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With a total of 34 wins - more than twice as many as the next highest total - which football club have won the Belgian league title on the most occasions?

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ANDERLECHT

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Ricky Wilson became famous as the frontman for which indie rock band, formed in Leeds in 2000?

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KAISER CHIEFS

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Which Japanese horror film, released in 2000, tells the story of a house cursed after its former owner murders his wife, child, and pet cat there?

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JU-ON/JU-ON THE CURSE/THE GRUDGE

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She featured on more than seven hundred magazine covers - “We don’t wake up for less than $10,000 a day” was an infamous quote from which Canadian supermodel, part of the Big Five active in the 1990s?

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Linda EVANGELISTA

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‘The Internet Is for Porn’ and ‘Everyone’s a Little Bit Racist’ are songs from which 2003 musical – it features a fictionalised version of the American child actor Gary Coleman?

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AVENUE Q

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Which American crime drama series, starring Peter Falk, ran from 1971 to 1978? The show was notable for revealing the murder at the start of each episode and for its title character’s signature catchphrase, “Just one more thing.”

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COLUMBO

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Rugby League players, Rob Burrow, Kevin Sinfield and Jamie Jones-Buchanan all spent the entirety of their Super League careers with which club?

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LEEDS Rhinos

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Better known as an actress - who reached number 2 in the UK singles chart in 1985 with ‘Starting Together’?

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Su POLLARD

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On an Indian restaurant menu - a dish which contains the word ‘Aam’ would signify that the dish contains which tropical fruit? India provides around 40% of the annual crop of this fruit.

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MANGO

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Known lovingly for adding his name to the front of his games, which American video game designer is most famous for creating the Civilization series of games?

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Sid MEIER

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Which regular panellist on Loose Women finished in third place on the sixth series of The X Factor and is currently engaged to Joe Swash?

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Stacey SOLOMON

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Which British “Men Behaving Badly” actor underwent silicon lip implants in 2002? This unfortunately left her with permanent swelling when they solidified, resulting in what the newspapers unkindly dubbed a “Trout Pout”?

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Leslie ASH

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Which event of the World’s Strongest Man contest sees competitors carrying a 400lb stone high on the chest - either for the longest distance overall, or for the fastest time over a set distance.

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HUSAFELL Stone/AFRICA Stone

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Which British supermodel was part of the Big Five active in the 1990s? She was faced with racial discrimination - at one point quoting Linda Evangelista and Christy Turlington as telling Dolce & Gabbana “If you don’t use [BLANK], you don’t get us”.

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Naomi CAMPBELL

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Better known as an actress - who reached number 2 in the UK singles chart in 1983 with ‘They Don’t Know’?

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Tracey ULLMAN

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The Thai island of Ko Phi Phi Le was the filming location of which 2000 Danny Boyle film, that starred Leonardo DiCaprio?

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The BEACH

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With a total of 34 wins - ten more than the next highest total - which football club have won the Dutch league title on the most occasions?

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AJAX

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On an Indian restaurant menu - a dish which contains the word ‘Anjeer’ would signify that the dish contains which fruit? This fruit is used in a popular biscuit in the UK.

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FIG

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Fronted by Tim Wheeler, which Britpop band had “Goldfinger” as their highest-charting single?

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ASH

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More recently designing and directing the 2019 action game Death Stranding, which Japanese video game designer is most famous for designing the Metal Gear series of stealth action games?

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Hideo KOJIMA

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Brandon Flowers became famous as the lead singer (and keyboard player) for which indie rock band, formed in Las Vegas in 2001?

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The KILLERS

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Which 2007 Spanish horror film tells the story of a news reporter and her cameraman who visit an apartment building in Barcelona to report on a fire but end up fighting against inhabitants turned mad by a mysterious virus?

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REC

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‘Sugar Daddy’ and ‘Wig in a Box’ are songs from which 1998 musical that follows the fortunes of the titular genderqueer East German rock singer?

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HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY ITCH

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Which American crime drama series, set in Hawaii, starred Tom Selleck? Running from 1980 to 1988, the show focusses on the titular private investigator, who works for the mysterious Robin Masters.

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MAGNUM PI

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The first artist hired by Nintendo, which Japanese video game designer is most famous for creating the Super Mario and the Legend of Zelda series?

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Shigeru MIYAMOTO

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Which 2002 post-apocalyptic Danny Boyle horror film starring Cillian Murphy depicts the breakdown of society following the accidental release of a highly contagious virus?

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28 DAYS LATER

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Rugby League players James Roby, James Graham and Paul Wellens are all players who won Man of Steel awards, while playing for which club?

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ST HELENS

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Which regular panellist on Loose Women played the role of Annie Palmer in EastEnders and won the 2007 series of Celebrity MasterChef?

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Nadia SAWALHA

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Which event of the World’s Strongest Man contest sees a series of hinged poles, lifted starting from a horizontal resting position and flipped over 180 degrees to the other side? The poles get progressively heavier and longer.

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FINGAL’S FINGERS

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Which 2008 Swedish horror film tells the story of a bullied 12-year-old boy who develops a friendship with a vampire girl in the Stockholm suburbs of the 1980s?

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LET THE RIGHT ONE IN

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With a total of 37 wins - eight more than the next highest total - which football club have won the Portuguese league title on the most occasions?

