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1. Meyer, Eureka and Sorrento are types of which yellow citrus fruit?
2. Anil Kumble was a leading cricketer for which country?
3. In which French city would you find the Musée D'Orsay?
4. Which 'D' is the area outside a ship which can be walked on?
5. Which biblical character was known for his strength and came from his uncut hair?
6. Which actress played Margaret Thatcher in the 2011 film The Iron Lady?
7. 'Notes on Nursing' was a 1859 book by which English founder of modern nursing?
8. What was the surname of brothers Grant and Phil in the TV soap opera Eastenders?
9. Gigs, shades and specs are all nicknames for which type of eyewear? 1. I am weightless but put me in a bucket and I will make it lighter. What am I?
2. What building has the most stories?
3. Someone’s mother has four sons: North, West, and South. What is the name of the fourth son?
4. What word in the English language does the following: the first two letters signify a male, the first three letters signify a female, the first four letters signify a great, while the entire world signifies a great woman. What is the word?
5. You measure my life in hours and I serve you by expiring. I’m quick when I’m thin and slow when I’m fat. The wind is my enemy.
6. A cowboy rode into town on Friday. He stayed for three nights and rode out on Friday. How is this possible?
7. Why is Europe like a frying pan?
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7 Hispanic word for a wadi or canyon (6) 8 French Mediterranean port and naval base (6) 9 TV genre: a product found in bars? (4) 10/11 Items listed on a restaurant bill, traditionally at the foot (5,3,7) 13 Hiding place: squirrel away (5) 15 Disagreeably domineering (5) 17/20 Being very successful or helpful (7,2,6) 21 Become friendlier; loosen or warm up (4) 23 Idiosyncrasy: defect (6) 24 UK seat of learning (6) 1 Cogito, ---- sum (4) 2 Kind of room or suit for a young child (6) 3 Tease (3,4) 4 Area of a stadium where people sit, misleadingly (5) 5 Brown with a yellow or red tinge (6) 6 Dubious activities (6-2) 12 Express contempt for; ridicule (4-4) 14 Facial photograph of a suspect taken by police (3,4) 16 Flickering light associated with discos (6) 18 Inform; declare (6) 19 Brown earth containing ferric oxide, particularly (5) 22 Well-ventilated (4)
