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1
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Which connects Delft, Sevres, Wedgwood, Chelsea

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Porcelain

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What is the name of the world wide organization initiated by jean henri dunant in 1962

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The red cross

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In Greek mythology who built the labyrinth

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King Daedalus

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From the 1970’s which song and artist “You’re a rhapsody, a comedy, you’re a symphony and a play. You’re every love song ever written, but honey what do you see in me”?

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Rod Stewart / You’re In My Heart

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5
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Before going solo, the singer Louise was a member of which pop group

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Eternal

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6
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Largest, rarest, and most powerful anthropoid ape

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Gorilla

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7
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For which English king did Handel compose his Water Music

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George the first

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8
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What is a bandy bandy

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A Snake

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9
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What Is The Best Selling Rolling Stones Single In Britain

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Honky Tonk Woman

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10
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Who was the first to sign the U.S. declaration of independence

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John hancock

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11
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Where was the first speed limit regulation of 20 mph set

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England

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12
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What first happened on January 4th 1885 Davenport Iowa

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Appendectomy

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13
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Who coined the phrase ‘good to the last drop’

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Theodore roosevelt

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14
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What kind of bird is a ‘poussin’

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Chicken

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15
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Which was the sacred animal of ancient egypt

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Cat

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16
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What Is AG The Chemical Symbol For

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Silver

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17
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You’ve got a lot of repressed feelings, don’t you (..)? Must be what keeps your hair up. (.. Name with held to protect the innocent)

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Dragnet

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18
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What was the most Eastern country in Alexander The Great’s command at his peak?

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India

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19
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In what city was Americas first stock exchange built

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Philadelphia

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20
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He’s Luke He’s Five & His Dads Bruce Lee, But What Does His Dad Spend Most Of His Time Doing

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Driving His JCB

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21
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Which male mammals have the highest rate of homosexuality

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Bats

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22
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A U.S. dime is worth ___ cents.

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10

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23
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What country was formerly called Ceylon?

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Sri Lanka

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24
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In the Bible what was the sixth plague of Egypt

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Water into Blood

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25
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In Computing Esp Concerning The Internet What Do The Initials HTTP Stand For

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Hyper Text Transfer Protocal

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26
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What is the longest typed word (found so far) that alternates hands

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Skepticisms

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27
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How many noggins in a pint?

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4

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28
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Who was The Man of Destiny in George Bernard Shaw’s play of that name

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Napoleon bonaparte

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29
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What Is The Fruit From The Ananas Comosus Called

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Pineapple

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30
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In the game Tomb Raider what’s Lara Crofts profession

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Archaeologist

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31
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Montana whom did aristotle onasis ditch for jacqueline kennedy

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Maria callas

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32
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As of November 2000, which golfer has won the most prize money in international competition

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Greg norman

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33
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What band recorded the 1978 hit album: ‘Briefcase Full of Blues’?

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The Blues Brothers

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34
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What name is given to a division of a Hells Angels club

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Chapter

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35
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Who abolished christmas in 1647

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English parliament

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36
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The Punjab is an area of India meaning what

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Five Rivers

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37
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Wadsworth In what year was Diet Pepsi introduced

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1965

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38
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In which South American country does the plateau of Borborema lie

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Brazil

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39
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Who wrote 1984 ?

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George Orwell

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40
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A sailor who has not yet crossed the equator is referred to by what name

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Pollywog

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41
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The representation of inanimate objects in painting, drawing or photography.

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Still life

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42
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As what is Krung Thep is more commonly known?

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Bangkok

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43
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Who wrote the Thin Man in 1934 (both names)

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Dashiell Hammett

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44
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What kind of creature is a Lorikeet

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A parrot

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45
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In the movie “Better Off Dead”, what was the name of Lane’s younger brother?

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Badger

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46
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Who wrote Goodbye Mr Chips

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James hilton

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47
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What was the first known lighthouse

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Pharon

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48
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Who Painted Flatford Mill

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Constable

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49
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What is the tribal african word for dowry?

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Lobola

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50
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There is one gallon of water in every cubic mile of what

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Fog

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51
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In Portland Maine it is illegal to put what under a girls chin

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Feather Duster

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52
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Hot springs are known as geysers after the great geysir that is located where

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Iceland

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53
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In which country is a bell struck 33 times?

