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1
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By what name is Gabrielle Bonheur better known?

A

Coco Chanel

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If you were born on June 1st, what star sign would you be?

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Gemini

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3
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What is the birthstone for the month of July? Ruby, Pearl or Diamond?

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Ruby

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4
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What is the average of the numbers 1, 10 and 100

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37

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5
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After how many years of marriage would you celebrate a china anniversary?

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20

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6
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What is ombrophobia the fear of?

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Rain

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In which game would you find Misty, a midriff-bearing teenager?

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Pokemon

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How did the inventors of the dice game Yahtzee come up with it`s name?

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They invented it on a yacht

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If you were born in June, you must be one of which two star signs?

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Gemini and Cancer

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10
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What was the name of the bank for which Nick Leeson worked?

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Barings

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you were born in March, you must be one of which two star signs?

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Pisces and Aries

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12
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How many years are celebrated in a Sesquicentennial?

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150

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13
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Which US President`s signature is on a plaque on the Moon?

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Richard Nixon

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14
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Which chocolate manufacturer makes Crunchie?

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Cadbury

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15
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According to the Bible, who was the father of the Jewish race?

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Abraham

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16
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Crystal anniversary

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15 years

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17
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month`s name is derived from the ninth month of the old Roman calendar?

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November

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18
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What is the common name for Hansen`s Disease?

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Leprosy

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19
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JVC stands for

A

Japanese Victory Company

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20
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A dagger, lead piping, a revolver, rope and a candlestick - which murder weapon is missing from the game of Cluedo?

A

Spanner

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21
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1 third divided by one half

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2 thirds

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22
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Roman numeral for 1999

A

MCMXCIX

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23
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How many wheels does a hansom cab have?

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2

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24
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What is orology the study of? Mountains, Rivers or Precious Stones?

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Mountains

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If you were born on April 29th, what star sign would you be?

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Taurus

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26
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Which English Cathedral has the tallest spire?

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Salisbury Cathedral

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27
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What was Morpheus the Greek god of? Sleep, Dreams or Time?

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Dreams

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28
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What is the name given to someone who makes arrows?

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Fletcher

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29
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April birthstone?

A

Diamond

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30
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In what month and year did the Berlin Wall come down?

A

November 9th 1989

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31
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Tin anniversary?

A

10

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32
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Which N. M. married Graca Machel on his 80th birthday?

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Nelson Mandela

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33
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What nationality is Pope John Paul II?

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Polish

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34
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If you were born on New Years day, what would your star sign be?

A

Capricorn

35
Q

June birthstone?

A

Pearl

36
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In the police force, what rank comes above Chief Inspector?

A

Superintendent

37
Q

For how many years is a French President elected?

A

7

38
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20 year anniversary?

A

China

39
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In 1998, who did Bill Clinton agree to pay $850,000 to drop her sexual harrassment lawsuit?

A

Paula Jones

40
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Which article of clothing would you associated with designer Patrick Cox?

A

Shoes

41
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What letter of the alphabet is the most common letter to come at the start of words?

A

S

42
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If you were born on 4th March, what star sign would you be?

A

Pisces

43
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Name given to a triangle with 3 unequal sides?

A

Scalene

44
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Is Saint Apolline the patron saint of earache, toothache or headaches?

A

Toothache (yanked teeth out as torture)

45
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In Greek mythology, who hit Achilles in his heel with a poisoned arrow?

A

Paris

46
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Internal sum of angles of a pentagon

A

360/5= 72

180-72=108

108 *5 = 540

47
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What does MI stand for in MI5?

A

Military intelligence

48
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In February 2000, which Scandanavian country elected it`s first female President?

A

Finland (Tarja Halonen)

49
Q

Muhammed Ali, Cher, Michael Jackson and Ronald Reagan have all admitted to suffering from the fear of what?

A

Flying

50
Q

10 to the power of 15

A

Quadrillion in US

51
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If you were born on April Fools Day, what star sign would you be?

A

Aries

52
Q

Diana is the Roman Goddess of what?

A

The moon and the hunt

53
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Greek goddess of moon?

A

Selene

54
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Greek goddess of hunt?

A

Artemis

55
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What is sold by a costermonger?

A

Fruit

56
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What is the official London residents of the Queen Mother?

A

Clarence House

57
Q

What is the birthstone for the month of March?

A

Aquamarine

58
Q

Which of Santas reindeer would come first alphabetically?

A

Blitzen

59
Q

In which quarter of the Australian flag does the Union Jack appear?

A

Top left

60
Q

What is Saint Stephen’s Day better known as?

A

Boxing day

61
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What two months are covered by the Starsign Aquarius?

A

January and February

62
Q

In Scrabble how many points is a C worth?

A

Three points

63
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What is the name of the Christian holiday that occurs 12 days after Christmas?

A

The epiphany

64
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What Starsign runs from December into January?

A

Capricorn

65
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If you were born in July you must be one of either two star signs

A

Cancer and Leo

66
Q

Peridot is the birthstone for which month?

A

August

67
Q

What is the name of Snoopy’s little bird friend?

A

Woodstock

68
Q

Tabula in medieval Europe, Tables in England, and Tric-Trac in France and Germany, by what name was this popular game now known?

A

Backgammon

69
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What four words in the English language end with the letters dous?

A

Tremendous, hazardous, horrendous, stupendous

70
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What does SMS stand for?

A

Short messaging service

71
Q

How many cards are dealt in the game gin rummy?

A

10

72
Q

How long is the channel tunnel?

A

31 miles

73
Q

What is a Flemish giant?

A

Rabbit

74
Q

How many stars appear on the flag of Australia?

A

Six

75
Q

What is the birthstone for the month of May?

A

Emerald

76
Q

Which is bigger one leader or two pints?

A

2 pints

77
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Maastricht Treaty 1992

A

European Union

78
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Pearl is the birthstone for which month?

A

June

79
Q

What is the first prime number greater than 100?

A

101

80
Q

What are the seven deadly sins?

A

Pride greed lust envy gluttony wrath and sloth

81
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If penultimate means next to last, what is the correct word for second to last?

A

Antepenultimate

82
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In the 12 days of Christmas what are there 4 of?

A

Calling Birds

83
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When is all souls day?

A

November 2

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