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Trivia Database_36 Flashcards

1
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How Many Sides Does A Heptagon Have

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Seven

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2
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What is the capital of Finland ?

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Helsinki

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3
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Who was the jeweller to the Russian Court famous Easter eggs

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Faberge

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4
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Scotch mist is a type of what

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Rain

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5
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Most people bob for apples what do Adams family bob for

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Crabs

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6
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What does breaking the sound barrier cause?

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A sonic boom

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7
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The King of Barataria alternative name what G&S operetta

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The Gondoliers

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8
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How many pints of blood does the average human have in his/her body?

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12

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9
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Who lived in Honalee

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Puff the magic dragon

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10
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Every finalest in the 100-meter dash of the last four olympics, has been of what descent

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West african

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11
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Charles Portis wrote the novel of the film John Wayne’s Oscar

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True Grit

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12
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A snake has two penises but only one what other organ

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Lung

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13
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Which bird is the symbol of the RSPB?

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Avocet

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14
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If you were indulging in Sciomanchy what are you doing

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Imaginary Combat

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15
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What is the study of insects called ?

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Entomology

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16
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Name for an idler in fashionable society

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Lounge lizard

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17
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In roulette, what number is green

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Zero

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18
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What Is On The Screen Featured On The Album Cover Of 10cc’s “The Original Soundtrack”

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A Cowboy

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19
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Phengophobia is the fear of

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Daylight sunshine

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20
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What did Sir Howard Carter discover in 1922?

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Tutankhamens Tomb

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21
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What was the nationality of the prisoners in the “Black hole of Calcutta”?

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British

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22
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What is ‘mpd’

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Multiple personality disorder

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23
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Florence Nightingale Graham better known as who

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Elizabeth Arden

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24
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How many days long is a year on the planet Mercury

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Eighty eight

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25
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Name The Album That Resulted From A 1972 Jam Session With Ry Cooder & Nicky Hopkins

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Jammin With Edward

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26
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The opera Falstaff was written by whom

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Verdi

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27
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Karl Lienstater discovered which medical breakthrough in 1901

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ABO Blood Groups

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28
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Rosencrantz and Guilderstern are dead - name playwright

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Tom Stoppard

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29
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Who Released The 70’s Album Entitled Out of the Blue

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ELO

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30
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Who wrote the nonsense poem The Jabberwocky

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Lewis carroll

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31
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Through what do insects breathe

A

Spiracles

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32
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What size ball is used in an official Table Tennis match?

A

40mm

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33
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I what year was Britains’ general strike

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1926

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34
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Which dyeing process originated in Indonesia & involves the use of wax masking techniques?

A

Batik

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35
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Which artist produced the Velvet Underground’s debut album?

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Andy Warhol

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36
Q

How Many Chambers Are There In Your Heart

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4 Chambers

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37
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Any comparatively small body of land completely surrounded by water

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Island

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38
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What is the name of Toys R Us Giraffe

A

Geoffrey

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39
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What is a cross between a blackberry and a raspberry?

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Tayberry

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40
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What does ‘A&W’ (of root beer fame) stand for ?

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Allen & Wright

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41
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Sam Barraclough owned which film star

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Lassie

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42
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What is the Capital of: Congo, Dem. Rep. of the

A

Kinshasa

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43
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As what did Kotex first manufactured in WWI

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Bandages

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44
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I belong to the same family as the potato, and more of me are canned than any other fruit or vegetable. What am I?

A

Tomato

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45
Q

Organ of the digestive system

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Stomach

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46
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What would you do at a table in Greece

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Banking it’s a bank

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47
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What is the national flower of scotland

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Thistle

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48
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Which substance has the chemical formula H2SO4?

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Sulfuric acid

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49
Q

Whats the symbol of the zodiacal sign Gemini

A

Twins

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50
Q

What is the capital of Chechnya?

A

Grozny

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51
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What is a triangle with a 90 degree angle in it called

A

Right angled triangle

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52
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What other common name is given to a rook in chess

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Castle

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53
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Inciticus was a horse (and Senator) owned by whom

A

Caligula

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54
Q

To What Plant Family Do The Radish & Turnip Belong

A

Mustard

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55
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Who was the first premier of russia and served from 1917 to 1924

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Nikolai

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56
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Dragoon, Antwerp, Poulter, Tumbler, Horseman types of what

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Pigeon

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57
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Which Small Faces album originally came in a circular sleeve and later in a round tin?

