Round 4
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1. At which battle of
May 1455 was King Henry VI captured, leading to Richard Duke of York being
declared Lord Protector?
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St Albans
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2. Gary Player is one
of three golfers to win both the Open and the Senior Open. New Zealander Bob
Charles and which American, a five-time Open winner in the 1970s and 1980s
are the others?
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Tom Watson
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3. Which band, formed in
Newcastle, had the highest selling British album of 1972?
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Lindisfarne
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4. In March 1990 which
was the first Soviet Republic to declare itself independent and in 2015
became the 19th member of the Eurozone?
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Lithuania
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Set B - Round 5
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1. Sir John Simon, Sir
Kingsley Wood and John Anderson all held which major cabinet post during
World War II?
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Chancellor of the
Exchequer
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2. Which American
model spent 25 years as the face of “Covergirl” magazine, but perhaps more
famously, was the subject of her former husband’s song “Uptown Girl”?
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Christine Brinkley
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3. Of the seven
English cities beginning with the letter L, which comes first alphabetically?
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Lancaster
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4. Which sporting
figure founded the charity “Livestrong” in Austin,
Texas to help people affected by cancer?
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Lance Armstrong
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Round 6
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1. Who is the only
individual to win both a Turner Prize and an Oscar for Best Director?
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Steve McQueen
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2. Rugby Union: With
557 points, which Irishman has scored the most points in the
history of the 5 (now 6) Nations?
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Ronan O’Gara
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3. Which fictional
amusement park, made famous in a film, is situated off the coast of Costa
Rica?
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Jurassic Park
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4. Michael Fassbender
played which prominent Irish republican and short lived Member of Parliament
in the 2008 film “ Hunger”?
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Bobby Sands
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