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1 How are Jamal Khashoggi Wa Lone & Kyaw Soe Oo Marie Ressa and The Capital Gazette known collectively as TIME Magazine’s Person of the Year 2018?

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1 The Guardians (and the War on Truth)

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2 Who had the UK Christmas number one hit single for 2018 with ‘We Built This City’?

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2 LadBaby

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3 Based on Maura Laverty’s play of the same name which RTE soap opera set in a fictional housing estate on the northside of Dublin was first broadcast on 3 January 1964 and aired weekly for five series until it ended on 31 May 1968?

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3 Tolka Row

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4 Born in Paris on January 26 1904 who shared the 1974 Nobel Peace Prize “For his strong interest in human rights: piloting the European Convention on Human Rights through the Council of Europe helping found and then lead Amnesty International and serving as secretary-general of the International Commission of Jurists”? He died in Dublin on 15 January 1988.

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4 Seán MacBride

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5 Which American professional golfer (born January 5 1969) is best known for his surprise victory at the 2003 PGA Championship at Oak Hill Country Club New York?

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5 Shaun Micheel

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6 Widely credited with coining the term “investigoogling” in 2006 which American crime writer (born January 6 1971) writes the Grant County and Will Trent/Atlanta series of novels? Her first novel ‘Blindsighted’ (2001) became an international success was published in almost 30 languages and made the Crime Writers’ Association’s Dagger Award shortlist for “Best Thriller Debut” of 2001.

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6 Karin Slaughter

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7 To which famous man was the former flight attendant Lyudmila Shkrebneva (born January 6 1958) married from 28 July 1983 to 1 April 2014?

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7 Vladimir Putin

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8 On January 8 1918 which US President announced his “Fourteen Points” for the aftermath of World War I?

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8 Woodrow Wilson

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9 Which UK prime minister resigned on 9 January 1957?

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9 Anthony Eden

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10 Born 10 January 1959 which Italian professional football coach is the current manager of Premier League club Chelsea FC?

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10 Maurizio Sarri

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11 On January 11 1922 which doctor in Toronto made the first successful use of insulin to treat diabetes in a human patient?

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11 Frederick Banting

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12 Which renowned US female photojournalist particularly associated with Marilyn Monroe whom she photographed over a ten-year period died in London on 4 January 2012 aged 99?

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12 Eve Arnold

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13 Emile Zola published which open letter to the president of the French Republic in the newspaper L’Aurore on January 13 1898? — with regards to the Alfred Dreyfus affair.

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13 J’accuse . . . !

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14 Who did Felice Orsini and his accomplices attempt to assassinate in Paris on January 14 1858?

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14 Napoleon III

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15 Which actor born in Ballymena on January 15 1965 plays DI Harry Clayton in ‘Stan Lee’s Lucky Man’?

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15 James Nesbitt

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16 Who was the RTE Sport Sportsperson of the Year 2018?

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16 Johnny Sexton

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17 And who was the BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2018?

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17 Geraint Thomas

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18 Which tennis player born January 18 1988 won two Major titles in 2016 the Australian Open and the US Open and in 2018 added the Wimbledon title?

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18 Angelique Kerber

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19 “He sprang from the cabin window as he said this upon the ice raft which lay close to the vessel. He was soon borne away by the waves and lost in darkness and distance.” are the last lines from which classic novel first published in January 1818?

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19 Frankenstein; or The Modern Prometheus

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20 Which Dutch artist is noted for his frozen landscapes such as the 1620 work ‘Winter Scene on a Frozen Canal’?

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20 Hendrick Avercamp

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21 Which English professional darts player (born 21 January 1985) nicknamed Jackpot was two-time PDC World Darts Champion in 2011 and 2012?

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21 Adrian Lewis

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22 Born in Limerick on January 22 1928 which film actress was most active in 1950s appearing in Hollywood features such as ‘Man in the Attic’ and ‘Treasure of the Golden Condor’ (1953) and ‘Impulse’ (1954)? Married to English film director Bryan Forbes from 1951 to 1955 she was a presenter at the Academy Awards ceremony in 1952.

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22 Constance Smith

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23 Which German mathematician (23 January 1862 – 14 February 1943) is noted for a list published in 1900 of 23 research problems that he believed would be significant in mathematics in the 20th century?

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23 David Hilbert

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24 Who plays the man-cub Mowgli in the 2016 live-action/CGI version of ‘The Jungle Book’ directed by Jon Favreau?

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24 Neel Sethi

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25 In which town in Ayrshire was Scottish poet Robert Burns born on January 25 1759?

