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Season 2 - Week 3 Flashcards

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Conceived in 1796 by German physician Samuel Hahnemann, which form of alternative medicine is based around the idea that a substance that causes disease in healthy people can sure similar symptoms in sick people, a doctrine known by practitioners as “like cures like”?

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HOMEOPATHY

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In the lyrics to the REM song It’s the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine), Michael Stipe describes a dream in which he attends a party populated by people with the initials L.B.. Described as being ‘not afraid’ in the song’s opening lines, which American comedian was present at this party?

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Lenny BRUCE

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Which 2010 Disney film is loosely based on the classic German fairy tale ‘Rapunzel’? The film tells of a young princess who against her foster mother’s wishes, accepts the aid of an intruder to take her out into the world which she has never seen.

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TANGLED

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For the final 14 months of his life, which individual was married to former Playboy Playmate Anna Nicole Smith? Following his death, there were numerous lawsuits to decide the fate of his $1.6 billion estate.

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J Howard MARSHALL

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Running from 1998 to 2004, the HBO TV series S** and the City was based on a 1997 essay collection of the same name by which American author and journalist?

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Candace BUSHNELL

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Often seen wearing bright pink, whilst her best friend Daisy can be seen wearing yellow. What is the name of the Princess that Super Mario must save from Bowser?

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PEACH

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Which English football club were beaten 2-0 by Bayern Munich in controversial fashion in the 1975 European Cup Final? The defeat marked the beginning of a decline for the club following a period of domestic dominance.

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LEEDS United

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Which upmarket womenswear chain store was founded by Yoram and Marilyn Anselm in 1981 in Hampstead, for the “average woman between the age of 20 and 40 interested in clothing”? This brand shares its name with the surname of an English cricketer who played 61 Test matches between 1908 and 1930.

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HOBBS

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The music genre “Drill” has seen a huge rise in popularity over the last few years, but who was the first artist to achieve a UK top ten with this genre? He did this with the song “Gun Lean” at the beginning of 2019 before he went on to achieve a UK number one this summer with a much more notable song.

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RUSS/Russ MILLIONS/Russ SPLASH/Shylo Batchelor Ashby MILLWOOD

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Which Italian rider became one of the handful of cyclists to win all three Grand Tours during his career when he won the 2014 Tour de France?

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Vincenzo NIBALI

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Featuring a flower in its title, which 1963 film featured Sidney Poitier as Horner Smith, an itinerant handyman who builds a chapel for a group of East German nuns? This film earned Poitier an Academy Award for Best Actor.

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LILIES OF THE FIELD

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Craig Newmark founded which website in 1995, that specialises in classified advertisements for jobs, housing and household items amongst others? The website gained unwanted media attention in the early 2010s when the site was linked to a number of murders.

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CRAIGSLIST

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One of the many products owned by Hasbro, is which game of physical skill that sees players take turns removing one block at a time from a tower constructed of 54 blocks?

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JENGA

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In 2004 Britney Spears married which childhood friend, with the marriage being annulled just 55 hours later? In the same year Britney married backing dancer Kevin Federline, to much controversy.

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Jason ALEXANDER

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Which high end British fashion chain was founded in 1994 by Stuart Trevor and Kait Bolongaro and was named for a road in Notting Hill where Trevor spent much of his time? The brand is namechecked in Justin Timberlake’s single of 2013, Suit and Tie, featuring Jay-Z, but sounds like a girl band of the 1990’s.

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ALL SAINTS

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Running from 1981 to 1993 - which Australian TV show was set in a small-town rural hospital in the town on Wandin Valley? Long-time actors in this show include Shane Porteous as Dr Terence Elliot.

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A COUNTRY PRACTICE

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Sometimes known as zone therapy, which form of alternative medicine that was introduced to the USA by William Fitzgerald and Edwin Bowers, involves applying pressure to specific points on the hands and feet, without the use of oils or lotions?

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REFLEXOLOGY

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Which “Drill” artist, has had a top 10 hit featuring on KSI’s “Houdini” before achieving his own lead top 10 hit with the song “I Dunno” which won Rated 2020’s track of the year with Stormzy & Dutchavelli? He then went on to achieve a UK number one this summer with a much more notable song.

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Tion WAYNE/Dennis Junior ODUNWO

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Achy Breaky Heart was a 1992 UK #3 for which American singer with the first name Billy?

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Billy Ray CYRUS

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Which Spaniard completed his “career slam” by winning all three Grand Tours? His 2008 Vuelta a Espana win sealed it for him.

