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Trivia Database_8 Flashcards

1
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I Am A Suburb Of California, I Have The Nickname (Surf City) and part of my name sounds the same as the surname as 2 Famous Hollywood Celebrities, Where Am I

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Santa Cruz

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2
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Who Married Actress Julia Roberts In 1993

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Lyle Lovett

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3
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As what is Krung Thep is more commonly known

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Bangkok

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4
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Who was shaka’s successor

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Dingaan

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5
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After the end of the Vietnam War, to what was Saigon’s name changed

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H0 chi min city

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6
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What Is Princess Diana’s Madien Name ?

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Spencer

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7
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Who, on his deathbed, said that he did not wish Queen Victoria to visit him because she would only give him a message for Albert

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Disraeli

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8
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You can do a degree in brewing at Heriot-Watt University where

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Edinburgh

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9
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Who is Gordon Sumner better known as?

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Sting

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10
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In Which Year Was The Berlin Wall Constructed

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1961

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11
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What is the creature that is half eagle, half lion

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Griffin

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12
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What is the nickname for Reading, Pennsylvania.

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Pretzel city

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13
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Who played Clyde to Faye Dunaway’s Bonnie?

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Warren Beatty

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14
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What Is The Italian Name For Squid In A Restaurant?

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Calamari

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15
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Name the band - songs include “Light My Fire, Love Her Madly”?

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The Doors

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16
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In Which Country Was Paper Magnate Robert Maxwell Born ?

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Czechoslovakia

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17
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How many colored squares has a rubiks cube

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54

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18
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Who was nicknamed Impeesa (no sleep wolf) by Matabele tribe

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Baden Powell

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19
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What Did Ron Pigpen McKernan, Keith Godcheaux & Brent Myland All Have In Common

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All Keyboardists Who Died While With The Grateful Dead

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20
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The Character Of Mike Myers Features Heavily In Which Series Of Horror Movies

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Halloween

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21
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Florence Nightingale took what cos she was around young men

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Bromide

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22
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Mount Athos is famous for its many monasteries of which religion

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Greek orthodox

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23
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A line that touches a circle at only one point is called a ______. ?

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Tangent

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24
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Which Acid Is Present In Your Stomach

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Hydrochloric Acid

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25
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Who drinks the most tea per capita

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Ireland

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26
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What is Pennsylvania’s main agricultural export

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Mushrooms

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27
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When was the first credit card issued

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1900

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28
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Who was the son of Saturn and Ops, and the husband of Juno

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Jupiter

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29
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What Is The Full Address Of The Simpsons In The Cartoon Series (Number Worth Jackpot)

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742 Evergreen Terrace

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30
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In which state is Mount Vernon

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Virginia

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31
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Excluding Rudolph, how many reindeer pull Santa’s sleigh

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Eight

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32
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Which Food Of The Gods Was Said To Give Humans Immortality?

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Ambrosia

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33
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In what stage show does Frank N Furter appear

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The Rocky Horror Picture Show

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34
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This country is home to the world’s oldest continuous local democracy.

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Iceland

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35
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In which large bay would you find the Belcher Islands

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Hudson bay

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36
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What is the fear of definite plans known as

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Teleophobia

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37
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83% of all Americans purchase what product

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Peanut Butter

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38
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Who was the last president of the U.S., as of 1998, to die in office

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John kennedy

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39
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Ncaa: who were the finalists in the men’s basketball championship in 1948

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Kentucky & baylor

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40
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What country is the home of the Ashanti people

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Ghana

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41
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A light clear red colour

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Cerise

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42
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What is the young of this animal called: Elephant seal

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Weaner

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43
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What is the best score in blackjack

A

21

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44
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What does a manometer measure

A

Gas pressure

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45
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What is a moon in its first quarter

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Two-bit moon

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46
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What is the capital of Colorado

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Denver

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47
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What’s the USA’s largest legal cash crop

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Corn

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48
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Djibouti is the capital of ______?

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Djibouti

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49
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In What Context Did Thierry Replace Ian Who Had Previously Replaced Cliff?

