Round 1
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1
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Which famous
1847 novel by Charlotte Bronte features a character named
Edward Rochester who resides at Thornfield Hall?
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JANE EYRE
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2
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Whic famous 1814 novel by
Jane Austen features a character named Fanny Price, the
second eldest of nine children?
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MANSFIELD PARK
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3
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On a standard London Monopoly
board which is the most expensive of the Orange properties,
costing £200 to purchase?
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VINE STREET
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4
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By the Sleepy Lagoon is the title tune to
which famous radio programme?
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DESERT ISLAND DISCS
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5
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Which energy drink,
introduced in 1987 has the advertising slogan "gives you
wings"?
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RED BULL
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6
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Which film of 1990 features a
character named Paul Sheldon, an author who is rescued and
then tortured by a woman named Annie Wilkes?
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MISERY
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7
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Which football club won the
old first division title for the first time in their history
back in 1969 ?
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LEEDS UNITED
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8
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Which famous crime duo were
killed on May 23rd 1934 on a rural road in Bienville Parish,
Louisiana?
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BONNIE AND CLYDE
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9
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Popular mainly since the
1960s, what ten letter word is the name of the lightweight
waist-length jacket made of cotton, polyester, wool or
suede, usually with traditional Fraser tartan or check
patterned lining? It is said to have earned its
nickname due to the fact that it was often worn by one of
the lead characters of the TV show Peyton Place.
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HARRINGTON
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10
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With an area of 1,438 square
kilometres which is England's oldest National Park? It
became established on April 17th, 1951.
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PEAK DISTRICT
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Round 2
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11
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Which popular radio show, a
follow up to the earlier Children's
Favourites was hosted by Ed Stewart from 1968 to
1979 and had the introductory tune 'Morningtown Ride', a
song made famous by The Seekers?
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JUNIOR CHOICE
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12
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Which soft drink, described
as having a unique flavour, was first nationally marketed in
the USA in 1904 and has had many advertising slogans
including 'what's the worst that can happen' in 2008?
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DR PEPPER
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13
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Which film of 1988 sees the
lead male character, named Dan Gallagher, terrorised by an
obsessed woman named Alex Forest, an editor for a publishing
company?
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FATAL ATTRACTION
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14
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On a standard London Monopoly
board, which is the most expensive of the purple properties,
costing £160 to purchase?
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NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE
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15
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With an area of 1,641 square
kilometers, which is England's newest National Park?
It became established on April 1st 2011?
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SOUTH DOWNS
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16
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Which football club won the
old first division title for the first time in their history
back in 1972 ?
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DERBY COUNTY
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17
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Which famous female criminal
was killed on January 16th 1935 along with her son Fred at
Ocklawaha, Florida (Marlon County) following a shootout with
federal agents?
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MA BAKER
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18
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What was the six letter name
given to the clothes shop opened by Mary Quant on London's
King's Road in 1955 ?
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BAZAAR
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19
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The Autobots and The
Decepticons are the main factions of which toy line?
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TRANSFORMERS
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20
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What was the two word name of
the toy, a male, well muscled, blonde, swimming trunk
wearing, gel-filled, rubber action figure that was first
introduced by Kenner in 1976 ?
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STRETCH ARMSTRONG
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Round 3
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21
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What four letter word is used
to describe the head of a jellyfish?
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BELL
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22
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What was the Christian name
of the Hungarian inventor of the Rubik Cube?
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ERNO
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23
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In terms of size, which is
the third largest planet in our Solar System?
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URANUS
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24
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In terms of size, which is
the third smallest planet in our Solar System (excluding
Pluto)?
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VENUS
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25
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English poet John Keats, who
died in 1821, is buried in which European country?
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ITALY
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26
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Which eight letter word is
used to describe the thick, hard shield, made of chitin or
bone, that covers part of the body of crabs, lobsters,
tortoises etc.?
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CARAPACE
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27
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What was the Christian name
of the Irish inventor of the Beaufort Scale?
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FRANCIS
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28
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Irish writer and poet Oscar
Wilde, who died in 1900, is buried in which European
country?
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FRANCE
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29
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Which actor played the title
role of architect David Vincent in the 1960's TV series The Invaders?
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ROY THINNES
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30
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Which actor played the role
of Admiral Harriman Nelson in the 1960's TV series Voyage to the Bottom of the
Sea?
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RICHARD BASEHART
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Round 4
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31
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Which famous pop-star, now
aged 72, despite his claim of having slept with over 250
women married his school sweetheart Melinda Trenchard in
1957, a marriage that still remains?
