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1. What does a funambulist walk on ?

2. In which country does a Gaucho herd cattle?

3. Which 20^th century head of state survived the most assassination attempts?

4. What play was Abraham Lincoln watching when he was murdered?

5. What colour are Mr Blobby’s spots?

6. What was the first name of Artist Salvador Dali’s wife?

7. Which 4 US presidents are depicted on Mt Rushmore?

8. In which competition did Sean Connery represent Scotland in 1953?

9. What is the longest river in Europe?

10. Who sang the Ying Tong Song?

11. Whose real name was Doris von Kappelhoff?

12. Who killed John Lennon?

13. What was Lieutenant JC Ardagh credited with building in the 1860’s?

14. Which Womble was named after a South American river?

15. What were the first names of the Blues Brothers?

16. What is the only sport where the defending team are always in possession of the ball and the attacking team can score without even touching it?

17. Who was the American who was voted number 1 in Channel 4’s “100 Greatest TV Characters” poll of 2001?

18. Which part of the body is also the name of a punctuation mark?

19. Which sea has shores in Europe, Asia & Africa?

20. Which politician first said… “A week is a long time in politics?”

21. What does it mean about the taste if a wine is described as “Brut”?

22. Which famous book by Herman Melville opens with the line “ Call Me Ishmael”?

23. Who is better known as “Topolino”?

24. Which is the only US state with a name that has just one syllable?

25. What are the six colours on a standard Rubik’s Cube?

26. In folklore, who is King of the Elves and Fairies?

27. What colour are the seats in the House of Lords?

28. Which famous novel was based on the real-life exploits of Alexander Selkirk?

29. Which of Shakespeare’s play has a title which is also a proverb?

30. What is the name of the cartoon character that chases after Roadrunner?

31. Who was the first US President to resign from Office?

32. Who wrote “The Old Man of Lochnagar”?

33. The Chihauhau dog derives its name from a town in which country?

34. Which film about Vietnam won the best picture at the 1978 Oscars?

35. What were the six roles taken on by the members of the Village People?

36. In what year was the Wall Street crash?

37. What is the unit of currency in Poland?

38. What was Ethiopia originally called?

39. What game did James Naismith invent?

40. In which city would you find Marco Polo Airport?

41. Who are Moon Unit, Diva, Dweezil & Ahmet Rodan?

42. How many provinces are there in Canada?

43. What is Miss Piggy’s surname?

44. Who was Pirate Edward Teach better known as?

45. What is the national language of Fiji?

46. What students take the Hippocratic Oath?

47. What does a calorimeter measure?

48. What is the most common blood group in humans?

49. Which animal is the national emblem of India?

50. If you had a beard you would not be allowed to compete in the Olympics at what sport?

51. In which English county is the Lake District?

52. Which pop star played “Beth” in Neighbours between 1991 and 1993?

53. Which number is represented by the seven Roman Numerals listed in descending order?

54. Who has appeared in more Alfred Hitchcock films than anyone else?

55. Who was the first person pictured on a British postage stamp?

56. Which charity song reached number one in 1987 in aid of Zeebrugge ferry disaster victims?

57. In which city would you find O’Hare International Airport?

58. In which Indian City would you find the Taj Mahal?

59. With which country would you associate the dish Couscous?

60. Which Football team avoided relegation this afternoon?

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