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WITHQUIZ The Withington Pub Quiz League ALBERT CLUB QUIZZES GK theme - Labour's Out - Questions & Answers |
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WITHQUIZ The Withington Pub Quiz League ALBERT CLUB QUIZZES GK theme - Labour's Out - Questions & Answers |
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| Date of compilation | Title | Description | Links |
| 26/04/2010 | Labour's Out |
The first and last letters of each of the 10 answers provide 20 different letters of the alphabet. The letters L-A-B-O-U-R are not used. |
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What was the name of the sporting cockney grocer who was the hero of a series of books by 19th century novelist Robert Surtees? | Jorrocks |
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Of what elementary item are there varieties known as Up, Down, Top, Bottom, Charm and Strange? | Quark |
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What German city on the Rhine is capital of the German Federal State of Rhineland-Palatinate? | Mainz |
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What genus of animal has the scientific name vulpes? | Fox |
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In the John le Carré novel The Honourable Schoolboy what is the surname of the eponymous hero who also appears in le Carré’s previous novel Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy? | Westerby |
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An entertainer who literally ‘speaks from their stomach’ is better known as what? | Ventriloquist |
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What driving technique was essential before the introduction of the synchronized gearbox? | Double declutch |
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Which modern day capital city was planned by the 20th century English architect Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens? | New Delhi |
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Which Caribbean island with a capital of Basse-Terre has as its unit of currency the euro? | Guadeloupe |
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In 1970 the company Eli Lilly discovered Fluoxetine. As what is it better known in the marketplace? | Prozac |
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