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In which English National Park would you find the highest point at the summit of Dunkery Hill?

Exmoor

 

Which US star because the highest-paid actress in the world following her performance alongside Chris Pratt in Passengers?

Jennifer Lawrence

 

Which Irish jockey is the eldest son of former champion amateur jockey Ted Walsh?

Ruby Walsh

 

What is the occupation of Otto Man in the animated series The Simpsons?

School Bus Driver

 

Tom Bombadil is a fictional character created by which English author?

J. R. R. Tolkien

 

If an event is said to be 'quotidian', it will re-occur how frequently?

Daily

 

Between 1986 and 2005, which Russian chess grandmaster was once ranked world number 1 for 225 out of 228 months?

Garry Kasparov

 

What colour is the lower half of the Welsh flag?

Green

 

What is the name for a container, often made of papier-mache which is decorated, filled with sweets and then beaten with sticks to reveal its contents?

Pinata

 

Which English football club played at Gigg Lane?

Bury