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1 Which Northern Irish journalist and activist was shot dead during rioting in the Creggan area of Derry on April 18 2019?

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1 Lyra McKee

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2 Which Ukrainian comedian star of the popular television series ‘Servant of the People’ in which he plays the role of the President of Ukraine won the 2019 Ukrainian presidential election with over 70% of the vote defeating incumbent Petro Poroshenko?

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2 Volodymyr Zelensky

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3 ‘3 May. Bistretz. Left Munich at 8:35 P.M.’ are the opening words to which novel first published in May 1897?

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3 Dracula

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4 Which American golfer (born May 3 1990) won the US Open in 2017 and 2018 as well as the 2018 US PGA?

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4 Brooks Koepka

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5 Who born May 5 1988 performed the theme song to the James Bond movie ‘Skyfall’ (2012)?

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5 Adele

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6 Which 54 year-old Dutch politician was assassinated on 6 May 2002 by gunshot in Hilversum North Holland by Volkert van der Graaf?

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6 Pim Fortuyn

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7 Born May 7 1943 in Texarkana Arkansas who wrote the book ‘One Upon A Secret’ (2011) about her affair with President John F. Kennedy while she served as an intern in the White House press office in 1962 and 1963?

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7 Mimi Alford

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8 Which golfer who died on May 7 2011 won five Majors the 1980 and 1983 US Masters and the 1979 ‘84 and ‘88 British Open?

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8 Seve Ballesteros

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9 Whose ironic last words before he was killed by a sharpshooter at the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House on May 9 1864 were “They couldn’t hit an elephant at this distance”?

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9 John Sedgwick

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10 Which battle took place on 10 May 1318 near Corofin County Clare? It was part of the Bruce campaign in Ireland. The Norman Richard de Clare (a descendent of Strongbow) attacked the Gaelic Irish chieftain Conchobhar Ó Deághaidh chief of the Cineal Fearmaic and ally of Muirchertach Ó Briain but he was defeated.

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10 Battle of Dysert O’Dea

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11 On May 11 1985 a fire at which football team’s ground resulted in the deaths of 56 supporters?

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11 Bradford City (Valley Parade)

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12 Who did the American paediatrician and philanthropist Priscilla Chan marry on May 19 2012?

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12 Mark Zuckerberg

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13 Which American actor and playwright (April 22 1939 – May 13 2001) who received the 1973 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for his play ‘That Championship Season’ was widely recognized for his role as Father Damien Karras in the 1973 horror film ‘The Exorcist’ a role he reprised in ‘The Exorcist III’?

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13 Jason Miller

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14 ‘The Virgin Suicides’ (1999) ‘Lost in Translation’ (2003) and ‘The Beguiled’ (2017) are notable works by which female film director born in New York on May 14 1971?

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14 Sofia Coppola

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15 What is the name of the all-Ireland political party launched in January 2019 by former Sinn Fein TD Peadar Tóibín?

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15 Aontú

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16 Which 46 year-old British athlete rowing champion and double Olympic gold medallist was part of the Cambridge crew that won the 2019 University Boat Race?

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16 James Cracknell

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17 Which 17-year-old American singer-songwriter topped the charts worldwide with her debut studio album ‘ When We All Fall Asleep Where Do We Go?’?

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17 Billie Eilish

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18 Which British fashion model born 18 May 1992 was voted Model of the Year 2017 by the fashion industry?

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18 Adwoa Aboah

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19 Who born May 19 1992 performed the theme song to the James Bond movie ‘Spectre’ (2015)?

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19 Sam Smith

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20 Which 20th-century poet laureate (28 August 1906 – 19 May 1984) regarded a teddy bear named Archie as one of his lifelong companions?

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20 John Betjeman

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21 Which future President of Ireland (born May 21 1944) represented Trinity College Dublin in a 1966 episode of ‘University Challenge’?

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21 Mary Robinson

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22 ‘England Is Mine’ is a 2017 biographical drama film based on the early years of which singer born 22 May 1959?

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22 Morrissey

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23 One of the most destructive conflicts in human history it resulted in eight million fatalities not only from military engagements but also from violence famine and plague which war was fought in Central Europe from 23 May 1618 – 15 May 1648?

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23 Thirty Years’ War

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24 The first Eurovision Song Contest was held on 24 May 1956 in which Swiss city?

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24 Lugano

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25 Which American actor (born May 25 1971) is best known for playing the object of the titular custody battle in the 1979 film ‘Kramer vs. Kramer’ a debut role that earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor when he was eight years old?

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25 Justin Henry

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26 Which American astronaut (March 15 1932 – May 26 2018) who walked on the moon resigned from NASA in June 1981 to devote his time to painting depicting various space-related scenes and documenting his own experiences in space as well as that of his fellow Apollo program astronauts?

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26 Alan Bean

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27 Which American musician and record producer (May 25 1927 – August 15 1984) is best known for his association with Buddy Holly and the Crickets who recorded in his studio?

