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Sir Walter Raleigh was tried imprisoned and executed during the reign of whichmonarch?

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James I or James VI

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What is the 4-letter name of the series of quiz computer games developed byRelentless Software for the Playstation? Versions of the game include the MegaQuiz and The Big Quiz and the titular host of the quizzes is voiced by JasonDonovan.

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Buzz

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Which 1949 ‘gangster’ film ends with James Cagney shouting “Made it Ma! Topof the world!” as the globe-shaped gas storage tank he is standing on explodes?

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White Heat

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“Drive smug” is the slogan of which multinational car rental company originallyfounded in Germany?

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SIXT

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What name is given to the force which resists the relative motion of two solidbodies or surfaces as they slide against each other? It generates heat byconverting kinetic energy into thermal energy.

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Friction

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Which river in Africa is the deepest in the world the only major river to cross theequator twice and separates a pair of capital cities on opposite banks?

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Congo

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Va pensiero which is also known as the Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves is achorus from which Giuseppe Verdi opera?

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Nabucco

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A common misconception thought to have originated in the writings of Pliny theElder and repeated in the Disney film Dumbo suggests elephants have a fear ofwhich small creatures?

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Mice

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Which comedian musician and composer of musicals has written the graphicnovel Storm and the children’s book When I Grow Up?

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Tim Minchin

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Edward Estlin were the first names of which American poet born 1894 and betterknown by initials?

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ee cummings

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Which American player won both the Golden Boot and Golden Ball awards at the2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup and is an advocate for numerous LGBTorganizations?

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Megan Rapinoe

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In the July 2019 cabinet reshuffle - Boris Johnson appointed whom as Chancellorof the Exchequer? He’d previously been the first British Asian to hold one of thefour Great Offices of State.

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Sajid Javid

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Which designer lingerie brand was founded in Glasgow in 1996 by MichelleMone?

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Ultimo

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In The Simpsons the fictional towns of Brockway Ogdenville and NorthHaverbrook are all associated with what type of construction?

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Monorail

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What is the common name for the currencies of Sri Lanka Pakistan MauritiusNepal Seychelles and India?

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Rupee

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Which adjective describes a mixture of substances where the meltingtemperature of the mixture is lower than that of either of the components?

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Eutectic

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Which activity is the training of perennial plants by clipping the foliage and twigs of trees shrubs and hedges to form and maintain clearly defined shapes?

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Topiary

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Which American social psychologist is best known for his controversial namesake experiment on obedience to authority figures conducted by Yale University in the1960s?

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Stanley Milgram

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On a horse what ‘F’ is the name given to the joint on the back of the leg betweenthe knee and hoof that bears a tuft of hair?

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Fetlock

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What name links the 22nd President of the USA and a non-metropolitan county of northern England which existed from 1974-1996?

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Cleveland

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Which ancient Greek artist said to have died laughing at a portrait of Aphrodite once painted a bunch of grapes so realistic that birds tried to eat them?

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Zeuxis

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In which team sport is the UK’s Elite League divided into three conferences: the Gardiner Conference the Patton Conference and the Erhardt Conference eachnamed after one of the relatively few British-born greats in the sport?

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Ice Hockey

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What was the surname of the Prussian general who led his army against Napoleon at the 1813 Battle of the Nations at Leipzig and at Waterloo in 1815?

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Blücher

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In mathematics which single letter is used to denote the set of all integers?