A

Leading All Time Goal Scorer For Arsenal

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50
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Which Group Starred “Magical Mystery Tour”

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The Beatles

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51
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Whose secretary was Loelia Ponsonby

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James Bond

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52
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To survive, most birds must eat at least half their own weight in food __________

A

Each day

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53
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Coal is predominantly made up of this element.

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Carbon

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54
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Which eighties cartoon ended with the phrase: ‘And knowing is half the battle?’

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G.I.Joe

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55
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The golden lion is awarded at which film festival

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Venice

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56
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Son Of My Father Is Credited As Being The First Song Ever To Feature Which Instrument

A

A Synthesizer

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57
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What three letter word means ‘the front of a ship’

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Bow

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58
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Roger Bresnahan introduced what to baseball in 1907

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Shin Guards

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59
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Which TV Talent Show Did Mary Hopkins Win

A

Opportunity Knocks

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60
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What is James Naismith best known for?

A

Inventing Basketball

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61
Q

Where were the first gambling casinos

A

Egypt

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62
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Who was the catcher on the peanuts gang’s baseball team

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Schroeder

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63
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In 1879 James Ritty invented what

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Cash Register

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64
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Name The First Chart Entry for Guns N Roses Ranking Higher On Its Re-Release In 1988

A

Welcome To The Jungle

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65
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Which dress designer was shot dead in the summer of 1997

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Gianni versace

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66
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No nfl team which plays its home games in a domed stadium has ever won a ______

A

Super bowl

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67
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Which Police Track Got To No.2 On Its Re-Entry In 1979

A

Can’t Stand Losing You

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68
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When Are Werewolves Expected To Appear

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When There Is A Full Moon

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69
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Which sports trophy was named after Fredrick Arthur Stanley Cup

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Fred is Lord Stanley

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70
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Which country’s national flag has a bird and a snake depicted in combat

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Mexico

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71
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Aromatic gum resin burnt as incense

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Frankincense

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72
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What is the translation of the Greek name Vanessa

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Butterfly

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73
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In which order do you drink lemon, salt & tequila?

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Salt, Tequila, Lemon

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74
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Which traditional English sweet dish consists of apples with Victoria Sponge on top?

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Eve’s Pudding

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75
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What is the occupation of Mary Poppins

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Nanny

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76
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What is the name of the dish of eggs baked with spinach

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Eggs florentine

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77
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Heinrich the lion founded what city

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Munich

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78
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What was the title of Kevin’s byline story in St. Elmos Fire?

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The Meaning Of Life

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79
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Where do you find the medulla oblongata

A

Brain

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80
Q

What was Fonzies favourite magazine

A

Hot Rod

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81
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The anaconda, one of the world’s largest snakes, gives birth to its young instead of __________

A

Laying eggs

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82
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“Right From The Start” & “Talking Point” Are Autobiographies By Whom ?

A

Gareth Gates

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83
Q

Bonnie Tyler Had A Total Eclipse Of The What

A

Heart

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84
Q

Who invented wax paper

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Thomas Edison

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85
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Who Let His Trumpet Do The Talking With “This Guys In Love With You”

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Herb Albert

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86
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What colour is malachite

A

Green

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87
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Into what body of water does the danube river flow

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Black sea

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88
Q

The okapi belongs to what family of animals

A

Giraffe

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89
Q

Which snake kills the most humans?

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King cobra

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90
Q

What Is The Largest Living Land Carnivore

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Grizzly Bear

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91
Q

The Queen has what music with her breakfast

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Bagpipes - Started by Victoria

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92
Q

What is the Capital of: Oman

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Muscat

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93
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Morbi in Gujarat is where most of the worlds what are made

A

Wall Clocks

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94
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National capitals: Costa Rica

A

San jose

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95
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Who wrote the best selling novel Polo

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Jilly cooper

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96
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What is the second largest bird in the world

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Emu

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97
Q

A average male will have 2000 what during his lifetime

A

Masturbated Ejaculations

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98
Q

Jim Morisson Was Found Dead In What

A

The Bath

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99
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What part of a frog do you rub to hypnotise it

A

Its belly

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100
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Hanna_Barbera rose to fame by creating what duo for MGM

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Tom and jerry

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101
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In which American state is Cincinnati

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Ohio

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102
Q

Who Was Britain’s First Million Pound Footballer

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Trevor Fraancis

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103
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What Was The Name Of The Character Played By Anne Bancroft In The 1967 Film ‘The Graduate’’

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Mrs Robinson

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104
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What Is The Worlds Largest Desert Called

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The Sahara

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105
Q

In 1981 Which British Band Had A Hit Album Entitled “From The Tearooms Of Mars To The Hellholes Of Uranus” And A Hit Single Called Einstein A Go Go

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Landscape

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106
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Elephants, lions, and camels roamed __________ 12,000 years ago.

