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| Main Questions |
| 1. |
Around the World: In which country is Ostend? |
| Belgium |
| 2. |
Pot Luck: Who had her uninsured jewellery stolen at an airport in 1995? |
| The Duchess of York |
| 3. |
Food and drink: What procedure removes the threat of brucellosis from milk?
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| Pasteurisation
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| 4. |
Football: Whose headed goal won the 1980 FA Cup for West Ham United?
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| Trevor Brooking’s
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| 5. |
The body: What do tendons attach to bones? |
| Muscles |
| 6. |
ANAGRAM: Rearrange HAIRY CAMERA to find the name of this singer. |
| Mariah Carey |
| 7. |
Literature: In which Oscar Wilde play is ‘Jack’ found in a handbag? |
| The Importance of Being Earnest
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| 8. |
Pot Luck: In which town can you see the Bayeux Tapestry? |
| (Surprisingly enough) Bayeux |
| 9. |
TV: In which TV sitcom did Danny DeVito play Louie De Parma? |
| Taxi |
| 10. |
Mythology: In Greek mythology, who fell in love with his own reflection? |
| Narcissus |
| 11. |
Music: What three different instruments traditionally make up a string quartet |
| Cello, viola, violins (two). |
| 12. |
USA: In which US state is Roswell, site of the alleged UFO crash of 1947? |
| New Mexico |
| 13. |
Pot Luck: In which papers does Giles draw his famous cartoons? |
| The Sunday Express and Daily Express |
| 14. |
Art: Which artist produced many paintings of Venice? |
| Canaletto |
| 15. |
People: Which stars took out a high-profile ad in The Times to declare their love 2 months before filing for divorce?
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| Richard Gere and Cindy Crawford
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| 16. |
Take your pick: Is a saw-whet a stone for sharpening saws, a plant yielding a yellow dye or a small owl?
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| A small owl
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| 17. |
Pot Luck: In which seaside resort did Billy Butlin open his first holiday camp? |
| Skegness |
| 18. |
Words: What is a toxopholite? |
| An archer |
| 19. |
History: Who was king of England when Wat Tyler led the peasants’ revolt?
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| Richard II
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| 20. |
Inventions: Who invented the sewing machine? |
| Singer (Isaac) |
| 21. |
Music: Who had a No. 1 hit in 1999 with ‘Praise You’? |
| Fatboy Slim |
| 22. |
True or False: The town of LLANFAIRPWLLGWYNGYLLGOGERYCHWYRNDROBWLLLLANTYSILIOGOGOGOCH in Wales (Pronounced outside Wales as ‘That Welsh town with the very long name) can not use its name as a domain name on the internet because it is too long?
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| False (It was true until 1999 when the ban on long names was lifted) |
| 23. |
Pot Luck: In bingo slang, what number is represented by the phrase, the Brighton line? |
| 59 |
| 24. |
Sport: Who broke Mohammed Ali’s jaw in 1973? |
| Ken Norton |
| 25. |
Top of the Pops: Who had a top ten single in 1981 with ’A Good Year for the Roses’? |
| Elvis Costello |
| 26. |
Around the World: In which country is Leonardo da Vinci airport? |
| Italy |
| 27. |
In What Year? Mike Tyson is sensationally knocked out in the 10th round by Buster Douglas in Tokyo, Space probe Voyager 1 takes photographs of entire solar system, Iraq invades Kuwait, and Partners In Kryme use ‘Turtle Power’ to get to No.1.
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| 1990,
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| 28. |
Food and Drink: In which country did tequila originate? |
| Mexico |
| 29. |
Natural World: Which big cat is the swiftest mammal? |
| The cheetah |
| 30. |
Films: Who played the female lead in the film ’The English Patient’?
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| Kristin Scott Thomas
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| Tie Breaker |
| 31. |
Tie Break: how many one-arm press ups did Paul Lynch of Balham achieve in 24 hours? |
| 32,573 |
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| Extra Question(s) |
| 32. |
Pot Luck: In which English County is Wookey Hole? |
| Somerset |
