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ROUND ONE
General Knowledge
     Named ‘app of the year’ for 2011, which company, and its photo sharing platform, was bought
 1   for $1 billion by Facebook in April 2012 despite, at that point, only having 13 employees?
     INSTAGRAM

     What word links the villain in the film Iron Man 3 to a language spoken
 2   by over one billion people?
     MANDARIN

     Written by John Hughes in around 1907, what is the Welsh name for the hymn tune often
 3   called ‘Bread Of Heaven’ and used as the tune to ‘Guide Me, O Thou Great Redeemer’?
     CWM RHONDDA

     True or False – When the Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre in 1911 more people turned up to
 4   see the space on the wall where it had been hanging than had been to actually view the painting?
     TRUE

     Bradford’s Steven Frayne performs his tricks, such as levitation and walking on water,
 5   under what one-word stage name?
     DYNAMO

     Signifying their life and death status, what is the title of the 2014 Monty Python stage show?
 6   ONE DOWN, FIVE TO GO

     A ‘Kingdom’ at Matlock Bath, a ‘Land’ at Milton Keynes and a ‘World’ at Warrington
 7   are all theme parks named after what literary character?
     GULLIVER

     Keifer Sutherland, Mila Kunis and – perhaps the best known – David Bowie
 8   are all heterochromatics. What is unusual about their appearance?
     ALL HAVE TWO DIFFERENT COLOURED EYES

     At the wedding of Hugo and Alice in ‘The Vicar of Dibley’ some of the
 9   bridesmaids were dressed as which children’s TV characters?
     TELETUBBIES

     SOWPODS is an important list associated with what game?
10   IT IS THE OFFICIAL LIST OF SCRABBLE WORDS
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ROUND TWO
Help for Heroes Picture Round – all people/things with the initials HH.

11    POLITICIAN, HARRIET HARMAN

12    COMEDIAN, HARRY HILL

13    ILLUSIONIST, HARRY HOUDINI

14    ACTRESS, HELEN HUNT

15    31ST U.S. PRESIDENT HERBERT HOOVER

16    ACTRESS, HOLLY HUNTER

17    AMERICAN BUSINESS TYCOON, HOWARD HUGHES

18    PUBLISHER, HUGH HEFNER

19    PROFESSIONAL WRESTLER, HULK HOGAN

20    VACUUM CLEANER, HENRY HOOVER
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ROUND THREE
Connections Round
     Released In December 1976, which was the fifth studio album for the band Queen?
21   A DAY AT THE RACES

     Which letter of the alphabet is represented by a single dot in Morse Code?
22   E

     Owned by a famous publisher, which famous building is situated
23   at 10236 Charing Cross Road, Holmby Hills, Los Angeles?
     THE PLAYBOY MANSION

     Having flown 39 successful missions, which of NASA’s space shuttles was decommissioned in 2011?
24   DISCOVERY

     Who was page three’s ‘Girl of the Year’ in 1984, 1985 and 1986?
25   SAM FOX

     In ‘Only Fools and Horses’, what name did Trigger often call Rodney?
26   DAVE

     Which of the Earth’s ocean’s covers approximately one fifth of the earth’s total surface area?
27   ATLANTIC

     Which chemical element has the symbol ‘Au’?
28   GOLD

     How many times have Italy won the Football World Cup?
29   FOUR

     What is the connection between your previous 9 answers?
30   TV CHANNELS (AT THE RACES, E!, PLAYBOY, DISCOVERY, FOX, DAVE,
     ATLANTIC, GOLD, FOUR)
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ROUND FOUR
Military Ranks
      What was the name of the car in the TV show ‘The Dukes of Hazzard’?
31    GENERAL LEE

      Who famously quit ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ in 2008 saying “The trouble is that there is now
32    a real danger that I might win the competition. Even for me that would be a joke too far.”?
      JOHN SERGEANT

      Which 20th Century Prime Minister had the middle name Roy?
33    JOHN MAJOR

      Goldie Hawn received a ‘Best Actress’ Oscar nomination in 1980 for her starring role in which film?
34    PRIVATE BENJAMIN

      Which computer company made the Vic 20 and the Amiga?
35    COMMODORE

      What was the name and title of the man who created KFC?
36    COLONEL HARLAND SANDERS

