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| 39201 | Shisha, Nargile, Argeela And Ghalyan Are All Names Relating To What Hugely Popular And Culturally Significant Custom | The hookah smoking pipe (or hubble-bubble or water pipe - the hoohah and hookah cafes are as common in the Eastern world as cigarettes and pubs have traditionally been in the West - and no better for your health) | |
| 39202 | Which Country Produces Jarlsberg Cheese | Norway | |
| 39203 | What Was Doris Day's Only Uk Number One Hit Record | Secret Love (1954) | |
| 39204 | Who In Greek Mythology Was Murdered By His Wife Clytemnestra | Agamemnon | |
| 39205 | What Do The Initials Of Animal Rights Organization Peta Stand For | People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals | |
| 39206 | How Many Points Does A Converted Try Score In Rugby Union | Seven (five points for the try and two for the conversion kick) | |
| 39207 | In The Bible What Is The Third Book Of The Old Testament | Leviticus | |
| 39208 | What Is The Emblem Of Canada | Maple leaf | |
| 39209 | Where In The Body Are The Olfactory Nerves | Nose | |
| 39210 | Who Founded The Uk's Today Newspaper In 1986 | Eddie Shah | |
| 39211 | Pauline Matthews Duetted On A Big 1970's Hit Record Under What Better Known Name | Kiki Dee | |
| 39212 | In What Country Is The Valley Of The Kings | Egypt | |
| 39213 | Ergophobia Is A Fear Of What | Work | |
| 39214 | What Is The Tenth Letter Of The Greek Alphabet | Kappa | |
| 39215 | The World Health Organization Is An Agency Of Which Larger Body | The United Nations (UN) | |
| 39216 | According To Official Records How Many People Died In The Great Fire Of London Of 1666 | Six | |
| 39217 | What Did A Cordwainer Make | Shoes | |
| 39218 | Who Was America Named After | Amerigo Vespucci (Italian, 1454-1512) | |
| 39219 | The Merciless Parliament Convicted Of Treason The Entire Court Of Which British Monarch | Richard the Second (in 1388) | |
| 39220 | A Pearmain Is What Type Of Fruit | Apple | |
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| 39221 | Which British Boxer And Past World Middleweight Champion Committed Suicide In His Flat In Leamington Spa In 1966 | Randolph Turpin | |
| 39222 | Who Was The Last King Of Iraq | Faisal the Second (1935-58 - he reigned from 1939 until his death) | |
| 39223 | Where Was The First British Grand Prix Motor Race Held | Brooklands (1926) | |
| 39224 | What Was Lily Munster's Maiden Name | Dracula | |
| 39225 | What Is The Main Ingredient Of The Dish Borscht | Beetroot | |
| 39226 | What Is The Us State Capital Of Virginia | Richmond | |
| 39227 | A Salpingectomy Is The Surgical Removal Of Which Part Of The Body | Fallopian tubes | |
| 39228 | What Does Private Health Insurance Bupa Stand For | British United Provident Association (founded in 1947) | |
| 39229 | In Which Year Was The Channel Tunnel (Between England And France) Opened | 1994 | |
| 39230 | What Is The Generally Accepted Collective Term For A Group Of Starlings | Murmuration | |
| 39231 | During World War Ii, Forged Paintings By Which Artist Were Produced By Jan Van Meegeren | Jan Vermeer | |
| 39232 | What Is The World's Second Largest Sea | Caribbean | |
| 39233 | Jargonelle, Seckel And Winter Nelis Are Types Of Which Fruit | Pear | |
| 39234 | How Many Strings Does A Balalaika Typically Have | Three | |
| 39235 | Which Frank Dickens Cartoon Appears In The London Evening Standard (As At 2006) | Bristow | |
| 39236 | What Country Has The International Car Registration Eak | Kenya | |
| 39237 | In Which Country Was Fashion Designer Helmut Lang Born | Austria | |
| 39238 | Which Actor Appeared In Every Episode Of The Tv Series M*A*S*H | Alan Alda | |
| 39239 | The Secret Ingredient Of Which Product Is Code-Named 'Merchandise 7x' | Coca-Cola | |
| 39240 | Arboreal Describes A Creature Which Commonly Lives In What | Trees (bushes is also acceptable - arbor is latin for tree) | |
