16 Who wrote the 1925 novel Mrs Dalloway?
17 Who starred in the 1936 Frank Capra comedy Mr Deeds Goes to Town?
18 In which 1993 film did Robin Williams masquerade as a Scottish nanny?
19 Mrs Danvers is a character in which 1938 novel?
20 Which TV series introduced Mr Blobby?
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1 What is ¾ expressed as a percentage?
2 What word relates to both general office workers and church ministers?
3 Which group of islands off the west coast of Ireland lend their name to a thick knitwear style?
4 “Steps” is the traditional bingo call for which number?
5 What word can refer to a tree support and a storage container?
6 The sci-fi novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? was the basis for which film?
7 Which edible starch, used in puddings, is obtained from the palm?
8 The Welland Canal links which two Great Lakes?
9 Which army rank is between major general and general?
10 Which Scottish city is historically famous for jam, jute and journalism?
11 Who was the second wife that Henry VIII divorced?
12 In the film Dangerous Liaisons (1988), who played the Vicomte de Valmont?
13 Is the resort of Colwyn Bay in North Wales or South Wales?
14 What sport is played by the Chennai Super Kings?
15 How is Barbara Millicent Roberts better known?
16 What is the square root of 121?
17 Hilary Devey and Kelly Hoppen have previously been associated with which TV series?
18 Which bird has collared, stock and turtle species?
19 In the rhyme, what does the Little Star resemble in the sky?
20 In which part of the body would you find an anvil and a hammer?
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1 Which comedian co-presents Stargazing Live with Brian Cox?
2 In the sitcom Friends, what was Ross’ profession?
3 Who presented the 2016 series Dangerous Earth?
4 What was the title of the TV series in which Dr Sam Beckett was able to travel in time?
5 Who was the original presenter of The Sky at Night…?
6 …and who has co-presented it with Chris Lintott since 2014?
7 Harrison Wells is the name of a scientist in which superhero TV series?
8 Which character in The Big Bang Theory shares his surname with a professor of science (b.1945) who has won awards for his non-fiction books?
9 Who presented the TV series The Incredible Human Journey and Ice Age Giants?
10 Professor Iain Stewart specialises in which branch of science?
11 Jem Stansfield and Dr Yan Wong were presenters of which BBC science series?
12 What was the name of the 1979-86 series presented by Professor Heinz Wolff in which teams created a mechanism to solve a challenge?
13 What nationality was scientist and broadcaster Magnus Pyke?
14 Who was Dr Bunsen Honeydew’s assistant on The Muppet Show?
15 Professor Hubert J Farnsworth is a character in which animated series?
16 Who presented the series Child of Our Time?
17 In Doctor Who, what is the name of the Doctor’s hand-held device that uses sound waves to perform various technical and mechanical functions?
18 Which TV series featured the scientists at the fictional Global Dynamics research facility?
19 Dr Mohinder Suresh was a character in which sci-fi series that ran from 2006 to 2010?
20 Professor Frink appears in which animated series?
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1 Who sang lead vocals on the Commodores 1978 hit Three Times a Lady?
2 The 1997 novel The God of Small Things was written by which author?
3 In Morse code what letter is represented by two dashes?
4 How many pairs of walking or swimming legs has a shrimp?
5 What was the nationality of former UN Secretary General, Boutros Boutros-Ghali?
6 Of which land did Aragorn become king in The Lord of the Rings?
7 What is cambric?
8 What term is given to the wide sash worn with a kimono?
9 What was the first name of the sculptor Epstein, who became a British citizen in the early 1900s?
10 In which year did Giorgio Armani launch his first menswear collection?
11 Hippotherapy is a treatment involving which animal?
12 What was the first