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Korea

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54
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What is the basic unit of currency for Andorra ?

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Peseta

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55
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What hospital did Dr Kildare work at

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Blaire General

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56
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What Does An Ammeter Measure

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Electrical Current

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57
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What does ‘anasazi’ mean

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The ancient ones

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58
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What insect depends on sight to locate mates

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Firefly

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59
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A squid found in New Zealand had the biggest what ever seen

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Eye 15.75 inches

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60
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Where was Bob Dylan born

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Duluth Minnesota

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61
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What line precedes “You’re the salt in my stew”

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You’re the cream in my

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62
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Who is the greek equivalent of the roman god Jupiter ?

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Zeus

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63
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Vega mechanical device that produces a force, or thrust, along the axis of rotation when rotated in a fluid, gas or liquid

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Propeller

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64
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Baseball: the milwaukee ______

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Brewers

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65
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Which month has a diamond as a birthstone?

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April

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66
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What is the basic unit of currency for Lebanon ?

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Livre

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67
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Where are phalanges

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Hand

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68
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The name “Lego” comes from which Danish words ?

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Leg godt

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69
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When was nelson mandela released from robben island

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1990

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70
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Who were the learned class of the ancient Celts whose name means ‘knowing the oak tree’

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Druids

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71
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Cry Freedom was Richard Attenborough’s film about who

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Steve Biko

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72
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What 1955 fad was good for New York City fur dealers

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Coonskin hats

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73
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What Type Of Creatures Are Cetaceans?

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Whales,Dolphins And Porpoises

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74
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The quote “You spoony bard!” is from what game?

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Final FantasyIV

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75
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Who was elected prime minister of Australia in 1991

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Paul keating

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76
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Samuel de Champlain founded which city

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Quebec

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77
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The worst circus fire was in the USA in what year

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1944

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78
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In literature who is the alter ego of Percy Blakney

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Scarlet Pimpernel

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79
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What is the second derivative of distance ?

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Acceleration

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80
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Equator’s favourite dish is Seco de Chivo - what is it

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Goat stew on rice

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81
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Regnat Populus - The people rule - motto of what US state

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Arkansas

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82
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What is the capital of Nepal

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Kathmandu

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83
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What microscopic animals name comes from Greek little Staff

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Bacteria

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84
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A man’s beard grows fastest when he ______

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Anticipates sex

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85
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There Are 5 Elements In The Periodic Table That Conttain 4 Letters In Their Name Iron & Lead Are 2 Of Them 1 Point Each For Any Of The Other 3

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Gold, Neon, Zinc

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86
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In 1998 “Q” Magazine Compiled A List Of The 100 Richest Rock Stars In Britain Name 3 Of The Top Five

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Paul McCartney, Elton John, Mick Jagger, Phil Collins, David Bowie

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87
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Ethylene glycol is frequently used in automobiles.. How?

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Anti-freeze

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88
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How many cards are there in each suit of a standard deck

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Thirteen

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89
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What was the name of the magazine on Suddenly Susan?

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The Gate

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90
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In which city is the Bridge of Sighs?

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Venice

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91
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What ruined Cesar Borgia’s honeymoon night

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Mate gave him Laxatives

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92
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What is a group of this animal called: Snipe

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Walk wisp

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93
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“David Howell Evans” Is Which Guitarists Real Name

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The Edge

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94
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What was the name of Vanessa’s last boyfriend on The Cosby Show?

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Dabnes

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95
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In Which City Might You Travel By Gondola

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Venice

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96
Q

What did David Stirling found?

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SAS

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97
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Yvon Petra was the last man to do what at Wimbledon

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Wear flannels

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98
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What is the Capital of: Canada

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Ottawa

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99
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In Italy what is a “Zuppa Inglese”

A

Desert

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100
Q

What is fumet

A

Concentrated stock

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101
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What was the world’s first high level programming language 1957

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IBM FORTRAN

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102
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Which biscuit is names after an Italian revolutionary leader

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Garibaldi

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103
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The maiden names of which two cartoon characters are slaghoople and mcbricker

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Wilma flintstone and betty rubble

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104
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In which country was Chopin born

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Poland

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105
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Who ordered the killing of the last incan king of peru

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Francisco pizarro

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106
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Duke Richelieu brought it to France after visiting Mahon, city on Minorca.

