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1What name links the Muse of history and a make of car?
2What position has been held by William Harrison, Zachary Taylor, Chester Arthur and William Taft?
3What fruit is used to make Kirsch?
4Who wrote the music for the ballet Les Sylphides?
5Rioja wine is produced in which country?
6Norman Foster, Richard Seifret and Richard Rogers are famous names in which profession?
7In which city is Oscar Wilde buried?
8Barnacle, greylag, brent and Canada are varieties of what?
9On which musical instrument would a paradiddle be played?
10Which French king did Henry VIII meet at The Field of the Cloth of Gold?
11In which county is Lyme Regis?
12Who, in 1714, invented the mercury thermometer?
13Which Roman emperor ordered the construction of the Colosseum?
14By what name is actor Lawrence Tureaud better known?
15Of which country was Benazir Bhutto Prime Minister?
16In the human body, striated, smooth and cardiac are types of what?
17Which British artist painted A Bigger Splash?
18What is the starsign of a person born on 6th September?
19In Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale, which character exits "pursued by a bear"?
20What nationality were painter Hieronymous Bosch, inventor Adolphe Saxe, and Pierre Culliford, creator of The Smurfs?
21Which element has the chemical symbol Na?
22Tinnitus affects which organ of the body?
23In which building is Poet's Corner?
24In the Bible, how many sons did Jacob have?
25Which type of tea is flavoured with bergamot?
26What famous building did Jørn Utzon design
27Prior to 2003, which was the last year that Southampton FC played an FA Cup semi-final at Villa Park?
28In 2002, Paula Radcliffe broke a world record running in which marathon?
29With over 170 million followers, which South East Asian country has the largest Muslim population in the world?/td>
30What is the principal explosive ingredient of dynamite?
31What term describes a triangle in which the three angles are 60 degrees each?
32Which domesticated animal has breeds called Cheviot, Columbia, Corriedale and Cotswold?
33Which Commonwealth island country has two official languages, Sinhala and Tamil?
34In which book of the Old Testament does the story of David and Goliath appear?
35What name is given to the deceptive appearance of a distant object, caused by the bending of light rays due to atmospheric conditions?
36Xenophobia is the fear or dislike of what?
37Honolulu is the capital of which US state?
38Which constellation appears on the national flag of Australia?
39What imperial unit of capacity is equivalent to 568ml?
40How was cookery writer Isabella Mary Mayson better known?
41Who was the Roman counterpart of Artemis, Greek goddess of hunting?
42Who founded the Quakers?
43Which capital city stands on the river Manzanares?
44Vera Caslavska won 7 Olympic titles in all in 1964 and 1968 in which sport?
45On which golf course was the 2002 British Open held?
46What word describes the conversion of a liquid to a gas?
47What is the name of Sherlock Holme's older, cleverer brother?
48Which capital city stands at the confluence of the Blue Nile and the White Nile?
49In which city did the Busby Babes play their last match before the Munich disaster?
50What is the path of a projectile called?
51Which Gilbert and Sullivan opera is subtitled "The Witch's Curse"?
52In 1675, John Flamsteed was the first person to be appointed to which position?
53What name is given to the larva of a beetle?
54Noh theatre is a traditional art form from which country?
55All Souls' Day, All Saints'’ Day and St Andrew's Day all fall in which month?
56Of which country is the zloty the main unit of currency?
57Which sports personality was part owner of the racehorse Rock of Gibraltar?
58Which athlete lit the flame at the 2000 Sydney Olympics?
59Which US state has the longest coastline?
60Charlemagne was the first ruler of which empire?
61What was the name of Dick Turpin’s horse?
62In which country was Leon Trotsky assassinated?
63Which gas is the dominant constituent of the atmospheres of Mars and Venus?
64Mute and Berwick's are varieties of which bird?
65What date is inscribed on the table held by the Statue of Liberty?
66What is the curved knife traditionally carried by Gurkhas called?
67In Monty Python's Flying Circus, what species of parrot does John Cleese buy, only to find that it is dead?
68Who designed the Clifton Suspension Bridge?
69Charlotte Brew was the first woman to compete in which sporting event?
70Great Britain's women's curling team won gold in the 2002 Winter Olympics, beating which team in the final?
71Silvaner, Syrah and Merlot are all varieties of which fruit?
72From what seeds is tahini paste made?
73Which duo scored "nul points" for the UK in the 2003 Eurovision Song Contest?
74Who directed Strictly Ballroom and Moulin Rouge?
75Who was the first Welsh World Snooker Champion?
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76Gryffindor, Slytherin, Hufflepuff – which is the fourth house?
77Who is pursued by Wile E Coyote?
78In the books by Enid Blyton, which school did Pat and Isobel O'Sullivan attend?
79Who is the heroine of Tomb Raider?
80Girls Aloud are the girl band from Popstars – The Rivals. Who are the boy band??
81Which TV series launched Ant and Dec to fame?
82Who had a boss called Colonel K?
83Which game features Professor Plum and some lead piping?
84By what name was a Snickers bar originally known in the UK?
85Which school merged with its rival, Brookdale?
86Which cartoon character first appeared in Steamboat Willie and was later the Sorceror's Apprentice?
87Who owns a chimp named Bubbles?
88Who designed the Blue Peter ship?
89Who had a dog called Wordsworth and a Magic Torch?
90What was the job of Pugh, Pugh, Barney, McGrew, Cuthbert, Dibble and Grubb?
91Who had adventures on Billycock Hill and at Smugglers' Top?
92Which journalist went to the Moon, was nearly burnt at the stake by Incas, and helped his friend General Alcazar launch a revolution?
93Of which proud warrior race is Lieutenant Worf a member?
94Which Red Dwarf star and comedian presents Robot Wars?
95Which group of superheroes includes Wolverine, Storm and Rogue?
96Which character in The Wizard of Oz wanted a heart?
97Who lived in a tower which could only be reached by climbing her hair?
98Who went to sea "in a beautiful pea-green boat"?
99Which comic featured Lord Snooty, Minnie the Minx and the Bash Street Kids?
100Who is the hero of The Box of Delights?