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Who was the first prime minister of Israel? David
Ben-Gurion
Who was the first man to appear on the cover of the American
Vogue? Richard Gere (1992)
A gooney bird is another name for which bird?
Albatross
Who directed the 2005 Bob Dylan documentary No Direction Home?
Martin Scorsese
What is the US state capital of Washington? Olympia
Salpingitis is the medical term for the inflammation of which
part of the body? Fallopian Tubes
Who (at 2008) plays Doctor Gregory House in the TV series
House? Hugh Laurie
The Butut is the monetary unit of which country? Gambia
(100 Bututs = 1 Dalasi)
Chrometophobia is an irrational fear of what? Money
Who won the 1987 British Formula One Grand Prix? Nigel
Mansell
What type of creature is a bonnethead? Shark
The first chamber of commerce in Britain was founded in which
city in 1783? Glasgow
Which country hosts the world screaming championships?
Poland
In astronomy what is the outermost region of a planet's
atmosphere called? Exosphere
A bibliophile is a lover of what? Books
In which year did Captain Scott reach the South Pole?
1912
Which British sportsman's autobiography is entitled Walking
Tall? Peter Crouch (at 6'7" the tallest player footballer to represent
England, with notable club spells at Liverpool and Portsmouth)
George Williams founded what in London in 1844? YMCA
(Young Men's Christian Association)
Which novelist wrote under the pseudonym Ellis Bell? Emily
Bronte
Steve Martin and Goldie Hawn played an architect and waitress
in which 1992 film? Housesitter
A costard is what type of fruit? Apple
What is a corrida? Bullfight
Which British rock band leased a six-acre section of Shepperton
Studios in 1977 under the name of Ramport Enterprises? The Who (the area
served as office space, warehousing and rehearsals stages, and apparently
hosted Keith Moon's last performance with The Who at a private fan club gig in
1978)
Who painted The Monarch of the Glen? Sir Edwin Henry
Landseer
In which year was Britain's first adhesive postage stamp the
Penny Black issued? 1840
In US politics who replaced Spiro Agnew as Richard Nixon's
vice-president in 1973? Gerald Ford
What does TGV most commonly stand for? Train à Grande
Vitesse (French: high speed train)
Who was crowned King of the Scots in 1306? Robert the
Bruce
The term 'green-eyed monster' originated from which of
Shakepseare's plays? Othello
The Royal Mint is in which country of the UK? Wales
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