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What was the name of the
much-loved steeplejack, traction engine builder and TV personality? FRED
DIBNAH
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The marine mammal, the
dugong, is the supposed original of what? The Mermaid
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What is the nearest English
city to Dublin,
Eire? Liverpool
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What first in Football did
Jermaine Pennant create yesterday? (Played with an electronic tag on his
ankle)
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Shakespeare In Love told the
story behind the making of which play? ROMEO AND JULIET
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In Eastenders, what was
Tiffany Mitchell's occupation? AROMATHERAPIST
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Who Replaced Bruce Forsyth In
The Generation Game? JIM DAVIDSON
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Raggy Dan the Rag & Bone Man
appeared in which children's TV series? TRUMPTON
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What do the letters GNER
stand for in railway terms? Great North Eastern Railways
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What does the abbreviation
UNESCO stand for? United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organisation
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In which sport can you throw
a 'curve ball'?(Baseball)
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What is the capital city of
Sri Lanka (Colombo)
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How many rings are there in
the Olympic Games symbol?(5)
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What does an orchestra's
conductor wave to keep time?(Baton)
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For what process do plants
need sunlight, CO2 and water? (Photosynthesis)
-
What do we call the study of
birds? (Ornithology)
- In
which country is the world's highest waterfall (Venezuela)
- Golf
was first played in which country?(Scotland)
- What do
we call the crystalline form of carbon? (Diamond)
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Which James
Bond film is set in space aboard a space station? (Moonraker)
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Who was the
first presenter of the BBC quiz show called "Blankety Blank"? (Terry Wogan)
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Which game
show featured Dusty Bin? (3-2-1)
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Who was the
80's presenter of "The Price is Right"? (Leslie Crowther)
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What was the
French name for the show "It's a knock out"? Jeux Sans Frontieres
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Which is the
largest landlocked country in the world? (Mongolia)
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In nature, the earth is
composed of 3 main parts, the Crust, the mantle and what? (The Core
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In children’s literature,
complete the title of the story by C>S Lewis, ‘The lion, the Witch and the
…what? (Wardrobe)
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Whose successor is a baby born at the precise moment of the previous
titleholder’s death?( The Dalai Lama|)
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DIVINE BROWN was the NAME
OF THE PROSTITUTE CAUGHT WITH whom? HUGH GRANT?
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WHAT IS THE AMERICAN SLANG
WORD FOR 10 CENTS? DIME
IN WHICH
PERIOD OF TIME ARE DINOSAURS FIRST THOUGHT TO HAVE EVOLVED? TRIASSIC
What is the oldest
living plant species? (Fern)
Shining Tor is the
highest point in which English county? CHESHIRE
Who was
Britain's
first million pound footballer? Trevor Francis
Family Fortunes,
top answer required Name Something that may be seen inside or around a Castle
Armour Moat Cannons Drawbridge Dungeon
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Which Horse won yesterdays
Grand National? (Hedgehunter)
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What is the name of the
computer graphics technique, used in film making, whereby an image is
apparently transformed into another by a smooth progression? MORPHING
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What are the only colours
allowed for the ball in Table Tennis competitions? (Yellow and white)
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What is Dame Edna Everadge's
favourite flower ( Gladioli)
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Which actress, upon splitting
with her partner said, "At least I can wear high heels now"? NICHOLE KIDMAN
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Who
founded the Amstrad electronics company? Answer--Alan Sugar
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A Man For All Seasons was a
film about which British historical figure? Sir Thomas More
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How many strings has a
balalaika? Three
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In which county is
Stonehenge? (Wiltshire)
-
What was the name of the
German battleship that was sunk during the Battle of the River Plate? (Graf
Spee)
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What's the name of Del Boy's
Uncle in the series, Only Fools and Horses? (Uncle Albert)
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What's the wife’s name in the
TV series The Adamms Family? (Morticia)
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In which city was the prophet
Muhammad born? (Mecca)
-
According to the Bible, the
film The Omen and the heavy metal band Iron Maiden, the devil can be
recognised by a number. What is it? (666)
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Which composer wrote the
opera Tosca? (Puccini)
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What extinct creature got its
name from the Portuguese word for stupid? (Dodo)
-
Who was the marooned mariner
of Treasure Island? (Benn Gunn)
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What's the term for the water
induction process in plants? (Osmosis)
-
What’s the name of the temple
on the Acropolis? (Parthenon)
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In which Building did Prince
Charles officially get married yesterday? (Windsor Guildhall)
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Which Bond film was a hit for
Sheena Easton? (For your eyes only)
-
In the Simpsons, what is
Barts teacher called?(Mrs Krabopple)
-
What THREE
colors are the national flag of Belgium? (Yellow, Black Red)
-
Who wrote a
famous diary about her life in hiding from the Nazis in Amsterdam? (Anne
Frank)
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What is the third longest
River in the world? (Mississippi)
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There are only 13
irregular plurals that still survive in the English Language name one?
