1. Which sport takes its name from the French for
'hooked sticks |
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2. What is popular fiction/drama featuring
middle-class village life known as |
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3. In the original Blues Brothers film who played
the jilted fiancee |
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4. What are Seville oranges mostly used to make |
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5. What was the occupation of Janie Jones who was
immortalised in song by The Clash |
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6. What is the most common pet kept in the UK |
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7. Complete the proverb "Birds of a feather" |
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8. Who won the US Masters in April 2014 for the
second time in three years |
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9. Which capital city is served by Haneda Airport |
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10. Whose face is on an American five dollar bill |
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11. In which modern-day country would you find the
ruins of the ancient city of Babylon |
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12. The novel A Scandal in Bohemia features which
fictional detective, |
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13. What is the society EXIT concerned with |
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14. Astrologically speaking, two of the fire signs are
Leo and Aries. Which is the third |
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15. On children's TV the cartoon series about Willy
Fogg was based on which classic novel |
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16. Pub names are often based on the arms of a London
livery company or guild, what guild would the Three Tuns
come from |
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17. Why was country music legend Hank Williams fired
from The Grand Ole Opry |
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18. What is a whale's penis called |
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19. On which of the lakes was Donald Campbell killed |
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20. Which British motor cycle manufacturer made the
Black Shadow |
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21. What title is reserved for the leader of the entire
Ku Klux Klan |
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22. Which sea area is north of Lundy |
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23. Why is the left lung is smaller than the right lung |
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24. Who wrote the poem The Highwayman |
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25. Politically why was the Sinatra doctrine so called |
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26. What sport is played by the Matabeleland Tuskers |
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27. On which UK motorway would you find] Clacket Lane
service station |
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28. Which queen gave her name to the capital of Hong
Kong |
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29. Which metallic element shares its name with a slang
word for an American coin |
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30. Who was the home secretary as of March 2015 |
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Round 2 THE EIGHTIES |
31. Weighing over 3,700 tonnes and completed in 1983,
it was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth 11 in May
1984 |
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32. Which company launched the Walkman in 1980 |
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33. Which prime time game show was axed in 1987 after a
nine year run |
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34. Made from two or three layers of coloured sponge,
which cake was voted English Cake of the Year in 1986 |
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35. Which Churchman was awarded the Nobel peace Prize
in 1984 |
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36. In 1987 in which European country did a heatwave
kill over a thousand people |
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37. Which British jockey rode his one thousandth winner
in 1989 |
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38. Which group had a number one album in 1982 with The
Lexicon Of Love |
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39. Who stripped down to white boxer shorts in a Levi's
commercial in 1985 |
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40. In which 1984 film did Johnny Depp make his debut
film appearance |
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