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25/02/2013

At the Races

Each answer contains an adjective for a nation (e.g. ‘English’ or ‘Chinese’).

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1.

Lyrics

Which song contains the lyric: “We share the same biology, regardless of ideology”?

Russians

(by Sting)
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2.

TV comedy

Who played Mr Harman in the TV comedy Are You Being Served?

Arthur English
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Brahms

What’s the name of this piece of music by Brahms?  (click to play)

Hungarian Dances
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4.

US cities

Which US city has a football team called the Colts and a basketball team named the Pacers?

Indianapolis
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5.

Foodstuffs

What is the more common name for lokum, a foodstuff often flavoured with rosewater, mastic, Bergamot orange or lemon?

Turkish delight
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6.

Markings

In what activity would you use an area marked as in this diagram?

Hopscotch
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7.

Films

Based on a Dashiell Hammett novel which 1941 film noir starred amongst others Humphrey Bogart, Peter Lorre and Sydney Greenstreet?

The Maltese Falcon
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8.

Music Hall

What phrase completes this music hall song:

“We've been together now for forty years, / An' it don't seem a day too much, / There ain't a lady livin' in the land / As I’d swop for …..”?

“…my dear old Dutch”
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World War 1

What was the name of the Commander-in-Chief of the British Expeditionary force for the first 2 years of World War I?

Sir John French
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10.

English composers

Which 20th century English composer wrote the operas Merrie England and Tom Jones?

 Sir Edward German
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11.

Botany

What is this plant used as herb, spice, and, in many parts of the world, especially India, as a vegetable?

Fenugreek
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12.

Dogs

Which breed of curly-haired dog got its name from helping trawlermen in the Atlantic herd their fish into nets?

Portuguese water dogs
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13.

Traditional music

What is the name of this traditional melody being played by Keith Jarrett?  (click to play)

My Wild Irish Rose

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14.

London Underground

 What’s the name of the tube station that lies between Finchley Road and St John’s Wood on the Jubilee Line?

Swiss Cottage
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15.

Trees

 This is the trunk of the tree Araucaria araucaria or Monkey Puzzle. By what other name is it often known?

Chilean pine
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