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1. Name the central character in the film 'The Maltese Falcon'. Sam .... ?
2. Name the famous Spanish tenor. Placido ... ?
3. Name the long narrow sea between the Arabian Peninsula and north-east Africa.
4. Name the 1968 horror film directed by Roman Polanski.
5. 'Big Brother' was the head of state in which of George Orwell's novels?
6. Who was the British composer whose musicals include 1960s' 'Oliver'! Lionel ... ?
7. Name the creature that turns dark when angry and pale when afraid.
8. Lemurs are small, tree dwelling primates which are only found in which country?
9. Which type of whale is famous for its singing?
10. What character part has been played by Frank Langella, Gary Oldman and Leslie Nielsen?
11. How many of the following are insects?: spider, woodlouse, centipede, millipede
12. Which 19th century British painter and sculptor painted 'Monarch of the Glen' (1851)?
13. The large deep-sea fish the opah is also called the ...
14. Who was the author of 'A Clockwork Orange'(1962)?
15. The film 'The Green Mile' was based on a novella by which author?
16. Which country's original name was 'Hispaniola'?
17. In which Italian city was the (1969) film 'The Italian Job' starring Michael Caine set?
18. In Hindu weddings, the bride's hands and feet are painted with patterns in henna, an orange dye. What colour is the sari usually worn by the bride?
19. Name the capital and chief port of the volcanic island of Montserrat?
20. The hand-cranked Gatling machine gun had how many parallel barrels which produced 1,200 shots in a minute?
21. 'God's Window' is a viewing point offering breathtaking views over fertile forest plantations in which mountain range?
22. Which country's highest point is Champagne Castle (3,375 m) and includes places called Bethlehem and Newcastle?
23. Off which country would you find Banana Island and Turtle Island?
24. Alfred Nobel invented dynamite and which other explosive in 1875?
25. According to popular tradition, how many of the human body's 650 muscles does it take to smile and to frown?
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