      James Bond holds what Naval rank?
37    COMMANDER

      What is the name of the fictional inn, home to Jim Dawkins in the novel Treasure Island?
38    ADMIRAL BENBOW

      H4H Patron James Blunt served in the British Army and was put in charge of leading
39    30,000 troops into Pristina as the first British officer to enter the Kosovan capital.
      Which military rank did he rise to?
      CAPTAIN

      Rob and Hilda Woodward were the first mother and son to have
40    a number one hit together. Under what name did they release
      the song ‘Mouldy Old Dough’?
      LIEUTENANT PIGEON
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ROUND FIVE
World War 50/50 – Were the following people born during World War 2 or not?
5 were, 5 were not.
      Boxer, Muhammad Ali
41    YES (Born January 17, 1942)

      Politician, Neil Kinnock
42    YES (Born March 28, 1942)

      Stuntman, Evel Knievel
43    NO (Born October 17, 1938)

      Actress, Liza Minelli
44    NO (Born March 12, 1946)

      Actress, Joanna Lumley
45    NO (Born May 1, 1946)

      Singer, Barbra Streisand
46    YES (Born April 25, 1942)

      Actress, Dame Diana Rigg
47    NO (Born July 20, 1938)

      Comedian, Billy Connolly
48    YES (Born Nov 24, 1942)

      Weatherman, Michael Fish
49    YES (Born April 27, 1944)

      Country Singer, Dolly Parton
50    NO (Born January 19, 1946)
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ROUND SIX
Famous quotes
     Which singer had this quote “Of course I have small feet, nothing grows in the shade.”?
51   DOLLY PARTON

     Always good for a classic quote, which current H4H Patron had this to say about driving:
52   “Speed never killed anyone; suddenly becoming stationary, that’s what gets you.”?
     JEREMY CLARKSON

     Which of the Rat-Pack stars famously said “I’d hate to be a teetotaller; imagine waking
53   up in a morning and realising that is as good as you’re going to feel all day.”?
     DEAN MARTIN

     Which of the following stars is missing from this classic quotation “When the batteries run down
54   on my Walkman,               still sounds the same.” – Leonard Cohen, Bob Dylan or Bing Crosby?
     BOB DYLAN

     Which film features the line “It was beauty that killed the beast.”?
55   KING KONG

     About which occasion did comedian Michael McIntyre say this:
56   “Yes, I still love you – for full details, please see last year’s card.”?
     ST VALENTINE’S DAY

     Which Italian siren claimed that “a woman’s dress should be like a barbed wire fence;
57   it serves a purpose but should not obscure the view.”?
     SOPHIA LOREN

     Which now deceased actor claimed his two ambitions in life were to
58   ‘drink every pub dry’ and to ‘sleep with every woman on earth’?
     OLIVER REED

     Who was fired from Radio 2 after this quote: “When England was
59   a kingdom, we had a king. When we were an empire, we had an
     emperor. Now we’re a country, and we have Margaret Thatcher.”?
     KENNY EVERETT

     Which comic actor said “All you need for comedy is a park,
60   a policeman and a pretty girl.”?
     CHARLIE CHAPLIN
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ROUND ONE
General Knowledge
     The name of which fish is also the name of a star in Heraldry and can also be the name of a bad haircut?
 1   MULLET

     Which toy was originally known as the ‘Pluto Platter’?
 2   FRISBEE

     In 1992, it became illegal to import which foodstuff into Singapore because of the mess it made?
 3   CHEWING GUM

     Which piece of farm machinery featured in the title of a 1976 Number One?
 4   COMBINE HARVESTER

     Who became champion of celebrity winter sports programme ‘The Jump’ in March 2017?
 5   SPENCER MATTHEWS

     In the UK, what can be sorted into 7 categories – Directional, Warning, Regulatory,
 6   Informational, Works, Street Name and Location Identifiers?
     ROAD SIGNS

     Which iconic American highway runs for 2451 miles from Chicago to Los Angeles?
 7   ROUTE 66

     Who was the last Golf major winner to be born in Bagdad?
 8   HE WON THE US MASTERS IN 2012; ‘BUBBA’ WATSON – BORN IN BAGDAD, FLORIDA

     Which 1975 number one features in its lyrics the name of the song which knocked it off the #1 spot?
 9   BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (Knocked off number one by Mamma Mia)

     True or False – all Dalmatian dogs are born black and develop
10   their white parts at a later time?
     FALSE (Born white)
ROUND TWO
Picture Round – the first has the initials AB, followed by CD etc.
For fictional characters, you’re looking for the characters name, not the actor.

