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What is the nickname of the British boxer Ricky Hatton? |
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What is the name of the grossly obese Little Britain character portrayed by Matt Lucas, who spends all her time being pampered at a heath spa? |
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What was Prince Phillip’s surname before his marriage? |
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What is the country of origin of Aldi supermarkets? |
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What is the minimum number of people in a police identity parade? |
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It is 230 feet long and 20 inches high, it portrays 626 people, 202 horses and 55 dogs, what is it? |
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If you used the word QUIZ in Scrabble, how many points do you score? (Assuming no double / treble letter / word squares and no blanks) |
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What was the name of the first Wallace and Gromit film? |
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In a second hand car advert what do the initials FFSR stand for? |
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Five venues have staged Formula 1 British Grand Prix races. Can you name all 5? (1 point for each. 10 points for all 5 ) |
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Which fairy tale by Hans Christian Anderson tells the story of a ruler who walked through the streets of his town in invisible attire and everyone believed him until a small child said “He’s got nothing on”? |
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Which single was an only hit for Bobby Day in 1958 and then a hit for Michael Jackson in 1972? |
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Which English county has it’s administrative centre headquarters in East Bridgford? |
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What is the name of the fictional town where the Australian soap ‘Home and Away’ is set? |
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What word describes a wine made from the produce of a single year? |
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Which Roman goddess appeared in the title of hit singles by Frankie Avalon, Mark Wynter & Bananarama? |
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In which series of adventure stories are John Clayton and Jane Porter the leading characters? |
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In which season were play-offs first used to decide promotion and relegation issues in the English Football League? |
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Rearrange these letters to give the name of a famous actor OFF-HAND I’M NUTS |
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Put the following British coins in order with the first to go into circulation 1st |
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5p |
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£1 |
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20p |
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2p |
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How many times has the British Grand Prix been won by a British man? |
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£25 lucky Question |
It was announced this week that David Beckham is not Britain’s wealthiest sports star. Who is? |
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9th December 2007
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Which car did Commander Caractacus Potts drive? |
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Which confectionary currently has the slogan “The Lighter way to enjoy chocolate”? |
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Which American group had a top ten hit with Love Train in 1973? |
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What is the name of the US equivalent show of Britain’s ‘Strictly Come Dancing’? |
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Which is the only English Football League Club with five letter “R’s” in its name? |
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Which tree features in the Conservative Party logo? |
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In which northern city was Eddie Stobbart’s haulage founded? |
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According to the Johnny Cash song, who finally caught up with his father in the town of Gatlingburg? |
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What are the first words of Winnie The Pooh after he wakes up each morning? |
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Yul Brynner and Steve McQueen are two of the actors who were ‘The Magnificent Seven’ Can you name the other 5? (1 point for each. 10 points for all 5 ) |
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Which series of films directed by Peter Jackson took 8 years to make and is considered to be one of the biggest movie projects ever undertaken with a budget of $280 million? |
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What instrument did Dave Clark play in the 1960’s band The Dave Clark Five |
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Which radio presenter worked on the fictional radio station Radio Norwich? |
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What is the name of the female companion of Robin Hood? |
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Often combined with spinach, what cheese is used as a filling for Canelloni? |
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The Kray twins were convicted of the murder of George Cornell in the East End in 1966. What was the name the pub in which he was shot? |
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What was the name the dog that became famous when it discovered the Jules Rimet trophy (the Football World Cup) after it had been stolen in England in 1966? |
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When Barnsley FC were relegated from the Premiership in the 1997/98 season, which two other teams were relegated with them? |
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Rearrange these letters to give the name of a TV presenter CHARM THAT SNAIL |
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Put the following British Towers in order with the highest 1st |
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Natwest Tower |
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British Telecom Tower |
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Canary Wharf Tower |
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Blackpool Tower |
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Tie-Break |
Belmont transmitting station is the tallest construction in the UK and even Europe. How many feet high is it? |
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£25 lucky Question |
What did the children of Belgium and the Netherlands get this week (6th December 2007) that the British kids didn’t? |
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