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      1 On an Ordnance Survey map, what is indicated by a blue “x” with a horizontal line joining the top two points?

      2 What variety of pleasure-seeking is named for a Greek philosopher born on Samos in 341BC?

      3 How many yards is the penalty spot from a soccer goal line?

      4 Barwick Green is the signature tune to which long-running drama?

      5 Which common vegetable was used by Johann Gregor Mendel to formulate his theories on genetics?

      6 In which town is the Royal Agricultural University located?

      7 In which city is Ben Gurion airport?

      8 David Sylvian was the lead singer with which band?

      9 Into which sea does the river Dnieper flow?

      10 What term is given to a sculpture where the figures project slightly from the surface?

      11 On which river does the city of Bordeaux stand?

      12 Who starred as Janet, alongside Dame Judi Dench, in the 2004 film Ladies in Lavender?

      13 In relation to vehicles, what is SORN?

      14 In which sport did Nathan Robertson and Gail Emms win silver medals at the 2004 Olympic Games?

      15 When was British Gas privatised?

      16 Of which Balkan country is Ljubljana the capital?

      17 Of what is ideophobia a fear?

      18 What was the nickname of Viscount Townshend, who popularised crop rotation?

      19 Which Canadian region is at the mouth of the St Lawrence river?

      20 “Goodbye Emil, my trusted friend, We’ve known each other since we were nine or ten” is a lyric from which song?

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      1 Which landmark bears the inscription “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses, yearning to breathe free”?

      2 In which museum would you see Constable’s The Hay Wain?

      3 In which city are the Potemkin Steps located?

      4 Which Underground line connects Marble Arch with Oxford Circus?

      5 If you were at the foot of Mt Parnassus, which historic seat of the Pythia would you be visiting?

      6 Which English stately home has the largest hedge maze in Britain within its gardens?

      7 The Rock of Cashel is located in which Irish county?

      8 A statue of which film star was unveiled in Leicester Square in 1979?

      9 Which Welsh village was created by Sir Clough Williams Ellis?

      10 On which thoroughfare is Grauman’s Chinese Theater?

      11 Which Wiltshire village is the site of an ancient stone ring?

      12 Which octagonal building in Florence has sculpted bronze doors nicknamed the “Doors of Paradise”?

      13 The Castle of Good Hope is a landmark in which city?

      14 In which Hampshire town is there a submarine museum?

      15 The Forth Rail Bridge at South Queensferry in Scotland is what type of bridge?

      16 What are the Beefeaters at the Tower of London more properly called?

      17 The Petrified Forest National Park is situated in which US state?

      18 Opened in 1899, the Palace Pier is in which English south coast resort?

      19 In which county is Buckfast Abbey?

      20 Which Scottish village is nicknamed “The Osprey Village”?

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      1 Which plant genus includes swede and mustard?

      2 Who recorded the 1977 single Lido Shuffle?

      3 Which letter of the alphabet is used to describe a soft lead pencil?

      4 If you were holidaying in the resort of Praia da Rocha, where would you be?

      5 What is the name of Gemma Chan’s character in the TV series Humans?

      6 Which country is ruled jointly by the President of France and the Bishop of Urgel?

      7 Is Greenland ahead of or behind Greenwich Mean Time?

      8 What type of bird is a boobook?

      9 Who presented the TV series Map Man?

      10 Which poet wrote that “In spring, a young man’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love”?

      11 What is the Scottish Gaelic name for Scotland?

      12 1983’s Is There Something I Should Know? was the first number one hit for which band?

      13 Who formulated his quantum theory in 1900?

      14 Named British Fashion designer of the year in 1987, who was signed up by the Givenchy label in 1995?

      15 What is a carrick bend?

      16 Whose backing group were The Dreamers?

      17 On which river does Salisbury stand?

      18 Which two Argentinian footballers were bought by Tottenham Hotspur after the 1978 FIFA World Cup?

      19 In Jane Austen’s Emma, to whom is Emma finally wed?

      20 What is the state capital of Wisconsin?

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