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1
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Dr Deidrich Knickerbocker invented which famous character

A

Rip Van Winkle

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2
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What have men played with for longer than anything else

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Dice

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3
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A university has a campus what does it literally mean

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A Field

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4
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Spain’s equivalent to the dollar is the ______?

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Peseta

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5
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What is the only Bible book referred to in a Shakespeare play

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Numbers in Henry V

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6
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Who was Cary Grant’s female lead in the movie ‘To catch a thief?

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Grace Kelly

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7
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What is the official language of Mexico

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Spanish

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Which village in Leicestershire gives its name to a hunt notorious among animal rights protesters and a food popular with vegetarians?

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Quorn

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9
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Who Released The 70’s Album Entitled Autobahn

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Kraftwerk

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10
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Which Mother & Daughter Both Appeared In John Carpenters Film The Fog

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Janet Leigh & Jamie Lee Curtis

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11
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In The World Of Sport Wendy Toms Was The First Woman To Do What?

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First Female Referee

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12
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What are Demy, Medium, Royal, Double Crown

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Paper Sizes

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13
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What is the name given to sole cooked in white wine and cream with grapes

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Sole veronique

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14
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Who did Vivian Vance play on ‘the lucy show’

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Vivian Bagley

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15
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On Scooby Doo what was Shaggys real name

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Norville

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16
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Which former British colony is now called Ghana

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Gold coast

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17
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What first appeared on the USA domestic market in 1960

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Canned Coca Cola

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18
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What happend in the final episode of M.A.S.H. hence the theme tune?

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They All Commited Suicide The Theme Is Called ‘Suicide Is Painless’

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19
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Implement for clearing up dog excretment

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Pooper scooper

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20
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French for until we meet again

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Au revoir

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21
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SOS the distress message stands for what

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Nothing - NOT save our souls

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22
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Who played detective, Frank Cannon, in the TV series ‘Cannon’

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William conrad

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23
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Which writer’s latest work, Birds of Prey , features the Courtneys - the family that appeared in his first, When the Lion Feeds , published in 1964

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Wilbur smith

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24
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What is a Ha Ha

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Sunken Fence

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25
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Who played Tchaikovsky in the 1971 film The Music Lovers

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Richard chamberlain

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26
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At what sport did Italian Giacomo Agostini compete

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Motor cycling

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27
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Which Former Beatle Became A Travelling Wilbury?

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George Harrison

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28
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Which Singer Has Appeared On Stage Acting As Jesus, CheGuevara, Lord Byron & Fletcher Christian

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David Essex

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29
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What does the name Dracula mean in Romanian

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Son of the Devil

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30
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What is the capital of Kiribati

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Bairiki

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31
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Who Left Eastenders In 1998 To Pursue A Singing Career

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Martine McCutcheon

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32
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Who was the first female prime minister of india

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Indira gandhi

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33
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What former british colony’s largest retailer was duty free shoppers

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Hong

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34
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What is the heaviest element

A

Uranium

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35
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With what city is alcatraz associated

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San francisco

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36
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Which German Golfer Won The Us Masters In 1993

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Benhard Langer

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37
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Who painted “Big Raven”

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Emily carr

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38
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What is dirty harry’s surname

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Callahan

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39
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What is the biggest tourist attraction in Zambia

A

Victoria falls

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40
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Catriona was a sequel to which famous novel

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Kidnapped R L Stevenson

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41
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Pantelleria, Ustica and Lampedusa are all islands belonging to which country

A

Italy

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42
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The basic ingredients of a ploughmans lunch is bread & what

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Cheese

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43
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What city is April wine from

A

Montreal

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44
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What does a catoptrophic narcissist fear

A

Mirrors

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45
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Hamburg lies on which river

A

The elbe

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46
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This was the Beatle’s first film.

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A Hard Day’s Night

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47
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Which Latin motor-manufacturing name was originally that of a subsidiary of S.K.F. - the bearing makers - for whom the car’s design engineers worked

A

Volvo

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48
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What is the English equivalent of the Spanish boob day

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April fool’s day

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49
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What was the name of the first ironclad warship ever launched?

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HMS Warrior

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50
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The Wright brothers made aircraft but what was their other job

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Bicycle manufacturers

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51
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How is the mathematically related structure of beads strung on parallel wires in a rectangular frame better known ?

