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1. A grand-daughter
of a famous writer, who appeared stark naked in a poster ad for perfume
and drew a record number of complaints ?
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Sophie
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2. Which supermodel
pleaded guilty to assaulting her assistant ?
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Naomi Campbell
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3. Published this
year and nominated for a prize at the 11th Annual Book Awards,
what is the title of Sir Alex Ferguson’s autobiography ?
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Managing
My Life
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4. Which 79 year
old Star Trek actor was in ante-natal classes ?
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James Doohan
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5. In February,
which Royal was named as a debtor by a building firm that had been forced
into receivership ?
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Prince Edward
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6. Which UK airport
experienced the Afghan Airlines hijack crisis ?
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Stansted
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7. Which pop star
& art connoisseur was on board a Kenyan-bound BA jumbo that almost
crashed due to the actions of a lunatic?
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Brian Ferry
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8. Which basque
World Cup winner was been threatened by ETA ?
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(Bixente)
Lizarazu
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9. With which drink
did Noel Gallagher toast the birth of his daughter, Anais; was it A.
Drambuie, B. Guinness, or C.
Jack Daniels ?
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Guinness
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10. Which
advertising guru paid £150,000 for Tracy Emin’s ‘soiled bed’ ?
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Charles
Saatchi
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11. Lead singer
with Travis, who said: "They say that liquid paraffin is the best
cure for constipation, but I think winning a Brit award comes close."
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Fran
Healy
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12. Who was the
lady that won £1m on ‘Who Wants to be a Millionaire’ ?
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Judith Keppel
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13. Who lost a
Court case in which a judge held there was truth in an advert that branded
them "expensive bastards" ?
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British
Airways
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14. Jonathan Shalit
was sacked in 2000, he had both ‘discovered’ and helped propel to fame
which individual ?
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Charlotte
Church |
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15. Who was the
House of Commons' new speaker ?
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Michael
Martin |
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16. Which European
leader went to No2 in his country's singles chart with the
words: "Get me a bottle of beer or I'm going to go on strike
here"?
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Gerhard
Schröder
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17. Which
‘castle’ in Scotland was visited by Madonna & Guy Ritchie ?
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Skibo
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18. Who sought to
make amends, saying "We are asking pardon for attitudes of mistrust
and hostility assumed towards followers of other religions" ?
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Pope (John Paul II)
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19. What was the
name of Zoe Ball’s baby boy ?
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Woody |
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20. Which newspaper
mounted a campaign against the Act of Settlement, the old law which, inter
alia, prevents a Catholic from coming to the throne ?
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(The)
Guardian
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21. What was the
specialism of the innocent woman doctor who was harassed by a violent (and
stupid) mob in Wales in August 2000 ?
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Paediatrics |
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22. Who said, "I
know the human being and fish can coexist peacefully" ?
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George
W. Bush
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23. A pop-eyed pug
dog was the first to take up a pet passport, named after a character in The
Lord of the Rings, what is he called ? (both names)
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Frodo
Baggins
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24. Who, according
to a leaked medical report had “developed difficulty in shaving
without cutting himself" ?
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(General)
Pinochet
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25. Who said “I
haven’t made a secret of being a child of the 60s.
I tried marijuana, didn’t like it particularly.
And, unlike President Clinton, I did inhale.” ?
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Mo
Mowlam |
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26. The face of
Christ was apparently there to be seen in aerial photographs of the pitch
at which South London soccer ground ?
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Selhurst
Park |
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27. Which pop group
made a movie that bombed - despite a glitzy Cannes premiere - taking an
average of just £500 per cinema in the UK ?
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All Saints
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28. What is the
Christian name of Jamie Oliver’s former childhood sweetheart whom he
married earlier this year ?
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Juliette
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‘Jools’
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29. It sold all of
451 copies in its first week. Entitled
“Fools Rush In” which female British celebrity’s
autobiography is it ?
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Anthea
Turner
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30. Who admitted
splurging his money on flowers and then sold off his clothes for charity ?
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Elton
John |