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i knew very little, but what i knew was apparently factual

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2. Sainsburys
6.
8. The one for sailing , can't remember the name
9. Gentlemen pprefer blondes
16 Poland
20. The Lone Ranger
23. The Crimean War
25. Wikipedia
26. Belgian
30. 1961

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12. Chicago
17. Milton Obote
21. Germany
28. John Buchan

The answers for this week

1. What is the theme tune of the US basketball team, the Harlem Globetrotters? Sweet Georgia Brown
2. Which UK supermaket chain launched a controversial carrier bag with the maxim 'Take an Old Bag Shopping'? Sainsbury's
3. Which British comedian features in the video game Grand Theft Auto IV? Ricky Gervais
4. Who was the first British Prime Minister not to have been privately educated? David Lloyd George
5. Also known as the Pink City, what is the capital of the Indian state Rajasthan? Jaipur
6. Black Dog and Blind Pew are characters in which novel? Treasure Island (Robert L Stevenson)
7. A veronique dish is garnished with which fruit? Grapes
8. What is the oldest trophy in international sport? The Americas Cup (in Sailing - introduced 1851)
9. In which 1953 film did Marilyn Monroe play gold-digger Lorelei Lee? Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
10. The London Promenade concerts were founded by which English composer/conductor? Sir Henry Wood (in 1895)
11. Who captained the West Indies cricket team from 1974-85? Clive Lloyd
12. Loyola University is in which US city? Chicago
13. What was singer Tony Bennett's only No1 UK hit single? Stranger in Paradise (1955)
14. In the human body what is the innominate bone more commonly known as? Hip bone
15. Which US singer's real name is Ernest Evans? Chubby Checker
16. Zloty and Grosz are money in which country? Poland
17. Who became president of Uganda after Idi Amin was overthrown in 1980? Milton Obote
18. Which city hosted the 1900 Summer Olympics? Paris
19. In which decade was third class rail travel re-designated second class on British railways? 1950s (1956)
20. Clayton Moore and John Hart both played which US TV character? The Lone Ranger
21. Saarland is an area of which European country? Germany
22. The Salk vaccine was developed in 1954 to be used against which disease? Polio (properly Poliomyelitis - after Jonus Salk, 1914-95)
23. The Battle of Balaclava was fought during which war? The Crimean War (October 1854)
24. What is a Spanish nobleman of the highest rank called? Grandee
25. Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger founded which website in 2001? Wikipedia
26. What nationality was guitarist Django Reinhardt? Belgian (1910-53)
27. In the UK children's TV series Playschool, what was the name of the black doll which replaced Hamble in the 1980s? Poppy
28. Who wrote the novel The Thirty-Nine Steps? John Buchan
29. What type of plastic was made from phenol and formaldehyde? Bakelite
30. In which year was the Berlin Wall built? 1961

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I only knew 16, 21 and 30

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Another weekend means another quiz

1. Pyaemia is the poisoning of what?
2. What is the profession of world famous Annie Liebovitz?
3. In which century was divorce legalised (by Act of Parliament) in England?
4. How many Oscars did the 1959 film Ben Hur win?
5. What is the capital of Botswana?
6. Who was Henry the Eighth's fifth wife?
7. The international standard ream is how many sheets of paper?
8. Who wrote the novel The Camomile Lawn?
9. A nap hand is a series of how many winning points or victories in a game or sport?
10. Which British liner was torpedoed and sunk off the coast of Ireland in 1915?
11. Which Italian fashion designer was shot and killed outside his Miami home in 1997?
12. What is the title of a British nobleman ranking above an earl and below a duke?
13. A tangelo is the Hybrid of which two fruits?
14. The Petrified Forest National Park is in which US state?
15. Coprophagia is the eating (by insects and certain animals) of what?
16. Which city is the setting of 1950s musical Kismet?
17. Lucille LeSueur was the real name of which Academy Award winning US actress and later a director of the Pepsi-Cola Corporation?
18. Which London tube station was called Gillespie Road before adopting the name of a nearby football club in 1932?
19. Which Native American Indian tribe bought the Hard Rock chain for a reputed $965m in 2006?
20. What is the name of the 'and' symbol (originally formed from the French word 'et')?
21. Passat, the Volkswagen car model, is German for a type of what?
22. Which singer-songwriter released an album in 1983 called Hearts and Bones?
23. Who was the first woman Speaker of the UK House of Commons?
24. What are auctioned at Tattersalls?
25. What is the fifth book of the Old Testament?
26. What was the name of the first US satellite, launched 31 Jan 1958?
27. In Switzerland, 1978, the corpse of which entertainer was reburied in concrete after it was recovered from extortionists?
28. What word, favoured by crossword compilers, is a small case for holding needles?
29. Bertrand Russell was a founder member of which British peace-movement organisation, established in 1957?
30. In Greek mythology what was the name of the old man who ferried the souls of the dead across the River Styx to Hades?

