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How Many Of These Original Blackboard Jungle Questions Can You Answer?

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WELCOME ALONG, AND good luck to you. Now, over to Einstein for our question selection…

1. What is the second most populated city in England?
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Birmingham
Manchester

Leeds
Liverpool
2. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For was a number one hit in the US for U2. But from which album did it come?
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Rattle And Hum
Achtung Baby

The Joshua Tree
The Unforgettable Fire
3. In a standard three-prong plug, is the brown wire the live, neutral or earth?
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Live
Neutral

Earth
4. On which heavenly body would you find the Ocean of Storms?
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Mars
The moon

Saturn
Jupiter
5. During the summer of 1992, on which top 2FM personality's show would you have heard the spoof soap Bundoran?
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Gerry Ryan
Larry Gogan

Ian Dempsey
Tony Fenton
6. In which century did the German composer Felix Mendelssohn live and die?
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16th
17th

18th
19th
7. According to the Bible, where was the wedding feast where Jesus turned water into wine?
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Nazareth
Cana

Damascus
Bethlehem
8. This is former Nighthawks personality and songwriter Shay Healy. But in what year did his song What's Another Year win the Eurovision?
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1978
1980

1982
9. In which decade was actor-director Woody Allen born?
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1920s
1930s

1940s
1950s
10. From which Scottish city do the band Teenage Fanclub hail?
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Edinburgh
Aberdeen

Dundee
Glasgow
11. Which country's troops first arrived in Belfast on the 26th of January 1942?
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English
Canadian

German
American
12. Which berry is used to flavour gin?
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Sloe
Juniper

Rowan
Hawthorn
Answer all the questions to see your result!
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You scored out of !
You win a ghetto blaster!
Not bad. But there's no way you'd make it to the final.
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You scored out of !
You win a camcorder for the runners-up!
Congratulations! You were in the final, but lost out in the final quickfire buzzer round.
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You scored out of !
You win the minibus!
Congratulations! You are the champion, and Ray is only delighted with you.
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