FPSC General Knowledge 10000 Question/answers Page 29
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49
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Ronald Wycherley became more famous as who
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Billy Fury
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50
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Nostology is the study of what
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Senility
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No
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Questions
Quiz 76
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Answers
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51
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Brian Gamlin of Bury is credited with what
sporting invention
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Numbers on
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Dartboard
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52
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Which countries wine might be labelled DOCG
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Italy
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53
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Ivan Maugher won six world titles at what sport
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Speedway
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54
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Who is the Patron Saint of Germany and sodomy
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Saint Boniface
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55
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From which alphabet do all western alphabets
originate
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Phoenician
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56
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John Books was the final role of which actor
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John Wayne in The
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Shootist
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57
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Gerry Dawsy became more famous as who
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Englebert
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Humperdinck
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58
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And he was born in which country
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India
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59
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Who did the walrus and the carpenter ask to walk
with them
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The Oysters
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60
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Jack Palance won best supporting actor Oscar in
what 1991 film
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City Slickers
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61
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What's unusual about a bobhouse
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Its on skis
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62
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What was John Denvers only solo UK number one
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Annies Song
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63
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Which dancing represents fertility through death
and rebirth
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Morris dancing
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64
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The USA declared war on which country in 1898
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Spain
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65
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Polite society man does it 2 legs woman sitting
dog 3 legs what
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Shake hands
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66
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What does the DIN number mean on photographic
film
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Speed of film
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67
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Which spice is used in a whisky sling
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Nutmeg
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68
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What key is music written in if it has five flats
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D flat
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69
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Which sea area is immediately south of Ireland
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Fastnet
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70
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Chimpanzees, gorillas and orang-utans what is
missing
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Gibbons
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71
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What building links Stacy Keach and Oscar Wilde
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Reading Jail
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72
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Chuck McKinley was the only American to do what
in the 60s
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Win Wimbledon
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73
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In the body what do the Islets of Langerhans do
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Secrete Insulin
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74
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It is the English Channel but what do the French
call it
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La Manche
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75
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Bob van Winkle changed his name to what
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Vanilla Ice
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76
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Name Frank Sinatra's Yacht
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My Way Again
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77
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What is the main ingredient of boxty bread
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Potatoes
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78
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By what other name is the double album The
Beatles known
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The White album
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79
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What does an Alexandra taste of
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Chocolate
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80
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Name the first actor to get best actor Oscar for
repeating a role
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Paul Newman –
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Colour of Money
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81
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What was Elvis Presley's first UK number one
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All shook up
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82
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And what was his first US number one
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Heartbreak Hotel
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83
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Hippoglossus-hippoglossus is which common sea
fish
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Halibut
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84
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Long jump, High Jump, Triple Jump what missing
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Pole Vault Olympic
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jumping events
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85
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What capitol is on the slopes of the volcano
Pichincha
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Quito Ecuador
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86
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Which English composer wrote a Sea symphony
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Ralph Vaughan
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Williams
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87
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What's the name of the technique for measuring at
