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Not then. -
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What year was Halley's comet's last approach to the Sun? -
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Is the airliner Nimrod (one of the Enigma variations)? -
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Yes - and an invisible hand is part of an invisible man. Ding! (I'll set an easier one next time...) -
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Yes, it's the invisible hand. What might that have to do with Queen (or HG Wells)? -
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No - that was new to me. It's a fictitious body part. -
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Hmm. Too hard again, perhaps. Here's a clue: what body part is Adam Smith most famously associated with? -
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In what way might Adam Smith (the economist) be a member of the group Queen, possibly inspired by HG Wells. -
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Sprite. -
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A full peal of bells to Rev Jr! -
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Exodus is the best of these three, but only #6 overall. (Sorry, this is harder than I expected.) You're looking for one of the prophetic books (named after the prophet in question.) -
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Genesis is the second longest. (Wasn't expecting this to be that difficult - it's one of the better known books.) -
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A third Old Testament one: the book of Psalms is the longest both in number of chapters and number of verses, but which is longest in terms of words? (In the original Hebrew, although I expect the English translations wouldn't differ.) -
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I think it's the volcanic eruption of Thera (the same one that is attributed to wiping out the Minoan civilisation). Most of the plagues come about through dust in the atmosphere affecting local climate. Colin Humphries, who wrote the book (or at least a book) claiming all this, happens to be a friend and colleague, but I still don't find it very convincing! -
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He indeed gave nothing to the world around 800BC as he wouldn't be alive for over 1500 years. I think you mean about AD800! (Pajaholic has it.) -
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Plink! Molto presto. That's what I was looking for. -
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Not sure what's happened to Yorkshire Yellow, but here's the BBC analysis which confirms the answer: BBC news site. Another politician who was better known for his other career was Jan Paderewski, first Prime Minister of Poland after it was reconstituted after WWI. But what was he famous for? -
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Nauru, and weightlifting. Most of them from one person too, who subsequently became their President. -
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That's one of the two! Ding. (The other is Lady Madonna mending stockings.) -
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Thanks! A bit of a change of topic now. Two Beatles songs feature someone fixing footwear late at night. Name either. -
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Do they all have sons who have also raced in F1? (Know it's true of Villeneuve, Piquet and Brabham.) -
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Ding! 456 times. He got 123 in the second innings - only player to score a triple century and a century in the same match. . -
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Tendulkar played in that match, but it wasn't him. It's a well-known player. -
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No, sorry. I'd better give a hint. It was achieved at the England v India match at Lord's in 1990. -
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Bringing things a bit more up to date. Brian Lara holds the record for the most runs in a cricket Test innings (400), but who holds the record for the most in a Test match?