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Date of compilation	Title	Description	Links
25/05/2015	Not Coming Back	Each answer contains the surname of a well-known MP that stood down, or was defeated, at the 2015 General Election.	Format index


Choose your general knowledge question from the 15 subjects listed below by clicking the question number. Each answer contains (often well hidden) the surname of a well-known MP that stood down, or was defeated, at the 2015 General Election.
1.	TV comedy shows	2.	1970s pop music	3.	Local government areas	4.	Spy films	5.	TV family
6.	Action and Reaction	7.	Bridges	8.	Quotes	9.	Folk music	10.	Broadcasting
11.	Tony Bennett	12.	Local pubs	13.	Cricket	14.	Perfumery	15.	1960s/70s London bands


1.	TV Comedy Shows
Apart from Paul Merton, Ian Hislop and Angus Deayton who has made the most appearances on the TV show Have I Got News For You?
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2.	1970s pop music
Who is married to the composer of the pop song you can hear? (click to play)
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3.	Local Government areas
What is the name of the Region in the far South West of Scotland which has Stranraer as one of its chief towns?
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Spy films

Based on a spy thriller by Ken Follett, from which 1981 film is this still taken?

5.	TV family
What is the family name of the pair of TV personalities of whom the brother is known as ‘The Analyst’, and the sister as a presenter of history programmes?
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6.	Action and Reaction
“For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction” is the third of what?
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Bridges

How is this, the oldest bridge across the Danube in Budapest, popularly known?

8.	Quotes
Who wrote the famous lines: “Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his grasp, / Or what's a heaven for”?
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9.	Folk music
Who wrote the song you can hear playing? (click to play)
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10.	Broadcasting
“That’s the fastest time ever run – but it’s not as fast as the world record.”; “A truly international field, no Britons involved.”; “The Republic of China – back in the Olympic Games for the first time.” …..are all examples of what?
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11.	Tony Bennett
Powell-Mason, Powell-Dixon and California Street are the three constituent parts of what system serenaded by Tony Bennett?
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12.	Local pubs
What’s the name of the pub about 200 metres from the Sale Water Park tram stop on the banks of the River Mersey?
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13.	Cricket
In the 2013-14 Ashes Test Cricket series who topped the bowling averages with 37 wickets at an average of 13.97?
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Perfumery

What is the brand name of this perfume, the first to be endorsed by Kylie Minogue?

15.	1960s/70s London bands
Which group can you hear performing this song? (click to play)
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