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1. Which London underground line serves Heathrow Airport? – Piccadilly Line. 2. Who wrote “It Shouldn’t Happen to a Vet”? - James Herriot. 3. Which famous car, designed by Ferdinand Porsche was launched in 1937? - Volkswagen Beetle. 4. Which Poet Laureate was married to fellow poet Sylvia Platt? - Ted Hughes. 5. Which songs with “DIAMOND” in the title were top 15 UK hits for the following artists, [a] Lonnie Donegan (1957), [b] Chipmunk (2009), [c] Boomtown Rats (1979), [d] Kanye West (2005) and [e] Glenn & Chris (1987)?- [a] “Jack O’ Diamonds” reached no14, [b] “Diamond Rings” no.6, [c] “Diamond Smiles” no.13, [d] “Diamonds from Sierra Leone” no.8 and [e] “Diamond Lights” no.12. 6. Who was the last King of Italy? - King Umberto II [reigned for just over a month in 1946]. 7. Which was the first album to be released on Richard Branson’s Virgin label in 1973? - “Tubular Bells” by Mike Oldfield. 8. Which Latin expression translated into English as “In blazing defence”, means to be caught red-handed? - In Flagrante Delicto. 9. What is the collective name for a group of budgerigars? - A Chatter. 10. By what names are these famous historical characters better known, [a] Vladimir Illyich Ulyanov, [b] Siddhartha Gautama, [c] T E Lawrence, [d] William Joyce and [e] Saloth Sar?- [a] Lenin, [b] Buddha, [c] Lawrence of Arabia, [d] Lord Haw-Haw and [e] Pol Pot. 11. Who was the FIRST Secretary-General of the United Nations? - Trygue Lie. 12. Where did the first FA cup Final take place in 1872? - Kennington Oval. 13. Who had a hit with “Son of my Father” in 1972? – Chicory Tip. 14. Name the FIVE countries that border the Caspian Sea? – Iran, Azerbaijan, Russia, Kazakhstan & Turkmenistan. 15. What is the British equivalent of the US “Tiffany jewellery setting”? - The Claw Setting. 16. What is the ELEVENTH letter of the Greek alphabet? - Lambda. 17. What do the following abbreviations designate on an Ordnance Survey map, [a] FB, [b] CG, [c] PO, [d] TH and [e] NTL? – [a] Foot Bridge, [b] Cattle Grid, [c] Post Office, [d] Town Hall and [e] Normal Tidal Limit. 18. Which is longer the Suez or Panama Canal? - The Suez at 102 miles long is roughly twice the length of the Panama. 19. Which sports feature in the following movies, [a] “Space Jam” (1996), [b] “The Hurricane” (1999), [c] “Fever Pitch” (1997), [d] “Sea Biscuit” (2003) and [e] “Nacho Libre” (2006)? – [a] Basketball, [b] Boxing, [c] Football, [d] Horse Racing and [e] Wrestling. 20. Who wrote The Monkees’ hit “I’m A Believer”? – Neil Diamond. |











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