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| 27/09/2010 |
British Isles |
15 General Knowledge questions indexed by subject matter. Each answer contains (often hidden) the name of one of the islands off mainland Britain. Make your choice. |
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Catchphrases |
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Rumba |
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1930s novels |
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What is the name of the British charity for blind ex-service personnel? |
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St Dunstans |
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Periodicals |
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Which literary journal was published between 1894 and 1897 and had as its first art director Aubrey Beardsley? |
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The Yellow Book |
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English geography |
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What name is given to the stretch of English coastline that runs from Orcombe Point near Exmouth in East Devon to Old Harry Rocks near Swanage in East Dorset? |
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Jurassic Coast |
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Calendar |
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What is the traditional English name for the Monday that precedes Ash Wednesday? |
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Collop Monday |
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TV personalities |
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Which British TV personality, and Radio DJ, released The Bucket of Water Song in the 1970s? |
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Chris Tarrant (taken from Tiswas) |
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Sport |
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In 2008 who beat Rebecca Adlington and Lewis Hamilton to win the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award? |
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Chris Hoy |
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Football |
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Which footballer had spells with (in chronological order) Aston Villa, Manchester United, Blackburn Rovers, Birmingham, Sydney and Sunderland before retiring in 2009? |
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Dwight Yorke |
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1960s pop music |
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Manfred Mann (singing The Mighty Quinn) |
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Cuisine |
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The name of which food dish means literally ‘pepper water’ in tamil? |
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Mulligatawny |
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Anthropomorphism |
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Who is this?
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Muck (from the Bob the Builder children's cartoon) |
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Games |
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In 1947 Peter Adolph launched a new game for boys onto the market which he named after the bird of prey, the Eurasian Hobby. What was the game called? |
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Subbuteo |
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Botany |
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What is this plant?
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Cannabis |
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Medieval monarchs |
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On Christmas Day 800 the Carolingian, Charles I, became what? |
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(The first) Holy Roman Emperor |
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Fish |
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What sort of fish is this?
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Barracuda |
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