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(3355) 18 April 2010   Mixed

 
 
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1. A sommelier is a trained and knowledgeable professional in what field?
 
Art
Gardening
Music
Wine

At his sixth attempt, Gerard Basset has become the first UK winner of the World's Best Sommelier Competition
 

 
2. Price fixing of what has resulted in a record £225 million fine by the Office of Fair Trading this week?
 
Cigarettes
Petrol
Televisions
Wine

The OFT ruled that the UK's two largest cigarette manufacturers had colluded with supermarkets and other retail chains to set the price of tobacco products
 

 
3. Who is the only driver to posthumously win the Formula One World Drivers' Championship?
 
Ayrton Senna
Jochen Rindt
Peter Collins
Ronnie Peterson

Born on this day in 1942, he was killed in practice for the Italian Grand Prix in 1970
 

 
4. On this day in 1912, which Cunard liner delivered 705 survivors from the RMS Titanic to New York City?
 
RMS Carpathia
RMS Mauretania
RMS Olympic
SS New York
 

 
5. The volcano which is causing havoc with UK air traffic is in which country?
 
Greenland
Iceland
Swaziland
Thailand
 

 
6. Families won compensation over toxic dust from an old steelworks in which town this week?
 
Cardiff
Colchester
Corby
Coventry
 

 
7. Who has revealed that he was nearly crushed by a quad bike while filming the remake of The Prisoner?
 
Kevin Costner
Michael Caine
Sir Ian McKellen
Tom Courtenay
 

 
8. A 50 metre (164 feet) what is to be built beside the A2 in Kent?
 
Candle
Horse
Roadsign
Totem Pole
 

 
9. Who is the title defender at this week's World Snooker Championships?
 
Barry Hawkins
Graeme Dott
John Higgins
Mark Allen

Higgins was left trailing 5-4 after the opening session of his first-round clash with Barry Hawkins
 

 
10. Who has been barred from fronting a campaign to show gifted children that it's "cool to be clever"?
 
Jeremy Paxman
Matt Smith
Stephen Fry
Victoria Coren

The BBC said it could not give permission because it has to remain impartial
 

 
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