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In sequence the 10 answers start with the initial letter/letters of the intermediate stations in a tube journey from Euston to Earl’s Court.

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1.

Who, in 1949, was described as a ‘Clerk in the Ministry of Truth’?

Winston Smith

(from Orwell’s 1984)

(Warren Street)

2.

Who had the nickname ‘Old Ironsides’?

Oliver Cromwell

(Oxford Circus)

3.

Which building did the future King George IV and Mrs Fitzherbert famously use for their south coast liaisons?

Royal Pavilion

(in Brighton)

(Regent’s Park)

4.

How was the American Albert de Salvo better known?

Boston Strangler

(Baker Street)

5.

Who wrote and performed the classic song Evergreen in the 1976 film A Star is Born?

Barbra Streisand

(Bond Street)

6.

What 2 words precede the word ‘War’ in the name the Russians give to what we call World War II?

Great Patriotic

(Green Park)

7.

Who wrote the theme music for the films Chariots of Fire and Blade Runner?

Vangelis

(Victoria)

8.

Which group had a hit single in 1975 with All Around My Hat?

Steeleye Span

(Sloane Square)

9.

On whose work were the films The Shawshank Redemption, and The Running Man based?

Stephen King

(South Kensington)

10.

Which jockey rode the horse Pinza to victory in the 1953 Epsom Derby?

Gordon Richards

(Gloucester Road)