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1. Who directed Salma Hayek and Antonio Banderas in the 1995 neo-Western action film Desperado?

Alejandro G. Inarritu

Guillermo del Toro

Robert Rodriguez

Quentin Tarantino

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2. Wuthering Heights was written by which Bronte sister?

Charlotte Bronte

Anne Bronte

Jane Bronte

Emily Bronte

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3. Violator and Music for the Masses were albums produced by which electronic rock band?

Kraftwerk

New Order

The Cure

Depeche Mode

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4. 12 Downing Street is the official residence of the holder of which political office?

Chief Whip

Prime Minister

Speaker of the House

Leader of the Opposition

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5. The French idiom 'Mieux vaut tard que jamais' is a literal translation of which English saying?

Don't judge a book by its cover

Actions speak louder than words

Better late than never

A penny saved is a penny earned

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6. What was the title of US singer Jennifer Lopez's first UK Number One single, in January 2001?

Waiting for Tonight

Love Don't Cost a Thing

Jenny from the Block

On the Floor

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7. David James, Jorgen Nielsen and Jose Manuel Reina have all been goalkeepers for which Premier League team?

Liverpool

Arsenal

Manchester United

Chelsea

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8. The BBC TV series Last of the Summer Wine was set in which English county?

Cornwall

Yorkshire

Lancashire

Sussex

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9. Which self-taught Scottish artist's works include The Singing Butler and The Longing?

Richard Demarco

Jack Vettriano

John Bellany

Eduardo Paolozzi

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10. In which mountain range would you find Britain's highest peak, Ben Nevis?

The Pennines

The Cairngorms

The Grampians

The Highlands

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11. Which 2000 film based on a novel by Alex Garland starred Leonardo DiCaprio as a backpacker who joins a secret island community in Thailand?

Cast Away

The Beach

Into the Wild

Brokeback Mountain

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12. What is the four-letter name for a type of stew that contains lamb, leeks, potatoes, and carrots, considered a national dish of Wales?

Ragu

Cawl

Paya

Seco

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13. What relation was George III to George II?

Grandson

Son

Nephew

Brother-in-law

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14. Which novel opens with the famous line: "There was no possibility of taking a walk that day"?

Emma

Jane Eyre

Pride and Prejudice

Rebecca

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15. Hot Stuff and No More Tears were hits for which pop singer-songwriter?

Diana Ross

Cher

Gloria Gaynor

Donna Summer

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16. Late Sheffield singer Joe Cocker had his only Number One hit with a cover of which Beatles song, in October 1968?

Yesterday

Let It Be

With a Little Help from My Friends

Hey Jude

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17. In a UK general election, what percentage of the vote must a candidate receive in order to avoid losing their deposit?

Three per cent

Two per cent

Five per cent

Ten per cent

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18. What papal name was adopted by Nicholas Breakspear, the only Englishman to become Pope?

Sixtus (IV)

Adrian (or Hadrian) (IV)

Innocent (XIII)

Benedict (XV)

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19. Former WBO middleweight champion Chris Eubank was defeated by which fellow Briton when contesting the super-middleweight title in 1997?

Joe Calzaghe

Steve Collins

Nigel Benn

David Starie

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20. Michael Crawford and Michele Dotrice starred as Frank and Betty Crawford in which 1970s TV series?

Porridge

Rising Damp

Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em

Fawlty Towers

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