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Date of compilation	Title	Description	Links
29/09/2014	Decision time	Each answer contains (often hidden) the word 'aye' or the word 'nay'.	Format index


Choose your general knowledge question from the 15 subjects listed below by clicking the question number. Each answer contains (often hidden) the word 'aye' or the word 'nay'.
1.	1970s music	2.	TV football	3.	Australian Governors	4.	Crime fiction	5.	Origins of phrases
6.	Stars	7.	Film heroes	8.	Footballers' birthplaces	9.	UK newspapers	10.	Mystery location
11.	TV series	12.	Song lyrics	13.	Historical incidents	14.	1970s US pop music	15.	Animals


1.	1970s music
Who is performing this? (click to play)
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2.	TV football
What was the name of the wife of Earl’s Park FC’s star player, Kyle Pascoe? She memorably fell victim to a couple of fans in the ‘breasts on fire’ incident during her Hen Night?
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3.	Australian Governors
In 1873 a surveyor, William Gosse, named a famous landmark after the Governor of South Australia. What was the Governor’s name?
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4.	Crime fiction
Which well-known English author wrote a crime novel about a murder effected by the peal of the bells of Fenchurch St Paul’s church?
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5.	Origin of phrases
“Speak now or forever hold your peace”, “Till death us do part” and “Earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust” are phrases which all originate from which 1549 publication?
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6.	Stars
Who famously claimed that he “had more stars than there are in the heavens”?
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7.	Film heroes
Which famous fictional character has been represented on the big screen by Robert Donat, Kenneth More, Robert Powell and Rupert Penry-Jones?
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8.	Footballers’ birthplaces
In which city was Florent Malouda the former Chelsea FC player born?
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9.	UK newspapers
Which UK newspaper has been edited by Eve Pollard and Amanda Platell and is currently edited by Martin Townsend?
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Mystery location

Whose home is this?

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11.	TV series
In 1993 John Thaw and Lindsay Duncan starred in a TV series based on a book by Peter Mayle. What was it called?
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12.	Song lyrics
When would you regularly expect to hear these words sung: “We two have run about the slopes/and picked the daisies fine/but we’ve wandered many a weary foot/……….”?
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13.	Historical incidents
What is the name of the incident in which Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria and his lover were found dead in the Imperial hunting lodge in the Vienna Woods in 1889. In 1968 it was the subject of a film starring Omar Sharif?
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14.	1970s US pop music
Who can you hear singing this duet with Diana Ross? (click to play)
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15.

Animals

What is this?

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