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In English
superstition, what does the sighting of a single magpie
supposedly foretell? |
Bad Luck or
Sworrow |
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2
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In which year did
it become an offence to use a mobile phone whilst driving? |
2003 |
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3
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What is the lowest
possible hand in poker? |
2,3,4,5,7 |
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4
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If you have a
strong desire to travel you are said to have itchy what? |
Feet |
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5
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Which magazine has
columns from spoof journalist such as Glenda Slagg, Sally
Jockstrap, Lunchtime O’Booze and Polly Filler? |
Private Eye |
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6
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Cheryl Tweedy,
Kimberley Walsh, Nadine Coyle, Nicola Roberts and Sarah Harding
are collectively known as which band? |
Girls Aloud |
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7
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Whose first stage
billing was as “Professor Yaffle Chuckabutty - operatic tenor
and sausage knotter"? |
Ken Dodd |
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8
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According to a
recent university survey, which British city’s women have on
average the largest bust measurement? |
Chester |
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9
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In Alice’s
Adventures in Wonderland what animals were used for the balls in
the game of croquet? |
Hedgehogs |
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10 |
There have been
5 usable space shuttles built and launched by the United States.
Can you name all 5? (1 point for each. 10 for all 5)
Discounting Enterprise which was built for testing purposes |
Columbia,
Challenger, Discovery, Atlantis, & Endeavour |
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The next 4
questions have a link in their answers. 1 point extra for link |
Answer:
Beans |
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11
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In which organ of
the body would you suffer from Renal Calculi? |
KIDNEYs (Kidney
Stones) |
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12
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What in Norfolk are
Burnt Fen, Catfield, Wheatfen, Hardley Flood, and Turkey? |
BROADs |
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13
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Which Cyber-punk
film directed by Ridley Scott in 1982 starred Harrison Ford,
Rutger Hauer, Sean Young and Joanna Cassidy which featured
special police units that were trained to hunt down and kill ‘Replicants’? |
Blade RUNNER |
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14
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In which sport
would you find the terms, Oxer, Wall, Combination, Hogsback and
Triple Bar? |
Show
JUMPING |
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15
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Captain Snort and
Sergeant Major Grout lived in Pippin Fort, what was the
programme? |
Camberwick Green |
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16
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How many times did
John McEnroe win the Men’s Singles title at Wimbledon? |
Three / 81, 83, 84 |
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17
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Which company logo
was actually called Volney and lived at Memphis Zoo? |
The MGM Lion |
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18
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Which was the only
country to finish below the UK at the voting in the 2007
Eurovision Song Contest? |
Ireland |
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19
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Rearrange these
letters to give the name of a famous cook
HI IM SALTED
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Delia Smith |
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Put these Popes
of the Roman Catholic Church in order starting with the earliest
first |
D/C/A/B |
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A |
Benedict XV |
1914 - 1922 |
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B |
John Paul 1 |
1978 -1978 |
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C |
Pius X |
1903 -1914 |
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D |
Leo X111 |
1878 - 1903 |
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Tie-Break
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The present Pope
is listed No. what in the official
Annuario
Pontificio of lists of Popes? |
265 |
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£25 lucky
Question |
George Michael
became the first act to perform at the new Wembley Stadium this
week, but who was the last band to perform at the old stadium? |
Bon Jovi |
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