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31. With which successful female singer did Michael Jackson duet at his 1988 Aintree gig?
I think it was Sheryl Crow - any MJ fans here to confirm?Thrifty Till 50 Then Spend Till the End
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16. A keyboardist called Pripton Weird went on to great success as lead singer with which band?
Jim Kerr
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_KerrThrifty Till 50 Then Spend Till the End
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Music -- 29. Which awardwinning act started life as Mr Soft?
Elbow
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49. Having previously worked as a newspaper reporter, he went on to become the lead singer of a band that had a number one UK single in the Seventies. What is the name of this former polio sufferer?
Is this Ian Dury - he did suffer from polio as a child but I can find any info re him being a newspaper reporterThrifty Till 50 Then Spend Till the End
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LITERATURE
I noticed you got some Question marks on some of answers so thought i would double check for you
42 Erich Segal - Agree (Roger McGough liverpool poet was an uncredited contributor to the screenplay)
44 Dorothy L Sayers - Agree
46 Erica Bruce (fictional character - Agree)
47 I think it is SHEILA QUIGLEY not Bruce Chatwine
48 Vile Bodies - Agree
49 P G Wodehouse - Agree
50 I think Tobago inspired ROBINSON CRUSOE
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LITERATURE PIC 4 Elizabeth Barrett Browning ?? will check YES I think it is EBB
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I can't go in for this as I am outside the eligible Area but it's great trying to find the answers
LITERATURE Question 14 DISCWORLD Terry Pratchett0 -
21. Which qualified chemist from Sheffield was involved in Project Juno?
Helen SharmanThrifty Till 50 Then Spend Till the End
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40. In which year was The Independent newspaper first published?
1986
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_IndependentThrifty Till 50 Then Spend Till the End
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25. What did a caravan manufacturer establish in Reading in 1958?
Little Chef
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A13199763Thrifty Till 50 Then Spend Till the End
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43. The usage of what began in Norwich in 1959?
postcodes
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