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Ogden’s Nut Gone Flake

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58
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If you flew due west from portugal, what is the first place you would reach

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New york city

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59
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A small computer introduced in 1975 by micro instrumentation telemetry systems of new mexico

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Altair 8800

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60
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In “Innerspace”, what did the license plate on Igoe’s BMW say?

A

SNAPON

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61
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What is the capital of Swaziland ?

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Mbabane

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62
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What holiday islands have no rivers or lakes - rain water only

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Bermuda

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63
Q

A pork product that’s often served for breakfast

A

Bacon

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64
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In Greek legend what was eaten on the Island of Jerba

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Lotuses

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65
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In which German city does the annual ‘Oktoberfest’ beer festival take place

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Munich

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66
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In computing terminology, what does D.P.I. stand for

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Dots per inch

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67
Q

George Jung of Los Angeles in 1916 invented what

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Fortune Cookies

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68
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What is the name of Gandalf’s horse

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Shadowfax

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69
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What cocktail is made from rum, lime and cola

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Cuba libre

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70
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Tartuffo in Spain Kartoffel in Germany and Russia what is

A

Potato

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71
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What is the Curia

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Administration of the Catholic Church

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72
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What protruded from the rocks at the end of the film ‘planet of the apes’

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Statue of liberty

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73
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The typical American eats 263 _____ in a year

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Eggs

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74
Q

What is a group of puppies

A

Litter

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75
Q

In which city is Saint Paul’s Cathedral

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London

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76
Q

In what country would you buy Kingfisher lager

A

India

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77
Q

The addition of what turns a Welsh rarebit into a Buck rarebit

A

Poached egg

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78
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Who was the mascot of Kellogg’s Sugar Frosted Flakes when they were launched in 1942

A

Tony the tiger

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79
Q

What did Joseph Gayetty invent in 1857

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Toilet Rolls

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80
Q

What is the capital of Qatar ?

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Doha

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81
Q

Who links a western gambler and a private eye

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James Garner Maverick Rockfort

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82
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What tv cowboy taught president sukarno’s son how to twirl a six-shooter

A

Roy

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83
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Who became the first Prime Minister of Malawi in 1964

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Hastings banda

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84
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What was the first team sport played in the modern Olympics

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Water Polo

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85
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What literary character pokes fun at his most prominent feature with: “When it bleeds, the Red Sea”

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Cyrano de bergerac

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86
Q

Hyelophobia is the fear of

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Glass

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87
Q

What is classified by the A B O system

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Blood Groups

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88
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He was assassinated on Dec. 8, 1980 in New York City.

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John lennon

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89
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Name the U.S.S.R. leader with a birthmark on his forehead?

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Gorbachev

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90
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In the Bible John the Baptist lived on wild honey and what

A

Locusts

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91
Q

Tamarack Idaho can’t buy what after dark without sheriff permit

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Onions

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92
Q

The native inhabitants of Australia are called _____

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Aborigines

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93
Q

There are _ planets in this solar system.

A

9

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94
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Where in the body would you find your olfactory lobes

A

Nose

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95
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What name is given to the giant American transport plane, the C5

A

Galaxy

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96
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The national flag of which South American country bears a circle depicting stars in the night sky

A

Brazil

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97
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What cartoon characters catchphrase was “Exit stage left”

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Snagglepuss

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98
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Physics: The color white is the absence or presence of all color?

A

Presence

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99
Q

When Did The Beatles First Release Strawberry Fields

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1967

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100
Q

Mario first appeared in which video game

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Donkey Kong

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101
Q

What is a group of lions

A

Pride

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102
Q

Which is the Earth’s largest continent

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Asia

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103
Q

How many wise men where there?

