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Summer League 16-18 Flashcards

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What government department is frequently referred to in Private Eye as DafT?

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Department for Transport

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What is the capital of the US state North Dakota?

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Bismarck

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The Nuggets the Avalanche and the Rockies are sports teams who all play their home matches in what US city?

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Denver

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Who received two posthumous Academy Award nominations for Best Actor for his roles in East of Eden and Giant?

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James Dean

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What ruler of Mysore was killed in action during the Siege of Seringapatam? He is commonly referred to as the Tiger of Mysore.

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Tipu Sultan

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One of the unsolved Millennium Prize Problems what conjecture states that the real part of any non-trivial zero of an eponymous zeta function is a half?

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Riemann hypothesis

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Flutes oboes and bassoons are among the members of what family of musical instruments?

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Woodwind

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What Leonardo da Vinci painting exhibited in the Louvre features a smiling woman whose first name appears in the title of the work?

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Mona Lisa

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Doctor Neo Cortex is the primary antagonist in what series of platform games?

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Crash Bandicoot

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Also known for playing Wayne Szalinski in Honey I Shrunk the Kids who played Dark Helmet in the 1987 Mel Brooks film Spaceballs?

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Rick Moranis

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Sergey Brin and Larry Page founded what most used internet search engine now a subsidiary of Alphabet?

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Google

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Honshu is the largest island of what East Asian country?

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Japan

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What music video for a song by the Verve features Richard Ashcroft walking down a street in Hoxton?

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Bitter Sweet Symphony

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In Egyptian mythology which god associated with mummification was often depicted with a canine head?

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Anubis

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Tulum Tikal and Chichen Itza are among the sites of what Mesoamerican civilisation?

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Maya(n)

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Haemoglobin used to transport oxygen around the bodies of most vertebrates can be found in what type of cells?

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Red blood cells

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Dennis Skinner was kicked out of the House of Commons chamber in 2016 after referring to which then Prime Minister as Dodgy Dave in relation to his involvement in the Panama Papers?

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David Cameron

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Named after the pet beagle in the comic strip Peanuts what was the Lunar Module of Apollo 10 called?

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Snoopy

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In the Mozart opera The Magic Flute what is the name of the high priest whose community Tamino seeks to join by undertaking a series of trials?

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Sarastro

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Benedict and Beatrice are two of the main characters in what William Shakespeare play?

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Much Ado About Nothing

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House of Fraser and Sports Direct are among retailers controlled by which businessman?

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Mike Ashley

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Home to the statue The Motherland Calls what Russian city now named for the river it is located on was named Stalingrad between 1925 and 1961?

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Volgograd

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Playing for Southampton against Aston Villa in 2015 who scored the fastest hat-trick in Premier League history in just 176 seconds?

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Sadio Mané

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Which Conservative politician was replaced by a handbag on the television show Have I Got News For You after she withdrew due to a row over the cost of Theresa May’s leather trousers?

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Nicky Morgan

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Which musician the lead singer and lead guitarist of Nirvana died aged 27 in 1994?

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Kurt Cobain

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It was the best of times it was the worst of times is the opening line of what Charles Dickens novel?

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A Tale of Two Cities

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First name required. Executed alongside his parents and sisters in 1918 who was the last Tsarevich and heir apparent of the Russian Empire?

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Alexei Nikolaevich Romanov

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Marie Curie won a Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the discovery and isolation of what element as well as the discovery of polonium?

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Radium

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What national men’s rugby union team are known as the All Blacks?

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New Zealand

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Bart Homer and Maggie are members of which eponymous animated television family?

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The Simpsons

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Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent are among the fashion brands owned by what luxury goods company founded by Francois Pinault?

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Kering

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Brown Willy is the highest point of which English county?

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Cornwall

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Playing for Southampton against Watford in 2019 who scored the fastest goal in Premier League history just 7.69 seconds after kick-off?

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Shane Long

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What is the capital of the Canadian province Saskatchewan?