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25 Alloway

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26 Which Columbian cyclist (born 26 January 1987) riding for Team Cannondale–Drapac finished 2nd overall behind Chris Froome in the 2017 Tour de France?

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26 Rigoberto Urán

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27 Which former Irish international rugby player born January 27 1972 was the inaugural winner of the IRB International Player of the Year award in 2001?

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27 Keith Wood

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28 Who was the commander of the Space Shuttle Challenger which exploded just after take-off on January 28 1986?

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28 Dick Scobee

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29 Who or what is the mascot of the Connacht Rugby side used to promote the team to younger fans appearing at schools and attending promotional events aimed at families?

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29 Eddie the Eagle

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30 Under what penname did the English crime fiction writer Margaret Beda Nicholson (née Larminie) (30 January 1924 – 17 November 2012) create the Oxford don sleuth Patrick Grant who shared her love of Shakespeare?

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30 Margaret Yorke

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31 The last words of a Russian ballerina who died in January 1931 included a request to get her swan costume ready. Who was she?

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31 Anna Pavlova

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32 In which Shakespeare play do the twins Sebastian and Viola appear?

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32 Twelfth Night

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33 Which Chinese festival is celebrated at the first full moon of each year?

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33 Feast of Lanterns

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34 What is the name of the Japanese festival celebrating the new year?

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34 Oshogatsu

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35 Which birthstone is most associated with the month of January?

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35 Garnet

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36 Born January 28 1936 who was the only actor to appear in all 251 episodes of the American TV series MAS*H?

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36 Alan Alda

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37 In 1936 who became the first woman to be named Time magazine’s Person of the Year?

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37 Wallis Simpson

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38 Which country was ruled by the Aviz dynasty from 1385 to 1580?

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38 Portugal

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39 Which artist won the 2018 Turner Prize for an exhibition of Bridgit and Stoneymollan Trail at Bergen Kunsthall in Norway?

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39 Charlotte Prodger

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40 The English rapper and record producer Elliot Gleave has had UK chart success under a stage name that comes from his initials. What name?

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40 Example

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41 Getafe Leganes and Rayo Vallecano are three small football clubs whose home grounds are in or near which capital city?

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41 Madrid

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42 The island of Saint Martin located in the Caribbean Sea towards the north of the Leeward Islands is divided into two parts that are territorial possessions of which two European countries?

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42 France & The Netherlands

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43 Saint-Emilion Pomerol and Entre-Deux-Mers come from what wine region of France?

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43 Bordeaux

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44 What is the name of the British boyband who had three chart-topping albums between 2001 and 2003 entitled All Rise One Love and Guilty?

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44 Blue

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45 ‘The Pursuit of D. B. Cooper’ (1981) ‘Under Fire’ (1983) and the 1997 James Bond film ‘Tomorrow Never Dies’ starring Pierce Brosnan are notable films directed by which Canadian-British film director (born 5 January 1945)?

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45 Roger Spottiswoode

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46 Which Cotswolds-based amateur detective created by the author MC Beaton is played in a 2016 television series by Ashley Jensen?

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46 Agatha Raisin

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47 Created by Johnny Speight what was the name of the politically-incorrect character played by Warren Mitchell in ‘Till Death Us Do Part’ and ‘In Sickness and In Health’?

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47 Alf Garnett

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48 In 1984 which short lived group was formed by singer Peter Skellern with cellist Julian Lloyd Webber and Welsh singer Mary Hopkin?

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48 Oasis

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49 Which European capital city was once known as Pressburg?

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49 Bratislava

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50 What is the second largest moon of Neptune?

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50 Proteus

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51 Kano is the second largest city in which African country?

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51 Nigeria

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52 In ‘The Jungle Book’ what type of creature was Akela?

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52 Wolf

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53 Byssinosis is a respiratory disorder particularly common in workers inhaling dust particles produced by which crop?

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53 Cotton

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54 Which English historical novelist (born 9 January 1954) wrote ‘The Other Boleyn Girl’ as well as The Cousins War series which includes ‘The White Queen’ ‘The Red Queen’ and ‘The Lady of the Rivers’?

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54 Philippa Gregory

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55 One of the busiest airports in the world by passenger traffic which city is served by Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport?

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55 Atlanta

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56 Mona Culebra and Vieques are smaller islands in which archipelago?

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56 Puerto Rico

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57 Who is replacing Angela Merkel as leader of Germany’s Christian Democrat Union (CDU) party?

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57 Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer (AKK)

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58 In which city would you attend Monash University founded in 1958?

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58 Melbourne

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59 Which golf club will host the 2019 Dubai Duty Free Irish Open?

