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on the TV series The Apprentice?

      9 Which charity benefits from Red Nose Day?

      10 Who returned as the main Gardeners’ World presenter for the second time in 2011?

      11 Peter Dinklage is best known for playing Tyrion Lannister in which TV show?

      12 Who was Andy Pandy and Looby Loo’s companion in the children’s series?

      13 What was the first name of Ricky Tomlinson’s character in The Royle Family?

      14 Who played Nicholas Brody in the TV series Homeland?

      15 Which series starred James Gandolfini as the boss of a crime family?

      16 Who played Mr Big in Sex and the City?

      17 Holby City is a spin-off from which other TV drama?

      18 Which 1970s TV detective was played by Telly Savalas?

      19 Who starred in the TV series House?

      20 Whom did Rachel Riley replace as the maths expert on Countdown?

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      1 Which duo had a 1986 hit with Edge of Heaven?

      2 Which animal is known as a moose in the USA?

      3 Who wrote the 1847 novel Wuthering Heights?

      4 Which London Underground line is coloured red on maps?

      5 What is the fifth sign of the zodiac?

      6 What is the official language of the Canadian province of Quebec?

      7 In the nursery rhyme Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary, what colour are the bells in her garden?

      8 What name is given to an official population count?

      9 What is the nickname of Sheffield Wednesday FC?

      10 What is proverbially said to be as good as a feast?

      11 Which port is the largest coastal city in Belgium?

      12 Which Staffordshire university is situated near Stoke-on-Trent?

      13 What is the only English town to appear in the title of a Shakespeare play?

      14 In the children’s series Roobarb and Custard, what kind of animal was Roobarb?

      15 Which drink is associated with California’s Napa Valley?

      16 Which flaky white cheese is produced in North Yorkshire?

      17 Which actress starred in the Nanny McPhee films?

      18 In the nursery rhyme, which stoat-like animal goes “pop”?

      19 What kind of boat has twin parallel hulls?

      20 What is the name of London’s famous botanical gardens?

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      1 Who, in Greek mythology, were the older gods who preceded the Olympians?

      2 Which chemical element is named after the Roman god of communication?

      3 What was the name of the Roman goddess of the hunt?

      4 Which Norse god was Thor’s father?

      5 Who was the Greek goddess of love…?

      6 …and who was her Roman counterpart?

      7 What did Prometheus steal from the gods?

      8 What flower is named after a mythical, self-absorbed youth?

      9 Who was the Roman sun god?

      10 Which lost continent of legend is said to have sunk below the sea?

      11 What is the alternative name for Jupiter, the supreme god of the Romans?

      12 What, in Greek mythology, was a female spirit that tormented evil-doers?

      13 Which Gorgon’s name is also used for a jellyfish?

      14 Which three-pronged spear is traditionally carried by Neptune?

      15 Where in the Mediterranean was home to the Minotaur?

      16 Which god of property boundaries gave his name to a station at the end of the line?

      17 Who was the Roman god of love?

      18 What is the name of the resting place for the souls of slain heroes in Norse mythology?

      19 What was the name of Jason’s ship, in Greek mythology?

      20 After which Anglo-Saxon god was Wednesday named?

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      1 What is the world’s fastest land animal?

      2 What is the name of the commemorative pillar near Pudding Lane in London?

      3 What is the science of moral principles?

      4 Which puppet fox has the catchphrase “Boom! Boom!”?

      5 Where in the body is the hippocampus?

      6 What name is given to a sporting event consisting of a series of boat or yacht races?

      7 Who was the goddess of the dawn in Roman mythology?

      8 In which city is Beverly Hills?

      9 Maraschino liqueur is made from which fruit?

      10 Which group sang Lonely This Christmas in 1974?

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