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QuizEire010619 Flashcards

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1 Which Dutch actress and former model (born 1 June 1981) is best known for her roles in ‘Blade Runner 2049’ (2017) and ‘The Girl in the Spider’s Web’ (2018)? In 2019 she appeared in the Ridley Scott directed TV advertisement ‘The Journey’ for Turkish Airlines.

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1 Sylvia Hoeks

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2 Which writer and educationalist born 2 June 1942 signs his letters ‘Floreant Dendritae!’ (May Your Brain Cells Flourish!)?

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2 Tony Buzan (died 13 April 2019)

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3 Which dancer and entertainer who found fame in France between the wars was born Freda McDonald in St. Louis Missouri on 3 June 1906?

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3 Josephine Baker

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4 Who acceded to the Chrysanthemum Throne on 1 May 2019 beginning the Reiwa era following the abdication of his father Emperor Akihito on 30 April 2019? He is the 126th emperor according to Japan’s traditional order of succession.

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4 Naruhito

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5 In which city was 1916 leader James Connolly born on June 5 1868?

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5 Edinburgh

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6 What was the code name of the beach at which most Canadians landed on D-Day June 6 1944?

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6 Juno

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7 In May 2019 it was announced that which English poet playwright and novelist (born 26 May 1963) would succeed Carol Ann Duffy as the next UK Poet Laureate?

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7 Simon Armitage

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8 Seventh in line of succession to the British throne what is the name of the son of Prince Harry Duke of Sussex and Meghan Duchess of Sussex born 6 May 2019?

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8 Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor

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9 Which American novelist (born June 9 1954) is the author of ‘Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West’ upon which the stage musical ‘Wicked’ is based?

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9 Gregory Maguire

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10 Which Associated Press photographer took the iconic picture of Tank Man (also known as the Unknown Protester or Unknown Rebel) the nickname of an unidentified Chinese man who stood in front of a convoy of tanks leaving Tiananmen Square on June 5 1989 the morning after the Chinese military had suppressed the Tiananmen Square protests by force?

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10 Jeff Widener

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11 Which American novelist and playwright (November 4 1919 – June 11 1995) is perhaps best known for his 1966 novel ‘The Beguiled’ (originally published as ‘A Painted Devil’) which was made into two films of the same name in 1971 starring Clint Eastwood and again in 2017 starring Colin Farrell?

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11 Thomas P Cullinan

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12 Who was UK Poet Laureate from 1 January 1896 until his death on 2 June 1913?

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12 Alfred Austin

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13 Which Canadian swimmer (born June 13 2000) won four medals at the 2016 Rio Olympics with a gold in the 100 m freestyle a silver in the 100 m butterfly and two bronzes in the women’s freestyle relays (4×100 m and 4×200 m)?

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13 Penny Oleksiak

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14 In which country was revolutionary leader Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara born on June 14 1928?

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14 Argentina (Rosario Sante Fe province)

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15 What product was marketed for the first time from 1915 in the now familiar containers devised by the US cosmetician Maurice Levy?

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15 Lipstick

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16 Which singer-songwriter representing The Netherlands won the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest with the song ‘Arcade’?

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16 Duncan Laurence

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17 On June 18 1983 who became the first American woman to go into space?

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17 Sally Ride

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18 Which Portuguese writer (16 November 1922 – 18 June 2010) was the recipient of the 1998 Nobel Prize in Literature? The citation read “who with parables sustained by imagination compassion and irony continually enables us once again to apprehend an elusory reality”.

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18 José Saramago

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19 Which American abstract expressionist painter (October 27 1908 – June 19 1984) with a strong speciality in collage was married to American painter Jackson Pollock?

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19 Lee Krasner

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20 He played a major role in escalating the United States’ involvement in the Vietnam War which American business executive (June 9 1916 – July 6 2009) was the eighth United States Secretary of Defense serving from 1961 to 1968 under Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson?

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20 Robert McNamara

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21 Which film was awarded the Palme d’Or at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival?

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21 Parasite

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22 Which novel by the Omani author Jokha Alharthi and translated from the Arabic by Marilyn Booth was awarded the 2019 Man Booker International Prize?

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22 Celestial Bodies

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23 Armen Sarkissian (born 23 June 1953) is a physicist computer scientist and politician who currently serves as the incumbent President of which country since April 2018?

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23 Armenia

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24 The army of which English king was defeated by the forces of Robert the Bruce at the Battle of Bannockburn on 24 Jun 1314?

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24 Edward II

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25 Which French statesman who served as the President of France from 1887 until his assassination when he was stabbed by an Italian anarchist named Sante Geronimo Caserio on 25 June 1894?

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25 Marie François Sadi Carnot

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26 Also known by her Chinese name Sai Zhenzhu which American writer and novelist (June 26 1892 – March 6 1973) was awarded the 1938 Nobel Prize in Literature “for her rich and truly epic descriptions of peasant life in China and for her biographical masterpieces”. She was the first American woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature.

