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Originally Posted by Nugget
Here you all go - standard Graham rules apply 
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I don't recall the one that says "hold it at such short notice that Graham doesn't get to play...!"
Oh what the hell...
1. In the entire English football league, which football team has the shortest name?
Arsenal?
2. As Melanie, Bonnie Langford was the Doctors Companion when he regenerated. Who played the two Doctors?
Colin Baker and Sylvester McCoy
5. Of the four different Olympic jumping events, two are only performed by men. What are they?
Pole Vault is one. Women used not to compete in the Triple Jump, but I thought that had been changed.
10. In which sport are competitors forbidden to play left-handed?
Polo
11. In football, what rule was changed in the 1981/82 season that resulted in records being broken?
The restrictions on players' wages.
12. What is the second most commonly used letter in the English alphabet?
T
13. What is the only domestic animal not mentioned in the Bible?
Cat?
14. How many keys are there on a standard piano?
84
15. Who provided the voices for Dangermouse and Penfold?
David Jason and Terry Scott
16. What does the musical term †˜da capoâ₠¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢ mean?
To the end.
18. On the London Underground, which is the only line that connects with every other one?
Northern?
19. Which American rock star was the first to release an album on CD?
Bruce Springstein
20. Which historic event is commemorated by the rhyme †˜Ring-a-ring of rosesââ‚ÆšÂ¬ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¾Ã‚¢?
Not the Great Plague. This is an urban myth!
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5. Pole Vault and Triple Jump
Ahem: Olympics 2004 - Women's Triple Jump Results!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olym...ts/3532970.stm
Women's pole vault results
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olym...ts/3532982.stm
20. The Plague
*WHOOOOP* *WHOOOOP* *WHOOOOP*
http://www.snopes.com/language/literary/rosie.htm