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1. Which of the following is a hat, peaked in front and behind, with earflaps usually turned up and tied together on top?
2. Name the marsupial carnivore with dark fur and occasional white patches that feeds on carrion, finishing off the whole carcass including the bones?
3. Complete the Cary Grant movie: '_________ and Old Lace'?
4. Who is the dark-eyed, fair-haired American actress who was the second wife of Dudley Moore?
5. Which bird when it sleeps, turns its head so that its long 'colourful bill' rests on its back then folds its long tail over it?
6. Which British engineer was vertically challenged and used to wear a huge top hat to make himself look taller?
7. Amphibians include toads, frogs, newts and _____________ ?
8. This shark with striking markings has small, pointed teeth to eat a wide variety of food, including fish, fish eggs, crabs, shrimp and clams. Although they are social and travel in schools, they are harmless. Name that shark?
9. Name the cup containing an alcoholic drink which is offered to a horseman ready to ride away?
10. What is the middle name of the French painter and founder of impressionism, Claude Monet?
11. Sometimes called the otter cat, this unusual feline has a preference for living near water and has a williness to swim. Name that feline?
12. Who married sound engineer Renate Blauel in Sydney, Australia in 1984 even though it contradicted his sexuality?
13. Whose autobiography is 'The Good, The Bad and The Bubbly'(1990)?
14. Name the musical penned by Boy George?
15. What was invented in Vienna by Polish soldier, Kulyeziski, who helped free the city from the Turkish army?
16. What is a device consisting of two transparent chambers linked by a narrow channel, containing a quantity of sand that takes a specific time to trickle from one chamber to the other?
17. How many converging jaws does a sea-urchin have?
18. Which British wartime leader painted in the south of France and in Marrakesh?
19. Portuguese sailors landed on this island on their way to Brazil in 1536 to see huge banyan trees with roots hanging like beards from their branches. Which island acquired its name meaning the 'bearded ones'?
20. Who said "The art of Biography is different from Geography: Geography is about maps but Biography is about chaps"?
21. The first dorsal fin of this shark is much larger than the second and its broad pectoral fin provides lift when swimming. Name this shark which has enough power to leap out of the water?
22. When his mother died of scarlet fever he was sent to live with his grandmother in the village of Cookham Dene, Berkshire, England whose home was set in a large garden by the River Thames providing the background for 'The Wind in the Willows'. Name the author?
23. Which famous surname can be used with all the following forenames:
Jackie ___ , Pauline ___ , Michael ___ , Phil ___ and Joan ___ ?
24. Name the whisker-like fish which has common, walking, leopard and upside-down varieties?
25. Who said, "If you drink, don't drive. Don't even putt."
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