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Alaska

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107
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Which herb whose leaves and blue flowers are both edible, is used in drinks such as ‘Pimms’

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Borage

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108
Q

What are Manhattan, Apollo, Hedwig, Cartman, Guinness

A

Linux versions

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109
Q

Who Won The Embassy World Snooker Championships In 1998

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John Higgins

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110
Q

What bird is associated with lundy island

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Puffin

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111
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Who ruled rome when christ was born

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Caesar augustus

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112
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Who played George III in Beau Brummell? (Robert Morely, Alec Guiness, Cardew Robinson)

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Robert Morely

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113
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Who is on a U.S. $5,000 bill

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James madison

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114
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What is the national drink of Yugoslavia

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Slivovitz

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115
Q

What product uses the most silver

A

Camera Film

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116
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Who was the egyptian god of the underworld and vegetation

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Osiris

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117
Q

Where is Gorky Park?

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Moscow

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118
Q

Sir Jack Cohen founded what

A

Tescos - supermarkets

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119
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What is the national flower of Australia

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The Wattle Blossom

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120
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What does the name Mesopotamia mean

A

Between two Rivers

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121
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What Diameter Floppy Disks Were Introduced By Ibm In 1970

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8 Inch

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122
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Who was the first victim of the electric chair

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William kemmler

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123
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Which 1992 Film Starred Goldie Hawn & Meryl Streep As 2 Woman Going To Extraordinary Lengths To Preserve Their Looks

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Death Becomes Her

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124
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Who recorded Paul’s song “Goodbye”?

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Mary Hopkin

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125
Q

On an ordinance survey map which symbol shows a battlefield

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Crossed swords

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126
Q

What vitamin deficiency causes rickets

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Vitamin d

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127
Q

What is Mr. Roger’s first name

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Fred

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128
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This Moslem republic in asia was formerly part of India.

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Pakistan

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129
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What is the capital of Lesotho ?

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Maseru

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130
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In 1978 which famous comedy returned for a second series, four years after the first had been shown

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Fawlty Towers

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131
Q

Wesley Snipes and who starred in the film Money Train 1995

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Woody Harrelson

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132
Q

For What Is Lepidoptera The Scientific Name?

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Butterflies & Moths

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Who Legally Adopted A Symbol To Replace His Name In 1993

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Prince

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In The TV Show Sesame Street What Was The First Name Of The Character “Mr Snuffleupagus”

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Aloysius

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Fife the only member of the band zz top without a beard has what last name

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Beard

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136
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What is the fear of vehicles known as

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Ochophobia

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137
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What is the name of Dennis the Menace’s dog

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Gnasher

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138
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Who were UPS original customers

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Department stores

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139
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What is all hallow’s eve

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Halloween

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On the London Underground, which station has a different name on two of its platforms?

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Bank and Monument

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Who Sang The First Song Ever To Be Performed On Top Of The Pops

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Dusty Springfield

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Down which street is the st patrick’s day parade

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Fifth avenue

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143
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Which single word connects a Beethoven composition, a Glenn Miller melody and some Terry’s chocolates

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Moonlight

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Who’s first release was ‘Talking Heads 77’?

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Psycho Killer

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If you suffered from Chirospasm what have you got

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Writers Cramp

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146
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Red headed men are more likely than others to do what

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Go Bald

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147
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Which comedy duo first performed together in 1926

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Laurel and hardy

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148
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Why did sailors wear tattoos

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Prevent Catching Pox

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Whose last words were supposed to have been ‘Let not poor Nelly starve’

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Charles ii

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What British Motor vehicle displayed at 1948 Amsterdam show

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Land Rover

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Determination of the depth of a body of water

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Sounding

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Which tennis star wore denim shorts during matches

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Andre agassi

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What is Kermit D Frog’s girlfriend’s name?