A

Abacus

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52
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What countries monetary unit is also the bird on its flag

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Guatemalan Quetzal

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53
Q

In Astronomy What Are Pallas, Vesta & Davida?

A

Asteroids

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54
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Susseration is what

A

Whispering

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55
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What is a very thin pastry used in Mediterranean cooking

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Filo

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56
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In WW2 the Graf Spee was forced into what harbour

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Montevideo

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57
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Which Shakespeare play contains the line ‘if music be the food of love play on’’?

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Twelfth Night

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58
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To what did john lennon change his middle name

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Ono

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59
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For what condition is the drug Mogadon prescribed

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Sleeplessness

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60
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According to Harry Belafonte, what kind of water is ‘good for your daughter’ ?

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Coconut water

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61
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At the end of which siege in 1954 were the French finally beaten in Vietnam

A

Dien bien phu

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62
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Who Had A Hit In 1981 With “I Surrender”

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Tight Fit

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63
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Softball is a variation on which game

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Baseball

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64
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What does blt stand for

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Bacon, lettuce, tomato

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65
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Which song is used in the movie “Loser”?

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Teenage Dirt Bag

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66
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Who wanted to play Brody in Jaws but Spielberg rejected him

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Charlton Heston

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67
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Who wrote the ‘Unfinished Symphony’

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Mozart

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68
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What is the capital city of the newly created country South Sudan?

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Juba

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69
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What is 7 days and 10 hours in minutes

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10680

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70
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What is the staple food of one third of the worlds population

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Rice

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71
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Wine barrels - There are 83 gallons in a what

A

Puncheon

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72
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What did presidents Madison, Monroe, Polk, and Garfield have in common

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The first name “ james “

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73
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What river did the Pied Piper drown the rats in

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Weser

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74
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Name The Title Song From The Movie “Back To The Future”

A

The Power Of Love

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75
Q

Where & When Did People First Use Spectacles

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In China In The 1200’s

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76
Q

What do scientists say would be the best “space food” for astronauts

A

Insects

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77
Q

Monophobia is a fear of ______

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Solitude

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78
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In Which Book Which Is Also A Film Has The Characters Pod, Arrietty, Homily & Peagreen?

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The Borrowers

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79
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In which Gilbert and Sullivan opera did Col. Fairfax marry Elsie

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Yeoman of the guard

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80
Q

The collection of poems called Barrack Room Ballads and Other Verses was written by whom in 1892

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Rudyard kipling

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81
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You can identify a __________ bear’s mark by the sign of five claws. A black bear will lacerate a tree trunk with four claws.

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Grizzly

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82
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Which country first used the fountain pen

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Egypt

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83
Q

What sport would you see at Arthur Park

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Grand Prix Racing

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84
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What Song Features The Lyric “But I Didn’t Shoot The Deputy”

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I Shot The Sheriff

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85
Q

In Georgia its illegal to do what with a fork

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Eat fried chicken

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86
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What is the tribal african word for dowry

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Lobola

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87
Q

What are most of the solar system’s planets named for

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Roman gods

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88
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Which Country Was Awarded The George Cross For Civilian Bravery In 1942?

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Malta

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89
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Jewish boys have a Barmitsva at 13 what do girls get at 12

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A Batmitsva

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90
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The word puppy comes from the French poupee - literally what

A

Doll

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91
Q

Thieves Liars Magicians and who were in Dantes 8th circle Hell

A

Politicians

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92
Q

What is the Southernmost country in continental Europe?

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Spain

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93
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Who was eaten by dogs in the Old Testament

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Jezebel

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94
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Who did patrick duffy portray in the tv series ‘dallas’

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Bobby ewing

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95
Q

Multiple Meanings: Drinking utensils or sight-enhancers.

A

Glasses

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96
Q

Which Artist Spent Most Weeks On Chart In 1987

A

Madonna

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97
Q

With what line of work was mandy rice-davies associated

A

Prostitution

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98
Q

A change in frequency observed when light is scattered in a transparent material

A

Raman effect

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99
Q

Which Type Of girls make the Beatles scream and shout?

A

Moscow girls

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100
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Which Welsh island is called the Isle of the Saints

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Bardsey island

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101
Q

What Form Of Transport Was Pioneered By Igor Sikorsky?

