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In which year was the £1 coin introduced?

      14 What do the letters ISA stand for in a UK financial context?

      15 What name is given to a situation of increased prices and a fall in the value of money?

      16 NatWest became part of which banking group in 2000?

      17 Which famous New York thoroughfare is the US financial centre?

      18 Which pre-decimal coin was commonly known as a tanner?

      19 “My Word is My Bond” is the motto of which British institution?

      20 Which decimal coin was last produced in 1984?

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      1 Who wrote the award winning 1984 novel Hotel du Lac?

      2 The 41st and 43rd US presidents of the USA shared which surname?

      3 Which god is the Greek equivalent of Neptune?

      4 Which is Britain’s oldest cathedral?

      5 What is the selection of small dishes served in a Spanish restaurant called?

      6 What term is given to the widow of a peer who retains his property or title?

      7 Which bulbous narrow-necked bottle is used in domestic wine-making?

      8 Meg Ryan co-starred with which actor in the 1989 film When Harry Met Sally?

      9 In which country was tennis champion Novak Djokovic born?

      10 What was the name of Ross Kemp’s character in EastEnders?

      11 What term is given to the projecting part on a wheel?

      12 Weymouth and Corfe Castle are found in which English county?

      13 Which item, sometimes eaten for breakfast, contains pork, dried blood and suet?

      14 Which ornamental fabric is a traditional hallmark of Nottingham?

      15 The 2000 film How the Grinch Stole Christmas starred which actor?

      16 Which French word is used for a funeral procession?

      17 Which country is bordered by Bolivia and Paraguay to the north?

      18 Back to Black was a 2006 album for which singer?

      19 Which London street leads from Trafalgar Square to the Houses of Parliament?

      20 Which 1984 sci-fi film was based on a Frank Herbert novel?

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      1 What flavouring is used in Earl Grey tea?

      2 Which substance obtained from burning wood is used as a drawing stick?

      3 Who created the character of Little Grey Rabbit?

      4 Which group had a hit with Grey Day in 1981?

      5 Pewter is an alloy of tin and which other metal?

      6 Which actress played Lois Lane in the 2013 film Man of Steel?

      7 The greyhound dog lends its name to a company specialising in long-distance travel using which vehicle?

      8 In the title of the 1984 film, which fictional character was associated with the legend of Greystoke?

      9 What two paint colours are mixed to make grey?

      10 What was the name of Leslie Ash’s character in the TV series Men Behaving Badly?

      11 Who wrote the 2011 best-seller Fifty Shades of Grey?

      12 Which cook and food writer wrote the 2010 autobiography Toast?

      13 Whose debut novel was Agnes Grey (1847)?

      14 What was the nickname of Jennifer Grey’s character in the 1987 film Dirty Dancing?

      15 Which hair colour can be described as “platinum”?

      16 In greyhound racing, what colour does the dog in trap one wear?

      17 Which fictional detective made great use of his “little grey cells”?

      18 Who played hairdresser Truvy Jones in the 1989 film Steel Magnolias?

      19 What title is given to a monk who is a member of an order founded by St Francis of Assisi?

      20 Which South Yorkshire city is particularly associated with steel?

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      1 How is the domestic cavy better known?

      2 Which British painter (b.1922) was the grandson of Sigmund Freud?

      3 From which fish is caviar obtained?

      4 What type of creature is a howler?

      5 Who were the founders of the city-state Tenochtitlan?

      6 Which 1969 Ken Loach film centres around a boy and his pet bird?

      7 Which region of France forms a peninsula between the Bay of Biscay and the English Channel?

      8 Rock the Casbah was a 1982 single by which group?

      9 Which famous piece of needlework shows the Norman Conquest?

      10 Which hymn begins with the words “And did those feet in ancient time”?

      11 Who was Bailey’s partner in the famous American circus?

      12 What was the name of Lynda Baron’s character in Open All Hours and its sequel?

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