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1. "Goggle box" is a British term for what?
2. Who composed the music to which the poem by English poet, painter, and printmaker William Blake "And did those feet in ancient time", or "Jerusalem", is usually set?
3. Which African city has the largest population?
4. Which teams compete in the "Derby della Mole", which is also known as the "Turin Derby" ?
5. Who appeared in the films "Gigli", "Jersey Girl", "El Cantante" and "The Back-Up Plan" ?
6. The hit song "Despacito" was launched in 2017 by Puerto Rican singer Luis Fonsi and which other?
7. What separates the Patagonian Shelf from the Scotia Arc?
8. Born in Lithuania, emigrated to South Africa, moving to the UK in 1946, and working there and in the USA for the next nearly 30 years, Laurence Harvey became known and awarded as what?
9. If someone "rides the tube" what are they likely to be doing?
10. Wastel and cocket were mediaeval English grades of what?
11. An 1885 ceremony conducted by Sir Donald Smith in Craigellachie, British Columbia, Canada, marked what event?
12. Which of these tennis players is Serbian?
13. Who wrote the book "The Sheep Pig", on which the 1995 film "Babe" was based?
14. In 2010, who became the first person to win the Women's Singles title at the Australian Open tennis tournament 5 times?
15. Which of these is part of a sewing machine?
16. Who directed and produced the award-winning Al Gore documentary "An Inconvenient Truth", a campaign to educate people about global warming?
17. If someone is injured and the blood flow is bright red and coming out in regular spurts, where is it coming from?
18. Which of these can be regarded as part of the equipment of a painter in oils?
19. Which of these animals attacks its food with a "death roll" ?
20. Which of these countries has the least number of colours on its flag?
21. What is the minimum number of members to sit in the German Bundestag?
22. Ellen Page and Ian Daniel are journalists and presenters for which television channel?
23. What are traditionally kept in a humidor?
24. What is the fourth planet from the Sun?
25. In which century did Henry VIII, king of England, die?
26. Which part of the body would be treated if the patient was suffering from laryngitis?
27. Which city, since the 14th century BC, has been controlled by Israelites, Judaeans, Babylonians, Persians, Greeks, Hasmoneans, Romans, Byzantines, Arabs, Mamluks, Turks, and the British and for a short time after World War II was occupied by Israel and Jordan?
28. Galina Ulanova, Maya Plisetskaya and Natalia Makarova, artists from what was the Soviet Union, have what else in common?
29. Which of these is closest to the Equator?
30. In terms of atomic radius, which is the smallest known atom?
31. Where is Lake Coipasa and its bordering salt flats, 20 km north of the world's largest salt flats (Salar de Uyuni)?
32. What structural element of a building protrudes from the plane of a sloping roof surface, creating usable space in the roof by adding headroom and usually enabling addition of windows?
33. For which song did Irish singer-songwriter Magda Davit (under a previous name) become first well-known?
34. Which of these was a famous economist?
35. In which country did Queen Isabella secure the throne when her opponents (Carlists) were defeated in 1868, following a civil war between those who wanted a king and those who wanted a queen?
36. Why is the ship the "Mayflower" famous?
37. What is the Spanish word for "house" ?
38. What is stuxnet?
39. What is regarded as the second largest parasitic killer in the world?
40. Which description best fits an enzyme?
41. Which of these is a Shakespearean play in which the character of Ophelia appears?
42. On 1 September 2010, in the Iraq War, the USA replaced the name "Operation Iraqi Freedom" by what?
43. What distinguishes a yacht from other sailing or motor vessels?
44. Sofia is the capital of which country?
45. Which writer, winner of the 1985 Man Booker Prize, lived almost exclusively in a remote settlement called Okarito on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island?
46. During the period 1916-17 what did Margaretha Geertruida MacLeod (neé Zelle) become particularly known for?
47. Which was the first (in 1958) of the long running series of UK films titled "Carry On ..... " to be released?
48. The General Rafael Urdaneta Bridge, opened in 1962 and named after a distinguished hero of the War of Independence in the country, spans what?
49. Which English actress, model, singer and film director is best known for her duet "Je t'aime ..... moi non plus" with Serge Gainsbourg in 1969?
50. Lemony Snicket wrote which series of children's books?
51. Meerschaum is mainly used for which of these?
52. Of the eight golfers in the first Open Championship, held in Scotland in 1860, how many were Welsh?
53. About 40% of the vast West Siberian taiga, an area about 1, 800 km west-east by 1, 000 km north-south, is what?
54. Where is the time signature for a piece of music written?
55. Which bridge is nearest to the Royal National Theatre on the South Bank of the Thames, London?
56. Bela Lugosi's most famous role was as who?
57. Which of these is a private club offering a variety of recreational sports facilities?
58. Which US illustrator created images of Americana for the Saturday Evening Post?
59. What car was in production in Britain for the longest time, until 1971?
60. What comic strip is about the family of Dagwood Bumstead (who works at J.C. Dithers & Company), his wife, their 2 children (Alexander, originally referred to as "Baby Dumpling", and daughter Cookie) and Daisy, the dog?
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