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What do the initials RNLI represent?
Royal National Lifeboat Institution

 

In which American TV drama did Idris Elba rise to fame as Russell 'Stringer' Bell?
The Wire

 

What was the first name of the renowned polar explorer Shackleton who was a member of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition?
Ernest

 

What is the nationality of Pep Guardiola, the Manchester City Head Coach?
Spanish

 

Which film sees Bill Murray plays TV reporter Phil Connors and a small rodent play Punxsutawney Phil?
Groundhog Day

 

With a cast including Brad Pitt, Christian Bale and Ryan Gosling, which film tells the story of the subprime mortgage crisis of 2008?
The Big Short

 

The State I Am In and If You're Feeling Sinister are songs from which Scottish indie pop band?
Belle and Sebastian

 

Julian Assange has sought refuge at which country's London embassy since June 2012?
Ecuador

 

Which English model got her first big break into television as a presenter of The Big Breakfast back in 1999?
Kelly Brook

 

The United Nations Headquarters are hosted in which U.S city?
New York