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Alberto CONTADOR

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In the lyrics to the REM song Man on the Moon, Michael Stipe asks “Now Andy, did you hear about this one?”. He was referring to which American comedian who is described as taking part in a wrestling match in the song’s opening lines?

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Andy KAUFMAN

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Which 2015 Pixar film is set set in the mind of a young girl named Riley, where five personified emotions-Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear, and Disgust-try to lead her through life?

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INSIDE OUT

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Which actor played, the lawyer Miranda Hobbes, who was one of the main characters, in the TV series S** and the City?

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Cynthia NIXON

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In what video game series, is the main character Link tasked with saving the titular character, a magical princess? One of the most notable subtitles in the series featuring this princess is “Ocarina of Time”.

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LEGEND OF ZELDA

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Which Frenchman was the first person to win all three Grand Tours, completing his own “career slam” by winning the 1963 Vuelta a Espana?

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Jacques ANQUETIL

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Running from 1976 to 1983 - which Australian period drama told the story of a fictional middle-class Melbourne family and their experiences during and after World War 2? Vivien Grey (better known to Neighbours fans as Mrs Mangle) played a nosy neighbour in this show.

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The SULLIVANS

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Which English football club beat Bayern Munich 1-0 in the final to win the 1982 European Cup? This was the sixth year in a row that the competition had been won by an English club, following multiple wins by Liverpool and Nottingham Forest.

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ASTON VILLA

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Featuring a flower in is title, which 1989 Academy-Award winning film starred Jessica Tandy as a wealthy retired schoolteacher and Morgan Freeman as her chauffeur, Hoke Colburn ?

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DRIVING MISS DAISY

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One of the many products owned by Hasbro, is which game of physical skill that is played on a mat that has six rows of large coloured circles on it that are red, yellow, green and blue?

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TWISTER

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Which 2016 Disney film tells the story of the strong-willed daughter of a Polynesian village chief, who is chosen by the ocean itself to reunite a mystical relic with the goddess Te Fiti?

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MOANA

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Sometimes called energy healing or palm healing, which form of alternative medicine is a Japanese pseudoscience based on the ‘qi’ life force, with this force said to be transferred through the palms of the practitioner to the patient?

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REIKI

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in the TV series S** and the City, which actor plays the Cardiologist, Dr Trey McDougal, who becomes Charlotte’s first husband? He played Orson Hodge, dentist and second husband of the character Bree van der Kamp in Desperate Housewives.

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Kyle MCCLACHLAN

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Founded in 2010, which online marketplace has become notable in recent years for its targeted marketing on social media? The items advertised are usually bizarre or novelty products offered at a very low price and often take several weeks to reach the purchaser from mainly Chinese manufacturers.

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WISH

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Sharing its name with a serial killer from a horror film franchise, which High-end British fashion chain store was founded by John Robinson in 1970 and employed Kate Middleton part-time as an accessories buyer prior to her marriage to Prince William?

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JIGSAW

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White Wedding was a 1985 UK #6 for which British singer with the first name Billy?

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Billy IDOL/William BROAD

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REM’s song ‘What’s the Frequency, Kenneth?’ takes its title from the words that were repeated by the assailants of which American journalist and news anchor when he was attacked in New York City in 1986? From 1981 to 2005 this man was the news anchor at ‘CBS Evening News’.

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Dan RATHER

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Featuring a flower in its title, which 1947 Powell and Pressburger film stars Deborah Kerr as Sister Clodagh, leading a group of Anglican nuns as they try to establish a hospital and school in a remote abandoned Raja’s palace in the Himalayas? A 2020 BBC TV series of the same name cast Gemma Arterton in the role of Sister Clodagh

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BLACK NARCISSUS

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Yuna, the summoner, Rikku the thief & Lulu the mage are all main characters in one of the many instalments of which video game series? For a series with the word “Final” in its title they sure have made a lot of games.

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FINAL FANTASY

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When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going was a 1986 UK #1 for which Trinidadian-British singer with the first name Billy?

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Billy OCEAN/Leslie CHARLES

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In the lyrics to the REM song E-Bow the Letter, Michael Stipe describes dreaming about this woman before remarking, ‘whoever she is’. Which Greco-American soprano, who died in 1977, was the subject of Franco Zeffirelli’s final film?

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Maria CALLAS

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Which English football club won the UEFA Champions League for the first time in 2012 by defeating Bayern Munich on penalties in the final, which was played at the German’s home ground, the Allianz Arena?

