1 Which artificial textile fibre derives its name from the term “polyethylene terephthalate”?
2 What is the biggest South American land mammal?
3 A bhikkhu is an ordained male monastic in which religion?
4 Which English architect designed Overstrand Hall in Norfolk, Deanery Garden in Berkshire and Tigbourne Court in Surrey?
5 A scullery is a room in a house traditionally used for what purpose?
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6 Which prime minister said: “For what is the Tory Party unless it represents national feeling?”?
7 Which national legislature is the largest parliamentary body in the world?
8 Who composed the anthem Zadok the Priest for the coronation of George II?
9 John Betjeman wrote of “our Nation” standing for “Free speech, free passes, class distinction” in which poem?
10 Iron Jack, Hahn, James Boag and XXXX are Australian brands of what?
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11 Created by Ed Greenwood, Forgotten Realms is a campaign setting for which fantasy role-playing game?
12 Which Russian ballerina danced the title role in the 1945 premiere of Prokofiev’s ballet Cinderella?
13 Which Chicago doo-wop group recorded a cover of I Only Have Eyes for You in 1959?
14 Which retired footballer, capped 35 times by Brazil, is the father of Bayern Munich midfielder Thiago Alcántara?
15 Which type of parallel-hulled sailboat is pictured?
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Answers
1 Terylene
2 South American tapir or Brazilian tapir or lowland tapir (Tapirus terrestris)
3 Buddhism
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4 Edwin Lutyens
5 Washing up dishes and laundering clothes, or as an overflow kitchen
6 Benjamin Disraeli
7 National People’s Congress (NPC) of the People’s Republic of China
8 George Frideric Handel
9 In Westminster Abbey
10 Beer
11 Dungeons & Dragons
12 Galina Ulanova
13 The Flamingos
14 Mazinho aka Iomar do Nascimento
15 Catamaran