a distance
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Telemetry
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88
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Eight bells on board a ship means what
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End of a watch
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89
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Where were the first European coffee houses
opened
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Vienna
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90
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The Academie Francaise ensures the purity of what
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The French language
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91
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Yvon Petra was the last man to do what at
Wimbledon
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Wear flannels
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92
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What is embolia
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Hesitations in speech
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93
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What sort of drink is barbancourt
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Rum
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94
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Who drove the McLaren to its first grand prix
victory in 1968
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Bruce McLaren
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himself
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95
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In which country is the secretariat of the
European Parliament
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Luxemburg
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96
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What is the main ingredient of a moussaka
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Aubergines
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97
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What was the Beatles first UK top ten single
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Please-please me
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98
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Which character lived at 3 stable mews City of
London
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John Steed in the
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Avengers
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99
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What do homodonts have that hetrodonts don’t
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Same shaped teeth
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100
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What was the only horror film nominated best film
Oscar
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The Exorcist in 1973
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No
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Questions
Quiz 77
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Answers
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1
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Margaret Herrick named it in 1931 what
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The Oscar – looked
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like her uncle
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2
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Where would you see a pilcrow
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New paragraph
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symbol
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3
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Shooting Rabbits Talking German Cutting Finger
old terms what
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Farting – Victorian
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euphemism
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4
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Whose last word were "I have not told half
of what I saw"
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Marco Polo
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5
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The Foudrinier machine is used to manufacture
what
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Paper
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6
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What is the largest species of flatfish
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Halibut
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7
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Which is the earliest US military award for
service beyond duty
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Purple Heart
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8
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In the UK sport of Kings what is significant
about the number 18
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Max letters in a
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racehorses name
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9
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Hemmingway's Old Man and the Sea is set in which
country
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Cuba
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10
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NAOH is the chemical formula for what
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Sodium Hydroxide
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11
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You can have a troop of actors and what group of
animals
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Monkeys
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12
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What movie memorabilia sold at Christies in 1987
for £82500
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Chaplains Hat Cane
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13
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In literature and films whose father was the Earl
of Dorincourt
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Little Lord Fauntleroy
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14
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What do lentic fish like that lotic fish don’t
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Lentic still waters
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lotic flowing
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15
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Cliff Richards She's so Beautiful who played
every instrument
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Stevie Wonder
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16
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Which golfer was nicknamed Supermex
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Lee Travino
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17
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Nossa Senhora da Aparecida is Patron Saint of
which country
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Brazil
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18
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Acinonyx Jubatus is what big pussy
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Cheetah
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19
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Portrait of a Man is the real title of which
artistic work
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The Laughing
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20
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Vitamin B2 has what other name Riboflavin
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Cavalier Franz Halls
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21
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Who was given a honorary Oscar in 1985 after 50
years acting
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James Stewart
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22
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Where were the 1952 Olympic games held
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Helsinki
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23
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A flageolet is another name for what musical
instrument
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A penny whistle
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24
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American Hamilton Smith invented what in 1858
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A washing machine
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25
