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1 To Olivia, starring Hugh Bonneville, is about the life of which children’s author?

2 Who wrote The Handmaid’s Tale?

3 Iga Swiatek is a star of which sport?

4 The name of which dessert means “cooked cream” in Italian?

5 What is the vegetable emblem of Wales?

6 What is the first element in the periodic table?

7 Who is the host of The Voice?

8 Which famous novel features a valet character called Passepartout?

9 Lars Ulrich is the drummer with which band?

10 Stephen Curry plays for which NBA team?

11 Which fashion house has a logo inspired by Medusa, the snake-haired mythological goddess?

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Manga is a style of comic book art from which country?

13 Veal is the meat of which animal?

14 After Rome, what is Italy’s second most populous city?

15 Which surrealist artist designed the Chupa Chups logo?

16 Which superhero’s birth name is Kal-el?

17 In the 1980s, who had a hit with the song Fast Car?

18 Which Holden model is also a naval rank?

19 In terms of transport what does the acronym PHEV stand for?

20 In office for just eight days in July 1945, who is Australia’s shortest serving Prime Minister?

21 Which fruit is dried to make prunes?

22 Triton is the largest moon of which planet?

23 Who is the French President?

24 Who wrote The Great Gatsby?

25 Lego has its headquarters in which country? 26 James Van Der Beek and Katie Holmes starred on which teen drama? 27 Wiener schnitzel is named after which city?

What name is given to a trumpet made from a sea shell?

29 To which US president did Marilyn Monroe sing Happy Birthday? 30 What does the adjective vitreous refer to?

31 Who directed the movies Trainspotting, The Beach and Slumdog Millionaire? 32 Millie Bobby Brown found fame on which show? 33 Which classic 1991 movie stars Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon?

34 Which name was shared by three of Henry VIII’S wives? 35 Which German word describes pleasure derived from the misfortunes of others? 36 What are raced at the Isle of Man TT? 37 Jiminy Cricket is a main character in which Disney film? 38 A tetrapod has how many limbs? 39 The first underground rail system opened in which city? 40 Which country was formerly known as Ceylon? 41 The Gurkha people are from which country? 42 What does a fletcher make? 43 Who was Norah Jones’s famous musician father? 44 Which two keys on a computer keyboard are used for the paste command? 45 What is a langoustine?