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| 39241 | What One Of The Seven Continents Stretches From The Northern Temperate To The Southern Temperate Zones | Africa (the other generally recognised continents are N America, S America, Asia, Europe, Antarctica and Australia - the Temperate zones are those between the tropics and the polar circles) | |
| 39242 | Cereology Is The Study Of What | Crop circles | |
| 39243 | What Is The Sloping Part Of A Horse's Foot Between The Fetlock And The Hoof | Pastern | |
| 39244 | Who Wrote The Best Selling Book The Tipping Point | Malcolm Gladwell (published in 2000, The Tipping Point sought to explain how small things could cause massive effects) | |
| 39245 | Which Acid Is Produced In The Muscles During Strenuous Exercise | Lactic | |
| 39246 | Agadir Is A Port In Which North African Country | Morocco | |
| 39247 | Who Was The British Nurse Arrested In Brussells And Shot By Firing Squad In 1915 On Suspicion Of Helping Allied Solders To Escape | Edith Cavell | |
| 39248 | Who Composed The Opera Turandot | Puccini (Giacomo Puccini) | |
| 39249 | Which English Cathedral Has 'The Clock With No Face' | Salisbury (apparently a clock-face was considered unnecesary because the time was announced by bells) | |
| 39250 | What Is The Name Of The Cement Mixer In The Children's Tv Series Bob The Builder | Dizzy | |
| 39251 | The Aconcagua Is The Highest Peak In Which Mountain Range | Andes (Aconcagua is 22,834 feet high, Argentina) | |
| 39252 | Which Huge Global Communications Brand Is Derived From A Local Word For A Marten | Nokia (a marten is like a weasel - the variety in question was probably the pine marten or sable, which gave its name to the Finnish river and town on which the early Nokia company - a paper mill - was built.) | |
| 39253 | What Of These Sports Bodies Was Founded First, The Aaa, Fa, Mcc Or Ioc | MCC (Marylebone Cricket Club, formed in 1787) | |
| 39254 | Who Was President Of The Ussr From 1982-84 | Yuri Andropov (1914-84 | |
| 39255 | What Was American Silent Film Star 'Fatty' Arbuckle's First Name | Roscoe | |
| 39256 | The Character Roger 'Race' Bannon Appeared As A Boy's Bodyguard In Which Cartoon Series | Jonny Quest | |
| 39257 | Mary Mallon Was Effectively Imprisoned For Life In New York For Being An Irresponsible Immune Carrier Of What Disease | Typhoid (hence her nickname and the expression, 'Typhoid Mary', referring to someone whose behaviour creates a risk of infecting to others) | |
| 39258 | Guru Nanak Dev Founded Which Religion | Sikhism | |
| 39259 | The Phoenix Park Murders Of 1882 Took Place In Which City | Dublin | |
| 39260 | Harry Longbaugh Was Better Known By What Name | The Sundance Kid (partner of Butch Cassidy) | |
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| 39261 | Who Designed The Famous Sagrada Familia Church In Barcelona | Gaudi | |
| 39262 | Who Was Henry Viii's Third Wife | Jane Seymour (1509-37) | |
| 39263 | Which Common Chemical Element Has The Atomic Number 20 | Calcium (Calcium is a silvery soft metal with the chemical symbol Ca) | |
| 39264 | What Does Wap Stand For In Mobile Phone Technology | Wireless Application Protocol | |
| 39265 | What Is The Name Of The Largest Island Of Japan | Honshu (Honsh, which means 'main state') | |
| 39266 | What Object Officially Joined Our Solar System On 1st May 1930 | Pluto | |
| 39267 | Who Wrote The Poem Beginning, (Stop All The Clocks, Cut Off The Telephone..) Which Featured In The Funeral Scene Of The Film Four Weddings And A Funeral | W H Auden (Wystan Hugh Auden, 1907-73) | |
| 39268 | A Surprise Attack, And Collective Noun For Group Of Tigers | Ambush | |
| 39269 | Acas Is The Uk's Advisory, Conciliation And 'What' Service | Arbitration | |
| 39270 | A Robot, From The Greek Word For Male | Android | |
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