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the yellow ball in the game of snooker?

      16 Who played Saffron in the TV series Absolutely Fabulous?

      17 The Beatles released Yellow Submarine as a double A-sided single with which other song?

      18 Which fish of the plaice family has a lemon variety?

      19 Which actor starred in the 2004 film Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events?

      20 In which area of London is Canary Wharf?

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QUIZ 55 – Pot Luck

      1 Which word meaning “poet” is commonly applied to Shakespeare?

      2 Dom Perignon is a brand of which drink?

      3 Which branch of science deals with the elements and their compounds?

      4 Which spectacular North American cascade divides Canada and the USA?

      5 Which French fashion designer introduced the New Look in 1947?

      6 Which two academic qualifications were replaced by the GCSE exam?

      7 In which county is Hexham?

      8 Which military force was founded by Trotsky?

      9 Which nursery rhyme character had no food for her dog?

      10 What style of bay window is also the name of an Oxford college?

      11 Which adventure hero visited the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull in 2008?

      12 What is the capital city of Morocco?

      13 What is “eight” in Spanish?

      14 An Orcadian is a resident of which group of islands?

      15 Who was the original presenter of the UK version of MasterChef?

      16 What name is given to scissors that leave a zigzag instead of a straight edge?

      17 Which male singing voice falls between tenor and bass?

      18 What imperial measure is just over half a litre?

      19 Which small horse is slang for £25?

      20 Which food item is associated with the town of Melton Mowbray?

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QUIZ 56 – Scotland

      1 What is the capital city of Scotland?

      2 Which canal, completed in 1822, links Inverness and Fort William?

      3 What is the name of the old Roman barrier along the Scottish/English border?

      4 Who is the patron saint of Scotland?

      5 Carnoustie is a famous venue for which sport?

      6 Which Shakespeare play is traditionally thought to bring bad luck to its actors?

      7 Which city is also known as “the Granite City”?

      8 What is the longest river in Scotland?

      9 On which island is there a monastery founded by St Columba?

      10 Which Celtic language is spoken in many parts of the Western Isles of Scotland?

      11 Which Scottish village was the traditional destination for runaway couples?

      12 Which 1983 film set in a Scottish village featured music by Mark Knopfler?

      13 What name is given to a turnip in Scotland?

      14 A sequel to which 1996 film set in Scotland was released in January 2017?

      15 Which fabric pattern is particularly associated with Scotland?

      16 What is the name of the largest island in the Firth of Clyde?

      17 Up till 2008, which coin had a Scottish thistle with a crown on top on the reverse?

      18 In which council region is St Andrews?

      19 What is the name of the Scottish rugby team’s home ground?

      20 Which palace is situated just north of Perth?

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QUIZ 57 – Pot Luck

      1 What is the collective noun for a group of lions?

      2 Who won the fourteenth series of Strictly Come Dancing in 2016?

      3 Which German sports car manufacturer created the Carrera model?

      4 What term is given to a case for holding arrows?

      5 What is the sixth colour of the rainbow?

      6 Which Formula 1 team signed Lewis Hamilton as a young driver in 2007?

      7 What is the capital of Spain?

      8 Which title was assumed by Oliver Cromwell in 1653?

      9 What is the last letter of the Greek alphabet?

      10 Who were “on the run” according to the title of the 1990 Robbie Coltrane film?

      11 What are the two official languages of Sri Lanka?

      12 Which liqueur was originally made by Carthusian monks?

      13 Which group had a 1980 hit with Baggy Trousers?

      14 Which National Theatre auditorium was named after the first actor to be made a life peer?

      15 What name is given to a bird of prey’s hooked claw?

      16 Where is the Sea of Tranquility?

      17 The word for which system of weights and measures can also refer to an empire?