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Quiz Answers
– 19th October 2008 |
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What name is
given to a group of lions |
Pride |
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What do
Americans call the game of Noughts & Crosses |
Tic Tac Toe |
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3 |
Black Bess was
the horse ridden by which infamous Highwayman |
Dick Turpin |
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What is the motto
of the USA |
In God We
Trust |
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Which TV
programme began 'Here is a house, here is a door, Windows One Two Three Four |
Play School |
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At which
racecourse is the Derby run on |
Epsom |
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The song I am
the Walrus comes from which Beatles film? |
Magical
Mystery Tour |
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At which
battle was Nelson killed? |
Trafalgar |
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Which Pop Star
said will no longer sign memorabilia for fans and will throw away all fan
mail he receives in the future, this last week |
Ringo Starr |
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In which film
did Patrick Swayze play Johnny Castle |
Dirty Dancing |
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Where would
you find an 'Apse' |
A Church |
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What does the
corned mean in corned beef? |
Salted |
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Who is
presenting a program on BBC2 called "The American Future: A
History" |
Simon Schama |
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Who was the
Previous Democrat Leader who lost the 2004 Election to George Bush |
John Kerry |
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Who did
England Under 21's draw 2-2 with in a European Championship play off match to
reach the finals |
Wales |
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Who was the
last wife of Henry VIII |
Catherine Parr |
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17 |
Nairobi is the
capital of which African Country |
Kenya |
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18 |
If you were an
Apache pilot in the air force, what sort of aircraft would you be flying |
Helicopter |
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Which comedian
have a top twenty hit in 1984 with Ullo John Got A New Motor |
Alexei Sayle |
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Which is the
longest word in the English Language with only one Vowel in it |
Strengths |
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21 |
From which
phrase was the 1980's term "Yuppie" originally derived |
Young
Upwardly/Urban Professional |
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22 |
There are now
over ten million Brits living abroad, in which country do the largest number
live |
Canada |
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23 |
Which was the
last Apollo mission that put men on the Moon |
Apollo 17 -
December 1972 |
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Who played the
window cleaner 'Sammy the shammy' in Noel's house party on TV |
Bad Lashes |
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Which female
singer released the album Lionheart in 1978 |
Kate Bush |
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Which is the
World's most popular brand of cigarette |
Marlboro |
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What type of
missile takes its name for the French for flying fish |
Exocet |
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Who is the
most powerful figure in the world of contemporary art, according to magazine
ArtReview |
Damien Hirst |
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Which soccer
country were the first to retain the World Cup |
Italy |
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Which Olympics
did the film 'Chariots of Fire' revolve around |
1924 |
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Which is the
worlds second largest desert |
Australian
Desert |
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What sort of a
creature is a grampus |
Killer Whale |
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What is the
name of the super weed spreading throughout the UK which could be brought
under control by introducing plant-eating predators from it's native Country |
Japanese
knotweed |
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What was the
name of the first act to be voted out on the X-Factor |
Neil Morrissey |
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What
historically are Peter Allan and Owen Evans known for |
Last men to be
hanged in Britain |
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In the bible,
who performed the Dance of the Seven Veils |
Salome |
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Boy band Take
That and pop star Britney Spears will go head-to-head in the UK when they
release their new albums of the same title, on the same day What is it called |
The Circus |
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What is the
name of Batley's Rugby League Team |
Batley
Bulldogs |
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What do the
letters DC stand for in the names of aircraft such as the DC-10 |
Douglas
Commercial |
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40 |
William
Warwick was the first captain of which Ship |
QE2 |
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Tie |
How many
different languages and dialects are spoken throughout India |
1,652 |
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