Well done to so many of you for entering our fun Roy Grace Christmas Quiz, and huge congratulations to the winners and runners up – all details of which have been posted on Facebook.
All the answers to the 50 questions are posted below so you can check how well you did! p>
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1
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What is the first drink we ever see Roy Grace taking (full description)
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EVIAN WATER
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DS p15
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2
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According to the opening pages of one novel, what percentage of murder victims are killed by someone they know?
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71%
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NDE p1
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3
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One diminutive villain’s surname is the same as a company known for high quality kitchens – based in which Wiltshire town?
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DEVIZES
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NDY p75 (Amis Smallbone; Small-bone Kitchens)
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4
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After being sea-sick, Glenn says he feels like a battle-wounded sailor in which film?
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MASTER AND COMMANDER
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DT p211
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5
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Does Alison Vosper have children? AND, if so, how many and of which gender(s)?
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YES – ONE BOY, ONE GIRL, or TWO BOYS
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LGD p147
DMT p250
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6
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One character is trying to win an exotic holiday – despite not having a passport! What is the capital of that place?
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PORT LOUIS (Mauritius)
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DMF p549 (Mary Dawson)
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7
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What is the Operation codename of one case, which also refers to a meal Glenn ordered in an earlier book, when Roy put him off?
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OPERATION SWORDFISH
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DLY p225 (see also DS p147)
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8
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A constable throws his jacket over what at the scene of an accident?
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SEVERED LEG (Tony Revere’s)
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DMG p47
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9
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Someone swimming hits a car under water – in which river?
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BARWON RIVER
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DMF p98, 101 (swimmer is MJ)
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10
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When a mother arrives home, her daughter is watching a US soap; its title includes the name of a model of car launched in 1993 – by which manufacturer?
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RENAULT (Laguna – the soap is Laguna Beach)
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DT p253
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11
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Why did Glenn initially fail his Advanced Police Driving Test?
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DRIVING TOO SLOWLY!
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NDE p107
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12
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A treacherous woman’s surname is the first name of a person who wrote a famous book (their only one). Which book?
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TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD (by Harper Lee – cf Ashley Harper)
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DS p77
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13
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What is Cleo’s middle name?
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SUZANNE
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DLY p261
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14
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When Grace starts to put away Sandy’s stuff, the first item he bags is a photo of them on honeymoon; where, exactly?
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AT THE TOP OF MOUNT VESUVIUS
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LGD p225
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15
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A tourist guide tells the story of what Beau Brummel asked when Lord Alvanley was greeted by the Prince Regent; what was it?
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“WHO’S YOUR FAT FRIEND?”
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NDY p262
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16
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A vehicle in which a man is drowns has a model name which is part of what 4-word Latin phrase, which can be rendered “wordly things are fleeting”?
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SIC TRANSIT GLORIA MUNDI (Ewan Preece’s Ford Transit)
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DMG p252
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17
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Who leaves Brighton to become ACC in the Midlands?
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GARY WESTON
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DMF p177
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18
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Lynn Beckett rings her best friend – whose surname is that of an explorer famously linked to which ship?
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ENDURANCE (Ernest Shackleton – Lynn’s friend is Sue Shackleton)
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DT p253
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19
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An advert says extras for a film can earn up to how much a day?
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£65
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NDY p150
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20
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Grace talks to Glenn about the eating and drinking habits of various nations; he concludes that it is what that kills you?
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SPEAKING ENGLISH!
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DS p147
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21
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Cleo got her name because her father gave the wrong spelling of a character in books by whom?
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LAWRENCE DURRELL (Alexandria Quartet)
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LGD p400
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22
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Someone used by Sussex Police in identifying skeletons has the same surname as a previous Prime Minister – who was MP for where?
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HUNTINGDON (John Major, cf Joan Major)
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DMF p38
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23
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Name the establishment where Grace buys a special bottle.
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BUTLER’S WINE CELLAR
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DT p321
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24
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Something bought as a 9th birthday present has a brand name which is a contraction of which two words?
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SECOND WATCH (Swatch for Jaye Somers)
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NDE p232
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25
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A concerned mother is able to know her offspring’s whereabouts due to what app on their phone?
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FRIEND MAPPER (Carly and Tyler Chase)
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DMG p13
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26
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What are the sailor’s terms for two things on a boat, which a certain taxi driver has learned?