A

3

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104
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What was pegasus in greek mythology

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Winged horse

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105
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Disney’s Sleeping Beauty what is the name of the Queen witch

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Maleficent

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106
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Which British Band Had Hits In 1974, With “Minuetto Allegretto” & “Banana Rock”

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The Wombles

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107
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What is the national airline of Brazil called

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Varig

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108
Q

What is the world’s most popular spice

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Pepper

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109
Q

Star Wars - Who is C3-PO’s sidekick

A

R2 D2

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110
Q

Who recorded the album “Get Lucky” in 1982

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Loverboy

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111
Q

What is the capital of Togo?

A

Lome

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112
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Dickinson where was emily dickinson’s home

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Massachusetts

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113
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What instrument on a car measures distance

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Odometer

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114
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In which film did Frank Sinatra win his only Oscar in an acting role

A

From here to eternity

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115
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In which decade was the Breathalyzer invented?

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1930’s

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116
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Cagliari is the capital of which mediterranean island

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Sardinia

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117
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Which Single Charted At No.2 For Terence Trent D’Arby In 1988

A

Sign Your Name

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118
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What is the Swedish name for hot or cold dishes served as a buffet?

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Smorgasboard

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119
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What is a death cap

A

Toadstool

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120
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What is the top layer of a wedding cake

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Groom’s cake

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121
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Whose Job As A Book Binder On An Edition Of The Encyclopedia Britannica Led To The Discovery Of Electricity

A

Michael Farraday

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122
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Which sport is derived from the Indian game of Poona?

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Badminton

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123
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Six ounces of orange juice contains the minimum daily requirement for which vitamin?

A

Vitamin C

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124
Q

This is the game that “Ties you up in knots”.

A

Twister

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125
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Antanananarivo is the capitol of where

A

Madagascar

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126
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When Did Ike & Tina Turner Split

A

1976

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127
Q

Arab terrorists hijack Italian ocean liner _____ & kill an American passenger

A

Achille lauro

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128
Q

House on what part of the body is an ‘ltk procedure’ performed

A

Eyes

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129
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What sport do the following terms belong to - “Toucher & Dead Length”?

A

Lawn or Indoor Bowls

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130
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What wood was the cross supposed to be made of

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Mistletoe

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131
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He penned the founding novel of the utopian genre, “Utopia.”?

A

Sir Thomas More

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132
Q

Batrachophobia is a fear of what

A

Frogs and Toads

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133
Q

Which Future Star Once Won A Hayley Mills Lookalike Contest

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Olivia Newton John

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Who is karen Blixen better known as?

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Isaak Dinesen

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When Was The Abolition Of The Death Penalty Made Permanent In Great Britain

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1969

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In Which Weight Category = Did The Boxer Barry McGuigan Become A World Champion

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Featherweight

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What Is The Main Ingrediant Of Guacamole?

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Avacados

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In 1949 the Thought Police first appeared in what novel

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1984 George Orwell

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139
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Belly, Block, Blout, Nut, Rib and waist are all parts of what

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A Violin

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140
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In which continent would you find the yellow river

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Asia

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What operating system in used on an ibm as400

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Os400

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142
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What is SAD

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Seasonal affective disorder

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Which classical composer wrote Hark the Herald Angels Sing

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Felix Mendelssohn

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144
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What is another name for the carambula?

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Star fruit

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145
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What rare metal melts at 86 degress Fahrenheit

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Gallium

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What was neil young’s first film

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Journey through the past

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147
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In Halloween, what is the middle name of Michael Myers

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Audrey

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Which actor played Alain Chanier in The French Connection

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Fernando rey

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Because metal was scarce during world war ii, of what were the oscars made

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Wood

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Who was the oldest member of The Beatles?

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Ringo Starr

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What type of creature lives in a sett

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Badger

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The St. Valentine’s Day massacre took place in this city.

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Chicago

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Which knight is conductor with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra?

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Sir Simon Rattle

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154
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For What Is Sn The Chemical Notation

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Tin

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If you travel by ‘Shanks’s pony’ how do you go

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On foot

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156
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Collective nouns - An obstinacy of what

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Buffalos

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In which country do people wear white clothes in order to have good luck during the new year?

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Brazil

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What metal in it’s purest state is so soft that it can be molded with the hands

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Gold

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159
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What are the four colours of croquet balls

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Red, yellow, blue, black

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Who was elected as MP for Belfast West in 1997?