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Whose symphony number seven is called the
Leningrad
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Shostakovich
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26
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What is the biggest tourist attraction in Zambia
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Victoria falls
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27
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In WW2 what kind of aircraft was a horsa
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A glider
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28
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In 1967 what new safety measure was introduced to
the UK
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Breathalyser
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29
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Pat Sullivan created which cartoon character
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Felix the cat
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30
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A newborn bactrian camel has how many humps
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None
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31
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Leonid Kravchuk became president of where in 1991
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Ukraine
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32
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American Paul Theroux wrote novels and about what
else
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Travel
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33
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In contract bridge a hand called chicane has what
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No trump cards
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34
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The Ladies Mercury in 1693 was the worlds first
what
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Women's magazine
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35
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William Le Baron Jenny is credited with inventing
what in the US
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Skyscraper
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36
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Whose final opera was called Death in Venice
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Benjamin Britain
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37
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Which Greek mountain is consecrated to the muses
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Helicon
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38
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Marzipan comes from Marci Panis literally meaning
what
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Marks bread St Marks
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day 25 April
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39
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Antanananarivo is the capitol of where
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Madagascar
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40
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Maiden, Mother of All, Footman all parts of what
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A Spinning wheel
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41
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The women's world cup in tennis is played for
what trophy
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The Fed cup
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42
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What sort of creature is a bariroussa
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A pig
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43
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In Dallas what was the name of the bar
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Cattleman's Club
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44
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Handel's Harmonious Blacksmith is played on what
instrument
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Harpsichord
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45
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What organisation was founded Canada by Mrs
Hoodless 1897
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The Women's Institute
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46
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What is the name of the Russian triangular guitar
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Balalaika
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47
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The first what was called The Original
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Purpose built lifeboat
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48
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USA UK and Irish women golfers play for which
trophy
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Curtis cup
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49
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Who began his career as one of the Tennessee Two
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Johnny Cash
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50
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A man who commits Pseudogyny is doing what
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Uses woman's name
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to deceive
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No
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Questions
Quiz 77
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Answers
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51
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If a doctor gives you a clyster what have you just
got
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Injected into rectum
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by tube
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52
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Where is the worlds largest mine
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Carletonville South
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Africa
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53
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Vivaldi, Purcell and Handel's music is what type
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Baroque
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54
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We know what a veto is but what does it literally
mean
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I forbid
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55
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Atahualpa was the last ruler of who
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Incas
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56
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In the body luteinizing hormone is produced by
what gland
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Pituitary
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57
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What is used in a tempera painting
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Egg yoke and water
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58
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In the Sikh religion what is kesh
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Uncut hair or beard
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59
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What was Vivaldi's profession apart from
composing
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Priest
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60
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C T Russell founded what organisation
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Jehovah's Witnesses
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61
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Which spice gives curry its colour
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Turmeric
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62
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Pidgin English started because of trade between
UK and where
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China
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63
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In the international code of signals what does
Oscar signify
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Man overboard
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64
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If you had canitis what have you got