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Just a quickie as I could not resist!

13 Tangerine and a grapefruit

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I know you can never resist a quickie.
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2) Photographer
4) 11?
10) Lusitania
23) Betty Bothroyd

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4 out of 4 out of 30

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14. Arizona
20. ampersand
25. Deuteronomy
30. Charon

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4 out of 4 out of 30 too.

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4. 3
6. Catherine Howard
7. 500
10. Lusitania
11. Versace
15.
20. Ampersand
23. Betty Boothroyd
24.
27. Charlie Chaplin
29 CND
30 Kharon

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4 wrong.
You didn't get 4 wrong you got 4 wrong in that 4 is not 3.

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More than 3 then

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I meant to guess CND when I read through the questions

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5. Gaborone
12. Marquess?
17. Joan Crawford
22. Paul Simon
26. Explorer?
28. Etui

Well done- all correct.

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The full set of answers

1. Pyaemia is the poisoning of what? Blood
2. What is the profession of world famous Annie Liebovitz? Photographer
3. In which century was divorce legalised (by Act of Parliament) in England? 19th (or 1800s - 1858)
4. How many Oscars did the 1959 film Ben Hur win? Eleven
5. What is the capital of Botswana? Gaborone
6. Who was Henry the Eighth's fifth wife? Catherine Howard (or Katherine - executed for treason/adultery)
7. The international standard ream is how many sheets of paper? 500
8. Who wrote the novel The Camomile Lawn? Mary Wesley
9. A nap hand is a series of how many winning points or victories in a game or sport? Five
10. Which British liner was torpedoed and sunk off the coast of Ireland in 1915? Lusitania
11. Which Italian fashion designer was shot and killed outside his Miami home in 1997? Gianni Versace
12. What is the title of a British nobleman ranking above an earl and below a duke? Marquess
13. A tangelo is the Hybrid of which two fruits? Tangerine and grapefruit (or pomelo)
14. The Petrified Forest National Park is in which US state? Arizona
15. Coprophagia is the eating (by insects and certain animals) of what? Dung (faeces, excrement, poo, etc - typically for its nutritional value)
16. Which city is the setting of 1950s musical Kismet? Baghdad
17. Lucille LeSueur was the real name of which Academy Award winning US actress and later a director of the Pepsi-Cola Corporation? Joan Crawford
18. Which London tube station was called Gillespie Road before adopting the name of a nearby football club in 1932? Arsenal
19. Which Native American Indian tribe bought the Hard Rock chain for a reputed $965m in 2006? Seminoles (of Florida)
20. What is the name of the 'and' symbol (originally formed from the French word 'et')? Ampersand
21. Passat, the Volkswagen car model, is German for a type of what? Wind (a tradewind)
22. Which singer-songwriter released an album in 1983 called Hearts and Bones? Paul Simon
23. Who was the first woman Speaker of the UK House of Commons? Betty Boothroyd (in 1993)
24. What are auctioned at Tattersalls? Horses (thoroughbreds)
25. What is the fifth book of the Old Testament? Deuteronomy
26. What was the name of the first US satellite, launched 31 Jan 1958? Explorer 1 (additional international designation: 1958 Alpha 1)
27. In Switzerland, 1978, the corpse of which entertainer was reburied in concrete after it was recovered from extortionists? Charlie Chaplin
28. What word, favoured by crossword compilers, is a small case for holding needles? Etui
29. Bertrand Russell was a founder member of which British peace-movement organisation, established in 1957? CND (Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament)
30. In Greek mythology what was the name of the old man who ferried the souls of the dead across the River Styx to Hades? Charon (or Kharon)

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