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Which famous British Army officer died after a motorcycle accident in Dorset, England in May 1935? |
2 |
What is the name of the long iron-tipped staff used by mountain climbers and hikers? |
3 |
Which African country is regarded as the spiritual home of the Rastafari religious movement? |
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In economics, which four countries are known as the BRIC countries? |
5 |
A peregrine is what type of bird? |
6 |
James Baskett, who sang the song 'Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah', played which character in the 1946 Disney film 'Song of the South'? |
7 |
Who became the Royal Ballet's youngest principal dancer in 1989, at the age of 20? |
8 |
The Spratly Islands lie in which body of water? |
9 |
Nadezhda Konstantinovna Krupskaya was married to which Russian politician? |
10 |
Which English chemist and physicist invented the dynamo? |
11 |
In Indian cookery, what is gingili better known as? |
12 |
In humans, the deficiency of which vitamin causes pellagra? |
13 |
Sila and Majella are national parks in which European country? |
14 |
Saffron and Bubbles are characters in which UK tv comedy series? |
15 |
Which play by Arthur Miller opened on Broadway in New York in January 1953? |
16 |
The original Guggenheim Museum is in which city? |
17 |
In which year did South Africa leave the Commonwealth to become a republic? |
18 |
Clidro, Pipeline and Backdoor are terms that are used in which sport? |
19 |
In the Harry Potter series of books, what is the name of Harry's pet owl? |
20 |
Which US state has borders with Kansas, Illinois, Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee, Iowa, Nebraska and Oklahoma? |
21 |
What is the name of the highly toxic protein obtained from the pressed seeds of the castor oil plant? |
22 |
Which former British Prime Minister played cricket for Middlesex? |
23 |
Which English poet died in 1915 from septicaemia after being bitten by a mosquito? |
24 |
What is the name of the dog in the children's tv programme 'The Herbs'? |
25 |
How many lines usually make up a limerick? |
26 |
What is Cockney rhyming slang for stairs? |
27 |
Taxus is the Latin name for which tree? |
28 |
What is the name of the official Scottish residence of the British monarch? |
29 |
How many points are scored for a drop-goal in rugby union? |
30 |
Steve Martin and which other actor hosted the 2010 Academy Awards? |