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What product did Actor Rutger Hauer advertise on TV
Denmark
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Brad Pitt
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Kevin Spacey
Who won an Oscar by playing the male lead in the 1999 film American Beauty
Gone with the Wind
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Monsoon
What is the name of the wind that brings heavy seasonal rain to Southern Asia
Anthony Minghella
Who directed the 1999 film The Talented Mr Ripley
Doctor Emmett Brown
What was the name of the character played by Christopher Lloyd in the Back to The Future series of films
Willie Nelson
Who wrote the song Crazy, made famous by Patsy Cline
The Eton Rifles
What was the first top ten entry for The Jam (1979)
Crosswits
What is the name of the crossword game show that was presented by Tom O' Connor
Stupid boy
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Baretta
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Adonis
The name of which Greek god is used to describe a handsome man
Brothers
In Roman mythology how were Romulus and Remus related
A single hair
What was the sword of Damocles hanging from
Ten
How many hurdles are jumped in a men's 400 metres hurdle race
Joseph Lister
Which British surgeon is generally recognised as the founder of antiseptic surgery
Atmospheric pressure
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Atlas
What is the name of the topmost bone of the spine that supports the skull
Dock leaf
What is the traditional antidote for a nettle sting
The wink
What is the piece in tiddly-winks called that is flicked into the cup
Primrose
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Lenny Henry
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Artie Shaw
Which former bandleader was married to Ava Gardner and Lana Turner
Mary Quant
Which 60's fashion designer was married to Alexander Plunkett Greene
Mercedes
Which motor manufacturer made the commercial vehicle called the Vario
Fiat
Which car manufacturer made the Stilo
The Queen Vic
What is the name of the local pub in Eastenders
Kiki Dee
Who was the first British woman to record for Tamla Motown
Please Mr Postman
Which single was Motown's first American chart topper (It was by The Marvelettes)
Yvonne Fair
Which Motown singer had a top ten hit with It Should Have Been Me
Los Angeles
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Rugby League
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Avocado
What fruit is the main ingredient of guacamole
The eagle
Which bird was the emblem of the Roman Empire
Kings Cross Station
If you threw 3 and a 2 at the start of a game of Monopoly where would you land
Sir Matt Busby Way
What is the name of the thoroughfare that runs past the front entrance of Old Trafford football ground
Sweet William
What is the common name for the garden flower dianthus barbatus
Gloucestershire
In which English county was tobacco growing tried on a large scale
Ashes to Ashes
Which David Bowie number one came from the album Scary Monsters
Basketball
What sport are the Boston Celtics involved in
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Brown
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Peppers
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Blazing Saddles
Cleavon Little was the name of the sheriff in which spoof western
Paul Newman
Who played Billy the Kid in the film The Left Handed Gun
Quaker
What religion was Grace Kelly in the epic western High Noon
Robert Mitchum
Who co-starred with John Wayne in El Dorado
Athens
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Aster
The zinnia is a member of which flower family
Ass
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Astro
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Jodrell Bank
By what name is the Nuffield Radio Astronomy Laboratory better known
Mysterious Girl
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Neneh Cherry
Manchild and Buffalo Stance were hits for which singer
Slaves
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Gliders
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Heliport
What name is given to a station for helicopter passenger services
Napoleon Bonaparte
Who was the commander of the French army at the Battle of Borodino
Lord Nelson
Marble Arch was designed by John Nash to commemorate whose victories in battle
Columbia
What is the state capital of South Carolina
New South Wales
Which Australian state has the largest population
Nellie Melba
Which famous Australian singer had a dessert named after her
Beautiful South
Who had a hit in the nineties with Don't Marry Her
Phil Spector
Which American record producer was famous for his Wall of Sound
I Could Be So Good For You
What was the name of the theme song from Minder
Thomas Telford
Which Scottish civil engineer was responsible for building the Caledonian Canal
Baltic
The Kiel Canal connects the North Sea with which other sea
The Backs
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Fort Boyard
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Isosceles triangle
What name is given to a triangle with two sides equal
Ten
How many square chains are there in an acre
Hendecagon
What is an eleven sided figure called
Dog
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Tom the Piper's Son
According to rhyme who stole a pig and away he ran
Aluminium
Which metal is obtained from the ore bauxite
Ariadne
Who helped Theseus to escape from the Labyrinth by giving him a large ball of string
Dark green
What colour is an emu's egg
Emperor penguin
Which is the largest member of the penguin family
Flamingo
Which bird turns it's head upside down to eat
Ben Gunn
In Treasure Island who actually found the treasure
Cornwall
About which county did Daphne Du Maurier usually write
A Tale of Two Cities
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Boxer
What was the name of the principal horse in George Orwell's Animal Farm
Always on My Mind
Which cover of an Elvis song gave the Pet Shop Boys a number one in 1987
Long Jump
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Belgium
In which country was the 1985 Heysel Stadium soccer tragedy
Rowing
Great Britain has won most of her Olympic golds in athletics which sport has been the next successful
Table tennis
At which sport was Fred Perry World Champion in 1929
Geoff Duke
Who was World 500 cc Motor Cycling Champion 1953 to 1955 (he was British)
Chevrolet
Which American motor manufacturer made the Corvette
Australia
In which country is the Chrysler Regal made
North Carolina
Which American state is nicknamed Tar Heel or Old North State
Isabel
What was the name of the hurricane that hit America in September 2003
Sudden Impact
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Pentland Firth
Which stretch of water separates the Orkneys from Scotland
French
What nationality is Richard Clayderman
Four
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