1. Who once said "The decathlon is nine Mickey Mouse events followed by the 1,500 metres"?
2. In Oliver Stone’s new film, ‘W.’, which actor portrays George W. Bush?
3. Joe Johnson was a surprise world champion in which sport in 1986?
4. Aged 80 when he won, who is the oldest male to win an “acting” (either Best Actor, or Best Supporting Actor) Oscar?
5. Although criticizing and humiliating the public are de rigueur these days, it wasn’t always so: Whose snooty put-downs to Devon housewife Gwen Troake all but ended her TV career in 1976?
6. The 1956 musical comedy ‘You Can’t Run Away From It’ was a remake of which 1934 screwball comedy starring Claudette Colbert and Clark Gable?
7. Which family of birds to the jackdaw, rook and raven belong to?
8. Alexey Stakhanov became well known in the Soviet Union during the 1930s after appearing in newspapers and posters as a model worker. What was his occupation?
9. What element was used as a thickener in the production of napalm?
10. Which opera singer was known as "The Swedish Nightingale"?
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1. STEVE OVETT
2. JOSH BROLIN
3. SNOOKER
4. GEORGE BURNS
5. FANNY CRADDOCK
6. IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT
7. CROW or CORVUS
8. (COAL) MINER
9. ALUMINIUM
10. JENNY LIND
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