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1. Which former US vice-president had problems spelling the word 'potato'? His first name is Dan. What was his last name?
2. Farrokh Bulsara was the real name of a Zanzibar born singer (1946), who came to England in his youth. He was the lead-singer of a very, very famous group. In 1991 he sadly died of AIDS. What is the name of his group, that still continues to perform without him?
3. You have twins, you have triplets, and when you get four children at the same time, you have...
4. Which leather-clad, glam-rock singer of the seventies became world-famous with hits like 'Can the can'. The song 'Suzy Q' could have been written about her, but it wasn't. Who was Suzy (family name only)?
5. Another one about the seventies: which album (1973) by The Who refers to a special sound system? It's also a movie (1979) about mods and rockers.
6. What role did Desmond Llewellyn play in 18 James Bond-movies? He made his first appearance in 'From Russia with love' and his last in 'The world is not enough'. He died in 1999.
7. You know this one as well. What movie (1951) was named after a novel by Sienkiewicz? It's a story about the apostle Peter. When he flees from Rome, Christ meets him outside the city walls and asks: 'Where are you going?' If you can translate that into Latin, you knew the title of the novel and the movie.
8. Which Spanish don is a knight who fights windmills, tries to win the heart of his beloved Dulcinea and has an assistant named Sancho Panza? He is the main character in a novel by Spanish author Miguel Cervantes.
9. Call your son or daughter and ask them: what is the favourite sport of Harry Potter? I bet they know. Do you?
10. This one is so difficult that I want to give you a multiple choice. What's the name of an extinct African animal, something between a donkey and a zebra?
11. This exotic bird, with a long tail and beautiful colours, is also the currency of Guatemala. Can you name it?
12. Which character in Moby Dick has a name with two Q's? He is Ishmael's best friend.
13. Do you remember the name of the ugly creature in Victor Hugo's book 'The Hunchback of the Notre Dame'? Maybe your kids know, if they have seen the Disney version (well, yeah, a couple of years ago)...
14. What's the name of a member of a religious movement within Christianity, that values brotherly love and fear of the Lord? William Penn was a member of that religious conviction.
15. Which novel by Charles Palliser has a title starting with a Q? It's all about the inheritance of a young boy, named John Huffam. In the novel you will meet characters named Miss Quaintance, Mister Quigg, Miss Quilliam and Mister Quintard. The title has two words, the first being 'The...'
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