Ono’s first 1969 ‘Bed-In’ for peace?
11 In a Royal Family context, who were Dookie and Jane?
12 Not a Penny More, Not Penny Less (1976) was whose first novel?
13 Which German was the first photographer to win the Turner Prize?
14 In 1976, who became Spain’s first democratically elected prime minister since the Second Spanish Republic?
15 The Canadian engineer, Sandford Fleming, was the first to propose which worldwide system?
16 In 1977, the user interface architect Bill Fernandez became which company’s first employee?
17 Which country hosted the first World Sauna Championships in 1999?
18 Who became the first officially licensed female British boxer in 1998?
19 Which Zimbabwean-born batsman was first branded “a flat-track bully” by John Bracewell?
20 Which first American woman to win the Nobel prize in literature is pictured?
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1 Which dashing hero first appeared in Johnston McCulley’s 1919 story The Curse of Capistrano?
2 The poet Saunders Lewis played a key role in founding which political party?
3 Which group had a hit in 1988 with John Kettley is a Weatherman?
4 What was demonstrated by the original Foucault pendulum in 1851?
5 The serial killer Red John was the family-murdering nemesis of which TV character?
6 A Salmanazar is equivalent to how many champagne bottles?
7 Jim Connell wrote which socialist anthem in 1889?
8 What is the actual first name of Indiana Jones?
9 King Edward VII popularised which felt hat after visiting Germany?
10 What is the largest private garden in London?
11 Daisuke Inoue invented which musical machine in 1971?
12 Which 1874 painting by Renoir in the National Museum Wales is often called ‘The Blue Lady’?
13 Henry VIII described which teenage wife as his “rose without a thorn”?
14 Which assistant to Robert Koch invented a transparent dish for the culture of microorganisms?
15 Under a licence from László Bíró, which company launched the Cristal ballpoint pen in 1950?
16 Which 2014 play by Mike Bartlett imagines the Prince of Wales becoming king?
17 Which German chainsaw manufacturer sponsors the Timbersports World Championship?
18 Kays of Scotland manufactures which stones for the Olympics?
19 Driving for Peugeot, which Finn was World Rally Champion in 2000 and 2002?
20 The residential building in the picture is located in which city?
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1 Named after Mithridates VI of Pontus, Mithridatism is which practice?
2 Founded in 1926, America’s oldest contemporary dance company is named after which woman?
3 Which Tire & Rubber Company is named after the inventor of vulcanised rubber?
4 Which late Polish journalist claimed to have witnessed 27 coups and revolutions?
5 Which “disease of kings” is caused by elevated uric acid levels in the blood?
6 The USS Arizona Memorial is located where?
7 What is the tallest skyscraper in the Western Hemisphere?
8 Which chef ran the London restaurant Harveys between 1987 and 1993?
9 The London bookshop Stanfords specialises in which field?
10 Who starred as Father James Lavelle in the 2014 film Calvary?
11 Which French artist (1930–2002) was famous for colourful figures called ‘Nanas’?
12 Which German philosopher stated that “to write poetry after Auschwitz is barbaric”?
13 What sort of dolphin was TV’s Flipper?
14 Alfama is the oldest district of which European capital?
15 Wolfram von Richthofen planned which April 26, 1937 bombing raid?
16 Which child film star always wore exactly 56 curls in her hair?
17 Which Frenchman wrote the plays L’Alouette (1952) and Becket (1959)?
18 Tabac, Massenet and Piscine are corners on which street circuit?
19 Founded in 1860, Forgan is the oldest maker of which sporting items?
20 Name the pictured footwear –
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1 Who was both the mother and wife of Oedipus?
2 What is Múspellsheimr the realm of in Norse mythology?
3 Originally patron god of the city of Eridu, the Sumerian god Enki later became known by what