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Regina

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Once the parent of BHS and still the owner of Topshop and Dorothy Perkins Arcadia Group is chaired by which businessman?

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Philip Green

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God bless us every one is the closing line of what Charles Dickens novella?

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A Christmas Carol

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In the Mozart opera The Magic Flute what is the occupation of Papageno who also takes part in the trials with Tamino?

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Bird-catcher

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One of the unsolved Millennium Prize Problems smooth solutions to what doubly eponymous equations used in fluid mechanics have not been proven to always exist?

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Navier-Stokes equations

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Dennis Skinner was kicked out of the House of Commons chamber in 2005 after mentioning the lines of coke in front of Boy George referring to which then Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer?

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George Osborne

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Fred Wilma and Pebbles are members of which eponymous animated television family?

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The Flintstones

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The drinks company Moët Hennessy is majority owned by LVMH. What company owns the minority?

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Diageo

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Orlando and Rosalind are two of the main characters in what William Shakespeare play?

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As You Like It

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What national men’s rugby union team are known as the Springboks?

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South Africa

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Sumatra is the largest island entirely located within what South-East Asian country?

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Indonesia

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First name required. Surviving until 2011 who was the last crown prince and heir apparent of Austria-Hungary?

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Otto von Habsburg

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Which Labour politician was replaced by a tub of lard on the television show Have I Got News For You after he withdrew at the last minute for the third time?

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Roy Hattersley

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Which musician whose albums included Frank and Back to Black died aged 27 in 2011?

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Amy Winehouse

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What common metallic element can be found within haemoglobin? A deficiency of this element can cause anaemia.

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Iron

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Violins violas and cellos are among the members of what family of musical instruments?

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String

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Named after Snoopy’s owner in the comic strip Peanuts what was the Command and Service Module of Apollo 10 called?

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Charlie Brown

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Who was the first ruler or chhatrapati of the Maratha Empire? The main railway station in Mumbai is now named for him.

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Shivaji Maharaj

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Also known for playing the Duke in Escape from New York Who played Asneeze the father of Ahchoo in the 1993 Mel Brooks film Robin Hood: Men in Tights?

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Isaac Hayes

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The Pistons the Red Wings and the Tigers are sports teams who all play their home matches in what US city?

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Detroit

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Home to football club Shakhtar who currently play elsewhere what Ukrainian city now named for the river it is located nearby was named Stalin between 1924 and 1961?

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Donetsk

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What term popularised by Private Eye is used as a euphemism for drunkenness?

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Tired and Emotional

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In Egyptian mythology which goddess associated with the sky was often depicted as a cow?

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Hathor

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The site now occupied by Mexico City what was the capital of the Aztec Empire from 1428 to 1521?

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(Mexica-) Tenochtitlan

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Who won a posthumous Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in The Dark Knight?

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Heath Ledger

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What music video for a song by Fat Les features a Richard Ashcroft- lookalike walking down a street in Hoxton?

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Vindaloo

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Marie Curie won a Nobel Prize in Physics together with her husband for their work on radiation. Which other scientist the discoverer of spontaneous radioactivity was the third recipient that year?

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Antoine Henri Becquerel

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Mark Zuckerberg founded what largest social network website with membership originally limited to students?

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Facebook

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What Leonardo da Vinci mural located in a convent in Milan depicts Jesus with the Twelve Apostles?

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The Last Supper

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Gnasty Gnorc and Ripto are primary antagonists in what series of platform games?

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Spyro

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Brown Clee Hill is the highest point of which English county?

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Shropshire

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Rio Grande do Sul Paraná and Bahía are states of what South American country?

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Brazil

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Liberty City is a fictional portrayal of what real life city in the Grand Theft Auto series of video games?

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New York City

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King Felipe VI of Spain is a member of which royal house?

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Bourbon

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Maidenhead Railway Bridge and a hare are depicted in what JMW Turner painting housed in the National Gallery?

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Rain Steam and Speed – The Great Western Railway

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Which poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge describing the city of Xanadu [ZA-na-doo] was left incomplete after he was apparently interrupted by a ‘person from Porlock’ while writing it?

