1. Banned by radio stations at the time, Je t'aime... moi non plus by Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin sailed to the No. 1 spot despite its “sexual explicitness”. It wasn’t quite as successful on the U.S Hot 100, but it did – rather appropriately, reach what position on that chart?
2. What type of meat shares its name with the back of the leg above the knee?
3. Who has directed the films Mo Better Blues, He Got Game and Malcolm X?
4. What is the appropriate nickname of the veteran baseball pitcher Kenny Rogers?
5. Their use has declined over the years, but for what reason are Styptic Pencils used?
6. The Canadian stand-up comedian Mort Sahl famously said of which man: “Would you buy a used car from this man?"?
7. Which of the four provinces of Ireland features a red hand on its flag?
8. A concoction of rum, gin, brandy and a few other things, who created the cocktail Hangman’s Blood? G.B. Shaw, Anthony Burgess or George Orwell.
9. Which Scottish football team are based in Dumfries?
10. What was the name of the dye obtained from the plant Isatis tinctoria that was used by the ancient Britons?
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1. 69
2. HAM
3. SPIKE LEE
4. THE GAMBLER
5. HEAL SHAVING CUTS (OR STOP BLEEDING)
6. RICHARD NIXON
7. ULSTER
8. Anthony BURGESS
9. QUEEN OF THE SOUTH
10. WOAD
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