A

Helicopter

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102
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Which Beatle Divorced His Wife Cynthia In 1968

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John Lennon

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103
Q

What is the Capital of: Norfolk Island

A

Kingston

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104
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Which British Director Attempted To Appear In All The Films He Directed

A

Alfred Hitchcock

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105
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What was the name of the first space shuttle ever built?

A

Enterprise

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106
Q

Only three Angels are named in Bible Gabriel Michael and who

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Lucifer

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107
Q

What in the wild west was known as The Peacemaker?

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Colt 45

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108
Q

__________ can withstand water pressure of up to 850 pounds per square inch.

A

Seals

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109
Q

Sourj is Armenian for what

A

Coffee

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110
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“Edge Of Heaven”, “Last Christmas” & “I’m Your Man” Were Hits for Which 80’s Duo

A

Wham

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111
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Which event of 1995 was advertised by the complete day’s print of ‘The Times’ newspaper being offered to the public free of charge

A

Launch of windows 95

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112
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What’s the correct name for a male turkey

A

Tom

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113
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Room for daddy What cat sniffed: “Cute rots the intellect”

A

Garfield

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114
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What type of animal lives in a formicary?

A

Ant

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115
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Which Ex Member Of Televsion Fronted The Voidroids

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Richard Hell

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116
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In what city would you find The Jacques Cartier bridge

A

Montreal

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117
Q

What Pope started the Inquisition

A

Gregory 9th

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118
Q

What sport/game is chris evert associated with

A

Tennis

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119
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What is an ornithorhynchus

A

Platypus

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120
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After what were the B52 bombers named?

A

A fifties hairdo

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121
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At which town did Livingstone and Stanley meet in 1871

A

Ujiji

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122
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What is the drug that is used to treat Parkinson’s disease

A

Dopamine

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123
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What did the letters in ROB (the old NES peripheral) stand for?

A

Robotic Operating Buddy

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124
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David Cornwell is better known as which author

A

John Le Carr

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125
Q

70% of Americans have done what

A

Visited Disneyland / world

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126
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What Was Formerly Called Stingray Harbour?

A

Botany Bay

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127
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What is the capital of Hungary ?

A

Budapest

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128
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Character in a movie series named Sanskrit word warrior what

A

Yoda from Yoddha

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129
Q

Number of weeks Beatles albums have spent at No. 1

A

147

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130
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In Which European City Will You Find The Headquarters Of Interpol

A

Leon

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131
Q

And who wrote the song

A

Cat Stephens

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Liverpool Won Champions League , Who Scored The First 3 Liverpool Goals (PFE)?

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Stephen Gerrard, Vladimar Smicer & Xabi Alonsco

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Libya achieved independence from which country in 1951?

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Italy

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134
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A flat bottomed boat on canal or river

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Barge

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135
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What kills 100000 Americans each year

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Reactions to meds

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136
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Which Publisher Was Known As Cap’ N Bob

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Robert Maxwell

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137
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What is a male swine called

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Boar

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138
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In ballet, a position with one leg extended at an oblique angle while the body is also at an oblique angle.

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Écarté

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139
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Who sang ‘respect’

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Aretha franklin

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140
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What English city does the Prime Meridian pass through

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Greenwich

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141
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The Stoner Case was a Sherlock Holmes play - later what story

A

The Speckled Band

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142
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Where were fortune cookies invented?

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United States

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143
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In MASH who planted the vegetable garden

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Father Mulcahy

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144
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What’s the capital of western samoa

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Apia

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145
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What 1991 film won best film, actor, actress, director Oscars

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Silence of the Lambs

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146
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What Was The Name Of Bruce Springsteens Backing Group In The 1970’s & 1980’s

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The E Street Band

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147
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Anthropoid (ape) of equatorial Africa that, physically & genetically, is the animal most closely related to humans

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Chimpanzee

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148
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Traditionally what should be given on a 20th anniversary

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China

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149
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This Canadian island is the world’s fifth largest.

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Baffin

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Which 1986 film, from the book of the same name by Umberto Eco, tells of a 10th century detective and monk

A

The name of the rose

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What do the initials of the band NIN stand for?

