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1
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Under which tree is the buddha said to have attained enlightenment?

A

Bodhi tree

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2
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Which is the weaker force: electromagnetic or gravitational?

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gravitational

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3
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In marine science, moderate tides are known as what?

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neap

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4
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What does a pascal measure ?

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Pressure

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5
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The Nullabor plaine stretches between which two states?

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SA & WA

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6
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If you have pernicious anaemia, what do you lack?

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B12

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7
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Name the G7 Nations.

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Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK and the US

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Which classic children’s film is based on a book by Ian Fleming?

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Chitty chitty bang bang

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9
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How many times did phar lap win the melbourne cup?

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once

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10
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Who defined Russia as “a riddle wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma”?

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churchill

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11
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which country is named after jesus christ?

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El Salvador

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The name of which spice comes from the latin for ‘nail” for their shape?

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Cloves (lt. clovus)

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13
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gargamel is the main antagonist of which belgian comic franchise?

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The Smurfs

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14
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What is the duduk?

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An Armenian wind instrument

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15
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What are the world’s 3 most populous democracies?

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India, US, Indonesia

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16
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Chinstraps, macaronis ans gentoos ate species of which bird?

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Penguin

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17
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What is the scientific study of the body’s resistence to infectious diseases?

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Immunology

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18
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What were the Pentagon papers?

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SEcret US gov papers about the US political and military involvement in Vietnam.

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What are the 3 main peninsulas in SA?

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Eyre, Yorke, Fleurieu.

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20
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So many Australian are …..

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No longer prepared to make personal sacrifices in the interests of the common good.

21
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What does the international CITES treaty regulate or ban trade in?

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Endangered species

22
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What was the first carbon neutral country?

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Bhutan

23
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What is the highest mountain in North America?

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Denali or Mt McKinley

24
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Who was Russia’s first freely elected leader?

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Boris yelstsin

25
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Which river forms the international border between Myanmar and Laos?

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Mekong

26
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The refugee Olympic team debuted at which Olympic Games?

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Rio 2016

27
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The islands of new Britain, new Ireland and manus are part of which country?

A

PNG

28
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Which sea has the lowest elevation on earth?

A

The Dead Sea

29
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Phonagnosia is the inability to distinguish people by their what?

A

Voice

30
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Which major public square in Berlin is named after a Russian tsar?

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Alexanderplatz

31
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What is the name of a person who makes guitars?

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Luthier

32
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Where is the annual bong bong race day held?

A

Bowral

33
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Alexa, cortina and bixby are names of what?

A

Digital assistants

34
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The first Hard Rock Cafe opened in which city in 1971?

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London

35
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After what was the Jurassic period named?

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The Jura mountains, where remains from the period where first found.

36
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Which Australian comic strip, created in 1921, is one of the longest running?

A

Ginger mega

37
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What is the first letter of the Russian alphabet?

A

A

38
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Who is the head of the reserve bank?

A

Philip Lowe

39
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In Italian cuisine, what does al forno mean.

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Baked in the oven

40
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The Stuart highway’s southern terminus is in which city.

A

Port Augusta

41
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What is the collective noun for a group of rhinoceroses?

A

Crash

42
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Which sea bird is also known as a gooney?

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Albatross

43
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The disease parotitis is better known as what?

A

The mumps

44
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Which Pacific Ocean nation was formerly known as the New Hebrides?

A

Vanuatu

45
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In Greek mythology, which god was condemned to hold up the heavens for eternity.

A

Atlas

46
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The name of which Australian Holden id aboriginal for “high plains “?

A

Monaro

47
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Melville and Bathurst islands are collectively known as what?

A

The Tiwi islands

48
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Which fictional character lend his name to a pact where morals are traded for material gain?

A

Faust (dr Faustus)

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