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CLARINET
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What instrument did jazz musician, Woody Herman play?
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MALAWI
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In 2012 womens’ rights activist Joyce Banda became the first female president of which African Country?
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HENRI ROUSSEAU
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"Which French painter, a customs official, painted ""The Sleeping Gypsy"", and ""The Hungry Lion""?"
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DAN DARE
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Who was the famous comic book creation of Frank Hampson?
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SWEDISH
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Finland has two official languages. Finnish is one. What is the other?
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PADRES
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Complete the name of the following American baseball team 'San Diego.......'?
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NORFOLK
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Famous for crabs, the seaside resort of Cromer is in which English county?
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SUPERMARKET
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What was the setting for the TV sit-com 'Slinger's Day'?
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DODGERS
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What is the name of the baseball team for Los Angeles?
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INSURANCE CLERK
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Before entering show business, what was the occupation of Leonard Rossiter?
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COCKERMOUTH
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Which town is the birthplace of Wordsworth and the home of Jennings brewery?
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CANDID CAMERA
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Which TV series made Jonathan Routh famous?
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THE PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA
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Which new state was proclaimed at the Gate of Heavenly Peace on 1st October 1949?
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SPINACH
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What ingredient gives pasta verde its green colouring?
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BAROSSA
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Which valley in South Australia produces most of that State's wine?
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Henry Williamson
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Who wrote the book Tarka The Otter?
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India
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What word is used in the NATO phonetic alphabet to represent the letter I?
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Some Like It Hot
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In which film did Marilyn Monroe sing 'I Wanna Be Loved By You'?
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Annabel Croft
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Who replaced Anneka Rice on TV’s Treasure Hunt?
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Winchester Cathedral
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Which religious building gave the New Vaudeville Band a Top Five hit In 1966?
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Atalanta
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In mythology who famously competed against Melanion?
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Thirty Years Wars
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The treaty known at The Peace of Westphalia formally ended which seventeenth-century contact?
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Three
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Which number on the Beaufort scale denotes a gentle breeze?
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Esther
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The Jewish festival of Purim celebrates the story of which woman in the Bible?
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Gericault
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Who painted ‘The Raft of The Medusa’?
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Dear Prudence
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Which song from The Beatles White Album gave Siouxsie and the Banshees a Top Five hit single in 1983?
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Rowan
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Sorbus is the generic name given to which trees?
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Lesotho
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Maseru is the capital of which African Country?
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Vaughn Williams
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Premiered in 1924 which British composer wrote me musk for the opera 'Hugh the Drover'?
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15
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How many Years of marriage does a crystal wedding anniversary celebrate?
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Marianne
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Which female figure is the French equivalent of Britannia?
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Cain
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Which maligned Biblical figure was the father of Enoch?
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Haiku
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What name is given to the Japanese verse form arranged in three lines of five, seven and five syllables?
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Itchycoo Park
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Which Small Faces song gave M People a top twenty hit single in 1995?
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Darlington
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In which North East town is Bank Top Railway station?
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Aspen
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Which tree is known as the trembling popIar?
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The Alchemist
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How was the character Subtle known in the title of a play by Ben Jonson?
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Cuneiform
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Which word in relation to bones and writing means 'Wedge Shaped'?
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Much Ado About Nothing
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Dogberry is a constable in which play by William Shakespeare?
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Gavin Maxwell
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Who wrote the book 'Ring of Bright Water’?
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Six Years
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How long is the term of office for a U.S. Senator?
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Uniform
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Which word is used in the NATO phonetic alphabet to denote the letter 'U'?
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The Housemartins
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Which Hull group had a Top Five single in 1986 with 'Happy Hour’?
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Papua New Guinea
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A Bird Of Paradise can be seen on which country's national flag?
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Straw Dogs
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The story ‘The Siege of Trencher’s Farm' was released as which 1971 film?
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Benjamin Britten
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Premiered in 1947 which composer wrote the music for the opera 'Albert Herring'?
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Never the Twain
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Which T.V. sitcom starred Donald Sinden, Windsor Davies and Honor Blackman?
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Urania
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In mythology who was the muse of astronomy?
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Usk
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Newport in Gwent stands on which river?
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1704
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In what year was the Battle of Blenheim?
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Rita Coolidge
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Who sang the theme for the Jams Bond film ‘Octopussy’?
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Loch Ryan
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Stranraer in Scotland stands at the head of which loch?
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A-Ha
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Who sang the theme for the Jams Bond film ‘The Living Daylights?
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1346
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In which Year was The Battle of Crecy?
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Pink Floyd
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‘The Endless River' due for release in October 2014 is the latest album by which veteran rock band?
