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character ended up marrying Harry Kennedy (played by Richard Armitage)?

      14 Which US professor of cognitive science wrote the 1979 book Gödel, Escher, Bach: an Eternal Golden Braid?

      15 Chiromancy is divination by what means?

      16 Frank Bowden founded which bicycle company in 1887?

      17 Rich Uncle Moneybags is associated with which board game?

      18 Which Syrian woman became Olympic heptathlon champion in 1996?

      19 Which Russian center for Pittsburgh Penguins won the 2006–2007 Calder Memorial Trophy as the NHL’s best rookie?

      20 On which Yemeni island does the pictured tree grow?

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      1 Hans Riegel Sr. formed which German confectionery maker in 1920?

      2 Who became the Berliner Philharmoniker’s chief conductor in 1954?

      3 Which Chicago blues legend recorded Smokestack Lightning in 1956?

      4 The Bottle Inn in Marshwood, Dorset, hosts which “world famous” world eating championship?

      5 Possessed by the Norse god Odin, what is Draupnir?

      6 Charlotte Amalie is the capital of which Caribbean island group?

      7 In which 1981 film does a hike across the North York Moors end up in The Slaughtered Lamb pub?

      8 Which St John restaurant founder and chef wrote the 1999 book Nose to Tail Eating: A Kind of British Eating?

      9 The first director of the Royal College of Music is best remembered in the name of which reference work?

      10 What is the oldest remaining British overseas territory?

      11 The Hexamilion Wall is thought to be the largest archaeological structure in which country?

      12 In 1905, which Liberal began the longest continuous term of any foreign secretary?

      13 Who coined the term “gamma ray” in 1903 following early studies of the emissions of radioactive nuclei?

      14 The highest in the world, Tanggula Railway Station is located where?

      15 Psychiatrists Thomas Holmes and Richard Rahe developed a scale for quantifying what?

      16 Charles Napier never actually sent which punning dispatch when he conquered Sindh in 1843?

      17 Which German-born fur trader (1763–1848) was America’s first multimillionaire?

      18 Which javelin thrower is the first Kenyan to win a world championship gold in a field event?

      19 Which national rugby union team performs the Siva Tau war dance?

      20 Which Chvrches lead vocalist is pictured?

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      1 In 2000, John Irving won an Oscar for adapting which of his own novels?

      2 In 1963, which Austrian-born actress married Tony Curtis after meeting on the set of Taras Bulba?

      3 The first ever film sequel, The Fall of a Nation is a 1916 follow-up to which movie?

      4 Which Terry Gilliam film was inspired by the Chris Marker short La Jetée?

      5 Which French composer won an Oscar for scoring A Passage to India?

      6 Which Frenchman directed the cinéma du look films Diva (1981) and Betty Blue (1986)?

      7 The Cocoanuts (1929) was which comedy team’s first feature-length film?

      8 The 2014 New Zealand film The Dark Horse is about Genesis Potini, a player of which game?

      9 Which German actress dressed up in a gorilla suit for the 1932 film Blonde Venus?

      10 Which Cameron Crowe film features John Cusack holding up a boombox playing In Your Eyes by Peter Gabriel?

      11 Which Puerto Rican was the first Hispanic actor to win an Oscar?

      12 Which 1986 film featured the Colonial Marines, Vasquez, Hicks, Hudson and Apone?

      13 In which 1957 film did famed Broadway singing coach Kay Thompson sing the number Think Pink?

      14 “Long live the new flesh” is the last line spoken by James Woods in which film?

      15 Which Oscar-winning animated film features the inflatable healthcare robot Baymax?

      16 Playing the villain Mister Midnight, Christopher Lee performed the song Name Your Poison in which 1983 film?

      17 Who died on October 10, 1985 – the same day as his Battle of Neretva co-star Orson Welles?

      18 Which 1968 Western features the struggle for a piece of land called Sweetwater?

      19 Michael C. Gross designed and artist Brent Boates drew up which logo, as seen on the car Ecto-1?

      20 Name the pictured French actress –

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      1 Which TV title character has a lazy manservant named Jud (played by Phil Davis)?

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