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1. MOON JETS is an anagram of which singer - Tom Jones
2. For which newspaper was Clement Freud a football correspondent - The Observer
3. In Deep Space Nine what position does Odo hold - Security chief
4. What is the physical unit defined as ten times the temperature difference between two surfaces when the heat flow is one watt per square metre - A Tog
5. In which Shakespeare play would you hear the line What light through yonder window breaks - Romeo and Juliet
6. In Jewish cuisine what is matzo - Unleavened bread
7. From which song are the following lyrics taken Drink my liquor from an old fruit jar - Blue Suede Shoes
8. Who had a number one in the sixties with My Old Man's A Dustman - Lonnie Donegan
9. Elton John called for a boycott of which fashion chain after they described children born by IVF as synthetic - Dolce & Gabbana
10. What is the first name of Mr Bucket in Keeping up Appearances - Richard
11. Which director earned a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart during his tour of duty in Vietnam - Oliver Stone
12. In which British soap is The Dog in the Pond pub featured - Hollyoaks
13. Which Disney film featured the song I'm Late - Alice In Wonderland
14. Hieroglyphs are a very important language of symbols in what ancient civilization - Egyptian
15. Ultramarine is a shade of what colour - Blue
16. In Eastenders what was Eddie Royle's job before he took over the Queen Vic - Policeman
17. Of the four major blood groups what is the most common in the UK - Group O
18. Which British actress appeared with Robert Redford in the film The Great Gatsby when she was six years old - Patsy Kensit
19. Which city took Wilbert Harrison to the top of the American singles charts - Kansas City
20. Which famous building is believed to be the one that Galileo carried out the first practical research into gravity - Leaning tower of Pisa

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Quiz 35
1 MEERCAT READY FOR BIG SHOT (anagram of a well-known novel) - The Mayor of Casterbridge
2 What is a wickerwork fishing basket called - Creel
3 What did Sir Laurence Olivier put in Dustin Hoffman's mouth in the film The Marathon Man - Dentist's drill
4 Anderson shelters were named after Sir John Anderson, what government post did he hold at the time - Home Secretary
5 A la limousine is a method of cooking which vegetable - Red cabbage
6 Which mobile phone company changed its name to T Mobile - One 2 One
7 What happens in the game of Monopoly when you throw three successive doubles - Go to Jail
8 In which Australian city is the WACA cricket ground - Perth
9 Who was the astrologer on Breakfast Time TV - Russell Grant
10 Which luxury did Esther Rantzen choose on Desert Island Discs - Bath salts
11 What was American philanthropist James Buchanan Brady known as - Diamond Jim
12 Which Isle of Man resort hosts the annual World Tin Bath Championship - Castletown
13 Which French King believed himself to be made out of glass and that if he moved he would fall to pieces - Charles V1
14 What are the religious group the Carmelites known as - White Friars
15 In which of his films did Elvis Presley sing Mean Woman Blues - Loving You
16 Dorchester Heights is a historic district of which US city - Boston
17 In which country is the world Heritage Site of Cuzco - Peru
18 Which half of a famous duo duetted with Cliff Richard on She Means Nothing To Me in 1983 - Phil Everly
19 Where was a speed record of 11.2mph set in 1972 - The Moon (John Young of Apollo 16 driving the Lunar Rover!)
20 The United States have many law enforcement agencies FBI, CIA, Homeland Security etc but what do the initials DEA in a law enforcement context stand for - Drug Enforcement Administration