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Mayonnaise

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107
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Which game uses the largest ball

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Earthball

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108
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What was the Spice Girls’ first single after the departure of Geri Halliwell

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Viva forever

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109
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The lack of what vitamin causes beriberi (numbness in the hands and feet)?

A

B1

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110
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What is the common name for Carbolic Acid

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Phenol

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111
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What does the acronym CIA stand for?

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Central Intelligence Agency

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112
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Which country has a plain green flag

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Libya

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113
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What items name translates as distant voice

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Telephone

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114
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What drug is obtained from the poppy plant

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Opium

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115
Q

A Hodophile gets sexually aroused by what

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Travelling

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116
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What is the common name for the astyeroidea

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Starfish

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117
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What arts/literary movement founded by Tristan Tzara in 1915

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Dadaism

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118
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In The TV Show “Jamie And The Magic Torch” What Was The Name Of Jamies Dog

A

Wordsworth

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119
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Snakephobia is the fear of

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Snakes

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120
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The King Cobra is the only snake that does what

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Builds a Nest

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121
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In 1978 which punk rocker commited a serious crime in Manhattan

A

Sid vicious

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122
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Lake Tiberius is better known by what name

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Sea of Galilee

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123
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What is 42% carbohydrates 5% protein and 53% fat

A

Chocolate

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124
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What does “zucchero” mean in italian?

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Sugar

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125
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What is the basic unit of currency for Ivory Coast ?

A

Franc

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126
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YWhich Former US President Does Dream Academy ‘s Life In A Northern Town Mention

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John F Kennedy

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127
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What world championship is the ‘bermuda bowl’

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Bridge

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128
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Ceres was the roman goddess of ______

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Grain

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129
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Who Founded The Open University?

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Harold Wilson

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130
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Which US state in 1907 was the last to declare Christmas a legal holiday?

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Oklahoma

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131
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What is the name of the spaceship in the film Alien?

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Nostromo

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132
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What ocean was amelia earhart flying over when she disappeared

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The pacific

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What organ did Aristotle think the blood cooled

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Brain

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Who composed the opera ‘Macbeth’

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Verdi

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135
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What is the flower that stands for: criticism

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Cucumber

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136
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Janine Deckers suicided 1985 had top 10 hit 1962 as who

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The Singing Nun Sister Luc Gabrielle

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In 1981 Which Producer Of The Bond Movies Received The Irving G Thalberg Memorial Award?

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Cubby Broccoli

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What leader was cremated on the banks of the Ganges river on 1/31/1948

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Mahatma gandhi

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139
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In “The Blues Brothers”, what does SCMODS stand for?

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State County Municipal Offender Data Systems

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140
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The Great Barrier Reef is how many miles long

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1250

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141
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The armor of the __________ is not as tough as it appears. It is very pliable, much like a human fingernail.

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Armadillo

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142
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Who Sang The Opening Song In The Film “The Italian Job”

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Matt Monroe

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143
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What did Johnny Staccato do when he wasn’t busy as a private eye

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Jazz pianist

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Which car manufacturer built a model called ‘Oxford’, first produced in 1913

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Morris motors

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Rudolf Rasendil is the hero of what novel and film

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The Prisoner of Zenda

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146
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Pitcairn Airlines were the first to provide what in 1922

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Air Sick Bags

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You’ll Never Walk Alone came from which 1945 musical show

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Carousel

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Most digital watches have lcd displays, what does lcd mean?

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Liquid crystal display

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This animal’s name is the same as that given to a high church official.

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Cardinal

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Whats the birthstone for July?

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Ruby

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Dapsang is another name for which major mountain

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K2

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Who sang ‘Islands In The Stream’ with Dolly Parton?

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Kenny Rogers

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What flower produces blue flowers in acidic soil

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Hydrangea

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In which town did F.W. Woolworth open his first store in 1879

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Utica

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Sysyem used especially in tape recording to reduce hiss

A

Dolby

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156
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What Is Believed To Be The Most Stupid Bird?

