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1. Which famous divorcee said, 'One can never be too thin or too rich'?
2. Whose dance was rewarded by King Herod with the head of John the Baptist?
3. Which character from Greek mythology, immortalised in a play by Euripides, killed her own children to spite her husband?
4. Which female singer and songwriter wrote and performed the single 'Love and Affection'?
5. Who was the woman Lord Peter Wimsey loved and eventually married in the detective novels of Dorothy L. Sayers?
6. What was the name of Odysseus' wife?
7. Which queen of England succeeded Edward VI to the throne?
8. Which tennis player won her first Wimbledon Singles Championship in 1978 and her last in 1990?
9. Who was the patron saint of music and of makers of musical instruments?
10. Which New Zealand born detective novelist wrote about the detective Roderick Alleyn and his sidekick Inspector Fox?
11. In Hindu mythology, who is the goddess of destruction and death? She is also known as Durga.
12. Which classic film actress said 'I acted vulgar, Madonna IS vulgar'?
13. Which very famous film actress starred in 'Courage of Lassie' and 'Lassie Come Home'?
14. Who wrote the book 'Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistlestop Cafe'?
15. In Greek mythology, from whose blood was the horse Pegasus said to have sprung?
16. Which pioneer of nursing kept a small pet owl in her pocket?
17. Which 18th century European empress was noted for her leadership skills, for embracing Enlightenment ideas, and for having lots and lots of lovers?
18. Who is the main heroine of Jane Austen's 'Pride and Prejudice' who eventually marries Mr Darcy?
19. Whose last words, upon being executed, were 'Lord, into thy hands I commend my spirit'?
20. Who was the state of Maryland named after?
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