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Grey hair
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65
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Name the Beatles first LP released in 1963
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Please-please me
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66
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In which country is Penina golf course
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Portugal
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67
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Which artery supplies the kidneys with blood
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The renal
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68
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Which two colours are on a semaphore flag
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Red Yellow
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69
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Who was the first American in space - twice
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Gus Grissom
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70
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What was classical composer Mussorgsky's first
name
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Modest
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71
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What is the largest BBS in the world
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CompuServe
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72
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In standard cine film how many frames are shown
each second
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Twenty four
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73
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What was on B side of The Rolling Stones Ruby
Tuesday
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Lets Spend the Night
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Together
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74
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Rolf Harris was Australian junior champion at
what
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Swimming –
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Backstroke
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75
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What does a lachrymose person do - a lot
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Cry
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76
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Where could you spend a guarani
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Paraguay
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77
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The Attock is a forbidden river that no pure who
can pass
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Hindu
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78
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The marimba is a African form of what musical
instrument
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Xylophone
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79
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The Gluckauf was the worlds first what
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Oil Tanker
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80
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Otalgia is what condition
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Earache
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81
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Portuguese West Africa is now known as what
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Angola
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82
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Country singer Hank Wangford has what profession
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Gynaecologist
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83
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What is smocking
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Needlework
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84
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What German word is printed on the labels of high
quality wine
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Kabinett
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85
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What type of soup is a dubarry
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Cream of cauliflower
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86
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The Epstein-Barr virus causes what illness
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Glandular fever
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87
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Who was nicknamed Impeesa (no sleep wolf) by
Matabele tribe
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Baden Powell
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88
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The Easter lily is a native plant of which
country
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Japan
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89
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Aaron Copeland wrote a ballet about which
American folk hero
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Billy the Kid
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90
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Which Flemish painter produced Adoration of the
Kings
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Brueghel
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91
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Which quiz program never had contestants only
contenders
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Mastermind
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92
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From the bull what colour is fourth on an archery
target
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Black
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93
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Whose only line in his first play was Tennis
Anyone
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Humphry Bogart
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94
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Which film is the first of the spaghetti westerns
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A fistful of Dollars
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95
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Who wrote Cliff Richards hit song Living Doll
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Lionel Bart
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96
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Which industry uses the gravure method
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Printing
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97
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What pollinates malacophilous plants
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Snails
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98
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Name the Rolling Stones second album
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Rolling Stones No 2
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99
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In what country are the Painted Lakes
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Indonesia
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100
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Jack Nicklaus named his course after his UK
favourite what
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Muirfield
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Questions
Quiz 78
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Answers
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1
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Which group wished it could be Christmas every
day
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Wizard
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2
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The asteroidea are which order of creatures
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Starfish
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3
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What is the main ingredient of Scotch Woodcock
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Anchovies
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4
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Astrakhan comes from which animal
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Sheep
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5
