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football team did Jack Charlton manage from 1986 to 1996?

      4 In which country is Buenos Aires?

      5 Which station by the River Thames on the London Underground’s District Line sounds like a place to worship?

      6 In which county is the ancient monument of Avebury ring?

      7 Which food is called the “staff of life”?

      8 On which motorway are the Knutsford and Tebay services?

      9 In the children’s TV series, what were the names of the Flowerpot Men?

      10 What is stitchwort?

      11 Which opera features the characters of Don José and Escamillo?

      12 In Rainbow, what sort of animal was Bungle?

      13 Who starred in the 1989 film Sea of Love?

      14 In the 1957 film Funny Face, who is transformed into a fashion model by Fred Astaire?

      15 Which Italian Renaissance painter sketched designs for both a helicopter and an aeroplane?

      16 What was the ninth month of the original Roman calendar?

      17 In the cartoon strip Peanuts, what is the name of the bird?

      18 The Pacific and Atlantic Oceans are linked by which canal?

      19 Which French resort is the location of an annual international film festival?

      20 Which card game has the same name as a horse-racing town?

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      1 The Jewel House and Wakefield Tower are in which English building?

      2 The Hagia Sophia museum is located in which city?

      3 In which building do Chelsea Pensioners reside?

      4 Which Egyptian city was the location of the Pharos lighthouse?

      5 In which city is Temple Meads railway station?

      6 What is the name of the BBC’s London headquarters?

      7 On an Ordnance Survey map, what is indicated by the abbreviation PH?

      8 In Scotland, what type of building are Dryburgh, Kelso, and Melrose?

      9 Until 1970, which London building held all birth, marriage and death certificates?

      10 Clifford’s Tower is in which English city?

      11 What type of building stands on Eddystone rocks, off the Devon coast?

      12 In which New York borough is the One World Trade Center located?

      13 What is the world’s largest art museum?

      14 The Tudor fort of Portland Castle is located in which county?

      15 How is the former Museum of Ornamental Art in London now known?

      16 Which TV series took its title from the nickname of Christiansborg Palace, home of the Danish government?

      17 St Giles’ Cathedral is located in which UK city?

      18 In which region of Italy are the round houses known as trulli found?

      19 Hatfield House is in which English county?

      20 For which Cardinal was Hampton Court Palace originally built?

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      1 Which part of the body is affected by bronchitis?

      2 Which detective on TV had a bloodhound called Pedro and a Rolls-Royce called the Grey Panther?

      3 In the Christian church, what term is given to the period before Christmas?

      4 With which type of rock is the Welsh town of Blaenau Ffestiniog associated?

      5 Which is the first month of the year to have 30 days?

      6 Hoisin sauce is traditionally served with which Chinese poultry dish?

      7 Which birthstone is linked to January?

      8 What is the translation of the Latin phrase Carpe diem?

      9 Which author created the character of Peter Pan?

      10 Idi Amin seized power in which country in 1971?

      11 Who held the position of Foreign Secretary from 2014 to 2016?

      12 The fictional estate of Glenbogle was the setting for which TV series?

      13 What is the capital city of Thailand?

      14 Beer tankards are often made from which alloy of tin and lead?

      15 What was the name of Richard III’s wife?

      16 The hospital department usually referred to as “Casualty” has what full name?

      17 Who partnered Jennifer Warnes on the 1982 song Up Where We Belong?

      18 Which actress was the star of the 1950 film All about Eve?

      19 What do Americans call a pack of cards?

      20 What two-word term is given to babies born from the mid-1940s to the early 1960s?

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      1 What is the deepest land gorge in the USA?

      2 What feature is described as a “beck” in the north of England?

      3 Which Swiss mountain is known for its steep north face?

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