The first five questions are standard general knowledge. The answers to the next five questions are the first five answers (or part thereof) with a letter removed. The next five answers are the first five answers (or part thereof) with a letter added. The final five answers are the first five answers (or part thereof) with a letter changed. In the case of multiple word answers, the same word is modified in each of the groups of five questions. For example, the answer to a question in the first group might be Iron Age. The answer to a question in the second group might then be Ron Atkinson (letter removed), in the third Jeremy Irons (letter added), and in the fourth Tron (letter changed).
- Which comedy series, directed by Michael Winterbottom, has a first series which takes place in the Lake District, a second series set in Italy and a third series set in Spain?
- Who was the Taoiseach from 2011 to 2017?
- What four-letter word refers to a homemade, knife-like weapon, particularly one fashioned in prison or other straitened circumstances?
- What Portuguese genre of music is characterised by songs embodying saudade or longing, and can be traced back to 1820’s Lisbon, though may be much older?
- Which famous stunt performer was once a ski-jump champion, ice hockey player and insurance salesman before finding his niche as a motorcyclist?
- In which Shakespeare play do the characters Beatrice and Benedick appear?
- What is three-letter abbreviation given to the name of the virus which causes AIDS?
- What is the name given to each division of play in a game of curling, target archery or petanque?
- Which somnolent character in literature was created by Washington Irving in an 1819 short story of the same name?
- Which 1950 film, starring Marilyn Monroe in one of her earliest roles, obtained a record 14 Oscar nominations?
- What name is commonly given to the part of the South Las Vegas Boulevard with a high concentration of hotels and casinos?
- Which golfer, one of the most successful from England with three Open titles and three Masters titles, was also captain of Europe’s losing Ryder Cup team in 2008?
- A prisoner of which fictional town gave Anthony Hope the title of an 1894 adventure novel?
- In Hinduism, which god is known as the Creator, and is part of the Trinity with Brahma and Vishnu?
- Which Strictly Come Dancing judge was born in Ballarat, Australia in 1965, but has since become a British citizen?
- Which Irish artist composed the international top-10 single Orinoco Flow?
- What name is given to fake streets put into maps by publishers in order to detect plagiarists?
- What is the largest city in the Algarve?
- What popular visitor attraction is situated 3 miles from St. Austell in Cornwall and contains large greenhouses replicating the biome of a particular place on earth?
- In which specific part of the body would you find the tibia?
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- Which comedy series, directed by Michael Winterbottom, has a first series which takes place in the Lake District, a second series set in Italy and a third series set in Spain?
A: The Trip
- Who was the Taoiseach from 2011 to 2017?
A: Enda Kenny - What four-letter word refers to a homemade, knife-like weapon, particularly one fashioned in prison or other straitened circumstances?
A: Shiv - What Portuguese genre of music is characterised by songs embodying saudade or longing, and can be traced back to 1820’s Lisbon, though may be much older?
A: Fado - Which famous stunt performer was once a ski-jump champion, ice hockey player and insurance salesman before finding his niche as a motorcyclist?
A: Evel Knievel - In which Shakespeare play do the characters Beatrice and Benedick appear?
A: Much Ado About Nothing - What is three-letter abbreviation given to the name of the virus which causes AIDS?
A: HIV - What is the name given to each division of play in a game of curling, target archery or petanque?
A: End - Which somnolent character in literature was created by Washington Irving in an 1819 short story of the same name?
A: Rip Van Winkle - Which 1950 film, starring Marilyn Monroe in one of her earliest roles, obtained a record 14 Oscar nominations?
A: All About Eve - What name is commonly given to the part of the South Las Vegas Boulevard with a high concentration of hotels and casinos?
A: The Strip - Which golfer, one of the most successful from England with three Open titles and three Masters titles, was also captain of Europe’s losing Ryder Cup team in 2008?
A: Nick Faldo - A prisoner of which fictional town gave Anthony Hope the title of an 1894 adventure novel?
A: Zenda - In Hinduism, which god is known as the Creator, and is part of the Trinity with Brahma and Vishnu?
A: Shiva - Which Strictly Come Dancing judge was born in Ballarat, Australia in 1965, but has since become a British citizen?
A: Craig Revel Horwood - Which Irish artist composed the international top-10 single Orinoco Flow?
A: Enya - What name is given to fake streets put into maps by publishers in order to detect plagiarists?
A: Trap Streets - What is the largest city in the Algarve?
A: Faro - What popular visitor attraction is situated 3 miles from St. Austell in Cornwall and contains large greenhouses replicating the biome of a particular place on earth?
A: The Eden Project - In which specific part of the body would you find the tibia?
A: Shin
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