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Miss Piggy

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Who Sang About Patches In 1970

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Clarence Carter

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What is the name for a painting depicting objects such as fruit and flowers

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Still life

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Purl Plain Fisherman’s Cable types of what

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Knitting stitches

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Game show: before she became the head-turning letter turner on wheel of fortune in 1982, vanna white appeared as a contestant on what show

A

The Price is Right

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158
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After who was Deana Carter named?

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Dean Martin

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159
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What is the basic unit of currency for Sri Lanka ?

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Rupee

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160
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How many numbers are on the spinner in ‘the game of life’

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Ten

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161
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Who Sang The Theme To The Bond Movie For Your Eyes Only

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Sheena Easton

162
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Jane Caine Has A Claim To Fame As The First Person To Do What

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Speaking Clock Voice

163
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What Was The Biggest Selling Album Of The 80’s

A

Michael Jacksons (Thriller)

164
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A newborn gray whale calf is an average 16 feet long. For reasons unknown, all gray whale calves are born in the warm, shallow lagoons of Baja, __________

A

California

165
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How many players are there on a water polo team

A

Seven

166
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According to Homer Simpson what is a feline

A

An Elephant

167
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What is the capital of Senegal

A

Dakar

168
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From What Do The Doobie Bros Take Their Name

A

A Marijuana Joint Known As Doobie

169
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Which English brewery has the oldest patent on beer

A

Bass Ale

170
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Who was The Second Man To Set Foot On The Moon

A

Buzz Aldrin

171
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Which of Dicken’s novels is set during the Gordon Riots

A

Barnaby rudge

172
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Between Which 2 Countries Would You Find Lake Olirid

A

Albania & Macedonia

173
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What is schizophrenia

A

Hallucinations & delusions

174
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The discovery of gold in which region of Yukon provoked a rush

A

Klondike

175
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What is the largest volcano in the solar system

A

Olympus mons

176
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Which 1998 film stars Robert Redford as a hero blessed with a gift for healing

A

The horse whisperer

177
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The word Atom comes from the Greek meaning what

A

Indestructible

178
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Moon Soo King has represented which country at badminton

A

South korea

179
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Illinois second largest city and a TV detective share what name

A

Rockford

180
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Which garden pest, which can cause great damage to lawns, is the grub of the crane fly

A

Leatherjacket

181
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Where is the machu picchu

A

Peru

182
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In what city in Georgia is it illegal to tie a giraffe to a telephone pole or street lamp?

A

Atlanta

183
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Playing card - Raymond Shaw trance - Manchurian Candidate

A

Queen Diamonds

184
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King richard the ________

A

Lionheart

185
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When Did Sid Vicious Join The Sex Pistols

A

1977

186
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What the W. of George W. Bush stand for?

A

Walker

187
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Parascopisim is what sexual behaviour

A

Voyeurism through bedroom windows

188
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What is ‘military governor’ in Japanese?

A

Shogun

189
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What links The Friend, The Tablet and The Universe

A

Religious publications

190
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Who Sung The Theme Tune to The Bond Movie “For You’re Eyes Only”?

A

Sheena Easten

191
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Two angles that total 180 degrees are called _______

A

Supplementary

192
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In the US what was known as Armistice Day until 1954?

A

Veterans Day

193
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What is the flower that stands for: cure

A

Balm of gilead

194
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Who was the Greek god of fire?

A

Hephaestus

195
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Which food item gets its name from the French for melted

A

Fondue

196
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What is the Capital of: Dominica

A

Roseau

197
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What is the literal translation of aardvark

A

Earth pig

198
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What sport is sometimes called rugger

A

Rugby union

199
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Arnold Schwarzenegger is a father trying to get the must have toy, Turbo Man, in which 1996 film

A

Jingle All The Way

200
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How is Edson Arantes Do Nascimento better known?

A

Pele

201
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Name the first web browser publicly available

A

NCSA Mosaic

202
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Hockey: The Montreal ________.

A

Canadians

203
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What is a group of whales

A

Pod

204
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What did Alfred Hitchcock Fear?