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CHELSEA

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Founded in 2000 in London, which classified ads website was designed to connect Australians, New Zealanders and South Africans moving to the city? The name of the brand is a slang antipodean term for a eucalyptus plant.

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GUMTREE

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Although she undoubtedly married Tiger Woods for love in the first instance - who left with $100 million in her divorce settlement, before moving onto relationships with billionaire coal mogul Chris Cline and NFL player Jordan Cameron?

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Elin NORDEGREN

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Which 2017 Pixar film was inspired by the Mexican holiday ‘Day of the Dead’ and follows a 12-year-old boy named Miguel who is accidentally transported to the Land of the Dead, where he seeks the help of his deceased musician great-great-grandfather to return him to his family?

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COCO

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One of the many products owned by Hasbro, is which game that sees each player select a card of choice from a pile of 24 images and then sees the players alternate in asking various yes or no questions until they can identify the card that their opponent has?

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GUESS WHO?

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One of the featured artists to propel a “Drill” song up the U.K. charts with a remix is which artist whose iconic and playful verse on the remix of Russ Millions & Tion Waynes “Kiesha & Becky” propelled the single to number seven in the UK charts? This artist also went to number two with his own song “Taste”.

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AITCH/Harrison ARMSTRONG

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With a name from the Japanese for “finger pressure”, which form of alternative medicine sees practitioners stretching, holding, and applying pressure to the skin, and manipulating the joints of the patient, using the Chinese meridian system?

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SHIATSU

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Running from 1986 to 1993 - which Australian TV show was set in the fictional outback town of Cooper’s Crossing? Starring Andrew McFarlane as Tom Callaghan, the show was praised for handling tough issues, such as domestic and alcohol abuse, and the position of Australian Aborigines.

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FLYING DOCTORS

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Which Latvian-born dancer, who defected from the Soviet Union in 1974 in Canada, plays Carrie’s lover, the artist Alexsandr Petrovsky in the final series of S** and the City?

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Mikhail BARYSHNIKOV

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“Adeola wanna roll with the geezer, is it me or the lifestyle” is a sentence that has echoed across Gen Z this summer and was the creation of which Brighton born rapper? His verse on the remix of “Body” by Russ Millions and Tion Wayne was the missing piece to make history and bring the UK its first Drill UK Number One. This artist also brought us the song “Oliver Twist” which went top 10 this summer.

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ARRDEE/Riley DAVIES

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Founded in 2005, which American e-commerce website, known for focusing on handmade craft items, allows independent sellers to create their own online shop within the website?

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ETSY

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Uptown Girl was a 1983 UK #1 for which American singer with the first name Billy?

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Billy JOEL/William JOEL

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Which clothing and home wear brand opened its first store in Fulham in 1993 but has since expanded to an upmarket high street chain store? Its founder, whose first name appears in the store’s name, is the spouse of Gina Coladangelo, who gained notoriety for her caught-on-camera clinch with former Health Secretary Matt Hancock.

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OLIVER BONAS

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Although he never won the Vuelta, which Irish rider is one of only two to win the Triple Crown, winning the Giro d’Italia, Tour de France and Road World Championship in the 1987 season?

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Stephen ROCHE

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Featuring a flower in its title, which 1989 film that starred Sally Field as M’Lynn Eatenton told the story of a group of a woman in a small southern community and how they deal with the death of their friend?

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STEEL MAGNOLIAS

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In the video game series “Tomb Raider”, what is the name of the “Tomb Raider” in question? As well is being in the title of many instalments in the video game series she has also been played on the big screen by Angelina Jolie.

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LARA CROFT

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Running from 1981 to 1987 - which award winning Australian soap opera was inspired by the success of US shows Dallas and Dynasty? The initial premise was a Romeo and Juliet style storyline, concerning the wealthy Hamilton family from Sydney, and the working-class Palmers from Melbourne.

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SONS AND DAUGHTERS

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One of the many products owned by Hasbro, is which strategy board game that is played on a board depicting a political map the world, divided into forty-two territories and six continents?

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RISK

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Elizabeth Taylor’s eighth and final marriage was to which construction worker, who she met while visiting the Betty Ford Center in 1988? The couple married in 1991 at Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch, but divorced 5 years later, in part due to his substance abuse.

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Larry FORTENSKY

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Manchester United defeated Bayern Munich 2-1 in the 1999 Champions League final. Name either of the players who scored for Manchester United in that game? One of the players is United’s current manager.

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Edward ‘Teddy’ SHERINGHAM or Ole Gunnar SOLKSJAER

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