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The Turkey

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Names what portable object is the teleram t-3000

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Computer

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Which slasher film series featured masked killer Michael Myers

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Halloween

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159
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Original inhabitants of New Zealand, of Polynesian stock

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Maori

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What’s the international radio code word for the letter “T”

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Tango

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161
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A basic movement in the technique of Martha Graham, based on breath inhalation and exhalation.

A

Contraction

162
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Who created john blackthorne

A

James clavell

163
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What animal lives in a holt

A

Otter

164
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Which Batman TV villain leads the Molehill Mob?

A

Riddler

165
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The Model T Ford was produced from 1909 until 1927. Which revolutionary innovation was introduced in 1913

A

Mass production

166
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Who is known in Argentina as The Filthy Satanic Whore

A

Madonna

167
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On ‘the roseanne show’, who was d.j

A

David jacob

168
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What is the biggest criterion for prospective astronauts?

A

Eyesight

169
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Which Comedians Single Entitled “ The Magic Roundabout” Was Banned By The BBC In 1975, Due To It’s Sexual Content

A

Jasper Carrot

170
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What was the name of the principal in archie comics??

A

Weatherbee

171
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Who did David Bowie duet with on the Christmas Hit ‘Little Drummer Boy’’

A

Bing Crosby

172
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In which film did Paul Newrnan eat 50 hard-boiled eggs

A

Cool hand luke

173
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Sextilis was the original name for what

A

August

174
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What Is Elton Johns Middle Name

A

Hercules

175
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Before Judging On American Idol Which US Singer Had A Hit With The Song Opposites Attract

A

Paula Abdul

176
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You can tell the sex of a horse by its teeth. Most males have 40, females have __________

A

36

177
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What poet won the pulitzer prize 4 times

A

Robert frost

178
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What Is Pictured On The Album Cover “Band On The Run”

A

A Group Of Convicts Caught In A Spotlight

179
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What’s Krypton’s state at standard temperature & pressure

A

Gaseous

180
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His Incomplete 8th Symphony Is World Famous As The Unfinished Name This Prolific Austrian Composer

A

Franz Schuberts

181
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Calabrese is a form of which vegetable

A

Broccoli

182
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In 1976 Howard Hughes reclusive billionaire, dies at

A

72

183
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On 21st July Neil Armstrong Became The 1st Man To Walk On The Moon But What Song Was A Uk No.1 At The Time

A

Thundercalap Newman / Something In The Air

184
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In Seattle women can get six months for doing what to men

A

Sit on lap bus/train without pillow

185
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What sport is associated with the clubs of Essendon, Hawthorn and Collingwood

A

Australian rules football

186
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Which Famous Book Contains The Line ‘It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife’

A

Pride & Prejudice

187
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What was the name of the bartender in the tv series ‘cheers’

A

Sam malone

188
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Who starred in 1950s Circus Boy then moved on to pop music

A

Mickey Dolenz

189
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In any one month 36% of Americans eat what for breakfast

A

Cold left over pizza

190
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On a monopoly board, what lies between st charles place and states ave

A

Electric company

191
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What’s the most mountainous country in europe

A

Switzerland

192
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When are you most likely to see a penumbra

A

During an Eclipse

193
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The term Quadricentennial represents how many years ?

A

400

194
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In what capacity did Ernest Hemingway take part in the first World War

A

Ambulance driver

195
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Which World Champion heavyweight boxer held the title for the longest

A

Joe louis

196
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The Sea Cook was the original title of what famous novel

A

Treasure Island

197
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What is a horse’s foot called

A

Hoof

198
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If you has caries who would you consult

A

Dentist - its tooth decay

199
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Where did you find Shadow Speedy Bashful Pokey

A

Pac man Blinky Pinky Inky Clyde

200
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What is the flower that stands for: sincerity

A

Fern

201
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Which Label Shares It’s Name With A Famous Hollywood Tower

A

Capitol

202
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Its usual diameter is 4.5 inches what is it

A

Golf Hole

203
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What was the title of Mantovani’s signature tune

A

Charmaine

204
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Collective nouns - A Chatter of what

A

Budgerigars

205
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In what American state do most fail to graduate

A

Georgia

206
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The Devonian period is also known as the age of __________

A

Fish

207
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What war was fought by the houses of York & Lancaster

A

War of the roses

208
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What Is Bit Short For

A

Binary Digit

209
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By What Name Are Chicago Transit Authority Better Known

A

Chicago

210
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What pistol took its name from the person who patented it in 1835

A

Colt

211
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Which ocean has an area of approximately 166 sq. km?

