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The Turkish district of Üsküdar was known by what name of Byzantine Greek origin prior to the founding of the Turkish Republic?

Florence Nightingale established her famous hospital here during the Crimean War.

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Scutari

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The Turkish district of Üsküdar was known by what name of Byzantine Greek origin prior to the founding of the Turkish Republic?

Florence Nightingale established her famous hospital here during the Crimean War.

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Scutari

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One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, an ivory and gold statue sculpted in the mid-fifth century BCE at Olympia depicted which member of the ancient Greek pantheon?

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Zeus

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In oceanography, what four-letter term refers to a large system of circulating ocean currents, particularly those involved with large wind movements?

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Ocean gyre

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Also noted for their sports sponsorship, which British chemical company set up an automotive division in 2017 aimed at launching a successor to the Land Rover Defender, named the Grenadier?

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Ineos

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In July 2021, Sue Perkins was announced as the new permanent host of what Radio 4 comedy game show, which had previously been chaired by Nicholas Parsons for more than fifty years?

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Just A Minute

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With thirteen titles, which speedway team from northern England have won the league championship on the most
occasions, most recently in 2022?

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Belle Vue Aces

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The aye-aye and ring-tailed lemur are animals endemic to which large island?

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Madagascar

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Which ‘Madchester’ band had a hit in 1990 with ‘The Only One I Know’?

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The Charlatans

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The European Southern Observatory operates the Very Large Telescope and the VLT Survey Telescope at an observatory located on and named after which mountain in the Atacama Desert in Chile?

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Cerro Paranal

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Which French artist, who was the first woman to be made an Officer of the Legion of Honour, is famous for realist paintings featuring animals, such as A Stag, The Horse Fair and Ploughing in the Nivernais?

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Rosa Bonheur

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A white example of what animal has been a symbol of the English county of Kent for over 1,000 years? A prehistoric hill figure at Uffington, Oxfordshire also depicts this animal.

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Horse

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On February 5th 2023, Harry Kane overtook which other English footballer as Tottenham Hotspur’s all-time top goalscorer?

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Jimmy Greaves

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What 1992 comedy film is, surprisingly, accurate enough in its depiction of the law that it has been used to teach in American colleges? Joe Pesci plays the title character, a New York attorney who defends a relative on a murder charge.

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My Cousin Vinny

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A hotel in the northern Swedish village of Jukkasjärvi, open annually from December to April and promoted to adventurous travellers, is notable for its construction from what material?

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Ice (or snow)

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Which English boxer won the gold medal at flyweight at both the 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games? She then turned professional and won the WBO world title before retiring undefeated in 2019.

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Nicola Adams

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What actor, born in London and of Zimbabwean heritage, played Simon Basset, the Duke of Hastings in Bridgerton?

Despite this being his breakout role, he left after the first season and has since starred in the 2022 action movie The Gray Man.

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Regé-Jean Page

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In 2017, the Royal Society awarded which British mathematician the Copley Medal for his proof of Fermat’s Last Theorem?

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Andrew Wiles

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At the end of the novel Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, Jane Bennet accepts a proposal from which character, shortly before her sister Elizabeth accepts one from Mr Darcy?

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Mr Bingley

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In 1960, Kwame Nkrumah became the first President of which country that had been known as the Gold Coast prior to independence?

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Ghana

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Only Fools and Horses was mostly set in what district of south-east London?

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Peckham

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The winner of three ranking events including the 2022 Scottish Open, the snooker player Luca Brecel represents which country?

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Belgium

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The Firebird and The Rite of Spring are ballets by which Russian composer?

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Stravinsky

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Which state did John McCain serve as a senator for from 1987 until his death in 2018?

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Arizona

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The title of John Steinbeck’s novel Of Mice and Men is a reference to a line in a work by which Scottish Romantic poet?

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Robert Burns

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Which popular shopping street in Glasgow gives its name to a subway station between Cowcaddens and St Enoch, and is the namesake of the city’s main bus station?

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Buchanan Street

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A jewel-encrusted Judith Leiber clutch bag in the shape of what creature became a sell-out success when featured in the second season of Sex and the City, despite being an unwanted gift by Mr Big to Carrie Bradshaw?

This creature also features on the logo of Gloria Vanderbilt Jeans.

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Swan

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With 53 goals so far, Harry Kane jointly holds the record for most goals for England with which former Manchester United and Everton striker, who played for England between 2003 and 2018?

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Wayne Rooney

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Less accurate than My Cousin Vinny, which 1996 legal thriller saw Edward Norton nominated for the Best Supporting Actor Oscar in his film debut?

Norton plays the altar boy Aaron, accused of murdering an archbishop, with Richard Gere playing his defense attorney Martin Vail.

