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1. Which Brazilian author wrote ‘The Alchemist’ ? Paolo Coelho

2. Darjeeling is a type of tea that comes from which country ? India

3. Ichthyology is the study of which type of animal ? Fish

4. Which word is both a type of singing bird and the name of a wharf in London’s Dockland ? Canary

5. Which unit is used to measure the sizes of horses ? Hands

6. Of which product is Spain’s Manchego a variety ? Cheese

7. In 1985, which Welsh singer and TV presenter had a UK top ten hit single with

‘Walking In The Air’ ? Aled Jones

8. Found after the name of a UK company that can sell shares to the public, what

do the initials plc stand for ? Public Limited Company

9. ‘Should auld aquaintance be forgot and never brought to mind’ is the opening

line of which song ? ’Auld Lang Syne’

10. Which British comedian was born Michael Pennington in the Lancashire town of

St Helens in 1971 ? Johnny Vegas

11. Who is the Roman equivalent of the Greek god Poseidon ? Neptune

12. Which England footballer is the father of twins Georgie John and Summer Rose ?

John Terry

13. In which decade of the twentieth century was BBC2 launched ? 1960′s

14. With which European country are the dishes known as tapas most closely

associated ? Spain

15. By what name is Jeanne Poisson, the official mistress of Louis XV of France, most

commonly known ? Madame de Pompadour

16. In 1901, which monarch succeeded Queen Victoria on the British throne ?

Edward VII

17. Completed in 1964, what popular name is given to the National Sports Centre in

South London ? Crystal Palace

18. In the 1998 film comedy ‘Shakespeare in Love’, which British actress played the

character of Queen Elizabeth ? Judi Dench

19. Which British actor played Robert McCall in the TV series ‘The Equalizer’ ?

Edward Woodward

20. Bengal & Siberian are varieties of which animal ? Tiger

Tie: In which year was Dr Martin Luther King assassinated ? 1968