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28 July
- What word can go before "all", "cast" and "take"?
- Which film has, within six weeks of release, become the highest grossing animated film of all time?
- Which Ed Sheeran track is the first song to be streamed three billion times on Spotify?
- What is the oldest planet in the solar system?
- Last Sunday, President Biden, the 46th president of the US, announced he will not be seeking re-election. How many presidents before him have failed to seek re-election, either by choice or due to unforeseen circumstances, a) 7 b) 10 c) 13?
- The Tablet is a journal reflecting the beliefs of which faith?
- Which American industrialist and business magnate said, "History is bunk"?
- On Friday the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics took place – a unique event in that, instead of it being held within a sporting arena, it took place along a 6km stretch of the River Seine. Which of these sports is not being introduced in the 2024 event, a) Breakdancing b) Darts c) Men's Artistic Swimming?
- In World War II, which RAF raid had the code name of Operation Chastise? Bonus point for the number of the RAF Squadron that carried out the raid.
- Who first said: " Do I not destroy my enemies when I make them my friends?" was it a) Lao Tzu b) Abraham Lincoln c) Frank Sinatra?
- This week, a train in Ascot, Berkshire stopped between stations (causing delays) on account of what on the rails, a) a tortoise b) a baby's pram c) a crate of beer?
- Who was Thor Heyerdahl (1914-2002)?
- To which animal does the adjective "cervine" relate, a) Sheep b) Deer c) Pig?
- Which European country has been stripped of its right to host the next meeting of EU foreign and defence ministers? For a bonus why was this?
- Which heavyweight world champion had the nickname of the Brockton Bomber? For a bonus what is unique about his career?
- On which river is the Grand Canyon?
- What is the name of the successful flip-flop brand from Brazil?
- The Sound of Music won Best Picture at the 1966 Academy Awards. It wasn't until another 37 years before another musical won this award. What was it?
- Regarded as one of the founders of modern political philosophy, Thomas Hobbes wrote his best-known book in 1651. What was it, a) Critique of Pure Reason b) Paradise Lost c) Leviathan?
- True/False – identical twins have the same fingerprints.
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