11    ALFIE BOE

12    CHARLES DANCE

13    EDIE FALCO

14    GEORGE HARRISON

15    INDIANA JONES

16    KEITH LEMON

17    MARY NIGHTINGALE

18    OPTIMUS PRIME

19    QR CODE

20    STEPHEN TOMPKINSON
ROUND TWO

11   12               13

14   15               16

17   18               19

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ROUND THREE
Connections Round
     Which 1983 Mike Oldfield single had Maggie Reilly as the featured vocalist?
21   MOONLIGHT SHADOW

     In the time of the crusades, what term was used to describe the people
22   of the country of Arabia who were associated with Islam?
     SARACEN

     What is the more common name of the plant Atropa Belladonna?
23   DEADLY NIGHTSHADE

     Which snooker player won the Masters Tournament in 2001 and 2002?
24   PAUL HUNTER

     Growing up to 5.6m in length, what is the world’s LONGEST venomous snake?
25   KING COBRA (Half for Cobra)

     The mouth or delta of which river, when it enters the Atlantic, is around 150 miles wide?
26   AMAZON

     Sir Frank Whittle invented which type of engine?
27   JET

     Which car was Automatic, Systematic and Hydromatic?
28   GREASED LIGHTNING

     Which animal in Latin would be described as lupine?
29   WOLF

     What connects your previous nine answers?
30   THE ITV TV SHOW ‘GLADIATORS’
ROUND FOUR
Mothers
     Who had a hit in 1963 with ‘Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah’?
31   ALLAN SHERMAN

     Played by actor Patrick Newell – ‘Mother’ was a character in which classic UK TV series?
32   THE AVENGERS

     By what name is the painting ‘Arrangement in Grey and Black No.1’ more commonly known?
33   WHISTLER’S MOTHER

     Despite an annual income of around £643,000 – whose overdraft was said
34   to be over £4m when she died in 2002?
     THE QUEEN MOTHER

     Who played Forrest Gump’s mother in the film ‘Forrest Gump’?
35   SALLY FIELD

     Which drink is known as ‘Mothers Ruin’?
36   GIN

     Which of the Spice Girls was the first to become a mother?
37   MEL B (Scary Spice)

     By what name is the organic substance ‘Nacre’ more commonly known?
38   MOTHER OF PEARL

     Which singer was backed by the ‘Mothers of Invention’?
39   FRANK ZAPPA

     True or False: In the TV show ‘Sherlock’, Sherlock’s mother was
40   played by the real life mother of Benedict Cumberbatch?
     TRUE
ROUND FIVE
Who is the oldest?
      Ant or Dec?
41    DEC (older by around 2 months)

      Both valued H4H patrons: Jane Moore or Lorraine Kelly?
42    LORRAINE KELLY, 1959 (Jane Moore, 1962)

      Boy George or Michael J Fox?
43    MICHAEL J FOX (Just 5 days older)

      Jennifer Lopez or Tanni Grey-Thompson?
44    JENNIFER LOPEZ (by just 2 days)

      Barack Obama or Ricky Gervais?
45    RICKY GERVAIS (Gervais is around 6 weeks older than Obama)

      Frank Lampard or Jenson Button?
46    FRANK LAMPARD is older by one year (born 1979, Button 1980)

      Madonna or Emma Thompson?
47    MADONNA (born 1958, Emma 1957)

      Again, both valued H4H patrons: Jeremy Clarkson or Ross Kemp?
48    JEREMY CLARKSON (born 1960, Kemp 1964)

      Eddie Murphy or Susan Boyle?
49    SUSAN BOYLE (both born in 1961: Murphy is just 2 days younger than Boyle)

      DJ Chris Evans or Footballer Teddy Sheringham?
50    CHRIS EVANS (older by one day!)
ROUND SIX
Of Double Ds
     What is the former name of the international airport in the Indian city of Calcutta?
51   DUM DUM AIRPORT

     Which beer was advertised in the 1960s and 1970s as ‘works wonders’?
52   DOUBLE DIAMOND

