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Date of compilation	Title	Description	Links
27/08/2012	August	Each answer contains the consecutive letters 'A-U-G'.	Format index


Choose your general knowledge question from the 15 subjects listed below by clicking the question number. Each answer contains the consecutive letters 'A-U-G'.
1.	Naval slang	2.	Art	3.	Gaelic	4.	Classical music	5.	French society
6.	Cricket	7.	...came between	8.	Adventure novels	9.	Les Dawson	10.	Places
11.	Children's TV	12.	Dates	13.	World War 2 novels	14.	Theatre	15.	Film music


1.	Naval slang
What’s the traditional naval term for bending a sailor over a ship's gun to be lashed with a cat o’ nine tails?
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Art

Who painted this picture?

3.	Gaelic
What is the Scottish Gaelic for ‘water of life’?
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4.	Classical music
Which composer whose statue stands in the middle of Dorking town centre wrote the piece you can hear? (click to play)
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5.	French society
What culinary term has been adapted to mean the upper crust in French society?
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6.	Cricket
Who held the world record for the most catches taken in Test matches by a non-wicket keeper until beaten by Rahul Dravid in 2009?
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7.	…came between
Who came between Lynch and FitzGerald, FitzGerald and FitzGerald, and FitzGerald and Reynolds?
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8.	Adventure novels
Which 1924 adventure novel by P C Wren concerns a British upper class man who runs off to join a foreign army?
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Les Dawson

What is the catchphrase associated with this picture of Les Dawson?

10.	Places
What comprises Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Roscommon, Sligo?
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11.	Children’s TV
In 1975 actor Derek Guyler starred in an ITV Children’s series based on a Charles Penrose music hall comic song from the 1920s. What was the series called?
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12.	Dates
What occurs once every 4 years on January 20th?
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13.	World War 2 novels
What’s the title of the satirical novel by Kurt Vonnegut about the World War II experiences and journeys through time of a soldier called Billy Pilgrim?
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14.	Theatre
What was the name of the Bolton playwright who wrote Alfie, Spring and Port Wine, and The Family Way all of which were turned into films in the 1960s?
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15.	Film music
For which film did Michael Nyman write this music? The film was a murder mystery based in England
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