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Eddie The Eagle (Edwards)
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Taron Egerton portrays which famed English sportsman in a film biopic of his life released in 2016?
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Spruce Goose
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By what more familiar avian moniker is the H-4 Hercules aircraft known?
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James II
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Anne Hyde and Mary of Modena were the wives of which British king?
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Barbados
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Bridgetown is the capital city of which island nation?
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The O.K. Corral
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Where did Billy Clanton and the brothers Tom and Frank MacLaury famously die on October 26, 1881?
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Hollandaise
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In cookery Sauce Mousseline, Sauce Dijon & Sauce Foyot are all derivatives of which ‘mother’ sauce?
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Majolica
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Which style of elaborately moulded earthenware, decorated with thick vivid glazes was developed by the English firm Minton in 1850 and popularised during the great exhibition of 1851?
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Bowdlerise
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Which word, meaning to censor, abridge or expurgate is taken from the name of the man who in 1807 published an expurgated 10 volume set of the works of Shakespeare entitled ‘The Family Shakspeare’?
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Iggy Azalea
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The Australian rapper, songwriter, and model Amethyst Amelia Kelly performs under which stage name?
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Cigar Wrapper
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Oscuro is the darkest variety of which aromatic product?
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Cook Islands
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Raratonga is the most populous island of which group?
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Hebe
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Which Greek deity, the daughter of Zeus and Hera was goddess of youth?
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(Enrico) Fermi
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Which Italian theoretical and experimental physicist was awarded the 1938 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on induced radioactivity and the discovery of transuranic elements?
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The Jump
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Which 2016 ‘reality’ T.V. competition was won on the 6th March by Ben Cohen, he was presented with the ‘prestigious’ Cow Bell Trophy?
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(Andy) Warhol
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Which artist’s works include 32 Campbell’s soup cans?
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Canis Minor
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Procyon and Gomesia are the two brightest stars in which constellation?
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Loot
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Which 1965 Joe Orton play tells the story of two young thieves, Hal and Dennis who rob a bank together?
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Bramall Lane
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Which is the only English sporting venue apart from the Oval to have held both an F.A. Cup Final and an England cricket test match?
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Burgundy
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Chablis, Pouilly-Fuissé, and Macon-Villages are all white wines from which French region?
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Air Canada
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A maple leaf is the livery of which airline?
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The Room
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Brie Larson won the 2016 Best Actress Oscar for her performance in which film?
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The Bismarck
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Which German battleship sank the HMS Hood on May 24th 1941?
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Sunflower
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Which plant widely cultivated for its seeds and oil has the Latin name Helianthus Annus?
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Feet
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Plantar Fasciitis is a medical condition affecting which part of the body?
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F-Hole
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What name is given to the sound hole on a violin?
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Aberdeen
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Which Scottish city is nicknamed ‘The Granite City’?
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(Walter) Gropius
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Which architect found the Bauhaus School in Weimar in 1919?
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Byzantine
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Constantine XI Palaiologos was the last ruler of which empire?
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Pins & needles
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Paraesthesia is the medical term for which condition?
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Westboro Baptist (Church)
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Pastor Fred Waldron Phelps, Sr, is the founder of which American church; he died in 2014 but received no funeral, as according to his daughter Shirley “this church does not worship the dead”?
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Netflix
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After receiving a late fee of $40 dollars for an overdue Apollo 13 videotape, Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph founded which online company in 1997?
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Celebrity Big Brother
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Rising to fame in Geordie Shore, reality TV star Scotty T. won which reality TV competition on 5th February 2016?
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Kismet
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Which musical features the songs Stranger in Paradise & the Olive Tree?
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Somerset
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In which English county is Wincanton racecourse?
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Poetry
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Based in Hexam Northumberland, the publishing company Bloodaxe Books specialises in what kind of literature?
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N.W.A.
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The 2015 film Straight Outta’ Compton was a biopic of which rap/hip hop group?
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Freedonia
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What was the name of the fictional country in the Marx Brothers film 'Duck Soup'?
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Bagel
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What term is often used to describe a 6-0 scoreline in a set of a Tennis match?
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Malawi
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Hastings Banda was the first President of which African country?
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Bigfoot
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"If it's a ""Yowie"" in Australia and a ""Sasquatch"" in Canada, what is it in the USA?"
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Cuba Gooding Jnr
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"Who played OJ Simpson in the 2016 TV series ""The People v OJ Simpson""?"
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Devon
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In which county are the towns of Okehampton, Sidmouth and South Molton?
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Bernard Cornwell
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"Who wrote the ""Sharpe"" novels?"
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Diamonds are Forever
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In which Bond film does Charles Grey play the villain Blofeld?
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Fermat's Last Theorem
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What did British mathematician Andrew Wiles prove in 1993?
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