Some sample questions from this category:
* Four old occupations, three of which were associated with the legal profession. Which is the odd one out?
* Going to the dogs: This dog was bred to run along horse-drawn carriages.
* Who starred as Captain Mainwaring in the British BBC comedy, "Dad's Army"?
* Who wrote the children's books centred around the character Dr Dolittle?
* The purportedly deaf, donut snatching, four-legged partner of Canadian Mountie Benton Fraser, in the TV series Due South, was named after a Canadian prime minister. What was his name?
* In the Bible, the Book of Judges, she was a Prophetess and Judge of Israel, the only woman to hold that office. What was her name?
* Which singer won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1988 representing Switzerland?
* In Greek mythology, he was a craftsman and inventor, said to have built the labyrinth for King Minos of Crete in which the Minotaur was kept. What was his name?
* "My fun days are over" were reputedly the dying words of whom?
* Which infectious disease, transmitted by the bite of a mosquito, is also known as 'breakbone fever'?
* Which actors's surname means 'spiritual' in Russian?
* Which 7th century BC Athenian legislator's name has become synonymous with harsh legislation?
* Which composer, despite going blind and losing the use of his limbs, continued to compose by dictation until his death in 1934?
* What is the name of the housekeeper in Daphne Du Maurier's classic novel 'Rebecca'?
* What is a wind instrument called that is used by Aboriginals?
* Which Marx Brothers film was also the title of a Queen album?
* What is the capital of Bangladesh?
* What is a long, loose hooded garment with full sleeves called?
* Which German baroque city suffered three terrible days of bombing at the end of WW II?
* What was the name of the informer of journalists Bernstein and Woodward in Watergate?
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