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Nine Inch Nails

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152
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In Which 1985 Movie Did Arnold Schwarzenegger” Play The Character “Kalidor”

A

Red Sonja

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153
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Who invented mass car production

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Henry ford

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Which Band Sang Britney Spears “Baby One More Time” At Glastonbury 2000

A

Travis

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155
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Which Beatle wrote The Octopus’s song?

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Ringo Starr

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156
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Which author created The Saint (both names)

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Leslie Charteris

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157
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What would be kept in an “aviary”?

A

Birds

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158
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What would a car have if its specification included P.A.S.

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Power assisted steering

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159
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Where did Napoleon die

A

St. helena

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160
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Which company brewed harp lager

A

Guinness

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161
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6000 American teenagers do it daily - what

A

Lose their virginity

162
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In January 1997, who survived for five days in an upturned boat, in the south Pacific Ocean

A

Tony bullimore

163
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The fastest of all fish in the sea is the __________, streaming forward at speeds near 68 miles per hour.

A

Swordfish

164
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What European country has no rail lines

A

San Marino

165
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The Chrysler Concorde, Dodge Intrepid, and Eagle Vision are known as___

A

Lh sedans

166
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What Nationality Was Sylvia Who Had A 1974 Hit With “Y Viva Espania

A

Swedish

167
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What is Warren Beatty’s first name

A

Henry

168
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How many seconds are in a day ?

A

86400

169
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Which city is known as the Windy City

A

Chicago

170
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Who had a UK top twenty hit in 1990 with “No More Mr Nice Guy”?

A

Megadeath

171
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What is the name for a branch of a river

A

Tributary

172
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Who wrote the opera ‘Tosca’?

A

Giacomo Puccini

173
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By What Archetypal Punk Name Was Drummer Chris Miller Known

A

Rat Scabies

174
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In which sport is a “hole_in_one” possible

A

Golf

175
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In the Muppet band Zoot plays which instrument

A

Saxophone

176
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What actor said, “love means never having to say you’re sorry”

A

Ryan o’neal

177
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In which 1998 remake did Matthew Broderick play Dr.Niko Tatopoulos (Pronounced Tat-Oh-Pool-Loss)

A

`Godzilla’

178
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Who told the evil king Schahriah stories

A

Sheherazade

179
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What Prince Single Was Also The Name Of His Semi Autobiographical Film

A

Purple Rain

180
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What is the fear of bearing a deformed child known as

A

Teratophobia

181
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What is the capital of Chile?

A

Santiago

182
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Beethoven’s fifth piano concerto is nicknamed what

A

The Emperor

183
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What sport do the following terms belong to - “Pull & Lolly”?

A

Cricket

184
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By law in China to go to school you must be what

A

Intelligent

185
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Which British Female Singers Real Name Is “Gaynor Hopkins”

A

Bonnie Tyler

186
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Who was bruce lee’s son

A

Jason lee

187
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What Did Both Arsenal & Chelsea Have In 1928 That No Other Team Had?

A

Numbered Shirts

188
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Three Stars A Hit For Runy Wright In Britain And Tommy Dee In The States Relates To The Death Of Which Singers

A

Buddy Holly, Big Bopper, Richie Valens

189
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Which Is The Largest Country In Africa

A

Sudan

190
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Which film covers the life of John Reed

A

Reds

191
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Of what is keratitis an inflammation

A

Cornea

192
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Djibouti is the capital of ______

A

Djibouti

193
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What group’s top selling lp was “rumors”?

A

Fleetwood mac

194
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What do all the seven dwarfs except dopey have

A

Beard

195
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Gondolas in Venice are traditionally what colour

A

Black

196
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What is the deepest lake in the world

A

Lake baikal

197
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Whose only novel was The Cardinals Mistress

A

Benito Mussolini

198
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With what are mushrooms often confused

A

Toadstools

199
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Victoria Australia law illegal wear pink what after noon Sunday

A

Pink Hot Pants

200
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What sort of ship has a runway on its deck

A

Aircraft carrier

201
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The literal translation for the swedish word ‘smorgasbord’ is “board for ______________(two words)

A

Buttered bread

202
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At the Alamo its illegal to drop what nut shells on the ground

A

Pecan

203
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Who Recorded The Albums “Toys In The Attic” & “Draw The Line”

A

Aerosmith

204
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Which element is extracted from the ore Sphalerite

A

Zinc

205
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In the original Contra, what gun would “S” get you?