     Who held the position of Shadow Home Secretary from November 2003 to June 2008?
53   DAVID DAVIS

     Who played Agent Fox Mulder in the X-Files?
54   DAVID DUCHOVNY

     Which cartoon character has the middle name Fauntelroy?
55   DONALD DUCK

     What name is given to a period in economics where a recession is closely followed by a second recession?
56   DOUBLE DIP RECESSION

     Which footballer holds the record for scoring 60 goals for Everton in the 1927–28 season?
57   DIXIE DEAN

     Which phrase can mean a style of skipping using two ropes, talking gibberish
58   and also gives its name to a hit for Malcolm McLaren in the 1980s?
     DOUBLE DUTCH

     Two very famous British bands have a drummer called Roger Taylor – Queen is one,
59   which Birmingham based band is the other?
     DURAN DURAN

     Who was the presenter of TV show ‘World of Sport’ from 1968 to 1985?
60   DICKIE DAVIES
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ROUND ONE
Georges Part 1
     Who wrote the books 1984 and Animal Farm?
 1   GEORGE ORWELL

     Who played James Bond in the film ‘On Her Majesty’s Secret Service’?
 2   GEORGE LAZENBY

     Which actor is best known for his role as ‘Arthur Daley’ in the TV show ‘Minder’?
 3   GEORGE COLE

     What does the W stand for in the name of former US President George W. Bush?
 4   WALKER

     Who had hits in the UK with ‘Gimme the Night’, ‘Never Give Up On A Good Thing’ and ‘In Your Eyes’?
 5   GEORGE BENSON

     The clothing range ‘George’ can be found at which supermarket?
 6   ASDA

     Known for the song ‘Bad To The Bone’ – whose backing group were ‘The Destroyers’?
 7   GEORGE THOROGOOD

     George Reeves played which Superhero on TV from 1951–1958?
 8   SUPERMAN

     Mary Ann Evans was the real name of which author?
 9   GEORGE ELIOT

     In the TV series George and Mildred, what was their surname?
10   ROPER
ROUND TWO
Picture Round – Famous ‘English’ People born Outside the UK.

11    BORIS JOHNSON

12    BRADLEY WIGGINS

13    CLIFF RICHARD

14    EDDIE IZZARD

15    EMMA WATSON

16    FELICITY KENDAL

17    JOANNA LUMLEY

18    LAURA ROBSON

19    RICHARD E GRANT

20    ZOË WANAMAKER
PICTURE ROUND

11   12              13

14   15              16

17   18              19

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ROUND THREE
Connections Round
     Which American singer-songwriter had a number 1 hit with ‘Sweet Caroline’?
21   NEIL DIAMOND

     In the works of Shakespeare, whose daughters were Regan, Goneril and Cordelia?
22   KING LEAR

     Based on the Dashiell Hammett book of the same name Humphrey Bogart played which character
23   in the film ‘The Maltese Falcon’?
     SAM SPADE

     Which liner was the flagship of the Cunard line from 1969 until 2004?
24   QUEEN ELIZABETH II

     Which song contains the lyrics ‘AM, FM all that Jazz, we’d rather sing along with Yazz’?
25   I’D RATHER JACK

     What would an American call a Hole-In-One in golf?
26   ACE

     Which song by the Steve Miller Band went to #1 in the UK in 1990 after it was used in a Levis commercial?
27   THE JOKER

     Who played Owen Newitt in ‘The Vicar of Dibley’?
28   ROGER LLOYD PACK

     Which organ of the body is surrounded by the Pericardium?
29   HEART

     What links your previous nine answers?
30   PLAYING CARDS (DIAMOND, KING, SPADE, QUEEN,
     JACK, ACE, JOKER, PACK, HEART)
ROUND FOUR
Georges Part 2
     Whose locomotive ‘The Rocket’ was the winner of the Rainhill Trials in 1829?
31   GEORGE STEPHENSON

     George Wendt played Norm Peterson in which TV series?
32   CHEERS

     Eddie George, now Baron George, was the Governor of which organisation from 1993–2003?
33   BANK OF ENGLAND

     Which Australian cricketer shares his name with the central character from the film ‘It’s A Wonderful Life’?
34   GEORGE BAILEY

     Which Star Trek actor was born with the first name ‘Hosato’?
35   GEORGE TAKEI

     Which former World Heavyweight Boxing champion has five sons all called George?
36   GEORGE FOREMAN