A

Eggs

205
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What organ of the body is particularly affected by hepatitis

A

Liver

206
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What links fire escapes windshield wipers bullet proof vests

A

Invented by women

207
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Who said: when i look at my children, i say lillian you should have stayed a virgin

A

Lillian carter

208
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What did the Romans call Scotland?

A

Caledonia

209
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Nashville is the capital of ______?

A

Tennessee

210
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Kappelkoff is the real surname of which actress

A

Doris day

211
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What is the international governing board of football (soccer)?

A

FIFA

212
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What does Amoco stand for

A

American oil company

213
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Which group sang the song “Original Prankster”?

A

Offspring

214
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Building started on Westminster Abbey in which year

A

1050

215
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Addis Ababa is the capital of which country

A

Ethiopia

216
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If You Were Travelling At Mach II How Fast Would You Be Moving

A

Twice The Speed Of Sound

217
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Which Song Was George Harrison Accused Of Plagiarising For His Hit My Sweet Lord

A

He’s So Fine

218
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In which country do families dress a stuffed male doll with old clothes from each member of the family and then burn it, symbolizing forgetting all the bad things of the old year?

A

Colombia

219
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How to Handle a Woman came from which stage musical

A

Camelot

220
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To determine the percentage of alcohol in a bottle of liquor, what is divided by two

A

Proof

221
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Air Lingus is the national airline of which country

A

Republic of Ireland or Eire

222
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Who Is Reg Dwight Otherwise Known As

A

Elton John

223
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Josephine Hull best supporting actress Oscar which 1950 film

A

Harvey

224
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What is the basic unit of currency for Nepal ?

A

Rupee

225
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What Was The Christmas Number One In 1995

A

Michael Jackson / Earth Song

226
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What type of food is Fontina?

A

Cheese

227
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Which branch of science is concerned with the study of matter and energy

A

Physics

228
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Elvis Presleys Twin Brother Died At Birth What Was His Name

A

Jesse Garon

229
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Who originally designed the Washington Monument

A

Robert mills

230
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Halifax is the capital of which Canadian province

A

Nova scotia

231
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Which Famous Duo Are Members Of The Pop Group Wild Stallions

A

Bill & Ted

232
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Who sings ‘sweet home alabama’

A

Lynyrd skynyrd

233
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Who played Sarah Conner in 1984s Terminator

A

Linda Hamilton

234
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What is the largest volcano in our solar system & what planet is it on

A

Olympus mons on mars

235
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What term is given to the scientific study of all aspects of the life of fungi

A

Mycology

236
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What is Tina Turner’s real name?

A

Anne Mae Bullock

237
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What does “alopecia” refer to

A

Hair loss

238
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The Koh-i-Nor is a famous diamond - what does the name mean

A

Mountain of Light

239
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What is the meaning of Ghandi

A

Grocer

240
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Which moon is the second largest satellite in our solar system?

A

Titan

241
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In Morse Code Which Letter Of The Alphabet Is Represented By The Sequence “Dash Dash Dot Dot”

A

Z

242
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Collective nouns - a smuck of what

A

Jellyfish

243
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What phrase meaning ‘replacement or backup,’ comes from the middle ages when an archer always carried an extra string in case the one on his bow broke

A

Second string

244
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Which domesticated pet animal is never mentioned in the Bible

A

Cats

245
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Knickerbockers used to be the residents of where

A

New York

246
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Which key word was removed from the Olympic charter in 1971

A

Amateur

247
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What slim volume began a record 161 week stint atop the hardcover fiction best sellar list in 1993

A

The bridges of madison county

248
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What is the capital of Moldova ?

A

Chisinau

249
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Who was the famous grandfather of Charles Darwin?

A

Josiah Wedgewood

250
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What is the fear of fire known as

A

Pyrophobia

251
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In 1925 two men first drove round Australia in what make of car

A

Citroen 2 seater

252
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Who was the English man of religion founded Society of Friends

A

George Fox

253
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Which pop group invited you to take them “Dancing Naked In The Rain”

A

Blue Pearl

254
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In which European city did composer Richard Wagner die in 1883?

A

Venice

255
Q

Sleeping sickness is carried by which insect?

