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(1) How much does it cost to buy a station on a British Monopoly board?

£200.

(2) Which country did England cricketer’s tour after their Ashes win in

2005?

Pakistan.

(3) We call them drawing pins, what do the American’s call them?

Thumb tacks.

(4) Kimberley Quinn was involved with which politician that ended up in his

resignation from the Government in 2004?

David Blunkett.

(5) In which sport does the scoring begin at 15?

Tennis.

(6) What was the seventh month of the Roman calendar?

September.

(7) In sailing, what is a warp?

Mooring rope.

(8) How did the notorious witchfinder Matthew Hopkins die?

He was hanged as a wizard.

(9) What was the original theme song for "Absolutely Fabulous"?

Wheel’s on Fire.

(10) London Mayor Boris Johnson has edited which magazine?

Spectator magazine.

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(11) Which sit com shared its name with a food called the staff of life?

Bread.

(12) Which dance goes, one-two-three-hop?

Polka.

(13) Who won the world professional snooker championship for the first

time back in 1972?

Alex Higgins.

(14) In which musical does the song "Somewhere" appear?

West Side Story.

(15) The Diamond Sculls takes place at which sporting event?

Henley Regatta.

(16) What is a group of five performers called?

Quintet.

(17) Who released the chart topping album "Justified"?

Justin Timberlake.

(18) Who was 30 first — Emma Bunton, Gary Barlow or Victoria Beckham?

Gary Barlow.

(19) In football, which country did Eusebio play for?

Portugal.

(20) In Parliament what was known as DORA?

Defence Of the Realm Act.

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(21) Which piece of furniture is Benjamin Franklin credited with creating?

Rocking chair.

(22) In which country was cubism founded?

France.

(23) The M1 was originally constructed to link London to where?

Birmingham.

(24) When was the first LP released commercially in Britain?

1950.

(25) Which former soap star became Auntie Wainwright in "Last of

the Summer Wine"?

Jean Alexander.

(26) The Althing is the parliament of which country?

Iceland.

(27) What is added to pasta to make it green?

Spinach.

(28) Who wrote "The History of Mr Polly"?

H.G. Wells.

(29) The illness pertussis is more commonly known as what?

Whooping cough.

(30) In rugby league, what was added to Wigan's name in 1997?

Warriors.

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(31) Which family featured with Gareth Gates on the No 1 single "Spirit in

the Sky"?

The Kumars.

(32) The southernmost part of South America is owned by which country?

Chile.

(33) In fiction, Percy Blakeney was the alias of which hero?

The Scarlet Pimpernal.

(34) The Halle Orchestra is based in which English city?

Manchester.

(35) What is the nationality of Tom Conti?

Scottish.

(36) "Sunday Girl" featured on which Blondie album?

Parallel Lines.

(37) Lester Piggott's first Derby winner was called Never Say what?

Die.

(38) What was Alan Shearer's first league club?

Southampton.

(39) On which special day in 1964 was "Top of the Pops" first transmitted;

was it Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day or New Year’s Day?

New Year’s Day.

(40) Who bought Liverpool FC from the Moore’s family in 2007?

George Gillett and Tom Hicks.

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