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QUIZ 165 – Pot Luck

      1 Who played Carson in the TV series Downton Abbey?

      2 What ion-containing substance is found in batteries?

      3 Which former British coin was worth two shillings?

      4 Which ex-Spice Girl had a solo hit with Not Such an Innocent Girl?

      5 Which Old Testament prophet was swallowed by a great fish?

      6 How many grams are there in a kilogram?

      7 Of which South American country is Montevideo the capital?

      8 Which Ibsen play centres on the character of Helen Alving?

      9 What is the title of the 1983 film directed by and starring Barbra Streisand?

      10 Who composed the song White Christmas?

      11 What name is given to the group of islands within the West Indies which includes St Lucia and Dominica?

      12 What is the official language of Cambodia?

      13 Ikebana is the Japanese art of what?

      14 On which river does Brecon stand?

      15 What fruit is also known as a Chinese gooseberry?

      16 What do the letters ERNIE stand for in the Premium Bond number picker?

      17 Where in the UK are the mountains known as the Cuillins?

      18 Which character tells the first of Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales?

      19 Which 18th-century naturalist lived at Selborne in Hampshire?

      20 What nickname was given to Edward I of England on account of his unusual height?

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QUIZ 166 – Literature

      1 Which was the first novel to feature the character of Jack Reacher?

      2 Who wrote the 1994 novel Captain Corelli’s Mandolin?

      3 What is the name of the police sergeant in Wilkie Collins’ The Moonstone (1868)?

      4 Which Irish poet wrote The Lake Isle of Innisfree?

      5 Who created the character of Tudor lawyer Matthew Shardlake?

      6 What was in Winston Smith’s Room 101, in a classic novel of 1949?

      7 Who was the Roman author of the Aeneid?

      8 What monster is lurking under the waves in the Book of Job in the Bible?

      9 In 1668, who was appointed the first official Poet Laureate?

      10 Which actor’s autobiography was entitled The Moon’s a Balloon (1972)?

      11 What was the dog’s name in the Famous Five children’s books?

      12 Who wrote the 2003 novel We Need to Talk About Kevin?

      13 What was the real name of the novelist who was published under the name of George Eliot?

      14 The TV series Wire in the Blood was based on the books by which author?

      15 Which Swedish detective was created by Henning Mankell?

      16 What kind of animal was Grip, Barnaby Rudge’s pet?

      17 What is the first part of Dante’s The Divine Comedy?

      18 Who wrote the poem The Ballad of East and West (1889)?

      19 Which author created Paddington Bear?

      20 Who is the Soviet spymaster in John le Carré’s Smiley novels?

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QUIZ 167 – Pot Luck

      1 Which actress starred in the 1987 comedy film Overboard?

      2 Which girl’s name comes from the Greek word for “peace”?

      3 In the Old Testament, which priest was teacher to the prophet Samuel?

      4 Which part of the body is affected by Ménière’s disease?

      5 Which figure of Greek mythology was said to be the mother of Helen of Troy?

      6 Ferdinand, King of Navarre, is the main character in which of Shakespeare’s plays?

      7 Which European city is nicknamed “La Serenissima”?

      8 What Jane Austen novel features Jane Fairfax and a vicar named Elton?

      9 Sword lilies are another name for which tall garden flowers?

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