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Season 2 - Week 7 Flashcards

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Which colour is common to the title of a 1968 animated musical adventure film inspired by the music of The Beatles and a 2013 film starring Chiwetel Ejiofor and Thandiwe Newton that was based on a novel of the same name by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie?

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YELLOW

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Set on Isle Delfino, what word follows Super Mario in the name of a 2002 video game developed by Nintendo for the Gamecube?

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SUNSHINE

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The Ballon d’Or Feminin was last awarded in December 2019 with Megan Rapinoe taking the trophy. Which Dutch player was voted into 5th place in the same year? Playing for Arsenal, this striker holds the Women’s Super League record for most career goals, scoring 64 times in just 72 games.

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Viviene MIEDEMA

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During June, many businesses release versions of their existing products themed around the Pride movement. This trend is often criticised and described as what kind of capitalism, reflecting the design of the Pride flag and a meteorological phenomenon?

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RAINBOW Capitalism

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Played by Jeff Rawle, the serial killer Silas Blissett killed five characters, including India Longford and his daughter Heidi Costello, in which soap between 2010 and January 2021?

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HOLLYOAKS

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Directed by John Huston and starring Clark Gable and Montgomery Clift, which 1961 American drama western was the last completed film to star Marilyn Monroe? The plot centres on a newly divorced woman played by Monroe and her time spent in Reno and Northern Nevada.

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The MISFITS

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Frizz Ease was a range of hair products launched in 1992 by which British celebrity hairdresser who was previously married to Lulu?

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John FRIEDA

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Which Scottish darts player won the BDO World Championship in 1982 and 1989? His picture was famously displayed by Dexy’s Midnight Runners during an episode of Top of the Pops.

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Jocky WILSON

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Which Japanese manga series, written by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata, has been successfully adapted into a highly popular anime of the same name? The series concerns student Light Yagami who finds a mysterious black book which has the power to kill anyone whose name is written in it as long as the author knows their face.

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DEATH NOTE

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In 2020, Zendaya became the youngest person to win an Emmy for Best Actress in a Drama Series for her role in which TV show set around the lives of high school students often mixing drugs and sex?

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EUPHORIA

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Which Jamaican musician had a UK top ten hit in 1970 with a cover of Cat Stevens’s ‘Wild World’? He is perhaps better known for his own composition ‘Many Rivers To Cross’.

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Jimmy CLIFF

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Published in 2002, Trowel and Error was the first autobiography written by which wholesome celebrity gardener who hosted both Ground Force and Pebble Mill?

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Alan TITCHMARSH

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In 2006, Leona Lewis won the third series of The X Factor with a cover of which song that was the debut single of Kelly Clarkson?

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A MOMENT LIKE THIS

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Using the slogan “Only one rainbow matters during Pride” to riff on their normal slogan about tasting a rainbow, what fruit-flavoured sweets removed the colour from their pieces of candy and their packaging to celebrate Pride?

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SKITTLES

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Nicknamed the ‘Crafty Cockney’ which darts player won the BDO World Championship five times between 1980 and 1986?

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Eric BRISTOW

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Popular for their unlimited Salad Bars which will hopefully be returning soon, which “farmhouse style” restaurant chain has three spikes of wheat on its logo?

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HARVESTER

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Which colour is common to the title of a 1984 rock musical drama film starring Prince and a 1985 period drama film starring Whoopi Goldberg and Danny Glover that was based on the novel of the same name by Alice Walker?

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PURPLE

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Which Japanese manga series, written by Hirohiko Araki, has been successfully adapted into two highly popular anime series of the same name? The first series was set in 19th century England and concerns a line of descendants who all share a star-shaped birthmark above their left shoulder blade which allows them to possess powers to take down supernatural enemies.

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JOJO’S BIZARRE ADVENTURE

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The song ‘This Is Me’ by Keala Settle was from the soundtrack to which 2017 film musical?

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The GREATEST SHOWMAN

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At the 2020 Emmy Awards, Lesli Linka Glatter was nominated for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for a Season 8 finale episode entitled “Prisoners of War” . This episode follows the events of Saul and Carrie’s final mission and draws to an end which television series?