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BENFICA

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‘Party Dress’ and ‘Changing My Major’ are songs from which 2013 musical tracing the coming-of-age of the lesbian author and cartoonist Alison Bechdel?

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FUN HOME

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Whilst filming an episode of “Running Wild with Bear Grylls” in 2016, which star of the US TV series “Friends” and “Cougar Town” expressed her regret that she had previously had multiple plastic surgery procedures to inject fillers?

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Courteney COX

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Better known as an actor - who reached number 2 in the UK singles chart in 1987 with ‘Under The Boardwalk’?

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Bruce WILLIS

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Fronted by John Power, which Britpop band had “Flying” as their highest-charting single?

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CAST

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Alex Turner became famous as the frontman of which indie rock band, formed in Sheffield in 2002?

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ARCTIC MONKEYS

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Which regular panellist on Loose Women played the role of Natalie Barnes in Coronation Street and won the ninth series of Celebrity Big Brother?

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Denise WELCH

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Which American crime drama series, set in New York and starring Terry Savalas, ran from 1973 to 1978? The show was famous for the titular character’s catch phrase, “Who loves ya, baby” and his penchant for lollypops.

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KOJAK

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Fronted by Justine Frischmann, which Britpop band had “Waking Up” as their highest-charting single?

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ELASTICA

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Pete Doherty founded the band Babyshambles in 2003, after being banned from playing with which band?

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The LIBERTINES

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Rugby League players Andy Farrell and Sam Tomkins won Man of Steel awards while playing for which Super League club? Sean O’Loughlin played his entire career at this club.

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WIGAN Warrior

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Following numerous cosmetic procedures involving fillers, laser resurfacing and Botox, which Chief Creative Officer of her late brother’s Italian Fashion House has been described as a “Human Waxwork” by the Daily Mail online?

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Donatella VERSACE

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Which German supermodel was a later part of the Big Five active in the 1990s? Replacing Tatjana Pititz in the loose group, she holds the Guinness world record for appearing on the most magazine covers; she later had a cameo in Love Actually.

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Claudia SCHIFFER

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Which 2006 South Korean horror film tells the story of a man’s attempt to rescue his daughter from a mutated aquatic monster discovered in the Han River near Seoul?

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The HOST

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Which event of the World’s Strongest Man contest sees the athlete standing between two hinged pillars, gripping handles that prevent the pillars from falling to the side? The winner is the athlete who prevents the pillars from falling for the longest time.

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HERCULES HOLD/PILLARS OF HERCULES

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On an Indian restaurant menu - a dish which contains the word ‘Bakla’ would signify that the dish contains which bean? This bean has a different name in the UK and USA.

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BROAD BEAN/FAVA BEAN

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With a total of 36 wins - twice as many as the next highest total - which football club have won the Italian league title on the most occasions?

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JUVENTUS

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Michael Fassbender played the titular role of which famous man, in a 2015 biographical film directed by Danny Boyle?

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STEVE JOBS

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‘My Junk’ and ‘Totally Fucked’ are songs from which 2006 musical telling the story of the adolescent sexuality of a group of teenagers in late 19th-century Germany?

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SPRING AWAKENING

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On an Indian restaurant menu - a dish which contains the word ‘Gajar’ would signify that the dish contains which vegetable? This vegetable is used both in making savoury dishes and cakes.

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CARROT

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Which lead singer of “Dead or Alive”, who died in 2016, sued his plastic surgeon for botched lip implants in 2007? He spent most of his life savings on multiple corrective procedures which incurred further health problems?

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Pete BURNS

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Fronted by Louise Wener, which Britpop band had “Sale of the Century” as their highest-charting single?

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SLEEPER

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Better known as an actor - who (with his band Check 1-2) reached number 2 in the UK singles chart in 1990 with ‘Mona’?

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Craig MCLACHLAN

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Co-founder of the studio Maxis, which American video game designer created both The Sims and the SimCity series of games?

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Will WRIGHT

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Which regular panellist on Loose Women was the editor and producer of the Network 7 series on Channel Four and for two years served as an editor of The Independent on Sunday?

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Janet STREET-PORTER

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Which American crime drama series, set in South Florida starred Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas? Running from 1984 to 1990 and set to a backdrop of contemporary hits, the show focussed on the protagonists’ battle with various drug cartels.

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MIAMI VICE

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Himesh Patel starred as Jack Malik, who, after an accident, finds himself the only person alive who remembers the Beatles, in which 2019 Danny Boyle film?

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YESTERDAY

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Which event of the World’s Strongest Man contest sees a competitor taking hold of the handle of a weighted metal basket by placing the handle on his forearms? The athlete then walks clockwise, and the distance travelled is measured in degrees.

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BASQUE CIRCLE/STONE CIRCLE/CONAN’S WHEEL/CONAN’S CIRCLE

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Rugby League players Lesley Vainakolo, Shontayne Hape and Paul Deacon were all members of the 2005 Super League winning side of which club, who no longer play in the Super League?

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BRADFORD Bulls

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The Big Five group of supermodels became the Big Six when which British supermodel rose to fame in the mid-1990s? She is closely associated with the Rimmel makeup brand, becoming one of their “faces” in 2001.

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Kate MOSS

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