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What is the theme tune of the US basketball team, the
Harlem Globetrotters? Sweet Georgia Brown
Which UK supermaket chain launched a controversial carrier
bag with the maxim 'Take an Old Bag Shopping'? Sainsbury's
Which British comedian features in the video game Grand
Theft Auto IV? Ricky Gervais
Who was the first British Prime Minister not to have been
privately educated? David Lloyd George
Also known as the Pink City, what is the capital of the
Indian state Rajasthan? Jaipur
Black Dog and Blind Pew are characters in which novel?
Treasure Island (Robert L Stevenson)
A veronique dish is garnished with which fruit?
Grapes
What is the oldest trophy in international sport? The
Americas Cup (in Sailing - introduced 1851)
In which 1953 film did Marilyn Monroe play gold-digger
Lorelei Lee? Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
The London Promenade concerts were founded by which English
composer/conductor? Sir Henry Wood (in 1895)
Who captained the West Indies cricket team from 1974-85?
Clive Lloyd
Loyola University is in which US city? Chicago
What was singer Tony Bennett's only No1 UK hit single (as
at 2009)? Stranger in Paradise (1955)
In the human body what is the innominate bone more commonly
known as? Hip bone
Which US singer's real name is Ernest Evans? Chubby
Checker
Zloty and Grosz are money in which country? Poland
Who became president of Uganda after Idi Amin was
overthrown in 1980? Milton Obote
Which city hosted the 1900 Summer Olympics?
Paris
In which decade was third class rail travel re-designated
second class on British railways? 1950s (1956)
Clayton Moore and John Hart both played which US TV
character? The Lone Ranger
Saarland is an area of which European country?
Germany
The Salk vaccine was developed in 1954 to be used against
which disease? Polio (properly Poliomyelitis - after Jonus Salk,
1914-95)
The Battle of Balaclava was fought during which war? The
Crimean War (October 1854)
What is a Spanish nobleman of the highest rank called?
Grandee
Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger founded which website in 2001?
Wikipedia
What nationality was guitarist Django Reinhardt?
Belgian (1910-53)
In the UK children's TV series Playschool, what was the
name of the black doll which replaced Hamble in the 1980s? Poppy
Who wrote the novel The Thirty-Nine Steps? John
Buchan
What type of plastic was made from phenol and formaldehyde?
Bakelite
In which year was the Berlin Wall built? 1961
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