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26 Pearl S Buck

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27 Which Russian professional tennis player (born 27 June 1985) has appeared in four Grand Slam singles finals winning two the 2004 US Open and the 2009 French Open?

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27 Svetlana Kuznetsova

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28 Which United Nations office is currently held by the Nigerian Amina Jane Mohammed (born 27 June 1961)?

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28 Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations

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29 Which American composer (June 29 1911 – December 24 1975) is particularly known for his collaborations with director Alfred Hitchcock most famously on Psycho North by Northwest The Man Who Knew Too Much and Vertigo?

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29 Bernard Herrmann

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30 The English singer now known as just Cheryl (born 30 June 1983) came to fame as a member of which pop band?

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30 Girls Aloud

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31 Who created the fictional detective Harley Quin who first appeared in 12 short stories in ‘The Mysterious Mr Quin’ first published in 1930?

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31 Agatha Christie

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32 ‘The Madman of Bergerac’ (1932) features which fictional detective?

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32 Inspector Maigret

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33 Who was the English children’s book author and television presenter (16 June 1933 – 20 September 2018) who created the characters of ‘Postman Pat’ and ‘Rosie and Jim’?

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33 John Cunliffe

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34 Who composed the 1934 work ‘Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini’?

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34 Segei Rachmaninov

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35 Which Pope was born Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto in Riese Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia Austrian Empire (now Italy province of Treviso) on June 2 1835?

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35 Pope Pius X

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36 Who born June 26 1993 released the 2016 album ‘Dangerous Woman’?

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36 Ariana Grande

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37 Which New Zealand Treasury Chief has been named as the new Governor of Ireland’s Central Bank replacing Philip Lane in September?

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37 Gabriel Makhlouf

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38 There are 4.546 litres in a British imperial gallon how many litres are there in a US gallon?

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38 3.7854 L

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39 Mark Travers (born 18 May 1999) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for which Premier League club?

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39 A.F.C. Bournemouth

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40 Shakespeare’s play ‘The Taming of the Shrew’ is set in which Italian city?

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40 Padua

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41 Which writer was played by Kate Winslet and Judi Dench in a 2001 film?

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41 Iris Murdoch

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42 How many Shakespeare plays have the name Henry in the title?

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42 Seven

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43 What academic title of success is used in the United States Canada Central America and the Philippines for the student who delivers the closing or farewell statement at a graduation ceremony?

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43 Valedictorian

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44 Filmed at Ballinesker Beach Curracloe Strand in Wexford the opening scenes of ‘Saving Private Ryan’ depicts the assault on which D-Day beach?

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44 Omaha

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45 With its highest point the Königstein (German for ‘King’s Stone’) standing at 2573 m (8442 ft) above sea level is the highest point of which African country?

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45 Namibia

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46 The Verkhovna Rada meaning Supreme Council is the unicameral parliament of which East European country?

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46 Ukraine

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47 In Japan what name is given to a master brewer of sake?

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47 Toji

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48 Dennis Locorriere (born June 13 1949; Union City New Jersey United States) is the American former lead vocalist and guitarist of which soft rock group?

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48 Dr Hook

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49 Which former editor of ‘The Irish Times’ writes the Detective Sergeant Joe Swallow books set in 1880s Dublin? The series to date includes ‘A June of Ordinary Murders’ ‘The Eloquence of the Dead’ ‘A Hunt in Winter’ and ‘In the Dark River’.

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49 Conor Brady

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50 Which rock band has released five consecutive chart-topping studio albums: Hot Fuss (2004) Sam’s Town (2006) Day & Age (2008) Battle Born (2012) and Wonderful Wonderful (2017)?

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50 The Killers

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51 Officially The Department for Protecting the Public Security and Order what was the name of the secret police force of Tsarist Russia?

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51 Okhrana

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52 Which is the largest of the Dodecanese Islands of Greece?

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52 Rhodes

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53 Which 1953 film released by 20th Century Fox was the first film released in the widescreen process CinemaScope?

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53 The Robe

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54 In which country was the democratically elected president Jacobo Árbenz overthrown by a CIA backed coup in June 1954 and succeeded by the military dictatorship of Carlos Castillo Armas?

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54 Guatemala

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55 Which British TV personality (born 14 June 1955) has written a four-volume autobiography ‘At My Mother’s Knee … And Other Low Joints’ (2008) ‘The Devil Rides Out: The Second Coming’ (2010) ‘Still Standing: The Savage Years’ (2012) and ‘Open the Cage Murphy!: Further Savage Adventures’ (2015)?

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55 Paul O’Grady

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56 Which island is separated from mainland Asia by the Strait of Tartary or Gulf of Tartary?