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Somewhere My Love was the theme song of which
movie
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Doctor Zhivago
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6
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Whose first book was called Child Whispers
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Enid Blyton
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7
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Saint Stephens day is better known as what
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Boxing day
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8
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The Bronte sisters had a brother name him
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Branwell
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9
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Golden and Argus are varieties of what bird
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Pheasant
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10
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What is the magazine of the Salvation Army called
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The Warcry
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11
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The Dutch Royal family are Orange where is Orange
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Village in France
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12
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Who first noticed that the sun had spots
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Galileo
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13
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What nationality was tennis player Michael Chang
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American
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14
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Salix Alba produces which drug
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Aspirin - from the
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willow
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15
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Philip Glass wrote an opera about which famous
person
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Albert Einstein
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16
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Name Mary Quant's shop that led the 60s fashion
revolution
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Bazaar
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17
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Janet Jackson had a starring role in which TV
series
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Fame
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18
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In music what is meant by pianissimo
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Very softly
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19
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Whose autobiography was entitled Past Imperfect
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Joan Collins
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20
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Who played bass guitar in Suzi Quarto's group
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Suzi Quatro
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21
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Apart from eggs what is in an Arnold Bennett
omelette
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Smoked Haddock
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22
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In Peter Pan what were the names of Wendy's
brothers
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Michael John
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23
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Who wrote the series of novels with the hero
Sharp
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Bernard Cornwell
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24
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What is the richest natural vegetable food
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Soya bean
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25
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Which wine has varieties called malmsey and
sercial
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Maderia
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26
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Picardy is in the north east of which country
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France
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27
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Elaine Bookbinder became more famous as who
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Elkie Brooks
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28
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In which sport is the Lance B Todd memorial award
won
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Man of the Match
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Rugby League
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29
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Ann Ziegler was the singing partner of which film
star
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Webster Booth
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30
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What are the two official languages of Finland
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Finnish and Swedish
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31
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Who did the original thugs worship
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The Goddess Kali
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32
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At Waterloo who commanded the Prussian troops
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Marshal Blucher
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33
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Who was the first male tennis player to win 100
tournaments
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Jimmy Connors
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34
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What kind of dancer was Mister Bojangles
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A Tap Dancer
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35
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It's now the Birmingham Royal Ballet but it used
to be what
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Saddlers Wells Opera
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36
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Harry Patterson is the real name of which author
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Jack Higgins
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37
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Which grand prix circuit is only 1.95 miles long
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Monaco
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38
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Which country has the largest orthodox church
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Russia
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39
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Which bird is the symbol of the Royal Society
Protection Birds
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Avocet
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40
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Who was born Mark Feld
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Marc Bolan
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41
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Tosca is the heroine of the opera but what is her
first name
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Floria
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42
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Cavatina what the theme music to which film
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The Deer Hunter
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43
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Which microbe produces alcohol
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Yeast - alcohol is
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yeast piss
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44
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In the Bible the good Samaritan was travelling to
where
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Jericho
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45
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Which character first appeared in the book Call