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HOMELAND

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Set in outer space, what word follows Super Mario in the name of a 2007 video game developed by Nintendo for the Wii?

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GALAXY

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Which Australian striker also received votes for the 2019 Ballon d’Or Feminin? Joining Chelsea in November 2019 from Chicago Red Stars, she won the 2020-21 Women’s Super League Golden Boot with 21 goals; she also became the first Australian footballer to score a hat-trick at a World Cup tournament in 2019

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Sam KERR

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First or Surname acceptable. Appearing between 2013 and 2018, at which point he was stabbed to death by Anna Windass, which soap villain and four-time murderer was played by Connor McIntyre?

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PAT PHELAN

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Directed by George Stevens and starring Elizabeth Taylor and Rock Hudson, which 1956 American epic Western drama was the last film to star James Dean? The film sees Dean play the role of Jett Rink, a ranch hand who becomes obsessed with Taylor’s character.

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GIANT

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Regina King won the 2020 Emmy award for Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology series for her role in which TV series that focuses on a group of vigilantes, once seen as heroes, who were outlawed for their violent methods. The series takes place in Oklahoma.

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WATCHMEN

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Founded in South Africa and popular for their Peri Peri chicken, which restaurant chain uses the Portuguese Rooster of Barcelos on its logo?

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NANDOS

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Which celebrity hairdresser, who died in 2012, created the geometric bob cut in 1964 and cut Mia Farrow’s hair into the pixie cut for the film Rosemary’s Baby? He launched his own range of haircare product in 1971 with the slogan “If you don’t look good, we don’t look good”.

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Vidal SASSOON

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Which Jamaican musician had a UK number one hit in 1974 with a cover of the Bread song ‘Everything I Own’, a feat equalled by Boy George in the 1980s?

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Ken BOOTHE

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In 2009, Joe McElderry won the sixth series of The X Factor with a cover of which song that was originally released by Miley Cyrus?

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THE CLIMB

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Which French player finished sixth in the voting for the 2019 Ballon d’Or Feminin? Spending her entire professional career with Lyon, this defender was named the Champions League Defender of the Season and voted into UEFA.com fans’ Team of the Year in 2020.

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Wendie RENARD

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Which colour is common to the title of a 1991 comedy-drama film starring Kathy Bates and Jessica Tandy, and a 1999 drama film starring Tom Hanks and Michael Clarke Duncan that was based on a novel of the same name by Stephen King?

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GREEN

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First name required. Portrayed by Larry Lamb and a part of the Mitchell family, which EastEnders character played a pivotal role in the death of Danielle Jones, the long lost daughter of his own daughter Ronnie?

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ARCHIE

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The unfortunately-titled 2000 autobiographical book ‘It’s Not About The Bike’ was written by which American cyclist?

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Lance ARMSTRONG

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Widely regarded as the best darts player of all time, which player won 16 world titles between 1990 and 2013?

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Phil TAYLOR

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The 2017 film The Greatest Showman is inspired by the story of which 19th century man’s ‘American Museum’ and the lives of its star attractions?

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P.T BARNUM

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Set wherever you desire in custom-made worlds, what word follows Super Mario in the name of a 2015 video game developed by Nintendo for the Wii U?

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MAKER

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Which Jamaican singer, along with his backing band The Aces, had a UK number one single in 1969 with the song ‘Israelites’? His other big hits include ‘It Mek’ and a cover of Jimmy Cliff’s ‘You Can Get It If You Really Want’.

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Desmond DEKKER

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Directed by Terry Gilliam and starring Christopher Plummer and Verne Troyer, which 2009 fantasy film was the last film to star Heath Ledger? The film follows a travelling theatre troupe whose leader makes a bet with the Devil.

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The IMAGINARIUM OF DOCTOR PARNASSUS

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Also known for playing the role of Wolverine in the ‘X-Men’ series, which actor portrayed P.T Barnum in ‘The Greatest Showman’?

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Hugh JACKMAN

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Set across 18 different kingdoms, what word follows Super Mario in the name of a 2017 video game developed by Nintendo for the Switch?

