Mae, Sanpōgiri, Nukiuchi and Ukenagashi are all forms of what K martial art?

Kendo (they are different starting positions and cuts)

 

What highly successful H X-Box game featuring Master Chief Petty Officer SPARTAN-117 has recently been released in its third and final instalment?

Halo

  

Which famous PH heiress, was sentenced to a 45-day prison sentence for driving offences in May 2007?

Paris Hilton

 

What R newsagency was founded in London in 1851?

Reuters

 

Which super rich BG did Melinda Ann French marry in 1994?

Bill Gates

 

What TPOTO Andrew Lloyd Webber musical premiered at Her Majesty's Theatre in London on October 9th in 1986?

The Phantom of the Opera

 

Which R singer had US number 1 hits in 2006 and 2007 with Umbrella and SOS?

Rihanna

 

What was Michelangelo’s B surname?

Buonarroti

 

Which DB is currently Austrian minister for transport?

Doris Bures

 

At 2,428kms, what U is the third longest river in Europe?

Ural

 

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