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Primal Fear

30
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Which ‘Madchester’ band had a hit in 1990 with ‘This Is How It Feels’?

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Inspiral Carpets

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Which astronomical observatory in Coonabarabran, New South Wales is home to the Anglo-Australian telescope and is located on its namesake mountain?

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Siding Spring

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Which French artist, who participated in three of the major Impressionist exhibitions, is famous for painting garden scenes, such as her works The Lady in White, Afternoon Tea and On the Terrace at Sèvres?

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Marie Bracquemond

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The Apollo programme was preceded by Project Gemini which was, itself, preceded by which human spaceflight programme that ran between 1958 and ’63 and shared its name with both a Roman god and a planet of the solar system?

The celebrated seven astronauts chosen for this project included John Glenn and Alan Shepard.

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Mercury

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In July 2019, who was announced as the new permanent host of the Radio 4 talk show Desert Island Discs?

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Lauren Laverne

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With 10 titles each, Wembley Lions and which other speedway team from southern England are the most successful teams after Belle Vue Aces?

This team was the most successful in the Elite League era, winning seven titles between 2003 and 2015.

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Poole Pirates

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Nearly half of all species of chameleons, including panther and rhinoceros, are endemic to which African country?

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Madagascar

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Until well into the 20th century, Scutari was used in English as an alternative name for Shkodër, a city in which European country?

It was here that in 1448 that the Venetian army was routed by forces led by this country’s national hero.

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Albania

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A series of temples built at Ephesus, the last of which was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, were dedicated to which goddess in the ancient Greek pantheon?

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Artemis (or Diana)

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What three or four-letter term refers to a small island, typically a long narrow island within a river formed by deposit of sediment? This term follows Wheatley’s, Brentford, or Chiswick to give the names of three islands in the River Thames.

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Ait or Eyot

40
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Which British billionaire and chemical engineer, a prominent supporter of Brexit, is the CEO of Ineos?

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Jim Ratcliffe

41
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Who did John McCain replace as Senator for Arizona in 1987? This Republican lost the 1964 presidential election to Lyndon B. Johnson, and was sometimes referred to by his supporters as AuH2O.

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Barry Goldwater

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The title of John Steinbeck’s novel The Winter of Our Discontent is a reference to a line in which of William Shakespeare’s plays, where the title character loses his crown and his life at the Battle of Bosworth Field?

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Richard III

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Which popular shopping street in Glasgow gives its name to a Network Rail station located between Bridgeton and Glasgow Central’s lower level?

This street is also crossed by the Hielanman’s Umbrella, a bridge carrying Glasgow Central platforms.

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Argyle Street

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Initially created as a joke by fashion designer JW Anderson, a 3D-printed resin clutch bag in the form of what bird became a sellout success when carried by Sarah Jessica Parker on the set of And Just Like That?

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Pigeon

45
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Fawlty Towers was set in which seaside town in south-west England?

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Torquay

46
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Snooker player Hossein Vafaei, who won his first ranking event in 2022 when he beat Mark Williams in the Snooker Shootout, represents which Asian country?

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Iran

47
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Appalachian Spring and Rodeo are ballets by which American composer?

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Aaron Copland

48
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The Weeknd features on the title track of which 2017 album by Lana Del Rey? Other songs from the album include ‘Love’ and ‘Cherry’.

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Lust for Life

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In 2021, which British physicist was awarded the Copley Medal by the Royal Society for her discovery of pulsars?

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Jocelyn Bell

50
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At the end of the novel Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen, Elinor Dashwood marries which character? Her sister Marianne marries Colonel Brandon.

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Edward Ferrars

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In 1966, Seretse Khama became the first President of which country in southern Africa that had been known as Bechuanaland prior to independence?

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Botswana

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Which Welsh taekwondo athlete won the gold medal in the 57 kilogram category at both the 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games? She was also the 2019 world champion.

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Jade Jones

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Which company, best known for their Wellington Boots, was formed as the North British Rubber Company and produced over a million pairs of boots for British troops in World War I?

Their sales received a significant boost in 1980 after Lady Diana Spencer was photographed wearing a pair while visiting Balmoral.

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Hunter

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What is the name of the specialised tissue in vascular plants that transports water? It is not to be confused with the phloem, which transports sugar and other organic compounds.

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Xylem

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Which Colombian artist is known for his paintings and sculptures of figures in a distinctive, rotund style, such as Pope Leo X (after Raphael) and Mona Lisa Age Twelve?

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Botero

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Simon and Garfunkel’s 1966 album Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme takes its name from the lyrics to which traditional English ballad set in North Yorkshire? An arrangement of this song was the first track on the album.

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Scarborough Fair

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