A

Tsetse fly

256
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Slim Whitman Stayed At No.1 In The Uk Charts For 11 Weeks With Which Ballad

A

Rosie Marie

257
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A wild ox

A

Bison

258
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In the film ‘day of the jackal’, who did edward fox play

A

Jackal

259
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Which Alan Parker film dealt with racial murders in America

A

Mississippi burning

260
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In which forest does the River Danube rise

A

Black forest

261
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What is acute hasopharyngitis

A

A cold

262
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What is Dagwood’s dog’s name

A

Daisy

263
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Where is area 51 generally said to be

A

Groom lake

264
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Who directed the dark crystal (2 people jh fo)

A

Jim henson frank oz

265
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What is the disease frequent in asia, africa and america, which is believed to result from eating polished rice

A

Beri beri

266
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What was Billboards hit single of the 1970s

A

You light up my life

267
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In a period of 400 years how many times does the 1st of January fall on a Sunday ?

A

58

268
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Haggard as what is merle haggard also known as

A

Okie from muskogee

269
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What is the more common name for serigraphy

A

Silk screen printing

270
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In Burma illegal possession of what item can mean prison

A

A Modem

271
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In what country is Thunder Bay

A

Canada

272
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What does an anemometer measure

A

Wind velocity

273
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What is the longest river in Australia

A

Murray-Darling

274
Q

Which is the Earth’s smallest continent ?

A

Australia

275
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In what Agatha Christi book does Poriot Die

A

Curtain

276
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In what are monocotyledon and dicotyledon terms

A

Botany

277
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A loofah is a type of what

A

Plant

278
Q

A duffer is Australian slang for what

A

Cattle Thief

279
Q

Richard Arkwright invented the Spinning Jenny what job had he

A

Barber

280
Q

What are Limerick, Round Bend, Aberdeen and Octopus

A

Fishing Hooks

281
Q

Into what ocean does the zambezi river empty

A

Indian ocean

282
Q

How Many Tournaments Constitute A Golf Grand Slam?

A

4

283
Q

Who was the last astronaut to fly alone in a spacecraft

A

Ron evans

284
Q

Why Does Gene Kelly Suddenly Stop In The Singing In The Rain Routine

A

He Notices The Policeman

285
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Who said “sex appeal 50% what you got 50% they think you got”

A

Sophia Loren

286
Q

What is the square root of 65536

A

256

287
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Which major U.S. city is in Dade County

A

Miami

288
Q

Who was King of Mycenae and Commander of the Greek forces in the Trojan War

A

Agamemnon

289
Q

In Battle Star Galactica,What was the name of the human leader of the Cylons?

A

Baltar

290
Q

What Was The Name Of Alexander The Greats Famous Horse

A

BucePhalus

291
Q

A skulk is a group of which animals

A

Foxes

292
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What Race Takes Place On An Annual Basis Between Putney And Mortlake?

A

Oxford & Cambridge Boat Race

293
Q

A long thin French type of bread

A

Baguette

294
Q

Which Italian dramatist wrote the play ‘Accidental Death of an Anarchist’

A

Dario fo

295
Q

What were the ‘Golden Apples’ in Greek myth?

A

Apricots

296
Q

What was Tom Clancy’s blockbuster first novel, published in 1984?

A

The Hunt for Red October

297
Q

What is the sixth day of the week

A

Friday

298
Q

What is the fear of dependence on others known as

A

Soteriophobia

299
Q

What do historians call the journey made by Mao to the Northwest of China after Chiang Kai-Shek had driven his forces out of the South and East?

A

The Long March

300
Q

Which city has the largest rodeo in the world?

A

Calgary

301
Q

Who had a hit in 1983 with ‘True’

A

Spandau ballet

302
Q

What is the name of Marty’s band that trys out for the dance in Back To The Future

A

The Pinheads

303
Q

What Is The Study Of Insects Called

A

Entomology

304
Q

His films include: Spartacus, The Vikings, and Ulysses.

A

Kirk Douglas

305
Q

Where is The Popliteal Fossa

A

Back of Knee

306
Q

Fishes which, as adults, lie on one side of the body with both eyes on the opposite, upward-facing side of the head

A

Flatfish

307
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Which country is also the world’s largest archipelago

A

Indonesia

308
Q

What was the first film Paul Newman directed

A

Rachel Rachel

309
Q

The composer Berlioz married Harriet Smithson in which year

A

1833

310
Q

Which Has The Larger Ears: The African Or The Indian Elephant?

