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'The Killing Moon' was a 1984 single by which post-punk group from Liverpool?

Echo & the Bunnymen

 

Which has the largest diameter: the Earth or the Sun?

The Sun

 

What was the ring name of American actor and former professional wrestler Dwayne Johnson?

The Rock

 

Columbus, Cleveland and Cincinnati are major cities in which US state?

Ohio

 

In fashion, which 'B' is a style of cut which is squarish or chunky in style or appearance?

Boxy

 

IndiGo is the largest airline in which country in terms of passengers carried?

India

 

Brothers Danny and Richard McNamara formed which West Yorkshire rock band in 1990?

Embrace

 

Which US film maker won the Academy Award for 'Best Director' for the films 'Saving Private Ryan' and 'Schindler's List'?

Steven Spielberg

 

Which planet is the largest in the Solar System?

Jupiter

 

Which of the well-known television presenter duo Ant & Dec is the oldest?

Dec

 

What was the nationality of the two botanists who first described the disease that devastated Elm trees throughout Europe and North American in the second half of the 20th century?

Dutch

 

As of December 2016, which 'JM' is the oldest living former British Prime Minister?

John Major

 

'People Will Say We're In Love' is a show tune taken from which Rogers and Hammerstein musical?

Oklahoma

 

Often abbreviated to 'PI', what is the name for a person who can by hired to carry out covert investigations on behalf of clients?

Private Investigator

 

Who was President of the United States for the Apollo 11 moon landing in 1969?

Richard Nixon

 

True or false: the first written reference to the card game Blackjack is found in William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet?

False (it was in Miguel de Cervantes' Don Quixote)

 

Dan Castellaneta is an American voice actor best known for which fictional character?

Homer Simpson

 

Along with Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods, who was only the third player in golf history to win three majors by age 25?

Rory McIlroy

 

Which US actor played soldier John Rambo in the Rambo film series?

Sylvester Stallone

 

Which English installation artist won the 2016 Turner Prize?

Helen Marten