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59 Lahinch GC

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60 Which American video game designer (born January 20 1960) created The Sims franchise?

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60 Will Wright

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61 In Ancient Egyptian burial customs which fine linen cloth was used to wrap mummies?

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61 Byssus

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62 One of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in Central Asia in which modern-day country is the city of Samarkand?

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62 Uzbekistan

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63 Dromophobia is the irrational fear of what?

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63 Crossing streets

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64 Which English actress (born 3 January 1996) played the title role in the BBC six-part miniseries adaptation of John le Carré’s spy novel ‘The Little Drummer Girl’?

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64 Florence Pugh

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65 Which American scholar and novelist (born 1965) is best known as a historian and as the author of the ‘All Souls Trilogy’ which consists of The New York Times best-selling novel ‘A Discovery of Witches’ and its sequels ‘Shadow of Night’ and ‘The Book of Life’?

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65 Deborah Harkness

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66 In the Bible the Book of Psalms contained 150 chapters. Which Old Testament book has 66 chapters?

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66 Isaiah

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67 Recently shown on RTE and BBC the three-part drama ‘Death and Nightingales’ starring Jamie Dornan Matthew Rhys and Ann Skelly is based on the 1992 novel of the same name by which Irish author?

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67 Eugene McCabe

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68 Which American writer’s (January 31 1923 – November 10 2007) 1968 nonfiction novel ‘Armies of the Night’ won the Pulitzer Prize for non-fiction as well as the National Book Award?

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68 Norman Mailer

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69 Which acute febrile viral disease with a high mortality rate is named after the village in north-eastern Nigeria where it was first reported in 1969?

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69 Lassa Fever

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70 The maternal grandfather of singer Olivia Newton John which German physicist was awarded the 1954 Nobel Prize for Physics “for his fundamental research in quantum mechanics especially for his statistical interpretation of the wavefunction”? He died on January 5 1970.

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70 Max Born

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71 Antares is the brightest star in which constellation?

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71 Scorpius

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72 Which German-based European multinational software corporation that makes enterprise software to manage business operations and customer relations was founded in Weinheim Germany in 1972 by the former IBM engineers Dietmar Hopp Klaus Tschira Hans-Werner Hector Hasso Plattner and Claus Wellenreuther all from Mannheim Baden-Württemberg?

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72 SAP SE

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73 FITA based in Lausanne Switzerland is the former name of the world governing body of which sport?

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73 Archery

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74 Scheelite is an important ore of which metallic element with atomic number 74?

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74 Tungsten

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75 ‘Of Human Bondage’ published in 1915 is a semi-autobiographical novel by which novelist and playwright (25 January 1874 – 16 December 1965)?

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75 W. Somerset Maugham

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76 Which Japanese word means acquiring reading materials (e.g. books) but letting them pile up in one’s home without reading them? (Sounds familiar!)

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76 Tsundoku

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77 In 1977 Grainne Cronin became the first woman to be employed by Aer Lingus in what role?

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77 As a pilot her first flight was in January 1978

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78 The song ‘Take That Look Off Your Face’ comes from which 1978 Andrew Lloyd Webber musical?

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78 Tell Me on a Sunday

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79 Miriam Howell is the mother of which well-known man born January 18 1979?

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79 Leo Varadker

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80 Which American band formed in 1989 in Dallas Texas is composed of founding members (and sisters) Martie Erwin Maguire and Emily Erwin Robison and lead singer Natalie Maines?

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80 Dixie Chicks

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81 Which two astronauts walked on the moon as part of the Apollo 11 mission?

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81 Neil Armstrong & Buzz Aldrin

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82 Three cities in Germany have a population of over one million people. Berlin is one name the other two?

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82 Munich & Hamburg

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83 Hyderabad is the capital of which two Indian states?

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83 Telangana & Andra Pradesh

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84 Which two moons orbit the planet Mars?

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84 Phobos & Deimos

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85 Which two US states border Washington DC?

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85 Maryland & Virginia

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86 For which two films did Tom Hanks win back-to-back Best Actor Oscars?

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86 Philadelphia & Forrest Gump

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87 Which two countries have national flags that depict an outline of the country?

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87 Cyprus & Kosovo

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88 Which two chemical elements have chemical symbols made up entirely with two vowels?

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88 Gold (Au) & Europium (Eu)

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89 What are the two pieces of apparatus on which only female gymnasts compete at the Olympics?

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89 Beam & Uneven/ Asymmetric bars

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90 In which two years did Argentina win the FIFA World Cup?

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90 1978 & 1986

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