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Question: 1: In which street is the second narrowest house in London, at only 2.2m across at its widest point, currently on the market for £1,195,000 ?

Answer: Peel Street

Question: 2: Which of these is the name of creatures in a novel published nearly 299 years ago ?

Answer: Yahoos

Question: 3: The former husband of which Dame is associated with the character picture above ?

Answer: Julie Andrews

Question: 4: The actress pictured above has sadly died aged 96. She won a Tony Award for her performance in a 1960s Broadway musical. Which of these actors starred with her in that musical ?

Answer: Vincent Price

Question: 5: An actress who appeared in the film Mary Poppins, an actress who had a regular role in the TV series The Beverly Hillbillies and an actress who was born in Budapest all provided voices in a film that was produced by Walt Disney. Where is the film mainly set ?

Answer: Paris

Question: 6: The island which is known for its many carved Moai heads was given its name in the 18th century by an explorer of which nationality ?

Answer: Dutch

Question: 7: The lady pictured above has sadly died aged 88. In which year was she named Harper's Bazaar Author of the Year and made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire ?

Answer: 2024

Question: 8: Where can you find the oldest roller coaster in the UK ?

Answer: Margate

Question: 9: Which singer paid a surprise visit to a Scottish pub last weekend where he filmed a music video ?

Answer: Justin Bieber

Question: 10: 68 years ago today in which English county did one of the world's worst nuclear accidents take place ?

Answer: Cumbria

Question: 11: A forthcoming TV adaptation of a popular book written by the Nobel prize winning author pictured above was principally filmed in which country ?

Answer: Malaysia

Question: 12: Who wrote the song that reached number 3 in the UK singles chart in 1972 that was recorded by Mott the Hoople ?

Answer: David Bowie

Question: 13: The actress pictured above has sadly died aged 79. Which of these characters did she not play in a film or on TV ?

Answer: Elise Eliot-Atchison

Question: 14: Who was the boring Elizabeth, which made a breakthrough yesterday in Birmingham, named after ?

Answer: Elizabeth Cadbury

Question: 15: A 220-metre trail left by enormous dinosaurs has been discovered in a quarry near which English town ?

Answer: Bicester

Question: 16: Over the next few days which of these can you see at The Royal Albert Hall in London ?

Answer: Rikishi

Question: 17: 25 Big Boys were built in the USA between 1941 and 1944. What form of transport were they ?

Answer: Trains

Question: 18: Which celebrity caused some mirth when she broke wind in the third episode of the programme pictured above ?

Answer: Celia Imrie

Question: 19: Whose law was produced 125 years ago today ?

Answer: Max Planck

Question: 20: Which of these parts of the human body is not named after a person ?

Answer: Epididymis

Question: 21: Which of these thieves died on his 44th birthday ?

Answer: The man who stole the Mona Lisa

Question: 22: 'Here is a box, a musical box, wound up and ready to play' are words that opened episodes of a 1960s children's TV series. In the series what was the name of the postmistress's puppy ?

Answer: Packet

Question: 23: One of the actors who played a character in the TV series pictured above also appeared in several films directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Which of these Hitchcock films did he not appear in ?

Answer: Stage Fright

Question: 24: The Old Man of Lochnagar is a 1980 children's book written by King Charles III (then Prince of Wales). The book was later adapted into an animated short film. by the BBC. In the film which Scottish actor provided the voice of the old man ?

Answer: Robbie Coltrane

Question: 25: What is the name of the pub in Petts Wood, London that honours the great great grandfather of Coldplay's lead singer Chris Martin ?

Answer: The Daylight Inn

Question: 26: Which soap recently returned to our TV screens for a special one-off episode with its creator making a cameo appearance ?

Answer: Brookside

Question: 27: The lady pictured above has sadly died aged 100. In which of these films did she appear with her parents ?

Answer: A Christmas Carol

Question: 28: 'I was working in the lab, late one night When my eyes beheld an eerie sight...' are the opening lyrics of a song by an American singer and his band that had which name ?

Answer: The Crypt-Kickers

Question: 29: The lady pictured above has sadly died aged 93. In one of her roles she appeared in the TV adaptation of which Agatha Christie novel ?

Answer: A Pocket Full of Rye

Question: 30: Which famous writer was initially fooled by the Cottingley Fairies photos that turned out to be a hoax ?

Answer: Arthur Conan Doyle

Question: 31: In the series pictured above what is the name of the daughter's pet spider ?

Answer: Homer