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Z

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Home to a famous Plain that was the last home of this bird before its recentreintroduction the flag of which English county is nicknamed the ‘Bustard Flag’because it features a Great Bustard?
Wiltshire
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“I think therefore I am” is probably the best-known maxim of which 17th centuryFrench philosopher?
René Descartes
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Die Zwillinge [Dee Zvill-in-guh] is the German for which sign of the Zodiac?
Gemini or the Twins
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Which archaeologist led the excavation of Maiden Castle in Dorset during the1930s and later became a media personality?
Mortimer Wheeler
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The international Rugby Union team of which Asian country is nicknamed "TheCherry Blossoms"?
Japan
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Who in 2019 stood down as the host of Desert Island Discs after 13 years at thehelm?
Kirsty Young
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Which liqueur made from Scotch whisky honey herbs and spices is said to bemade to Bonnie Prince Charlie's secret recipe and has a name possibly derivingfrom the Gaelic for ‘the drink that satisfies’?
Drambuie
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What name is given to the physical quantity which describes a fluid's resistanceto flow? It roughly corresponds to the informal concept of 'thickness' of a liquid.
Viscosity
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Which river that empties into the Indian Ocean has the Victoria Falls as its mostnoted feature?
Zambezi
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Coro di Zingari which is also known as The Anvil Chorus is a chorus from whichGiuseppe Verdi opera?
Il Trovatore
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The misconception that older elephants instinctively direct themselves to an‘elephant’s graveyard’ in preparation for death was popularised and repeated inthe Tarzan films and more recently in which 1994 Disney animated film?
The Lion King
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Thomas Cranmer was tried and executed during the reign of which monarch?
Mary I or Mary Tudor
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Using subtitles including Box Office Smash and Lights Camera Action what isthe 2-word punning name of the series of film quiz computer games developed byKrome Studios and released on the Xbox 360?
Scene It
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Which 1931 'gangster' film ends with a shot and dying title character played byEdward G Robinson pleading "Mother of mercy is this the end of Rico?"
Little Caesar
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"Drive Your Ambition" is the slogan of which Japanese car manufacturer?
Mitsubishi
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Which lingerie company was founded in London in 1994 by Serena Rees with herthen husband Joseph Corré the son of Vivienne Westwood?
Agent Provocateur
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In The Simpsons which fictional organisation is a parody of a secret society andresponsible for amongst other things controlling the British crown keeping themetric system down holding back the electric car and making Steve Guttenberga star?
The Stonecutters
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What is the common name for the currencies of Argentina Chile ColombiaCuba Uruguay and Mexico?
Peso
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What name is given to a mixture of substances which cannot be separated bysimple distillation as the compositions of the liquid and vapour phases areidentical?
Azeotrope or
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Which comedian and 2012 Celebrity Big Brother winner has written the novelsMurder Most Fab and Briefs Encountered and a series of children's books about'The Bolds'?
Julian Clary
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Howard Phillips were the first names of which American horror writer born 1890and better known by initials?
H.P. Lovecraft
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During the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup which Southeast Asian team did theUSA defeat by a record margin of 13-0?
Thailand
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In the July 2019 cabinet reshuffle - Boris Johnson appointed whom as HomeSecretary? It made her the first British Asian woman to hold one of the four GreatOffices of State.
Priti Patel
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What name links the 21st President of the USA and a 1981 film starring DudleyMoore?
Arthur
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Which ancient Greek artist once painted a pair of curtains so realistic that hisrival Zeuxis tried to open them to see what lay beneath?
Parrhasius
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Champions in both 2018 and 2019 what is the two-word name of the only Welshteam in the UK's Elite Ice Hockey League?
Cardiff Devils
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Which Prussian general and military theorist is perhaps best remembered for hisbook Vom Kriege or On War which was unfinished at his death in 1831?
Carl von Clausewitz
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The activity of cultivating small trees in shallow containers is known by whatJapanese name literally meaning ‘tray planting’?
Bonsai
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Which song was the debut single and first number one for Kylie Minogue?
I Should Be So Lucky
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Which Swiss psychologist known for his work on children and education had anamesake 'Theory of Cognitive Development' about the nature and developmentof human intelligence?
Jean Piaget
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On a horse what ‘W’ is the name given to the ridge found between the shoulderblades? It is the point to which the heights of horses are measured.
Withers
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Which Scottish archaeologist led the excavation and partial re-erection of theAvebury stone circle in Wiltshire during the 1930s and founded the museum onthe site which is now named after him?
Alexander Keiller
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The international Rugby Union team of which South American country isnicknamed "The Pumas"?
Argentina
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Which comedian in 2019 stood down as the host of the Radio 4 show The NewsQuiz four years after he had succeeded Sandi Toksvig?
Miles Jupp
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Which French herbal liqueur beverage particularly popular in the area aroundBurnley has the initials D.O.M. on the label which stands for "Deo OptimoMaximo" ("To God most good most great")?
Bénédictine
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In mathematics which single letter is used to denote the set of all rationalnumbers?
Q
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Owing to a tradition that when nobles visited the town of Oakham a horseshoewould be presented to the Lord of the Manor the flag of which East Midlandscounty features a golden horseshoe?
Rutland
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"God is dead" is probably the best-known maxim of which controversial 19thcentury German philosopher?
Friedrich Nietzsche
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Der Schütze [Der Shoot-zuh] is the German for which sign of the Zodiac?
Sagittarius
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From 1610 to 1792 (a period of 182 consecutive years) - every King of Francewas called what?
Louis
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What is the name of the holistic detective created by Douglas Adams and playedon TV by Stephen Mangan?
Dirk Gently
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Which German city the birthplace of Chancellor Angela Merkel is the setting forthe introduction of Jules Verne's classic novel Journey to the Centre of the Earth?
Hamburg
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Dina Asher-Smith's victory in the 100 metres at the 2018 European AthleticsChampionship was the first for a British woman in that event since whose victoryin 1962?
Dorothy Hyman

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