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1 Which conservative news website is named after its American founder who died on March 1 2012 aged 43?

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1 Breitbart News

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2 Which American actress of Hollywood’s golden years born Phylis Lee Isley on March 2 1919 won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in ‘The Song of Bernadette’ (1943) and was also Academy Award-nominated for her performances in four other films?

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2 Jennifer Jones

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3 Who wrote the book ‘Fire And Fury Inside The Trump White House’ published in January 2018?

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3 Michael Wolff

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4 Who wrote and directed the 2017 critically acclaimed comedy-drama film ‘Lady Bird’ starring Saoirse Ronan?

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4 Greta Gerwig

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5 Which author born in New York on 5 March 1986 wrote the ‘Throne of Glass’ series and A Court of Thorns and Roses Saga?

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5 Sarah J Maas

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6 For which rugby union club team does England captain Dylan Hartley (born 24 March 1986) play?

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6 Northampton Saints

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7 ‘A Good Man in Africa’ ‘An Ice-Cream War’ ‘Brazzaville Beach’ and ‘Any Human Heart’ as well as the James Bond novel ‘Solo’ are notable works by which writer born in Ghana on March 7 1952?

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7 William Boyd

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8 Who was the first person to defeat Muhammed Ali in a professional boxing fight doing so on March 8 1971?

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8 Joe Frazier

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9 Which Italian courtier and private secretary of Mary Queen of Scots was stabbed 56 times and murdered on 9 March 1566?

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9 David Rizzio

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10 ‘Arnold Layne’ released on March 10 1967 was the title of which band’s first chart single?

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10 Pink Floyd

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11 Which of Verdi’s operas was based on Victor Hugo’s play ‘Le Roi S’Amuse’? Despite serious initial problems with the Austrian censors who had control over northern Italian theatres at the time the opera had a triumphant premiere at La Fenice in Venice on 11 March 1851.

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11 Rigoletto

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12 Which English actress born 11 March 1964 is known for playing the role of Alice Tinker in the BBC comedy ‘The Vicar of Dibley’ and Honey Thacker in the film ‘Notting Hill’ (1999)? She died on February 21 2018.

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12 Emma Chambers

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13 Who was the winner of the most recent series of ‘Celebrity Big Brother’ (series 21 2018) in which Shane Lynch finished third?

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13 Shane Jenek / Courtney Act

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14 Albert Einstein (14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955) added a cosmological constant to his general theory of relativity in the mistaken belief that the universe was neither expanding nor contracting. Which Greek letter was used to label this constant?

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14 Lambda

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15 Which German physiologist (15 March 1854 – 31 March 1917) received the 1901 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine the first one awarded for his discovery of a diphtheria antitoxin and for his work on serum therapy especially its application against diphtheria by which he has opened a new road in the domain of medical science and thereby placed in the hands of the physician a victorious weapon against illness and deaths?

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15 Emil von Behring

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16 Which Italian director and screenwriter (born 16 March 1940) is best known for the films The Conformist Last Tango in Paris 1900 The Last Emperor The Sheltering Sky Stealing Beauty and The Dreamers.

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16 Bernardo Bertolucci

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17 What is the better known stage name of the Canadian musician born Claire Elise Boucher (born March 17 1988) who has released the albums ‘Geidi Primes’ ‘Halfaxa’ and ‘Visions’?

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17 Grimes

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18 Which American country music singer born March 18 1938 had hits with ‘Crystal Chandeliers’ ‘Kiss an Angel Good Mornin’’ and ‘Is Anybody Goin’ to San Antone’?

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18 Charlie Pride

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19 Which American artist (born March 18 1947) is known for his more than 150 movie posters which include all the films in the Indiana Jones Back to the Future and Star Wars film series? He has also painted album covers collectibles and book covers.

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19 Drew Struzan

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20 Born March 20 2006 who is Donald Trump’s youngest child and his only child with Melania Trump?

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20 Barron Trump

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21 Which Welsh professional snooker player (born 21 March 1975) who has been World Champion twice in 2000 and 2003 was nicknamed ‘The Welsh Potting Machine’?

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21 Mark Williams

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22 Which American novelist (born March 23 1943) is best known for his book ‘Forrest Gump’ which was adapted into a 1994 film starring Tom Hanks? He published a sequel ‘Gump and Co.’ in 1995.

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22 Winston Groom

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23 Which Scottish singer was born Mark McLachlan on 23 March 1965? He has been the lead singer of the Scottish pop group Wet Wet Wet since their formation in 1982 and has also recorded solo material.