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TOM JONES
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32
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Pattie Boyd was the first
wife of which famous pop-star who she married on January
21st 1966 ?
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GEORGE HARRISON
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33
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In which country can you find
Ben Gurion International Airport, the country's largest?
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ISRAEL
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34
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Appearing in Jacques
Offenbach's Orpheus in
the Underworld, what is the much more famous name
of the piece of music 'The Infernal Gallop'?
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THE CAN CAN
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35
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Screened on January 19th
2011, which actress played the title role in the one-off BBC
programme Hattie
which centred on the life of Carry-On actress Hattie
Jacques?
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RUTH JONES
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36
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Which play, written in 1923
by English playwright Arnold Ripley depicts a group of
travellers stranded in a waiting room at a remote railway
station?
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THE GHOST TRAIN
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37
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In golf, which famous
actress's name is used as a slang term for a score of ten on
any particular hole?
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BO DEREK
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38
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The city of Melbourne, in
Australia, lies on which river?
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YARRA
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39
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What was the name of the
supertanker which ran aground betwen Land's End and the
Scilly Isles on March 18th 1967 ? |
TORREY CANYON
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40
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Published in 1952, who was
the subject of the book Diary
of a Young Girl?
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ANNE FRANK
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Round 5
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41
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Which dance, said to have
originated in biblical times, does the character Lisa in the
1954 Hitchcock film Rear
Window remark that she'll have to move into an
apartment across the way and perform the dance every hour if
she is to keep her boyfriend sensually entertained and not
peeping at a ballet dancer in the opposite apartment?
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DANCE OF THE SEEVEN VEILS
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42
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Released in the year 2000
what was the title of the TV film that followed the
relationship between Carry On film actors Sid James, played
by Geoffrey Hutchins and Barbara Windsor, played by Samantha
Spiro?
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COR BLIMEY
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43
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Which play, written by Arthur
Miller in 1949 features the lead character named Willie
Loman?
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DEATH OF A SALESMAN
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44
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In which country can you find
Haneda Airport, one of its countries most important dealing
with domestic flights?
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JAPAN
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45
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Published in 1924, who was
the author of the adventure book The Land That Time Forgot?
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EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS
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46
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Rarely achieved, which six
letter word in golf is used to describe a score of four
under par on a hole, for example a hole in one on a par five
or a two on a par six?
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CONDOR
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47
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The city of Warsaw in Poland
stands on which river?
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VISTULA
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48
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On March 5th 1966 BOAC flight
911 crashed near which Asian mountain, a tragedy that
resulted in the deaths of all 124 passengers on board?
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MOUNT FUJI
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49
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Which tennis player played in
four men's singles finals at Wimbledon between 1967 and
1971, winning the title on three occasions?
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JOHN NEWCOMBE
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50
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Which tennis player played in
three consecutive men's singles finals at Wimbledon between
1963 and 1965, losing on all three occasions?
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FRED STOLLE
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Round 6
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51
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The Battle of Shiloh of 1862,
also known as The Battle of Pittsburg Landing was a battle
that took place during which war?
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AMERICAN CIVIL WAR
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52
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The remake of which popular
TV series of the 1960s saw James Caviezel in the main role
and was filmed in Swakopmund in Namibia?
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THE PRISONER
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53
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Commonly found throughout the
Southern USA and the Northern half of Mexico what type of
creature is a Coachwhip?
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SNAKE
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54
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Which female singer reached
number one in the UK charts in October 1979 with a record
entitles One Day At A
Time?
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LENA MARTELL
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55
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The American TV series Three's A Crowd that
ran from 1984 to 1985 was loosely based on which BBC series
that featured Richard O'Sullivan?
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ROBIN'S NEST
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56
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The Battle of Bomarsund of
1854 was a battle that took place during which war?
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CRIMEAN WAR
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57
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Which male singer reached
number one in the UK charts in February 1977 with a record
entitled When I Need You?
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LEO SAYER
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58
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Found mainly in the US state
of Texas, what type of creature is a Tooth Cave?
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SPIDER
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59
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'Fat Charlie' was the mascot
for which famous food business?
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LITTLE CHEF
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60
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Which British multinational
drinks restaurant chain, established in 1971, is adertised
by featuring three beans inside a circle?
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COSTA COFFEE
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SPARE
QUESTIONS
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1
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Who was the
last Englishman to score in a Champion's League Final?
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WAYNE ROONEY
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2
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On a mobile
phone keyboard the letters JKL are on which number button?
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5
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3
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The
'Thought Police' feature in whic famous novel of 1949?
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1984
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4
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The food dish 'Chicken
Montmorency' includes which fruit?
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CHERRIES
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