(Brethren, Kine, dice, feet, geese, lice, men, mice, oxen, pence, teeth,
women)
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Which herb is used to
flavour the sauce on pizzas? (Oregano)
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Who wrote Animal Farm?
(George orwell
-
What was the name of the
Hippopotamus in the Children's TV series "Rainbow"? (George)
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What was the name of the
Skipper in Moby Dick? (Capt Ahab)
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Who was Lord Greystokes
better known as? (Tarzan)
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In the TV series ‘To the
Manor born, what was the Butlers Character Name? (Brabinger)
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Who sailed round the world
in Gipsy Moth IV? (Francis Chichester)
-
The 1st vending machines in
the USA were installed in New York City platforms in 1888, what did they
dispense? (Chewing Gum)
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Family Fortunes Top answer
required, “Name a country beginning with the letter 'S'” (Spain
Sweden South Africa Switzerland Scotland)
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WHICH ANIMAL APPEARS ON THE
ROAD SIGN BEWARE WILD ANIMALS? DEER
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WHICH FOOD PRODUCT FEATURES A
MAN WITH A HANDLEBAR MOUSTACHE ON THE PACKAGING? PRINGLES
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How deep is one fathom of
water? 1.82 METRES (6 feet)
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What do Americans call a
torch? A FLASH LIGHT
-
What board game takes place
at Tudor Close? CLUEDO
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How were the 1st
written messages transmitted by air? ( By Arrow)
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Who wrote and directed 'Lock
Stock & Two Smoking Barrels'? GUY RICHIE
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Rabat is the capital of which
Kingdom? MOROCCO
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Which chocolate uses the
phrase "How do you eat yours"? Cadburys Creme Egg
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Which chocolate uses the
phrase "Tap it - unwrap it"? Chocolate
Orange
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Who were the defending
champions at the start of the 1966 World Cup? Brazil
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Which Country used to be
called Mesopotamia? (Iraq)
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What word describes land
which has been ploughed and tilled but left unsown for a season Fallow ?
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In darts, what is the lowest
number unattainable with one dart? ` 23
-
What term is used to describe
a person who undertakes literary work for another, who takes the credit?