A

The African

311
Q

Who created the animated characters Wallace and Grommet

A

Nick Parks

312
Q

Who wrote the Science Fiction novel The Left Hand of Darkness

A

Ursula LeGuin

313
Q

Area in which aircraft are forbidden to fly

A

No-fly zone

314
Q

What Opened In 1955 in Anaheim, near Los Angeles, California.

A

Disneyland

315
Q

What country used the ringgit as currency

A

Malaysia

316
Q

Which is the fourth planet from the Sun

A

Mars

317
Q

What was the name of the witch in the tv show emu’s world

A

Grotbags

318
Q

The Jaguar missile is used as a deterrant against what type of military vehicle or weapon?

A

Tank

319
Q

TVs Ben Casey started with Man Woman Birth Death and what

A

Infinity

320
Q

Who had A Top 20 Hit With “Over The Hills And Far Away” In The Mid 80’s

A

Gary Moore

321
Q

What is nucleomitiphobia the fear of

A

Nuclear bombs

322
Q

What is the name for the theoretical end_product of the gravitational collapse of a massive star

A

Black hole

323
Q

What started in 1849 when gold was discovered at sutter’s mill

A

The california gold rush

324
Q

The annual Hackademy awards are given for what

A

Smoking in films

325
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Who won the formula 1 championship after death at Monza

A

Jochen Rindt - 1970

326
Q

This African animal kills the most people.

A

Crocodile

327
Q

Who has “hair of floating sky”?

A

Julia

328
Q

In Which Sport Is The Espirito Santo Trophy Contested?

A

Golf

329
Q

The horse Khartoum plays a ‘deciding’ role in which classic 70’s film ?

A

The Godfather

330
Q

In Michigan it is illegal to put what on your bosses desk

A

A Skunk

331
Q

Which Famous Painting Was Stolen From An Oslo Museum On The 12th Dec 1994

A

The Scream

332
Q

What is it that turns blue litmus paper red?

A

Acid

333
Q

Who is the greatest

A

Me

334
Q

What U.S. City is known as The River capital of the world

A

Akron

335
Q

Which German was the first man to win the Nobel prize for Physics, doing so in 1901 for a major discovery made in 1895

A

Wilhelm roentgen

336
Q

How In The World Of Music Is “Richard Melville Hall” More Commonly Known

A

Moby

337
Q

Cetology is the study of ________.

A

Whales

338
Q

What phenomenon do cereologists study

A

Crop circles

339
Q

Who built the Taj Mahal?

A

Shah Jahan

340
Q

What is the name of the starfish who is considered the best friend of Spongebob Squarepants?

A

Patrick

341
Q

Which chemical element was foremerly known as the latin “Kalium”, hence bears the symbol “K”?

A

Potassium

342
Q

Where did the mafia originate

A

Sicily

343
Q

What is the fear of radiation, x-rays known as

A

Radiophobia

344
Q

What Australian town used to be called Stuart until 1925

A

Alice Springs

345
Q

In Village People, there was an American Indian a cowboy, a consrtuction worker, a biker and who else?

A

A Policeman

346
Q

What seed takes five years to yield consumable fruit

A

Coffee beans

347
Q

Who became president of South Africa in 1989?

A

F.W. de Klerk

348
Q

What two Julies won best actress Oscars for 1964 and 1965

A

Andrews and

349
Q

Bambi was the first Disney film without what

A

Human characters

350
Q

The Carrick Roads, a well known haven for wildlife is situated in which English county?

A

Cornwall

351
Q

What is the inflammation of the stomach & intestines called

A

Gastroenteritis

352
Q

What Mathematical Symbol Has The Proper Name Of A Lemniscate

A

The Infinity Sign

353
Q

What is the most commonly used descriptive word on menus

A

Mom

354
Q

Football Team, dallas ______

A

Cowboys

355
Q

He was stabbed by Gaius Cassius Longinus.

