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1. Name the street in central London famous for its large number of medical specialists' consulting rooms?
2. Name the sidekick and friend of Hercule Poirot who often assists Poirot in solving his various cases?
3. Name the model whose real name is Katie Price.
4. What drink was so-named because it is a similar colour to the light brown robe of the Capuchin order of monks?
5. What is the name of the person made to bear the blame for others?
6. Which washing powder was named from its active ingredients of perborate and silicate?
7. Laika was the first dog in space but what was Laika's nickname by the American press at the time?
8. Who of the following is a famous English pianist?
9. The blood of which fish contains no red blood cells but holds a natural antifreeze instead?
10. Name the island in the Falklands which is one of the last strongholds of the colourful Rockhopper penguins and the Black-browed albatross?
11. The British burger chain, Wimpy, is named after J. ______ Wimpy, the burger-eating character in the cartoon 'Popeye'?
12. Complete the movie title: 'Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black _______ '
13. Astronaut Michael Collins, of Apollo XI fame, was born in which country?
14. Who said "Television has brought murder back into the home - where it belongs"?
15. Which animal's name comes from the Swedish word meaning 'whale-horse'?
16. Who died in 1956 and was buried at his request in full vampire costume?
17. David McConnell's company was originally called the Perfume Company but he renamed it in honour of his favourite playwright, William Shakespeare. What was its new name?
18. What is the official language of Egypt?
19. Where in London would you find the statue of Eros?
20. If an animal is vermivorous, what would it be feeding on?
21. Name the carpet shark of Australian waters which has a richly patterned brown and white skin.
22. Which famous steam locomotive had a driver called Joe Duddington and a fireman called Tommy Bray?
23. Who played the baseball legend Ty Cobb in the movie 'Cobb'?
24. I am a Venetian artist who lived into my nineties. I devoted myself solely to oil painting. In old age, I used my fingers to apply paint. I painted religious or mythological scenes and was a skilled portraitist. Honestly it wasn't me who painted the private Papal rooms of the Sistine Chapel. Who am I?
25. (Word formation)
Which word comes next in the following sequence?
Alaska ... bubble ... chocoholic ... dreaded ... extreme ... fluffy ...
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