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1. In which poem by Robert Southey does Old Kaspar regale little Peterkin with a story of the past? God's Judgment on a Wicked Bishop The Battle of Blenheim My Days Among the Dead Are Past The Old Man's Complaints (And How He Gained Them)

2. Ernest Shackleton was born. The transit of Venus across the sun was visible from India. The Louisville Jockey Club was founded, and work was begun on Churchill Downs, home of the Kentucky Derby. In which year did all of these events occur? 1884 1874 1864 1894

3. Which boys' name is used in trampolining to describe a forward somersault during which two and one half twists are executed? Benjamin George Randolph Nicholas

4. Which English author, born in 1859 in Staffordshire, is probably best remembered for his humourous tale of a boating trip up the Thames? Gavin Maxwell C.S. Forester Jerome K. Jerome Daniel Defoe

5. Which farm implement, consisting of a frame with numerous teeth, is dragged over the ground to break up clumps of earth? Plough Harrow Combine Planter

6. Which country was the setting for the 1989 Marlon Brando movie 'A Dry White Season'? United States South Africa Australia Canada

7. Which seedless citrus fruit was named for the clergyman who discovered it in the early twentieth century? Clementine Ugli Tangerine Satsuma

8. At the beginning of the Battle of the Somme in 1916, the 24th Battalion the Manchester Regiment was also known by which of the following names? Accrington Pals 6th Manchester Pals Oldham Pals 1st Salford Pals

9. Which London landmark, designed by Sir Aston Webb and constructed in the early 20th century, lies at the Trafalgar Square end of the Mall? Clarence House Nelson's Column Tower of London Admiralty Arch

10. In which English town or village was General James Wolfe, victor at the Plains of Abraham, Quebec, born? Bungay, Suffolk Lingfield, Surrey Westerham, Kent Braintree, Essex

11. At the outbreak of the First World War, Robert Borden, Joseph Cook and William Ferguson Massey all held the same position in their respective nations. What position did each hold? Finance Minister Minister of War Prime Minister President

12. In which TV movie, and subsequent series, did Robert Englund portray a reptilian alien who sided with the human resistance to the invaders? Alien Nation A Nightmare on Elm Street Battlestar Galactica V

13. What links the German, Hermann Staudinger, Frits Zernike from the Netherlands, Briton Hans A. Krebs and American Fritz A. Lipmann? All were Nobel laureates in the same year, 1993. All were Nobel laureates in the same year, 1953. All were Nobel laureates in Literature. Each was the first Nobel laureate in his field.

14. Bingo as played in the United Kingdom differs from the game played in North America, and the calls for the various numbers are quite colourful. What number has been drawn if the caller proclaims 'Top of the shop'? 65 1 45 90

15. The answers you have given should give you enough clues to name the famous person of the title. (Please give only the name by which the person is best known, without titles or middle names.) Answer: (Two Words, or just surname)