     Which author was the co-founder of the London School of Economics?
37   GEORGE BERNARD SHAW

     Which singer was the subject of the West End musical ‘Taboo’?
38   BOY GEORGE

     Better known for his role in a popular 1980s series – who played the TV detective ‘Banacek’?
39   GEORGE PEPPARD

     This American filmmaker and entrepreneur is best know as the creator of the Star Wars
40   and Indiana Jones franchises?
     GEORGE LUCAS
ROUND FIVE
FAQs
       Fronted by Edie Reader, name the group whose only UK number one was ‘Perfect’ in 1988?
41     FAIRGROUND ATTRACTION

       In US Law, what is this text... Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion,
42     or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right
       of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances?
       FIRST AMENDMENT

       Which two word French phrase means ‘a done deal’ or ‘something that has already happened which is
43     unlikely to be reversed’?
       FAIT ACCOMPLI

       Which 1948 film starred John Wayne as Captain Kirby York and Henry Fonda as Colonel Owen Thursday?
44     FORT APACHE

       What was the name of the Channel 5 soap opera, which ran from March 1997 to December 2005?
45     FAMILY AFFAIRS

       Which film starring Glenn Close and Michael Douglas saw the infamous ‘Bunny Boiling’ scene?
46     FATAL ATTRACTION

       Who was the man who accompanied ‘The Smurfs’ on their records?
47     FATHER ABRAHAM

       Which BBC reality TV show ran for only two years, being won by David Sneddon in 2002
48     and Alex Parks in 2003?
       FAME ACADEMY

       Which New York thoroughfare has been called the most expensive shopping in the world?
49     FIFTH AVENUE

       Keeping it clean – a girls name, which two words follow ‘Sweet’
50     to give a naval term meaning ‘nothing at all’?
       FANNY ADAMS
ROUND SIX
Crime and Punishment
     Josef Jacobs was the last person to be executed at the Tower of London
51   in 1941 – what was the method of execution?
     FIRING SQUAD

     In which state of the USA are the headquarters of the CIA?
52   VIRGINIA

     John Wilkes Booth was the man who assassinated which US President?
53   ABRAHAM LINCOLN

     It became uncommon a few years previously, which form of Punishment officially ended in 1868 in the UK?
54   TRANSPORTATION TO AUSTRALIA

     Who was the Russian author of the novel ‘Crime and Punishment’?
55   DOSTOEVSKY

     Despite being suspected of murder, bribery and smuggling, what was the only crime
56   for which Al Capone was actually imprisoned?
     TAX EVASION

     The 1930 novel ‘Murder at The Vicarage’ was the first full length novel to feature which fictional detective?
57   MISS MARPLE

     The form of punishment known as Keelhauling was commonly carried out on which type of vehicle?
58   SHIP

     If it was done correctly, it would be impossible to issue a form of punishment
59   for this – which act was deemed to be a crime until 1961 under UK Law?
     SUICIDE

     Who was known as The Demon Barber of Fleet Street?
60   SWEENEY TODD
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ROUND ONE
General Knowledge
     The car manufacturer Peugeot is based in which country?
 1   FRANCE

     What is the first name of ‘Dad’s Army’ Platoon Leader Captain Mainwaring?
 2   GEORGE

     Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for how many years?
 3   27

     In Greek mythology, who killed the Minotaur?
 4   THESEUS

     Alongside English, what is the official language of Tanzania?
 5   SWAHILI

     Who plays the title character in the ITV comedy drama series ‘Doc Martin’?
 6   MARTIN CLUNES

     The first day of Lent in Western Christianity is also known as what?
 7   ASH WEDNESDAY

     Who wrote the book Catch–22?
 8   JOSEPH HELLER

     Which board game, the original version of which was released in 1957, involves a political map
 9   of the Earth divided into six continents and forty-two territories?
     RISK

     The film actor Russell Crowe was born in which southern hemisphere country?
10   NEW ZEALAND
ROUND TWO
Picture Round – Famous people from WW1 and WW2.