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Gerry Adams

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Which British prime minister said ‘You never had it so good’

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Harold macmillan

162
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In Greek mythology, who was the sister of Apollo

A

Artemis

163
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Dismus and Gestas were who

A

Robbers next to Jesus

164
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The Dalmatian dog is named for the Dalmatian Coast of __________, where it is believed to have been originally bred.

A

Croatia

165
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What is ‘sapodilla’ a type of

A

Fruit

166
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In Nicholas Nickleby name the headmaster of Dotheboys Hall

A

Wackford Squeers

167
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Who sang ‘friends in low places’ and ‘thunder rolls’

A

Garth brooks

168
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What is a group of frogs

A

Army

169
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What is the fear of blindness in visual field known as

A

Scotomaphobia

170
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Which Country Was Formally Known As Formosa?

A

Taiwan

171
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Which establishments don’t have windows or watches?

A

Casino’s

172
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Who recorded “Ferry ‘Cross the Mersey” in 1965

A

Gerry and the

173
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Who is the greek equivalent of the roman god Pluto ?

A

Hades

174
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In 1904 May Sutton Brandy was the first US woman to do what

A

Win Wimbledon singles

175
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Who penned five of the ten best-selling children’s books in u.s history by 1994

A

Dr seuss

176
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What is Indiana’s state bird

A

Cardinal

177
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Who Resigned After His Affair With Christine Keeler

A

John Profumo

178
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Who was the 4th U.S. president to be assassinated in office

A

John f. kennedy

179
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Which brothers built a home-made supercomputer to calculate the digits of Pi ?

A

Chudnovsky

180
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What former us vice president was the title star of meet the veep

A

Alben w

181
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What Inflatable Animal Featured In Pink Floys Famous 1977 Tour

A

A Pig

182
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Who Sang On The Chemical Brothers Hit “Setting Sun”?

A

Noel Gallagher

183
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Named after a European country, which strait lies between Iceland and Greenland

A

Denmark strait

184
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What is the sum of 2741 + 3562

A

6303

185
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Who Sang To “All The Young Dudes” In 1972

A

Mott The Hoople

186
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What disease’s sufferers were required to carry rattles to warn people of their approach in 15th century England

A

Leprosy’s leprosy

187
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Who sang the hit ‘mister bass man’

A

Johnny cymbal

188
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In Magnum PI,what was the name of the charter service that TC ran?

A

Island Hoppers

189
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RCA and what other company launched the first vinyl records

A

Columbia

190
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Valentine Michael Smith is the central character in which book

A

Heinlein stranger in a strange land

191
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Before The Discovery Of Mount Everest What Was The Tallest Mountain In The World

A

Mount Everest

192
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There are __________ that nest in trees. These creatures may spend their whole life without ever touching the ground.

A

Mice

193
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According to English Church what’s legal only tween 8 am 6 pm

A

Getting Married Canonical Law

194
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What was the name of Haile Salassie before he was crowned

A

Ras Tafarri

195
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In Australia what is it considered rude to do?

A

Wink

196
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A semicircular area at the end of a church; in most churches it contains the altar.

A

Apse

197
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Who Released The 70’s Album Entitled Hunky Dory

A

David Bowie

198
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When was the photoelectric cell invented

A

1895

199
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Spice that a bartender would dust your Brandy Flip with

A

Nutmeg

200
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In Horse Racing What Is A ‘Ringer’’?

A

Illegally Replacing A Horse

201
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“Which Oscar Winning Actor Played Scrooge In ““The Muppet Christmas Carol”””

A

Michael Caine

202
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Which European country has the lowest population density?

A

Iceland

203
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On which temperature scale does water freeze at 0 degrees and boil at 80 degrees

A

Reaumur

204
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Which British scientist invented a safety lamp for miners

A

Davy

205
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Whats the third most common language in the world

A

Spanish

206
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What country had the highest investments in china in 1937

A

Britain

207
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How many gloves did Michael Jackson wear?

A

One

208
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Common name for flightless, aquatic birds of the southern hemisphere

A

Penguin

209
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What holiday do spaniards celebrate with cries of “feliz ano nuevo”

A

New

210
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Whose motto is “we learn by doing”

A

The 4 h club

211
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In which Fox TV show did Johnny Dep play an undercover cop in high school?

