WITHQUIZ The Withington Pub Quiz League ALBERT CLUB QUIZZES Cryptic Pics - Big Read Best Read (2) - Questions |
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24/04/2017 |
Big Read Best Read (2) |
In April 2003 BBC’s Big Read programme canvassed listeners views on the nation’s 100 best loved novels. Each of the following 10 novels was on that list. |
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Which 1957 Perry Como hot single features on the soundtrack of the film Love Actually? |
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Born in 1933 how was American singer, songwriter, musician, arranger, and civil rights activist Eunice Kathleen Waymon better known? |
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Which 1960s New York group founded by John Sebastian and guitarist Zal Yanovsky had a hit with the song Daydream? |
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Which two-act opera buffa by Rossini with a libretto by Cesare Sterbini is based on a Beaumarchais comedy? |
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What nickname is given to Schubert's Ninth Symphony? |
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Whose debut solo album was called Come Away With Me? |
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Which US singing group includes rappers apl.de.ap and Taboo, and singer J Rey Soul? |
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Which US 1960s group consisted of three brothers their cousin and a friend called Al Jardine? |
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Which legendary US guitarist produced the Buena Vista Social Club album? |
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Which novelty song intended as a parody of songs like Agadoo and Do The Conga reached the UK Number One position in 1986? |
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