1 In The Merchant of Venice, Shylock demands a pound of flesh from which character?
2 In 1994, which future US president defeated Ann Richards to become governor of Texas?
3 Which nonmetal, with the atomic number 34, is named after the Greek goddess of the moon?
4 Which role was played by Victor Willis in the original line-up of the Village People?
5 Which British comedian is the creator and umpire of the Dave TV show Taskmaster?
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6 A zho or dzo is a hybrid of domestic cattle and which animal?
7 Which 1999 film, starring Hilary Swank, is named after a 1979 song by the Cure?
8 Henry Eckford pioneered the commercial cultivation of the sweet pea while living in which Shropshire town?
9 Invented by Dick Fisher, which boats were advertised as the “Unsinkable Legend”?
10 Which Italian company makes the XDiavel, Panigale and Supersport motorcycles?
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11 Created by Katherine Dunham (1909-2006), what is the Dunham Technique?
12 Rapper Joey Bada$$ has been named the first-ever creative director of which US trainer brand?
13 Pomology is the scientific study and cultivation of what?
14 Which city, in the south of Russia, is the capital of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania?
15 Which German city’s Neue Staatsgalerie, opened to the public in 1984, was designed by James Stirling?
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16 Which Chinese film-maker directed Platform (2000), The World (2004) and Still Life (2006)?
17 The Muslim Mamluks defeated the Mongols at which September 1260 battle in the Jezreel Valley?
18 Prior to Michael Phelps, which Soviet gymnast (1952-2011) held the men’s record for most Olympic medals (15)?
19 Which Real Madrid defender holds the La Liga record for most red cards?
20 Which sunken battleship is pictured?
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Answers
1 Antonio
2 George W Bush
3 Selenium
4 Police officer
5 Alex Horne — though Greg Davies is the titular Taskmaster
6 Yak
7 Boys Don’t Cry
8 Wem
9 Boston Whalers
10 Ducati
11 A modern dance style
12 PONY
13 Fruit
14 Vladikavkaz, formerly known as Ordzhonikidze and Dzaudzhikau
15 Stuttgart
16 Jia Zhangke
17 Battle of Ain Jalut or Harod Spring
18 Nikolai Andrianov
19 Sergio Ramos
20 USS Arizona (BB-39) — it was sunk during the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor