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Week 1 M1 Flashcards

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Sampling My Favourite Things from the musical The Sound Of Music who had aUK no.1 hit in 2019 with 7 Rings?

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Ariana Grande

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In which decade of the 20th century did the Korean War take place?

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1950s

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Haverfordwest is the county town of which county or principal area of Wales?Before 1974 it was part of the old county of Dyfed.

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Pembrokeshire

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A regular columnist for the Telegraph which food writer’s books include TheContented Cook and It’s Raining Plums?

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Xanthe Clay

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The core of a cricket ball is traditionally made from the bark of Quercus suber.What is the common name of this species of oak tree whose bark is also usedwidely in wine making?

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Cork Oak

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Subtitled Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor who wrote the 2017 bestseller This IsGoing To Hurt?

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Adam Kay

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Also known for playing DCI Tennison in ITV crime drama Prime Suspect whichEnglish actress won an Academy Award in 2007 for playing Queen Elizabeth II inThe Queen?

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Helen Mirren

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In 2000 which short-to-middle distance wheelchair athlete became the first paraathlete to make the top three at the BBC Sports Personality of the Year? Shewon the lifetime achievement award in 2019.

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Baroness CerysDavina ‘Tanni’ Grey-Thompson

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At which racecourse in Esher Surrey is the Henry VIII Novices’ Chase run eachDecember?

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Sandown Park

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Which actor starred in the Hitchcock films Rope Rear Window The Man WhoKnew Too Much and Vertigo?

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James Stewart

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Elizabeth Warren candidate in 2020 for the Democratic Presidential nominationand Ed Markey are senators representing which US New England state?

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Massachusetts

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Which instrument in a symphony orchestra is slightly larger and lower in pitchthan a violin but held and played in a similar way to a violin?

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Viola

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Which soft drink was advertised from the 1980s with the slogan ‘The totallytropical taste’?

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Lilt

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The Namib Kalahari and Sahara are all what type of geographical feature on thecontinent of Africa?

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Desert

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The painting Desdemona by Rodolfo Amoedo shows the death of Desdemona ascene from which Shakespeare play?

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Othello

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From the Greek for ‘study of flow’ what name is given to the study of the flow ofplastic solids and non-Newtonian fluids?

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Rheology

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In the original Swiss version of Cluedo the Hall was replaced by the Chambre àCoucher which translates as which room?

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Bedroom

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Which of the North American Great Lakes shares its name with an Americanstate?

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Michigan

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In the titles of novels by Charles Dickens and F Scott Fitzgerald what adjectivedescribes Expectations and Mr Gatsby?

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Great

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In chemistry what four letter term is given to an assembly of anions and cations?Examples include magnesium sulphate and calcium chloride.

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Salt

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21
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Which Scottish snooker player has the nickname the Wizard of Wishaw?

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John Higgins

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Which broadcaster and former newspaper editor is the regular host of Start theWeek on BBC Radio 4 on Mondays at 9am?

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Andrew Marr

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Born in Belfast in 1944 who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1976alongside Betty Williams as founders of Women for Peace?

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Mairead Corriganaccept Maguire

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Dana Lulu and ABBA are all former winners of which international musiccompetition?

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The Eurovision SongContest

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In the late 18th century the Montgolifer brothers were pioneers of which mode of transport originally known in French as the globe aérostatique?

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Hot Air Balloon

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Who won the Carnegie Medal in 1958 for her children’s novel Tom’s Midnight Garden?

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Phillippa Pearce

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Hosted by Anna Richardson which controversial dating TV show did a journalistdescribe as ‘Channel 4’s confusing remake of Free Willy’?

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Naked Attraction

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The Blue Jays Raptors and Maple Leafs are the major Baseball Basketball and Ice Hockey teams representing which North American city?

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Toronto

29
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Boomtown music festival takes place on the outskirts of which city in south of England?

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Winchester

30
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Which royal house governed Scotland from 1306-1371? Its name is strongly associated with its first monarch Robert I?

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Bruce

31
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Except for Argentina all UN member states whose common English names begin with the letter A share what colour on their flag?

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Red

32
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The clothing chain Zara was founded (and is still headquartered) in whichEuropean country?

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Spain

33
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Cricket bats are traditionally made from a variant of the Salix alba tree. Whatcommon English name is given to the tree genus Salix?

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Willow

34
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What is the pseudonym of the author who wrote Stories of the Law and How It’sBroken the 2018 inside account of the English legal profession?

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The Secret Barrister

35
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Also known for playing DS Miller in ITV crime drama Broadchurch which actresswon an Academy Award in 2019 for playing Queen Anne in The Favourite?

