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Date of compilation	Title	Description	Links
25/07/2011	'Hey You!'	15 General Knowledge questions indexed by subject matter. Each answer includes a word that sounds like a letter in the alphabet and no letter occurs more than once. Make your choice.	Format index


Choose your general knowledge question from the 15 subjects listed below by clicking the question number. Each answer includes a word that sounds like a letter in the alphabet and no letter occurs more than once.
1.	Genetics	2.	1960s pop music	3.	Publishing	4.	British geography	5.	1970s pop music
6.	TV personalities	7.	Tourist attractions	8.	Classical music	9.	TV comedy	10.	Post-war novels
11.	Whitehall comedy	12.	Comedians	13.	Poetry	14.	Theatre	15.	Film


1.	Genetics
Gregor Mendel ‘the father of modern genetics’ developed his theories from cross-breeding which plants?
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2.	1960s pop music
Who is singing this song? (click to play)
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3.	Publishing
Which is the world’s largest circulation fashion magazine?
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4.	British geography
What connects Builth Wells, Hereford and Symond’s Yat?
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5.	1970s pop music
To which 1975 UK number 2 hit is this the introduction? (click to play)
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TV personalities

Who is this?

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7.	Tourist attractions
Which well known tourist attraction has been sponsored by British Airways, Merlin Entertainments and, most recently, EDF Energy?
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8.	Classical music
What is the name of this well known orchestral interlude from the opera The Tale of Tsar Saltan? (click to play)
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9.	TV comedy
Who writes and stars in the TV comedy The Lead Balloon?
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10.	Post-war novels
Which bestselling 1951 novel by Nicholas Monsarrat was made into a film starring Jack Hawkins and Donald Sinden?
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11.	Whitehall comedy
With Jonathan Lynn who co-wrote the TV comedies Yes Minister and Yes, Prime Minister?
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Comedians

Who is this former impressionist and comedian?

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Poetry

What line follows:

“Stands the church clock at ten to three”

in Rupert Brooks’ famous poem The Old Vicarage, Grantchester?

14.	Theatre
Which long-running theatrical revue takes its name from the French phrase for “What an arse you have!”?
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15.	Film
Which film character has been portrayed by Peter Burton, Desmond Llewelyn, John Cleese, Geoffrey Bayldon and Alec McCowen?
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