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Season 3 - Week 5 Flashcards

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David Goffin [goff-AN] is among the Belgians to have found fame in which sport? His career highlights include being part of the Belgian team that reached the final of the Davis Cup in 2015 and 2017.

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TENNIS

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Played by David Bowie, the humanoid Thomas Jerome Newton is referred to as The Man Who. performed what action in the title of a 1976 science-fiction movie directed by Nicolas Roeg?

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FELL TO EARTH

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In 2013, reality TV star Joey Essex was a contestant on the first series of which ITV Saturday night gameshow, in which celebrities performed Olympic-style diving routines? It shares its name with a 1984 Daryl Hannah film.

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SPLASH

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Many bands whose names suggest their members are siblings are, in fact, completely unrelated. Among them is which band whose biggest hit was the 2006 UK number one I Don’t Feel Like Dancing, taken from their second album Ta-Dah?

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SCISSOR SISTERS

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Which actor played the villain Mysterio in Spider-Man: Far From Home, and also appears in archive footage in the latest instalment, No Way Home? His breakthrough role was as the title character in the 2001 film Donnie Darko.

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Jake GYLLENHAAL

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Jethard Cidevan won Best in Show at Crufts, the UK’s premier dog show, in 2001. This marked the first, and thus far only, time the award had been won by what breed of dog? Introduced to England from central Africa in the mid-1930s, this small hunting dog is particularly known for the distinctive yodel-like noise it makes instead of barking.

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BASENJI

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Which board game, originally released by Milton Bradley in 1965, challenges players to carefully remove ailments from a patient’s body using a pair of tweezers, without setting off the buzzer located in his nose?

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OPERATION

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The song Heat Waves was originally released in 2020 but enjoyed a resurgence towards the end of 2021, reaching number 5 in the UK, number 3 in the US Hot 100, and the top spot in Australia. It is by which British band?

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GLASS ANIMALS

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Which club, who play their home games at the Emirates Stadium, are the longest serving team in the top flight of English football?

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ARSENAL

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Which Saturday morning TV show ran on ITV from 1974 to ‘82, rivalling the BBC’s Multi-Coloured Swap Shop in the slot? Chris Tarrant and Sally James were among the hosts of this anarchic show, which featured the Phantom Flan Flinger.

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TISWAS (accept TODAY IS SATURDAY: WATCH AND SMILE)

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Which company uses a proprietary foam resin called Croslite to make its namesake reptilian-sounding footwear?

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CROCS

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Which major name in motoring made their return to Formula One in 2021 after a 61-year absence? Their driver line-up included four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel.

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ASTON MARTIN

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TVP is a high-protein, high-fibre meat substitute made from soy flour. For what do the letters TVP stand?

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TEXTURED VEGETABLE PROTEIN (accept TEXTURISED VEGETABLE PROTEIN)

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Which act had a pair of UK number one hits in the mid-1990s with Setting Sun, a collaboration with Noel Gallagher, and Block Rockin’ Beats? Despite the act’s name, its two members are not related.

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The CHEMICAL BROTHERS

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In 2021, which US rapper broke into the UK top 5 with the song Industry Baby, being credited alongside Lil Nas X? Prior to 2021, this artist’s most successful UK hit was What’s Poppin, which peaked at #25.

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Jack HARLOW

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One of the mascots of Nintendo is which fictional plumber, who has a twin brother named Luigi?

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MARIO

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Greg van Avermaet [ah-VER-mart] is among the Belgians to have found fame in which sport? He is particularly noted for his performances in one-day and classics events, including claiming gold at the 2016 Olympics and winning Paris-Roubaix in 2017.

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CYCLING

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Derby County and which of their local rivals, who play at the City Ground, are the joint longest serving clubs in the English Championship, having both played in it for the last fourteen seasons?

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NOTTINGHAM FOREST (accept NOTTS FOREST or FOREST)

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In 1995, Princess Diana stated “there were three of us in this marriage” - referring to Prince Charles’s mistress, Camilla Parker-Bowles - in an interview with which now-disgraced journalist for the BBC’s Panorama?

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Martin BASHIR

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Which Saturday morning TV show, whose presenters included Mike Read and Sarah Greene, ran on BBC1 from 1982 to ‘87, replacing Multi-Coloured Swap Shop in that slot? Memorable moments included an interview with Margaret Thatcher, and a caller abusing pop group Matt Bianco.

