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  1. Who is the only British Prime Minister to have been assassinated?
  2. Which gas giant, discovered in 1846, was the first planet found using mathematical prediction?
  3. In the episode "Yuppy Love," what did Del Boy famously fall through?
  4. Who became the first British woman to win an Olympic gold medal in boxing?
  5. What is the name of the ship that sank off Portsmouth in 1545 and was raised in 1982?
  6. Who has been cited as the inspiration for the character of Malcolm Tucker in the BBC political satire The Thick of It?
  7. Which British comedian played Baldrick in Blackadder who frequently devised a "cunning plan"?
  8. Which mountain range separates Europe and Asia?
  9. Which Conservative Party leader lost the 2001 general election in a landslide to Tony Blair?
  10. Name the capital of Tyrol which hosted both the 1964 and 1976 Winter Olympics?
  11. Who was the first British Prime Minister born in the 20th century?
  12. Which strait separates mainland Australia from Tasmania?
  13. Which 1314 battle saw Robert the Bruce defeat the English?
  14. What is the only planet in the solar system not named after a Roman god or goddess?
  15. Published in 1984, The Wasp Factory is the first novel by which Scottish writer?
  16. Name the only country in the world with a coastline on both the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf.
  17. Fat Elvis, a dodgy supplier of cheap and often questionable goods, was an unseen character in which TV series?
  18. What is the smallest country by land area on mainland Africa?
  19. Which Latin phrase means "the existing state of affairs"?
  20. What is the only fish that can blink with both eyes?
  21. What term describes the physical theory that describes how the universe expanded?
  22. Which major newspaper acquired the game Wordle in 2022?
  23. Liz Truss was given by some the nickname of which vegetable?
  24. In economics, what is the term for a general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money?
  25. Which company developed the iPhone?
  26. Which variety of Chinese is the native language of Hong Kong?
  27. Which French king was known as the Sun King?
  28. Which famous composer went deaf later in life but continued to compose music?
  29. Which scientist is known for formulating the laws of motion and universal gravitation?
  30. Which show launched the British career of singer and comedian Margarita Pracatan?


Answers



  1. Spencer Perceval (in 1812)
  2. Neptune
  3. Bar flap
  4. Nicola Adams (2012)
  5. Mary Rose
  6. Alastair Campbell
  7. Tony Robinson
  8. Ural Mountains
  9. William Hague
  10. Innsbruck
  11. Alec Douglas-Home (born in 1903)
  12. Bass Strait
  13. Battle of Bannockburn
  14. Earth
  15. Iain Banks
  16. Saudi Arabia
  17. EastEnders
  18. The Gambia
  19. Status quo
  20. Shark
  21. Big Bang
  22. The New York Times
  23. Lettuce
  24. Inflation
  25. Apple
  26. Cantonese
  27. Louis XIV
  28. Ludwig van Beethoven
  29. Isaac Newton
  30. The Clive James Show