for the Dead
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George Smiley by
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John LeCarre
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46
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The temple at Ephesus was sacred to who
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Diana
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47
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In WW2 in what French city did the Germans
surrender
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Reims
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48
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In the Bible which book follows John
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Acts of the Apostles
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49
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Sean Connery has what real first name
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Thomas
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50
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Jeffery Archer wrote Kane and Abel what was the
sequel called
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The Prodigal
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Daughter
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Questions
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Answers
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51
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A race is won by four laps of the track - which
sport
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Speedway
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52
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Retsina is a wine from which country
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Greece
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53
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Hedera Helix is better known by what name
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Ivy
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54
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What are Hamilton House and Petronella
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Scottish country
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dances
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55
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What was the subtitle of Police Academy Six
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City Under Siege
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56
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What is a peruke
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A wig
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57
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What does the reference book Crockfords list
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Church of England
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clergy
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58
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Which Italian city is at the heart of its fashion
industry
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Milan
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59
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Which food was rationed after WW2 ended but not
during it
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Bread
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60
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Which group had a 1970s UK number one hit with Oh
Boy
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Mud
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61
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Shamanism is the religion of which people
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Inuit or Eskimos
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62
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Black, whooper and Berwick all varieties of what
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Swan
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63
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The linden tree is also called what
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Lime tree
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64
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What does it mean in the UK if a telephone number
starts 0800
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It’s a free call - toll
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free
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65
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JVC launched VHS in 1976 what does VHS stand for
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Video Home System
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66
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The penny red was the first postage stamp to have
what
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Perforations
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67
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Cultured pearls were first grown in which country
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Japan
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68
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What was first sold as a cold cure - not what we
use it for now
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Alka-Seltzer
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69
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Louis Maxwell became well know for playing which
role
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Moneypenny in early
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Bond films
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70
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Who said "I've no problem with drugs - only
policemen"
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Keith Richard
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71
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Who was the last Roman Catholic King of England
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James II
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72
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Which beer was advertised as good for you
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Guinness
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73
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Concetta Franconeri became more famous as who
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Connie Francis
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74
|
On the Thames they go swan upping annually what
is it
|
Counting swan
|
|
|
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population
|
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75
|
According to the proverb which fruit tastes
sweetest
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Forbidden
|
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76
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Who designed clothes under the emporio label
|
Georgio Armani
|
|
77
|
What is a zinfandel
|
White grape variety
|
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78
|
Greyhound racing in UK what colour does the No
one dog wear
|
Red
|
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79
|
In which building do they elect a new Pope
|
Sistine Chapel
|
|
80
|
Brian Connolly was the lead singer of which 70s
group
|
The Sweet
|
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81
|
Whose autobiography is called "Take it like
a Man"
|
Boy George - or
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|
|
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George O'Doud
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82
|
The earth pig is what animal
|
Aardvark
|
|
83
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What is the title of the wife of a Marquis
|
Marchioness
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84
|
What colour is angelica
|
Green
|
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85
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What is a lacuna
|
A Space
|
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86
|
What was Buddy Hollies real first name
|
Charles
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87
|
Who was the Bad in the spaghetti westerns
|
Lee van Cleef
|
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88
|
What was Ghandi's profession
|
Lawyer
|
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89
|
What countries official name is Bharat
|
India - in Hindi
|
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90
|
Edradour is the smallest one in Scotland - what
|
Distillery
|
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91
|
Citrus Grandis is the Latin name of which fruit
|
Grapefruit
|
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92
|
What lager reached the parts other beers could
not reach