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ODYSSEY

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Creator of the Wedge cut and an early proponent of scrunch drying, which British hairdresser became a stylist for Vidal Sassoon in 1972 and was a session hairdresser for John Frieda before opening his first salon in London in 1977? His TV work as a stylist or guest expert includes The Wright Stuff, GMTV and Faking It

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Trevor SORBIE

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Published in 2001, ‘Kiss and Make-Up’ is the autobiography written by which Israeli-American rock star famous for his abnormally long tongue?

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Gene SIMMONS

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Which toy company will this year release their first LGBTQ-themed set? The Danish company’s toy set features eleven monochrome figures, each of which is made from a different-coloured plastic.

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LEGO

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Which Danish player received votes for the 2019 Ballon d’Or Feminin, although far fewer than when she finished second in voting for the 2018 award? Playing for Wolfsburg at the time, she became the most expensive female footballer when she was bought by Chelsea in September 2020.

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Pernille HARDER

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In 2012, James Arthur won the ninth series of The X Factor with a cover of which song that was originally released by Shontelle?

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IMPOSSIBLE

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Which Japanese manga series, written by an anonymous individual the identity of whom is subject to much speculation in Japan, has been successfully adapted into a highly popular anime of the same name? The series concerns a superhero who can kill any enemy using the titular power which leaves him feeling unfulfilled in life.

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ONE PUNCH MAN

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Which colour is common to the title of a 1986 neo-noir mystery thriller film directed by David Lynch and a 2013 French romance film based on a graphic novel of the same name that tells the story of a French teenager and her relationship with an older female student?

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BLUE

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Popular for their unlimited sides with their Signature roast dinner, which restaurant chain owned by Mitchells and Butlers has the title figure on its logo?

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TOBY CARVERY

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First or Surname acceptable. Becoming the first lesbian character in a British soap opera, which character in Emmerdale was played by the late Leah Bracknell? In 1999, this character murdered Liam Hammond, her father’s illegitimate son, and was sectioned following schizophrenic episodes including setting fire to the church?

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ZOE TATE

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Which Japanese manga series, written by a team of writers and illustrated by Cain Kuga, has been successfully adapted into a highly popular anime of the same name? The series concerns a group of space-faring bounty hunters in the year 2071.

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COWBOY BEBOP

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Which former soap star’s 2015 autobiography was called ‘The End of an Earring’? The title alludes to her most famous role, that of Pat Butcher in Eastenders.

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Pam ST CLEMENT

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Also known for playing Troy Bolton in ‘High School Musical’, which actor portrayed Barnum’s business partner Phillip Carlyle in ‘The Greatest Showman’?

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Zac EFRON

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Noted for his bald head and enthusiastic celebrations, which Dutch darts player has won three PDC World Darts titles since 2014?

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Michael VAN GERWEN

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Julia Garner won the 2020 Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her role in which TV series? This series follows a married couple who relocate their family from Chicago to Missouri where they get caught up in a money laundering operation.

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OZARK

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Which American reggae singer had a UK top 20 hit in 1972 with a cover of Bob Marley’s ‘Stir It Up’? He is perhaps better known for his own composition ‘I Can See Clearly Now’.

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Johnny NASH

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Directed by Stephen Spielberg and starring Richard Dreyfuss and Holly Hunter, which 1989 American romantic fantasy drama film was the last film to star Audrey Hepburn? In the film, Hepburn plays the role of Hap, while the plot of the film centres around an aerial firefighter played by Dreyfuss. The one word title of this film was also the name of a #2 hit for Bon Jovi in 1994

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ALWAYS

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Popular for their Italian-American themed restaurants and menu, which restaurant chain in the UK does not have a picture logo but instead just simply has the two names of its fictional founders.

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FRANKIE AND BENNY’S

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In 2013, Sam Bailey won the tenth series of The X Factor with a cover of which song that was originally released by Demi Levato?

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SKYSCRAPER

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What colour - not typically included in a rainbow and found in the name of an LGBT online newspaper - precedes the words “money”, “pound” or “dollar” to describe the purchasing power of the LGBTQ community? Rainbow capitalism is generally seen as a way to exploit this power.

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PINK Money

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Which British and international chain of hairdressing salons was founded by the Mascolo brothers, who opened their first salon in Clapham in 1963? They launched the TIGI range of products, which includes the Bed Head product range.

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TONI AND GUY

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