Ghost Writer
-
What do two violins, a viola
and a cello make? String quartet
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What is the three dimensional
image created by laser beams called? A Hologram
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Which television series was
centred around the Whitbury Newtown Leisure Centre? The Brittas Empire
-
Where does Del Boy have an
office, in addition to New York and Paris, according to the sign on the side
of his van? Peckham
-
Which Rugby Union side are
Nicknames the TIGERS? (Leicester)
-
There is one muscle in your
body that is only attached at one end – what is it? (The tongue )
-
What links the football world
cup winners of 1930, 1934, 1966, 1974, 1978 and 1998? They were all host
nations
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What letter and number is
given to the leading Western economic powers? G8
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What sport has featured in
the most films? (Boxing)
-
n the game of Cluedo,
which of the rooms would come last alphabetically? (Study)
-
In which film does John
Travolta star as a Renegade evil air force pilot? (Broken Arrow)
-
Habanero is the hottest what
in the world? (Chilli)
-
According to the nursery
rhyme what did the third little piggy have (Roast beef)
-
In a 1970s Film, what was the
name of “The Biggest dog in the World”? (Digby)
-
Family fortunes, top answer
required Name something you pluck 1Eyebrows 2Chicken 3 Guitar 4
Turkey 5 Up Courage
-
HOW MANY SECONDS DELAY ARE
THERE BETWEEN EACH OF BIG BENS STRIKES? FIVE SECONDS
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What is the most commonly
consumed insect in the world? (Grasshopper)
-
From what expression does
the word "goodbye" derive? God Be With You
-
Name a horse racing venue
in Gt Britain beginning with the Letter F? Fontwell Park, Fakenham,
Folkestone
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The Blue Whale, the biggest
creature on the planet, has the longest penis – but how long is it to the
nearest foot? 10ft
-
Family Fortunes top answer
required something in the garden that doesn't grow 1.Shed 2.Gnome 3.
Fence/Wall 4. Pond 5.Green House
- Where
is Poet's Corner located? WESTMINSTER ABBEY
- Who was
assassinated in New York City on December 8th 1980? JOHN LENNON
- What is
the force that brings moving bodies to a halt? FRICTION
- What
was Nelson's flagship called? HMS VICTORY
- What is
the capital of Afghanistan? KABUL
- What is
the World's longest running TV sc-fi series? DR WHO
- What's
the name of the Swiss wax modeller who made death masks during the French
Revolution and died in 1850. (Madame Tussaud )
- Which
two animals appear on the Australian Coat of Arms? (Kangaroo and Emu )
- A bet
on the The Lincolnshire handicap and which other horse race is called the
spring double?( Grand National)
- What
prize was introduced in Harold Macmillan's Budget in 1956? (Premium Bonds)
- What
name is given to the seven brightest stars of Ursa Major? (The Plough )
- What
was the only type of wood used by Thomas Chippendale? ( Mahogany)
- Sitting
Bull belonged to which tribe? (Sioux)
- If a
dish is a la Florentine, which ingredient is it assumed to have? (Spinach)
- What
does VSOP on a brandy bottle stand for? (Very Special Old Pale)
- Which
car was used as a time machine in the 'Back to the Future' films? (A Delorean)
- What
was the Tin Man in The Wizard of Oz looking for? (A Heart)
- In
which US state would you find the Everglades? (Florida)
- In the
Wild West, what did the Red Indians call whiskey? (Firewater)
- Dads
Army is based on which Town? (Walmingham on sea)
-
What time do
the polls close on a General Election day in UK (10pm)
- In the
song What killed the "Radio Star" ? (Video)
- Which
Oscar-winning actress had a
U.K.
no 1 in 1998 with Believe? (Cher)
- What’s
the name of the Prison in the TV series ‘Porridge’? (Slade)
-
How many
Welsh teams are there in the 4 main English football divisions? (3)
Wrexham,Swansea,Cardiff
- What’s
the largest of the Caribbean Islands? (Cuba)
- Who are
the 2 captains on Have I Got News For You? (Paul Merton, Ian Heslop
- Amy
Turtle appeared years ago as a cleaner in which soap? (Crossroads)
- What's
the title of the wife of Prince Edward? (Countess of Wessex)
- Ring of
Bright Water principally features which animals? (Otters)
- Who
is James Bond's most recurring foe? (Ernst Stavro Blofeld in From Russia
With Love, Thunderball, You Only Live Twice, On Her Majesty's Secret
Service, Diamonds Are Forever, Never Say Never Again)
- Which
planet appears brightest to the naked eye? (Venus)
- GBZ
denotes cars from where? (Gibralter)
- Which
is the largest land-locked country in the world? (Kazakhstan)
- How
many consecutive questions would you have had to get right to become a
millionaire on Chris Tarrant's TV show? (not inc any qualifying
questions)(15)