A

Spread Gun

206
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What was the worlds highest structure until 1930

A

Eiffel Tower

207
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Lahnaphophobia is the fear of what

A

Vegetables

208
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Who was always trying to get rent from Andy Capp?

A

Percy

209
Q

What does i.r.c stand for

A

Internet relay chat

210
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Samus Aran is the femme-fatale of which series of games?

A

Metroid

211
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What is the oldest known alcoholic beverage

A

Mead

212
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Which Gilbert and Sullivan opera is subtitled ‘The Merryman and His Maid’?

A

The Yeoman of the Guard

213
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What caused the Crab nebula

A

Supernova

214
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The only place in the world where one can see the sun rise on the Pacific Ocean and set on the Atlantic is in which country?

A

Panama

215
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Who played Commodious in the Oscar winning Gladiator

A

Joaquin Phoenix

216
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Of which country was Faisal, assassinated in 1975, king

A

Saudi arabia

217
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Where are the crown jewels kept

A

Tower of london

218
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A style of English architecture prevalent from 1485-1558 transitional between Gothic and Palladian, with emphasis on country manors.

A

Tudor

219
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Which film starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer won the Oscar for best picture in 1965?

A

The Sound Of Music

220
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In the original version of the fly what was the fly saying as the movie ended

A

Help me

221
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In which state is Mount St. Helens

A

Washington

222
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What coverted Greek items lie in the British Museum

A

The elgin marbles

223
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Which Cartoon Character Made Their Tv Debut In 1935

A

Porky The Pig

224
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What is the name for a male ferret

A

Jack

225
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What was the name for british military aviation during world war i

A

Royal

226
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What does the name Stephen mean - from the Greek

A

Crown

227
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Hathor Egyptian, Branwen Celtic, Frigga Norse Goddess of what

A

Love

228
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In Greek what does the word climax mean

A

Ladder

229
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A mouth-like opening into the body; also the porous openings on the surface of leaves.

A

Stomata

230
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What Is The English Equivalent Of OVNI In Both France And Spain

A

UFO

231
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What did the acronym VHS stand for in the former standard system used for TV video recording equipment?

A

Video Home System

232
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The Word Ophidian Refers To What Sort Of Animal

A

Snake

233
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Only tom turkeys __________. Hen turkeys make a clicking noise.

A

Gobble

234
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Who did author leslie charteris create

A

The saint

235
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Which british leader was born in a ladies’ room during a dance?

A

Winston Churchill

236
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How Many Straight Lines Will You Find On An English Football Pitch?

A

17

237
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Which Labour politician, according to Harold Wilson, “immatures with age”

A

Tony benn

238
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Who Recorded The Albums “Nevermind”, “Incesticide”, An “In Utero”

A

Nirvana

239
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In What Year Did Neil Armstrong First Step Foot On The Moon

A

1969

240
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What kind of animal has a tail pinned on it in a birthday party game

A

Donkey

241
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In The Harry Potter Movies What Is “Ron Weesley’s” Middle Name

A

Bilius

242
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Which is the world’s largest monolith

A

Mount augustus

243
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In what film did alec guinness play eight parts?

A

Kind hearts & coronets

244
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Gene Hackman starred in the French Connection what was the name of the character he played

A

Popeye doyle

245
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Name the actor who plays the police pathologist Quincy

A

Jack klugman

246
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Which game was illegal in Elizabethan England

A

Bowls

247
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What is used to make a classic wiener schnitzel

A

Veal

248
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National drink of Peru

A

Pisco

249
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What is the name of an animal that can pass on bacteria without being affected by the disease itself

A

Vector

250
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Which Is The Most Broadcast Record Ever And Has Held This Record Since 1977 And Why

A

The Carpenters / Calling Occupants, Because It’s Broadcast By N.A.S.A Every 3 Minutes

251
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What Frightened Miss Muffet Away

A

A Spider

252
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What medical treatment was first used by chinese emperor shen-nung in 2700 bc

A

Acupuncture

253
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Liam Devlin often appears in novels by which author

A

Jack Higgins

254
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Who claimed that, in the Garden of Eden, God spoke Swedish, Adam spoke Danish, & the serpent spoke French

A

Swedish philologist

255
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Seattle which is the largest theme resort hotel

A

Lost city

256
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Urea is essentially made up of carbon dioxide and which other chemical

A

Ammonia

257
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Ranma’s father in Ranma 1/2 is transformed into this animal

A

Panda

258
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Name either of the last men on the Moon (last name only)

A

Cernan schmitt

259
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What Is A CarCinogen

A

A Cancer Producing Substance

260
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Who directed the 1976 movie ‘The Omen’ - The first part of the omen trilogy

A

Richard Donner

261
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What is an arras

A

A wall hanging e.g. tapestry

262
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In what country did the rumba originate

A

Cuba

263
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_________________ has two official national anthems.