General Knowledge

Quiz 33
1 RETARD A COTTONMOUTH (anagram of a place in London) - Tottenham Court Road
2 If you were given Huitres in a French restaurant what would you get - Oysters
3 Which American President had a summer retreat at Kennebunkport - George W Bush
4 What does the hospital patient admission abbreviation BIBA mean - Brought In By Ambulance
5 In fashion what does VPL stand for - Visible Panty Line
6 Which Irish county is divided into ridings - Tipperary
7 What is the name of Barbie doll's English friend - Stacey
8 Corporals Henshaw and Barbella reported to which sergeant - Bilko
9 Who wrote A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court - Mark Twain
10 Which film used the tag line Man Has Made His Match...Now It's His Problem. - Blade Runner
11 Which Australian city stands on the Port Jackson Inlet - Sydney
12 What was the former name of the country now known as Ghana - The Gold Coast
13 What colour are American school buses - Yellow
14 By what name do we know Allen Konigsberg - Woody Allen
15 According to Zoopla what is the most common road name in the UK - High Street
16 What is the collective noun for orangutans - Buffoonery
17 According to folklore, which animal became extinct because it was thrown off the ark and drowned - Unicorn
18 A Vision Clearance Executive was recently voted the stupidest job title is better known as what - Window Cleaner
19 By what name is The Collegiate Church of Saint Peter better known - Westminster Abbey
20 In gardening what are thumbs and long toms - Plant pots

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1 A CROWD VISIT CHINA (anagram of something to eat) - Victoria sandwich
2 Who wrote the 1966 comic novel The Virgin Soldiers - Leslie Thomas
3 What is the currency of Poland - Zloty
4 What relation to you is your father's brother - Uncle
5 How did Lorena Bobbitt make the headlines in 1993 - Cut off her husband's penis
6 Which cartoon character was regularly stoked by Jones the Steam - Ivor The Engine
7 What is the main alcohol used in a Bellini - Prosecco
8 What is considered to be the cowboy capital of America - Dodge City
9 What disease is called the English disease by the French and the French disease by the English - Syphilis
10 Who became the Metropolitan Police Forces first female commissioner in February 2017 - Cressida Dick
11 What English word contains the combination of letters: "xop" - Saxophone
12 Who played Faith Addis in the comedy drama Down to Earth - Pauline Quirke
13 In which South American country was the film Romancing The Stone mostly set - Colombia
14 Established in 1386, which is the oldest university in Germany - Heidelberg
15 Which motor manufacturer make the Touareg - Volkswagen
16 Complete the proverb The more you have - The more you want
17 What did a 2010 publicity-driven competition called the Carbuncle Cup focus on in Britain - Architecture
18 What did Speaker of the House of Commons John Bercow name his cat following a vote on Twitter - Order
19 How many ships did Nelson's fleet lose at Trafalgar - None
20 In 1685 The Earl of Argyll what the last man in Britain to be executed by which method - Guillotine

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Quiz 31
1 AND I REST AS A RULE (anagram of a book and a film) - Treasure Island
2 At which circuit is the French Grand Prix held - Magny-Cours
3 Which 1981 TV series was set in a Japanese prison camp for women - Tenko
4 How is Black Rod received when he approaches the House of Commons - Door is slammed in his face
5 In which ocean is Tahiti - Pacific
6 How many tiles are at there in a Double-12 set of dominoes - Ninety one
7 Who was the busty blonde female star of the 50's musical film The Girl Can't Help It - Jayne Mansfield
8 At which sport would you compete for the Mayleigh Trophy - Pistol shooting
9 What part of the banana is used to make banana oil - None banana oil is a synthetic compound made from coal
10 Which sauce made from ham drippings and coffee and seen in the cuisine of the Southern United States gets its name from its appearance like that of a certain body organ - Red-eye gravy
11 Roger McGuinn, David Crosby, Gene Clark, Chris Hillman and Mike Clarke were the original members of which successful American band - The Byrds
12 What is the state capital of Colorado - Denver
13 Who founded the country of Taiwan in 1949 (it was then called Formosa) - Chiang Kai-Shek
14 Who told us that Sheena Was a Punk Rocker in 1977 - The Ramones
15 Who was the commentator who uttered the unforgettable line, "They think it's all over, it is now" - Kenneth Wolstenholme
16 The American presidential inauguration ceremony is held in front of which building - Capitol
17 Complete the proverb (Needs must) - When the devil drives
18 What did Jane Reeves and Peri Gilpin (Daphne and Roz in Frasier) call their production company - Bristol Cities
19 Which organization in the US was founded by Clara Barton - American Red Cross
20 What is the nickname of the A 830 trunk road - The Road to the Isles

