The navigational products company TomTom was founded in which country?
7 In relation to cars, what do the initials SUV stand for?
8 What is the name of the train which shares a similar name to a major mountain range found in America and Canada?
9 In which year did the M6 toll road open?
10 On a ship, which officer is in charge of crew and equipment?
11 What is the name of the famously luxurious South African train that runs between Pretoria and Cape Town?
12 What is the function of scuppers on ships?
13 Which car manufacturer produces the Baleno?
14 Bill Bryson described his attempts to walk which long-distance footpath in A Walk in the Woods?
15 What is the name of the long-distance Indian train service operated by Indian Railways?
16 The highest railway station in Europe is in which country?
17 What term is given to the fee levied on a vessel entering a port?
18 In which county is the ferry port of Heysham?
19 Which Welsh railway runs between Tywyn Wharf and Nant Gwernol?
20 Opened in 2004, what is the name of the bridge that crosses the Tarn Valley in southern France?
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1 O’Hare airport serves which American city?
2 In the TV Series Are You Being Served, which actor played Mr Lucas?
3 Which sauce has a name that means “hunter” in French?
4 What does a lexicographer study or create?
5 In which decade was Princeton university founded?
6 On which Canadian island is the city of Victoria?
7 Who portrayed Lara Croft on screen in the 2018 film Tomb Raider?
8 What is the legal term for a written declaration?
9 In which decade was the first oil well discovered in the USA?
10 Who wrote the 1939 novel Tropic of Capricorn?
11 What term is given to the point in an orbit that is most distant from the body being orbited?
12 What is a young shark called?
13 What is the dialling code for Norwich?
14 In which Shakespeare play does a forest apparently move?
15 The Royal Society was founded during the reign of which monarch?
16 What type of bird is a pochard?
17 In which country is the Curragh racecourse?
18 What sport is featured in the 1961 film The Hustler?
19 In which country does Skoda have its headquarters?
20 What is copra?
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1 Who won the FIFA World Player of the Year three times between 1998 and 2003?
2 Which region of northern France has Lille as its prefecture?
3 What was the name of the rural guerrillas of the French wartime Resistance movement?
4 In which village can you visit Claude Monet’s house and garden?
5 Which grape from the Languedoc-Roussillon area can be used to make dry or dessert wines?
6 In the 12th century, who was Heloise’s lover?
7 Which region borders Germany and Switzerland?
8 Which variety of steak is named after a French writer and diplomat?
9 What name is given to a municipal subdivision of a large city, especially Paris?
10 Cannes and Saint-Tropez are on what shore area?
11 Which Channel port is at the mouth of the River Seine?
12 What are the initials of the French railway system?
13 The Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe takes place at which racecourse?
14 Who was Prime Minister of France from 1906 to 1909 and 1917 to 1920?
15 The dish boeuf bourguignon originates from which area of France?
16 Which of the Channel Islands is nearest to France?
17 Who was President of France from 1981 to 1995?
18 Which town of northern France is famous for its tapestry weaving?
19 On which river are Blois, Tours and Orléans?
20 Which city in Limousin is famous for its porcelain?
