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      10 In the series New Tricks, who played Gerry Standing?

      11 What was the name of the Neighbours character played by Ian Smith?

      12 Who was crowned the first “King of the Jungle” in I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!?

      13 What was Corporal Jones’ day job in Dad’s Army?

      14 On which quiz show are the number of passes taken into account in the event of a tie?

      15 Which series was based at Sun Hill police station?

      16 What was the name of the chief engineer in the original Star Trek series?

      17 Which professor presented The Wonders of the Solar System and The Wonders of the Universe?

      18 Who was Stimpy’s cartoon pal?

      19 In which decade of the 20th century was Phillip Schofield born?

      20 In which series did Ant and Dec play PJ and Duncan?

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      1 What name is given to a brooch that contains a raised figure or design?

      2 In the nursery rhyme, what is Humpty Dumpty assumed to be?

      3 What term describes instruments that produce sound when struck?

      4 The Renault car company was founded in which country?

      5 Which drink was created when Indian army officers added quinine to soda water to help fight malaria?

      6 Who had an 1986 no.1 with Take My Breath Away?

      7 According to legend, in what environment would a Kraken be found?

      8 How many signs of the zodiac are there?

      9 Which sauce did Henry Heinz begin to manufacture in 1876?

      10 The radio observatory Jodrell Bank is near which major Cheshire town?

      11 Which region of the Earth contains the South Pole?

      12 Who is Sherlock Holmes’ arch-enemy?

      13 In darts, what is the lowest score from three different trebles?

      14 Who starred in the 1994 film The Mask?

      15 What does a snorkel help you do?

      16 Which London building is nicknamed “Ally Pally”?

      17 What is the second lightest chemical element?

      18 0131 is the dialling code for which city?

      19 In which month is the longest day in Britain?

      20 Who is R2-D2’s robot companion in Star Wars?

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      1 What are grissini?

      2 Which cheese shares its name with a famous West Country gorge?

      3 Kale belongs to which family of vegetables?

      4 What is the main herb in pesto sauce?

      5 What type of fruit is dried to produce a sultana?

      6 Which lettuce shares its name with a mass of floating frozen water?

      7 A British variant of cheese on toast made with a cheese sauce is known by what name?

      8 What type of food is nori?

      9 What is a traditional British food made from the leftover vegetables of a roast dinner?

      10 “Buddha’s Delight” is a dish originating from which country?

      11 Miso soup is made from the paste of which bean?

      12 A burrito is usually made with what type of flatbread?

      13 Soy bean curd is also known by what name?

      14 Which flower’s petals are steeped in water to create the traditional flavouring for Turkish delight?

      15 Glamorgan sausages are traditionally made from cheese, breadcrumbs and which vegetable?

      16 What type of bean is used to make baked beans?

      17 For what do the letters TVP stand in the meat substitute?

      18 Gnocchi is a food from which country?

      19 What is the main ingredient in a chow mein?

      20 Basmati and pilaf are varieties of what?

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      1 What term is given to a voluntary renunciation of the throne of a country?

      2 In the 1939 film Gone with the Wind, who played Rhett Butler?

      3 What is the English meaning of the phrase Anno Domini?

      4 What is the mathematical method of calculating by symbols?

      5 In greyhound racing, what colour jacket is worn by the dog in trap three?

      6 If three is on the top side of a die, what number is on the hidden side?

      7 In Cockney rhyming slang, what are “plates of meat”?

      8 Who or what is Sweet William?

      9 Who had hits with Passengers and I’m Still Standing?

      10 From which country do Volkswagen cars originate?

      11 In which county is Blackpool?

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