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Date of compilation	Title	Description	Links
25/01/2016	'Carry On...'	15 General Knowledge questions indexed by subject matter. Each answer contains a key word that follows the phrase ‘Carry On’ in the title of a Carry On film. Make your choice.	Format index


Choose your general knowledge question from the 15 subjects listed below by clicking the question number. Each answer contains a key word that follows the phrase ‘Carry On’ in the title of a Carry On film.
1.	Painters	2.	Singers	3.	1980s TV	4.	Physics	5.	Wealthy sports teams
6.	ITN	7.	Grocers	8.	1960s pop song intros	9.	Middle names	10.	Iraq occupation
11.	England in the 14th century	12.	Post impressionists	13.	US writers	14.	19th century strikes	15.	1960s elections


1.	Painters
Who painted this picture of Salisbury Cathedral?
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2.	Singers
Who is singing on this track? (click to play)
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3.	1980s TV
In 1980 a new TV star impressed audiences with his knowledge of Henry II, Westminster Abbey and The Tower of London – all the while continuing to do his ‘day job’. What was this?
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4.	Physics
What is measured as the inductance when an electric current that is changing at one ampere per second results in an electromotive force of one volt across the inductor?
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5.	Wealthy sports teams
In 2015 which sports team was valued at $4 billion, making it the most valuable sports team in the world, according to Forbes magazine?
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6.	ITN
Who was Political Editor of ITN from 2000 until 2002?
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7.	Grocers
Who lives just across the r-road from a small grocer's shop in Balby, a suburb of Doncaster in South Yorkshire?
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8.	1960s pop song intros
Which hit song from 1967 is introduced like this? (click to play)
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9.	Middle names
Which famous writer had the middle names John Huffam?
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Iraq occupation

What is the name of this US soldier, notorious for prisoner abuse in Iraq?

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11.	England in the 14th century
The Peasants’ Revolt of 1381 was led by Wat Tyler, John Ball and which other person? His name was adopted by a famous pub on the edge of Hampstead Heath in London.
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12.	Post impressionists
The French Post Impressionist painter known as Le Douanier was particularly renowned for his primitive style depicting which type of outdoor scene?
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13.	US writers
American writer and illustrator Theodor Geisel sold more than 600 million books worldwide. Most of these were children’s books. How is he better known?
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14.	19th century strikes
Poor pay, a health problem known as ‘phossy jaw’ and an unwarranted dismissal led to which celebrated strike in 1888?
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15.	1960s elections
Who started his political career representing the National Teenage Party in a by-election at Stratford-upon-Avon in 1963 going on to stand against Labour leader Harold Wilson at Huyton in the 1964 General Election.
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