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SATURDAY SUPERSTORE

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James Stewart’s character Ranse Stoddard is known as The Man Who… performed what action in the title of a 1962 Western movie? The film later reveals that this action was actually carried out by John Wayne’s character Tom Doniphon.

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SHOT LIBERTY VALANCE

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In 2020, Joey Essex appeared in a celebrity version of which Channel 4 series, in which civilians are put through intensive military training by a group of former special forces operatives? The show’s title consists of the name of a British military unit, followed by its motto.

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SAS: WHO DARES WINS

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Another villain who returns to the Spider-Man franchise in No Way Home is Electro, who is played by which actor? He gained widespread acclaim for his 2004 portrayal of music legend Ray Charles.

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Jamie FOXX

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Planet Waves Forever Young Daydream Believers won Best in Show at Crufts in 2019, the first time the award had been won by what breed of dog? Also known as a dwarf spaniel, the name of this toy dog breed comes from the French word for the type of insect its ears are said to resemble.

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PAPILLON

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Which Saturday morning TV show ran on BBC1 from 1993 to 2001, replacing Going Live in that slot? Originally presented by Andi Peters, Emma Forbes and John Barrowman, it reached peak popularity under hosts Jamie Theakston and Zoe Ball.

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LIVE AND KICKING

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One of the mascots of Namco is which character, who first appeared in a 1980 video game? The character aims to eat yellow pellets, while avoiding four ghosts.

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PAC-MAN

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Which board game, originally released by the Ideal Toy Company in 1970, requires players to gently place items onto the back of a mule without causing it to throw everything off?

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BUCKAROO

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Which two-piece item of sports clothing was made popular by break-dancers in the 1980s and manufactured from a mix of cellulose tri-acetate and polyester which made them shiny on the outside? Harry Enfield’s ‘Scouser’ characters told people to “calm down” whilst wearing these items.

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SHELL SUITS

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What name is given to viscous water in which legumes have been cooked? This product can mimic the function of egg whites and is thus used as a direct replacement for them in vegan cookery.

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AQUAFABA

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In 2015, Joey Essex won the second series of which Channel 4 gameshow, in which celebrities competed in a series of challenges based on Winter Olympic sports? It became notorious for the number and severity of injuries sustained by its competitors and was cancelled following its third series in 2017.

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The JUMP

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Delfine [del-FEEN] Persoon is among the Belgians to have found fame in which sport? She is best known for her rivalry with Ireland’s Katie Taylor, who controversially defeated her at Madison Square Garden in 2019.

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BOXING

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Two former actors who played Spider-Man reprised those roles as alternate versions of Peter Parker in Spider-Man: No Way Home. They were Andrew Garfield and which man, who played Spider-Man in Sam Raimi’s earlier trilogy from 2002 to ‘07?

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Tobey MAGUIRE

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Fernando Alonso returned to Formula One in 2021 racing for which team? Formerly known as Renault, this team now shares its name with Renault’s specialist sportscar brand.

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ALPINE

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Originally released in 2019 but then very successfully re-released in 2021, the song Astronaut in the Ocean is by which Australian rapper, whose real name is Harry Michael? This song reached #12 in the UK and #6 in the US, as well as hitting over one billion streams in 2021.

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MASKED WOLF

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In December 1985, Princess Diana danced to Billy Joel’s Uptown Girl at the Royal Opera House with which British ballet dancer, whose diminutive stature meant he was often given character roles?

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Wayne SLEEP

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A French secret agent named Louis Bernard is referred to in the title of two Alfred Hitchcock films as The Man Who. what? The 1956 remake won the Academy Award for Best Original Song for Doris Day’s performance of Que Sera Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be).

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KNEW TOO MUCH

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Which clothing items, similar to socks but thicker and generally footless, started as a fad after they were stocked in a dancewear shop in New York’s East Village, and were made famous by the films Fame and Flashdance?

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LEG WARMERS

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Saxonsprings Hackensack, the 1984 Crufts Best in Show winner, and 2012 champion Zentarr Elizabeth are both examples of what breed of dog? Smaller than the Tibetan terrier, to which they are closely related, these dogs were historically kept as companions by monks in the Himalayas and are noted for their floor-length coats.

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LHASA APSO

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Princess Diana worked closely with which journalist on the 1992 biography Diana: Her True Story? It was made into a TV film starring Serena Scott Thomas and David Threlfall in 1993.