A

21 Jump Street

212
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What is the flower that stands for: mature elegance

A

Pomegranate flower

213
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Who got a gold single for the song Daniel in 1973

A

Elton John

214
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Whose first published book, in 1961, was ‘Call for the Dead’

A

John le carre

215
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What is the product for the slogan ‘the quicker-picker-upper’

A

Bounty

216
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Dilbert: Which test does the Gruntmaster 6000 fail

A

Armageddon

217
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How many days after john f. kennedy’s assassination was lee harvey oswald shot

A

Two

218
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What is Smokey Stover’s job

A

Fireman

219
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What colour is viridian

A

Green

220
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What was the Oscar-winning theme song for “Breakfast at Tiffany’s”

A

Moon

221
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What is the basic unit of currency for Latvia ?

A

Lats

222
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What word may be used to refer to a group of gnats

A

Horde

223
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Which citrus fruit, possibly a combination of sweet lime and sour orange, grows predominantly in Italy and is used in Earl Grey tea and eau de Cologne ?

A

Bergamot

224
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The city of Mt. Vernon, Washington grows more ______ than the entire country of Holland

A

Tulips

225
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Who wrote the book The Amazing Mr Ripley

A

Patricia Highsmith

226
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In 1965, lyndon b johnson enacted a law requiring cigarette manufacturers to put what on their packages

A

Health warnings

227
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Who controlled canada’s hudson bay company

A

British

228
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What singer’s February 6th birthday is a national holiday in Jamaica?

A

Bob Marley

229
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This band was named band of the year in America in 1969?

A

Creedence Clearwater Revival

230
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Which Band Had Hits With “These Dreams” & “What About Love”

A

Heart

231
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Sir Walter Raleigh found what odd lake in Trinidad

A

Lake of Tar or Asphalt

232
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The sale of what counterfeit delicacy outranged the French

A

Truffles - White dyed Black

233
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Which Band Took Their Name From The Villan In The Film Barbarella

A

Duran Duran

234
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Beverly Hillbillies Bank managers secretary - full name

A

Jane Hathaway

235
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Who did Richard Nixon call the ayatollah of the press corps

A

Sam donaldson

236
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Any of several soft metal alloys used to line bearings and bushings in order to reduce friction

A

Babbitt Metal

237
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What principality has the house of grimaldi ruled since the middle ages

A

Monaco

238
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Which Musical Features The Song “Sixteen Going On Seventeen”

A

The Sound Of Music

239
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As A Child Jonathan Ross Appeared In A TV Ad Advertising What Product

A

Rice Krispies

240
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What Have The Singles Relax, God Save The Queen , I Want Your Sex All Got In Common

A

They Were All Banned By The BBC

241
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Who founded the Salvation Army?

A

William Booth

242
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Whose legs were shown in place of julia roberts’ legs in ‘pretty woman’

A

Goldie hawn

243
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PC World Have Announced That They Will No longer Be Selling What Due To Lack Of Demand

A

Floppy Disks

244
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What would a Scotsman do with a spurtle

A

Eat porridge (it’s a spoon)

245
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Who ran through the streets naked crying Eureka

A

Archimedes

246
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What Did Susan Maughan Yearn To Be According To Her 1962 Hit

A

Bobbys Girl

247
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What was the only nation to register zero births in 1983?

A

Vatican City

248
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Who created the comic strip ‘Doonesbury’

A

Garry trudeau

249
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The numbat, quokka and yapok are all types of what

A

Marsupials

250
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What is a dwile

A

A Dishcloth

251
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How many semihemidemisemiquavers are there in a breve

A

256

252
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Which South coast Town Do The Levellers Come From

A

Brighton

253
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In what state is Concord?

A

New Hampshire

254
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Who was “Giving It All Away”

A

Roger Daltrey

255
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Who wrote the novel Tom Jones in 1749

A

Henry Fielding

256
Q

Who painted the portrait La Gioconda

A

Leonardo da vinci

257
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By what chemical process do plants manufacture food

A

Photosynthesis

258
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Which Football Team Was The First To Install An Artifcial Pitch

A

Queens Park Rangers

259
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Who Declared In 1989 That They Would Rather Jack Than Fleetwood Mac

A

The Reynolds Girls

260
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What book is the film Blade Runner based on ?

