Third set of questions

I've tried to be a little less verbose in writing this set, see what you think.


1 What is the family name of the Dukes of Somerset, whose ducal seat is Bradley House in Wiltshire?

2 Edinburgh of the Seven Seas is the main settlement of which island located in the South Atlantic?

3 Pictured above. The centrepiece of the Helix Park in Falkirk, The Kelpies, two 30-metre high horse-head sculptures, were created by which Glasgow artist?

4 Who recorded the album Music for Supermarkets? Originally conceived as the background music for an art exhibition in 1983, the only copy was sold at auction and the master tapes destroyed.

5 What was the name of the medieval tax levied for the building or upkeep of town walls in England and Wales?

6 A collection of 28 poems, Child Whispers published in 1922,  is the first published work of which English children's author?

7 The year of 1797 saw two mutinies by sailors of the Royal Navy,  one was at Spithead in the Solent, the other was at which anchorage in the Thames Estuary?

8 In 2008 cricketer Shane Warne captained which franchise to victory in the inaugural season of the Indian Premier League?

9 What's the name of the hill in Gloucestershire where an annual cheese rolling competition takes place every Spring Bank Holiday?

10 Pictured above. In 2014 he broke Sergey Bubka's 21 year old indoor record when he cleared 6.16m at an athletics meeting in Bubka's home city of Donetsk, Ukraine. What is the name of this French pole vaulter who is the current Olympic, World Indoor and European Champion?

11 Due to its distinctive shape, what is the nickname of the London building whose official address is 20 Fenchurch Street?

12 Made into a multi-Academy Award winning film in 1966, the play A Man For All Seasons was written by which playwright?

13 The Inspector Montalbano series of novels and short stories are the work of which Italian author?

14 Several species of which genus of fungi are responsible for the veins in blue cheeses such as Stilton and Roquefort?

15 The Last Night of the Proms staple 'Rule, Britannia' was originally included in which masque first performed in 1740?

16 Which central Asian capital city was known as Stalinabad from 1929 until 1961?

17 The sand dance was the highlight of which British musical hall act popular during the middle decades of the 20th century?

18 What creature is depicted on the badge of the British Army's 7th Armoured Brigade, better known as the Desert Rats?

19 Which opera by Bizet is based on a novel by Sir Walter Scott?

20 Published in 1932, The White Fokker was the first story to feature which character?








Answers:

1 Seymour
2 Tristan da Cunha
3 Andy Scott
4 Jean Michel Jarre
5 Murage
6 Enid Blyton
7 Nore
8  Rajasthan Royals
9 Cooper's Hill
10 Renaud Lavillenie
11 The Walkie-Talkie
12 Robert Bolt
13 Andrea Camilleri
14 Penicillium
15 Alfred
16 Dushanbe
17 Wilson, Keppel and Betty
18 Jerboa
19 La jolie fille de Perth (The Fair Maid of Perth)
20 Biggles