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Television

1. Actor Burt Reynolds starred in a TV series in 1959 to 1961 with Darren McGavin. What was the title of this series?

Riverboat

Nightstalker

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Entertainment

2. In the Broadway musical turned motion picture, who sings "I got a horse right here; his name is Paul Revere"?

Frederick "Fred" Bolton (Dean Jones)

Nicely Nicely Johnson (Stubby Kaye)

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Religion

3. What is the fifth book of the Pentateuch, the Hebrew name for which means "these are the words"?

Exodus

Deuteronomy

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Literature

4. Who illustrated the original Winnie the Pooh books?

Peggy Fortnum

E. H. Shepard

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Animals

5. What is the second-largest species of shark in the world's oceans, in length?

Basking Shark

Thresher Shark

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Television

6. Who sings the "Andi Mack" theme song?

Sabrina Carpenter

Selena Gomez

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Television

7. In the series "American Dad", what is the name of the alien who lives with the Smith family?

Klaus

Roger

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World

8. Before British Airways, Britain's long haul airline was known as BOAC. What do these initials stand for?

British Overseas Airline Company

British Overseas Airways Corporation

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Literature

9. The word 'robot' comes from a play called 'Rossom's Universal Robots' ('R.U.R.'). Which language was the play written in, where the word 'robota' meant 'unfree labourer'?

Portuguese

Czech

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Sci / Tech

10. How would smoke behave if a fire started in an orbiting spaceship?

it would tend to drop toward Earth

it would spread in many directions

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Animals

11. Passerine birds have what distinguishing characteristic?

ability to perch

blend into foliage

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Television

12. What was the name of the Gerry Anderson TV series that featured a machine called BIG RAT, and was about a schoolchild who led a double life as a superspy?

Joe 007

Joe 90

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Literature

13. What is ironic about the English title of Erich Maria Remarque's book "All Quiet on the Western Front"?

The main character dies that day.

Remarque fought on the Eastern front.

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Humanities

14. Which character from a popular musical, which was adapted from a novel, is actually named Euphrasie?

The Phantom

Cosette

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Sports

15. Which college basketball team did Magic Johnson represent in the 1977-78 and 1978-79 seasons?

Michigan State Spartans

Duke Blue Devils