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Which far right political leader contested the second round of the French presidential election against Emmanuel Macron on 7 May 2017?

Which novel begins with the opening line:

‘ It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife’? In which month of the year is St Swithin’s Day? According to Christian tradition, who are Caspar, Balthazar and Melchior? To whom is Impedimenta married in the Asterix comic strips created by Rene Goscinny and Albert Uderzo? In Cockney rhyming slang, what’s the meaning of ‘ elephant’s trunk’?

BRITAIN

Bizarre and Crocus are among the names given to series of ceramic designs produced by which 20th- century Staffordshire- born potter? ‘ You rotten swine, you deaded me’ became a familiar catchphrase of which Goon Show character voiced by Peter Sellers?

What was the name of the tribal leader who fought against the Roman conquest of Britain? Which England footballer, who played professionally until the age of 50, was known as the Wizard of Dribble?

Which term is used to describe the diagonal cross that appears on the national flag of Scotland?

Vectis was a Roman name for which island off the coast of the British mainland?

FOOD AND DRINK

Bulgogi — a sort of barbecued gui of marinated strips of beef or pork — is most closely associated with which style of east Asian cuisine? Traditionally served warm in porcelain cups, the Japanese drink sake is fermented from which foodstuff?

Bananas are a good source of which mineral? What name is given to the Cornish dish of herrings or pilchards baked in pastry and served with the fish heads protruding from the crust?

A favourite with the writer F Scott Fitzgerald, a gin rickey is a cocktail flavoured with the juice of which fruit?

Halal describes food prepared in a way that is consistent with the laws of which religion?

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

The gracilis is a long slender muscle lying on the inner side of which part of the body? What is the boiling point of water on the Fahrenheit scale?

What is the hottest planet in the solar system? Which of the following chemical substances is not an element: ammonia, arsenic, boron, chromium or helium?

Identified by Nasa in 2017 as a possible source of life, Enceladus is an ice- shrouded moon of which planet? Centaurea cyanus — a tall- growing plant bearing blue blooms — is commonly known by which name?

FILM

Who won the 2019 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress?

Ordinary Decent Criminal, Sing Street and Intermission are feature films set in which capital city?

La La Land was incorrectly announced as the best film at the 2017 Oscars ceremony, but which movie was the correct winner? Who performed Runnin’ on the soundtrack of the 2016 movie Hidden Figures?

Mena Massoud, Will Smith and Naomi Scott starred in which 2019 remake of a classic kids’ film?

Known for his roles in Django Unchained and Collateral, which Hollywood actor was born Eric Marlon Bishop?

Solutions in Monday’s Irish Mirror