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Kubla Khan

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Celebrating her 45th birthday today who has won two Academy Awards for Best Actress for her roles in Boys Don’t Cry and Million Dollar Baby?

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Hilary Swank

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In 1987 illusionist David Copperfield escaped from which prison located in San Francisco Bay?

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Alcatraz

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At the time of writing the 45th President of the USA has not been impeached. In 1974 impeachment proceedings were started against which US president who resigned before they concluded?

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Richard Nixon

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Made from fermented sugar cane juice which spirit is a key ingredient in a caipirinha [kai-puh-REE-nyuh]?

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achaça [ka-SHA

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The Jabberwock Sydney Carton in A Tale of Two Cities and John the Baptist all suffered what fate?

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Decapitation (prompt on death)

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From the Latin for ‘I shall harm’ what term denotes an adverse outcome of a medical treatment due to the negative expectations of the patient?

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Nocebo

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Having won a bronze medal in the 2016 Olympics Bianca Walkden won her third World Championships in which sport in 2019 after her opponent in the final was disqualified?

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Taekwondo

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Particularly in US cities what type of urban planning regulations divide a town or city into areas dictating the types of building permitted?

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Zoning

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A former German defence minister who will become the first female president of the European Commission in November 2019?

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Ursula von der Leyen

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In Hinduism which member of the Tridevi is the goddess of love and fertility and the wife of Shiva?

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Parvati (also Uma or Gauri)

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George the Poet was the winner of 5 awards at the 2019 British Podcast Awards for which podcast a combination of music and storytelling?

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Have You Heard George’s Podcast?

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Homo neanderthalis or the Neanderthal is named after the Neander [NEE-ander] Valley in which European country?

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Germany

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La Course is a women’s one-day cycling race whose route this year was also used for an individual time trial stage in which men’s cycling race?

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Tour de France

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The name of which sweet manufacturer whose products include Tangfastics and Starmix derives from the name and birthplace of its founder Hans Riegel?

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Haribo (Hans Riegel Bonn)

84
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Dare to Dream was the inspirational slogan for the 2019 edition of which annual music competition hosted in Tel Aviv and won by Duncan Laurence?

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Eurovision Song Contest

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Founded in Mumbai in 2010 which Indian ride-hailing company entered the UK market in 2018 including in Merseyside and the West Midlands?

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Ola

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Taking its name from the area of New York City where it originated which what name is shared by a hip-hop dance style and a 2013 internet meme in which a single person dancing alone would be joined by many others as the bass dropped?

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Harlem Shake

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Named for the British zoologist who proposed it which theoretical boundary line runs through Indonesia separating the distributions of Asian and Australasian plant and animal species?

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Wallace Line

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Featuring teams such as the Edmonton Oilers and Winnipeg Jets the WHA merged with which American league in 1979?

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NHL

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Which author a founder member of the Fabian Society wrote The Railway Children?

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Edith Nesbitt

90
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Since 2013 concerts under the banner of BST have been held in London’s Hyde Park. When referring to either these concerts or a time zone for what do the letters BST stand?

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British Summer Time

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The Volcanic Seven Summits are the highest volcanoes on each of the seven continents. Ojos del Salado the highest of these is located between Argentina and Chile in which mountain range?

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Andes

92
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Ellen Johnson Sirleaf who was awarded the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize for her work promoting peace and women’s rights was president of which country from 2006 to 2018?

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Liberia

93
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In 2011 IBM’s Watson became the first computer to beat human champions of which game show?

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Jeopardy!

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Which London 2012 Olympic venue has played host to the Premier League Darts final and the annual tennis ATP Finals?

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The O2 Arena (accept North Greenwich Arena Millennium Dome)

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On which part of the body would one wear a deerstalker?

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Head

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Used by bands such as Motorhead Blue Oyster Cult and Spinal Tap what name is given to the diacritical mark consisting of two dots above a letter?