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BUNK, HEADS (bed, toilet – Yac)
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DLY p34
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27
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What name connects Sandy and a certain farmer’s creatures?
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LOHMANN (Sandy Lohmann, Lohmann Brown chickens)
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NDY p11
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28
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What is the capital of a group of islands where a hired gun lives?
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COCKBURN TOWN (Turks and Caicos – home of Tooth)
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DMG p123
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29
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A bar at the Marina has a name which occurs in the title of an 80s No 1 hit; give the real full name of the lead singer of the relevant act.
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GEORGE O’DOWD (Boy George – Karma Chameleon, Karma Bar)
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LGD p347
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30
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On a stag night, one character found himself in frilly underwear, chained to what?
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CLIFTON SUSPENSION BRIDGE (Pete Waring)
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DS p8
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31
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Name the couple on a motoring holiday who phone Roy to say they think they have seen Sandy
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DICK AND LESLEY POPE
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NDE p86
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32
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Who queries the price for a large order of something which might be of interest to tegestologists?
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RON SPACKS (CD Beer mats – tegestologist is a beer mat collector)
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LGD p98
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33
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Norman Potting played football for which club, intending to turn pro?
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PORTSMOUTH
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DMG p91
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34
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Glenn finds two of what item at Shoreham Harbour – important evidence, it turns out?
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CIGARETTE BUTTS
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DT p283
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35
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Which watch (brand and model) does a released convict try to get another criminal to buy?
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TAG HEUER AQUARACER
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DLY p197
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36
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What is the nickname Sandy’s father uses for the job he claims his father had in World War II?
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TAIL END CHARLIE
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DMF p211
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37
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Which firm of solicitors places an ad in a Munich newspaper over the procedure for having Sandy considered dead?
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EDWARDS AND EDWARDS LLP
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DMG p170
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38
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Grace says he likes a certain part of Brighton; it reminds Glenn of a film. He is surprised when Roy says it was a book too. Which book?
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BRIGHTON ROCK
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LGD p172
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39
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In Grace’s early career, he’d been before the Police Complaints Authority, accused of what?
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USING EXCESSIVE FORCE AGAINST A MUGGER
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DS p56
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40
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What makes a connection between Graham Barrington and a man in an earlier book wrongly suspected of uxoricide?
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TRIPLETS (Barrington, Chief Superintendent, has triplets; Brian Bishop is one)
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NDY p129, NDE p606
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41
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Which character is killed on his 25th Wedding Anniversary?
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JIM TOWERS
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DT p230, 281
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42
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Someone watching a traumatic event on TV speaks on the phone to her best friend – who shares a surname with a character from M*A*S*H – who often did what, to try to get discharged?
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CROSS-DRESSED (Klinger – cf Sue Klinger, friend of Lorraine Wilson)
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DMF p137
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43
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A newish term used in place of Anno Domini is part of the name of what type of business in one book?
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ESCORT AGENCY (BCE – Before Common Era – BCE-247 agency)
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LGD p184
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44
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A character connected with films has wanted to work in the movie industry since watching a classic film as a child. Give the first name of the author of the book on which the film is based.
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LYMAN (L Frank Baum – Wizard of Oz – Sophie Harrington)
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NDE p46
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45
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A major character has a surname which was also the unusual first name of a man who founded which organisation, linked to Sandy?
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SCIENTOLOGY (founded by Lafayette Ron Hubbard – cf Gaia Lafayette)
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NDY p2, see also p314
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46
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Someone whose car Glenn admires outside a London restaurant has the same full name as person famous in which activity?
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DARTS (Phil Taylor)
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NDE p474
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47
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Who wishes she were at home, opening her Christmas stocking, still sent by her mother, though she is in her early 20s?
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RACHEL RYAN
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DLY p49
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48
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An object apparently belonging to a missing person is given to Grace; it is made of something which gets its name from which place?
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CYPRUS (Copper bracelet – copper’s name comes from Cupros for Cyprus)
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DS p175
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49
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A specialist who investigates teeth on bodies has a surname which is one city in the title of a famous 1838 poem; which other city is also in the title?
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AIX (How They Brought The Good News from Ghent to Aix – Christopher Ghent)
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DMF p122
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50
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What is the English translation of the motto found on a gift which Cleo gives Roy for his birthday?
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SEIZE THE DAY (Carpe diem, on a stuffed carp’s display case)
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DMF p259
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