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Name of dwarf in Old Curiosity Shop

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Quilp

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Which planet is closest in size to earth?

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Venus

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Eileen Regina Edwards

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Shania Twain

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Which river is the Hoover dam on?

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Colorado river

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Which president served in both Ww1 and Ww2

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Eisenhower

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In which country was Martina Hingis born

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Switzerland

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Headquarters of WHO

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Geneva

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Otalgia is known as

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Earrache

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Father Ted last name

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Crilly

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Who wrote I will always love you

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Dolly Parton

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First black man to win an Oscar

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Sidney Poitier in Lillies of the Field

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Panama Canal opened

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1914 world war 1

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Heavy metal coined where

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Soft machine by William s Burroughs

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39 canyon way address for which cartoon character

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Flintstones

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In what year did Iraq invade Kuwait

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1990

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Name of country and film directed by terry Gilliam in 1985

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Brazil

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Lead singer of 30 odd foot of grunts

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Russel Crowe

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In which film does main character befriend a dog he calls two socks

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Dances with Wolves

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Hispaniola is a ship in which novel

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Treasure island

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In which country is mt Kilimanjaro

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Tanzania

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Which musical features the song I could have danced all night?
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`My Fair Lady

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Richard Starkey is the real name of which famous musician?

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Ringo Starr

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Which five countries border Argentina?

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Bolivia; Brazil; Chile; Paraguay; Uruguay

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How many American states have the letter x in their name?

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2 (New Mexico, Texas)

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Which island lies in the centre of Niagara Falls?

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Goat Island

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Who was Arthur Conan Doyle writing about when he said He is the Napoleon of crime?

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Professor Moriaty

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Kelly Rowland, Michelle Williams and Beyonce Knowles make up which band?

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Destiny`s Child

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Who realeased the 1985 hit album Reckless?

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Bryan Adams

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Which actress, also known for her singing, played the character Alexandra Medford in the film The Witches of Eastwick?

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Cher

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What is the more common name for the scapula?

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The shoulder blade

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To the nearest whole number, what percentage of the world`s surface is land?

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29%

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What 1973 film starred Ron Howard, Harrison Ford and Richard Dreyfuss?
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American Graffiti`

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In Planet of the Apes, which planet does astronaut Charlton Heston actually find himself on?

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Earth

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Whos debut album was called Left Of The Middle`?

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Natalie Imbruglia

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Which of Disney`s Seven Dwarfs wore glasses?

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Doc

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Who is Amelia Fieldmouse`s famous cartoon brother?

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Mickey Mouse

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U2 band name from

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Spy plane

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In the book Huckleberry Finn, what was the first name of Huckleberry`s best friend?

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Tom Sawyer

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Which two metals make up the alloy bronze?

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Copper and Tin

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What colour is the diamond on the Brazilian flag?

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Yellow

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Edina’s gay son on Ab Fab

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Serge

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Dancing in the dark by Bruce Springsteen featured which friends actor

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Courtney cox (Matt Leblanc was in. Night moves by bob Seger and the silver bullet band

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Which actress plays Kevin Spaceys wife in the film American Beauty`?

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Annette Bening, who is warren beatty’s wife

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What does the acronym LASER stand for?

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Light Amplification through Stimulated Emission of Radiation

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What historic event happened on Monday, December 9, 1980?

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John Lennon was killed.

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46
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What is the name of the Orang-utan King in the 1967 film The Jungle Book?

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King Louis

47
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Which 1999 film featured a sequence in which 7,900 rubber frogs were used?

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Magnolia

48
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What Batman film features Jim Carrey and Nicole Kidman?

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`Batman Forever starring Val Kilmer as Batman and Chris Odonnel as Robin, directed by Joel Shumacher and produced by Tim Burton

49
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In which town in Mississippi is The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain set?

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St Petersburg

50
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Which actor has the real name of Maurice Micklewhite?

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Michael Caine

51
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Who played Louise in the film Thelma and Louise?

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Susan Sarandon

52
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In which two cities would you find Cleopatra`s needles?

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London and New York (ancient obelisks)

53
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How many miles long is the river Nile?

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4160

54
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In which American state is Death Valley?

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California

55
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In what building in London is Poets Corner?

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Westminster Abbey

56
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Sooner Or Later and You Must Love Me` were Oscar winning songs performed by which singer?

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Madonna

57
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which of R.E.M.s albums would you find the songs Man On The Moon and Everybody Hurts?

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Automatic For The People

58
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What character was Henry Winkler best known for playing?

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Fonzie (in Happy Days)

59
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What is 73 miles long and stretches from Solway Firth to Wallsend on Tyne?

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Hadrian`s Wall

60
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In The Simpsons, what is the name of Ned Flanders wife?

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Maude

61
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Who was Prsident of the USA from 1974-1977?

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Gerald Ford

62
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As at 2009, what is the last Best Picture Oscar winning film to also win Best Actor and Best Actress Oscars?