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Umlaut (diaeresis)

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What name is given to a tectonic plate boundary where two plates slide past each other with plates being neither created nor destroyed?

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Transform boundary

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The first Viking Siege of Paris in 845 AD was commanded by which chieftain who led a fleet of 120 ships and over 5000 men up the Seine?

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Ragnar Lodbrok (Reginherus)

99
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Commemorating the July Revolution Eugene Delacroix’s Liberty Leading the People can be found in which Paris museum?

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Musee de la Louvre

100
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Also appearing on the first series of Celebrity Love Island which former PA to David Beckham was tasked with stimulating a pig on the first series of Channel 5 reality TV show The Farm?

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Rebecca Loos

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Two of the Volcanic Seven Summits are also the highest mountains in their respective continents. Located in Africa and Europe name either.

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Kilimanjaro or Elbrus

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Which Swedish actress who died on her 67th birthday in 1982 won two Academy Awards for Best Actress for her roles in Gaslight and Anastasia?

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Ingrid Bergman

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Which author a member of the Fabian Society from 1903 to 1908 wrote The War of the Worlds?

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H.G. Wells

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Connected to the O2 Arena by the much-loved Emirates Cable Car which exhibition centre hosted numerous events during the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic games including volleyball and fencing?

A

ExCeL

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Which zoologist nicknamed ‘Darwin’s Bulldog’ following his debate with Samuel Wilberforce on the theory of evolution named the Wallace Line?

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Thomas Henry Huxley

106
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Chiron and Demetrius in Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus the sons of Walder Frey in Game of Thrones and numerous haircut-seeking customers in Sweeney Todd all suffered what specific fate?

A

Baked into a pie

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Which Chinese ride-haliing company with over 500 million customers bought out Uber’s operations in China in August 2016 and has invested in other ride-sharing companies worldwide including Lyft and Ola?

A

Didi Chuxing

108
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Which Viking who took part in the second Siege of Paris in 885 AD became the first Duke of Normandy in 911 AD?

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Rollo (or Gaange Rolf)

109
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Commemorating the American Revolutionary War Emanuel Leutze’s [LOY-tzuh] Washington Crossing the Delaware can be found in which New York museum?

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Metropolitan Museum of Art

110
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Featuring teams such as the Denver Nuggets and Indiana Pacers the ABA merged with which American league in 1976?

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NBA

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Occurring at destructive convergent plate boundaries in which process does one tectonic plate slide underneath another?

A

Subduction

112
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Winning the Podcast Champion award at the 2018 British Podcast Awards Helen Zaltzmann who also hosts Answer Me This! won Smartest Podcast for which series about language?

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The Allusionist

113
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On which part of the body would one wear an espadrille?

A

Foot

114
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Tawakkul Karmun who was awarded the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize was specifically cited for her work in which country on the Arabian Peninsula which since 2015 has been experiencing civil war between Houthi-led forces and a coalition supported by Saudi Arabia?

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Yemen

115
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In 1997 IBM’s Deep Blue became the first computer to beat the world champion at which game?

A

Chess

116
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Dare to Dream was the inspirational title of a 2005 documentary about the women’s football team of which country who won the World Cup in 2019?

A

USA

117
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From the Greek for ‘one who tends the sick’ what term describes an infection acquired whilst in a hospital?

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Nosocomial

118
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Originating in Harlem in the late 1920s which jazz dance style features moves such as the swingout and derives its name from an aviator?

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Lindy Hop

119
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Which Mexican spirit primarily produced in Oaxaca [wa-HA-ca] can be made from any type of agave in contrast to tequila which is only made from blue agave?

A

Mezcal

120
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Currently head of the International Monetary Fund who will become the first female president of the European Central Bank in November 2019?

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Christine Lagarde

121
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In 1983 illusionist David Copperfield apparently made which landmark in New York City harbour disappear?

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Statue of Liberty

122
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Since 2010 concerts under the banner of GMT have been held in London with the MT standing for ‘Music Time’. As in the time zone for which area of London does the G stand?