A

Pacific Ocean

212
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The making of what well known dessert item was perfected by Sicilian Francisco Procopio in 1659

A

Ice cream

213
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In what country is banff national park

A

Canada

214
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What are the names of the Ninja Turtles in alphabetical order

A

Donatello

215
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What is Frances longest river

A

Loire

216
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The computer language LISP means what

A

List Processing

217
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What word is derived from the arabic word al-kimia

A

Chemistry

218
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Mike Batt Was The Voice Behind Who

A

The Wombles

219
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Which animals Latin name is Cricetus-cricutus

A

The Hamster

220
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Who murdered Leno & Rosemary Labianca on August 10, 1969

A

Manson family

221
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The chrysanthemum is the flower for what month

A

November

222
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The stems and leaves of the tomato plant are

A

Poisonous

223
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What is the Mexican dish ‘huevos rancheros’ made from

A

Baked eggs

224
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The standard major scale is also known as the _______ mode.

A

Ionian

225
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It was finally abolished in Britain in 1948 - what was

A

Flogging

226
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Which Childrens Tv Show Featured Segments Entitled ‘Danger Island, Arabian Knights, Micro Ventures & The 3 Musketeers’’

A

The Banana Splits

227
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The angles inside a square total _______ degrees

A

360

228
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Who resigned as Russian Premier on Christmas day 1991

A

Mikhail Gorbachev

229
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In 2001 Which Group Recorded A Cover Version Of The Michael Jackson Hit Smooth Criminal?

A

Alien Ant Farm

230
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Who won the first Nobel prize for Physics in 1901 - gave away

A

Wilhelm Roentgen

231
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Father Mckenzie Features In The Lyrics To Which Beatles Song

A

Eleanor Rigby

232
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Who Is The Sister Of Warren Beatty ?

A

Shirley Mclaine

233
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What future yippie leader was the first male cheerleader at brandeis?

A

Abbie hoffman

234
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The French Laurousse Gastronomique 9 recopies cooking what

A

Camels

235
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In Virginia its against the law for people to bribe except who

A

Political Candidates

236
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Which Sport Features A Series Of Bouts Known As A Barrage

A

Fencing

237
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Beneath which Paris monument is the tomb of France’s unknown soldier

A

Arc de triomphe

238
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Whose Albums Include Better Living By Chemistry & You’ve Come A Long Way Baby

A

Fatboy Slim

239
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Britannia female embodiment of Britain who is the French

A

Marianne

240
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Who said “Veni, vidi, vici” (I came, I saw, I conquered)?

A

Julius Caesar

241
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Rudy Stevens became famous under which name

A

Barbara Stanwyck

242
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According to the Beatles, where could you find 10,000 holes

A

Blackburn, lancashire

243
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Which metal is used to Galvanise Steel?

A

Zinc

244
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What colour is cinnabar

A

Red

245
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Which Egyptian prime minister nationalized the Suez Canal

A

Nasser

246
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Which tree is sacred to Apollo (Daphne changed into one)

A

Laurel

247
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What food did the Romans call Pointed Stick

A

Broccoli - from Brocca

248
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In the song ‘Skip To My Lou’, in what beverage are the flies?

A

Buttermilk

249
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Who Released The 70’s Album Entitled Horses

A

Patti Smith

250
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What is the essential characteristic of aerobic exercise

A

Oxygen is consumed

251
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A Boomer Is The Male Of Which Animal?

A

Kangaroo

252
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Where do the italians host the grand prix

A

Monza

253
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What is sericulture

A

Growing Silkworms

254
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In ‘A Christmas Carol’, how many ghosts visited Scrooge?

