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39 – Pot Luck

      1 In which county is Henley-on-Thames?

      2 What was the nickname of rock ’n’ roll pianist Antoine Domino?

      3 What is toxicology the study of?

      4 Who hosted Ready Steady Cook before Ainsley Harriott?

      5 What is a cutting tooth called?

      6 What term is given to a tennis serve that cannot be returned?

      7 Which Cornish town is the home of Gilbert and Sullivan’s pirates?

      8 The 1986 film Crocodile Dundee starred which actor in the title role?

      9 What is the official language of Chile?

      10 What is the US equivalent of “Ltd”?

      11 What term is given to the scientific study of birds?

      12 Which New Testament book precedes Romans?

      13 The 1974 novel Jaws was written by which author?

      14 Which cup was sought by King Arthur’s knights?

      15 What is a dried plum called?

      16 Which trophy is contested by male US and European golfers every two years?

      17 Nutbush City Limits was a hit for which separating duo in 1973?

      18 What is the chess term for a deadlock?

      19 Which is the largest living primate?

      20 What metal is an alloy of iron and carbon?

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      1 What is the popular name given to the fruit of the horse chestnut tree?

      2 The oil from which tree native to Australia has medicinal uses including clearing congestion?

      3 What name is given to a botanical tree garden such as Westonbirt?

      4 The berries of which tree are used to flavour gin?

      5 Which tree shares its name with a US ski resort?

      6 Which tree traditionally provides the leaves used for making honorary wreaths?

      7 What is the term given to a tree’s liquid?

      8 Which country has a cedar tree on its national flag?

      9 The wood of which tree is traditionally used to make cricket bats?

      10 What term is given to a tree that is leafy all year round?

      11 Which Californian tree has a seven-letter name that contains all five vowels?

      12 The branch of which tree signifies an offer of reconciliation?

      13 Which tree is also known as the rowan?

      14 What term is given to a fruit tree trained on stakes?

      15 For what use is the Norway Spruce tree most well-known?

      16 Acorns are the fruit of which tree?

      17 Which tree “bears the crown” in the lyrics of a well-known seasonal song?

      18 What name is given to the cylindrical flower cluster that forms on trees such as birch or hazel in spring?

      19 What is the maple tree genus?

      20 What term is given to the concentric marks on a tree trunk?

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      1 Which period of fasting precedes Easter?

      2 Which mushroom-like organisms are studied by mycologists?

      3 In which year did Madonna have her first UK top ten hit with Holiday?

      4 What is the canine symbol of Great Britain?

      5 Which bloodsucking worm was once used in medicine?

      6 In the name of the charity ROSPA, what does the “A” stand for?

      7 Which musical centres around the character of Sally Bowles?

      8 What title is given to an army chaplain?

      9 Which number is written as XC in Roman numerals?

      10 Where were the summer Olympic Games of 1980 held?

      11 What jelly is made from seaweed and used in glue-making?

      12 What was the middle name of the poet Shelley (b.1792)?

      13 Which French wine-growing region is also a deep red colour?

      14 Jacob Marley is a character in which Dickens novel?

      15 Which US city suffered a massive earthquake in 1906?

      16 What type of creature is a painted lady?

      17 What term is given to the highest part of a tropical rainforest?

      18 Who was elected Mayor of London in 2016?

      19 Which band had a hit in the mid-1980s with Take On Me?

      20 What is the name of the Royal Military Academy near Camberley in Surrey?

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      1 How many lines are there in a sonnet?

      2 For what type of book is Samuel Pepys best known?

      3 Which author created the Secret Seven?

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