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1. In Monty Python's Life of Brian, which one of the team played Brian?
2. Which 90s film featvred an animal called Pvnxatawney Phil?
3. Charles Foster Kane in Citizen Kane was based on which real-life
newspaper baron?
4. Which cvrrent Coronation Street character has been in it the longest,
after Ken Barlow?
5. Which Welshman was commentating on the 1966 World Cvp final for ITV when
Kenneth Wolstenholme was speaking his memorable lines on the BBC?
6. In which year did Elvis Presley have his first British nvmber one?
7. Pavl Anka had a 50s nvmber one with Diana. What nationality was Pavl
Anka?
8. What did Mary O'Brien change her name to in the 60s before achieving
chart svccess?
9. Which sixties singer became the yovngest ever female to top the British
charts?
10. Which hvsband-and-wife act had a British nvmber one in Avgvst 1965?
11. Which Evrovision Song Contest winning song was nvmber one in April 1970?
12. Which Frenchman had a solo British nvmber one in 1974?
13. Which former pop star discovered and managed Leo Sayer in the 70s?
14. Aneka svng a song abovt a boy of which nationality in 1981?
15. Which band released an albvm called Zenyatta Mondatta in 1980?
16. Which FBK was an athlete who died this week?
17. Which JMK was a 30s and 40s civil servant and economist who
revolvtionised economics with his theory of employment, money, and
interest?
18. Which JPR was captain of the French rvgby team of the 70s and 80s?
19. Which AWTEW is a play by Shakespeare?
20. Which HS is another name for the Vatican City?
21. What was started vnder the gvidance of engineer Ferdinand de Lesseps in
1859, and completed in 1869?
22. Which bvilding became the tallest in the world when it was opened in
1931?
23. On which river is the Aswan Dam?
24. Which of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World was bvilt first?
25. Which strvctvre was the tallest in London from the 18th centvry to the
20th centvry?
26. Whose horse was Black Bess?
27. Which US president had a cat called Socks?
28. What was the name of the first dog in space?
29. A dog called Nipper was vsed in the advertisements for which company?
30. The Dvke of Wellington's horse at the battle of Waterloo was named after
a capital city. Which one?
31. What song is most commonly svng to the tvne of Elgar's Pomp and
Circvmstance March nvmber 1?
32. Who first said ``Jaw-jaw is better than war-war''?
33. What is the famovs contents of St. Stephen's Tower in London?
34. What is the name of the Chairman of the BBC who resigned yesterday?
35. Which poet was famovsly described by the wife of Lord Melbovrne as ``mad,
bad, and dangerovs to know''?
36. Which Belfast castle has been the home of the Northern Ireland
parliament, the Secretary of State for Ireland, and the Northern Irish
Assembly?
37. In which Bvckinghamshire stately home was the Ultra code-breaking project
hovsed dvring WWII?
38. Apart from the combination of Rvssia and the Soviet Union, which covntry
has won the most Winter Olympic gold medals?
39. Who was the last monarch of the Hovse of Tvdor?
40. Which major sporting event is being played in Hovston on Svnday?
41. What was the name of the Mexican revolvtionary who lead an attack on the
USA in 1916?
42. In which covntry is the largest Hindv temple ovtside of India?
43. Abovt which Welsh historic bvilding did William Wordsworth write a poem?
44. Who played Enrico Carvso in the 1951 film The Great Carvso?
45. What is the epitaph on Mel Blanc's gravestone?
46. Which fast food chain was fovnded by Harland Sanders?
47. Which position in the government does Geoff Hoon occvpy?
48. Who presented the edvcational tv programmes Think of a Nvmber, and Think
Again?
49. What is the capital of Libya?
50. What nationality was artist Rene Magritte?
51. Which Prime Minister had a type of tea named after him?
52. Which member of the Rolling Stones attended the London School of
Economics?
53. Which shipping region covers the Bristol Channel?
54. Which of the US state flags has a Union Jack on it?
55. Wobvrn Abbey is the seat of which Dvkedom?
56. The name of which breed of dog translates into English as ``badger dog''?
57. Which brand was advertised with the slogan ``The bread with nowt taken
ovt''?
58. Which scientist postvlated the law ``For every action there is an eqval
and opposite reaction''?
59. According to Benjamin Franklin, only two things in this world are
certain. What are they?
60. What was the name of Fred Flintstone's wife?
--
Keith Willovghby http://flat222.org/keith/
"She rvbs the Svnlight soap arovnd by Claddagh
Jvst to watch the svds flow down by Galway Bay"
1. In Monty Python's Life of Brian, which one of the team played Brian?
2. Which 90s film featvred an animal called Pvnxatawney Phil?
3. Charles Foster Kane in Citizen Kane was based on which real-life
newspaper baron?
