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1) in which county was the TV series POLDARK filmed?-cornwall

2) What are the VAN ALLEN BELTS ?-"The radiation belts are regions of high-energy particles, mainly protons and electrons, held captive by the magnetic influence of the Earth. They have two main sources. A small but very intense "inner belt" (some call it "The Van Allen Belt" because it was discovered in 1958 by James Van Allen of the University of Iowa) is trapped within 4000 miles or or so of the Earth's surface. It consists mainly a high-energy protons (10-50 MeV) and is a by-product of the cosmic radiation, a thin drizzle of very fast protons and nuclei which apparently fill all our galaxy.

3)Who had a hit record in 1961 with 'Take good care of my baby'?-Carole King

4)What common vegetable has the latin name 'solanum tuberosum'?-Common name: white potato, or Irish potato.

5) Which footballer was the first to have a 1 million pound transfer fee ?-Trevor Francis became the first million £1million pound transfer

6) What is the name of the Israeli Parliament ?- the Knesset

7) What do the initials S.A.L.T. stand for ?-Strategic Arms Limitation Talks

8) Which was the first 'talking' film ?-Warner Brothers releases "The Jazz Singer" the first successful talking motion picture.

9) What is a 'rockhopper' ?-penguin

10) What do endentulous mammals lack ?-teeth

We are halfway now......how are you doing?

11) In which country would you find the River Ebro ?-Spain

12) What is 'cuckoo spit' ?-Philaenus spumarius-secreted by the immature stages of sap-sucking insects known as froghoppers

13) Which planet was discovered in 1781 ?- Uranus by William and Caroline Herschel on 13 March 1781.

14) Which chemical element has the symbol Sb ?-antimony

15) From which language do the words ALCOHOL and ALGEBRA originate ?-ultimately of Arabic origin

16) Which footballer scored 126 goals in 1959 ?-Pele

17) Who were Bill medley and Bobby Hatfield better known as ?-The Righteous Brothers

18) What is Nephology the study of ?-hats

19) Who was Britains youngest Prime Minister ?- William Pitt the Younger, who took office at the age of 24.

20) Who developed the concept of 'lateral thinking' ?-Dr. Edward de Bono (I must admit I always thought I had it before it was invented!).