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Greenwich

123
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Describing the love life of its Spanish hero the 17th canto of which poem by Lord Byron was left unfinished after the poet’s death in 1824?

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Don Juan

124
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The 2019 winner of La Course was Dutch rider Marianne Vos who also finished first in the 2019 edition of the Tour of which English county?

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Yorkshire

125
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The name of which furniture manufacturer whose products include the Billy bookcase and Klippan sofa derives from the name and childhood home of its founder Ingvar Kamprad?

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IKEA (Ingvar Kamprad Elmtaryd Agunnaryd)

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At the time of writing the 45th President of the USA has not been impeached. In 1998 which US president was impeached for perjury to the grand jury and obstruction of Justice?

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Bill Clinton

127
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Homo floresiensis nicknamed the hobbit is named after the island of Flores in which Asian country?

A

Indonesia

128
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Which American brand of ice cream uses an umlaut in its name apparently to sound more Danish even though Danish does not use umlauts?

A

Häagen-Dazs

129
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In Hinduism which member of the Tridevi is the goddess of wealth and prosperity and wife of Vishnu?

A

Lakshmi (also Sri or Thirumagal)

130
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Having won a bronze medal in the 2016 Olympics Vicky Holland won her first World Championships in which sport in 2018 with her teammate Georgia Taylor-Brown finishing 3rd?

A

Triathlon

131
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Sometimes caused by zoning restrictions which can lead to large areas of land only usable for housing by what phenomenon do which cities expand outwards usually in an uncontrolled and unplanned manner?

A

Urban sprawl (accept periurbanisation)

132
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Appearing on the second series of Celebrity Love Island and the first series of The Farm which It Girl and model is the daughter of the 6th Marquess of Bristol?

A

Lady Victoria Hervey

133
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According to Nielsen the only non-Super Bowl programme in the USA’s top 20 most-watched TV shows of all time is the final episode of which series set during the Korean War?

A

MAS*H

134
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In computing what name is used to refer to 1024 bytes? The name was adopted as an alternative to kilobyte as the prefix kilo- usually means exactly 1000.

A

Kibibyte

135
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This question did not spark joy so was moved to the spares on the recommendation of which organising consultant TV presenter and author of The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up?

A

Marie Kondo (Konmari)

136
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Which king was deposed in the Glorious Revolution of 1688?

A

James II (and VII)

137
Q

For which team did Ellen White score six goals at the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup? The team ultimately lost the third-place playoff to Sweden.

A

England

138
Q

The longest-reigning French monarch reigning for 72 years was the 14th to use which regnal name?

A

Louis

139
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Name one of the two current ceremonial counties of England that ends with the letter ‘K’.

A

Norfolk/Suffolk

140
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Given a set of numbers the arithmetic mean is the total divided by how many numbers there are. What name is given to the middle value of the set after sorting into numerical order?

A

Median

141
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Frédéric Chopin wrote 21 of which type of short composition intended to evoke the eveni ?

A

Nocturne

142
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Who received Best Director Oscar nominations for the 1970s films The Exorcist and The French Connection?

A

William Friedkin

143
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In the Tchaikovsky ballet Swan Lake what is the name of the evil sorcerer who has enchanted Odette?

A

Baron Von Rothbart

144
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In July 2019 which author of How To Train Your Dragon was named the UK’s new Children’s Laureate?

A

Cressida Cowell

145
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Marmolada is the highest peak in which European mountain range? The range gets its name from a type of sedimentary rock.

A

Dolomites

146
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Which group of birds of the Laridae family have versions described as glaucous black-headed or yellow-legged?

A

Gulls

147
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One of only two people to fight both Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson professionally which American defeated Ali in Ali’s penultimate fight in 1980 and lost to Tyson in 1988?

A

Larry Holmes

148
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The American Civil War battle known to the Confederacy as the Battle of Manassas was known to the Union as the Battle of where?

A

Bull Run

149
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The Llandoger Trow pub in Bristol is believed to be the inspiration for the Admiral Benbow inn appearing in which Robert Louis Stevenson novel?

