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THIS WEEKS QUIZ SET 9th MARCH 2008

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The Questions

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1

In "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory", what was the name of the little people who worked for Willy Wonka and loved to sing?

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2

What is the largest lake in the Lake District?”

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3

What was Angus Deyton's character called in 'One Foot in the Grave'?

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4

What word is used to describe someone who is neither left or right handed, but can use both hands with equal ease

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5

Who was the first person to appear on a British postage stamp?

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6

Sales of what went up tenfold when they were re-branded Cornish Sardines?

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7

How was the long running TV character William Simmonite better known?

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8

Name the title of the song and the band that these words come from “Doesn't have a point of view, knows not where he's going to, isn't he a bit like you and me”?

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9

What was the name of the dog in Peter Pan?

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10

Name the 4 husbands of big Pat in the TV soap Eastenders (full names)

(1 point for each. 10 points for all 4)

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11

Who did the creepy narration in Michael Jackson's song 'Thriller'?

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12

Which two groups of people fought in the English Civil War?

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13

In which sport are the shoes made entirely of metal?

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14

Captain Cook discovered the Sandwich Islands in 1778. What are they now called?

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15

What is Ozzy Osbourne's real first name?

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16

What is the name of Snoopy yellow bird friend in the comic strip Peanuts?

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17

What fruit is a Blenheim Orange?

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18

Barnsley won Chelsea 1-0 in a FA Cup match but who did Arbroath beat 36-0 in a cup match in 1885 that is still a UK record in Football?

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19

Rearrange these letters to give the name of a TV presenter

LOANING PAPER

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20

Starting with the nearest to London put these cities in the correct order

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A

Tokyo

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B

Moscow

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C

Santiago

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D

Montreal

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Tie-Break

Reported in last weeks papers, how many fouls have Arsenal F.C. suffered against their players during the last 3 years?

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£25 lucky Question

A band of the elite Queen’s Guards had their battle flag tattooed on their bums it was reported this week in memory of three comrades who died fighting in Afghanistan. Which regiment of the guards were they from, the most senior of infantry regiments?

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