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Andrew MORTON

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Played by Sean Connery, the former British soldier Daniel Dravot is known as The Man Who. what in the title of a 1975 John Huston movie? Adapted from a Rudyard Kipling novella, Dravot and his friend Peachy Carnehan seek their fortune in the remote region of Kafiristan.

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WOULD BE KING

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Which board game, originally released by Ideal in 1967, features a tall plastic cylinder into which straws are inserted horizontally, with several marbles placed on top of them? Players take turns removing one straw at a time, hoping to keep the marbles from falling through the cylinder and making the noise from which the game takes its name.

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KERPLUNK

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In 2021, Kimi Raikkonen drove his final year in Formula One for which team? This team is based in Switzerland but is named for a major Italian motor manufacturer.

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ALFA ROMEO

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Which 1960s group, whose members were unrelated despite their name, enjoyed UK number ones with Make It Easy on Yourself and The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Anymore?

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WALKER BROTHERS

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In 2020, Joey Essex appeared in a celebrity version of which MTV reality TV show, whose first series aired in 2014? Its format involves single men and women being flown to an exotic holiday destination, where they start dating each other - until their new romances are disrupted by the arrival of their former lovers.

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EX ON THE BEACH

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What name of Japanese origin is given to a vegan meat substitute made entirely out of hydrated wheat gluten? This meat analogue has enjoyed rising popularity in recent years, with two restaurants in London now named for it.

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SEITAN

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Which team, who play at Priestfield Stadium, are the longest serving team in League One of English football, having spent the last nine seasons there?

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GILLINGHAM

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Ulla Werbrouck [ver-BROOK] is among the Belgians to have found fame in which sport? She won gold in the women’s half-heavyweight division at the 1996 Olympics, defeating Japan’s Yoko Tanabe in the final via ippon.

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JUDO

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One of the former mascots of the Sony PlayStation was which bandicoot, who first appeared in a 1996 video game?

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CRASH

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Another iconic villain to make a return in Spider-Man: No Way Home is Lizard, a character played by which Welsh actor? This man has also appeared in films including Notting Hill and Kevin and Perry Go Large.

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Rhys IFANS

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Which team, who play at St James Park, are the longest serving team in League Two of English football, having spent the last ten seasons there?

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EXETER City

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During the 2021 season, four companies provided power units to cars: Renault, Mercedes, Ferrari and which other major motor manufacturer? This company’s own team last raced in Formula One in 2008, with its demise leading to the founding of the Brawn F1 team.

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HONDA

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Princess Diana danced with which American actor at the White House in 1985? His name has since been lent to the dress she wore that night, which was designed by Victor Edelstein.

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John TRAVOLTA

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Although the original was released in 2019, popularity on Tik Tok in 2021 took the song Love Nwantiti (Ah Ah Ah) to number 3 in the UK charts. It is by which Nigerian Afrobeat artist, whose real name is Chukwuka Ekeani?

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CKAY

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Which Saturday morning TV show ran on ITV from 1998 to 2003, rivalling BBC’s Live and Kicking, and was hosted by Ant and Dec and Cat Deeley for much of that time? This show featured the phone competition Wonky Donkey, and its presenters also hosted the music show CD:UK.

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SMTV Live

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What alliterative two-word name, which is related to aircraft safety, is given to the lightweight nylon trousers made popular by break-dancers and the rapper MC Hammer? First manufactured by Bugle Boy in the early 1980s, they are also known as Flight Pants or Hammer Pants.

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PARACHUTE PANTS

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In 2010, Hungargunn Bear It’n Mind became the first, and thus far only, example of which breed of dog to win Best in Show at Crufts? This medium-sized gundog typically has a russet-coloured coat and was originally bred to accompany falconers and hunters in Hungary.

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Hungarian VIZSLA

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One of the mascots of the Microsoft Xbox is Master Chief, the protagonist of which military science fiction game franchise?

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HALO

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Similar to tofu, which meat analogue is made from fermented soybeans and is commonly used in vegan cookery? Originating in Indonesia, this product is traditionally wrapped in banana leaves and is a staple protein source on the island of Java.

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TEMPEH

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Which board game, originally released by Tomy in 1975, requires players to insert plastic swords into a barrel without causing the game’s eyepatch-wearing title character to spring out of the top?

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POP-UP PIRATE

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Both coming from their debut album 1 Polish, 2 Biscuits and a Fish Sandwich, which duo had UK number one singles with Don’t Stop (Wiggle Wiggle) and Boom Boom Boom? Despite the name, its members were, once again, unrelated.

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The OUTHERE BROTHERS

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