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1 Which horse under jockey Frankie Dettori and trained by John Gosden won the 2018 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe having also won in 2017?

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1 Enable

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2 Marie Antoinette (born 2 November 1755 – 16 October 1793) was the penultimate child and youngest daughter of which Holy Roman Emperor?

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2 Francis I

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3 Which French artist has museums dedicated to him in Le Cateau-Cambrésis where he was born on December 31 1869 and Nice where he died on November 3 1954?

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3 Henri Matisse

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4 Which horse trained by David Hall in 2003 and Lee Freedman in 2004 and 2005 won the Melbourne Cup in three successive years under jockey Glen Boss?

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4 Makybe Diva

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5 Which Kenyan long-distance runner (born 5 November 1984) won the Olympic marathon in 2016 and is the current marathon world record holder with 2:01:39?

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5 Eliud Kipchoge

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6 In one of the most decisive battles of the Thirty Years’ War which king of Sweden was killed at the Battle of Lützen on November 6 1642?

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6 Gustavus Adolphus

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7 Which Belfast-born writer won the 2018 Man Booker Prize for the novel ‘Milkman’?

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7 Anna Burns

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8 Opened to the public on November 8 2017 the Louvre has an outpost museum in which middle eastern city?

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8 Abu Dhabi

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9 In which US state is Miami University established in 1809?

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9 Ohio

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10 Born in Limerick on November 10 1985 which Irish television presenter film & theatre producer and public speaker was the winner of Mister World 2010?

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10 Kamal Ibrahim

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11 Which former American IFBB professional bodybuilder (born November 11 1959) won the Mr Olympia bodybuilding title eight years in a row from 1984 to 1991 inclusive?

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11 Lee Haney

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12 Which Saudi Arabian journalist who had been sharply critical of the Saudi Arabian regime disappeared on 2 October 2018?

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12 Jamal Khashoggi

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13 Which Italian-born fashion designer gave the name Shocking Pink to the colour she popularised in the 1940s? She died on 13 November 1973.

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13 Elsa Schiaparelli

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14 Which American cartoonist and illustrator and writer of children’s books (November 14 1907 – October 3 2003) was best known for the picture books Sylvester and the Magic Pebble Abel’s Island and Doctor De Soto he was also the creator of Shrek! which inspired the film series of the same name?

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14 William Steig

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15 Which American professional golfer born November 16 1959 and nicknamed (The) Bulldog won his only major championship at the 95th U.S. Open in 1995 at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in Southampton New York?

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15 Corey Pavin

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16 Dying of influenza on 17 November 1558 who was an English cardinal of the Catholic Church and the last Catholic Archbishop of Canterbury holding the office from 1556 to 1558 during the Counter Reformation?

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16 Reginald Pole

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17 Which Austrian composer (31 January 1797 – 19 November 1828) was nicknamed the Little Mushroom (“Schwammerl”) by his friends because he was only 1.52 m tall?

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17 Franz Schubert

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18 Which English lexicographer and etymologist (born 19 November 1964) has appeared in “Dictionary Corner” on the Channel 4 game show ‘Countdown’ every year since 1992?

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18 Susie Dent

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19 Winner of the women’s singles title at Wimbledon in 1998 which Czech-born tennis player died of cancer aged 49 on November 19 2017?

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19 Jana Novotná

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20 Which South African writer and political activist (20 November 1923 – 13 July 2014) was the recipient of the 1991 Nobel Prize in Literature? She was recognized as a woman “who through her magnificent epic writing has – in the words of Alfred Nobel – been of very great benefit to humanity”.

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20 Nadine Gordimer

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21 Which Pope was born Giacomo della Chiesa at Pegli a suburb of Genoa Italy on November 21 1854?

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21 Pope Benedict XV

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22 How was the French photographer painter and poet Henriette Theodora Markovitch (22 November 1907 – 16 July 1997) better known as the lover and muse of Pablo Picasso?

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22 Dora Maar

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23 The stage name of which actress and singer born with forenames Destiny Hope in Tennessee on November 23 1992 is derived from her childhood nickname that she was given because she smiled a lot?

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23 Miley Cyrus

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24 In which sport does Oliver Dingley (born November 24 1992) represent Ireland?

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24 Diving

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25 What title is currently held by the Icelandic actor and former professional basketball player Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson (born November 26 1988)?

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25 World’s Strongest Man

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26 Françoise Gilot (born 26 November 1921) is a French painter critic and bestselling author who is also known as the lover and artistic muse of Pablo Picasso from 1943 to 1953 and the mother of their two children Claude and Paloma. In 1970 she married which American vaccine pioneer?

