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  1. What does the H in H-Bomb stand for?
  2. What is the largest gland in the human body?
  3. Who played Tom Hanks' wife in the film The Burbs?
  4. Which Hindu God is depicted with the head of an elephant?
  5. What is the young of a rabbit called?
  6. What is the collective name for a large number of islands?
  7. Peanuts is the work of which cartoonist?
  8. Who wrote the story The Old Man And The Sea?
  9. In which US city was the first juke-box installed, in the Palais Royal Saloon, 1889?
  10. Which British Prime Minister's mother, Jenny Jerome, invented the Manhattan cocktail?
  11. What was the first underground railway line in London?
  12. Which sea has no land borders?
  13. What is the currency of Iran?
  14. Who is the Roman God of the sea?
  15. What type of creature is a bandy-bandy?
  16. Which actress is the voice of Homer Simpson's mother?
  17. Lexicology is the study of what?
  18. In which country is Interpol based?
  19. What is the line called behind which darts players stand when throwing?
  20. Who was the first leader of Polish trade union Solidarity?
  21. Martial art Jeet Kune was devised by which US actor?
  22. Which pope commissioned Michelangelo to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
  23. Neroli is an essential oil distilled from the flowers of which fruit?
  24. What do the US Marine Corps, the city of Exeter and Plymouth Argyle FC have in common?
  25. From which English county do Bakewell tarts (technically 'Bakewell puddings' originate?
  26. In which US city was the first juke-box installed, in the Palais Royal Saloon, 1889?
  27. Which British Prime Minister's mother, Jenny Jerome, invented the Manhattan cocktail?
  28. An ennead is a group or set of how many?
  29. From which of Shakespeare's plays does the term 'salad days' originate?
  30. Which perfume house launched the 'Joy' perfume in 1930?
  31. In heraldry what colour is sable?
  32. What type of fruit is a canteloupe?
  33. Which English artist was president of the Royal Academy in 1768?
  34. Who played the Riddler in the 1995 film Batman Forever?
  35. What is the fifth sign of the Zodiac?
  36. Who invented the steam engine?
  37. Which artist painted The Watering Place?
  38. Which explorer gave Natal its name on Christmas Day 1497?
  39. An orchidectomy is the surgical removal of what?
  40. What is the name of a word which reads the same backwards as forwards?
  41. What does an ocularist make?
  42. The Queensberry Rules are standard rules of which sport?
  43. What do the US Marine Corps, the city of Exeter and Plymouth Argyle FC have in common?
  44. In which castle was Charles I imprisoned from 1647-48?
  45. What chemical element has the symbol Fe?
  46. What is a Maori ceremonial war-dance called?
  47. What salad is named after the Mexican Restaurateur who invented it?
  48. Who became US president after Abraham Lincoln was assassinated?
  49. Which city hosted the 1992 Summer Olympic games?
  50. In which year did the Gunpowder Plot take place?
  51. Who was the original presenter of TV's University Challenge?
  52. Who was known as Little Sparrow?
  53. What is the minimum alcohol content of wine under EU laws?
  54. From which English county do Bakewell tarts (technically 'Bakewell puddings') originate?

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  1. What does the H in H-Bomb stand for?
    Hydrogen
  2. What is the largest gland in the human body?
    The liver
  3. Who played Tom Hanks' wife in the film The Burbs?
    Carrie Fisher
  4. Which Hindu God is depicted with the head of an elephant?
    Ganesha
  5. What is the young of a rabbit called?
    Kit
  6. What is the collective name for a large number of islands?
    Archipelago
  7. Peanuts is the work of which cartoonist?
    Charles Shulz
  8. Who wrote the story The Old Man And The Sea?
    Ernest Hemingway
  9. In which US city was the first juke-box installed, in the Palais Royal Saloon, 1889?
    San Francisco
  10. Which British Prime Minister's mother, Jenny Jerome, invented the Manhattan cocktail?
    Winston Churchill
  11. What was the first underground railway line in London?
    Metropolitan Line (Paddington to Farringdon, 1863)
  12. Which sea has no land borders?
    The Sargasso Sea
  13. What is the currency of Iran?
    Rial
  14. Who is the Roman God of the sea?
    Neptune
  15. What type of creature is a bandy-bandy?
    Snake
  16. Which actress is the voice of Homer Simpson's mother?
    Glenn Close
  17. Lexicology is the study of what?
    Words
  18. In which country is Interpol based?
    France
  19. What is the line called behind which darts players stand when throwing?
    Oche (Pronounced "ocky")
  20. Who was the first leader of Polish trade union Solidarity?
    Lech Walesa
  21. Martial art Jeet Kune was devised by which US actor?
    Bruce Lee
  22. Which pope commissioned Michelangelo to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
    Pope Julius II (1508)
  23. Neroli is an essential oil distilled from the flowers of which fruit?
    Orange
  24. What do the US Marine Corps, the city of Exeter and Plymouth Argyle FC have in common?
    The same motto
  25. From which English county do Bakewell tarts (technically 'Bakewell puddings' originate?
    Derbyshire
  26. In which US city was the first juke-box installed, in the Palais Royal Saloon, 1889?
    San Francisco
  27. Which British Prime Minister's mother, Jenny Jerome, invented the Manhattan cocktail?
    Winston Churchill
  28. An ennead is a group or set of how many?
    Nine
  29. From which of Shakespeare's plays does the term 'salad days' originate?
    Anthony and Cleopatra
  30. Which perfume house launched the 'Joy' perfume in 1930?
    Patou
  31. In heraldry what colour is sable?
    Black
  32. What type of fruit is a canteloupe?
    Melon
  33. Which English artist was president of the Royal Academy in 1768?
    Sir Joshua Reynolds
  34. Who played the Riddler in the 1995 film Batman Forever?
    Jim Carrey
  35. What is the fifth sign of the Zodiac?
    Leo
  36. Who invented the steam engine?
    Thomas Newcomen
  37. Which artist painted The Watering Place?
    Thomas Gainsborough
  38. Which explorer gave Natal its name on Christmas Day 1497?
    Vasco de Gama
  39. An orchidectomy is the surgical removal of what?
    Testicles
  40. What is the name of a word which reads the same backwards as forwards?
    Palindrome
  41. What does an ocularist make?
    Artificial eyes
  42. The Queensberry Rules are standard rules of which sport?
    Boxing
  43. What do the US Marine Corps, the city of Exeter and Plymouth Argyle FC have in common?
    Their motto, Semper Fidelis
  44. In which castle was Charles I imprisoned from 1647-48?
    Carisbrooke Castle
  45. What chemical element has the symbol Fe?
    Iron
  46. What is a Maori ceremonial war-dance called?
    Haka
  47. What salad is named after the Mexican Restaurateur who invented it?
    Caesar
  48. Who became US president after Abraham Lincoln was assassinated?
    Andrew Johnson
  49. Which city hosted the 1992 Summer Olympic games?
    Barcelona
  50. In which year did the Gunpowder Plot take place?
    1605
  51. Who was the original presenter of TV's University Challenge?
    Bamber Gascoigne
  52. Who was known as Little Sparrow?
    Edith Piaf
  53. What is the minimum alcohol content of wine under EU laws?
    7%
  54. From which English county do Bakewell tarts (technically 'Bakewell puddings') originate?
    Derbyshire
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