A

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep

261
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Who wrote Catch 22 (both names)

A

Joseph Heller

262
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After Whom Is The Teddy Bear Named

A

Theodore Roosevelt

263
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Who owned and lived in the castle Joyous Guard

A

Lancelot

264
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What is also known as Amundsen Scott Station?

A

South Pole

265
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In what field of study are ‘flying buttresses’

A

Architecture

266
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Who Hammered Out A Classic Animated Video In 86 And Got All Steamed Up In 93

A

Peter Gabriel

267
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An integer that is greater than 1 and is divisible only by itself and 1 is known as a(n) _______.

A

Prime

268
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Approximately how many inches are there in one meter

A

39

269
Q

How fast does the tip of a rotary mower travel

A

200 km/hr

270
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Who founded the boy scouts

A

Lord baden powell

271
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The three wise men allegedly brought gifts of Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh, spell Myrrh

A

Myrrh

272
Q

In Chicago it is illegal to eat in a restaurant that is what

A

On Fire

273
Q

What is the capital of Guyana ?

A

Georgetown

274
Q

Hazelnut liqueur named for the mysterious monk that made it 300 years ago

A

Frangelico

275
Q

What is the basic unit of currency for Israel ?

A

Sheqel

276
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Tom hallick was the first male host of which show

A

Entertainment tonight

277
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Who received the first ever Gold Disc

A

Glen Miller – Chatanooga cho cho

278
Q

Clamart means what food will be used in the dish

A

Peas

279
Q

What is the fear of technology known as

A

Technophobia

280
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Who was born when pluto, the astrological sign for death, was directly above dallas, texas

A

John f kennedy

281
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Which Argentinean General Ordered The Invasion Of The Falkland Islands

A

General Galtieri

282
Q

Pigs, walruses, and light_colored horses can be __________

A

Sunburned

283
Q

What russian physiologist went to the dogs to write conditioned reflexes

A

Ivan pavlov

284
Q

Walter Gropius founded what art / design movement

A

Bauerhus in Germany

285
Q

Name the final boss from each Final Fantasy game (1-8, in that order).

A

Chaos, Emperor from Hell, Dark Cloud, Zeromus, Deathgyunos, Kefka, Sephiroth, and Ultimecia

286
Q

Which Cricketer wenbt by the Name of Beefy

A

Ian Botham (Beefy Botham)

287
Q

Smell of lavender liquorice chocolate doughnuts increase what

A

Blood flow to penis

288
Q

In ‘64, whom did J Edgar Hoover call America’s “most notorious liar”

A

Martin luther king jr

289
Q

What was the first fighting vehicle

A

War chariot

290
Q

Name the Shakespeare play with a city in Greece in name

A

Timon of Athens

291
Q

If a wine is described as alcooleux what has it got

A

Overwhelming alcohol

292
Q

What did the word hussy originally mean

A

Housekeeper

293
Q

What fish can hold objects in its tail

A

Sea Horse

294
Q

Jupiter was the roman god of ______

A

Light and sky

295
Q

For how much did an american urologist buy napoleon’s penis

A

Three thousand

296
Q

In the Modern 1896 Olympics what was the first event decided

A

Triple Jump

297
Q

Which former British world boxing champion has the middle name Livingstone?

A

Chris Eubank

298
Q

What Was The Name Of Singer Charlotte Church’s Debut Album

A

Voice Of An Angel

299
Q

What was the Beatles first UK top ten single

A

Please-please me

300
Q

What country was the setting for “Casablanca”?

A

Morocco

301
Q

Did Elvis Presley Ever Tour The Uk

A

No

302
Q

Krusty the Clown and Chandler in Friends have an extra what

A

Nipple

303
Q

Which is the only sea below sea level?

A

Dead Sea

304
Q

Ryan gigs’s dad was a professional in which sport

A

Rugby League

305
Q

It’s a mystery to me, the game commences for the usual fee ___” What’s the Dire Straits song title

A

Private Investigations

306
Q

According to The Beano Comic Strip Who Is Dennis The Menace’s Favourite TV Hero?

