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1. Which 1998 Robbie Williams hit has a video featuring The Robbie Williams Band dressed as members of the band KISS?

Let Me Entertain You

Rock DJ

Angels

Millennium

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2. Which Conservative MP served as Deputy Prime Minister from September 6th until October 25th 2022?

Therese Coffey

Liz Truss

Michael Gove

Alok Sharma

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3. Which two English footballers have won the FIFA World Cup Golden Boot award?

Bobby Charlton and Wayne Rooney

Michael Owen and David Beckham

Gary Lineker and Harry Kane

Alan Shearer and Wayne Rooney

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4. Patrick Clifton is the name of which classic children's television character?

Paddy the Pelican

Peppermint Patty

Postman Pat

Patrick Star

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5. Which headland on the coast of Essex lies directly to the south of the port of Harwich?

The Naze

Dunnose

The Lizard

The Needles

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6. Which celebrity chef appeared on The X Factor: Battle of the Stars in 2005, performing in a group with fellow chefs Aldo Zilli, Paul Rankin, and Ross Burden?

Jean-Christophe Novelli

Gordon Ramsay

Heston Blumenthal

Jamie Oliver

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7. Released in 1970, Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) was the only UK No 1 single for which band?

Edison Lighthouse

Mungo Jerry

The Tornados

Edison Electric Band

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8. Which MP, who served as a cabinet minister under Harold Wilson, unsuccessfully faked his own death in 1974?

Peter Mandelson

John Stonehouse

Jack Straw

Denis Healey

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9. In 2019, which racehorse became the first to win consecutive Grand Nationals since Red Rum did so in 1974?

Many Clouds

Minella Times

Tiger Roll

Papillon

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10. 2018 TV series Monkman and Seagull's Genius Guide to Britain was presented by former contestants of which BBC quiz show?

Pointless

Mastermind

The Chase

University Challenge

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11. Which ITV talent show was hosted by Harry Hill in 2015 before being axed?

Stars in Their Eyes

The Voice

Britain's Got Talent

The X Factor

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12. Which English cathedral was the tallest building in the world from 1311 until 1549?

Canterbury Cathedral

Lincoln Cathedral

Westminster Abbey

York Minster

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13. What was the title of Bros' only UK No 1 single?

When Will I Be Famous?

Cat Among the Pigeons

Drop the Boy

I Owe You Nothing

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14. Which politician, who later served as Home Secretary, became the Secretary of State for Education following Labour's 1997 election victory?

Alan Johnson

Jack Straw

David Blunkett

John Prescott

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15. Who is the only British cyclist to have won the Tour de France, the Vuelta a Espana, and the Giro d'Italia?

Geraint Thomas

Chris Froome

Bradley Wiggins

Mark Cavendish

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16. Which 1997 film stars Ray Winstone as Raymond, the abusive husband of Valerie played by Kathy Burke?

Scum

Sexy Beast

Nil by Mouth

The Long Good Friday

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17. Who is the latest actor to play the Tom Clancy character Jack Ryan?

Chris Pine

Bradley Cooper

Tom Hardy

John Krasinski

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18. Bowmore is the capital of which island of the Inner Hebrides?

Orkney

Skye

Mull

Islay

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19. Which UK No 1, released in 1998, was Billie Piper's debut single?

Because We Want To

C'est La Vie

I Want You Back

Girlfriend

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20. Which two politicians served as Chancellor of the Exchequer in the cabinets of John Major?

Geoffrey Howe and George Osborne

Nigel Lawson and Iain Duncan Smith

Michael Heseltine and William Hague

Norman Lamont and Kenneth Clarke

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