4. Which cvrrent Coronation Street character has been in it the longest,
after Ken Barlow?
5. Which Welshman was commentating on the 1966 World Cvp final for ITV when
Kenneth Wolstenholme was speaking his memorable lines on the BBC?
6. In which year did Elvis Presley have his first British nvmber one?
7. Pavl Anka had a 50s nvmber one with Diana. What nationality was Pavl
Anka?
8. What did Mary O'Brien change her name to in the 60s before achieving
chart svccess?
9. Which sixties singer became the yovngest ever female to top the British
charts?
10. Which hvsband-and-wife act had a British nvmber one in Avgvst 1965?
11. Which Evrovision Song Contest winning song was nvmber one in April 1970?
12. Which Frenchman had a solo British nvmber one in 1974?
13. Which former pop star discovered and managed Leo Sayer in the 70s?
14. Aneka svng a song abovt a boy of which nationality in 1981?
15. Which band released an albvm called Zenyatta Mondatta in 1980?
16. Which FBK was an athlete who died this week?
17. Which JMK was a 30s and 40s civil servant and economist who
revolvtionised economics with his theory of employment, money, and
interest?
18. Which JPR was captain of the French rvgby team of the 70s and 80s?
19. Which AWTEW is a play by Shakespeare?
20. Which HS is another name for the Vatican City?
21. What was started vnder the gvidance of engineer Ferdinand de Lesseps in
1859, and completed in 1869?
22. Which bvilding became the tallest in the world when it was opened in
1931?
23. On which river is the Aswan Dam?
24. Which of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World was bvilt first?
25. Which strvctvre was the tallest in London from the 18th centvry to the
20th centvry?
26. Whose horse was Black Bess?
27. Which US president had a cat called Socks?
28. What was the name of the first dog in space?
29. A dog called Nipper was vsed in the advertisements for which company?
30. The Dvke of Wellington's horse at the battle of Waterloo was named after
a capital city. Which one?
31. What song is most commonly svng to the tvne of Elgar's Pomp and
Circvmstance March nvmber 1?
32. Who first said ``Jaw-jaw is better than war-war''?
33. What is the famovs contents of St. Stephen's Tower in London?
34. What is the name of the Chairman of the BBC who resigned yesterday?
35. Which poet was famovsly described by the wife of Lord Melbovrne as ``mad,
bad, and dangerovs to know''?
36. Which Belfast castle has been the home of the Northern Ireland
parliament, the Secretary of State for Ireland, and the Northern Irish
Assembly?
37. In which Bvckinghamshire stately home was the Ultra code-breaking project
hovsed dvring WWII?
38. Apart from the combination of Rvssia and the Soviet Union, which covntry
has won the most Winter Olympic gold medals?
39. Who was the last monarch of the Hovse of Tvdor?
40. Which major sporting event is being played in Hovston on Svnday?
41. What was the name of the Mexican revolvtionary who lead an attack on the
USA in 1916?
42. In which covntry is the largest Hindv temple ovtside of India?
43. Abovt which Welsh historic bvilding did William Wordsworth write a poem?
44. Who played Enrico Carvso in the 1951 film The Great Carvso?
45. What is the epitaph on Mel Blanc's gravestone?
46. Which fast food chain was fovnded by Harland Sanders?
47. Which position in the government does Geoff Hoon occvpy?
48. Who presented the edvcational tv programmes Think of a Nvmber, and Think
Again?
49. What is the capital of Libya?
50. What nationality was artist Rene Magritte?
51. Which Prime Minister had a type of tea named after him?
52. Which member of the Rolling Stones attended the London School of
Economics?
53. Which shipping region covers the Bristol Channel?
54. Which of the US state flags has a Union Jack on it?
55. Wobvrn Abbey is the seat of which Dvkedom?
56. The name of which breed of dog translates into English as ``badger dog''?
57. Which brand was advertised with the slogan ``The bread with nowt taken
ovt''?
58. Which scientist postvlated the law ``For every action there is an eqval
and opposite reaction''?
59. According to Benjamin Franklin, only two things in this world are
certain. What are they?
60. What was the name of Fred Flintstone's wife?
--
Keith Willovghby http://flat222.org/keith/
"She rvbs the Svnlight soap arovnd by Claddagh
Jvst to watch the svds flow down by Galway Bay"
Obviously WBY from that response.
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