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In London, the four training institutions for barristers and law students are known as the Inns of .... what? According to tradition, which bright yellow flower can supposedly be used to tell if someone likes butter? Which small landlocked country in Southern Africa is situated in the highest part of the Drakensberg mountains? Court Buttercup Lesotho In which English county did The Great Train Robbery of 1963 take place? Buckinghamshire As well as the name of Batman's fictional city, Gotham is also a village in which European country? What 'C' is the name of the force which operates when an athlete whirls a hammer around his head? Which trivia board game involving coloured wedges was invented in 1979 by Scott Abbott and Chris Haney? Associated with the story of Moses, what 'B' is the popular alternative name of the plant, reed mace? What is the common name for the atmospheric effect caused mainly by the presence of gases that absorb the sun's rays? England Centrifugal Force Trivial Pursuit Bulrush Mary Quant is most closely associated with popularising which style of skirt in the 1960s? Mini skirt Greenhouse Effect The last chapter of which Charlotte Brontë novel begins with the line, "Reader, I married him"? Jane Eyre What 'L' is a city in Lincolnshire that stands on a limestone ridge and overlooks The Fens? Lincoln In which country of the UK was the former county Mid-Glamorgan? Wales Electrum is the name of an alloy of gold and which other metal? Silver In the garden, what 'B' is another name for the herb Deadly Nightshade? Belladonna bbc.co.uk/peoplesquiz
Which'C' is a goat-like antelope, found in the alps, whose skin is made into a soft, pliant leather? Chamois What is the seventh colour of the rainbow? Violet In 1958, which US rock 'n' roll legend had a UK number one hit with the single 'Jailhouse Rock'? Elvis Presley The Java Trench, also called the Sunda Trench, is situated in which ocean? Indian The Prime Meridian Line passes through an observatory in which Greater London borough? Greenwich What is 'hi-fi' an abbreviation of? High Fidelity What is the literal English translation of 'aqua fortis', the Latin name for nitric acid? Strong Water Which squirrel is native to Britain - red or grey? Red Which animals, related to mice, are famed for their sleepiness, and take their name from the Latin for 'sleep'? Dormice Which electrical discharge is named after the patron saint of sailors? St Elmo's Fire Composed by Igor Stravinsky, what is 'The Rite of Spring', a ballet or an opera? Ballet 'The Unforgettable Fire' and 'Achtung Baby' were bestselling albums for which Irish band? U2 How many islands make up the Scilly Isles; 25, 86 or 140? 140 In geology, what 'F' is the name given to a break in rock formation caused by a shift in the earth's crust? The name of which gas means water producer in Greek? Hydrogen bbc.co.uk/peoplesquiz Fault
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