A

South africa

264
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What term is applied to ethyl alcohol that has been treated with poison to make it unfit for human consumption?

A

Denatured

265
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Which film links Harrison Ford and novelist Scott Turon

A

Presumed innocent

266
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Us Captials - Texas

A

Austin

267
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What are banon, mimolette and samosoe types of

A

Cheese

268
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In 1978 which famous comedy returned for a second series, four years after the first had been shown?

A

Fawlty Towers

269
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In 2001 Boy George Performed On A Celebrity Edition Of Stars In Their Eyes But Who Did He Impersonate

A

David Bowie

270
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Give The Full 8 Word title Of The 1975 Classic From Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel

A

Come Up And See Me Make Me Smile

271
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In The World Of Music Who Am I “Gergios Kyriacos Panayiotou”

A

George Michael

272
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Which worlds city is known as The Golden City

A

Prague Czech

273
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Richard Attenbourough and wife were the first leads in what play

A

The Mousetrap

274
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Name The British Liner That Sunk On Its Maiden Voyage In 1912?

A

The Titanic

275
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The still of the nite what’s the location of the “circus hall of fame”

A

Sarasota florida

276
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In Britain pool and snooker players call it side - what USA name

A

English

277
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What is the latin name for the top set of vertebrae

A

Cervical

278
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What was The poem A night before christmas originally called (The Night Visitor, Santa Claus Is Coming To Town, A Visit From St Nicholas, A Christmas Visit)

A

A Visit From St Nicholas

279
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Satori is a term in which religion

A

Zen Buddhism

280
Q

What name is given to the abominable snowman ?

A

Yeti

281
Q

What is the current vat rate in south africa

A

14%

282
Q

In which traditional pantomime does Dandini appear

A

Cinderella

283
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Which singer is the son of former bandleader and singer Ross McManus

A

Elvis costello

284
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In which 1916 film did seena owen play

A

Intolerance

285
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What book was banned in Ireland in 1932

A

Brave New World – Aldus Huxley

286
Q

Mother Carey’s Chickens sailors slang for what bird(s)

A

Storm Petrels

287
Q

In what part of New York did the Great Gatsby live

A

West Egg

288
Q

What product ranks number one in consumer brand loyalty

A

Cigarettes

289
Q

John F. Kennedy Airport in New York used to be called __________.

A

Idlewind

290
Q

Where was Salman Rushdie born

A

Bombay

291
Q

Who was the villain in ‘star wars’

A

Darth vader

292
Q

Who was shot as he left the Washington Hilton in 1981

A

Ronald reagan

293
Q

What Was Elton John’s Uk Hit Single

A

Your Song

294
Q

By How Many Degrees Does True North Vary To Magnetic North In Britain

A

8 Degrees West

295
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Who was known as the ‘Peekaboo Girl’?

A

Veronica Lake

296
Q

Which British athlete’s autobiography is entitled (A Time To Jump)?

A

Jonathan Edwards

297
Q

Who produces the male fragrance EaU.S.auvage

A

Christian dior

298
Q

According To Experts In Evolution Should The Human Rave Become Extinct What Creatures Do They Think Will Be The Next To Rule The Planet

A

Bumble Bee’s

299
Q

General Sherman burned this city in 1864.

A

Atlanta

300
Q

What does v.i.r.c stand for

A

Visual internet relay chat

301
Q

What Was The Name Of The Band Formed By Sisters “Ann & Nancy” Wilson

A

Heart

302
Q

Who released the following ‘edible’ album ‘Flaming pie’

A

Paul McCartney

303
Q

What are the names of the two cats in Disney’s Lady + Tramp

A

Si and Am

304
Q

What is a GS in netball

A

Goal Shooter

305
Q

Lome is the capital of ______?

