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1
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What is the name of Jane Eyre’s primary love interest in the novel of the same name?

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Mr Rochester

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What is the more casual name of the cocktail officially called a Cuba Libre?

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Rum & Coke

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Macbeth, Falstaff and Otello are a trio of operas based on Shakespeare plays. Who composed these operas?

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Verdi

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What is the denomination of the smallest Euro banknote?

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5 euro

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What male first name is given to Sonequa Martin-Green’s troubled female character in Star Trek: Discovery?

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Michael

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Which mobile-phone provider was known as BT Cellnet until 2001?

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O2

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Which UK city is covered by postcodes beginning with the letter S followed directly by numbers?

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Sheffield

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Numbats feast almost exclusively on what?

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Termites

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What is the name of the mystery cat in the musical Cats?

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Macavity

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What is a perigee-syzygy moon commonly known as?

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Supermoon

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Lucius Tarquinius Superbus was the final king of which ancient city?

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Rome

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The song ‘Suddenly’ from the Xanadu soundtrack is a duet by Olivia Newton-John and who?

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Cliff Richard

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Which scientist is credited with the discovery of the electron?

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J. J. Thomson

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What is Australia’s highest official interest rate to date?

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17.5%

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The name of what virus is derived from the idea that disease was due to astrological influences?

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Influenza

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Which Brisbane pop duo was named after a phrase in Anne Rice’s The Vampire Chronicles?

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Savage Garden

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The name of which bite-sized French cakes means ‘little oven’ in English?

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Petit Fours

18
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What was the second Norwegian city to host a Winter Olympics?

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Lillehammer

19
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A famous etching by Walter Hogarth is Gin what?

A

Lane

20
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Maria Theresa was the only female ruler of which arch-duchy?

A

Austria

21
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What nationality is Jonas Vingegaard, winner of the 2022 Tour de France?

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Danish

22
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What dye is made from the dried, pulverised bodies of insects?

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Cochineal

23
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The former Formula One racing circuit Bremgarten is in which country?

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Switzerland

24
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The Martuwarra Fitzroy River is in which Australian State or Territory?

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Western Australia

25
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In David Mckee’s childrens book series, who is the patchwork elephant?

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Elmer

26
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Which affectionate portmanteau does Google use for its new recruits?

A

Nooglers

27
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Is New York City’s European latitudinal twin Berlin, Madrid or Paris?

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Madrid

28
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Which Swedish-born US artist, known for his giant soft sculptures of everyday objects, died in 2022?

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Claes Oldenburg

29
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What Australian first did Harry Houdini achieve in 1910 at Diggers Rest, Victoria?

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First controlled flight

30
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In French and Cajun cuisine, an andouille is a type of what?

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Sausage

31
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At the opening of British parliament, the Monarch traditionally delivers an address known by what name?

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Throne speech

32
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According to ancient Greek mythology, Atlas belonged to which category?

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Titans

33
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In Italian cuisine, what is a brodo?

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Broth

34
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What do the initials in the inter-governmental organisation PIF stand for?

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Pacific Islands Forum

35
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What is the world’s biggest and most powerful space telescope?

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James Webb Space Telescope

36
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The Burgtheater is the national theatre of which country?

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Austria

37
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Australian architect Glenn Murcutt is well known for his use of what building material?

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Corrugated iron

38
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Taylor Swift’s ‘All Too Well’ replaced which song as the longest track to reach Number 1 on Billboard’s Hot 100?

A

American Pie

39
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What is Scotland’s second-most populous city?

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Edinburgh (#1 is Glasgow)

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