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26 Jonas Salk

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27 Which American film director (April 29 1923 – November 27 2010) directed ‘The Empire Strikes Back’ (1980) ‘Never Say Never Again’ (1983) and ‘RoboCop 2’ (1990)?

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27 Irvin Kershner

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28 Born November 28 1960 which Gibraltar-born British-Spanish fashion designer was the head designer of French fashion companies Givenchy (July 1995 to October 1996) Christian Dior (October 1996 to March 2011) and his own label (1988 to 2011)?

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28 John Galliano

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29 Which physicist (29 September 1901 – 28 November 1954) was awarded the 1938 Nobel Prize for Physics “for his demonstrations of the existence of new radioactive elements produced by neutron irradiation and for his related discovery of nuclear reactions brought about by slow neutrons”?

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29 Enrico Fermi

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30 Born on 30 November 1874 who is the author of the four-volume ‘A History of the English-Speaking Peoples’?

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30 Winston Churchill

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31 “It was on a dreary night of November that I beheld the accomplishment of my toils” is the first line of Chapter 5 of which famous novel?

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31 Frankenstein

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32 The reigning UFC Lightweight Champion he is the first Russian and the first Muslim to win a UFC title; who defeated Conor McGregor in the fourth round via submission at UFC 229 on October 6 2018 in Las Vegas?

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32 Khabib Nurmagomedov

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33 Who is the current President of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) the largest mixed martial arts (MMA) organization in the world?

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33 Dana White

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34 Who is the current editor of the ‘Sunday Independent’ newspaper?

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34 Cormac Bourke

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35 The 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games officially known as the III Summer Youth Olympic Games were held in which capital city?

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35 Buenos Aires

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36 Which team defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-1 to win baseball’s 2018 World Series?

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36 Boston Red Sox

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37 Which horse trained by Joseph O’Brien and ridden by Corey Brown won the 2017 Melbourne Cup?

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37 Rekindling

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38 Which horse trained by Dermot Weld and ridden by Damien Oliver won the 2002 Melbourne Cup?

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38 Media Puzzle

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39 And which horse also trained by Dermot Weld and ridden by Mick Kinnane won the 1993 Melbourne Cup?

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39 Vintage Crop

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40 In which EU capital city is Margaret Island a popular recreational area?

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40 Budapest

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41 Which bird with the scientific name corvus marinus is nicknamed the sea crow?

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41 Cormorant

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42 Sharing its name with a percussion instrument which relative of the antelope native to Africa possesses white vertical stripes on its body?

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42 Bongo

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43 In October 2018 which former military officer and politician was elected President of Brazil?

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43 Jair Bolsonaro

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44 The name of which boyband was chosen by the founding member Tom Fletcher because of his love for the film ‘Back To The Future’?

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44 McFly

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45 The Verkhovna Rada meaning Supreme Council is the unicameral parliament of which East European country?

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45 Ukraine

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46 What French term is used for little appetisers typically consisting of a small piece of bread or toast with a savoury topping served with drinks or as hors d’oeuvre?

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46 Canapes

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47 Which nut is used in the French confection Marron glacé?

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47 Chestnut

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48 Not counting honorary degrees who is the only US President to earn and be awarded a PhD for his doctoral dissertation ‘Congressional Government: A Study in American Politics’?

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48 Woodrow Wilson

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49 Located at 57 rue de Varenne in the 7th arrondissement of Paris what is the official residence of the Prime Minister of France?

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49 Hôtel Matignon

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50 In the greatest maritime tragedy in the Irish Sea which Royal Mail Steamer was struck by a German torpedo on 10 October 1918 resulting in the tragic loss of 567 people?

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50 RMS Leinster

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51 In addition to Delaware which US state has a coastline on Delaware Bay?

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51 New Jersey

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52 The only legitimate child of the poet Lord Byron and his wife Anne Isabella “Annabella” Milbanke Lady Wentworth which English mathematician and writer (10 December 1815 – 27 November 1852) is chiefly known for her work on Charles Babbage’s proposed mechanical general-purpose computer the Analytical Engine? She was the first to recognise that the machine had applications beyond pure calculation and published the first algorithm intended to be carried out by such a machine. As a result she is sometimes regarded as the first to recognise the full potential of a “computing machine” and the first computer programmer.

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52 Ada Lovelace

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53 Caloris Montes is the tallest mountain on which planet?