A

Togo

306
Q

What is the square root of one quarter?

A

One half

307
Q

Who Wrote The Gothic Novel Dracula

A

Bram Stoker

308
Q

Who recorded the album “never a dull moment” in 1972

A

Rod stewart

309
Q

A 12 ounce can of soda pop contains the equivalent of 9 teaspoons of what

A

Sugar

310
Q

What Is A Mashie

A

A Type Of Golf Club

311
Q

What is the capital of Trinidad and Tobago ?

A

Port-of-Spain

312
Q

France Chevalier Germany Ritter Spain Caballero what English

A

Knight

313
Q

Who is Charlie Browns favourite baseball player (fictional)

A

Joe Shlabotnik

314
Q

A person with a strong desire to steal is a(n) ________

A

Kleptomaniac

315
Q

In What Year Were Stock, Aitken & Waterman Taking A Ferry Crosss The Mersey

A

1989

316
Q

Who was Jesus on the LP version of ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’?

A

Ian Gillan

317
Q

What did john glenn name the first mercury capsule to orbit the earth

A

Friendship 7

318
Q

Who is the lead singer of ‘the doors’

A

Jim morrison

319
Q

In 1939 which countries invaded Poland

A

Germany - Russia

320
Q

What are lime deposits growing up from the floor of a cave called

A

Stalacmites

321
Q

Who Wrote The Songs “Oh Lonesome Me, Sweet Dreams, & I Can’t Stop Loving You”

A

Don Gibson

322
Q

Where was Albert Einstein Born

A

Germany

323
Q

What name is given to a female calf

A

Heifer

324
Q

All my Yesterdays is which actors autobiography

A

Edward G Robinson

325
Q

Which Creature Had 2 Rows Of Plates Running Down It’s Neck, Back & Tail Culminating In Large Spikes At The End

A

Stegosaurus

326
Q

In The Food Processing Industry , What Do The Initials MRM Stand For?

A

Mechanically Recovered Meat

327
Q

Whose cat was sold for $153000 in an Arizona auction

A

Adolf Hitler’s

328
Q

Where did the Bay Of Pigs take place?

A

Cuba

329
Q

____________ is one_quarter the size of the state of Maine.

A

Israel

330
Q

Teutophobia is a fear of ______

A

Anything german

331
Q

How many large holes are in your head

A

7

332
Q

How Many Players In A Rugby League Team

A

13 Players

333
Q

In pool, what color is the eight ball

A

Black

334
Q

How does a male koala attract a mate

A

Belching

335
Q

A __________ has no color vision, it sees only in black and white. Every part of its field of vision, however, is in perfect focus, not just straight ahead, as with humans.

A

Squirrel

336
Q

What did Dr John S. Pemberton concoct in a three-legged pot in his backyard in 1886?

A

Coca Cola

337
Q

What name from the French to quibble means a no trump hand

A

Chicane

338
Q

Whats the official language of Morocco

A

Arabic

339
Q

Where is the bridge of san luis rey

A

Peru

340
Q

What Irish playwright and author, wrote “The Importance of Being Ernest” and “A Picture of Dorian Grey” among others?

A

Oscar Wilde

341
Q

Collective nouns - a hedge of what

A

Herons

342
Q

” Which of the following was not one of the Three Kings? ““Balthazar”” - ““Melchior”” - ““Soloman”” - ““Caspar”” “

A

Soloman

343
Q

Capital cities: Zambia

A

Lusaka

344
Q

What is the capital of Maldives

A

Male

345
Q

What did the person chained to wall in Goonies want?

A

A Baby Ruth candy bar

346
Q

Who wrote Brave New World (full name)

A

Aldus Huxley

347
Q

What Chinese dynasty was overthrown in 1911

A

Manchu

348
Q

What is a group of rooks

A

Building

349
Q

In romeo and juliet’, who gave a long monologue about queen mab

A

Mercutio

350
Q

What Nationality Was Vasco Da Gama

A

Portugese

351
Q

These rabbits are prized for their long, soft fur, used to make very expensive sweaters

A

Angorra

352
Q

Gotcha Was A Headline In The Sun Newspaper On May 4 th 1982 Relating To Which “ Specific ” Event

A

Sinking Of The General Belgrano

353
Q

Which country, per capita, uses the most umbrellas

A

England

354
Q

What is the capital of Belize?

