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QUIZ 27 – Pot Luck

      1 Who was the original host of the TV series QI?

      2 Proverbially, what is it that blows nobody any good?

      3 Bangkok is the capital of which south-east Asian country?

      4 Which syrupy liqueur is an ingredient of the cocktail Kir Royale?

      5 What is the modern name for Ceylon?

      6 What is the term for money paid to the courts as security?

      7 The Blockheads were the backing band for which singer?

      8 Which town in Warwickshire is associated with Shakespeare?

      9 Who was the Greek god of pastures and nature?

      10 In rounders, which player stands behind the batter?

      11 Which is the largest cathedral in the world?

      12 Which English conflict lasted from 1642 to 1646?

      13 Who was the director of 2001: A Space Odyssey?

      14 Mrs Brown’s Boys was created by which comedian?

      15 The Serpentine is in which area of London?

      16 What was Jack’s surname in the TV series 24?

      17 What is the highest award at the Cannes Film Festival?

      18 Who won the men’s singles title at Wimbledon in 1974 and again in 1982?

      19 Which motor-racing circuit is situated near Swanley in Kent?

      20 What is a solution of water strongly impregnated with salt called?

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QUIZ 28 – Art

      1 Which art museum is located in London’s Bankside area?

      2 Who decorated the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in the 16th century?

      3 Who created the art installation My Bed in 1998?

      4 Which pop artist said that everyone would be famous for 15 minutes?

      5 Which 18th-century artist painted the satirical sketches A Rake’s Progress?

      6 Which colour is obtained by mixing red and blue paint?

      7 The Angel of the North sculpture is near which town?

      8 What brownish-orange hair colour is named after a Renaissance painter?

      9 What was Picasso’s first name?

      10 The Monarch of the Glen (1851) is a painting by which British artist?

      11 Which French painter was famed for his pictures of water lilies?

      12 Which artist painted The Night Watch (1642)?

      13 What is the support for an artist’s canvas called?

      14 Which artist painted The Fighting Temeraire (1838)?

      15 In which city can Leonardo da Vinci’s The Last Supper be seen?

      16 Which Cornish seaside town has a branch of the Tate gallery?

      17 George Stubbs is famous for his paintings of which type of animal?

      18 Who sculpted The Kiss (1882)?

      19 In which city is the Uffizi gallery?

      20 Which French artist (b.1848) is famous for his paintings of Tahiti?

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QUIZ 29 – Pot Luck

      1 Which female rank is equivalent to a knight?

      2 What is the national bird of the USA?

      3 What is the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet?

      4 Which Italian dish consists of slices of raw meat or fish?

      5 For what type of comedy plays was dramatist Georges Feydeau famous?

      6 Which is the second largest of the Great Lakes by surface area?

      7 Which southern county gave its name to a geological period?

      8 Which wild flower has a seed head known as a clock?

      9 What is the Spanish word for “donkey”?

      10 Epiphany is celebrated in which month?

      11 What is the capital city of Belgium?

      12 What was the surname of the butler in Downton Abbey?

      13 On which river does Chester stand?

      14 Linen is obtained from which plant?

      15 What is the lowest male singing voice?

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