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Olivia Coleman

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In 2017 which amputee sprinter became the second and most recent paraathlete to make the top three at the BBC Sports Personality of the Year? Hefinished 8th in Strictly Come Dancing that year.

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Jonathan ‘Jonnie’Peacock

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Sampling It’s A Hard Knock Life from the musical Annie who had a UK No.2 hitin 1998 with Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)?

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Jay-Z [accept ShawnCarter]

38
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In which decade of the 20th century did the Spanish Civil War take place?

A

1930s

39
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Mold is the county town of which county or principal area of Wales? Before 1974it was part of the old county of Clwyd.

A

Flintshire

40
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A regular columnist for the Guardian which food writer’s books include One MoreCroissant For The Road and Completely Perfect?

A

Felicity Cloake

41
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Which soft drink was advertised from the 1980s with the slogan ‘Made inScotland from girders’?

A

Irn Bru

42
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The Orinoco Colorado and Amazon are all what type of geographical feature onthe continent of South America?

A

River

43
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The painting Ophelia by John Everett Millais shows the death of Ophelia a scenefrom which Shakespeare play?

A

Hamlet

44
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From the Greek for ‘study of waves’ what name is given to the study of wavemotion?

A

Kymatology

45
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At which racecourse in Sunbury-on-Thames Surrey is the King George VI Chaserun each December?

A

Kempton Park

46
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Which actor starred in the Hitchcock films Suspicion Notorious To Catch A Thiefand North by Northwest?

A

Cary Grant

47
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Kamala Harris candidate in 2020 for the Democratic Presidential nominationand Dianne Feinstein are senators representing which US west coast state?

A

California

48
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Which instrument in a symphony orchestra is smaller and higher in pitch than aflute but held and played in a similar way to a flute?

A

Piccolo

49
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Which English snooker player has the nickname the Jester from Leicester?

A

Mark Selby

50
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Which broadcaster and member of the House of Lords is the regular host of InOur Time on BBC Radio 4 on Thursdays at 9am?

A

Melvyn Bragg

51
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Born in Bangor NI in 1944 who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1998alongside John Hume as architects of the Belfast Agreement?

A

(William) DavidTrimble

52
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JLS Olly Murs and the QLL’s Jenny Ryan are all former runners-up of whichBritish music competition and franchise?

A

The X Factor

53
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In the original Swiss version of Cluedo the Conservatory was replaced by theSalle de Bain which translates as which room?

A

Bathroom

54
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Which of the North American Great Lakes shares its name with a Canadianprovince?

A

Ontario

55
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In the titles of novels by Charles Dickens and Francis Hodgson Burnett whatadjective describes Dorritt and Lord Fauntleroy?

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Little

56
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In chemistry what four letter term is given to a substance that can accepthydrogen ions? Examples include sodium hydroxide and ammonia.

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Base

57
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Tramlines music festival takes place in which city in the north of England?

A

Sheffield

58
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Except for the interregnum in the 1650s which royal house governed Scotlandfrom 1371 until the Act of Union in 1707? Monarchs from this house includeseven monarchs called James Charles II and Anne.

A

Stewart/Stuart

59
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All UN member states whose common English names begin with the letter I [i]share what colour on their flag?

A

White

60
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The clothing chain H&M was founded (and is still headquartered) in whichcountry?

A

Sweden

61
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In the early 20th century the Wright brothers were pioneers of which mode oftransport such as the Wright Flyer built in 1903?

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Airplane [acceptsimilar]

62
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Who won the Carnegie Medal in 1998 for his children’s novel Skellig?

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David Almond

63
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Hosted by Paddy McGuinness which recently axed ITV1 dating show did ajournalist suggest should be renamed ‘Desperate Moron Lift Disco’?

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Take Me Out

64
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The Red Sox Celtics and Bruins are the major Baseball Basketball and IceHockey teams representing which US city?

A

Boston

65
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Combining the name of a drink commonly produced in Somerset and the capitalof the Indian state of Telangana what nickname is given to the CooperAssociates County Cricket Ground in Taunton?

A

Ciderabad

66
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Who is the only person to have won both a Booker Prize and an Oscar? She wonthe former for Heat & Dust in 1975 and the latter for the screenplays for A RoomWith A View and Howard’s End?

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Ruth PrawerJhabvala (accepteither surname)

67
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Jack Dorsey is the founder and CEO of which microblogging and socialnetworking service. It counts US President Donald Trump as a prolific user.

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Twitter

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What Chinese dynasty in force between 1271 and 1368 shares its name withthe unit of currency used in China today?

A

Yuan

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