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23 Marti Pellow

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24 The former army drill instructor R. Lee Ermey (born March 24 1944) played the foul-mouthed drill instructor Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in which 1987 Vietnam War film directed by Stanley Kubrick?

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24 Full Metal Jacket

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25 Which treaty signed on March 25 1957 established the European Economic Community or Common Market?

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25 Treaty of Rome

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26 Which German-born composer who became totally deaf during the last years of his life died in Vienna on March 26 1827 during a thunderstorm?

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26 Ludwig van Beethoven

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27 Which Swedish business magnate (born March 30 1920) was the founder of IKEA the multinational retail company specialising in furniture? He died on January 27 2018.

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27 Ingvar Kamprad

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28 Born March 28 1942 who was the leader of the British Labour Party from 1983 to 1992?

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28 Neil Kinnock

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29 Which musician composer and arranger was born Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou on 29 March 1943?

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29 Vangelis

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30 Which White House Press Secretary was shot alongside Ronald Reagan by John Hinckley on 30 March 1981?

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30 James Brady

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31 Which American singer and actress born March 31 1934 won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for playing a vengeful prostitute in Elmer Gantry (1960) but is probably best remembered for playing the lead role of Shirley Partridge the widowed mother of five children in the musical situation-comedy television series ‘The Partridge Family’ (1970–74) which co-starred her real-life stepson David Cassidy?

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31 Shirley Jones

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32 In February 2018 which team defeated the New England Patriots 41 - 33 to win Super Bowl LII?

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32 Philadelphia Eagles

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33 The third highest mountain in the world with an elevation of 8586 m (28169 ft) what is the highest peak in India?

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33 Kangchenjunga

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34 Which actor (born March 31 1934) famous for playing a TV medic had a UK top 20 hit in 1962 with a cover of ‘Love Me Tender’?

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34 Richard Chamberlain

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35 Yoweri Museveni has been president of which African country since 1986?

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35 Uganda

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36 Under what trade name is the drug Fluoxetine hydrochloride marketed?

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36 Prozac

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37 Situated in Coolnoohill on the Cork-Kerry border and at approximately 320 metres above sea level what is Ireland’s highest pub?

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37 Top of the Coom

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38 Winner of 58 caps for Ireland between 1976 and 1987 who is the current President of the IRFU?

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38 Phil Orr

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39 Which French poet and essayist (16 March 1839 – 6 September 1907) was the first winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1901 in special recognition of his poetic composition which gives evidence of lofty idealism artistic perfection and a rare combination of the qualities of both heart and intellect?

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39 Sully Prudhomme

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40 Which major US city has an NFL team called the Cardinals a MLB team called the Diamondbacks an NBA team called the Suns and an NHL team called the Coyotes?

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40 Phoenix Arizona

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41 Gabriel Varden: The Locksmith of London was an early provisional title of which historical novel by Charles Dickens?

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41 Barnaby Rudge

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42 In degrees at what angle off the axis of sunlight is a rainbow formed?

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42 42

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43 Which British Prime Minister was born on 29 March 1943 at St Helier Hospital in Sutton Surrey?

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43 John Major

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44 Which resort in New Hampshire hosted a conference in 1944 that led to a number of post-war cooperative financial innovations including the International Monetary Fund?

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44 Bretton Woods

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45 In 1514 Henry VIII’s sister Mary Tudor married which French king? He died the following year and was succeeded by Francis I.

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45 Louis XII

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46 Who played the role of George ‘The Gipper’ Gipp in the 1940 biographical film ‘Knute Rockne All American’ which tells the story of Knute Rockne (March 4 1888 – March 31 1931) the famous Notre Dame football coach?

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46 Ronald Reagan

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47 And which actor of Irish origin sometimes referred to as Hollywood’s Irishman in Residence in the press played the Norwegian Knute Rockne in ‘Knute Rockne All American’?

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47 Pat O’Brien

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48 Which liqueur has 32 herbs in its yellow variety and 48 in its green?

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48 Izarra

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49 Which American baseball team was the subject of the ‘Curse of the Bambino’? Having sold Babe Ruth in the off-season of 1919-20 the team failed to win the World Series in the 86-year period from 1918 to 2004.

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49 Boston Red Sox

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50 And which major league baseball franchise was the subject of the ‘Curse of the Billy Goat’ in 1945? The curse was placed by by Billy Goat Tavern owner William Sianis and lasted 71 years from 1945 to 2016. Because the odour of his pet goat named Murphy was bothering other fans Sianis was asked to leave Wrigley Field the home ballpark of the team during game 4 of the 1945 World Series.

