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Question: A 10 ft rope ladder hangs over the side of a boat with the bottom rung at the surface of the water. There is 1 ft between the rungs and the tide rises at 6 inches per hour, how long until 3 rungs are covered.

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Question: Who said in 1990, 'I am still at the crease though the bowling has been more hostile lately'? Clue – it was NOT a cricketer.

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Question: Song lyrics - "There she stood in the street. Smiling from her head to her feet." (1970s)

Answer: "All Right Now" by Free

Question: Name 3 James Bond films that have a one-word title.

Answer: "Goldfinger", "Thunderball", "Moonraker", "Octopussy" and "Goldeneye"

Question: The shortest verse in the Bible consists of two words: What are they?

Answer: "Jesus wept" (John 11:35).

Question: The song "New York, New York" is from which Leonard Bernstein musical?

Answer: "On The Town"

Question: Who had a top ten hit in 1974 with "The Streets Of London"?

Answer: "Ralph McTell"

Question: Which is the largest denomination dollar bill issued in the USA?

Answer: $100. Larger notes were discontinued in 1969.

Question: How many Welsh teams are there in the 4 main English football divisions?

Answer: (3) Wrexham,Swansea,Cardiff

Question: In 1960 which country had the first ever woman prime minister?

Answer: (Ceylon) Sri Lanka (Sirimavo Bandaranaike)

Question: What is the name of the large diamond found in the Queen's Sceptre?

Answer: (Great) Star of Africa or Cullinan 1

Question: What was the Oscar winning song from the 1987 film Dirty Dancing?

Answer: (I had) The time of my life

Question: Bright's disease or Nephritis affects which organs of the body?

Answer: (Inflammation of) the Kidneys.

Question: Neon , Argon and Helium, are examples of what group of Gases?

Answer: (Noble (Inert) gases) krypton, xenon, and radon are the other 3.

Question: Which bird strays as far as 2500 miles from its nest to find food for its young?

Answer: (Wandering) Albatross

Question: Which is the only vowel on a standard keyboard, which is not on the top row?

Answer: “A”

Question: Which song are these words from? “You painted up your lips and curled your tinted hair”

Answer: “Ruby Don’t Take Your Love To Town”

Question: Two movies held the joint record for most number of Oscars until 2004. They were Ben Hur and Titanic. Which movie equaled them?

Answer: “The return of the king”

Question: In money slang, how much is a 'Pavarotti' worth?

Answer: £10 (a tenor)

Question: Peter Beardsley played one season at Manchester United during the 1982/83 season. How many goals in total did he score in the league, league cup, FA cup, UEFA cup and cup winner’s cup (in which he never actually played) combined?

Answer: 0

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