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56 Sakhalin

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57 Which French region comprises the departments of Dordogne Gironde Landes Lot et Garonne and Pyrénées-Atlantiques and has its regional capital at Bordeaux?

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57 Aquitaine

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58 Which singer released NME’s 2018 Single of the Year ‘No Tears Left to Cry’?

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58 Ariana Grande

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59 And which act released NME’s 2018 Album of the Year ‘A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships’?

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59 The 1975

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60 Which Finnish chemist physicist and mineralogist (5 June 1760 – 15 August 1852) discovered a “new earth” containing the first rare-earth compound yttrium which was later determined to be a chemical element?

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60 Johan Gadolin

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61 Which character does Irish actor Liam Cunningham (born 2 June 1961) play in the HBO epic-fantasy series ‘Game of Thrones’?

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61 Davos Seaworth

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62 Eating cheese late at night can cause nightmares as it contains large amounts of what substance that affects the nervous system?

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62 Tyramine

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63 In which country is the Kyalami Racing Circuit which has been used for Grand Prix and Formula One races?

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63 South Africa

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64 Trypophobia is the irrational fear of what?

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64 Fear of holes or bumps

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65 Andy Brown and John ‘Rhino’ Edwards are two of the lesser-known members of which long-time English rock band?

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65 Status Quo

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66 Who is the leader of the Alliance Party in Northern Ireland?

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66 Naomi Long

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67 Harriet Vane was the wife of which fictional detective?

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67 Lord Peter Wimsey

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68 Robert F. ‘Bobby’ Kennedy served as a U.S. Senator from which state from January 1965 until his assassination on 6 June 1968?

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68 New York

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69 The source of the River Niger is in which African country?

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69 Guinea

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70 Released in June 2004 what is the name of The Killers debut album?

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70 Hot Fuss

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71 The BBC historical drama series ‘Gentleman Jack’ created by Sally Wainwright and starring Suranne Jones is based on the diaries of which English landowner diarist mountaineer and traveller from Halifax West Yorkshire?

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71 Anne Lister

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72 Jake Black a.k.a. The Very Reverend Dr. D. Wayne Love died on 21 May 2019. He is best known as a vocalist with which band he co-founded in 1995 probably best-known for providing the theme song for an acclaimed television series?

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72 Alabama 3

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73 Which US state is bordered on the west by California and on the east by New Mexico?

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73 Arizona

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74 Also known as Punta Balcones in the La Brea District Talara Province Piura Region Peru what is the westernmost point in mainland South America?

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74 Punta Pariñas

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75 ‘Bridge of Clay’ is the latest book by which Australian writer (born 23 June 1975) best known for ‘The Book Thief’ and ‘The Messenger’ (US title ‘I Am the Messenger’) two novels for young adults which became international bestsellers?

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75 Markus Zusak

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76 Widely regarded as one of the 20th century’s greatest authors which Canadian-American writer (10 June 1915 – 5 April 2005) was awarded the 1976 Nobel Prize for Literature “for the human understanding and subtle analysis of contemporary culture that are combined in his work”? His best-known works include The Adventures of Augie March Henderson the Rain King Herzog Mr. Sammler’s Planet Seize the Day Humboldt’s Gift and Ravelstein.

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76 Saul Bellow

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77 Kaiser Wilhelm II was the last ruler of Germany from which dynasty?

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77 Hohenzollern

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78 In which Irish county is the Copper Coast?

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78 Waterford

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79 In medicine the acronym SLUDGE is used to remember some of the symptoms of poisoning with what?

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79 Sarin

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80 Dublin’s Millennium Spire alternatively titled the Monument of Light was designed by which architect?

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80 Ian Ritchie

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81 Which two US states gave up land for Washington DC?

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81 Maryland & Virginia

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82 Which two actors played the title roles in the 2016 film ‘Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice’?

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82 Ben Affleck & Henry Cavill

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83 Medusa was the only mortal of the Three Gorgons. What were the names of her two immortal sisters?

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83 Euryale & Stheno

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84 Chandigarh serves as the capital city of which two neighbouring Indian states?

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84 Punjab & Haryana

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85 Robert de Niro and Al Pacino both appeared in ‘The Godfather Part 2’ but not together. In what two films did both actors share screen time?

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85 Heat & Righteous Kill

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86 Which two astronauts walked on the moon as part of the Apollo 16 mission?

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86 John Young & Charlie Duke

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87 Who are the two McLaren-Renault drivers in the 2019 FIA Formula One World Championship?

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87 Lando Norris & Carlos Sainz Jr.

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88 Which two countries share the world’s longest land border (5525 miles)?

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88 USA & Canada

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89 Which twins were known as the Gemini Twins in Greek and Roman mythology?

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89 Castor & Pollux

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90 What are the only two African cities to currently have an underground metro system?

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90 Cairo & Algiers

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