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Question 18 was replaced (15 Dec 2007) due to complexity and
variations (the European ruling Habsberg family ruled at various times a lot
more than Spain as suggested) of reforming a simple question and answer.
Question 33 was also clarified. (Thanks D Albury).
Question 8 was corrected (10 Mar 2007) to 'equilibrist' instead of
'equilibris', and Question 42 was clarfied (7 Apr 2007) to refer to 'tribe of
people' instead of simply 'where'. (Thanks M Weetch)
Question 23 was replaced by another (15 Sep 2006) due to the
complexity of interpreting proximity of planets to Earth. Proximities are
always changing because all planets are on their own quite different orbits
round the Sun. Incidentally Venus has the closest orbit to that of Earth's
orbit. (Ack S Edwards for pointing out the anomalies.)
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What is the capital of Peru? Lima
Who became US president after John F Kennedy was assassinated? Lyndon
B Johnson
Who wrote the book The Legend of Sleepy Hollow? Washington
Irving
What does an acrophobic fear? Heights
Which band released an album entitled Wish You Were Here? Pink
Floyd
Who is the Roman god of fire? Vulcan
What is a carrick bend a type of? Knot
What is an equilibrist? Tightrope walker
Whose husband was Cosmopolitan magazine's first nude centrefold?
Germaine Greer
In which English county is the ancient monument Stonehenge?
Wiltshire
Which Sunday newspaper was founded by Lord Beaverbrook in 1918? The
News Of The World
What is the collective name for a group of beavers? Colony
Who discovered penicillin? Alexander Fleming (1928)
What type of creature is a hairstreak? Butterfly
Which film starring Robert Redford is set in Wakefield Prison Farm?
Brubaker
Aileen Wuornos was notorious for being the world's first what? Female
serial killer
What type of fruit is a McIntosh? Apple (named after Canadian farmer
John McIntosh)
Which Home Secretary, later becoming Prime Minister, was criticised
for closely observing the Siege of Sidney Street in 1911? Winston Churchill
(later Sir Winston Churchill)
Kulfi is a type of which Indian food? Ice-cream
Eugene the Jeep featured in which comic strip? Popeye
Who sang the theme tune to the Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies? Sheryl
Crow
What is Oenology the study of? Wine
What acid is associated with muscles in the body experiencing oxygen
debt? Lactic acid
In 1960 which country had the first ever woman prime minister?
(Ceylon) Sri Lanka (Sirimavo Bandaranaike)
Nephritis is the inflamation of which part of the body? Kidneys
Who played the father in the 1950 film Father Of The Bride? Spencer
Tracy
What are classified using the Munsell system? Colours
If an insect is apterous what has it not got? Wings
In which country would you find the Southern Alps? New Zealand
What does OPEC stand for? Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting
Countries
Padauk is a type of what natural substance? Wood
How many carats is pure gold? 24
What was the first name of Sir Winston Churchill's wife?
Clementine
What was the Rolling Stones' first UK number 1 hit? It's All Over
Now
What is the bullet-proof screen on a military vehicle called?
Mantlet
The Battle of Naseby was fought during which war? English Civil War
(June 1645)
How many hulls does a catamaran have? Two
Jazz singer Eleanor Gough McKay was better known by which name?
Billie Holiday
In which country is Africa's highest ski resort? Morocco
If a dish is parmentier what is it cooked or served with?
Potatoes
In boxing what weight is between a flyweight and a featherweight?
Bantamweight
Boudicca (Boadicea) was queen of which tribe of people? The Iceni
(of Eastern England, who for a brief period around AD60 joined with other
tribes to re-take London and St Albans from the occupying Roman forces)
What type of plant is a saguaro? Cactus
Which designer was made famous by his headwear worn by his mother
Gertrude? David Shilling
In which city were the 1972 Summer Olympics held? Munich
Which politician came second in the 2001 Tory Party leadership
contest? Kenneth Clarke
What colour is stone lapis lazuli? Blue
What is a camel with one hump called? Dromedary
What spirit is used to make a Harvey Wallbanger? Vodka
Who took over from Richard Whiteley as the presenter of TV's
Countdown? Des Lynham
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