A

Four

255
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What were the occupations of the three men in the tub

A

Butcher, baker and

256
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What is the common name of the family of plants which includes potatoes, peppers and tomatoes

A

Nightshades

257
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What was the first frozen food available in Britain in 1937

A

Asparagus

258
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Woody Left Madness To Join Which Group

A

Voice Of The Beehive

259
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What worms will eat themselves if they can’t find any food

A

Ribbon worms

260
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What is the clavicle

A

Collarbone

261
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The average American eats 5666 what in their lifetime

A

Fried Eggs

262
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Bruce Philip in 1985 recorded what sporting first

A

Rowed for Oxford and Cambridge

263
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Which English Mill Town Once Produced 99% Of The Worlds Cotton

A

Oldham

264
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What is used to measure the depth of water

A

Bathometer

265
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On the border between Brazil and which other South American country would you find the Itaipu Dam

A

Paraguay

266
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What is a group of bass

A

Shoal

267
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The bridge connecting boston and cambridge via massachusetts avenue is commonly know as the ______

A

Harvard bridge

268
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Who composed The Karelia Suite

A

Sibelius

269
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Who Is The Oldest Of These A) Brett Anderson, B) Keith Flint, C) Robbie Williams

A

Brett Anderson

270
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Drakes Golden Hind was originally called what

A

The Pelican

271
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What is a triangle with three equal sides called

A

Equilateral

272
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This disease consists of a purposeless, continual growth of white blood cells.

A

Leukemia

273
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In what Australian state would you find Newcastle

A

New south wales nsw

274
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Who said “Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names”?

A

John F. Kennedy

275
Q

Hyundai and which other car manufacturer are located in Korea

A

Kia

276
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What is the term for a mass of mood moving from your mouth to your stomach called?

A

Bolus

277
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What name is given to a cockerel that is castrated and fattened for the table?

A

Capon

278
Q

When did the first World Series game take place

A

1903

279
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Which Indian Instrument Has Nineteen Strings?

A

Sitar

280
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Whose Life Story Featured In The Movie Amadeus

A

Mozart

281
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What country finally adopted the Gregorian calendar in 1752

A

England

282
Q

Who Won The 2008 Lakeside World Darts Championships

A

Mark Webster

283
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In which country were antibiotics first used

A

Egypt - used mouldy bread

284
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Brussels is the capital of which country?

A

Belgium

285
Q

What is God called in the Muslim faith?

A

Allah

286
Q

On What Continent Is The Kalahari Desert

A

Africa

287
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From who did malta gain independence in 1964

A

Britain

288
Q

Simon Peter and his brother were both disciples. What was the brother’s name

A

Andrew

289
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Which organ in the body is inflamed in nephritis

A

Kidney

290
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What Organ In The Human Body Produces Insulin?

A

The Pancreas

291
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Which was the first console “Duke Nukem’ game?

A

Duke Nukem 64

292
Q

Conga, Bongo’s & Tabla Are All Forms Of Which Instrument

A

Drums

293
Q

A rich deep red colour

A

Crimson

294
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Philadelphia cream cheese was introduced in what city

A

New York

295
Q

The rover, “Sojourner”, explored the surface of what place

A

Mars

296
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What do the letters ‘T’ and ‘S’ stand for in T. S. Eliot’s name

A

Thomas stearns

297
Q

Who committed the first daytime robbery

A

Frank and jesse james

298
Q

An “Anoctothorpe” Is Another Name For What Everyday Monetary Item?

A

The Pound Sign “£”

299
Q

In Which Country Did The Tradition Of Trick Or Treating Actually Originate

A

England

300
Q

In what class of animals is a Herpetologist interested

A

Reptiles

301
Q

“Nuuk” Is The Capital City Of Which European Country

A

Greenland

302
Q

What did Lippershey invent in 1608 that Galileo often gets the credit for

A

Refracting telescope

303
Q

In which book would you find the manservant Pas Partout

A

Around the world in 80 Days

304
Q

What is the real name of the ‘man of arms’ in ‘He man and the Masters of the Universe’

A

Duncan

305
Q

In Kansas City its illegal to what with more than 12 potatoes

A

Juggle with them

306
Q

What is the capital of Kuwait?

A

Kuwait

307
Q

Who is the Norse god of mischief?

