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| # | Question | Answer |
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| 1121 | Name the author of The Novel Frankenstein | Mary Shelly |
| 1122 | *What was the name of the computer in TV's Wonder Woman?* | IRAC |
| 1123 | In which Hitchcock classic does James Stewart play a man hired to follow Kim Novak? | Vertigo |
| 1124 | When does Santa deliver presents? | Christmas Day |
| 1125 | Which Islands In The Indian Ocean Gained Their Independence From Britain In 1976 | The Seychelles |
| 1126 | Three of Santa's reindeers have a name beginning with the letter D, Dasher, Dancer and who else | Donner |
| 1127 | In 1979 which English art historian was exposed as a one-time Soviet spy and stripped of his knighthood? | Anthony Blunt |
| 1128 | What was rudolf hess' sentence at the nuremburg trials | Life Imprisonment |
| 1129 | Who died three days before Groucho Marx? | Elvis Presley |
| 1130 | "On the Single "" Do They Know It's Christmas "" Only One Person Performed On Both The Original And The 20 Year Remake Band Aid 20, Who Was It?" | Bono / U2 |
| 1131 | Who Had An 80's Hit With The Song 'Paranomia,' | Art of Noise feat Max Headroom |
| 1132 | Who Was Ousted By Corazon Aquino In 1986 | Ferdinand Marcos |
| 1133 | Which best selling American writer wrote and directed the sci-fi film Westworld ? | Michael Crichton |
| 1134 | Which country was first to operate an old age pension scheme? | Germany (1891) |
| 1135 | What Tax Was Levied Between 1695 & 1851? | Window Tax |
| 1136 | Who Released The 70's Album Entitled Aja | Steely Dan |
| 1137 | The 1954 movie White Christmas was the first to be made using what new Paramount film format? | VistaVision |
| 1138 | Where Was The German Fleet Scuppered At The End Of World War I? | Scapa Flow |
| 1139 | How Old Was John F Kennedy When He Was Assassinated | 46 |
| 1140 | Who led the mongols? | Genghis Khan |
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| 1141 | In Which Year Did The Falklands Conflict Begin | 1982 |
| 1142 | Who Wrote 'Auld Lang Syne' | Robery Burn / Henry Viii |
| 1143 | Who was the first man to reach the North Pole ? | Robert Edwin Peary |
| 1144 | Who Released The 70's Album Entitled Arrival | ABBA |
| 1145 | Who Made The First Non-Stop Transatlantic Crossing In An Aeroplane? | Alcock & Brown |
| 1146 | Which comedy trio made a 'Daft Noise For Christmas'' | The Goodies |
| 1147 | In Which Year Was Joan Of Arc Burned At The Stake? | 1431 |
| 1148 | What did Regan due to the striking air traffic controllers? | Fired them |
| 1149 | Why did Richard John Bingham make the news in the 1970s? | Lord Lucan |
| 1150 | The Cranberries song 'Zombie' was released in which year | 1994 |
| 1151 | What is the nickname of the ship's computer in the 1979 film _Alien_? | Mother |
| 1152 | Bruce Willis spends Christmas fighting terrorists in the 1988 film 'Die Hard'', which American city is this set in | Los Angeles |
| 1153 | In the 'Twelve days of christmas', how many items in total are sent by 'my true love'? | 78 |
| 1154 | In the 1855 Russian War, what were used to transport Torpedos ? | Kites |
| 1155 | Who was the cult leader of the Waco Siege in 1993? | David Koresh |
| 1156 | How Old Was Playboy Founder Hugh Hefner When He Launched The First Edition Of 'Playboy'' | 27 |
| 1157 | Who was the mother of James I of England (VI of Scotland )? | Mary Queen Of Scots |
| 1158 | "In Charles Dickens' ""A Christmas Carol"", how many different ghosts visited Scrooge?" | 4 |
| 1159 | What Was The Goverment Of Oliver Cromwell Called? | The Commenwealth Goverment |
| 1160 | What volcano destroyed Pompeii | Vesuvius |
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| 1161 | In 1974 who was sacked from his position of England football manager? | Alf Ramsey |
| 1162 | Which famous Arab / Israeli war took place in 1973? | Yom Kippur war |
| 1163 | In 1969 Richard Cawston Made A Documentary For The BBC About Which Famous Family | The Royal Family |
| 1164 | What computer game featured a disco leftover looking for love? | Leisure Suit Larry |
| 1165 | Which city did Crocket and Tubbs spend most of their time in? | Miami Vice |
| 1166 | Who was the composer of 'The Nutcracker' ballet? (Handel, Bach, Tchaikovsky, Schubert) | Tchaikovsky |
| 1167 | Who killed 5 london prostitutes in 1888 | Jack the ripper |
| 1168 | What was Maggie Seaver's maiden name on Growing Pains? | Maggie Malone |
| 1169 | "From the Christmas Carol ""Good King Wenceslas"", where was Good King Wenceslas the King of?" | Bogemia |
| 1170 | Who killed Jesse James? | Robert Ford |
| 1171 | What country did the allies invade in world war ii's operation avalanche | Italy |
| 1172 | "Who was the author of ""A Christmas Carol""?" | Charles Dickens |
| 1173 | Who took over from Kennedy after he was assassinated? | Lyndon B Johnson |
| 1174 | Who Pioneered Nursing Whilst Serving In The Crimean War? | Florence Nightingale |
| 1175 | What's fidel castro's brother's name | Raoul |
| 1176 | What is the Roman numeral for fifty? | L |
| 1177 | What historic event does the nursery rhyme (Ring-a-ring of roses) commemorate? | The Great Plague |
| 1178 | Complete the verse - 'Twas the night before christmas, when all through the house. Not a creature was stirring not even a | Mouse |
| 1179 | What was the name of the party dog that that was Budwiser's mascot in the late eighties? | Spuds McKenzie |
| 1180 | Little boy & fat man were the first | Atomic bombs |
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| 1181 | In 1951 Howard Hawks produced The Thing. Who directed the 1982 remake, which starred Kurt Russell | John Carpenter |
| 1182 | What is the collective name for a group of Angels | A Host Of Angels |
| 1183 | From which country does the poinsettia plant originate? | Mexico |
| 1184 | What 'SK' Do You Call A Quiet Armour Wearer | Silent Knight |
| 1185 | Which 50's Movie features the Line ' This is war. This is not a game of cricket'. | The Bridge on the River Kwai |
| 1186 | Which Magician Was An Advisor To King Arthur | Merlin |
| 1187 | In Which Series Of Films From 1984 Onwards Did Robert Englund Star As Freddy Krueger | A Nightmare On Elm Street |
| 1188 | What was the first fighting vehicle? | War chariot |
| 1189 | Which great ocean liner was launched in 1934? | The Queen Mary |
| 1190 | What were the earliest tree ornaments? | Apples & Fruit |
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