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      19 Which male singer featured on Cherelle’s Saturday Love in 1985?

      20 Which comedian released the 1981 single Ullo John, Got a New Motor?

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QUIZ 157 – Pot Luck

      1 Which tan-coloured breed of horse has a white mane and tail?

      2 Who was the wife of Zeus in Greek mythology?

      3 What was the name of Patrick Swayze’s character in the 1987 film Dirty Dancing?

      4 Les Paul is associated with the development of which musical instrument?

      5 In which National Park are Loweswater and Wasdale Head?

      6 By what name is singer Paul Hewson better known?

      7 In Arthurian legend, who was the son of Lancelot?

      8 Who directed the 2016 film I, Daniel Blake?

      9 Which river of Switzerland and France flows into the Mediterranean?

      10 In which year did the first Red Nose Day take place?

      11 Which genus of plants includes the buttercup?

      12 Who invented the flying shuttle, used in weaving?

      13 In which country was philanthropist Andrew Carnegie born?

      14 Who composed the operetta The Merry Widow (1905)?

      15 In biology, which taxonomic rank comes above family and below class?

      16 Which organisation awards the Dickin Medal?

      17 At which golf course was the 2013 Open Championship held?

      18 What is the French word for “butterfly”?

      19 Which Tuscan port is the location of the Italian Naval Academy?

      20 What term is given to a vein of metal ore found in rock?

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QUIZ 158 – Science

      1 How many sides are there on an icosahedron?

      2 Which gas is the main constituent of natural gas?

      3 In which constellation is Betelgeuse?

      4 Where in the body is the talus bone located?

      5 Which American chemist is credited with the discovery of nylon?

      6 What is the alternative name for potassium nitrate, a substance used in preserving meat?

      7 In which year was Halley’s Comet last seen from Earth?

      8 Lepidoptera is an order of which insects?

      9 Which semiconductor allows current to flow in only one direction round a circuit?

      10 Which chemical element has the symbol F?

      11 Which scientist developed the anti-polio vaccine?

      12 What is the SI unit of illumination?

      13 Who was the first American in space?

      14 Which is the largest of Saturn’s moons?

      15 Which element has the atomic number 2?

      16 Who invented the Analytical Engine (c.1833)?

      17 How is riboflavin more commonly known?

      18 What was the name of the spacecraft that carried the Philae lander?

      19 What is the chemical symbol for platinum?

      20 Which word describes angles adding up to 180 degrees?

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QUIZ 159 – Pot Luck

      1 What is the tenth letter of the Greek alphabet?

      2 AMS is the code for which airport?

      3 What term is given to a bridge hand with no card higher than a nine?

      4 Who invented the turbojet engine?

      5 What is the Latin phrase meaning “at the last gasp”?

      6 Which cathedral has the tallest spire in England?

      7 What is an adult insect produced after metamorphosis?

      8 Where would you find a Plimsoll line?

      9 What is the Scottish term for an island or meadow beside a river?

      10 By what name was Frances Ethel Gumm better known?

      11 Which 2013 film directed by Ron Howard portrays the relationship between two Formula 1 drivers?

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