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1 ACE NOW SAINT (anagram of a scientist) - Isaac Newton
2 What London address is the only one with the postcode: SW1A 2AA - 10 Downing Street
3 Edward (Ned) Maddrell who died in 1974 was the last Briton in the twentieth century to have which language as his native tongue - Manx
4 Which one of Saturn's moons is larger than the planet Mercury - Titan
5 What is the nickname of the Canadian national rugby league team - Wolverines
6 Which birds name is linked to a famous nurse, a radio DJ a film and a song - Nightingale
7 What city is the home port of the Russian Pacific Fleet and the largest Russian port on the Pacific Ocean - Vladivostok
8 In motoring what is the American term for a manually operated transmission - Stick shift
9 What is the full title of the 2017 King Kong film starring Tom Hiddleston, Samuel L. Jackson, and John Goodman Kong: - Skull Island
10 Which 1969 UK number one mentions Picasso, The Aga Khan and Marlene Dietrich - Where Do You Go To My Lovely by Peter Sarstedt
11 Cilla Black's version of which Bacharach and David song was the UK's biggest selling single by a female artist in the 1960s - Anyone Who Had a Heart
12 What is the national flower of Belgium - Red poppy
13 The Merchant Navy flag is called the Red Duster whose flag is the Blue Duster - The Royal Navy Reserve
14 Which Tom Clancy character has been played on film by Alec Baldwin, Harrison Ford, Ben Affleck, and Chris Pine - Jack Ryan
15 What is the name of the French satirical magazine whose offices were attacked by armed gunmen in January 2015, killing 11 people - Charlie Hebdo
16 Diastema is the medical term for what - Gap between the two front teeth
17 What was the name of the fiery pensioner played by Stephanie Cole in Waiting for - God Diana Trent
18 Who presented the first Oscars - Douglas Fairbanks Snr
19 Which British comedienne's autobiography is entitled 'Look Back In Hunger - Jo Brand
20 Placophobia is the fear of what - Tombstones

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Quiz 26
1 DEMON WHITE MICE (anagram of a TV series) - Come Dine with Me
2 What is a young elephant seal called - Weaner
3 If you were a chalkie in Australia, what would your job be - A teacher
4 Which county in Northern Ireland is sometimes known as Ireland's Lake District - Fermanagh
5 Who made up the word chortle - Lewis Carroll (Chuckle and snort)
6 What is the skin that peels off after a bad sunburn called - Blype
7 "I met a devil woman. She took my heart away. She said, I've had it comin' to me. But I wanted it that way" are the opening lines to which 1974 song - You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet
8 Name the USA Gymnastics national team doctor sentenced in 2018 to 40 to 175 years in prison for sexually abusing more than 150 gymnasts - Larry Nassar
9 What institution located in Berkshire, near Windsor in England has been called 'the chief nurse of England's statesmen' - Eton
10 What type of sea creature is a Crown-of-Thorns - Starfish
11 In the Thomas the Tank Engine stories what is the name of the barge - Bulstrode
12 In stamp collecting what is the name given to a horizontal or vertical row of three or more joined stamps - A strip
13 Which Yorkshire born artist painted A Bigger Splash (1967) - David Hockney
14 What colour are the flowers of a tomato plant - Yellow
15 Who, in 1813, famously described his soldiers as "scum of the earth" - The Duke of Wellington
16 Which actor played Abdul in the Beatles film 'Help!' - Warren Mitchell
17 What is the name of the fictional brewery in Emmerdale's Woolpack - Ephraim Monk
18 What was the capital of West Germany from 1949 until 1990 - Bonn
19 Complete the proverb: Ale sellers should not be - Tale tellers
20 Name one of the only two top ten UK hits by Ella Fitzgerald - Swinging Shepherd Blues and Mack the Knife