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Originally Posted by Bilbo1967
Well, you'd already told us they were all one-word answers, so I didn't think there'd be much credit for that 
I think I know all of them bar 'Diamonds' and 'Mississippi' - who did those? |
Fair enough.
Diamonds was by Rihanna, and
Mississippi was by the inimitable Bob Dylan.
In summary:
1. Which Gemstones take their name from the Ancient Greek for ?Unbreakable?? - DIAMONDS - pdurrant
2. What is the first name of the wife of US President Barack Obama? - MICHELLE - pdurrant
3. The Greek Titan Prometheus stole what from the Greek Gods and gave it to mortals? FIRE - Iznogood
4. What was the nickname of trumpeter John Birks Gillespie? - DIZZY - Bilbo
5. What relation was Psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud to artist Lucien Freud? GRANDDAD - pdurrant/Bilbo
6. What is the real surname of the action actor Vin Diesel?
7. Which battle was fought in present-day Belgium on 18 June 1815? WATERLOO - Iznogood
8. Jackson is the capital of which US state? MISSISSIPPI - Hamlet
9. What is the first name of the (Liverpool) striker Torres? FERNANDO - pdurrant
10. What connects the answers to the previous nine questions? ONE-WORD UK NUMBER ONE SINGLES - Bilbo
Iznogood - 2
pdurrant - 4
Bilbo - 3
Only the Vin Diesel one left. Any takers?