11   DAVID LLOYD GEORGE

12   DAME VERA LYNN

13   FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT

14   UNCLE SAM

15   WINSTON CHURCHILL

16   ANNE FRANK

17   GEORGE VI

18   GEORGE PATTON

19   QUEEN ELIZABETH II

20   EDITH PIAF
ROUND TWO

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ROUND THREE
Connections Round
     Which character from the hit American sitcom ‘Friends’ is known as ‘the funny one’?
21   CHANDLER BING

     American soap opera featuring the Ewing family?
22   DALLAS

     ’When You’re Good to Mama’ is a song from which musical?
23   CHICAGO

     What is the name given to a grassy plain in tropical and subtropical regions with few trees?
24   SAVANNAH

     Which actress starred as the Red Queen in Tim Burton’s version of ‘Alice in Wonderland’
25   and ‘Alice Through the Looking Glass’?
     HELENA BONHAM CARTER

     Name the only daughter of the current Duke and Duchess of Cambridge?
26   CHARLOTTE

     Which British actor played William Turner in the Pirates of the Caribbean?
27   ORLANDO BLOOM

     Who wrote ‘Take Me Home, Country Roads’?
28   JOHN DENVER

     Help for Heroes patron Ross Kemp played which role on the soap EastEnders?
29   GRANT MITCHELL

     What is the connection between the answers of questions 21 – 29?
30   NAMES OF US CITIES (CHANDLER, DALLAS, CHICAGO,
     SAVANNAH, HELENA, CHARLOTTE, ORLANDO, DENVER AND MITCHELL)
ROUND FOUR
Military and War
      Who wrote the 1980s hit about Oliver’s Army?
31    ELVIS COSTELLO

      Which war is depicted in the film ‘Full Metal Jacket’?
32    VIETNAM

      Which country was in dispute with Britain in the Cod Wars of the 1970s?
33    ICELAND

      Tataouine, Alderaan and Hoth are all planets in which film series?
34    STAR WARS

      Which English singer used the lyrics ‘I’m Standing with an Army’ in her 2016 hit?
35    ELLIE GOULDING

      What type of animal shares his name with Prince William and is a member
36    of the Royal Welsh Regiment, and holds a rank in the British Army?
      GOAT (WILLIAM ‘BILLY’ WINDSOR)

      Which battle is known as the climax of the American Revolution?
37    THE BATTLE OF YORKTOWN

      Autobots and Decepticons are at war in which TV and film series?
38    THE TRANSFORMERS

      In Monty Python and the Holy Grail, a French soldier said that King Arthurs’ mother was what animal?
39    HAMSTER

      Which two countries were at war in 1925 for 10 days in the ‘War of the Stray Dog?
40    GREECE AND BULGARIA
ROUND FIVE
Colours
     What ball is worth three points in snooker?
41   GREEN

     What is the colour of the American Robin’s eggs?
42   BLUE

     Prince Andrew joined which organisation in 1979?
43   ROYAL NAVY

     The song ‘yellow’ gave which band its first top-five hit in the UK?
44   COLDPLAY

     What skin and eye colouring is associated with jaundice?
45   YELLOW

     What colour is a ‘double-word’ square on a Scrabble board?
46   PINK

     What colour is Thunderbird 4?
47   YELLOW

     Which pop group had a hit in the eighties with ‘Fade to Grey’?
48   VISAGE

     What colour is the central line on the London underground map?
49   RED

     What is another name for the Linden tree?
50   LIME
ROUND SIX
Heroes and Villains
      What was Penry, the mild mannered janitor also known as?
51    HONG KONG PHOOEY

      Which superhero is also known as the ‘God of Thunder’?
52    THOR

      Which villainous soap character was played by John Altman?
53    ‘NASTY’ NICK COTTON

      In American Film Institutes list of the top 50 movie heroes, the number one hero, Atticus Finch,
54    was from which book and film?
      TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

      Which company counts among its characters, Ant Man, Guardians of the Galaxy,
55    X-Men and the Fantastic Four
      MARVEL COMICS

      Ming the Merciless is the arch-enemy of which comic book hero?
56    FLASH GORDON

      Who is the arch-enemy of Inspector Gadget?
57    DR CLAW

      What is the full name of the train robber played by Phil Collins in a 1988 movie?
58    BUSTER EDWARDS

      Which superhero shares his name with a small stocky and muscular mammal found in Scandinavia,
59    Russia, the USA and Canada?
      WOLVERINE

      Which criminal was known as Scarface?
60    AL CAPONE
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