A

Treasure Island (accept The Sea Cook)

150
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Fulton hold a royal warrant to supply the Queen with which items typically used in wet weather?

A

Umbrellas

151
Q

Reaching number three in 1994 Love Ain’t Here Anymore breaks up a run of ten number one singles for which boy band? The run begins with Pray and ends with Shine.

A

Take That

152
Q

The animated characters Muttley Astro and Santa’s Little Helper are all what type of animal?

A

Dog

153
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Which district of East London was also the title of a 2018 UK Top Ten single for the singer and rapper Ramz?

A

Barking

154
Q

In the US TV sitcom Parks and Recreation what is the name of the FBI agent who is the alter ego of Chris Pratt’s character Andy Dwyer?

A

Burt Macklin

155
Q

Postmortem featuring Kay Scarpetta was the debut novel of which American crime writer?

A

Patricia Cornwell

156
Q

What adjective a shade of purplish-red is given to port wine aged in large vats for no longer than three years to minimise oxidation?

A

Ruby

157
Q

In blackjack the court cards jack queen and king each count for what point value?

A

Ten

158
Q

Who recently succeeded Theresa May as leader of the Conservative Party?

A

Boris Johnson

159
Q

Fasting during Ramadan and a pilgrimage to Mecca are among the five core Muslim duties known by what architectural term?

A

The Five Pillars of Islam

160
Q

In physics lowercase ‘v’ is the commonly used symbol for what quantity defined as the speed of an object in a particular direction?

A

Velocity

161
Q

Dutch artist Vermeer once painted a portrait of a blue-turbaned girl with a pearl what?

A

Earring

162
Q

Krispy Kreme and Crosstown are food companies specialising in the production of which fried dough confection?

A

Doughnuts

163
Q

The encore of which headline act at this year’s Glastonbury festival included the songs Human and Mr Brightside?

A

The Killers

164
Q

What word meaning an object kept as a reminder is also the plot-appropriate title of a 2000 Christopher Nolan film starring Guy Pearce and Carrie-Anne Moss?

A

Memento

165
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Which country’s only land border is with a province of Indonesia sometimes known as Irian Barat or Irian Jaya?

A

Papua New Guinea

166
Q

Derived from the Latin for ‘fragrant resin’ what is the name of the white greasy substance that covers the skin of a newborn baby?

A

Vernix [VER-niks] caseosa

167
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In tennis’ Open Era who is the only woman whose surname in English is a palindrome to win a Grand Slam singles title? Born in Yugoslavia she won eight such titles between 1990 and 1993.

A

Monica Seles

168
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In Greek mythology Hecuba [HECK-you-bah] was the wife of which King of Troy during the Trojan War?

A

Priam

169
Q

An iron dagger and a wooden comb are among the five Khalsa Sikh items known by what single letter?

A

The Five Ks

170
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Which country was ruled for 123 years by the queens Wilhemina Juliana and Beatrix which you can remember with the mnemonic ‘We Juxtapose Belgium’?

A

Netherlands

171
Q

In blackjack which pip card can count for a point value of 11?

A

Ace

172
Q

Millie’s and Ben’s are food companies specialising in the production of which biscuit-like confection?

A

Cookies

173
Q

Déjà Dead featuring Temperance Brennan was the debut novel of which American crime writer?

A

Kathy Reichs

174
Q

Who received Best Director Oscar nominations for the 1970s films Dog Day Afternoon and Network?

A

Sidney Lumet

175
Q

Which district of South London was also the title of a 2019 UK Top Ten single for the singer and rapper Dave?

A

Streatham

176
Q

Derived from the Latin for ‘wool’ what is the name of the fine soft hair that covers the body of a foetus or newborn baby?

A

Lanugo

177
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In tennis’ Open Era who is the only man whose surname in English is a palindrome to win a Grand Slam singles title? Born in Yugoslavia he won the 2014 US Open.

