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George W. Bush's Presidential Opponent (Round 121)

Which name is shared by a dwarf planet and the ruler of the underworld in classical mythology?
Pluto

 

Who did George W. Bush defeat in the 2000 U.S. Presidential Election?
Al Gore

 

Which actor played Albus Dumbledore in the film adaptations of Harry Potter and the Philospher's Stone and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets?
Richard Harris

 

Animal World Quiz (Round 4)

 

For what do butterflies use the 'proboscis' for?
Eating - they suck up nectar etc through it

 

This animal's name comes from the Afrikaans/Dutch for ‘earth pig’.
Aardvark

 

Which is the fastest moving snake in the world? a) Viper b) Coral snake c) Black Mamba
c) Black Mamba

 

An Addax is a type of what? a) Antelope b) Snake c) Beaver
a) Antelope

 

Anagrams Round 11 (Footballing Legends)

 

All the following are anagrams of footballing legends, can you work out the names from the anagrams and the teams they played for?

 

Aide index - Tranmere Rovers, Everton, Notts County
Dixie Dean

 

Amethyst set lawn - Stoke City, Blackpool
Stanley Matthews

 

Jeer comer - Everton, Arsenal
Joe Mercer

 

My lawn motto - Burnley, Everton, Chelsea, Notts County, Brentford, Arsenal
Tommy Lawton

 

The Largest Cathedral in the UK (Round 120)

 

Since the inception of the English Premier League, how many championship titles have Manchester United won up to season 2015-16?

a) 9 b) 11 c) 13
c) 13

 

Name the American author of 'The Executioner's Song'
Norman Mailer

 

The largest cathedral in the UK can be found in which city?
Liverpool

 

Of Mice and Men (Round 119)

 

Who wrote the book 'Of Mice and Men'?
John Steinbeck

 

In which year did British forces complete the evacuation of 338,000 troops from Dunkirk in France?
1940

 

Into which body of water does the Danube flow?
Black Sea

 

What was pumped ashore at Easington in County Durham, England for the first time in 1967?
North Sea Gas

 

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