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THIS WEEKS QUIZ SET 24th FEBRUARY 2008

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The Questions

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1

Which giant Watchman with 100 eyes from Greek Mythology has given his name to a chain of High Street Shops?

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2

For how many years are children’s passports valid?

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3

In which sport do sprinters go deliberately slow for most of the race?

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4

Which was the first human organ to be successfully transplanted?

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5

What is the French vegetable dish based on aubergine, courgette, pepper and tomato?

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6

After the Lake District what is England’s largest national park?

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7

Model number 5,202,412, the last ever, rolled off the production line at Halewood. What was it?

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8

John Philip Sousa's 'The Liberty Bell' was the catchy TV theme song for which comedy programme?

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9

Which former building society merged with the Bank of Scotland in 2001?

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10

Frank Sinatra had 4 wives during his lifetime. Name all 4 with the name they had when he married them

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

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11

In which year was the UK version of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire first shown?

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12

Which TV character was sent to Earth as punishment for drawing a moustache on a picture of the "Solar Leader"?

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13

What item of clothing connects songs by Tom Jones, Del Shannon and Paul Young?

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14

Which Cheese was the traditional lunch of Welsh miners?

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15

Where is the Ceremony Of The Keys held each evening?

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16

Which Olympic sport has world records broken most often?

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17

Syrian, Campbells and Chinese are all species of which pet animal?

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18

Davy Crockett’s hat was made from the hide of which animal?

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19

Rearrange these letters to give the name of a sporting event

AH PLENTIFUL CROWD

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20

In 2002, the BBC ran a poll to determine who the public thought where the 100 Greatest Britons of all time. The top four are listed here. Put them in order with the most votes first

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A

Princess Diana

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B

Isambard Kingdom Brunel

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C

Charles Darwin

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D

Winston Churchill

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Tie-Break

At what number in that list did Queen Elizabeth 11 finish?

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£25 lucky Question

The continuous painting of the Forth Bridge will finish in 2012 due to a better paint used on North Sea Oil Rigs. When will it require painting again?

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