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27 Norman Petty

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28 Which American actress and director was born Sandra Louise Smith on May 28 1944 in Shelbyville Tennessee? She made her film debut in 1968 in ‘The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter’ for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She is perhaps best known for her partnership with a powerful Hollywood star and director with whom she appeared in a number of films. She died on November 3 2018.

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28 Sondra Locke

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29 In which country did the former East German Head of State Erich Honecker die in exile on May 29 1994?

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29 Chile

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30 For which English Championship club does Republic of Ireland international footballer David Meyler (born 29 May 1989) play as a midfielder?

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30 Reading FC

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31 Which Pope was born Achille Ratti in Desio in the province of Milan on May 31 1857 the son of an owner of a silk factory?

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31 Pope Pius XI

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32 Which annual horse race held on the first Saturday in May in Louisville is known as “The Most Exciting Two Minutes in Sports”?

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32 Kentucky Derby

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33 Which Celtic fire festival is roughly analogous to the modern-day May Day?

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33 Bealtaine / Beltane

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34 The winner of what event held annually on the last weekend in May to coincide with Memorial Day is awarded the Borg-Warner Trophy?

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34 Indianapolis 500

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35 At which racecourse in Baltimore Maryland is the American flat thoroughbred horse race the Preakness Stakes held on the third Saturday in May each year?

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35 Pimlico Race Course

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36 Which a British actress writer radio announcer television personality game-show panellist and animal rights activist (29 May 1926 – 20 March 2018) is best known for presenting the Eurovision Song Contest on four occasions in 1960 1963 1968 and in 1974; the first three in London and the last presentation in Brighton England?

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36 Katie Boyle

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37 ‘V.’ (1963) ‘The Crying of Lot 49’ (1966) and ‘Gravity’s Rainbow’ (1973) are some of the best-known novels by which notoriously reclusive American writer (born May 8 1937) noted for his dense and complex novels?

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37 Thomas Pynchon

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38 In Prokofiev’s ‘Peter And The Wolf’ the wolf is depicted by which brass instrument?

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38 French horn

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39 Jimmy Carter (the sole remaining original member) Ben Moore Eric “Ricky” McKinnie Paul Beasley - guitarist and musical director Joey Williams and a keyboardist a bass guitarist and a drummer make up which American five-time Grammy Award-winning gospel group who first sang together in 1939?

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39 Blind Boys of Alabama

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40 Cross in the Mountains also known as the Tetschen Altar (1808) Wanderer above the Sea of Fog (1818) and Chalk Cliffs on Rügen (1818) are among the notable works by which German Romantic artist (5 September 1774 – 7 May 1840) generally considered the most important German artist of his generation?

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40 Caspar David Friedrich

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41 ‘Sleepless in Seattle’ (1993) ‘You’ve Got Mail’ (1998) and ‘Julia & Julia’ (2009) are notable films directed by what female film director (May 19 1941 – June 26 2012)?

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41 Nora Ephron

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42 According to Douglas Adams the ‘Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life the Universe and Everything’ was 42 but which chemical element has the atomic number 42?

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42 Molybdenum

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43 Which spirit is mixed with orange liqueur and lemon juice to make a sidecar cocktail?

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43 Brandy

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44 The tall (221 cm) English actor Peter Mayhew (born 19 May 1944) is best known for portraying which character on film?

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44 Chewbacca

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45 From which Indian state did vindaloo curries originate?

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45 Goa

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46 What was the surname of wrestler André the Giant (May 19 1946 – January 27 1993)?

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46 Roussimoff

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47 Beatrice and Benedick appear in which Shakespeare play?

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47 Much Ado About Nothing

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48 Mount Catherine (2629 m) is the highest point of which African country?

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48 Egypt

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49 Which cartoon character was created by John Hubley (May 21 1914 – February 21 1977) in 1949 and voiced by Jim Bacchus?

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49 Mr. Magoo

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50 Before the introduction of the Euro the Kroon was the unit of currency of which EU country?

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50 Estonia

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51 Where in the human body would you find the procerus muscle?

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51 Nose

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52 ‘Over the Moors to Meet Maggie’ is the theme tune to which RTÉ Radio One programme?

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52 Liveline

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53 Who married Lord Guildford Dudley at Durham House on May 25 1553?

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53 Lady Jane Grey

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54 Which Atlantic island is sometimes known as ‘the island of eternal spring’?

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54 Tenerife

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55 Which Old Testament prophet is credited with writing the Book of Lamentations?

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55 Jeremiah

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56 Born on 6 May 1856 who is the author of the 1899 book ‘The Interpretation of Dreams’?

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56 Sigmund Freud

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57 Which font was developed in 1957 by Max Miedinger with Eduard Hoffman in Münchenstein Switzerland?

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57 Helvetica

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58 Which professional cyclist born on 24 May 1956 now retired won the 1988 Vuelta a España?

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58 Sean Kelly

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59 Under what stage name did the Limerick-born Rebecca Quinn find fame as a WWE wrestler?

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59 Becky Lynch

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60 With his recent win in the 2019 US Masters Tigers Woods has now won 15 Major Championships second only to Jack Nicklaus’ eighteen. But which golfer comes in third with his tally of 11 professional majors?