A

Julius Caesar

356
Q

Which Union Did “Duran Duran” Sing About

A

The Union Of The Snake

357
Q

Which American Military Academt was established in 1802 on the Hudson river ?

A

West Point

358
Q

Which Footballer Drop Kicked A Fan At Crystal Palace

A

Eric Cantona

359
Q

Which couple were exiled from The Philippines in 1986

A

Ferdinand and imelda Marcos

360
Q

What passenger train once ran between London & Edinburgh

A

Flying scotsman

361
Q

How many stars are on the flag of New Zealand?

A

Four

362
Q

A research scientist is sometimes called this

A

Boffin

363
Q

A tittiliomaniac has a compulsion to do what

A

Scratch

364
Q

The world’s longest railway is in _______. The Central Railway climbs to 15,694 feet in the Galera tunnel, 108 miles from Lima. Tourists take it to get to the ruins of Machu Picchu.

A

Peru

365
Q

What is the capital of Nauru

A

Yaren

366
Q

What was advertised with the slogan ‘Gives a meal man appeal’

A

Oxo

367
Q

R kelly sings ‘if i can see it then i can do it, if i just believe it, there’s nothing to it’ what’s the song title

A

I believe i can fly

368
Q

What New York City’s restaurant is alluded to in many stories by Damon Runyon

A

Lindy’s

369
Q

Expressing recognition rather than love, Utah __________ exchange “kisses.” By the touching of incisor teeth, they quickly confirm the identity of group members.

A

Prairie dogs

370
Q

What is a group of this animal called: Wolf

A

Pack route

371
Q

Originally made in Nimes, France, this fabric was called serge denimes

A

Denim

372
Q

The nation of _______________ covers approximately the same land area as the state of Wisconsin. Yet it ranks eighth in population among all the world’s countries.

A

Bangladesh

373
Q

Who Wrote The Books (The Firm) And (The Pelican Brief) Both Of Which Were Made Into Films?

A

John Grisham

374
Q

Who directed the film “bridge over the river kwai”

A

David lean

375
Q

_________ sits on the southern coast of France, near the border with Italy, and covers 0.73 square miles (approximately 1/2 the size of New York’s Central Park).

A

Monaco

376
Q

What world war i hero received 50 medals

A

Alvin york

377
Q

Spring bulb with trumpet shaped yellow flowers

A

Daffodil

378
Q

Who Released The 70’s Album Entitled Kimono my House

A

Sparks

379
Q

What Type Of Insect Is A Glow Worm?

A

A Beetle

380
Q

Who wrote Northanger Abbey

A

Jayne Austin

381
Q

What was the first film to use stereophonic sound

A

Disney’s Fantasia

382
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In Egyptian mythology, who is the god of the underworld?

A

Osiris

383
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Which is the name of the killer in A Nightmare on Elm Street

A

Freddy Krueger

384
Q

What is the favourite sport of the kennedy clan

A

Football

385
Q

Which president was responsible for the ‘louisiana purchase’

A

Thomas

386
Q

What is the capital of Oman ?

A

Muscat

387
Q

Name the Italian-born American inventor whose form of hydrotherapy has become a popular facility in home or hotel

A

Candido jacuzzi

388
Q

Although The Claim Of Millions Who Is Undoubtedly “Born In The Usa”

A

Bruce Springsteen

389
Q

What is the capital of Uzbekistan ?

A

Tashkent

390
Q

What US state has the most murders

A

California

391
Q

Who was ‘the postman’

A

Kevin costner

392
Q

What is the capital of Niger

A

Niamey

393
Q

Which British Rock Band Launched A Record Label Named “Bludgeon Riffola” In The 1980’s

A

Def Leppard

394
Q

Which city is the capital of the Italian region of Tuscany

A

Florence

395
Q

Which nation has the longest predicted life expectancy for both men and women

A

Liechtenstein

396
Q

Who sang the song “The Way I Am”?

A

Eminem

397
Q

If you have a Barr test what was tested

A

Your Sex - in athletics

398
Q

Spectacles for entertainment, usually with allegorical or mythological themes, performed by the aristocracy in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, combining music, recitatives and mime.

A

Court ballet

399
Q

Capital city of Quebec, Canada

A

Quebec

400
Q

What Is The Most Expensive Spice

A

Saffron

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