Boxing Day quiz 2015

Push open the doors to the Prince of Wales pub in north London and submit to its fiendish quiz-masters...

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What is indicated on a bottle of German wine that bears the word "Sekt"?

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Who was, from 1980 to 1987, press officer for the Central Electricity Generating Board in an area that included three nuclear power stations, before giving up the job to become a full-time writer?

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Young Pretender is an award-winning British ale. Where is it brewed?

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Which English county cricket team has, as part of its logo, a leaping deer coloured green?

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There is a correct way to fly the Welsh flag. Is it with the dragon facing towards the flagpole or away from it?

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Founded in 1906 as Hick’s Theatre, it is now known at the Gielgud Theatre, and it’s in Shaftesbury Avenue. What was its name between 1909 and 1994?

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Angelina Jolie, Lou Reed, Harrison Ford, Buddy Holly, Bono and Barack Obama have all had species of what creature named after them?

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In which English county would you find the hamlets of California, New Zealand, Egypt and Gibraltar?

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In which sport might the referees carry a small dagger to show that they are willing to kill themselves in the event of making a bad decision?

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According to a 2005 study by the British Medical Journal, playing which musical instrument can improve the quality of sleep and reduce snoring by strengthening muscles in the respiratory tract?

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What type of grass is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the world's fastest-growing plant?

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Between 1987 and her retirement from Parliament in 2001, what was the constituency represented by Mo Mowlam?

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Apart from being a veteran of the Second Afghan War, Dr Watson claimed to have played for which London sports team?

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Founded in 1764, what is the name of the seventh oldest university in the United States? An Ivy League School, it can be found in Providence, Rhode Island.

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The last one happened on 31 July this year. What astronomical phenomenon occurring only seven times every 19 years will not happen again until 2018, when there will be two in quick succession; one on 31 January and the next on 31 March?

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Which former French colony in West Africa became independent on 7 August 1960?

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How is the building designed by Richard Rogers at 122 Leadenhall Street in the City of London informally known?

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Who was the first US president to appear in a sound film and the only one to appear on a coin during his lifetime?

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Which English philosopher said, "All generous minds have a horror of what are commonly called 'facts'. They are the brute beasts of the intellectual domain"

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