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30/10/2017

Les Departments

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

Format index
 

Choose your general knowledge question from the 15 subjects listed below by clicking the question number;

each answer hides the name of a French Department

1.

Travel

memoirs

2.

Contemporary

pop music

3.

Plants

4.

1970s TV

5.

Poetry

6.

Winter sports

7.

19th century novels

8.

2000 pop

songs

9.

Scottish

songs

10.

Official

residences

11.

Salford-born actors

12.

Factories

13.

Indian

religions

14.

Cheese

15.

Soap

actresses
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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’?
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2.

Contemporary pop music

               Who is singing this Number One hit? (click to play)
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3.

Plants

Properly known as okra what is the colloquial name for this plant?
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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?
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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?
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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?
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7.

19th century novels

Which 1861 novel has the subtitle The Weaver of Raveloe?
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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?
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9.

Scottish songs

                   Who is singing this? (click to play)
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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?
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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?
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12.

Factories

In which Hertfordshire town is this Grade II listed disused factory?
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13.

Indian religions

Which ancient Indian religion preaches vegetarianism and is represented by this symbol?
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14.

Cheese

Made from sheep’s milk what is this cheese?
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15.

Soap actresses

What is the real name of this regular EastEnders actress?
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