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60 Walter Hagen

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61 Which British singer songwriter and actor (born 28 May 1961) was the lead singer of the band Fine Young Cannibals who rose to fame in the mid 1980s?

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61 Roland Gift

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62 Which horse owned by Michael O’Leary’s Gigginstown House Stud trained by Gordon Elliott and ridden by Davy Russell won the 2018 Aintree Grand National at an SP of 4/1?

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62 Tiger Roll

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63 And which horse trained by Willie Mullins under jockey Ruby Walsh won the 2019 Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse at 6/1?

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63 Burrows Saint

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64 Born May 13 1964 in Monroe Louisiana and considered by many as the greatest bodybuilder of all time which professional bodybuilder now retired from competition won the Mr Olympia bodybuilding title for eight years in a row from 1998 to 2005 inclusive?

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64 Ronnie Coleman

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65 ‘As the Beast Sleeps’ ‘The Force of Change’ and ‘In a Little World of Our Own’ are among the notable works by which Northern Irish playwright (born 3 May 1965) from a working-class loyalist background?

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65 Gary Mitchell

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66 In April 2019 representatives of the singer Adele announced that she had separated from her charity entrepreneur husband after more than seven years together. Which Old Etonian married Adele in 2016?

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66 Simon Konecki

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67 Born in Oxford and now living in Vancouver which former software developer and former actor is the author of the Cal Rogan Mysteries comprising ‘Junkie’ ‘Oboe’ and ‘Lockstep’?

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67 Robert P French

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68 Nicknamed the Valley Isle what is the second largest of the eight main islands of Hawaii ?

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68 Maui

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69 An Garda Siochana recently launched a new recruitment campaign and particularly welcomes applicants from ethnic minority groups. Sikhs with uncut or long hair (Kesh) and a turban will be accepted. However no decision has been made with regard to the traditional dagger carried by Sikhs. Which one of the Sikh five Ks is the name given to this dagger?

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69 Kirpan

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70 The Scottish minister theologian and writer John Knox wrote to William Cecil the chief advisor of Queen Elizabeth I in 1570 advocating the execution of Mary Queen of Scots and signed himself John Knox With One… (the next four words please)?

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70 One Foot In The Grave

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71 ‘My Brother’s Name Is Jessica’ is the latest book from which Irish novelist (born 30 April 1971)?

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71 John Boyne

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72 Which Pope was born Giovanni Maria Mastai-Ferretti on 13 May 1792 in Senigallia on Italy’s Adriatic coast?

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72 Pope Pius IX

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73 Which now retired English professional darts player (born 10 May 1973) was known as known as “Hawaii 501” since 2000 a play on the title of the popular television series Hawaii Five-O due to the Hawaiian shirts he started wearing in 1998 for a bet and 501 being the start score of a leg of darts?

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73 Wayne Mardle

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74 Swan Song Records was a record label launched by which English rock band on 10 May 1974?

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74 Led Zeppelin

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75 Which Hungarian cardinal became a prisoner inside the American embassy after the failed Hungarian rising in 1956? He lived there for the next 15 years until he was allowed to leave Hungary in 1971. He died in exile in Vienna on 6 May 1975.

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75 József Mindszenty

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76 Which English rock musician best known as the lead vocalist and harmonica player for the Yardbirds was electrocuted while practising at home on May 14 1976.

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76 Keith Relf

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77 What name was given to the original shipment of British convicts that left Portsmouth for Botany Bay Australia in 11 ships on 13th May 1787?

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77 The First Fleet

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78 Their only win in the competition to date which team beat Arsenal 1-0 to win the FA Cup Final in 1978?

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78 Ipswich Town

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79 Which country’s national team are the current reigning Olympic and World handball champions?

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79 Denmark

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80 Which cyclist (born 21 May 1985) has the nickname ‘the Manx Missile’?

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80 Mark Cavendish

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81 Who are the two current presenters of the RTE One television programme ‘Fleadh Cheoil’?

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81 John Creedon & Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh

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82 Which two islands claimed by both Egypt and Saudi Arabia lie in the Red Sea at the entrance to the Gulf of Aqaba?

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82 Tiran & Sanafir

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83 Which two actors played the title roles in the 1997 film ‘Batman and Robin’?

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83 George Clooney & Chris O’Donnell

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84 Which two stars played the title roles in the 1979 film ‘Kramer vs. Kramer’?

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84 Meryl Streep & Dustin Hoffmann

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85 Which two astronauts walked on the moon as part of the Apollo 15 mission?

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85 David Scott & James Irwin

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86 Who are the two Red Bull drivers in the 2019 FIA Formula One World Championship?

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86 Max Verstappen & Pierre Gasly

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87 Which two US states each border eight other states including each other?

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87 Missouri & Tennessee

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88 For which two studio albums did Adele (born 5 May 1988) win Grammy Awards for Album of the Year?

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88 ‘21’ (2012) & ‘25’ (2017)

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89 Which two letters don’t appear in the official names of chemical elements?

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89 J & Q

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90 The Kwacha is the monetary unit of currency of which two African countries?

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90 Malawi & Zambia

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