff
Richard |
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33. Which of her hits was performed by Dusty
Springfield on the first edition of Top of The Pops |
I Only
Want to be With You |
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34. Which punk band having heard that they were
expected to trash their Top of the Pops dressing room
gave it a good spring clean instead |
The
Stranglers |
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35. In what year did Top of the Pops begin |
Nineteen sixty four |
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36. Which Top of The Pops presenter also hosted the
fashion show She's Got To Have It |
Jayne
Middlemiss |
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37. Which Led Zeppelin recording was used as one of the
themes for Top Of The Pops |
Whole
Lotta Love (played by session musicians) |
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38. Whose large photo was famously shown on Top of The
Pops when Dexy's Midnight
Runners were playing Jackie Wilson Said |
Jockey
Wilson the darts player |
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39. Which dance troupe who became a regular feature of
Top of the Pops originally took over from The Go-Jo's in
1968 |
Pan's
People |
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40. Who hosted the first edition of Top of the Pops |
Jimmy
Savile |
