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Date of compilation	Title	Description	Links
23/02/2015	"Elementary My Dear Watson"	Each answer contains the surname of a well-known fictional detective.	Format index


Choose your general knowledge question from the 15 subjects listed below by clicking the question number. Each answer contains the surname of a well-known fictional detective.
1.	JFK	2.	English history	3.	Oasis albums	4.	Shared names	5.	Big bands
6.	Houses	7.	Brand logos	8.	Academy awards	9.	General elections	10.	British geography
11.	Film music	12.	Film screenplays	13.	Roads	14.	Labour politicians	15.	Bible quotes


1.	JFK
From which specific local area of Europe did President J F Kennedy’s family come before settling in the US?
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2.	English history
Which famous son of Kent was killed at Smithfield in London during a Poll tax protest?
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Oasis albums

Who created this Oasis album sleeve?

4.	Shared name
Which surname is shared by leading characters in a Roy Clarke TV sitcom, and in a book and film by Roald Dahl?
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5.	Big bands
What’s the name of the tune you’re hearing? (click to play)
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Brand logos

Who uses this symbol as part of their corporate logo?

8.	Academy awards
Who won the 1997 Academy award for Best Actress for her role in the film As Good As It Gets?
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9.	General Elections
In the run up to the May 2015 General Election Conservative Geoffrey Cox may choose to canvass his 28 most remote constituents. Where do they live?
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10.	British geography
Which 80 mile long river flows into the sea at Derry in Northern Ireland?
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11.	Film music
To which 1948 British film was this the theme music? (click to play)
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12.	Film screenplays
Who wrote the screenplay for the 1961 film The Misfits – the last completed film to star Marilyn Monroe?
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13.	Roads
What is the name of the A5145?
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14.	Labour politicians
Which colourful Labour politician, who was Minister for Sport between 1997 and 1999, once described Conservative MP Nicholas Soames as “a one-man food mountain”?
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15.	Bible quotes
“What hath God wrought?”, a quote from the Book of Numbers, was in 1844 the first what?
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