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The Silence Of The Lambs

63
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In computing, what does MS-DOS stand for?

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Microsoft Disk-Operating System

64
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Which three South American countries does the Equator cross?

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Brazil, Colombia and Ecuador

65
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With what did the CIA reputedly try to assassinate Fidel Castro?

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An exploding cigar

66
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Located in Russia near the border with Georgia, what is the highest mountain in Europe?

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Mount Elbrus

67
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According to the Bible, how long was Jonah said to have spent in the belly of the whale?

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3 days and nights.

68
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What group with a palindromic name had a hit single that was also a palindrome?

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ABBA (with SOS)

69
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Which European state became two separate states in January 1993?

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Czechoslovakia

70
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Sir Mulberry Hawk appears in what Charles Dickens novel?

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Nicholas Nickleby

71
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What was the surname of Wendy and her brothers in Peter Pan?

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Darling

72
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According to the Hitchikers Guide To The Galaxy`, the name of which country is the foulest word in the universe?

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Belgium

73
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What position does Harry Potter play in Quidditch?

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Seeker

74
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Which artist was known as the prince of shadows?

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Rembrandt

75
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What was the name of the marooned mariner on “Treasure Island”?

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Ben Gunn

76
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Adapted to become a successful film, which James Ellroy novel was the third in a series which also included The Black Dahlia, The Big Nowhere and White Jazz?
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L.A. Confidential`

77
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The owl and the pussycat bought their wedding ring from which animal?

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A pig

78
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Which painters works include The Bathers and La Loge`?

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Renoir

79
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How many stories make up the Canterbury Tales?

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24

80
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The TV series Sex and the City is based on a book by which author?

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Candace Bushnell

81
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Scientists took the word quark` from the work of which authour?

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James Joyce, Finnegans Wake

82
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In books and films, by what name was John Clayton better known?

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Tarzan

83
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What was Giovanni Bellini best known for? Painting, Scuplting or Writing?
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Painting

84
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What is the name of the land of giants in the book Gullivers Travels`?

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Brobdingnag

85
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Which author and poet famously wrote the line The female of the species is more deadly than the male?

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Rudyard Kipling

86
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Whose paintings include Man With A Clarinet, Still Life With Biscuits and Woman With A Book?

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Pablo Picasso

87
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What is the name of Garlfield, the cartoon cat`s girlfriend? Arlene, Cheryl or Ma?

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Arlene

88
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Weir of Hermiston is the unfinished work of which author?

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Robert Louis Stevenson

89
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How much did the Owl and the Pussy Cat pay for their wedding ring?

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One shilling

90
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Which famous artist designed the dream sequences in Alfred Hitchcocks film Spellbound`?

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Salvador Dali

91
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Which character from a famous poem brought a curse on his crew after killing an albatross?

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The Ancient Mariner

92
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Which female detective featured in the books The Hidden Staircase, The Bungalow Mystery and The Secret Of The Old Clock?

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Nancy Drew

93
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In which art gallery can the Venus De Milo be found?

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The Louvre (in Paris).

94
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How old was William Shakespeare when he died?

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52

95
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In what story by Hugh Lofting do we find the characters Jib, Dab Dab and Pushmi Pullyu?

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Dr Doolittle

96
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Which 1952 Agatha Christie play ran in London for over 35 years?

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The Mousetrap

97
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Who was the author of the book The Constant Gardener?

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John Le Carre

98
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In Literature, how is the character of Oliver Mellors better known?

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Lady Chatterly`s Lover

99
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In which city is The Phantom of the Opera set?

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Paris

100
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How did Captain Hook die in Peter Pan?

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Killed by a crocodile

101
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Which twentieth century artist had a studio called The Factory?

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Andy Warhol.

102
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Which literary character travelled around the world in 80 days with Pass Partout?

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Phileas Fog

103
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The 1949 film The Third Man was based on whose novel?

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Graham Greene`s

104
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Who wrote the Christmas story, The Snowman?

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Raymond Briggs

105
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Which Charles Dickens novel featured the character of Tiny Tim?

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A Christmas Carol

106
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Which artist, sculptor and architect designed the Dome of St Peter`s in Rome?

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Michaelangelo

107
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In which book do you meet the characters Holly, Dandelion, Fiver and Hazel?
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Watership Down`

108
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Which author wrote the novels The Odessa File, The Fourth Protocol and The Fist Of God?

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Frederick Forsyth

109
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Which actor played the leading role in Alfred Hitchcocks North by north-west`?

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Cary Grant

110
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What name is given to the Southernmost point in South America?

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Cape Horn

111
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What 1976 film about a boxer won an Oscar for Best Picture?

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Rocky

112
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In the film Carlitos Way`, who played Carlito?

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Al Pacino

113
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Which dickens character describes the law as an ass

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Bumble the beadle

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