A

The Lone Ranger

307
Q

What is 9 metres high, 7 metres wide and 2,500 kilometres long?

A

Great Wall of China

308
Q

Which product used the slogan: “keep that schoolgirl complexion”

A

Palmolive

309
Q

What colour is the bull on an archery target

A

Gold

310
Q

Mexico’s equivalant to the dollar is ______

A

Peso

311
Q

What was first sold as a cold cure - not what we use it for now

A

Alka-Seltzer

312
Q

According to a survey what people have the most hated job UK

A

Double Glazing Salesmen

313
Q

What is the medical term for the cartilage in the nose

A

Septum

314
Q

Acinonyx Jubatus is what big pussy

A

Cheetah

315
Q

About which family are the Godfather films?

A

Corleone

316
Q

A P Herbert editor of Punch once wrote a cheque on what

A

Side of a cow

317
Q

Krone, yuan and ringgit are all units of what

A

Currency

318
Q

Which Country Was The First To Produce Steel?

A

India

319
Q

Which countrys does one associate with the following foods or drinks: ‘Kvass’

A

Russia

320
Q

Methyphobia is the fear of what

A

Alcohol

321
Q

What is the most essential tool in astronomy?

A

Telescope

322
Q

Meaning ‘fool the eye’ in french. In painting, the fine, detailed rendering of objects to convey the illusion that the painted forms are real and three-dimensional.

A

Trompe l’oeil

323
Q

Something arousing sexual desire

A

Aphrodisiac

324
Q

Santiago is the capital of ______?

A

Chile

325
Q

Princess Victoria, Duchess of Vastergotland, is the heir presumptive to the throne of which European country

A

Sweden

326
Q

What cities gothic cathedral started 1386 was completed 1805

A

Milan

327
Q

What began 24 Jan 1848 thanks to John Marshall at Sutters mill

A

The Gold Rush in California

328
Q

Decorations what shadow team driver was killed testing, prior to the 1974 south african grand prix

A

Peter revson

329
Q

Current leader of Justice League America

A

Wonder woman

330
Q

What does it mean in the UK if a telephone number starts 0800

A

It’s a free call - toll free

331
Q

10 Matthew Street, Liverpool is the address of which famous venue?

A

The Cavern

332
Q

Steve Davis reached every final of the Snooker World Championship between 1983 and 1989, but who were the two players who beat him (PFE) ?

A

Dennis Taylor & Joe Johnson

333
Q

Which stretch of water separates Sardinia and Corsica

A

Strait of bonifaccio

334
Q

Countries of the world:north eastern South America, the capital is Georgetown

A

Guyana

335
Q

February 1999 what was the fastest growing religion in the US

A

Sikh

336
Q

Emerald is the birth stone for which month

A

May

337
Q

What make of car is a carrera

A

Porsche

338
Q

What was h.g wells’ first novel

A

The time machine

339
Q

The square root of 1 is

A

1

340
Q

Which Gland Produces Insulin

A

The Pancreas

341
Q

Which Super Bike Champion Acquired The Nickname ‘The Lion King’’?

A

Carl Fogarty

342
Q

What don’t Gary and Wyatt do when they take a shower with Lisa in “Weird Science?”

A

Take off their pants

343
Q

The study of angles & their properties is called

A

Trigonometry

344
Q

In what country is the currency named after the water being called the Pula?

A

Botswana

345
Q

Dion DiMucci Headed A Group Named After An Avenue In The Bronx, What Was The Group Called

A

The Belmonts

346
Q

All hospitals in Singapore use what brand name product

A

Pampers

347
Q

Ernest Hemmingway, Oscar Wilde, Ranier Maria Rilke - Common

A

Mothers made them Crossdress

348
Q

How many squares on shogi (japanese chess) board

A

81

349
Q

What Sport Do The Harlem Globetrotters Play

A

Basketball

350
Q

What kind of nuts are used in marzipan

A

Almonds

351
Q

Which Actor’s Auto Biography Was Called “The Moon’s A Balloon?