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53 Mercury

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54 ‘A Pale View of Hills’ (1982) was the debut novel of which Nobel Prize winning author born November 8 1954?

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54 Kazuo Ishiguro

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55 Larger than the smallest planet Mercury what is the second-largest moon in the Solar System after Jupiter’s moon Ganymede?

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55 Titan (moon of Saturn)

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56 Which band only released three full-length studio albums in their seven-year career ‘Bleach’ (1989) ‘Nevermind’ (1991) and ‘In Utero’ (1993)?

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56 Nirvana

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57 Which American film and television screenwriter (born November 27 1957) in 1992 became the first woman to win the Academy Award for Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen for the film ‘Thelma & Louise’?

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57 Callie Khouri

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58 Tilda Swinton (born 5 November 1960) won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her performance as Karen Crowder in which 2007 film?

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58 Michael Clayton

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59 Sharing his name with a character from a US comedy drama series that ran from 1972 to 1983 which German symbolist artist and sculptor (1857-1920) is best known for his 1902 statue of Beethoven and ten etchings entitled “Paraphrases on the Finding of a Glove”?

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59 Max Klinger

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60 Which town in Amhara Region northern Ethiopia is famous for its monolithic rock-cut churches?

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60 Lalibela

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61 Kenophobia is the fear of what?

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61 Empty spaces

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62 Ädelost (meaning “noble cheese”) made from pasteurized cow’s milk is a blue cheese from which country?

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62 Sweden

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63 In 1903 Marie Curie was the first woman to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics. Who became the second woman when she shared the 1963 Physics Prize with J. Hans D. Jensen and Eugene Wigner “for their discoveries concerning nuclear shell structure”?

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63 Maria Goeppert Mayer

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64 And in 2018 who became only the third woman to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics which she shared with Gérard Mourou and Arthur Ashkin “for their method of generating high-intensity ultra-short optical pulses”?

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64 Donna Strickland

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65 The Madha and Musandam surrounded by the United Arab Emirates on their land borders are exclaves of which country?

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65 Oman

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66 Which large city on the Bohai Gulf of the Yellow Sea is a major seaport and gateway to Beijing?

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66 Tianjin

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67 Well known as a venue for great white shark tourism the Neptune Islands lie off the coast of which state?

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67 South Australia

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68 Which American screenwriter director and producer (born 1968) won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for ‘The Usual Suspects’? A frequent collaborator with Tom Cruise writing and directing ‘Jack Reacher’ ‘Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation’ and ‘Mission: Impossible – Fallout’ and co-writing the screenplays for ‘Valkyrie’ ‘The Mummy’ and ‘Edge of Tomorrow’.

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68 Christopher McQuarrie

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69 Taiyuan is the capital and Yuncheng the largest city of which Chinese province?

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69 Shanxi

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70 Also known as the Sea of Trees which forested area on the northwestern flank at the base of Mount Fuji is a frequent location for suicides in Japan?

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70 Aokigahara

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71 In Chinese martial arts what is Muk Yan Jong (Cantonese) or Mu Ren Zhuang (Mandarin)?

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71 Wooden training dummy

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72 At 72 acres which is the largest of the Magnificent Seven Victorian cemeteries in London?

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72 Kensal Green

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73 Who is the current reigning Miss Ireland who will represent Ireland at the 2018 Miss World pageant?

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73 Aoife O’Sullivan

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74 Born on 30 November 1874 who is the author of ‘Anne of Green Gables’?

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74 Lucy Maud Montgomery

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75 Havarti is a soft creamy cheese from which European country?

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75 Denmark

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76 The Mond process sometimes known as the carbonyl process is a technique created by Ludwig Mond in 1890 to extract and purify which metal?

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76 Nickel

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77 Which American Thoroughbred race horse won the Triple Crown in 1977 — the tenth of thirteen horses to accomplish the feat?

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77 Seattle Slew

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78 What is the fruit of Citrus japonica a group of small fruit-bearing trees in the flowering plant family Rutaceae?

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78 Kumquat

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79 In the novel ‘Dracula’ by Bram Stoker what was the name of the Russian ship that brought Dracula to England running aground at Whitby?

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79 Demeter

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80 Which fictional horror movie character has been portrayed by Nick Castle Tony Moran Will Sandin (child) Dick Warlock George P. Wilbur Don Shanks Chris Durand Brad Loree Tyler Mane Daeg Faerch (child) Chase Wright Vanek (child) and James Jude Courtney?

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80 Michael Myers in the ‘Halloween’ series of films

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