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Les Departments

 15 General Knowledge questions indexed by subject matter with the name of a French Department hidden in each answer.  Make your choice.

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1.

Travel memoirs

Who wrote The Motorcycle Diaries about the travels of a medical student and his friend Alberto Granado?  It was marketed as ‘Das Kapital meets Easy Rider’?

Che Guevara

 
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2.

Contemporary pop music

               Who is singing this Number One hit? (click to play)

Pixie Lott

(All About Tonight)

 
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3.

Plants

Properly known as okra what is the colloquial name for this plant?

Ladies’ fingers

 
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4.

1970s TV

What was the surname of The Bionic Woman played by Lindsay Wagner (below) in the 1970s TV series?

(Jaime) Sommers

 
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5.

Poetry

What is the name of John Milton’s epic poem published in 1671 that covers the Temptations of Christ as told in the Gospel of St Luke?

Paradise Regained

 
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6.

Winter Sports

As opposed to Alpine skiing what is the type of the skiing where the toe of the ski boot is fixed to the binding in a manner that allows the heel to rise off the ski?

Nordic skiing

 
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7.

19th century novels

Which 1861 novel has the subtitle The Weaver of Raveloe?

Silas Marner

(by George Eliot)

 
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8.

2000 pop songs

Which group had the first new UK Number One hit of the 21st century with a song whose title was derived from a William Gladstone quotation?

Manic Street Preachers

(The Masses against the Classes)

 
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9.

Scottish songs

                   Who is singing this? (click to play)

Sir Harry Lauder

(I Love a Lassie)

 
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10.

Official residences

What is the name of the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s official country residence near Burnham in Buckinghamshire?

Dorneywood

 
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11.

Salford-born actors

Salford-born actor Steven Murphy starred in the 2009 film Looking for Eric.  What is remarkable about his stage name?

It’s a palindrome

(he deliberately chose ‘Steve Evets’)

 
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12.

Factories

In which Hertfordshire town is this Grade II listed disused factory?

Welwyn Garden City

(Nabisco’s 1924 Shredded Wheat factory)

 
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13.

Indian religions

Which ancient Indian religion preaches vegetarianism and is represented by this symbol?

Jainism

 
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14.

Cheese

Made from sheep’s milk what is this cheese?

Manchego

 
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15.

Soap actresses

What is the real name of this regular EastEnders actress?

Diane Parish

 
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