General Knowledge
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1. Who played Dirty Harry in films such as The Dead Pool, Sudden Impact and Magnum Force? |
Clint Eastwood |
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2. Actress Isla Fisher is married to which British comedian, actor and writer? |
Sacha Baron Cohen |
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3. Despite what the poet John Betjamin may say about the town, which town was voted as the best place to work in the UK in a recent poll? |
Slough |
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4. Much in the news in recent weeks, what magazine was originally intended to be called Stag Party when it was launched in 1953? |
Playboy |
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5. Sharing his surname with a town in Northwest England, who was elected leader of UKIP in September 2017? |
Henry Bolton |
Sport
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1. Which British Formula 1 driver won his first Grand Prix in Estoril in 1995? |
David Coulthard |
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2. How many teams based in Canada currently play in the NFL? |
0 |
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3. Known as “The Flying Scotsman”, Graham Obree is most associated with which sport? |
Cycling |
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4. Which English football team play their home games at The Riverside Stadium? |
Middlesbrough |
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5. How many times has Mo Farah won the Great North Run – twice, four times, six times or eight times? |
4 times |
Literature
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1. How many Inspector Morse Novels did Colin Dexter write – 13, 33 or 6? |
13 |
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2. Which TV comedian has recently released her debut novel for kids entitled “The Girl with the Lost Smile”? |
Miranda Hart |
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3. Branwell was the less famous brother of which writing siblings? |
Bronte Sisters |
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4. Which famous short story writer was born with the name William Sydney Porter? |
O Henry |
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5. Who wrote the novel “IT” about the evil clown Pennywise, a film adaption of which is currently showing in cinemas? |
Stephen King |
TV
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1. What is the first name of Captain Poldark? |
Ross |
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2. In which mystery series did Felicity Kendall and Pam Ferris play the title roles? |
Rosemary and Thyme |
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3. What is the surname of the identical twins who host the kids TV show “Operation Ouch”? |
Van Tulleken |
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4. In the recent remake of Porridge, which comedian plays the lead character, the grandson of Norman Stanley Fletcher? |
Kevin Bishop |
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5. Which American sitcom centres around “Mode” Magazine? |
Ugly Betty |
Music
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1. Which anniversary was recently celebrated by BBC Radio 1? |
50th |
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2. Kylie Minogue’s “Tears on My Pillow” and New Kids on the Block’s “Hangin Tough” were both number 1 in which year of the 1990s? |
1990 |
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3. “Father McKenzie writing the words of a sermon that no one will hear” is a lyric from which famous Beatles song? |
Eleanor Rigby |
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4. Who was the last act to win the Eurovision Song Contest for the United Kingdom? |
Katrina and the Waves |
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5. According to the famous song, what is “the hottest spot north of Havana”? |
The Copacabana |
Geography
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1. Which river runs through Manchester? |
Irwell |
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2. Dar Es Salaam is the former capital of and largest city in which country? |
Tanzania |
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3. How many states of the USA end in the letter i? |
3 (Hawaii, Missouri, Mississippi) |
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4. Lebanon gained independence from which country in November 1943? |
France |
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5. Calamity Hook is an anagram of which US State capital? |
Oklahoma City |
1 Questions 5 Answers
Q: Other than the USA and United Kingdom, which 5 countries make up the G7?
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Canada |
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France |
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Italy |
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Germany |
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Japan |
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Connection
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1. Who played Rose Tyler in Doctor Who and the main character in “Secret Diary of a Call Girl”? |
Billie Piper |
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2. Born in 1961, who was the youngest daughter of John Spencer and in July 1981 was watched by over 750 million in the biggest TV event of the decade? |
Princess Diana |
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3. Which is the 4th largest planet in our Solar System? |
Earth |
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4. Which film series began in 1996 starring Neve Campbell as Sidney and Courtney Cox as TV reporter Gail Weathers? |
Scream |
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6. What is the connection between the four clues? |
Michael Jackson songs (Billie Jean, Dirty Diana, Earth Song and Scream) |