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25/03/2019 Impossible

Each 2-part question has 9 candidate answers: 3 are right (they fit both parts of the question), 3 are wrong (they fit the first part of the question but not the second part) and 3 are impossible (they do not even fit the first part of the question).

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1.

Which capitals of US coastal States...are not the largest cities in their States?

 

Right

Wrong

Impossible

 

Juneau

(Alaska)

Honolulu

(Hawaii)

Charleston

(West Virginia)

 

Salem

(Oregon)

Atlanta

(Georgia)

Montpelier

(Vermont)

 

Concord

(New Hampshire)

Boston

(Massachusetts)

Nashville

(Tennessee)

2.

Which of these Agatha Christie novels...feature Hercule Poirot?

 

Right

Wrong

Impossible

 

Sad Cypress

N or M?

The Five Red Herrings

 

Evil Under the Sun

The Moving Finger

Postmortem

 

After the Funeral

A Pocketful of Rye

Original Sin

3.

Which of these Scottish League clubs...have grounds north of the M8?

 

Right

Wrong

Impossible

 

Alloa Athletic

Kilmarnock

East Stirlingshire

 

Raith Rovers

Stranraer

Clydebank

 

Montrose

Queen of the South

Gretna

4.

For which Michael Caine films...has he been nominated for a Best Actor Oscar?

 

Right

Wrong

Impossible

 

Alfie

Hannah and her Sisters

The Constant Gardener

 

Sleuth

The Cider House Rules

The English Patient

 

The Quiet American

The Honorary Consul

A Passage to India

5.

Which brands of Scotch single malt whisky...originate from Islay?

 

Right

Wrong

Impossible

 

Bunnahabhain

Talisker

Bushmills

 

Kilchoman

Highland Park

Isle of Skye

 

Ardbeg

Tobermory

Dewars

6.

Which Slavic languages...were the official languages of Yugoslavia?

 

Right

Wrong

Impossible

 

Serbo-Croatian

Bosnian

Albanian

 

Macedonian

Montenegrin

Illyrian

 

Slovene

Bulgarian

Armenian

7.

Which Today programme presenters...have shared duties with John Humphrys?

 

Right

Wrong

Impossible

 

Brian Redhead

John Timpson

Jeremy Paxman

 

Justin Webb

Libby Purves

Emily Maitlis

 

Ed Stourton

Hugh Sykes

John Sergeant

8.

Which Thame-side features...are on the Boat Race course?

 

Right

Wrong

Impossible

 

Barnes Railway Bridge

Kew Gardens

Twickenham Stadium

 

Fuller's Brewery

Eel Pie Island

The Queen's Club

 

Craven Cottage

Teddington Lock

Roehampton Golf Course

9.

Which Swiss cities...are predominantly French-speaking?

 

Right

Wrong

Impossible

 

Lausanne

Lucerne

Vaduz

 

Neuchâtel

Basle

Aosta

 

Geneva

Zurich

Konstanz

10.

Which 3 breeds of dog...have won Crufts in 2017/2018/2019?

 

Right

Wrong

Impossible

 

American Cocker Spaniel

Lhasa Apso

Piszhu

 

Whippet

Irish Setter

American Bobtail

 

Papillon

Kerry Blue Terrier

Devon Rex