|
Heineken
|
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93
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Collective nouns - what profession gather in a
bench
|
Bishops
|
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94
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The Italians call it pesce what is it in English
|
Fish
|
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95
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In WW2 what was operation dynamo
|
Evacuation of
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|
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Dunkirk
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96
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Which sport is played at Roland Garros
|
Tennis in Paris on
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|
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clay courts
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97
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A French wine described as doux is what
|
Medium Sweet
|
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98
|
What is Terry Wogans real first name
|
Michael
|
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99
|
The grand prix d'Endurance is run on which
circuit
|
Le Mans 24 hour race
|
|
100
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Les Gray was the lead singer of which group
|
Mud
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No
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Questions
Quiz 79
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Answers
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1
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What was James Shalto Douglas claim to sporting
fame
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Marquis of
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Queensbury - Boxing
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2
|
What is philography
|
Autograph collecting
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3
|
What symbol did 87 year old Arthur Eisenmenger
design
|
The Euro note graphic
|
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4
|
In which book of the Bible did Moses die
|
Deuteronomy
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5
|
Who died in 1821 from arsenic poisoning from the
wallpaper
|
Napoleon Bonaparte
|
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6
|
PY are the international car registration letters
of which country
|
Paraguay
|
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7
|
In old English what is a Bellibone - From French
Belle Bonne
|
Fair Maiden
|
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8
|
What is a male guinea pig called
|
Boar
|
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9
|
A Blue Imperial or a New Zealand white types of
what
|
Rabbits
|
|
10
|
In science it can be up down strange top or
bottom what can
|
Quark
|
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11
|
What was the surname of the family in The Grapes
of Wrath
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Joad
|
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12
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Name vegetable banned different times causing
leprosy rickets
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Potato
|
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13
|
What sport do you compete for Currie cup and
Ranfurly Shield
|
Rugby Union
|
|
14
|
A belemnoid is what sort of shape in zoological
terms
|
Dart shaped
|
|
15
|
Who does the Beatles song The fool on the Hill
refer too
|
Galileo
|
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16
|
Where could you find The round window and The
oval window
|
In the human ear
|
|
17
|
The Roman province Maxima Ceasariensis was in
what country
|
England
|
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18
|
Which British poet was also a Jesuit priest
|
Gerald Manley
|
|
|
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Hopkins
|
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19
|
The mandylion is another name for which
contentious object
|
The Turin Shroud
|
|
20
|
What is the more common name for serigraphy
|
Silk screen printing
|
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21
|
In the UK what was the first product advertised
on TV in colour
|
Birds Eye Peas
|
|
22
|
What would you do with a drupe
|
Eat it - it’s a fruit
|
|
23
|
What was King George VI first name
|
Albert - but Victoria
|
|
|
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said no king Albert
|
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24
|
What colour is the purple finch
|
Crimson
|
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25
|
Which is the oldest walled city in the world
|
Jericho
|
|
26
|
What spice comes from the curcuma plant
|
Turmeric
|
|
27
|
Which film star was described as "A vacuum
with nipples"
|
Marilyn Munroe
|
|
28
|
Harrods was the first UK store to install what
|
An escalator
|
|
29
|
A golfer can only do it for five minutes - what
|
Look for his lost balls
|
|
30
|
What is used to thicken gazpacho
|
Breadcrumbs
|
|
31
|
What was the first country to have a public
monorail system
|
Japan
|
|
32
|
Slip, square and surgeon all types of what
|
Knot
|
|
33
|
What would you do with or what is a millers thumb
|
Eat it - type of fish
|
|
34
|
Who first wrote about the myth of Atlantis
|
Plato
|
|
35
|
Which cartoon character has a girlfriend named
Petunia
|
Porky Pig
|
|
36
|
Who was the Phoenician Goddess of love
|
Astarte
|
|
37
|
Lucus Dominitus Ahenobarbus was better known as
who
|
Nero
|
|
38
|
The Nuer people come from which country
|
Sudan
|
|
39
|
Which is Shakespeare's shortest play
|
The Comedy of Errors
|
|
40
|
Manutius's Virgil printed 1501 was the first time
what was used
|
Italic letters
|
|
41
|
Pulque is a beer based on what
|
Cactus
|
|
42
|
Tiede Peak is a volcano on which island
|
Tenerife
|
|
43
|
What is the SI unit of capacitance
|
Farad
|
|
44
|
Who owned the yacht Lady Ghislane
|
Robert Maxwell
|
|
45
|
What colours are on a pollution free beach flag
|
Blue - gold stars
|
|
46
|
On a pencil what do the initials HB stand for
|
Hard Black
|
|
47
|
Where is a sumo wrestling tournament held
|
A Basho
|
|
48
|
Name Hong Kong Phooey's cat
|
Spot
|
|
49
|
On an ordinance survey map which symbol shows a
battlefield
|
Crossed swords
|
|
50
|
On which circuit is the Portuguese grand prix
held
|
Estoril
|
|
No
|
Questions
Quiz 79
|
Answers
|
Page 158
|
51
|
Harp, Elephant and Leopard all types of what
|
Seal
|
|
52
|
Name the producer of Starsky & Hutch and
Beverly Hills 91210
|
Aaron Sperling
|
|
53
|
Name the Greek national airline
|
Olympic Airways
|
|
54
|
Bilrubin is produced by what part of the body
|
Liver
|
|
55
|
We know what Mardi Gras is but what's its literal
translation
|
Fat Tuesday
|
|
56
|
To nearest 1000 in 1800 how many wild turkeys
were in Turkey
|
None it’s a native US
|
|
|
|
bird
|
|
57
|
What is Burgoo
|
Meat stew
|
|
58
|
In The Simpsons name the cat
|
Snowball
|
|
59
|
What can be dipole, loop or helical
|
Aerials
|
|
60
|
What do you do with a hassock
|
Kneel on it in church
|
|
61
|
What was the capitol of England before London
also a US gun
|
Winchester
|
|
62
|
An elephant is called a pachyderm what does it
literally mean
|
Thick Skinned
|
|
63
|
BCG vaccine is used against which infectious
disease
|
Tuberculosis
|
|
64
|
Apart from a caber by rule what is compulsory in
caber tossing
|
Wearing a kilt
|
|
65
|
Little Eva introduced which dance in 1962
|
The Locomotion
|
|
66
|
Who composed Appalachian Spring
|
Aaron Copeland
|
|
67
|
First Defence, In Home or Second Attack positions
what sport
|
Lacrosse
|
|
68
|
If you were given some marlite what would you do
with it
|
Dig into soil it’s a
|
|
|
|
clay lime mulch
|
|
69
|
Brandy, decoy and landscape all come from which
language
|
Dutch
|
|
70
|
Chiuhauha dogs were originally bred for what
|
Tasty meat
|
|
71
|
Aulophobia is a fear of what
|
Flutes
|
|
72
|
What is a wumph
|
Deep thud or noise
|
|
73
|
In Morse code what letter is represented by .-
Dot Dash
|
Letter A
|
|
74
|
Which British car was the first to sell over 1
million models
|
Morris Minor
|
|
75
|
If you were given a pot of vermicide what would
you use it for
|
Killing worms
|
|
76
|
What creature, when drunk, always falls on its
right side
|
An Ant
|
|
77
|
What countries flag has two bars white top red
bottom
|
Poland
|
|
78
|
A giraffes long tongue is what colour
|
Blue, blue black really
|
|
79
|
Mary Ann Nichols was the first - the first what
|
Victim of Jack the
|
|
|
|
Ripper
|
|
80
|
Alberto Tomba is a name associated with which
sport
|
Skiing
|
|
81
|
What is a moab
|
Type of hat
|
|
82
|
What is Belgium's national Airline
|
Sabina
|
|
83
|
What creature can be Indian, white or broad
lipped
|
Rhinoceros
|
|
84
|
What is the technical difference between rowing
and sculling
|
Rowing means using a
|
|
|
|
single oar
|
|
85
|
The Aztecs reckoned it was the food of the gods
what was
|
Chocolate
|
|
86
|
Which gas is used in a refrigerator
|
Freon
