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1
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Who was known as the bard of avon?

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William Shakespeare

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2
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What is the young of an eel?

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Elver

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3
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Where is known as skeletal coast?

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Namibia

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4
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What is the circumference of the Earth in kilometers?

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39,900

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5
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What is the study of fungi?

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Mycology

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6
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When is all saint’s day?

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November 1

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7
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What is the name for the kitchen on a ship?

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Galley or Caboose

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8
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What is the name for the nest of a squirrel?

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Drey

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9
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Finish this english proverb ‘the pen is mightier’.

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Than the sword

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10
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What is the deepest lake in the world?

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Baikal

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11
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Which idiom means to make peace?

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To bury the hatchet

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12
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Finish this english proverb ‘anything worth doing’.

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Is worth doing well

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13
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What is the name for the muslim prayers done five times daily?

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Salaat

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14
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What is the morbid fear of night?

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Nyctophobia

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15
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What does SONAR means?

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Sound navigation and ranging

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16
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Finish this english proverb ‘you can’t make an omelet’.

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Without breaking eggs

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17
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What is the morbid fear of strangers or foreigners?

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Xenophobia

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18
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What is the study of words and word origins?

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Etymology

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19
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What is the young of a deer?

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Fawn

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20
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What is the name for the place of worhsip for Hindu’s?

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Mandir

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21
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What is the name for the fertile coastal strip between the algerian plateau and the sea?

A

Tell

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22
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What does LIDAR stand for?

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Light detection and ranging

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23
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Where is known as the land of milk and honey?

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Israel

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24
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Finish this english proverb ‘hope for the best and’.

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Prepare for the worst

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25
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Where can one find the Borah Peak?

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Idaho

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26
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What is the name for the cup used in Christian mass to hold wine?

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Chalice

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27
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Who invented the barometer?

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Evangelista Torricelli

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28
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Who was diesel named after?

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Rudolf Diesel

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29
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Where is known as the armpit of africa?

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Cameroon

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30
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What is known as the bird of peace?

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Dove

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31
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What is the young of a fowl?

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Chicken

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32
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Finish this english proverb ‘people who live in glass houses’.

A

Shouldn’t throw stones

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33
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What is known as the backbone of Italy?

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Apennines

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34
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Finish this english proverb ‘stirke while’.

A

The iron is hot

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35
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Who invented sewing machine?

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Elias Howe

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36
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Who invented the television?

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John L. Baird

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37
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Who was the first man in space?

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Yuri Gagarin

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38
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Finish this english proverb ‘his bark is worse’.

A

Than his bite

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39
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What is the term for the killing father?

A

Patricide

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40
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When is the Summer Solstice?

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June 21

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41
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What is the address for the prime minister of Britain?

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10 Downing Street

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42
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What is the medical name for a scar left after a wound has been healed?

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Cicatrice

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43
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What does CIA means?

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Central Intelligence Agency

44
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What is the name for error in a computer program?

A

Bug

45
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What is the name of a person who walks in his or her sleep?

A

Somnambulist

46
Q

What is known as adam’s ale?

A

Water

47
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Finish this english proverb ‘dont put all your eggs’.

A

In one basket

48
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What is the term for the killing brother?

A

Fratricide

49
Q

What is known as black diamond?

A

Coal

50
Q

What is the name for a person who is in charge of a museum?

A

Curator

51
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What is the name for the muslim festival signifying the end of the fasting period of Ramadan?

A

Eid-Ul-Fitr

52
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Finish this english proverb ‘dont add insult’.

A

To injury

53
Q

What is the name for the hot outer layer of the the suns atmosphere called?

A

Corona

54
Q

What is commonly called the northern lights?

A

Aurora Borealis

55
Q

What is the capacity of a cable to carry information from one computer to another called?

A

Bandwidth

56
Q

What is the morbid fear of people?

A

Anthropophobia

57
Q

Who invented dynamite?

A

Alfred Nobel

58
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What is the name for several flags collected together in a group?

A

Bunting

59
Q

What is young of a horse?

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Foal

60
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What is the young of a dog?

A

Puppy

61
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What is the name for the Bishop’s cap or headdress?

A

Mitre

62
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What is the name for the fasting period for Muslims usually one month long?

A

Ramadan

63
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Finished this English proverb ‘one rotten apple’

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Spoils the whole barrel

64
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Who was known as father of economy

A

Adam Smith

65
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Who was the first person to reach the South Pole?

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Roald Amundsen

66
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What is the morbid fear of heights?

A

Acrophobia

67
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Finish this English proverb ‘an apple a day’

A

Keeps the doctor away

68
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What is the study of earthquakes?

A

Seismology

69
Q

Who was known as the mad monk ?

A

Gregory Rasputin

70
Q

What is the measure distance between objects in outer space called?

A

Light year

71
Q

When is the vernal equinox?

A

March 21

72
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What is the name for mourners following a funeral?

A

Cortege

73
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Who was the first woman in space?

A

Valentina Terreskova

74
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What is the highest navigable lake on earth?

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Lake Titicaca

75
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What is the vessel name for burning incense?

A

Censer

76
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What is the name for a street that is only open at one end?

A

Cul-de-sac

77
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Which US president was known as old rough and ready?

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Zachary Taylor

78
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What is the name for a person who can use both hands equally?

A

Ambidexter

79
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What is the young of a hare?

A

Leveret

80
Q

What is the morbid fear of men?

A

Androphobia

81
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Finished this English proverb ‘a fool and his money’

A

Are soon parted

82
Q

What is the name for the residence of monks or priests?

A

Monastery

83
Q

What’s another name for the paternoster?

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Lords Prayer

84
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What is another name for white plague?

A

Tuberculosis

85
Q

What is the study of measuring time?

A

Chronology

86
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What is the name of the knife fixed onto the end of a gun?

A

Bayonet 

87
Q

What is the morbid fear of the number 13?

A

Triskaidekaphobia

88
Q

Who founded the Salvation Army?

A

William booth

89
Q

What is the young of a salmon?

A

Parr

90
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What is the term for the killing baby?

A

Infanticide

91
Q

What is the study of Fish?

A

Ichthyology

92
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What is the study of disease?

A

Pathology

93
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What is the name for a person who draws maps?

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Cartographer

94
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What is the morbid fear of dogs?

A

Cynophobia

95
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What does CFC mean?

A

Chlorofluorocarbon

96
Q

Long time homerun hitter in baseball was?

A

Babe Ruth

97
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What is the largest or highest mountain measured from the space below sea level to it’s peak?

A

Mauna Kea

98
Q

Where is known as the land down under?

A

Australia

99
Q

Who invented the steam engine?

A

James Watt

100
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Who invented the thermometer and telescope?

A

Galileo Galilei

101
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Finish this English proverb ‘a picture is worth’

A

A thousand words

102
Q

What is the name for a person who is skilled in the care of hands and feet?

A

Chiropodist

103
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Finish this English proverb ‘make hay while’

A

The sun shines

104
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Finish this English proverb ‘too many cooks’

A

Spoil the broth

105
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What is another name for network confined within a single organization?

A

Intranet

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