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Which womanising Lawrence of Arabia producer was nicknamed “the velvet octopus”?

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Sam Spiegel

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Which philosopher’s dialogue, Phaedo, considers the soul’s immortality?

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Plato

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Which Brazilian architect’s first solo project was a 1941 plan for Pampulha?

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Oscar Niemeyer

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College Boy, composed by Derek New, is the theme tune of which quiz show?

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University Challenge

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The Sikorsky HHS-53 “Super Jolly Green Giant” is a type of what?

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Helicopter

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The Charlier Cut is a method for cutting what?

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A deck of cards [with one hand]

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Which company made the Fabuland and Bionicle toy lines?

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Lego

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Piscator the fisherman features in which 1653 discourse by Izaak Walton?

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The Complete Angler

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Which 1984 single was George Michael’s first solo UK No 1?

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Careless Whisper

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Wearing the Star of David on his trunks, which boxer defeated Max Schmeling in 1933?

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Max Baer

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Mindanao is the second largest island in which Asian country?

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Phillipines

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Named after a Greek mathematician, which type of cup forces people to drink in moderation?

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Pythagorean cup

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SS-Gruppenfuhrer Hans Baur served Hitler in which capacity?

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He was Hitler’s personal pilot.

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Which Scottish author wrote the essay An Apology for Idlers (1877)?

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Robert Louis Stevenson

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Aegean airlines is which country’s largest commercial airline?

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Greece

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Invented by Robert Fliri, what is the Vibram Five Fingers?

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A type of “minimalism footwear” or barefoot shoe.

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The Marx Brother Chico employed which foreign accent?

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Italian

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The English Civil War started in which year?

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1642

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Which shellfish is the main ingredient of the Scottish soup Partan Bree

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Crab

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Which 18yo American skier won the women’s slalom at the Sochi Olympics (2014)?

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Mikaela Shiffrin

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