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1. An eyot is a small what?
 
Donkey
Island
Needle
Wall

It's a small island in a river or lake
 

 
2. Which comedienne visited Sarah Ferguson in her home for a TV interview in 1996?
 
Dawn French
Joan Rivers
Jennifer Saunders
Ruby Wax
 

 
3. In which field did Antoinette Sibley achieve fame?
 
Ballet
Chemistry
Golf
Photography

She joined the Royal Ballet in 1956 and became a soloist in 1960
 

 
4. Owen Coyle began the 2009-2010 football season as manager of which Premier League club?
 
Burnley
Fulham
Wigan Athletic
Wolverhampton Wanderers
 

 
5. The Black Swan is the official emblem of which Australian state?
 
South Australia
Tasmania
Victoria
Western Australia
 

 
6. In the Dickens novel The Old Curiosity Shop, what is Little Nell's surname?
 
Train
Travis
Trent
Trotter
 

 
7. Which is the nearest town to London Stansted Airport?
 
Bishop's Stortford
Harlow
Hertford
Saffron Walden
 

 
8. Which politician was nicknamed 'Tarzan' in the 1970s?
 
Denis Healey
Michael Heseltine
Geoffrey Howe
Douglas Hurd

It followed an incident in the House of Commons in 1976 when he waved the ceremonial mace around his head
 

 
9. What is added to beer to make a Dog's Nose cocktail?
 
Brandy
Gin
Rum
Vodka
 

 
10. The pampero is a cold wind on which continent?
 
Antarctica
Asia
North America
South America

It blows across the pampas in Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay
 

 
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