A

Belmopan

355
Q

The Film “The Ryan White Story” Featured A Song Called “I’m Still Standing” By Which Male Singer

A

Elton John

356
Q

What was the former name of the Southern African country of Zambia

A

Northern rhodesia

357
Q

In Which Year Did The Stranglers Achieve Three Top Ten Hits

A

1977

358
Q

Who invented fortune cookies

A

Charles jung

359
Q

Phalacrophobia is the fear of what

A

Going Bald

360
Q

Which band included rock greats Roy Orbison, Tom Petty, George Harrison, and Bob Dylan?

A

The Travelling Wilburys

361
Q

Who is the only man to have been both chief justice and president of the u.s

A

Taft

362
Q

According to Dr. Johnson, what should be well sliced, dressed with pepper and vinegar, and then thrown out as good for nothing

A

Cucumber

363
Q

The horned lizard of the American southwest may squirt a thin stream of __________ from the corners of its eyes when frightened.

A

Blood

364
Q

Of what are xenophobics afraid?

A

Strangers

365
Q

Who was the last King of Italy

A

Humbertii umberto ii

366
Q

If you count from 1 to 100, how many 7’s will you come across?

A

20

367
Q

Who Duetted With Steve Harley On The 1986 Hit “Phantom Of The Opera”?

A

Sarah Brightman

368
Q

What product was introduced as a cure for urinatary problems

A

Pepsi

369
Q

Which prime minister’s wife created a scandal with her antics

A

Margaret

370
Q

Who played the title role in the film ‘The Outlaw Josey Wales’

A

Clint eastwood

371
Q

Ceres was the Roman goddess of what

A

Agriculture

372
Q

What is the largest soviet republic

A

Russian republic

373
Q

What is the basic unit of currency for Suriname ?

A

Guilder

374
Q

0191 is the telephone dialling code of which British region?

A

Tyne and Wear

375
Q

What term was given to the taxing policy brought in by Henry VII’s chief advisor, which forced taxes on people regardless of their wealth?

A

Morton’s Fork

376
Q

In what film did Bruce Willis play a time travelling criminal

A

Twelve Monkeys

377
Q

What is unusual about a Racoons penis

A

Contains a bone

378
Q

Countries of the world:south eastern Europe, major cities include Thessaloniki & Piraeus

A

Greece

379
Q

In his will who left his wife his second best bed

A

William Shakespeare

380
Q

Translate into English the opera title “Die Dreigroschenoper”

A

The threepenny opera

381
Q

Which Country Did Canadian Born Celine Dion Represent At the Eurovision Song Contest

A

Switzerland

382
Q

What position does a sloth spend its day in

A

Upside down

383
Q

The 900 Days’ is a chronicle about what group’s siege of Leningrad

A

Nazi

384
Q

What was 1990s most populous U.S. state

A

California

385
Q

What does VAX stand for

A

Virtual Access eXtension

386
Q

The girls’ll go crazy for a___.’ what is the name of this ZZ-Top tune

A

Sharp

387
Q

Impaired normal blood clotting is the main symptom of which disease

A

Haemophilia

388
Q

What is the name of the eating disorder where binging is followed by deliberate vomiting and purging

A

Bulimia

389
Q

Where were the 1920 Olympics held ?

A

Antwerp, Belgium

390
Q

Chemical Element Pa?

A

Protactinium

391
Q

In a Rugby League team which player wears the number nine shirt

A

The hooker

392
Q

Every person has a unique _____ print

A

Finger

393
Q

Who played the lead role in charlie varrick

A

Walter matthau

394
Q

What is the heart rate of the blue whale

A

Nine beats per minute

395
Q

66% of Americans reading on the toilet read what

A

Readers Digest

396
Q

What movie starred Nicholas Cage and John Travolta, one as a police officer, the other as a villain?

A

Face Off

397
Q

Who takes the starring role in the 1970’s TV medical drama Quincy

A

Jack klugman

398
Q

What was Doris Lessing’s first novel

A

The grass is singing

399
Q

Who Had A Massive Hit With Her 3rd Album Entitled “Jagged Little Pill”

A

Alanis Morissette

400
Q

The Dickies Sung The Theme Tune To Which Crazy Cult American Childrens Show

A

The Banana Splits

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