A

David Niven

352
Q

Writing with light is the literal meaning of what word from Greek

A

Photography

353
Q

How did John Belushi die?

A

Drug and Alcohol overdose

354
Q

What Ferrari model was named after the makers son

A

Ferrari Dino

355
Q

Who wrote the famous poem daffodils

A

William wordsworth

356
Q

Arthur Flegenheimer became notorious under what name

A

Dutch Schultz

357
Q

What is the term for the brain’s nerve cells

A

Neurons neuron

358
Q

What is a group of this animal called: Pheasant

A

Nest nide bouquet

359
Q

A brown crayon is what color

A

Brown

360
Q

Which waterfall has the highest drop in the world

A

Angel falls

361
Q

How many strigs can have a banjo

A

Four five

362
Q

Which country administers South Georgia, a last stop before Antarctica?

A

Great britain

363
Q

Who featured on the cover of the first Rolling Stone magazine

A

John Lennon

364
Q

What is a Charollais

A

Type of Cattle

365
Q

Who played Miss Marple in 6 films (both names)

A

Margaret Rutherford

366
Q

Old Arabic word for palm of the hand is what in modern sport

A

Racket

367
Q

What’s the term for the geographical dividing line N/S Korea

A

38th Parallel

368
Q

American inventor, whose development of a practical electric light bulb, electric generating system, sound-recording device, & motion picture projector had profound effects on the shaping of modern society

A

Thomas edison

369
Q

This poisonous gas is in the exhaust fumes from cars

A

Carbon monoxide

370
Q

Marilyn Louis born 1922 changed her name to what star of 40s

A

Rhonda Fleming

371
Q

In the Beatles White Album who was Martha my Dear

A

Paul McCartney’s Sheepdog

372
Q

Which ex-Animal was Jimi Hendrix’s manager?

A

Chas Chandler

373
Q

What is the name of Duddley Do-Right’s horse?

A

Horse

374
Q

Who was the authorship of “Jogfree of Canada” credited to

A

Charlie farquharson

375
Q

The French army were the first to use this type of communication

A

Semaphore

376
Q

Which country was the proposed target for the German ‘Operation Ikarus’ in World War II?

A

Iceland

377
Q

What was the name of the newspaper published by charles foster kane

A

Enquirer

378
Q

In Charleston by law carriage horses must have what

A

Diapers on

379
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What Is The Very First Word To The Tammy Wynette Classic “Stand By Your Man”

A

Sometimes

380
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In Odessa Texas Star of David and Peace symbol are what

A

Banned satanic symbols

381
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What utopian community in Florida experienced its first armed robbery in 1998

A

Celebration

382
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What country is located between Panama and Nicaragua?

A

Costa Rica

383
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What kind of floor covering is ‘lino’ a short form for

A

Linoleum

384
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Hockey: what divides the rink laterally into three equal areas

A

Blue line

385
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If you suffered from pruritus - what would be wrong

A

Itching

386
Q

Who said ‘eureka’

A

Archimedes

387
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The biggest beer selling establishment in the world is the Mathaser. In what city, the capital of Bavaria, is the Malthaser located

A

Munich

388
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What snack food was portrayed in claymation dancing to ‘Heard it Through the Grapevine’?

A

Raisins

389
Q

Enterprise Alabama they erected a monument to which insect

A

Boll weevil no cotton better cash crops

390
Q

The pyramids are built of which rock

A

Limestone

391
Q

What planet was Spock brought back to life on?

A

Genesis

392
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In what sport do the participants compete in the “grand nationals”

A

Auto

393
Q

What was the name of the school mistress in The facts of Life?

A

Mrs. Edna Garrett

394
Q

Which Argentinian politician commanded the invasion of the Falkland Islands

A

General galtieri

395
Q

How Frequently Are Twins Born In The UK

A

About Every 80 Births

396
Q

What year was the dental drill invented

A

1790

397
Q

Til Tuesday Had A Hit With The Song “Voices Carry “ Or “Carry Me Home”

A

Voices Carry

398
Q

What is measured by a chronometer?

A

Time

399
Q

What are the 2 background colours of the Welsh flag?

A

Green and White

400
Q

A calander usually withastronomical data is called ..

A

Almanac

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