|
|
87
|
What is Ronald Reagan's middle name
|
Wilson
|
|
88
|
Oil can Henry is the enemy of which cartoon
character
|
Mighty Mouse
|
|
89
|
Fragrant Harbour is the translation of which
cities name
|
Hong Kong
|
|
90
|
Geniophobia is the fear of what
|
Chins
|
|
91
|
Semiotics is the study of what
|
Signs or symbols
|
|
92
|
Which city was built in the design of a union
flag
|
Khartoum
|
|
93
|
The Bank of Italy changed its name to what
|
The Bank of America
|
|
94
|
The Saffir-Simpson scale measures the intensity
of what
|
Hurricanes
|
|
95
|
What is the state fish of Hawaii - in Hawaiian
|
Humunuku Apua'a
|
|
96
|
What was the first country to use TV as a mass
info media
|
Germany
|
|
97
|
Eric Claudin is better known by which eponymous
title
|
The Phantom of the
|
|
|
|
Opera
|
|
98
|
African American Garrett A Morgan invented what
|
The Traffic Signal
|
|
99
|
What ingredient is always found in a carciofo
sauce
|
Artichokes
|
|
100
|
If you were given a sitooterie what would you do
with it
|
Sit out in it
|
|
|
|
gazebo/summerhouse
|
No Questions Quiz 80 Answers
1 What
was founded in the UK 1694 because of war with France Bank of England
Page 159
|
2
|
Where would you find an Oculus
|
Dome central opening
|
|
3
|
Which American state drinks the most alcohol per
person
|
Nevada
|
|
4
|
Who created Gomez, Mortia and Uncle Fester as a
cartoon
|
Charles Adams
|
|
5
|
What does Magna Carta literally mean
|
Great Charter
|
|
6
|
Horseradish sauce originated in which country
|
Japan
|
|
7
|
What is a dwile
|
A Dishcloth
|
|
8
|
In the USA a police 10-31 is the code for what
|
Crime in progress
|
|
9
|
Longacre square is now better known as what
|
Times Square - NY
|
|
10
|
In animal terms what is a dude
|
A camels penis
|
|
11
|
In which US state is its highest mountain
|
Alaska - Mount
|
|
|
|
McKinley
|
|
12
|
Which European city has the tomb of the three
wise men
|
Cologne
|
|
13
|
What cartoon characters catchphrase was
"Exit stage left"
|
Snagglepuss
|
|
14
|
Who owned and lived in the castle Joyous Guard
|
Lancelot
|
|
15
|
In Greek mythology who was the son of Hypnos God
of sleep
|
Morphious - God of
|
|
|
|
dreams
|
|
16
|
Deacon is church official from Greek what's it
literally mean
|
Servant
|
|
17
|
Name the brand of the first sour mash whiskey
made in 1835
|
Old Crow
|
|
18
|
In Georgia its illegal to do what with a fork
|
Eat fried chicken
|
|
19
|
Thames water removes a ton of it monthly from
sewage – what
|
Pubic Hair – system
|
|
|
|
cant handle it
|
|
20
|
What sport takes place over a distance of 440
yards
|
Drag Racing
|
|
21
|
Mageiricophobia is the fear of what
|
Cooking
|
|
22
|
Who built the worlds first film studio
|
Thomas Alva Edison
|
|
23
|
The word nylon is made up from what
|
New York - London
|
|
24
|
What was patented in 1954 - the best thing?
|
Sliced bread
|
|
25
|
20% of women first look at a mans what
|
Butt not face
|
|
26
|
What is the top selling candy bar from vending
machines
|
Snickers
|
|
27
|
A healthy person does it 16 times a day - what
|
Farts
|
|
28
|
Name 1st Disney cartoon film based on the life of
a real person
|
Pocahontas
|
|
29
|
Under Mississippi law there cannot be a female
what
|
Peeping Tom
|
|
30
|
In Poland if you asked for a piwo what would you
get
|
A Beer
|
|
31
|
In Japan Trade Unions collect dues from what
unusual source
|
Robots in factories
|
|
|
|
pay dues
|
|
32
|
A female pigeon cannot lay an egg unless she sees
what
|
Another pigeon – or
|
|
|
|
reflection
|
|
33
|
In the 18th century offensive what were whipped
|
Books
|
|
34
|
Americans use 16000 tons of what each year
|
Aspirin
|
|
35
|
In Holland it used to take four years to train as
what
|
Hat maker – surgeon
|
|
|
|
only 3 years
|
|
36
|
As foreplay what does a Ponapean male put in a
woman's vulva
|
A Fish - then he licks
|
|
|
|
it
|
|
37
|
In a Horney Monkey there is banana crème de
menthe and what
|
Baileys
|
|
38
|
What kind of bird is a bourbon
|
Turkey
|
|
39
|
What book of the Bible does not mention the name
of God
|
Esther
|
|
40
|
On average what one action makes a man live 13
years longer
|
Castration
|
|
41
|
Which American state has the longest borders with
Canada
|
Montana
|
|
42
|
In the USA the government says its a crime to
give false what
|
Weather Reports
|
|
43
|
In New York its illegal to teach your parrot to
do what
|
Squawk
|
|
44
|
Which country invented the kilt
|
France
|
|
45
|
Worlds first paperback book written in 1867 by
Goethe what title
|
Faust I
|
|
46
|
Which chemical element is named from the Greek
for violent
|
Iodine
|
|
47
|
What author wrote the books Rage and The Sunbird
|
Wilber Smith
|
|
48
|
Disgusting question - longest verified American
one 12' 2" what
|
Turd - over 2hrs 12
|
|
|
|
minutes
|
|
49
|
6000 American teenagers do it daily - what
|
Lose their virginity
|
|
50
|
By royal decree in Jidda 1979
women banned from using what
|
Hotel
swimming pools
|
|
No
|
Questions
Quiz 80
|
Answers
|
|
51
|
Orange juice and what make an ambassador
|
Tequila
|
Page 160
|
52
|
Maoni Vi of Capetown has the world longest what
at 28 inches
|
Pubic Hair
|
|
53
|
In ancient Rome what was the tabularium
|
Hall of Public
|
|
|
|
Records
|
|
54
|
40% of MacDonald's profits come from selling what
|
Happy Meals
|
|
55
|
John Wayne was nicknamed duke - but after what
|
His favourite dog
|
|
56
|
What was Michelangelo's only signed sculpture
|
The Pieta
|
|
57
|
What is the more common name for triatomic oxygen
|
Ozone
|
|
58
|
Merrylegs was a performing circus dog in which
Dickens novel
|
Hard Times
|
|
59
|
Who is the mother of Huey, Duey and Louie
|
Dumbella Duck
|
|
60
|
Solomon built his temple on a hill name it
|
Zion
|
|
61
|
Ruth Eisemann-Schier was the first woman to get
on what
|
FBI ten most wanted
|
|
|
|
list
|
|
62
|
Which Science Fiction author created The Triffids
|
John Wyndom
|
|
63
|
What food was sent to England in WW2 as part of
lease lend
|
Spam
|
|
64
|
In the Bible what is the first mentioned colour
|
Green
|
|
65
|
What weapon is known as the gun that won the west
|
Winchester rifle
|
|
66
|
What is Indiana's state bird
|
Cardinal
|
|
67
|
What kind of juice goes in a salty dog
|
Grapefruit
|
|
68
|
The Afghani tribesmen drink Khoona on wedding
night what is it
|
Watered down warm
|
|
|
|
bulls semen
|
|
69
|
In the USA what was the first prime time cartoon
show
|
The Flintstones
|
|
70
|
What was the last film where Sergio Leone
directed Eastwood
|
The Good the Bad and
|
|
|
|
the Ugly
|
|
71
|
What country is coffee originally from
|
Ethiopia
|
|
72
|
What is a young beaver called
|
Kit
|
|
73
|
In the 70s who played The Bionic Woman
|
Lindsey Wagner
|
|
74
|
In astrology what was the age before Aquarius
|
Age of Pisces
|
|
75
|
US civil war which states buttons had a Palmetto
tree on them
|
South Carolina
|
|
76
|
What was the first Hanna-Barbera cartoon
|
Ruff and Reddy
|
|
77
|
Who painted The Gleaners
|
Jean Francis Millet
|
|
78
|
The name Europe comes from where
|
Greek Mythology
|
|
79
|
Envoid was the first what in the USA
|
Birth control pill
|
|
|
|
available
|
|
80
|
Which Beatles song is associated with the Manson
family
|
Helter Skelter
|
|
81
|
What was the top film of 1990
|
Home Alone
|
|
82
|
In 1951 these were invented what were
|
Disposable diapers –
|
|
|
|
nappies
|
|
83
|
Which biblical prophet was sawn in half inside a
hollow log
|
Isaiah
|
|
84
|
Caipirina means someone's drink - whose drink
|
Peasants
|
|
85
|
The word coyote comes from which language
|
Aztec
|
|
86
|
In mythology Odysseus blinded which Cyclops
|
Polyphemus
|
|
87
|
Confederate General William Smith carried what
into battle
|
A Blue Parasol
|
|
88
|
What well known Russian author was also a doctor
|
Anton Chekov
|
|
89
|
In 1982 San Francisco became the first US city to
do what
|
Ban sale possession of
|
|
|
|
handguns
|
|
90
|
Morrissey was the lead singer of which band
|
The Smiths
|
|
91
|
Which team won five Stanley cups during the 60s
|
Montreal
|
|
92
|
The rivers Lahn and Mosel are tributaries of what
river
|
The Rhine
|
|
93
|
What do zoologists call the leader of a wolf pack
|
The alpha male
|
|
94
|
The ponderosa pine is the state tree of which US
state
|
Montana
|
|
95
|
In WW2 what sort of weapon was a kaiten
|
Japanese manned
|
|
|
|
torpedo
|
|
96
|
In the Bible name Isaacs wife
|
Rebekah
|
|
97
|
Who or what killed Al Capone
|
Syphilis
|
|
98
|
Speedy Gonzales was fastest mouse in Mexico who
slowest
|
Slowpoke Rodriquez
|
|
99
|
To which group of artists does Vincent Van Gough
belong
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Post Impressionists
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100
|
What flavours the liquor
chambord
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Raspberries
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No
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Questions
Quiz 81
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Answers
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1
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In the cartoon Scooby Do what is Scrappy Do's
battle cry
|
Puppy Power
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