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1. What is the capital of East Timor ?
2. Which Irish-born British playwright created an egocentric cockney
womaniser by the name of Alfie (Elkins) ?
3. The holder of which important post wears a white zucchetto on his head ?
4. Which astrological sign governs the period May 21-June 21 ?
5. The name of which Alaskan island is associated with the world's largest
living land carnivore ?
6. In which country will you find the Laurentian Mountains ?
7. The name of which style of singing translates into English - from the
original Italian - as "in the Church style" ?
8. What sort of creature is a skink ?
9. What name was formerly given to a thick slice of bread, used as a
primitive form of plate for eating and for slicing meat ?
10. How old is footballer Michael Owen
11. Who was The Sunday Times outspoken film critic from 1939-79, and from
1976-95 was the same paper's reviewer for movies shown on British TV ?
12. Which socialist pop star is nick-named The Bard of Barking ?
13. For the last six years which NFL team has topped a Harris poll to
establish the USA's most popular football team ?
14. What is the nickname of jockey Robert Thornton ?
15. In Shakespeare's play, The Tempest, what is the name of Prospero's
daughter ?
16. Who is the USA's Secretary of State ?
17 Which is the only darts player to have been honoured by the Queen ?
18. Which former Glasgow Rangers footballer is now a noted chef &
restaurateur known for his volatility ?
19. By what name is a 2nd full moon in a single calendar month known ?
20. According to her book entitled My Life as a Healer, whose spirit guide is
an ancient Egyptian by the name of Zyphos ?
21. The Yaffle is another name for which native British bird ?
22. Who played the title role in the 1954 film 'The Barefoot Contessa' ?
23. What is the name of the US & Canadian Mennonite sect which trace
their origin back to one Jakob Amman ?
24. Who wrote 'The Maid of Buttermere' ?
25. Which public figure has been linked romantically with Sarah Macauley ?
26. Which European leader has a wife called Miryana - known to many of their
mutual enemies as The Red Witch ?
27. Which woman is Vice President of Britain's Rambler's Association ?
28. What is the name of Britain's official map-making body ?
29. Which new town in central Lancashire was created in 1961 to help relieve
overcrowding in Merseyside ?
30. Which famous work by Voltaire features the philosopher Dr Pangloss ?
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