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1. What Was The Name Of The Only Son Of Catherine The Great? He Succeeded His Mother As Emperor Of Russia In 1796 And Was Assassinated Just Over Four Years Later. A Regnal Name Alone Will Suffice.

2. What Term Was Used By Allied Aircraft Pilots During World War 2 To Describe Mysterious Balls Of Light They Saw Flying Around Their Planes?

3. Newhaven In Sussex Has A Statue Of Which Former Pastry Chef Who Worked On Ferry’S Sailing From The Town? He Later Became The President Of The Democratic Republic Of Vietnam

4. Which British Athlete Won Gold In The Men's Long Jump At The 2012 Summer Olympics?

5. Because Of His Interest In Ornithology, The American Prison Inmate Robert Stroud Became Popularly Known By What Three-Word Nickname?

6. Formula 1 Racing Driver Daniel Ricciardo Comes From Which Country?

7. Initially Released In December 2014, Which Dating Website's Main Selling Point Is That In Heterosexual Matches, Only Female Users Can Make Contact With Matches?'''

8. Eleven Players Have Won The Triple Crown In Snooker, Which One Of Them Is Known As 'The Thunder From Down Under'? His Only World Title To Date Came In 2010 When He Defeated Graeme Dott 18-13 In The World Championship Final.

9. Which German Town, The Traditional Setting Of The Tale Of The Pied Piper, Is One Of The Destinations Visited By Travellers On The 'German Fairy Tale Route'?

10. Which Radio 1 Dj Presented The Top 40 Countdown Between 1986-1990, And Again Between 1992-1995?

11. Introduced In May 1840 The World’S Second Adhesive Postage Stamp Was Worth 2 Pence & Came In Which Colour?

12. In The 1952 Children's Novel By E.B. White What Kind Of Farm Animal Is Wilbur In Charlotte's Web?

13. Which British Bookmaker Based In Wigan Was Founded In 1928 And Owned By The British Government Until 2011? It Was Formed With The Intention Of Providing A Safe Alternative To Then-Illegal Off-Course Bookmakers.

14. Premiering In 1904, Madame Butterfly Is An Opera By Which Italian Composer?

15. Puerto Rico And Guam Are Unincorporated Territories Of Which Much Larger Country?

16. What Name Was Given To The Item Of Clothing Popular In The 16th And 17th Centuries That Took The Form Of A Starched Fabric Frill Worn Round The Neck?

17. Piraeus Is The Chief Sea Port Of Which European Capital City?

18. Sharing Its Name With An English Word Meaning ‘Shout’ Or 'Scream', Which Is The Second Largest Island In The Shetlands?

19. One Of Several Shows Where He Appeared And Sang The Theme Tune - Dennis Waterman Played Small-Time Gangster Thomas Gynn In Which Tv Series? Set In Yorkshire, It Co-Starred Jan Francis And Ran From 1989 To 1993.

20. Which 2007 Novel By Ben Elton Is Set In London About A Century After Global Warming Caused Most Of The Country To Be Flooded? Trafford Sewell Is The Novel's Main Character, Who Chafes Against Society's Rejection Of Science And Privacy.

21. The Banquet Of Trimalchio Is A Central Event In What Work Of Fiction, Another Example Of The Early Latin Novel, Likely Written During The Reign Of Nero, Probably By Gaius Petronius?

22. Which Venetian Renaissance Artist, For Whom An Italian Delicacy Is Named, Created A Series Of Paintings Known Collectively As The Legend Of Saint Ursula In Around 1500 Ce?'''

23. In November 2014, Which Argentine Born Virtuoso Conducted The Berlin Philharmonic In Front Of The Brandenburg Gate, Celebrating 25 Years Since The Fall Of The Berlin Wall? He Was Not The Principal Conductor At The Time And Was Awarded Honorary Status For This Occasion.

24. In Which Sport Has Jp Duminy Represented South Africa At International Level? He Won 326 International Caps, And Played In A Team Which Lost To England At A World Cup In 2011.

25. Which Klasky-Csupo [Clasky-Chu-Po] Animated Series Which Ran From 19982004, Portrays A Family Of Wildlife Documentary Makers? Eliza, The Younger Daughter Could Talk To Animals And The Main Families Surname Features In The Title Of The Show.