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50 Chicago Cubs

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51 In retirement which US President surveyed and designed the University of Virginia at Charlottesville not far from his home at Monticello?

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51 Thomas Jefferson

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52 Which Kilkenny based animation studio was formed by Paul Young Tomm Moore and Nora Twomey in 1999?

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52 Cartoon Saloon

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53 Bordering Armenia Iran and Turkey the region of Nakhchivan is an exclave of which former Soviet republic?

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53 Azerbaijan

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54 Rarotonga a mountainous volcanic island in the South Pacific is the chief island of which group?

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54 Cook Islands

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55 Used in Ancient Greece as an early form of dice in games of chance the astragalus is a bone in which joint of the human body?

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55 Ankle

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56 What is the most abundant mineral in the Earth’s crust?

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56 Feldspar

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57 Which 1957 British comedy film with Carry On in the title and featuring Joan Simms is not regarded as part of the later Carry On franchise though it is similar in tone and style to the earliest films in the series?

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57 Carry On Admiral

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58 At which sport did Prince Albert II (born March 14 1958) represent Monaco at five consecutive Winter Olympic Games (1988-2002)?

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58 Bobsleigh

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59 Now regarded as a pest in the UK and Ireland what is the more common name for the invasive flowering plant Impatiens glandulifera?

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59 Himalayan balsam

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60 In Greek mythology who was the daughter of the Titans Coeus and Phoebe the sister of Asteria and the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis?

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60 Leto

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61 Which French physician (1678 – March 22 1761) is credited as being the ‘father of modern dentistry’? He is widely known for writing the first complete scientific description of dentistry Le Chirurgien Dentiste (The Surgeon Dentist) published in 1728.

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61 Pierre Fauchard

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62 What term for a pirate comes from the French for a wooden frame for smoking the dried meat eaten at sea?

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62 Buccaneer

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63 Which American tennis player (born March 20 1993) has won four singles titles on the WTA Tour and one Grand Slam tournament title at the 2017 US Open?

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63 Sloane Stephens

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64 Which Old Testament book contains both the shortest and longest chapters in the Bible?

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64 Psalms (117 & 119)

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65 Which bird scientific name Morus bassanus is sometimes called the solan goose?

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65 Gannet

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66 Which country won the men’s water polo Olympic title at the 2016 Rio Olympics?

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66 Serbia

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67 In 1867 which Swedish physicist was the first to examine the spectrum of the aurora borealis detecting a characteristic bright line in its yellow-green region? He gives his name to a unit of length equal to 1/10 of a nanometre.

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67 Angstrom

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68 What links the movies ‘Fade In’ (1968) ‘Death of a Gunfighter’ (1969) ‘City in Fear’ (1980) ‘Let’s Get Harry’ (1986) and ‘Woman Wanted’ (1999)?

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68 All directed by ‘Alan Smithee’

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69 In 2015 the former comic actor Jimmy Morales (born March 18 1969) was elected president of which Latin American country?

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69 Guatemala

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70 Which American politician (July 13 1935 – May 2 2009) was the Republican Party’s nominee for Vice President in the 1996 election where he was the running mate of presidential nominee Bob Dole?

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70 Jack Kemp

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71 Who was the first President of independent Bangladesh after it broke away from Pakistan on March 26 1971?

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71 Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

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72 Which lawyer and politician born March 18 1972 is the current White House Chief of Staff for U.S. President Donald Trump serving since January 20 2017

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72 Reince Priebus

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73 Lake Balkhash is the largest lake in which country?

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73 Kazakhstan

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74 Mariner 10 became the first space probe to visit which planet when it flew by in March 1974?

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74 Mercury

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75 Mount Tapochau at 1555 feet is the highest point on which Pacific island the largest of the Northern Mariana Islands?

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75 Saipan

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76 Which British prime minister unexpectedly announced his resignation on March 16 1976?

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76 Harold Wilson

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77 Which Irish actress is probably best known for playing Dr Niamh Donoghue from 2014 to 2016 in the long-running BBC daytime soap drama ‘Doctors’? In 2015 she won Best Newcomer at the British Soap Awards.

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77 Jessica Regan

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78 What did the USA buy from Spain for $20 million in 1898?

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78 The Philippines

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79 Which is the largest of Antarctica’s almost 400 known subglacial lakes?

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79 Lake Vostok

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80 What links Fra Mauro formation Hadley-Apennine Plain of Descartes and Taurus-Littrow in the early 1970s?

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80 Apollo moon landing sites (14 15 16 and 17 respectively)

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