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      18 What nationality is a person from Tobruk?

      19 Which seaside resort on the south coast has an airport at Hurn?

      20 What is the piece of metal on a ship to which ropes are attached?

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QUIZ 196 – Famous Relatives

      1 What is the name of Julia Roberts’ older brother, also an actor?

      2 Grandpa’s Great Escape is a children’s novel by which comedian?

      3 Which Knight of the Round Table was the nephew of King Arthur?

      4 In the TV series Brothers & Sisters, which actress played Sally Field’s daughter Kitty?

      5 Who was the mother of Henry VIII?

      6 In Greek mythology, who killed her two sons by husband Jason?

      7 Which father and son of the same name developed the furnace manufacture of pig iron?

      8 Artist Bernardo Bellotto was the nephew of which famous Italian artist?

      9 Who was the youngest of Chekhov’s Three Sisters?

      10 Which singer was the father of actress Carrie Fisher?

      11 What is the surname of Cold Comfort Farm character Aunt Ada?

      12 What was the name of Charles Darwin’s grandfather, a founding member of the Lunar Society?

      13 In the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta, who was the son of the Mikado?

      14 Which Mitford sister became the Duchess of Devonshire?

      15 Which father and son appeared on TV as The Hungry Sailors?

      16 Who was the father of Paris and Hector, in Homer’s Iliad?

      17 Which daughter of a famous poet is often regarded as the first computer programmer?

      18 Son of My Father was a 1972 hit for which group?

      19 Which village in West Yorkshire was the home of the Brontë sisters?

      20 In 2005 which Hollywood actor named his son Kal-El?

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QUIZ 197 – Pot Luck

      1 What was the name of the werewolf son in The Munsters?

      2 The Bedlington terrier is named after a town in which county?

      3 What is the alcoholic ingredient in a screwdriver cocktail?

      4 How many pence was the old English groat worth?

      5 Which venue hosted the shooting events at the 2012 London Olympics?

      6 Which actress co-wrote and starred in Bridesmaids?

      7 What forms the tectonic boundary between the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate?

      8 Which North Yorkshire river near Richmond is a tributary of the Ure?

      9 PitmanScript is a version of what type of system?

      10 Which US state is nicknamed “the Diamond State”?

      11 What is the Saudi Arabian currency unit?

      12 On which hill does Jerusalem stand?

      13 The Carnegie Medal is awarded in which area of literature?

      14 The Cornish village of Gweek, near Helston, has a sanctuary for which type of animal?

      15 Which saxophonist was nicknamed “Bird”, a shortened form of “Yardbird”?

      16 Who wrote the 1854 poem The Charge of the Light Brigade?

      17 The Grace Gates form the entrance to which sports ground?

      18 Which actor provided the voice of Kipper in the animated TV series?

      19 How is the fictional law enforcer John Reid better known?

      20 What is the capital of Macedonia?

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QUIZ 198 – History

      1 In which year was Lady Jane Grey briefly Queen of England?

      2 Who was Britain’s first Prime Minister?

      3 Who was the mother of Richard the Lionheart and King John?

      4 The 1890s Klondike gold rush took place in which Canadian territory?

      5 Which stamp succeeded the Penny Black?

      6 The Suez Canal was nationalised by which Egyptian president?

      7 Who was Queen of the Netherlands from 1980 to 2013?

      8 Which Russian leader was born Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov?

      9 Who was the second president of the USA?

      10 Josiah Wedgwood gave which Italian name to his Stoke-on-Trent pottery works?

      11 In which Greater Manchester town was the Co-operative movement born?

      12 Which monarchs jointly took over the British throne in 1689?

      13 Crowned in 800, who was the first Holy Roman Emperor?

      14 What was the former name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo?

      15 Who formed the Society of Friends?

      16 Lloyd’s of London began in what type of institution?

      17 In which country was Florence Nightingale born?

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