A

Loki

308
Q

By What Name Do We Know & Love George O Dowd

A

Boy George

309
Q

In which city was the first public opera house opened

A

Venice

310
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Which literary traveller was accompanied by the dog Toto

A

Dorothy

311
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Which Newspaper Had It’s Own Office On The 2nd Floor Of The Eiffel Tower

A

Le Figaro

312
Q

Frontenac what university dismissed timothy leary for involvement with drugs

A

Harvard

313
Q

From Which Birds Nest Is Birds Nest Soup Made

A

The Swift

314
Q

What is another name for a tightrope walker?

A

Funambulist

315
Q

What country is the largest per capita consumer of beer

A

Germany

316
Q

A carnivore is a meat_eating animal. A __________ is a fruit_eating animal.

A

Frugivore

317
Q

The first nuclear chain reaction in 1942 by Enrico Fermi & Arthur Compton was achieved in what U.S. city

A

Chicago

318
Q

Who was the Confederate commander at Chickamauga

A

Braxton bragg

319
Q

What is the study of prehistoric plants and animals

A

Paleontology

320
Q

In Which US City was the first US live Beatles Concert?

A

Washington D.C.

321
Q

Monty Pythons Flying Circus Proved A One Hit Wonder Act With Which Song

A

Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life

322
Q

Which Charity Began In 1934 And Started From A Lock Up Garage In Wallasey Cheshire

A

Guide Dogs For The Blind

323
Q

What Is Calvados

A

A French Apple Brandy

324
Q

Which poet described autumn as ‘the season of mists and mellow fruitfulness’

A

John keats

325
Q

What is an ogee curve

A

S-curve

326
Q

In what country did Bridge originate

A

Turkey

327
Q

What does Thermos mean in greek?

A

Hot

328
Q

What is the largest constellation in the sky

A

Hydra

329
Q

Name the main horse in Animal Farm

A

Boxer

330
Q

In which country are the transylvanian alps

A

Rumania

331
Q

Whose day long funeral in february 1989 was attended by 55 heads of state

A

Emperor hirohito

332
Q

Badminton star Liem Swie King represented which country

A

Indonesia

333
Q

The Lebanese flag bears which tree?

A

Cedar

334
Q

What does BMW stand for

A

Bavarian Motor Works

335
Q

In which country could you spend a Kwanza

A

Angola

336
Q

What is a castrated rooster called

A

A capon

337
Q

What bottles of Chianti are traditionally covered with

A

Straw

338
Q

“NUUK” Is The Capital Of Which Country

A

Greenland

339
Q

Which actress co-starred with Michael Douglas in the film War of the Roses

A

Kathleen turner

340
Q

He invented “bifocal” lenses for eyeglasses.

A

Benjamin franklin

341
Q

Which Company Started As The Pacific Aero Products Company In 1916 , Was Given Its Present Name In 1917 & Is Today The Largest Aviation Compnay In The World

A

Boeing

342
Q

Who Formed The Million Dollar Quartet

A

Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins & Johnny Cash

343
Q

Why do we decorate with holly at Christmas?

A

Represents the crown of thorns worn by jesus

344
Q

Carvel and Clinker are methods of making what

A

Boats

345
Q

What Type Of Band Was Freda Payne Associated With In 1970

A

A Band Of Gold

346
Q

As tough as _______

A

Nails

347
Q

Who wrote Servants of the Wankh in 1969

A

Jack Vance SF

348
Q

In The Tv Show Til Death Us Do Part First Aired In 1965 What Football Team Did Alf Support

A

West Ham

349
Q

Who sang about desmond and molly jones

A

Beatles

350
Q

In music, which major scale contains just one flat

A

F major

351
Q

Who was the second man to win the Formula One motor racing championship

A

Ascari

352
Q

Hydrated Magnesium Silicate is better known as what

A

Meerschaum or Sepiolite

353
Q

Bill gates was the founder of which company

A

Microsoft

354
Q

Who Released The 70’s Album Entitled Sticky Fingers

A

Rolling Stones

355
Q

What is the fear of kissing known as

A

Philemaphobia

356
Q

If you were drinking castle beer in what country would you be

A

South Africa

357
Q

What languages appear on the Rosetta stone

A

Egyptian Greek

358
Q

The giraffe’s __________ is huge; it weighs 25 pounds, is 2 feet long, and has walls up to 3 inches thick.

