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1. In the 1959 film Journey to the Center of the Earth, what type of creature is the character Gertrude?
 
A cow
A duck
A pig
A rabbit

She ends up being eaten by the villain
 

 
2. Who wrote the 1922 novel Babbitt?
 
F Scott Fitzgerald
Ernest Hemingway
Sinclair Lewis
P G Wodehouse
 

 
3. Tirana is the capital of which country?
 
Albania
Bulgaria
Estonia
Latvia
 

 
4. According to the Hebrew Bible, which King of Israel built the First Temple in Jerusalem?
 
Ahab
David
Saul
Solomon

The plans were drawn up by David, Solomon's father
 

 
5. Which former footall referee published the autobiography By the Book in 1984?
 
Arthur Ellis
Gordon Hill
Jack Taylor
Clive Thomas

He was known as The Book because of his strict interpretation of the laws of the game
 

 
6. In which country did the Bhopal disaster take place in 1984, when the Union Carbide plant leaked toxic gas?
 
Bangladesh
China
India
Russia
 

 
7. In which English city is the mainline railway station St Davids?
 
Bristol
Exeter
Plymouth
Truro
 

 
8. Vexillology is the study of what?
 
Flags
Games
Pencils
Tadpoles
 

 
9. In Greek mythology, Stentor was renowned for his powerful what?
 
Bow
Horse
Muscles
Voice

He died after losing to Hermes in a shouting contest
 

 
10. What is the name of the long-distance footpath that runs from Farnham, Surrey to Dover, Kent?
 
East Downs Way
North Downs Way
South Downs Way
West Downs Way
 

 
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