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In which county is the racecourse of Fontwell Park?

      16 In which year was Riders on the Storm a hit for the Doors?

      17 The station of Holland Park is on which London Underground line?

      18 What was the first name of novelist H Rider Haggard?

      19 Fratton Park is the home ground of which football team?

      20 Which American duo issued a cover of the Beatles’ Ticket to Ride in 1969?

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QUIZ 193 – Pot Luck

      1 Which US measuring unit is equivalent to eight fluid ounces or 16 tablespoons?

      2 In the Battle of Bosworth Field which English king was killed?

      3 Which historic Belgian city lies between Brussels and Bruges?

      4 What is another name for china clay?

      5 Which state of north-west Borneo became a Commonwealth member in 1984?

      6 I Can See Clearly Now was a hit for which singer in 1972?

      7 Who wrote the novel Cold Comfort Farm?

      8 What is the name of the road bridge over the Firth of Forth opened in August 2017?

      9 What was the name of the Pet Shop Boys’ second chart-topper in 1987?

      10 Which physics unit of matter shares its name with a soft cheese?

      11 “Kernow” is the local name of which English county?

      12 Who was the first woman in space?

      13 What is added to icing sugar to make royal icing?

      14 Atahualpa was the last leader of which empire?

      15 Who was King Edward I’s first queen?

      16 What is the fifth book of the Old Testament?

      17 In the 2016 Summer Olympics, which British track cyclist won his sixth Olympic gold medal?

      18 What is the French equivalent of an Oscar?

      19 What is the dome-shaped sheet of muscle that separates the chest from the abdomen called?

      20 ET is the international vehicle registration for which country?

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QUIZ 194 – XYZ

      1 In which city in Shaanxi Province can China’s famous terracotta warriors be seen?

      2 What is a yawl?

      3 Which German word describes the defining mood of a particular period of history?

      4 What was the subtitle of the 2016 film in the X-Men franchise?

      5 Yorktown was the site of the last major battle in which war?

      6 The zapateado is a dance from which country?

      7 What is the phonetic alphabet code word for the letter X?

      8 Captain John Yossarian is the main character in which 1961 novel?

      9 Which outdoor pursuit involves rolling in a transparent sphere?

      10 Which line on a graph is usually marked as the x-axis, the horizontal or vertical?

      11 Yerevan is the capital city of which country?

      12 Which US writer married Zelda Sayre in 1920?

      13 What is the chemical symbol for xenon?

      14 In which National Park is Yes Tor?

      15 What type of food is ziti?

      16 From which country does the language Xhosa originate?

      17 In which year was YMCA a hit for the Village People?

      18 Which country has the zloty as its currency?

      19 Who played the title role in the TV series Xena: Warrior Princess?

      20 In which county is the river Yare?

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QUIZ 195 – Pot Luck

      1 The town of Duffel is in which EU country?

      2 What was Japan’s imperial capital until 1868?

      3 Which band released an album called The Works in 1984?

      4 The song Good Morning Starshine is from which musical?

      5 Which volcano overlooks the city of Catania?

      6 Which classic London double-decker bus, with an open platform at the rear, was launched in 1954?

      7 Who wrote The Little Paris Kitchen cook book?

      8 Which philosopher wrote Leviathan (1651)?

      9 What slang term for England comes from a Hindi word for “foreign country”?

      10 A hairstyle known as a tonsure would be sported by what type of person?

      11 What is an alternative name for the snow leopard?

      12 Which town, situated between Yeovil and Warminster, has a well-known racecourse?

      13 The quarter-mile long building at Chatham was used to make which material?

      14 Which river of South Wales flows through Pontypridd?

      15 A feature of Edinburgh castle, what is “Mons Meg”?

      16 Who directed the 1970s films Mean Streets and Taxi Driver?

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