A

Heart

359
Q

What single colour is the Libyan flag

A

Green

360
Q

What is the decimal equivalent of the binary number 10011

A

Seventeen

361
Q

On what date is U.S Independence day?

A

July 4th

362
Q

What was JFK’s nickname for his daughter Caroline

A

Buttons

363
Q

By who was Gerald Ford almost assassinated?

A

Squeaky Fromme

364
Q

Which Building In Berlin Was Burned Down In 1933?

A

The Reichstag

365
Q

What was the name of the pub in The Dukes of Hazard

A

Boars Nest

366
Q

What made the crew sick in the movie Airplane?

A

The fish

367
Q

What is the study of heredity called

A

Genetics

368
Q

Name The Kitchen Development Patented By American Radar Engineer Percy Spencer In 1945

A

Microwave Oven

369
Q

In What Science Fiction Novel Do Duke Leto Atreidea & The Harkonnens Feature

A

Dune

370
Q

In the song the 12 days Of Christmas what did my true love give on the 5th day

A

5 Gold Rings

371
Q

He played “grizzly adams”

A

Dan haggerty

372
Q

Yuletide_named towns in the United States include Santa Claus, located in Arizona and Indiana, Noel in Missouri, and Christmas in both Arizona and _____________

A

Florida

373
Q

What Did The Chairmen Of The Board Ask For In Their 1970 Smash

A

Give Me Just A Little More Time

374
Q

What is Paul’s Mccartney’s real birth name?

A

James Paul McCartney

375
Q

John Palmer is buried in York what better known name

A

Dick Turpin

376
Q

What type of food is Otak Otak in Malaysia

A

Grilled Fish Pate

377
Q

Which is the second largest city in Sweden

A

Gothenburg

378
Q

What Is The Best Selling Flavour Of Haagen Dazs Ice Cream

A

Vanilla

379
Q

In which ruins was the first known written advertisement found

A

Thebes

380
Q

Who presided over the trial of jesus

A

Pontius pilate

381
Q

Whose 1996 Debut Album Was Entitled “1997”

A

Ash

382
Q

Who Narrated The Childrens Tv Show The Magic Roundabout Whn It Resumed Broadcast In The 1990’s

A

Nigel Planner

383
Q

What aerosmith song was written about vince neil of motley crue

A

Dude looks

384
Q

Which film actress, in 1991, appeared nude and in a state of late pregnancy on the cover of ‘Vanity Fair’ magazine

A

Demi moore

385
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What do you give for a one year wedding anniversary

A

Paper

386
Q

Who is the only director to win 3 Oscars within five years in 30s

A

Frank Capra 1934 1936 1938

387
Q

When was the first Mad Max film released

A

1979

388
Q

Who Wrote The Song Coat Of Many Colours About A Girl Ridiculed About Her Coat Made From Fabric Scraps

A

Dolly Parton

389
Q

What is the capital of The Netherlands

A

Amsterdam

390
Q

This term means to play smoothly.

A

Legato

391
Q

Panthophobia is the fear of

A

Suffering and disease

392
Q

What does URL stand for in computing?

A

Uniform Resource Locater

393
Q

Which charismatic but controversial European never won Wimbledon but was the first ATP number one ranked male tennis player in 1973

A

Ilie nastase

394
Q

What is the combination of fine clay and sand for making pottery

A

Terracotta

395
Q

According To The Beatles Who is Dr. Winston O’Boogie?

A

John Lennon

396
Q

Name bald head character that peers over walls saying wot no

A

Chad

397
Q

Who composed the opera Ill Travatore

A

Guiseppe Verdi

398
Q

In Terms Of Population Which Is The Largest City In The EU, Not To Be It’s Country’s Capital City ?

A

Hamburg

399
Q

What TV comedian with no ID card was asked to give a Tarzan yell to verify her identity, at Bergdorf Goodman

A

Carol Burnett

400
Q

Hawaii lies on the Tropic of

A

Cancer

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