A

Marin Cilic

178
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What adjective a shade of yellowish-brown is given to port wine aged in small wooden casks rather than large vats therefore allowing gradual oxidation?

A

Tawny

179
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Which country’s only land border is with a province of Indonesia sometimes known as East Nusa Tenggara?

A

Timor-Leste (or East Timor)

180
Q

The American Civil War battle known to the Confederacy as the Battle of Sharpsburg was known to the Union as the Battle of where?

A

Antietam

181
Q

The encore of which headline act at this year’s Glastonbury festival included the songs Boys Don’t Cry and Friday I’m In Love?

A

The Cure

182
Q

In physics lowercase ‘a’ is the commonly used symbol for what quantity defined as the rate of change of velocity with respect to time?

A

Acceleration

183
Q

Dutch artist Rembrandt painted Militia Company of District II under the Command of Captain Frans Banninck Cocq better known as The what Watch?

A

Night

184
Q

The animated characters Garfield Felix and Snowball II are all what type of animal?

A

Cat

185
Q

In the Tchaikovsky ballet The Nutcracker what is the name of the magician and toymaker who gives Clara the eponymous toy?

A

Herr Drosselmeyer

186
Q

In the US TV sitcom Parks and Recreation what is the name of the martial arts children’s entertainer who is the alter ego of Chris Pratt’s character Andy Dwyer?

A

Johnny Karate

187
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What type of musical composition is intended as an exhibition of finger dexterity? The opening part of a JS Bach organ work is perhaps the best-known example.

A

Toccata

188
Q

Which group of birds of the Laridae family have versions described as black roseate or Sandwich?

A

Terns

189
Q

Name one of the three current ceremonial counties of England that ends with the letter ‘X’.

A

East Sussex/West Sussex/Essex

190
Q

Jo Swinson recently succeeded Vince Cable as leader of which political party?

A

Liberal Democrats

191
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For which team did Alex Morgan score six goals at the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup? The team ultimately won the competition.

A

USA

192
Q

Hunter hold a royal warrant to supply the Queen with which items typically used in wet weather?

A

Wellies (accept any waterproof footwear)

193
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Reaching number two in 1998 Stop breaks up a run of nine number one singles for which girl group? The run begins with Wannabe and ends with Holler.

A

Spice Girls

194
Q

Given a set of numbers the arithmetic mean is the total divided by how many numbers there are. What name is given to the number in the set that appears most often?

A

Mode

195
Q

The Llandoger Trow pub in Bristol is believed to be the place where Alexander Selkirk met Daniel Defoe inspiring the latter to write which novel?

A

Robinson Crusoe

196
Q

What word meaning a type of sleep disorder is also the plot-appropriate title of a 2002 Christopher Nolan film starring Al Pacino and Hilary Swank?

A

Insomnia

197
Q

Aside from Larry Holmes who is the other person to fight both Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson professionally? This Jamaican defeated Ali in Ali’s final fight in 1981 and lost to Tyson in 1986.

A

Trevor Berbick

198
Q

Which author of the ‘Charlie and Lola’ books immediately preceded Cressida Cowell as the UK Children’s Laureate?

A

Lauren Child

199
Q

Aneto [uh-NATO] is the highest peak in which European mountain range? The range may get its name from the Greek for “fire”.

A

Pyrenees

200
Q

In Greek mythology Andromache [and-ROM-uh-key] was the wife of which Prince of Troy who died fighting Achilles in the Trojan War?

A

Hector

201
Q

Which actor reprised his role as the voice of Mufasa in the 2019 remake of The Lion King?

A

James Earl Jones

202
Q

Which mythological god is devouring his son in a painting by Goya?

A

Saturn (or Cronos)

203
Q

Though best known as a heptathlete Katarina Johnson-Thompson is also the British record holder in which individual outdoor event?

A

High jump

204
Q

The 18th century residence of lexicographer Samuel Johnson actor David Garrick and philosopher Erasmus Darwin what is the only UK city spelt entirely with letters from the first half of the alphabet?

A

Lichfield

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