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Ibsen play centres on the character of Helen Alving?

      9 What is the title of the 1983 film directed by and starring Barbra Streisand?

      10 Who composed the song White Christmas?

      11 What name is given to the group of islands within the West Indies which includes St Lucia and Dominica?

      12 What is the official language of Cambodia?

      13 Ikebana is the Japanese art of what?

      14 On which river does Brecon stand?

      15 What fruit is also known as a Chinese gooseberry?

      16 What do the letters ERNIE stand for in the Premium Bond number picker?

      17 Where in the UK are the mountains known as the Cuillins?

      18 Which character tells the first of Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales?

      19 Which 18th-century naturalist lived at Selborne in Hampshire?

      20 What nickname was given to Edward I of England on account of his unusual height?

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      1 Which was the first novel to feature the character of Jack Reacher?

      2 Who wrote the 1994 novel Captain Corelli’s Mandolin?

      3 What is the name of the police sergeant in Wilkie Collins’ The Moonstone (1868)?

      4 Which Irish poet wrote The Lake Isle of Innisfree?

      5 Who created the character of Tudor lawyer Matthew Shardlake?

      6 What was in Winston Smith’s Room 101, in a classic novel of 1949?

      7 Who was the Roman author of the Aeneid?

      8 What monster is lurking under the waves in the Book of Job in the Bible?

      9 In 1668, who was appointed the first official Poet Laureate?

      10 Which actor’s autobiography was entitled The Moon’s a Balloon (1972)?

      11 What was the dog’s name in the Famous Five children’s books?

      12 Who wrote the 2003 novel We Need to Talk About Kevin?

      13 What was the real name of the novelist who was published under the name of George Eliot?

      14 The TV series Wire in the Blood was based on the books by which author?

      15 Which Swedish detective was created by Henning Mankell?

      16 What kind of animal was Grip, Barnaby Rudge’s pet?

      17 What is the first part of Dante’s The Divine Comedy?

      18 Who wrote the poem The Ballad of East and West (1889)?

      19 Which author created Paddington Bear?

      20 Who is the Soviet spymaster in John le Carré’s Smiley novels?

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      1 Which actress starred in the 1987 comedy film Overboard?

      2 Which girl’s name comes from the Greek word for “peace”?

      3 In the Old Testament, which priest was teacher to the prophet Samuel?

      4 Which part of the body is affected by Ménière’s disease?

      5 Which figure of Greek mythology was said to be the mother of Helen of Troy?

      6 Ferdinand, King of Navarre, is the main character in which of Shakespeare’s plays?

      7 Which European city is nicknamed “La Serenissima”?

      8 What Jane Austen novel features Jane Fairfax and a vicar named Elton?

      9 Sword lilies are another name for which tall garden flowers?

      10 Which Japanese city is famed for its beef?

      11 Which Formula 1 team was featured in a 2017 documentary film?

      12 What is the method of printing from a stone or metal plate?

      13 Which famous bell can be seen at Lloyd’s of London?

      14 Bitter Sweet Symphony was a 1997 hit for which group?

      15 Which rope is attached to the top of a mast?

      16 Which Torchwood actor went on to appear as Malcolm Merlyn in the TV series Arrow?

      17 In which National Park is Malham Tarn?

      18 What is a complete circle in a fingerprint called?

      19 In which country is the city of Shiraz?

      20 Seymour and Audrey are the lead characters in which 1982 musical?

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      1 Which country, whose seat of government is La Paz, is named after “El Libertador”?

      2 How many years had Nelson Mandela spent in captivity when he was released in 1990?

      3 Which city replaced Samarkand as capital of Uzbekistan in 1930?

      4 Founded in 1636, which is America’s oldest university?

      5 Which inlet of the Tasman Sea is the site of Captain James Cook’s landing in Australia?

      6 In which year did Tony Blair become UK Prime Minister?

      7 Which country was once ruled by the Duvaliers?

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